22nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130135420 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD FOR OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE - An optical scanning device includes a light emitter, a scanner, a first detector and a determiner. The light emitter outputs a beam. The scanner scans within a given area determined in advance with the beam output from the light emitter. The first detector is arranged on an optical path of the beam in the given area and detects the light quantity of the beam. The determiner determines light quantity shortage of the light beam if the light quantity detected by the first detector is below a first threshold set in advance and above a second threshold indicating a light quantity smaller than the first threshold and determines an abnormality in a scanning operation by the scanner or an abnormality of the light emitter if the light quantity detected by the first detector is below the second threshold. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135421 | POLYGON MOTOR UNIT, AND OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH SAME - A polygon motor unit is mounted in a housing and includes a polygon mirror, a polygon motor, a board, a thermally conductive member and an elastic member. The polygon mirror is rotated and deflects light. The polygon motor includes a shaft portion and rotates the polygon mirror. The board includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the polygon mirror and the polygon motor are mounted on the first surface. The thermally conductive member includes a positioning portion for setting a reference position, a third surface facing the second surface and a projection projecting from the third surface toward the second surface and configured to position the board with respect to the reference position by coming into contact with the second surface. The elastic member is made of a thermally conductive material and arranged between the second surface and the third surface. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135422 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an exposure unit to expose a photoconductor to form an electrostatic latent image on the photoconductor; a development unit to develop the electrostatic latent image on the photoconductor as a toner image using toner; and an exposure power controller to control exposure power of the exposure unit depending on a printing mode, including a normal printing mode and a toner-save printing mode in which less toner is consumed than in the normal printing mode. The exposure power controller decreases the exposure power of the exposure unit for the toner-save printing mode compared to the exposure power of the exposure unit for the normal printing mode. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135423 | LIGHT SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light scanning apparatus configured to irradiate a surface to be scanned with a light beam, including: a light source configured to emit the light beam; a deflector configured to deflect the light beam to scan the surface; an optical element configured to lead the light beam to the surface; a housing configured to hold the light source, the deflector, and the optical element, and including fibers; and a rib formed integrally with a bottom portion of the housing on which the deflector and the optical element are disposed, the rib standing on the bottom portion between the deflector and the optical element to suppress a deformation of the housing in a scanning direction, wherein the fibers of the rib are oriented along the scanning direction, and the fibers of the bottom portion are oriented along the bottom portion and in a direction perpendicular to the scanning direction. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135424 | RECORDING MEDIUM IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided a recording medium imaging device capable of properly selecting pixels used for determining the kind of the recording medium from the captured surface image to remove pixels from which the surface property of the recording medium cannot be properly determined because the pixels extremely high in light quantity are affected by some sort of dirt or scratches in determining the kind of a recording medium. This allows the determination of kind of the recording medium based on the normally captured surface image to reduce the decrease in accuracy in determining the kind of the recording medium. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135425 | LASER LIGHT IRRADIATING SYSTEM - A laser light irradiating system which irradiates a laser light onto a thermally reversible recording medium which is pasted on a face on one side of an object to be conveyed to perform one of image erasing and image recording is disclosed. The laser light irradiating system includes a conveying unit; a detecting unit; a laser light emitting unit; and a control unit, wherein the control unit conveys the object to be conveyed to a specific position and, when the thermally reversible recording medium is not detected by the detecting unit, the laser light with a power level greater than or equal to a predetermined power level is prevented from being emitted from the laser light emitting unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135426 | READING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A reading apparatus includes a reading unit including a presser configured to press a sheet, a carriage configured to hold a sensor unit and to move on the presser, and a housing configured to store the sensor unit and the carriage and to hold the presser in a displaceable way. The reading apparatus further includes a movement mechanism configured to move the reading unit to a first position in which the presser presses a supporting surface and to a second position in which the pressing is released. The movement mechanism sets the reading unit to the first position during reading by the sensor unit and to the second position during movement of the sheet on the supporting surface. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135427 | Techniques For a Rate-Adaptive Video Conference Bridge - A rate adaptive video conference bridge and related techniques are provided. At a video conference bridge, a source video stream is received from a source endpoint device in a network. The source video stream is encoded using a first encoder unit and second encoder unit to generate respective first and second encoded video streams. A determination is made whether to decrease or increase a bit rate of the source video stream based on network condition information. If the bit rate is to be decreased, the first encoder unit is instructed to send the first encoded video stream to a destination endpoint device. If the bit rate is to be increased, the second encoder unit is instructed to send the second encoded video stream to the destination endpoint device. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135428 | METHOD OF PROVIDING PANORAMIC IMAGE AND IMAGING DEVICE THEREOF - A method of providing a panoramic image and an imaging device thereof. The method may include: extracting at least one panoramic section, which is to generate a panoramic image, from moving picture data; displaying at least one thumbnail image respectively corresponding to the at least one panoramic section on a display screen; and if one of the at least one thumbnail image is selected, generating a panoramic section corresponding to the selected thumbnail image as a panoramic image. Therefore, even if a user performs capturing without the aim of acquiring a panoramic image at a capturing time, the user can aquire a panoramic image later by using moving picture data. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135429 | Controller in a camera for creating a registered video image - Methods and apparatus to create and display panoramic images on a mobile device are disclosed. Such a mobile device can be a mobile phone. Apparatus is provided to control the position of a lens in relation to a reference lens. Methods and apparatus are provided to generate multiple images that are combined into a panoramic image. A panoramic image may be a static image. It may also be a video image. A controller provides correct camera settings for different conditions. An image processor creates a panoramic image from the correct settings provided by the controller. A panoramic camera is applied in a computer gaming system. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135430 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING MOVING DEPTHS OF VIDEO - A method for adjusting moving depths for a video is provided, which is adapted for 2D to 3D conversion. The method includes receiving a plurality of frames at a plurality time points and calculating a plurality of local motion vectors and a global motion vector in each of the frames. The method also includes determining a first difference degree between the local motion vectors and the global motion vector in the frames. The method further includes determining a second difference degree between a current frame and the other frames of the frames. The method also includes calculating a gain value according to the first difference degree and the second difference degree. The method further includes adjusting original moving depths of the current frame according to the gain value. Accordingly, a phenomenon of depth inversion can be avoided or mitigated. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135431 | SEQUENCE LEVEL INFORMATION FOR MULTIVIEW VIDEO CODING (MVC) COMPATIBLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CODING (3DVC) - In general, techniques are described for separately coding depth and texture components of video data. A video coding device for processing the video data comprising one or more processors may perform the techniques. The one or more processors may be configured to determine first sequence level information describing characteristics of the depth components, and determine second sequence level information describing characteristics of an operation point of the video data. