11th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100066806 | INTERNET VIDEO IMAGE PRODUCING METHOD - An internet video image producing method includes the following steps. Firstly, multiple images are captured by multiple web cameras. Then, the multiple images are compressed into compressed images. The compressed images are then combined as a single meeting image. Afterwards, the meeting image is transmitted to multiple screens. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066807 | INITIATION AND SUPPORT OF VIDEO CONFERENCING USING INSTANT MESSAGING - A system and method for initiating and supporting network video conferences are disclosed. In accordance with the invention, one or more instant messaging enabled clients can initiate a video conference. At least a pair of client nodes communicate with each other via an instant messaging utility. An instant messaging server supports instant messages between the two client nodes. A second server, e.g., a video conferencing server, supports video conferences between video conference participants, a video conference being initiated between video conference participants in response to an instant message transmitted between the at least two client nodes. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066808 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCODING CHANGES FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING THROUGH A SET-TOP BOX - A system and method for adjusting resolution for a video conference through a set-top box. An invitation to accept a video conference is accepted through a set-top box. A line resolution for the video conference is set based on user input. A determination is made whether available bandwidth is at a threshold to support the line resolution. The line resolution is adjusted based on the determination. The video conference is implemented utilizing the adjusted line resolution. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066809 | Deployable Image Sensor - A deployable image sensor includes a detector operable to generate electronic data in accordance with electromagnetic energy incident thereon, optics operable to direct the electromagnetic energy toward the detector, and electronics in electrical communication with the detector, the electronics operable to transmit the electronic data. A structure supports the detector, the optics, and the electronics. A shell surrounds at least a part of the structure, the shell and the structure defining a space therebetween such that the structure is reorientable within the shell. The deployable image sensor may include a battery array that may be charged using a charging station. A base station may be used with the deployable image sensor. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066810 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING A PANORAMA PHOTOGRAPHING FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION THEREOF - A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes displaying a panorama guide including a lattice having at least two rows on a preview screen when a panorama photographing operation using a camera on the terminal is performed, sensing a motion of the terminal, and displaying a position guide indicating a photographing position of the terminal when performing the panorama photographing operation. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066811 | STEREO VISION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a stereo vision system and a control method thereof. A stereo vision system includes an image information extracting unit receiving left and right images of the left and right stereo cameras to extract color information for a brightness control of the images from the received images, an image preprocessing unit performing a process for reducing noises of the left and right images using the color information and a prestored calibration parameter, a stereo matching unit performing stereo matching of the left and right images processed by the image preprocessing unit through an algorithm to obtain a depth map, and a matching result measuring unit receiving the depth map obtained by the stereo matching unit to measure a matching degree, and changing the prestored calibration parameter according to a result of the measurement. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066812 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - An image pickup apparatus having a simple configuration and being capable of performing switching between an image pickup mode based on a light field photography technique and a normal high-resolution image pickup mode is provided. The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup lens | 2010-03-18 |
20100066813 | STEREO PROJECTION WITH INTERFERENCE FILTERS - The invention relates to a stereo projection system and a method for generating an optically perceptible three-dimensional pictorial reproduction. For each of the two perspective partial images (left or right) of the stereo image, regions of the visible spectrum, which are defined differently by colour filters, are masked in such a way that a plurality of only limited spectral intervals is transmitted in the region of the colour perception blue (B), green (G), and red (R). The position of the transmitted intervals is selected differently for the two perspective partial images. The number of transmitted intervals for the two perspective partial images is, according to the invention, selected as lower than 6 (b) either for the image generation or for the image detection by the stereo glasses, and equal to 6 (a). In the event of a reduced number (b), at least one transmitted interval for one of the perspective partial images is selected in transmission in the region of two colour perceptions blue (B), green (G) or red (R), and created by right-left permutation and subsequent combination with an adjacent interval. According to the permutated intervals, the associated image data is analogously permutated. In this way, the cost of the filters, especially interference filters for the stereo projection system or for the method for producing an optically perceptible, three-dimensional pictorial reproduction, is significantly reduced without considerably affecting the reproduction quality. The unpleasant flickering is also reduced. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066814 | METHOD CAPABLE OF GENERATING REAL-TIME 3D MAP IMAGES AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM THEREOF - A method for generating real-time 3D images includes capturing a first image and a second image corresponding to an area at different visual angles respectively, generating area map data according to the location of the area, generating and outputting a 3D image according to the first image and the second image, and displaying the area map data on the outputted 3D image. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066815 | Stereo pair and method of making stereo pairs - An improved method of making stereoscopic pictures comprising photographing a scene with a camera spaced from the scene, moving the camera generally parallel to the scene while producing a plurality of pictures of the scene each taken at a different position relative to the scene, and separating the pictures into stereo pairs for viewing. Photographing and moving steps can be performed and the separating step can be done as soon as the pictures are available for viewing to produce the stereo pairs. Alternatively, the photographing and moving steps can be done at one time and the separating step can be done at subsequent times to produce the stereo pairs of the invention thereby allowing stereo pairs to be produced from existing motion pictures, computer generated images, videotapes and still photographs. The method can be used utilizing drones, satellites, rockets, slings and other vehicles to move the camera(s). | 2010-03-18 |
20100066816 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE RENDERING FOR MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVERS - A method for display of stereoscopic images defines at least first and second unequal subsets of viewers and provides at least the first subset of viewers with a first decoding device for viewing displayed stereoscopic images. From a single display apparatus, separate images are displayed for each eye of at least the first and second subsets of viewers in a repeated sequence of displaying the image for the first eye of all viewers during a first time interval; displaying the image for the second eye of the first subset of viewers during a second time interval; and displaying the image for the second eye of the second subset of viewers during a third time interval. The first, second, and third time intervals are non-overlapping. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066817 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING AND/OR VISUALIZING A MULTI IMAGE DISPLAY AND FOR REDUCING GHOSTING ARTIFACTS - A method for identifying a blur profile of a multi image display with a first image separating mask. The method comprises displaying a calibration pattern through a second image separating mask, allowing an evaluator to provide a visual estimation indicating a blur brought about to the calibration pattern by the second image separating mask, and generating a blur profile of at least the first image separating mask according to the visual estimation. The first and second image separating masks having a substantially similar optical profile. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066818 | THREE-DIMENSIONALVIDEO IMAGE PROJECTING DEVICE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO IMAGE PROJECTING METHOD - In a three-dimensional video image projecting device and projecting method for projecting on a screen, by means of video image projectors, a three-dimensional video image which can be three-dimensionally viewed through three-dimensional glasses having a first polarizing filter and a second polarizing filter arranged thereon, the screen is obtained as a cylindrical body, with an inner circumferential face being a screen face, a plurality of video image projectors are disposed to be opposed to the screen face, and the video image projectors produce a continuous, three-dimensional video image in a circumferential direction, by projecting, from the video image projectors, three-dimensional video images, each of which has an angle of 30 degrees in a circumferential direction of the screen face, arranged horizontally along the circumferential direction of the screen face. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066819 | METHOD FOR PLAYING IMAGES ACCORDING TO A DATA COMPARISON RESULT AND IMAGE PLAYBACK SYSTEM THEREOF - An image playback method includes starting an image display module, detecting glasses data in a predetermined range, comparing the detected glasses data with a set of data to generate a first comparison result, and the image display module playing a 3D image or a 2D image according to the first comparison result. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066820 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE - Provided are methods and apparatuses for displaying a stereoscopic image. The method includes alternately generating repeated left-eye images and repeated right-eye images; turning off a backlight unit during a period in which a left-eye image and a right-eye image are mixed and turning on the backlight unit during a period in which only one of the left-eye and right-eye images is displayed; and controlling a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter of shutter glasses during a period in which the backlight unit is turned on. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066821 | Infrared Derived User Presence and Associated Remote Control - Methods and apparatuses for reporting user presence associated with orientation and proximity of a user to a display device are disclosed. In one example, image data associated with a head mounted device and one or more infrared light sources is captured and processed to identify the presence of infrared light source objects. A detection status is output based on the presence of infrared light source objects, and the detection status is translated to an associated user presence state. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066822 | CLASSIFICATION AND ORGANIZATION OF CONSUMER DIGITAL IMAGES USING WORKFLOW, AND FACE DETECTION AND RECOGNITION - A processor-based system operating according to digitally-embedded programming instructions performs a method including identifying a group of pixels corresponding to a face region within digital image data acquired by an image acquisition device. A set of face analysis parameter values is extacted from said face region, including a faceprint associated with the face region. First and second reference faceprints are determined for a person using reference images captured respectively in predetermined face-portrait conditions and using ambient conditions. The faceprints are analyzed to determine a baseline faceprint and a range of variability from the baseline associated with the person. Results of the analyzing are stored and used in subsequent recognition of the person in a subsequent image acquired under ambient conditions. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066823 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AN IMAGE OF A THIN LAYER OF AN OBJECT - A method for producing an image of a layer of an object by a wide field optical element on a resolving detector. The object is illuminated in a focused manner on at least one object plane having at least two binary illuminating patterns. The corresponding images are detected. Light and/or the dark areas of the illuminating patterns completely cover the object when the illuminating pattern is superimposed. A layer image determined from the detected images, includes a partial segment that respectively reproduces a partial area of the object that is arranged inside the light area of one of the used illuminating patterns. Edges are arranged at a distance from the edges of the light area about at least one predefined minimum distance. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066824 | VISION SYSTEM USING STROBED ILLUMINATION - A vision system for viewing the end face of product ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100066825 | PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - An imaging device mounted on a vehicle ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100066826 | OPTICAL METHOD AND MEASURING DEVICE FOR A WEB CONTAINING FIBERS - The present invention relates to a method for the optical recording and evaluation of characteristic properties, for example, faults in appearance, of moving web containing fibers, for example, cellulose fibers. The method for the present invention uses at least the following components: a light of a light source and a video signal generated by a light-sensitive sensor, for example, a video camera, whereby the light source and the light-sensitive sensor form a measurement system, and an evaluation system. The light source has two lights, a first light with a first color and a second light with a second color different to the first, which interact with the web containing fibers. The at least one light-sensitive sensor generates the video signal from parts of the first and second light which are received by it, such that the evaluation system can determine from the signal the characteristic properties of the web containing fibers. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066827 | FOLDING OPTICAL PATH TRANSFER VIDEOMETRICS METHOD FOR MEASURING THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITION AND ATTITUDE OF NON-INTERVISIBLE OBJECTS - A folding optical path transfer videometrics method for measuring the three-dimensional position and attitude of non-intervisible objects is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes the following: constructing a folding optic path between an invisible target and a reference, disposing transfer station comprising a camera, a cooperating mark and a laser range finder on each break point in the folding optic path. The method may further include processing an image shot by each camera, accounting for the distance measured by the laser range finder, obtaining a position and posture information corresponding to each adjacent transfer station, summing the values from the reference to the invisible target, and achieving three-dimensional position and posture of the invisible target relating to the reference. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066828 | VIDEO CAMERA PERSPECTIVE CALCULATION - A method and system are provided for automatic calibration of a video camera by providing automatic perspective calculation. A calibration object detector is arranged to detect a calibration object in video data representing a scene observed by a video camera, and arranged to gather object data for the detected calibration object at a multiplicity of positions, such as three or more positions. The calibration object detector can include an automatic moving object detector and/or a static object detector. An automatic plane calculator is in communication with the calibration object detector and arranged to calculate the perspective of the camera based on gathered object data for at least one calibration object at a multiplicity of positions. The automation provided can enhance the operation of video analytics systems and reduce errors that can be introduced when an unskilled operator manually enters parameters on which the perspective is estimated. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066829 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention provides an imaging apparatus capable of monitoring a plurality of monitored sites in a switching manner by a single surveillance camera and an imaging system. Provided are: an imager for imaging an object scene image so as to produce imaging data; a cutout processor for cutting out one portion of the imaging data so as to create a plurality of cutout image data; and an outputter for sequentially outputting the plurality of cutout image data to the external apparatus at a predetermined output interval. