27th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140184740 | PARSING SYNTAX ELEMENTS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CODING - When a current view is a dependent texture view, a current coding unit (CU) is not intra coded, and a partitioning mode of the current CU is equal to PART_2N×2N, a video coder obtains, from a bitstream that comprises an encoded representation of the video data, a weighting factor index for the current CU, wherein the current CU is in a picture belonging to a current view. When the current view is not a dependent texture view, or the current CU is intra coded, or the partitioning mode of the current CU is not equal to PART_2N×2N, the video decoder assumes that the weighting factor index is equal to a particular value that indicates that residual prediction is not applied with regard to the current CU. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184741 | VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The present invention is related to a method for moving the position of a base view from an arbitrary GOP (Group Of Pictures) start position to implement an efficient encoding structure in multi-view video encoding. The existing multi-view video encoding method exhibits low encoding efficiency when correlation between the base view and a dependent view is low, since the base view is assumed to be fixed. Moreover, in case the view in a live broadcasting program desired by a producer changes from the base view to another, the user has to consume more bit streams and decoder complexity than those consumed when decoding is performed with respect to the base view. Therefore, to alleviate the drawbacks of the existing multi-view video encoding method, the present invention provides a method for designing syntax elements by which the base view can be moved, thereby supporting an efficient encoding structure. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184742 | IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS - An image encoding method for encoding a multi-view image captured from a plurality of capturing views includes: generating a plurality of view identification information items each for identifying a plurality of display views that are a plurality of views used for display in an image decoding apparatus, by corresponding to each of a plurality of screen sizes used in the image decoding apparatus; and encoding the view identification information items. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184743 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CODING AND TRANSMITTING 3D VIDEO SEQUENCES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system is provided that includes a source multimedia communication device that supports three dimension (3D) video streaming to a destination multimedia communication device. The source multimedia communication device receives multiview video data from multiple multiview video data sources, generates spatial disparity information based on the multiview video data, determine a 3D video content quality level capability of the destination multimedia communication device or user selected service category (low 3D scene or high 3D scene), select a 3D video content quality level for the video data based on the determined 3D video content quality level capability or user selected service category, and encodes the multiview video data based on the selected 3D video content quality level or user selected service category to produce encoded video data for conveyance to the destination multimedia communication device. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184744 | DEPTH CODING - Various implementations address depth coding and related disciplines. In one particular implementation, a segmentation is determined for a particular portion of a video image in a sequence of video images. The segmentation is determined based on reference depth indicators that are associated with at least a portion of one video image in the sequence of video images. Target depth indicators associated with the particular portion of the video image are processed. The processing is based on the determined segmentation in the particular portion of the video image. In another particular implementation, a segmentation is determined for at least a given portion of a video image based on depth indicators associated with the given portion. The segmentation is extended from the given portion into a target portion of the video image based on pixel values in the given portion and on pixel values in the target portion. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184745 | Accurate 3D Finger Tracking with a Single Camera - An object tracking device includes a camera with a field of view oriented in a first direction and a mirror with a field of reflection oriented in a second direction. When an object is in a first region in the field of view of the electronic camera, the camera has a direct view of the object and a reflected view of the object from the mirror. A processor coupled with the camera is configured to receive a first image data set and a second image data set from the camera. The first image data set and the second image data set each include the direct view of the object and the reflected view of the object from the mirror. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184746 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARAUTS - An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus determines whether a first charge quantity of charges stored in a first charge storage is greater than or equal to a predetermined saturation level, the first charge storage among a plurality of charge storages configured to store charges generated by a sensor of a depth camera. According to the determination result, when the first charge quantity is greater than or equal to the saturation level, the image processing apparatus may calculate the first charge quantity from at least one second charge quantity of charges stored in at least one second charge storage which is different from the first charge storage among the plurality of charge storages. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184747 | Visually-Assisted Stereo Acquisition from a Single Camera - A method is disclosed of indicating a suitable pose for a camera for obtaining a stereoscopic image, with the camera comprising an imaging sensor. The method comprises obtaining and storing a first image of a scene using the imaging sensor when the camera is in a first pose; moving the camera to a second pose; and obtaining a second image of the scene when the camera is in the second pose. One or more disparity vectors are determined, each disparity vector being determined between a feature identified within the first image and a corresponding feature identified in the second image. On the basis of the one or more disparity vectors, a determination is made of whether the second image of the scene is suitable for use, together with the first image, as a stereoscopic image pair. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184748 | SINGLE-SENSOR SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING DEPTH INFORMATION FROM IMAGE BLUR - Hardware and software methodology are described for three-dimensional imaging in connection with a single sensor. A plurality of images is captured at different degrees of focus without focus change of an objective lens between such images. Depth information is extracted by comparing image blur between the images captured on the single sensor. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184749 | USING PHOTOMETRIC STEREO FOR 3D ENVIRONMENT MODELING - Detecting material properties such reflectivity, true color and other properties of surfaces in a real world environment is described in various examples using a single hand-held device. For example, the detected material properties are calculated using a photometric stereo system which exploits known relationships between lighting conditions, surface normals, true color and image intensity. In examples, a user moves around in an environment capturing color images of surfaces in the scene from different orientations under known lighting conditions. In various examples, surfaces normals of patches of surfaces are calculated using the captured data to enable fine detail such as human hair, netting, textured surfaces to be modeled. In examples, the modeled data is used to render images depicting the scene with realism or to superimpose virtual graphics on the real world in a realistic manner. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184750 | Stereo Vision Encoded Ultrasonic Inspection - This invention applies optical tracking technology with an ultrasound inspection system to associate recorded position data with the inspection data. The reference targets of the optical tracking system can be attached to the inspection assembly to allow fully recorded position information to be associated with the ultrasonic, eddy current, or other nondestructive examination data without substantially impacting the overall envelope of the NDE inspection equipment. Moreover, the optical tracking system can be used to monitor skew or twist of the inspection equipment with respect to the normal rectilinear transducer orientation. The inspection equipment position information is then coupled to the inspection data to provide outputs equivalent to fully encoded multi-axis manipulator automated scans, but with less setup burden and equipment expense. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184751 | DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING DEPTH IMAGE, CALIBRATING METHOD AND MEASURING METHOD THEREFOR - A device for acquiring depth image, a calibrating method and a measuring method therefore are provided. The device includes at least one projecting device, at least one image sensing device, a mechanism device and a processing unit. The projecting device projects a projection pattern to a measured object. The image sensing device is controlled to adjust a focal length and focus position, and therefore sense real images. The mechanism device adjusts a location and/or a convergence angle of the image sensing device. The processing unit calibrates the at least one image sensing device and generates a three dimension (3D) measuring parameter set at a model focal length according to a plurality of image setting parameter reference sets corresponding to a model focal length and a plurality of default node distances, respectively, and then estimates a depth map or depth information of the measured object. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184752 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING TWO CAMERAS OF A 3D CAMERA RIG AND CAMERA RIG - The invention relates to a method for controlling two cameras of a camera rig for shooting 3D films, wherein optimum values for the specific instant are used for a distance of the cameras from a point at which the optical axes of the cameras intersect, i.e. CVD | 2014-07-03 |
