21st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110122202 | LIQUID-EJECTING RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A method of producing a recording head including a substrate provided with an element that generates energy utilized for ejecting a liquid, a wiring member that is connected to the substrate, and a supporting member that supports the substrate and the wiring member includes applying a sealant to a region existing between a side surface of the substrate and the supporting member through a communicating path that connects the region to an outer peripheral area of the supporting member. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122203 | THERMAL BEND ACTUATOR WITH CONDUCTION PAD AT BEND REGION - A thermal bend actuator includes: a first active cantilever beam for connection to drive circuitry, the first beam having a bent planar beam element; a second passive cantilever beam fused to the first beam; a conduction pad sandwiched between the first and second beams; and first and second adjacent electrode contacts positioned at one side of the actuator. A first end of the beam element is connected to the first contact and a second end of the beam element is connected to the second contact. The conduction pad is positioned at a bend region of the planar beam element so as to facilitate electrical conduction around the bend region | 2011-05-26 |
20110122204 | INK JET HEAD - When all metal plates for forming a passage unit of an ink jet head are bonded together by metal bonding, a top metal plate will warp, and an actuator unit cannot be fitted in a uniform manner to this warped top metal plate, and if the actuator units are not fitted in a uniform manner to the top metal plate, a uniform amount of ink cannot be discharged from nozzles of the ink jet head. To deal with this, metal diffusion bonding of the metal plates is performed without the top metal plate being included therein, and the top metal plate is then caused to adhere by means of adhesive. There is thus no warping of the top metal plate, and consequently the actuator units can be fitted in a uniform manner to the top metal plate. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122205 | ACTUATOR, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - An actuator includes a vibration plate, a first conductive layer formed on an upper surface of the vibration plate and extending in a predetermined direction, a piezoelectric layer covering the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer formed on an upper surface of the piezoelectric layer, a metal layer formed on the upper surface of the vibration plate and on an upper surface of the second conductive layer, and an electrode electrically connected to the metal layer. The first conductive layer, the second conductive layer, and the piezoelectric layer interposed between the first and second conductive layers form a driving unit. A plurality of the driving units are disposed in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction. The metal layer intersects a plurality of the second conductive layers so as to be electrically connect the plurality of second conductive layers. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122206 | Ink Ejection Device - A side shooting ink ejection device may comprise a front surface, side shooting nozzles having ejection orifices for ejecting fluid, and piezoelectric actuators for moving the fluid through vibration for ejecting the fluid out of the nozzle. The side shooting nozzles may be arranged to eject fluid in a side direction of the piezoelectric actuator. The front surface may comprise recessed portions. The side shooting nozzles may open into the recessed portions so that the ejection orifices are countersunk with respect to the front surface. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122207 | INK-JET HEAD - An ink-jet head is disclosed. The ink-jet head in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is equipped with a plurality of jetting cells, each of which ejects ink. Each of the plurality of jetting cells is connected to a common reservoir supplying the ink, and a pillar is formed inside the common reservoir, in which the pillar supports an upper surface of the common reservoir by being extended from a lower surface to the upper surface of the common reservoir and the pillar disperses a pressure wave transferred inside the common reservoir. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122208 | PARTIAL FILL INK CARTRIDGES - In one embodiment, an ink cartridge comprises an outer housing that defines an interior space adapted to contain ink and an air vent adapted to enable air to pass into and out of the interior space and a dividing wall provided within the interior space, the dividing wall separating the interior space into a first chamber and a second chamber, the dividing wall defining a passage through which air within the first chamber can pass into the second chamber and out of the cartridge through the air vent when the air within the first chamber expands. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122209 | INKJET PRINTER WITH PRESSURE REGULATOR - An inkjet printer has an inkjet printhead and an ink pressure regulator for regulating a hydrostatic pressure of ink supplied to the printhead. The regulator includes a bubble outlet positioned in a headspace of an ink chamber for bubbling air bubbles directly into the headspace at all operative ink levels. A capillary channel supplies ink from the chamber to the bubble outlet by capillary action and an air channel connects an air inlet with the bubble outlet. The bubble outlet is dimensioned to control a Laplace pressure of air bubbles drawn into the ink chamber as result of supplying ink to the printhead, thereby regulating a hydrostatic pressure of the ink. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122210 | Image Conditioning Coating - A contact leveling surface for an ink jet imaging member comprising a low adhesion coating, wherein when the low adhesion coating is disposed on a contact leveling surface, jetted drops of ultra-violet gel ink exhibit a low sliding angle with the contact leveling surface, wherein the low sliding angle is less than about 1° to less than about 30°. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122211 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - A conveying platen is provided with a plurality of air circulation parts, each of which includes a long groove opened toward the conveying belt and formed in a longitudinal direction following a conveying direction, and a hole that penetrates in a thickness direction from a part of a bottom surface of the long groove. These air circulation parts are arrayed in the conveying direction and a width direction perpendicular to the conveying direction. The conveying platen has an opposed region which faces a nozzle surface. The long groove is provided in the opposed region. The hole is provided in a region other than the opposed region. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122212 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MANUFACTURING PACKAGES IN A DIGITALLY CONTROLLED PROCESS - Packages are manufactured in a digitally controlled process. A digital printing machine ( | 2011-05-26 |
20110122213 | TECHNIQUE FOR PRINTING A COLOR IMAGE - A technique for optimizing or enhancing color images. Embodiments are disclosed for creating an enhanced color image, including the enhancement of perceived color uniformity. In a “dot-on-dot” registration scheme for producing color images, the dots need to be precisely superimposed on each other to provide optimum or enhanced images. The dot-on-dot registration produced by a single head thermal printer is generally acceptable, but a single head machine is very slow because multiple passes (reciprocation) are required to lay down multiple colors of dots. In a much faster multi-head or tandem thermal imaging system a serious problem of dot misalignment may cause more patterns or other visual artifacts in the color images produced by dot patterns. A solution to this problem is disclosed herein which intentionally misregisters superimposed dots in a novel and particular manner to achieve image optimization. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122214 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus including a head holding unit movably configured to hold a thermal head so that the thermal head can be in a pressing state pressing against a platen and in a separated state separated from the platen, a conveyance mechanism configured to convey an ink ribbon and a recording sheet which are put on each other to a recording region between the thermal head and the platen, a reflection surface provided on the head holding unit, and a ribbon sensor configured to detect a marker applied on the ink ribbon, the ribbon sensor being provided on an opposite side to the reflection surface across a path of the ink ribbon which has passed through the recording region and been peeled from the recording sheet. The ribbon sensor includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The reflection surface is configured so that light incident from the light emitting element reaches the light receiving element in both the separated state and the pressing state. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122215 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a plurality of light-emitting sources configured to irradiate a photosensitive member in a sub scanning direction with a plurality of light beams scanned in a main scanning direction of the photosensitive member via an optical system, a conversion unit configured to convert image data into pixel data constituting a pattern that expresses a density with a plurality of pixels, and a drive unit configured to cause the plurality of light-emitting sources to emit light based on the converted pixel data, wherein, where a number of light-emitting sources is B and a number of pixels of the pattern in the sub scanning direction is M, the number B and the number M have a relationship such that the number M is not divisible by the number B or the number B is not divisible by the number N. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122216 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - In a printing device provided with a multi-laser beam, an image gradation occurs due to a difference in characteristics between respective beams. The output beam number is changed by referring to a profile (curvature, tilt, polarity and beam scan interval) of each laser beam to perform a print at an engine rotation speed corresponding to the beam number. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122217 | OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning system for a K station includes a resin scanning lens and three reflecting mirrors. Two reflectance ratios are calculated: one being the reflectance ratio of a luminous flux traveling toward the scanning start position of a drum-shaped photosensitive drum and the other being the reflectance ratio of a luminous flux traveling toward the scanning end position of the photosensitive drum. The magnitude relation between the two reflectance ratios is such that the reflecting mirror has an inverse magnitude relation to that of the other reflecting mirrors. Moreover, the difference is calculated between the largest value and the smallest value of the reflectance ratio, where the reflectance ratio depends on the angle of deviation of the polygon mirror. The reflecting mirror has the largest difference among the three reflecting mirrors. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122218 | EXPOSURE HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposure head including: light-emitting elements disposed at a first pitch in a first direction; and drive circuits disposed at a second pitch wider than the first pitch in the first direction on one side of the light-emitting elements in a second direction orthogonal to or substantially orthogonal to the first direction and configured to cause the light-emitting elements to emit light. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122219 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CALL IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for a video call in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method includes, upon performing a video call, setting an alternative video transmission mode according to a user's manipulation, generating an avatar representing a user's expression, and transmitting an alternative video including the avatar to a called mobile communication terminal. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122220 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE NETWORK IN AN ENTERPRISE SETTING - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system having a controller to present an overlay combined with a presentation of media content at each of a plurality of computing devices on an electronic communications network to illustrate a collection of one or more commentaries temporally associated with portions of the presented media content where the portions of the presented media content comprises portions of a teleconference workflow meeting, to collect one or more commentaries from each of the plurality of computing devices, and to present the commentaries from the plurality of computing devices. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122221 | SERVO CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOTE SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING - The present invention relates to a servo control device and method for remote surveillance and monitoring. The servo control device at least comprises an internet interface processing unit, an internet phone processing unit, an external device management unit, a wireless RF unit, a storage unit and a power unit. The method of the servo control device includes that the internet phone processing unit verifies if the phone number and password of the external communication device is correct; if YES, the external communication device enters a command; if the external communication device enters a change command, the servo control device change the status of at least an external device and the changed status information is stored in the storage unit; in addition, the internet phone processing unit transforms the status information to a image file and the image file is sent back to the external communication device. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122222 | ACTIVE DISPLAY STANDBY MODE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An exemplary electronic device comprises a display subsystem that is adapted to display an image and at least one additional subsystem. The exemplary electronic device additionally comprises a low power control logic that is adapted to place the electronic device in either a low power operating mode in which power is removed from the display subsystem and the at least one additional subsystem or an active-display standby mode in which the display subsystem remains powered and power is removed from the at least one additional subsystem. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122223 | MULTI-RESOLUTION DIGITAL LARGE FORMAT CAMERA WITH MULTIPLE DETECTOR ARRAYS - A large format digital camera has a primary camera system configured for collecting panchromatic image data and two or more secondary camera systems configured for collecting color image data. Each of the secondary camera systems has an optical system that has a longer focal length than the optical system of the primary camera system. The resolution of each of the secondary camera systems is also greater than the resolution of the primary camera system. The footprint of images produced by the primary camera system is larger in size than the footprint of images produced by the secondary camera systems. Images produced by the primary camera system offer information for performing image-based georeferencing by means of photogrammetric triangulation. Images produced by the secondary camera systems offer a high-resolution narrow angle color image suitable for use in ortho image production. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122224 | ADAPTIVE COMPRESSION OF BACKGROUND IMAGE (ACBI) BASED ON SEGMENTATION OF THREE DIMENTIONAL OBJECTS - Systems and methods for three dimensional (3D) video compression that reduce the transmission data rate of a 3D image pair to within the transmission data rate of a conventional 2D video image. The 3D video compression systems and methods described herein utilize the characteristics of the video capture systems and the Human Vision System (HVS) and reduce the redundancy of background images while maintaining the 3D objects of the 3D video with high fidelity. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122225 | Depth Coding as an Additional Channel to Video Sequence - A 3D video coding apparatus and method which selectively codes video data from a plurality of video sources to include depth information. Coding may be performed by combining depth information with view information, such as RGB, YCrCb, or YUV, and coded together with the view information as, RGBD, YCrCbD or YUVD. An apparatus may selectively code the depth information based on a depth format flag to include no depth information (e.g. a 2D format) or include depth information as a chroma channel. The depth information may be coded separately or together with YCrCb based on a coding cost or rate distortion estimate to encode the video information to obtain the highest quality. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122226 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROBUST 2D-3D IMAGE REGISTRATION - A method for registering 2-dimensional (2D) images with 3-dimensional (3D) images includes receiving a 2D reference image and a 3D moving image, initializing a registration parameter matrix that rigidly transforms the domain of the moving image, randomly sampling a set of registration parameter matrices in a neighborhood of the initial registration parameters, estimating a cost function for each of the randomly sampled parameter matrices, calculating a distance from each randomly sampled parameter matrix to the initial registration parameter matrix, calculating a mean shift vector from the estimated cost functions and distance, and updating the initial registration parameter matrix from the mean shift vector. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122227 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - A 3D image display method includes separating a transmitted 3D image signal into left image frames and right image frames, sequentially storing the left image frame and the right image frame in respective frame memories, generating a left interpolation frame using motion estimation and motion compensation based on the left image frames, generating a right interpolation frame using motion estimation and motion compensation based on the right image frames, and displaying the left image frames, the right image frames, the left interpolation frame and the right interpolation frame, alternately, on a display apparatus. With this configuration, it is possible to display a high quality 3D image without additional hardware resources. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122228 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUAL SENSOR - A perspective transformation is performed to a three-dimensional model and a model coordinate system indicating a reference attitude of the three-dimensional model to produce a projection image expressing a relationship between the model and the model coordinate system, and a work screen is started up. A coordinate of an origin in the projection image and rotation angles of an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis are displayed in work areas on the screen to accept a manipulation to change the coordinate and the rotation angles. The display of the projection image is changed by a manipulation. When an OK button located is pressed, the coordinate and rotation angle are fixed, and the model coordinate system is changed based on the coordinate and rotation angle. A coordinate of each constituent point of the three-dimensional model is transformed into a coordinate of the post-change model coordinate system. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122229 | Imaging System for Three-Dimensional Observation of an Operative Site - The invention relates to an endoscopic imaging system for observation of an operative site ( | 2011-05-26 |
