34th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120212583 | Charged Particle Radiation Apparatus, and Method for Displaying Three-Dimensional Information in Charged Particle Radiation Apparatus - Disclosed is a charged particle radiation apparatus capable of capturing a change in a sample due to gaseous atmosphere, light irradiation, heating or the like without exposing the sample to atmosphere. The present invention relates to a sample holder provided with a sample stage that is rotatable around a rotation axis perpendicular to an electron beam irradiation direction, the sample holder being capable of forming an airtight chamber around the sample stage. A sample is allowed to chemically react in any atmosphere, and three-dimensional analysis on the reaction is enabled. A sample liable to change in atmosphere can be three-dimensionally analyzed without exposing the sample to the atmosphere. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212584 | Imagery Axle Turning Method for Stereo Vision and Apparatus Thereof - An imagery axle turning method for stereo vision and an apparatus thereof. The method turns an imagery axle of a stereo vision apparatus to capture images, and constructs a 3D image from the captured 2D images. The imagery axle turning method is realized by rotating the imagery axles of the first lens unit and second lens unit to an angle θ, so as to have different aspect ratios for the first image and second image. Thereby, the 3D image formed from the stereo vision reconstruction steps can achieve a user's expectation of capturing images with an appropriate aspect ratio. This invention also provides specific stereo vision apparatus corresponding to various applications by the imagery axle turning method. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212585 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING METHOD - A stereoscopic imaging device includes: a first image capture device and a second image capture device; a convergence point shifter configured to shift a convergence point; and a controller configured to control, in accordance with a zooming-in operation regarding a subject whose images are taken by the first image capture device and by the second image capture device, the convergence point shifter to shift the convergence point rearward or frontward of the subject, and to control, in accordance with a zooming-out operation regarding the subject whose images are taken by the first image capture device and the second image capture device, the convergence point shifter to shift the convergence point frontward or rearward of the subject. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212586 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONVERGENCE OF STEREOSCOPIC DIGITAL IMAGING - A stereoscopic digital imaging convergence device includes an image receiving module ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120212587 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes first and second polarizers that polarize light from a subject in perpendicular polarization directions. Third and fourth polarizers are alternately disposed in a photodetection plane of an imaging device along a second direction perpendicular to a first direction, along which the first polarizer and the second polarizer are connected to each other, in such a way that the third and fourth polarizers extend in the second direction, and have polarization directions that are parallel to that of the first and second polarizers. An image processor processes image data produced by the imaging device such that image data from light passing through the first and third polarizers are handled as first image data for displaying stereoscopic images and image data from light passing through the second and fourth polarizers are handled as second image data for displaying the stereoscopic images. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212588 | Omnidirectional Image Measuring Instrument - An omnidirectional image measuring instrument comprises a horizontal rotary table, a horizontal rotary driving unit capable of rotating the horizontal rotary table at a constant speed, an EDM device and an image pickup device provided on the horizontal rotary table, and a control device for synchronously controlling a distance measurement by the EDM device and an image pickup by the image pickup device. The control device rotates the horizontal rotary table at every predetermined angle, operates the image pickup device, acquires single images at every predetermined rotational angle over a total circumference, combines the single images, prepares an omnidirectional image, performs scanning with a distance measuring light from the EDM device, carries out the distance measurement at every predetermined rotational angle over the total circumference, calculates a horizontal angle and a vertical angle of a distance measuring point from the omnidirectional image and obtains three-dimensional data of the measuring point. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212589 | PLAYBACK METHODS AND PLAYBACK APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING MULTI-VIEW CONTENT - A playback method for processing a multi-view content includes: detecting a location of each viewer and accordingly generating a detecting result; and driving a display device according to the multi-view content and the detecting result. A playback apparatus for processing a multi-view content includes a detecting circuit and a driving circuit. The detecting circuit is arranged to detect a location of each viewer and accordingly generate a detecting result. The driving circuit is coupled to the detecting circuit, and implemented for driving a display device according to the multi-view content and the detecting result. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212590 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes a system block producing source data from a video signal received from the outside, a display block displaying 2D data or 3D data included in the source data, and a multifunctional block including a single multifunctional chip for integrating a first function, a second function, and a third function and a memory. The first function reflects a depth information on the 2D data based on motion evaluation for extracting an object and converts the 2D data into the 3D data. The second function renders the 3D data in conformity with a driving environment of the display block. The third function up-converts a frame rate of the 2D data based on the motion evaluation. The memory individually stores the 2D data of a predetermined amount for the motion evaluation. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212591 | Image Display Apparatus, Image Processing Device, and Image Processing Method - According to one embodiment, an image display apparatus includes a rearranging module, a scaling module, a display, and a parallax controller. The rearranging module is configured to rearrange a plurality of first parallax image signals in series in accordance with colors of the first parallax image signals to generate a second parallax image signal. The scaling module is configured to scale the second parallax image signal in a horizontal direction to generate a third parallax image signal. The display is configured to display at least a part of the third parallax image signal. The parallax controller is configured to output light emitted from the display to a specific direction. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212592 | ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR DIPVERGENCE AND/OR CONVERGENCE OF A STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PAIR - An adjustment system for use in a stereoscopic imaging system for adjusting the dipvergence and/or convergence of a displayed stereo image pair. A plano-plano window is mounted for tilting in one of the image paths thereby to enable the correction of dipvergence shifts, the adjustment of convergence or both. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212593 | USER WEARABLE VISUAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A visual assistance device wearable by a person. The device includes a camera and a processor. The processor captures multiple image frames from the camera. A candidate image of an object is searched in the image frames. The candidate image may be classified as an image of a particular object or in a particular class of objects and is thereby recognized. The person is notified of an attribute related to the object. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212594 | Object Tracking for Artificial Vision - This invention concerns the tracking of objects in video data for artificial vision; for instance for a bionic eye. More particularly, the invention concerns a vision enhancement apparatus for a vision-impaired user. In other aspects, the invention concerns a method for enhancing vision and software to perform the method. The image processor operates to process video data representing images of a scene. Automatically detect and track a user selected object, such as a face, in the images. And, automatically modify the video data, by reserving a user selected area of the displayed images for displaying the tracked object as a separate video tile within the scene. The separate video tile remains in the selected area despite movement of the camera relative to the scene, or movement of the user relative to the object or the scene. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212595 | Optical Endoluminal Far-Field Microscopic Imaging Catheter - An optical endoluminal far-field microscopic imaging catheter comprises a light generating system, a first light delivery conduit for propagating light generated by the light generating system and a light distributor configured to redirect light propagated by the delivery conduit into a direction of an object to be imaged. A discriminator is configured for capturing light reflected from the object incident on a window of the discriminator from a particular direction and transmitting only the light captured from the particular direction to a second light delivery conduit. A drive mechanism is configured to sweep the window through a plurality of directions in a predictable pattern for matching each light capture event in the window with a direction of the window during the event. An analyzer matches the direction of the window with an associated light capture event and generate a visible image based on a mosaic of the captured light. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212596 | System, Device, and Method for Remote Monitoring and Servicing - An interface device includes a built-in video camera and is configured to send video information from the built-in video camera as well as physiological information to a remote monitoring facility. The interface device may include a camera tilt control for adjusting the position of the video camera. The camera tilt control may be operated manually or electronically. An electronic camera tilt control may be operated remotely from the remote monitoring facility. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212597 | EFFICIENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SCENE IMAGERY AND IRIS IMAGERY USING A SINGLE SENSOR - The present disclosure is directed towards methods and systems for capturing images of an iris and a scene using a single image sensor. An image sensor may capture a view of a scene and a view of an iris in at least one image. An image processing module may apply a level of noise reduction to a first portion of the at least one image to produce an image of the scene. The image processing module may apply a reduced level of noise reduction to a second portion of the at least one image to produce an image of the iris for use in biometric identification. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212598 | PHOTOREFRACTION OCULAR SCREENING DEVICE AND METHODS - A photorefraction ocular screening device for assessing vision and corresponding disorders associated with the human ocular system is provided. More specifically, the present invention provides for a photorefraction ocular screening device employing advanced methods of pupil detection and refractive error analysis. The photorefraction ocular screening device is comprised of an LED arrangement configured with a plurality of irradiation sources serving as visual stimuli, wherein the visual stimuli may be presented in varying illumination patterns to the pupils of an examinee for expanding the range of ocular responses that can be used to determine refractive error. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212599 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging method includes: a preliminary measurement step of imaging an object on a stage with an imaging unit; a determination step of determining the number of images to be captured of the object by analyzing the image data obtained in the preliminary measurement step; and a main measurement step of performing, according to the number of images to be captured determined in the determination step, either first processing for acquiring image data of a single image by imaging the object on the stage, or second processing for acquiring image data of a plurality of images with different focal positions by imaging the object on the stage for a plurality of times while changing the focal position. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212600 | CATADIOPTRIC OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A catadioptric optical system includes a first imaging optical system that includes a catadioptric part that collects a light beam from an object to form an intermediate image of the object, and a second imaging optical system that includes a refractive part that images the intermediate image on an image plane. The first imaging optical system includes a first optical element, a second optical element, and a negative lens in an optical path between the first and second optical elements, and the first and second optical elements are disposed so that reflection parts of the first and second optical element face each other. A power pn of the negative lens, radii of curvature R | 2012-08-23 |
20120212601 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING CRITICAL DIMENSION AND MONITORING FABRICATION UNIFORMITY - A method for measuring critical dimension (CD) includes steps of: scanning at least one area of interest of a die to obtain at least one scanned image; aligning the scanned image to at least one designed layout pattern to identify a plurality of borders within the scanned image; and averaging distances each measured from the border or the plurality of borders of a pattern associated with a specific type of CD corresponding to the designed layout pattern to obtain a value of CD of the die. The value of critical dimensions of dies can be obtained from the scanned image with lower resolution which is obtained by relatively higher scanning speed, so the above-mentioned method can obtain value of CD for every die within entire wafer to monitor the uniformity of the semiconductor manufacturing process within an acceptable inspection time. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212602 | PATTERN DIMENSION MEASUREMENT METHOD AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM MICROSCOPE USED IN SAME - In order to provide a pattern dimension measurement method with a small measured error and excellent reproducibility even though defocus occurs and a charged particle beam microscope used in the same, in a method for applying a charged particle beam to a specimen formed with a pattern to measure a pattern dimension from a signal intensity distribution of signal charged particles from the specimen, edge index positions (X | 2012-08-23 |
20120212603 | Automated Product Profiling Apparatus and Product Slicing System Using the Same - An apparatus for acquiring a profile of a food product for use in subsequent processing of the food product includes a scanning area and one or more product drives for driving a product through the scanning area in a longitudinal direction. First line lasers project one first transverse laser line transversely to the longitudinal direction on the first surface and two first cameras arranged to capture different, overlapping first transverse image portions of the first transverse laser line. A reference laser projects a beam on the first surface that indicates a transverse reference position, and the two first cameras also capture the reference position. A control system uses the transverse reference position to combine the different first transverse image portions captured by the two first cameras to calculate a first profile of the first surface at multiple positions along a length of the first surface as the product is driven through the scanning area. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212604 | LIGHT BOX FOR VISUAL INSPECTION - A light box for visual inspection includes a carrier plate, a light source, a shielding element and a controller. The carrier plate for carrying a sample is light-pervious. The light source is disposed on another side of the carrier plate for providing a light. The shielding element is disposed between the carrier plate and the light source for shielding a portion of the light which defines a light-pervious visual inspection region, wherein the size of the visual inspection region is equal to or less than the sample. The controller is electrically connected with the shielding element for driving the shielding element whereby the controller controls the size of the visual inspection region. The foregoing light box may shield the light of the region outside the sample, thereby preventing the strong light emitted from the light box from harming a user's eyes. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212605 | DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS AND DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD - A defect inspection apparatus includes an imaging apparatus configured to include a lens array configure to include plural lenses arranged in a form of an array, and an imaging device configured to image a compound-eye image that is a collection of ommatidium images of an object approximately formed by the respective plural lenses of the lens array; and a processing apparatus configured to process the compound-eye image obtained from imaging the object by the imaging apparatus, and determine whether there is a defect of the object. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212606 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR DEALING WITH PICTURES FOUND BY LOCATION INFORMATION AND ANGLE INFORMATION - An image processing method includes: determining target location information and target angle information; and utilizing a search module for obtaining selected pictures from a plurality of candidate pictures by referring to location information and angle information of each of the candidate pictures, the target location information, and the target angle information. An image processing apparatus includes a determination module and a search module. The determination module is arranged to determine target location information and target angle information. The search module is coupled to the determination module, and implemented for obtaining selected pictures from a plurality of candidate pictures by referring to location information and angle information of each of the candidate pictures, the target location information, and the target angle information. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212607 | IMAGE MEASURING APPARATUS - An image measuring apparatus includes: an imaging device of a rolling shutter type configured to image a work; a position control system configured to output a focusing position as information representing a position in a direction of a focusing axis by controlling an in-focus position of the imaging device; and a computing device configured to calculate, from image information acquired from the imaging device, contrast information corresponding to the image information, wherein the computing device divides an acquired image into a plurality of regions and corrects the contrast information corresponding to the image information based on a position of and the contrast information corresponding to each of the regions. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212608 | STAR PATTERN RECORDING RECOGNITION METHOD, AND STAR SENSOR APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SPACECRAFT ATTITUDE - The present invention relates to a star pattern recognition method and to a star sensor apparatus for determining spacecraft attitude, and more particularly, to a star pattern recognition method and to a star sensor apparatus using statistical data. According to the present invention, a star pattern recognition method for determining spacecraft attitude is provided, as well as a star sensor apparatus for the method, wherein said method comprises: an observation data acquiring step of acquiring statistical data for a first reference star in images of stars obtained from a star sensor of a spacecraft; and a pattern recognition step of searching the registered plurality of reference stars for one reference star having statistical data closest to the statistical data of the first reference star. The statistical data for the relevant star are statistical indices determined by coordinates on a standard coordinate system of stars in a region-of-interest containing said relevant star. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212609 | REMOTE CONTROLLED STUDIO CAMERA SYSTEM - A system for remotely controlling a camera is disclosed. The system includes five major subsystems; a first subsystem collocated with the camera; a second subsystem which serves as a gateway between the camera and the third subsystem; a third subsystem to remotely monitor the studio and control the camera; a fourth subsystem located at the destination of the video stream; and a fifth subsystem to receive and re-transmit a video control stream. This system allows the camera to be monitored and controlled by one location, while the primary video stream is transmitted to a different location. In some embodiments, the control video stream is a lower bandwidth signal than the primary video stream. Furthermore, the fifth subsystem is capable of receiving and re-transmitting control video streams from a plurality of cameras simultaneously. The second subsystem allows remote access to the first subsystem, based on approved credentials. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212610 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PAN-TILT-ZOOM CONTROL - The present invention provides a method and system for PTZ control. The method comprises: a threshold of a PTZ control mode is preset in a monitor center client, wherein the PTZ control mode includes interlocking and inching; according to the result of comparison between the time for starting the PTZ control and the threshold, the monitor center client sends a command of a PTZ control mode of interlocking or inching to the PTZ. A user presets different thresholds in the monitor center client of a PTZ control system to configure the PTZ control mode, the corresponding PTZ control mode to be used is determined according to behaviors of the user, so that the customized settings of the user are satisfied maximally, and advantages of both interlocking and inching are obtained. In this way, a camera is easy to be positioned in a desired angle, and the efficiency is improved. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212611 | System and Method for Camera Control in a Surveillance System - A method and a system for calibrating a camera in a surveillance system. The method and system use a mathematical rotation between a first coordinate system and a second coordinate system in order to calibrate a camera with a map of an area. In some embodiments, the calibration can be used to control the camera and/or to display a view cone on the map. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212612 | Lane Departure Warning Apparatus and Lane Departure Warning System - There is provided a lane departure warning apparatus capable of preventing false warnings and absence of a warning regarding lane departure which is attributed to special road geometries such as junctions and tollgates. The lane departure warning apparatus for outputting a warning signal upon determining departure of a vehicle from a lane, performing the steps of: when one dividing line in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle is non-detected, estimating a position of the one dividing line based on a position of the other dividing line as a first estimation dividing line; estimating a position of the non-detected one dividing line based on a position of the one dividing line prior to non-detection as a second estimation dividing line; and comparing the first estimation dividing line with the second estimation dividing line to determine lane departure. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212613 | VEHICLE VIRTUAL WINDOW SYSTEM, COMPONENTS AND METHOD - Embodiments of a virtual window system and method include a plurality of camera and display modules mounted to window openings on a heavy vehicle such as an armored military vehicle. The modules communicate with a base unit which provides electrical power to the assemblies. Each module includes a frame which releasably fixes its module to the vehicle window opening. Each module further includes a display monitor, which may be removed from the vehicle for repair or replacement purposes. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212614 | Driver Information Method - A driver information method is provided, wherein an image of the surrounding area is captured by at least one side camera attached to the motor vehicle. The image contains an image capturing area that lies essentially laterally relative to the motor vehicle. A display unit, which is visible to the driver of a motor vehicle, outputs a screen image that contains a reproduction of the image of the surrounding area, the reproduction being graphically processed, if desired, and being preferably in essence photo-realistic. The output of the screen image is only temporary; and an obstructed view situation, in which an obstructed lateral view of the driver is to be assumed, is detected on the basis of distance signals of at least one environment detection system that is not based on a camera. The output of the screen image is automatically started when an obstructed view situation is detected. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212615 | FAR-INFRARED PEDESTRIAN DETECTION DEVICE - A far-infrared pedestrian detection device includes a point-at-infinity detector ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120212616 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, ADJUSTING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL AXIS ADJUSTING SYSTEM FOR IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - Provided is an image capturing device. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212617 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS ON RESTRICTED ROADWAYS - A system and method automatically detect traffic violations on roadways or portions thereof that are restricted for use only by permitted vehicles. The system comprises a controller, a vehicle sensor, and a camera. The vehicle sensor detects vehicle movement on a restricted roadway. Data from the camera and the vehicle sensor are analyzed by the controller to detect a vehicle traveling on the restricted roadway, to gather static vehicle information to determine whether the detected vehicle is permitted to use the restricted roadway, and to determine whether movements of the detected vehicle on the restricted roadway constitute a violation of traffic rules in effect on the roadway. The method captures at least one image of a vehicle on a region of the roadway, detects a vehicle in the region, collects vehicle movement information, and detects a violation of traffic rules in effect using at least the collected vehicle movement information. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212618 | METHOD OF ULTRASONIC BEAMFORMING AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - An ultrasonic beamforming method is provided. The ultrasonic beamforming method includes dividing an input ultrasonic signal into a plurality of regions in an observation space, calculating a weight value for each of the plurality of regions, calculating a pixel weight value for each pixel using the weight value for each region, and calculating a beamforming value using the pixel weight value. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212619 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - Disclosed is an image capturing device which is provided with an irradiation unit, an image capturing unit, and a color representation setting unit, wherein the irradiation unit irradiates a subject with infrared rays having different wavelength intensity distributions, the image capturing unit captures images of the subject by the respective infrared rays having different wavelength distributions which are reflected by the subject, and forms image information indicating the respective images, and the color representation setting unit sets, in the image information, color representation information for representing the respective images, which are indicated by the formed image information, by different plain colors. Also disclosed is an image capturing method characterized by separating infrared rays from a subject into infrared rays having different wavelength intensity distributions, capturing images of the subject by the respective infrared rays having different wavelength intensity distributions, forming image information indicating the respective images, and representing the respective images, which are indicated by the formed image information, by different plain colors. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212620 | Mounting Structure of Infrared Camera and Infrared Camera Provided with the Same - An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure of infrared camera which enables effective transfer of heat generated in an image sensor to a lens unit without increasing the size of the infrared camera. In order to achieve the object, a mounting structure of infrared camera comprising a lens-side mount disposed in a lens unit in which an imaging lenses are disposed; and a camera main body-side mount disposed in a camera main body and geared with the lens-side mount in an attachable and detachable manner, wherein the geared portion between the lens-side mount and the camera main body-side mount has a contact area effective for heat transfer of 36% or more of the total surface area is adopted. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212621 | Back Focus Adjusting System for Infrared Camera and Back Focus Adjusting Method for Infrared Camera - Disclosed is a back focus adjusting system for an infrared camera including a lens unit having a lens group to be mounted on the camera main body. The camera main body includes an infrared detector disposed in a vacuum chamber and has a detecting surface that detects the infrared rays; a memory means that stores a position information on the detecting surface obtained by measuring a position in an optical axis direction of the detecting surface of the infrared detector; and a transmitting means that transmits the position information on the detecting surface to the lens unit. The lens unit includes a receiving means that receives the position information on the detecting surface transmitted from the transmitting means of the camera main body and focal position adjusting means that adjusts a position in the optical axis direction of the lens group. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212622 | MOVING OBJECT IMAGE TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a moving object image tracking apparatus includes two drivers, a camera sensor, a tracking error detector, angle sensors, angular velocity sensors, a first calculator, a second calculator, a corrected tracking error detector, a generator, and a controller. The tracking error detector detects tracking errors as deviation amounts of a moving object from a visual field center from the image data as tracking error detection values. The corrected tracking error detector calculates corrected tracking errors for each period shorter than a sampling period, tracking error detection values being constant, from a velocity vector and a relationship between a visual axis vector and a position vector. The generator generates angular velocity command values required to drive the drivers to track the moving object using the corrected tracking errors. The controller controls the drivers so that differences between the angular velocity command values and angular velocities become zero. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212623 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VISION DEVICE FOR TRACKING TARGET BASED ON MOTION COMMANDS - A system of controlling a vision device based on motion commands may include: a movable body; a vision device driven by being connected to the body and receiving image information; a driving unit driving the body in accordance with a motion command; and a control unit which calculates motion information of the body using the motion command and drives the vision device so as to compensate an influence caused by the motion of the body using the calculated motion information. By using the system, reliable image information may be obtained in a manner such that a vision device included in a subject such as a locomobile robot is controlled to watch a predetermined target even when the subject moves. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212624 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING VIDEO QUALITY - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for evaluating video quality. In the embodiments of the present invention, a method in the prior art that the video quality is determined only according to the number of lost packets and a packet loss rate is modified, and the location of the most important lost packet is determined by analyzing the influence of the lost packet on other packets, and a damage degree or degree of intactness of the video frame is determined according to the most important lost packets, so as to determine the quality of the video frame. The method greatly improves the precision for evaluating the video quality. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212625 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TELEVISION BAND PILOT SENSING - A DTV pilot sensor generates DTV pilot tone detection decisions associated with monitored television band channels without knowledge or estimation of a noise level of the monitored channel. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212626 | TEST MANAGER DEVICE AND TESTING METHOD - The present invention is related to the field of electronic engineering and computing. In particular, the present invention refers to a manager device for tests related to the Brazilian digital TV (DTV) standard in hardware adapted for DTV and a device for tests related to the Brazilian digital TV standard (ISDB-Tb standard) in its interactivity aspects. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212627 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A CALIBRATED PROJECTION - A method and an apparatus for generating a calibrated projection is provided. The method for example includes the following steps:
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20120212628 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CASCADING AND REDISTRIBUTING HDTV SIGNALS - Redistribution of multimedia signals or the like within a service area is performed by identifying one or more pieces of white space in the VHF/UHF spectrum, selecting a carrier frequency for each piece of white space spectrum, parsing the signal into a like number of components and modulating each component over a carrier frequency. The receiving device performs the reverse operation for reconstructing the signal. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212629 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR SELECTING INFORMATION DELIVERY MANNER USING FACIAL RECOGNITION - An apparatus, and an associated method, selects a manner by which to deliver received information at a wireless, or other electronic, device. A facial recognition indication is obtained and analyzed. Responsive to the analysis of the facial recognition indication, selection is made of the manner by which to deliver the information. If the facial recognition indication indicates the recipient to exhibit a serious demeanor, the information is provided in aural form, thereby to permit delivery of the information without requiring the recipient to read, or otherwise view, the information. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212630 | CAMERA BASED INTERACTION AND INSTRUCTION - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for instructing persons using computer based programs and/or remote instructors. One or more video cameras obtain images of the student or other participant. In addition images are analyzed by a computer to determine the locations or motions of one or more points on the student. This location data is fed to computer program which compares the motions to known desired movements, or alternatively provides such movement data to an instructor, typically located remotely, who can aid in analyzing student performance. The invention preferably is used with a substantially life-size display, such as a projection display can provide, in order to make the information displayed a realistic partner or instructor for the student. In addition, other applications are disclosed to sports training, dance, and remote dating. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212631 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A COMBINATION OF MEDIA DATA AND METADATA - A method of providing a combination of video data ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120212632 | APPARATUS - An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: generating a content request comprising a first content parameter; receiving a first content message comprising at least one image frame associated with the first content parameter; determining at least one further content parameter dependent on the content message; generating a content selection message comprising the least one further content parameter; and receiving a further content message, wherein the further content message comprises content generated dependent on the at least one further content parameter. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212633 | Three-Axis Image Stabilization System - An image stabilization system includes an optical assembly configured to receive electromagnetic radiation emitted by a target and produce focused image of the target; a focal plane array, the focal plane array being configured to receive the image and integrate at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation making up the image to produce an electrical representation of the image; sensors configured to provide kinematic data; a control system receiving the kinematic data and estimating jitter-induced motion of the image on the focal plane and outputting a control signal; and piezo-electric actuators configured to receive the control signal and to translate the focal plane along two orthogonal axes and rotate the focal plane about a third orthogonal axis such that jitter-induced motion of the image on the focal plane is reduced. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212634 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD THEREOF - A photographing apparatus includes a detection unit for detecting light exposure error resulting from a difference in a moving characteristic between a mechanical rear curtain and an electronic front curtain using data of some area constituting an image sensor, a signal generating unit for generating a reset signal of the image sensor, and a control unit for controlling to correct a moving characteristic of the electronic front curtain using the detected light exposure error and generate a reset signal of the image sensor according to the corrected moving characteristic. Accordingly, a moving characteristic of an electronic front curtain may be conveniently corrected by a user. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212635 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, CAMERA BODY AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A camera body to which an interchangeable lens is mountable includes a receiving unit operable to receive speed information, a first controller unit operable to select a shooting mode from a moving image shooting mode and a still image shooting mode, a second controller unit capable of setting whether to operate in a silent mode provided for a situation where a drive sound of a drive unit in the interchangeable lens is desired to be at a low level during the moving image shooting mode, a third controller unit operable to generate a control signal for changing light amount which is changed by a diaphragm in the interchangeable lens, at a constant speed based on the speed information, when the moving image shooting mode is selected and the silent mode is not set, and a body transmitting unit operable to transmit the generated control signal to the interchangeable lens. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212636 | IMAGE CAPTURE AND POST-CAPTURE PROCESSING - Image data of a scene is captured. Spectral profile information is obtained for the scene. A database of plural spectral profiles is accessed, each of which maps a material to a corresponding spectral profile reflected therefrom. The spectral profile information for the scene is matched against the database, and materials for objects in the scene are identified by using matches between the spectral profile information for the scene against the database. Metadata which identifies materials for objects in the scene is constructed, and the metadata is embedded with the image data for the scene. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212637 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging apparatus, comprising: a semiconductor chip having a principal face including a pixel region; a protruding portion disposed on the principal face to surround the pixel region; a cover member disposed over the pixel region; and an adhesive material surrounding the pixel region and bonding the cover member and the protruding portion, is provided. The protruding portion has top and first side faces facing the space, a first edge line being formed by this two faces. The adhesive material bonds the top face of the protruding portion and the cover member. The adhesive material has a first face facing the interior space, and the first face extends from the first edge line toward the cover member. Perimeters of the interior space, in planes parallel to the principal face become shorter in a direction from the top face of the protruding portion toward the cover member. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212638 | VISUAL SEGMENTATION OF LAWN GRASS - This invention provides a method for identifying lawn grass comprising capturing an image of the terrain in front of a mower, segmenting the image into neighborhoods, calculating at least two image statistics for each of the neighborhoods, generating a binary representation of each image statistic. The binary representation of each image statistic is generated by comparing the calculated image statistic values to predetermined image statistic values for grass. The method further comprises weighting each of the binary representations of each image statistic, and summing corresponding neighborhoods for all image statistics. A binary threshold is applied to each of the summed neighborhoods to generate a binary map representing grass containing areas and non-grass containing areas. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212639 | Image Sensor - An image sensor includes a sensor matrix including a plurality of sensing elements and a plurality of shutter control lines. Each sensing element includes an electronic shutter and a photo-detector, wherein the electronic shutter controls the exposure time of the photo-detector. Each shutter control line couples to a row or column of the electronic shutters, whereby different rows or columns of the electronic shutters can be independently controlled, and the photo-detectors in the same row or column can have the same exposure time. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212640 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device has an input image acquisition section which acquires a plurality of input images obtained by shooting a subject group from mutually different viewpoints and an output image generation section which generates an output image based on the plurality of input images. The output image generation section eliminates the image of an unnecessary subject within an input image among the plurality of input images by use of another input image among the plurality of input images, and generates, as the output image, an image from which the unnecessary subject has been eliminated. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212641 | IMAGING DEVICE, EDITION DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging device for supporting the user to generate satisfactory synthesized images, not missing photo opportunities. The imaging device generates a plurality of still images continuously and generates a synthesized image from the still images. While the shooting button is pressed to instruct continuous shooting, the imaging device performs a process in which it writes still image data, which is obtained by the continuous shooting, into a recording medium sequentially. After the continuous shooting ends, the imaging device enters a wait state to wait for a new instruction, and then upon receiving an instruction to start generating a synthesized image, it performs a process of generating a synthesized image by using a plurality of pieces of still image data stored in the recording medium. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212642 | ADAPTIVE AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL IMAGES - An apparatus and method for automatically adjusting an exposure for a digital imaging device by (a) receiving a current image frame using an exposure value (EV), (b) computing a current image spatial entropy (ISE) for the current image frame, and (c) whenever the current ISE is greater than a previous ISE, setting the previous ISE equal to the current ISE, increasing the EV, and repeating steps (a) and (b), and (d) whenever the current ISE is less than or equal to the previous ISE, decreasing the EV, receiving the current image frame using the EV, and displaying the current image frame. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212643 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND CAMERA MODULE - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a pixel interpolation unit. The pixel interpolation unit includes a calculating unit that adds, to a first frequency band component, a second frequency band component in a direction in which the amount of change in the sensitivity level value of an acquired color component is determined to be small. The second frequency band component is in a frequency band higher than the first frequency band component. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212644 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprises edge detection unit, on-axis chromatic aberration edge detection unit which detects an edge determined to include chromatic aberration on an axis from the edges, color deviation amount acquisition unit which acquires color deviation amounts on the edges, and correction unit which performs chromatic aberration correction, wherein the on-axis chromatic aberration edge detection unit detects, as the edge which includes the chromatic aberration on the axis, an edge having signals corresponding to at least one color on the edge of the image data, which has a blur amount that is not less than a threshold value, and signals corresponding to at least another color which has a blur amount that is less than the threshold value, and the color deviation amount acquisition unit acquires the color deviation amounts from edges among the edges. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212645 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus determines a correction gain factor at a high rate of speed to synthesize an image. The apparatus includes a long second middle luminance image detecting unit for detecting a pixel having a pixel value in a first middle luminance pixel value region derived from a long second exposure image; a short second middle luminance image detecting unit for detecting a pixel having a pixel value in second middle luminance pixel value region derived from a shorter second exposure image; a correction gain factor calculating unit for designating, as a common pixel, the pixel detected by the long second middle luminance image detecting unit and the pixel detected by the short second middle luminance image detecting unit, each of the pixels at a common position, and for calculating a correction gain factor based on the pixel values of the common pixels. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212646 | Memory Emulation In An Image Capture Device - An image capture device using a memory array that is directly addressed and non-volatile is disclosed. The memory array can be used to replace and emulate multiple memory types such as DRAM, SRAM, non-volatile RAM, a non-volatile memory card, and FLASH memory, for example. The memory array may be randomly accessed. Data stored in the memory array is retained in the absence of electrical power. One or more memory arrays may be used in the image capture device. At least one of the memory arrays may be in the form of a removable memory card. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212647 | PORTABLE PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE - According to an aspect, a portable photographing device includes: an image capturing unit; a projecting unit for projecting an image; and a storing unit for storing an image captured by the image capturing unit. The projecting unit projects any of a first image captured by the image capturing unit, a second image related to the first image, and a third image obtained by synthesizing the first image with the second image as a projection image into a region which is different from an image capturing region of the photographing unit. The storing unit stores the first image in the projection of the projection image or the first image after the projection of the projection image. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212648 | CAMERA SYSTEM - A camera system includes a main body unit having a storage unit configured to store image data outputted from an image pickup device, a display unit configured to display the image data, and an attachment section to which an external unit is detachably attached, and a lens unit having an optical lens and an image pickup device, the lens unit being attachable as the external unit to the attachment section, the image pickup device configured to capture subject light having passed through the optical lens, and to output the subject light as image data, the external unit is provided with a control program to function the main body unit as a master or a slave for the external unit. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212649 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a luminance value calculation unit configured to calculate a luminance average value and a luminance peak value from an image obtained by image-capturing for each of frames formed by dividing one screen, a first calculation unit configured to combine the luminance average value and the luminance peak value obtained for each of the frames, a second calculation unit configured to calculate an average value of composite values equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value among composite values obtained by the first calculation unit, and a setting unit configured to set knee strength based on the average value of the composite values obtained by the second calculation unit. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212650 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL METHOD AND PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL PROGRAM - An electronic device and method of controlling the electronic device in which the electronic device includes a digital camera function. A touchless screen is configured to display an image. A control unit is configured to sense an operation member held over an area of the touchless screen without the operation member touching the touchless screen, and the control unit is further configured to determine at least one of a size or a position of the operation member held over the area of the touchless screen, and to control at least one digital camera operation based on the sensed at least one of size or position. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212651 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD ADN STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an image processing apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire captured images captured by a plurality of image capturing units for capturing an object from different viewpoints; a specifying unit configured to specify a defective image from the plurality of captured images; a determination unit configured to determine a weight for each captured image based on a position of the image capturing unit that has captured the defective image specified by the specifying unit; and a synthesis unit configured to generate a synthesized image by weighting and synthesizing the plurality of captured images based on the weights determined by the determination unit. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212652 | IMAGE SYSTEM AND DENOISING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a denoising method of an image system that detects a brightness variation cycle of ambient light sources, records a brightness variation of at least one noise area within the brightness variation cycle and compensates the brightness variation from current images thereby removing interference from the ambient light sources. There is further provided an image system. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212653 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND CAMERA MODULE - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a color-difference signal correction unit. The color-difference signal correction unit includes a smoothing unit and a color edge extracting unit. The smoothing unit performs smoothing process on a color-difference signal to obtain a smoothed color-difference signal. The color edge extracting unit extracts a color edge component to be added to the smoothed color-difference signal. An edge coring unit which is included in the color edge extracting unit performs a coring process on a difference between the color-difference signal before the smoothing process is performed and the smoothed color-difference signal. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212654 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, FOCUS DETECTION METHOD, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup element | 2012-08-23 |
20120212655 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An imaging apparatus is equipped with: an imaging element having a plurality of photoelectric converting elements, each of which converts image information borne by input light into a pixel signal and outputs the pixel signal; pixel signal combining means, for combining the pixel signals output from each photoelectric converting element of the imaging element into groups of predetermined numbers of signals; and image signal processing means, for generating digital image data from the combined pixel signals. The pixel signal combining means combines the pixel signals such that pixel signals at the central portions of ranges of pixel signals to be combined are weighted to have higher gain than pixel signals at the peripheral portions of the ranges. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212656 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE - The solid-state image sensor of the present invention includes an array of photosensitive cells, an array | 2012-08-23 |
20120212657 | ANALOG ROW BLACK LEVEL CALIBRATION FOR CMOS IMAGE SENSOR - A CMOS image sensor includes an image pixel array, a dark pixel array, data bit liens, reference bit lines, a driver, comparators, and analog-to-digital converter (“ADC”) circuits. The image pixel array generates analog image signals in response to incident light. The dark pixel array generates analog black reference signals for analog black level calibration of the analog image signals. In one embodiment, the data bit lines each coupled to a different column of image pixels of the image pixel array and the reference bit lines each coupled to a different column of black reference pixels within the dark pixel array. The driver is coupled to the reference bit lines to drive an analog black reference signal. The comparators each couple to one of the data bit lines and each coupled to an output of the driver and offset the analog image signals with the analog black reference signals in an analog domain. The ADC circuits each coupled to an output of a comparator. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212658 | CAMERA SYSTEM WITH SIDE BY SIDE IMAGE DISPLAY - A camera system has an imaging optical system, an imaging component, a liquid crystal monitor, an aperture setting component, and an image display controller. The liquid crystal monitor has a first display region and a second display region. The aperture setting component adjusts the aperture in a specific period so that the actual aperture value will be a preset value. The image display controller displays, in the first display region, a reference image acquired by the imaging component under conditions in which the aperture value is the preset value, and displays, in the second display region, a comparative image acquired by the imaging component at a different timing from that of the reference image. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212659 | ILLUMINATION OF AN OBJECT - There is provided an improved solution for illuminating an object by means of an optical component. In use, the optical component is integrated with a hand-held camera unit. The optical component comprises a light-diffusing element. In addition, the optical component may also comprise at least one light source and an end element that directs the light to the object. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212660 | IMAGE CAPTURING LENS ASSEMBLY - This invention provides an image capturing lens assembly in order from an object side to an image side comprising: a first lens group has only one first lens element with a positive refractive power, and a second lens group in order from the object side to the image side comprising: a second lens element with a negative refractive power, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element; while a distance between an imaged object and the image capturing lens assembly changes from far to near, focusing is performed by moving the first lens group along the optical axis and a distance between the first lens group and an image plane changes from near to far. By such arrangement and focusing adjustment method, good image quality is achieved and less power is consumed. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212661 | IMAGING APPARATUS, FOCUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes: a display unit that displays an image photographed by an imaging element; and a focus control unit that performs focus control of inputting information regarding a selected image region of the image displayed on the display unit and setting a subject contained in the selected image region as a focusing target. The focus control unit performs the focus control by determining a driving speed of a focus lens based on information regarding an operation of a user and moving the focus lens at the determined driving speed of the focus lens. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212662 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging device includes a micro lens that collects light from a subject, a light sensing element that generates a signal for performing focusing determination through phase difference detection by sensing subject light collected by the micro lens, a first light blocking unit that performs pupil division by blocking a portion of the subject light, and a second light blocking unit that is disposed between the first light blocking unit and the micro lens, and blocks the portion of the subject light which is incident to the first light blocking unit, wherein an aperture area of the second light blocking unit is smaller than an aperture area of an image generation pixel. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212663 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - There is provided an image capturing apparatus, comprising an image capturing unit configured to acquire video data at a first frame rate or a second frame rate higher than the first frame rate; and a control unit configured to perform control of an aperture and an exposure time within a range in which the exposure time is shorter than or equal to a maximum exposure time that is a reciprocal of a frame rate of the image capturing unit, so that luminance of the image signal acquired by the image capturing unit is at a predetermined level, wherein when the image capturing unit is operating at the first frame rate, the control unit performs the control within a range in which the exposure time is shorter than a first time that is a reciprocal of the first frame rate. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212664 | CAMERA MODULE FACILITATING HEAT DISSIPATION - A camera module includes a printed circuit board (PCB), an image sensor fixed to the PCB, a lens holder fixed to the PCB and covering the image sensor, a lens barrel coupled to the lens holder, and a lens received in the lens barrel. The lens holder includes an inner sensor cover and an outer sensor cover surrounding the inner sensor cover. The image sensor, the inner sensor cover, the lens barrel and the lens define an enclosed space. The inner sensor cover and the outer sensor cover define an intermediate space. The inner sensor cover defines an inner dissipation hole communicating the enclosed space with the intermediate space. The outer sensor cover defines an outer dissipation hole that communicates the intermediate space with the outside of the outer sensor cover. The inner dissipation hole and the outer dissipation hole are misaligned to prevent the ingress of light and dust. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212665 | SIGNAL ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND METHOD AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A receiver comprises a first signal acquisition unit for acquiring a first type of signal block formatted according to a first format, the first signal acquisition unit comprising one or more parameter estimation units for estimating from the received signals one or more signal parameters related to acquisition of the first type of signal block, and wherein where the first type of signal block is interleaved with a second type of signal block formatted according to a second format, one or more parameter estimation units are arranged in operation to conduct signal parameter estimation based upon one or more respective properties of the received second type of signal block prior to continuation of the estimation based upon one or more respective properties of the received first type of signal block. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212666 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FLEXIBLE VIDEO CADENCE - A flexible video cadence detecting apparatus includes a motion detecting unit, a cycle detecting unit, a film detecting unit, and a de-interlacing unit. The motion detecting unit receives a plurality of continuous field images and determines whether or not there is motion in each field image. The motion detecting unit assigns a first or a second value according to whether or not there is motion in the field image, so as to obtain a value stream. The cycle detecting unit receives the value stream and detects whether or not the first or the second value has a cycle, so as to output a cycle determinant. The film detecting unit receives the value stream and the cycle determinant and determines whether or not the field images are a film, to output a cadence pattern. The de-interlacing unit restores the field images into an original film according to the cadence pattern. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212667 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VIDEO FILM WITH MIX MODE - An apparatus for detecting video film with mix mode is provided. The apparatus includes: a field motion detection unit receiving the field motion value of a current field image or a fed back last field image to detect out at least a motion block; an expanding block unit expanding the motion block into an expanded motion block; a delay unit delaying the received current field image by a predetermined time; an AND processing unit performing an AND processing on the current field image and the last expanded motion block to obtain a confirmed motion block; an inverse telecine (IVTC) unit excluding the confirmed motion block to decide an IVTC mode; a deinterlace unit recovering the continuously input current field image into a video image according to the IVTC mode, wherein the motion block is further recovered with weighted inverse IVTC mode according to a motion intensity value. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212668 | BROADCASTING CONTENT - User imaging terminals (such as mobile phones with camera or video functionality) may be used to take images that are used to create an image stream of an event. In one example, a device may receive the images and transmit the images to one or more second users. The device may receive indications, from second devices associated with the second users, of whether the images are approved by the second users for incorporation into an image stream; and perform facial detection of the images to detect faces within the images. The device may generate the image stream, based on the images that are approved by the second users and based on results of the facial detection of the images; and transmit the image stream to one or more display devices. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212669 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPOSITION OF SUBTITLES - Embodiments of the invention include a subtitling format encompassing elements of enhanced syntax and semantic to provide improved animation capabilities. The disclosed elements improve subtitle performance without stressing the available subtitle bitrate. This will become essential for authoring content of high-end HDTV subtitles in pre-recorded format, which can be broadcast or stored on high capacity optical media, e.g. the Blue-ray Disc. Embodiments of the invention include abilities for improved authoring possibilities for the content production to animate subtitles. For subtitles that are separate from AV material, a method includes using one or more superimposed subtitle layers, and displaying only a selected part of the transferred subtitles at a time. Further, colors of a selected part of the displayed subtitles may be modified, e.g. highlighted. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212670 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPOSITION OF SUBTITLES - Embodiments of the invention include a subtitling format encompassing elements of enhanced syntax and semantic to provide improved animation capabilities. The disclosed elements improve subtitle performance without stressing the available subtitle bitrate. This will become essential for authoring content of high-end HDTV subtitles in pre-recorded format, which can be broadcast or stored on high capacity optical media, e.g. the Blue-ray Disc. Embodiments of the invention include abilities for improved authoring possibilities for the content production to animate subtitles. For subtitles that are separate from AV material, a method includes using one or more superimposed subtitle layers, and displaying only a selected part of the transferred subtitles at a time. Further, colors of a selected part of the displayed subtitles may be modified, e.g. highlighted. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212671 | AUDIO-VISUAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO CONTENT PLAYBACK THEREOF - A set top box (STB), which communicates with a display device and a number of audio-visual apparatuses, comprises one or more media processors, a video multiplexer, an audio multiplexer, and a transmitting module. The media processors receive a number of program channels selected by a number of users and identities corresponding to the audio-visual apparatuses, and demodulate the program channels into video streams and corresponding audio streams. The video multiplexer composes the video streams into an integrated video stream and the audio multiplexer composes the audio streams into an integrated audio stream. The STB transmits the integrated video stream and the integrated audio stream to the audio-visual apparatuses. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212672 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SETTINGS OF A DEVICE FOR PLAYBACK OF A CONTENT ITEM - A method for controlling settings of a rendering device ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120212673 | Method and System for Processing Video Data in a Multipixel Memory to Memory Compositor - A method and system for processing video data using multi-pixel scaling in a memory system are provided. The multi-pixel scaling may include reading pixel data for one or more data streams from the memory system into one or more scalers, wherein each of the plurality of data streams includes a plurality of pixels, scaling the pixel via the one or more scalers and outputting the scaled pixels from the one or more scalers. Pixel data may be sequential or parallel. The plurality of scalers may be in parallel, scaling sequential pixel data with independent phase control, or scaling parallel pixel data in substantially equal phase. Pixel data may be transposed, replicated, distributed and aligned prior to reading by scalers, and may be aligned merged and transposed after scaling. Scaling may include interpolation or sub sampling using pixel phase, position, step size and scaler quantities. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212674 | Analog TV Signal Receiving Circuit For Reducing Signal Distortion Using Equalizer Configuring Method - An analog television (TV) signal receiving circuit and method and an associated equalizer coefficient configuration apparatus and method are disclosed for correcting a distortion problem occurred in a reception process of an analog TV signal by configuring an equalizer in the analog TV signal receiving circuit. The analog TV signal receiving TV includes a tuner, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a demodulator. The tuner receives an analog radio-frequency (RF) TV signal to generate an analog frequency down conversion signal. The ADC generates a digital frequency down conversion signal according to the analog frequency down conversion signal. The demodulator includes a front-end circuit for generating a digital demodulated signal according to the digital frequency down conversion signal, and an equalizer for generating a digital receiving signal according to the digital demodulated signal. The equalizer includes a plurality of correction coefficients that are generated according to a predetermined rule. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212675 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING ADJACENT-CHANNEL POWER DEPENDENT AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION DEMODULATION - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for digital television demodulation, comprising using adjacent-channel power dependent automatic gain control (AGC) for the digital television demodulation, wherein an AGC technique takes into account a total power as well as power of adjacent channels to control gain of a gain control amplifier. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212676 | OPTICAL MEMBER, LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE OPTICAL MEMBER - An object of the present invention is to configure a lighting device to discriminate the front and back sides of a substrate at low costs. In the lighting device of the present invention, a diffuser plate | 2012-08-23 |
20120212677 | CHANNEL CONTROL TECHNIQUES - Techniques involving the reception of content are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include a tuning detection module, a channel selection module, and a remote tuning module. The tuning detection module determines a local tuning of a user device. This determination may be made from a leakage signal (e.g., local oscillator (LO) leakage) generated by the user device. Based on the determined local tuning, the channel selection module selects an output channel from a remote digital tuner. The output channel may then be tuned by the remote tuning module for reception by the user device at its local tuning. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212678 | MULTIMEDIA TELEVISION REMOTE CONTROL HAVING A CURSOR CONTROL FUNCTION - A multimedia television remote control having a cursor control function has a button assembly, a microprocessor, a pointing device, a transceiver, a display and a power supply. The pointing device has a trackball or a joystick and an axial coding unit, outputs a set of coordinate signals after sensing a movement of the trackball or joystick operated by users, and output the set of coordinate signals so as to control a television to generate a cursor on the TV screen for operation. Accordingly, the multimedia television remote control addresses a more convenient operation and increases users' willingness to operate the remote control. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212679 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND DISPLAYING FRAME INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON CONTROLLABLE DEVICE BY USING CONTROL DEVICE AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREOF - A system for controlling and displaying frame information displayed on a controllable device by using a control device and an application method are described. The system includes a control device and a controllable device, in which the controllable device displays image information of at least one channel, and the control device in communication with the controllable device displays image information of the channel and channels adjacent to the channel on a touch screen thereof. Moreover, when the control device receives a gesture signal, the controllable device processes the gesture signal and performs a preset function corresponding to the gesture signal. By using the system and the application method thereof, diversified control modes are provided to the user, and the user can remotely control the controllable device through a simple operation. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212680 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE APPLIANCE CONTROL - A controlling device interacts dynamically with a plurality of appliances using state information known to a master appliance. The master appliance conveys to the controlling device the state information and the controlling device uses the state information to dynamically configure itself to command functional operations of one or more of the plurality of appliances. The master appliance also causes a graphical representation of the current configuration of the controlling device to be displayed on a display device that is associated with the master appliance. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212681 | SOUND CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR A DIGITAL AUDIOVISUAL REPRODUCTION SYSTEM - Sound control circuit comprising a game port, installed on a digital audiovisual reproduction system managed by an operating system, characterized in that the game port in the sound control circuit is used to create an access to the configuration of the audiovisual reproduction system and/or additional management functions for the audiovisual reproduction system. | 2012-08-23 |
20120212682 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A backlight unit which is a lighting device is provided with: a diffusion plate; a chassis having rising sections which are provided at the outer periphery of the main flat surface thereof and supporting the diffusion plate; light-emitting modules disposed at the main flat surface and the rising sections of the chassis and applying light to the diffusion plate; and reflecting sheets disposed at the main flat surface and the rising sections of the chassis and reflecting the light, which is emitted from the light-emitting modules, toward the diffusion plate. The reflecting sheets have formed thereon sloped sections for reflecting, toward the diffusion plate, the light emitted from the light-emitting modules disposed at the rising sections. | 2012-08-23 |