20140184753 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - A camera unit that captures and generates a plurality of images of a subject and a setting unit that sets different image capturing positions of the camera unit are provided. The setting unit sets the different image capturing positions so that the distance between an n−th image capturing position and an n+1th image capturing position and the distance between an m−th image capturing position and an m+1th image capturing position among the different image capturing positions differ from each other, where n and m are different natural numbers. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184754 | METHOD OF OBTAINING DEPTH INFORMATION AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method of obtaining depth information and a display apparatus may adjust a sensor area of a sensor panel based on a distance from an object, and may obtain depth information of the object based on the adjusted sensor area. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184755 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - So as to obtain color parallax images, it has been necessary to prepare an image capturing optical system and an image capturing element that are complex, to capture the parallax images. In view of this, provided is an image processing apparatus including: an image obtaining section that obtains original image data including a pixel having a pixel value of any of primary colors constituting colors of a subject image and a pixel having a pixel value showing at least a parallax of the subject image; and an image generating section that generates, from the original image data, primary color image data made up of pixels having the pixel value of the primary color, and parallax image data made up of pixels having the pixel value showing the parallax. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184756 | STEREOSCOPIC PROJECTION DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A stereoscopic projection device includes a plurality of light source modules, a dichroic mirror, a first optical module, a second optical module, and a beam-combining prism. Each light source module includes a plurality of light sources used for providing light beams and a prism module used for collecting the light beams. The light beams propagate at different angles after passing through the prism module. The light source modules are disposed on different sides of the dichroic mirror. The dichroic mirror is used for guiding portions of the light beams to a first optical path, and guiding other portions of the light beams to a second optical path. The first and second optical modules disposed on the first and second optical path are used for guiding and modulating the light beams passing along the first and second optical paths and forming first and second image light beams with different images. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184757 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICALLY PROJECTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL TEXT, IMAGES AND/OR SYMBOLS ONTO THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - The present invention provides a method whereby the spatial relationship and orientations of one or more three-dimensional objects being illuminated by an optical projector, and the optical projector itself, can be very accurately defined both quickly and easily. The present invention also provides a novel computerized optical projection system whereby three-dimensional data when viewed by the human eye projected onto three-dimensional objects is not deformed as a result of the non-planar projection surface. In one embodiment, the invention provides computerized optical assembly or manufacturing guidance systems, and related methods, that provide step-by-step assembly or manufacturing instructions for instructing technicians how to assemble or manufacture three-dimensional objects or systems. The assembly instructions are in the form of calibrated three-dimensional text, images and/or symbols, and are projected by one or a plurality of optical projectors that are in operable communication with one or a plurality of computers onto the three-dimensional objects or systems, or component parts or skins thereof. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184758 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD OF TRANSPARENT DISPLAY APPARATUS AND APPARATUS THEREOF - There are provided an image processing method. Perspective is calculated from an image, the image is divided into a plurality of objects in consideration of the perspective, and processing levels of the plurality of objects are assigned. A light shielding rate of a transparent display apparatus is calculated based on the processing levels. Further, image processing is performed on the objects on the basis of the processing levels, so that it is possible to improve a stereoscopic effect being felt while using the transparent display apparatus. Furthermore, a shielding rate of light entering from the rear side of the transparent display apparatus is effectively adjusted, and the image is processed to improve the visibility of the image. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184759 | DISPLAY METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display method is provided. The display method according to various exemplary embodiments includes: extracting stereoscopic information of an image frame; adjusting at least one of brightness and saturation regarding at least one object included in the image frame based on the extracted stereoscopic information; and displaying an image frame including the adjusted object. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184760 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD - A three-dimensional (3D) video display apparatus includes: a viewing action detecting unit which detects whether or not a viewing state of a user who views a plurality of 3D video display screens with a viewing target being changed between the 3D video display screens has changed a predetermined number of times or more in a predetermined time period; and a control unit which restricts user's viewing action of viewing a 3D video image displayed by an image display unit when the viewing action detecting unit detects that the viewing state of the user has changed the predetermined number of times or more in the predetermined time period. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184761 | Displaying an Auto-Stereoscopic Image - An apparatus, a method and a computer program are provided. The apparatus may include: a display panel including a plurality of pixel groups, wherein each pixel group includes first, second, third and fourth pixels; and an optical arrangement configured, when the display panel is in a first orientation relative to a viewer, to use the first and second pixels in each pixel group to provide a first image of an auto-stereoscopic image and to use the third and fourth pixels in each pixel group to provide a second image of the auto-stereoscopic image, and wherein the optical arrangement is configured, when the display panel is in a second orientation relative to the viewer, to use the first and third pixels in each pixel group to provide a first image of a further auto-stereoscopic image and to use the second and fourth pixels in each pixel group to provide a second image of the further auto-stereoscopic image. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184762 | METHOD OF STEREOSCOPIC SYNCHRONIZATION OF ACTIVE SHUTTER GLASSES - A three-dimensional viewing device for providing images to a user includes a receiver receiving source 3D synchronization signals from a transmitting device, wherein the source 3D synchronization signals comprise a source frequency and a source phase, a plurality of LCD shutters including a right LCD shutter and a left LCD shutter are for alternatively entering a translucent state in response to local 3D synchronization signals in response to the source 3D synchronization signals, and an adjustment portion for adjusting parameters of the local 3D synchronization signals in response to parameters of the source 3D synchronization signals. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184763 | Desktop Electronic Magnifier - A desktop electronic magnifier in a first embodiment includes a monitor and a control panel mounted to the monitor so that access to the control panel cannot be blocked by any position of the monitor. In a second embodiment, a monitor is positioned atop a flat platform that surmounts the camera so that access to the control panel cannot be blocked by any position of the monitor. In a third embodiment, the control panel is mounted to the camera and the monitor is supported by a support surface independent of the magnifier. Access to the control panel is blocked only if the user positions the monitor in blocking relation to the control panel. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184764 | Reprogrammable Video Imaging System with Modular Architecture - A reprogrammable modular imaging device with a control module and at least one input module connected to the control module. Image data is received by the input module for processing and transmission to the control module. A program is received by the control module to reprogram the processor. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184765 | Video Imaging System With Multiple Camera White Balance Capability - A system for capturing image data including a control module having a control switch and a processor, the processor being adapted for white balance control and the control switch being adapted to initiate white balance control, at least one input module connected to the control module, the input module providing white balance calibration, and at least one camera coupled to the input module. One or more of the at least one input module are configured as active input modules, each active input module having an active camera generating an image signal. The control module detects the one or more active input modules and controls one of the one or more active input modules, selected based on user feedback, to calibrate white balance of the image signal of the active camera coupled to the selected input module and to transmit the calibrated image signal to the control module for display. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184766 | MODULAR MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A modular video imaging system, and more particularly, a modular video imaging system having a control module connectable to multiple input modules. The input modules each capable of receiving differing types of image data from different types of cameras and processing the image data into a format recognizable by the control module. The control unit providing general functions such as user interface and general image processing that is not camera specific. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184767 | Single Power Switch For Modular Medical Imaging System - A modular video imaging system, and more particularly, a modular video imaging system having a control module connectable to multiple input modules. The control module and each input module having its own power supply and the input modules each capable of receiving differing types of image data from different types of cameras and processing the image data into a format recognizable by the control module. The control module controlling the ON/OFF condition of the input modules, such that each input module can be connected and disconnected during use. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184768 | SCANNING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A scanning endoscope system has a light guide portion that guides an illuminating light, a drive portion capable of causing the light guide portion to swing so that an irradiation position of the illuminating light draws a locus corresponding to a predetermined scanning pattern, a light detecting portion that receives a return light of the illuminating light and outputs a signal, a control portion that drives the drive portion to perform scan so that the irradiation position of the illuminating light becomes a locus in a spiral shape, and an image generating portion that generates an image of an object based on a signal outputted from the light detecting portion in a predetermined timing, wherein the control portion further performs control for driving the drive portion so that the irradiation position of the illuminating light circles on a same circumference in the predetermined timing. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184769 | FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION APPARATUS - Provided is a fluorescence observation apparatus including: a fluorescence image acquisition section and a reference image acquisition section that acquire a fluorescence image and a reference image of a subject, respectively; a division image generation section that generates a division image by dividing an image based on the fluorescence image by an image based on the reference image; a display section that displays a corrected fluorescence image based on the division image; a correction processing section that applies correction processing to at least one of the reference image and the fluorescence image and/or to the division image prior to the generation of the division image or prior to the display of the corrected fluorescence image; an observation condition determination section that determines observation conditions of the subject; and a correction condition setting section that sets parameters regarding the correction processing according to the observation conditions. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184770 | Inter-Module Link Interface - A multi-function cable, and more particularly, a multi-function cable having components permitting its interchangeable use with a variety of modules, the modules including endoscopes, cameras input units and display units. The multi-function cable is capable of receiving inputs from multiple different types of modules having diverse data and signal formats and may generate diverse output signals compatible with differing modules. The multi-function cable is used in a medical operating room. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184771 | Contactless Camera Connection System - A camera system having a camera head with an imaging device and a first connector; a camera control unit with a processor and a second connector configured to removably engage the first connector; and wherein the first connector and the second connector are configured to allow for contactless transfer of data from the camera head to the camera control unit and contactless transfer of power from the camera control unit to the camera head. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184772 | Apparatus and Method for Recognition of Suspicious Activities - A medication confirmation method and apparatus. The method of an embodiment of the invention includes the steps of capturing one or more video sequences of a user administering medication by a video capture device, storing the captured one or more video sequences to a non-transitory memory, and analyzing at least one of the stored video sequences to determine one or more indications of suspicious activity on behalf of the user. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184773 | HUMAN BODY SECURITY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention discloses a human body security inspection apparatus and a corresponding method. Specifically, the apparatus comprises: a human body security inspection device ( | 2014-07-03 |
20140184774 | PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A personal identification apparatus includes a finger inlet into which a finger inserted; an interface where the finger is introduced through the finger inlet; a plurality of light sources provided inside the interface to irradiate light to the finger from a plurality of directions; image pick-up units being respectively arranged opposite to the plurality of light sources and respectively capturing an image from light transmitted from the plurality of light sources through the finger; a unit for adjusting when the plurality of light sources transmit light onto the finger; and a unit for extracting blood vessel patterns contained in images captured by the image pick-up units from the light transmitted though the finger and collating each of the extracted blood vessel patterns with a registered blood vessel pattern for personal identification. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184775 | EYE TRACKING WEARABLE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USE - Devices and methods are provided for eye-tracking, e.g., including a freeform optical assembly and/or a modular design. In an exemplary embodiment, a device and method are provided that includes a wearable device on a user's head, the wearable device including a scene camera oriented to capture images of the user's surroundings. The user may perform a predetermined action with the user's eye to activate a photo feature of the wearable device, gaze at a region within the user's surroundings, the wearable device determining a focal point and limited field-of-view for the camera imaging field based on the center point, and activate the camera to capture an image of the limited field-of-view centered around the focal point. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184776 | MICRO OR NANO SCOPE - Provided is a micro or nano scope. The micro or nano scope includes a prism, a optical detection system detecting an image from a sample on the prism, and a light guiding system providing incident light to the prism, the light guiding system changing an incident angle of the incident light incident into the prism. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184777 | HIGH-RESOLUTION LUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY - A microscopy method for generating a high-resolution image ( | 2014-07-03 |