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066830 | Loop Recording With Book Marking - A surveillance apparatus continuously records imaged data from a camera into a circular buffer in a local memory. When a record signal is received, the system records the video stream that was recorded before the record signal was received, and the video stream that is recorded after the record signal was received. The recorded segment is then write-protected, so that the surveillance apparatus does not overwrite the recorded segment. The recorded segment could then be sent to a remote memory via a wireless connection to free up local memory for future recording sessions. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066831 | CAMERA APPARATUS - A camera apparatus includes: a base; an outer case provided on the case for rotation around a first imaginary axis passing the base; an inner case provided on the outer case for rotation around a second imaginary axis extending on a plane intersecting with the first imaginary axis; a camera section incorporated in the inner case and having an image pickup optical system; a first driving section for rotating the outer case; a second driving section for rotating the inner case; and a conversion lens supported on the outer case; the inner case being rotated by the second driving section between a conversion lens use position at which an optical axis of the image pickup optical system is aligned with an optical axis of the conversion lens and a conversion lens non-use range within which an optical path of the image pickup optical system is displaced from the conversion lens. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066832 | HEAD UP DISPLAY - According to one embodiment of a head up display according to the present invention can improve visibility by changing a position of information projected onto a combiner based on information captured by a front camera and a driver camera. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066833 | Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus - A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus includes: a plurality of imaging units which capture an external region of a present-vehicle and output images; a display unit which is installed in an interior of the present-vehicle; an image combined unit which combines the images output from the imaging units and outputs a combined image; and a display control unit which displays the combined image output from the image combined unit on the display unit, wherein at least one of the imaging units is installed at a retractable side mirror of the present-vehicle, and the image combined unit extracts extracted images of an extraction range determined for respective images output from the imaging units, combines the extracted images to generate the combined image, and changes the extraction range and a boundary position between the extracted images constituting the combined image depending on extension and retraction of the side mirror. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066834 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus for creating a rotatable three dimensional image of an object comprises a housing ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100066835 | DISTRIBUTED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A video surveillance system and related architecture are provided. According to the architecture, a central server is not required, since server functionality is distributed in the system elements. A video camera arranged to capture video data includes a storage device handler configured to record the captured video data directly on a storage device. An indexer is arranged to query the storage devices in the system for new or modified video surveillance information and arranged to index the video surveillance information stored in the storage devices. Each element in the system, whether a camera, encoder, etc., can be viewed as a video surveillance host having at least one surveillance module. The hosts together form virtual network that can easily and unobtrusively be incorporated into an existing network infrastructure. This distributed approach eliminates the single point of failure. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066836 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD - A client PC [[ | 2010-03-18 |
20100066837 | ADAPTIVE SCREEN COLOR CALIBRATION - Various embodiments for adaptive screen color calibration are presented. An embodiment of a method includes activating a calibration feature on a device, obtaining color data by scanning a pre-set color pattern displayed on a screen via a RGBW color sensor in the device, obtaining a current ambient light condition via an ambient light sensor in the device, obtaining a current temperature condition via a temperature sensor and measuring the color data with the current ambient light condition and current temperature condition, where the measured color data is used to automatically adjust one or more color settings of the screen to match a pre-set color standard. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066838 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A STAGE-CAMERA SYSTEM, AND A STAGE-CAMERA SYSTEM - In a method for calibrating a stage-camera system, a travel distance of a stage is determined in a first coordinate system and an object displacement distance of at least one object is determined in a second coordinate system. A calibration measure for calibrating the coordinate systems is computed from the travel distance and the object displacement distance. The object displacement distance is determined by registering a calibration image with a reference image based on the at least one object. The method enables an automatic and accurate calibration of the stage-camera system. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066839 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera having a function of accessing a specific server via Internet includes: a storage unit in which related information concerning the electronic camera is stored in advance; a generation unit that dynamically generates an identifier to be used to identify the electronic camera in conformance to a predefined specific rule based upon at least part of the related information stored in the storage unit; and a setting unit that sets the identifier generated by the generation unit within a request message to be transmitted to the Internet. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066840 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Among pickup image data items of multiple frames picked up at different time instants, an image of a certain frame is regarded as a synthesizing base image. The synthesizing base image and an image of another frame are used to perform synthesizing processing. Specifically, an object-of-synthesis area is designated in the frame image regarded as the synthesizing base image, and processing of replacing pixel data in the object-of-synthesis area with pixel data in another frame is carried out. For example, if a person having his/her eyes closed appears in the synthesizing base image that is a group-photograph image, the part of the person's face is regarded as the object-of-synthesis area. As another frame, an image in which the person has his/her eyes left open is searched. Pixel data in the facial image part showing the open eyes is fetched and synthesized with the synthesizing base image. Thus, a group photograph in which all people have their eyes left open is produced. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066841 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND VIEWING OF AN AUDIO/VIDEO PROGRAM IN RESPONSE TO A NON-RECORDING EVENT DURING THE PROGRAM - A method for operating an audio/video recording device is presented. In the method, an audio/video program is delivered to an output device for display. An indication of an event not associated with a recording function of the audio/video recording device is received during delivery of the audio/video program. In response to receiving the indication, a current location within the audio/video program is marked, and the audio/video program is recorded if the program was not recorded previously. The recording of the audio/video program is delivered to the output device beginning at the marked location in the audio/video program. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066842 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SHARP FRAMES WITH LESS BLUR - A method and apparatus motion triggered image stabilization. The method includes computing projection vector for at least a portion of a frame of an image using horizontal and vertical sums, performing motion estimation utilizing projection vector with the shift of the projection vector from a previous frame, performing temporal IIR filter on the motion vector, calculating the maximum horizontal and vertical motion vectors, obtaining exposure time based on the horizontal and vertical motion vectors and the gain, returning the exposure time and the gain to the auto-exposure, utilizing the returned exposure time and gain, and producing a frame with less motion blur. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066843 | Image tracking apparatus, image tracking method and camera - An image tracking apparatus includes: an imaging device that generates image information by capturing an image formed through an image forming optical system; a setting unit that sets, based upon the image information, first reference image information that includes image information corresponding to a part of an image to be designated as a target in the image information and also sets second reference image information based upon information related to an image assuming a position close to an image corresponding to the first reference image information; and a recognition unit that recognizes the target based upon the first reference image information and the second reference image information. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066844 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTE INSPECTION OF A STRUCTURE USING A SPECIAL IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to inspection of underground conduits, railroad bridge support structures and other facilities that may be examined remotely, using a video camera or other imaging system. The present invention provides fast and cost-effective systems and methods to inspect such structures remotely and to produce comprehensive and detailed information about inspected structures. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066845 | DIGITAL CAMERA - A digital camera of the present invention allows a lens unit to be attachable/detachable with respect thereto. The digital camera of the present invention includes a plurality of display portions, and a control portion that causes the plurality of display portions to selectively display the image data as a moving image in real time. When the receiving portion receives a control signal from a remote controller, the control portion causes a first display portion among the plurality of display portions to display an image. Further, when the digital camera is fixed to a tripod, the control portion causes a first display portion among the plurality of display portions to display an image. Further, when the display portion capable of being rotated among the plurality of display portions is rotated, the control portion causes the display portion that is being rotated to display an image. Further, when a terminal from an external apparatus is connected to an output terminal, the control portion causes image data generated by the image pickup element or image data obtained by subjecting the image data generated by the image pickup element to predetermined processing to be output to the external apparatus through the output terminal. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066846 | SYNCHRONIZED MULTIPLE IMAGER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A synchronized multiple imager system includes a plurality of imagers having pixels arranged in rows and columns. The pixels generate pixel data responsive to light directed onto the imagers. One or more respective sensors are coupled to the imagers. The sensors sense the pixel data from the columns and output a vertical raster stream representative of the pixel data in the columns, thereby generating a plurality of vertical raster streams. A clock circuit synchronizes the sensors to sense selected columns in the imagers and to output the vertical raster streams from the selected columns. A processor circuit is configured to receive the vertical raster streams from the imagers and to process the vertical raster streams to generate a plurality of stitched raster streams. The processor circuit stitches seam vertical raster streams from adjacent pairs of imagers. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066847 | Imaging apparatus and program - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging section, a memory, and a control section. The imaging section captures an image of an object and generates data of the image. The memory records pieces of feature information respectively corresponding to each of a plurality of registered objects to be recognized as recognition targets. The control section recognizes the registered objects included in the image based on the feature information. Further, the control section executes predetermined processing when two or more of specified objects which are specified among the registered objects are included in the image. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066848 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - An image processing device including a camera, a discrete signal processor (DSP) and an output device is disclosed. The camera provides image data for the DSP to process. The DSP samples sub-image data to generate a first image processing signal, discrete cosine transforms the first image processing signal to generate a second image processing signal, uses a quantization table to quantize the second image processing signal to generate a third image processing signal, zig-zag scans the third image processing signal to generate a fourth image processing signal, and Huffman codes the fourth image processing signal to generate an output image signal. The DSP adjusts a cut point of a next fourth image processing signal according to the size of the fourth image processing signal so as to control the size of a next output image signal. The output device outputs the output image signal. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066849 | ADAPTIVE BINNING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image processing method and device are described. The method includes the steps of capturing the contents a scene in a first pass ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100066850 | MOTION ARTIFACT MEASUREMENT FOR DISPLAY DEVICES - A video signal generator provides a test pattern to a display device for measuring a motion artifact (e.g., moving-edge blur) of the display device. The test pattern includes a moving image and a shift velocity of a time-delay integration (TDI) camera is matched to the velocity of the moving image to track a moving edge of the image. The captured image is analyzed to determine a characteristic indicative of the motion artifact of the display device (e.g., the blur edge time). | 2010-03-18 |
20100066851 | Imaging Apparatus - Imaging apparatus comprises a projectile imaging device ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100066852 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, INTEGRATED OPTICAL PROCESSOR, AND IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides an image capture device including an integrated optical processor which includes a substrate, an image sensing circuit, an analogue-to-digital conversion circuit, a digital image signal processing circuit, and a signal output circuit. The signal output circuit has a high-speed serial transmission interface. The light beam received by the image sensing circuit will be converted into digital signals which are further processed by the digital image signal processing circuit. The digital image signal processing circuit also compensates for the signal variation caused by heat generated by high-speed serial transmission interface. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066853 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit; a display unit capable of displaying a moving image based on the image data generated by the imaging unit; a setting unit that receives setting of a user; a shutter operable to adjust an exposure time of the imaging unit according to a shutter speed; a determination unit operable to determine the shutter speed according to setting related to exposure set by user through the setting unit; and a controller operable to control the imaging unit and the display unit. The controller controls the imaging unit to be exposed for an exposure time corresponding to the shutter speed determined by the determination unit, and changes a frame rate of displaying the moving image on the display unit according to the determined shutter speed. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066854 | Camera and imaging system - A camera comprises an imaging system having a first depth of field for one or more first colours and a second depth of field, smaller than the first depth of field, for one or more second colours. The imaging system may comprise an iris with a first aperture for the first colour or colours and a second aperture, which is larger than the first, for the second colour or colours. The first aperture may be defined by an outer opaque ring ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100066855 | Image display apparatus and detection method - An image display apparatus is provided which includes an image display unit for displaying a still image or a moving image, an imaging unit for capturing an image in a direction in which the image display unit is displaying the still image or the moving image, a detecting unit for detecting a light emitting unit of a remote controlling device included in the image captured by the imaging unit, and detecting a movement amount of the light emitting unit within the captured image, the remote controlling device controlled by a user, and a control unit for controlling a movement amount of a pointer displayed on the image display unit, depending on the movement amount of the light emitting unit detected by the detecting unit. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066856 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus that can decrease the probability of an image in which a main subject is not in focus being captured is provided. An image pickup apparatus | 2010-03-18 |