20110122230 | CODING DEVICE FOR 3D VIDEO SIGNALS - The device comprises the means to generate a stream structured on several levels:
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20110122231 | METHOD FOR DISLAYING MEASUREMENT EFFECTIVE AREA IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUAL SENSOR AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUAL SENSOR - One of stereo cameras is set such that a front view of a support surface of a workpiece is imaged, an image produced by the camera is displayed, and a range of an area where measurement processing is enabled is assigned by a rectangular frame. A manipulation assigning an upper limit and a lower limit of a height measurement range is accepted. When each assignment is fixed, zero is set as a z-coordinate to each constituent pixel of an image to which the rectangular frame is set, and a z-coordinate based on the upper limit of the height measurement range and a z-coordinate based on the lower limit are set to coordinates corresponding to the rectangular frame. Perspective transformation of three-dimensional information produced by the setting is performed from a direction of a line of sight set by a user, a produced projection image is displayed on a monitor. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122232 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, COMPOUND-EYE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes: a display device; an acquisition device for acquiring a left eye image and a right eye image; a first display control device for displaying a stereoscopic image on the display device based on the left and right eye image; an instruction reception device for receiving an instruction indicating enlargement and display of a partial area deviated in a horizontal direction from a center of the stereoscopic image; a cut-out device for cutting out areas necessary for the enlargement and display from the left and right eye image in response to the instruction; a deviation amount calculation unit for calculating a deviation amount in a vertical direction between a center of the left eye image and a center of the right eye image; an image movement device for moving the left eye image and/or the right eye image in the vertical direction by the calculated deviation amount; and a second display control device for enlarging and displaying the partial area on the display device based on the image after the movement. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122233 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup unit; a first connection unit that allows a stereoscopic shooting interchangeable lens and an ordinary shooting interchangeable lens to be selectively attached thereto so that an image of a subject can be formed on the image pickup unit; a second connection unit that allows a finder including two display units corresponding to a right eye and a left eye, the finder being capable of displaying a plurality of images, and a finder including a single display unit, the finder being capable of displaying a single image, to be selectively attached thereto; and a display control unit that controls display of an image picked up by the image pickup unit on the finder, based on at least one of information on the interchangeable lens connected to the first connection unit and information on the finder connected to the second connection unit. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122234 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CURSOR DISPLAY METHOD - A stereoscopic image display apparatus capable of generating a cursor that moves according to user operation to allow stereoscopic view with a stereoscopic image including a set of images with parallax and capable of combining and displaying the cursor on the stereoscopic image acquires a parallax amount of the stereoscopic image at a location where the cursor is combined and displayed on the stereoscopic image and calculates a moving speed of the cursor. The stereoscopic image display apparatus determines whether the cursor is moving based on the calculated moving speed and generates the cursor including a certain predetermined value as the parallax amount of the cursor if it is determined that the cursor is moving. The stereoscopic image display apparatus generates the cursor by setting the parallax amount of the cursor to the parallax amount of the acquired stereoscopic image if it is determined that the cursor is not moving. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122235 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display device for displaying a 3-Dimensional (3D) image and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The image display device includes a user input unit configured to receive an item selection signal for some of one or more items included in a User Interface (UI) image, a control unit configured to generate a detailed image of a selection item selected by the item selection signal as a 3D image, and a display unit configured to display the detailed image. A user can select and receives an UI image or items included therein as a 3D image, and select a 2D/3D mode of the displayed UI image so as to control a sense of depth thereof. If a plurality of UI images is displayed, the image display device can display UI images on multiple layers with senses of depth. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122236 | SPATIAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Stereoscopic display with high definition compared with in the past may be easily realized. A lenticular lens | 2011-05-26 |
20110122237 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING TRANSMITTANCE INTERVALS IN 3D SHUTTER EYEWEAR BASED ON DISPLAY PANEL RESPONSE TIME - A 3D video viewing shutter device receives display response time from a 3D video display device for determining shutter open and close times. Response time may correspond to display type, a particular display and/or a change in pixel illumination levels between frames. The shutter device receives response information during device initialization and/or corresponding to changing pixel illumination levels. A sequence of 3D frames may comprise a pattern of left frames, right frames, blank frames and/or frames comprising a combination of left and right frames. Based on display device and/or shutter device response times, the shutter device may extend shutter transmittance time during a frame display interval into a blank frame interval. Transmittance may be enabled during display of blank frames subsequent to left or right frames. The shutter device and display device may communicate via a wireless link for example, via a Bluetooth wireless link utilizing Bluetooth clocks. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122238 | Method And System For Synchronizing 3D Shutter Glasses To A Television Refresh Rate - A 3D shutter glasses device, coupled via a wireless link to a 3D video display device, maintains a slave clock synchronized with a master clock in the display device. The clocks may comprise Bluetooth clocks. The shutter glasses receive 3D frame display information and time information referenced to the master clock that corresponds to when frames are displayed. The shutter glasses control opening and closing of left and right shutters utilizing slave clock time and the received information. The received display information comprises left, right and/or blank frame pattern information, a frame pattern time interval, a frame refresh rate and a time offset for delaying opening and/or closing of shutters. The time information indicates master clock time when frames are displayed. The shutter glasses and the display maintain synchronization when display and/or time information updates are skipped. The shutter glasses may transmit information to the display device. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122239 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device including an image display panel configured to display a 2D image and a 3D image, a driving circuit configured to apply a data voltage of a 2D data format or a data voltage of a 3D data format to the image display panel, a controller configured to control the driving circuit in a 2D mode for displaying the 2D image or a 3D mode for displaying the 3D image, and a patterned retarder including a first retarder and a second retarder that are arranged line by line, the patterned retarder configured to divide the 3D image from the image display panel into a first polarization component and a second polarization component, the patterned retarder being aligned so that boundary portions of the first and second retarders are positioned in a center of pixels positioned on odd-numbered horizontal lines or even-numbered horizontal lines of the image display panel. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122240 | Hurricane Damage Recording Camera System - A storm damage video monitoring system including: means for capturing images in near zero lux light conditions; means for remotely powering the imaging system components; means for digitally recording the captured images, means for storing the recorded images onto portable digital storage media, a means for monitoring the captured images, the means for monitoring being capable of aiming and adjustment; water proof and surge proof secure mounting means, means for adjusting the mounting of the system, water proof and wind proof means for encasing the imaging system components; and means for tracking for remote location of the system. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122241 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE ENHANCEMENT OF DARK AREAS OF CAPSULE IMAGES - Systems and methods are provided for identifying dark areas in images captured by encapsulated cameras or endoscopes and enhancing the visibility of the dark area using intensity stretch. For capsule or endoscope images, there are often some dark areas caused by inadequate lighting. The poor visibility of detailed features in the dark area may reduce the detection rate of anomaly. The present invention calls for a method to detect the dark area based on contour. The intensities inside and outside the dark area are evaluated and are used to generate intensity transformation to stretch intensity in the dark area while minimizing the impact on the image quality outside the dark area. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122242 | DIGITAL MICROSCOPY EQUIPMENT WITH IMAGE ACQUISITION, IMAGE ANALYSIS AND NETWORK COMMUNICATION - A digital microscope comprises a housing with an image acquisition, an image processing, and a network communication (APC) module. The APC module can further comprise an image capture unit, coupled to an image sensor with a view to a subject on a slide, the image capture unit receiving an image of the subject. The APC module also comprises an image processing unit, coupled to the image capture unit, the image processing unit enhancing the image with classifications. Also, a network interface of the APC module, coupled to the image processing unit and to a network, the network interface sending the enhanced image across to the network and to receive control commands, the control commands associated with the view of the subject. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122243 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR DETECTING CONTRAST TRANSITION, PARTICULARLY IN A MACHINE TOOL - An image processing device for detecting contrast transition comprises a digital imaging unit as an optical sensor unit, the digital sensor signals of which are processed in an evaluation unit. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122244 | Real-Time Remote-Viewing Digital Compass - Vehicle-mounted video cameras, if and when wirelessly connected via a hybrid transceiver of satellite and terrestrial links and either through a randomly-formed vehicle-to-vehicle network, or via mobile web links, may enable motorists behind the wheel to remotely see either on a navigator screen, or on a screen of mobile equipment, inclusive of handsets and tablet PCs, any real-time video images of traffic and/or street scenes, far beyond physical limits of human eyesight. In pursuing the said peer-to-peer advantages, the real-time street views targeted in any directions can be picked at the discretion of motorists, by transmitting the location-based inquiry to the targeted on-vehicle cameras, by tapping on an in-vehicle touchscreen or a mobile device screen and also by activating voice commands, if necessary. The viewable range and directions are only affected or limited by the signal strength based on the density of moving vehicles in between and the availability of interconnected roadside stationary surveillance fixtures as well as the availability of target vehicles equipped with video cameras. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122245 | FOREST FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS (FFiCS) WITH SCANNER AND OPTICAL /INFRARED RADIATION DETECTOR (SOIRD) AND OPTIONALLY ALSO INCLUDING A SCANNER WITH ACCURATE LOCATION CALCULATOR (SALC) AND A SUPER-EFFICIENT SATELLITE/WIRELESS ANTENNA SYSTEM (SSWAS) - This application for patent for Forest Fire Control Systems (FFiCS) describes an invention for prevention and control of forest fires (FF). The system comprises strategically located Ignition Detection and Uplink Signaling Towers (IDUSTs), equipped with the Global Positioning System (GPS) and a suitable optical/infrared Scanner and Detector Assembly (SDA), to continually scan the forest region to instantly detect the onset of the initial flames and sparks of any fire (f/s) within the region. The SDA may optionally utilize a Scanner and Accurate Location Calculator (SALC). Upon detecting an f/s, the IDUST instantly transmits relevant data to a Regional Forest Fire Control System (RFFCC) via a suitable communications means, optionally utilizing the Super-Efficient Satellite and Wireless Antenna System (SSWAS). The RFFCC instantaneously transmits necessary information to area Forest Fire Control Field Stations (FFCFS), enabling them to immediately apply appropriate fire-quenching means to control the fire before it spreads. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122246 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to receive media content from a content provider operating in an interactive television (iTV) network, wherein the media content is associated with a plurality of channels, wherein the media content comprises audio and video content, change each channel of the plurality of channels based on a time interval provided by a monitoring system, analyze audio content of the media content for each channel for detecting an undesired condition associated with the video content, wherein the audio content is encoded by an iTV audio encoder, and transmit the media content to the monitoring system if the undesired condition is detected, the media content being transmitted for analysis by the monitoring system and for creation of a trouble ticket if a qualitative threshold for the media content is determined to not be satisfied. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122247 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A method of operating a surveillance system having a display unit configured to display a surveillance image includes acquiring the surveillance image from at least one acquisition device. The method also includes setting surveillance event that includes setting a desired surveillance object indicating an attribute of the surveillance event. Further, the method includes displaying the selected surveillance object with the acquired surveillance image on the display unit to indicate the set surveillance event and analyzing the acquired surveillance image to determine whether the set surveillance event has occurred. In addition, the method includes performing an indicating operation in the surveillance system in response to the occurrence of the set surveillance event. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122248 | CAMERA POSITIONING SYSTEMS - Embodiments of camera positioning systems are disclosed. Certain embodiments include a ball swivel mechanism that joins a camera mounting plate to a bracket arm. In some embodiments, the bracket arm is joined to a grip plate that can be secured to an object such as a tree. In other embodiments, the bracket arm is joined to a monopod that can be secured to the ground. Some embodiments of camera mounting plates are configured to secure multiple types of game-security cameras. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122249 | VISION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A vision system for a vehicle includes an imaging device having an imaging sensor with a field of view exterior the vehicle, a camera controller, a display device and a display controller. The display device is operable to display information for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. The imaging device communicates an image signal to the display device via a link. The display controller may affect the image signal, such as in response to a user input, and the camera controller may adjust a function of the imaging device in response to a detection of the affected image signal. The vision system may adjust an image displayed by the display device in response to a signal from an auxiliary sensing system of the vehicle, such as a distance sensing system of the vehicle that is operable to determine a distance to an object exterior the vehicle. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122250 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION DETECTION - A detection system detects moving objects in a scene by processing two consecutive images of the scene. The two consecutive images are captured by a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera and fed back to the system. The system obtains position information of the moving object in the scene, and adjusts parameters, such as a shoot angle, and a focal length of the PTZ camera, according to the position information of the moving object. Therefore, the PTZ camera can be aimed to follow the motion area and adjusted to optimum focal length. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122251 | Comparison of Infrared Images - Methods for comparing infrared image data and/or for generating infrared image comparison data are provided. In one method two image data sets are selected including visual-light and infrared image data from one or more points of view of a scene. Visual-light image data from each data set can be compared to determine an alignment correlation between different points of view for the visual-light data. The alignment correlation can then be used to correlate infrared image data from each data set. The correlated infrared image data can be compared to generate infrared comparison image data. Thermal imaging cameras capable of performing such methods are also provided. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122252 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD OF DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A digital image processing apparatus including an infrared (IR) cut filter and a visible light cut filter that are arranged on an optical axis between a lens unit and an image sensor, and that are selectively retractable from the optical axis, a filter driver that drives the IR cut filter and the visible light cut filter, a first image information acquiring unit that acquires first image information transmitted through the IR cut filter, a second image information acquiring unit that acquires second image information transmitted through the visible light cut filter, and an image synthesizing unit that extracts a synthesized image from the first image information and the second image information, in a low-illumination mode. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122253 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a field angle change unit, and a movement detection unit. The imaging unit includes a lens that forms an image of a subject and acquires a picture image by taking the image formed by the lens. The field angle change unit changes a field angle of the picture image acquired by the imaging unit. The movement detection unit detects a movement of the imaging apparatus. The field angle change unit changes the field angle of the picture image in accordance with a moving direction of the imaging apparatus when the movement detection unit detects the movement of the imaging apparatus. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122254 | DIGITAL CAMERA, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Images of a target are stably tracked even when an image-capture environment changes. An image processing apparatus ( | 2011-05-26 |
20110122255 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING NEAR DUPLICATE VIDEOS USING PERCEPTUAL VIDEO SIGNATURES - Methods and apparatus for detection and identification of duplicate or near-duplicate videos using a perceptual video signature are disclosed. The disclosed apparatus and methods (i) extract perceptual video features, (ii) identify unique and distinguishing perceptual features to generate a perceptual video signature, (iii) compute a perceptual video similarity measure based on the video edit distance, and (iv) search and detect duplicate and near-duplicate videos. A complete framework to detect unauthorized copying of videos on the Internet using the disclosed perceptual video signature is disclosed. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122256 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY TESTING VIDEO EQUIPMENT - A method and apparatus are presented for dynamically testing video equipment. One or more test patterns utilize different regions of video signal characteristics. Adjustment is made to the video characteristics of a region until a perceived parameter of the region matches a second region. A performance parameter of said video equipment is determined from said adjustment. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122257 | GEOLOCATION OF OBJECTS IN AN AREA OF INTEREST - A system comprises a plurality of fixed cameras that each having a field of regard. Each point within an area of interest is covered by the field of regard of at least two of the cameras. Each camera captures an image of its field of regard and a plurality of calibration points within the area of interest. A processor calibrates the imaging system by at least associating the coordinates of each of the plurality of calibration points with a calibration pixel corresponding to an image of the calibration point in the image of each of the cameras. The processor geolocates the object of interest within the area of interest by at least comparing the location an image of the object of interest to the calibration pixels in the images generated by each of the plurality of cameras. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122258 | TELEVISION BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR TELEVISION BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING THE CONTROL PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - A television broadcast receiving apparatus can change an oscillation frequency of a local oscillation signal or a tuning frequency of an intermediate frequency signal in a reception channel, and changes the reception characteristic to an optimum reception characteristic. In this way, the television broadcast receiving apparatus effectively reduces SN ratio deterioration due to interference of the outside of a reception band such as adjacent channel interference. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122259 | EMBEDDED APPLIANCE FOR MULTIMEDIA CAPTURE - A multimedia device includes input ports dedicated to receiving a real-time media signal and a processor system dedicated to capturing the real-time media signal. The processor system defines an embedded environment. The input ports and the processor system are integrated into the multimedia capture device. The input ports include an audio input port and at least one of a visual-capture input port or a digital-image input port. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122260 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module allowing for its downsizing and reducing power consumption transmits and receives data to and from another apparatus via wireless communication, and includes: a camera unit capturing object images and providing information of the images as image data; a memory in which the data is stored; an antenna unit used for wireless transmission and reception; a wireless IC unit wirelessly transmitting the data; a power supply unit receiving electromagnetic waves used for wireless communication via the antenna unit and generating power by electromagnetic induction through the electromagnetic waves or by a radiated electromagnetic field; a power supply unit supplying the power at least to the camera unit; and a memory power control unit selecting one of the power supply units as a power source of the memory according to a state of the camera module. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122261 | Camera Unit Incorporating A Printer Configured To Print Distorted Images - A camera unit includes a display configured to display an image to be captured. An image sensor is configured to digitally capture the displayed image. A card reader is configured to read a removable data card carrying distortion information. A printer is configured to print a distorted image on print media. The distorted image is a version of the captured image which has been distorted in accordance with the distortion information. The printer includes a replaceable print roll carrying both the print media and ink to be printed upon the print media. A validation apparatus is configured to validate the replaceable print roll and enable the printer to print the distorted image only subsequent to validation of the print roll. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122262 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION REPRODUCTION - According to one embodiment, a camera apparatus includes, an imaging unit which acquires videos, a cable which connects the imaging unit to a control unit, and the control unit which comprises an asynchronous FIFO memory and a signal processing module and controls the imaging unit, the control unit performing transmitting to the imaging unit a drive signal configured to control an image sensor included in the imaging unit, and receiving a video signal including a clock signal or a synchronous signal output from the image sensor and converting this signal into a video signal standardized via the signal processing module. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122263 | CAMERA SYSTEM FOR WITH VELOCITY SENSOR AND DE-BLURRING PROCESSOR - A camera system for outputting deblurred still images includes a portable handheld camera device comprising an image sensor for recording an image; a two-dimensional accelerometer for detecting an angular velocity of the camera system relative to an external environment and to produce an angular velocity output indicative thereof; a linear image sensor for sensing data provided on an encoded card inserted into the camera system, the encoded card containing instructions for the manipulation of the image; and a processor for receiving the image from the image sensor, receiving the angular velocity output from the two-dimensional accelerometer, and processing the image in accordance with the instructions sensed from the encoded to deblur any blurred pixels present in the image in consideration of the angular velocity output. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122264 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that captures an image by photoelectrically converting a subject image; a feature calculating unit that calculates, per region included in the image, a feature value related to suitability for motion detection; a region-motion detecting unit that detects a motion vector per the region; and a whole-motion calculating unit that calculates a motion quantity of a whole image from the feature value and the motion vector. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122265 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus including a motion detecting unit for detecting the motion quantity of an image on the basis of plural frame images photographed by a CMOS image capturing device; a motion predicting unit for predicting a traveling speed of the image capturing apparatus when capturing an image on the basis of the motion quantity; a correction value calculating unit for calculating a correction value for correcting the motion quantity of the image so that, the larger the traveling speed is, the longer the traveling motion of the image capturing apparatus intended by a user remains; and a motion compensating unit for performing compensation that allows only the traveling motion of the image capturing apparatus intended by the user to remain in the image with the use of the correction value. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122266 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING POINT SPREAD FUNCTION - A method of estimating a point spread function (PSF) includes: estimating a global motion between a short-exposure image and a long-exposure image that are continuously captured using different exposure times, and compensating for the global motion; calculating a first resultant image by applying a band pass filter to the short-exposure image; calculating a second resultant image by applying the band pass filter to the long-exposure image; converting the first resultant image and the second resultant image into n-level images, where n is an odd natural number greater than or equal to 3, by deducing a first n-level resultant image and a second n-level resultant image from the first resultant image and the second resultant image, respectively; correlating the first n-level resultant image and the second n-level resultant image, and calculating a correlation map; and deducing the PSF from the correlation map. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122267 | SHAKE CORRECTION MODULE, CAMERA MODULE COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CAMERA MODULE - A shake correction module, a camera module including the same, and a method of manufacturing the camera module are provided. The shake correction module includes: a hinge member which supports rotation movement of an optical module based on each of at least two axes at least by using an elastic characteristic of the hinge member, wherein the optical module comprises an image sensor; a base member to which the hinge member is installed; and a driving motor which rotates the hinge member based on the each of the at least two axes with respect to the base member, in order to manufacture a structure for supporting two-axes rotation of the optical module to be simple and reliable with a low manufacturing cost. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122268 | IMAGING DEVICE - An image capture device that can cut down power dissipation to a certain degree while carrying out an image stabilizing operation to a certain degree at any zoom power is provided. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122269 | METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR VIBRATION AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method of compensating for vibration and an imaging apparatus are provided. The method of compensating for vibration includes determining whether a vibration compensation starting condition is satisfied, and starting compensating for vibration prior to operating a shutter, if the vibration compensation starting condition is satisfied. Accordingly, a shutter lag is reduced and power consumption is reduced, and accuracy of vibration compensation is improved. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122270 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus includes a first communication unit configured to communicate with a control apparatus using a first communication protocol, an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a subject to obtain image data in response to an image capturing instruction from the control apparatus in a controlled state, a second communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus using a second communication protocol, and an activation unit configured to activate a function of receiving access using the second communication protocol from the external apparatus and transmitting the image data stored in the storage medium to the external apparatus. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122271 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Whether a user of a video camera can discern an unnatural motion or the discernable unnatural motion is permissible is evaluated based on an taken image so as to make a change between mixing of still image shooting driving and maintaining of motion image shooting driving. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122272 | Apparatus and method for preparing, storing, transmitting and displaying images - An imaging and display apparatus for passive displays evaluates the illumination of an input scene and incorporates data representative of such input scene within a transfer media. The transfer media may be a broadcast or transmission of image data, illumination data and gamma information that can be received by a display system, which includes a passive display illuminated by incident light, to display images while adjusting the incident light and/or gamma based on the received data. The transfer media may be a storage medium storing image data, illumination data and gamma information for delivery to a passive display system. The data controls the optical characteristics of the illumination source for the passive display and the gamma and tends to minimize energy requirements, to maximize contrast or shades of gray in the displayed image, and to optimize light source operation for color fidelity. The data provided the media and/or display as a video signal, modulated video signal, s-video signal, digital signal, or other signal that can be used by a passive display system to display images. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122273 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CAMERA MODULE - According to the Embodiments, an Image Processing apparatus includes a pixel interpolation processing unit. The pixel interpolation processing unit generates a sensitivity level value through addition of a first frequency range component of an image signal for a lacking color component and a second frequency range component of a frequency band lower than the first frequency range component. The pixel interpolation processing unit adjusts a ratio of the first frequency range component to be added to the second frequency range component. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122274 | DDR COUNTER CIRCUITS, ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS, IMAGE SENSORS AND DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - A counter circuit for an analog to digital converter includes: a latch stage configured to generate a latch stage output clock based on a state of an input clock such that the latch stage output clock and the input clock have a same state at start of a reset counting phase, but a same or different state at start of a signal, counting phase depending on the state of the output clock at the end of the reset counting phase. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122275 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method and program - An image processing apparatus includes: a specific sound detecting section detecting a specific sound generated during motion in a specific motion of a target object included in an image group including a plurality of images which continues in a time-series manner; a valid sound range setting section setting, as a valid sound range, a range in the time axis for determination of whether the specific sound is valid on the basis of a user manipulation; and a selecting section selecting a predetermined number of motion transition images representing transitions of the specific motion from a selection range of the image group in the time axis, with reference to a detection position of the specific sound in the time axis, in a case where the specific sound is detected in the set valid sound range. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122276 | Image correction using individual manipulation of microlenses in a microlens array - A system constructs a composite image using focus assessment information of image regions. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122277 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT BASED ON INDICATOR OF RANDOMNESS OF PIXEL VALUES - A circuit for auto-focus adjustment includes a calculating unit configured to calculate an indicator of randomness of pixel values in a captured image, a direction determining unit configured to compare a first value of the indicator calculated by the calculating unit in a preceding focus adjustment process with a second value of the indicator calculated by the calculating unit after the calculation of the first value, thereby to determine a direction of focus shift in response to a result of the comparison, and a control unit configured to start a focus adjustment process by which a focus position is first moved in the direction of focus shift determined by the direction determining unit. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122278 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING THE METHOD - A digital photographing apparatus may perform a method of correcting hand shake to obtain images of high quality, in which hand shake is corrected completely, by correcting the hand shake using a plurality of successive images having different exposure times, and in particular, by determining whether a short exposure image will be obtained from a time period in which hand shake is weak or in a time period in which hand shake is strong according to photographing conditions. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122279 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING RED EYES - A method of detecting a red eye is provided that includes determining an eye area from an input image, obtaining a pixel having the maximum redness from the eye area, generating a first mask area having a predetermined size including the pixel from the eye area, obtaining an average of image data from pixels in the first mask area, obtaining red-eye pixels corresponding to the image data average from the eye area, and determining a red-eye area by using the red-eye pixels. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122280 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING IN-FOCUS STATE - An apparatus that detects an in-focus state according to the present invention has a plurality of line sensors arranged on a projection area of an optical image-forming system; a plurality of monitor sensors arranged on the projection area with each monitor sensor positioned adjacent to a corresponding line sensor and monitoring a quantity of light incident on the corresponding line sensor; an electric charge accumulation controller that controls the timing of completion of the accumulation of electric charges in the plurality of line sensors on the basis of monitor signals output from corresponding monitor sensors; that controls the timing of the commencement of the subsequent accumulation of electric charges in the plurality of line sensors; and a signal output processor that reads the accumulated electric charges from the plurality of line sensors and then outputs image signals corresponding to an object image. The electric charge accumulation controller commences accumulation of electric charges before the reading of all electric charges in the plurality of line sensors finishes. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122281 | IMAGING DEVICE - An image processing method and apparatus operable for processing images is disclosed. The image processing method allows for drawing any given image in an output image on which various types of image processing have been performed. Such various types of image processing are, for example, correction of an image having distortion due to the distortion aberration of an imaging lens, an image having unnatural perspective distortion of a subject due to high-angle or overhead photography, generation of an output image with the viewpoint changed from the viewpoint of a captured image, mirror-image conversion of a captured image, and electronic zooming. Embodiments of the present invention also relate to an imaging apparatus that uses the image processing method. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122282 | IMAGING DEVICE - [Object] To convert a pixel value obtained from a non-reference photoelectric conversion characteristic into a pixel value obtained from a reference photoelectric conversion characteristic without variation, and to prevent generation of fixed pattern noise in an image. An image sensor | 2011-05-26 |
20110122283 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image capturing apparatus that performs RGB three-band image capturing. Additional band pixels BG and OG having a spectral sensitivity peak wavelength between the B and G bands and between the R and G bands, respectively, are disposed on an image sensor consisting of RGB pixels. A feature quantity in the spectral characteristics of light incident on the sensor is obtained based on pixel values in the additional bands and pixel values in the RGB bands detected by the image sensor, and is applied to image processing of a captured object image. In order to maintain the image capturing resolution, in the image sensor, the number of additional band pixels is smaller than the number of R pixels, the number of G pixels, and the number of B pixels. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122284 | MULTIPLE ILLUMINATIONS AUTOMATIC WHITE BALANCE DIGITAL CAMERAS - A multiple source automatic white balancing method includes performing a first image processing on a subject image and generating a first processed image; performing a second image processing on the subject image and generating a second processed image; and generating a third processed image by blending the first and second processed images together based on an output of an outdoor weight map function. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122285 | IMAGE PROCESSING FILE SETTING SYSTEM - A system setting an image processing parameter in an imaging apparatus and an information processing apparatus, downloads a parameter file from an external apparatus, and sets in the imaging apparatus an image processing parameter included in the parameter file downloaded from the external apparatus. In the information processing apparatus, image data is processed using the image processing parameter included in the parameter file. Thus, the information processing apparatus and the imaging apparatus can perform image processing using an image processing parameter obtained from one downloaded parameter file. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122286 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An image pickup apparatus uses an image pickup device. A manual focus adjusting unit is configured to control a focus lens in response to a user's input operation. An edge detecting unit is configured to detect edge components from an image signal obtained by the image pickup device and to output detection levels of the detected edge components. A color signal replacement unit is configured to replace a signal of a pixel corresponding to the detection level with a predetermined color signal when the detection level satisfies a predetermined condition. A display unit is configured to display an image based on an output image signal from the color signal replacement unit. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122287 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - An imaging device of the present invention comprises an imaging section for photoelectrically converting a subject image, and outputting image data, an aperture control section for narrowing subject light flux at a first aperture value and a second aperture value, a shooting control section for, in response to a release instruction, imaging a first image at the first aperture value and, reading out first image data from the imaging section while simultaneously carrying out a stopping down operation to the second aperture value, imaging a second image at the second aperture value and, reading out second image data from the imaging section, and an image processing section for detecting an amount of variation in contrast value for each location in the first image data and the second image data, and carrying out processing to blur at an intensity of blurring according to the amount of variation between each location. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122288 | OPTICAL APPARATUS HAVING CONTROL UNIT CONFIGURED TO REDUCE NOISE IN CAPTURED IMAGE - An optical apparatus includes a control unit configured to perform control to change power consumed by a lens unit or operation state of an actuator of the lens unit during processing of an image signal obtained from an image pickup element according to a noise tolerance of a camera and a set state of the camera, such as an ISO speed rating. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122289 | MULTIPLE EXPOSURE METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC CAMERAS - A method for capturing multiple sets of image data with an electronic camera having a shutter and an electronic shutter for selectively allowing light to reach an image sensor comprises opening the shutter and the electronic shutter, allowing light to reach the image sensor for a first exposure time, closing the electronic shutter, reading out pixel data captured during the first exposure time, allowing light to reach the image sensor for a second exposure time, and, reading out pixel data captured during the second exposure time. The method may be used to obtain multiple differently exposed images of a scene for combination into a high dynamic range image. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122290 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital photographing apparatus and a method of controlling the same. A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, the method including determining whether a condition for changing an environment setup of the digital photographing apparatus is satisfied; if the condition is satisfied, searching for an environment setup to be changed according to the condition; and changing the environment setup according to the condition. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122291 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD - The presence/absence of a face in an image and the type of imaging mode during imaging (such as a landscape imaging mode and a close-up imaging mode) of the image acquired by imaging and the like are detected. Images are automatically classified by groups based on the detected information (classification information). A plurality of images classified by the groups are connected to create a multi-image file (MP file), and the MP file is recorded in a recording medium. As a result, the plurality of classified images can be managed altogether (without dissipation), and the plurality of classified images can be reproduced by providing the multi-image file even if a reproducer does not have a classification function. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122292 | Imaging device and metadata preparing apparatus - An imaging device which is capable of preparing metadata quickly and readily in imaging moving picture, having a storage unit prestoring keywords and detection methods detecting objects corresponding to respective keywords, an imaging unit repetitively imaging a field generating the moving picture composed of frame images, a detecting unit detecting the objects from the frame images among the moving picture generated by the imaging, concurrently with the imaging by the imaging unit according to the detection methods for respective keywords, an image information preparing unit preparing image information based on results of the detecting unit, the image information containing the keywords corresponding to the detected objects and information indicating time periods when the objects corresponding to keywords existed in the field; and an image recording unit recording the moving picture generated by the imaging unit and the image information prepared by the image information preparing unit associating with each other. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122293 | IMAGE PROCESSING UNIT - An image processor that can get a number of image files resized collectively is provided in order to realize a more user-friendly resizing function. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122294 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM TO EXECUTE THE METHOD - Provided are a digital photographing apparatus, a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus, and a computer readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method. The digital photographing apparatus may include a database configured to store information about a person and to store a plurality of images of the face of the person with a direction of the face; a photographing unit configured to photograph an image of the face of the person; an image registering unit configured to store the photographed image of the face of the person with the database according to the direction of the face; and a photographing guide unit configured to display a direction of the face of the person not stored in the database. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122295 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AN IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD AND A MACHINE READABLE MEDIUM STORING THEREON A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CAPTURING AN IMAGE OF A RANGE WIDER THAN AN IMAGE CAPTURE DESIGNATION RANGE - It is an object to provide an image of a desired composition in case the user is unsatisfied with the composition of an image already captured. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122296 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEBLURRING MOTION BLURRED IMAGES - An image deblurring system deblurs motion blurred images of a video stream captured from a moving object. An image deblurring method selects a blurred image from the video stream, selects blurred pixels from the blurred image, and calculates a movement offset for each of the blurred pixels according to coordinates of the blurred pixel in a frequency domain during the movement of the moving object. The method generates a point spread function according to the movement offset, and generates an image conversion formula according to the point spread function. The method converts each of the blurred pixels into a sharp pixel according to the image conversion formula, and generates a sharp image based on all of the sharp pixels. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122297 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION AND CORRECTION OF FLASH-INDUCED EYE DEFECTS WITHIN DIGITAL IMAGES USING PREVIEW OR OTHER REFERENCE IMAGES - A method for red-eye detection in an acquired digital image acquiring one or more preview or other reference images without a flash. Any red regions that exist within the one or more reference images are determined. A main image is acquired with a flash of approximately a same scene as the one or more reference images. The main image is analyzed to determine any candidate red eye defect regions that exist within the main image. Any red regions determined to exist within the one or more reference images are compared with any candidate red eye defect regions determined to exist within the main image. Any candidate red eye defect regions within the main image corresponding to red regions determined also to exist within the one or more reference images are removed as candidate red eye defect regions. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122298 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes: a relative coordinate acquisition part acquiring a corresponding position on an input image with respect to a predetermined pixel on an output image; a first storage part storing position information of the corresponding position; a reading control part causing pixel values of input pixels on the input image to be sequentially read; an organization part organizing a set of grid points formed of input pixels among input pixels read by the reading control part; a judgment part judging, based on the position information, whether or not pixel values of pixels in the vicinity of the corresponding position used in calculating a pixel value of the predetermined pixel have been read; a local memory storing, in a case where judgment is made that pixels in the vicinity of the corresponding position have been read, pixel values of pixels forming the set of grid points as pixel values of surrounding pixels regarding the predetermined pixel; and a pixel value calculation part calculating a pixel value of the predetermined pixel by interpolation using the pixel values of the surrounding pixels. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122299 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND CAMERA MODULE - According to the embodiments, an image processing apparatus includes a weight coefficient calculating unit, a defect-correction-coefficient switching unit, and a convolution operation unit. The weight coefficient calculating unit calculates a weight coefficient for scaling processing. The defect-correction-coefficient switching unit performs switching of the weight coefficient for defect correction for a defect correction target pixel in which a defect is detected. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122300 | LARGE FORMAT DIGITAL CAMERA WITH MULTIPLE OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND DETECTOR ARRAYS - A large format digital camera has a primary camera system configured for collecting panchromatic image data and a secondary camera system configured for collecting color image data. The secondary camera system has an optical system that has a longer focal length than the optical system of the primary camera system. The resolution of the secondary camera system is greater than the resolution of the primary camera system. The footprint of images produced by the primary camera system is larger in size than the footprint of images produced by the secondary camera system. Images produced by the primary camera system offer information for performing image-based georeferencing by means of photogrammetric triangulation. Images produced by the secondary camera system offer a high-resolution narrow angle color image suitable for use in ortho image production. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122301 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device includes a CCD-type solid-state imaging element, an imaging control section, a fill light firing section, and a light firing amount calculation section. The CCD-type solid-state imaging element includes a first photoelectric conversion element and a second photoelectric conversion element adjacent to the first photoelectric conversion element. A charge is independently readable from the first photoelectric conversion element and the second photoelectric conversion element. The imaging control section, in response to one photographing command, executes imaging by the solid-state imaging element in two exposure time periods of a first exposure time period exposing the first photoelectric conversion element and a second exposure time period exposing the second photoelectric conversion element. The second exposure time period overlaps the first exposure time period and is shorter than the first exposure time period. The fill light firing section fires fill light. | 2011-05-26 |