28th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100177114 | Image display device - An image display device includes: a display part, a measuring instrument, a determination unit, a detection unit, a decision unit, and a notification processing unit. The display part allows a user to visually recognize a display image by projecting an image light corresponding to the display image on an eye of the user in a state where some ambient light reaches at least either one of eyes of the user. The measuring instrument measures brightness of the ambient light. The determination unit determines brightness of the display image. The detection unit detects the difference between the brightness of the ambient light and the brightness of the display image. The decision unit decides timing of temporarily stopping the use of the display part. The notification processing unit performs notification which prompts the user to stop the use of the display part at the timing. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177115 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CYCLICAL SCREEN ROTATION FOR NEAR UNITY SCALED PRINTER VIDEO DATA - A method for enabling near unity scaling of printer video data to provide compensation for paper shrinkage caused during duplex printing. To achieve high quality image output, near neighbor interpolation may be used at very high resolutions. However, the insertion of extra interpolated subpixels may cause an edge transition to be shifted away from its original subpixel location with respect to an applied anti-aliasing rendering screen thereby causing ragged edges. The method aligns the edge position and the anti-aliasing rendering screen by applying a cyclical rotation of the screen. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177116 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR HANDLING NON-TEXTUAL INFORMATION - A system for inserting emoticons into text may include capturing a facial expression of a communication device, generating representational data set corresponding to the captured facial expression, comparing the representational data set to a stored data set corresponding to a number of different emoticons, selecting one of the emoticons based on a result the comparison, and inserting the selected emoticon into the text. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177117 | CONTEXTUAL TEMPLATES FOR MODIFYING OBJECTS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for modifying object styles in a virtual universe. An object is rendered in accordance with a first contextual style template from a plurality of contextual style templates. The first contextual style template comprises first geometric and texture data to display the object with a first style. In response to detecting a set of contextual changes associated with the object, a second contextual style template is identified from the plurality of contextual style templates. The set of contextual changes triggers implementation of the second contextual style template to change the first style of the object to a second style. The object is rendered in accordance with second geometric and texture data in the second contextual style template to form a modified object, wherein the modified object is displayed with the second style. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177118 | PATH CREATION UTILITY FOR IMAGE EDITOR - Methods and apparatus for a path-creation utility for use within an image editor. In some embodiments, the image editor enables a user to create customized image content by overlaying one or more images (for example, text, shapes, icons, etc.) upon one or more background images. Once the user is satisfied with the appearance of the created image, the user may then utilize the disclosed path creation utility to trace one or more paths around certain portions of the image. The traced paths may be used to effectively mask out undesirable content from the source image, or to otherwise enable the user to define a particular geometry for the image. The paths specified by the user may then be provided as input to an image cutting tool adapted to create an image with dimensions based upon the paths traced by the user. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177119 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RENDERING CROSSOVER IMAGES ON HINGED MEDIA - A system and method for laying out pages for rendering a crossover image on a hinged media. A position of a hinge within an image and/or a page design element that is to be rendered as a crossover image on the hinged media can be specified. An effective hinge position on a sheet with respect to the hinged media can be determined. Thereafter, two child images can be created by and cropping the crossover image in order to allow sufficient amount of bleed past the hinge position. The child images can be placed on respective pages so that the specified hinge position properly aligns with the effective hinge position of the hinged media. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177120 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STRETCHING 3D/4D SPATIAL HIERARCHY MODELS FOR IMPROVED VIEWING - A system and method for spatially stretching visual interactive computer-based renderings of hierarchical 3D/4D object models is disclosed. Hierarchical 3D/4D object models are transformed into a stretchable structure. Utilizing user interface controls, a user manipulates and visually stretches the 3D/4D object model hierarchy to expose 3D/4D object model components for an unobstructed view. Real-time geo-referenced data feeds are processed to interactively update specific sensor objects contained as components of the hierarchical 3D/4D object models. Real-time geo-referenced tracking data feeds are also processed to dynamically include new visual components of the 3D/4D object model hierarchy at the proper location, representative of the locations of mobile tracking devices within the 3D/4D object model hierarchy. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177121 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a detection unit for detecting an angle of an operating body to a reference coordinate axis on a display screen and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing in accordance with the angle of the operating body detected by the detection unit. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177122 | Video-Associated Objects - A companion object to a media player, such as a video player, is responsive to an event associated with the video player. The event may be associated with the data stream displayed by the video player. The event may be associated with an object displayed by the video player. The companion object is displayed outside the display layout of the video player. The companion object and the video player may be displayed by a web browser in a web page. The companion object and the video player may be executed in a securely separated manner. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177123 | EDGE REPRODUCTION IN OPTICAL SCANNING DISPLAYS - When producing an image in an optical scanning device, such as an optical scanning device employing pulse width modulation, for example, edges are reproduced by illuminating, within a pixel through which an edge passes, an off-centered location towards the lighter illumination side of the edge. Such a technique reproduces an edge with reduced jagging and with accurate color as compared to conventional displays. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177124 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The display device includes a display panel displaying images, a light source generating and supplying light to the display panel, and a unitary indivisible frame supporting the display panel and including the light source disposed therein. The frame includes a bottom surface, a plurality of sidewalls which each extend from the bottom surface, a plurality of seating portions which extend from the plurality of sidewalls and on which the display panel is seated, and support protrusions protruding inclined from the seating portions and facing a lateral surface of the display panel. The bottom surface, the plurality of sidewalls, the plurality of seating portions and the support protrusions are disposed continuous with each other in the unitary indivisible frame. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177125 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT PIXEL WITH EFFICIENCY COMPENSATION BY THRESHOLD VOLTAGE OVERCOMPENSATION - In each pixel, a current-driven type light emitting element OLED, and a driving element T | 2010-07-15 |