20100066857 | Methods, systems and apparatuses for white balance calibration - Methods, systems and apparatuses for white balance calibration. A calibration correction matrix is specifically calibrated for each individual imager, thereby providing improved automatic white balance performance. The individual imager calibration corrects for variation of the spectral response among different imagers. The calibration correction matrix is placed before the gray checker module, which analyzes the chromaticity of the image pixels and supplies resulting statistics to the automatic white balance decision engine for use in automatic white balance operations. The calibration correction matrix may be implemented as a 3×3 matrix. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066858 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING MODE CONTROL METHOD - In an imaging apparatus capable of selectively performing an imaging operation in normal imaging mode and that in composite imaging mode, an object is imaged by performing the imaging operation in normal imaging mode to generate an exposure image signal, a brightness rate of a bright portion and dark portion of the object is calculated by detecting the exposure image signal, an exposure rate, which is a ratio of a long-time exposure time and a short-time exposure time in composite imaging mode, is calculated, and the imaging mode of the imaging apparatus is switched from the normal imaging mode to the composite imaging mode based on a comparison result of the brightness rate and the exposure rate. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066859 | Image Signal Processing Device, Image Signal Processing Method, Program, Image Imaging Device, and Imaging System - An image signal processing device includes: an image signal capturing unit capturing first and second image signals obtained by consecutive photographing performed under first and second photographing conditions; an image signal calculation unit obtaining, with the first and second image signals, a weighted addition signal of an image signal based on ambient light and an image signal based on light from a flash device; a display control unit controlling the display of an image based on the weighted addition signal; an input device used to set respective weighting factors of the image signal based on ambient light and the image signal based on light from the flash device subjected to weighted addition; and a photographing condition determination unit determining, on the basis of the weighting factors, the aperture of an aperture mechanism, the exposure time of a solid-state image pickup device, and the light emission amount of the flash device. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066860 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, DYNAMIC IMAGE REPRODUCTION DEVICE, AND PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM IN THEM - An optical-flow calculating unit ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100066861 | Imaging Apparatus, Method of Processing Imaging Result, Image Processing Apparatus, Program of Imaging Result Processing Method, Recording Medium Storing Program of Imaging Result Processing Method, and Imaging Result Processing System - This invention is applied to a system applied to an electronic still camera, for instance. According to the invention, thumbnail image data DT obtained by thinning RAW data is recorded along with the RAW data DR, and image correction information DS at the time of imaging-result capturing which is used in presentation. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066862 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CAMERA WORK BASED ON DIRECTION RULE - Provided are an apparatus and method of controlling camerawork based on direction rule. A camerawork controlling apparatus includes a direction deciding unit configured to receive dialogs extracted from a scenario, to divide at least one of the received dialogs into sub-elements according to a set of circumstances, and to determine a camerawork based on a direction rule to be applied to each sub-element and each of any remaining non-divided dialogs. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066863 | IMAGING APPARATUS WITH DISPLAY AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A digital camera is provided with a vertically long camera body having an approximately rectangular solid shape. An LCD panel provided in a rear surface of the camera body is arranged such that longitudinal directions of the display screen and the camera body correspond to each other. The digital camera is operated through a touch panel provided in a lower portion of the display screen. In a taking mode, an image is displayed in a small size on an upper portion of the display screen. In reproducing, the camera body is rotated sideways by 90 degree. In a reproducing mode, display posture of the image is also rotated by 90 degree, and the image is displayed in a large size on the entire display screen. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066864 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A lens barrel includes a correction lens to move along an optical axis to perform zoom tracking, a correction lens driver to drive the correction lens, a zoom lens, a zoom ring to be turned by a user, a zoom lens driver to mechanically move the zoom lens according to an amount of turn of the zoom ring, a position detector to detect a position of the zoom lens, a rate detector to detect a change rate of the position of the zoom lens, a storage unit to store relational information which associates the position of the zoom lens with a focus position of the correction lens, and a controller to control the correction lens driver. The controller determines a focus position of the correction lens corresponding to a position more distant by a predetermined amount from the position of the zoom lens detected by the position detector, by referring to the relational information, and controls the correction lens driver to drive the correction lens with a target position set to the determined focus position. The predetermined amount is changed according to the change rate of the position of the zoom lens detected by the rate detector. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066865 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM - Provided is a photographing apparatus that includes a photographing section that photographs a subject, and a controller that controls a photographing range of the photographing section based on a range specification image that is projected onto the subject. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066866 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POPPING ARTIFACTS FOR MULTI-LEVEL LEVEL-OF-DETAIL TERRAINS - Provided are an apparatus and method for reducing the popping artifacts of level-of-detail terrain images. The apparatus includes a terrain patch constructor, a level-of-detail deciding unit, a controller, and a tapering unit. The terrain patch constructor forms terrain patches from multi-level level-of-detail patches. The level-of-detail deciding unit receives the generated terrain patches from the terrain patch constructor and decides a level-of-detail for each of the received terrain patches according to the camera distance. The controller determines whether adjacent terrain patches exist or not. The tapering unit receives terrain patches together with neighboring patches of adjacent level-of-detail from the level-of-detail deciding unit in response to the control of the controller and smoothly connects two terrain patches by applying the tapering technique. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066867 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An imaging system includes a solid-state imaging device ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100066868 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE - An image processing apparatus calculates a smoothed value obtained by smoothing signal levels of a plurality of pixels including a processing target pixel in a local area of an input image and a feature amount representing an edge degree of the processing target pixel using a pre-noise reduction image obtained by reducing an impulse noise of the input image. The image processing apparatus weighted-adds a signal level of the processing target pixel and the smoothed value at a ratio corresponding to the feature amount and outputs the weighted-addition result as a signal level after noise reduction processing. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066869 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A video signal processing apparatus includes: a level detection unit configured to detect a level of a high-frequency component extracted from an input video signal to determine whether or not the detected level is in excess of a preset predetermined threshold value; and a signal output unit configured to output, as a color video signal, an input video signal in a section in which the level of the high-frequency component has been determined by the level detection unit to be in excess of the predetermined threshold value and, as a monochromatic video signal, an input video signal in a section in which the level of the high-frequency component has been determined to be lower than the predetermined threshold value. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066870 | IMAGING DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROLLER, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An imaging device includes a display unit for displaying an image, an imaging optical system, an imaging unit, a posture detector for detecting a posture of the imaging device in shooting, a recording unit for recording a reduced image of a shot image, and posture information on a posture of the imaging device corresponding to the reduced image, an image extracting unit for extracting reduced images including the same posture information among said reduced images recorded on the recording unit, and an image display controller for displaying the reduced images extracted by the image extracting unit on the display unit, wherein the image display controller reconstructs, on the basis of the posture information, a horizontal and vertical direction of the reduced images extracted by the image extracting unit to the posture of the imaging device in shooting, and displays the reduced image being reconstructed on the display unit. Thereby, that makes it possible to display a comfortable reduced image. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066871 | BAD PIXEL CLUSTER DETECTION - Systems and methods of bad pixel cluster detection are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method includes determining a correlation value corresponding to a correlation coefficient between image data and at least one bad pixel cluster pattern, and detecting a bad pixel cluster corresponding to the at least one bad pixel cluster pattern based on the correlation value exceeding a threshold. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066872 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND DEFECTIVE PIXEL DETECTION METHOD - An apparatus includes an image sensor, a detection unit, and a control unit. The image sensor photoelectricaly converts an incident light from an object. The detection unit detects a defective pixel of the image sensor based on an image signal generated by the image sensor. The control unit controls, when a first defective pixel for irregularly outputting an abnormal level and a second defective pixel for regularly outputting an abnormal level in the image sensor are detected, storage time of the image sensor at the detection time of the first defective pixel to be longer than storage time of the image sensor at detection time of the second defective pixel and a number of image signals used for detection to be larger. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066873 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging device operable to convert an optical image input through a focus lens for adjusting focus into electric signals in each of RGB colors, a luminance signal generator operable to generate a luminance signal based on the electric signal output from the imaging device, a low-frequency filter for transmitting low-frequency components of the luminance signal output, which has a frequency lower than a predetermined frequency, a high-frequency filter for transmitting high-frequency components of the luminance signal output, which has a frequency higher than a predetermined frequency, and a processor. The processor determines if focusing is influenced by a subject with high luminance. If determining that focusing is influenced, the unit detects a focal point based on high-frequency components. If determining that focusing is not influenced, the unit detects a focal point based on low-frequency components and then based on high-frequency components. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066874 | Image processing method - An image processing method for executing edge enhancement for an original image includes: extracting edge components based upon the original image; correcting the extracted edge components by attenuating the individual edge components so that a frequency distribution related to intensity of the edge components approximates a Gaussian distribution assuming a specific width; and executing edge enhancement for the original image based upon the corrected edge components. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066875 | IMAGING DEVICE FOR ADDING SIGNALS INCLUDING SAME COLOR COMPONENT - An imaging device includes a plurality of photoelectric converting units arrayed in the horizontal and vertical directions, and an adder for adding signals including the same color component from the a plurality of photoelectric converting units such that the centers of gravity of the signals after addition are at the same pitch for respective signals. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066876 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A photoelectric conversion device comprises a semiconductor substrate; a multilayer wiring structure; a first color filter layer including a plurality of first color filters which are arranged above a first photoelectric conversion units to allow light of a first color to enter the first photoelectric conversion units, each first color filter being connected to an adjacent first color filter; and a second color filter layer including a plurality of second color filters which are arranged above a second photoelectric conversion units to allow light of a second color to enter the second photoelectric conversion units, wherein the multilayer wiring structure including an uppermost wiring layer which defines the aperture regions corresponding to the respective photoelectric conversion units, and an insulation film arranged to cover the uppermost wiring layer, and wherein the first color filter layer and the second color filter layer are arranged to cover the insulation film. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066877 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid state imaging device includes shared amplification transistors and reset transistors arranged, for example, in a checkered pattern so that centroid of photo diodes 2 of the same colors are arranged substantially at an identical pitch. As a result, the resolution of the solid state imaging device can be maintained without considering irregularities of the incident light for each unit pixel. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066878 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND IMAGING DEVICE - In a CMOS image sensor ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100066879 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging device includes a unit cell, a first power supply which supplies a drain voltage to the amplifying transistor, and a second power supply which supplies a drain voltage to the reset transistor. The unit cell includes a photodiode which accumulates a signal charge obtained by photoelectric conversion of incident light, an amplifying transistor which has a control electrode capacitively coupled to a vertical signal line, and which amplifies the signal charge outputted from the photodiode and outputs the amplified signal charge to the vertical signal line, and a reset transistor which resets a voltage at the control electrode of the amplifying transistor. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066880 | MICROCHIP AND METHOD FOR CELL SORTING - [Problems] To provide a microchip for cell sorting to obtain the desired cell from a number of cells quickly and accurately by combining the advantages from both methods using the optical tweezer and the liquid supply to the micro channel. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066881 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM - An image sensing device comprises a readout unit, an output amplifier, and a horizontal scanning unit, wherein the horizontal scanning unit scans a plurality of column signal holding circuits in a plurality of holding blocks in the readout unit in a direction along a row, in each holding block, a first operation in which the signal held in a first holding unit is transferred to a second holding unit via a transfer switch is performed, and subsequently, a second operation in which the signal held in the second holding unit is transferred to the output amplifier, and a third operation in which a signal output from a pixel is read out to the first holding unit are performed in parallel, and the second operation and the first operation are performed in parallel between different holding blocks in the plurality of holding blocks. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066882 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DEVICE - A solid-state image capturing element according to the present invention includes a pixel array section, in which a well layer is disposed above a semiconductor substrate or a semiconductor region and a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements for performing a photoelectric conversion on and capturing an image of image light from a subject are arranged in a two dimensional array in the well layer, where a high concentration well layer is disposed between the well layer and the semiconductor substrate or the semiconductor region, the high concentration well layer being a same conductivity type as the well layer and having a higher impurity concentration than that of the well layer. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066883 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging device includes plural photosensitive elements | 2010-03-18 |
