13th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140085407 | Portable Imaging System with a Mobile Device as Input and Output Mechanism - An apparatus, method, and system are provided for portable imaging system input using a mobile device. The apparatus includes an imaging device, a mobile communication device, and a communication network interface. The imaging device is arranged to capture an image. The mobile communication device is arranged to provide an interface to the imaging device and to accept input from a user. The mobile communication device also includes a presentation device to convey information to the user and can send information to and receive information from the imaging device. The communication network interface is arranged to access a communication network and provide a link between the communication network and the imaging device. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085408 | SCENE IMAGING METHOD USING A PORTABLE TWO-CAMERA OMNI-IMAGING DEVICE FOR HUMAN-REACHABLE ENVIRONMENTS - A scene imaging method using a portable two-camera omni-imaging device for human-reachable environments is disclosed. Firstly, an upper omni-image and a lower omni-image of at least one scene are captured. Next, image inpainting and image dehazing perform on the upper omni-image and the lower omni-image. Next, image unwrapping performs on the upper omni-image and the lower omni-image by a pano-mapping table, so as to form an upper panoramic image and a lower panoramic image respectively, and the upper panoramic image and the lower panoramic image respectively have an upper part and a lower part overlapping each other. Finally, a data item on the upper part and the lower part is obtained by view points of the scene and the pano-mapping table, thereby stitching the upper and lower panoramic images. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085409 | WIDE FOV CAMERA IMAGE CALIBRATION AND DE-WARPING - A system and method for providing calibration and de-warping for ultra-wide FOV cameras. The method includes estimating intrinsic parameters such as the focal length of the camera and an image center of the camera using multiple measurements of the near optical axis object points and a pinhole camera model. The method further includes estimating distortion parameters of the camera using an angular distortion model that defines an angular relationship between an incident optical ray passing an object point in an object space and an image point on an image plane that is an image of the object point on the incident optical ray. The method can include a parameter optimization process to refine the parameter estimation. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085410 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CREATING A VIRTUAL WINDOW - The systems and methods described herein provide imaging systems with multiple imaging sensors arranged in an optical head that create a seamless panoramic view by reducing parallax distortion and adaptively adjusting exposure levels of the recorded images. In particular, an optical head is described with a stacked configuration of CCD imaging sensors in which charge is transferred from a sensor to a processor beginning with an array of photosensitive elements nearest another sensor. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085411 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING PANORAMIC IMAGE - In a method for capturing a panoramic image by using an electronic device, the electronic device receives preview images from an image capturing device. The electronic device controls the image capturing device capturing images corresponding to the preview images, and obtains the images from the image capturing device. Once the electronic device acquires a predetermined number of continuous images captured by the image capturing device at a predetermined number of continuous capturing angles, the electronic device stitches the predetermined number of continuous captured images into a panoramic image. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085412 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL IMAGE EDITING PROGRAM AND OMNIDIRECTIONAL IMAGE EDITING APPARATUS - This invention has an object to provide an image editing program and apparatus allowing users to intuitively produce images covering the omnidirection. In a virtual space, an omnidirectional image is projected according to a coordinate conversion and displayed at a display device | 2014-03-27 |
20140085413 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE ANDIMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An obtaining unit obtains, for the stereoscopic image signal, depth information indicating a depth value in each position in an image plane. A smoothing unit smoothes the depth information in the image plane. A correction unit corrects the depth information which has been smoothed and expands a range of an area having a depth value of a foreground in a boundary portion between the foreground and a background. An image generation unit generates, using the depth information which has been corrected, a new stereoscopic image from the stereoscopic image signal. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085414 | ENHANCING CONTENT VIEWING EXPERIENCE - A system and method are proposed for enabling personal tactual or haptic feedbacks based on the motion direction of one or more objects in a scene of viewing content. Content analysis technology is used to calculate the motion direction of each object on a display. Furthermore, the actuators along the directions ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140085415 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING - There are disclosed various methods, apparatuses and computer program products for video encoding and decoding. In some embodiments the method for encoding comprises obtaining samples of a video signal for encoding a first layer representation of the video signal and a second layer representation of the video signal. An encoded first layer representation of the video signal is used as a prediction reference in the encoding of the second layer representation of the video signal. It is evaluated whether to use filtering in the encoding of the second layer representation. If the evaluation indicates to use filtering in the encoding of the second layer representation, the method further comprises filtering the encoded first layer representation; and using the filtered encoded first layer representation as the prediction reference in the encoding of the second layer representation of the video signal. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085416 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TEXTURE IMAGE COMPRESS IN 3D VIDEO CODING - A method and apparatus for texture image compression in a 3D video coding system are disclosed. Embodiments according to the present invention derive depth information related to a depth map associated with a texture image and then process the texture image based on the depth information derived. The invention can be applied to the encoder side as well as the decoder side. The encoding order or decoding order for the depth maps and the texture images can be based on block-wise interleaving or picture-wise interleaving. One aspect of the present invent is related to partitioning of the texture image based on depth information of the depth map. Another aspect of the present invention is related to motion vector or motion vector predictor processing based on the depth information. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085417 | METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING INTEGRAL IMAGES, DEVICE FOR ENCODING AND DECODING INTEGRAL IMAGES AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAMS - An encoder and method of encoding are provided for encoding at least one integral image representing at least one object in perspective in a scene and including a plurality of elemental images. The method of encoding includes generating a plurality of K sub-images on the basis of the plurality of basic images; arrangement of the sub-images in a predetermined pattern such as to form a multi-view image of the object, the views corresponding respectively to the sub-images; and adaptive compression of the multi-view image formed, as a function of the motion type of the object in the scene. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085418 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present technology relates to an image processing device and image processing method whereby prediction efficiency of disparity prediction can be improved. A resolution converting device converts images of two viewpoints or more, out of images of three viewpoints or more, into a packed image, by performing packing following a packing pattern in which images of two viewpoints or more are packed into one viewpoint worth of image, in accordance with a predetermined encoding mode at the time of encoding an image to be encoded which is to be encoded. An encoding device generates a prediction image of the image to be encoded, by performing disparity compensation with the packed image as the image to be encoded or a reference image, and encodes the image to be encoded in the predetermined encoding mode, using the prediction image. The present technology can be applied to encoding and decoding of images of multiple viewpoints, for example. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085419 | STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO IMAGING SYSTEM AND SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL METHOD - A stereoscopic video imaging system includes a first imaging apparatus and a second imaging apparatus coupled to the first imaging apparatus and arranged to take a 3D image. A single cable connects the first imaging apparatus to the second imaging apparatus. A switching device selects one of the first and second imaging apparatuses to be a main imaging apparatus and the remaining imaging apparatus to be a sub imaging apparatus. The main imaging apparatus is enabled to generate a synchronization signal, the synchronization signal being communicated to the sub imaging apparatus through the single cable. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085420 | PROGRAMMABLE SPECTRAL SOURCE AND DESIGN TOOL FOR 3D IMAGING USING COMPLEMENTARY BANDPASS FILTERS - An endoscopic illumination system for illuminating a subject for stereoscopic image capture, the illumination system includes a light source which outputs multi-spectral light; first and second light paths configured to transmit the multi-spectral light; and a digital mirror array (DMA) which receives the multi-spectral light and directs the multi-spectral light to a selected one of the first and second light paths. A controller controls the DMA to direct the multi-spectral light to the selected light path in accordance with a time-multiplexing scheme; and/or first and second complementary multiband bandpass filters (CMBF). The first CMBF may be situated in the first light path and the second CMBF may be situated in the second light path, where the first and second CMBFs filter the multi-spectral light incident thereupon to output filtered light. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085421 | ENDOSCOPE HAVING 3D FUNCTIONALITY - An endoscope for quantitatively determining dimensions of an object in a cavity is provided. The endoscope has a projector connected to a light guide that can be introduced through the instrument channel. In the introduced position the projector projects a pattern at a defined illumination angle onto the object to be examined. The endoscope has a camera that captures the projected pattern at a fixed viewing angle in a distorted from corresponding to the object. The distorted form is used for quantitatively determining dimensions of the object by a triangulation method. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085422 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE - Methods and devices ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140085423 | STEREO CAMERA APPARATUS FOR A MOBILE DEVICE, AND IMAGING METHOD THEREFOR - A method of shooting an OSMU stereoscopic image using a mobile stereoscopic camera is provided. The method includes an operation of placing the mobile stereoscopic camera on a predetermined location of a mobile shooting place, an operation of determining a focusing distance in a wide-angle shooting condition when a far point of the mobile stereoscopic camera is infinity, an operation of calculating a distance between two cameras of the mobile stereoscopic camera by setting the far point of the mobile stereoscopic camera to be infinity at a location of the mobile stereoscopic camera, an operation of adjusting the distance between the cameras of the mobile stereoscopic camera to be the calculated distance between the cameras of the mobile stereoscopic camera, and an operation of shooting the OSMU stereoscopic image using the mobile stereoscopic camera of which the distance between the cameras is adjusted. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085424 | SCANNER - A method for 3D imaging using phase shifted structured light, in which projection means project multiple phase shifted mask images of a transmission mask on to an object scene, the mask images being captured by a camera to form a camera image, depth information being derived from the camera image by measurement of the camera image and computation from the measurement for each of the phase shifted fringe patterns and a 3D scanner carrying out the method. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085425 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - This image processor | 2014-03-27 |
20140085426 | Structured light systems with static spatial light modulators - Structured light systems are based on temporally modulated light sources and static spatial light modulators. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085427 | Method and Device for 3-D Display Based on Random Constructive Interference - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for 3-D display based on random constructive interference. It produces a number of discrete secondary light sources by using an amplitude-phase-modulator-array, which helps to create 3-D images by means of constructive interference. Next it employs a random-secondary-light-source-generator-array to shift the position of each secondary light source to a random place, eliminating multiple images due to high order diffraction. It could be constructed with low resolution liquid crystal screens to realize large size real-time color 3-D display, which could widely be applied to 3-D computer or TV screens, 3-D human-machine interaction, machine vision, and so on. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085428 | Distance Measurement by Means of a Camera Sensor - The invention relates to a distance-determining method by means of a camera sensor, wherein a distance between the camera sensor and a target object is determined on the basis of camera information, which method is defined by the fact that the camera information comprises a spatial extent of the region covered by the target object on a light sensor in the camera sensor. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085429 | SENSOR POSITIONING FOR 3D SCANNING - A method for obtaining a refined pose for a 3D sensor for online 3D modeling of a surface geometry of an object, the pose encompassing six degrees of freedom (DOF) including three translation parameters and three orientation parameters, the method comprising: providing the 3D sensor, the 3D sensor being adapted to capture 3D point measurements of the surface of the object from a viewpoint; providing a geometry model of at least part of the surface; observing a portion of the surface of the object with the 3D sensor; measuring an initialization pose for the 3D sensor by at least one of positioning device pose measurement, predicted pose tracking and target observation; finding a best fit arrangement of the 3D point measurements in the geometry model using the initialization pose; generating the refined pose for the 3D sensor using the best fit arrangement. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085430 | BINOCULAR IMAGE PICK-UP DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A mobile device ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140085431 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An optical element ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140085432 | METHOD TO STORE AND RETRIEVE CROSSTALK PROFILES OF 3D STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAYS - A method of reducing crosstalk for a 3D stereoscopic display using locally stored crosstalk profiles. The method generates a crosstalk profile for a stereoscopic display and stores the crosstalk profile in a memory, such as the EDID or DID, locally associated with the display. The crosstalk profile includes information for reducing crosstalk in the display based at least in part upon operational characteristics of the display. The method retrieves the crosstalk profile and applies the information in the crosstalk profile to stereoscopic content displayed on the display in order to reduce crosstalk in the displayed content. Using a locally stored crosstalk profile provides for crosstalk reduction tailored to a specific display. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085433 | MULTIVIEW IMAGE GENERATING METHOD AND MULTIVIEW IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A multiview image generating method is provided. The multiview image generating method includes generating a hole image using depth information of an original image, dividing a boundary region in which a hole area of the generated hole image is in contact with a background into at least one patch, selecting an area having the most similar pixel value to a background included in the divided at least one patch, in a preset area of the original image, and filling a hole area on the divided at least one patch with a pixel value of the selected area to generate a first view image. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085434 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An obtaining unit obtains, for a stereoscopic image signal, depth information indicating a depth value in each position in an image plane. A processing determination unit determines contents of smoothing processing in accordance with a predetermined condition. A smoothing unit smoothes the depth information in the image plane in accordance with the contents of the smoothing processing determined by the processing determination unit. An image generation unit generates, based on the depth information which has been smoothed, a new stereoscopic image from the stereoscopic image signal. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085435 | AUTOMATIC CONVERSION OF A STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE IN ORDER TO ALLOW A SIMULTANEOUS STEREOSCOPIC AND MONOSCOPIC DISPLAY OF SAID IMAGE - The invention concerns a device and a method for generating on a defined display screen of determined size a 3D image including a left view and a right view from an incoming video signal to be viewed at a distance by a viewer. The device comprises:
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20140085436 | Systems and Methods for Convergent Angular Slice True-3D Display - Systems and methods for convergent 3D displays. In one embodiment, the 3D display has a display screen that includes a convergent reflector and a horizontally narrow angle diffuser. The convergent reflector focuses 2D images projected on the diffuser from an array of 2D image projectors to form viewpoints in an eyebox where one viewpoint corresponds to one projector. At a particular viewpoint, the viewer's eye sees a full-screen field of view from a corresponding projector in the array. The narrow angle diffuser diffuses incident rays projected from the 2D image projectors into narrow angular slices so that the views in the eyebox are continuously blended together. The system and methods provide advantages in that only a few projectors are required in the array to provide the viewer with a full-screen field of view and a sufficiently large eyebox for comfortable viewing. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085437 | MULTI-VIEW DISPLAY SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to a multi-view display system. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a display screen to display multiple views simultaneously, and a controller to control the views presented on the display screen. The apparatus is configurable by the controller to provide multiple view settings, the view settings including a first setting in which the apparatus provides a single view to each viewer of the display screen and a second setting in which the apparatus provides a first view to a first viewer of the display screen and a second view to a second viewer of the display screen. A first filtering element filters views presented to viewers of the display screen such that an intended view is displayed to one or more viewers. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085438 | STEREOSCOPIC SPECTACLES CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND STEREOSCOPIC SPECTACLES CONTROL METHOD - A phase error detection unit measures a phase error between an external synchronization signal and a spectacles control signal that is fed back, more specifically, a discrepancy between vertical synchronization timing and shutter opening/closing timing, that is, jitter. A timing correction unit corrects the shutter opening/closing timing, using the measured jitter. Specifically, a parameter indicating the corrected shutter opening/closing timing is written to a storage unit. The storage unit stores a parameter used to generate the spectacles control signal, for example, the parameter indicating the shutter opening/closing timing. A signal generation unit generates the spectacles control signal, using the parameter stored in the storage unit. A frequency divider divides the frequency of the spectacles control signal by n. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085439 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The display device includes a display panel on which sub-pixel pairs are arranged in a lateral direction, and a parallax barrier shutter panel on which sub-openings that can be changed between a light transmittance state and a light-shielding state are arranged in a lateral direction. Arbitrary allocated number of adjacent sub-openings among the plural sub-openings belonging to a reference parallax barrier pitch are put into a light transmittance state, and the remaining sub-openings are put into a light-shielding state, so that a general opening is formed on the parallax barrier shutter panel. A sub-opening pitch of the sub-opening on the boundary part between the adjacent common driving areas is different from the sub-opening pitch of the other sub-openings. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085440 | MULTI VIEWER DISPLAY AND DISPLAYING METHOD OF THE SAME - A multi viewer display and a displaying method of the same enables a plurality of viewers to view different images. The multi viewer display includes a display unit which includes a plurality of pixels, an image receiver which receives a plurality of image signals, a signal processor which processes the plurality of image signals to allot and display the plurality of received image signals for each pixel of the display unit corresponding to a plurality of viewers, and an optical angle converter which changes displayed light of the image signal displayed in the pixel of the display unit to be within a viewing angle range of the concerned viewer among the plurality of viewers. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085441 | LARGE SCALE POLARIZING 3D ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING APPROACH - A sound masking device includes: a sound pick-up unit which picks up a sound, and which produces a picked-up sound signal based on the sound, a masking sound signal producing unit which produces a masking sound signal from the picked-up sound signal a sound emitting unit which emits a masking sound based on the masking sound signal, and an echo cancelling unit which performs an echo cancelling process on the picked-up sound signal by performing an adaptive filtering process on the masking sound signal, and by subtracting the filtered masking sound signal from the picked-up sound signal. The masking sound signal producing unit produces a masking sound signal having a level corresponding to an amplitude level of the picked-up sound signal which has subjected to the echo cancelling process. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085442 | PARALLAX IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, PARALLAX IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, PARALLAX IMAGE PRINT - This parallax image display device is provided with an image acquiring unit that acquires a right-eye image and a left-eye image used for generating a parallax image enabling a stereoscopic view, an information volume distribution calculator that calculates an information volume distribution of the right-eye image and an information volume distribution of the left-eye image, and a parallax image generator that generates the parallax image from the right-eye image and the left-eye image on the basis of the information volume distribution of the right-eye image and the information volume distribution of the left-eye image. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085443 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING EVENT INFORMATION WITH CAPTURED MEDIA - An approach is provided for associating relevant metadata and heuristics with one or more media segments of an even. An event analysis platform processes context information associated with one or more media capture devices to determine at least one event type. The event analysis platform further determines one or more event objects, one or more event heuristics, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the at least one event type. The event analysis platform associates the one or more event objects, the one or more event heuristics, or a combination thereof with one or more media segments captured by the one or more media capture devices. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085444 | PORTABLE LATENT FINGERPRINT DEVELOPING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a portable latent fingerprint developing apparatus capable of visibly checking out an external shape of a finger print by using an UV LED lamp, after a fine spray of a fingerprint developing liquid is conducted by using a vibrator and providing the corresponding fingerprint image to an external terminal, after it is photographed by a camera. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085445 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A WIRELESS, PORTABLE, AND/OR HANDHELD, DEVICE WITH SAFETY FEATURES - An apparatus, including a processing device, a camera for obtaining a view, a picture, or video, a display device for displaying information, the view, picture, or video obtained by the camera, and a global positioning system for determining a position or a location of the apparatus. The global positioning system determines a position or location of the apparatus. The apparatus identifies a municipal subdivision in which the apparatus is located, identifies a nearest police department, fire department, hospital, hotel, point of interest, or individual, generates a report containing information regarding the identified nearest police department, fire department, hospital, hotel, point of interest, or individual, located in the municipal subdivision, and contact information for the nearest police department, fire department, hospital, hotel, point of interest, or individual, and provides at least a portion of the information contained in the report via the display device. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085446 | OPTICAL DEVICE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED - The present invention provides an optical device for a visually-impaired individual and a method of operating such a device. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a spaced array of discrete light sources and a support arranged to maintain the array in proximate relation to at least one eye of the visually-impaired individual. An image capture device is configured to capture images of at least part of the individual's immediate environment, wherein the array is configured to convey information to the individual by selectively illuminating one or more of the discrete light sources based on the content of the captured images. In this way, information relating to objects and/or textual language in the individual's environment can be conveyed to the individual by predetermined patterns of illumination (e.g. spatial and/or temporal). The apparatus and method are found to be particularly suited for visually-impaired individuals who retain at least some residual light and/or colour discrimination. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085447 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A DEVICE FOR AIDING VISION - An input signal (f) representative of a scene to be viewed comprises, for each pixel of a matrix of pixels, an event-based asynchronous-signal sequence obtained as a function of variations of light relating to the pixel in the scene. This input signal is transformed spatially within the matrix of pixels and temporally along the signal sequences to generate respective control signals (S) for pixel zones of a device for aiding vision ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140085448 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - The invention provides an image processing apparatus including a storage unit that stores a three-dimensional image of an observation target in a subject; a projected-image generating unit that receives an image-acquisition position and an image-acquisition direction of an acquired two-dimensional superficial image of the observation target in a surface layer of the subject and that generates a two-dimensional projected image by projecting a position corresponding to the image-acquisition position of the three-dimensional image stored in the storage unit in the image-acquisition direction; and a multiplication processing unit that receives the superficial image and the projected image and generates a multiplied image by multiplying brightness values of corresponding pixels in the superficial image and the projected image. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085449 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMOPHOTONIC DYNAMIC IMAGING - Systems and methods for improved thermophotonic imaging are provided in which both amplitude and phase image information is obtained with a high signal to noise ratio and depth-resolved capabilities. Image data obtained from an imaging camera is dynamically averaged and subsequently processed to extract amplitude and/or phase image data. The system may be configured for a wide range of imaging modalities, including single frequency modulation (thermophotonic lock-in imaging), Thermal-Wave Radar imaging or Thermophotonic Radar imaging involving chirp modulation, and Binary Phase Coded Modulation. Such imaging modalities may find application in many diverse areas, including non-destructive testing and biomedical diagnostic imaging including the imaging of teeth and monitoring changes in the tooth over time which are due to pathology such as dental caries or erosion. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085450 | Overlaying virtual content onto video stream of people within venue based on analysis of the people within the video stream - A video stream of people within a venue like a movie theater is received. The people within the video stream are analyzed. Based on analysis of the people within the video stream, virtual content is overlaid onto the video stream. The video stream, with the virtual content overlaid thereon, is then displayed onto a screen within the venue. As such, the virtual content and one or more of the people within the venue can appear to be interacting with one another as if the virtual content were real and present within the venue. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085451 | GAZE DETECTION APPARATUS, GAZE DETECTION COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A gaze detection apparatus includes a light source which illuminates a user's eye, an imaging unit which generates an image by capturing the image of a user's face, and a processor adapted to: estimate a distance between the imaging unit and the user's face; calculate the ratio of the distance between the imaging unit and the user's face to a separation distance between the imaging unit and the light source and determine, based on the ratio, whether a bright pupil phenomenon occurs; detect from the captured image a corneal reflection image of the light source and a center of the user's pupil when determining that the bright pupil phenomenon does not occur; and detect the user's gaze direction or gaze position based on a positional relationship between the center of the user's pupil and the corneal reflection image when determining that the bright pupil phenomenon does not occur. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085452 | Specacle Device With An Adjustable Field Of View And Method - The invention relates to a spectacle device ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140085453 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - There is provided an image display device including a display control unit having a display combining unit that displays one or a plurality of pathological index cursors based on information relating to a pathological slide image. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085454 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING TIME AXIS LOW BAND PASS FILTER - An image processing apparatus and image processing method according to the present disclosure are characterized to obtain N number of image data regarding a same object, each N number of image data consisting of a plurality of pixels; remove noise data of among N number of pixel data regarding pixels in a same location, from the N number of image data; and generate an image of the object using data excluding the noise data. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085455 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER HAVING FUNCTION OF MANIPULATING VIDEO CAMERA BY USING G-CODE COMMAND - A video camera which shoots a machine tool is connected to a numerical controller which controls the machine tool. The numerical controller has a function of manipulating the video camera by using a G-code command that is a preparatory function included as standard in the numerical controller. The numerical controller can give a command to the video camera by one block of a machining program. Additionally, a G-code can be commonly used in all machine tools equipped with same numerical controllers. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085456 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING QUILTING MACHINE - A monitoring system for use with a sewing machine. The monitoring system includes a camera assembly mounted to a base of the sewing machine with a camera that collects images from a bottom side of the fabric. The camera assembly delivers images of the back side of the fabric to a monitor assembly that includes a display device. The display device displays the images collected by the camera. The monitor can be mounted to an upper or arm portion of the sewing machine for convenient viewing by the operator during use of the sewing machine. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085457 | HIGH-DENSITY ARRAY CHIPS WITH SYNCHRONOUS TRACKS - An array chip design is provided where the chip includes a field region arranged with sites according to a first pitch and at least one track region having a one-dimensional site pattern arranged according to a second pitch that is less dense and is an integer multiple of the first pitch so that observation through pixel-based sensors using one-dimensional quad-cell averaging can be applied in the track region, thereby to attain alignment of the chip to pixel-based optical instrumentation with a higher density of sites. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085458 | ANGULAR VISUAL RESPONSE OF COSMETIC SURFACES - A system for determining the angular visual response of a cosmetic surface includes a sample support member configured to support a sample of material, a light detector arranged to travel along a first arcuate path about the sample of material, a light emitter arranged to travel along a second arcuate path about the sample of material, and an imaging device arranged to travel along a third arcuate path about the sample of material. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085459 | Latency Measurement System And Method - The present disclosure is generally directed to a system for, and method operating a latency measurement system including an event generation device that generates an initial event used to measure system latency. A component test system receives the event and in response outputs a test component output signal and a zero-latency indicator. An electronics system including a multifunction display unit receives the test component output signal and displays a visible element on the multifunction display unit. A camera generates a series of recorded images, where each recorded image contains an image of the zero-latency indicator and an image of the visible element. A processor then determines the system latency by determining a time difference in the series of recorded images between a representation of an occurrence of the event in the image of the zero-latency indicator and a representation of the occurrence of the event in the image of the visible element. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085460 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The method for operating a display apparatus includes acquiring biometric information about a user through a camera or a sensor unit, comparing the acquired biometric information with pre-stored authentication information, and switching the display apparatus to a first mode, if the acquired biometric information does not match with the pre-stored authentication information, the first mode restricting access to content predetermined from total content. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085461 | IMAGE SPECIFICATION SYSTEM, IMAGE SPECIFICATION APPARATUS, IMAGE SPECIFICATION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM TO SPECIFY IMAGE OF PREDETERMINED TIME FROM A PLURALITY OF IMAGES - An image specification system includes a sender and a receiver. The sender includes a determination unit and a sending unit. The receiver includes a receiving unit, an obtainment unit and an image specification unit. The receiving unit receives first time information on a time at which a positional relationship between a first object provided with the sender and a second object is a predetermined state, sent from the sending unit when the determination unit determines that the positional relationship is the predetermined state. The obtainment unit obtains images successively captured by an image pickup unit and correlated with respective second time information on times at which the respective images are captured. The image specification unit specifies, from the images, an image correlated with second time information corresponding to the first time information. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085462 | VIDEO-ASSISTED TARGET LOCATION - A method for locating features in a field of view of an imaging sensor that includes receiving image data from the field of view of an imaging sensor, wherein the image data includes a plurality of image frames. The method also includes receiving three-dimensional position measurements, in an absolute coordinate system, for the imaging sensor at the point in time each image frame is acquired and identifying one or more features in each of the image frames. The method also includes determining position and velocity of the one or more features in the image frames based on changes to the one or more features between the image frames and determining three-dimensional positions of the one or more features in the image frames based on the received three-dimensional position measurements for the imaging sensor and position and velocity of the one or more features in the image frames. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085463 | MONITORING CAMERA FOR GENERATING PRIVACY MASK AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - One or more embodiments of the exemplary embodiments relate to a monitoring camera for generating a privacy mask and a method of controlling the same. A monitoring camera for generating a polygonal privacy mask includes a polygon obtaining device configured to obtain an area, from a captured image in which a privacy mask is necessary, as a combination of a plurality of polygons; a mask generation device configured to generate at least one privacy mask area using information about the plurality of polygon; and an image processing device configured to process the generated at least one privacy mask area in the captured image. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085464 | IMAGE REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE REPRODUCTION METHOD - An object of this invention is to simplify an operation of reproducing, on a single window, pieces of image information of different image capturing apparatuses or pieces of image information captured at different times. A display apparatus manages a camera apparatus ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140085465 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING A PERSON - The method for locating a person, particularly within a building, first of all involves capturing the movement of at least one foot of the pedestrian by using an inertial sensor arranged in or on the shoe of the user. In addition, it involves capturing those phases of time during the movement of the pedestrian in which the internal sensor does not measure any further essential acceleration apart from acceleration due to gravity. Hence, quiescent phases of the foot and/or the shoe of the pedestrian are captured in which the foot or the shoe is essentially not moving. During a large number of the detected quiescent phases of the foot and/or the shoe, an image of the surroundings of the pedestrian is recorded by a camera arranged in or on the shoe. By processing the images from at least two quiescent phases, particularly quiescent phases at successive times, a movement of the foot and/or of the shoe is ascertained. The at least one inertial sensor can then be calibrated using the movement of the foot or of the shoe which is ascertained from the images. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085466 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS - An image generating apparatus generates a vicinity image including a vehicle and a vicinity of the vehicle viewed from a virtual viewpoint, based on a captured image, and generates a combined image by superimposing a vehicle image of the vehicle on the vicinity image. Then the image generating apparatus generates the vehicle image in a frame style that shows a body frame of the vehicle by frame lines and changes a style form in the frame style in accordance with a predetermined condition. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085467 | CAMERA ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE AND AN INSTALLATION METHOD - The invention relates to a device ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140085468 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A SIGNAL FOR A LIGHT CONTROL UNIT - A method for providing a signal to a light control unit of at least one headlight of a vehicle that has a camera for acquiring a surrounding environment of a vehicle, the method including a step of determination of an interval between the vehicle and another vehicle using the camera. The method further includes a step of determination of a distance between the vehicle and the other vehicle using a camera-independent sensor. In addition, the method includes a step of plausibilization of the interval using the distance, the interval being plausibilized if a difference between the interval and the distance is smaller than a tolerance value. Finally, the method includes a step of provision the interval via an interface to a light control unit of the headlight. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085469 | Calibration Method and Apparatus for In-Vehicle Camera - Calibration method of cameras is performed by using images generated by imaging a peripheral area of a vehicle by the cameras, wherein the peripheral area of a vehicle includes a calibration index pre-set on a road surface where the vehicle is positioned. The cameras are mounted on the vehicle, and the calibration index includes intersections formed by at least two first parallel straight lines and two second parallel straight lines having different inclination from the two first parallel straight lines. The camera calibration method includes steps of generating a bird's-eye-view video by viewpoint-converting each of the images based on a first camera parameter that is stored in advance; recognizing the intersections from the generated bird's-eye-view video; and calculating a second camera parameter, via which a non-deviated bird's-eye-view video can be generated, based on the recognized intersections and information on positions and poses of the cameras. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085470 | MOBILE OBJECT AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided a mobile object including an imaging unit configured to capture a perimeter of the mobile object, a speaker configured to be capable of controlling directivity, a determination unit configured to determine whether the mobile object is in a driving mode, and a speaker control unit configured to control the speaker in the driving mode in a manner that predetermined audio is output toward a warning target that is recognized based on a captured image captured by the imaging unit, and to control the speaker in a non-driving mode in a manner that the predetermined audio is output in a non-directional way. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085471 | DISPLAY ROOM MIRROR SYSTEM - Provided is a display room mirror system, including a display module that outputs images captured by a first camera and a second camera, so that the driver can secure his or her field of vision for the side rear as well as the rear of a vehicle using only one room mirror disposed in an inner part of the vehicle without confirming the side mirror, thereby effectively reducing moving lines in the driver's field of vision. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085472 | TRAILER ANGLE DETECTION SYSTEM - A vision system for a vehicle includes a rearward facing camera disposed at a rearward portion of a vehicle. With a trailer attached to the vehicle and rearward of the vehicle, a processor is operable to process captured images and, responsive at least in part to the processing, is operable to determine a plurality of trailer and vehicle-trailer interface parameters. The system is operable to calculate a calculated trailer angle based at least in part on calculations involving the parameters and a steering angle of the vehicle. Responsive to processing of images captured by the camera, the system is operable to determine a determined trailer angle of the trailer relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle. Responsive to the determined trailer angle and the calculated trailer angle, the system is operable to determine a degree of offset between the calculated trailer angle and the detected trailer angle. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085473 | IN-VEHICLE CAMERA APPARATUS - An in-vehicle camera apparatus having improved object visibility of a shaded area in a photographed image includes a shaded area calculation section for calculating a shaded area of interest in a photographed image based on luminance characteristics data of a generated photographed image, a luminance increase amount calculation section for calculating a luminance increase amount for the shaded area of interest, a luminance adjustment section for increasing the luminance of the photographed image based on the luminance increase amount, and a photographed image output section for outputting a luminance-adjusted photographed image adjusted by the luminance adjustment section to an in-vehicle image processing section. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085474 | PARKING CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a parking camera system and a method of driving the same, the system including a plurality of cameras equipped with a vehicle, an image synthesizer for synthesizing images photographed by the plurality of cameras, and an estimated travel trajectory generating and overlaying processor for generating an estimated travel trajectory of the vehicle by receiving steering angle information of the vehicle, and synthesizing the estimated travel trajectory of the vehicle with the images synthesized by the image synthesizer. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085475 | DYNAMIC BAYESIAN NETWORKS FOR VEHICLE CLASSIFICATION IN VIDEO - A system and method for classification of passenger vehicles and measuring their properties, and more particularly to a stochastic multi-class vehicle classification system, which classifies a vehicle (given its direct rear-side view) into one of four classes Sedan, Pickup truck, SUV/Minivan, and unknown, and wherein a feature pool of tail light and vehicle dimensions is extracted which feeds a feature selection algorithm to define a low-dimensional feature vector, and the feature vector is then processed by a Hybrid Dynamic Bayesian Network (HDBN) to classify each vehicle. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085476 | VISION SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A vision support apparatus of the invention includes a first obstacle detecting part configured to detect an obstacle near a vehicle with a visible light image; a second obstacle detecting part configured to detect the obstacle using an infrared light image, a detection status determining part configured to determine whether it is difficult or impossible for the first obstacle detecting part to detect the obstacle; and an obstacle information providing part configured to provide a driver of the vehicle with information about the obstacle detected by the second obstacle detecting part, if it is determined by the detection status determining part that it is difficult or impossible for the first obstacle detecting part to detect the obstacle, thereby informing the driver of the existence of the obstacle when it is difficult for the driver to visually perceive the obstacle because of insufficient reflection of the visible light from the obstacle. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085477 | VEHICLE MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MONITORING VEHICLE - A vehicle monitoring system is provided which determines the mode of display and the compressibility of a moving image, a streaming video and a still image based on a monitoring level determined by vehicle conditions detected. The system generates a monitoring image using the determined display mode or compressed at the determined compressibility and transmits the monitoring image to an external terminal device. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085478 | Automatic Camera Identification from a Multi-Camera Video Stream - An apparatus and method for receiving a current video frame of a program video having a plurality of scene cuts switching between video segments originating from respective cameras of a plurality of cameras and automatically identifying the camera from which the current video frame originated. The apparatus having a feature database storing predetermined features for a plurality of cameras filming a program video originating from the plurality of cameras, a recognition unit receiving a current video frame of the program video, extracting features from the current video frame, and comparing the features to the previously stored features and a camera model estimator computing an estimated camera model based on corresponding feature pairs and previously stored features, wherein if the estimated camera model is within a predetermined threshold of a stored camera model for one of the plurality of cameras, that camera is identified as originating the current video frame. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085479 | ASSET TRACKING AND MONITORING ALONG A TRANSPORT ROUTE - A system and computer program product for tracking and monitoring assets along a transport route. The system includes at least one receiver for receiving asset identifications transmitted from the assets, where each asset transmits its own asset identification. The receiver also receives physical location coordinates of each of the assets. A plurality of cameras is dispersed along the transport route for transmitting camera images of the assets. The system further includes a server coupled to the receiver and cameras. The server is configured to recognize the assets in the camera images, to correlate the asset identification from the receiver with recognized assets in the camera images, and to correlate the physical location coordinates of each of the assets with physical location coordinates of the cameras. The system monitors the visual appearance of the assets, and keeps track of whether or not they have sustained physical damage. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085480 | CONTENT-AWARE COMPUTER NETWORKING DEVICES WITH VIDEO ANALYTICS FOR REDUCING VIDEO STORAGE AND VIDEO COMMUNICATION BANDWIDTH REQUIREMENTS OF A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE NETWORK CAMERA SYSTEM - Disclosed are systems and methods for reducing video communication bandwidth requirements of a video surveillance network camera system that includes network communication paths between network video cameras producing video streams of scenes observed by the network video cameras and content-aware computer networking devices analyzing by video analytics video visual content of the video streams to provide managed video representing, at specified quality levels, samples of the scenes observed. Distribution of the managed video consumes substantially less network bandwidth than would be consumed by delivery through network communication paths a video stream at the specified quality level in the absence of analysis by the video analytics. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085481 | RADIATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND RADIATION MEASUREMENT METHOD - A radiation measurement apparatus includes: a radiation detector which detects incoming radiations; a measurement processor which measures a distribution of a radiation source in an object on the basis of detection signals inputted from the radiation detector; an optical camera which takes an optical image of an object existing in the field of view; a controller which generates synthesized images by superimposing the distribution of the one or more radiation sources and the optical image; a rotation unit which changes the objective field of radiation measurement by automatic or manual rotation; and a controller which causes a display unit to display the multiple synthesized images in association with rotation angles in the automatic or manual rotation. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085482 | HYBRID INFRARED SENSOR ARRAY HAVING HETEROGENEOUS INFRARED SENSORS - Various techniques are provided for an infrared sensor assembly having a hybrid infrared sensor array. In one example, such a hybrid infrared sensor array may include a plurality of microbolometers and a non-bolometric infrared sensor. The non-bolometric infrared sensor may be a thermopile or other type of infrared sensor different from a bolometer-based sensor. The non-bolometric infrared sensor may be utilized to provide a more accurate and stable temperature reading of an object or area of a scene captured by the array. In some embodiments, the non-bolometric infrared sensor may also be utilized to perform a shutter-less radiometric calibration of the microbolometers of the array. An infrared sensor assembly may include, for example, the hybrid infrared sensor array, as well as a substrate including bond pads and/or appropriate circuits to obtain and/or transmit output signals from the non-bolometric infrared sensor. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085483 | BROADBAND PASSIVE TRACKING FOR AUGMENTED REALITY - Technologies are generally described for a broadband passive sensing and tracking system that may employ a number of passive receivers that each have the capability of sensing electromagnetic waves (e.g., Radio Frequency “RF” signals) from surrounding broadcast sources. Each passive receiver may be adapted to sense through one or more antennas. Multiple receivers at different positions may be utilized to form a broadband sensing network adapted to perform collaborative tracking of a scene of interest. According to some examples, a beam-forming algorithm may be applied over the broadband sensing network utilizing an antenna array formed by the passive receivers to localize and track objects. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085484 | Efficient Displayport Wireless AUX Communication - In accordance with some embodiments, a DisplayPort control plane may be supported over a Wireless Gigabit Alliance or other wireless air interface. Some embodiments may efficiently optimize the amount of wireless bandwidth needed to accomplish tasks. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085485 | MACHINE-TO-MACHINE ENABLED IMAGE CAPTURE AND PROCESSING - Machine-to-machine communication is employed to allow an image recording device to capture identifying information about objects in the field of view. This captured information can be stored as metadata associated with the recorded image. The metadata can be used for a number of different purposes including tagging of content to allow for classification and retrieval, as well as being used in post processing to allow for identification of particular objects based on the recorded metadata. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085486 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND APPARATUS CONTROL SYSTEM - An information processing terminal includes a search unit configured to search for identification information of display apparatus capable of communicating via a network, a sending unit configured to send to the found display apparatus an identification information display request for displaying identification information of the display apparatus, an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the identification information displayed on a display unit of the display apparatus in response to the identification information display request, and an extraction unit configured to extract the identification information from the captured image. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085487 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for transmitting an image and an electronic device thereof are provided. An image transmission method of an electronic device includes displaying a message transmission/reception history with at least one other electronic device, sensing a selection of a camera execution menu, displaying a preview screen of a camera within a screen in which the message transmission/reception history is displayed, detecting a touch on the displayed preview screen, if the displayed preview screen is touched, capturing an image of a subject, detecting a gesture for the captured image, and, if the gesture for the captured image is detected, transmitting the captured image to the at least one other electronic device according to the detected gesture. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085488 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING IMAGE AND ASSOCIATED MESSAGE DATA - An electronic device for acquiring and transmitting a photo by operating a camera, acquiring an image of a subject using the camera, storing the image of the acquired subject and automatically transmitting the image to a predetermined different electronic device, and, in response to occurrence of a state where a preview screen has been previously displayed, transmitting or receiving a message associated with the automatically transmitted image. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085489 | PRE- AND POST-SHUTTER SIGNAL IMAGE CAPTURE AND SORT FOR DIGITAL CAMERA - A camera system includes an image sensor and a processing apparatus receiving image frames from the sensor before and after receipt of a user picture signal. The processing apparatus discards frames that do not meet a quality criterion such as under-exposed frames. Also, the processing apparatus compresses only a subset of remaining frames, specifically, those that meet a compression amount threshold. The remaining frames are presented to a user, who can select a representative frame as the “picture” that was taken. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085490 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes an imaging unit, a display unit, a position acquisition unit, a map information acquisition unit, a composition prediction unit, and a display control unit. The imaging unit acquires a subject image within an imaging range. The display unit displays an image. The position acquisition unit acquires a present location. The map information acquisition unit acquires map information including the present location. The composition prediction unit calculates a predictive composition based on the present location and the map information. The display control unit causes the display unit to display the predictive composition. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085491 | IMAGING DEVICE AND CRADLE - An imaging device mounted on a cradle configured to control any one of a pan operation and a tilt operation includes: a control signal output unit configured to output a control signal that executes any one of a desired pan operation and tilt operation to the cradle. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085492 | PREVENTING MOTION ARTIFACTS BY INTELLIGENTLY DISABLING VIDEO STABILIZATION - Digital video stabilization is selectively turned off in circumstances where it could actually decrease the quality of a captured video. A video camera includes a device for directly detecting physical motion of the camera. Motion data from the motion detector are analyzed to see if video stabilization is appropriate. If the motion data indicate that the video camera is stable, for example, then video stabilization is not applied to the video, thus preventing the possibility of introducing “motion artifacts” into the captured video. In another example, motion as detected by the motion detector can be compared with motion as detected by the video-stabilization engine. If the two motions disagree significantly, then the video-stabilization engine is probably responding more to motion in the captured video rather than to motion of the camera itself, and video stabilization should probably not be applied to the video. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085493 | PREVENTING MOTION ARTIFACTS BY INTELLIGENTLY DISABLING VIDEO STABILIZATION - Digital video stabilization is selectively turned off in circumstances where it could actually decrease the quality of a captured video. A video camera includes a device for directly detecting physical motion of the camera. Motion data from the motion detector are analyzed to see if video stabilization is appropriate. If the motion data indicate that the video camera is stable, for example, then video stabilization is not applied to the video, thus preventing the possibility of introducing “motion artifacts” into the captured video. In another example, motion as detected by the motion detector can be compared with motion as detected by the video-stabilization engine. If the two motions disagree significantly, then the video-stabilization engine is probably responding more to motion in the captured video rather than to motion of the camera itself, and video stabilization should probably not be applied to the video. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085494 | AMOUNT-OF-SHAKE SENSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DETECTING THE AMOUNT OF SHAKE - The apparatus of the invention is characterized by executing first integration operation for time-integrating the first acceleration to calculate a first velocity, second integration operation for time-integrating the first velocity to calculate an amount of movement in the first axial direction, estimation operation for calculating an estimated first velocity in the first axial direction based on a first velocity change found by time integration of the first acceleration from a first timing at which the third angular velocity becomes zero to a second timing at which the third angular velocity again becomes zero, the second angular velocity at the first timing, and the second angular velocity at the second timing, and update operation for updating the first velocity calculated in the first integration operation to the estimated first velocity estimated in the estimation operation. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085495 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING CAMERA IMAGE CAPTURE - Methods and devices for controlling the number of consecutive images captured in a burst operating mode are described. In one example embodiment, the present disclosure describes a method implemented by a processor of an electronic device. The electronic device has a camera module. The camera module is configured to temporarily capture a number of consecutive images to an image buffer when operation of the camera module is triggered. The method includes: obtaining motion data from a motion sensor on the electronic device; and based on the motion data, controlling the number of consecutive images captured by the camera module when operation of the camera module is triggered. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085496 | Apparatus, method and Computer Program for Capturing Images - An apparatus, method and computer program wherein the apparatus includes an optical arrangement configured to provide an incident light beam to an image sensor; a first actuator mechanism configured to move the optical arrangement relative to the image sensor in a direction perpendicular to the image sensor; a second actuator mechanism configured to move the optical arrangement relative to the image sensor in a direction parallel to the image sensor; and wherein the first and second actuator mechanisms are configured so that actuation of the second actuator mechanism does not cause movement of the first actuator mechanism. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085497 | Systems And Methods For Sychronizing Multiple Video Sensors - A system and method for producing an image include a plurality of sensors detecting light from a subject being imaged, each sensor generating an associated video signal indicative of its detected light, each video signal comprising a predefined time interval. A decoder receives the video signals from their associated sensors, detects the predefined time intervals of the received video signals, generates a synchronization signal, and transmits the synchronization signal to each sensor during the predefined time interval of its associated video signal. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085498 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND DIGITAL CAMERA - A digital camera includes: a horizontal reduction (resizing) processor | 2014-03-27 |
20140085499 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An image photographing method and an apparatus in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes photographing an image a number of times with an interval when a photographing signal is input in an optimum subject photographing mode, recognizing a subject from the photographed images, extracting a candidate image which includes the recognized subject, determining a validity of the extracted candidate image, displaying one of the photographed images as a representative image, and dividing and displaying a valid candidate image which is determined as a valid candidate image and an invalid candidate image which is determined as an invalid candidate image on one side of the displayed representative image, or displaying only the valid candidate image. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085500 | VIDEO CAMERA MIRROR SYSTEM WITH OPERATION FOR MODIFYING VISUAL PERCEPTION - Various embodiments directed to modifying and enhancing visual perception are disclosed. One embodiment is directed to a camera which includes a lens system for capturing images and a lighting system providing key light above the lens system and providing fill light below the lens system. A processor controls one or more operations of the camera, including automatically enhancing the captured images and presenting the enhanced images on a display. The system and method for modifying visual perception may also be directed to a video camera mirror system, a seating system, a cosmetic package, a lipstick packaging, a polarized mirror, an illuminated cosmetic brush, a personal portrait photography management system and an illumination system for modifying visual perception. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085501 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A smart camera system is disclosed. The camera can work with cloud data storage systems and compute cloud. A call center can access the cloud to provide security monitoring services. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085502 | HIGH RESOLUTION MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE CAPTURE - The use of a hybrid camera tool may capture high resolution multispectral images without sacrificing resolution in exchange for spectral accuracy. The capture of a high resolution multispectral image may include forming a high spatial resolution image based on a portion of incoming light and generating a high spectral resolution image that includes multispectral samples based on another portion of the incoming light. The high resolution multispectral image is then synthesized by consolidating the high spatial resolution image with the high spectral resolution image. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085503 | Mobile Communication Apparatus and Flashlight Controlling Method - The invention discloses a mobile communication apparatus including an optical module, a flashlight module and a control unit. The optical module is configured for sensing an ambient color temperature of an ambient light. The flashlight module includes a plurality of light-emitting units. Each of the light-emitting units corresponds to a different spectrum band. The control unit is coupled to the optical module and the flashlight module respectively. According to the ambient color temperature of the ambient light, the control unit dynamically adjusts a relative intensity proportion between the light-emitting units while the flashlight module performing a lighting operation. In addition, a flash controlling method is also disclosed. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085504 | IMAGING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A CONTROL PROGRAM FOR IMAGING DEVICE - A deterioration in image quality caused by correction can be prevented in comparison to when consideration is not given to the sequence in which correction is performed on an image captured by an image pickup device. An imaging apparatus 10 is configured including an optical system 12, an image pickup device 14, an image capture correction processing section 16, and an image processing section 18. The image capture correction processing section 16 is configured including a color mixing correction section 20, a noise correction section 22, an offset correction section 24 and a gain correction section 26. The color mixing correction section 20 reads image data from the image pickup device 14 and performs color mixing correction processing thereon. The noise correction section 22 performs noise correction processing on the image data on which the color mixing correction section 20 has performed color mixing correction processing. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085505 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus is provided which minimizes reduction in S/N ratio and deterioration in resolution feeling at the lens periphery when the peripheral light amount drop correction of the lens is performed. An image processing LSI to perform the peripheral light amount drop correction of the imaging lens includes a space-direction noise removal correction part and a time-direction noise removal correction part. As the distance from the lens center position increases, the space-direction noise removal correction part reduces the noise reduction correction intensity to the image region to which the light amount drop correction gain is added in each image. As the distance from the lens center increases, the time-direction noise removal correction part increases the noise removal correction intensity to the image region to which the light amount drop correction gain is added in each image. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085506 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An imaging device includes: an imaging unit that images an event and generates imaged data of the event; a storage unit that stores the imaged data of the event as a plurality of moving image files; a marker input unit that inputs at least a start marker representing a start of the event and an end marker representing an end of the event; and a control unit that causes marker data including the input start marker and end marker to be stored in the storage unit as a plurality of marker data files in association with the plurality of moving image files. | 2014-03-27 |