49th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110298879 | RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention provides a recording medium capable of inhibiting conspicuousness of scratches attached to the recording medium and preventing the occurrence of density unevenness in an image. The recording medium has a substrate and an ink receiving layer provided on the substrate, wherein substrate is a resin-coated substrate obtained by coating a base material with a resin, and wherein Ra2 is 0.3 μm or more and 2.5 μm or less and Ra1-Ra2 is 2.0 μm or more, where Ra1 is an arithmetic average roughness of a surface of the substrate son the side of the ink receiving layer as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001 and Ra2 is an arithmetic average roughness of the outermost surface of the recording medium as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298880 | PRINTING MEDIUM, PRINTING METHOD, AND PRINTING APPARATUS USING PHOTONIC CRYSTAL CHARACTERISTIC - The present invention provides a printing medium, a printing method, and a printing apparatus using a photonic crystal characteristic. According to the present invention, the printing medium using the photonic crystal characteristic comprises a medium in which a plurality of particles having electric charges are dispersed, wherein the inter-particle distances of the particles are controlled as a result of at least one of electric fields and magnetic fields are applied to the medium, and the inter-particle distances of the particles are fixed as the energy is applied to the medium. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298881 | PRINTING SYSTEM FOR CURED 3D STRUCTURES - A printing system is provided having at least one printhead for printing material to create a printed product, and an object incorporation device that incorporates inorganic semiconductors into the product being printed whilst the at least one printhead prints the product. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298882 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - An optical scanning apparatus includes a housing, light deflector, first optical system and reinforcement member. The housing includes a peripheral wall and a partitioning portion to divide an inner side of the peripheral wall into first and second portion. The partitioning portion includes a first hole to cause the first portion to communicate with the second portion to form an optical path. The light deflector mounted in the first portion has a rotatable polygon mirror to perform deflection scanning of scanning light beams emitted from light sources and a drive unit to drive the rotatable polygon mirror to rotate. The first optical system mounted at least in the first portion causes the scanning light beams reflected from the rotatable polygon mirror to return towards the first hole. The reinforcement member mounted on a surface facing at least the second portion on the partitioning portion reinforces the housing. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298883 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a charger to charge the photoconductor, a multi-beam scanning unit, a development unit, and a transfer unit. The multi-beam scanning unit includes a vertical cavity surface emitting laser as a light source having light emitting elements arrayed in main and sub-scanning directions by setting an interval between light emitting elements adjacently disposed at a center portion of the scanning unit in the sub-scanning direction narrower than an interval between other light emitting elements adjacently disposed at other portions of the scanning unit in the sub-scanning direction, a deflecting element to deflect light emitted from the light emitting elements to scan the surface of photoconductor by an interlace scan, and a light intensity adjustment unit to adjust light intensity of the light emitting elements adjacently disposed at the center portion relative to a light intensity of other light emitting elements adjacently disposed at other portions. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298884 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus capable of reducing density variation that occurs in an output image when the rotational speed of a polygon mirror is changed. A light source emits a light beam for forming an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive drum. The polygon mirror deflects the light beam such that the light beam moves on the photosensitive drum in a predetermined direction. A polygon mirror control circuit controls the polygon mirror such that when the toner image is to be formed at a first magnification, the rotational speed of the polygon mirror is made higher than when the toner image is to be formed at a second magnification that is larger than the first magnification. When the toner image is to be formed at the first magnification, the light beam becomes smaller in light amount than when the toner image is to be formed at the second magnification. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298885 | REMOTE PRESENCE ROBOTIC APPARATUS - A mobile robotic device includes functionality that enables it to support an audio/video conference session. The mobile robotic device includes an upper body section and a lower body section. The upper body section is comprised of one or more microphones and speakers and a display with the speakers being proximate to the display. The lower body section is comprised of a base that can include the audio and video processing electronics, one or more speakers and means for propelling the robotic device in its environment. The range of frequencies played by the speakers in the upper section and the range of frequencies played by the speakers in the lower section are distributed such that the source of the sound appears to come from the upper section proximate to the display. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298886 | Auto Exposure Techniques for Variable Lighting Conditions - Systems, methods, and a computer readable medium for performing auto exposure (AE) techniques that are beneficial in variable lighting conditions—and particularly applicable to handheld and/or mobile videoconferencing applications—are disclosed herein. Handheld and/or mobile videoconferencing applications—unlike their fixed camera counterparts—are often exposed to a wide variety of rapidly changing lighting and scene conditions, and thus face a difficult trade-off between adjusting exposure parameter values too frequently or not frequently enough. In personal electronic devices executing such handheld and/or mobile videoconferencing applications, it may be desirable to: use a small, centered, and center-weighted exposure metering region; set a relatively low brightness target value; and adjust the camera's exposure parameter values according to a distance-dependent convergence speed function. The use of such techniques, in conjunction with a relatively large stability region, may also improve the quality of a video encoder's temporal predictions—and thus video quality—in videoconferencing applications. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298887 | Apparatus Using an Accelerometer to Capture Photographic Images - Methods and apparatuses for operating an electronic device based on an accelerometer to capture photographic images with a camera integrated into the display screen are described. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298888 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - A panoramic image is to be easily generated. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298889 | Administration method of lumber - In an administration method of a lumber, an outer appearance of a lumber is photographed to obtain an image data, and a three-dimensional coordinate model of the lumber is created from the image data. Then, a minimum diameter and a length of the lumber are obtained from the three-dimensional coordinate model to calculate a mass volume of the lumber. Further, an edge surface pattern appearing on an edge surface of the lumber is extracted from the image data. After various processes are applied to the lumber, an edge surface pattern is recorded to create an edge surface pattern data. A history data, in which histories of the various processes are accumulated, and the edge surface pattern data are correlated and recorded, is constructed. Accordingly, when the edge surface pattern is compared with the edge surface pattern data, it is possible to trace the histories of the various processes. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298890 | ADAPTIVE FILTER FOR VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING - An adaptive temporal motion filter for a video decoder system operates in an infinite impulse response (IIR), a max or a bypass mode. The adaptive temporal motion filter includes an adaptive time constant control module and a filter gain module. A gain factor of the filter gain module is varied by the adaptive time constant control module for every pixel in a current composite video signal. The adaptive time constant control module selects a variable gain for the filter gain module based on the motion magnitude, motion polarity and chroma luma status of the pixel. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298891 | COMPOSITE PHASE-SHIFTING ALGORITHM FOR 3-D SHAPE COMPRESSION - A method includes acquiring a 3-D geometry through use of a virtual fringe projection system and storing a representation of the 3-D geometry as a RGB color image on a computer readable storage medium A method for storing a representation of a 3-D image includes storing on a computer readable storage medium a 24-bit color image having a red channel, a green channel, and a blue channel. The red channel includes a representation of a sine fringe image. The green channel includes a representation of a cosine fringe image. The blue channel includes a representation of a stair image or other information for use in phase unwrapping. Alternatively, all channels may include representations of fringe patterns. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298892 | IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH INTEGRATED STEREO IMAGERS - An imaging system may include an integrated stereo imager that includes first and second imager arrays on a single integrated circuit. Image readout circuitry may be located between the first and second imager arrays and a horizontal electronic rolling shutter may be used to read image data out of the arrays. The layout of the arrays and image readout circuitry on the integrated circuit may help to reduce the size of the integrated circuit while maximizing the baseline separation between the arrays. Memory buffer circuitry may be used to convert image data from the arrays into raster-scan compliant image data. The raster-scan compliant image data may be provided to a host system. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298893 | APPARATUS FOR READING SPECTRAL INFORMATION - The apparatus for reading spectral information out of image patterns includes a solid-state image sensor for taking pictures of image patterns, a unit for making one-dimensional images out of lights having reflected at the image patterns, a spectroscope introducing the one-dimensional images into the solid-state image sensor, a shutter unit located in front of the solid-state image sensor, and a synchronizer turning the shutter unit on or off in synchronization with movement of the image patterns, the spectroscope disperses lights having entered thereinto into each of wavelengths, and makes three-dimensional image spectrum which is wavelength dispersive for each of pixels in association with each of locations of the image patterns. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298894 | STEREOSCOPIC FIELD SEQUENTIAL COLOUR DISPLAY CONTROL - The present invention relates to a method, an apparatus, a method and a computer program suitable for controlling a stereoscopic field sequential colour display to provide a first primary colour component image for a user's first eye and a second primary colour component image for the user's second eye, wherein the first and the second primary colour component images are both provided either at least partially overlapping in time or alternately in uninterrupted succession and wherein the primary colour components of the first and second primary colour component images are different from each other. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298895 | 3D VIDEO FORMATS - Several implementations relate to 3D video formats. One or more implementations provide adaptations to MVC and SVC to allow 3D video formats to be used. According to a general aspect, a set of images including video and depth is encoded. The set of images is related according to a particular 3D video format, and are encoded in a manner that exploits redundancy between the set of images. The encoded images are arranged in a bitstream in a particular order, based on the particular 3D video format that relates to the images. The particular order is indicated in the bitstream using signaling information. According to another general aspect, a bitstream is accessed that includes the encoded set of images. The signaling information is also accessed. The set of images is decoded using the signaling information. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298896 | SPECKLE NOISE REDUCTION FOR A COHERENT ILLUMINATION IMAGING SYSTEM - Described are methods and apparatus for reducing speckle noise in images, such as images of objects illuminated by coherent light sources and images of objects illuminated by interferometric fringe patterns. According to one method, an object is illuminated with a structured illumination pattern of coherent radiation projected along a projection axis. An angular orientation of the projection axis is modulated over an angular range during an image acquisition interval. Advantageously, shape features of the structured illumination pattern projected onto the surface of the object remain unchanged during image acquisition and the acquired images exhibit reduced speckle noise. The structured illumination pattern can be a fringe pattern such as an interferometric fringe pattern generated by a 3D metrology system used to determine surface information for the illuminated object. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298897 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D VIRTUAL TRY-ON OF APPAREL ON AN AVATAR - A method and apparatus is provided for 3D virtual try-on of apparel on an avatar. A method of fitting a garment on a person's body online may comprise receiving specifications of a garment, receiving body specifications of one or more fit models, receiving one or more grade rules, receiving one or more fabric specifications, and receiving specifications of a consumer's body. The value of one or more fabric constants may be determined according to the received one or more fabric specifications. One or more virtual garments in graded sizes may be created and stored in a database based on the received garment specifications and fabric constants. Moreover, one or more graded virtual fit models may be created and stored in a database based on the received specifications of the fit model. Each virtual garment may be draped on the related virtual fit model to create a fit-model drape. An avatar is received or created to represent a consumer's body shape. One of the virtual garments may be selected, draped, and displayed to the consumer. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298898 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD ACCOMODATING MULTI-VIEW IMAGING - Provided is a three-dimensional (3D) image generating system and method accommodating multi-view imaging. The 3D image generating system and method may generate corrected depth maps respectively corresponding to color images by merging disparity information associated with a disparity between color images and depth maps generated respectively from depth images. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298899 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Recording of an unnecessary widespread image will be prevented. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298900 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO IMAGE PICK-UP AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - In a stereoscopic video imaging display system, stereoscopic video can be reproduced without adjustment on a display side even with different models of stereoscopic video displaying apparatus. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298901 | METHOD FOR THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION OF A MECHANICAL PART - An automatic method of non-destructive inspection of a mechanical part by comparing images of the surface of the part with reference images recorded in a database, by a digital image acquisition device including an image sensor, a lighting source, and a mechanism for moving the image sensor and the lighting source relative to the mechanical part. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298902 | SHUTTER GLASSES FOR 3D IMAGE DISPLAY, 3D IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a shutter glasses for a 3D image display, a 3D image display system including the same, and a manufacturing method thereof. Shutter glasses for a 3D image display system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention include a left eye shutter and a right eye shutter. At least one of the left eye shutter and the right eye shutter includes a MEMS element controlling an opening and a closing of the at least one of the left eye shutter and the right eye shutter. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298903 | Image Output Apparatus and Image Output Method - According to one embodiment, an image output apparatus is provided. The image output apparatus includes: an image data order-change module configured to input images from a plurality of systems, to change the order of the images, and to output the images continuously; a glasses shutter controller configured to generate a signal synchronized to an output of the images; and a corrected image generation block configured to correct the images such that coloring of successive images approaches each other. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298904 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - The frame-parallax-adjustment-amount generating unit outputs, as first parallax data, parallax data of an image portion protruded most among image portions protruded more than a first reference value from a pair of frame images forming a three-dimensional image. The pixel-parallax-adjustment-amount generating unit outputs, as second parallax data, parallax data of an image portion retracted more than a second reference value from the pair of frame images. The adjusted-image generating unit generates a pair of image output data by moving the entire pair of image input data to the inner side based on the first parallax data and moving an image portion retracted more than the second reference value of the pair of image input data based on the second parallax data to adjust a parallax amount and outputs the pair of image output data. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298905 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME - A display apparatus and a method of driving the same for performing local dimming that is suitable for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image. The display apparatus receives a video signal containing a left-eye image and a right-eye image, processes the video signal, displays a three-dimensional (3D) image on the basis of the processed video signal, emits light to a display unit by local dimming, and controls the light source unit to be driven based on dimming information about at least one of the left-eye image and the right-eye image. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298906 | THREE DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a three dimensional liquid crystal display device ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298907 | Device for Identifying Specific Tire Type - The present invention relates to a device for identifying the type of tire by measuring the size and shape of the tire with a 3D scanner. A tire identification device according to the present invention is connected with a 3D scanner and a user terminal, and includes a tire standard database storing 3D scan data of a plurality of tires and an identification module searching 3D scan data having a pattern that is the same as a pattern of 3D scan data transmitted from the 3D scanner in the tire standard database, and providing the type of tire corresponding to the searched 3D scan data. 3D scan data is one of a data cloud and line profile data represented by a bending shape of a side end of a tire. The tier identification device according to the present invention can promptly identify the type of tire without stopping a conveyer in a tire manufacturing process, and the identification is not interrupted by air vent so that the identification rate can be improved. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298908 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes an endoscope including an imaging part and a controller separated from the endoscope and connected to the endoscope through a signal line. The imaging part includes a plurality of light receiving portions two-dimensionally arranged and a driving part that reads a charge signal stored in each of the light receiving portions. The driving part conducts read scan in which read of the charge signals from the light receiving portions in a main and sub scanning direction. The driving part changes an order of outputting the lines in the image data by conducting the read scan on all lines included in the captured image so as to scan some lines successively with a prescribed number of lines interlaced along the sub scanning direction and scan the other lines successively from an interlaced line with the prescribed number of lines interlaced. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298909 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus detecting a skin area indicating human skin from an image, includes: an irradiating section irradiating an object with first and second wavelength light; a first generating section installed with an image sensor at least having a first light receiving element receiving the first wavelength light and a second light receiving element receiving the second wavelength light and generating a first mosaic image based on a reflected light from the object when the object is irradiated with the first and second wavelength lights incident to the image sensor; a second generating section generating a first image obtained by a first interpolation process and a second image obtained by a second interpolation process, in respective pixels forming the first mosaic image; and a detecting section detecting the skin area on the basis of the first and second images. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298910 | MIRROR DEVICE - Mirror device ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298911 | IMAGING MODULE FOR BIOMETRICS AUTHENTICATION, BIOMETRICS AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS AND PRISM - An imaging module for biometrics authentication comprises: a light source irradiating a living body with light capable of passing through the living body; a prism having an incidence surface including an incidence area for taking in light emerging from the living body, two or more reflecting surfaces for reflecting the light taken in through the incidence area, and an outlet surface for outputting the light reflected by the reflecting surfaces; and a camera module including a lens for focusing the light emerging from the outlet surface of the prism and an image pickup device for converting the light focused thereon by the lens into an electric signal and outputting the electric signal. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298912 | WAVEFRONT SENSING FOR BIOMETRIC IMAGING - Devices and approaches for addressing wavefront corruption in biometric applications. A biometric imaging system may have a laser, a wavefront sensor, and an optical system. The laser may be configured to project a laser spot onto a skin portion of a human face, and the optical system may be configured to collect scattered light from the laser spot and relay the light to the wavefront sensor. The biometric imaging system may also have an adaptive optical element and a controller configured to provide actuation commands to the adaptive optical element based at least in part upon a wavefront distortion measurement output from the wavefront sensor. The optical system may further be configured to relay image light to an image camera of the optical system. The image camera may be an iris camera configured for obtaining iris images suitable for biometric identification. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298913 | PUPIL HIDDEN STATE DETECTING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED CAMERA EMPLOYING THE SAME - Provided is a pupil hidden state detecting apparatus which can detect directly a hidden state of a pupil without detecting a hiding object. The pupil hidden state detecting apparatus | 2011-12-08 |
20110298914 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - A microscope system is constructed by a light guiding optical system | 2011-12-08 |
20110298915 | PATTERN INSPECTING APPARATUS AND PATTERN INSPECTING METHOD - In conventional methods, efficient analyses with respect to detected defects were not given consideration. A detected image is matched against pre-obtained partial images of a normal part and a defect part to determine a defect in the detected image. Then, the partial images and the detected image are synthesized to generate a review image in which the identifiability of the detected image is improved. Thus, the operator is able to readily make a determination with respect to the detected defect. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298916 | SENSOR SYSTEM PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE - A system for imaging an area using a plurality of non-contact measurement optical sensors comprises a plurality of substantially identical sensors that detect the presence of a connected network of like sensors, accept the assignment of the role of a managing sensor or a support sensor and individually image a portion of said area. Each sensor may also individually derive image information from its image. The images or image information from each of the plurality of sensors are delivered to the managing sensor which combines them with its own image or image information and that acts as the exclusive client server for delivering the combined image or combined image information to the client. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298917 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM USED IN THE PROGRAM - According to the present invention, a cut-out size with a predetermined aspect ratio common to a plurality of images acquired from each of a plurality of imaging units is determined based on a minimum size among sizes of possible areas around an initial optical axis center, and an image for output is cut out from each of the plurality of images in the common cut-out size determined by a size determination unit based on the initial optical axis center before each vibration correction of the plurality of imaging units. Alternatively, according to the present invention, a cut-out size with a predetermined aspect ratio common to images from each of a plurality of imaging units is determined based on a minimum value of sizes of possible cut-out areas independent of vibration correction corresponding to the plurality of imaging units, and an image for output is cut out from each of the plurality of imaging units in the common cut-out size determined by the size determination unit based on the initial optical axis center before each vibration correction of the plurality of imaging units. As a result, output images, in which the optical axis center position is maintained before and after the camera shake correction, can be obtained, and stereoscopic vision is possible using the images for output. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298918 | DEPTH ILLUMINATION AND DETECTION OPTICS - A depth image capture device uses a circular polarization structure positioned at the output of an illumination radiation source, such as a diode laser. A linear polarization element receives the collimated illumination radiation and provides polarized radiation to a quarter wave plate. Radiation exits the quarter wave plate as circularly polarized radiation and is provided to a diffractive optical element outputting a pattern to illuminate a target. A detector receives a reflection of the output pattern from the target. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298919 | Apparatus Using an Accelerometer to Determine a Point of View for Capturing Photographic Images - Methods and apparatuses for operating an electronic device based on an accelerometer to capture photographic images with a camera integrated into the display screen are described. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298920 | Removable Storage Cartridge for Harsh Electromagnetic Environment - A removable storage cartridge includes centring pins allowing the guidance of its connection with a receiver chassis while retaining the separation of the electrical grounds and mechanical grounds. The cartridge comprises a housing in which is encased a storage medium, a cartridge connector linked to a connector of the storage medium, and two centring pins. The centring pins allow at one and the same time the guidance of the connection between the cartridge connector and a connector of a receiver chassis for the cartridge, and the electrical connections, insulated from one another, between a mechanical ground of the cartridge and a mechanical ground of the storage medium on the one hand, and between an electrical ground of the cartridge and an electrical ground of the storage medium on the other hand. The device may be applied in the field of the storage of videosurveillance data, notably for on-board videosurveillance. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298921 | ROTATIONAL DRIVING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, AND NETWORK CAMERA SYSTEM - A rotational driving device has a rotation body and a plurality of magnetic rotation drivers so as to rotate the rotation body by generating a magnetic force in a rotation direction. Provided in an area formed between the magnetic rotation drivers are a first magnetic sensor that detects a position of the rotation body in a radial direction; a second magnetic sensor that detects a position of the rotation body in an axial direction; a first electromagnet that controls the position of the rotation body in the radial direction by generating a radial-direction magnetic force; and a second electromagnet that controls the position of the rotation body in the axial direction by generating an axial-direction magnetic force. The rotational driving device is capable of providing a long-term dependability, inhibiting vibration, as well as using space effectively. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298922 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBJECT EXTRACTION - Systems and methods for extracting an image of a physical object constructed of for example bricks are presented. The method and system may detect boundaries and edges of a background using an edge detection operator, perform a perspective transformation calculation to compute a corrected virtual grid that is substantially aligned with the physical object's image, locate a color calibration palette in the digital image and extract color value information for pixels of the color calibration palette, and discern bricks as part of the physical object's image, the discernment being based in part on a determination of the brick's color compared to the color palette and the background color, the discerned bricks forming the extracted image. A computer readable medium may include instructions causing a system to extract an image of a physical object constructed of bricks according to the method. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298923 | MOVING OBJECT IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM, MOVING OBJECT, GROUND STATION APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD - A moving object image capture system | 2011-12-08 |
20110298924 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE LOCATION OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN A VEHICLE BASED ON CAMERA DETECTION - A system for detecting a personal communication device (PCD) in a vehicle having driver and passenger zones is provided. The system includes a camera and a controller. The camera is configured to transmit a first signal indicative of a captured image of an object in the driver zone. The controller is configured to receive the first signal and to receive a status signal indicative of the PCD being in a sleep mode or an active mode. The controller is further configured to receive a motion signal indicative of the PCD being in a stationary mode or a motion mode and to detect that the PCD is in the driver zone if the captured image of the object corresponds to the PCD and if the status signal indicates that the PCD is in the wake up mode or the motion signal indicates that the PCD is in the motion mode. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298925 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes: an electronic circuit unit ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298926 | PARKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD - Provided is a parking assistance apparatus utilizing a fixed target by taking an image thereof, the parking assistance apparatus being capable of recognizing the fixed target with high recognition accuracy while using simple image recognition processing. A mark (M) includes a plurality of illuminators ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298927 | VEHICULAR VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEM - A video mirror system includes an interior electrochromic rearview mirror assembly mountable at an interior portion of a vehicle and a video display screen disposed to the rear of a rear portion of a reflective element. The video display screen emits light when actuated that passes through the transflective mirror reflector of the reflective element to be visible to a driver of the vehicle viewing the front portion of the reflective element. A camera having a field of view rearward of the vehicle is mounted to the rear of the vehicle and, during a reversing maneuver of the vehicle, a video output of the camera is displayed by the video screen so as to assist the driver in reversing the vehicle. The video display screen is operable to display at least one of (i) an instruction, (ii) an icon, (iii) a character, (iv) a symbol and (v) an indicia. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298928 | SIMULATED VIDEO WITH EXTRA VIEWPOINTS AND ENHANCED RESOLUTION FOR TRAFFIC CAMERAS - Simulated high resolution, multi-view video based on video input from low resolution, single-direction cameras is provided. Video received from traffic cameras, security cameras, monitoring cameras, and comparable ones is fused with patches from a database of pre-captured images and/or temporally shifted video to create higher quality video, as well as multiple viewpoints for the same camera. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298929 | VIDEO SYSTEM - Improvements in a video system are presented that uses one or more camera(s) with a display system. The camera and display system operate together to allow a person to view the back or side of their head as they apply makeup or style their hair. The use of multiple cameras allows the person to view their hair, face or profile from different angles without requiring a single camera to be re-positioned or requiring the person to turn their head to view a particular area. The video system can blend the image from multiple cameras to achieve a view that is not from a single camera. The blending or morphing of the image allows the user the ability to obtain a view from nearly any angle without requiring them to move their head or adjust the camera angle. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298930 | Integrated Wireless Location and Surveillance System - An integrated wireless location and surveillance system that provides distinct advantages over video and audio surveillance systems of the prior art is disclosed. The integrated system comprises (i) a surveillance system comprising a plurality of cameras, each covering a respective zone, and (ii) a wireless location system that is capable of providing to the surveillance system, at various points in time, an estimate of the location of a wireless terminal that belongs to a person of interest. The surveillance system intelligently selects the video feed from the appropriate camera, based on the estimated location of the wireless terminal, and delivers the selected video feed to a display. As a person of interest moves from one zone to another, the surveillance system is capable of dynamically updating which video feed is delivered to the display. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298931 | Method and Apparatus for the Correction of a Non-Uniform Sensitivity of Detector Elements in Thermographic Cameras - Method and apparatus for the correction of a non-uniform sensitivity of detector elements in thermographic cameras in which background frames of an internal reference are recorded in shutter phases when the beam path of the thermographic camera is closed, the variations between the background frames of the shutter phases are logged, and an updated background frame is generated and used for the correction of at least one image frame, characterized in that the updated background frame is generated from at least one newly recorded background frame and a background frame to be updated in that the data of every pixel of the newly recorded background frame are multiplied by a first factor and are added to the data of every pixel of the background frame to be updated which are multiplied by a second factor, wherein the first factor is a value between zero and one, and the second factor is the difference between one and the first factor, so that the data of every pixel of the updated background frame are in the form of an accumulated weighted average. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298932 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONCEALED OBJECT DETECTION - A system including an image acquisition subsystem receiving electromagnetic radiation from a body, a spectral decomposition subsystem separating the received electromagnetic radiation into at least a number of predetermined spectral components, each one component from the number of predetermined components corresponding to a response to a non-visible analogue to a visible spectrum representation of the predetermined spectral components, a wavelength of the received electromagnetic radiation being in a non-visible range, and an analysis subsystem receiving the at least the number of predetermined components, identifying at least one region in an image obtained from at least one the number of predetermined components and providing a color image, the color image obtained from the visible spectrum representation of the non-visible analogue; the at least one region of the color image enabling detection of a concealed object. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298933 | DUAL PROCESSING OF RAW IMAGE DATA - Systems, methods, and devices for dual processing of raw image data by main image processing and alternative image processing capabilities of an electronic device are provided. According to an embodiment, alternative image processing may analyze a first copy of a frame of raw image data before a second copy of the frame of raw image data is processed by main image processing. Thereafter, the main image processing may process the second copy of the frame of raw image. The main image processing may be calibrated based at least in part on the analysis of the first copy of the frame of raw image data. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298934 | Method and Apparatus for Human Interface to a Machine Vision System - An apparatus and method are disclosed for setting up a vision system having a camera and a vision processor cooperative with the camera. The apparatus includes a gesture recognizer, a key recognizer, a breakout box having at least two signaling elements, and a setup control unit that is cooperative with the gesture recognizer, the key recognizer, and the breakout box. The combination of using a key and a gesture set as herein described is substantially superior, as compared with known user interfaces for setting up a vision system that has been previously been engineered, in terms of low-cost, convenience, ease-of-use, simplicity, and speed. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298935 | TELEPROMPTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A teleprompter system and method include use of a touch-screen interface positioned intermediate to the user and a camera such that the camera captures the user's image through a transparency of the touch-screen interface. The touch screen interface is coupled to a computer and is operably connected so as to enable user control and manipulation of interactive media content generated by the computer. A video mixing component integrates images captured by the camera with interactive media content generated by the computer, as may be manipulated by the user via the touch-screen interface, to generate a coordinated presentation. The coordinated presentation can be received by one or more remote devices. The remote devices can further interact with at least the interactive media content. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298936 | IMAGE STABILIZATION DEVICE, IMAGE STABILIZATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an image stabilization device including an image capturing unit for capturing an image of a face of a user, a motion detection unit for detecting motion of the face whose image has been captured by the image capturing unit, a motion prediction unit for predicting motion of the face to be detected at a next time point, based on the motion of the face detected in time-series by the motion detection unit, an image data display unit for displaying image data, and a motion correction unit for performing control on the image data display unit to move the image data in a direction of cancelling the motion of the face predicted by the motion prediction unit. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298937 | IMAGE STABILIZATION DEVICE, IMAGE STABILIZATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an image stabilization device including a motion sensor for detecting motion data, an image data display unit for displaying image data, a shake coefficient calculation unit for calculating a shake coefficient indicating intensity of shaking based on time-series motion data detected by the motion sensor, and a motion correction unit for performing control on the image data display unit to move the image data in a direction of cancelling the shaking in a case the shake coefficient calculated by the shake coefficient calculation unit becomes less than a predetermined first threshold. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298938 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AT LEAST ONE AUDIOVISUAL INFORMATION REPRODUCTION DEVICE - Method for remote management of at least one audiovisual information reproduction device comprising a host server connected to each audiovisual information reproduction device, the host server comprising a database containing management information for each audiovisual information reproduction device, wherein the host server also comprises a site manager communicating with the database, and comprising a number of screens, at least one first screen comprising a menu displaying the list of audiovisual information reproduction systems, validating the choice of each audiovisual information reproduction device causing the display of a first series of screens that the operator can use to modify the operating parameters of at least one selected audiovisual information reproduction device and/or a second series of screens that the operator can use to order at least one song for downloading onto the audiovisual information reproduction systems from a chosen list of devices or to delete at least one song, and/or a third series of screens displaying information about the use of an audiovisual information reproduction device. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298939 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL RECOGNITION - A method for generating a signal based on a visual image includes photographing a target object with a digital camera to obtain a target image; receiving the target image into a processor that is in communication with the camera; cross-correlating the target image with a structure having a variety of scales across the target image; and based on cross-correlating the target image, generating a signal for output on a device associated with the camera. A visual recognition system is also disclosed. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298940 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING CAMERA FUNCTION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for operating a camera function in a portable terminal are provided. State information representing at least one of a direction and a rotation state of the portable terminal is obtained, and at least one of a sequence of reading an image from a camera sensor and an appropriate user interface is determined depending on the state information. Thus, the camera function is performed depending on the determined sequence or user interface. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298941 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - The present invention provides a highly flexible shooting environment by letting the user shoot any subject he or she likes. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298942 | VIDEO IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - An image processor detects an on-screen motion of a photographic subject in video image data generated by an image sensor provided in a camera body and outputs a photographic subject motion information. A sensor detects a motion of the camera body and outputs the detected motion as a camera body motion information. A scene decision encoding controller decides an image pickup condition of the video image data based on the photographic subject motion information and the camera body motion information, and performs an encoding amount regulation control suitable for the decided image pickup condition to an image compression processor. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298943 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PIECEWISE GENERATION OF PIXEL CORRECTION VALUES FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - Methods, apparatuses and systems providing pixel correction values for a captured image, where the correction values are determined based on a piecewise-quadratic correction function in a first direction. The parameters for the piecewise-quadratic correction function in the first direction are calculated based on a plurality of piecewise-quadratic correction functions in a second direction. The correction values may be positional gain adjustment values. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298944 | ADAPTIVE LENS SHADING CORRECTION - Systems, methods, and devices for applying lens shading correction to image data captured by an image sensor are provided. In one embodiment, multiple lens shading adaptation functions, each modeled based on the response of a color channel to a reference illuminant, are provided. An image frame from the image data may be analyzed to select a lens shading adaptation function corresponding to a reference illuminant that most closely matches a current illuminant. The selected lens shading function may then be used to adjust a set of lens shading parameters. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298945 | COMPENSATION FOR BLACK LEVEL CHANGES - A technique for applying black level compensation to image data is provided. In one embodiment, an image processing system includes a first image processing pipeline configured to receive frames of image data generated by an image sensor and to alter the frames of image data to compensate for black level shift. The image processing system may also include a feed-forward loop having a second image processing pipeline configured to receive at least one of the frames of image data, to process the at least one frame, and to adjust a black level compensation parameter of the first image processing pipeline. Additional methods, systems, and devices relating to black level compensation are also disclosed. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298946 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus that performs individual optimum image processing on each of a portion of an image illuminated by a light source and a portion of the image shaded from the light source, an image pickup apparatus, an image processing method, and a computer program are provided. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298947 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR FLASH EXPOSURE CONTROL USING PREFLASH STATISTICS - Systems, methods, and devices for obtaining a properly exposed strobe-illuminated image are provided. One method for doing so may include, for example, gathering image capture statistics during a first period when a strobe is not emitting light and during a second period when the strobe emits a preflash. These image capture statistics may include distinct image capture control statistics and luma values associated with the periods. Final image capture control statistics then may be determined based at least in part on the first luma value normalized to the first image capture control statistics and the second luma value normalized to the second image capture control statistics. Thereafter, the final image capture control statistics may be used to capture a properly exposed strobe-illuminated image when the strobe emits a main flash. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298948 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING IMAGE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for acquiring an image in a portable terminal includes a camera processor and an application processor. The camera processor includes a camera sensor and an image storage unit storing an image acquired through the camera sensor, and is driven independently from the application processor. The application processor is driven independently from the camera processor and drives a specific application while the camera processor operates to permit simultaneous processing of an image and another function or functions of the portable terminal. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298949 | LIGHT LEAKAGE COMPENSATING UNIT IMAGE SENSORS, IMAGE SENSOR ARRAYS INCLUDING THE UNIT IMAGE SENSORS, AND METHODS FOR COMPENSATING FOR LIGHT LEAKAGE OF THE IMAGE SENSOR ARRAYS - A light leakage compensating unit image sensor in a back side illumination method includes a photodiode and a storage diode, in which light input to a back side of the unit image sensor is received only by an area forming an electrode of the photodiode, and an area for forming another electrode of the photodiode and an area for forming two electrodes of the storage diode are separated from each other by a well, thereby compensating light leakage. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298950 | IMAGE INPUT APPARATUS, A METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREOF AND A COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus that commences a pre-shooting operation on a first stroke of a release button, executes a shooting operation on a second stroke of the release button, and stores generated image data in a connected storage medium. The image capturing apparatus includes a power supply unit adapted to supply power to the storage medium, and a controller configured to control the power supply unit so that the power supply to the storage medium is started in response to the first stroke of the release button going ON. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298951 | IMAGING APPARATUS - There is provided an imaging apparatus including an optical elements that disperses an incoming light from a subject into a first light composed of wavelength components in a visible light region only, and a second light which does not contain the first light and which is composed of wavelength components in other than visible light region only, a color image pickup device that receives the first light irradiated from the optical element, and a monochrome image pickup device that receives the second light irradiated from the optical element. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298952 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - The image capture device of this invention includes: an optical system for producing a subject image; an imager, which receives the subject image and outputs an image signal representing the subject image; and an image processing section for zooming in on, or out, a given image based on the image signal and in accordance with information about a zoom power specified, to generate a new image signal with the zoom power changed. Until the zoom power specified reaches a predetermined value, the processing section zooms in on the image by interpolating pixels so that degree of sharpness given to the image increases. If a value representing illuminance of the image is a predefined value or more and if the zoom power is the predetermined value or more, the processing section fixes the degree of sharpness given to the image. And if the value representing the illuminance of the image is less than the predefined value and if the zoom power specified is the predetermined value or more, the processing section decreases the degree of sharpness given to the image. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298953 | Image display apparatus, electronic apparatus, image display system, image acquisition method and program - Disclosed herein is an image display apparatus, including: an image display section including a plurality of pixels arrayed therein and each including a display element, the image display section allowing an image pickup section for image pickup to be arranged on the rear face side thereof, the image display section further including a light transmitting part provided in a region thereof corresponding to the image pickup section; and a noise suppression processing unit adapted to carry out, for image information acquired by the image pickup section through the light transmitting part, a reflection noise suppression process for suppressing a reflection component of a display image on the image display section to the picked up image. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298954 | Solid-state image pickup element, method of driving the same, and camera system - Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup element, including a pixel portion in which plural pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element for converting an optical signal into an electrical signal and accumulating therein the resulting electrical signal in accordance with an exposure period of time are disposed in a matrix; and a pixel driving portion adapted to control operations of the pixels in rows so as to carry out an electronic shutter operation and a reading operation of the pixel portion. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298955 | Clock multiplying circuit, solid-state imaging device, and phase-shift circuit - A clock multiplying circuit includes: first and second inverters being ON/OFF-controlled by a positive- or negative-phase signal, respectively, of a first clock signal and including current source and current sync terminals; a capacitive element provided between output ends of the inverters; a current supplying unit increasing, if a frequency of the first clock signal increases, the control current and supplying the control current to the current source terminals of the inverters and outputting, from the current sync terminals of the inverters, a control current the same current amount as that of a control current to the current source terminal; a differential detecting unit receiving input of a potential difference signal between both electrodes of the capacitive element and generating a second clock signal having a phase difference of 90 degrees; and a multiplied-signal generating unit generating a double signal of the first clock signal on the basis of the clock signals. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298956 | LINEAR IMAGE SENSOR IN CMOS TECHNOLOGY - A time-delay-integration image sensor comprises a matrix of pixels organized in rows and columns. Each pixel comprises a first photosensitive element, a storage node and a first transfer element connected between the first photosensitive element and the storage node, Each pixel further comprises a second photosensitive element, a second transfer element connected between the second photosensitive element and the storage node, and a third transfer element connected between the storage node and the second photosensitive element of an adjacent pixel of the column. A control circuit is configured to simultaneously command the first and second transfer elements to on state and the third transfer element to off state, and, in a distinct phase, to simultaneously command the first and third transfer elements to on state and the second transfer element to off state. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298957 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM USING THE METHOD - An image sensor supporting a normal sampling mode and a 1/N sampling mode for transmitting image data detected by a plurality of unit image sensors and stored in a plurality of latch circuits to a data processor using a plurality of transmission lines, wherein N is a natural number greater than 2, the image sensor including a horizontal address generator configured to generate horizontal addresses corresponding to addresses of the plurality of latch circuits, and to generate, based on the horizontal addresses, a first channel selection control signal and a second channel selection control signal of which activation times at least partially overlap. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298958 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device according to one embodiment is a multi-port solid-state imaging device, and includes an imaging region and a plurality of units. The imaging region includes a plurality of pixel columns. The units generate signals based on charges from the imaging region. Each of the units has an output register, a plurality of multiplication registers, and an amplifier. The output register transfers a charge from one or more corresponding pixel columns out of the plurality of pixel columns. The multiplication registers are provided in parallel, and receive the charge from the output register to generate multiplied charges individually. The amplifier generates a signal based on the multiplied charges from the multiplication registers. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298959 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image sensing apparatus capable of reducing degradation of a signal-to-noise ratio property occurring when a driving frequency of an image sensing element is high, depending on a state of an operation mode. An information table is stored in a memory section, which includes information on a timing of a horizontal transfer driving signal for performing charge transfer in the horizontal direction in an image sensing element, information on a timing of a reset gate signal for performing charge sweep per pixel, and information on a timing of a feed-through sample-hold signal for sample-holding a feed-through section of the output signal of the image sensing element which becomes a black reference per pixel, in association with an operation mode of an image sensing apparatus. The information table associated with the set operation mode is selected from the memory section, and the element is driven based on the information table. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298960 | View Projection Matrix Based High Performance Low Latency Display Pipeline - A projection system uses a transformation matrix to transform a projection image p in such a manner so as to compensate for surface irregularities on a projection surface. The transformation matrix makes use of properties of light transport relating a projector to a camera. A display pipeline of user-supplied image modification processing modules are reduced by first representing the processing modules as multiple, individual matrix operations. All the matrix operations are then combined with, i.e., multiplied to, the transformation matrix to create a modified transformation matrix. The created transformation matrix is then used in place of the original transformation matrix to simultaneously achieve both image transformation and any pre and post image processing defined by the image modification processing modules. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298961 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE AND METHOD OF CORRECTING POSITION OF FOCUSING-AREA FRAME - An imaging apparatus includes an optical unit capable of changing a focusing position and converting an image of a subject into an electric signal, an image processing device configured to convert the electric signal from the optical unit into imaging data and acquire reference image data before a shooting is taken, a display device configured to display the imaging data, a control device configured to control the image processing device, and a movement-detecting device connected to the image processing device and the control device and configured to detect movement information representing a variation between the imaging data and the reference image data, about each of the imaging data. The image processing device includes a correcting part configured to correct a focusing-area frame representing a focusing position of the imaging data, based on the detected movement information. The control device is configured to control the image processing device to display the corrected focusing-area frame and the imaging data together on the display device when the imaging data are reproduced. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298962 | IMAGE-DISPLAYING DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL CIRCUIT - An image-displaying device includes a display control section and an index display control section. The display control section is configured to display in a display section an image of a subject based on image data indicative of the image of the subject generated based on output data from an image-capturing section that captures the image of the subject. The index display control section is configured to display in an index display section an index corresponding to a delay between a timing corresponding to image-capture of the subject by the image-capturing section and a timing corresponding to display of the image of the subject by the display section. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298963 | Image pickup apparatus - An image pickup apparatus includes: an optical imaging system; an image pickup device; a defocus quantity calculation circuit for calculating a defocus quantity based on a phase difference between a plurality of signals for focus detection obtained from a plurality of pixels for focus detection that respectively receive a light flux that has passed through a different pupil region of the optical imaging system; a focusing section for driving the optical imaging system so as to achieve an in-focus state in accordance with the calculated defocus quantity; and a thinning-out circuit for thinning out a plurality of signals for focus detection that are not used for calculating the defocus quantity, based on an analysis result of a signal component of an object image. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298964 | IMAGING APPARATUS, REPRODUCTION DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, AND REPRODUCTION DISPLAYING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging optical system, an image pickup device, a photographing position determining device configured to determine a plurality of photographing positions to continuously photograph a subject, and an image data dividing device configured to divide image data obtained by the image pickup device into a plurality of large sections and to divide the image data into a plurality of small sections each being smaller than the large section. The photographing position determining device configured to determine one or more reference positions as the photographing positions based on focused information of the large sections, and when a number of the photographing positions determined based on the large sections is less than a predetermined number, to additionally determine the photographing position based on focused state information of the small sections such that the predetermined number of the determined photographing positions is obtained. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298965 | SCENE-AWARE AUTOMATIC-EXPOSURE CONTROL - A scene-aware auto-exposure control process stabilizes changes in a camera's auto-exposure settings so as to reduce lighting and color flicker during image capture operations. A metric, referred to as the Modified Adjusted Luminance (MAL) metric, is defined to remain relatively constant as long as the lighting of the scene being captured remains relatively constant. Thus, scene changes such as an object moving into, out of, or around in a scene do not significantly affect the MAL metric's value and do not, therefore, trigger an exposure adjustment. Once the MAL metric indicates a scene's lighting is stable, the camera's auto-exposure operation may be suppressed. As long as incoming frames indicate a stable lighting condition (based on the MAL metric), auto-exposure operation may remain suppressed. When incoming frames result in a substantially different MAL over a specified number of frames, auto-exposure operation may be restored. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298966 | Camera having multiple focal lengths | 2011-12-08 |