20100066884 | Imaging method that continuously outputs a signal based on electric charges generated by a selected pixel unit without performing an operation of deselecting the selected pixel unit - An imaging apparatus includes a pixel unit array and a driving unit. Each pixel unit includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion units, a charge-voltage converter common to the plurality of photoelectric conversion units, a plurality of transfer units which transfer electric charges generated by the plurality of photoelectric conversion units to the charge-voltage converter, an output unit which outputs a signal based on the electric charges to a signal line, and a setting unit which sets the electric potential of the charge-voltage converter. Each pixel unit is selected or deselected in accordance with the electric potential set in the charge-voltage converter. The driving unit drives the pixel unit array so that the output unit continuously outputs, to the signal line, the signal based on the electric charges generated by the plurality of photoelectric conversion units in the selected pixel unit without performing an operation of deselecting the selected pixel unit. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066885 | IMAGING-DEVICE DRIVING UNIT AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A imaging-device driving unit, comprising a signal generator, a detector, and a controller, is provided. The imaging-device driving unit drives an imaging device that has a charge-transfer channel. The charge-transfer channel transfers the signal charges at a speed according to a frequency of a channel-driving signal. The signal generator generates one among a normal transfer signal, and a first and second discharge signals. The first discharge signal is the channel-driving signal whose frequency is determined for discharging an electrical charge remaining in the charge-transfer channel and greater than that of the normal transfer signal. The detector detects a remaining power. The controller orders the signal generator to generate the first discharge signal if the electrical charges remaining in the charge-transfer channel should be discharged and the remaining power is less than a threshold. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066886 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel section including light receiving sensors, horizontally spaced vertical transfer registers including vertical transfer channel regions and vertical transfer electrodes formed above the vertical transfer channel regions, vertically spaced horizontal transfer registers each including a horizontal transfer channel region and horizontal transfer electrodes formed side by side in a horizontal direction above the horizontal transfer channel region and formed in the same layer as the vertical transfer electrodes, and a horizontal-to-horizontal transfer portion formed between adjacent two of the horizontal transfer registers and including a horizontal-to-horizontal transfer channel region interconnecting respective parts of the horizontal transfer channel regions positioned under the horizontal transfer electrodes to which the transfer drive pulses having different phases are applied, and a horizontal-to-horizontal transfer electrode formed above the horizontal-to-horizontal transfer channel region in the same layer as both the vertical transfer electrodes and the horizontal transfer electrodes. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066887 | IMAGE SENSOR DRIVING UNIT AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An image sensor driving unit, comprising a first controller, a second controller and a third controller, is provided. The image sensor driving unit drives an image sensor to carry out the capture of an image. The capture is carried out by ordering pixels to generate signal charges and the charge-transfer channel to transfer the signal charges. The first controller orders the image sensor to carry out a rapid discharge operation before the charge-transfer channel transfers the signal charges. The second controller controls the first controller to order the image sensor to carry out the rapid discharge operation when light is made incident for capture after the first capture with the image sensor operating in continuous photographing mode. The third controller decreases the discharge number for capture after the first capture. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066888 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A display device includes first and second display units each operable to display an image; a state detecting unit operable to detect a first state and a second state; a manipulation unit operable to be manipulated; and a control unit operable to control the first and second display units, wherein the control unit causes the first display unit to display the image when the state detecting unit detects the first state, and causes the second display unit to display the image when the state detecting unit detects the second state, the control unit switches a display unit to be activated from the first or second display unit which is displaying the image to the first or second display unit which is not displaying the image when the manipulation unit is manipulated, and the control unit causes the first or second display unit activated when the manipulation unit is manipulated to continuously display the image until the manipulation unit is manipulated again or until a change in state is detected twice by the state detecting unit. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066889 | DIGITAL CAMERA - A digital camera of the present invention enables a lens unit to be attachable/detachable with respect thereto. The digital camera of the present invention includes a plurality of display portions, a control portion that causes the plurality of display portions to selectively display the image data generated by the image pickup element or image data obtained by subjecting the image data generated by the image pickup element to predetermined processing as a moving image in real time, and a setting portion capable of switching displays of images with respect to the plurality of display portions. After the control portion causes the lens unit to perform an autofocus operation in accordance with setting of the displays of the images with respect to the plurality of display portions by the setting portion, the control portion switches the displays of the images with respect to the plurality of display portions. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066890 | DIGITAL CAMERA - A digital camera of the present invention allows a lens unit to be attachable/detachable with respect thereto. The digital camera of the present invention includes a plurality of display portions and a control portion. When a mode for displaying an image on a first display portion among the plurality of display portions is set, the control portion causes the digital camera to come out of the mode and causes the display portion to display the setting information of the digital camera in accordance with an operation of the setting manipulation portion. Further, when a battery cover is opened, the control portion stops a display operation in the display portion. Further, when a voltage of a battery accommodated in a battery accommodating portion becomes lower than a predetermined value, the control portion selects a predetermined display portion to perform a warning display and turns off a power source after an elapse of a predetermined time. When the lens unit attached to the digital camera is removed, the control portion performs a warning display with respect to the display portion. Further, while the display portion displays a real-time image, when a terminal from an external apparatus is connected to an output terminal, the control portion causes image data stored in a storage portion to be output to the external apparatus through the output terminal. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066891 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an image sensing apparatus that photographs a moving image and records moving image data, and the image sensing apparatus has an image sensing unit and a recording unit which records moving image data obtained by the image sensing unit on a storage medium; the image sensing device extracts frames of a portion of the moving image data in accordance with a predetermined condition during recording of the moving image data by the recording unit, and stores the extracted frames in a memory as image data for RecReview. Here, the number of frames of the image data for RecReview is set, and a review unit reads out image data of frames of the set number in accordance with termination of recording of moving image data, outputs the image data of frames to a display device, and displays the RecReview images. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066892 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup optical system and an image pickup unit configured to receive an image formed by the image pickup optical system. The image pickup optical system includes an optical element having optical incident and optical emergent surfaces disposed between an aperture stop and an object and a fine textured structure having a mean pitch shorter than a wavelength of visible light and formed on at least one of the optical incident and optical emergent surfaces. The conditions 3.52010-03-18 | |