20100177126 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE DRIVE METHOD - A display device is provided that includes a pixel that has a light emitting element that emits light in accordance with an amount of an electric current and a pixel circuits that controls, in accordance with a video signal, an electric current that is applied to the light emitting element, a scanning line that supplies to the pixel, in a specified scan cycle, a selection signal that selects the pixel that will emit light, a data line that supplies a video signal to the pixel, and a display portion in which drive transistors to which the video signal is supplied are arranged in the form of a matrix. The display device also includes a gamma conversion portion that converts the video signal such that it has a gamma characteristic, and a transistor control portion that controls current-voltage characteristics of the transistors such that the gamma characteristic of the signal that is converted by the gamma conversion portion becomes a linear characteristic when it is multiplied by the current-voltage characteristics of the transistors. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177127 | LED DRIVING CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An LED driving circuit driving an LED array includes: n constant-current driving elements having a vertical structure, each of which is connected to each of LED strings in series and drives the LED string with a constant current; n constant-current control circuits controlling on voltages of the constant-current driving elements so that currents flowing to the LED strings become constant currents; a lowest-voltage detecting circuit to which terminal voltages of the constant-current driving elements on an LED string side are inputted, the lowest-voltage detecting circuit selecting a lowest voltage from among the terminal voltages and outputting a command signal based on difference between the lowest voltage and a predetermined set voltage; and a power-supply control circuit controlling a voltage applied to the LED array to a voltage lower than an initial set voltage based on the command signal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177128 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL-DRIVING IMAGE PROCESSING CIRCUIT, LIQUID-CRYSTAL-DRIVING IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - In a liquid-crystal-driving image processing circuit that encodes and decodes image data to reduce the frame memory size, the present invention has the object of providing a liquid-crystal-driving image processing circuit capable of correcting image data accurately and applying appropriately corrected voltages to the liquid crystal without being affected by encoding or decoding errors, even when moving images are input. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177129 | ARTIFACT REDUCTION IN OPTICAL SCANNING DISPLAYS - When producing an image in an optical scanning device, such as an optical scanning device employing pulse width modulation, for example, a pixel or its adjacent pixels are illuminated over a period at least as a function of a sequence of illumination data. Such pixel or its adjacent pixels are illuminated, however, at different locations within the pixel or its adjacent pixels over the period. This varying of the illumination-location within pixels over time reduces the “screen-door effect” present in conventional displays. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177130 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING DEFINITION - In the specification and drawing an apparatus for adjusting definition is disclosed. The apparatus can separate the first set of pulses from the second set of pulses and modulate distinct definition signals. Moreover, a method for adjusting definition is also disclosed in specification and drawing. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177131 | METHOD OF CREATING LOOKUP TABLE, PRINTING APPARATUS, LOOKUP TABLE, AND PRINTING METHOD - A method of creating a lookup table which describes a correspondence relationship between an input value to a printing apparatus for performing printing by ejecting ink onto a printing medium, and output values of a special gloss ink and a color ink of the printing apparatus, includes: a first process of determining the output value of the special gloss ink to be relatively low at a lattice point where an index value relating to color intensity is dark to be equal to or lower than a predetermined value, with regard to each lattice point of the lookup table; and a second process of determining the output value of the color ink at each lattice point by increasing an ink duty limit value which is the upper limit of the sum of the color ink that can be ejected onto a unit area of the printing medium, according to the determined output value of the special gloss ink. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177132 | Ink Tank and Ink Jet Printer Incorporating the Same - An ink chamber is formed with a vent port allowing atmospheric air to enter therein and an ink outlet from which ink is taken out. An optical member has an ink contact face capable of contacting with ink contained in the ink chamber. The ink contact face includes a detection face at which a remaining amount of ink in the ink chamber is optically detected in accordance with an amount of air entered into the ink chamber via the vent port. A first ink absorbing member is disposed in the vicinity of the ink contact face, and capable of absorbing the ink in the ink chamber. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177133 | Liquid jet head chip, manufacturing method therefor, liquid jet head, and liquid jet recording apparatus - To provide a liquid jet head chip in which easiness in machining is improved and a narrow pitch of channels and high resolution are realized, a manufacturing method therefor, a liquid jet head, and a liquid jet recording apparatus. The liquid jet head chip includes a first actuator plate and a second actuator plate, each of which has partitions. The first actuator plate and the second actuator plate are superimposed with each other so that partitions thereof are arranged alternately. A discharging channel which is filled with ink is formed between the partition of the first actuator plate and the partition of the second actuator plate. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177134 | INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRINTING IMAGE USING THE SAME - An inkjet image forming apparatus and a method of printing an image using the same includes determining the positions and number of defective nozzles incapable of properly spraying ink. It is determined whether the array head is in a printable state or a restoration procedure to restore the defective nozzles to a normal state is required, based on the determined positions and number of the defective nozzles. When the array head is in the printable state, a printing operation may be performed. When the restoration procedure to restore the defective nozzles to a normal state is required, the restoration procedure is performed, the positions and number of the defective nozzles are predetermined, and it is predetermined whether the array head is in the printable state. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177135 | INKJET PRINTER ASSEMBLY WITH DRIVEN MECHANISMS AND TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVING DRIVEN MECHANISMS - An inkjet printer assembly includes a cartridge having an integrated pagewidth printhead integrated circuit (IC); a cradle for receiving the cartridge; an air compressor for providing compressed air to the cartridge, the air compressor including a fan housing, an air filter, and an impeller, the fan housing having an air outlet adapted to mate with an air inlet port of the cartridge; a motor having a transmission assembly provided with a direct drive coupling from a spindle of the motor to the impeller of the air compressor; and a controller for determining a performance characteristic of the cartridge and to control an operation the printhead IC in response to the determined performance characteristic of the cartridge. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177136 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MALFUNCTIONING NOZZLES ON THE BASIS OF IMAGE DATA - To shorten time for an abnormal discharge test and time for cleaning; and to reduce the amount of drain ink used at the time of the abnormal discharge test and the cleaning. A liquid drop discharging apparatus comprising: a plurality of nozzles that discharge liquid drops; a sensor that detects a malfunctioning nozzle at which abnormal discharge occurs when the liquid drop is supposed to be discharged therefrom; and a controller that determines whether the liquid drop is discharged or not from each of the nozzles on the basis of image data, the controller causing the sensor to detect the malfunctioning nozzle among the nozzles that are determined to discharge the liquid drops on the basis of the image data. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177137 | PRINTING APPARATUS, DITHER MASK, AND PRINTING METHOD - There is provided a printing apparatus that performs printing while relatively moving a print head in a main scanning direction and a sub scanning direction with respect to a printing medium. The printing apparatus includes: a nozzle row that is installed on the print head and is acquired by aligning a plurality of nozzles, which ejects ink, in the sub scanning direction; a halftone processing unit that performs a halftone process by comparing each threshold value of a dither mask that is formed by a plurality of threshold values with image data that configures an image; and a printing unit that performs printing by controlling ejection of ink from each nozzle of the nozzle row by using a result of the halftone process. Here, a correspondence relationship between each position in a minimal repetition unit of a nozzle pattern indicating a nozzle out of the plurality of nozzles that is used to form a dot in each position on the printing medium and each threshold value of the dither mask that is applied to the each position is set to be constant. The dither mask includes at least one side of nozzles that are disposed on both ends of the nozzle row or frontmost-end nozzles that serve as nozzles disposed on both ends of the nozzle row in a print area having a predetermined range of an ink duty ratio. In addition, the plurality of threshold values are set such that a use ratio of front-end nozzles that is a ratio at which the front-end nozzles, which are disposed within a predetermined width from the at least one side of the frontmost-end nozzles, eject ink is lower than a use ratio of middle nozzles that is a ratio at which middle nozzles, which are acquired by excluding the front-end nozzles from the plurality of nozzles, eject ink. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177138 | LIQUID MATERIAL DISCHARGE DEVICE - A liquid material discharge device that can discharge a liquid material supplied to the device while keeping the liquid material clean and holding a stable discharge amount of the liquid material, and that can be reduced in size. The liquid material discharge device comprises a liquid material supply section for supplying a liquid material to be discharged, a discharge section having a discharge port for discharging the liquid material, a measurement section comprising a measurement hole and a plunger sliding along an inner wall surface of the measurement hole to suck and discharge the liquid material into and from the measurement hole, a valve section comprising a body and a valve member which is formed with a channel for interconnecting the liquid material supply section and the measurement section and with a channel for interconnecting the measurement section and the discharge section, the valve member sliding in a space formed in the body, and a control section for controlling the aforesaid sections. When the liquid material is sucked into the measurement hole, the control section controls the valve member to be located at a first position to interconnect the liquid material supply section and the measurement section and to interrupt the interconnection between the measurement section and the discharge section. When the liquid material in the measurement hole is discharged, it controls the valve member to be located at a second position to interconnect the measurement section and the discharge section and to interrupt the interconnection between the liquid material supply section and the measurement section. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177139 | INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An inkjet image forming apparatus including an array inkjet head including at least one head chip row, the at least one head chip having a plurality of head chips on which nozzles are formed; a light emitting unit including a light emitting device that is disposed on a first side of the head chip rows in a main scanning direction and radiates light; a light receiving unit including a light receiving device that is disposed on a second side of the head chip rows in the main scanning direction and faces the light emitting device to detect the light; and a malfunctioning nozzle detection unit that controls the array inkjet head to eject ink across the light and detects malfunctioning nozzles using detection signals received from the light receiving unit, wherein an alignment error angle between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit is Arctan[(D−C)/A] or less when a length of the head chip rows in the main scanning direction is A, a gap between nozzles furthest from each other in a sub-scanning direction in one of the head chips is C, and a width of the light receiving unit is D. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177140 | Universal inkjet cartridge printhead sealing band - An inkjet cartridge printhead seal that is an elastomeric band with an outer perimeter, an inner perimeter and a width. The inner and outer perimeters define at least a first and a second thickness, with the second thickness greater than the first thickness. The band also has a seal located along the portion of the band that has the second thickness. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177141 | CROSS-WIPE CLEANING OF PAGE-WIDE ARRAY PRINTING - Methods and means for wiping a page-wide print array are provided. An installable and removable cartridge includes a quantity of web material. The web material traverses a serpentine pathway and is driven by a motor such that fresh web material can be provided to a cleaning zone. The web material within the cleaning zone is wiped across the ink discharge surface of an array of printing dies to remove debris. Wiping action is performed perpendicular to a lengthwise aspect of the page-wide print array. Various embodiments of compact and effective cleaning mechanisms are thus provided in modular, replaceable forms. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177142 | INKJET PRINTER HAVING IMPROVED WIPER CLEANING FUNCTION - Provided is an inkjet printer having an improved wiper cleaning function, the inkjet printer including a tool to directly scrape ink on a wiper, suctioning the ink, and collecting the ink into a waste ink can. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177143 | METHOD FOR PRINTING ENDLESS PRINTING SUBSTRATES DIGITALLY - A method for printing endless printing substrates digitally on an inkjet printing press ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100177144 | INKJET PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY WITH PRINTHEAD SEGMENT CRADLE MEMBER - An inkjet printhead assembly includes an elongate ink supply body defining a plurality of ink supply channels; an elongate cradle member defining a plurality of rows of apertures, the elongate cradle member being fastened to the elongate ink supply body to communicate ink within the ink supply channels through respective ones of said rows of apertures; and a plurality of printhead segments each having a carrier defining a plurality of rows of ink supply passages arranged in alignment with respective apertures of the cradle member, each printhead segment further having an elongate ink ejection printhead mounted to the carrier in fluid communication with the ink supply passages. Each carrier defines a complementary formation for mating serially with the cradle member. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177145 | PRINTHEAD HAVING NOZZLE PLATE FORMED ON FLUID DISTRIBUTORS - A printhead is provided having a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles defined therethrough and a plurality of adjacently arranged structures on which the nozzle plate is formed. The structures have a plurality of passages for distributing fluid to the nozzles and each structure has elongate apertures to the passages. The long dimension of the elongate apertures in the abutting sides of adjacent structures are angled relative to each other. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177146 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head including a pressure generating chamber which is in communicating with a nozzle orifice, a piezoelectric element having an active portion which is supplied a drive signal and an inactive portion which is not supplied the drive signal, and a film wiring substrate including an active wiring layer which is electrically connected to an individual connecting terminal of the active portion and an inactive wiring layer which is electrically connected to an individual connecting terminal of the inactive portion. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177147 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus comprises an inkjet recording head, an ink-testing unit having an ink-test chamber, a pressure-vibration generating unit that generates a pressure vibration in the ink-test chamber, a pressure-vibration detecting unit that detects the pressure vibration, an ink inlet that introduces ink into the ink-test chamber and an ink outlet through which ink is discharged from the ink-test chamber. Failures of ink ejection can be prevented by detecting cavitation cores by the ink-test chamber and removing ink containing the cavitation cores from ink supplied to the inkjet recording head. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177148 | INK-JET PRINTER - In an ink-jet printer of the present invention, an ink circulation path | 2010-07-15 |
20100177149 | Container - Embodiments of a fluid container are disclosed. In some embodiments, the inkjet pen is configured to receive light and a fluid. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177150 | COLOUR PRINT CARTRIDGE - A colour print cartridge comprises an ink housing | 2010-07-15 |
20100177151 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIXING A RADIATION-CURABLE GEL-INK IMAGE ONTO A SUBSTRATE - An apparatus prints and/or fixes ink on a substrate, such as in ink-jet printing with UV-curable inks. A conformable member is positioned to contact an ink-bearing side of the substrate at a nip. The conformable member substantially comprises a silicone-based elastomer having a conformability from about 20 shore A to about 10 shore A. A radiation source directs radiation to the ink-bearing side of the substrate at the nip, the radiation suitable for curing the ink on the substrate. The apparatus is particularly useful for printing onto corrugated cardboard or otherwise non-planar surfaces, since the resulting ink image is impressed uniformly onto the substrate by the conformable member without voids in the ink layer in the recesses of the non-planar surface. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177152 | MEDIUM HOLDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The medium holding apparatus includes: a medium holding device having a plurality of suction grooves through which a sheet-shaped medium is held by suction; and a suction pressure generating device which is connected to the suction grooves and generates a suction pressure in each of the suction grooves, wherein the suction pressure in one of the suction grooves that holds a first end portion of the sheet-shaped medium is made stronger than the suction pressure in one of the suction grooves that holds a central portion of the sheet-shaped medium. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177153 | STAGE APPARATUS - A stage apparatus that achieves a high accuracy in assembling and enables easy work at a real installation site. In a stage apparatus of the present invention, sub rails are arranged on respective sub base plates, which are connected respectively with the first and second main rails on a main base plate to extend the first and second main rails. Accordingly, when the sub base plates are fixed to the main base plate | 2010-07-15 |