20110298967 | Controlling Power Levels Of Electronic Devices Through User Interaction - A processor-implemented method, system and computer readable medium for intelligently controlling the power level of an electronic device in a multimedia system based on user intent, is provided. The method includes receiving data relating to a first user interaction with a device in a multimedia system. The method includes determining if the first user interaction corresponds to a user's intent to interact with the device. The method then includes setting a power level for the device based on the first user interaction. The method further includes receiving data relating to a second user interaction with the device. The method then includes altering the power level of the device based on the second user interaction to activate the device for the user. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298968 | SIX-AXIS MOUNT - Provided herein is a lens mount system and related process that allow for performing six-axis active alignment with a single joining step. This system and/or process simplifies the lens attachment in a manner that makes such attachment compatible with high volume manufacturing and/or full automation. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298969 | COVER STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A cover structure of an electronic apparatus is provided. The cover structure comprises a cover and a plate spring. The cover has a pivot having a cam at one end, wherein two ends of the penetrate portions of a case on the electronic apparatus respectively. The plate spring is located inside the case and contacts the cam. When the cover is forced to rotate, the cam drives the cover to rotate and open/close automatically by the elastic force of the plate spring. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298970 | CAMERA BODY, IMAGING UNIT MOUNTED/REMOVED ON/FROM THE CAMERA BODY AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus comprising an imaging unit in which an optical system and an imaging device are provided, a camera body formed with a concave portion on/from which the imaging unit is mounted/removed, the imaging apparatus photographing the subject image by mounting the imaging unit on the camera body, wherein the concave portion includes three walls of a back wall portion, a side wall portion, and an upper wall portion, viewed from the subject side in a direction of an optical axis of the optical system, wherein the apparatus includes a locking member and a locking member to be locked, wherein an unlocking member for unlocking a lock of the camera body and the imaging unit by means of the locking member is disposed in an intersection portion of the side and upper wall portions, and wherein at least three wall portions which compose the concave portion, are opened. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298971 | COMPACT IMAGING DEVICE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an imaging device including a laminated portion of an actuator or actuator support. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298972 | System and process for image rescaling using adaptive interpolation kernel with sharpness and de-ringing control - A digital video rescaling system is provided. The system includes an image data input configured to receive input support pixels y | 2011-12-08 |
20110298973 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - To interpolate a frame between the current frame and a first delayed frame preceding the current frame, an image processing device generates test interpolation data for the first delayed frame from data in point-symmetric positions in the current frame and in a second delayed frame preceding the first delayed frame. Motion vectors pointing from the first delayed frame to the current frame are found by evaluating different test interpolation data against the actual data of the first delayed frame. These motion vectors are converted to pairs of motion vectors pointing from the first delayed frame and the current frame to the interpolated frame, and these pairs of motion vectors are used to generate accurate data for the interpolated frame from the data of the first delayed frame and the current frame. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298974 | Predictive Interpolation of a Video Signal - A method of enhancing picture quality of a video signal is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of generating an interpolated base frame image; receiving a first previously decoded difference picture; receiving a second previously decoded difference picture; generating a combined motion compensated difference surface; and generating a temporally interpolated enhanced picture based upon the interpolated base frame image and the combined motion compensated difference surface. A circuit for enhancing picture quality of a video signal is also disclosed. The circuit comprises a base decoder generating a base image of a standard definition picture; a temporal predictive interpolator coupled to the base decoder and generating an interpolated block; and a summing circuit coupled to the temporal predictive interpolator. The summing circuit preferably adds the interpolated block and a difference block. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298975 | CONTROL CIRCUIT OF DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE INCORPORATING THE SAME - An object is to realize downsizing and cost reduction of a display device by efficiently using a physical region of a memory in a control circuit of the display device. A structure of a video data storage portion of the control circuit is that provided with a video data storage portion for storing video data of an n-th frame (n is a natural number), a video data storage portion for storing video data of an (n+1)th frame, and a video data storage portion for sharing video data of the n-th frame and the (n+1)th frame among received video data. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298976 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING BETWEEN INTERLACED VIDEO AND PROGRESSIVE VIDEO DURING TRANSMISSION VIA A NETWORK - A method for converting video data comprises providing video data in a first format, selecting consecutive pixel data corresponding to a line or fraction of a line of an image, and adapting a maximum length of a data packet to accommodate the selected pixel data. The payload section of a data packet exclusively carries pixel data originating from one single line of the source image. The method further comprises calculating a start address for a memory in a receiver beginning at which address the pixel data is to be written. The start address is added to a header section of the data packet in the transmitter. The data packet is transmitted via a network. In the receiver the pixel data is written to the memory beginning at the start address indicated in the header section. Video data is read from the target memory in accordance with a second format. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298977 | VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE - A video processing device for converting an interlaced signal into a progressive signal includes an OSD mixer which mixes an OSD display, such as a caption or a telop, with the interlaced signal, a cinema detector which detects a pulldown pattern by comparing video images of different fields, a phase comparator which compares a timing of change in the OSD display and a timing of change in a cinema video image based on OSD mixing signals indicating OSD-mixed locations in the OSD mixer and on the pulldown pattern detected in the cinema detector, and an interpolated pixel generator which generates a new pixel between lines of the interlaced signal by an interpolation method based on a detection result in the cinema detector and on a comparison result in the phase comparator. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298978 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-BAND A/V TIMING MEASUREMENT OF SERIAL DIGITAL VIDEO SIGNALS - A system and method for characterizing the relative offset in time between audio and video signals and enables the receiver of the audio and video signals to resynchronize the audio and video signals. Signal characterization data is dynamically captured and encoded into frames of video and audio data that is output by a television origination facility. The signal characterization data is extracted by the receiver and signal characterization data is captured for the received frames. The extracted signal characterization data is compared with the captured signal characterization data to compute the relative offset in time between the video and one or more audio signals for a frame. The receiver may then resynchronize the video and audio signals using the computed relative offset. | 2011-12-08 |