13th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110075918 | Method and system for learning object recognition in images - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method for learning object recognition in an image is provided. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing a training set of standard images, calculating intrinsic images corresponding to the standard images and building a classifier as a function of the intrinsic images. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075919 | Techniques for Enabling or Establishing the Use of Face Recognition Algorithms - Embodiments described herein facilitate or enhance the implementation of image recognition processes which can perform recognition on images to identify objects and/or faces by class or by people. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075920 | Multi-Level Contextual Learning of Data - Described herein is a framework for automatically classifying a structure in digital image data are described herein. In one implementation, a first set of features is extracted from digital image data, and used to learn a discriminative model. The discriminative model may be associated with at least one conditional probability of a class label given an image data observation Based on the conditional probability, at least one likelihood measure of the structure co-occurring with another structure in the same sub-volume of the digital image data is determined. A second set of features may then be extracted from the likelihood measure. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075921 | Image Selection Techniques - Tools disclosed herein comprise progressive, paint stroke based region recognition and selection tools. Using these tools, a user may partially paint a region of interest directly on an image (by using a paint brush or other similar tool). Unlike conventional selection tools, a user is not required to paint the entire region pixel-by-pixel. Rather the desired region is automatically and intelligently recognized based on the partial selection. This is accomplished via a progressive selection algorithm. In addition, these tools provide the ability to quickly execute such region selections on multi-megapixel images. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075922 | Apparatus and method for removing ink lines and segmentation of color regions of A 2-D image for converting 2-D images into stereoscopic 3-D images - Implementations of the present invention involve methods and systems for converting a 2-D image to a stereoscopic 3-D image by segmenting one or more portions of the 2-D image based on one or more pixel color ranges. Further, a matte may be created that takes the shape of the segmented region such that several stereoscopic effects may be applied to the segmented region. In addition, ink lines that are contained within the segmented region may be removed to further define the corresponding matte. Implementations of the present disclosure also include a interface that provides the above functionality to a user for ease of segmentation and region selection. By utilizing the segmentation process, a 2-D image may be converted to a corresponding stereoscopic 3-D image with a perceived depth. Further, this process may be applied to each image of an animated feature film to convert the film from 2-D to 3-D. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075923 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus that separates image data in an N-dimensional first signal format (32011-03-31 | |
20110075924 | COLOR ADJUSTMENT - To adjust colors in an input image (II) to colors of a reference image (RI), matching reference points (RP) are provided in the input image (II) and the reference image (RI), dominant colors of the matching reference points (RP) are determined ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110075925 | FILM SCANNING METHOD - A film scanning method is provided. When the film is judged as a negative film, the scanning device sets the scan exposure time for the film according to the base background color of the film. The negative film is scanned for the scan exposure time, wherein, the film passes through the scanning device at one time so as to complete the above judge of the film type and scanning of the film. The film scanning method automatically completes the recognition of film type, performs accurate scanning based on the scan exposure time, expands the dynamic range and reduces noise impacts, so as to obtain a scanned image with higher accuracy. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075926 | Systems and methods for refinement of segmentation using spray-paint markup - Systems for refinement of a segmentation of an image using spray-paint markup are disclosed, with methods and processes for making and using the same. Spray-paint markup allows for easy markup of errors in a segmentation. The markup's data may be correlated or harmonized with the representation of the segmentation, such that it may be applied to the segmentation. The markup's data is utilized to refine the segmentation errors. To assist in the refinement process, the resolutions may be scaled down so as to exert less computation burden during the process. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075927 | FAST IMAGE SEGMENTATION USING REGION MERGING WITH A K-NEAREST NEIGHBOR GRAPH - The present invention has disclosed a process of image segmentation, which comprises applying edge detection to an image to obtain an edge image and preprocessing the image; oversegmentating the preprocessed image to obtain the plurality of initial partitions; constructing k-NN Graph for the oversegmented image based on the similarity between the initial partitions; and using k-NN Graph to merge the initial partitions. With the present invention, the merging process can be accelerated and the segmentation accuracy can be improved. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075928 | High-resolution, common-path interferometric imaging systems and methods - High-resolution, common-path interferometric imaging systems and methods are described, wherein a light source generates and directs light toward a sample. An optical imaging system collects the resultant substantially scattered component and substantially unscattered component. A variable phase shifting system is used to adjust the relative phase of the scattered and unscattered light components. The interfered components are sensed by an image sensing system. The process is repeated multiple times with different phase shifts to form corresponding multiple electronic signals representative of raw sample images. The raw sample images are then processed by a signal processor to form a processed image, where each image pixel has an amplitude and a phase. This picture can be displayed directly using some combination of brightness and color to represent amplitude and phase. Multiple processed images, each corresponding to a different illumination azimuth angle, can be combined to substantially extend the resolution. The technique permits the optical aberrations in the imaging system to be measured and removed from each picture. The addition of phase and amplitude to microscopic images is expected to extend both the depth and breadth of the many applications of optical microscopy. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075929 | HANDWRITING COMPOUND SYSTEM - A handwriting compound system is provided. The system includes a handwriting recognition module that receives a proper number of letters from a user, detects a distance between phonemes/syllables, and shapes and locations of the phonemes/syllables, and recognizes the user's handwriting. The system also includes a point designating module, a reference point setting module and a handwriting transforming module. The point designating module designates a particular one of the subdivided positions in each phoneme recognized by the handwriting recognition module. The reference point setting module sets a reference point, serving as reference for the alteration of a phoneme/syllable, inside or outside the user's input phoneme/syllable recognized by the handwriting recognition module. The handwriting transforming module designates x and y coordinates of a first point with respect to the reference point. The handwriting transforming module sets x and y coordinates of the next points following the first point, based on the distances between a previous and the next point in the x- and y-axes, to determine a relative coordinate of each point. The handwriting transforming module alters a relative coordinate of a particular phoneme/syllable or a particular point. The handwriting transforming module transforms the position, distance, and shape of handwriting. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075930 | METHOD FOR COMPARING PHOTOGRAPHER AESTHETIC QUALITY - A method for comparing a plurality of photographers by assessing the aesthetic quality of a set of digital images captured by each photographer comprising: providing a set of digital images captured by each of a plurality of photographers; using a processor to determine an aesthetic quality parameter for each digital image in each of the sets of digital images, wherein the aesthetic quality parameter is an estimate for the aesthetic quality of the digital image; determining an aesthetic quality distribution for each photographer responsive to the aesthetic quality parameters computed for each of the digital images in the photographer's set of digital images; and providing a comparison between the aesthetic quality distributions of the photographers. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075931 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR LOCATING AND RECOGNIZING BARCODES IN IMAGE FRAME, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing method of locating and recognizing barcodes in an image frame is applicable to an image processing apparatus. The method is to define plural scan tracks on the sample image frame, and the image processing apparatus searches for the section(s) possibly having the barcode, along each scan track. If the section(s) possibly having the barcode found on two neighboring scan tracks by the image processing apparatus is located at an approximate horizontal axis position, the image processing apparatus determines that a quadrilateral area defined by the two sections possibly having the barcode is an area possibly having the barcode. Therefore, the image processing apparatus can quickly locate and recognize the barcode area in the image frame. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075932 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING HEADING REGION FROM IMAGE OF DOCUMENT - An image processing apparatus analyzes an image of a document to thereby extract a heading region from the image. The image processing apparatus detects candidates for the heading region from the image, and defines a predetermined range in the image as a range to be processed. The apparatus further groups the candidates in the range to be processed, based on a feature quantity corresponding to a feature in terms of style of a character string. The apparatus selects a representative group from the resultant groups, and divides the range to be processed, at the position of a candidate belonging to the representative group. The apparatus newly defines each of the portions generated by the division as a range to be processed. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075933 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING FRONTAL FACE POSE - A method for determining a frontal face pose by using the symmetry of a face including detecting a face region in an image, detecting an eye region in the detected face region, normalizing the face region, analyzing the symmetry in the normalized face region, and determining whether a face pose is a frontal face pose based on an analysis of the symmetry. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075934 | TECHNIQUES FOR ENABLING OR ESTABLISHING THE USE OF FACE RECOGNITION ALGORITHMS - Embodiments described herein facilitate or enhance the implementation of image recognition processes which can perform recognition on images to identify objects and/or faces by class or by people. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075935 | METHOD TO MEASURE LOCAL IMAGE SIMILARITY BASED ON THE L1 DISTANCE MEASURE - A method of adaptive local image similarity measurement based on the L | 2011-03-31 |
20110075936 | METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A computer implemented that, in various aspects, transforms a grayscale image into an OCR image by applying a combination of steps to the grayscale image is disclosed herein. The grayscale image may include one or more alphanumeric characters. The grayscale image may includes visual content displayed upon a computer screen, so that the grayscale image may have a resolution generally equivalent to a screen resolution of the computer screen prior to application of the combination of steps thereto. The resultant OCR image, in various implementations, is of sufficient resolution and quality that an OCR engine can generally recognize alphanumeric characters imbedded within the OCR image. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075937 | PATTERN DETECTION APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A pattern detection apparatus inputs an image of an object including repetitive patterns, estimates a period of the repetitive patterns in the input object, and generates a reference image based on images divided by the estimated period. Then, the pattern detection apparatus compares the reference image and the image of the object, and detects the positions of individual patterns in the repetitive patterns based on the comparison result. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075938 | IDENTIFYING IMAGE ABNORMALITIES USING AN APPEARANCE MODEL - The identification of known normal structures within an image is preferably accomplished using an appearance model. Specifically, an active appearance model, which encapsulates a complete model of the shape and global texture variations of an object from a collection of samples, is utilized to define normal structures within an image by restricting training samples supplied to the active appearance model during a training phase to those that do not contain abnormal structures. Accordingly, the trained appearance model represents only normal variations in the object of interest. When another image with abnormalities is presented to the system, the appearance model cannot synthesize the abnormal structures which show up as errors in a residual image. Accordingly, the errors in the residual image represent potential abnormalities. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075939 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE USING IMAGE AS DATA SOURCE AND DATA IMPUT METHOD THROUGH CAPTURING IMAGE - A data processing device using an image as a data source includes an image capturing unit, a display unit, image recognition modules, a storage unit, a processor, and an input unit. The image capturing unit obtains an original image frame to be displayed on the display unit. The image recognition modules respectively recognize different types of targets in the original image frame, so as to obtain target data of each target. The storage unit stores the original image frame, the target data, and an application program. The processor executes the application program, controls the image recognition modules, and marks the successfully recognized target in the original image frame. The input unit is adopted by a user to select the successfully recognized target in the original image frame, so that the processor transmits the target data of the recognition target to the application program. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075940 | METHODS FOR MONITORING USAGE OF A COMPUTER - A computer implemented method for monitoring use of a computer and related systems and compositions of matter are disclosed. In various aspects, the methods may include the step of capturing an image of a monitored region of a computer screen of a computer, and the step of extracting image text from the image. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075941 | DATA MANAGING APPARATUS, DATA MANAGING METHOD AND INFORMATION STORING MEDIUM STORING A DATA MANAGING PROGRAM - A data managing apparatus having a word extracting portion that extracts one or a plurality of words from document data and a correlating portion that correlates the words extracted by the word extracting portion with related data related to the document data, includes a frequency storage portion having information about a frequency of each of the words stored thereon for each word; an infrequently-appearing word selecting portion that selects an infrequently-appearing word having the frequency lower than a given threshold value predetermined among the words extracted by the word extracting portion based on the information stored in the frequency storage portion; and a frequency updating portion that updates the information about frequency stored in the frequency storage portion in accordance with extraction by the word extracting portion or correlation by the correlating portion, the correlating portion correlating the infrequently-appearing word selected by the infrequently-appearing word selecting portion among the words extracted from the document data by the word extracting portion with the related data related to the document data. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075942 | METHODS FOR DIGITAL IMAGE COMPRESSION - Methods, systems, and compositions of matter are disclosed herein for the compression of digital image(s) and for the expansion of digital images so compressed. In various aspects, the digital images may be compressed and the compressed images expanded substantially without loss of information. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075943 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus has a storage unit for storing uncompressed data, a compression processing unit for performing lossless compression and lossy compression on the uncompressed data, a memory controller for reading the uncompressed data from the storage unit and writing compressed data compressed by the compression processing unit and a control unit for controlling transfer of the uncompressed data stored in the storage unit to the compression processing unit, wherein the compression processing unit has one DMA and simultaneously executes the lossless compression and the lossy compression, and wherein the control unit uses the DMA to successively transfer a rectangular region, constituted by a predetermined number of pixels in a main scanning line direction and a predetermined number of pixels in a sub-scanning line direction, of the uncompressed data from the storage unit to the compression processing unit for each rectangular region, and after uncompressed data on a main scanning line is transferred, the control unit moves in the sub-scanning line direction within one rectangular region, and the uncompressed data is transferred such that uncompressed data on a subsequent main scanning line is transferred, whereby the compression processing is successively performed on data in each rectangular region transferred by the compression processing unit. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075944 | SAMPLE BASED TONE MAPPING METHOD FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES - The disclosure relates to adjusting intensities of images. The method includes receiving information identifying of a plurality of regions within an image; receiving an intensity adjustment of at least one of the plurality of regions; adjusting the intensities of the at least one plurality of regions based on the received intensity adjustment; interconnecting at least two of the plurality of regions by applying a two-dimensional method; generating intensity adjustments for at least one pixel outside the plurality of regions based on the received intensity adjustment of at least one of the plurality of regions and the interconnection of at least two of the plurality of regions; and applying the generated intensity adjustments to the image. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075945 | GRAPHIC ARRANGEMENT DECIDING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A graphic arrangement deciding method includes the steps of: acquiring, by an information processing apparatus, photographed region information corresponding to information which identifies a photographed region and unphotographed region information corresponding to information which identifies an unphotographed region, from a wide-angle image; setting, by the information processing apparatus, order of priority of a partial region which is located at a desired position and has a desired size within the photographed region identified by the photographed region information, on the basis of an attribute of the partial region; and deciding, by the information processing apparatus, arrangement of one or a plurality of graphics associated with the wide-angle image, on the basis of the unphotographed region information and the order of priority of the partial region. Thus, a more attractive photo book is created with the use of an unphotographed part of an image having an uneven boundary region. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075946 | Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Analyzing Three Dimensional Data Sets Obtained from a Sample - Methods of analyzing three dimensional data sets obtained from a sample over time are provided. The methods include aligning first and second volume intensity projection (VIP) images based on at least one landmark in the first and second VIP images. The first and second VIP images are obtained from a first three dimensional data set obtained from the sample at a first time and a second three dimensional data set obtained from the sample at a second time, respectively. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075947 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus includes an intermediate image generating section to generate a second structure component and a second texture component by magnifying each of a first structure component and a first texture component separated from an original image by an intermediate magnification ratio and to synthesize the second structure component and the second texture component to generate an intermediately magnified image, and a final image generating section to generate a finally magnified image by synthesizing a finally magnified structure component generated by magnifying a third structure component separated from the intermediately magnified image by a final magnification ratio, and a finally magnified texture component generated by magnifying the first texture component by the final magnification ratio. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075948 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus that generates an output image according to interpolation performed by using an input image includes a pixel-value calculating unit that calculates a pixel value of a pixel of the output image according to interpolation performed by using pixel values of pixels of the input image and an interpolation function, an edge determining unit that determines an edge direction, which is a direction of an edge in the pixel of the output image, using the input image, and an adjusting unit that adjusts the interpolation function such that a degree of pixels of the input image present in a direction along the edge direction contributing to the interpolation is large and a degree of pixels of the input image present in a direction orthogonal to the edge direction contributing to the interpolation is small. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075949 | IMAGE SEARCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An image searching system comprises an input unit for receiving a user input; a storage unit for storing a database and a color code list. The database stores a plurality of image files. The color code list records a plurality of numeric codes corresponding to each color code. A read module acquires an image file. A searching condition selection module receives an area selection of the acquired image file as a search condition. A color scan module scans and analyzes the search condition to acquire a color code. A color-encoding module converts the color code of the search condition into a numeric code according to the color code list. An image search module searches the image file whose numeric code matches the numeric code of the search condition, and outputs a result. A searching control module displays the matched image file on the display unit according to the result. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075950 | IMAGE RETRIEVAL DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR IMAGE RETRIEVAL APPLICABLE TO THE IMAGE RETRIEVAL DEVICE - Provided is an image retrieval device capable of retrieving a search target image a user wants accurately in a short time in response to an input image. An image retrieval device ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110075951 | Multifold plastic grocery bags and roll - A plurality of multifold plastic grocery bags comprised of at least two plastic grocery bags connected in series as a continuous plastic sheet and defined by a separation border. Each of the plastic grocery bags having sides, a sealed bottom and an openable top and arranged with each bag bottom connected to an adjacent bag top by a separation border. The separation border includes at least one separation fault selected from the group consisting of a perforation, orifice, thin and combinations thereof. The at least two plastic grocery bags are folded first in half in a first direction from side to side and then each half being folded in half again from side to side in an opposite direction from the first half fold, to create a flat, full width single M-shaped fold. The multifold plastic grocery bags may optionally be placed on a support core. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075952 | Elastic Drawstring Trash Bags - The present invention discloses an elastic drawstring bag constructed from a first panel and a second panel. The first panel and the second panel are continuously joined along a first side, a bottom, and a second side. The bag defines a first upper corner, a second upper corner, and a bag width. A first hem extends between the first upper corner and the second upper corner, with a first elastic drawstring disposed within the first hem. A first one or more seals is proximate to the first upper corner of the bag, the first one or more seals welding the first elastic drawstring, the first panel, and the second panel together. A second one or more seals is proximate to the second upper corner of the bag, the second one or more seals welding the first elastic drawstring, the first panel, and the second panel together. An upper opening width being defined as the distance between an inner boundary of the first one or more seals and an inner boundary of the second one or more seals, the upper opening width being less than the bag width. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075953 | Tote bag - A tote bag includes a semi-rigid sack wall dependently and upwardly disposed about a rigid base to present an upwardly oriented mouth. The semi-rigid sack wall is affixed at the lower edges thereof to the separately constructed rigid base, which generally includes an outer perimetrical frame and an inner perimetrical frame, the outer perimetrical frame and the inner perimetrical frame cooperating to dependently support an interiorly disposed, wire mesh and to anchor the lower edges of the semi-rigid sack walls. A removable panel is included to selectively close the bottom of the tote bag. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075954 | RECLOSABLE PACKAGE - A flexible package has a reclosing function. The package has a first panel and a second panel sealed to each other along their perimeters to form a sealed perimeter surrounding an interior storage space. The sealed perimeter has an upper seal, a bottom seal, a first side seal, and a second side seal opposite the first side seal. The first side seal and the second side seal both connect to the upper seal and the bottom seal. A spout is formed in the sealed perimeter when the package is open along at least a portion of the upper seal. A discharge channel leads from the spout through the upper seal to the interior storage space. A first recess is along the second side seal; and a second recess is along the upper seal opposite the discharge channel from the first recess. The first recess can engage the second recess such that a fold line is formed that intersects the discharge channel to close the discharge channel. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075955 | Portable Terminal - This portable terminal includes an operating portion-side housing having an operating portion-side guide portion, a display portion-side housing having a display portion-side guide portion, a sliding plate arranged between the display portion-side housing and the operating portion-side housing, a first sliding member, and a second sliding member. The operating portion-side guide portion is engaged with the sliding plate through the first sliding member, and the display portion-side guide portion is engaged with the sliding plate through the second sliding member. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075956 | Sleeve for Oil Film Bearing - A sleeve is disclosed for use in an oil film bearing of the type employed to rotatably support the tapered neck of a roll in a rolling mill. The sleeve is machined from a hollow forging of a base metal with a cylindrical outer surface and a tapered inner surface adapted to be seated on the tapered roll neck. The tapered inner surface of the sleeve is coated with a layer of material that is chemically dissimilar with respect to the base metal. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075957 | HELICAL INNER DIAMETER GROOVE JOURNAL BEARING - An exemplary bearing assembly includes a turbine side journal bearing with helical grooves along an inner journal surface where each helical groove includes a lubricant opening and opposing arms where each arm terminates at a respective axial surface of the journal bearing; a compressor side journal bearing with helical grooves along an inner journal surface where each helical groove includes a lubricant opening and opposing arms where each arm terminates at a respective axial surface of the journal bearing; and a spacer to space the turbine side journal bearing and the compressor side journal bearing along an axis. Various other exemplary devices, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075958 | ROLLING BEARING SEALING DEVICE - An axial lip is formed on a side surface of a seal of a rolling bearing which faces a slinger so as to expand outwards of the bearing. A projecting portion is formed on a flat surface of the slinger which faces the seal by flexing the slinger in an axial direction so as to cause the slinger to project inwards of the bearing, and a distal end of the axial lip is brought into contact with the flat surface of the slinger in a position lying further radially outwards than the projecting portion on the slinger. A radially inward inner surface of the axial lip of the axial lip and a radially outer side sloping surface formed radially outwards of the projecting portion on the slinger form a labyrinth, and a portion of the side surface of the seal which lies further radially inwards than the position where the axial lip is formed and an apex portion of the projecting portion on the slinger form a labyrinth. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075959 | TAPERED ROLLER BEARING - To prevent abrasion of an end surface on a large flange portion side of an inner race and abrasion of an end surface of a flange portion of a mating member, a tapered roller bearing includes a washer fixed to the end surface on the large flange portion side of the inner race. A dimensional tolerance between the inner race and the washer, which is required when the washer is fixed to the inner race, is increased to reduce processing cost and to facilitate fixation work of the washer to the inner race. The tapered roller bearing includes a washer ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110075960 | AXLE SHAFT COVER PLATE WITH BEARING ASSEMBLY - A cover plate for a drive assembly that includes a bearing housing having a bearing cavity, a thrust bearing axially disposed within the bearing cavity that includes a cup, cone and plurality of rollers disposed between cup and cone raceways, a thrust plate with an axle engaging surface disposed perpendicular to a central axis and coupled for rotation to the cone. The cover plate may be connected to a final drive housing of a final drive that includes a plurality of gears operatively connected to an axle shaft, the end of the axle shaft positioned to rotationally engage the thrust plate and cone. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075961 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION FREQUENCY OPTIMIZING DEVICE AND METHOD - The invention relates to a device, system, and method for optimizing and altering electromagnetic frequency using Doppler shifts of electromagnetic radiation, and, in particular, optimizing frequency for application to photovoltaic devices and the like. The device comprises a crystal positioned in a channel undergoing a vibration, wherein an interaction between an incoming electromagnetic radiation and the vibration of the crystal optimizes a frequency of electromagnetic radiation. Also, a method comprising providing a channel, at least two parallel walls having an reflective surface; separating an incoming electromagnetic radiation into component frequencies; vibrating at least two parallel walls, wherein parallel walls contain at least one crystal capable of vibration; directing incoming electromagnetic radiation toward at least two parallel walls, wherein contact between incoming electromagnetic radiation and vibration of at least one crystal alters a frequency of electromagnetic radiation toward said optimal frequency. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075962 | WAVEGUIDE COUPLED SURFACE PLASMON POLARITION PHOTO DETECTOR - A metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) device couples light from an optical mode in a waveguide to a surface plasmon polarition (SPP) mode on an electrode surface of the MSM device. Once in an SPP mode, the absorption of light in the semiconductor can take place in a very small area. This may allow for a shrinking of the active detector area and allow for low capacitance, very short transit distance for the electrical carriers and allow for very low voltage devices and/or very high frequency. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075963 | MICRO-RESONATOR SENSOR USING EVANESCENT WAVE OF TOTAL REFLECTION MIRROR - A micro-resonator sensor using an evanescent wave of a total reflection mirror is disclosed. A main waveguide includes an input hole to which a optical signal is inputted and an output hole from which the optical signal is outputted, and a optical coupling region at which a portion of the optical signal inputted through the input hole is branched. A resonant waveguide includes a optical coupling waveguide optically coupled with the optical coupling region of the main waveguide to receive the branch optical signal branched from the main waveguide and a plurality of circumferential waveguides. The optical coupling waveguide and the plurality of circumferential waveguides are disposed in a polygonal shape. Optical path changing units are disposed at vertex regions to which the optical coupling waveguide and the circumferential waveguides are connected to reflect at least a portion of the branch optical signal inputted to the resonant waveguide so as to turn around within the resonant waveguide. At least one of the optical path changing units disposed at the vertex regions to which the circumferential waveguides are connected is a total reflection mirror with a receptor provided on the other side from the side on which the branch signal is inputted and combining with a measurement-subject material. The circumferential waveguide that inputs the branch optical signal to the total reflection mirror is disposed such that an incident angle relative to the total reflection mirror is larger than a total reflection threshold angle. Because the resonator is configured by using the total reflection mirrors, the micro-resonator sensor can be fabricated with an ultra-compact size without an excessive radiation loss. Also, because all the elements are integrated on a single wafer, the micro-resonator sensor can be fabricated as an on-chip, whereby an ultra-compact optical sensor module applicable to mobile terminals can be manufactured. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075964 | Optical Fiber Structure Monitoring and Analysis - A system and method for monitoring the structural integrity of a structure is provided. An optical fiber is acoustically coupled to one or more of the structural elements. A source of optical energy is configured to inject optical energy into the optical fiber, and an optical detector is configured to detect a first optical return signal having characteristics that are affected by vibrations of the structural elements. An analyzer measures characteristics of the optical return signal to determine information concerning the movement of the structural elements monitored by the fiber optic cable. The results of the analyzer can be stored and so that the analysis of the optical return signal can be compared to previously recorded signals to determine changes in structural integrity over time. Multiple fibers can be acoustically coupled to the monitored structural elements to obtain additional data concerning the structural integrity. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075965 | Channeled Substrates For Integrated Optical Devices Employing Optical Fibers - A channeled substrate for forming integrated optical devices that employ optical fibers and at least one active optical component is disclosed. The channeled substrate includes a substrate member having an upper surface one or more grooves formed therein, and a transparent sheet. The transparent sheet, which is preferably made of thin glass, is fixed to the substrate member upper surface to define, in combination with the one or more grooves, one or more channels. The channels are each sized to accommodate an optical fiber to allow for optical communication through the transparent sheet between the active optical component and the optical fibers. Channeled substrates formed by molding and by drawing are also presented. Integrated optical devices that employ the channeled substrate are also disclosed. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075966 | Optical Interconnect - An optical interconnect has first and second substantially perpendicular optical waveguides and an optical grating disposed between and evanescently coupled to the waveguides. The optical grating includes a plurality perforated rows that are oriented at an angle of approximately 45 degrees with respect to the first and second optical waveguides. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075967 | Cylindrical Resonators For Optical Signal Routing - A system for routing optical signals includes a waveguide array and a cylindrical resonator lying across the waveguide array, the cylindrical resonator having independently controllable tangential interfaces with each of the waveguides within the waveguide array. A method of selectively routing an optical signal between waveguides includes selecting a optical signal to route; determining the desired path the optical signal; tuning a first controllable interface between a cylindrical resonator and a source waveguide to extract the optical signal from the source waveguide; and tuning a second independently controllable interface between the cylindrical resonator and a destination waveguide to deposit the optical signal into the destination waveguide. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075968 | Fiber Optic Terminals Configured to Dispose a Fiber Optic Connection Panel(s) Within an Optical Fiber Perimeter and Related Methods - Fiber optic terminals and methods for establishing optical connections are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic terminal is provided that includes a base defining an interior chamber. The fiber optic terminal includes a terminal cover configured to close onto the base. A plurality of fiber routing guides are disposed in the base defining an optical fiber perimeter in the interior chamber. At least one fiber optic connection panel is disposed in the fiber optic terminal for establishing optical connections. The fiber optic connection panel is disposed on the internal surface of the terminal cover such that when the terminal cover is closed, the fiber optic connection panel is disposed within the optical fiber perimeter. In this manner, routing of optical fibers around the optical fiber perimeter provides space for disposing the fiber optic connection panel in the fiber optic terminal when the terminal cover is closed. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075969 | Apparatus and Methods for Attenuating and Measuring Light Passed Through a Launch Multimode Fiber - An exemplary apparatus includes ferrule offset assemblies each having opposing ferrules with respective ends and respective fiber channels maintained in general relative and adjustable alignment. Offset adjusting devices adjust the relative alignment of the fiber channels to create at least one select fiber channel alignment offset. Respective multimode fibers are disposed in the fiber channels and have a fiber alignment corresponding to the fiber channel alignment. One of the multimode fibers has an end configured to optically couple to a launch multimode fiber, which is connected to a device having a light source. The multimode fiber receives light from the launch multimode fiber so that at least some of the light passes through to the other multimode fiber and then to a power meter. Power measurements for different fiber offsets are then compared to established attenuation values. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075970 | Integrated Photonics Device - The present invention relates to an integrated photonic device ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110075971 | Sealing enclosures for a connector on a cable, such as a standardized fiber-optic connector - The invention relates to a sealing enclosure and a sealing assembly comprising the sealing enclosure and a mating enclosure as well as a method to connect both. The sealing enclosure loosely receives a connector within a connector volume so that the connector, which may be of a standard type used in electronic or optic data transmission, may be displaced within a plug face at the forward end of the connector volume. Thus, the connector may compensate variations in the position of a mating connector with respect to the mating enclosure. Moreover, the sealing enclosure allows to seal off the connector volume and engage the sealing enclosure with a mating enclosure in a single motion. This is affected by having a cable seal interposed between an inner body and an outer body. If the outer body is moved forward to engage the mating connector, the cable seal is squeezed between the cable and the inner body sealing off the connector volume at the rearward end of the inner body. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075972 | Fiber Optic Connectors and Methods for Making the Same - Fiber optic connectors and components for fiber optic connectors with improved side-loading performance are disclosed along with methods for making the same. The fiber optic connector includes a ferrule and a ferrule holder where the ferrule holder may be disposed within a housing. The ferrule holder has a forward portion with a spherical feature for cooperating with the housing, thereby allowing relative movement therebetween. Specifically, the spherical feature of the ferrule holder permits rotational translation of the ferrule holder in two degrees of freedom relative to the housing and inhibits the longitudinal translation of the ferrule holder in same two degrees of freedom relative to the housing, thereby providing improved side-loading performance. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075973 | Tapered-Channel Ferrules and Optical Fiber Connectors Employing Same - Ferrules having at least one tapered fiber channel that supports at least one optical fiber are disclosed. The at least one tapered fiber channel is defined by at least one channel wall. The material making up the channel wall is at least one of deformable and removable by forcible contact by the at least one optical fiber when the optical fiber is inserted into the fiber channel. This results in the formation of an interference fit between the front channel end and the optical fiber end when the diameter of the optical fiber end exceeds the diameter of the channel front end. The fiber channel wall may optionally include at least one deformable and/or removable-by-contact protrusion, with the at least one protrusion preferably being located in the channel section adjacent the narrow front channel end. Methods of forming the ferrules are also disclosed. Single-fiber and multi-fiber optical fiber connectors that employ the ferrules are also disclosed. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075974 | Optical connector and optical connector cable - An optical connector is selectively attachable to one of optical fiber cables including a first type optical fiber cable and a second type optical fiber cable. Each of the optical fiber cables includes a common optical fiber and a common ferrule fixed to the common optical fiber. The first type optical fiber cable further includes a tension member. The second type optical fiber cable further including a tensile member. The optical connector has a swage portion through which the common ferrule is inserted forward when one of the optical fiber cables is attached to the optical connector. The swage portion has an outer surface on which the tensile member is swaged when the second type optical fiber cable is attached to the optical connector. The optical connector also has a fixing portion having at least one receiver hole formed therein for receiving and fixing an end of the tension member of the first type optical fiber cable. The fixing portion is located forward of the swage portion. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075975 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector includes a pair of optical fibers and a seat defining a pair of lenses at a front edge thereof and passageways aligned with the lenses respectively and receiving the optical fibers. The seat defines a pair of first apertures at a first surface thereof communicating with the passageways, and a pair of second aperture at a second surface thereof opposite to the first surface communicating with the passageways. Rear insides of the first apertures are aligned with front insides of the second apertures. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075976 | SUBSTRATES AND GRIPPERS FOR OPTICAL FIBER ALIGNMENT WITH OPTICAL ELEMENT(S) AND RELATED METHODS - Apparatuses and methods for the passive alignment of an optical fiber over an optical element on a substrate are disclosed. An optical element and at least one gripper element may be provided on the substrate, wherein the at least one gripper element is positioned in an axial path defined by the optical element. Thus, when an optical fiber is moved along the axial path until an end of the optical fiber makes contact with the at least one gripper element, the optical fiber is aligned with the optical element. In addition, methods of aligning an optical fiber over an optical element on a substrate are disclosed. Further, the optical fibers may be laser angle-cleaved optical fibers with shaped fiber ends, such as laser angle-cleaved wedge or taper structures, as examples. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075977 | Crush-Resistant Fiber Optic Cables Employing Bend-Resistant Multimode Fibers - A crush-resistant fiber optic cable is disclosed, wherein the cable includes a plurality of bend-resistant multimode optical fibers. The fibers are generally arranged longitudinally about a central axis, with no strength member arranged along the central axis. A tensile-strength layer surrounds the plurality of bend-resistant optical fibers. A protective cover surrounds the tensile-strength layer and has an outside diameter D | 2011-03-31 |
20110075978 | DOWNHOLE CABLE - Downhole cables are described that are configured to protect internal structures that may be detrimentally impacted by exposure to the downhole environment, by protecting such structures by at least two protective layers. In some examples, the structures to be protected may be housed in a protective tube housed within the protective outer sheath. The described configuration enables the use of structures such as polymer fibers in the cables for strength and load-bearing capability by protecting the fibers, by multiple protective layers, from exposure to gases or fluids within a wellbore. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075979 | ARMORED OPTICAL FIBER CABLE - An armored optical fiber cable may include a core cable portion and an armored cable portion surrounding the core cable portion. The core cable portion may include, among other layers, a steel tape layer wrapped around an insulation layer surrounding a conductive sheath. The steel tape layer improves armored resistance to dragging and abrasion caused by fishing gear by protecting the insulation layer surrounding the sheath. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075980 | Armored Fiber Optic Assemblies and Methods Employing Bend-Resistant Multimode Fiber - Armored fiber optic assemblies and methods are disclosed that include a dielectric armor and at least one bend-resistant multimode optical fiber. The dielectric armor has an armor profile, thereby resembling conventional metal armored cable to the craft. The dielectric armor provides additional crush and impact resistance and the like for the optical fibers and/or fiber optic assembly therein. The dielectric armor is advantageous to the craft since it provides the desired mechanical performance without requiring the time and expense of grounding like conventional metal armored cables. Additionally, the armored fiber optic assemblies can have any suitable flame and/or smoke rating for meeting the requirements of the intended space. The use of at least one bend-resistant multimode optical fiber allows for improved bend performance for the armored fiber optic assemblies, allowing for tighter cable routing as compared to armored fiber optic assemblies having conventional multimode optical fiber. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075981 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL MATERIAL, RESIN FILM FOR OPTICAL MATERIAL, AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A resin composition for an optical material, which is excellent in heat resistance and transparency and is soluble in an aqueous alkali solution, a resin film for an optical material made of the resin composition, and an optical waveguide using the same are provided. The resin composition for an optical material includes: (A) an alkali-soluble (meth)acrylate polymer containing a maleimide skeleton in a main chain; (B) a polymerizable compound; and (C) a polymerization initiator. The resin film for an optical material is made of the resin composition for an optical material. The optical waveguide has a core part and/or a clad layer formed using the resin composition for an optical material or the resin film for an optical material. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075982 | APPARATUS FOR SHAPING THE END OF AN OPTICAL FIBER - An apparatus is provided for shaping an end of an optical fiber. The apparatus may include a frame and a clamp constructed to hold the optical fiber in a fixed location relative to the frame. The apparatus may further include a tip shaper supported by the frame and movable in a first direction toward and away from the clamp, and moveable in a second direction that lies in a plane transverse to the first direction to shape the end of the optical fiber when the tip shaper is placed in contact with the optical fiber. The apparatus may include an abrasive substrate which abrades the end of the fiber. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075983 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE INLET DEVICE - An inlet device is described herein for inserting a plurality of telecommunication cables into a telecommunications enclosure. An exemplary inlet device includes a housing, a retention device and a compression member. The housing has a first end and a second end, wherein the housing includes a compressible portion at the second end of the housing and the retention device may be secured to the first end of the housing. The compression member may be fitted over the compressible portion at the second end of the housing and the retention device may be secured to the first end of the housing. The cable retention device includes a rack to discretely hold a plurality of telecommunication cables. The cables may be further secured in the rack of the cable retention device by one or more clamping devices. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075984 | RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - A recording/reproducing apparatus includes an operating section having dual functions depending on being in an image capture mode or in a reproduction mode respectively. While one of the recording mode and the reproduction mode is being carried out, in response to start of the other mode, a controlling function of the operating section is switched to the function of the other mode, and in response to the completion of the other mode, the function of the operating section is switched to the function of the one mode. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075985 | Unified Recording and Pause Buffer Format - A unified recording format allows both recorded programs and paused buffered broadcasts to be stored in memory as a common virtual stream. As content is received on a channel, it is placed into the virtual stream with newer content at the start of the stream and progressively aging content migrating farther downstream. A front section of the stream effectively operates as a pause buffer, as the currently tuned broadcast program is recorded in this section and is responsive to pause/resume commands. Recorded programs are also stored as part of the same virtual stream. Pointers are used to identify the boundaries of the pause buffer, as well as the beginning and end of each recorded program in the virtual stream. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075986 | AV DATA REPRODUCING DEVICE, METHOD FOR REPRODUCING AV DATA, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - An original stream file and an after-recording data file are managed as different files. In the original stream file, data is made up of sets of partial data (CU) divided in accordance with a predetermined interval. Likewise, in the after-recording data file, data is made up of sets of partial data (CA) divided in accordance with a predetermined interval. These sets of data are recorded onto a disc such that the after-recorded data (CA) is recorded in a region adjacent to a relevant original stream (CU). This allows reproduction and real-time after-recording with the use of a general MPEG-2 PS/TS decoder. Moreover, this allows realization of data recording that causes less interruption of reproduction when non-destructive editing is carried out with respect to an after-recorded result. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075987 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AV DATA AND ASSOCIATED DATA, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - An original stream file and an after-recording data file are managed as different files. In the original stream file, data is made up of sets of partial data (CU) divided in accordance with a predetermined interval. Likewise, in the after-recording data file, data is made up of sets of partial data (CA) divided in accordance with a predetermined interval. These sets of data are recorded onto a disc such that the after-recorded data (CA) is recorded in a region adjacent to a relevant original stream (CU). This allows reproduction and real-time after-recording with the use of a general MPEG-2 PS/TS decoder. Moreover, this allows realization of data recording that causes less interruption of reproduction when non-destructive editing is carried out with respect to an after-recorded result. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075988 | Multi-Media System - A multi-media system includes an audio and video data provider, a writing device and a player. The audio and video data provider provides audio and video data. The player provides personal data. The writing device receives the audio and video data and the personal data and adds the personal data to the audio and video data before transferring the audio and video data and the personal data to the player. The writing device includes a display module for showing a first sub-screen and a second sub-screen including an account zone and a time-and-address zone. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075989 | PLAYBACK DEVICE, PLAYBACK METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a playback device, a playback method, and a program, which enable a 3D content to be played by determining which stream of a basic stream and an extended stream is a left image stream in the event of displaying a 3D image for example. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075990 | Video Bookmarking - The video bookmark feature allows a user to tag an item or segment of interest within audio/video content being watched. Each tag, or bookmark, can contain within it metadata associated with the content captured by the receiver at the time the bookmark was recorded; further information can be derived via interaction over the Internet with a service provider. Applications supported by video bookmarks include telescoping ads, capturing screen shots for later review or printing, and retrieving more information about any arbitrary subject being viewed, whether it is a scene in a program, an advertisement, or other associated information about the subject. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075991 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AV STREAMS ONTO A RECORDING MEDIUM WITH REPRODUCTION PATH CHANGE POINT FEATURES - The present invention facilitates reading in advance information on addresses where data of each reproduction path to be reproduced is stored. Clip AV stream | 2011-03-31 |
20110075992 | INTELLIGENT OVERLAY FOR VIDEO ADVERTISING - Video advertising overlay technique embodiments are presented that generally detect a set of spatio-temporal nonintrusive positions within a series of consecutive video frames in shots of a digital video and then overlay contextually relevant ads on these positions. In one general embodiment, this is accomplished by decomposing the video into a series of shots, and then identifying a video advertisement for each of a selected set of the shots. The identified video advertisement is one that is determined to be the most relevant to the content of the shot. An overlay area is also identified in each of the shots, where the selected overlay area is the least intrusive among a plurality of prescribed areas to a viewer of the video. The video advertisements identified for the shots are then respectively scheduled to be overlaid in the identified overlay area of a shot, whenever the shot is played. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075993 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A SUMMARY OF AN AUDIO/VISUAL DATA STREAM - A method of generating a summary of an audio/visual data stream is provided, the data stream comprising a plurality of consecutive frames having audio and visual properties. A plurality of shots of an audio/visual data stream are detected (step | 2011-03-31 |