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135432 | DEVICE FOR OUTPUTTING CHROMINANCE SIGNAL AND METHOD THEREOF - A device for outputting a chrominance signal and a method thereof are disclosed. The device includes a motion detection unit, a frame edge detection unit, and an output unit. The motion detection unit judges a motion degree of a frame. The frame edge detection unit judges whether a non-3D luminance signal is extracted from an edge of the frame. The output unit outputs one of a 3D chrominance signal and a non-3D chrominance signal as a resultant chrominance signal according to the motion degree which is judged by the motion detection unit and the judgment result of the frame edge detection unit. The present invention is capable of appropriately selecting the 3D chrominance signal and the non-3D chrominance signal when the frame is in the motion condition. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135433 | DEPTH COMPONENT REMOVAL FOR MULTIVIEW VIDEO CODING (MVC) COMPATIBLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CODING (3DVC) - In general, techniques are described for separately coding depth and texture components of video data. A video coding device configured to code video data may perform the techniques. The video coding device may comprise a decoded picture buffer and a processor configured to store a depth component in the decoded picture buffer, analyze a view dependency to determine whether the depth component is used for inter-view prediction and remove the depth component from the decoded picture buffer in response to determining that the depth component is not used for inter-view prediction. for processing video data including a view component comprised of a depth component and a texture component | 2013-05-30 |
20130135434 | NESTED SEI MESSAGES FOR MULTIVIEW VIDEO CODING (MVC) COMPATIBLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CODING (3DVC) - In general, techniques are described for separately processing depth and texture components of video data. A device configured to process video data including a view component comprised of a depth component and a texture component may perform various aspects of the techniques. The device may comprise a processor configured to determine a supplemental enhancement information message that applies when processing the view component of the video data, and determine a nested supplemental enhancement information message that applies in addition to the supplemental enhancement information message when processing the depth component of the view component. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135435 | METHOD FOR COMBINING IMAGES RELATING TO A THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT - A method for superimposing images on three-dimensional content, wherein a video stream is received which includes the three-dimensional content and a depth map for superimposing images on the three-dimensional content. Once the video stream has been received, images are superimposed on the three-dimensional content in a position in depth dependent on the superimposition depth map (DM). The superimposition depth map contains information about the depth of the three-dimensional content and is inserted as an image contained in a frame (C) of the video stream. The depth map has a smaller number of pixels than that of a two-dimensional image associated with the three-dimensional content. The invention also relates to devices enabling the implementation of the methods. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135436 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes an imaging element that captures a subject image and generates video data, an image processor that executes a white balance process on the video data generated by the imaging element based on a predetermined algorithm, a connecting portion connectable with a 3D conversion lens that can simultaneously forming a subject image for left eye and a subject image for right eye on the imaging element, and a detector that detects whether the 3D conversion lens is connected to the connecting portion, wherein the image processor executes the white balance process based on different algorithms in a case where the 3D conversion lens is connected to the connecting portion and a case where the 3D conversion lens is not connected to the connecting portion according to a detected result of the detector. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135437 | ENCODER, DECODER, BIT-STREAM, METHOD OF ENCODING, METHOD OF DECODING AN IMAGE PAIR CORRESPONDING WITH TWO VIEWS OF A MULTI-VIEW SIGNAL - A method of encoding an image pair (L,R) corresponding with two views of a multi-view signal, the method comprising generating a first combined image (LeRo) based on a first low pass filtered version of a first image of the image pair and a first low-pass filtered version of the second image of the image pair, generating a base-layer (LR-bas) by encoding the first combined image (LeRo), generating first and second disparity based predictors (LpredD,RpredD) and respectively associated first and second block-based displacement vectors (LHvec,RHvec) associated with the image information encoded in the base layer (LeRo′), the first and second block-based displacement vectors (LHvec,RHvec) being generated using disparity information present in the first and second images (L,R), the image information encoded in the base-layer (LeRo′) and the respective first and second images (L,R), generating an enhancement-layer (LR-enh; L-enh,R-enh) by encoding the first and second images (L,R) using the first and second disparity based predictors (LpredD, RpredD). | 2013-05-30 |
20130135438 | GATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A gate control system includes a system control unit, a gate device, and an image obtaining unit. The system control unit further includes a gate control unit and a determination unit. The image obtaining unit captures image of a scene in an operating area of the gate device and obtains distance information. The gate control unit generates three dimension data according to the captured images and the distance information, and the determination unit determines according to the three dimension data whether a person has passed through the gate device. The system control unit controls the gate device according to the determination unit. The disclosure further provides a gate control method. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135439 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATING METHOD - A stereoscopic image generating device includes: a correction parameter calculating unit that calculates correction parameters based on a plurality of pairs of feature points corresponding to the same points on the object, from the first image and a second image photographing the object; a correction error calculating unit that, for each pair of feature points, corrects the position of the feature point on at least one image, using the correction parameters, and calculates the amount of correction error; a maldistribution degree calculating unit that finds the degree of maldistribution of feature points; a threshold value determining unit that determines a threshold value such that the threshold value is smaller when the degree of maldistribution increases; and a correction unit that, when the amount of correction error is equal to or lower than the threshold value, corrects the position of the object in the images using the correction parameters. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135440 | Aerial Photograph Image Pickup Method And Aerial Photograph Image Pickup Apparatus - The aerial photograph image pickup method comprises a first step of acquiring still images along an outward route and a return route respectively, a second step of preparing a stereo-image with regard to three images adjacent to each other in advancing direction, and of preparing another stereo-image by relative orientation on one more set of adjacent images and of preparing two sets of stereo-images, a third step of connecting two sets of stereo-images by using feature points extracted from a portion of an image common to the two sets of stereo-images, a step of connecting all stereo-images in the outward route direction and in the return route direction according to images acquired in the first step by repeating the second and third steps, and a step of selecting common tie points from the images adjacent to each other in the adjacent course and connecting the adjacent stereo-images in the course. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135441 | Image Depth Recovering Method and Stereo Image Fetching Device thereof - By utilizing at least one pair of cameras having a user-configurable displacement, it will be more precise to determine a depth map of a resulting 3D image and smoothening the 3D image, without the expense of using expensive depth cameras. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135442 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A digital photographing apparatus that recommends a suitable auto focus (AF) candidate area to a user before photographing, allows a user to select an AF area or automatically selects the AF area, and allows a user to conveniently and accurately capture a desired image, and a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus are disclosed. A method is provided that includes calculating information about a distance to an object existing in an image stereoscopically input through a first lens and a second lens; matching the information about the distance to red green blue (RGB) information of the image; displaying a plurality of AF candidate areas on the image based on the matched RGB information; and capturing an image centered on an AF candidate area having a first priority when a photographing button is pressed. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135443 | System for Space-based Imaging in Three Dimensions - A system for space-based imaging in three dimensions comprises: at least two satellites in a geocentric orbit in the same orbital plane, a satellite being equipped with equipment for optical imaging in two dimensions and means for transmitting to the ground the images in two dimensions; at least one data receiving station on the ground, connected to a communications network; at least one centre for processing the images received in two dimensions from the said satellites in order to create resulting images in three dimensions and to broadcast the said resulting images in three dimensions, said processing centre being connected to the said communications network; and, means for controlling said satellites such that a geographical area of the Earth of which images are to be taken is seen under an angle of incidence with respect to the nadir greater than a minimum threshold and/or less than a maximum threshold. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135444 | Fusion of Far Infrared and Visible Images in Enhanced Obstacle Detection in Automotive Applications - A computerized system mountable on a vehicle operable to detect an object by processing first image frames from a first camera and second image frames from a second camera. A first range is determined to said detected object using the first image frames. An image location is projected of the detected object in the first image frames onto an image location in the second image frames. A second range is determined to the detected object based on both the first and second image frames. The detected object is tracked in both the first and second image frames When the detected object leaves a field of view of the first camera, a third range is determined responsive to the second range and the second image frames. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135445 | PRIMARY AND AUXILIARY IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICES FOR IMAGE PROCESSING AND RELATED METHODS - Disclosed herein are primary and auxiliary image capture devices for image processing and related methods. According to an aspect, a method may include using primary and auxiliary image capture devices to perform image processing. The method may include using the primary image capture device to capture a first image of a scene, the first image having a first quality characteristic. Further, the method may include using the auxiliary image capture device to capture a second image of the scene. The second image may have a second quality characteristic. The second quality characteristic may be of lower quality than the first quality characteristic. The method may also include adjusting at least one parameter of one of the captured images to create a plurality of adjusted images for one of approximating and matching the first quality characteristic. Further, the method may include utilizing the adjusted images for image processing. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135446 | STREET VIEW CREATING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An exemplary street view creating method includes obtaining images captured by at least three cameras in close proximity. The method then extracts the distance information from the obtained images. Next, the method determines images captured by cameras in different orientations and at different precise locations. The method further creates virtual 3D models based on the determined images and the extracted distance information. Then, the method determines any overlapping portion between any two original images. The method aligns any portions of synchronous images which are determined as common or overlapping. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135447 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - By determining reliability by a deviation between a left image and a right image to guide a user to use a correction algorithm only when sufficient reliability is secured and presenting an image to which an automatic correction algorithm is applied to perform fine adjustment, the user may capture a higher quality 3D image. A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus includes: capturing a left image and a right image received from a left lens and a right lens, respectively; calculating Sum-of-Absolute-Difference (SAD) values of the right image compared with the left image; determining a reliability indicating a deviation of a moved position of the right image compared with the left image based on a degree that positions at which smallest SAD values are obtained deviate from an average position; and guiding a user to recapture or not based on the determined reliability. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135448 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - An image processing device includes a viewpoint separating unit configured to separate multi-viewpoint image data, including images of multiple viewpoints and representing intensity distribution of light and the direction of travel of light according to positions and pixel values of pixels, into a plurality of single-viewpoint image data for each of the individual viewpoints; and a parallax control unit configured to control amount of parallax between the plurality of single-viewpoint image data obtained by separation into individual viewpoints by the viewpoint separating unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135449 | SINGLE-EYE STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - Present invention provides a single-eye stereoscopic image capturing device which can reduce the discomfort of a photographer by constantly maintaining a parallax quantity of a left-eye image and a right-eye image that are stereoscopically-displayed even if a focus lens is moved. The single-eye stereoscopic image capturing device comprises, a photographic optical system, pupil division part, imaging part, focus lens driving part, parallax correction quantity calculation part, parallax correction part, and output part. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135450 | 3d Scanning Laser Systems And Methods For Determining Surface Geometry Of An Immersed Object In A Transparent Cylindrical Glass Tank - Systems and methods generate a 3D model of a surface of an object immersed in a transparent liquid within a stationary cylindrical transparent tank. First and second laser line projectors and a camera are rotated around a central axis of the cylindrical tank. The first and second laser line projectors each generate a laser line perpendicular to a plane or rotation and aligned with the center of rotation. The camera images the object. An image from the camera is captured at each of several angular positions of the camera relative to a reference position of the stationary cylindrical tank. The captured images are processed to determine, for each laser line within each image, a plurality of 3D positions where the laser line is incident upon a surface of the object. In embodiments, images are corrected with ray tracing or image warping and registration functions. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135451 | Stereoscopic Image Displaying Apparatus and Corresponding Stereoscopic Image Displaying Method - A stereoscopic image displaying apparatus and a corresponding stereoscopic image displaying method are disclosed. The stereoscopic image displaying apparatus comprises a display panel, a backlight module and a pair of shutter glasses. The display panel is configured to write left-eye image data and right-eye image data according to a timing sequence. The backlight module has a plurality of light source regions, and the light source regions are turned on and off according to a timing sequence to scan the left-eye image data and the right-eye image data. A left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter of the pair of shutter glasses are turned on and off alternately to receive the left-eye image data when the left-eye shutter is turned on and to receive the right-eye image data when the right-eye shutter is turned on. When data of one image frame are to be written into the display panel, first-type scanning lines of scanning lines are enabled sequentially according to a timing sequence to write first-type image data, and then second-type scanning lines of the scanning lines are enabled sequentially according to a timing sequence to write second-type image data. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135452 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal prism element includes a pair of opposing substrates, a plurality of triangular prisms which have a ridge line extending in a Y axis direction and are arranged between the opposing substrates so as to be aligned along an X axis direction, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the opposing substrates. Each triangular prism has an inclined surface located on a center side of the opposing substrate in the X axis direction, an inclined surface located on a lateral side of the opposing substrate in the X axis direction, and a bottom surface. Both of the two inclined surfaces of a triangular prism provided at least in a portion of a region on the opposing substrate are formed so as to not be perpendicular to the opposing substrate. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135453 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - In an embodiments, an apparatus includes: a polarized light source which sequentially illuminates an object with three or more plane polarized light rays; and an image sensor which sequentially captures an image of the object that is being illuminated with each plane polarized light ray and which obtains polarization images by sequentially changing the direction of the polarized light transmission axis at each pixel while the object is being illuminated with each polarized light rays. The apparatus further includes: a processing section for generating an intensity maximizing angle image YPH and a degree of intensity modulation image YD; and a distribution estimating section which estimates, based on YPH and YD, the distribution in a single pixel of the azimuth angles of V-grooves on the object's surface. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135454 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device including an optical system having a lens; an imaging section that converts a subject image formed on the optical system to an electrical signal; a detecting section that detects a human body using an edge pattern of an image signal obtained by the imaging section; and a control section that drives the lens to perform focus control based on a change in a size of the human body detected in time series in a plurality of images. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135455 | Face-Directional Recognition Driven Display Control - To present a more attractive image showing a product before a customer for advertisement, a display control system is provided. This system is supposed to be deployed in different sites of a store, shop or shopping mall. The system includes: a server for storing image data representing a plurality of images corresponding to advertisement contents; a controller connected to the server; and a plurality of displays and cameras arranged near an exhibited product for advertisement. When a person is near the exhibited product, a plurality of cameras capture the person from different angles, captured image data is sent to the controller and processed and analyzed by the controller. Then, the controller infers the person's interest, selects a more suitable image to the person based on the person's interest, and transmits image data to any of the displays so as to change a displayed image according to the person's interest. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135456 | IMAGE OBTAINING APPARATUS, IMAGE OBTAINING METHOD, AND IMAGE OBTAINING PROGRAM - An image obtaining apparatus includes: a light source configured to irradiate a biological sample having a fluorescent label with excitation light, the excitation light exciting the fluorescent label; an optical system including an objective lens, the objective lens being configured to magnify an imaging target of the biological sample; an image sensor configured to form an image of the imaging target magnified by the objective lens; a movement controller configured to move a focus position of the optical system in an imaging range including at least a range corresponding to the thickness of the imaging target; and a data processing unit configured to exposure the image sensor to light while moving the focus position in the imaging range and obtain a fluorescent image of the biological sample, to thereby calculate distribution information of the fluorescent label in a thickness direction of the imaging target based on the fluorescent image. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135457 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF INSPECTING A TURBOMACHINE - An apparatus for inspecting a turbomachine includes a plurality of horoscopes, a device to rotate the rotor of the turbomachine and a processor having reference measurements of the rotor blades and/or reference measurements between the rotor blades and the horoscopes. A boroscope is inserted in a casing aperture upstream of the blades to view the leading edge and a portion of one of the surfaces of each blade as the rotor is rotated. A boroscope is inserted in a casing aperture downstream of the blades to view the trailing edge and a portion of one of the surfaces of each blade as the rotor is rotated. The boroscopes supply the images of each of the blades to the processor. The processor analyses the images of the blades and uses the reference measurements to determine the position and size of any defect on any of the rotor blades. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135458 | ALIGNMENT METHOD, TRANSFER METHOD AND TRANSFER APPARATUS - A carrier and a substrate are aligned even if an imager cannot be simultaneously focused on alignment marks formed on both the carrier and the substrate. Center of gravity positions G | 2013-05-30 |
20130135459 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SURFACE COMPLIANCE FOR A GLASS SURFACE - A method for determining surface quality for a glass surface is provided. The method includes depositing a pattern of drops over the glass surface using a drop dispensing apparatus. Adjacent drops have a predetermined deposit size and a predetermined deposit spacing. Drop information for the pattern of drops is generated using a vision apparatus. An out-of-parameter condition is detected by analyzing the drop information and an indication of the out-of-parameter condition is provided. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135460 | METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF A POSSIBLE JOINT DEFECT IN A FRICTION STIR WELD SEAM - The disclosure provides methods for the detection of a possible joint defect, in particular a root fusion defect, in a friction stir weld seam, wherein two members are joined together and the methods include generating of a tensile stress in the region of the friction stir weld seam in the elastic range, and testing in at least some regions of a lower face of the friction stir weld seam, in order to detect any joint defect. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135461 | AMBIENT REFLECTIVITY ABSORPTION SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS MATERIALS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A reflectivity absorption system for identifying a target precious or semi-precious material can include a detector, a filter system, and an output display. The detector system is capable of detecting a reflected electromagnetic radiation at a primary wavelength and a secondary wavelength. The reflected electromagnetic radiation can be produced from sunlight or other light source. The primary wavelength corresponds to an upper reflectivity of the target material while the secondary wavelength corresponds to a lower reflectivity of the target material. Reflectivity is a function of wavelength such that identifiable variations in wavelength can be observed for certain materials over specific wavelength ranges which are then compared to a known standard reflectivity response for the indicated wavelengths. These systems can be used in portable, handheld, or stationary configurations and can identify exposed target materials in real-time. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135462 | OPTICAL TOUCH DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR OPTICAL TOUCH DEVICE - An optical touch device includes at least one light source, a first image capturing module, a second image capturing module and a control module. The at least one light source is disposed outside a display unit for emitting light to an object. The first image capturing module and the second image capturing module respectively capture images of an object, and a relative position between the first image capturing module and the second image capturing module can be adjusted. The control module is coupled to the first image capturing module and the second image capturing module for calculating a coordinate value of the object according to the images of the object captured by the first image capturing module and the second image capturing module and the relative position between the first image capturing module and the second image capturing module. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135463 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus comprises an image obtaining unit configured to obtain an image captured by an image capturing apparatus; an index detection unit configured to detect index information from the image; a measurement value obtaining unit configured to obtain a measurement value of at least one of a position and an orientation measured by a position and orientation sensor; a determination unit configured to determine a suitability of calibration data for the position and orientation sensor, which includes the index information and the measurement value, based on the index information and the measurement value, respectively; and a presentation unit configured to present the suitability. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135464 | IMAGING APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a position detection unit configured to detect position information of the imaging apparatus, an acquisition unit configured to acquire candidate object information indicating an object which a photographer may desire to capture an image thereof within a search range of position information based on the position information detected by the position detection unit, and a presenting unit configured to present the candidate object information to the photographer. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135465 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR RADIOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS - An electro-optical system for the carrying out of radiometric measurements of luminous sources comprises an instrument equipped with: a sensor comprising a pixel matrix, an optical system for creating the image of an external luminous source on the sensitive surface of the sensor, an optical bandpass filter, interposed between the sensor and the external luminous source for separating the spectrum of radiation emitted by the external luminous source into two portions: the first portion having a relatively limited bandwidth is transmitted toward the sensor while the second does not reach the sensor; moreover, the system comprises a computer which, starting from the plurality of monochromatic images recorded from the sensor, allows the calculating both of the angular distribution of the incident luminous radiation on the instrument and the irradiance on the normal plane in the direction from which the luminous radiation originates. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135466 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ROTATION CHARACTERISTICS OF ROTATING BODY - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for measuring rotation characteristics such as rotation rate, rotation axis, and rotation angle of a rotating body. A method of measuring rotation characteristics includes extracting a rotating-body region from an image of the rotating body; extracting a surface pattern of the rotating body on the basis of brightness values of the extracted rotating-body region and acquiring rotation characteristics of the rotating body on the basis of change in the extracted surface pattern. Accordingly, it is possible to accurately measure rotation characteristics regardless of variation in brightness values of a surface region of the rotating body depending on illumination of a lamp, sensitivity of a camera, and exposure time of a camera. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135467 | System and Method to Automatically Begin a Video Chat Session - An expanded, Internet enabled regional monitoring system can facilitate communications with a displaced smart phone. In response to a predetermined condition, such as a request to disarm the monitoring system, a video chat session can automatically be initiated with the smart phone. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135468 | CAMERA TRACING AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURITY USING THERMAL IMAGE COORDINATE - A camera tracing and surveillance system and method for security using a thermal image coordinate, whereby an image having high resolution for identification in which a person can be accurately identified within a surveillance area and identity of the person can be accurately checked, can be obtained using a simple algorithm. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135469 | System and Method for Management of Surveillance Devices and Surveillance Footage - A system or method of transmitting and receiving surveillance video and/or alarm data and converting proprietary video formats into a single, standardized format for viewing on a multiplicity of devices at the surveillance location by authorized emergency responders. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135470 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ADVERSE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS AHEAD OF AN AIRCRAFT - System and method for detecting adverse atmospheric conditions ahead of an aircraft. The system has multiple, infrared cameras | 2013-05-30 |
20130135471 | Real-Time Moving Platform Management System - The present disclosure describes a method for creating data products in real-time with the aid of a ground station system. The method includes the steps of monitoring one or more communication links for newly captured sensor data and positional data of oblique images, saving the sensor data and positional data to one or more directories of one or more computer readable media, monitoring the one or more directories of one or more computer readable media for sensor data and positional data, processing the sensor data and positional data to create one or more data products for use by one or more mapping and exploitation systems responsive to the sensor data and positional data being saved in the one or more directories, and storing the one or more data products to one or more directories of one or more computer readable media. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135472 | INTELLIGENT DRIVING RECORDING AND INSPECTION SYSTEM - An intelligent driving recording and inspection system is introduced for recording a car's driving process and for a user to review the driving process in an intelligent manner. The system includes an image-capture unit for capturing image signals in the driving process; a sensing unit for generating event signals corresponding to all events encountered in the driving process, such as lane departure, close distance from a preceding car, changes in gravity sensing, and abnormalities shown in inside-car driving data; a processing unit for linking the event signals with and marking the same on corresponding image signals; a memory unit for storing the image signals and the event signals; and a inspection unit for a user to review the stored image signals marked with the event signals. Therefore, any event occurred in the driving process can be easily analyzed by reviewing the image signals having corresponding event signal marked thereon. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135473 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE SURVEILLANCE - A method and a system for vehicle surveillance are provided. The vehicle surveillance system integrates a global position system (GPS) and a vehicle recorder. The geographic coordinate of the current parking position is obtained by the GPS system. The vehicle surveillance system is turned off if the vehicle surveillance system is outside a predetermined radius of geographic coordinates of pre-saved non-safe parking positions. The activation of the vehicle surveillance system is maintained such that the vehicle is surveilled and its surrounding images are recorded in a selective and continuous manner if the vehicle surveillance system is within a predetermined radius of the geographic coordinates of non-safe parking positions. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135474 | Automotive Camera System and Its Calibration Method and Calibration Program - Provided is a calibration method for an automotive camera system that can easily calibrate intrinsic parameters and extrinsic parameters of an image taking unit. A calibration method for an automotive camera system | 2013-05-30 |
20130135475 | MONITORING AND AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to monitoring and automatic control systems. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135476 | INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An information display system for a vehicle includes a display screen disposed within an interior cabin of a vehicle and a rearward facing camera of the vehicle. The display screen displays video images captured by the rearward facing camera for assisting the driver during a reversing maneuver. When the equipped vehicle is not executing a reversing maneuver, the information display screen is operable to display information or instructions. The information/instructions may include at least one of (a) at least one instruction pertaining to how to service an accessory of the vehicle to remediate a fault condition, (b) a video clip pertaining to how to service an accessory of the vehicle to remediate a fault condition, (c) at least one instruction pertaining to how to operate an accessory of the vehicle and (d) a video clip pertaining to how to operate an accessory of the vehicle. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135477 | ACCESSORY MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An accessory mounting system for mounting an electronic device at a windshield of a vehicle includes a bracket. The bracket is configured to mount at an interior surface of the vehicle windshield. The bracket includes an attaching structure configured to attach the bracket at the interior surface of the vehicle windshield. The bracket may include a support frame coupled to an attaching structure and to an adjustable support of an interior rearview mirror assembly. The support frame may have a set off portion set off from the interior surface of the windshield to accommodate an electronic device between the windshield and the set off portion. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135478 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMBINING LANE INFORMATION WITH A FAR-INFRARED NIGHT VISION IMAGE - The present invention provides an apparatus and method for combining lane information with a far-infrared image, by combining an image taken by a far-infrared image capturing device with a lane information image, and displaying the combined image such that a driver can visualize the location and position of the road lanes on a night vision image that allows visualization of objects such as, for example, animals, people, vehicles, and the like, in the road at night, or in inclement weather conditions, thereby ensuring safe driving while preventing the driver from veering out of a road lane. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135479 | Method and Apparatus for Real Time Virtual Tour Automatic Creation - A method for generating a virtual tour (VT) comprising while shooting a video of the motion of an image-capturing device, identifying three distinct states, consisting of: a) Turning around (“scanning”); b) Moving forward and backward (“walking”); and c)Staying in place and holding the image-capturing device; and thereafter combining them together to create a virtual tour. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135480 | THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA FOR TAKING THERMOGRAPHIC IMAGES - In a thermal imaging camera for acquisition of thermographic images of a measurement object, an electronic evaluation unit is integrated into the thermal imaging camera; it is designed for recognition of corresponding partial regions of the acquired thermographic images, and with it, the acquired images can be assembled into an overall image by overlapping the corresponding partial regions and displayed. The acquisition of the images preferably takes place during the swiveling of the thermal imaging camera over the solid angle region of the desired overall image. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135481 | PHASOR-BASED PULSE DETECTION - A phasor-based pulse detection system includes a first multiplier stage configured to apply a first delayed conjugate multiplication operation to an input signal. The system can also include a second multiplier stage coupled to the first multiplier stage and configured to apply a second delayed conjugate multiplication operation to an output of the first multiplier stage, and an absolute value unit coupled to the second multiplier stage and configured to perform an absolute value operation on an output of the second multiplier stage. The system can further include video filter stage coupled to the absolute value unit and configured to perform a video filtering operation on an output of the absolute value unit. The system can also include a hysteresis detector coupled to the video filter stage, the hysteresis detector configured for detecting a signal in a filtered video signal received from the video filter stage. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135482 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING VIDEO QUALITY AT ANY RESOLUTION - Method of estimating the perceived quality of a video sequence at a maximum spatial resolution and a maximum temporal resolution, and at a lower spatial resolution and/or temporal resolution, said method including filtering said video sequence at the lower temporal resolution and/or the lower spatial resolution so as to produce a filtered video sequence at the maximum spatial and temporal resolutions; determining a reference sequence that is, at most, equal to the content of said video sequence at the maximum spatial and temporal resolutions; and calculating a metric of perceived quality of said video sequence at the lower temporal resolution and/or the lower spatial resolution. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135483 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An information processing apparatus obtains image data included in an image file stored in a storage medium of the digital camera and the updated time of the image file stored in the storage medium of the digital camera, and reads out the shooting time of the image data included in the header of the image file stored in the storage medium of the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus displays a first view that displays the image data in an order based on the obtained updated time, and a second view that displays the image data included in the image file stored in the storage medium of the information processing apparatus in an order based on the read out shooting time. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135484 | IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT, COLOR MEASURING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COLOR MEASURING SYSTEM AND COLOR MEASUREMENT METHOD - An image capturing unit includes a sensor unit that image-captures a predetermined area including a subject; and a reference chart unit that is arranged in the predetermined area and captured with the subject by the sensor unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135485 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes an internal recording medium. An internal recording medium records data. An abnormality detecting portion detects an abnormality of the electronic apparatus at a predetermined timing. A diagnosis portion diagnoses a state of the electronic apparatus. In a case where the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detecting portion, the diagnosis portion is caused to execute a diagnosis on the electronic apparatus, and a diagnosis result and data recorded in the internal recording medium are recorded in an external recording medium. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135486 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING WITH MULTI-STORAGE PIXELS - High dynamic range imaging techniques with multi-storage pixels are provided. Multiple images may be captured during a single exposure using an image sensor with multi-storage pixels. During a single exposure, charge from photodiodes may be transferred alternately to multiple storage nodes of the multi-storage pixels. During readout of a multi-storage pixel, charge may be transferred from each of multiple storage nodes one at a time to a floating diffusion node. Each subsequent transfer of charge may be summed with the charge already stored in the floating diffusion node. A pixel signal may be read out from the multi-storage pixel after each charge transfer. Images formed from the pixel signals may be combined to produce a high dynamic range image. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135487 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor that exposes a subject image by reading lines sequentially to generate an image; a detector that detects an angular velocity of a shake of the imaging apparatus; a controller that: (i) determines the detected angular velocity as an angular velocity for correction when the detected angular velocity is equal to or less than a predetermined angular velocity and, determines the predetermined angular velocity as the angular velocity for correction when the detected angular velocity is larger than the predetermined angular velocity; and (ii) corrects to reduce an influence of a shake to the image generated by the image sensor by image processing based on the determined angular velocity for correction. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135488 | Image Pickup Apparatus - An image pickup apparatus has a camera-shake correction mechanism which performs camera-shake correction by moving an image pickup element with respect to a lens unit. The image pickup apparatus includes a z-plate provided slidably in a z-direction, an actuator for moving the plate in the z-direction, a z-shaft which guides the movement of the z-plate, and a rotating ball sandwiched between a base plate and the z-plate in a rotatable state. In a y-z plan view, an opening portion is provided between the z-shaft and the rotating ball, and the rotating ball is arranged outside the opening portion between one end and the other end of the opening portion in the z-direction. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135489 | RESPONSE FUNCTION DETERMINATION BY RANK MINIMIZATION - A response function of a device may be determined using rank minimization to transform a problem of determining a response function of the device into a framework of a rank minimization problem. A function is identified that minimizes a rank of an observation matrix which includes data of observations obtained by the device. This transformation may be used to determine a response function of the device under various conditions and to determine response functions of different devices in a unified framework. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135490 | Image Processing Apparatus And Focus Adjusting Method - Provided is an image processing apparatus which is capable of easily selecting an optimum focus position for an inspection object even when a plurality of candidate focus positions are present. The image processing apparatus according to the invention includes: an imaging unit for imaging a region including an inspection object; a display unit for displaying an image; a focus adjusting unit for adjusting a focus position with respect to the inspection object; and an image processing unit for executing image processing on image data. A plurality of positions where part of the imaged region comes into a focused state are extracted as candidate focus positions, while the focus position with respect to the inspection object is changed, and candidate focus position information is displayed in the display unit. Selection of a focus position is accepted among the plurality of displayed candidate focus positions. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135491 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager outputs an electronic image corresponding to an optical image captured on an imaging surface. An acquirer acquires the electronic image outputted from the imager, in response to a user operation. A controller controls permitting/restricting a process of the acquirer by determining a commonality between an object captured by the imaging surface at a time point at which the user operation is accepted and an object captured by the imaging surface in a reference attitude. A creator creates attitude information indicating an attitude of the imaging surface at the time point at which the user operation is accepted when the process of the acquirer is permitted by the controller. A reproducer reproduces the electronic image acquired by the acquirer with reference to the attitude information created by the creator. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135492 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an image pickup apparatus that, even if image data has insufficient depth difference between an object and a background, accurately discriminates a region including an object and a region including a background. The image pickup apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate image data, and a discrimination unit configured, based on first image data generated by the generation unit, when an in-focus position is at a first focal position at which an object is in-focus state or a second focal position on a short distance side of the first focal position, and second image data generated by the generation unit, when an in-focus position is at a third focal position on a far distance side of a focal position at which a background is in-focus state, to discriminate a first region including the object and a second region including the background. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135493 | SOILD-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A solid-state image sensor includes a photosensitive cell array and a dispersing element array. Each unit block | 2013-05-30 |