20100066893 | CAMERA MODULE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE MODULE - A camera module includes a housing, a lens unit, and a rotating unit. The rotating unit rotatably connects to one end of the housing. The lens unit is mounted on the other end of the housing. The rotating unit includes a rotating platform and a reflector mounted thereon. When the rotating platform rotates, the reflector rotates accordingly. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066894 | IMAGING DEVICE HAVING A DUAL LENS OPTICAL SYSTEM - A dual lens optical system includes a first optical system redirecting an optical axis of light representing an image of an object by 90° to form an image on a image sensor, and a second optical system having a movable reflection member configured to be selectively positioned on the part of the redirected optical axis of the optical axis of light passing through the first optical system, and redirecting the light representing the image of the object by 90° using the movable reflection member to form an image on the image sensor, wherein the first optical system and the second optical system share lenses and the image sensor located after the movable reflection member along an optical path. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066895 | DIGITAL CAMERA - A digital camera of the present invention enables a lens unit to be attachable/detachable with respect thereto. The digital camera of the present invention includes a plurality of display portions, a release portion that receives an instruction of a user regarding a start of capturing of an image for recording by the image pickup element, an AF start instruction receiving portion that receives an instruction of the user regarding activation of an autofocus portion in the lens unit, and a control portion. After the control portion causes the lens unit to start an autofocus operation in accordance with an operation of the AF start instruction receiving portion, the control portion determines whether to cause the digital camera to be shifted directly to an image pickup operation of an image for recording in accordance with a timing at which the release portion receives the instruction for starting image pickup or to cause the digital camera to display an image on the display portions and thereafter to be shifted to an image pickup operation of an image for recording when the release portion receives an instruction for starting image pickup. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066896 | FOCUS ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND FOCUS ADJUSTING METHOD - An apparatus, such as a focus adjusting apparatus, includes a focus adjusting system, a driving device which drives the focus adjusting system from one of a state in which a near-distance object is in focus and a state in which a far-distance object is in focus to the other, and a control device which repeatedly performs determination of a focusing state of the focus adjusting system while causing the driving device to drive the focus adjusting system, and, if the focus adjusting system has been driven in one direction until the number of times of the determination repeatedly performed reaches a predetermined number of times, restrains the focus adjusting system from being driven in the one direction, so that a focus adjusting operation can be appropriately performed. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066897 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When luminance of an object changes, aperture value and shutter speed are changed. Shutter speed, in case of an electric shutter, is changed immediately. On the other hand, aperture value is driven over the span of several frames, due to delays in communication between the lens and the camera body or mechanical delays. During aperture driving duration, the aperture value deviates from the program diagram, leading to inappropriate exposure and drop in image quality. Correction coefficient B is calculated from ratio of luminance values of certain regions of a frame that are appropriately exposed according to the program diagram and a frame that are inappropriately exposed and deviates from the program diagram. Then, correction of gain is performed on the frames that are inappropriately exposed using the correction coefficient B, obtaining output image signals for which deterioration in image quality due to inappropriate exposure is suppressed. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066898 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus able to reliably detect a power supply abnormality even in an arrangement in which power supplies are managed by using a communication unit of single system. The image pickup apparatus includes a recording unit for writing image data onto a recording medium, and a power supply control unit for selecting and executing either a monitoring operation to monitor a state of a power supply for a camera main unit or a communication operation to communicate with a power supply for an accessory unit. The power supply control unit selects and executes the monitoring operation while the recording unit is performing an image data writing operation. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066899 | VIDEO CAMERA WITH MOUNT - A camera for mounting to a weapon includes a housing, a camera lens, a video recorder, a cover, and a mounting rail. The camera lens is located at a front end of the housing. The video recorder is located within the housing for recording images captured by the camera lens. The cover is coupled to a rear end of the housing for accessing components located within the housing and the mounting rail extends along an exterior surface of the housing and mounts the camera to the weapon. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066900 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image data processing method. The method includes fetching a plurality of image layers to be overlappingly displayed on a display area; expanding the fetched image layers to have the same size as the display area of a video frame; merging the expanded image layers in an interleaving manner; and storing the merged image layer in a memory device sequentially. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066901 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING VIDEO DATA - A SIMD processor architecture comprises a Linear Processor Array (LPA) ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100066902 | FILTER MODULE FOR A VIDEO DECODING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed for filter modules in a video display system or network. One embodiment relates to a method for operating a filter module in a video display network comprising determining a picture type, display type and operation of the display network. The method further comprises determining, in real time, a filter configuration from a plurality of possible filter configurations based on the determined picture type, display type and operation. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066903 | METHOD AND AUDIO/VIDEO DEVICE FOR GENERATING RESPONSE DATA RELATED TO SELECTED CAPTION DATA - A method for operating an audio/video device is presented. In the method, audio/video data, and caption data associated with the audio/video data, is received. The audio/video data is presented for display. An indication of a portion of the caption data is also received into the audio/video device. In response to receiving the indication, response data describing the indicated portion of the caption data is generated and presented for display. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066904 | Synchronizing operational states of closed captioning and audio mute - The current invention addresses the problem of causing closed captioning to be launched or not launched automatically when a viewer mutes the audio on a digital television. The current invention allows for individualized options associated with a particular viewer. These options can be selected from a plurality of options either manually or automatically as determined by the viewer settings or viewer behavior. | 2010-03-18 |
20100066905 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO SIGNALS - A video displaying system is provided which comprises: display means for displaying an output that is comprised of a plurality of displaying zones, means for providing information conveying tracks and for utilizing information conveyed along these tracks for creating the displayed output, and means operative to synchronize the information conveying tracks. Each of the information conveying tracks of the video displaying system is associated with at least one displaying zone and at least one of the information conveying tracks is associated with at least two displaying zones. | 2010-03-18 |