20110075994 | System and Method for Video Storage and Retrieval - A method and system for providing functionality similar to that found in a DVR but mostly or completely contained within a television set is disclosed. A memory stores packets representing a portion of one or more programs in the broadcast stream and allows a viewer to replay that portion of the program using some of the functions available on a DVR, such as pause, rewind, and fast forward. The packet stream is divided into groups of equal length and fixed time duration, for example one second, and stored in sequential order in the memory. This allows for the storage and retrieval of content without the need for an index file, without adding a timestamp to the program data packets, and without separating the audio portion from the video portion of the program and then having to synchronize and recombine them. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075995 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AV DATA, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - An original stream file and an after-recording data file are managed as different files. In the original stream file, data is made up of sets of partial data (CU) divided in accordance with a predetermined interval. Likewise, in the after-recording data file, data is made up of sets of partial data (CA) divided in accordance with a predetermined interval. These sets of data are recorded onto a disc such that the after-recorded data (CA) is recorded in a region adjacent to a relevant original stream (CU). This allows reproduction and real-time after-recording with the use of a general MPEG-2 PS/TS decoder. Moreover, this allows realization of data recording that causes less interruption of reproduction when non-destructive editing is carried out with respect to an after-recorded result. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075996 | MEDIA PLAYER AND CONTENT ID DETERMINATION METHOD - A media player according to an embodiment includes: a data retriever configured to retrieve, from data recorded on a medium from which a content is run, data including an address that indicates a recording position on the medium of the content provided by the medium; and an ID determination unit configured to determine an ID for identifying the provided content in accordance with the retrieved data in order to acquire, from an external device that stores information related to the content, the information associated with the ID and related to the provided content, by communicating the ID to the external device. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075997 | DECODING EARLIER FRAMES WITH DTS/PTS BACKWARD EXTRAPOLATION - In one method embodiment, receiving a video stream comprising a first compressed picture without associated time stamp information and a second compressed picture having associated first time stamp information, the second compressed picture following the first compressed picture in transmission order; deriving second time stamp information based on the first time stamp information; and processing the first compressed picture based on the second time stamp information. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075998 | AV Data reproducing device, method for reproducing AV data, and recording medium for the same - An original stream file and an after-recording data file are managed as different files. In the original stream file, data is made up of sets of partial data (CU) divided in accordance with a predetermined interval. Likewise, in the after-recording data file, data is made up of sets of partial data (CA) divided in accordance with a predetermined interval. These sets of data are recorded onto a disc such that the after-recorded data (CA) is recorded in a region adjacent to a relevant original stream (CU). This allows reproduction and real-time after-recording with the use of a general MPEG-2 PS/TS decoder. Moreover, this allows realization of data recording that causes less interruption of reproduction when non-destructive editing is carried out with respect to an after-recorded result. | 2011-03-31 |
20110075999 | IMAGE STABILIZER AND ANTI-VIBRATION CAMERA MODULE USING SAME - An image stabilizer includes a stationary member defining a first receiving space and a first central axis, a moveable member received in the first receiving space and spaced from the stationary member, a driving assembly including a first magnetic member fixed to the stationary member and a second magnetic member fixed to the moveable member, a resilient assembly interconnecting the stationary member and the moveable member, and a gyro. The moveable member defines a second central axis coinciding with the first central axis. The first magnetic member faces the second magnetic member. The driving assembly drives the moveable member to rotate about a first axis and a second axis relative to the stationary member through magnetic interaction between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member. The second axis is perpendicular to the first axis; the first axis and the second axis are perpendicular to the first central axis. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076000 | IMAGE CAPTURE UNIT AND IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE HAVING SAME - An exemplary image capture unit includes a light guide plate, a camera module, and a driving unit. The light guide plate includes a first wedge-shaped portion, a second wedge-shaped portion, and an intermediate portion connecting to the first wedge-shaped portion and the second wedge-shaped portion. The intermediate portion has a uniform thickness. The camera module faces the light guide plate. The camera module has an optical axis associated therewith. The driving unit is configured for driving the light guide plate to move relative to the camera module to selectively align the camera module with the first wedge-shaped portion, the second wedge-shaped portion, or the intermediate portion. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076001 | IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An imaging device includes an arrayed imaging element group configured to receive light passing through a photographic lens, wherein the imaging element group includes a plurality of photographic elements used for photographic image data generation and a plurality of phase difference detection elements used for phase difference detection for focus detection of the photographic lens, each of the photographic elements and each of the phase difference detection elements include: an on-chip microlens configured to collect light passing through the photographic lens; a photoelectric conversion element configured to receive the light passing through the on-chip microlens; and an internal microlens disposed between the on-chip microlens and the photoelectric conversion element, the photographic element is configured such that an optical axis of the on-chip microlens matches an optical axis of the internal microlens, and the phase difference detection element is configured such that the optical axis of the on-chip microlens is shifted from the optical axis of the internal microlens. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076002 | Image Capturing Device and Method - An image capturing device includes an image sensing unit, a shutter button mechanism, and a control unit. The image sensing unit includes a lens module and an image sensor. The shutter button mechanism is operable to generate a trigger signal when pressed and to generate a release signal when the shutter button mechanism is released after being pressed. The control unit is configured to perform, in response to the release signal from the shutter button mechanism, a picture taking procedure for controlling the image sensing unit to capture an image. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076003 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the operation of the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes operating a camera provided in a main body of the mobile terminal in a first camera mode, and displaying a screen corresponding to an operation selected during the first camera mode on a display module; and if a 360-degree rotation of the main body about a predetermined axial direction is detected, operating the camera in a second camera mode and displaying a screen corresponding to an operation selected during the second camera mode on the display module. Therefore, it is possible to easily switch the mobile terminal from one camera mode to another camera mode in accordance with the movement of the main body of the mobile terminal. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076004 | ANAMORPHIC FOCAL ARRAY - An imaging system includes an offset focal array including a plurality of photosensitive elements disposed at different focal lengths from at least one lens to output an image simulating an orthogonal view of an oblique coverage area. In further embodiments, the photosensitive elements are arranged in layers positioned substantially equal to the focal lengths of one or more focusing lenses. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076005 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING CAMERA - A portable electronic device includes a first cover, a second cover, a camera and a liquid crystal shutter. The first and second covers cooperatively form a housing. The camera is received in the housing and fixed to the first cover. The camera includes an optical lens and an image sensor. The optical lens is optically aligned with the image sensor. The second cover has a through hole defined therein aligned with the optical lens of the camera. The liquid crystal shutter is fixed in the through hole. The liquid crystal shutter is changeable between a bright state and a dark state, thereby having a light switch function of a shutter. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076006 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - In an imaging apparatus including a stepping motor that drives a diaphragm, a favorable moving image exposure control is carried out while reducing electrical power required for holding the diaphragm position. For moving image exposure control, a determination unit determines the presence or absence of the diaphragm driving. When a rotor and the magnetic poles of the stator do not face to each other in the first operation mode, the control unit of a stepping motor drives the rotor to a facing position, and shuts off the current in a coil. When the diaphragm driving does not occur in the second operation mode, the control unit of a stepping motor shuts off the current in the coil at the state where the rotor of the motor and the magnetic poles of the stator face to each other. A holding current to be supplied to the motor is shut off in the first and second operation modes, whereby the lower power consumption can be realized. The program profile of a diaphragm drive method and an exposure control is switched depending on the type of an imaging lens unit, whereby a favorable moving image exposure control can be realized. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076007 | CAMERA MODULE - According to one embodiment, a camera module includes an insulating substrate | 2011-03-31 |