20130135494 | USER INTERFACE (UI) PROVIDING METHOD AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A User Interface (UI) providing method and a photographing apparatus using the UI providing method are provided. The UI providing method includes capturing an image, calculating a “hand shake” value of the captured image by comparing the captured image with a pre-capture image corresponding to the captured image, and displaying a UI corresponding to the calculated “hand shake” value of the captured image along with the captured image. A user can decide whether to delete or edit a captured image based on “hand shake” information relating to the captured image. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135495 | IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING A SEARCH CONDITION SETTING UNIT FOR SETTING A SEARCH CONDITION OF IMAGE DATA AND A NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM FOR SETTING A SEARCH CONDITION OF IMAGE DATA - An imaging apparatus sets a search condition of image data so as to contain a condition that image data to be searched is created between a latest send image data that has most recently been sent among pieces of image data, which are read from a storage unit and sent to a display device or which are sent from either the imaging apparatus or other imaging apparatus to the display device, and image data that is created at the earliest time after the latest send image data has been created among the pieces of the image data stored in the storage unit; determines image data to be sent to the display device from among pieces of image data stored in each of the imaging apparatus and the other imaging apparatus, based on a search result sent from the other imaging apparatus as a response to the sent search condition. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135496 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing device includes: an image probability model generation unit calculating a feature amount in units of local regions as division regions of a captured image of an imaging apparatus and generating an image probability model configured by the calculated feature amount, the image probability model indicating the generation probability of each noiseless pixel value; a memory storing a noise probability model generated from imaging element-dependent noise characteristic information, the noise probability model indicating the conditional probability of a given noised pixel value being generated in a case where a given noiseless pixel value is generated; and a Bayesian estimation unit generating a noise reduced image in which the noise of the captured image is reduced through a Bayesian estimation process in which the image probability model and the noise probability model are applied. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135497 | DATA RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A data recording apparatus includes a connection unit which is capable of connecting, as a recording medium, a first recording medium having a predetermined function and a second recording medium that does not have the predetermined function. The data recording apparatus detects a connection status of the recording medium to the connection unit, controls a menu concerning setting of the predetermined function. If the detection unit detects that the first recording medium is connected to the connection unit, the data recording apparatus makes the menu operable. If the detection unit detects that the first recording medium is removed and then detects that the second recording medium is connected to the connection unit, the data recording apparatus makes the menu inoperable, and maintains the menu in the operable state during a period from removal of the first recording medium to connection of the second recording medium to the connection unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135498 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CREATING A VIDEO SEQUENCE - A method of creating a video sequence. The method comprises setting at least one repetitive reminder in a schedule managed by a handheld device having an image sensor, alarming a user according to the at least one repetitive reminder, capturing a sequence of images using the image sensor, automatically identifying a facial image depicting a face in a preset area in the sequence of images, automatically selecting the facial image, in response to the identification, and adding the facial image to a facial video sequence. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135499 | METHOD OF ELIMINATING A SHUTTER-LAG, CAMERA MODULE, AND MOBILE DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A method of reducing shutter-lag in a camera image sensor may include maintaining a sensor output image to have a low resolution in a preview mode of a camera image sensor; changing a resolution of the sensor output image from a low resolution to a high resolution in response to a capture preparation signal to change an operation mode of the camera image sensor from a preview mode to a capture preparation mode, the low resolution being a resolution equal to or below a reference resolution, the high resolution being a resolution above the reference resolution; and capturing the sensor output image in response to a capture signal in the capture preparation mode of the camera image sensor. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135500 | Method for Correcting Image Data From an Image Sensor Having Image Pixels and Non-Image Pixels, and Image Sensor Implementing Same - A method for correcting image data, in particular for colour correction and cross-talk reduction of image data obtained by an image sensor comprising image pixels (R, G, B) and non-image pixels (F), the image pixels (R,G,B) being overlaid with a colour filter array (CFA) and having a different spectral sensitivity than the non-image pixels, comprises determining a set of colour components (rold, gold, bold) for the image pixels (R,G,B) based on raw image data (rraw, graw, braw) read only from the image pixels (R,G,B) of the image sensor ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130135501 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND MONITORING SYSTEM - Defective pixels are to be selected so as not to cause image degradation. A defective pixel correction unit | 2013-05-30 |
20130135502 | COLOR SEPARATION FILTER ARRAY, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A color separating filter array has a configuration in which unit elements | 2013-05-30 |
20130135503 | AMPLIFIER APPARATUS AND METHODS USING VARIABLE CAPACITANCE DEPENDENT ON FEEDBACK GAIN - An apparatus includes an operational amplifier circuit comprising at least one operational amplifier and a feedback circuit coupled between the output terminal and input terminal of the operational amplifier circuit and configured to apply a feedback gain to an output signal at the output of the first operational amplifier. The apparatus further includes a variable compensation capacitor coupled to the output terminal of the operational amplifier circuit and configured to vary a capacitance thereof responsive to the feedback gain. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135504 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A signal processing circuit of a solid-state imaging element which processes a signal of the solid-state imaging element having a first pixel group and a second pixel group in which a charge accumulation time or photosensitivity is different by α times from that of the first pixel group, includes a calculation unit that multiplies a signal value of a pixel of interest in the first pixel group by α times, a weighting unit that performs weighting with respect to the signal value of the pixel of interest based on a signal value of a pixel associated with the pixel of interest, and a synthesis unit that synthesizes the signal value which has been multiplied by α times in the calculation unit and on which the weighting has been performed in the weighting unit and a signal value of a pixel of the second pixel group. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135505 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes an imaging region having pixel units two-dimensionally arranged, each of the pixel units including a photoelectric converting device formed on a semiconductor substrate. The solid-state imaging device includes: an interlayer film made of a dielectric and formed above the photoelectric converting device; a light attenuation filter which is formed above the interlayer film for each of the pixel units or for each of pixel blocks, and changes a transmittance of light when a voltage is applied to the light attenuation filter, the pixel blocks each including a plurality of the pixel units; and a selecting transistor which is formed in the semiconductor substrate for each of the light attenuation filters, and connects or disconnects a path for applying the voltage to the light attenuation filter. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135506 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus having a solid state imaging device that includes first photoelectric conversion elements and second photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a two dimensional array, comprises a device control unit that performs a driving in which a first signal according to electrical charges accumulated in the first photoelectric conversion elements during a first exposure period and a second signal according to electrical charges accumulated in the second photoelectric conversion elements during each of second exposure periods are read by sequentially exposing the second photoelectric conversion elements for the second exposure periods, each of which overlaps with the first exposure period and has different length of time, during periods overlapped with the first exposure period while simultaneously exposing the first photoelectric conversion elements for the first exposure period. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135507 | PHOTOGRAPHY AND PROJECTION APPARATUS AND LIGHT EMITTING AND SENSING MODULE - A photography and projection apparatus including a light emitting and sensing module and a projection lens is provided. The light emitting and sensing module has a light emitting and sensing area, and includes a light emitting unit array and a light sensing unit array. The light emitting unit array includes a plurality of light emitting units arranged in an array. The light emitting units are distributed in the light emitting and sensing area. The light emitting unit array is adapted to provide an image beam. The light sensing unit array includes a plurality of light sensing units arranged in an array. The light sensing units are distributed in the light emitting and sensing area. The projection lens is disposed on a transmission path of the image beam. A light emitting and sensing module is also provided. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135508 | PERSONAL IMAGE DATA ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND PERSONAL IMAGE DATA ACQUISITION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a personal image data acquisition apparatus includes a display controller, a display, an acquisition module. The display controller is configured to control display based on a plurality of display control settings. The display is configured to change to a plurality of display states based on the display control. The acquisition module is configured to acquire a plurality of personal image data in correspondence with the plurality of display states. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135509 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes a calculation unit that calculates power consumptions related to a plurality of functions during a predetermined period for the respective functions; and a control unit that performs control to display data of the calculated power consumptions for the respective functions and countermeasures to be used to reduce the power consumptions related to a predetermined number of functions among the plurality of functions, on a display unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135510 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING AN IMAGE IN A USER DEVICE - A method of photographing an image is provided. The method includes displaying a preview image in a photographing mode; receiving a plurality of setting values for an option; receiving a request for photographing; and performing a continuous photographing by sequentially changing the plurality of the setting values in response to the request for photographing. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135511 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A mobile terminal device includes a display module which displays a screen; a photographing module which is configured to face substantially the same direction as the screen; a determining module which determines, based on an image photographed by the photographing module, whether a state of a user facing the screen coincides with a predetermined determination condition indicating that the user has difficulty in browsing the screen; and a display changing module which changes a current display manner of the screen to a display manner that enhances visibility of characters displayed on the screen, as compared with the current display manner, based on a determination result by the determining module that the state of the user coincides with the determination condition. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135512 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DOCKING STATION THEREOF - A mobile electronic device including: a body including an accommodation space; and an aroma capsule that is accommodated in the accommodation space, is removable from the accommodation space, and includes an aroma to diffuse a fragrance. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135513 | SHORT DISTANCE IRIS RECOGNITION CAMERA - The short distance iris recognition camera of the present invention has a prism, installed on top of a guide for an infrared LED light, which has an inclined surface and a protrusion part, thereby enhancing the degree of uniformity in brightness around an iris, and thus enhancing iris recognition, and also effectively preventing static electricity from being delivered to internal devices. To accomplish this, the camera for iris recognition according to the present invention comprises a sensor and accessory circuits, a lens, and a lighting source including a white light and an infrared LED light. The lighting source is spaced apart from the lens centerline by a set length. The object plane of the lens is located where the iris is located, and is spaced apart by a set length L from the end of the lens. In practice, the object plane comprises the area around the lens centerline. The phase surface of the lens is an image sensor surface. The lighting source is disposed exactly or nearly parallel to the lens centerline such that the lighting centerline directs the object plane of the lens and has a lighting inclination angle of at least the arctangent of D/L with respect to the centerline of the lens. And also, the lighting centerline is separated from the centerline of the lens and inclined with respect to the object plane. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135514 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a front unit having a positive refractive power, an aperture diaphragm, and a rear unit. The front unit includes a first lens unit having a positive refractive power. The rear unit includes a second unit adjacent to the aperture diaphragm and configured to move in focusing. The first lens unit includes n (which is an integer of 2 or higher) positive lenses and one or more negative lenses. The materials of at least two positive lenses in the first lens unit satisfy 0.0100<ΔθgF where ΔθgF is an abnormal partial dispersion of each material. The material of the one or more positive lenses satisfies 0.0272<ΔθgF. Additional conditional expressions are satisfied. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135515 | DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A digital imaging system for imaging an object is provided comprising a photosensor array arranged in an image plane and a plurality of microlenses arranged so as to direct light from the object to the photosensor array. The plurality of microlenses have different focal lengths and different fields of view. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135516 | AUTO-FOCUS CONTROLLING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND DIGITAL STILL CAMERA - An auto-focus controlling apparatus includes a focus evaluation value generating device generating a focus evaluation value based on image data acquired through the focus lens, a target lens position determining device determining a target lens position, a timing determining device determining a plurality of acquisition lens positions for acquiring the focus evaluation values in a scanning direction from a present lens position of the focus lens toward the target lens position, a scanning device driving the focus lens in the scanning direction, a predicted focus lens position determining device predicting a predicted focus lens position based on the acquired focus evaluation values and a moving device stopping the scanning device to drive the focus lens when the predicted focus lens position is determined and driving the focus lens in the same direction as the scanning direction to move the focus lens to the predicted focus lens position. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135517 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ERROR OF AUTO FOCUS CALIBRATION - Provided is a method and a system for detecting an error focus calibration, wherein a first DFOV value is measured in a state before the collimator lens is interposed between the resolution chart and the camera module, and a second DFOV value is measured in a state after the collimator lens is interposed between the resolution chart and the camera module, a determination is made whether a value obtained by subtracting the second DFOV value from the first DFOV value is smaller than a threshold value, and detecting as an error of auto calibration, in a case the subtracted value is greater than the threshold value. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135518 | FOCUS ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND FOCUS ADJUSTING METHOD - There are provided a focus adjusting apparatus and method in which a look of an image plane can be improved when an object area to be focused in the image plane is judged and focused prior to image-taking preparation operation. A first operation for determining the object area to be focused is performed prior to the image-taking preparation operation, and a second operation for performing the focus adjusting operation is performed at the time of the image-taking preparation operation. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135519 | OPTICAL FUNCTION DEVICE AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE - An optical function device includes a base material layer, a semi-transparent layer formed on a principal plane of the base material layer, the semi-transparent layer reflecting light of incident light at a ratio determined in advance and passing remaining light; and a reflection prevention layer formed on a principal plane opposite to the principal plane of the base material layer with respect to the base material layer, the reflection prevention layer preventing reflection of the light passing through the base material layer. The image-capturing device includes an optical function device, a first light receiving device for receiving transmission light from the optical function device, and a second light receiving device for receiving reflection light from the optical function device. | 2013-05-30 |