| 30th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
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| 20110181644 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Film Deposition - The disclosure relates to a method for depositing films on a substrate which may form part of an LED or other types of display. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an apparatus for depositing ink on a substrate. The apparatus includes a chamber for receiving ink; a discharge nozzle having an inlet port and an outlet port, the discharge nozzle receiving a quantity of ink from the chamber at the inlet port and dispensing the quantity of ink from the outlet port; and a dispenser for metering the quantity of ink from the chamber to the inlet port of the discharge nozzle; wherein the chamber receives ink in liquid form having a plurality of suspended particles and the quantity of ink is pulsatingly metered from the chamber to the discharge nozzle; and the discharge nozzle evaporates the carrier liquid and deposits the solid particles on the substrate. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181645 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a speed of ink discharged from a recording head, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire information relating to a speed change based on the speed acquired by the first acquisition unit and a reference speed; a setting unit configured to set driving information relating to the recording head based on the information relating to the speed change acquired by the second acquisition unit, and a drive unit configured to drive the recording head based on the driving information set by the setting unit. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181646 | PRINTED MATTER, METHOD FOR RECORDING COLOR IMAGES, COLOR PRINTED MATTER, LOOK-UP TABLE FOR USE IN COLOR IMAGE RECORDING, AND WHITE INK - Printed matter, in which an image is recorded on a clear film with a white ink containing a white coloring material and at least one urethane resin as a resin fixative and having a degree of white shielding of 50 or more. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181647 | Method for Measuring a Gap Between an Intermediate Imaging Member and a Print Head Using Thermal Characteristics - A method uses temperature measurements for a print head and an imaging member to identify a distance between a print head and an imaging member. The method determines whether the print head at the print position is too close to the imaging member to identify the gap distance without damage to the print head. Then, if the print head is not too close, the print head is heated to quantify the heat sink effect of the imaging member on the print head. This effect is related to a heat transfer function that identifies the gap distance between the imaging member and the print head. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181648 | IMAGE PRINTING METHOD AND IMAGE PRINTING DEVICE - In an image printing method using an image printing device, a print mode of image data is set to a pure black print mode or a composite black print mode. If the pure black print mode is set, then a first monochrome processing is performed on the image data and first monochromatic image print data is generated, and a pure black printing is performed using a monochrome of K on the basis of the first monochromatic image print data. If the composite black print mode is set, then a second monochrome processing is performed on the image data, a color conversion process is performed on the image data, second monochromatic image print data is generated, and a composite black printing is performed using each color of CMYK based on the second monochromatic image print data. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181649 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - An image recording apparatus including: a controller including a position storing section storing a first position which is a position of a recording portion at a point in time earlier by a rotation required period than a point in time when the recording portion is positioned at a second position at which ejection of liquid droplets has been completed, the rotation required period being a period from a point in time when a drive command is outputted to a second motor for rotating a feeding roller to a point in time when an amount of the rotation of the feeding roller reaches a preset threshold amount; and a drive command outputting section configured to output the drive command to the second motor when the position of the recording portion has reached the first position. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181650 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGISTERING AND MAINTAINING REGISTRATION OF A MEDIUM IN A CONTENT APPLICATOR - A content applicator receives a continuous medium and applies content to segments of the continuous medium. The content applicator includes a sensor array, a controller subsystem, and a print station. The sensor array scans the continuous medium as the continuous medium moves along a medium transport pathway. The controller subsystem receives scan information from the sensor array and uses the scan information to establish and maintain registration between the continuous medium and the print station. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181651 | INK-JET APPLICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A film paid out from a feed side film roll is conveyed so that an application target area of the film is located on a suction table in an application portion. Image-capturing cameras are disposed so as to be adjacent to ink-jet application heads so that one application head and one image-capturing camera are integrated with each other in terms of position of installation to form one application head unit portion. Each application head unit portion is moved above the suction table by a three-dimensionally movable XYZ-direction driving unit. A position where application will be performed next is image-captured by each of the image-capturing cameras in advance during the applying operation due to each of the application heads. A result of image capturing by each of the image-capturing cameras is processed by an image processing unit. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181652 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE METHOD THEREOF - An actual measurement value indicating an ejection state of ink ejected from nozzles is measured, the actual measurement value is compared with a first threshold value and a second threshold value which are set for each ink color to determine which is the ejection state of the ink among three states of a normal state, a clogged state, and an unstable ejection state between the normal state and the clogged state, which are distinguished by the first threshold value and the second threshold value, and different maintenance operations are performed in accordance with a determination result. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181653 | PRINTING DEVICE WITH RECYCLING PAN - A printing device for printing work pieces includes a main body, an ink jet mounted on the main body, a recycling pan below the ink jet, a driving assembly positioned on the main body for driving the recycling pan, a controller for controlling the driving assembly and a sensor for detecting a work piece and sending a result to the controller. The controller directs the driving assembly to move the recycling pan below the ink jet to receive ink from the ink jet when the work piece is no longer present. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181654 | CUSTOMIZED WRITING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides, in at least one embodiment, a customizable writing instrument and a software technique for manufacturing such using self-adhesive pre-die cut sheets of printable paper, specialized software, standard or customized ink cartridges, and optional magnets. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181655 | AQUEOUS INK, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK CARTRIDGE, RECORDING UNIT AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - The invention provides an aqueous ink comprising a polymer having hydroxyl groups and a pigment, which can provide images excellent in scratch resistance and highlighter resistance and can inhibit the seeping out phenomenon of the polymer and the deterioration of storage stability and ejection characteristics even when it is stored for a long period of time. The aqueous ink comprises a polymer having hydroxyl groups and a pigment, wherein a proportion of a content of a polymer that is not adsorbed on the pigment out of the polymer having hydroxyl groups to the content of the pigment in the ink is 2.0 mass % or more, and a content (mass %) of the polymer that is not adsorbed on the pigment out of the polymer having hydroxyl groups is 0.20 mass % or less based on the total mass of the ink. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181656 | PIGMENT DISPERSION, INK COMPOSITION, INKSET, AND RECORDING DEVICE - A pigment dispersion containing a metal pigment, wherein the metal pigment contains plate-like particles, and in the case where the longitudinal diameter on the planar surface of the plate-like particle is X, the lateral diameter is Y, and the thickness is Z, the 50% average particle diameter R50 of a corresponding circle determined from the surface area in the X-Y plane of the plate-like particle is between 0.5 and 3 μm, and the condition R50/Z>5 is satisfied. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181657 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A disclosed droplet discharge apparatus includes a droplet discharge head; a head sealing member that is disposed so as to face the droplet discharge head and that is moved to a position where a surface of the droplet discharge head is sealed off from outside of the head sealing member; and a suction force generator that generates a suction force inside the head sealing member. Further, the head sealing member moves droplets remaining on a nozzle surface of the droplet discharge head along the nozzle surface and suctioning as well as suctioning ink from a nozzle surface of the droplet discharge head. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181658 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - Fluttering of paper traveling opposite to and parallel to a nozzle width region of an ink jet head is held down, thereby improving the printing quality. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181659 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus has a carriage, a carriage rail, a guide rail, an adjusting member and a support base. A first adjusting mechanism that displaces the guide rail in a direction crossing to the main-scanning direction relatively with respect to the adjusting member and adjusts the position of the guide rail is provided. Further a second adjusting mechanism that displaces the adjusting member in a direction crossing to the main-scanning direction relatively with respect to the support base and adjusts the positions of the guide rail and the adjusting member are provided. The first adjusting mechanism has a plurality of guide rail adjusted portions that displaces the guide rail with respect to the adjusting member and the second adjusting mechanism has a plurality of adjusting member adjusted portions that displaces the adjusting member with respect to the support base. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181660 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - A carriage with a recording head mounted therein is movably supported by a first guide member extending in a direction intersecting with a recording medium transport direction “a”. The first guide member that elastically deforms accompanying movements of the carriage is arranged deviated from a gravity center of the carriage in the transport direction “a”. An area of the second guide member that is in contact with the carriage curves in a direction containing a component of a direction parallel to the recording medium transport direction “a” in order to guide rotation of the carriage owing to the carriage own weight when the carriage moves along the first guide member. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181661 | CARRIAGE GUIDE MECHANISM AND A PRINTER - A carriage guide mechanism for a printer enables using plural rolling bearings to move a carriage along a guide shaft with no play or vibration. The carriage bearing units of the printer carriage guide mechanism have three rolling bearings each that hold the guide shaft from three directions. The outer ring of each rolling bearing makes line contact with the outer ring roller surfaces, which each face a different direction and are formed on the guide plate of the guide shaft, and contact therebetween is maintained by the urging force of a flat spring. Because chatter and vibration, particularly play and vibration around the center axis of the guide shaft, can be prevented when the carriage moves, a drop in print quality due to vibration of the printhead caused by carriage chatter or vibration can be reliably prevented. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181662 | INK JET PRINTER - In an ink jet printer having a plural number of line heads arranged in a paper printing direction, it is sought to render the printing density high in the nozzle row direction without the need to exchange the line heads. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181663 | Focus-Activated Acoustic Ejection - To ejecting a droplet from a reservoir, the reservoir holding a fluid is moved with respect to an acoustic ejector. As the reservoir and ejector move closer together, the acoustic ejector sends one or more interrogation pulses towards the reservoir. Based on the interrogation pulses, the system determines when the movement of the reservoir has placed a free surface of the fluid in a position where a droplet can be ejected. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181664 | Forming Self-Aligned Nozzles - A method of forming a nozzle plate of a fluid ejection device includes performing a first etch from a first side of a wafer to form a tapered region, forming an oxide layer in the tapered region such that a depth of the oxide layer on the tapered walls is greater than a depth of the oxide layer on the floor, performing a second etch from the first side to remove the oxide layer from the floor and a portion of the oxide layer from the tapered wall, and performing a third etch from the first side to form an outlet passage having a straight wall. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181665 | INKJET HEAD, INKJET APPARATUS, AND INKJET APPARATUS PRODUCTION METHOD - An inkjet head includes a discharge element substrate including a base material provided with an energy generation element for generating energy to be used for discharging ink, a discharge port provided corresponding to the energy generation element, and an electrode pad electrically connected to the energy generation element, an electric contact substrate including an electric contact terminal for receiving an electric signal from an inkjet apparatus, and an electric wiring tape for electrically connecting the electric contact substrate and the discharge element substrate to each other, wherein a sealing member sealing a vicinity of an electric connection portion between the electric contact substrate and the electric wiring tape is a cured product of a composition including a silicone-modified resin, a boron trifluoride compound, and a mercaptosilane compound. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181666 | FAST-DRYING, SOLVENT-BASED INKJET COMPOSITION AND A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRINTING SUCH INK - Disclosed herein is a fast drying solvent-based inkjet ink composition for thermal inkjet printing. The ink composition includes at least 40 weight percent base solvent, a solvent-compatible colorant, not more than 25 weight percent propellant, a decap-controlling additive, from 0.5 weight % to 3.5 weight % of a binder resin and not more than 5 weight % water. The application also relates to the method and system for inkjet printing with the above-described ink. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181667 | INKJET HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided an inkjet head that permits ink to be easily circulated therein and that is applicable to the ink containing fine particles, without making a structure thereof complicated. The inkjet head | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181668 | Inkjet print head and manufacturing method thereof - There is provided an inkjet print head including: a body portion including a nozzle ejecting ink, an ink chamber connected to the nozzle so as to supply the ink to the nozzle, and a vibration plate transferring vibrations to the ink chamber and formed of an elastomer; an actuator mounted on the body portion in order to be arranged to correspond to the ink chamber and generating the vibrations transferred to the ink chamber; and a buffer layer allowing for an electrical connection with the actuator and having a Young's modulus greater than that of the body portion. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181669 | Inkjet System with Backpressure Capacitor - A vacuum source is coupled to an ink reservoir to establish a backpressure to prevent ink from dripping from a printhead. The vacuum source is also coupled to a backpressure capacitor so that a first liquid-gas interface rises to a first level. When the vacuum source is decoupled, the liquid-gas interface falls to a second level so as to maintain sufficient backpressure on said ink to prevent it from dripping from the inkjet printhead. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181670 | LIQUID JETTING HEAD UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a liquid jetting head unit, a tank case in a head tank includes a first connection path connecting a downstream chamber of the tank case and a discharge path, and a second connection path connecting an upstream chamber of the tank case and the discharge path. The discharge path includes a filter member provided between a first part of the discharge path connected to the first connection path and a second part of the discharge path connected to the second connection path. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181671 | LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - A liquid supply apparatus configured to supply a liquid, including: a liquid container to store the liquid; an installing section which is formed with an opening and to which the liquid container is installable; and an urging member which urges the liquid container installed to the installing section toward the opening, and the installing section comprises a guide section extending from the opening in an insertion direction of the liquid container from the opening, a stopper which protrudes from the guide section in a direction perpendicular to an removal direction of the liquid container from the installing section; the liquid container comprises an guide objective section guided by the guide section, and a protrusion formed on the guide objective section and which abuts against the stopper to move the liquid container in the direction perpendicular to the removal direction when the liquid container is moved in the removal direction. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181672 | FLUID EJECTION CARTRIDGE - A fluid ejection cartridge for a fluid ejection device includes a print head, having a plurality of fluid ejection nozzles, a fluid reservoir, configured to hold a fluid to be ejected from the print head, and a selectively breachable isolator mechanism, separating the fluid reservoir and the print head. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181673 | FLUID-JET PRECISION-DISPENSING DEVICE HAVING ONE OR MORE HOLES FOR PASSING GASEOUS BUBBLES, SLUDGE, AND/OR CONTAMINANTS DURING PRIMING - A fluid-jet precision-dispensing device includes a layer, one or more first holes within the layer, and one or more second holes within the layer. The first holes are adapted to pass fluid therethrough during usage of the device to precisely dispense the fluid at accurately specified locations. The second holes are adapted to not pass the fluid therethrough during usage of the device to precisely dispense the fluid at the accurately specified locations. The second holes may be adapted to at least substantially maximally pass gaseous bubbles therethrough during performance of a priming operation of the device. The second holes may be adapted to at least substantially maximally pass sludge and/or contaminants therethrough during performance of the priming operation of the device. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181674 | Inkjet print head - There is provided an inkjet print head including: a reservoir storing a first ink drawn in through an ink inlet; a pressure chamber storing the first ink drawn in from the reservoir and transferring the first ink to a nozzle by a driving force of an actuator; and a damper disposed between the pressure chamber and the nozzle and allowing the first ink to be mixed with a second ink drawn through an ink flow path for the second ink. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181675 | INK JET RECORDING SYSTEM AND RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet recording system, contains a recording head that ejects ink to the surface of a target non-ink-absorbing or low ink-absorbing recording medium; a medium support portion that faces the recording head and supports the target recording medium from the back surface; a drying portion as a first fixing portion that evaporates a liquid ingredient of the ink that is ejected to the target recording medium from the recording head and adheres thereto; and a second fixing portion at the downstream side with respect to the drying portion of a feeding direction of the target recording medium, the second fixing portion is an irradiation device that irradiates the target recording medium with ultraviolet ray or electron beam, and the evaporation amount of the liquid ingredient in the drying portion is 40 to 70% by weight of the ink adhering to the target recording medium. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181676 | PRINTING PAPER SEASONING APPARATUS, METHOD OF SEASONING OF PRINTING PAPER, AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - A printing paper seasoning apparatus includes: a loading table on which a plurality of sheets of printing paper are stacked and loaded; a ceiling plate which is disposed above the loading table so as to oppose the loading table for covering over an upper side of a stack of the printing paper loaded on the loading table; an air blowing device which blows air from a side face side into a paper accommodating region formed between the loading table and the ceiling plate which are arranged so as to oppose each other; a side plate arranged in a side face portion of the paper accommodating region; and an exhaust section including openings formed in the side plate, wherein an opening ratio of the exhaust section varies in a vertical direction of the paper accommodating region in such a manner that the opening ratio on a lower side of the exhaust section is smaller than the opening ratio on an upper side of the exhaust section. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181677 | HEAD ELEMENT OPERATION CHECK MECHANISM, HEAD ELEMENT OPERATION CHECK METHOD, AND HEAD ELEMENT NUMBER CHECK METHOD - A head element operation check mechanism in a printer which is provided with a head including a plurality of head elements is provided. A controller controls a selector to selectively and electrically connect a resistor element provided in each of the head elements to a test resistor element in series. A test power source applies a test voltage to a serial circuit of the test resistor element and the resistor element. A divided voltage measuring unit measures a divided voltage of the serial circuit of the test resister element and the resistor element in response to control of the controller. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181678 | THERMAL PRINTING MECHANISM, THERMAL PRINTER, AND THERMAL PRINTING METHOD - A thermal printing mechanism includes a head unit having a heating element; an energizing unit that energizes the heating element; and an energizing control unit that controls the energizing unit to energize the heating element for a total energization time set according to a color density of a pixel so that the higher the color density is, the longer the total energization time becomes. The energizing control unit divides the total time period into energization time units, based on printing speed; specifies energization time units for energization so that a sum thereof is equivalent to the total energization time; and performs control so that if the printing speed is lower than a first printing speed, the energization time units appear continuous, and if the printing speed is equal to or higher than the first printing speed, the energization time units do not appear continuous. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181679 | EXPOSURE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposure device includes a light source, an image processing unit, and a light emitting control unit. In the light source, plural light emitting elements are arranged in main scanning and in sub-scanning directions. The image processing unit, based on image information relating to an image and processing information relating to a processing method of the image, executes image processing of converting into image information for exposure in a processing method corresponding to the processing information. The light emitting control unit controls the light emitting elements in accordance with the image information for exposure to emit light beams. The light emitting control unit controls the light emitting elements which are to emit the light beams based on a periodicity, in the sub-scanning direction, corresponding to the image processing executed in the image processing unit and a periodicity of an arrangement of the light emitting elements in the sub-scanning direction. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181680 | METHOD FOR LASER MARKING AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a method and device for the laser marking of workpieces ( | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181681 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND MOBILE DEVICE FOR CALL SWITCHING SERVICE - A method, system and device for call switching between a mobile device using a mobile communication network and any data communication equipment using other type of communication network without any disconnection of a on ongoing call is provided. In a method for a call switching service, the first and second mobile devices establish wireless communication channels with the mobile communication network, respectively. The first mobile device transfers a call to specific data communication equipment. The mobile communication network establishes a call channel between the specific data communication equipment to which the call is transferred and the second mobile device that is not transferring the call to the specific data communication equipment. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181682 | Method for the transmission of signalling data in a network interface unit and in a control unit and corrsponding devices - The embodiments relate to, among other things, a network interface unit (IM-MGW) in which signaling data is separated from useful data by the values of received data. The signaling data is tunneled to a control unit (MGCF). Two different data transmission networks (CS, IMS) can thus be simply combined, in particular, for video telephony. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181683 | VIDEO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DIGITAL TELEVISION USING THE SAME - A digital TV capable of video communication is discussed. According to an embodiment, the DTV for a video call operation using a camera associated with the DTV, includes a display unit and at least one processor. The processor is configured to display simultaneously, on the display unit, (a) an image received from the camera for a video call operation, and (b) different image setting items for controlling characteristics of the image received from the camera. The processor is further configured to adjust at least one of the characteristics of the image based on a user's control of at least one of the different image setting items, to display on the display unit the image having the adjusted characteristic based on the user's control, and to perform the video call operation with another party using the image having the adjusted characteristic. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181684 | METHOD OF REMOTE VIDEO COMMUNICATION AND SYSTEM OF SYNTHESIS ANALYSIS AND PROTECTION OF USER VIDEO IMAGES - A method for remote video communication, the method including gathering a library of video images of a user, selecting a scenario of communication with an interlocutor, selecting a video image of the user, presenting the video image to the interlocutor, protecting the video image from the interlocutor by defining a degree of a correction, tracing and recognizing characteristic features of a behavior of the interlocutor, defining an emotional state of the user, correcting the emotional state of the user, defining the degree of the correction of the video image of the interlocutor, and providing the video image with a realistic appearance. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181685 | Method and Apparatus to Virtualize People with 3D Effect into a Remote Room on a Telepresence Call for True in Person Experience - A video conference system provides “in the room” telepresence to near end participants. The video conference system includes a frameless or bezelless display device placed in front of a front wall for displaying edge-to-edge 3D images of far end participants. Color of the near end front wall is configured to be the same as the color of the far end rear wall. As a result, images displayed on the display device can merge or blend into the near end front wall, giving the near end participants the perception that the far end participants are actually in the near end conference room. Brightness of the faces/bodies of the near end participants can also be adjusted to match the brightness of the face/bodies of the images of the far end participants as they appear on the display device—therefore enhancing the in the room perception of the far end participants. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181686 | FLOW CONTROL - A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment determine at least one capability of a transfer of data, set at least one parameter that affects performance of the transfer to an initial state based on the capability, detect performance of the transfer, and modify the parameter based on the performance. In this way, the data transfer can adapt to changing capabilities of the network and the devices that send and receive the data. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181687 | IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging control apparatus for an imaging apparatus or an imaging system, which includes an imaging unit imaging a subject and a variable mechanism varying an imaging visual field of the imaging unit, includes an automatic imaging mode control unit changing control setting between when automatic still image capturing is performed and when automatic panorama image capturing is performed. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181688 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SYNTHESIZING PANORAMA IMAGE USING SCANNING CHARGED-PARTICLE MICROSCOPE - Provided is a panorama image synthesis technique using a scanning charged-particle microscope and capable of obtaining a panorama image synthesis that is robust against contamination and the imaging shift and distortion of an image in a wide-field imaging region (EP) for semiconductor fine patterns. The panorama image synthesis technique in the wide-field imaging region (EP) using the scanning charged-particle microscope is characterized in that the layout of each adjustment point, each local imaging region, and an imaging sequence comprising the imaging order of the each adjustment point are optimized and created as an imaging recipe. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181689 | Methods of obtaining panoramic images using rotationally symmetric wide-angle lenses and devices thereof - The present invention provides methods of obtaining panoramic images that appear most natural to the naked eye by executing a mathematically precise image processing operation on a wide-angle image acquired using a wide-angle lens that is rotationally symmetric about an optical axis, and devices using the methods. Imaging systems using this method can be used not only in security surveillance applications for indoor and outdoor environments, but also in diverse areas such as video phones for apartment entrance doors, rear view cameras for vehicles, visual sensors for unmanned aerial vehicles and robots, and broadcasting cameras. Also, it can be used to obtain panoramic photographs using digital cameras. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181690 | IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging control apparatus includes: a control unit controlling a panorama image capturing of an imaging unit imaging a subject; and a setting unit changing control setting of the panorama image capturing between when an imaging unit is in a stable rotation state where the imaging unit is stably rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction and when the imaging unit is in a non-stable rotation state which is not the stable rotation state, as control of the panorama image capturing. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181691 | System and method for decoding and de-interlacing CVBS signal - A system for decoding and de-interlacing CVBS signal includes a 2D luminance and chrominance separator, a chrominance to color difference converter, a synchronization and scaling device, a storage and a 3D luminance and chrominance separation, de-noise and de-interlacing device. The 2D luminance and chrominance separator generates 2D luminance and chrominance signals based on sampled CVBS signal. The chrominance to color difference converter converts the 2D chrominance signal into 2D color difference signal. The synchronization and scaling device synchronizes the sampled CVBS signal, 2D luminance signal, and 2D color difference signal for generating synchronized CVBS signal, synchronized 2D luminance signal, and synchronized 2D color difference signal. The storage buffers the synchronized CVBS signal, synchronized 2D luminance signal, and synchronized 2D color difference signal. The 3D luminance and chrominance separation, de-noise and de-interlacing device performs 3D luminance and chrominance separation, de-noise and de-interlacing operation for generating a frame. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181692 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A reproducing apparatus includes an OSD creating unit operable to create an OSD display image, an OSD combining unit operable to combine an image and the OSD display image created in the OSD creating unit, and an outputting unit operable to output a signal of the image with which the OSD display image is combined by the OSD combining unit, to a display apparatus which can display an image stereoscopically outside the reproducing apparatus, and, when a 3D image output format of the reproducing apparatus is set to a top and bottom format, the OSD combining unit arranges the OSD display image at a position, of an image inputted in the OSD combining unit, which does not cross a center line dividing the image into left and right images. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181693 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DATA STREAM FOR PROVIDING 3-DIMENSIONAL MULTIMEDIA SERVICE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING THE DATA STREAM - A method and apparatus for generating a data stream for providing a three-dimensional (3D) multimedia service and a method and apparatus for receiving the data stream are provided. The generating method includes: generating at least one elementary stream (ES) including video data of each view from a program for providing a two-dimensional (2D) or 3D multimedia service; generating program map table (PMT) information about the program, including reference information about the at least one ES and 3D additional information for identifying and reproducing the video data of each view; and generating at least one transport stream (TS) by multiplexing packetized elementary stream (PES) packets generated by packetizing the at least one ES, and the PMT information. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181694 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DIGITAL BROADCASTING STREAM USING LINKING INFORMATION ABOUT MULTI-VIEW VIDEO STREAM, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING THE SAME - A digital broadcasting stream transmitting method and a digital broadcasting stream receiving method and apparatus for providing three-dimensional (3D) video services are provided. The transmitting method including: generating a plurality of elementary streams (ESs) for a plurality of pieces of video information including at least one of information about a base-view video of a 3D video, information about an additional-view video corresponding to the base-view video, and a two-dimensional (2D) video having a different view from views of the 3D video; multiplexing the plurality of ESs with link information for identifying at least one piece of video information linked with the plurality of pieces of video information, to generate at least one transport stream (TS); and transmitting the generated at least one TS via at least one channel. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181695 | HIGH-RESOLUTION OPTICAL DISK FOR RECORDING STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO, OPTICAL DISK REPRODUCING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL DISK RECORDING DEVICE - An optical disk for recording stereoscopic videos and high-quality video signals and a system for reproducing the videos and signals from the optical disk are made compatible with the conventional video reproducing system. A reproducing device which is used for reproducing stereoscopic videos and high-quality videos obtains stereoscopic video or high-quality videos by reproducing both first and second interleaved blocks on the optical disk in which first and second video signals are alternately recorded on the left and right sides by dividing the first and second video signals into frame groups of one GOP or more and a reproducing device which is not used for reproducing the stereoscopic videos and high-quality videos obtains ordinary videos by only reproducing either the first or second interleaved block by jumping tracks. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181696 | HIGH-RESOLUTION OPTICAL DISK FOR RECORDING STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO, OPTICAL DISK REPRODUCING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL DISK RECORDING DEVICE - An optical disk for recording stereoscopic videos and high-quality video signals and a system for reproducing the videos and signals from the optical disk are made compatible with the conventional video reproducing system. A reproducing device which is used for reproducing stereoscopic videos and high-quality videos obtains stereoscopic video or high-quality videos by reproducing both first and second interleaved blocks on the optical disk in which first and second video signals are alternately recorded on the left and right sides by dividing the first and second video signals into frame groups of one GOP or more and a reproducing device which is not used for reproducing the stereoscopic videos and high-quality videos obtains ordinary videos by only reproducing either the first or second interleaved block by jumping tracks. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181697 | OPTICAL DISK FOR HIGH RESOLUTION AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO RECORDING, OPTICAL DISK REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL DISK RECORDING APPARATUS - The present invention has an objective of providing an optical disk having a high resolution picture and a system for reproducing data on the optical disk, which are compatible with a conventional system for reproducing an ordinary resolution picture. A high resolution signal is divided into a main signal and a sub signal by picture division means and MPEG-encoded. The main signal and the sub signal are divided into frames each having 1 GOP or more. The resultant first interleave block | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181698 | OPTICAL DISK FOR HIGH RESOLUTION AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO RECORDING, OPTICAL DISK REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL DISK RECORDING APPARATUS - The present invention has an objective of providing an optical disk having a high resolution picture and a system for reproducing data on the optical disk, which are compatible with a conventional system for reproducing an ordinary resolution picture. A high resolution signal is divided into a main signal and a sub signal by picture division means and MPEG-encoded. The main signal and the sub signal are divided into frames each having 1 GOP or more. The resultant first interleave block | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181699 | OPTICAL DISK FOR HIGH RESOLUTION AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO RECORDING, OPTICAL DISK REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL DISK RECORDING APPARATUS - The present invention has an objective of providing an optical disk having a high resolution picture and a system for reproducing data on the optical disk, which are compatible with a conventional system for reproducing an ordinary resolution picture. A high resolution signal is divided into a main signal and a sub signal by picture division means and MPEG-encoded. The main signal and the sub signal are divided into frames each having 1 GOP or more. The resultant first interleave block | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181700 | OPTICAL DISK FOR HIGH RESOLUTION AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO RECORDING, OPTICAL DISK REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL DISK RECORDING APPARATUS - The present invention has an objective of providing an optical disk having a high resolution picture and a system for reproducing data on the optical disk, which are compatible with a conventional system for reproducing an ordinary resolution picture. A high resolution signal is divided into a main signal and a sub signal by picture division means and MPEG-encoded. The main signal and the sub signal are divided into frames each having 1 GOP or more. The resultant first interleave block | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181701 | Image Data Processing - A method for processing image data of a sample is disclosed. The method comprises registering a first and a second images of at least partially overlapping spatial regions of the sample and processing data from the registered images to obtain integrated image data comprising information about the sample, said information being additional to that available from said first and second images. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181702 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A REPRESENTATION OF AN OCT DATA SET - A method of generating a representation of an OCT data set includes obtaining the OCT data set, representing a plurality of tuples, each of which comprises values of three spatial coordinates and a value of a scattering intensity, obtaining a color image data set representing a plurality of tuples, each of which comprises values of two spatial coordinates and a color value, and generating an image data set, representing a plurality of tuples, each of which comprises values of three spatial coordinates and a color value. Generating the image data set is performed depending on an analysis of the OCT data set and an analysis of the color image data set. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181703 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - A game system acquires an input image from an input section that applies light to a body and receives reflected light from the body. The game system controls the size of an object in a virtual space based on a distance between the input section and the body, the distance being determined based on the input image. The game system generates a display image including the object. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181704 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL AND RANGE INTER-PLANAR ESTIMATION - A system, apparatus and method of performing 3-D object profile inter-planar estimation and/or range inter-planar estimation of objects within a scene, including: providing a predefined finite set of distinct types of features, resulting in feature types, each feature type being distinguishable according to a unique bi-dimensional formation; providing a coded light pattern having multiple appearances of the feature types; projecting the coded light pattern, having axially varying intensity, on objects within a scene, the scene having at least two planes, resulting in a first plane and a second plane; capturing a 2-D image of the objects having the projected coded light pattern projected thereupon, resulting in a captured 2-D image, the captured 2-D image including reflected feature types; determining intensity values of the 2-D captured image; and performing 3-D object profile inter-planar estimation and/or range inter-planar estimation of objects within the scene based on determined intensity values. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181705 | Signal processing device, signal processing method, and program - A signal processing device configured to produce a first output video signal and a second output video signal as video signals for right and left eyes in a stereoscopic video, the first and second output video signals each having a predetermined number of output gradation steps, from a first input video signal and a second input video signal, the first and second input video signals each having a predetermined number of input gradation steps. A predetermined gradation value difference is produced between the gradation values of the first output video signal and the gradation values of the second output video signal to express a higher number of gradation steps than the number of output gradation steps in the stereoscopic video. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181706 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - An autostereoscopic display apparatus includes a spatial light modulator in which alignment features such as bump features provide radially symmetric alignment of the molecules of the liquid crystal. A parallax element is arranged over the spatial light modulator to direct light from the pixels into different viewing windows. The apertures of the pixels are shaped such that, for each individual row of pixels, a notional line parallel to the geometric axes of the parallax elements has a total length of intersection with the pixels of the row, weighted for the intensity of light modulated by the alignment features, which is the same for all positions of the notional line. This improves angular intensity uniformity. The pixels may each include plural apertures, wherein the alignment features of the apertures of each individual pixel are offset from one another in a direction perpendicular to said geometric axes. This improves angular contrast uniformity. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181707 | METHOD FOR DRIVING 3D BINOCULAR EYEWEAR FROM STANDARD VIDEO STREAM - A video eyewear device in which parallel side-by-side video signals are driven as analog signals to the left and right displays, with timing controlled by a common sampling clock. A left display sampling clock burst occurs during an active video period and the right display burst occurs during the same portion of the active video period. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181708 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND SHUTTER GLASSES AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a display device using three-dimensional (3D) shutter glasses including a left shutter and a right shutter, the display device including: a signal receiving unit which receives an image signal including a left image and a right image; a signal processing unit which processes the image signal received by the signal receiving unit; a display unit which displays a 3D image according to the processed image signal; a synchronization signal receiving unit which receives a synchronization signal for the left and right images from the 3D glasses; and a controller which controls the signal processing unit to alternately display the left and right images according to the synchronization signal corresponding to opening and closing of the left shutter and the right shutter. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181709 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING WITH MONOCHROMATIC DETECTOR - Disclosed are systems and methods for obtaining color endoscopic images with a monochromatic detector. In certain embodiments, such a monochromatic detector can provide beneficial features such as high resolution capability. In certain embodiments, a number of different color light sources can be controlled separately so as to allow sequential illumination of an object with the different color lights. Images obtained from such sequential illumination can be combined to yield a color image. Various configurations and examples for facilitating such a process are disclosed. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181710 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR IMAGE ACQUISITION ON A PROBER - In a system and a method for capturing images in a prober, the surface of a test object is illuminated in succession with light of a first, second and third color; an image capturing device records a gray scale image of the surface; and a composite image is produced from the three gray scale images by an image evaluating device. The object is to qualitatively improve the image capturing, in order to raise the positioning accuracy by an improved display, as a result of which, finely structured test objects can be used. This object is achieved in that the lighting device is designed as a unit, controlled by the image evaluating unit, produces at least three colors and includes at least one light emitting diode (LED) as the lighting source. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181711 | SEQUENTIAL IMAGE GENERATION - A method of generating sequential images representing an object under user control within a virtual environment, the method comprising accessing a set of scenic images which each represent at least part of said virtual environment as viewed from known viewpoints, and during sequential image generation:
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| 20110181712 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING OBJECTS - A method utilizing an ultrasonic distance sensor to measure distances between the sensor and an object includes the steps of: identifying an object using a first object tracking apparatus; adjusting a first rotation direction of the first object tracking apparatus to pinpoint the object; measuring a distance between the object and the first object tracking apparatus; and obtaining a location of the object in accordance with the distance and the first rotation direction. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181713 | WET DETECTION DEVICE, WET DEVICE, AND WET DETECTING METHOD - A wet detection device includes an imaging unit, a wet detection unit and a liquid amount detection unit. The imaging unit images a target object detecting a wet condition and a standard object as a standard for a reflectivity determination under the same environment. The wet detection unit includes a function to detect a reflectivity of light irradiated toward the target object based on each image data of the target object and the standard object based on the imaging of the imaging unit and based on information representing a reflectivity of light irradiated toward the standard object found in advance. Further the wet detection unit includes a function to detect a wet condition of the target object based on the reflectivity of light irradiated toward the target object. The liquid amount detection unit includes a function to calculate an amount of liquid compensating for a wet deficiency of the target object compared with a predetermined wet condition based on the detected wet condition of the target object. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181714 | CONGESTION DEGREE MEASURING APPARATUS - A congestion degree measuring apparatus includes a reproducer. A reproducer reproduces a reference image representing a state in which a plane is overlooked. A taker repeatedly takes a scene image outputted from a camera having an imaging surface that captures the plane. An allocator allocates one or at least two second areas respectively corresponding to one or at least two first areas designated on the reference image reproduced by the reproducer to the scene image taken by the taker. A measurer executes a process of measuring a congestion degree of one or at least two dynamic objects existing on the plane at each second area allocated by the allocator, based on the scene image taken by the taker. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181715 | BACKLIT VISION MACHINE - A back-lit vision machine apparatus is described that includes an imaging sensor for imaging an object. A radiation source for generating radiation having a first property and a radiation converter for converting radiation having the first property into radiation having a second property are also provided. The radiation source is arranged to project radiation having the first property onto the radiation converter thereby producing radiation having the second property, whilst the radiation converter is arranged to illuminate an object to be imaged by the imaging sensor with radiation having the second property. An object to be imaged is locatable between the radiation converter and the imaging sensor and such an object is thus back-lit by radiation having the second property produced by the radiation converter. The radiation source is arranged to project radiation having the first property onto the object to be imaged and onto the radiation converter. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181716 | VIDEO SURVEILLANCE ENHANCEMENT FACILITATING REAL-TIME PROACTIVE DECISION MAKING - A proactive surveillance enhancement system and method that gives an operator an overview of a surveillance area while simultaneously allowing the operator to focus on specific details in the surveillance area. The operator is used to make decisions about what activity, object, and persons in the surveillance area warrant further investigation. Embodiments of the system and method include one or more overview cameras, which provide an overview of the surveillance area, and a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, which provides detailed video as directed by the operator. Embodiments of the system and method display to the operator an overview video feed (as captured by the overview camera) and the inspection video feed (as captured by the PTZ camera) in a graphical user interface. The operator is able to control the PTZ camera from both the overview video feed and the inspection video feed. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181717 | INCLINED IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM - An inclined image capture device is provided, comprising an inclined means and a camera lens, wherein the inclined means has an interface which forms an inclined angle to the horizontal plane, and wherein the camera lens is fixed to the interface with its axis is tilted upward. Also, a facial recognition system is provided, comprising an inclined image capture device, a facial recognition cell and an output device. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181718 | USER-VIEW OUTPUT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed are a user view output system and method. The user view output system for outputting a screen from a user's point of view includes a data reception unit configured to receive data to be outputted to a screen, a camera placed at a user's point of view, a viewing angle control unit configured to control an output of the camera so that the output corresponds to the user's field of view, and a user view output unit configured to output an image, captured by the camera, to the screen on the basis of the data. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181719 | NETWORK CAMERA SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORE - A network camera system is provided that detects an occurrence of a condition change at a periphery of an image pickup apparatus, obtains a direction of the detected condition change, and notifies a user of the occurrence of the condition change and a direction of the condition change on a display of a terminal device. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181720 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TRACKING MOBILE OBJECTS FROM AN AERIAL VEHICLE - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for determining the location of a mobile object moving beneath an aerial vehicle. In operation, a mobile object is sensed utilizing one or more sensors coupled to an aerial vehicle. Additionally, an object signature for the mobile object is generated utilizing signals received from the one or more sensors. Furthermore, the mobile object is tracked utilizing the object signature. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181721 | OPTICAL PATH PROTECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A RAILROAD TRACK INSPECTION SYSTEM - A railroad track inspection system and method for facilitating inspection of a rail component while traveling on the railroad track. The railroad track inspection system includes an optical path protection device for a protective window for optical sensors of an optical inspection system when it becomes contaminated with dirt, dust, mud, grease, and other contaminants that block or obscure an optical path of the sensors. The optical path protection device eliminates the need for a human operator to perform the periodic cleaning of the protective window by using a clear film with an automated advancement mechanism for providing clean film, as needed, for keeping the optical path of the optical sensors unobstructed and clear. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181722 | TARGET IDENTIFICATION METHOD FOR A WEAPON SYSTEM - A target identification method for a remote weapon system may be installed on a land or sea-based vehicle. The remote weapon system may include a camera array with at least one exterior camera, which may be an infrared camera. The camera array may be used in conjunction with pattern recognition software that improves the ability of the system to identify objects in the scanning area around the vehicle. The pattern recognition software may be used to identify light sources during nighttime operations. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181723 | Vehicle circumference monitor apparatus - An analog-state video signal is inputted from each of several in-vehicle cameras via a corresponding signal cable. An amendment amount for making uniform signal levels of the analog-state video signals originating from the respective in-vehicle cameras is determined, with respect to each of the analog-state video signals, based on a burst signal included in each analog-state video signal. According to the determined amendment amounts, the analog-state video signals are amplified to make uniform the signal levels, obtaining analog-state uniformed video signals, respectively. A composite image of combining images originating from the in-vehicle cameras is generated based on the obtained analog-state uniformed video signals. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181724 | VEHICLE PERIPHERAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The device is provided with an image acquisition unit for acquiring a peripheral image of a vehicle, the peripheral image being captured by an image pickup device provided to the vehicle; a display device for displaying the peripheral image, the display device being provided inside a vehicle cabin; and an indicator line output unit for causing an indicator line as a guide for a driver during a driving operation to be displayed superimposed on the peripheral image, at least one of a shadow portion and a side surface portion adjacent to the indicator line being added to the indicator line. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181725 | OPTICAL SENSOR DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A camera unit is provided in a hollow portion of an electric motor. A rotor is rotatably arranged at an outer periphery of a stator. A cylindrical motor casing is attached to the rotor. A lens cover is attached to the motor casing at a position of a front side of a lens of the camera unit. The lens cover is rotated together with the motor casing and the rotor, so that attachment adhered to an outer surface of the lens cover is removed by centrifugal force. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181726 | COMBINED PATTERN RECOGNIZING CAMERA AND POWER SUPPLY FOR THE CAMERA - The invention relates to a combined pattern recognizing camera, especially made for the recognition of license plates. The camera has at least one optical imaging component, there is an optoelectronic image converter attached to this and an electronic control module. The optical imaging component has narrow angle of view (10/20/30 degrees) with a large depth of field (3.4) and generates a sharp image from a minimum distance 4/2.5/1 m to infinity. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181727 | VEHICULAR INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM - An interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly and an information display operable to display information for viewing by the driver of the vehicle through a transflective mirror reflector of a reflective element of the interior rearview mirror assembly. Information display intensity of the information display is adjustable responsive to determination of a light level at the interior rearview mirror assembly by at least one photosensor. The information display is operable to display video images captured by a rearward facing video camera of the vehicle and the information display displays video images captured by the rearward facing video camera during a reversing maneuver of the vehicle. During a reversing maneuver of the vehicle, a signal indicative of the vehicle transmission being in reverse is communicated via a network bus of the vehicle to a control of the interior rearview mirror assembly. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181728 | ELECTRONIC SIDE VIEW DISPLAY SYSTEM - An apparatus provides an electronic replacement for driver and passenger side view minor systems. Specifically, a set of unique features provide enhanced fuel economy, safety and convenience. The invention relies upon electronic imaging cameras and electronic active matrix displays (e.g. LCD, OLED, etc.) for reproducing the image, with the addition of reality enhancing features. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181729 | NETWORK CAMERA AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A system for operating network cameras, a method for operating network cameras, and a network camera having a storage function are provided so that the system does not have to include a network video recorder. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181730 | ROOM-TEMPERATURE FILTERING FOR PASSIVE INFRARED IMAGING - A device, for imaging infrared radiation from a scene, includes a detector of the infrared radiation, an enclosure for keeping the detector at an operating temperature thereof, an optical system, outside the enclosure, for focusing the infrared radiation onto the detector via a window of the enclosure, and a filter. In one embodiment, the filter is positioned at an intermediate focal plane of the optical system. In another embodiment, the filter is on a surface of an optical element of the optical system and has a defocusing relationship to the detector. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181731 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an image pickup apparatus, including: an image pickup element having a plurality of pixels; and a radiation/shielding portion configured to radiate/shield an electromagnetic wave for the image pickup element in such a way that a partial pixel selective radiation state in which the electromagnetic wave is radiated to a part of the pixels in the image pickup element and the electromagnetic wave is shielded for the pixels other than the part of the pixels is obtained in a time division manner while the part of the pixels to each of which the electromagnetic wave is radiated is successively changed. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181732 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, INFORMATION DISPLAY PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information display apparatus having a display unit that displays first information based on a signal corresponding to one channel in a broadcast wave received by a receiving unit, further includes a detecting unit that detects a reception state of the signal while the first information is displayed on the display unit; a judging unit that judges whether information displayed on the display unit has been changed from the first information to second information, if the reception state of the signal has deteriorated; a monitoring unit that monitors whether the reception state has returned to a favorable state, if the displayed information has been judged to have been changed to the second information; and a display control unit that continues display of the second information and redisplays the first information on a portion of the display unit, if the reception state of the signal has returned to a favorable state. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181733 | CALIBRATING APPARATUS - A calibrating apparatus includes a first reproducer which reproduces a reference image representing a state in which a plane is overlooked, along an X axis and a Y axis orthogonal to each other. A second reproducer reproduces a scene image outputted from a camera that captures the plane, along a U axis and a V axis orthogonal to each other. An acceptor accepts a designating manipulation of designating a first area of an X-Y coordinate system, in association with a reproducing process of the first reproducer. A first calculator calculates a second area of a U-V coordinate system corresponding to the first area designated by the designating manipulation, by referring to a calibration parameter indicating a corresponding relationship between the X-Y coordinate system and the U-V coordinate system. A definer defines the second area calculated by the first calculator, in association with a reproducing process of the second reproducer. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181734 | CALIBRATION PARAMETER CREATING APPARATUS - A calibration parameter creating apparatus includes a first reproducer. A first reproducer reproduces a reference image representing a state in which a plane is overlooked, along an X axis and a Y axis orthogonal to each other. A first acceptor accepts a first designating manipulation designating a plurality of X-Y coordinates on the reference image reproduced by the first reproducer. A determiner determines whether or not a designated manner by the first designating manipulation matches an error condition, based on the plurality of X-Y coordinates designated by the first designating manipulation. A first generator generates a notification when a determined result of the determiner is positive. A calculator calculates a calibration parameter indicating a corresponding relationship between an X-Y coordinate system and a U-V coordinate system based on the X-Y coordinates designated by the first designating manipulation, when the determined result of the determiner is negative. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181735 | Method For Optimized Camera Position Finding For System With Optical Character Recognition - The present invention relates to a method for aligning a camera sensor to significant data which is text or barcode data to be recognized comprising the steps of:—capturing an image of the significant data by means of the camera sensor; —detecting a predominant alignment line of the significant data and detecting an angle thereof in relation to a horizontal line of the captured image; —determining image sections within the edge and line enhanced image which contain most likely significant data lines; —selecting a representative image section out of the determined image sections which is aligned with the predominant alignment line; —capturing a following image of the significant data; tracking the representative image section and determining the predominant alignment line out of the representative image section to achieve a fast calculation and audio or tactile feedback of the alignment quality to the user. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181736 | PRESENTATION DEVICE - The presentation device comprises an operation receiving portion adapted to receive an operation for setting a shooting parameter for the purpose of capturing an image, an image capture portion for capturing an image based on the shooting parameter, a transmitting portion for transmitting the captured image wirelessly to an image output device, and a detecting portion for detecting wireless connection status. The operation receiving portion suspends reception of the operations if the detecting portion detects a lost wireless connection. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181737 | CAMERA INCORPORATING SWIPE PRINTER AND REMOVABLE INK CARTRIDGE - A digital camera includes a housing having a front surface, a rear surface, a base surface and an inclined surface adjoining the rear and base surfaces; an image sensor for capturing an image, the image sensor provided on the front surface; a printer located within the housing for printing the captured image on media external to the camera, a printhead of the printer being provided on the inclined surface and at an angle normal thereto; an ink cartridge having one or more longitudinal ink reservoirs, the ink cartridge removably received in a receptacle defined in the rear surface and biased into ink communication pins in the receptacle by a resilient member arranged at one end of the ink cartridge opposite the ink communication pins; and a speed sensor for sensing a speed at which the camera traverses the media. The printhead of the printer is operated in accordance with the speed sensed by the speed sensor, and the inclined surface is presented parallel to the media to effect printing. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181738 | MECHANICAL PAN, TILT AND ZOOM IN A WEBCAM - A system and method for mechanically panning, tilting, and/or zooming a webcam to track a user's face. In one embodiment, such movement is controlled by kernel software in a host to which the webcam sends video data. In this way, a driver in the host kernel handles the face tracking, transparent to the application programs that would access the video. In an alternate embodiment, such movement is controlled by firmware in the webcam itself The video and control signals are sent over the same standard cable, such as a USB bus. In one embodiment, the video is supplied to an instant messaging application. The use of a standard bus (e.g., USB) and the offloading of the face tracking to the webcam and driver allows easy use by the instant messaging application. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181739 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DISPLAYING LIVE VIEW IMAGE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREFOR - The present invention is directed to an information processing apparatus which receives a live view image from an imaging apparatus and displays the live view image by overlaying a predetermined overlay image thereto on a screen and the live view image when various operations regarding shooting processing are performed by the imaging apparatus. The information processing apparatus sets whether to display the overlay image by overlaying it onto the live view image or not for each type of an instruction to the imaging apparatus. When the information processing apparatus receives an instruction in response to a user operation, it detects the type of the instruction. When the overlay image is set to be displayed for the detected type of the instruction, the information processing apparatus displays the overlay image by overlaying it onto the live view image. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181740 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION DEVICE, IMAGING LENS UNIT, AND CAMERA UNIT - An image blur correction device according to the present invention includes an a base ( | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181741 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING AN IMAGE STABILIZING DEVICE FOR AN IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS - The disclosure relates to a test process of an image stabilization system in an image capture apparatus, comprising steps of: submitting the stabilization system to rotation vibratory movements around two distinct rotation axes, measuring characteristics of rotation vibratory movements, and setting the rotation vibratory movements to setpoint position values and, taking into consideration the measured characteristics of the vibratory movements, collecting images from the image capture apparatus submitted to vibration and analyzing the collected images. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181742 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - The present invention relates to an electronic camera which images an object image and records image data. Particularly, the present invention relates to technology to record image data in a good shooting state, such as with little blurring due to hand shaking. The invention has an image pick-up means which continuously images an object, a temporary memory means which temporarily stores a plurality of frames of image data which are continuously imaged by the image pick-up means, a shooting evaluation means which evaluates a good or bad shooting state of the image data imaged by the image pick-up means, a still image selection means which selects the image data with the highest evaluation of the shooting evaluation means among the image data which are stored in the temporary memory means, and an image saving means which saves the image data which is selected by the still image selection means. | 2011-07-28 |
| 20110181743 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device having a housed state in which a plurality of optical members of an imaging optical system is housed and a shooting standby state in which at least a part of the optical members is moved on a subject side includes a stage configured to be movable along a plane orthogonal to an optical axis so as to move an imaging element which obtains a subject image by the shooting optical system in the plane, a plurality of optical member holding frames each of which is configured to hold each of the optical members and a lens holding frame driver configured to drive each of the optical member holding frames, the stage includes an engagement hole facing to the shooting optical system, and one of the optical member holding frames includes an engagement projection which is engageable with the engagement hole. | 2011-07-28 |
