16th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150103095 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD - A biological information displaying apparatus includes: a calculator which is configured to calculate measurement values of parameters based on a plurality of biological signals obtained by an acquiring unit, the parameters including: sclerosis parameters relating to arterial sclerosis; and stenosis and/or occlusion parameters relating to arterial stenosis and/or occlusion; a display which is configured to display information; and a display controller which is configured to produce different radar charts of the sclerosis parameters and the stenosis and/or occlusion parameters, and which is configured to display the measurement values of the parameters on the display, on respective one of line segments that radially extend from a center in each of the radar charts, while plotting each of the measurement values of corresponding parameters at a position that is remoter from the center as a clinical value is worse. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103096 | DISPLAY DEVICE, HEAD MOUNT DISPLAY, CALIBRATION METHOD, CALIBRATION PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An optically transmissive display device is configured displays additional information to a real environment visually recognized by a user. The display device includes: a position detecting unit which detects a specific position in the real environment; a calibration unit which obtains a correspondence between the specific position in the real environment and a specific position of the display device to compute calibration data for transforming from a first coordinate system of the position detecting unit at the specific position in the real environment to a second coordinate system of the display device; and a determining unit which determines a natural feature point suitable for computing the calibration data in the natural feature points existing in the real environment, based on a taken image. The specific position in the real environment in the calibration unit is specified by detecting the position of the natural feature point determined by the determining unit. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103097 | Method and Device for Implementing Augmented Reality Application - A method for implementing an augmented reality application includes collecting an image and label information of the image, where the image has been uploaded by a user and releasing the image and the label information of the image to a social networking contact of the user in accordance with a social graph of the user and an interest graph. The method also includes obtaining comment information from the social networking contact about the image and extracting, from the comment information, a keyword, where an occurrence frequency of the keyword is higher than a first threshold. Additionally, the method includes adding the image to an image album in accordance with the label information of the image and the keyword and generating an augmented reality pattern and augmented reality content about a describing object of the image in accordance with image features of images in the image album and the keyword. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103098 | Camera and Sensor Augmented Reality Techniques - Camera and sensor augmented reality techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an optical basis is obtained that was generated from data obtained by a camera of a computing device and a sensor basis is obtained that was generated from data obtained from one or more sensors that are not a camera. The optical basis and the sensor basis describe a likely orientation or position of the camera and the one or more sensors, respectively, in a physical environment. The optical basis and the sensor basis are compared to verify the orientation or the position of the computing device in the physical environment. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103099 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and method for displaying a display item is disclosed. A first pattern comprises an image at a first image size and a character string at a first character string size. A second pattern comprises the image at a second image size and the character string at a second character string size, the character string not overlapping the image at the second image size. The second image size is larger than the first image size, and the second character string size is larger than the first character string size. A selected size comprises at least a first size and a second size. The first pattern is displayed for the display item if the selected size is the first size, and the second pattern is displayed for the display item if the selected size is the second size. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103100 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A TWO-SIDED TWO-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT ON A DISPLAY IN A MOTOR VEHICLE AND DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - In a method for displaying information in a motor vehicle, at least one two-dimensional object is displayed graphically in a first representation which shows one side of the object, and in a second representation which shows the other side of the object, with the aid of a display mounted in the motor vehicle, different information being shown on the respective sides of the two-dimensional graphical object, and the graphical object extending substantially over the entire size of the display in at least one direction in the first and/or second representation. The representation of the graphical object is altered as a function of a control signal such that the graphical object rotates from one side to the other side in a perspective representation on the display, the two-dimensional graphical object always being fully displayed, at least perspectively, during the rotation. A corresponding display device for a motor vehicle is provided for performing the method. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103101 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device and a driving method for converting a low-resolution image into a high-resolution image and preventing a visible boundary between partitioned display areas are disclosed. One inventive aspect includes a display panel, a dividing control unit and a scaler. The display panel includes panel areas. The dividing control unit divides an input image into sub-images and the scaler scales the sub-images. The inventive aspect further includes an extra image removing unit and a driver. The extra image removing unit removes an scaled extra image from the scaled sub-image so that the driver provides the processed sub-image to the corresponding panel area. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103102 | INDICATING AVAILABILITY OF INDOOR CONTENT ON A DIGITAL MAP - An interactive digital map of a geographic area is provided via a viewport that defines a visible portion of the digital map. The digital map includes a representation of a structure. The viewport is panned relative to the digital map in response to receiving a user request. An indication that indoor map data is available for the structure is displayed in response to determining that the viewport is panning, and the indication is removed in response to determining that the viewport has stopped panning. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103103 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a plurality of sub-pixel groups. At least one of the sub-pixel groups includes a plurality of first sub-pixels to emit a first color of light, a plurality of second sub-pixels to emit a second color of light, and a dummy pixel between the first sub-pixels and the second sub-pixels. A first dummy driving transistor is connectable to one of the first sub-pixels and a second dummy driving transistor is connectable to one of the second sub-pixels. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103104 | DISPLAY DRIVING CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL INCLUDING THE DISPLAY DRIVING CIRCUIT AND THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A display driving circuit, a display device, and a portable terminal including the driving circuit and the display device, which prevent the occurrence of flicker are provided. The display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines that are respectively connected with the plurality of pixels, and a display driving circuit configured to vary a frame frequency of the display panel according to an operation mode, to select a gamma curve corresponding to the frame frequency, wherein the selected gamma curve is one among a plurality of gamma curves that are set so as to correspond to different frame frequencies, and to drive the display panel based on the selected gamma curve. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103105 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL INCLUDING THE SAME - A display apparatus, a method for driving the display apparatus, and a portable terminal are provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a plurality of gate lines connected to the plurality of pixels, and a plurality of data lines connected to the plurality of pixels, a backlight unit configured to emit light on the display panel, an image signal convertor configured to convert received image data to be suitable for a pixel arrangement of the display panel, a backlight driver configured to adjust a brightness of the backlight unit based on the converted image data, and a host controller configured to adjust a brightness change speed, when the brightness of the backlight unit is changed in correspondence with a change in the image data. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103106 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING CORRELATION CURVES FOR AN ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A system for equalizing the pixels in an array of pixels that include semiconductor devices that age differently under different ambient and stress conditions. The system extracts at least one pixel parameter from the array; creates a stress pattern for the array, based on the extracted pixel parameter; stresses the pixels in accordance with the stress pattern; extracts the pixel parameter from the stressed pixels; determines whether the pixel parameter extracted from the stressed pixels is within a preselected range and, when the answer is negative, creates a second stress pattern for the array, based on the pixel parameter extracted from the stressed pixels, stresses the pixels in accordance with the second stress pattern, extracts the pixel parameter from the stressed pixels, and determines whether the pixel parameter extracted from the stressed pixels is within the preselected range. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103107 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, PRESENTATION BOX EMPLOYING SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device is capable of displaying an image, in which occurrence of color unevenness is suppressed. A method of driving the image display device is also disclosed. In an area above the dotted line, red light is transmitted in a first sub-frame period. In second and third sub-frame periods, light blocking data are respectively supplied as green data and blue data. Therefore, green light and blue light cannot be transmitted through the area. Hence, a red image with no color unevenness is displayed in the area. In contrast, in an area under the dotted line, the red light is transmitted in the first sub-frame period, and the green light is transmitted in the second sub-frame period. As a result, in a viewed image of the area, there is color unevenness where green is mixed to red. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103108 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus includes: a display panel configured to display an image frame; an arithmetic operator configured to divide the image frame into blocks, calculate a pixel gradation value of the pixel blocks, and accumulate the calculated pixel gradation values; and a compensator configured to locally reduce a luminance of a corresponding pixel block, of which a respective accumulated pixel gradation value exceeds a threshold value of among the plurality of pixel blocks, and to compensate for a luminance difference between the corresponding pixel block, for which the luminance has been reduced, and surrounding pixel blocks. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively remove an afterimage. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103109 | Inkjet Nozzle Flushing Mechanism - A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving print job data, rasterizing the print job data to generate image data for each page of the print job data to be printed, calculating a coverage per unit area for two or more color planes of each page of the image data and calculating a flushing mask to flush nozzles of the inkjet print head. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103110 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING - An image forming device which includes a first nozzle group, a second nozzle group, and are arranged by being deviated from the first nozzle group to one side in a predetermined direction, a light irradiation unit which is extended at least in the predetermined direction, a control unit which repeats an ejection operation in which the photo-curable ink is ejected from the nozzle while moving the nozzle group and the light irradiation unit in a direction intersecting the predetermined direction, and a transport operation of the medium in a state where a non-ejection region where the ink is not ejected is provided between the first nozzle group and the second nozzle group in a predetermined direction, and overlappingly forms a main image using the first photo-curable ink, and a background image using the second photo-curable ink. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103111 | PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD - Dots with metallic ink are formed in an arrangement in which an average of distances between dots with the metallic dots is shorter than an average of distances between dots with color ink. The “distance between dots with the color ink” indicates a distance from a color dot to be focused to one color dot at the closest position thereto. The same holds true for the metallic ink. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103112 | MEDIA HANDLING SYSTEM - A media handling system is disclosed herein. An example includes media path, a transport assembly to move print media through the media path, a processor, and a non-transitory storage medium including instructions that cause the processor to control the transport assembly to: move a first medium and second through the media path, overlap a trailing portion of the first medium and a leading portion of the second medium within the media path, overlap a leading portion of the first medium and a trailing portion of the second medium within the media path, and overlap the trailing portion of the first medium and the leading portion of the second medium during a time that the leading portion of the first medium and the trailing portion of the second medium is also overlapped. A method of media handling is also disclosed herein as is a non-transitory storage medium. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103113 | PRINTING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A controller controls a first heating stage to heat a printing medium to a first temperature in a printing region when printing latex ink on the printing medium, and controls a second heating stage to heat the printing medium to a second temperature greater than the first temperature in a curing region to cure the latex ink on the medium. The controller controls a cooling stage located between the first and second heating stages to cool the printing medium after the printing medium has been heated by the first heating stage and prior to heating of the printing medium by the second heating stage. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103114 | PRINT SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINT SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A detailed sheet bundle process may be efficiently performed even in a state in which a plurality of general sheet process apparatuses are connected. The print system capable of individually conveying sheets to a plurality of sheet process apparatuses, comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain waiting times in which conveyance of a sheet is to be waited between sheet bundles of the sheet process apparatuses and switching times required for switching a sheet discharge destination; a determination unit configured to determine whether a sheet process apparatus to be used is to be changed for every sheet bundle among the sheet process apparatuses in accordance with the waiting times and the switching times obtained by the obtaining unit; and a control unit configured to allow change of a sheet process apparatus to be used for every sheet bundle when the determination unit determines that a sheet process apparatus to be used is to be changed every sheet bundle. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103115 | Methods and Apparatus for Automatic Recovery Within an Imaging Device - A method and apparatus for handling a time based error condition in an imaging apparatus. The method includes transporting a first media sheet from the media input tray towards the transfer nip of the imaging apparatus; and determining, when the first media sheet reaches a predetermined point in the media path, whether the print engine of the imaging apparatus is ready to transfer a first image of the plurality of images to the media sheet at the transfer nip. Upon a determination that the print engine is not ready, the first media sheet is transported through the transfer nip without transferring the first image thereto, until the first media sheet is placed in the output area, and a second media sheet is transported to the transfer nip, a first image is transferred to the second media sheet and the second media to sheet is transported to the output area. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103116 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming method, which includes: ejecting an inkjet ink containing a colorant, a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant, and water onto a surface of a recording medium at a side where a coating layer is provided, to thereby form an image, in which the recording medium contains a support, and the coating layer provided at least one surface of the support; and heating the image to a temperature of 100° C. to 150° C. during, or after, or both during and after formation of the image in the ejecting, to thereby heat-fix the image onto the recording medium, wherein the water-soluble organic solvent contains at least a compound represented by the following structural formula (I): | 2015-04-16 |
20150103117 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a first heating unit which heats liquid ejected onto a medium for recording; a first collecting unit which is provided at a position facing a first face of the medium for recording at a portion at which a heating process is performed with respect to the liquid using the first heating unit; and a second collecting unit which is provided at a position facing a second face of the medium for recording at a portion at which the heating process is performed, in which the first collecting unit and the second collecting unit include a vapor collecting unit which collects vapor which is generated in the heating process from a vapor intake port, and a vapor liquefying unit which liquefies the collected vapor. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103118 | INK JET PRINT HEAD ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - An ink jet print head assembly includes a carrier body, plural pistons, and a printing plate. The carrier body has an ejection side configured to face an object to be printed upon. The pistons are coupled with the carrier body. The printing plate is coupled with the ejection side of the carrier body and includes a diaphragm plate. The printing plate is configured to hold a fluid to be printed on the object on a side of the diaphragm plate that is opposite of the pistons. The printing plate includes orifices through which the fluid is ejected from the printing plate and onto the object being printed upon. The pistons are configured to actuate in ejection directions in order to engage the diaphragm plate and cause the fluid to be ejected from the orifices of the printing plate along printing directions. The ejection directions in which the pistons are actuated are transversely oriented with respect to the printing directions in which the fluid is ejected from the printing plate. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103119 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - According to embodiments, an inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink tank which contains ink, a printing head which is connected to the ink tank through an ink channel and ejects the ink from a nozzle surface, and a channel member which is provided in the ink channel and has a clearance gap that connects the ink channel to the outside. The channel member is provided in a part of the ink channel, which has a positive pressure with respect to the atmospheric pressure at least during a period in which the printing head is capable of printing. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103120 | Liquid Ejecting Apparatus and Maintenance Method Thereof - A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising a liquid ejection head unit having nozzles for ejecting a liquid onto a medium; a liquid storage unit to store the liquid; a first supply passage that communicates with the liquid ejection head unit and the liquid storage unit; a second supply passage that communicates with the liquid ejection head unit, the liquid storage unit, and the first supply passage in the liquid ejection head unit; a valve in the first supply passage; and a liquid driving unit in the second supply passage that moves the liquid in the liquid ejection head unit and the supply passages when driven. The liquid is moved toward the liquid ejection head unit in the second supply passage by the liquid driving unit in a state in which the valve restricts the flow of the liquid such that the liquid is discharged from the nozzles. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103121 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, ADAPTER, AND LIQUID SUPPLY SYSTEM - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a mounting section that is capable of moving in a state of mounting a medium; a liquid ejecting section that is capable of ejecting a liquid onto the medium mounted on the mounting section; and an adapter that has an injecting section capable of injecting the liquid and an outlet section capable of flowing the liquid out to the liquid ejecting section, in which the injecting section of the adapter is disposed below the mounting section in a vertical direction. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103122 | Phase Change Ink Containing Amorphous Amides - A phase change ink composition comprising an amorphous amide compound, a crystalline compound; an optional synergist; an optional dispersant; and an optional colorant; wherein the amorphous amide compound is of the formula | 2015-04-16 |
20150103123 | METHOD OF PRINTING DECORATIONS ON SUBSTRATES - A method of printing a decoration on a substrate includes applying an ink coating in a predetermined design on the substrate by inkjet printing. The ink coating is cured to form a cured ink coating, and a portion of the cured ink coating is trimmed. Residual ink particles generated by the trimming are cleaned off the substrate. A printed substrate includes a substrate and a decoration printed on the substrate. The decoration comprises at least one layer of an inkjet-printed ink coating free of a saw edge and having a thickness in a range from 1.5 μm to 5 μm. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103124 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - An arrival of a joint member at a detection position provided at an upstream side of a recording unit on a transportation path is detected. A second distance, which is a distance from the detection position to the recording head along the transportation path, is longer than a first distance, which is a distance of a transportation of the continuous medium in the case where, because of an existence of a liquid already landed on an area of the continuous medium at the detection time, the area being located at a position being on the transportation path and facing the recording unit, the continuous medium is transported during a period until at least hardening of the liquid is completed by a light radiation portion. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103125 | Inkjet printer loading arrangement - A system for enabling the sequential loading of a plurality of products to be printed on a printing machine. The system comprises a printer machine frame supported conveyor belt with a gantry supported printer head arranged transversely thereover. The system includes a loading system for enabling a plurality of parts to be printed, to be aligned in a print orientation at the loading end of the conveyor belt, wherein the loading system comprises a pair of spaced-apart, vertically displaceable lift members arranged across from one another at the loading and of the conveyor belt, and a product-receiving template adjustably supported between the vertically displaceable lift members at the loading end of the conveyor belt so as to enable temporary support and alignment of products on the conveyor belt to be printed, prior to their being printed by the printer head beneath the gantry. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103126 | MEDIUM LOADING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A medium loading device includes a support unit having shaft members mounted on both end portions of a roll paper and flange member and a loading portion where the roll paper with the support unit is loaded. The loading portion includes a rotary driving portion as a driving source to rotate the roll paper, a rotation shaft to transmit torque of the rotary driving portion to the roll paper via the shaft member, and an operation portion that moves the rotation shaft between a transmission position to transmit the torque to the roll paper and a non-transmission position not to transmit the torque to the roll paper. In an axial direction of the roll paper when the roll paper is loaded into the loading portion, the operation portion is disposed between the position where the shaft member is located when the roll paper is loaded and the rotary driving portion. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103127 | PRINTER, AND PAPER POSITION DETECTION METHOD OF A PRINTER - Airborne ink mist is prevented from sticking to the detector part of a paper detector disposed on a carriage without using a configuration for capturing the ink mist. A printer has a conveyance path that conveys paper past the print position of a printhead; a carriage that carries the printhead; and a carriage moving mechanism that moves the carriage bidirectionally on the transverse axis of the printer. A paper detector and a shutter that opens and closes the detection part of the paper detector are disposed on the carriage. When the carriage moves to one end of the range of carriage movement, a shutter operating member disposed on a second side frame facing the carriage contacts the shutter and moves the shutter from its open position or closed position to the other position. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103128 | LIGHT SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light scanning device includes a scanning unit and a power consumption unit. The scanning unit faces a scan surface and performs scanning by dividing one scan area into segments by having multiple light-emitting-element groups arranged in a predetermined scanning direction. Each light-emitting-element group writes an image onto the scan surface by causing multiple light-emitting elements arranged in the scanning direction to emit light in a time-division manner based on image information. The power consumption unit operates during a non-writing period occurring between scanning processes repeatedly executed in each light-emitting-element group, so as to cause consumption of electric power corresponding to electric power consumed for light emission in the light-emitting-element group. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103129 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND IMAGE OUTPUT CIRCUIT - An image forming apparatus outputs a clock signal used for outputting image data, outputs first image data in accordance with the outputted clock signal, outputs second image data in accordance with a clock signal for which the output clock signal is caused to change by a spread spectrum clock oscillator circuit, calculates a logical OR of the two outputs, and outputs image data, which is the calculation result, to an image forming unit. A laser device provided in the image forming unit is controlled in accordance with the outputted image data. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103130 | EASY LOAD PRINTER MEDIA SPINDLE - An easy load media holder for label printers is configured to adapt to varying media widths and varying label printer types. The easy load media holder can comprise an inner spindle and at least two spindle walls, wherein the spindle walls can be positioned in varying positions along the inner spindle to securely center media of varying widths on the inner spindle. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103131 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME EFFICIENT NAVIGATION OF VIDEO STREAMS - Described are systems and methods that allow a video conference participant to efficiently review semantically meaningful events within the video streams shared by their peers. Because participants are engaged in real-time communication, it is important to provide tools that let them quickly jump back to past events that were shown previously, not requiring them to manipulate a standard video timeline. Our techniques thus find meaningful events in the video stream such as scrolling pages, moving windows, typing text, etc. Using these techniques, a participant can then easily go back to e.g. the last PDF page shown by a peer, while still listening to the live audio. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103132 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING A MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE TO A VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for connecting at least one man-machine interface for manipulating, particularly remotely manipulating, at least one data source connected to a video conferencing system within the scope of video conferences, wherein signals generated by the man-machine interface are transmitted to the video conferencing system via a transmission channel provided for controlling a video camera. The invention further relates to an arrangement comprising means for carrying out the method. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103133 | PERSONAL CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING INFORMATION IN A COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE - An apparatus and assembly for selecting information from a video source to be displayed on at least a first common display screen in a collaborative workspace having a switching device, the apparatus comprising a control interface that includes at least a first indicator that can visually indicate at least first, second and third visually distinguished states wherein the control interface indicates the first state when a video source is disassociated with the control interface, the second state when the video source is associated with the control interface and video information from the video source is not presented via the common display and the third state when the video source is associated with the control interface and video information from the video source is presented via the common display. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103134 | VIDEO CONVERSATION METHOD, VIDEO CONVERSATION TERMINAL, AND VIDEO CONVERSATION SYSTEM - Described are a video conversation method, a video conversation terminal, and a video conversation system. The video conversation method includes: the first conversation terminal sending an effect change request to a second conversation terminal; the second conversation terminal changing effect to current local video data of the second conversation terminal according to the effect change request; and the second conversation terminal sending video data which effect is changed to the first conversation terminal. During the video conversation, the video conversation method adds effect to both sides of the video conversation, and improves an interactivity of the video conversation. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103135 | Compositing Pairs Of Image Frames From Different Cameras Of A Mobile Device To Generate A Video Stream - Some embodiments provide a novel method for in-conference adjustment of encoded video pictures captured by a mobile device having at least first and second cameras. The method may involve real-time modifications of composite video displays that are generated by the mobile devices involved in such a conference. Specifically, in some embodiments, the mobile devices generate composite displays that simultaneously display multiple videos captured by multiple cameras of one or more devices. In some cases, the composite displays place the videos in adjacent display areas (e.g., in adjacent windows). In other cases, the composite display is a picture-in-picture (PIP) display that includes at least two display areas that show two different videos where one of the display areas is a background main display area and the other is a foreground inset display area that overlaps the background main display area. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103136 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION IN SECURE MEDIA-BASED CONFERENCING - Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for multi-factor authentication of media-based (e.g., video and/or audio) conferencing between a plurality of end point devices. The methods and apparatuses provide for analysis of an end point media stream using a matrix of authentication factors, where the authentication factors include at least two of: user-specific facial recognition attributes, user-specific audio recognition attributes, acoustic environment attributes, visual environment attributes, user gesture attributes, technical attributes of the end point device, and technical attributes of the media stream, to determine an authentication score for the first end point device. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103137 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME ADAPTATION OF A CONFERENCING SYSTEM TO CURRENT CONDITIONS OF A CONFERENCE SESSION - A system and method provide a rule-based technique for adapting a videoconferencing system to current conditions of a conference session, automatically converting the session from one conferencing technique to another, based on those current conditions. Rules may involve criteria including number of participants, ability to use a common codex, among others. An escalation module can be used to manage the transition between one type of conference session and another. If a condition occurs that causes transitioning the conference from one type to another, when that condition no longer applies, the conference may automatically transition back to the original conferencing type. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103138 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATION - The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for video communication. The methods include: configuration information of an objective terminal in video communication is obtained; a corresponding camera resolution is selected as a resolution for sampling video according to the configuration information; a video is sampled according to the resolution for sampling video; and the sampled video is sent to the objective terminal. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103139 | Photograph Shooting Method And Electronic Device - A method for taking a photograph and corresponding device are provided. The method includes: determining a shooting focal distance and a shooting visual angle ( | 2015-04-16 |
20150103140 | VOLUME HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM (VHIS) ENDOSCOPE - Provided are modular volume holographic imaging system (VHIS) endoscopic systems, comprising: an endoscope attachment module having a microscope objective lens, a single or cascaded compensated relay system configured to preserve an optical wavefront for use with a single or multiplexed volume hologram to select wavefronts originating from different object depths, and a system aperture; and a handle module configured to be reversibly attachable for operative communication with the endoscope attachment module, and having a beam splitter; a relay having adjustable spacing for object space focus compensation, and a single or multiplexed volume hologram suitable in operation to select wavefronts originating from different object depths, and wherein the handle module is further configured for operative communication with an illumination source and imaging optics. Preferably, an illumination module and an imaging module are configured to be in operative, reversibly attachable communication with the handle module. Flexible tip endoscopic embodiments are provided. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103141 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING INTERIOR TEMPERATURE OF VEHICLE USING 3D THERMAL IMAGE - An apparatus for measuring interior temperature of a vehicle using a 3D thermal image may include: a pair of stereo infrared (IR) sensors arranged at the front of the vehicle interior so as to be spaced from each other, and configured to measure 2D thermal images for the vehicle interior including a passenger; a calculator configured to convert the 2D thermal images measured through the pair of stereo IR sensors into a 3D thermal image; and a controller configured to calibrate the 3D thermal image information acquired through the calculator, according to variables having an influence on the temperature of the vehicle interior. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103142 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR BLENDING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - In an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method includes facilitating access to a plurality of source multimedia content, wherein at least one source multimedia of the plurality of source multimedia content comprises corresponding depth information. The method further includes generating a blend map by defining a plurality of depth layers. At least one depth layer of the plurality of depth layers is associated with a respective depth limit. Defining the at least one depth layer comprises selecting pixels of the at least one depth layer from the at least one source multimedia content of the plurality of source multimedia content based on the respective depth limit associated with the at least one depth layer and the corresponding depth information of the at least one source multimedia content. The method also includes blending the plurality of source multimedia content based on the blend map. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103143 | CALIBRATION SYSTEM OF A STEREO CAMERA AND CALIBRATION METHOD OF A STEREO CAMERA - A calibration method of a stereo camera includes optionally setting a plurality of camera calibration parameters and a plurality of image rectification parameters of the stereo camera; executing an image capture step on at least one left eye pattern and at least one right eye pattern corresponding to each two-dimensional image of at least one two-dimensional image; generating a plurality of new camera calibration parameters according to a plurality of first images corresponding to all left eye patterns corresponding to the at least one two-dimensional image and a plurality of second images corresponding to all right eye patterns corresponding to the at least one two-dimensional image; and generating a plurality of new image rectification parameters of the stereo camera according to the plurality of new camera calibration parameters. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103144 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus is provided, that is configured to: extract a first pixel value corresponding to a first viewpoint that is one of a plurality of viewpoints to capture a subject image, at a target pixel position from image data having the first pixel value; extract second and third luminance values corresponding to second and third viewpoints that are different from the first viewpoint, at the target pixel position from luminance image data having the second and third luminance values; and calculate at least any of second and third pixel values of the second and third viewpoints such that a relational expression between the second or third pixel value and the first pixel value extracted by the pixel value extracting unit remains correlated with a relational expression defined by the second and third luminance values. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103145 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of images, a corresponding point acquisition unit, a first fundamental matrix calculation unit, a depth calculation unit, a corresponding point extraction unit, and a fundamental matrix determination unit. The corresponding point acquisition unit acquires a plurality of first corresponding points of the images. The first fundamental matrix calculation unit calculates a first fundamental matrix based on the first corresponding points. The depth calculation unit calculates depths for the first corresponding points based on the first fundamental matrix. The corresponding point extraction unit extracts a plurality of second corresponding points from the first corresponding points based on the depths. The fundamental matrix determination unit calculates a second fundamental matrix based on the second corresponding points. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103146 | CONVERSION OF AT LEAST ONE NON-STEREO CAMERA INTO A STEREO CAMERA - Methods, apparatuses, and devices are described for converting non-stereo cameras into a stereo camera. At least one optical element may be used to temporarily change an effective position and an effective orientation of a first non-stereo camera. The changed effective position may be displaced from an effective position of a second non-stereo camera by a predetermined distance, and the changed effective orientation may provide the first non-stereo camera with a field of view that overlaps a field of view of the second non-stereo camera. The at least one optical element may be used to capture a first image with the first non-stereo camera. A second image may be captured with the second non-stereo camera. The second image may have a frame of reference displaced from a frame of reference of the first image by the predetermined distance. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103147 | IMAGE CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND CALIBRATION METHOD OF A STEREO CAMERA - A calibration method of a stereo camera includes controlling a left eye image capture unit and a right eye image capture unit of the stereo camera to execute an image capture operation on a calibration pattern with a plurality of feature points to generate a left eye image and a right eye image, respectively; extracting a plurality of first feature points and a plurality of second feature points corresponding to the plurality of feature points from the left eye image and the right eye image, respectively; calculating camera calibration parameters corresponding to extrinsic parameters of the stereo camera according to the plurality of first feature points, the plurality of second feature points, and intrinsic parameters of the stereo camera; and executing an camera calibration process on the left eye image capture unit and the right eye image capture unit according to the camera calibration parameters, respectively. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103148 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - A three-dimensional measurement apparatus comprises first and second imaging units, with a baseline length, a feature point detector, a corresponding point detector, a rotation matrix calculator, a translation matrix calculator, an epipolar line calculator, an evaluator, and a data calculator. The rotation matrix calculator and the translation matrix calculator calculate matrices representing directions of rotation and translation between the imaging positions A and B. The epipolar line calculator calculates an epipolar line, which is supposed to be passing through a specific feature point, on an image based on the rotation and translation matrices, and an assumed virtual translation distance. The evaluator evaluates whether the epipolar lines, calculated based on different virtual translation distances, pass through a corresponding point. The data calculator calculates three-dimensional data of an object with the use of the virtual translation distance assumed for calculating the epipolar line evaluated to be passing through the specific feature point. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103149 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR SELECTING IMAGE CAPTURE POSITIONS TO GENERATE THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - Methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting image capture positions to generate three-dimensional images are disclosed herein. According to one aspect, a method includes determining a plurality of first guides associated with a first still image of a scene. The method can also include displaying a real-time image of the scene on a display. Further, the method can include determining a plurality of second guides associated with the real-time image. The method can also include displaying the first and second guides on the display for guiding selection of a position of an image capture device to capture a second still image of the scene for pairing the first and second still images as a stereoscopic pair of a three-dimensional image. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103150 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An information processing method and electronic device, the method comprising: displaying on a first device a first target object as a first display parameter; when the first target object is displayed as the first display parameter, a user of the electronic device can perceive a first perceptible distance to the first target object; displaying the first target object as a second display parameter at a second moment after the first moment; when the first target object is displayed as the second display parameter, the viewer can perceive a second perceptible distance to the first target object, the first perceptible distance being different from the second perceptible distance, thus solving the technical problem of single display mode of a 3D imaging device in the prior art. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103151 | TWO IMAGER PROJECTION DEVICE - The present disclosure describes optical elements and optical devices that use the optical elements to allow the output of two imagers to be combined onto a single optical axis. Each of the two imagers can be based on alternate polarization directions, and the disclosed embodiments can enable high contrast 3D projectors without requiring either time or polarization sequencing. The present disclosure further describes projection systems that include the optical devices. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103152 | HEAD-MOUNTED STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY - The present invention provides a head-mounted stereoscopic display comprises a head-mounted base unit, a single display unit arranged on the side facing away from the human face inside the head-mounted base unit for presenting images to human eyes, optical magnifying lens which are arranged on the side near the human face of the head-mounted base unit, and the annular headband which is connected with the head-mounted base unit and extending around user's head for fixing the head-mounted base unit, the head-mounted base unit comprises a face-mask unit and an optical base unit, the face-mask unit fits with human face tightly, and the optical base unit fixes the display unit and the optical magnifying lens, the single display unit displays two different images for the left and right eyes respectively side by side simultaneously. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103153 | SHUTTER CONTROL SYSTEM AND IMAGE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image apparatus with reduced three-dimensional (3D) crosstalk includes a shutter control system including an infrared (IR) signal transmitter configured to receive from a display device for displaying two or more light-off sections and two or more light-on sections arranged alternately in one image frame, information corresponding to the light-off sections and the light-on sections, and to output an IR signal corresponding to the information, the IR signal corresponding to a start of a first light-off section of the light-off sections in the image frame, and a shutter controller configured to receive the IR signal, and to control opening or closing of a left shutter and a right shutter in accordance with the IR signal. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103154 | DUAL AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT DEVICES WITH ONE DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR THE SENSORY IMPAIRED - An apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one computer readable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium is accessible to the processor and bears instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to receive input representing visual, audio and/or cognitive capabilities of a first person and at least in part based on the input, configure at least a first setting on a first audio video output device. The instructions also cause the processor to present a first audio video presentation on the first audio video output device in accordance with the first setting, and concurrently with presenting the first audio video presentation on the first audio video output device, present the first audio video presentation on a companion audio video output device located in a common space with the first audio video output device. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103155 | ELECTRONIC EYEBOX - Methods and apparatus for automatically expanding the eyebox of an optical imaging device by tracking the movement of an operator's eye, and automatically repositioning the exit pupil of the optical imaging device to follow the movement of the eye. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103156 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TRACKING AUTOFOCUS (TAF) SENSOR IN A MACHINE VISION INSPECTION SYSTEM - A method is provided for controlling a Tracking AutoFocus (TAF) portion of a machine vision inspection system including an imaging portion, a movable workpiece stage, a control portion, and graphical user interface (GUI). The TAF portion automatically adjusts a focus position of the imaging portion to focus at a Z height corresponding to a current surface height of the workpiece. The method includes providing the TAF portion, and providing TAF enable and disable operations, wherein: the TAF disable operations comprise a first set of TAF automatic interrupt operations that are automatically triggered by user-initiated operations that include changing the Z height, and the TAF disable operations may further comprise automatic interrupt operations that are automatically triggered based on at least one respective TAF Z height surface tracking characteristic exceeding a previously set TAF disable limit for that respective TAF Z height surface tracking characteristic. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103157 | COLOR DEGRADATION COMPENSATION METHOD - A color degradation compensation method is provided. The color degradation compensation method includes the steps as follows. Two images are captured by an image capturing device, wherein the two images have an overlapped area. A calculating procedure is constructed. At least one position in the overlapped area is selected and color values of a plurality of points in the position on each of the two images are read, wherein the points of each image are corresponded to the same position in the overlapped area. A ratio of the two color values is calculated. A degradation standard deviation of the two color values is calculated by the calculating procedure. The color values of the two images are calibrated to compensated color values through the calculating procedure in accordance with the degradation standard deviation. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103158 | ATTACHABLE WIRELESS MICRO-CAMERA AND SOFTWARE - A wireless micro-camera is present on an expandable band that can be placed on various tools and devices to allow its user to view difficult-to-see locations on the screen of the user's smart device. The band can also include a light and charging mechanism. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103159 | FORWARD-FACING MULTI-IMAGING SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING A VEHICLE - Systems and methods use cameras to provide autonomous navigation features. In one implementation, a driver-assist system is provided for a vehicle. The system may include one or more image capture devices configured to acquire images of an area forward of the vehicle. The system may also include at least one processing device configured to receive, via one or more data interfaces, the images. The at least one processing device may be further configured to analyze the images acquired by the one or more image capture devices and cause at least one navigational response in the vehicle based on monocular and/or stereo image analysis of the images. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103160 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF DEFECTIVE BRAKES - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for detecting defective brakes are disclosed. For example, the method detects that a wheel of a vehicle is in a position to be read by an infrared (IR) thermometer, signals the IR thermometer to take a temperature measurement of a brake of the wheel, receives the temperature measurement of the brake and determines that a defective brake condition exists when the temperature measurement of the brake is outside a temperature range. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103161 | Device for Contactlessly Testing Passive Routing Substrates - A device is provided for detecting passive routing substrates. Thermal behavior deference before and after an passive routing substrate is damaged is used. Thus, a batch of passive routing substrates can be detected. The present invention does not run functional test. In addition, the passive routing substrates are not contacted and would not be damaged on detection. Thus, the present invention is used for superior and precise detection before stacking the passive routing substrates. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103162 | SYSTEM OF QUICKLY GENERATING A RELATIONSHIP TABLE OF DISTANCE TO DISPARITY OF A CAMERA AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF - A method of quickly generating a relationship table of distance to disparity of a camera includes a display displaying a plurality of predetermined pattern groups generated by a host, wherein each predetermined pattern group of the plurality of predetermined pattern groups corresponds to a predetermined distance, at least two image capture units included in the camera executing a disparity generation step on the each predetermined pattern group, and after the at least two image capture units execute the image capture step on the plurality of predetermined pattern groups, the host generating the relationship table according to a plurality of predetermined distances and disparities corresponding to the plurality of predetermined distances. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103163 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROCESSOR FOR MEASURING CHANGE IN DISTANCE BETWEEN A CAMERA AND AN OBJECT - Provided is an apparatus for measuring a distance change, the apparatus including an information acquisition unit, an object determination unit, a feature point determination unit, an optical flow calculator, a matching point determination unit, an object length change calculator that calculates a length change ratio between an object of a first frame image and an object of a second frame image by using a feature point and a matching point, and a distance change calculator that calculates a change from a distance between a camera and the object from when the camera acquires the first frame image and when the camera acquires the second frame image using the calculated length change ratio. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103164 | LIFELOGGING DEVICE, LIFELOGGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A WEARABLE LIFELOGGING DEVICE - A wearable lifelogging device for generating and associating image data, time data and location data. The device comprises a positioning sensor for receiving a geographic position signal and generating the location data, a motion sensor for generating motion data, a timer for generating the time data, a camera device for generating the image data, a storage device for storing the image data, time and location data, a processing device configured to receive and process the location data, the motion data, the time data and the image data, and a housing enclosing said positioning sensor, motion sensor, timer, camera device, storage device and processing device. The housing, except for the camera, is free from user input interface. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103165 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Provisioning of an Imaging System - Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system and a method of accessing a system. An embodiment is a system including an imaging system including a controller and a first camera, the controller having a communication connection configured to transmit or receive content or control signals, and a mobile device including a second camera, the mobile device having a communication interface configured to transmit or receive content or control signals with the controller, the controller being configured to compare images from the first and second cameras to allow access to the controller from the mobile device. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103166 | Super Resolution Imaging And Tracking System - In one aspect, the present invention provides an imaging system, which includes an optical system for collecting light from a field of view and directing it to an image plane. One or more image detecting elements are disposed on a movable platform coupled to the image plane. The image detecting elements detect the collected light and generate image data corresponding to the field of view. A processor in communication with the image detecting elements receives the image data. The processor is configured to effect movement of the platform to move the one or more image detecting elements within the image plane to gather the image data. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103167 | INTEGRATED INTERNET CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD - An Internet direct device comprises an imaging system to capture at least one of audio, still images and video images, and a microprocessor. The microprocessor transmits at least one of the captured audio, the captured still images and the captured video images to a website archive and review center and/or another Internet direct device upon image capture over a communications network. The Internet direct device automatically connects to the communications network on power-up using one of a plurality of available modes of connection, which is designated as a primary mode of connection. The Internet direct device automatically switches to another available mode of connection when the communications network is unavailable. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103168 | TRUE SPACE TRACKING OF AXISYMMETRIC OBJECT FLIGHT USING DIAMETER MEASUREMENT - Methods and apparatus for determining a trajectory of a axisymmetric object in 3-D physical space using a digital camera which records 2-D image data are described. In particular, based upon i) a characteristic length of the axisymmetric object, ii) a physical position of the camera determined from sensors associated with the camera (e.g., accelerometers) and iii) captured 2-D digital images from the camera including a time at which each image is generated relative to one another, a position, a velocity vector and an acceleration vector can be determined in three dimensional physical space for axisymmetric object objects as a function of time. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus can be applied to determine the trajectories of objects in games which utilize axisymmetric object objects, such as basketball, baseball, bowling, golf, soccer, rugby or football. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103169 | OSCILLATORY MOTION COMPENSATION IN FREQUENCY DOMAIN IN IMAGE MOTION SENSING SYSTEMS - A system and a method for processing multi-linear image data by measuring a relative oscillatory motion from a first-imaged array of the multi-linear optical array to a second-imaged array of the multi-linear optical array as a first function in time domain via image correlation; transforming the first function from the time domain to a second function in frequency domain; converting real and the imaginary parts of the second function to polar coordinates to generate a magnitude and a phase; correcting the polar coordinates from the second function in the frequency domain to generate a third function; converting the third function to rectangular coordinates to generate a fourth function in the frequency domain; and transforming the fourth function from the frequency domain to a fifth function in the time domain. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103170 | IMAGE CAPTURING AND AUTOMATIC LABELING SYSTEM - A vehicle image capture and labeling system operates to enable a user to capture vehicle photos, pictures, and/or images that are automatically labeled, i.e., annotated. In particular, the captured vehicle photos, pictures, or images are automatically labeled with certain vehicle identifier information, like a vehicle identification number (VIN), and pose information, that identifies a portion or view of the vehicle depicted within the image of the vehicle. The vehicle images may also be automatically labeled with one or more other image attributes or indicia, such as geospatial information corresponding to a location at which the photo or image was captured (e.g., global positioning system (GPS) data), time and date of image capture data, etc. The captured vehicle image and its label(s) may then be stored and used by other applications such as vehicle insurance claim applications, automobile repair estimate applications, etc. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103171 | CAMERA POSITION RECOGNITION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a camera position recognition system including a smart key module which transmits/receives a wireless signal to recognize a smart key; one or more camera modules which receive the wireless signal of the smart key module to obtain an image around a vehicle; an around view module which controls the camera module; and a camera position recognition module which recognizes a position of the camera module based on a strength of the wireless signal which is received by each of the camera modules. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103172 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a first field-of-view converting unit configured to convert an image of a first camera, which is equipped in a vehicle and arranged to include a portion of a vehicle body in an image capturing range, into an image having an arbitrary field-of-view within a field-of-view of the first camera; a second field-of-view converting unit configured to convert a blind spot image, which is an image of a second camera capturing an image of a peripheral environment acting as a blind spot by the first camera, into the blind spot image having the same field-of-view as the field-of-view of the image obtained after the conversion by the first converting unit; and a compositing unit configured to compose a region corresponding to the blind spot image obtained by the second converting unit to the region of the vehicle body of the image obtained by the first converting unit. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103173 | SYNTHESIZED IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE - In a synthesized image generation device, an image processing section receives acquired images transmitted from in-vehicle cameras, and selects some of the acquired images having different image acquiring regions which are not overlapped with each other. The image processing section generates synthesized image data on the basis of the selected acquired images. This avoids a process of cutting a predetermined image area from the acquired images during the generation of the synthesized image data as a bird's eye view. It is possible for the image processing section to prevent a part of a clear acquired image from being cut and eliminated even if the clear acquired image and unclear acquired image are selected simultaneously and combined, and extract road markings from the synthesized image data with high accuracy. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103174 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND VEHICLE - A method capable of causing a driver to recognize multiple objects to which attention should be paid without requiring sight line shift of the driver is for a video system including a recognition unit that recognizes a moving body existing in a foreground of a user and a display source that displays a certain image generated on the basis of a result of the recognition by the recognition unit on a display medium. The method includes determining whether two or more moving bodies exist in the foreground of the user on the basis of an input data from the recognition unit; and controlling the display source, if two or more moving bodies exist, so as to generate the certain image representing a virtual line directed to each of the moving bodies from a certain position or a certain axis and display the certain image on the display medium. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103175 | SAFETY ALARM SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A safety alarm system for a vehicle including: a sensor module configured to output an open signal when a vehicle door is opened; an image photographing module configured to output first and second vehicle surrounding image obtained by sequentially photographing a vehicle surrounding area; and a control module configured to detect whether a moving object is located within a predetermined vehicle safety area in the first and second images input by operating the image photographing module at the time of inputting the open signal and generating a safety alarm when the moving object is detected. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103176 | MULTI-SCENE MONITORING SYSTEM - The objective of the present invention is to provide a multi-scene monitoring system for decreasing the installing cost of the whole system, wherein the monitoring system transmits digital signals through an internet, and an internal communication device, a gate-end operating device, and a card authenticating device only need to connect to the internet without installing concrete wires so as to save a lot of costs in installation and maintenance; moreover, when the monitoring system of the invention applied to a community building, the safety of the community can be increased and the duty of the security can be decreased via the card authenticating device and a visitor token card. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103177 | SYSTEM FOR REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN SCOUT CAMERA AND SCOUT DEVICE - A scout system having a wearable article with a camera coupled to a remote handset device such that captured video data is compressed prior to transmission to the remotely coupled handset device. Having a wired transmission channel between a wearable article with a camera allows a user to wear the video capture device, such as sunglasses, on the user's head, while the remote handset device, which may be better suited for transmitting captured video data to a remote computer via a wireless communication channel, can be stored in a pocket or the like. Further, the wearable article includes a video compression block such that the bandwidth of video data transmitted to the remote handset is kept to a manageable level. Further, both the wearable article and the handset may have separate batteries, processors, and processing blocks so as to more evenly distribute the time-consuming and power-consuming aspects of recording and transmitting video data in real time. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103178 | SURVEILLANCE CAMERA CONTROL DEVICE AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - In a video surveillance system, confirming videos from plurality of cameras causes a heavy burden on surveillance officers, and it is difficult to select a suitable video for observation. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103179 | NETWORK VIDEO RECORDER SYSTEM - An apparatus and method is presented for network video management and recording of video signals and video analytics generated by a network of IP-enabled cameras. A set of IP cameras are connected in a LAN to a network video recorder further connected by LAN or WAN to a set of client stations. The client station operates a hybrid program including a web-browser and a native application operating on a computer. The network video recorder operates a media recorder to store video streams from the IP cameras into a media database and further operates a relational database for storing camera configuration data, device drivers, event information and alarms. The network video recorder includes a zero configuration networking discovery service for automatically detecting and downloading default configurations to the cameras. Client stations can stream video directly from IP cameras, receive recorded video streams and query the relational database for cameras and events. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103180 | Remotely Operating a Machine Using a Communication Device - Methods, devices and systems for remotely operating a machine using a communication device. In one aspect, a method includes generating images showing at least one operating range of the machine by using at least one camera of the machine, transmitting the generated images and an image of an operating surface of the machine to the communication device via a radio network, displaying at least one of: the operating surface image and at least one of the generated images on an operating display of the communication device, accepting machine operation commands input by an operator using the operating display, and then transmitting the machine operation commands via the radio network, thereby remotely operating the machine. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103181 | AUTO-FLAT FIELD FOR IMAGE ACQUISITION - Image correction may comprise acquiring a pixel value for each pixel in a raw image of a sample; obtaining a corresponding filtered pixel value for each pixel in the raw image by applying a filtering function to a subset of pixels in a window surrounding each pixel; obtaining pixel values for a final image by performing a pixel-by-pixel division of each pixel value of the raw image by the corresponding filtered pixel value; and displaying or storing the final image. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103182 | INFRARED OPTICAL SYSTEM, INFRARED IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - There is provided an infrared optical system includes a light collecting lens having a curved light collecting surface for collecting infrared light incident from an object side, the lens being made of resin having a stepped shape being gradually deeper from periphery to center; and an optical path length correction element for correcting a difference in an optical path length produced by the stepped shape of the light collecting lens. The above-described stepped shape is provided to allow the lens to be thinner than the lens having the plano-convex shape. In other words, the infrared transmittance of the optical system is improved. In addition, the optical path length correction element can correct a difference in an optical path length produced by the stepped shape of the light collecting lens. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103183 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE ORIENTATION TRACKING USING A VISUAL GYROSCOPE - A method for tracking device orientation on a portable device is disclosed. The method comprises initializing a device orientation to a sensor orientation, wherein the sensor orientation is based on information from an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor. It also comprises initiating visual tracking using a camera on the portable device and capturing a frame. Next, it comprises determining a plurality of visual features in the frame and matching the frame to a keyframe, wherein capture of the keyframe precedes capture of the frame. Subsequently, it comprises computing a rotation amount between the frame and the keyframe. Responsive to a determination that a rotational distance between the frame and the keyframe exceeds a predetermined threshold, promoting the frame to a keyframe status and adding it to a first orientation map and adjusting the frame with all prior captured keyframes. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103184 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VISUAL TRACKING OF A SUBJECT FOR AUTOMATIC METERING USING A MOBILE DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a novel solution that enables mobile devices to continuously track interesting subjects by creating dynamic visual models that can be used to detect and track subjects in-real time through total occlusion or even if a subject temporarily leaves the mobile device's field of view. Additionally, embodiments of the present invention use an online learning scheme that dynamically adjusts tracking procedures responsive to any appearance and/or environmental changes associated with an interesting subject that may occur over a period of time. In this manner, embodiments of the present invention can determine a more optimal focus position that allows movement by either the mobile device or the subject during the performance of auto-focusing procedures and also enables other camera parameters to properly calibrate (meter) themselves based on the focus position determined. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103185 | DEVICE FOR TRACKING ADJUSTMENT AND TRACKING ADJUSTMENT METHOD - A device for tracking adjustment comprising a zoom instruction input device, a focus instruction input device, a tracking instruction input device, an image signal obtaining device, a determining device which determines whether a state is a first adjustment state in which the zoom lens is set by the zoom instruction input device at a position on a tele side and the focus lens is moved by the focus instruction input device or a second adjustment state in which the zoom lens is set by the zoom instruction input device at a position on a wide side and the tracking lens is moved by the tracking instruction input device, an area setting device, an evaluation value generating device, and a display device, wherein the determining device determines whether the state is the first adjustment state or the second adjustment state based on the image signal obtained from the camera device. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103186 | TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A testing system and a method thereof are provided. The testing system includes an audio/video playback apparatus and a testing apparatus. The audio/video playback apparatus is configured to receive an audio/video signal, and analyze the audio/video signal to generate a signal analysis result and a processed audio/video signal. The processed audio/video signal is configured to be displayed on a screen of the audio/video playback apparatus. The testing apparatus includes a switching module and a determining unit. The switching module controls at least one audio/video transmission interface of the audio/video playback apparatus, so as to select and transmit the corresponding audio/video signal to the audio/video playback apparatus. When the switching module transmits the audio/video signal to the audio/video playback apparatus, the determining unit receives and analyzes the signal analysis result, so as to determine whether the processed audio/video signal is normally processed by the audio/video playback apparatus. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103187 | Method and System for Adjusting Performance of Video Camera for Thermal Control - A system and method for adjusting operating parameters of a video camera in response to detected temperatures uses temperature sensors that detect temperatures of the components within the video camera and an external temperature for an area surrounding the video camera. These temperatures are combined to determine an operating temperature of the video camera. Then, operating parameters of the video camera are adjusted to ensure that the operating temperature of the video camera does not create an over-temperature condition. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103188 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAKING AND SHARING PHOTOGRAPHS IN A PHOTO KIOSK - A system and a method for taking photographs in a photo kiosk and sharing the photographs with others using a mobile device loaded with a specialized application. When the user is in the vicinity of a photo kiosk, the mobile device wirelessly connects with the photo kiosk. The user's mobile device is used to take pictures by triggering the camera's shutter using the application on the mobile device. The mobile device retrieves the pictures taken by the user from the photo kiosk during the user's session and presents them to the user. The user may select photos to share with others through email, social media, a public stream, or other known means, or may add photos to the user's profile. Photos may be edited, deleted, tagged, or printed using a wireless printer. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103189 | Applying Video Stabilization to a Multimedia Clip - In one embodiment, a method includes determining one or more motions of a camera, where the motions correspond to movements of the camera during recording of a multimedia clip. The method also includes determining one or more amounts of light present during the recording, and from the determined motions and amounts of light, determining a motion-blur metric for the multimedia clip. The method further includes determining whether to apply a video-stabilization routine to the multimedia clip based on the motion-blur metric. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103190 | IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH MEMS OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION (OIS) - An image acquisition sensor of a digital image acquisition apparatus is coupled to imaging optics for acquiring a sequence of images. Images acquired by the sensor are stored. A motion detector causes the sensor to cease capture of an image when the degree of movement in acquiring the image exceeds a threshold. A controller selectively transfers acquired images for storage. A motion extractor determines motion parameters of a selected, stored image. An image re-constructor corrects the selected image with associated motion parameters. A selected plurality of images nominally of the same scene are merged and corrected by the image re-constructor to produce a high quality image of the scene. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103191 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND DETECTING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus and a detecting apparatus are provided. The imaging apparatus includes the following elements: an imaging part for imaging the light condensed by an optical system and for generating image data; a first sensor for detecting a first angular velocity, i.e. an angular velocity around a first axis, which is substantially parallel to the optical axis of the optical system; a second sensor for detecting a second angular velocity, i.e. an angular velocity around a second axis, which is substantially perpendicular to a horizontal plane when the apparatus is placed on the horizontal plane; a third sensor for detecting an angle of rotation around a third axis, which is substantially perpendicular to the plane formed by the first axis and the second axis; and a processor for processing information about the first angular velocity, based on information about the second angular velocity and information about the angle. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103192 | REFOCUSABLE IMAGES - Embodiments of the present invention are directed toward providing refocusable image. Refocusable images are images that, after being captured, can be refocused, or adjusted to have a different focal length. The embodiments described herein can utilize a mobile user device, such as a smartphone, without the need for specialized hardware. A camera of the mobile device can be configured to take a series of images in succession over a short period of time in which the focal length of the camera is varied so that each image has a different focal length. An image stack is created by aligning the images, and images are processed to determine which image has the highest contrast (i.e., is in focus) for each region of the image stack. Embodiments can further include displaying a first image of the series of images. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103193 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LONG TERM IMAGE EXPOSURE WITH IMAGE STABILIZATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for displaying a live preview image on a mobile device is disclosed. The method comprises computing a history color value and confidence value for each pixel of a sensor of a camera on the device. Further, it comprises obtaining a new frame of pixels from the camera. Subsequently, for each pixel in the new frame, the method comprises: (a) determining if a pixel color is similar to a corresponding history color value and if a confidence corresponding to a pixel is above a predetermined threshold; (b) if the pixel color is not similar to the history color value and the confidence is above the predetermined threshold, displaying the history color value on the preview when displaying the new frame; and (c) if the pixel color is similar to the history color value or the confidence is below the threshold, displaying the pixel color on the preview instead. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103194 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An image pickup apparatus includes a shake detecting unit configured to detect a shake of the image pickup apparatus; and a first optical correcting unit and a second optical correcting unit configured to correct optically an image shake by using a shake signal output from the shake detecting unit, wherein the first optical correcting unit is used to correct optically the image shake based on frequency components lower than predetermined frequency components extracted from the shake signal, and wherein the second optical correcting unit is used to correct optically the image shake based on frequency components higher than the predetermined frequency components extracted from the shake signal. | 2015-04-16 |