20110076008 | Optical code division multiplexing communication system and method for correcting failure of the same - An OCDM communication system and a method for correcting failure of the same are provided. In the system, encoders and decoders are provided respectively for channels. Each encoder, including an SSFBG, encodes an optical signal using a code value determined according to distance between adjacent unit fiber Bragg gratings in the SFFBG. Each decoder, including an SFFBG, generates a received optical signal by decoding the encoded signal using a code value determined in the same manner. A set temperature of each encoder and decoder is calculated and a corresponding control signal is generated based on average power and error rate detection signals of each received optical signal. The temperature of each encoder or decoder is individually adjusted according to the control signal, which makes equal the code values of an encoder and decoder of a channel in which average power of a received signal has changed or error rate thereof is excessive. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076009 | OPTICAL AXIS ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL AXIS ADJUSTING METHOD - An optical axis adjusting apparatus for an optical device includes a drive unit moving an optical component through which communication light emitted from a light source passes, a plate member disposed facing the optical component, the plate member allowing light to transmit through the plate member and reflecting light to the optical component, a photographing unit disposed on a back side of the plate member, taking an image irradiated with the light transmitted through the plate member, and a control section controlling the drive unit to move the optical component based on the image and information on optical characteristics of the light reflected by the plate member. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076010 | TCM PATH SEARCH METHOD, TCM PATH CREAETION METHOD, PATH SEARCH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND PATH CREATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A Tandem connection monitoring (TCM) path search method, a TCM path creation method, a path search management system, and a path creation management system are provided. The source end TCM mode and the sink end TCM mode at a single level of each node in an Optical Channel Data Unit-k (ODUk) path are acquired; and a TCM path at the single level between nodes in the ODUk path is calculated according to the source end TCM mode and the sink end TCM mode at the single level of each node that are acquired. TCM level information and the sink end TCM mode of a second node for TCM path creation between a first node and the second node are acquired by specifying the first node and the second node; and a TCM path between the first node and the second node that are specified is created and stored. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076011 | Apparatus for monitoring optical signal quality specifically applicable to NRZ optical signals - A binary intensity-modulated light signal to be monitored is split into three signal beams. The first and third beams are converted into electric signals. Frequencies of the first electric signal corresponding to a bit rate pass a filter bank. The intensity of the filtered signal is detected by an RF intensity detector. A delaying interferometer makes the second beam interfere with a light signal obtained by delaying the second beam by a predetermined delay time. One of the resulting interference signals is converted into an electric signal. The intensities of the amplified signal are detected by another RF intensity detector. The third electric signal is smoothed by the filter bank, and its average intensity is detected by a power detector. The intensities of the detected, amplified signals are found relative to the detected average intensity to determine wavelength dispersion and optical SNR or the tendency of their changes. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076012 | OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TRANSMISSION ERROR IN OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINAL - Provided are an optical network terminal (ONT) and a method for the ONT to detect an optical transmission error. The ONT is connected with an optical line termination (OLT) and constituting a passive optical network (PON), and includes an optical transmitter configured to transmit an optical signal to the OLT, an error detector configured to detect an error of the optical transmitter; and a controller configured to transmit an error message to the OLT through the optical transmitter when the error detector detects an error of the optical transmitter. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076013 | METHOD FOR LOCALIZING AN OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINATION IN AN OPTICAL ACCESS NETWORK - A method for localizing an optical network termination in an optical access network including an optical line termination and a number of optical links. The method includes: detecting that the optical network termination is connected to an optical link and retrieving from it a termination identifier univocally identifying the optical network termination, using the termination identifier for retrieving an optical link identifier associated with the termination identifier and univocally identifying a given optical link of the optical links; inducing a change in an optical connection between the optical line termination and the given optical link, thus modifying an optical parameter of first optical signals received at the optical line termination through the given optical link; checking whether second optical signals received at the optical line termination from the optical network termination are affected by the change; and in the affirmative, determining that the optical network termination is connected to the first optical link. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076014 | Transmission Network Having an Optical Receiver that Utilizes Dual Power Pins and a Single Status Pin to Lower Power Consumption, Lower Manufacturing Cost, and Increase Transmission Efficiency - A communication network is provided for interconnecting a network of digital systems, such as multimedia devices. Each node of the communication network may include a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter of each node can be an optical receiver and transmitter. The optical receiver is preferably powered by two power supply pins, each providing different supply amounts. An activity detector within the receiver can be powered from a first supply amount, and the signal path of the optical receiver can be supplied from a second supply amount greater than the first supply amount. The first supply amount is provided at all times, and the second supply amount is only provided if activity is detected. A voltage regulator which provides the first supply amount can be beneficially embodied on the same integrated circuit as a network interface to reduce the manufacturing cost of the network. By powering the activity detector separate from the signal path, power down and power up (normal) operating states are envisioned for reducing power consumption and increasing longevity of the optical receiver and transmitter. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076015 | Optical network equipment and optical network - A position in which an optical signal characteristic is compensated in an optical network can be chosen. An optical network equipment measures an optical signal characteristic for each wavelength, and notifies an optical network equipment on a communication path of an optical signal characteristic index and control necessity determination threshold. In an upstream portion of the communication path, the optical network equipment (a start point or the like of the communication path) that can compensate the optical signal characteristic for each wavelength determines the necessity to eliminate a deviation between wavelengths and the position to eliminate it, using the optical signal characteristic index and the control necessity determination threshold. The equipment determines a compensator to be controlled, and a compensation amount, based on the result, and commands an optical network equipment including the compensator to control the compensator, using a communication path establishment control protocol such as GMPLS-extended RSVP-TE. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076016 | Methods for Expanding Cross-Connect Capacity in a ROADM Optical Network - A reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM) transport network comprising a plurality of optical fan-out devices and a first plurality and a second plurality of demultiplexers for locally dropping selected wavelengths; and first plurality and a second plurality of multiplexers for locally adding selected wavelengths, the first and second plurality disposed in a cascaded relationship to enable selective coupling between network degrees. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076017 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An optical transmission system including: first, second, and third stations; a main transmission path that bi-directionally couples the first station with the second station; and an optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM) disposed on the main transmission path, the OADM branching light from the first and second station, combining light from the third station to the main transmission path; wherein the OADM includes an input determination unit and an optical path switching unit, the input determination unit detects the power of the lights, and determines whether each of the input lights is lost or not, and the optical path switching unit forms a loop-back route based on the determination. | 2011-03-31 |