30th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090184990 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DEPOSITED INK IN PIXEL WELLS ON A SUBSTRATE USING A LINE SCAN CAMERA - Systems and methods for measuring deposited ink in a substrate are provided. The invention includes a light source adapted to transmit light through a deposited ink on a substrate, and a camera having a CCD sensor array wherein the camera is adapted to measure the amount of light that is transmitted through the deposited ink. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184991 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE AND RECORDING SYSTEM - A liquid cartridge mountable in a recording device includes a liquid accommodating chamber that accommodates liquid therein, a float movably disposed in the liquid accommodating chamber, and a detection section to be detected by an external light detector for determining remaining amounts of the liquid in the liquid accommodating chamber. The detection section is movably disposed in the liquid accommodating chamber to move along a predetermined path in conjunction with movements of the float. The light detector includes a light emitting section that emits light and a light receiving section that receives the light. The detection section includes a first section and a second section; the first section transmits the light when the first section is in a detection point, while the second section blocks the light, the first section and the second section being arranged alternately. An amount of liquid accommodated in the liquid accommodating chamber when the liquid cartridge is mounted in the recording device is determined based on a number of times the light emitted from the light emitting section traverses the alternately arranged first and second sections during mounting the liquid cartridge in a mounting direction in the recording device. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184992 | PRINTING METHOD, MEDIUM DETECTION METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing method includes the steps of: emitting light from a light-emitting section of an optical sensor toward a support member for supporting a medium, the support member being provided with an ink collecting section for collecting ink that has been ejected from an ink ejecting section and that has landed outside of the medium; changing a threshold value based on a signal that is output from the optical sensor in correspondence with an intensity of light reflected by the support member and received by a light-receiving section of the optical sensor; and detecting the medium by comparing the signal that is output from the optical sensor and the threshold value that has been changed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184993 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND LANDING POSITION ERROR CORRECTION METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a carriage carrying a recording head configured to discharge a droplet. A landing position error detecting pattern is formed on a pattern forming member. Based on a result of reading the landing position error detecting pattern, a landing position error of the droplet discharged by the recording head is corrected. Either a first pattern or a second pattern is selected as the landing position error detecting pattern, depending on a surface condition of the pattern forming member. The first pattern produces a relatively small amount of specular reflection compared with diffused reflection, while the second pattern produces a relatively large amount of specular reflection compared with diffused reflection, upon irradiation with light. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184994 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CREATING MASK PATTERN - The interference between the dot arrangement pattern used for binarizing an image and the mask pattern for processing the dot arrangement pattern can be reduced and the well dispersed dot arrangement can realized by using the mask pattern. Specifically, in creating the mask, repulsive potential between the mask and the plane of dots arrangement pattern is calculated. That is, when the arrangement of print permitting pixels in the mask is determined, repulsive potential between print permitting pixels and dots on the plane of the dot arrangement pattern is calculated and print permitting pixels are arranged on the position where energy is the lowest and most dispersed. This enables print permitting pixels to be well dispersed in overlapping of the dot arrangement pattern and the mask. Consequently, as to dots formed by mask-processing and each scanning, their number is not unequally high in a specific scanning and dots are well dispersed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184995 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING METHOD - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a head which ejects a liquid in accordance with a driving signal; a driving signal generator which generates the driving signal; a sensor which detects the temperature of the head; and a controller which allows the head to wait the liquid ejection performed in accordance with the driving signal on the basis of the detection result of the sensor. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184996 | INK INJECTING APPARATUS - An ink injecting apparatus includes a nozzle that is used for injecting ultraviolet-curable ink to a medium, an irradiation unit that includes an irradiation face for irradiating an ultraviolet ray to the ultraviolet-curable ink adhering to the medium, and a rotary body that has a holding area for holding the medium and a non-holding area on a circumferential face, rotates with the circumferential face facing the irradiation face, and includes a touch member that moves to a position for touching the irradiation face and is brought into touch with the irradiation face in the non-holding area in accordance with rotation of the rotary body for removing the ultraviolet-curable ink adhering to the irradiation face. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184997 | DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE - A droplet discharge device includes: a droplet discharge head attached to a carriage, a stage placing a substrate thereon, and a moisture adsorption device disposed adjacent to the droplet discharge head. In the device, a droplet of a functional liquid containing a functional material is sequentially discharged from the droplet discharge head to the substrate so as to draw a pattern on a surface of the substrate while the droplet discharge head moves relative to the substrate. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184998 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus, including: a medium conveying mechanism which conveys a medium in a first direction; a head pair composed of two liquid ejecting heads respectively having liquid ejection surfaces in which liquid ejection areas are respectively formed, the two heads having respective one end portions overlapping each other as viewed in the first direction, and disposed such that the respective one end portions are adjacent to each other in the first direction; two wipers for wiping the respective ejection surfaces; and a wiper moving mechanism configured to move the two wipers in mutually opposite directions, wherein the ejection areas partly overlap each other as viewed in the first direction, wherein, when each wiper is placed by the wiper moving mechanism at a wiping start position at which each wiper does not face the corresponding ejection surface, the two wipers partly overlap each other as viewed in the first direction, and wherein, when each wiper is placed at a wiping complete position at which each wiper does not face the corresponding ejection surface, the two wipers overlap each other as viewed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184999 | LIQUID BODY DISCHARGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING LIQUID BODY - A liquid body discharge device includes a plurality of nozzles for discharging a liquid body to a liquid body discharged region of a substrate, and a plurality of heads moving along a moving path and each including the plurality of nozzles. Among the plurality of heads, at least one of the plurality of heads includes the plurality of nozzles aligned in a first alignment direction, while a rest of the plurality of heads includes the plurality of nozzles aligned in a second alignment direction that is different from the first alignment direction. The liquid body is discharged to the liquid body discharged region of the substrate by moving one of the substrate and at least one of the plurality of heads. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185000 | INK JET RECORDING HEAD AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - A liquid ejection head includes a substrate including a liquid supply port for supplying liquid and a plurality of ejection energy generating elements, disposed along the liquid supply port, for generating energy for ejecting liquid droplets; and an ejection outlet plate including a plurality of ejection outlets, provided correspondingly to the plurality of ejection energy generating elements, for ejecting the liquid and including a plurality of liquid flow passages, provided correspondingly to the plurality of ejection outlets, for establishing communication between the ejection outlets and the liquid supply port. The ejection outlet plate is provided with a hole portion formed so as to surround the liquid flow passages. The hole portion includes a plurality of first holes which are arranged in a line and which have opening edges having a shape without an acute angle and further includes a plurality of second holes having opening edges formed in a substantially sawtooth shape, as seen in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the ejection outlet plate. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185001 | LIQUID EJECTION RECORDING HEAD - A liquid ejection recording head includes a recording element substrate including a plurality of energy generating elements for generating energy for ejecting liquid, and includes a flow passage-forming member, connected to the recording element substrate, comprising a plurality of ejection outlets corresponding to the plurality of energy generating elements and comprising a plurality of flow passages communicating with the ejection outlets. The flow passage-forming member includes a hole array consisting of holes arranged so as to surround the flow passages and includes a communication passage, for establishing communication between adjacent holes, at a position close to the recording element substrate. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185002 | Scalable expandable rotojet rotating spray jet printhead - A scalable expandable spray ink printer machine for use with paper roll stock is disclosed. A series of three or four print heads are place serially in proximity to paper stock. The configuration of the cylindrical print head allows the heads to be expanded for printing on wider paper stock. The print heads include a combination of fixed, turning and sliding components to align or block ink flow from the print ink reservoir. The printer is in fixed position perpendicular to the travel direction and rotates internally on an axis parallel to the paper or media to be printed. The print head is sectional and lengthwise expandable in fixed unit lengths. The printing machine is ideally suited for advertising or other elongated print media. Due to the use of standard paper, roll stock and speed of the printing, signs can be printed on demand and displayed in real-time. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185003 | HYDROPHOBIC NOZZLE PLATE STRUCTURES FOR MICRO-FLUID EJECTION HEADS - A nozzle plate for a micro-fluid ejection head, a method of making a hydrophobic nozzle plate, and a method for improving the resiliency of a nozzle plate. The nozzle has a photoimageable hydrophobic polycyclic polyolefin layer derived from an epoxy functionalized polynorbornene. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185004 | DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD AND PATTERN FORMING DEVICE - A droplet discharge head includes: a droplet discharge head; and a nozzle plate that has a nozzle and is provided to the droplet discharge head. The nozzle plate is made of a peltier element. A droplet of a functional liquid containing a functional material is sequentially discharged from the nozzle to a substrate so as to form a pattern on a surface of the substrate. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185005 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - A liquid ejecting head including a plurality of nozzle orifices for liquid ejection, a reservoir plate made of rolled metal rolled in a first direction which includes a liquid reservoir which extends in a longitudinal direction that is capable of communicating with the plurality of nozzle orifices, and a compliance plate laminated on the reservoir plate which is made of rolled metal rolled in a second direction, the compliance plate including a compliance portion that forms a surface of the liquid reservoir which is also capable of absorbing the pressure in the liquid reservoir. The second direction is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the liquid reservoir and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185006 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - A liquid ejecting head including a plurality of nozzle orifices for liquid ejection, a reservoir plate made of rolled metal rolled in a first direction which includes a liquid reservoir communicating with the plurality of nozzle orifices, and a compliance plate made of rolled metal rolled in a second direction, laminated on the reservoir plate, and having a thin portion that is formed by forming a recess which extends in the lengthwise direction in the opposite surface of the reservoir plate from the surface facing the liquid reservoir, the thin portion serving as a wall of the liquid reservoir. The second direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the recess and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185007 | PRINTHEAD WITH BACKFLOW RESISTANT NOZZLE CHAMBERS - A printhead that has an array of ink ejection nozzles, an array of chambers adapted to store ink for ejection through each of the nozzles respectively, a plurality of ink inlet channels for feeding ink the array of chambers, and a plurality of actuators, one of the actuators being positioned in each of the chambers respectively for ejecting drops of ink through the nozzle. A plurality elongate ink feed channels is connected to the ink inlet channels. Each of the ink inlet channels is long and narrow relative to the dimensions of the chamber such that ink in said chamber is restricted from flowing out during ink drop ejection by viscous drag generated by the ink inlet channel. This enhances the droplet ejection efficiency as less of the pressure pulse generated by the actuator is lost to ink back flow. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185008 | INKJET HEAD - An inkjet head includes a flow path unit, an actuator unit, a flat flexile cable, a cover member and plural filters. The actuator unit is joined to an inflow-port face of the flow path unit. The reservoir unit supplies ink in an ink reservoir thereof into the flow path unit through the filters against which a region of the reservoir unit at least partially abuts. A side face of the reservoir unit defines a recess reaching the region of the reservoir unit between adjacent two filters. A sealant is applied to a gap between side faces of the two adjacent filters on the inflow-port face of the flow path unit and applied to the recess. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185009 | INKJET PRINTHEAD INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH RECTIFYING VALVES - Provided is a unit cell arrangement for an inkjet printhead. The unit cell arrangement includes a substrate that defines an ink inlet and sidewalls supporting a roof portion on the wafer substrate to form an ink chamber. The roof portion defines at least one nozzle rim. The unit cell also includes a heater element suspended in the chamber between the sidewalls for thermal cavitation of ink in the chamber to facilitate ink ejection via the nozzle rim. Further included is a rectifying valve arranged in the ink inlet to provide decreased hydraulic resistance to ink flowing into the chamber than ink flowing out of the chamber in order to reduce fluidic cross talk between chambers of similar unit cells on the substrate and to improve ink refill times of the chambers. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185010 | Inkjet head chip, driving method for inkjet head chip, inkjet head, and inkjet recording apparatus - To achieve a uniform ink discharge speed, there is provided an head chip including a plurality of channels partitioned with piezoelectric elements and formed parallel to each other, in which: the channels include a discharge channel disposed in a middle portion of the channels in a channel parallel direction and a dummy channel disposed in each of both end portions of the channels in the channel parallel direction; the discharge channel communicates with an ink chamber via an ink introduction hole and with the nozzle hole; one of discharge of the ink droplet from the dummy channel toward the recording medium and supply of the ink from the ink chamber to the dummy channel is interrupted; and one of the piezoelectric elements which is adjacent to the discharge channel, and one of the piezoelectric elements which is adjacent to the dummy channel are each applied with a voltage. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185011 | LIQUID JET HEAD AND A LIQUID JET APPARATUS - In a passage forming substrate | 2009-07-23 |
20090185012 | Inkjet head chip, manufacturing method for inkjet head chip, inkjet head, and inkjet recording apparatus - Provided is an inkjet head chip including: an ink chamber for containing ink; a plurality of piezoelectric elements deformable by applying a voltage; a plurality of channels partitioned with the plurality of piezoelectric elements and formed parallel to each other; a nozzle hole disposed in one end of the channel in a longitudinal direction, for discharging an ink droplet toward a recording medium; and an actuator plate including the plurality of channels formed therein, in which: the actuator plate has a structure in which at least a piezoelectric layer and a low-permittivity substrate layer are laminated together, the piezoelectric layer being formed of a piezoelectric material forming the plurality of piezoelectric elements, the low-permittivity substrate layer being formed of an insulating low-permittivity material having a lower permittivity compared with the piezoelectric material; and the insulating low-permittivity material is exposed on bottom surfaces of the plurality of channels. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185013 | LIQUID JET HEAD, A LIQUID JET APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LIQUID JET HEAD - An ink jet recording head | 2009-07-23 |
