50th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 73 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150358521 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING MOVING OBJECT WITH THE SAME - A photographing apparatus includes: an image pickup section picking up an image of an object to acquire image data; a part judgment section judging a particular part of the object in the image shown based on the image data; a change-in-part judgment section judging change over time of the part of the object judged by the part judgment section; and a control section changing a photographing condition in accordance with a result of the judgment by the change-in-part judgment section, wherein the part judgment section judges a first part of the object in the image and a second part presumed from the first part; and the change-in-part judgment section judges change over time of the second part. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358522 | Stabilization Of Gyro Drift Compensation For Image Capture Device - An image capture system comprises an image capture device driven by a motor to a desired angle. A gyro senses a rate and a system senses an angle of the image capture device relative to a surface. A control removes a gyro bias error estimated by the system in real time for correcting a position of the image capture device. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358523 | VIBRATION ATTENUATING CAMERA MOUNT - A high definition video camera mounting system includes the camera fastened to a camera mount assembly via a central mounting post. The mounting assembly includes a first vibration dampening gasket, a second vibration dampening gasket, a mounting plate sandwiched between the first and second gaskets, and a backing plate disposed behind one of the gaskets. The mounting system allows a camera to capture HD video while mounted to a vehicle or aircraft without experiencing an unacceptable amount of wobble distortion effect. The mounting system can be fastened to an adjustable angle block. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358524 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM, AND EXPOSURE AMOUNT CONTROL METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging module configured to capture an image, and a controller. The controller obtains a luminance of a minimum luminance area or a maximum luminance area in an imaging target area of an image captured by the imaging module and controls an exposure amount in the imaging module on the basis of the luminance. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358525 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTENT PROCESSING - Disclosed are technologies are useful in enabling a smart phone to respond to a user's environment, e.g., so it can serve as an intuitive hearing and seeing device. Some of the detailed arrangements involve using radio base station SDR equipment (e.g., at a cell tower) to perform image recognition operations for phones; forecasting service needs from remote processors delegating a remote execution task to a service provider chosen in a competitive process; using nearby processors, e.g., in an automobile, another phone, or set-top box, for remote execution tasks; phones with separable camera and/or illumination components; phone camera illumination using different colors of light; using search tree methods with image frames captured at different focuses; using a phone's microprojector to aid in object identification; correcting lens aberrations by texture mapping captured imagery onto a corrective polygon surface using a phone GPU; etc. A great variety of other features are also detailed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358526 | CAMERA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for restricting and allowing the initiation of operations on an electronic device according to settings of management control functions on the electronic device. In certain instances, operations may be initiated after the electronic device determines, detects, or receives an authorized event. The initiation of operations on the electronic device may also be prevented after the electronic device determines, detects, or receives an unauthorized event. A user of an electronic device consistent with the invention may set settings that identify whether a remote electronic device or user of a remote electronic device may initiate a camera function. Preferred embodiments of the invention are implemented in part or entirely within the operating system of a smartphone, or a cellphone. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358527 | IMAGING DEVICE, CLIENT DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF CLIENT DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging device that can be connected to a client device through a network includes an imaging optical system | 2015-12-10 |
20150358528 | MOVING MAGNET FOR AUTO-FOCUS - In some embodiments, the actuator module includes an voice coil motor base, a coil rigidly attached to the voice coil motor base, a lens movement mechanism suspended on the voice coil motor base by a suspension means configured to limit relative motion in linear directions orthogonal to an optical axis of the miniature camera, and a plurality of magnets rigidly mounted to the lens movement mechanism. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358529 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A first image generating unit configured to generate a first image having a predetermined depth of field from each of a plurality of light-field data each of which a focus state is changeable; a searching unit configured to search the light-field data that includes a predetermined object by analyzing the first image generated by the first image generating unit; and a second image generating unit configured to generate a second image that has a shallower depth of field than the first image and focused on the predetermined object, based on the light-field data detected by the searching unit are included. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358530 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, FOCUS ADJUSTMENT METHOD, PROGRAM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - To achieve focusing suitable for a perspective-conflict object in AF control using a phase difference detection method, a focus adjustment apparatus detects a defocus amount of an image pickup optical system based on plural image signals generated from an exit pupil of the system, sets plural areas including a predetermined area used for focus adjustment of the system as areas of the plural image signals used for detecting the defocus amount, generates a focus adjustment signal for performing the focus adjustment based on the defocus amount detected in the predetermined area, and determines whether a perspective conflict occurs in the predetermined area according to the defocus amount detected in each set area. If the perspective conflict occurs in the predetermined area, the area used for the focus adjustment is changed from the predetermined area to any of other set areas, according to the defocus amount detected from each area. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358531 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE ACQUISITION - The present invention discloses an apparatus and a method for image acquisition. The apparatus includes: a main lens, a micro lens array, an image sensor, and a focal length control unit; the main lens, the micro lens array, and the image sensor are successively disposed alternately, and the image sensor is configured to: sense an optical signal that is transmitted from the main lens and the micro lens array, and convert the optical signal into an electrical signal; and the focal length control unit is configured to control a focal length of the main lens, a focal length of a micro lens in the micro lens array, or focal lengths of the main lens and the micro lens. The apparatus and the method for image acquisition according to embodiments of the present invention can implement switching between the two light field camera modes, thereby improving user experience. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358532 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - There is provided a display control apparatus including: a display control unit configured to cause a display apparatus to display a live preview image generated based on image data obtained through an image sensor, and one or more processed images generated using respective image processing conditions based on one of the image data which has been obtained at some time point; and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a predetermined user operation has been recognized. If it is determined that the predetermined user operation has been recognized, the display control unit updates the one or more processed images to be displayed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358533 | CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - In a first disposing step, a plurality of imaging elements are disposed in positions which are different in an optical axis direction. Then an object is imaged using the plurality of imaging elements while moving the object in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis using a movable stage, so as to acquire a plurality of image data of which focal positions with respect to the object in the optical axis direction are different (pre-imaging). An in-focus position with respect to the object is determined based on the plurality of image data acquired in the pre-imaging. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358534 | Forensic Signature - A series of images of an object are captured using illumination sources. The series of images correspond to different relative orientations of the object and the illumination sources. A forensic signature for the object is generated using one or more of the series of images. The forensic signature is unique to the object. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358535 | AUTOMATIC FACE AND SKIN BEAUTIFICATION USING FACE DETECTION - Sub-regions within a face image are identified to be enhanced by applying a localized smoothing kernel to luminance data corresponding to the sub-regions of the face image. An enhanced face image is generated including an enhanced version of the face that includes certain original pixels in combination with pixels corresponding to the one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358536 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING IMAGE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for capturing an image in a portable terminal. Upon receiving an image for preview and an image for capture simultaneously by a camera module, the controller simultaneously outputs the image for the preview and the image for the capture to a main controller during a simultaneous output mode. The received image for the preview is displayed and stored for a predetermined time period for a subsequent retrieval, so that when a capture key is pressed to capture a target object, the stored image corresponding to a time point at which the capture key is activated is retrieved and stored. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358537 | ADAPTIVE CAMERA SETTING MODIFICATION BASED ON ANALYTICS DATA - The quality at which camera data (e.g., images, video, and/or audio captured by a camera device) is transmitted and/or stored may be adjusted based on the application of analytic techniques. For example, a camera processing device may receive camera data and receive information relating to conditions external to the capturing of the camera data. The camera processing device may control the resolution associated with the camera data based on the information relating to the conditions. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358538 | Omnidirectional User Configurable Multi-Camera Housing - An omnidirectional user configurable multi-camera housing includes a top plate including one or more electronic circuit boards thereon; a track plate secured to the top plate by a plurality of first fasteners, wherein the track plate is rotationally movable with respect to the top plate via a respective curve-shaped opening that accommodates movement of a respective first fastener within the respective curve-shaped opening; a plurality of camera assemblies secured to the track plate by a plurality of magnetic devices, each of the camera assemblies including a camera and a bracket, movably installed on the track, wherein each of the camera is rotatable on a respective bracket in a plane perpendicular to the track plate, and wherein each of the bracket are rotatable in a plane including the track plate; and a transparent cover for covering the plurality of camera assemblies installed on the track plate. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358539 | Mobile Virtual Reality Camera, Method, And System - In one embodiment, a virtual reality camera comprises a left wide-angle lens in communication with a left digital image sensor, a right wide-angle lens in communication with a right digital image sensor, a storage device, a processor, and a memory. An image processing engine executes on the processor and is configured to process images captured by the left digital image sensor and the right digital image sensor to create a pannable stereoscopic view. In certain embodiments, the image processing engine may be further configured to de-warp the left image and the right image to create a panoramic left image and a panoramic right image, set an initial fixation point for the panoramic left image and the panoramic right image, and generate a left perspective view and a right perspective view from the panoramic left image and the panoramic right image to create the pannable stereoscopic view. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358540 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A SURROUND-VIEW IMAGE OF THE SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE, METHOD FOR PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE DRIVER-ASSISTANCE FUNCTION FOR A VEHICLE, SURROUND-VIEW SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A method for generating a surround-view image of a vehicle 's surroundings, having a first vehicle camera for photographing a first partial area of the surroundings and at least one second vehicle camera for photographing a second partial area of the surroundings differing at least in part from the first partial area, including illuminating the surroundings with at least two illumination devices. Using at least one first illumination device, the first partial area of the surroundings is illuminated by electromagnetic radiation in the visible and/or infrared wavelength range. Using at least one second illumination device, the second partial area of the surroundings is illuminated by electromagnetic radiation at least in the infrared wavelength range. The method also includes reading in camera image data, so as by combining the image data, to generate the surround-view image of the surroundings, the image data representing photos of partial areas of the illuminated surroundings. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358541 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND MANIPULATION METHOD FOR TRIGGERING DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS WITH A MANIPULATION INPUT - A portable device and a manipulation method are disclosed. The portable device includes a camera unit, a first sensor and a control module. The camera unit has a plurality of functional modes. The functional modes include a photo-capturing mode and a video-recording mode. The first sensor is disposed on the portable device and configured for sensing a manipulation input. The manipulation input has a manipulation pattern and duration information of the manipulation pattern. The control module is coupled with the camera unit and the first sensor. The control module is configured for selecting one of the functional modes corresponding to the manipulation pattern and the duration information sensed by the first sensor, and triggering the camera unit into the selected functional mode. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358542 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR FOCUS BRACKETING - An image processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit and an arranging unit. The obtaining unit obtains a first image, a second image, and a third image. The first image is an image captured with the focus set at a first distance. The second image is an image captured with the focus set at a second distance different from the first distance. The third image is an image captured using an f-number larger than an f-number used in capturing of the first image and the second image. The arranging unit arranges at least a part of the first image and at least a part of the second image at a position based on the third image. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358543 | MODULAR MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM - A motion capture apparatus includes a base unit and a motion capture accessory such as a finger IMU assembly and/or a joystick. The base unit includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU), a microprocessor in data communication with the IMU, and a plurality of IMU connectors connected to the microprocessor. The base unit further includes a communications module adapted for wired communications, a transceiver for wireless communications, and an accessory connector receptacle for mechanical connection of the motion capture accessory. The finger IMU assembly includes a housing base and a housing cap, an IMU in a void formed between the base and cap, and a flexible cable assembly electrically connected to the IMU in the finger housing assembly. The cable assembly slidably engages the housing base and includes a connector plug adapted for connection to any one of the plurality of IMU connectors on the base unit. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358544 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine an optical transfer function based on shooting condition information, an acquisition unit configured to acquire shake information, a control unit configured to select a method of image restoration based on the optical transfer function and the shake information, and an image restoration unit configured to perform the image restoration based on the selected method of the image restoration. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358545 | IMAGE-SHAKE CORRECTION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an image-shake correction apparatus, if distortion is generated such that a screen peripheral portion of an image pickup screen of an image pickup element is reduced as compared with a screen center portion of the image pickup screen and if distortion is generated such that the screen center portion is reduced as compared with the screen peripheral portion, image-shake correction effect in the screen center portion is higher than image-shake correction effect in the screen peripheral portion. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358546 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND MEDIUM FOR COMPOSITING STILL PICTURES - An image processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a blur of an image-capturing apparatus, a change in a subject brightness, or a change in a color of a subject, an image-capturing control unit configured to perform control so that the image-capturing apparatus performs image-capturing a plurality of times in accordance with a single image-capturing command, a composite unit configured to composite a plurality of images captured in accordance with the single image-capturing command, and a control unit configured such that when the control unit obtains information indicating that a predetermined blur, a change in a predetermined subject brightness, or a change in a color of a predetermined subject is detected based on a detection result, the control unit controls the composite unit so as to generate a composition image made by compositing a plurality of images captured before the detection. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358547 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes an imaging unit which outputs an imaging result as a time-series image and an image correction unit, to which the time-series image outputted from the imaging unit is inputted as an input image, for correcting image fluctuation in the input image. The image correction unit includes a temporally-smoothed image generation section which generates a temporally-smoothed image by smoothing time-series input images, a similarity determination section which sets a local area for the temporally-smoothed image and determines similarities between the local area and partial areas of the time-series input images; and a corrected image generation section which selects a partial area having the highest similarity to the local area, and generates a corrected image based on the selected partial area. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358548 | OPTICAL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An optical device that is capable of reducing eccentric aberration while reducing image blur. A first shake correction unit corrects image blur optically based on a shake amount that is detected by a shake detection unit. A second shake correction unit corrects image blur optically based on a shake amount that is detected by the shake detection unit. The second shake correction unit has a different image blur correction effect from the first shake correction unit. The optical device has a mode in which shake correction is performed using the first shake correction unit without using the second shake correction unit. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358549 | IMAGE CAPTURING PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT IN PREVIEW MODE - A method, which is performed by an electronic device, for adjusting at least one image capturing parameter in a preview mode is disclosed. The method may include capturing a preview image of a scene including at least one text object based on a set of image capturing parameters. The method may also identify a plurality of text regions in the preview image. From the plurality of text regions, a target focus region may be selected. Based on the target focus region, the at least one image capturing parameter may be adjusted. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358550 | SINGLE ACTION PHOTO AND VIDEO MESSAGING - A computer-implemented method for single-action photo and video messaging includes simultaneously displaying both a live feed representing visual data captured by a video recording device and a plurality of contact icons, each contact icon associated with one or more destinations to which media data can be sent. A single action is received from a user selecting one of the plurality of the displayed contact icons. In response to the user's single action and not based on any subsequent input from the user, the following steps are carried out automatically: capturing visual data from the video recording device, and sending, to the one or more destinations associated with the selected contact icon, the captured visual data. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358551 | Image Capture Device Having Tilt And/Or Perspective Correction - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed to correct for tilt and/or perspective distortion in image capture devices. In some embodiments, the method may include reading an orientation measurement associated with a relative position of an image capture device with respect to an object, determining if the orientation measurement is less than a threshold, and in the event that the orientation measurement is less than the threshold, correcting an image obtained by the image capture device. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include an image sensor, a memory coupled to the image sensor, an orientation measurement device coupled to the image sensor, and a distance measurement device coupled to the image sensor, where the image data may be stored in the memory along with a measurement from the accelerometer and along with a measurement from the distance measurement device. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358552 | IMAGE COMBINING APPARATUS, IMAGE COMBINING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE COMBINING METHOD - First, images are captured with three exposure levels, and pixel levels of a low exposure image and an intermediate exposure image are amplified to be matched to those of a high exposure image. Next, a brightness combining ratio for each image is calculated based on the low exposure image that has been matched in brightness. Then, images having brightness combining ratios that are not 0% in a region of interest are selected, and only the selected images are used to generate a combined image in the region of interest, and the low exposure image is used as a substitute, for example, in a region other than the region of interest. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358553 | DISPLAY HUB FOR CLASSROOMS - An audio and video control device is disclosed. In some embodiments, the audio and video control device may include one or more of a first Wi-Fi transceiver; a second Wi-Fi transceiver; a Bluetooth® transceiver; a microphone input; an HDMI input; a video output; an audio output; an IR output; an Ethernet connection; a paging input; and/or a controller. The controller may be configured to receive a video signal from at least one of the first Wi-Fi transceiver, the second Wi-Fi transceiver, and the HDMI input; output at least a portion of the video signal through the video output; output at least a portion of an audio portion of the video signal through the audio output; receive audio data from the microphone input; and/or output the audio data through the audio output. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358554 | Proactively Selecting a Multisource Video Presentation Mode of Operation - A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for polling a display device for a video source status and proactively generating a prompt to allow a user to proactively select a multisource video presentation mode of operation when more than one video source is detected. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358555 | Video display device with strobe effect - A video display device comprises an arrangement of light sources for displaying video content. Further, the video display device comprises a controller that is configured to control the light sources to display the video content. Further, the controller is configured to control the light sources according to strobe control information to perform a strobe effect by periodically switching the light sources between a first state and a second state, e.g., between a state of low brightness and a state of high brightness. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358556 | Systems and Methods for Illumination and Observation - An aerial surveillance and reconnaissance system includes a gimbal-stabilized ISR imaging sensor with 0.8-1.2 microradian optical resolution, using pulsed ultraviolet laser (0.330-0.380 micrometer wavelength) radiation to illuminate the observed target, and a narrow-band-pass filter at the focal plane detector to remove light at frequencies other than the illuminating frequency. Preferred sensors can be operated in a snapshot mode using intermittent illuminating pulses, with timing of the pulses selected for minimum detectability based on observations made with a lower-resolution sensor, or in a video-mode with illuminating pulses selected to generate full-motion video at operator-selectable frame rates. Some sensor embodiments may further combine the UV system described above with conventional daylight optical and sensor systems, though alternative arrangements could also include an IR sensor as well (either using a common aperture with the UV system or with a separate set of light-gathering optics). | 2015-12-10 |
20150358557 | THERMAL RECOGNITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various techniques are disclosed for providing object recognition using thermal imaging. Unique thermal features of an object such as a human face can be detected using a thermal imaging module. The thermal imaging module may be included in an authentication system that performs authentication operations for users of a secure system based on the detected thermal features. The thermal features may include a thermal map of a user's face. An object recognition system such as an authentication system may include a non-thermal imaging module that captures non-thermal images of the object. The object recognition system may recognize objects using thermal images and non-thermal images in separate object recognition operations or by combining the thermal and non-thermal images and performing object recognition operations using the combined image. A thermal imaging authentication system may help eliminate user passwords on phones, tablets, computers and/or other secure access systems. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358558 | WAFER LEVEL PACKAGING OF REDUCED-HEIGHT INFRARED DETECTORS - Systems and methods may be provided for generating reduced-height circuit packages such as infrared detector packages. An alignment and dicing system may include an infrared camera that captures images of alignment marks of a wafer assembly through a lid wafer of the wafer assembly, a light source that illuminates the alignment marks through the lid wafer, and dicing equipment that dices the wafer assembly based on infrared images captured using the infrared camera. The light source may illuminate the alignment marks through the lid wafer by providing light such as infrared light to the wafer assembly through optics of the infrared camera. The infrared camera may capture images of alignment marks formed on a detector wafer of the wafer assembly or on an interior or lower surface of the lid wafer through the lid wafer. The dicing equipment may be aligned with the wafer assembly based on the captured images. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358559 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MATCHING THERMAL IMAGES - This invention provides a device and method for matching thermal images, which relates to infrared detection. The conventional thermal imaging device is excessively dependent on subjective experience of users to photograph a thermal image of a photographed body during photographing, causing omissions and failing to ensure the quality of the photographed thermal image. In the invention, if there is a specified body thermal image in the photographed infrared thermal image may be detected, and when the specified body thermal image is detected, the identification is displayed, thus to inform the users. Thereby, the technical requirements for the users are reduced, the photographing quality and speed is improved, and the working strength is reduced. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358560 | COMPACT MULTI-SPECTRUM IMAGING WITH FUSION - Techniques using small form factor infrared imaging modules are disclosed. An imaging system may include visible spectrum imaging modules, infrared imaging modules, illumination modules, and other modules to interface with a user and/or a monitoring system. Visible spectrum imaging modules and infrared imaging modules may be positioned in proximity to a scene that will be monitored while visible spectrum-only images of the scene are either not available or less desirable than infrared images of the scene. Imaging modules may be configured to capture images of the scene at different times. Image analytics and processing may be used to generate combined images with infrared imaging features and increased detail and contrast. Selectable aspects of non-uniformity correction processing, true color processing, and high contrast processing, may be performed on the captured images. Control signals based on the combined images may be presented to a user and/or a monitoring system. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358561 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF A DYNAMIC RANGE ZONE IMAGE - Optimization of image acquisition relative resource usage, particularly power, is accomplished by use of a beehive algorithm, inspired by observation of the way that bees communicate foraging information by a dance. Analysis of relative gain associated with captured pixels facilitates isolation of one or more areas of particular interest for focusing one or more subsequent image capture operations. Selective enablement of picture acquisition elements targeting each isolated area facilitates obtaining images containing needed or useful information while minimizing resource use. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358562 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, pixels each in which first and second photoelectric conversion units each of which accumulate charges obtained by photoelectric conversion are arranged to be adjacent in a certain direction are arranged in a row direction and a column direction in a form of a matrix, micro lenses each of which is shared by the first and second photoelectric conversion units, and a read timing is controlled such that a read order of the first photoelectric conversion units and the second photoelectric conversion units in first and second lines of a same color is changed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358563 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a relation between an aperture value and a shutter speed for image restoration, a control unit configured to set the aperture value and the shutter speed based on a shooting condition and the relation stored in the storage unit, and an image pickup unit configured to photoelectrically convert an optical image formed via an image pickup optical system with the set aperture value and shutter speed to output an image, and the image restoration is processing to reduce a deterioration of the image caused by an aberration of the image pickup optical system. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358564 | Image Capture Apparatus - Disclosed herein is an image capture apparatus. The image capture apparatus includes an image sensor, a cooler placed at one side of the image sensor and cooling the image sensor, and a moving device placed at one side of the cooler and moving the image sensor and the cooler. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358565 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING SENSOR, RANGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging sensor provided with a plurality of pixels which convert an object image formed by an imaging optical system into an electrical signal, at least a part of the pixels being ranging pixels in which a first and a second photoelectric conversion unit are provided in alignment in a first direction, and in more than half of the ranging pixels in one of peripheral region of the solid-state sensor, the capacitance of the first photoelectric conversion unit being greater than the capacitance of the second photoelectric conversion unit; and in more than half of the ranging pixels in the other of peripheral region of the solid-state sensor, the capacitance of the second photoelectric conversion unit being greater than the capacitance of the first photoelectric conversion unit. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358566 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus including a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions for each of a plurality of microlenses, the image capturing apparatus comprising: a readout unit configured to be driven using a first driving method in which a signal is read out from part of the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions, and a second driving method in which a signal is read out from a greater number of the photoelectric conversion portions than in the first driving method; and a supply unit configured to, in a case where a signal is read out using the first driving method, supply an amperage that is smaller than that in a case where a signal is read out using the second driving method, to the readout unit. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358567 | SENSORS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE CAPTURE OF SCENES AND EVENTS IN SPACE AND TIME - Various embodiments comprise apparatuses and methods including a light sensor. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes an image sensing array region, a first photosensor having a light-sensitive region outside of the image sensing array region, and control circuitry. The control circuitry is arranged in a first mode to read out image data from the image sensing array region, where the data provide information indicative of an image incident on the image sensing array region of the integrated circuit. The control circuitry is arranged in a second mode to read out a signal from the first photosensor indicative of intensity of light incident on the light-sensitive region of the first photosensor. Electrical power consumed by the integrated circuit during the second mode is at least ten times lower than electrical power consumed by the integrated circuit during the first mode. Additional methods and apparatuses are described. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358568 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device, with (a) a pixel array unit including two-dimensionally arranged pixels each including (i) a photoelectric conversion element, (ii) a select transistor configured to perform pixel selection, and (iii) a charge discharging transistor configured to selectively discharge the charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion element; and (b) driving circuitry operable to drive reading of output signals from the pixels of the pixel array unit, for each pixel the driving circuitry driving the charge discharging transistor using a select transistor driving signal | 2015-12-10 |
20150358569 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a pixel that includes a photoelectric conversion unit accumulating charges obtained by photoelectric conversion, the photoelectric conversion unit being disposed in a semiconductor substrate, a photo gate that controls potential of the photoelectric conversion unit from a plane opposite to a light incident plane of the photoelectric conversion unit, a voltage converting unit that converts signal charges read from the photoelectric conversion unit into a voltage, and a conversion capacity control unit that controls a conversion capacity of the voltage converting unit. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358570 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING PLURALITY OF UNIT PIXEL AREAS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus which is capable of calculating light amount changing characteristics of an object with high accuracy and enlarging a dynamic range during photometric measurement. An image pickup device of the image pickup apparatus has a plurality of unit pixel areas arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, and a first pixel and a second pixel are included in each of the unit pixel areas. When a flicker detection mode in which an image signal for use in calculating the light amount changing characteristics of the object is obtained is selected, a first accumulation period and a second accumulation period for the first pixels and the second pixels, respectively, are set such that a first barycentric position which is a barycentric position of the first accumulation period and a second barycentric position which is a barycentric position of the second accumulation period correspond to each other. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358571 | ADVANCED REGION OF INTEREST FUNCTION FOR IMAGE SENSORS - The present invention relates to reading-out sensor array pixels. In particular, the present invention provides an approach according to which only a region of interest is may be read out from the sensor array, thus leading to substantial time savings. In order to achieve this, a circuitry for configuring a region of interest for the sensor array is provided as well as a reading-out circuitry for reading-out pixels belonging to the region of interest. In addition, the corresponding methods for programming the region of interest and for reading-out the region of interest are provided. The circuitry for programming and/or reading-out the region of interest includes per pixel provided storage elements for storing an indication of whether a pixel belongs to a region of interest (ROI). These are configured by the programming circuitry and using when reading-out the ROI for only reading out the pixels of the ROI. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358572 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus via a network includes a correction processing unit configured to perform correction processing of an image, a reception unit configured to receive a command including setting information, which is used by the correction processing unit to perform the correction processing, a determination unit configured to determine a communication protocol usable for the command, and a first conversion unit configured to convert the setting information according to a result of determination by the determination unit. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358573 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC DATA MANAGEMENT FOR CAMERA SYSTEMS - Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide dynamic data management for a system having one or more cameras such as network cameras. A camera system may include one or more network cameras and a remote device. The remote device may receive camera data from one or more of the network cameras according to data management settings for the camera system. The data management settings may be determined by the system based on an available bandwidth determined based on an exchange of test data between the camera and the remote device. The data management settings can be determined during setup of one or more network cameras and/or during operation of one or more network cameras. The data management settings may include settings for video data to be transmitted over the network such as a resolution, a frame rate, a number of video channels, or other settings. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358574 | DISPLAY FOR IMMERSIVE WINDOW EFFECT - A system utilizes a screen having a compound curvature to simulate an environment viewable from multiple vantage points. The compound curvature of the screen is such that the screen is curved in at least two directions about at least two axes. The display can be positioned behind a wall opening to provide a window effect. The display terminates its active image area outside of a region from which the display can be viewed to create a seemingly infinite simulated environment. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358575 | WIRELESS CAMERA, WIRELESS NETWORK VIDEO RECORDER (NVR), AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING WIRELESS CAMERA WITH WIRELESS NVR - A wireless camera capable of being automatically registered with a wireless Network Video Recorder (NVR), the wireless NVR capable of automatically registering the wireless camera, and a method for registering the wireless camera with the wireless NVR. Before establishing connection between the wireless NVR and the wireless camera, the present disclosure enables automatic access therebetween using a plug-and-play technique so as to improve convenience of a user. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358576 | MONITORING SYSTEM AND MONITORING CAMERA - A monitoring system has a monitor connected to a monitoring camera and a monitoring recorder via a network. The monitor checks whether the monitoring recorder is in a recordable state or in an unrecordable state of monitoring video data, and if the monitor confirms an unrecordable state of the monitoring recorder, the monitor | 2015-12-10 |
20150358577 | INSTANT VIDEO COMMUNICATION CONNECTIONS - Computing devices may implement instant video communication connections for video communications. Connection information for mobile computing devices may be maintained. A request to initiate an instant video communication may be received, and if authorized, the connection information for the particular recipient mobile computing device may be accessed. Video communication data may then be sent to the recipient mobile computing device according to the connection information so that the video communication data may be displayed at the recipient device as it is received. New connection information for different mobile computing devices may be added, or updates to existing connection information may also be performed. Connection information for some mobile computing devices may be removed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358578 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A device and a method for processing an image in an electronic device are disclosed. According to various embodiments, a method of processing an image in an electronic device may include: receiving, by the electronic device, at least one first image from an external device; determining, by the electronic device, whether the electronic device revises at least a part of the at least one first image based on at least a portion of a quality of the at least one first image; changing, by the electronic device, the part by using at least a portion of a second image; and displaying, by the electronic device, a third image including the changed part. In addition, other embodiments may be possible in the various embodiments of the present disclosure. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358579 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and a method for operating the same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for operating a mobile terminal includes the steps of: forming an audio beam based on at least one of a photographed image from a camera and motion information from a motion sensor; receiving an audio signal from a speaker through a plurality of microphones; and processing the received audio signal based on the formed audio beam. Thus, the use convenience is improved. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358580 | DYNAMIC DISPLAY OF VIDEO COMMUNICATION DATA - Computing devices may implement dynamic display of video communication data. Video communication data for a video communication may be received at a computing device where another application is currently displaying image data on an electronic display. A display location may be determined for the video communication data according to display attributes that are configured by the other application at runtime. Once determined, the video communication data may then be displayed in the determined location. In some embodiments, the video communication data may be integrated with other data displayed on the electronic display for the other application. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358581 | DYNAMIC DETECTION OF PAUSE AND RESUME FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS - Computing devices may implement dynamic detection of pause and resume for video communications. Video communication data may be capture at a participant device in a video communication. The video communication data may be evaluated to detect a pause or resume event for the transmission of the video communication data. Various types of video, audio, and other sensor analysis may be used to detect when a pause event or a resume event may be triggered. For triggered pause events, at least some of the video communication data my no longer be transmitted as part of the video communication. For triggered resume events, a pause state may cease and all of the video communication data may be transmitted. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358582 | DYNAMIC TRANSITION FROM VIDEO MESSAGING TO VIDEO COMMUNICATION - Computing devices may implement dynamic transitions from video messages to video communications. Video communication data for a video message may be received at a recipient device. The video communication data may be displayed as it is received, and recorded for subsequent playback. An indication of a selection to establish a video communication with the sender of the video message may be received, or an indication that display of the video communication is to be ceased may be received. If a video communication is to be established, then a video communication connection with the sender of the video message may be created so that subsequent video communication data may be sent via the established connection. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358583 | SUPPORTING PATIENT-CENTEREDNESS IN TELEHEALTH COMMUNICATIONS - A teleconferencing system includes a dominance calculator ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150358584 | Apparatus and Method for Sharing Content Items among a Plurality of Mobile Devices - Embodiments of the present invention allow a collection of users (referred to herein as a “forum”) to communicate and exchange content items as part of an interactive communication system (referred to herein as the “Reel service”). Each user has a mobile device (e.g., a mobile phone) running an application (referred to herein as the “Reel application”). The Reel application running in each mobile device is in communication with a server infrastructure. The Reel application implements client-side functions of the Reel service while the server infrastructure implements server-side functions of the Reel service. Users of a reel can create and share content items while simultaneously being able to monitor content being captured by other users through a single user interface, even on a mobile device where screen real estate is limited. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358585 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus for conducting a video conference. A location of a person is determined based on a direction of a source of speech. The location of an image capture device and/or a portion of a display device may be adjusted based on the determined direction of the source of speech. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358586 | Contribution and Attendance for Recurring Meetings - In one implementation, a periodic teleconference for multiple participant endpoints is established. The periodic teleconference occurs on multiple dates or multiple times. A network device may identify an attendance of the multiple participant endpoints for the periodic teleconference includes and contributions of the multiple participant endpoints for the periodic teleconference. The network device generates a summary of the periodic teleconference including data indicative of the attendance of the multiple participant endpoints and the contributions of the multiple of participant endpoints. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358587 | DISSOLUTION TESTER ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED IMAGING SYSTEM - Dissolution tester assembly that tests pharmaceutical tablets includes a frame that operatively supports a vessel having an interior into which a tablet is placed, a camera assembly supported by the frame and including a shaft having a hollow portion and an end that extends into the vessel interior, and an imaging system for imaging the tablet during the dissolution process to enable display of the images on a monitor. The imaging system includes a first camera positioned in the hollow portion of the shaft and oriented to image downward toward a bottom of the vessel, and/or a second camera positioned on the frame at a location directly below the vessel and oriented to image upward toward the bottom of the vessel. An attachment, such as a paddle for stirring or a basket for retaining the tablet, may be positioned at the end of the shaft in the vessel. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358588 | OPTIMIZING DETECTION OF KNOWN LIGHT SOURCES - A method of optimizing detection of known light sources is provided herein. The method may include: positioning a plurality of cameras having different spectral bands to have at least partially identical fields of view in respect to a view that contains the light sources; capturing images of the light sources by the cameras at different spectral bands; estimating, for each pixel and all cameras, relative fraction values of collected sun light and of collected light sources; deriving, for each pixel, optimal fraction values of sun light and of the light sources, by minimizing, for each pixel, a mean square error estimation of an overall radiation with respect to the estimated relative fraction values. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358589 | Covert Monitoring and Recording of Audio and Video in Controlled-Environment Facilities - Systems and methods for covert monitoring and/or recording of audio and/or video in controlled-environment facilities are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method may include capturing at least one of: an audio, a video, or a picture of one or more residents of a controlled-environment facility using a communication device disposed within the controlled-environment facility, where the communication device is not being used in any communication session during at least a portion of the capturing; and storing the at least one of the audio, video, or picture. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358590 | REAR VIEW DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - Motor vehicle rear view device includes a common circuit board secured within a motor vehicle. An image evaluation circuit board is secured to the common circuit board. The image evaluation circuit board includes a programmable processor. A display receiver circuit board is secured to the common circuit board and electrically connected to the image evaluation circuit board to form a receiver module. A display electrically operatively connected to the image evaluation circuit board through the display receiver circuit board. An optical sensor is connected to the image evaluation circuit board through said receiver circuit board. The optical sensor receives light and produces optical output signals based thereon to be displayed. Data cables formed within the common circuit board are less than 100 mm long to evaluate image data without delay. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358591 | SECURITY METHOD USING IMAGE FRAME, DEVICE FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM THAT STORES THE METHOD - A security method using an image frame executed in a terminal device connected to an image photographing device includes step of receiving an image frame generated according to a preset frame generation condition from the image photographing device, step of determining whether an event occurrence condition is satisfied, and step of recording and storing the image frame by adjusting the number of frames recorded per unit time according to the determination result. Therefore, by recording and storing an image frame that adjusts the number of frames recorded per unit time at an internal memory or by storing an image frame that adjusts the number of frames recorded per unit time at a cloud server by determining a situation of an image frame received from an image photographing device, even if a smart phone is robbed by a crime participant, a crime situation can be determined. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358592 | Imaging Device, Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Image Processing Program - An imaging unit includes a color filter in which filter elements of R, G and B are arranged in a plane thereof. The imaging unit captures an object in a state where infrared light with three frequencies assigned to R, G and B are projected so as to generate first to third frames. A synthesizing unit in a pre-signal processing unit arranges pixel data for the three primary colors including pixel data for R in the first frame, pixel data for G in the second frame and pixel data for B in the third frame in such a manner as to have the same array as the filter elements in the color filter, so as to generate synthesized image signals synthesized in one frame. A demosaicing unit subjects the frame of the synthesized image signals to demosaicing so as to generate frames of the three primary colors. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358593 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE SENSOR - An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor including pixel units for photoelectrically converting an object image formed through a photographic optical system, each of the pixel units including at least three photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a plane in which the object image is formed; a focus detector which performs a phase-difference focus detection operation using an image signal obtained by the photoelectric conversion elements; and an image generator which generates an image from the image signal. The at least three photoelectric conversion elements of each of the pixel units include at least three different types of spectral sensitivity characteristic elements which have mutually different in spectral sensitivity characteristics. Identical spectral sensitivity characteristic elements of the spectral sensitivity characteristic elements that are respectively provided in adjacent two of the pixel units are symmetrically arranged in one of a lateral and a longitudinal direction. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358594 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR VIEWER ATTENTION AREA ESTIMATION - Technologies for viewer attention area estimation include a computing device to capture, by a camera system of the computing device, an image of a viewer of a display of the computing device. The computing device further determines a distance range of the viewer from the computing device, a gaze direction of the viewer based on the captured image and the distance range of the viewer, and an active interaction region of the display based on the viewer's gaze direction and the distance range of the viewer. The active interaction region is indicative of a region of the display at which the viewer's gaze is directed. The computing device displays content on the display based on the determined active interaction region. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358595 | MULTI-STAGE PRODUCTION PIPELINE SYSTEM - Multi-stage production pipeline system that may be utilized in conjunction with a motion picture project management system. The multi-stage production pipeline system includes a computer and a database. The database includes metadata associated with at least one shot or associated with regions within the plurality of images in the at least one shot, or both. The computer includes a grouping tool interface for presenting user interface elements and accepting input of the metadata associated with the at least one shot or regions within the plurality of images in the at least one shot, or both. The system enables a large studio workforce to work non-linearly on a film while maintaining a unified vision driven by key creative figures, allowing for more consistent, higher quality, faster, less expensive work product and more efficient project management techniques. The system also enables reuse of project files, masks and other production elements across projects. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358596 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR RECORDING A COMPRESSED VIDEO AND AUDIO STREAM - A system for recording a compressed video-audio stream includes a decoder for decoding the video and audio packets of the stream, a multimedia recorder for recording the video and audio portions of the stream, and a video frame editor. In one embodiment the multimedia recorder receives and ignores initial delta frames of the video portion of the stream while buffering the audio portion of the stream received until a first key frame arrives and is buffered and decoded and wherein upon receiving a command to record, the system writes a copy of the key frame at a predefined interval the first interval corresponding with the start of the recording of the audio portions of the stream, the write interval repeated successively until a next key frame arrives whereby the video and audio is then recorded as received. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358597 | Systems And Methods For Obtaining Image Depth Information - A system for obtaining image depth information for at least one object in a scene includes (a) an imaging objective having a first portion for forming a first optical image of the scene, and a second portion for forming a second optical image of the scene, the first portion being different from the second portion, (b) an image sensor for capturing the first and second optical images and generating respective first and second electronic images therefrom, and (c) a processing module for processing the first and second electronic images to determine the depth information. A method for obtaining image depth information for at least one object in a scene includes forming first and second images of the scene, using respective first and second portions of an imaging objective, on a single image sensor, and determining the depth information from a spatial shift between the first and second images. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358598 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DEPTH TO DISPARITY VECTOR CONVERSION FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CODING - A method and apparatus using a single converted DV (disparity vector) from the depth data for a conversion region are disclosed. Embodiments according to the present invention receive input data and depth data associated with a conversion region of a current picture in a current dependent view. The conversion region is checked to determine whether it is partitioned into multiple motion prediction sub-blocks. If the conversion region is partitioned into multiple motion prediction sub-blocks, then a single converted DV from the depth data associated with the conversion region is determined and each of the multiple motion prediction sub-blocks of the conversion region is processed according to a first coding tool using the single converted DV. If the conversion region is not partitioned into multiple motion prediction sub-blocks, the conversion region is processed according to the first coding tool or a second coding tool using the single converted DV. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358599 | Method and Apparatus of Compatible Depth Dependent Coding - A method for providing compatible depth-dependent coding and depth-independent coding in three-dimensional video encoding or decoding is disclosed. The compatible system uses a depth-dependency indication to indicate whether depth-dependent coding is enabled for a texture picture in a dependent view. If the depth-dependency indication is asserted, second syntax information associated with a depth-dependent coding tool is used. If the depth-dependent coding tool is asserted, the depth-dependent coding tool is applied to encode or decode the current texture picture using information from a previously coded or decoded depth picture. The syntax information related to the depth-dependency indication can be in Video Parameter Set (VPS), Sequence Parameter Set (SPS), Picture Parameter Set (PPS) or Slice Header. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358600 | Method and Apparatus of Inter-View Candidate Derivation for Three- Dimensional Video Coding - A method and apparatus of three-dimensional/multi-view coding using a candidate list including a second inter-view candidate in the candidate list for Merge mode, Skip mode or AMVP based (Advanced Motion Vector Prediction based) Inter mode are disclosed. The second inter-view candidate can be derived based on already coded or decoded texture data for the candidate list to include. For example, the second inter-view candidate can be determined from the motion information associated with a corresponding block in a reference view, where the corresponding block is located according to the location of the right-bottom neighboring block and a selected disparity vector. The right-bottom neighboring block is located across from a right-bottom corner of the current texture block. The second inter-view candidate can be inserted into the candidate list only when the number of previous available candidates is smaller than a pre-specified number. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358601 | Optical Filter on Objective Lens for 3D Cameras - An optical bandpass filter for background light suppression in a three-dimensional time of flight camera is added on one of the lens surfaces inside the objective lens system. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358602 | Inspection Apparatus, Inspection Method, And Program - A photometric processing part calculates a normal vector of a surface of a workpiece from a plurality of luminance images acquired by a camera in accordance with the photometric stereo method, and performs synthesis processing of synthesizing at least two images out of an inclination image made up of pixel values based on the normal vector calculated from the plurality of luminance images and at least one reduced image of the inclination image, to generate an inspection image showing a surface shape of the inspection target. In particular, a characteristic size setting part sets a characteristic size which is a parameter for giving weight to a component of a reduced image at the time of performing the synthesis processing. The photometric processing part can generate a different inspection image in accordance with the set characteristic size. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358603 | STEREOSCOPIC FOCUS POINT ADJUSTMENT - A method of adjusting depth in a stereoscopic video may include generating a left-eye viewing frame of a stereoscopic video. The left-eye viewing frame may include a plurality of left-eye viewing frame elements. The method may also include generating a right-eye viewing frame of the stereoscopic video. The right-eye viewing frame may correspond to the left-eye viewing frame and may include a plurality of right-eye viewing frame elements. Further, each right-eye viewing frame element may correspond to one of the left-eye viewing frame elements. The method may additionally include determining an offset between each right-eye viewing frame element and its corresponding left-eye viewing frame element. Further, the method may include applying a uniform summing factor to each offset to uniformly shift by substantially the same amount each right-eye viewing frame element with respect to its corresponding left-eye viewing frame element such that a perceived focus point is adjusted. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358604 | DEVICE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A STEREOSCOPY IMAGE PAIR - The invention is a stereophotogrammetry device intended to reduce the 3D surface reconstruction artefacts due to specular reflections when a unique camera body is used. Indeed, specular reflection of the camera flash on shiny objects are creating virtual objects in the scene inducing spikes in reconstruction. The device is constituted of a computing unit enabling 3D reconstruction, a unique camera body | 2015-12-10 |
20150358605 | STEREO CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A stereo camera module, which includes a first image sensor and a second image sensor, a support having mounting surfaces aligned substantially in the same plane and for arrangement of the first and second image sensors on these mounting surfaces, a first lens housing arranged on the support and having an optical system for the first image sensor, a second lens housing arranged on the support and having an optical system for the second image sensor, and a printed circuit board arrangement for electrically contacting the first and the second image sensors through the support. The first and second image sensors are each in the form of an image sensor chip having wire bond connections and the printed circuit board arrangement has wire bond surfaces for contacting the wire bond connections of the first and second image sensor chips. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358606 | STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO GENERATION - A method of generating a stereoscopic video may include determining movement between a first frame of a monoscopic video and a second frame of the monoscopic video. The method may further include analyzing a camera effect based on the movement. Additionally, the method may include generating a left-eye viewing frame of a stereoscopic video based on the camera effect analysis and generating a right-eye viewing frame of the stereoscopic video based on the camera effect analysis. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358607 | FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND DETECTION IN A VIDEO - A method of analyzing a video may include determining at least one of a fastest moving element, a slow moving element and a dominant element within a video based on a first frame of the video and a second frame of the video. The method may also include determining at least one of a foreground and a background within the video based on at least one of the fastest moving element, the slow moving element and the dominant element. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358608 | STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO ZOOMING - A method may include determining movement between a first frame of a monoscopic video and a second frame of the monoscopic video. The method may also include analyzing a camera effect based on the movement, generating a first modified frame based on the movement and the camera effect, and generating a second modified frame based on the movement and the camera effect. The method may also include generating a left-eye viewing frame of a stereoscopic video based on the camera effect and at least one of the first modified frame and the second modified frame. The method may further include generating a right-eye viewing frame of the stereoscopic video based on the camera effect and at least one of the first modified frame and the second modified frame. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358609 | STEREOSCOPIC DEPTH ADJUSTMENT - A method of adjusting depth in a stereoscopic video may include generating a left-eye viewing frame of a stereoscopic video. The left-eye viewing frame may include a plurality of left-eye viewing frame elements. The method may also include generating a right-eye viewing frame of the stereoscopic video. The right-eye viewing frame may correspond to the left-eye viewing frame and may include a plurality of right-eye viewing frame elements. Further, each right-eye viewing frame element may correspond to one of the left-eye viewing frame elements. The method may additionally include determining an offset between each right-eye viewing frame element and its corresponding left-eye viewing frame element. Further, the method may include applying a uniform multiplying factor to each offset such that a perceived depth associated with the stereoscopic video is adjusted on a substantially uniform scale. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358610 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM - Disclosed is an image processing device for generating disparity information from a first image and a second image, wherein the first image is captured by a first capture unit and the second image is captured by a second capture unit. The image processing device includes a disparity detector configured to detect disparity information of a pixel or a pixel block of the second image by correlating the pixel or the pixel block of the second image with each of pixels or each of pixel blocks of the first image within a detection width. The disparity detector is configured to detect the disparity information of the pixel or the pixel block of the second image more than once by changing a start point of pixels or pixel blocks of the first image within the detection width. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358611 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PARALLAX AND STEREO CAMERA - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for adjusting stereoscopic image parallax and a stereo camera. The parallax adjusting method includes obtaining a depth range of a current scene. A preset parallax range may also be obtained according to a current viewing condition. Expected camera parameters of the current scene are calculated according to the depth range of the current scene and the preset parallax range. The stereo camera is adjusted according to the expected camera parameters and used to capture preprocessed stereoscopic images. Further, the captured preprocessed stereoscopic images are processed according to the expected camera parameters to make the preprocessed stereoscopic images suitable for being viewed under the current viewing condition. The disclosed method and apparatus can jointly adjust parameters of the stereo camera and captured stereo images to obtain images or videos with a maximum parallax as well as desired display effect under a specified condition. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358612 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME DEPTH MODIFICATION OF STEREO IMAGES OF A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT - Enables real-time depth modifications to stereo images of a 3D virtual reality environment locally and for example without iterative workflow involving region designers or depth artists that includes re-rendering these images from the original 3D model. Embodiments generate a spherical translation map from the 3D model of the virtual environment; this spherical translation map is a function of the pixel shifts between left and right stereo images for each point of the sphere surrounding the viewer of the virtual environment. Modifications may be made directly to the spherical translation map, and applied directly to the stereo images, without requiring re-rendering of the scene from the complete 3D model. This process enables depth modifications to be viewed in real-time, greatly improving the efficiency of the 3D model creation, review, and update cycle. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358613 | 3D MODEL MULTI-REVIEWER SYSTEM - A system that coordinates multiple simultaneous reviews of a 3D model, potentially from different viewpoints. Embodiments support multiple reviewers using review stations that render images of the model based on the pose of the reviewer. For example, multiple reviewers may use virtual reality headsets to observe a 3D virtual environment from different orientations. A coordinator uses a coordinator station to observe the entire 3D model and the viewpoints of each of the reviewers in this 3D model. Embodiments may support reviewer designation of regions within the model that require review or modification; these designated regions are also displayed on the coordinator station. Embodiments may support real time updates to the 3D model and propagation of updated images to the coordinator and to the multiple viewers. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358614 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY INFORMATION - An electronic device includes a camera module configured to capturing an image through a camera module of a wearable device, a transceiver configured to perform a functionally coupling between an electronic device and a wearable device, a display module, and a processor functionally coupled to the camera module and the display module, wherein the processor is configured to transmit the image to the electronic device to generate augmented reality using the captured image through the transceiver, receive the augmented reality on a display module of the wearable device through the transceiver, detect a user's hand gesture through the camera module, and control the display module to display a change of augmented reality information, based on the detected user's hand gesture | 2015-12-10 |
20150358615 | MOVING-PICTURE ENCODING APPARATUS AND MOVING-PICTURE DECODING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an encoding apparatus includes a prediction unit, a classifying unit, a first transformer, a second transformer, an order controller, and an entropy coder. The prediction unit obtains a predictive residual signal to be encoded, by using a mode selected from intra-prediction modes. The first transformer obtains first transformation coefficients by subjecting the signal to an orthogonal transformation by use of a first transformation basis if the selected mode is classified into a mode having a prediction direction. The first transformation basis is preset so that a coefficient density after the orthogonal transformation is higher than a coefficient density. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358616 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for coding a video signal, and more specifically, a motion vector between viewpoints is obtained by using a depth value of a depth block, which corresponds to a current texture block, and an illumination difference is compensated. By obtaining the motion vector between the viewpoints by using the depth value of the depth block, which corresponds to the current texture block, and compensating the illumination difference, the present invention can obtain an accurate prediction value of the current texture block and thus increase accuracy in inter-prediction between the viewpoints. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358617 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is an image processing apparatus including: a decoding section configured to decode a prediction parameter including a gain and an offset by which each color component of a first layer is multiplied, the prediction parameter being used when an image of a second layer having a larger luminance dynamic range than the first layer is predicted from an image of the first layer, and a prediction section configured to predict the image of the second layer from the image of the first layer using the prediction parameter decoded by the decoding section. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358618 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING - A video decoding apparatus using an intra prediction, includes: a decoder to obtain mode information of a current block and residual sub-blocks corresponding to a plurality of sub-blocks included in the current block, from a bitstream; an intra predictor to select an intra prediction mode of the current block from among a plurality of intra prediction modes, based on the obtained mode information, identify the plurality of sub-blocks of the current block, and sequentially predict the plurality of sub-blocks by using neighboring pixels adjacent to each of the plurality of sub-blocks; an inverse quantization and transform unit configured to inversely quantize and then inversely transform each of the residual subblocks; and an adder configured to sequentially reconstruct the plurality of sub-blocks by adding each of the predicted sub-blocks to an inversely quantized and inversely transformed residual sub-block corresponding thereto. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358619 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CODING IMAGE INFORMATION, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING IMAGE INFORMATION, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CODING AND DECODING IMAGE INFORMATION, AND SYSTEM OF CODING AND TRANSMITTING IMAGE INFORMATION - A decoding method decodes a bit stream in an image decoding apparatus. The method includes receiving a weight parameter that is added to a luma quantization parameter as the bit stream. The method also includes decoding, in a decoding unit in the image decoding apparatus, the bit stream, and generating a luma component of quantized coefficients and a chroma component of quantized coefficients. Further, the method includes performing, in a dequantization unit in the image decoding apparatus, dequantization on the luma component of quantized coefficients using the luma quantization parameter and the chroma component of quantized coefficients using a chroma quantization parameter calculated on the basis of the luma quantization parameter weighted by an add operation of the weight parameter. In addition, the method includes performing, in a transform unit in the image decoding apparatus, an inverse orthogonal transform. | 2015-12-10 |
20150358620 | APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE USING ADAPTIVE DCT COEFFICIENT SCANNING BASED ON PIXEL SIMILARITY AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention discloses an encoding apparatus using a Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) scanning, which includes a mode selection means for selecting an optimal mode for intra prediction; an intra prediction means for performing intra prediction onto video inputted based on the mode selected in the mode selection means; a DCT and quantization means for performing DCT and quantization onto residual coefficients of a block outputted from the intra prediction means; and an entropy encoding means for performing entropy encoding onto DCT coefficients acquired from the DCT and quantization by using a scanning mode decided based on pixel similarity of the residual coefficients. | 2015-12-10 |