20140184778 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus is configured to generate a display image used to display a captured image captured by imaging a slide on which a specimen is placed. The image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an overall image generated from the captured image for displaying the entirety of the slide and a magnified image generated from the captured image for displaying a portion of the specimen in a magnified manner and a generation unit configured to generate a display image containing the overall image and the magnified image. The magnified image is a rotated image rotated relative to the overall image on the basis of specimen information about a feature of the specimen displayed in a magnified manner. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184779 | MICROSCOPY OPTOELECTRIC DEVICE WITH FOCUS SCANNING - A microscopy optoelectronic device for reconstructing a three-dimensional model of a sample, which can be connected to any PC in order to obtain three-dimensional surface micro-reliefs, includes a portable device body, having a casing and a frame supporting: a digital optical sensor; an optical group, coupled to the sensor including an objective lens directed towards a distal end of the device body, faceable towards the sample; a motor that translates the optical group and sensor with respect to said frame; a connector to connect the device body to an energy source and to a device that controls the position of the optical group and to transmit the digitalized images; and a light source that provides diffused lighting at the objective lens arranged to surround a front region with respect to the objective lens and also includes a luminescent and diffusing surface having a tubular portion coaxial to the optical group. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184780 | APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An imaging apparatus controls a size of an imaging region according to a spread of Z positions of substances in an object. For example, the imaging region becomes wide when the spread is small and becomes narrow when the spread is large. Or, the number of image sensors to be used is increased when the spread is small and is decreased when the spread is large. Or, an image sensor having a wide image pickup area is used when the spread is small, and an image sensor having a narrow image pickup area is used when the spread is large. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184781 | FURNACE TUBE INSPECTION - Devices, methods, and systems for determining a layout for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a building are described herein. One method includes receiving information from a building information model associated with a building, receiving information from a pre-engineering tool associated with the building, and determining a layout for an HVAC system of the building based, at least in part, on the information form the building information model and the information from the pre-engineering tool. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184782 | SYSTEM OF MEASURING WARPAGE AND METHOD OF MEASURING WARPAGE - Disclosed herein are a system for measuring a warpage and a method for measuring a warpage. The system for measuring a warpage includes: a heating plate portion heating the sample; and a reference gating portion disposed between the sample and the camera so as to be spaced apart from the sample by a predetermined distance, wherein the reference grating portion includes a plurality of wires that are each spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval, thereby accurately measuring the warpage without being affected by the fume generated from the sample. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184783 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SURFACE DEFECTS - A device for determining the surface defects of a product includes a base, a support member, a platform, a lighting unit, an image capturing unit, and a processing unit. The lighting unit includes a driving unit, a frame and a number of light sources. The light sources are mounted along the frame. The driving unit drives the frame to move in six degrees of freedom, the light sources emitting light to illuminate the product in different directions. The image capturing unit captures images of the product on the base. The captured images of the product are analyzed and matched against similar views of a blemish-free model product, any discrepancies leading to a determination that the product has any surface defects. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184784 | DEFECT INSPECTION DEVICE AND DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD - A defect inspection device of the present invention for detecting a position of a defect existing in a wire formed on a panel, includes: a probe which applies a voltage to a terminal section of the wire; probe moving means for moving the probe to the terminal section; a first infrared sensor which photographs an entire surface of the panel; a second infrared sensor which photographs a part of the panel; and sensor moving means for moving the second infrared sensor to each position on the panel, the first infrared sensor including a plurality of infrared cameras. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184785 | VEHICLE STANDSTILL RECOGNITION - A method of determining “true” standstill in a vehicle. The method includes detecting an object outside of the vehicle via a camera, saving first data on the detected object in a memory, detecting the same object after a delay, saving, after the delay, second data on the detected object in a memory, analyzing, by a controller, the first and second data, and determining “true” standstill has occurred based on the analysis. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184786 | Systems and Methods for Stand-Off Inspection of Aircraft Structures - A system for stand-off inspection comprising local positioning system hardware and a nondestructive evaluation instrument supported by a pan-tilt mechanism. The system further comprises a computer system that is programmed to perform the following operations: (a) directing the local positioning system hardware toward an area of a surface on a target object by control of the pan-tilt mechanism; (b) activating the local positioning system hardware to acquire an image; (c) processing the image to determine whether an anomaly is present in the area; (d) if an anomaly is present, determining coordinates of a position of the anomaly in a coordinate system of the target object; and (e) directing the nondestructive evaluation instrument toward a position corresponding to the coordinates. Optionally, the computer system is further programmed to measure one or more characteristics of the anomaly. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184787 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SURFACE DEFECTS - A device is used for determining whether or not a product has any surface defects. The device includes a platform, a mirror, an image capturing unit, and a processing unit. The mirror and the image capturing unit are respectively adjacent to a first side and second side of the platform. The mirror forms an image of a product on the platform. The image capturing unit simultaneously captures both an image of the actual product placed on the platform and an image of the image of the product in the mirror. The captured images of the product are analyzed and matched against similar views of a blemish-free model product, any discrepancies leading to a determination that the product has any surface defects. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184788 | Portable Optical Device With Interactive Wireless Remote Capability - A firearm scope comprises an optical sensor to capture video data, a display, a transceiver configured to communicate data wirelessly through a communication channel, and a controller. The controller can be configured to provide a portion of the video data to the display, provide media content including the video data to the transceiver for wireless transmission, receive a signal from the communication channel in response to the wireless transmission, and selectively modify the portion of the video data to the display in response to receiving the signal. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184789 | Automated Water Drop Measurement and Ice Detection System - A method and apparatus for detecting an icing condition. The apparatus comprises a sensor system and an icing condition detector. The sensor system is configured to collect drops of water from air on an exterior of an aircraft and generate a number of images of the drops of water collected. The icing condition detector is configured to detect a presence of a number of types of icing conditions for the aircraft using the number of images from the sensor. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184790 | FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION DEVICE - The purpose is to reduce correction errors and acquire quantitative information of an object. Provided is a fluorescence observation device including: a light source; a fluorescence-image generation part that acquires a fluorescence image of an object F irradiated with excitation light; a white-light-image generation part that acquires a white-light image of the object F irradiated with illumination light; an image correction part that generates a corrected fluorescence image from these images; a threshold setting part that sets a threshold based on the average of gradation values of the entire image, a first coefficient therefor, the standard deviation of the gradation values of the image, and a second coefficient therefor; an extraction part that determines and extracts a region in the image that has a gradation value exceeding the threshold, as a region of interest; a monitor that displays the region of interest and the image in association with each other; and an input section through which an observer inputs a result as to whether the determination made by the extraction part is right or wrong, in which the threshold setting part sets at least one of the first coefficient and the second coefficient so as to reflect the input result input through the input section. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184791 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE, ALIGNMENT METHOD, AND OBSERVATION METHOD - An optical image capturing module and an alignment method and an observation method for an upper substrate and a lower substrate using the optical image capturing module are provided. The upper substrate and the lower substrate are disposed opposite. The alignment method includes the following steps of: emitting a light ray; filtering the light ray and dividing the light ray into a light ray at first wavelength and a light ray at second wavelength, whereby the light ray at first wavelength irradiates a pattern on the upper substrate, and the light ray at second wavelength irradiates a pattern on the lower substrate; reflecting the pattern on the upper substrate to an image capturing device; reflecting the pattern on the lower substrate to the image capturing device; and determining the positions of the pattern on the upper substrate and the pattern on the lower substrate on the image capturing device. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184792 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect an object from image data, a blurring processing unit configured to execute blurring processing on the image data based on a result of the detection by the detection unit, and a control unit configured to control whether to execute the blurring processing according to a distance difference in subject distance between an object area corresponding to the object detected by the detection unit and a background area other than the object area in the image data and a size of the background area. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184793 | MULTISPECTRAL FLAME DETECTOR - A flame detection system including optics positioned to collect radiation from a scene and provide multiple images of the scene, sets of microbolometer pixels, each set receiving one of the multiple images, wherein the images comprise different spectra of the scene, and electronics to receive signals from the different sets of microbolometer pixels and to distinguish a flame in the scene from non-flame sources of radiation. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184794 | INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods provided herein. In one embodiment, a system includes a mobile device comprising a display screen. The system further includes a non-destructive testing (NDT) device comprising a camera configured to capture image data, video data, or a combination thereof, and a wireless system configured to communicate the image data, the video data, an overlay data or a combination thereof, to the mobile device; wherein the mobile device is configured to visually display the image data, the video data, the overlay data, or the combination thereof, on the display screen. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184795 | DETECTING RELATIVE CROWD DENSITY VIA CLIENT DEVICES - Detecting crowds is provided. A location is selected in a set of locations a user of a client device wants to go to based on data within a profile associated with the user. A set of data inputs is monitored to determine a number of people currently at the selected location. Then, in response to determining that the number of people currently at the selected location is not greater than a user-defined threshold level of people for the selected location, a mapped route to the selected location is sent to the client device of the user. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184796 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A MICROPHONE - A method and vehicle-based communication system are provided that control a remote microphone by determining that one or more of the remote microphone and a user of the remote microphone is in a field of view (FOV) of a video camera and, in response, instructing the remote microphone to configure itself to receive ambient audio. In various embodiments, the remote microphone may configure itself, or be explicitly instructed to configure itself, to receive ambient audio by adjusting one or more of a beam forming or omni-directional pattern, potentially including noise cancellation algorithms to facilitate reception of ambient audio in contrast to user directed audio. When the one or more of the remote microphone and a user of the remote microphone no longer is in a FOV of the video camera, the method and vehicle-based communication system may instruct the remote microphone to reconfigure itself to receive user directed audio. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184797 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING VEHICLE DRIVING STATE - A system is adapted for detecting a driving state of a vehicle, and is operable to obtain real-time image frames corresponding to a driver of the vehicle for determining if the driver is in a dangerous driving state, to obtain operation information of the vehicle for determining if the vehicle is being operated in a dangerous condition when the driver is unable to be identified by the system, and to provide a notification when the driving state of the vehicle is determined to be dangerous. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184798 | VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CAMERA ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a vehicle ( | 2014-07-03 |
20140184799 | VEHICLE CAMERA ALIGNMENT SYSTEM - A vision system for a vehicle includes at least one imaging sensor disposed at the vehicle and having an exterior field of view. The imaging sensor is operable to capture image data. The imaging sensor includes or is associated with an inclination sensor. At least one other inclination sensor is disposed at the vehicle. A processing system is operable to process outputs of the inclination sensors to determine an alignment or misalignment of the at least one imaging sensor at the vehicle. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184800 | IMAGING DEVICE, OBJECT DETECTING APPARATUS, OPTICAL FILTER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL FILTER - An imaging device includes an optical filter. The optical filter has a configuration in which a polarization filter layer and a spectral filter layer are laminated in light transmission direction. Of the polarization filter layer and the spectral filter layer, the layer on the lower side in lamination direction has an uneven top face in the lamination direction. The optical filter is formed by filling the uneven top face with a predetermined filling material so as to even out the top face and then forming other layer. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184801 | WEARABLE VIDEO DEVICE AND VIDEO SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A wearable video device is provided. The video device wearable includes a first hanger and a second hanger by which the wearable video device is connected to a user, a first camera module that is installed in the first hanger, the first camera module having a first optical axis that is rotated outward at a predetermined first angle from a central axis of the wearable video device, and the first camera module being configured to generate a first image, a second camera module that is installed in the second hanger, the second camera module having a second optical axis that is rotated outward at a predetermined second angle from the central axis of the wearable video device, and the second camera module being configured to generate a second image, and a main circuit that controls the first camera module and the second camera module, and that processes at least a portion of the first and second images, wherein a first view of the first camera module and a second view of the second camera module partially overlap. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184802 | TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING CONSUMER WAIT TIME - A computer-implemented method is disclosed herein. The method includes the step of monitoring a plurality of locations within a retail store with respective cameras directed at each location and generating respective monitoring video signals. The method also includes the step of receiving, at a processing device of a commerce server, an access signal from a head mountable unit worn by a consumer in the retail store containing a request for access to at least one of the monitoring video signals. The method also includes the step of transmitting, with the processing device, at least one of the monitoring video signals to the head mountable unit in response to said receiving step. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184803 | Secure and Private Tracking Across Multiple Cameras - A technique for multi-camera object tracking is disclosed that preserves privacy of imagery from each camera or group of cameras. This technique uses secure multi-party computation to compute a distance metric across data from multiple cameras without revealing any information to operators of the cameras except whether or not an object was observed by both cameras. This is achieved by a distance metric learning technique that reduces the computing complexity of secure computation while maintaining object identification accuracy. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184804 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION OF AIRCRAFT CONTAINER TRACKING DEVICE - A tracking system that includes equipment and methodology to determine when the tracked container is in close proximity to an aircraft. In general, the tracking device is deactivated while the aircraft container is close to or on board of the aircraft, and the tracking device is activated while the aircraft container is outside the aircraft. The tracking system includes multiple machine vision sensors associated with the tracking device positioned on the container to identify the curvature associated with the container's surroundings. Activation and deactivation of the tracking device is associated with the information transmitted and received by the tracking device, based on various features of the geographic position of the container. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184805 | THERMAL CAMERA AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATING GHOSTING EFFECTS OF HOT-TARGET THERMAL IMAGES - Various apparatuses and methods for compensating for ghosting effects in thermal imaging devices are disclosed. Offsets in thermal image data due to ghosting effects on thermal sensors may be modeled, predicted, and/or eliminated by various embodiments of the present invention. These models may be time-varying to compensate for dynamic offset behavior, and may be based on formulas, lookup tables, or the like. Predicted offset amounts may be compensated for in various ways in order to produce more accurate thermal image data free from accumulated offset. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184806 | GUNSHOT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device and a method for use in detection of a muzzle flash event is described. The device can include a Photo Detector Array (PDA), sensitive in at least a portion of the NIR and SWIR spectrum, and a filter of electromagnetic radiation selectively passing in this portion a spectral range of low atmospheric transmission, the PDA has an integration time shorter than a duration of the muzzle flash event. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184807 | SEGMENTED FOCAL PLANE ARRAY ARCHITECTURE - Various techniques are provided for implementing a segmented focal plane array (FPA) of infrared sensors. In one example, a system includes a segmented FPA. The segmented FPA includes a top die having an array of infrared sensors (e.g., bolometers). The top die may also include a portion of a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC). The segmented FPA also includes a bottom die having at least a portion of the ROIC. The top and the bottom dies are electrically coupled via inter-die connections. Advantageously, the segmented FPA may be fabricated with a higher yield and a smaller footprint compared with conventional FPA architectures. Moreover, the segmented FPA may be fabricated using different semiconductor processes for each die. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184808 | Photoelectric Conversion Device and Imaging Apparatus Having the Photoelectric Conversion Device - A photoelectric conversion device includes visible-light filters, infrared light filters, pixels arrayed in a row direction and a column direction, and wiring layers disposed between the pixels and visible-light filters and infrared light filters. The pixels include first pixels disposed corresponding to the visible-light filters, and second pixels disposed corresponding to the infrared light filters. The shape and size of the first pixels and second pixels is the same in planar view. The second pixels are disposed between adjacent pixels of the first pixels in the row direction, column direction, and diagonal directions. At least one wiring layer of the wiring layers defines apertures corresponding to photoelectric conversion regions at the first pixels and second pixels. Apertures corresponding to photoelectric conversion regions of first pixels and apertures corresponding to photoelectric conversion regions of second pixels are of the same shape and size in planar view. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184809 | IMAGE SENSOR DEVICE WITH ALIGNED IR FILTER AND DIELECTRIC LAYER AND RELATED METHODS - An image sensor device may include an interconnect layer, an image sensor IC adjacent the interconnect layer and having an image sensing surface, and a dielectric layer adjacent the image sensor IC and having an opening therein aligned with the image sensing surface. The image sensor device may also include an IR filter adjacent and aligned with the image sensing surface, and an encapsulation material adjacent the dielectric layer and laterally surrounding the IR filter. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184810 | INSPECTION SYSTEM, INSPECTION METHOD, PIXEL CIRCUIT AND IMAGE SENSOR - An inspection system includes a CIGS camera configured to generate a visible light image and an infrared light image of an inspection object by imaging visible light and infrared light simultaneously on the same optical axis using a CIGS image sensor, and an inspection apparatus configured to inspect the inspection object based on the visible light image and the infrared light image. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184811 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The invention is concerning to an image processing apparatus of the present invention including an acquisition unit, a first setting unit, a second setting unit, and a detection unit. The acquisition unit acquires image data. The first setting unit sets an area included in the image data as a template area. The second setting unit sets a search area indicating an area to be subjected to a detection process for detecting an area similar to the template area from the image data. The detection unit performs the detection process for detecting, out of the search area, whether or not there is an area similar to the template area in an area other than an area corresponding to each of the template area and an area that has been detected by the detection process. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184812 | IMAGE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM OF THE SAME - An image recognition apparatus is arranged to extract feature information of an object area detected from among images, compare with feature information of previously-registered objects, thereby calculating a degree of similarity, when the calculated degree of similarity is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, determine the object included in the object area as a registered object and set a recognition confirmed state that is successively maintained between images, and when a reliability of the object tracking is low and the degree of similarity is smaller than the predetermined threshold value, set the recognition confirmed state which is successively maintained into a recognition unconfirmed state where the object included in the object area is not determined as a registered object. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184813 | LENS SHADING CALIBRATION FOR CAMERAS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for performing automatic lens shading correction using module-specific calibrations. According to one aspect of the invention, a method is provided that is performed over three main stages. During a first stage, radial symmetric component data is determined that is common to camera modules of the type to be calibrated. During the second stage, the actual measurement of the shading profile of one or more specific camera modules is performed. In the third and final stage is the extrapolation stage, the base measurement surfaces of a camera module type determined in the first stage are extrapolated and modified with the module-specific Bezier correction surface and calibration data of the second stage. The output surfaces of this third and final stage are used to correct for the shading profile in the camera module, depending on the light-source estimation. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184814 | CALIBRATION REFERENCE PATTERN FOR VEHICLE CAMERA AND SETTING METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE CONVERSION METHOD AND DEVICE - An image conversion method is provided. An image of a calibration reference pattern is captured. A plurality of first and a plurality of second characteristic patterns of the calibration reference pattern are identified. Coordinates of the first and second characteristic patterns in a first view angle coordinate system are obtained, and coordinates of the first and second characteristic patterns in a second view angle coordinate system are obtained, to obtain a coordinate conversion relationship between the first and second view angle coordinate systems. An input image is converted to an output image according to the coordinate conversion relationship. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184815 | CALIBRATION PLATE FOR CALIBRATING A PLURALITY OF IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICES AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A PLURALITY OF IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICES - A calibration plate and a method for calibrating image capturing devices are provided. The calibration plate includes: a plate having a front face and a rear face; a plurality of calibration patterns formed at the front face of the plate, arranged in a regular manner, and used to calibrate image distortions, lens aberrations, and image center positions for the image capturing devices; and a plurality of graphically encoded patterns formed at the front face of the plate, the graphically encoded patterns being different from each other, and the graphically encoded patterns having information providing the positions of the calibration patterns. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184816 | EXECUTING A COMMAND WITHIN A TRANSPORT MECHANISM BASED ON A GET AND SET ARCHITECTURE - The present disclosure provides techniques for executing a command within a transport mechanism based on a get and set architecture. An attribute identification of the command is extracted and a get protocol data unit (PDU) is sent from a host device to a imaging device based on the attribute identification in order to obtain attribute values from an image source within the imaging device. Additionally, a response PDU is sent from the imaging device to the host device to complete the execution of the command. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184817 | ENABLING A METADATA STORAGE SUBSYSTEM - The present disclosure provides techniques for enabling a metadata storage subsystem. A directory of available metadata is created, and the metadata is stored in various system data stores. The metadata is retrieved as requested by a host device, and the metadata is transferred to the host device. Additionally, the metadata is executed. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184818 | Techniques For Detecting Depleted Stock - A computer-implemented method is disclosed herein. The method includes the step of receiving, at a processing device of a commerce server, at least a video signal from a head mountable unit worn by a consumer in a retail store. The method also includes the step of identifying, with the processing device, an indication of depleted stock in the retail store in response to the video signal received from the head mountable unit. The method also includes the step of transmitting, with the processing device, a restock signal in response to the identifying step. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184819 | EXECUTING A COMMAND WITHIN A TRANSPORT MECHANISM BASED ON A GET AND SET ARCHITECTURE - The present disclosure provides techniques for executing a command within a transport mechanism based on a get and set architecture. An attribute identification of the command is extracted and a get protocol data unit (PDU) is sent from a host device to a imaging device based on the attribute identification in order to obtain attribute values from an image source within the imaging device. Additionally, a response PDU is sent from the imaging device to the host device to complete the execution of the command. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184820 | SELECTING IMAGE OR VIDEO FILES FOR CLOUD STORAGE - A method responsive to receiving a data from a computing device connected to the computer in a cloud computing system or data center, identifies a criteria associated with the computing device, responsive to identifying the criteria, determines whether the data is authorized for transmission to a storage in the cloud computing system or data center, and responsive to determining that the data is authorized for transmission to the storage, forwards the data to the storage. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184821 | IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, IMAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The present invention is concerning to an image management system that communicates with a first communication terminal via a communication network, the image management system comprising: an image storage unit configured to store image data; a receiving unit configured to receive, from the first communication terminal, link information that includes image identification information for identifying the image data and includes predetermined-area information that indicates a predetermined area in the image data; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the first communication terminal, the image data that is indicated by the image identification information included in the link information received by the receiving unit and the predetermined-area information included in the link information. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184822 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL CAMERA AND MOBILE DEVICE - A device is provided that includes a recording medium with embedded communication functionality, a communication controller, a communication status verifier, a communication period calculator, and a verification interval setter. The recording medium stores data. The communication controller transmits the data to an external system via the recording medium. The communication status verifier obtains the communication status of the recording medium at a predetermined interval. The communication period calculator estimates a communication period required by the communication controller when transmitting the data to the external system. The verification interval setter relatively increases the frequency of the communication status verification, which is performed by the communication status verifier, from a predetermined time before or a predetermined time after the end of the estimated communication period until the obtained communication status indicates completion of the data transmission. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184823 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, RECEPTION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A transmission apparatus transmits second metadata when it receives a second acquisition request of metadata (e.g., playlist) after the transmission apparatus has received a first acquisition request of the metadata. Segment data indicated by the second metadata to be acquirable by a reception apparatus includes not segment data already transmitted to the reception apparatus but segment data yet to be transmitted to the reception apparatus among segment data indicated by first metadata transmitted in response to the first acquisition request. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184824 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus is connected to an external apparatus in a connection mode selected from a plurality of connection modes including a first connection mode in which an external apparatus is connected in accordance with a predetermined operation on the communication apparatus and a second connection mode in which an external apparatus is connected in accordance with an operation whose operation amount is smaller than the predetermined operation. The communication apparatus has a plurality of operation modes to select at least one of contents saved in a recording medium. When connecting the external apparatus in the second connection mode, an operation mode in which the contents are selected based on the operation on the external apparatus is selected out of the plurality of operation modes. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184825 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A control method of an image pickup apparatus has: an output step of outputting a photographed image to an external image processing apparatus; a transmission step of transmitting a transmission request of parameter information of an image processing to the photographed image which is generated by the external image processing apparatus, to the external image processing apparatus; a receiving step of receiving the parameter information from the external image processing apparatus; a recording step of recording the received parameter information in relation the photographed image; a detection step of detecting an operation in the image pickup apparatus; and a control step of executing a processing for transmitting the transmission request of the parameter information to the external image processing apparatus in the transmission step when the predetermined operation is detected in the detection step. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184826 | IMAGING DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE OPTICS - Disclosed is an imaging device that has a base and a plurality of image capture devices. The base includes a bottom portion and an elongate stem portion that is pivotally attached at one of its ends to the bottom portion. An arm is pivotally attached to the stem portion. The arm has an elongate flap pivotally attached to the arm's mid-portion. A plurality of image capture devices are embedded in at least one of the bottom portion, the stem portion, the arm and the flap. An additional embodiment of the image capturing system includes a housing, a light capture mechanism and an image display mechanism The housing, includes a base and a linkage having a plurality of elongate sections. The light capture mechanism simultaneously captures first and second images and is contained within at least one of the elongate sections. First and second lenses make up the light capturing mechanism. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184827 | CAMERA COMMAND SET HOST COMMAND TRANSLATION - The present disclosure provides techniques for translating input camera commands to device-specific commands. Camera commands may be translated by a translation engine located separately from the camera and then transferred to the camera. The translated commands may be less complex than input commands. By translating the commands, older cameras may be capable of supporting newer commands which are not natively supported. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184828 | ENABLING A METADATA STORAGE SUBSYSTEM - The present disclosure provides techniques for enabling a metadata storage subsystem. A directory of available metadata is created, and the metadata is stored in various system data stores. The metadata is retrieved as requested by a host device, and the metadata is transferred to the host device. Additionally, the metadata is executed. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184829 | Bluetooth Remote-Control Photographing Device - A Bluetooth remote-control photographing device composed of a photographing device body and a Bluetooth remote controller controlling the photographing device body; a Bluetooth module is electrically connected on the circuit board of the said photographing device body; with the said Bluetooth, the said photographing device body wirelessly connected with the said Bluetooth remote controller. The Bluetooth remote-control photographing device realizes control of photographing device by the Bluetooth remote controller. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184830 | METHOD OF RECEIVING CONNECTION INFORMATION FROM MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON THE METHOD, AND DIGITAL IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS - A method of receiving, by a digital image-capturing apparatus, connection information from a mobile communication terminal is described. Connection information is received from a mobile communication terminal that is connected with the digital image-capturing apparatus via near field communication (NFC). The connection information is input to an input window for performing a communication connection with an external device. A communication connection is performed with the external device, based on the connection information. The external device comprises at least one of an access point (AP) or a server. The connection information is used in communication with the external device. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184831 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus receives a signal regularly transmitted from a control apparatus, determines whether or not the imaging apparatus is disconnected from the network based on a status of the reception of the signal, transmits a request for participation in the network to the control apparatus according to a determination that the imaging apparatus is disconnected from the network to notify the control apparatus that the imaging apparatus is disconnected from the network, and participates in the network after the control apparatus receives the request for participation. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184832 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING CAMERA DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a camera, a first sensor, and a detecting module. The first sensor and the detecting module detect an orientation of portable electronic device and the points, which are grasped to determine whether the portable electronic device is held to capture images, and generates a control signal to activate the camera. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184833 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR REFLECTING SPATIAL MOTION TO FOCUS SUBJECT AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device for reflecting a spatial motion to focus a subject and a method thereof. A method of operating an electronic device includes sensing a spatial motion of the electronic device, at the same time as sensing the spatial motion, determining the movement or non-movement of a subject being displayed, and reflecting the spatial motion of the electronic device and the movement or non-movement of the subject to focus the subject. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184834 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus comprises a shake detection unit configured to detect a shake, a motion vector detection unit configured to detect a motion vector indicating movement of an image from a captured image signal, a motion vector output control unit configured to selectively output an output of the motion vector detection unit and an output of the shake detection unit, a correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate a shake correction amount based on at least one of the output of the motion vector output control unit and the output of the shake detection unit; and a correction unit configured to correct the image blurring of the captured image based on the shake correction amount. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184835 | IMAGING DEVICE - A first heat radiation unit is formed on one surface of the imaging unit in a vertical direction. A second heat radiation unit is formed on the other surface of the imaging unit in the vertical direction. A third heat radiation unit is formed on a surface opposite to an imaging direction of the imaging unit. A first heat transfer unit transfers heat of a first heat source of the imaging unit to the first heat radiation unit and the third heat radiation unit. A second heat transfer unit transfers heat of a second heat source of the imaging unit, which has a higher maximum allowable temperature than the first heating unit, to the second heat radiation unit. A heat insulation unit suppresses heat transfer between the first and the second heat radiation units and between the third and the second heat radiation units. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184836 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit, a motion vector detection unit, a shake detection unit, a shake calculation unit configured to calculate a shake amount of the image capturing apparatus between the two images, an image blurring conversion unit configured to convert an output from the shake calculation unit into an image blurring amount of an image, a correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate, by using at least one of an output from the motion vector detection unit and an output from the image blurring conversion unit, a correction amount for electronically correcting the image blurring amount of the image, and a correction unit configured to electronically correct image blurring of the image based on an output from the correction amount calculation unit. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184837 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit, a focal length detection unit, a shake detection unit, a translation correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate a correction amount of image blurring in a translation direction, a rotation correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate a correction amount of image blurring of the captured image in a rotation direction, a perspective correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate a correction amount for correcting a perspective component out of image deformations, an image stabilization unit configured to correct image blurring of the captured image, and a control unit configured to control to restrict correction of the image blurring in the rotational and perspective directions based on focal length information, and correct much more the image blurring in the translation direction. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184838 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a photographing apparatus. The photographing apparatus includes: a main body having an image pickup device disposed therein; a middle cover disposed in a back side of the main body and includes a first opening disposed to correspond to a position of the image pickup device; a first connector formed on the middle cover and around the first opening, where the first connector is configured to couple to an external optical component and is disposed so that the an optical axis of the image pickup device coincides with an optical axis of the external optical component, when the external optical component is coupled to the first connector; and a rear cover disposed on the middle cover and includes a second opening disposed to correspond to the position of the image pickup device. | 2014-07-03 |
20140184839 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A lens apparatus includes an optical system including multiple lens units, the optical system including: a first lens unit which is disposed closest to an object side in the optical system and is rotatable about a point in a vicinity of an optical axis of the optical system; and at least one lens unit which is movable in a direction including a component in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis. The following conditional expression is satisfied: 1.02014-07-03 | |