20090185014 | PRINTING CARTRIDGE FOR A PRINTER - Provided is a printing cartridge for a printer. The cartridge includes an upper and a lower molding configured to engage cooperatively to define a chamber, and a hollow cylindrical former with print media rolled thereon to form a print medium roll. The cartridge also includes an ink cartridge in the form of a cylindrical container internally divided into ink reservoirs, said ink cartridge co-axially rotatable inside the former, as well as an elastomeric seal molding configured to arrange the ink reservoirs in fluid communication with a printhead of the printer. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185015 | INK CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT LID - An ink jet cartridge lid has a body having a first planar side and a second planar side opposite the first side. The first planar side has a raised portion having a first angled end wall and a second angled end wall. A third, side wall and a fourth, side wall each connect the first end wall to the second end wall of the lid. The second planar side has a recess therein with projections for compressing a foam insert The lid is installed onto an ink jet cartridge having an open-ended cavity and a foam insert disposed therein. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185016 | Transport System Having Multiple Moving Forces For Solid Ink Delivery In A Printer - A solid printer includes a solid ink transportation system that uses multiple forces to direct solid ink to a melting assembly within the printer. The solid ink transportation system includes a housing having an opening through which solid ink is inserted, a first transportation path coupled at one end to the housing opening and configured to operate as a gravity feed to move the solid ink from the housing opening along the first transportation path, at least one other transportation path coupled at one end to the other end of the first transportation path, the solid ink being moved along the at least one other transportation path primarily by a mechanically generated force, and a melting device coupled to an exit of the at least one other transportation path to receive the solid ink moved along the at least one other transportation path. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185017 | Visual Identification Of Solid Ink Sticks - An ink stick comprises an ink stick body configured for insertion in an insertion direction into an ink loader of the phase change ink imaging device. The ink stick body has an insertion perimeter in a plane substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction and has a longitudinal dimension for aligning with a feed direction of the ink loader. A symbol contour is formed in a first position on the perimeter of the ink stick body. The symbol contour defines a portion of a perimeter of a visually recognizable symbol shape and extends at most partially along the perimeter of the ink stick in the longitudinal dimension of the ink stick body. At least one key contour is formed in a second position on the perimeter of the ink stick body corresponding to a color of the ink for the ink stick body. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185018 | DIGITAL LITHOGRAPHY USING REAL TIME QUALITY CONTROL - A digital lithography system including a droplet source (printhead) for selectively ejecting liquid droplets of a phase-change masking material, and an imaging system for capturing (generating) image data representing printed features formed by the ejected liquid droplets. The system also includes a digital control system that detects defects in the printed features, for example, by comparing the image data with stored image data. The digital control system then modifies the printed feature to correct the defect, for example, by moving the printhead over the defect and causing the printhead to eject droplets onto the defect's location. In one embodiment, a single-printhead secondary printer operates in conjunction with a multi-printhead main printer to correct defects. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185019 | REACTION LIQUID, SET OF INK AND REACTION LIQUID, INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - A reaction liquid destabilizing the dissolved state or dispersed state of a coloring material by being in contact with an ink containing the coloring material on a recording medium, wherein the reaction liquid contains at least calcium ions, glycerin and polyethylene glycols, and wherein the content and ratio of these components are specified. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185020 | FLUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A fluid discharging apparatus includes: a nozzle for discharging fluid onto a medium; and a rotating body that has a holding region for holding the medium and a non-holding region on its peripheral surface and that rotates while facing the peripheral surface toward the nozzle. The rotating body includes a receiving member for receiving fluid discharged from the nozzle for flushing when the non-holding region faces the nozzle and a removing member for removing the fluid, received by the receiving member, from the receiving member. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185021 | TWO-SIDED THERMAL PRINT CONFIGURATIONS - Apparatus and methods for two-sided direct thermal printing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a dual-sided direct thermal printer comprising a first thermal print head and a second thermal print head is provided wherein a surface of the first thermal print head acts as a platen for the second thermal print head. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185022 | Thermal Printer - Accumulation of foreign matter on the surface of the thermal head that can cause printing defects can be reliably prevented. The downstream edge | 2009-07-23 |
20090185023 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND MODIFICATION SHEET CARTRIDGE USING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium in a predetermined direction, a thermal transfer sheet traveling unit that causes a thermal transfer sheet to travel in a predetermined direction, a modification sheet moving unit that moves a surface modification sheet, a thermal head that applies thermal energy and thermally transfers sequentially a dye layer and a protective layer of the thermal transfer sheet onto the recording medium while the dye layer or the protective layer opposes the surface of the recording medium, and a modification sheet protecting unit disposed in a movement path of the surface modification sheet, and configured to prevent adhesion of dust to the surface modification sheet or to eliminate the adhesion. After forming the image onto the recording medium using the thermal transfer sheet and forming the protective layer that protects the image, the surface modification portion of the surface modification sheet is aligned with a plane in which the protective layer is formed, so that heat and pressure are applied by the thermal head to modify the surface state of the protective layer formed at the recording medium. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185024 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM - The image densities of images formed with a plurality of laser beams on the basis of image data are measured. The quantity of each of the plurality of laser beams is adjusted in accordance with the measurement result. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185025 | Line Head and Image Forming Device Using the Same - A line head includes a substrate, light emitting elements disposed on the substrate, drive circuits that drive the light emitting elements, and wirings that electrically connect the drive circuits and the light emitting elements. The light emitting elements form n (n≧2) light emitting element rows. The drive circuits are electrically connected with the wirings to light emitting elements belonging to a number of light emitting element rows equal to or smaller than n−1. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185026 | Imaging optical system for camera and video telephony camera employing the same - An imaging optical system for a camera and a video telephony camera employing the imaging optical system. The imaging optical system includes a stop and a first lens that are sequentially arranged from an object side. The first lens has a positive refractive power and two convex aspherical surfaces and satisfies L | 2009-07-23 |