20100177154 | THERMAL HEAD - To provide a thermal head which provides an excellent adhesion between the common electrode and the heat element, and in which the content of Pb is sufficiently reduced. A thermal head | 2010-07-15 |
20100177155 | Light Emitting Element Array, Light Emitting Device, and Image Forming Apparatus - Provided are a light emitting element array that can perform a time-division driving operation with a small number of driving ICs and a small-sized light emitting device employing the light emitting element array and an image forming apparatus having the light emitting device. A light emitting element array chip ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100177156 | Method and apparatus for sharing mobile broadcast service - Two different communication terminals share a broadcast content received through a mobile broadcast service. If a mobile broadcast-sharing mode for sharing a broadcast content with a specific communication terminal is set, a mobile broadcast terminal extracts broadcast video data and broadcast audio data from a mobile broadcast signal being received. The mobile broadcast terminal converts a codec of the broadcast video data and the broadcast audio data into a codec used in video communication, and delivers at least one of the converted broadcast video data and the converted broadcast audio data through video communication formed to the communication terminal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177157 | VIDEO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - The present invention provides a video communication system including a kiosk for recording video messages created by a user and a database for storing and providing access to the video messages. The kiosk includes a user interface for receiving user information such as name, address, email, and other identifying information. The kiosk further includes a message-recording device for recording a user video message. The video message and user message data are uploaded to a database. The database reconnects with the user through the user information to allow the user to access the video message. In an embodiment, the database sends an email web link to the user. The user may view the video message by opening the email web link and viewing the video message on an internet website. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177158 | System and Method for Distributing Video Conference Data over an Internet Protocol Television System - A computerized system and method for distributing video conference data over an internet protocol television (IPTV) system are disclosed including structures and methods for allocating an IPTV video conference channel to groups of video conference participants' set top boxes (STBs), accessing STB data at the server indicating a group of video conference participants' STBs in the groups of video conference participants' STBs, the group of STBs being associated with one video conference data, mapping at the server, the video conference channel to the group of video conference participants' STBs and to one IP address for the one of the video conferences data, and delivering from the server over the video conference channel from a first one of the of IP addresses, the first one of the video conferences data to the first group of video conference participants' STBs. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177159 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a photographing unit configured to generate a plurality of images by photographing a plurality of times a range which can be photographed, an object detection unit configured to detect a specified object from each of the plurality of images generated by the photographing unit, a position determination unit configured to determine an existing position of the specified object based on a detection result of the specified object in the plurality of images, and a range determination unit configured to determine a photographing range to be photographed within the range which can be photographed based on the existing position of the specified object determined by the position determination unit. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177160 | PANORAMIC CAMERA - A panoramic camera comprising at least one reflector and an image sensor. The camera has an integral annular to rectangular image conversion module to convert annular images received on the image sensor. The camera is remotely controllable to enable a remote user to select a portion of the resulting rectangular image or change optical properties such as exposure time using a mobile telephone having a browser interface and lacking annular to rectangular image conversion software. Images or video are automatically uploadable to an internet server. Still or video image can be encrypted, along with the measured location at which the still or video images were taken. An integral stand enables the panoramic camera to better take images of rooms when resting on the floor. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177161 | MULTIPLEXED STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO TRANSMISSION - An information handling system (IHS) includes a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a graphics processor coupled to the processor, wherein the graphics processor processes a progressive stereoscopic video signal having at least 1080 lines of resolution and a refresh rate of substantially 48 herz. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177162 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING 3D VIDEO AND IMAGE PROCESSING USING ONE FULL RESOLUTION VIDEO STREAM AND ONE LOWER RESOLUTION VIDEO STREAM - A wireless communication device including one or more processors and/or circuits may be enabled to generating an output full resolution 3D video utilizing a first video data stream generated from a high resolution video source and a second video data stream generated from a low resolution video source. The resolution of the output full resolution 3D video may be greater than first and second video data streams. 3D video or image processing on the data streams may be performed within the wireless communication device. The 3D video or image processing may be performed external to the wireless communication device. The data streams may be compressed prior to communicating them for the external 3D video or image processing. The 3D video or image may be displayed locally on the wireless communication device. The 3D video or images may be formatted for local displaying on the wireless communication device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177163 | NON PHOTOREALISTIC RENDERING OF AUGMENTED REALITY - A method and system for rendering a captured image of a scene is disclosed which provide see-through vision through the rendered image, for example of an augmented reality object rendered behind the scene, by assigning pixel transparency values in dependence upon captured image pixels. The method and system preserve some structure of the scene in the rendered image without requiring a model of the scene. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177164 | Method and System for Object Reconstruction - A system and method are presented for use in the object reconstruction. The system comprises an illuminating unit, and an imaging unit (see FIG. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177165 | METHOD OF CONDUCTING PRECONDITIONED RELIABILITY TEST OF SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE USING CONVECTION AND 3-D IMAGING - A precondition reliability test of a semiconductor package, to determine a propensity of the package to delaminate, includes a baking test of drying the package, a moisture soaking test of moisturizing the dried package, a reflow test of heat-treating the moisturized package using hot air convection, and a three-dimensional imaging of the package to acquire a 3-D image of a surface of the package. The three-dimensional imaging is preferably carried out using a Moire interferometry technique during the course of the reflow test. Therefore, the delamination of the package can be observed in real time so that data on the start and rapid development of the delamination can be produced. The method also allows data which can be ordered as a Weibull Plot to be produced, thereby enabling a quantitative analysis of the reliability test results. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177166 | Creating and Viewing Three Dimensional Virtual Slides - Systems and methods for creating and viewing three dimensional virtual slides are provided. One or more microscope slides are positioned in an image acquisition device that scans the specimens on the slides and makes two dimensional images at a medium or high resolution. This two dimensional images are provided to an image viewing workstation where they are viewed by an operator who pans and zooms the two dimensional image and selects an area of interest for scanning at multiple depth levels (Z-planes). The image acquisition device receives a set of parameters for the multiple depth level scan, including a location and a depth. The image acquisition device then scans the specimen at the location in a series of Z-plane images, where each Z-plane image corresponds to a depth level portion of the specimen within the depth parameter. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177167 | PORTABLE INTEGRATIVE STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO MULTIMEDIA DEVICE - A portable integrative stereoscopic video multimedia device includes two digital camera modules, an adjusting device for adjusting an axle distance and included angle between the digital camera modules, a naked eye stereoscopic image liquid crystal display, optical projection systems, a projection control and image signal driver, sound pickups, loudspeakers, a memory, signal interfaces, a plurality of analog/digital converters, 2D/3D signal converters, a processor, a power source, process control software, and a body. Through the invention, a user may view stereoscopic images on the display or projected plane images with naked eyes. The invention has advantages of a simple structure and a vivid stereoscopic effect of the shot and viewed images. After further modification, the invention may be used for shooting, storing, and playing images, and may form a multi-functional personal electronic device with a mobile communication unit, an entertainment unit, and a projection unit. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177168 | INTEGRATIVE SPECTACLE-SHAPED STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO MULTIMEDIA DEVICE - An integrative spectacle-shaped stereoscopic video multimedia device includes a blinder and a video device disposed in the blinder. The video device includes two digital camera modules, an adjusting device for adjusting an axle distance and included angle between the digital camera modules, a binocular stereoscopic viewing module, a viewing module hole distance adjusting mechanism, sound pickups, loudspeakers, a memory, a plurality of analog/digital converters, a processor, a power source, and process control software coordinating the above members. The invention has advantages of a simple structure, a low cost, and a vivid stereoscopic effect, and is suitable for personal use. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177169 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL CONSTRUCTION USING UNSTRUCTURED PATTERN - Systems and methods using an unstructured pattern for three-dimensional model construction, such as may be used for processing images of documents are disclosed. The method generally includes projecting an unstructured infrared pattern onto a target object, capturing a pair of stereoscopic images of the pattern projected onto the target object, such as with infrared cameras, performing signal processing on the pair of stereoscopic images to cross-correlate portions of the stereoscopic images in order to identify corresponding portions in the stereoscopic images, and constructing a three-dimensional model of the target object. The three-dimensional model can be utilized to rectify, e.g., de-warp, an image of the target object, e.g., a page or both facing pages of a bound document. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177170 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS THAT ALLOWS VIEWING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE FROM DIRECTIONS - An image display apparatus includes an image display device having pixels to display right- and left-eye images for a three-dimensional image, a first and second optical shutter devices located on rear and front sides of the image display device. The pixels include pixel pairs that have pixels arranged across first light-shielding portions and that are arrayed across second light-shielding portions. The first shutter device includes first light-transmitting portions that cause image light beams passing through the pixels to strike the right and left eyes of a viewer located in a first direction, and first shutter portions to control transmission/shielding of light. The second shutter device includes second light-transmitting portions that cause image light beams passing through the pixels to strike right eyes and left eyes of viewers located in second and third directions, and second shutter portions to control transmission/shielding of light. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177171 | DUAL-VIEW STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY USING LINEAR MODULATOR ARRAYS - A method for displaying first and second stereoscopic images to first and second viewers provides the first viewer with a first decoding device having a first viewer differentiating element for receiving the first stereoscopic image and further having a first left- and right-eye differentiating elements for separating left- and right-eye images. The second viewer is provided with a second decoding device having a second viewer differentiating element for receiving the second stereoscopic image and further having a second left- and right-eye differentiating element. The first stereoscopic image is displayed to the first viewer by forming a first left-eye image and forming a first right-eye image, each over substantially half of the refresh period. The second stereoscopic image is displayed to the second viewer by forming a second left-eye image and forming a second right-eye image, each over substantially half of the refresh period. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177172 | STEREOSCOPIC SCREEN SHARING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Apparatus, systems and methods of providing respective video signals to at least two viewers using a common display are disclosed. An image from a first video signal corresponding to a left perspective of a scene and an image from a second video signal corresponding to a right perspective of the scene are alternately displayed with the display. A first shuttered filter is synchronized to the display such that the first filter is shuttered when the left perspective image is displayed and a second shuttered filter is synchronized to the display such that the second filter is shuttered when the right perspective image is displayed, thereby alternately providing left and right perspective images for perception as a 3D images. In addition, display of one or more images from an additional video signal on the display is synchronized with shuttering of one or more additional shuttered filters. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177173 | Stereoscopic glasses - A pair of stereoscopic glasses includes a pair of left and right stereoscopic rims connected to each other and respectively holding stereoscopic optical components used when observing a stereoscopic image, and a stereoscopic frame that includes stereoscopic temples extending rearward from the stereoscopic rims. The stereoscopic frame is provided with an engagement section that is brought into engagement with a rim or a bridge of a frame of glasses already worn by a user in a state where the stereoscopic optical components are positioned in front of lenses of the glasses so that the stereoscopic optical components are positionally maintained in front of the lenses of the glasses. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177174 | 3D SHUTTER GLASSES WITH MODE SWITCHING BASED ON ORIENTATION TO DISPLAY DEVICE - A shuttered filter apparatus comprises a frame, one or more shuttered filters attached to the frame, and a tracker attached to the frame. Each shuttered filter is configured to selectively prevent a viewer from seeing through the filter in response to a signal from a controller. The tracker is configured to sense an orientation of the one or more shuttered filters relative to a video screen. The controller may use a signal from the tracker indicative of an orientation of the shutter filter(s) relative to enable shuttering when the shuttered filter apparatus is facing toward the video screen and disable shuttering when the shuttered filter apparatus is facing away from the video screen. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177175 | Image Controllers and Display Devices - A representative display device includes a display module, a polarization controller and a compensator. Each pixel region of the display module has a first sub-pixel region, a second sub-pixel region and a third sub-pixel region respectively providing a first light, a second light and a third light of the same polarization. The polarization controller has control regions that control the polarization of the light passing therethrough. The compensator has first compensating regions, second compensating regions and third compensating regions corresponding to the first sub-pixel regions, the second sub-pixel regions and the third sub-pixel regions, respectively. The compensations of phase retardation of the first light, the second light and the third light generated by passing through the first compensating regions, the second compensating regions and the third compensating regions are different from one another. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177176 | VIDEO-FRAME DATA RECEIVER WITH LOW FRAME CAPTURE RATE - The present disclosure relates generally to a video frame data receiver that is capable of image acquisition at low frame rates. Such video frame data receivers may be used to capture images from diagnostic tests or assays in which lower frame capture rates are sufficient including, for example, lateral flow test strips. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177177 | INSPECTION OF TUBULAR-SHAPED STRUCTURES - The present invention discloses a method for inspecting tubular-shaped structures ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100177178 | PARTICIPANT AUDIO ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM - A system of microphones, signal processors, and loudspeakers provides enhanced comprehension of speech in noisy social events where the locations of participants are relatively constrained. Speech enhancement comprises both boosting sounds moderately at higher frequencies and delaying them to match the arrival of sounds directly from speakers. Virtual loudspeakers create the illusion for each listener that the boosted sounds come from the vicinity of each talker. Video cameras determine the head positions and facing directions of participants. Subgroups of participants having at least temporary conversational affinities can be identified. Such subgroups may overlap and change. Speech from talking participants is picked up by directional microphones and filtered, sorted, and relayed selectively via loudspeakers to listening participants identified as subgroup members, reinforcing and enhancing the naturally heard speech. More weight can be given to enhancing speech between affined participants. Either conventional or parametric loudspeakers may be used. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177179 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING FIELD OF VISION OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED - An apparatus and a method for enhancing a field of vision of a user with a visual impairment to help the user to navigate safely in the surroundings. The apparatus includes a body, at least one video device coupled to the body for recording a visual image of a physical environment surrounding the user, at least one monitor coupled to the body, a processor which receives signals from the at least one video device and operatively controls the at least one monitor to display the visual image recorded by the at least one video device, and a tunnel vision finder to determine the user's actual vision size. The method includes the step of determining the user's actual vision size, acquiring a visual image of a physical environment surrounding the user, processing the visual image, and displaying the visual image in the user's actual vision. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177180 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Provided are an image processing system, an image processing method, and a program for adjusting an image quality of a fluorescent light motion image. An image obtaining section that obtains a high image-quality motion image and a low image-quality motion image in which a same subject is captured simultaneously; a motion calculating section that calculates a motion of the subject in the high image-quality motion image, from the high image-quality motion image; and an image adjusting section that generates a motion image resulting from adjusting an image quality of the low image-quality motion image, based on the motion calculated by the motion calculating section are included, to adjust an image quality of a low image-quality motion image. Accordingly, the image quality of a low image-quality image can be improved. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177181 | ENDOSCOPE IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method capable of obtaining a fluorescence image and a background image with a simple configuration. A color image is obtained, when excitation light is emitted on a subject, by imaging excitation light reflected from the subject and fluorescence emitted from the subject. Thereafter, an estimated spectral image that includes a background image representing the excitation light and a fluorescence image representing the fluorescence is generated by allocating a wavelength component of the excitation light and a wavelength component of the fluorescence included in the obtained color image to different primary color components. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177182 | VEIN NAVIGATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to an imaging device designed with the intent of visualizing subcutaneous structures within an organism. Visualization of subcutaneous structures will increase the speed and accuracy with which medical treatments requiring insertion of instruments into these structures can be performed. Especially fluid insertions into or extractions from an organism will be facilitated as the device is adapted to be placed upon the organism in a manner giving continued full mobility for the recipient and operator of the device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177183 | Personal Hygiene Inspection Device and Method - An electronic device utilized for personal inspection of areas of the body that cannot be viewed in detail utilizing mirrors. Back light and focus capabilities of the device allow for clear concise viewing of hard to view areas. A measurement component further provides a means to repeat views of a certain area accurately, and the ability to monitor changes in size of a lesion. When connected to a common desktop or laptop computer these areas can be closely inspected and recorded for comparison with future inspections by creating digital images of the area in question. Changes in size or color of moles and other common lesions can be monitored for possible association with skin cancers. The digital images can be transmitted electronically to your health care provider for a diagnosis or recommendation. This method will blend well with the current trend toward outpatient services and home health care. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177184 | System And Method For Projection of Subsurface Structure Onto An Object's Surface - An imaging system and method illuminates body tissue with infrared light to enhance visibility of a vascular structure, and generates an image of the body tissue and the subcutaneous blood vessels based on reflected infrared light. The system includes an infrared illumination source for generating the infrared light and a structure for diffusing the infrared light. The system further includes an imaging device for receiving the infrared light reflected from the body tissue and for generating an enhanced image of the body tissue based on the reflected infrared light. The enhanced image is produced by contrast enhancement techniques involving applications of an unsharp mask. The system further includes a project a projector for receiving an output signal from the imaging device and for projecting the enhanced image onto the body tissue. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177185 | SURGICAL MICROSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION - The application concerns a method of integrating image information ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100177186 | METHOD OF MEASURING AT LEAST ONE GEOMETRICO-PHYSIONOMIC PARAMETER FOR POSITIONING A FRAME OF VISION-CORRECTING EYEGLASSES ON THE FACE OF A WEARER - The method includes capturing at least one digital image of the wearer's face with a portable image capture appliance ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100177187 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN IN-FOCUS POSITION AND A VISION INSPECTION SYSTEM - In one embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed for determining a difference between a sample position and an in-focus position, as well as a vision inspection system. In a first step image data depicting a sample is captured. Next, a feature set is extracted from the image data. Thereafter, the feature set is classified into a position difference value, corresponding to the difference between the sample position and the in-focus position, by using a machine learning algorithm that is trained to associate image data features to a position difference value. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177188 | BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE IMAGE ACQUIRING APPARATUS, BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE IMAGE ACQUIRING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A biological sample image acquiring apparatus includes: a sample stage on which a biological sample is placed and which can move in a direction; an objective lens magnifying a region of the biological sample; an imaging device imaging the region magnified by the objective lens; a stage on which the imaging device or the objective lens is placed and which can move in a corresponding direction of the direction; a first moving mechanism moving the sample stage so that a target region of the biological sample is located at an imaging range; a second moving mechanism moving the stage in the corresponding direction at a movement speed obtained by multiplying a movement speed of the sample stage by a magnification of the objective lens; and an imaging controller starting the exposure of the imaging device before the sample stage moved by the first moving means is stopped. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177189 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MICROSCOPE - In accordance with the present invention there is provided a method for controlling a microscope to scan a microscope slide. By analysing an overview image it is determined quantatively which swathe contains the most image detail and an optimum scanning order can subsequently be determined relative to the swathe determined as having the most detail. By scanning the swathe with the most detail first a good focus characteristic can be established for a dynamic focussing system and prediction errors in the dynamic focus system are likely to be low when scanning subsequent swathes. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177190 | MICROSCOPY SYSTEM WITH REVOLVABLE STAGE - A microscopy system includes an image focusing module, a stage for supporting a sample, image collection unit for collecting sliced images of the sample acquired by the image focusing module, and an image fusion unit for fusing sliced images of the sample acquired from different observation angles. The stage supports the sample and is configured to be revolvable around a rotational axis which is substantially perpendicular to an extending direction from the sample to the image focusing module so that enabling the image focusing module to acquire sliced images of the sample from different observation angles. The image fusion unit is used for remapping the sliced images acquired from different observation angles into a reference coordinate system, converting anisotropic voxels resolution of the sliced images to isotropic resolution, and fusing the sliced images into a final image. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177191 | METHOD FOR OPTICAL INSPECTION OF A MATT SURFACE AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING THIS METHOD - In a method and apparatus for the optical inspection of a matt surface of an object, the surface having a random texture, for example a tile ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100177192 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASURING DEVICE - A three-dimensional measuring device has an irradiation device that irradiates a light pattern having a striped light intensity distribution on a measurement object, an imaging device that images reflected light from the measurement object irradiated by the light pattern to obtain image data, an image processing device that performs measurement of height at various coordinate positions on the measurement object based on the image data imaged by the imaging device, and a correction calculation device that corrects of a distortion that occurs due to a field angle of a lens of the imaging device relative to height data and coordinate data of an measurement object point on the measurement object measured by the image processing device, by correction based on at least a height data of the imaging device and an irradiation angle data of the pattern light irradiated on the measurement object. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177193 | REMOTE AND DIGITAL DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND SATELLITE LOCATION FROM MOBILE OR FIXED TERMINALS WITH URBAN SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS FOR FACIAL RECOGNITION, DATA COLLECTION OF PUBLIC SECURITY PERSONNEL AND MISSING OR KIDNAPPED INDIVIDUALS AND CITY ALARMS, STOLEN VEHICLES, APPLICATION OF ELECTRONIC FINES AND COLLECTION THEREOF THROUGH A PERSONAL ID SYSTEM BY MEANS OF A MULTIFUNCTIONAL CARD AND COLLECTION OF SERVICES WHICH ALL OF THE ELEMENTS ARE COMMUNICATED TO A COMMAND CENTER - This invention is related to a remote and digital data transmission system and satellite location from mobile or fixed terminals with urban surveillance cameras for facial recognition, detector of gunshots, data collection of public security personnel and missing or kidnapped individuals, city alarms and vehicles control collecting traffic violations and detection of stolen vehicles, all modules communicated to a command center comprising the combination of a close-up camera placed on a post or structure, camera by means of which a photograph is taken, said photograph is sent to the command center ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100177194 | Image Processing System and Method for Object Tracking - An image processing method can be performed on a video image that includes an initial frame and a plurality of subsequent frames. An object is located within the initial frame of the video image and a histogram related to the object is generated. A foreground map that includes the object is also generated. For each subsequent frame, a mean shift iteration is performed to adjust the location of the object within the current frame. The histogram related to the object and the foreground map can then be updated. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177195 | INFRARED CAMERA COMPRISING A HIGH-RATIO OPTICAL ZOOM - The invention relates to an infrared camera comprising an optical zoom, characterized in that it comprises:—a matrix detector ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100177196 | Method of Testing Transmission of Compressed Digital Video for IPTV - The invention relates to a digital video test sequence comprising an intra coded picture (I) and a plurality of predicted pictures (P, B) following said intra coded picture. Each of said intra coded picture and predicted pictures comprises a luminance component (Y) and two chrominance components (Cr, Cb). A variation in at least one of the chrominance components between at least two successive pictures is uncorrelated with a variation in the luminance component between said successive pictures for at least a portion of a display panel on which said pictures are to be displayed. The video test sequence can be used in detecting packet loss for IPTV data connections. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177197 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD, SYSTEM INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus wherein a captured image is subjected to a rotational transform so as to correct the inclination of one or more subjects in the captured image. The imaging apparatus defines, with reference to a physical inclination detected by a sensor, an angle range in which the image is to be processed. The imaging apparatus then processes the captured image and detects lines therein and inclination angles thereof. The imaging apparatus then creates histograms indicative of frequency distributions of the inclination angles of those lines, and selects, in the created histograms, an inclination angle having a frequency that satisfies a predetermined criterion, as a rotational angle to be used for the rotational transform. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177198 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device capable of detecting and correcting, with high accuracy, the motion (image rotation) in the rolling direction of the image caused by the camera shake during imaging without being influenced by the individual variation, temperature characteristic, and variation with time of the sensor. To correct the motion (image rotation) in the rolling direction of the image caused by the camera shake during imaging, the result of detection of the angle of inclination of the device by an angle sensor ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100177199 | METHOD FOR MOTION DETECTION OF HORIZONTAL LINE - A method for motion detection of a horizontal line is provided. First, a horizontal motion area of the horizontal line is detected according to differences between corresponding target scan lines in adjacent fields. Next, the horizontal line within a horizontal motion area in a current field and in a previous field are respectively detected. Then, the horizontal motion of the horizontal line is detected if the horizontal line is detected in both the current field and the previous field. Finally, pixels of the horizontal line in the current field are set as static pixels and data of the horizontal line is calculated through de-interlacing of corresponding horizontal lines in the previous field and in a next field if the horizontal motion of the horizontal line is detected. As a result, the flickers occurred in the generated field data can be removed and the quality of vision can be improved. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177200 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method enabling to correct for camera shake given in image capturing, a recording medium, and a program. Discrete data pieces indicating shifts are obtained. The discrete data pieces are interpolated to obtain data indicating a shift every line. By the interpolation, a correction is calculated every line on the basis of the corresponding shift. On the basis of the corrections, pixel data read positions are determined. Pixel data is read based on the determined read positions. When a pixel to be read overlaps two pixels, pixel data of the pixel to be read is produced (interpolated) from pixel data pieces. In this manner, the effects of camera shake are corrected. The present invention is applicable to video cameras. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177201 | EXPANDABLE NIGHT VISION GOGGLES - A night vision goggle system is shown, including optical modules, a heads-up display (HUD) module, and a camera module. Each module may be added to and removed from the system without structural, electrical, or optical damage to itself or the remaining modules. Each optical module takes input light at one end and provides an intensified image at the other. A heads-up display module (HUD) can provide an informational display in any of at least two of the optical modules or both. A camera module is capable of recording both the intensified image produced by a particular optical module, as well as the HUD information shown through that module with substantially no offset from the original display. Both the camera module and the HUD module are installable onto the same optical module at the same time, and can be installed on either (or in some embodiments, any) optical module. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177202 | Electronic apparatus, imaging device, method for time correction, and program - An electronic apparatus includes a time measuring unit that measures time, a time information acquiring unit that acquires time information, a determining unit that determines whether a specific process using time measured by the time measuring unit is being performed, and a time correcting unit that corrects time measured by the time measuring unit on the basis of the time information when the determining unit determines that the specific process is not being performed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177203 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOCAL CONTRAST ENHANCED TONE MAPPING - Methods and systems for enhancing an image. Respective local contrast values are determined for selected pixels of the image by, for each selected pixel, adjusting a respective luminance value of the pixel by an average luminance value of neighboring pixels to obtain the local contrast value. Respective tone-mapped values are determined for further selected pixels in the image based on a global luminance value representing the image. The local contrast values and the tone-mapped values are combined, respectively, for the corresponding pixels in the image to produce the enhanced image. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177204 | MOBILE TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD OF SAME, CONTROL PROGRAM OF SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THE CONTROL PROGRAM - A mobile terminal ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100177205 | Image pickup element and image pickup device - An image pickup element includes a light receiver having a matrix arrangement formed by disposing first-direction arrays, each having photoelectric converters arranged in a first direction with a gap therebetween, in a second direction orthogonal thereto, and micro-lenses above the light receiver. In the matrix arrangement, a certain first-direction array has two first photoelectric converters receiving, via two micro-lenses, photographic-subject light passing through two segmental regions in an exit pupil of a photographic optical system, and a certain second-direction array has two second photoelectric converters receiving photographic-subject light passing through two segmental regions in the exit pupil. Light axes of the two micro-lenses extend through vicinities of edges, farthest from each other in the first direction, of the first photoelectric converters. The first photoelectric converters include two photoelectric converters that flank one photoelectric converter, disposed at an intersection between the certain first-direction and second-direction arrays, in the certain first-direction array. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177206 | Object detecting apparatus, image pickup apparatus, object detecting method, and program - An object detecting apparatus includes an evaluation information storage unit that stores evaluation information used for computing an evaluation value for each of a plurality of objects, where the evaluation value is used for evaluating which one of the objects is contained in an image, a determination information storage unit that stores determination information used for determining whether the object is contained in an image in association with each of the objects, a computing unit that computes the evaluation value for each of the objects by extracting features from a plurality of areas of the image using the evaluation information and comparing two of the extracted features, and a determination unit that determines whether the object is contained in the image using the determination information associated with the object relating to the evaluation value that satisfies a predetermined condition among the evaluation values computed for the objects. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177207 | Image-capture device, image-capture method, and image-capture program - An image-capture device includes: an image-capture section that captures an image of a subject; a detector that detects a portion of the subject, the portion having a specific feature, from the image captured by the image-capture section; an evaluator that determines a numerically expressed evaluation value of the specific feature of the portion detected by the detector; a buffer section that temporarily stores delayed images corresponding to a predetermined amount of time; and a recording-operation controller that controls the image-capture device to record image data including a predetermined delayed image in the buffer section, upon determining that the evaluation value satisfies a predetermined condition. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177208 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus is equipped with: imaging means, for obtaining images of a subject; imaging control means, for controlling the imaging means to sequentially obtain a plurality of images; reference image selecting means, for selecting a single reference image from among the plurality of images; moving object region specifying means, for specifying moving object regions within corresponding images, which are the plurality of images other than the selected reference image; positioning means, for positioning the plurality of corresponding images with respect to the reference image in the case that the plurality of images have been imaged by flow shooting, the positioning being performed such that the amount of positioning is greater at the specified moving object regions than at non moving object regions; and combining means, for combining the plurality of corresponding images, which have been positioned by the positioning means, with the reference image. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177209 | Interactive device capable of improving image processing - An interactive device for improving image processing. The interactive device includes a processing module and a controller. The processing module includes a substrate, an image sensor formed on the substrate for generating a plurality of pixel signals, a calculation unit formed on the substrate for calculating at least one motion vector based on the plurality of pixel signals, and a transmission interface formed on the substrate for serially outputting the motion vector. The controller is used for controlling operation of the interactive device based on the motion vector output by the transmission interface | 2010-07-15 |
20100177210 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING WHITE BALANCE - A white balance adjustment method is disclosed, in which a plurality of input pixels are transformed into a digital component color space, a hue region of each of the color-space transformed input pixels is determined, and a transformation matrix is determined according to the determined hue region. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177211 | IMAGE PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND THE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF - An image playback apparatus, which is capable of playing back images recorded in a recording medium, acquires creation time and modification time which are time stamps of the image file, compares, compares the acquired creation and modification times, registers the matching time as the time management information of the image file when the creation time and the modification time match, or registers the older of the two times as the time management information of the image file when they do not match. The image playback apparatus selectively plays back image based on time management information registered for each of the image files. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177212 | Identifying and Tracking Digital Images With Customized Metadata - A method of tracking digital images includes inputting data identifying a subject of an image into a camera, acquiring an image with the camera, and storing the image and the inputted data, as metadata, in an image file when the image is acquired. The method can be implemented using a scanner, a digital camera, and a data processor. The scanner obtains the identifying data and transmits the data to the camera. The camera obtains digital images and embeds the data into digital image files encoding the digital images. The identifying data has a format different from any of the formats processable by the digital camera. The data processor converts the format of the identifying data to one of the plurality of formats processable by the digital camera loads the converted information into the digital camera as metadata. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177213 | Integrator, delta-sigma modulator, analog-to-digital converter and applications thereof - In one embodiment, the modulator in an analog-to-digital converter includes a first reset switch and second reset switch, each controlled by a reset signal. The first reset switch is connected in a first reset feedback path between an input and an output of an integrator stage, and the second reset switch connected in a second reset feedback path between the input and the output of the integrator stage. | 2010-07-15 |