20090185027 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO QUICKLY ACQUIRE IMAGES - An image capturing system includes: a plurality of image capturing devices, wherein each image capturing device is adapted to capture an image of an object and transmit the captured image; and a processor in communication with each of the image capturing devices, the processor adapted to transmit a, control signal to each of the image capturing devices, receive each of the captured images, process the captured images, and transmit the processed captured images, wherein the processing of the captured images includes combining the images to appear as a seamless single rotational image. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185028 | CAMERA APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD - Provided is a camera apparatus capable of recording an image where a wide range is photographed, and making it easier to distinguish a content of a necessary image by enlarging and displaying an image of a narrow range based on predetermined information. The camera apparatus includes: a camera section including a wide-angle photographic lens and image-pickup means; microphones for collecting a sound emitted from a subject and/or sounds around the subject; processing control means for recording image data subjected to the image processing and the sounds collected by the microphone and the like; display means including a display screen for displaying a picture of the image data subjected to the image processing as well as reproducing the collected sounds; and operation means for operating the display screen. The processing control means performs a processing of recording an entirety of the picked-up image and a processing of displaying the picture on the display means by cutting out a specific area or an area toward a direction from which a sound is coming based on the collected sounds or other information from the entirety of the image obtained by photographing. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185029 | CAMERA, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE STORAGE DEVICE - Control information distinguishing whether an image is 2D or 3D is added to the image and then stored in a storage part. An output controlling part is provided which outputs the control information added to the image as a control signal when reading the image from the storage part and outputting it. As a result, when 2D images and 3D images which are stored in a mixed manner are replayed, it can be determined whether an output image is a 2D image or a 3D image according to the control signal, so that a suitable image can be displayed according to an output end device. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185030 | Multi-Person Stereo Display System - The multi-person stereo display system permits several independent viewers to see different stereo images on a single projection surface. This is accomplished through the innovative use of video multiplexing, software, control electronics, and special viewing glasses. The system is particularly useful in situations where the viewers see computer generated images from their own independent perspectives. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185031 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing device that is connected to a projecting device that projects an annotation image input from an external terminal onto a projection region including an object, and is connected to an image capturing device that captures an image of the projection region. The information processing device obtains image data to be input to and output from the projecting device and the image capturing device through a communication with the external terminal. The information processing device includes: a memory that stores a database including CAD data to be used for designing the object, and the attribute information of the CAD data; an acquiring unit that acquires the identification information of the object; an identifying unit that identifies the CAD data of the object included in the database, based on the acquired identification information of the object; and a controller that associates the data of an image captured by the image capturing device with the CAD data of the object identified by the identifying unit, and causes the memory to store the data of the captured image associated with the CAD data, so that the data of the captured image can be viewed based on the attribute information of the CAD data of the object identified by the identifying unit. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185032 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE AND LENS UNIT - An image pickup apparatus of the present invention varies optical properties by moving a part of lenses of an objective lens, and includes a solid-state image pickup device unit that is disposed at a rear-end section and that subjects a subject image to photoelectric conversion, a fixed lens frame that retains the objective lens that is disposed in front of the solid-state image pickup device unit, a movable lens frame that retains the part of lenses that moves along a photographing optical axis O inside the lens frame, and an actuator having one end connected to the movable lens frame and that moves the movable lens frame forward and backward. The actuator includes a rigid member provided so as to extend to the vicinity of the rear end at which the solid-state image pickup device unit is disposed and a shape memory alloy that is coupled to the rigid member. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185033 | Replay Device, Replay System, and Television Set - A replay device includes: a user recognition unit that performs user recognition processing; and a replay source selection unit that chooses a replay source, from among a plurality of replay sources, according to a user recognized by the user recognition unit. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185034 | IMAGING DEVICE FOR MICROSCOPE - An image pickup unit obtains a specimen image by picking up the observation image of a specimen produced by a microscope. An installation state information obtainment unit obtains installation state information indicating the installation state of an optical member inserted into the observation light path of the microscope. An exposure condition setup unit sets an exposure condition to be used when the image pickup unit picks up the observation image to obtain a specimen image in a second magnification ratio, on the basis of installation state information used when the image pickup unit obtained a specimen image in a first magnification ratio by picking up the observation image, and on the basis of installation state information to be used when the image pickup unit obtains a specimen image in the second magnification ratio, which is a different magnification ratio from the first magnification ratio, by picking up the specimen image. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185035 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD USED FOR MICROSCOPE SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A microscope system which is capable of changing observation states by driving various optical members and which includes a history record unit for recording history data related to a microscope operation history, a selection unit for selecting one or more microscope operation items from among a plurality of microscope operation items, and a state reproduction unit for reproducing a microscope state on the basis of a microscope operation item(s) selected by the selection unit and on the basis of a microscope operation history related to history data recorded in the history record unit. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185036 | REMOTE IN-GROUND RETRACTABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a communication system for covertly monitoring a target area. The communication system comprises a retractable communication unit suitable for in ground installation at a first site, said retractable communication unit comprising: a telescoping support; a communication device mounted on a distal portion of said telescoping support; and a housing comprising a sleeve having a lid on a distal portion of the sleeve, said lid movable between an closed position and an open position, said housing enclosing said telescoping support and said communication device when said telescoping support is in a retracted position. The present invention further provides methods of installing said communication system and methods for using the communication system for covertly monitoring a target area. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185037 | MEASURING HUM IN A DIGITAL TV SIGNAL - The invention relates to a method for measuring Hum on a digital QAM carrier using a testing device for testing digital TV signals including a QAM demodulator therein, and to a testing device implementing the method. A micro-controller is used to sample a register associated with an AGC circuit in the QAM demodulator, and to process the collected register values to obtain one or more Hum characteristics. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185038 | Caliberation element for calibrating the magnification ratio of a camera, and a calibration method - A calibration element ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090185039 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a first obtaining unit, a second obtaining unit and a display control unit. The first obtaining unit obtains, from an electronic device connected to the information processing apparatus, image data stored in a memory medium connected to the electronic device. The second obtaining unit obtains in advance reduced image data corresponding to the image data before obtainment of the image data by the first obtaining unit. The display control unit updates reduced image data displayed on a display unit, obtained by the second obtaining unit, in accordance with a display condition designated by a user. When the display condition is changed while the first obtaining unit is executing obtainment of image data, the first obtaining unit changes an obtainment order of image data based on the changed display condition. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185040 | CONTROL METHOD, AUTHENTICATING METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STREAMING MEDIA SERVER - The present invention provides a method for controlling an electronic device and an authentication method for controlled electronic device resources; the method for controlling an electronic device includes the following steps: receiving the electronic device control information from the client, by the streaming media server, wherein, the electronic device control information is included in the initial line, header field, message body in the network control protocol, or an combo including the initial line, header field, and message body; parsing out the electronic device control information from the initial line, header field, message body, or the combo including any combination of the initial line, header field, and message body, by the streaming media server; controlling the electronic device according to the control information. The streaming media server includes a receiving unit, a parsing unit, and a control unit, or it includes a receiving unit, a parsing unit, and an authenticating unit. The present invention enables the user to carry out at least either of control or authentication for the electronic device from a client. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185041 | Apparatus and method of obtaining image and apparatus and method of processing image - Provided are an apparatus and method of obtaining a high-quality image by efficiently processing an image obtained at low-light levels. The image obtaining apparatus comprises a sensor which detects a pixel array value by using a color filter including color pixels for obtaining a color image and a reference pixel for obtaining a reference image used for hand-trembling function estimation; an exposure controller which controls exposure times of the color pixels and the reference pixel; and an image generator which generates a long-exposure color image signal and a short-exposure reference image signal from the detected pixel array value, the long-exposure color image signal and the short-exposure reference image signal being aligned with each other. Accordingly, accurate estimation of the hand-trembling function is possible, thereby enabling the high-quality color image restoration. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185042 | IMAGE-BLUR CORRECTION DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND OPTICAL DEVICE - An image-blur correction device includes a vibration detection unit which detects vibrations of two different detection axes in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis, a correction unit which corrects vibration using a correction optical system which is displaced in directions of at least two correction axes different from the detection axes in the plane, a calculation unit that calculates amounts of displacements used to drive the correction optical system so that image-blur generated due to the vibrations is corrected based on amounts of vibrations obtained using the vibration detection unit, a coordinate conversion unit which rotates amounts of vibrations in the two detection axes relative to the corresponding at least two correction axes for conversion through calculations, and a restriction unit which restricts a driving range of the correction unit based on a displacement-amount restriction value obtained from a performance limitation region of the correction optical system. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185043 | IMAGE CAPTURE METHODS - Image capture systems capable of ensuring clear images are provided, in which an image capture module senses at least one image, and an operational module performs a compensation to the image capture system according to a modulation transfer function (MTF) value corresponding to the image, such that the image capture system can be operated under an optimized total gain thereby ensuring clear images. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185044 | Image Sensor and Method with Multiple Scanning Modes - Multiple scanning modes are provided for an array of electromagnetic radiation sensors. In the preferred implementation both selectable subarrays and the overall array can be read out and reset in any desired order, including interrupting a full array scan for a subarray scan and then resuming the full array scan. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185045 | DUAL-PURPOSE HARDWARE APERTURE - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system which supports a dual-purpose aperture for an electronic device. This system includes a first component configured to perform an acoustic function through the aperture and a second component configured to perform a non-acoustic function through the aperture. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185046 | Camera and Image Processing Program - To insert an inserting-image at an appropriate position of image data by providing an imaging unit imaging an image of an object and generating the image data, a recognizing unit performing face recognition processing on the image data and generating distribution information which represents a distribution of a main object in an image of the image data, and a decision unit determining an inserting position to insert the inserting-image into the image data based on at least one of the distribution information and contrast information of the object. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185047 | IMAGING APPARATUS, FUNCTION CONTROL METHOD, AND FUNCTION CONTROL PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes: receiving means for receiving selection input for an imaging mode; discriminating means for discriminating, when the selection input is received through the receiving means, a selected imaging mode on the basis of the received selection input; and scanning controlling means for causing, when it is discriminated by the discriminating means that a simple imaging mode for limiting operation input and allowing a user to appropriately take an image of a subject is selected, the imaging apparatus to execute scanning processing for specifying a position of the subject, which is performed to set focus on the subject, in a maximum range from a near scene to a distant scene. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185048 | REMOTE HEAD CAMERA - According to one embodiment, a remote head camera includes a camera control unit, and a camera head configured to be connected to the camera control unit and including an imaging device, a drive signal generator, and a format identifying unit. The drive signal generator generates a drive signal for driving the imaging device. The format identifying unit identifies a format of the imaging device based on a clock count in a synchronization period from a first synchronization pulse to a second synchronization pulse output after the first synchronization pulse. The first synchronization pulse and the second synchronization pulse constitutes a synchronization signal. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185049 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An evaluation value for a pixel in an eye region in an image is computed, which is increased with increase in the redness of the pixel and with decrease in the luminance of the pixel. Furthermore, a color saturation value for the pixel included in the eye region is corrected with the use of a luminance value for a surrounding region around an eye and the evaluation value. In this case, the color saturation value is corrected such that the amount of correction is smaller in a case in which the luminance value is smaller even with the same evaluation value, thereby achieving improvement in the correction factor of and prevention of false corrections of a redeye region with a low color saturation and a low luminance. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185050 | Apparatus and method for acquiring image based on expertise - Provided are an apparatus and method for acquiring an image based on expertise, whereby laymen can also acquire a high-definition image like experts. The apparatus includes a storage unit storing representative images representing a plurality of image acquisition environments and storing parameters corresponding to the representative images, an image classification unit classifying an input image and selecting a representative image from the storing unit based on a result of the classification, a parameter extraction unit extracting parameters corresponding to the selected representative image from the storage unit, and a control unit controlling the apparatus according to the extracted parameters. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185051 | Data processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, and medium storing data processing program - A data processing apparatus includes a data conversion part converting first data into second data, an identification data generation part generating identification data which depends on the first data, and a data processing part relating the identification data to the second data. Specifically, the data processing part adds the identification data to the second data. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185052 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An information processing apparatus obtains image data included in an image file stored in a storage medium of the digital camera and the updated time of the image file stored in the storage medium of the digital camera, and reads out the shooting time of the image data included in the header of the image file stored in the storage medium of the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus displays a first view that displays the image data in an order based on the obtained updated time, and a second view that displays the image data included in the image file stored in the storage medium of the information processing apparatus in an order based on the read out shooting time. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185053 | Image Playback Device, Camera and Image Playback System - The image playback device includes an input part that inputs images, an image output part that selects a plurality of images from the input images and sequentially outputs the plurality of images, and an output controlling part that, when an image is additionally input to the input part during output of the images by the image output part. Alternatively, the image playback device includes an image output part, an audio playback part a playback time calculation part, and an output controlling part that plays back the audio by the audio playback part while outputting the images from the image output part in accordance with the time calculated by the playback time calculation part, and when an image is added to the images, the playback time calculation part calculates time for outputting the images and the additional image in accordance with remaining playback time of the audio. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185054 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE INDICATING A POSITIONAL RELATION BETWEEN PARTIALLY OVERLAPPING IMAGES - A device includes a display monitor configured to display on a screen of the display monitor at least one of a current image and a preceding image taken by an optical unit, a storage unit configured to store the preceding image, and a control unit configured to display a part of the preceding image on the screen when the current image is displayed on the screen, the displayed part of the preceding image indicating a positional relationship between the current image and the preceding image. The current image is taken when the displayed part of the preceding image substantially overlaps a corresponding portion of the current image such that the current image and the preceding image can be processed to form a panoramic image. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185055 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive an input image to be processed; a brightness-information extracting unit configured to extract, from the image, brightness information indicating brightness of the whole image; a luminance-value-distribution-information extracting unit configured to extract, from the image, luminance-value-distribution information indicating a distribution of luminance values in the image; and a scene determining unit configured to determine a scene of an object included in the image on the basis of the extracted brightness information and the extracted luminance-value-distribution information. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185056 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes an imaging device. The imaging device has an imaging surface capturing an object scene and repeatedly outputs an object scene image. An orientation of the imaging surface is repeatedly changed by a CPU corresponding to a group photograph mode under which a group of a plurality of faces is captured. The CPU detects a face image from the object scene image outputted from the imaging device in association with a changing process of the orientation of the imaging surface. Furthermore, the CPU decides an angle range within which the group of a plurality of faces is contained based on a detection result of the face image. In addition, the CPU combines the plurality of object scene images outputted from the imaging device so as to create a combined image corresponding to the decided angle range. The created combined image is recorded in a recording medium. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185057 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING SIGNAL-DEPENDENT NOISE IN A CAMERA MODULE - A method and apparatus for estimating signal-dependent noise in a camera module are provided, in which an image is decomposed into high frequency components and low frequency components, a variance of noise in the image is estimated using the low frequency components, noise is eliminated from the high frequency components using the estimated noise variance, and the image is recovered using the noise-eliminated high frequency components and the low frequency components. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185058 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NOISE REDUCTION WITH 3D LUT - A device for noise reduction is provided. The device includes a noise reduction three-dimensional look-up table (LUT) and a noise reduction unit. The noise reduction LUT transforms an input image into a noise reduction factor and noise reduction threshold for each color component of each pixel of the input image. The noise reduction unit performs noise reduction on the input image based on the noise reduction factors and noise reduction thresholds determined from the noise reduction LUT. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185059 | COLORED NEGATIVE PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION, COLORED PATTERN COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE COLORED PATTERN - The present invention relates to a colored negative photoresist composition comprising a coloring agent (A), an alkali soluble binder polymer (B), a photopolymerizable compound (C), a photopolymerization initiator (D), and a solvent (E), wherein the alkali soluble binder polymer (B) is a polymer comprising the monomer represented by the following Formula 1 and a monomer having a carboxyl group. The colored negative photoresist composition of the present invention improves adhesion to a silicone wafer, in particular, an SiN wafer, to prevent a separation or tear in the lining, and to form a rectangular pattern, thereby being able to be effectively used in a complementary metal oxide semiconductor. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185060 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF FABRICATING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND CAMERA - Disclosed is a solid-state imaging device receiving incident light from a backside thereof. The imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels including photoelectric converters and pixel transistors are formed, a wiring layer formed on a first surface of the semiconductor layer, a pad portion formed on a second surface of the semiconductor layer, an opening formed to reach a conductive layer of the wiring layer, and an insulating film extendedly coated from the second surface to an internal side-wall of the opening so as to insulate the semiconductor layer. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185061 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CORRECTING A PICKED-UP IMAGE SIGNAL OF THE SAME - In a method for correcting a picked-up image signal of an image pickup apparatus including: a solid-state imaging device comprising a plurality of pixels which are arranged in a two-dimensional array form in a surface portion of a semiconductor substrate, and an amplifier which is provided at the semiconductor substrate, and which amplifies signals that are detected by the pixels in accordance with an amount of incident light; and an image signal processing section which processes a signal output from the amplifier, each of the pixels senses light emission produced when the amplifier operates, through the semiconductor substrate to obtain a signal amount as a correction amount, and the correction amount is subtracted from a detection signal amount of the pixel which is output from the amplifier, to correct the detection amount. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185062 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SCANNING AN ARRAY OF SENSORS - Aspects of the invention relate to a method and apparatus for scanning an array of sensors. More particularly, the invention is directed towards scanning an array of sensors to accurately determine actuated sensors on a contact-sensitive surface. In one embodiment, three sets of sensing lines can be incorporated into the sensing area for ghost-free detection of up to two keys. Further in other embodiments, n sets of sensing lines can be incorporated into the sensing area for ghost free detection of up to n−1 keys. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185063 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging area image is displayed on a monitor instead of an enlarged image after a focus state is maintained by an operation of a second operation member used for instructing maintenance of the focus state, if a first operation member configured to issue an instruction to start focus control is re-operated. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185064 | IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROLLING METHOD FOR IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS - The image-pickup apparatus includes an image-pickup element photoelectrically converting an object image, an image generating unit configured to generate a first image by using an output from the image-pickup element, a focus controller configured to perform focus control of an image-pickup optical system, and an enlarging processing unit configured to enlarge a partial area including a specific object in the first image to generate a second image larger than the partial area. A display controller configured to cause a display state of a monitor to shift from a state where the first image is displayed on the monitor to a state where the second image is displayed on the monitor together with the first image, in response to acquisition of an in-focus state of the image-pickup optical system for the specific object by the focus control. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185065 | Image pickup apparatus - An image pickup apparatus includes an image-pickup optical system, three color separation prisms separating incident light guided by the image-pickup optical system into three-primary-color light components and emitting the light components, and three image pickup elements respectively receiving the three light components from the prisms so as to produce respective image signals. Of the three prisms, a first prism that first receives the incident light has an edge extending parallel to an incidence plane. The image-pickup optical system has a plate-like fixed aperture stop disposed between the first prism and a final lens, disposed closest to the first prism, of multiple lenses included in the image-pickup optical system. The fixed aperture stop has an aperture that limits the incident light. An edge section of the aperture has projections and depressions arranged at least in parallel to the edge, as viewed from an optical-axis direction of the final lens. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185066 | Imaging apparatus - An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The imaging apparatus includes: a housing forming an external armor; an imaging lens provided in the housing; a barrier adapted to be moved between a closing position at which it covers the imaging lens; and an opening position at which it causes the imaging lens, a barrier opening/closing member provided at the housing so as to be movable between a first position and a second position; and an interlock mechanism coupling the barrier and the barrier opening/closing member, causing the barrier to be located at the closing position at the first position of the barrier opening/closing member, and causing the barrier to be located at the opening position at the second position, the barrier being provided between the housing and the barrier opening/closing member and covered, at the opening position, with the barrier opening/closing member located at the second position. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185067 | COMPACT AUTOMATIC FOCUSING CAMERA - The present invention provides a compact automatic focusing system using a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) unit. The automatic focusing system using the MEMS unit has a small volume and low power consumption, and its operation is very reliable, precise, and fast. The MEMS unit for automatic focusing comprises at least one micromirror, at least one micro-actuator, and at least one micro-converter fabricated on the same substrate by microfabrication technology. By fabricating the micromirror, the micro-actuator, the micro-converter on the same substrate, the volume of the automatic focusing system of the present invention can be greatly reduced. The micro-converter converts the in-plane translation of the micro-actuator to out-of-plane translation of the micromirror to provide a large out-of-plane translation range. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185068 | IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS AND FOCUS CONTROLLING METHOD - The image-pickup apparatus performs a scan operation for sequentially obtaining focus evaluation values with movement of a focus lens and calculates an in-focus position on the focus evaluation values. The apparatus includes a controller configured to divide a movable range of the focus lens for the scan operation into plural zones, and to change a scan operation zone where the scan operation is performed from a current zone to a next zone among the plural zones when the focus evaluation value satisfies a predetermined condition. The controller sets, as the predetermined condition, a first condition for changing the scan operation zone from a specific zone to the next zone, and a second condition for changing the scan operation zone from a zone other than the specific zone to the next zone. The first condition is harder to be satisfied than the second condition. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185069 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An imaging apparatus prohibits recording of an image in a recording medium according to an operation of a second switch while a first auto-focusing operation is performed based on a phase difference of an object image, and permits recording of the image in the recording medium according to an operation of a second switch while a second auto-focusing operation is performed based on a high frequency component of a signal from a sensor which photoelectrically converts the object image. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185070 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM THEREOF - In a digital camera | 2009-07-23 |
20090185071 | Portable Electronic Apparatus - A portable electronic apparatus includes an exterior member which houses a main body of the apparatus and has an opening, a part of the main body being exposed through the opening; a lid which is attached to the exterior member so as to cover or uncover the opening; a hook which is provided in an area of the main body to be covered with the lid and on which a small loop for attachment of a strap is hooked; and a projection which projects from the lid and which comes in contact with a head part of the hook with the lid closed. A boundary surface of the covered area, the hook, and the projection forms a closed planar area with the lid closed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185072 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus inputs motion picture data generated by encoding a motion picture, each frame image of the motion picture is formed by synthesizing a plurality of images, containing a plurality of image data corresponding to the plurality of images. The apparatus includes a decoding module which decodes each of the image data contained in the motion picture data, and a drawing module which synthesizes each decoded image data to form image data of each frame image. The drawing module includes a measurement module which measures a time period for synthesizing the image data and outputting the synthesized image data, and a frame rate control module which decrements a frame rate related to a composite processing of the motion picture data by reducing the number of composite processing target frames per unit time when the measured time period exceeds a predetermined value. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185073 | UNIFIED SYSTEM FOR PROGRESSIVE AND INTERLACED VIDEO TRANSMISSION - A system and method that support both progressive and interlaced format video transmission and display. The system utilizes de-interlacing techniques to convert input interlaced format video to progressive format video, and compress and vertically scale the progressive format video to communicate videos more efficiently in a progressive format. The system also supports interlaced and progressive displays, where after decompressing and vertically resealing the communicated compressed progressive format video, the video may be converted to interlaced format if the display supports interlaced format video. The system is capable of dynamically switching between the progressive and the interlaced format modes. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185074 | Methods, systems, and products for automated correction of closed captioning data - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for automated correction of closed-captioning data. Patterns of characters are stored in memory. A digital stream is received having the closed captioning data encoded therein. The closed captioning data is decoded from the received digital stream. A sequence of closed captioning characters is acquired from the decoded closed captioning data. The memory is queried for the sequence of closed captioning characters. If the sequence of closed captioning characters contains a pattern stored in the memory, then the sequence of closed captioning characters is diverted to a syntactical checker. If the sequence of closed captioning characters fails to contain the patterns of characters, then the sequence of closed captioning characters is processed for display. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185075 | STORAGE MEDIUM RECORDING TEXT-BASED SUBTITLE STREAM, REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND REPRODUCING METHOD FOR REPRODUCING TEXT-BASED SUBTITLE STREAM RECORDED ON THE STORAGE MEDIUM - A storage medium storing a multimedia image stream and a text-based subtitle stream, and a reproducing apparatus and a reproducing method therefor are provided to reproduce the text-based subtitle data stream recorded separately from the multimedia image stream such that the subtitle data can be easily produced and edited and a caption can be provided in a plurality of languages. The storage medium stores: image data; and text-based subtitle data to display a caption on an image based on the image data, wherein the subtitle data includes: one style information item specifying an output style of the caption; and a plurality of presentation information items that are displaying units of the caption, and the subtitle data is separated and recorded separately from the image data. Accordingly, a caption can be provided in a plurality of languages, and can be easily produced and edited, and the output style of caption data can be changed in a variety of ways. In addition, part of a caption can be emphasized or a separate style that a user can change can be applied. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185076 | VGA port signal examining apparatus and method thereof - This present invention is a VGA port signal examining apparatus and method thereof. By intercepting the analog signals transmitted from the VGA port to the monitor, such as vertical signals, horizontal signals, R-signals, G-signals, and B-signals, and by examining the relative data of analog signals to determine whether the VGA port is normal or not. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185077 | VIDEO STORAGE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VIDEO STORAGE DEVICE AND VIDEO MIXER - A video mixer is employed to form a transition between two video compositions, for example a fade or a wipe. A video storage device is associated with the video mixer and plays out a video signal, the timing of which is controlled in dependence upon the progress of the transition made by the said video mixer. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185078 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO PROCESSING BASED ON MOTION-ALIGNED SPATIO-TEMPORAL STEERING KERNEL REGRESSION - A method for video processing based on motion-aligned spatio-temporal steering kernel regression may include estimating local spatio-temporal steering parameters at pixels in input video data. The method may also include using the local spatio-temporal steering parameters to apply motion-aligned spatio-temporal steering kernel regression to the input video data to perform at least one of upscaling and noise smoothing. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185079 | INTEGRATED ANALOG VIDEO RECEIVER - An analog video receiver implemented in an integrated circuit device. The analog video receiver includes an amplifier to amplify an analog video signal having a desired carrier frequency, and a mixing circuit to mix the amplified analog video signal with a complex sinusoid having a frequency substantially equal to the carrier frequency. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185080 | Controlling an electronic device by changing an angular orientation of a remote wireless-controller - A wireless remote controller for controlling multiple devices, including devices for home entertainment center such as TV, set-top box, audio and video recorders and players. The wireless remote control system is implemented to integrate and signals received from these devices for displaying selectable control items on an image display screen. The remote controller interfaces with the wireless remote control system to select different operation functions for each of these devices by physically moving and rotating the remote controller with requiring pressing down buttons on the remote controller in change selection items displayed on the image display screen. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185081 | REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a remote control apparatus for communicating with an electric apparatus by radio communication, including: a plurality of operation keys; a transmission/reception section for transferring a signal to and from the electric apparatus by the radio communication; and a control section having at least a power control function for controlling the power of the remote control apparatus; the control section controlling the transmission/reception section to a normal power state until a predetermined period of time elapses after a signal is inputted thereto by an input of any of the operation keys to enable transfer of a signal from the electric apparatus by the transmission/reception section, the control section controlling the transmission/reception section to a low power consumption state after the predetermined period of time elapses. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185082 | Television set - A television set includes a television set body section which has a display panel in which pixels are arranged at intersections of scan lines and data lines in a matrix; and first and second input terminals provided for the television set body section. A first video signal is displayed on the display panel in a first drive system when the first video signal supplied to the first input terminal is selected. A second video signal is displayed on the display panel in a second drive system when the second video signal supplied to the second input terminal is selected. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185083 | Display Device and Display Method - A display device displays a D-seat image and a P-seat image on a display screen in a time-sharing manner, and forms a non-display state by inserting a black image BL or the like when changing the viewing angle of the display screen by controlling a liquid crystal shutter provided on the display screen in synchronization with the switching between the D-seat image and the P-seat image. With this display device, it is possible to prevent the image in one field of view from entering the other field of view, even if there are differences in the switching timing of the liquid crystal shutter. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185084 | Projection Apparatus and Signal Converting Module Thereof - A projection apparatus and a signal converting module thereof are provided. The projection apparatus comprises an output module and a signal converting module. The output module outputs at least one signal in a first format. The signal converting module comprises a receiving unit, a processing unit, and an interface unit. The receiving unit receives at least one first signal in a second format. The processing unit converts the at least one first signal into at least one second signal in the first format. The interface unit is configured to transmit the at least one second signal to the output module, while the output module is configured to output the at least one second signal in the first format. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185085 | Display device with an addressable movable electrode - A display device implemented with a spatial light modulator (SLM) comprising a plurality of pixel elements arranged in array to modulate incident light and display an image, wherein each of the pixel elements comprises a movable electrode and a stationary electrode; a drive circuit connected to the movable electrode and receives image data for applying a voltage applied to control the movable electrode in accordance with image data, and a voltage application circuit for applying and controlling a voltage applied to the stationary electrode to control a moving speed of the movable electrode. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185086 | LIGHT MODULATOR FOR OPTICAL IMAGE PROJECTION - A spatial light modulator | 2009-07-23 |
20090185087 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display device includes: pixels which each include a liquid crystal, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode, the pixel electrode and the common electrode applying voltage to the liquid crystal; a display unit in which the plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix shape; and a plurality of light sources. The voltage applied to the liquid crystal is adjusted by varying an intensity of voltage applied to the common electrode of the pixels in accordance with light radiated by the plurality of light sources. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185088 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device that displays a multiple viewing point image includes an electro-optical panel that has a plurality of pixels and includes at least a first substrate having transparency, a touch panel that detects contact in accordance with a change in electrostatic capacitance and includes a second substrate having transparency, a barrier layer that is formed on a face of the second substrate which is located on the first substrate side, has an opening part disposed in correspondence with an area between the adjacent pixels, and has a light shielding property, and a detection electrode that is formed on a face of the second substrate which is located on a side apart from the first substrate, has transparency, is used for detecting contact depending on a change in electrostatic capacitance. The second substrate and the first substrate are fixed with the barrier layer interposed therebetween. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185089 | PIXEL STRUCTURE OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A pixel structure of a liquid crystal display panel includes a scan line, a data line, a thin film transistor (TFT), a pixel electrode, a light-shielding pattern, and a common line. The data line includes a first data line section and a second data line section composed respectively of the first material layer and second material layer and electrically connected to each other through a plurality of contact plugs. In addition, the pixel electrode is electrically connected to a drain of the TFT, and the light-shielding pattern, which is a floating metal, is disposed over the first data line section. The common line, the light-shielding pattern, and the second data line section are composed of the same material layer. | 2009-07-23 |