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| 20080252754 | CARD BASED IMAGE MANIPULATION METHOD WITH CARD SKEW CORRECTION - A method of operating a handheld camera comprises sensing an image via an image sensor, controlling the sensing of the image via a camera manager, receiving predetermined data in the form of a card image, the card image read from a card by a card reader, rotating the card image in accordance with a skew of the card with respect to the card reader, manipulating the image via an image processing manager, and controlling printing of the manipulated image via a print manager. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080297625 | CAMERA SYSTEM - A camera system | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080309797 | Spectral Band Separation (Sbs) Modules, and Color Camera Modules with Non-Overlap Spectral Band Color Filter Arrays (Cfas) - Spectral Band Separation (SBS) modules including at least one dichroic element for imaging at least two different still or video images along non co-directional lines of sight for imaging purposes including inter alia displaying multiple 2D images, displaying Extended Field Of View (EFOV) images, stereoscopic imaging, 3D image rendering, and the like. The SBS modules can be implemented as discrete optical attachments for mounting on a color camera module or alternatively can be integrally formed therewith. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080316341 | DETECTING RED EYE FILTER AND APPARATUS USING META-DATA - A method of filtering a red-eye phenomenon from an acquired digital image including a multiplicity of pixels indicative of color, the pixels forming various shapes of the image, includes analyzing meta-data information, determining one or more regions within the digital image suspected as including red eye artifact, and determining, based at least in part on the meta-data analysis, whether the regions are actual red eye artifact. The meta-data information may include information describing conditions under which the image was acquired, captured and/or digitized, acquisition device-specific information, and/film information. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090033772 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMPLEMENTING A PERSONALIZED, IMAGE CAPTURE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A method, system, and computer program product for implementing image capture and display services are provided. The system includes an enclosure having an opening through which a subject enters, an imaging system encircling the enclosure, a computer processor device communicatively coupled to the imaging system, and an application executing on the computer processor device. The system also includes an image capture activation component in communication with the computer processor device and a display device in communication with the computer processor device. In response to activating the image capture activation component, the application issues a first command to the imaging system, the first command causing the imaging system to capture images of the subject in the enclosure. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090066817 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capture apparatus comprises an image capture unit, a storage unit configured to store a pattern and an associated synthesizing-object image corresponding to a shape of the pattern, a display unit configured to display a capture image captured by the image capture unit and to superpose the pattern on the capture image, a first detector configured to detect a first control signal when the display unit displays the capture image, a reading unit configured to read from the storage unit the synthesizing-object image when the first detector detects the first signal, and a first display controller configured to control the display unit to superpose the synthesizing-object image on an area where the pattern is superposed. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090091640 | Digital camera with special effect viewfinder, image displaying method on the viewfinder, and photographing method with the digital camera - A digital camera with a viewfinder, an image displaying method on the viewfinder, and a photographing method with the digital camera are provided. The digital camera includes: a lens unit receiving the image light of an object and forming an image; a photoelectric conversion device converting the formed image into an electrical signal; a viewfinder changing the path of the light passing through the lens unit so that a user can observe the object; a special effect unit disposed in the path of light of the viewfinder and producing a special effect on an image to be displayed on the viewfinder; and a control unit connected to the photoelectric conversion device and the special effect unit and driving the special effect unit according to a selected special effect mode. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090153703 | Method and device for processing digital photographs - A method for processing digital photographs is provided. It includes the steps of: selecting a digital photograph; selecting a template, which defines plural grid cells arranged in a checkered pattern; dividing the digital photograph into non-overlapping image cells; processing each image cell of the digital photograph in a mosaic way; and respectively filling the average color of each image cell of the digital photograph to the corresponding grid cell of the template. Digital photographs can provide attraction and amusement by applying this method. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090190003 | Vision-based augmented reality system using invisible marker - A vision-based augmented reality system using an invisible marker indicates an invisible marker on a target object to be tracked, such that it can rapidly and correctly track the target object by detecting the invisible marker. The augmented reality system includes a target object including an infrared marker drawn by an invisible infrared light-emitting material; a visible-ray camera for capturing an image of the TO; an infrared-ray camera for capturing an image of the IM included in the TO image; an optical axis converter for allowing the infrared-ray camera and the visible-ray camera to have the same viewing point; an image processing system for rendering a prepared virtual image to the TO image to generate a new image. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090219415 | IMAGING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH PANNING MODE FOR TAKING PANNED IMAGE - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging section configured to acquire a plurality of images that are consecutively taken in time series by an imaging device; a reference region setting section configured to employ one of the images acquired by the imaging section as a reference image and to set a region of the reference image as reference region, the region having high-frequency components; and an image processing section configured to combine the images including the reference image by positioning the images so as to overlap subject portions in each images, the subject portions being defined in the reference region set by the reference region setting section. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090231470 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - When various kinds of information and various frames are superimposed on a displayed image of a subject during live view shooting, an object to be preferentially displayed is switched between the various kinds of information and the various frames in accordance with an overlapping state of the various kinds of information and the various frames if the various kinds of information overlap the various frames. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090244327 | CAMERA SYSTEM - A camera system includes a camera, a shooting field shifting mechanism, a shift amount acquiring unit, and a masking processor that masks a masking target within a captured image flame. The masking processor includes first and second position computing units, and mask area establishing unit. The first and second position computing units compute, based on the shift settings of the shooting field shifting mechanism, first and second relative positions of the masking target relative to the shooting field. The mask area establishing unit establishes a mask area to mask the masking target on the captured image flame, based on the first and second relative positions. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090262217 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN AUTOMATED BACKGROUND LIGHTING COMPENSATION SYSTEM - A system and method for removing background lighting variations from an image. The method includes capturing at least one first image including a first background and a subject wherein the at least one first image includes at least one background lighting variation, creating a virtual background model of the first background, creating a virtual background image that is substantially similar to the first background, and generating an output comprising at least one first image with at least one background lighting variation removed therefrom. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090262218 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program - An image processing apparatus includes an image obtaining unit configured to perform an image obtaining operation to obtain a plurality of frames of image data having continuity in time, a storage unit configured to temporarily store each of the plurality of frames of image data obtained by the image obtaining unit during the image obtaining operation, and an arithmetic operation control unit configured to perform an image combination process using the plurality of frames of image data sequentially stored in the storage unit during the image obtaining operation to generate combined-image data, the combined-image data being used as data used for display. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090262219 | Digital Camera - There are provided a framing assisting means for displaying as a moving picture object data as well as a profile of an area that is synthesized with a foreground of selected background data on an LCD | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090278959 | Camera - A camera includes an imaging unit that generates image data, an inserting-image setting unit that sets an inserting image to be inserted into an image of the image data, a first detecting unit that detects a main subject area in a subject image, a second detecting unit that detects a background area in the subject image based on the main subject area, an inserting-area selecting unit that selects an inserting area into which an inserting image is inserted from the background area, and a magnification determining unit that determines a magnification for enlargement or reduction of the inserting image in accordance with a size of the inserting area and a size of the inserting image, and thereby inserts an inserting image of an appropriate size. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090295948 | Imaging apparatus, imaging method, reproducing apparatus and reproducing method, and recording medium - A sound is recorded when shooting a still image, an effect is applied on the still image in accordance with an analytical result of the recorded sound, and the sound and the effect-applied still image are recorded in association with each other, thereby allowing recording of the image having reality in addition to the sound. The still image and the sound are reproduced in association with each other, thereby allowing a viewer to feel an ambience and reality close to a memory that the photographer felt. Thus, image which easily reminds the situation and feeling during shooting can be recorded with a sound. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090322909 | SIMULATED REFLECTIVE DISPLAY - A method may be performed by a device having a camera and a display. The method may include identifying a graphical element to be presented on the display, capturing an image of an area in front of the display, determining information for distorting the captured image based on the graphical element, distorting the captured image based on the determined information. The distorted image may be combined with the graphical element on the display. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100007773 | Video Processing and Telepresence System and Method - A codec having a video input for receiving a continuous video stream, an encoder for encoding the continuous video stream to result in an encoded video stream, a video output for transmitting the encoded video stream, and switching means for switching the encoder during encoding between a first mode, in which the continuous video stream is encoded in accordance with a first encoding format, to a second mode, in which the continuous video stream is encoded in accordance with a second encoding format. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100007774 | IMAGE PROCESSOR - From a moving image selected by a user, moving image information including a time length of the moving image and the number of change points of clips in the moving image is acquired. Layout data showing a design (the number, size, layout and the like of plural frame images configuring moving image) of a still image to be generated is selectively read from a memory based on the acquired moving image information. A still image in which predetermined frame images are arranged based on the layout data is generated and output. The predetermined frame images are automatically set in accordance with setting rules that are different depending on whether or not there is data concerning a highlight frame whose size is larger than that of other frame images in the layout data. The highlight frame may be also designated. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100020201 | SENSOR ARRAY MODULE WITH WIDE ANGLE, AND IMAGE CALIBRATION METHOD, OPERATION METHOD AND APPLICATION FOR THE SAME - A sensor array module with wide angle for creating a composite image includes a first image sensor, a second image sensor, a storage unit and a processor. The first image sensor is for capturing a first image. The second image sensor is for capturing a second image and has a relative spatial relationship with respective to the first image sensor. The storage unit stores at least one transformation matrix obtained according to the relative spatial relationship between the first and the second image sensors. The processor combines the first image and the second image by using the transformation matrix to create the composite image. The present invention also provides an image calibration method, an operation method and an application for a sensor array module with wide angle. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100026852 | VARIABLE IMAGING ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS THEREFOR - Various approaches to imaging involve selecting directional and spatial resolution. According to an example embodiment, images are computed using an imaging arrangement to facilitate selective directional and spatial aspects of the detection and processing of light data. Light passed through a main lens is directed to photosensors via a plurality of microlenses. The separation between the microlenses and photosensors is set to facilitate directional and/or spatial resolution in recorded light data, and facilitating refocusing power and/or image resolution in images computed from the recorded light data. In one implementation, the separation is varied between zero and one focal length of the microlenses to respectively facilitate spatial and directional resolution (with increasing directional resolution, hence refocusing power, as the separation approaches one focal length). | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100085446 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATION OF A DIGITAL IMAGE - A system for rendering a digital image includes a rendering device for rendering a digital image and a camera for capturing a sequence of images of a user. A conversion module converts the sequence of images into a manipulation command for altering the rendering of the digital image. In one embodiment, the conversion module is a lip reading module that converts a sequence of images depicting the motion of the user's facial features into text tag or visual effects command. The text tag or command may then be applied to the digital image. The digital image may be divided into portions containing principle subject matter, and a text tag or visual effects command may be generated for one or more of the image portions. A facial detection module may be employed to detect changes in the user's facial features to navigate among the image portions. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100091142 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - In a period of time during which an image effect is being selected, a synthesized image in which the selected image effect is synthesized to an input image is generated and the operation of the image effect of the synthesized image is automatically and repeatedly displayed, thereby allowing the user to check what kind of operation the currently-selected fade function is before recording. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100103290 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: a transformation information calculating unit configured to calculate, based on the motion information of an imaged image making up an imaged moving picture, transformation information relating to a plurality of compositing target images serving as compositing targets of an imaged image making up the imaged moving picture; and a decoration image determining unit configured to calculate a shift quantity between a first compositing target image that is the compositing target image, and a second compositing target image that is the compositing target image after transformation according to the transformation information to determine a decoration image to be added to the periphery of the second compositing target image based on the shift quantity. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100118164 | Switcher control device, switcher control method, and image synthesizing apparatus - A switcher control device includes: a superimposition determining unit that determines whether a superimposition image is superimposed on an image taken by a camera based on angle information and zoom value information about the camera in selecting a camera image when an effects switcher selects the image taken by the camera as a background image; and a switcher instructing unit that instructs the effects switcher to superimpose the superimposition image based on a determined result of the superimposition determining unit. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100123804 | EMOTION-BASED IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An emotion-based image processing apparatus includes a shutter button for producing a first and a second control signal respectively according to different pressed stages, an image capturing unit for sensing an image data and sending an expression analysis instruction when it receives the first control signal and capturing the image data when it receives the second control signal, an expression database for storing expression feature information and corresponding image processing procedures, an expression analysis unit for receiving an expression analysis instruction to recognize face features in the image data and determine the expression feature information corresponding to the face features, and an image processing unit for performing the image processing procedures according to the determined expression feature information to process the image data captured by the image capturing unit. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100141799 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes: an optical system having an optical axis changing element; an imaging device that images an object image through the optical system; an image signal processing section having a function of combining a plurality of imaged images into a combined image piece, the imaged images being obtained while the imaging apparatus is moved; and a controller that controls the optical axis changing element so that the optical axis is changed in a direction for negating the movement of the imaging apparatus, at least during periods when an electronic shutter of the imaging device is open, and that the optical axis returns to the vicinity of approximately the center of the movement of the imaging apparatus during periods when the electronic shutter is closed, wherein the controller performs the control of the optical axis with respect to a partial line in the central direction of the imaging device. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100157101 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention includes first setting means for setting, for an original image, a first image region including a reference point and a second image region other than the first image region; reducing means for reducing the original image; second setting means for setting, for a reduced image obtained, a reference point of the reduced image corresponding to the reference point of the original image, a first reduced image region corresponding to the first image region, and a second reduced image region corresponding to the second image region; modifying means for modifying, within the reduced image, an image in the second reduced image region so that the degree of modification increases with increasing distance from the reference point of the reduced image; expanding means for expanding image data of the modified second reduced image region into the second image region; and combining means for combining the image data expanded into the second image region with image data of the original image constituting the first image region, and outputting image data of an image that is modified so that the degree of modification increases with increasing distance from the reference point of the original image. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100165150 | DETECTING ORIENTATION OF DIGITAL IMAGES USING FACE DETECTION INFORMATION - A method of automatically establishing the correct orientation of an image using facial information. This method is based on the exploitation of the inherent property of image recognition algorithms in general and face detection in particular, where the recognition is based on criteria that is highly orientation sensitive. By applying a detection algorithm to images in various orientations, or alternatively by rotating the classifiers, and comparing the number of successful faces that are detected in each orientation, one may conclude as to the most likely correct orientation. Such method can be implemented as an automated method or a semi automatic method to guide users in viewing, capturing or printing of images. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100171848 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, SOFTWARE AND PROCESS FOR INTEGRATING VIDEO IMAGES - A process for integrating video images includes generating a dancer video with a dancer and identifying a dancer head position of the dancer in the dancer video. A participant head location is identified and a cropped area is generated based on the participant head location. A participant video is generated of cropped area contents and a composite video is generated by overlaying the cropped area contents onto the dancer head position. A video image integration system includes a video camera for capturing participant videos and a processor. The processor has a processor database module storing pre-recorded dancer videos, a face recognition module configured to identify participant head locations from the video camera and generated cropped areas based thereon, and a blender module configured to overlay the cropped areas onto the dancer videos to generate composite videos. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100182458 | DIGITAL IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM WITH PORTRAIT MODE - A digital image acquisition system having no photographic film comprises an apparatus for capturing digital images and a flash unit for providing illumination during image capture. The system has a portrait mode for generating an image of a foreground object against a blurred background, the portrait mode being operable to capture first, second and third images (A, B and C) of nominally the same scene. One of the first and second images (A, B) is taken with flash and the other is taken without flash, and the third image (C) is blurred compared to the first and second images. The portrait mode is further operable to determine foreground and background regions of the scene using the first and second images (A, B), and to substitute the blurred background of the third image (C) for the background of an in-focus image of the scene. In one embodiment the in-focus image is one of the first and second images. In another embodiment the in-focus image is a fourth image. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100194926 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING LIGHT FIELD DATA USING VARIABLE MODULATOR - Disclosed are an apparatus and method for acquiring light field data using a variable modulator. The apparatus varies a modulator located between an optical system and a sensor adaptively according to objects to be captured or a peripheral environment. Accordingly, 4-dimensional (4D) light field data optimized according to objects to be captured or according to changes in focal distance may be acquired. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100225786 | Method for creation of an animated series of photographs, and device to implement the method - The present invention relates to a method for creation of an animated series of photographs. A photograph acquisition device analyzes the images in order to detect an absence of movement. The detection of an absence of movement during a determined period triggers a photograph to be taken and the memorization of image data in the series of photographs. The user introduces a command to end the acquisition of the series of photographs. The data of different to photographs taken are assembled to form an animated series. During the reproduction, the series is reproduced by displaying successively each photograph, the time between each photograph reproduction can possibly be introduced by the user. The invention also relates to a photograph acquisition device designed acquire said animated series of photographs. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100225787 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF EXTRACTING SUBJECT REGION FROM CAPTURED IMAGE - An image capturing apparatus includes: a first image capturing unit that captures a subject existing image; a first nonflatness calculating unit that calculates nonflatness of a peripheral portion of the subject existing image; a first determination unit that determines whether the nonflatness of the peripheral portion of the subject existing image is higher than a threshold value; a background generating unit that generates an extracting background image from the peripheral portion of the subject existing image when the first determination unit determines that the nonflatness is not higher than the threshold value, the extracting background image serving to extract a subject region containing the subject in the subject existing image; and a subject extracting unit that extracts the subject region from the subject existing image based on difference information of each corresponding pixel between the extracting background image and the subject existing image. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100238323 | VOICE-CONTROLLED IMAGE EDITING - A device captures an image of an object, records audio associated with the object, and determines, when the object is a person, a location of the person's head in the captured image. The device also translates the audio into text, creates a speech balloon that includes the text, and positions the speech balloon adjacent to the location of the person's head in the captured image to create a final image. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100238324 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus for displaying a live view image obtained by implementing special effect processing on an image data on a monitor comprises an image processing unit that implements a plurality of types of special effect processing on the image data to generate a plurality of sets of special effect image data corresponding respectively to the plurality of types of special effect processing, and a control unit that displays the plurality of sets of special effect image data on the monitor while switching the plurality of sets of special effect image data automatically in time series. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100238325 | IMAGE PROCESSOR AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A camera device | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100259647 | PHOTOGRAPHIC EFFECT FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS - Systems and methods are disclosed for applying a photographic effect to a displayed image. An exemplary method may include detecting the presence of at least one face in the displayed image. The method may also include determining the region within which the at least one face is located in the displayed image. The method may also include applying a photographic effect based on the region within which the at least one face is located. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100271511 | PROCESSING MULTI-VIEW DIGITAL IMAGES - Methods, apparatuses ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100271512 | MULTIPLE EXPOSURE HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE CAPTURE - Techniques for creating a High Dynamic Range (HDR) image within a consumer grade digital camera from a series of images of a scene captured at different exposure levels, and displaying the HDR image on the camera's built-in display, are provided. The approach employs mixing images of the series to incorporate both scene shadow and highlight details, and the removing of “ghost” image artifacts appearing in the mixed HDR image resulting from movement in the scene over the time the series images are captured. The low computational resource utilization of the present invention's image mixing and ghost removal processing operations, along with the present invention's ability to commence image mixing and ghost removal prior to the acquisition of all series images, can significantly reduce the time required to generate and display a tone mapped HDR image. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100271513 | Selection of decorative picture suitable for input picture - A system and method for adding decorative images to a plurality of input images allows the decorative images to be easily selected. An image processing device includes a decorative image storage unit configured to store a plurality of decorative images, and a representative color acquisition unit configured to acquire a representative color for each of the input images by analyzing the input images. A decorative image selecting unit selects a decorative image to be added to each of the input images based on the representative color of the input image. An output image generating unit generates an output image by individually synthesizing the decorative images with a same pattern and the input images. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100277618 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program - An image processing apparatus includes an image-effect determination unit configured to determine, on the basis of an environmental information item at a time of capture of an image data item, the environmental information item being associated with the image data item, a dynamic image effect in which, when the image data item is displayed, a visual change is generated for the displayed image data item; and a display control unit configured to control, for display of the image data item, a display operation so that the dynamic image effect which has been determined by the image-effect determination unit is applied. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100289923 | MULTI-DISPLAY DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING EXTERNAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD OF OPERATING THE DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - A digital image processing apparatus that supports multi-display to reproduce images on an external display apparatus connectable to the digital image processing apparatus, a method of operating the digital image processing apparatus, and a computer readable recording medium recorded thereon a program for executing the method. The digital image processing apparatus includes: a digital signal processor which, when a signal of a first display command is input to the digital image processing apparatus, displays a screen obtained by performing the first display command on the digital image processing apparatus, and when a signal of a second display command corresponding to the signal of the first display command is input to the digital image processing apparatus, displays a screen obtained by performing the second display command on the external display apparatus. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100289924 | IMAGER THAT ADDS VISUAL EFFECTS TO AN IMAGE - An imager is provided having an imaging sensor and an image processor. The imaging sensor creates an image signal by photographing a subject. The image processor creates image data by processing the image signal, conducts a visual effects process, and stores post-processing information that includes information based on the visual effects process in the image data, so that an image file is created. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100289925 | IMAGER THAT ADDS VISUAL EFFECTS TO AN IMAGE - An imager is provided having an imaging sensor, an image processor, and a recorder. The imaging sensor creates an image signal by photographing a subject. The image processor processes the image signal with visual effects processing so as to create image data, and adds metadata to the image data so as to create an image file. The metadata contains post-processing information includes information based on the visual effects process. The recorder stores the image file. The visual effects process is used in processing the image data. The image processor conducting a post process in which more than one visual effects process is carried out, a new image file is created, and the new image file is stored in the recorder. The post-processing information has a post-processing counter and pre-processing information. The post-processing counter indicates the number of times the post process is carried out. The pre-processing information represents the state of a preprocessed image file prior to post processing. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100309337 | METHODS FOR PROCESSING A COMPOSITE VIDEO IMAGE WITH FEATURE INDICATION - There is provided a first and second method for processing a composite video image. The methods generally include obtaining a first image of a scene through a first image capturing device with the composite image including a visual representation for directing a receiver's attention to at least one portion of the first image. Preferably, the visual representation may be an arm, a hand, a finger, or an object used for pointing. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100315536 | METHOD UTILIZING DIGITAL PICTURE TAKING OPTICAL READER HAVING HYBRID MONOCHROME AND COLOR IMAGE SENSOR - A portable hand held optical reader having a specially constructed two-dimensional image sensor array is operational in a bar code decoding mode and in a picture taking mode. The specially constructed image sensor array, in one embodiment, is a hybrid monochrome and color image sensor pixel array, wherein a first subset of the pixels are monochrome pixels devoid of wavelength selective color filter elements and a second subset of the pixels are color sensitive pixels including wavelength selective color filter elements. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100321533 | IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image photographing apparatus simultaneously photographs a moving image and a still image in a simultaneous photographing mode, recognizes a still image photographed at a time point closest to a photographing time point of the moving image output at a time point when the specific region is specified when a user specifies the specific region of the moving image screen while reproducing the moving image photographed in the simultaneous photographing mode, and magnifies and displays a region corresponding to the specific region on the recognized still image. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100321534 | METHOD FOR CREATING CONTENT USING A CAMERA OF A PORTABLE TERMINAL AND A PORTABLE TERMINAL ADAPTED THEREFOR - A method for creating content and a portable terminal adapted therefor. An image is selected. The camera captures an image of at least one object from within an image currently being received by the camera. New content is created by combining the captured image of the at least one object with the selected image. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100328499 | Dual-Swath Imaging System - A portable, aerial, dual-swath photogrammetric imaging system comprising twin nadir pointing CCD cameras for simultaneously acquiring twin adjacent digital images for merging into a large panorama. A pair of lens shifters symmetrically shift twin images to the left and right sides of the focal points of two parallel lenses to extend imaging swathwidth. The twin adjacent images of the imaging system have a strip of narrow overlap at the center of the whole scene that are reserved for photogrammetric processing and stitching twin images into a seamless panorama. Each camera is connected to an embedded computer which controls imaging data acquisition, attaches GPS/IMU measurements, generates KML metadata files for its snapshots, and stores acquired images and metadata into removable SSDs. Direct geo-referenced panoramic digital stills are immediately registered on to Google™ Earth precisely. Its images can be further processed for advanced mapping, change detection and GIS applications. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110007185 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING THEREIN PROGRAM - The present invention provides a video in which a subject image looks clear while reducing the amount of transmitted data. An image capturing apparatus includes: an image capturing section that successively captures a plurality of images under a plurality of image capturing conditions different from each other; an image generating section that generates an output image by overlapping the plurality of captured images captured under the plurality of image capturing conditions; and an output section that outputs the output image generated by the image generating section. The image capturing section may successively capture the plurality of images by means of exposure in different exposure time lengths from each other. The image capturing section may successively capture the plurality of images also by means of exposure in different aperture openings from each other. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110007186 | IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING THEREIN PROGRAM - The present invention provides a video in which a subject image looks clear while reducing the amount of transmitted data. An image capturing system includes: an image capturing section that successively captures a plurality of images under a plurality of image capturing conditions different from each other; and an output section that outputs a moving image for successively displaying the plurality of captured images. The image capturing section may successively capture the plurality of images by means of exposure in different exposure time lengths from each other. The image capturing section may successively capture the plurality of images also by means of exposure in different aperture openings from each other. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110007187 | Imaging Device And Image Playback Device - An imaging device includes: an imaging element which outputs a signal based on an optical image projected to the imaging element by imaging; a correction lens which moves the optical image on the imaging element; a face detection unit which detects a person's face as an object from a judgment image based on the output signal from the imaging element and detects the position and the direction of the face in the judgment image; and an imaging control unit which controls the position of the correction lens in accordance with the position and the direction of the detected face. A layout-adjusted image is generated from the output signal from the imaging element after the control. More specifically, the position of the correction lens is controlled so as to obtain a layout-adjusted image of the golden cut when an attention is paid on the face position. Moreover, the position of the correction lens is controlled so as to increase the space in the direction in which the face is directed. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110025886 | Perfecting the Effect of Flash within an Image Acquisition Devices Using Face Detection - Within a digital acquisition device with a built in flash unit, the exposure of an acquired digital image is perfected using face detection in the acquired image is provided. Groups of pixels that correspond to plural images of faces are identified within a digitally acquired image, and corresponding image attributes to the group of pixels are determined. An analysis is performed of the corresponding attributes of the groups of pixels. It is then determined to activate the built-in flash unit based on the analysis. An intensity of the built-in flash unit is determined based on the analysis. Alternatively based on similar analysis, a digital simulation of the fill flash is performed on the image. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110037877 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - In the present invention, an image processing method includes a dividing process, a performing process, and a superimposing process. In the dividing process, an image is divided into plural local portions. In the performing process, the blurring processing is performed on at least one of the plural local portions. In the superimposing process, the artificial noise is superimposed on the at least one local portion. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110043661 | Camera Adapter Based Optical Imaging Apparatus - The invention describes several embodiments of an adapter which can make use of the devices in any commercially available digital cameras to accomplish different functions, such as a fundus camera, as a microscope or as an en-face optical coherence tomography (OCT) to produce constant depth OCT images or as a Fourier domain (channelled spectrum) optical coherence tomography to produce a reflectivity profile in the depth of an object or cross section OCT images, or depth resolved volumes. The invention admits addition of confocal detection and provides simultaneous measurements or imaging in at least two channels, confocal and OCT, where the confocal channel provides an en-face image simultaneous with the acquisition of OCT cross sections, to guide the acquisition as well as to be used subsequently in the visualisation of OCT images. Different technical solutions are provided for the assembly of one or two digital cameras which together with such adapters lead to modular and portable high resolution imaging systems which can accomplish various functions with a minimum of extra components while adapting the elements in the digital camera. The cost of such adapters is comparable with that of commercial digital cameras, i.e. the total cost of such assemblies of commercially digital cameras and dedicated adapters to accomplish high resolution imaging are at a fraction of the cost of dedicated stand alone instruments. Embodiments and methods are presented to employ colour cameras and their associated optical sources to deliver simultaneous signals using their colour sensor parts to provide spectroscopic information, phase shifting inferometry in one step, depth range extension, polarisation, angular measurements and spectroscopic Fourier domain (channelled spectrum) optical coherence tomography in as many spectral bands simultaneously as the number of colour parts of the photodetector sensor in the digital camera. In conjunction with simultaneous acquistion of a confocal image, at least 4 channels can simultaneously be provided using the three color parts of conventional color cameras to deliver three OCT images in addition to the confocal image. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110050960 | Method in relation to acquiring digital images - A method for acquiring at least two digital images by means of a digital camera, wherein the digital images are to be stitched into a panoramic image, comprises capturing a first digital image, wherein a first scenery is imaged, determining a relation between the first scenery and a second scenery being viewed by the digital camera, while said second scenery being viewed by the digital camera is changed, analysing the relation between the first scenery and the second scenery being viewed by the digital camera in order to identify an appropriate view to be captured by the digital camera in a second digital image, and indicating to a user that the camera is directed towards an appropriate view for capturing a second digital image. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110050961 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD USING SENSED EYE POSITION - A method for processing an image previously captured by a camera and stored in a memory of the camera, includes the steps of sensing the position of an eye in the captured image; generating eye position information; and processing said captured image using the eye position information. The step of processing involves detecting a face within the capture image, and applying a morph to the detected face to modify the captured image. The step of processing further involves a step of applying a graphical object at a location within the image and relative to the detected face. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110069205 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an image processing apparatus including: an image combination unit which generates combined images by combining photographed images having different exposure times; and a motion area detection unit which performs a comparison process on a plurality of the combined images generated by the image combination unit to acquire a pixel value difference and which performs a motion area detection process of comparing the pixel value difference with a predetermined threshold value and determining a pixel area, of which the pixel value difference is equal to or larger than the threshold value, to be a motion area where motion of a subject is estimated to have occurred. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110074977 | COMPOSITE IMAGE CREATING METHOD AS WELL AS PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR THE METHOD - In an aspect of the composite image creating method according to the present invention, an information processing apparatus executes the steps of: inputting material candidate images which are images composed of frames of a moving image and/or a plurality of still images that were taken by an image-taking apparatus; detecting a movement of the image-taking apparatus at image-taking time points of all or some of the material candidate images or analysis time points that are time points in a neighborhood of the image-taking time points; determining a condition for generating a composite image from among the material candidate images based on the movement of the image-taking apparatus detected; and creating a composite image based on the material candidate images and on the condition determined. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110085060 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMBINING IMAGES IN CAMERA DEVICE - A method for combining images in a camera device, includes following steps. The camera device takes a first image. A first inclination angle of the camera device at the time of taking the first image is saved. A view finder of the camera device finds a next view, and compares the current inclination angle of the camera device with the first inclination angle. If the angles are not the same, the view finder inclines to adjust the current inclination angle of the camera device until the angles are the same. The camera device takes a second image. The first image and the second image are combined to generate a new image. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110090372 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing synthesizing a plurality of pieces of images photographing an identical scene and having different exposure amounts to generate a high-contrast image expanding a dynamic range and having a wide tonal range, includes a selecting unit selecting a reference image based on information of brightness components of the pieces of images, a gain calculating unit calculating brightness ratios of remaining images among the pieces of images to the reference images excluding the reference image as gains based on the information of the brightness components of the pieces of images, a weight calculating unit calculating weights to be applied to the remaining images based on the gains and information of a brightness component of the reference image, and a generating unit performing weighting synthesis between the reference image and the remaining images by using the weights, to obtain a high-contrast image with fine image quality. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110096202 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REALIZING DYNAMIC IMAGE EFFECT - A method and apparatus for realizing a dynamic image effect by which a user can have fun by setting a moving direction and speed of an object (e.g., snow, flowers and autumn leaves) and displaying the object together with an image. The apparatus for realizing the dynamic image effect includes a digital image processing apparatus, and includes a digital signal processor (DSP) for adjusting direction and speed of the object displayed together with the image. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110102637 | TRAVEL VIDEOS - A device may include a processor. The processor may associate a trip with a video clip, modify a rate at which images for frames of the video clip are captured, create the frames of the video clip based on the images, tag each of the frames with location information, the location information designating a point on a path of the trip, and store the video clip. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110102638 | RGBW SENSOR ARRAY - A color filter enhancement method for a portable digital image acquisition device includes digitally exposing color pixels of a color sensor array for a first digital exposure duration and digitally exposing white pixels of a color sensor array for a second digital exposure time shorter than the first digital exposure duration. A color filter enhanced digital image is generated using data from both the color pixels exposed for the first digital exposure duration and the white pixels exposed for the second digital exposure duration. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110128415 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE-SHOOTING DEVICE - The image processing device comprises a background/subject identification portion which identifies respectively, for each of a plurality of burst-shot images shot successively over time, a background area which is an area representing a background, and a subject area which is an area representing a subject; a background image generation portion which generates a background image which is an image representing a background, on the basis of the background area identified by the background/subject identification portion; a subject image generation portion which generates a subject image which is an image representing a subject, on the basis of the subject area identified by the background/subject identification portion; a correction portion which derives a direction of motion of a subject on the basis of the subject area identified by the background/subject identification portion, and which performs correction of the background image to create blur along the direction of motion of the subject; and a synthesis portion which synthesizes the subject image with the background image corrected by the correction portion. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110141317 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR) PICTURES, AND EXPOSURE APPARATUSES FOR USE THEREIN - The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for producing dynamic range increase (DRI) or a high dynamic range (HDR) pictures, in which differently exposed individual images are combined by image processing to form an HDR or DRI picture. In order to also allow moving objects to be recorded more easily, and to overcome the restrictions relating to lack of mobility of a recording device, the exposure can be carried out by laser radiation containing wavelengths at different intensities. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110149117 | METHOD OF FOREGROUND/BACKGROUND SEPARATION - Disclosed herein are a method, system, and computer program product for creating a scene model of a scene, for separating a background and a foreground of at least one frame in an image sequence depicting the scene. The method includes the following steps, dependent upon a stability measure associated with the scene model being less than a stability threshold: (i) capturing a frame in the image sequence ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110157426 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A video processing apparatus and a video processing method are used to capture a view region as a video result. The video processing apparatus includes a video sensor, a temporary memory, and a video pipeline. The video sensor captures the view region at a sensor frame rate and generates a video having a plurality of frames. The video pipeline receives one of the frames directly from the video sensor to serve as a first frame. The video pipeline processes the first frame to generate a temporary result frame, and then generates a video result at a video frame rate according to the temporary result frame and a second frame directly received from the video sensor, wherein the video frame rate is smaller than the sensor frame rate. The video processing method captures the view region as the video result by using the video processing apparatus. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110157427 | PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD OF GENERATING IMAGE OF TRACED MOVING PATH AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS USING THE PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD - A photographing method of generating an image of a traced moving path and a photographing apparatus using the photographing method are provided. The photographing apparatus includes an image processing unit which captures a plurality of still images regarding an object, obtains state information about a state of the photographing apparatus at time points corresponding to the plurality of still images, respectively, and synthesizes the plurality of still images into an image based on the state information. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110164151 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH INTERLEAVED IMAGE OUTPUT - An image sensor with a light reader circuit coupled to a pixel array. The light reader circuit retrieves a first image and a second image generated by the pixel array. The image sensor may also include a memory controller and/or data interface that transfers the first and second images to an external device in an interleaving manner. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110164152 | IMAGE SEGMENTATION FROM FOCUS VARIED IMAGES USING GRAPH CUTS - A system for providing an adjusted image of a scene includes an optical assembly, a capturing system coupled to the optical assembly, and a control system. The optical assembly is adjustable to alternatively be focused on a first focal area and a second focal area that is different than the first focal area. The capturing system captures a first frame of the scene when the optical assembly is focused at the first focal area, and a second frame of the scene when the optical assembly is focused at the second focal area. The first frame includes a plurality of first pixels and the second frame includes a plurality of second pixels. The control system analyzes the first frame and the second frame and utilizes graph cuts techniques to assign a depth label to at least a portion of the first frame. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110176033 | CAMERA AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND PROCESSING PHOTOS IN CAMERA - A camera includes a light detecting module, an exposure value analyzing module, a capture module and a photo compositing module. The light detecting module is capable of calculating a plurality of exposure values by measuring brightness of light in a plurality of detecting areas defined in a capture view. The exposure value analyzing module is capable of selecting a maximum exposure value and a minimum exposure value from the plurality of exposure values. The capture module is capable of capturing an over exposure value photo from the capture view according to the maximum exposure value, and capturing an under exposure value photo from the capture view according to the minimum exposure value. The photo compositing module is capable of merging the over exposure value photo and the under exposure value photo to a final photo. A method for capturing and processing photos in the camera is also disclosed. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110181757 | Multi-spectral camera - This disclosure describes an apparatus and method of multi-spectral imaging to obtain and analyze information contained in the spectral distribution (reflection, absorption, or emission) of components within the image. The spectral information is captured in a series of images from differing spectral regions. This series of images are then combined into a composite image using re-colorization and image stabilization algorithms for display in real time. The process can be repeated continuously allowing spectral changes over time to be captured and analyzed. In the alternative one sequence of images can be captured for use as a still image. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110187900 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AN IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND A RECORDING MEDIUM STORING THE IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A digital image processing apparatus performs an image processing method which includes capturing a first image, a second image, and a third image, which are captured with different focuses for the same subject and background; setting a subject portion and a background portion by using the first and second images; and combining the first image for the subject portion and the third image for the background portion with each other to obtain an out-of-focus image. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110187901 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - An image sensing apparatus including an image sensing unit that converts light into an electric signal corresponding to a quantity of incident light, and periodically outputs an image signal obtained by the conversion at intervals of a predetermined period, a mode switch that switches among a plurality of image sensing modes including at least a special image sensing mode and a normal image sensing mode, a delay unit that delays an image signal by the predetermined period, an adder that adds the image signal output from the image sensing unit and the image signal output from the delay unit in set proportions, and outputs an image signal obtained by the addition, and a setting unit that sets the proportions used by the adder, according to the image sensing mode selected by the mode switch. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110199515 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided an image processing apparatus. The apparatus includes a moving image data acquisition unit configured to acquire moving image data representing a moving image, a notable-region specification unit configured to specify, as a notable region, a motion region among a plurality of still images forming the moving image represented by the moving image data acquired by the moving image data acquisition unit, for each still image, and an image processing unit configured to perform image processing of changing a style of each still image, in which the notable region is specified by the notable-region specification unit, into a pictorial image, by using different processes between the notable region in the still image specified by the notable-region specification unit and the rest of the still image. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110205401 | Masking Tool - A system for controlling effects performed on an image includes a digital camera having a display that displays the image. Masking tools position graphical representations on the display to define a portion of the image that is altered when the effects are subsequently applied to the image. The several masking tools may be combined to form a single masking tool. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110211094 | CUSTOMIZED PROGRAM INSERTION SYSTEM - An object insertion system is provided for inserting a portion of a model image into an image signal. The object insertion system includes a camera that obtains the model image. An image processor determines the portion of the model image to be inserted into the image signal from the model image obtained by the camera. The image processor extracts the portion of the model image from the model image. An image extractor determines an image component of the image signal, and the image processor inserts the portion of the model image into the image signal as the image component. The image processor determines the portion of the model image from the model image obtained by the camera based on the image component of the image signal determined by the image extractor. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110228139 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM AND DIGITAL CAMERA - A method of controlling an image capturing system comprising an interface for receiving an external trigger to capture an image, and an image capturing device provided with a photosensitive area and an array of pixel cells, each pixel cell including a device for generating a signal indicative of the intensity of light falling on an associated part of the photosensitive area, which image capturing device is further provided with readout circuitry for generating an array of pixel values to capture an image frame at a set spatial resolution, such that each pixel value represents an integral of the signal or signals generated in at least one of the pixel cells in an associated one of a number of areas over an exposure time interval, the number of areas being determined by the set spatial resolution, the areas together covering a region of the photosensitive area corresponding to a region in the image, comprises receiving an external trigger to capture an image, and, in response to the external trigger, directing the image capturing device to capture at least two image frames by generating respective arrays of pixel values representing integrals over respective consecutive exposure time intervals. The spatial resolutions of at least two of the captured image frames are set to different values. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110242367 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An image processing method and a photography apparatus using the same are provided. The image processing method includes inputting at least one image; selecting a specific region of the at least one image input; extracting a luminance value of the selected specific region; and determining a blurring degree based on the extracted luminance value and performing image processing by blurring the selected specific region using the determined blurring degree. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110242368 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - This invention provides an image pickup apparatus that performs an image pickup operation that alternately repeats a long exposure LE and a short exposure SE. The image pickup apparatus drives an image pickup device in a first driving mode that makes a first time interval between an exposure end time of a pixel in an SE and an exposure start time of the pixel in an LE immediately thereafter and a second time interval between the exposure end time of the pixel in the LE and the exposure start time of the pixel in the SE immediately thereafter equal. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110249149 | IMAGING DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus that includes an image acquiring unit that acquires a plurality of images, a processing unit that creates a plurality of composite images having a sequential relationship based on a predetermined rule using at least a portion of each of the acquired images, and selects a representative image corresponding to the plurality of composite images. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110261231 | DISPLACEMENT DETECTION DEVICE AND DISPLACEMENT DETECTION METHOD THEREOF - A displacement detection method includes the steps of: acquiring an image frame; calculating a characteristic index of the image frame; maintaining the image frame when the characteristic index is larger than a threshold value; and adding a fixed pattern to the image frame when the characteristic index is smaller than the threshold value. The present invention further provides a displacement detection device. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110273591 | IMAGING APPARATUS, EXTERNAL FLASH CORRECTION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - In the case where a subject is captured by an imaging apparatus that employs a CMOS image sensor, white band interference appears in the captured signal due to the influence of rolling shutter operations when an external flash such as a camera flash has occurred; the present technique obtains an image in which that interference has been corrected even during electronic shutter imaging. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110273592 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing device includes a clothing extractor extracting a face or head portion from an input image, the face or head portion being a region estimated to be a face or head image, and extracting a clothing region from a region immediately below the face or head portion, the clothing region being a region estimated to be a clothing image, and a clothing converter changing clothing in the input image by performing predetermined image processing on an image in the clothing region in the input image. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110279712 | IMAGING APPARATUS, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An imaging apparatus comprises an imaging element, an image selection unit, and an image compositing unit. The image selection unit selects, from among a plurality of image data pieces of the image data generated by the imaging element, a first image data piece and a second image data piece. The image selection unit selects, as the second image data piece, an image data piece generated with light from an object that is received via first pixels of the imaging element and received via second pixels of the imaging element for generating the first image data piece. The image compositing unit generates composited image data by compositing the first image data piece and the second image data piece. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279713 | Photo Sensor Array Using Controlled Motion - A movable sensor including a plurality of photo pixel sites arranged in an array comprising a photo sensor and a neutral density filter filtering the photo sensor. Each of the neutral density filters have a density value that are graduated over a range of densities. The sensor is linearly movable across an image. Each point in the image is exposed to at least one pixel site with the graduated density values and each of the photo pixel sites of the array is exposed to a same light input during a time span of exposure, such that the image is captured at a defined range of exposure values and can be combined into a single high dynamic range image. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110292250 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus controls such that a plurality of additional information of image data are classified into a plurality of objects in accordance with update periods thereof and data of the additional ingenerateation corresponding to each of the classified objects is generated and output in accordance with the corresponding update period of each object, thereby multiplexing the data of the additional information corresponding to each object which is generated and output in accordance with update period thereof, to the input image data. The image processing apparatus demultiplexes the multiplexed data into the image data and the additional information, generates updated image data of the object to be updated from the demultiplexed additional information, and superimposes it to the video image corresponding to the image data. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110292251 | CAMERA AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE THEREON - A camera includes light sources that illuminate a subject, a lens unit that receives image information of the subject, a controller that determines a shadow representation of the subject according to information regarding the light sources, and a display unit that displays the determined shadow representation. A method of displaying an image on a camera includes determining a shadow representation of a subject according to information regarding light sources that illuminate the subject, and displaying the determined shadow representation. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120002083 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of partial images obtained by shooting each of a plurality of shooting ranges which a shooting region of an object are divided into, a feature amount acquisition unit configured to acquire a feature amount of at least one of the partial images, a characteristic acquisition unit configured to acquire a gradation conversion processing characteristic based on the feature amount and the shooting region, and a conversion unit configured to convert, based on the processing characteristic, a gradation of an image of the shooting region of the object obtained by joining the partial images. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120013770 | OVERLAY VIDEO CONTENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing overlay content to be placed over captured video content for display on a mobile device. In one embodiment, a system includes a video display, such as a TV, that displays video content. A mobile device with an integrated video camera and display may capture video data which includes the video content from the video display. The location of the video content within the captured video data may be tracked. The mobile device may access overlay content, and display the accessed overlay content over the tracked video content. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013771 | IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READBALE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image pickup system causes a first illumination unit to emit light toward a subject at a first angle without causing a second illumination unit for emitting light toward the subject at a second angle different from the first angle, and causes an image pickup unit to capture the image of the subject so as to obtain a first captured image. The image pickup system causes the second illumination unit to emit light without causing the first illumination unit to emit light, and causes the image pickup unit to capture the image of the subject so as to obtain a second captured image. The image pickup system associates the first captured image with the second captured image. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120019688 | METHOD FOR DECREASING DEPTH OF FIELD OF A CAMERA HAVING FIXED APERTURE - A method and apparatus for decreasing the depth of field of images taken by a camera having a fixed aperture, comprising capturing a plurality of images; generating a depth map from the captured images; isolating a plurality of gray zones within the depth map; generating a plurality of image layers having respective depths of field corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of gray zones; selecting one of the image layers as a focus plane; blurring all other image layers; and superimposing the image layers to create a composite image wherein objects located at the focus plane are in focus and objects at all other depths of field are out of focus. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120033105 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition section that acquires a plurality of images that differ in in-focus state, a reference point setting section that performs a reference point setting process on each of the plurality of images, the reference point setting process setting a reference point that is set to an attention area, a distance estimation section that estimates distance information about a distance to a corresponding point based on a pixel value corresponding to the reference point, the corresponding point being a point in real space that corresponds to the reference point, and an additional information generation section that generates additional information based on the estimated distance information, the additional information being information that is added to the attention area to which the reference point is set. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120044385 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF ADDING SOFT FOCUS EFFECTS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus which is capable of adding the same soft focus effects to images different in image size irrespective of the types of image scenes. A soft focus processing section acquires an input image. Then, the soft focus processing section acquires a shooting condition for the input image. Further, the soft focus processing section generates a plurality of blurred images different in degree of blur from the input image. The input image and at least one of the blurred images are synthesized. In doing this, a synthesis ratio between the images to be synthesized is set based on the shooting condition for the input image. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120044386 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTI-SPECTRAL CLIP-ON ARCHITECTURE - An apparatus and method improve sight. The apparatus includes a first sight configured to view a scene. A second sight is configured to alter content representative of the scene in a first manner to form first altered content. A third sight is configured to alter content representative of the scene in a second manner to form second altered content. An image combiner is configured to combine the second altered content with the first altered content to form combined altered scene content. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120057051 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that captures a subject to generate image data of the subject; a display unit that displays the image; an image separating unit that separates a subject image and a background image from the image displayed; a special effect input unit that receives information related to special effects respectively applied to the subject image and the background image; a special effect image generating unit that generates a special effect image of each of the subject and background images by applying special effects corresponding to information received by the special effect input unit; a storing unit that stores special effect information for assigning an advisability corresponding to a combination of special effects which the special effect image generating unit applies to the subject image and the background image; and a synthetic image generating unit that generates a synthetic image using the generated special effect image. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120062768 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capturing apparatus that captures an image, detects a subject from the captured image, and generates a plurality of pieces of composition candidate data by trimming the captured image based on a size and position of the detected subject. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120069222 | Foreground/Background Separation Using Reference Images - A technique involves distinguishing between foreground and background regions of a digital image of a scene. First and second images are captured of nominally a same scene. The first image is a relatively high resolution image taken with the foreground more in focus than the background, while the second image is a relatively low resolution reference image taken with the background more in focus than the foreground. Regions of the captured images are assigned as foreground or background. In accordance with the assigning, one or more processed images are rendered based on the first image or the second image, or both. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120081582 | CONTENT PROCESSING APPARATUS - A content processing apparatus includes a plurality of first outputters. A plurality of first outputters respectively output a plurality of first contents. Each of a plurality of selectors selects any one of the plurality of first contents respectively outputted from the plurality of first outputters. A composer composes the plurality of first contents respectively outputted from the plurality of selectors. A controller controls a selection manner of each of the plurality of selectors so as to be different depending on a mode. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120086834 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADDING AN EFFECT TO AN IMAGE - A terminal apparatus including: an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject; a storage unit configured to store a table that associates information related to an image with at least one effect to be applied to an image; a control unit configured to detect or receive information related to the image captured by the image capturing unit, and select an effect from the table stored in the storage unit based on the detected or received information related to the image; and an image processing unit configured to apply the selected effect to the captured image. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120092527 | Method for Multiple Image Parameter Adjustment Based on Single User Input - Systems and methods for determining scan parameters to be used during image acquisition are provided. Values of imaging effects can be input using user controls accessible from a user interface. A processor can determine scan parameters to be used during image acquisition based on the input imaging effect values. The determined scan parameters can be displayed using the user interface. Values of imaging effects and potential ranges of values of imaging effects can be constrained based on selected values of other imaging effects. Imaging effects can include image resolution, image penetration, frame rate and/or color flow sensitivity. Scan parameters can include: line density, number of focal zones, frequency, dynamic range, pulse repetition frequency, and/or number of compounding angles. An ultrasound imaging system can be used to acquire images using the determined scan parameters. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120092528 | USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) SERVICE - An augmented reality (AR) service including a photographing unit to capture an image of a target object, an information collecting unit to collect contextual information of the captured image of the target object, a tag generating unit to generate an AR tag of a first direction, the AR tag corresponding to the contextual information, and a display unit to display the image of the target object and the AR tag. A method for providing an AR service including capturing an image of a target object with a camera, collecting contextual information including location information of the captured image of the target object and a first azimuth information between the target object and the camera, generating an AR tag corresponding to the contextual information, and displaying the captured image of the target object and the generated AR tag. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120092529 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN IMAGE AND AN IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME - A method of processing an image and an image photographing apparatus applying the same. The image processing method includes obtaining a main image and a sub image from the first lens and the second lens respectively, detecting a main object of the main image, moving the sub image to a first area of the main image so as not to be overlapped with the main object of the main image, and displaying the main image and the sub image therein simultaneously. Accordingly, a user may view the main image without any interference of the sub image displayed on a display unit. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120099002 | FACE IMAGE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD IMPLEMENTED BY PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A face image replacement system and method is implemented by an portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes an image capturing device, a display screen, and a storage device. A person image of a user is captured by the image capturing device, and a face area of the person image is determined according to face character data stored in the storage system. The system marks the face area with a rectangle area and calculates a size of the rectangle area, obtains a special image from the storage system, and adjusts a size of the special image according to the size of the rectangle area. The face area of the person image is replaced with the special image to generate a face replacement image, and the face replacement image is displayed on the display screen of the portable electronic device. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120105681 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES - A method for producing a high-dynamic-range image, comprising: receiving a low-resolution image of a scene having a first resolution and captured at a first exposure level; receiving a first high-resolution image of the scene having a second resolution and captured at a second exposure level different from the first exposure level, the second resolution being greater than the first resolution; forming a residual image corresponding to high spatial frequency content in the first high-resolution image; forming a second high-resolution image having the second resolution and the first exposure level by combining the low-resolution image and the residual image; producing the high-dynamic-range image by combining the first high-resolution image and the second high-resolution image; and storing the high-dynamic-range image in a processor accessible memory. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120105682 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS GENERATING COMPOSITE IMAGE - Provided is an image pickup apparatus wherein an image pickup unit executes image pickup processing a plurality of times in relation to movement of the image pickup surface to generate a composite image. In the image pickup apparatus, first information for guiding a direction in which the image pickup surface should be moved and second information for indicating the direction and amount that the image pickup surface has been moved during processing for generating a composite image are displayed on a display unit. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120120282 | Reducing Temporal Aliasing - Camera systems and methods to reduce temporal aliasing are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment the method may include selecting exposure times for each frame based on lighting conditions and a frame rate for frame capture. The method may also include capturing a plurality of exposures for each frame based on the selected exposure times. The method may also include integrating the plurality of exposures for each frame. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120127348 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE SYNTHESIS METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing device and an image synthesis method thereof are disclosed. The image capturing device includes an image capturing module, an exposure module, and a processing module. The image capturing module captures a scene image corresponding to a scene. The exposure module meters the light of scene to generate a plurality of histograms. The processing module calculates a plurality of discrete values of the scene image in different exposure conditions according to the histograms. Further, based upon at least two highest discrete values, the processing module processes the scene image to generate at least two temporary images in at least two different brightness conditions, and synthesizes the temporary images to generate a high dynamic range image. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120133797 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The present invention provides an imaging apparatus, an imaging method and a computer program which can automatically select an imaging method matching a scene and capture higher quality images. The imaging apparatus analyzes a preview image acquired from the image sensor before a shutter button is operated to classify the scene on which the preview image is obtained and, when the scene classified by the scene classifying unit is a night scene including a night view, controls the image sensor to continuously capture a plurality of images when the shutter button is operated. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120133798 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA AND OBJECT SCENE IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS - An electronic camera is provided with: an imager, having an imaging surface for capturing an object scene, for generating an object scene image; a designator for designating a specific position within the object scene image generated by the imager; a recorder for recording, together with position information of the specific position designated by the designator, the object scene image generated by the imager; and a reproducer for reproducing the object scene image recorded by the recorder, using the position information recorded by the recorder. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120140094 | Pattern projection and imaging using lens arrays - A method for projection includes generating a pattern of illumination, and positioning an array of lenses so as to project different, respective parts of the pattern onto a scene. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120154637 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an estimation unit configured to estimate an image generation pixel value corresponding to a position of a phase difference detection pixel of an image element, based on a determination pixel value of image data including the determination pixel value and the image generation pixel value as image data generated by the imaging device including the phase difference detection pixel for generating the determination pixel value for making a focus determination and an image generation pixel for generating the image generation pixel value for generating an image, and an interpolation unit configured to interpolate image generation pixel values of pixels configuring the image data based on the estimated image generation pixel value and the image generation pixel value generated by the image generation pixel. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120154638 | Systems and Methods for Implementing Augmented Reality - A method implemented in a video playback system is described for incorporating augmented reality (AR) into a video stream. The method comprises determining a target pattern, determining an inner pattern in the target pattern, determining a relationship between the target pattern and the inner pattern, and receiving, by the video playback system, frames of the video stream. For each frame within the frame sequence, binarization is performed according to a predetermined threshold. Based on whether a location of the target pattern can be determined, a location of the inner pattern is determined. Based on the location of the inner pattern on received frames and the determined relationship between the target pattern and the inner pattern, a location of the target pattern is determined. The method further comprises displaying a virtual object with the target pattern on an output device based on the location of the target pattern. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120154639 | System And Method For Creating Composite Images By Utilizing An Imaging Device - A system and method for creating composite images by utilizing a camera comprises a cradle device that transports the camera across a target area during a scanning procedure that captures and stores image data. During the scanning procedure, a motion detector captures and provides scan motion data to a scanning manager from the camera. The scanning manager may then responsively utilize the scan motion data to accurately extract still frames corresponding to the target area from the captured image data at pre-determined time intervals. A stitching software program may then access and combine the still frames generated by the scanning manager to thereby create composite images. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120162479 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Grain noise and scratches are applied to an input image as random noise to generate a combined image. When applying grain noise clipped from two-dimensional noise data to the input image, each time clipping is performed, a positional difference from a last clipping position is evaluated. When the positional difference is determined to be small, a current clipping position is changed. When applying scratches clipped from noise data of a plurality of patterns to an input image, when a condition for successively applying scratches for a predetermined time period is selected, a positional difference from a last pasting position is evaluated. When the positional difference is determined to be large, the application of scratches is invalidated. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120162480 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - When various kinds of information and various frames are superimposed on a displayed image of a subject during live view shooting, an object to be preferentially displayed is switched between the various kinds of information and the various frames in accordance with an overlapping state of the various kinds of information and the various frames if the various kinds of information overlap the various frames. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120169902 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus includes: an optical system that includes a lens group including at least one lens, an optical axis of the optical system being able to be displaced; an image capturing unit that receives light collected by the optical system and generates electronic image data; a display unit that displays an image corresponding to the image data; and a display control unit that changes a display appearance of additional information, which is added to the image, according to a positional relationship between the optical axis and a light receiving surface of the image capturing unit. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120176515 | VIRTUAL REALITY CAMERA - A camera including a camera lens, acquisition circuitry receiving images via the camera lens, for acquiring a first field of view when the camera lens is in a first orientation and for acquiring a second field of view when the camera lens is in a second orientation, and a viewfinder displaying the second field of view when the camera lens is in the second orientation and displaying at least a portion of the first field of view at least partially composited with the second field of view. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120176516 | AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a video display and user control for the video display. In the preferred embodiment, multiple video feeds are combined into a single video display, where one feed, preferably live, includes an encoded marker which is used by a computer to select a second and display a second feed, wherein the location and orientation of the second feed changes based on the location and orientation of the encoded marker in the first feed. At least a portion of the display gives the appearance of depth, such as through use of superimposed animation. The live image is controlled by the user's movement, causing at least a part of the display to move in concert with the user's motion, thereby creating an enhanced three dimensional effect for a superimposed display. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120188409 | CAMERA WITH MULTIPLE COLOR SENSORS - An image capture device for an enhanced digital image of a scene including a first digital image sensor for producing a first image and a second digital image sensor for producing a second digital image; wherein the image sensors have multiple photosites, each associated with a color filter; a device for capturing a first and second digital image from the first and second digital image sensors at substantially the same time, wherein the digital images contain pixel locations having values associated to the response of a photosite from the respective image sensor; a processor for aligning the first and second digital images; and the processor producing an enhanced first digital image containing at each pixel location, a pixel value for each of at least three color primaries by using pixel values from the first and second digital images, based on the alignment between the first and second images. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120188410 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device is provided that includes an imaging unit, an imaging condition mode setting unit, a crop region decision unit, a cropping unit, a display image data production unit, and a display unit. The imaging unit captures an image of a subject and generates image data. The imaging condition mode setting unit automatically sets any one of a plurality of imaging modes based on the image data. The crop region decision unit decides a region of the image data to be cropped according to the mode set by the setting unit. The cropping unit removes the image data from the region to be cropped and characterizes this region as cropped image data. The display image data production unit generates display image data of the cropped image data and sets the display image to a specific size. The display unit displays an image based on the display image data. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120188411 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - An image processing apparatus, in which mapping information between preset sound patterns and preset visual effects is stored in a memory unit, a sound is obtained, and a sound pattern of the obtained sound is determined. Then, an image is captured or adjusted by applying preset setting data thereto to apply a preset visual effect corresponding to the sound pattern to the captured image. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120194706 | TERMINAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A terminal and method for processing video data of an augmented reality image produced by adding information about objects in the image taken by the camera of the terminal in real time are provided. The method includes displaying an image in augmented reality mode, requesting augmented reality information of objects constituting the image, presenting, when the augmented reality information is received, the augmented reality information in relation to the respective objects, merging, when a message transmission is requested, the image and the augmented reality information; and transmitting the merged image as an augmented reality image. The image processing method of the present invention is advantageous for the terminal to provide the user with information related to the objects presented in an image produced using the augmented reality function. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120200743 | SYSTEM TO AUGMENT A VISUAL DATA STREAM BASED ON A COMBINATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL AND VISUAL INFORMATION - An mobile computing device includes a video capturing module to capture a video stream, a global positioning system (GPS) module to generate geographical information associated with frames of the video stream to be captured by the video capturing device, and a video processing module to analyze the frames of the video stream and extract features of points of interest included in the frames. The video processing is configured to transmit the features of the points of interest and the geographical information to a server and to receive augment information from the server computer using wireless communication. The video processing module uses the augment information to overlay the frames of the video stream to generate an augmented video stream. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120200744 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A first image captured using a first exposure and a second image captured using a second exposure higher than the first exposure are obtained. A third image used as a reference for combining processing is created from the first image. An image, a dynamic range of which is extended, is created by weighted-combining the first and second images using adding coefficients, which are associated with pixel values of the third image in advance. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120206624 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An image processing method of the present invention includes a detection step detecting a characteristic area from each of three or more shot images having a common graphic pattern in part thereof, the characteristic area having an image significantly different from the other shot images, and a combining step extracting a partial image located in the characteristic area from each of the three or more shot images and combining these partial images into one image. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120218441 | FAUX GROUP IMAGE AND METHOD - A method to create a faux group by using at least one digital image combined with at least one other digital image is provided. Associated with each digital image is data that is linked, which identifies the image and biographical data elements associated with the subject appearing in the image. From the digital images and linked data, a faux group image is created. On the faux group image, biographical data elements such as names or other identifiers are optionally displayed. If displayed, each biographical data element is linked to the associated individual digital image in the order it appears. Any rearrangement, movement or adjustment to either the digital image or associated biographical data element in the faux group image causes the digital image and biographical data element to be updated relative to all of the other digital images and biographical data element in the order that the subject of each individual digital image appears. The faux group is arranged by a matrix that establishes the rows and columns of images, or arranges the digital images. The digital images are automatically and proportionally sized relative to the digital images around them within the faux group image. This creates a natural appearance. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120218442 | GLOBAL ALIGNMENT FOR HIGH-DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE GENERATION - Techniques and tools for high dynamic range (“HDR”) image generation and rendering are described herein. In several described embodiments, images having distinct exposure levels are aligned. In particular embodiments, the alignment of a reference image to a non-reference image is based at least in part on motion vectors that are determined using covariance computations. Furthermore, in certain embodiments, saturated areas, underexposed areas, and/or moving objects are ignored or substantially ignored during the image alignment process. Moreover, in certain embodiments, a hierarchical pyramid block-based scheme is used to perform local motion estimation between the reference image and the non-reference image. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120224085 | MODEL-INDEPENDENT GENERATION OF AN ENHANCED RESOLUTION IMAGE FROM A NUMBER OF LOW RESOLUTION IMAGES - A method, an apparatus and/or a system of model-independent generation of an enhanced resolution of image from a number of low resolution images is disclosed. A method includes capturing a number of low resolution images through a first sensor (e.g., first plurality of low resolution images) and a number of low resolution images through a second sensor (e.g., second plurality of low resolution images). The first sensor has a higher resolution than the second sensor. The method also includes estimating expansion coefficients of polyphase components of an enhanced resolution image based on the number of low resolution images through a second sensor (e.g., second plurality of low resolution images) through a processor. The expansion coefficients are expressed in terms of the number of low resolution images through a first sensor (e.g., first plurality of low resolution images). | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120229678 | IMAGE REPRODUCING CONTROL APPARATUS - An image reproducing control apparatus includes an acquirer. An acquirer acquires a plurality of images including one or at least two images respectively focused on one or at least two objects, corresponding to a common viewing field. A reproducer reproduces any one of the plurality of images acquired by the acquirer. An acceptor accepts a designating operation of designating any one of one or at least two objects appeared in the image reproduced by the reproducer. A searcher searches for an image focused on the object designated by the designating operation from among the plurality of images acquired by the acquirer. An updater updates an image to be reproduced by the reproducer to an image different depending on a searched result of the searcher. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120229679 | Methods and Apparatus for Full-Resolution Light-Field Capture and Rendering - Method and apparatus for full-resolution light-field capture and rendering. A radiance camera is described in which the microlenses in a microlens array are focused on the image plane of the main lens instead of on the main lens, as in conventional plenoptic cameras. The microlens array may be located at distances greater than f from the photosensor, where f is the focal length of the microlenses. Radiance cameras in which the distance of the microlens array from the photosensor is adjustable, and in which other characteristics of the camera are adjustable, are described. Digital and film embodiments of the radiance camera are described. A full-resolution light-field rendering method may be applied to flats captured by a radiance camera to render higher-resolution output images than are possible with conventional plenoptic cameras and rendering methods. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120236180 | IMAGE ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND ELECTRONICS SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An image adjustment method is provided in the invention. The image adjustment method has the following steps: receiving at least one first image in front of a display captured by a camera device, wherein the display has a screen center; detecting the first image to generate a facial image, wherein the facial image has a face position and a face center; capturing a second image with the face center from the facial image according to the face position; shifting the second image to overlap the face center with the screen center to generate a third image; and scaling the third image to generate an output image in accordance with a predetermined resolution. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120242865 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY BASED ON OTHER USER OR THIRD PARTY PROFILE INFORMATION - An apparatus and method for providing augmented or mixed reality environments based on other user or third party information, such as from a profile, is disclosed. Also, an apparatus and method for providing a transparent display device with adaptive transparency is disclosed. The transparent display device with adaptive transparency may be used to generate the augmented reality environment. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120242866 | DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - According to an aspect, a device includes a photographing unit, a display unit, and a control unit. The photographing unit captures an image. The display unit displays the image captured by the photographing unit. The control unit causes the display unit to display an object related to the image captured by the photographing unit so as to be superimposed on the image, and performs a selection process of the object when a body overlaps the object. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120249836 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING USER INSPIRED VISUAL EFFECTS RENDERING ON AN IMAGE - Method and apparatus for performing visual effects rendering on an image are described. User specifications are processed for at least one visual effect for the image. Scene analysis information associated with the image may be accessed, wherein the scene analysis information is based on the user specifications and indicates at least one pixel of the image for coupling with the at least one visual effect. The at least one pixel is accentuated using depth map information, wherein dimensions for the at least one pixel are determined in response to corresponding depth values of the at least one pixel. An output image is generated having at least one visual effect. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120249837 | Methods and Systems for Real-Time Image-Capture Feedback - Aspects of the present invention are related to systems and methods for providing real-time feed-back cues in an image acquisition process. An overlaid preview-frame image may be rendered comprising cues associated with acquisition factors. A cue may indicate whether, or not, an acquisition-factor value falls within a range of acceptable values. Image features may be extracted, from a preview-frame image, and interpreted to determine acquisition-factor values and their acceptability. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120249838 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus generates a main image as an image satisfying a main composition condition indicating a condition regarding a predetermined composition. The image processing apparatus includes: a condition determining unit that determines whether a captured image obtained through imaging of an imaging unit satisfies a preliminary composition condition which is based on the main composition condition; a processing unit that executes a process of obtaining a preliminary image as an image satisfying the preliminary composition condition in accordance with the determination result of the condition determining unit; and an image processing unit that generates the main image by processing the preliminary image obtained through the process based on the main composition condition. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120249839 | NON-REAL TIME IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing method, an image capturing apparatus applying the same, and an image processing system. The image processing method includes capturing an image, generating intermediate data by primarily processing the captured image, generating final processing data including instructions to initiate a final process to convert the intermediate data into final data, and transmitting the intermediate data and the final processing data to an external image processing apparatus to perform the final process. Accordingly, an image quality of the image is improved as compared to an image quality of a final image processed in real time by a conventional image capturing apparatus, and a variety of functions can be provided. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120249840 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager captures a scene. A positioner measures a current position. A first creator creates a first image representing the scene captured by the imager in response to a first instruction. A second creator creates a second image including a first partial image associated with the position measured by the positioner, in response to a second instruction. An assigner assigns position information indicating the position measured by the positioner to each of the first image created by the first creator and the second image created by the second creator. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120257085 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR GENERATING COMPOSITE IMAGE HAVING PREDETERMINED ASPECT RATIO - A digital camera according to the present invention includes a CCD, a CPU and an image processing section. The CPU sets an arbitrary aspect ratio, and acquires a composite image having a predetermined aspect ratio which has been generated by a plurality of images consecutively captured by the CCD being combined. The image processing section trims the composite image acquired by the CPU to be an image having the set arbitrary aspect ratio. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120257086 | IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGING PROGRAM - An object of the present invention is to achieve segmented image taking and merging processing of segmented images with logical consistency with high efficiency at low cost and thereby to enable easy formation of a high-definition merged image. An imaging system | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120262606 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP UNIT - An image pickup device includes a first pixel and a second pixel. The first pixel includes a first light-shielding portion and a first light-receiving portion in order from an object. The first pixel outputs a first image signal, and the first light-shielding portion includes a first opening. The second pixel includes a second light-shielding portion and a second light-receiving portion in order from the object. The second pixel outputs a second image signal, and the second light-shielding portion includes a second opening that has area smaller than area of the first opening. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120262607 | MULTOCULAR IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND MULTOCULAR IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - A multocular image pickup apparatus includes: a distance calculation unit that calculates information regarding the distance to a captured object from an output video of a first image pickup unit, which is to be the reference unit of a plurality of image pickup units that pick up images, and from an output video of an image pickup unit that is different from the first image pickup unit; a multocular video synthesizing unit that generates synthesized video from the output video of the plurality of image pickup units based on the distance information for regions where the distance information could be calculated; and a monocular video synthesizing unit that generates synthesized video from the output video of the first image pickup unit for regions where the distance information could not be calculated. The distance calculation unit calculates a first distance information that is the distance to the captured object from the output video of the first image pickup unit and the output video of a second image pickup unit that is different from the first image pickup unit, and in case that there is a region where the first distance information could not be calculated, for the region where the first distance information could not be calculated, the distance calculation unit recalculates information regarding the distance to the captured object from the output video of an image pickup unit that was not used for calculating the distance among the plurality of image pickup units, and from the output video of the first image pickup unit. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120274810 | INVERSE STAR TRACKER USING PSUEDO-RANDOM OVERLAPPING CIRCLES - A system comprises a rotatable object having a pseudo-random pattern of overlapping rounded shapes on an outer surface of the rotatable object and an image sensor configured to capture an image of a portion of the pseudo-random pattern on the outer surface. The system also comprises a memory configured to store a pattern map corresponding to the pseudo-random pattern on the outer surface of the rotatable object; and a processing unit configured to correlate the portion of the pseudo-random pattern in the captured image with a corresponding portion of the pattern map stored on the memory. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120274811 | IMAGING DEVICES HAVING ARRAYS OF IMAGE SENSORS AND PRECISION OFFSET LENSES - Electronic devices may include array cameras having lens arrays, an corresponding color filter arrays, and corresponding image sensor arrays. Lenses in lens arrays may be aligned with positions on associated image sensors other than the centers of the associated image sensors. Lens arrays may include one or more layers of lenses formed by compression molding of transparent materials such as plastic. Lens arrays may be mounted directly onto integrated circuit dies on which the image sensor arrays are formed. Color filter arrays may include one or more red filters, one or more green filters and one or more blue filters. Offsetting the centers of lenses with respect to the centers of associated image sensors may allow capture of spatially offset single-color images by the image sensors. Spatially offset single-color images may be combined into super-resolution images using the processing circuitry. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120274812 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides an imaging apparatus capable of facilitating a user's check of a focus adjustment state at the time of multiple exposure shooting, and also allowing a user to easily check in what kind of composition an image to be shot now will be combined with an already captured image immediately before shooting. The imaging apparatus includes a display control unit configured to perform control to display a through-the-lens image captured by an imaging unit on a display unit while sequentially updating the through-the-lens image during a focus adjustment, and display a multiple image combination result image generated by combining the through-the-lens image captured by the imaging unit and at least one already captured image on the display unit while sequentially updating the multiple image combination result image after completion of the focus adjustment. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120274813 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides an imaging apparatus capable of performing a live view display showing a multiple image combination result image generated by combining a through-the-lens image with an already captured image at a more suitable combination ratio according to a user's intended operation during multiple exposure shooting. The imaging apparatus switches a multiple image combination result image displayed as a live view from a multiple image combination result image combined at a first combination ratio to a multiple image combination result image combined at a second combination ratio allowing a user to preliminarily check a combination ratio for generating a multiple image combination result image to be recorded into a recording medium, according to a user's operation. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120274814 | METHOD OF FORMING AN IMAGE BASED ON A PLURALITY OF IMAGE FRAMES, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DIGITAL CAMERA - Image fusion based on a modified method of frame averaging for noise removal by partly averaging over images having a smaller resolution than the desired resolution of the de-noised image. The set of images which are summed for averaging out noise consists of two subsets. The first set of images has a resolution (in terms of number of pixels) being smaller than the resolution of the images in the second set. The resolution of the images in the second set is the resolution of the ‘high-definition’ de-noised output image. The lower resolution images are up-sampled by scaling their pixel numbers to that desired output image. The gradation of the first set images is also adapted to avoid intensity saturation (flare) due to sommation. Image fusing is also done in fourier space using the high frequency components from the higher resolution images and the lower ones from the lower resolution images. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120281117 | INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE TAKING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAYING INFORMATION - An information display apparatus includes an input device adapted to input user operation information, a touch sensor adapted to detect the state of the input device in terms of whether the input device is touched by a user, a display adapted to display information, and a control unit adapted to receive user operation information from the input device and sensor detection information from the touch sensor, and control displaying of the information on the display in accordance with the received user operation information and the sensor detection information. If the touch information indicating that the input device is touched by the user is received from the touch sensor, the control unit displays first information associated with the input device on the display. If the input device is maintained in the touched state longer than a predetermined period, the control unit switches the displayed information into second information. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120281118 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A composite image is generated by a method including: detecting at least one in a captured image; judging arrangement of the at least one subject by an arithmetic operation; selecting at least one composition-purpose image at random in accordance with the arrangement of the at least one subject; determining arrangement of the selected at least one composition-purpose image at random so that the at least one composition-purpose image does not overlap with one another and does not overlap with the detected at least one subject; and generating a composite image by combining the captured image with the at least one composition-purpose image. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120287308 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Aan electronic device includes: a focus degree map generation portion that generates a focus degree map indicating a focus degree in each position on an input image; an output image generation portion that performs image processing corresponding to the focus degree map on the input image to generate an output image; and a record control portion that sets the input image or the output image at a record target image and that records the record target image and the focus degree map in a recording medium such that the record target image and the focus degree map are associated with each other or that records the record target image in the recording medium such that the focus degree map is embedded in the record target image. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120287309 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus, comprises an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of an object; a switching unit configured to switch a display unit so that either a first image captured in a first exposure time or a composite image composed of a second image captured in a second exposure time shorter than the first exposure time is displayed; a detection unit configured to detect motion of the apparatus; and a control unit configured to control the switching unit so that the first image is displayed in a case where a predetermined motion has been detected by the detection unit and the composite image is displayed in a case where the predetermined motion is not detected. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120287310 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capturing device which continuously captures images having high sensitivity and high resolution and synthesizes the continuously-captures images when lighting is very dark or when a luminance value of an object is small, the image capturing device including: an image capturing unit which receives light from the object and generates an image in which the object is captured; a continuously-captured-image synthesizing unit which generates a synthesized continuously-captured image in which the object is captured, by synthesizing two or more images temporally continuously captured by the image capturing unit; and a parameter setting unit which sets a shutter speed at which each of the two or more images is captured, according to the luminance value of the object and a speed of the object. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120293690 | Method of Simulating Short Depth of Field and Digital Camera Using the Same - A method of simulating short depth of field for a digital camera is disclosed. The method includes steps of detecting an object distance corresponding to a focus pixel, generating an original image according to the focus distance, and blurring a plurality of pixels of the original image to different extents according to a plurality of contrast values of the plurality of pixels, to generate an image with short depth of field. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120307111 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes: first and second image sensors for respectively outputting first and second image data having respectively first and second pixel counts; a pixel-count conversion section for generating third image data having a third pixel count on the basis of the first image data and generating fourth image data having a pixel count equal to the third pixel count on the basis of the second image data; a similarity-degree computation section for finding a similarity degree between an image based on the first image data and an image based on the second image data on the basis of the first image data and the second image data; and a weighted-addition section for generating fifth image data by carrying out a weighted-addition operation to add image data of a similar area of the fourth image data to the third image data in accordance with the similarity degree. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120307112 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus including a shooting unit consecutively generating electronic image data by imaging a subject and photoelectrically converting the imaged subject; a display unit displaying images corresponding to the image data in a generation sequence; an image processing unit generating processed image data by performing special effect processing of generating a visual effect by combining plural image processing operations with respect to the image data; an image processing controller generating plural processed image data by allowing the image processing unit to perform plural special effect processing operations with respect to the image data when there are plural special effect processing operations to be performed by the image processing unit; and a display controller collectively displaying one or more processed images corresponding to at least some of the processed image data generated by the image processing unit and an image corresponding to the image data on the display unit. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120307113 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEQUENTIAL VIEWING OF TWO VIDEO STREAMS - An apparatus for facilitating sequential viewing of streams of images of a common scene. The images are captured by an image sensor system having different viewing configurations generating visually dissimilar views. The electronic circuitry is configured, on transition between a first and a second viewing configurations, to input images captured using the first or second viewing configurations, and to generate a signal, derived from the input images. The signal corresponds to a gradual graphic transition between images captured using the first and the second viewing configurations, thus simulating a continuous viewing of the common scene. The gradual graphic transition includes transition due to a change of viewing direction, a change of aspect ratio, a change of sensor technology, a change of spectral sensitivity, a change of sensor sensitivity, a change of spatial resolution a change of sensor location, a change of binning level a change of displayed region of interest. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120314103 | GLARE AND SHADOW MITIGATION BY FUSING MULTIPLE FRAMES - In one example, a method for glare and shadow mitigation by fusing multiple frames includes illuminating the target with light from a first illumination direction and capturing a first frame of the target with a camera while the target is illuminated in the first illumination direction. The method also includes illuminating the target with light from a second illumination direction and capturing a second frame of the target with the camera while the target is illuminated in the second illumination direction. The first frame and second frame are fused together to form a composite image that simultaneously mitigates glare and shadow areas. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120320237 | Camera with function of removing unwanted object and method thereof - The present invention discloses a photo processing method of a digital camera, including capturing a plurality of photos of a scene; comparing the photos to identify a moving part of the photos; choosing one of the plurality of photos as a source photo, replacing the moving part of the source photo according to a non-moving part of at least one of the photos; and outputting the modified source photo. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120320238 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, CAMERA SYSTEM AND IMAGE CAPTURE AND SYNTHESIS METHOD THEREOF - An image processing system, a camera system and an image capture and synthesis method thereof are provided. Illumination areas of a light source are controlled according to a predetermined sequence, and a target object is photographed during the illumination period corresponding to each of the illumination areas, so as to obtain a plurality of reference images. An image processing operation is performed on the reference images to obtain a synthetic image. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120320239 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device is provided that includes a subject image designator and an image processor. The subject image designator designates a main subject in an image. The image processor subjects an image to image processing that depends on the distance to the main subject. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120327270 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Based on pixel value conversion coefficients, a pixel value converter converts pixel values of image signals obtained by imaging a same subject a plurality of times while mutually differentiating an exposure value. A synthesizing/weighting coefficient creation unit creates a synthesizing/weighting coefficient. A difference creation unit creates short-time exposure image data and long-time exposure image data. A weighting/synthesizing unit synthesizes the short-time exposure image data and the long-time exposure image data by using the synthesizing/weighting coefficient. A controller evaluates the difference, and updates the pixel value conversion coefficient so that the difference becomes smaller. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120327271 | DUAL TRANSMITTER TRACKER - A tracker unit for a measuring instrument and a method for operating a tracker unit are disclosed, to distinguish a specific target, such as at least one retroreflector, from other reflective objects in the vicinity of the measuring instrument. The tracker unit includes a plurality of photosensors and first and second optical radiation sources. Each photosensor adapted to generate at least one first set of signals during a period when the first optical radiation source is activated and the second optical radiation source is deactivated, and generate at least one second set of signals during a period when the second optical radiation source is activated and the first optical radiation source is deactivated. On basis of comparison between information extracted on basis of the first set of signals and the second set of signals, respectively, at least one specific target is distinguished from other reflective objects. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130002906 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device is provided that includes an imaging component, an image processor a display component, and a controller. The imaging component is configured to capture a subject image and produce image information that corresponds to the subject image. The image information has a first region and a second region. The image processor is configured to perform a vignette processing on the second region to produce a vignetted image. The image processor is further configured to enlarge at least part of the first region to produce an enlarged image according to an operation signal from an interface component. The display component is configured to display the vignetted image on the second region and the enlarged image on the first region. The controller is configured to control at least one of the imaging component, the image processor, and the display component. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130016252 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUSAANM Yoshida; AkimitsuAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Yoshida; Akimitsu Tokyo JP - An image capture apparatus includes an image capture unit, a first correction unit configured to correct a black level of an image signal output from the image capture unit, a combining unit configured to select pixels to be used from among a plurality of image signals, the black level of which has been corrected by the first correction unit, to generate a combined image signal, and a second correction unit configured to correct the black level of the combined image signal generated by the combining unit. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130016253 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODAANM Kobayashi; SatoruAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Kobayashi; Satoru Tokyo JP - An image processing apparatus that, when combining a plurality of images, improves image quality by reducing noise in a region in which movement is detected, wherein a noise in the moving region is reduced by replacing the region in which movement is detected, with a low-noise image. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130016254 | Multi-Channel Imaging Devices - A multi-channel imaging device is provided. The multi-channel imaging device comprises a focal plane array comprising an array of pixels configured to detect radiation in a predetermined wavelength band. Subsets of the array of pixels are arranged to define a plurality of unit cell image areas. The multi-channel imaging device also comprises a lens array comprising a plurality of lens elements configured to image a scene onto the plurality of unit cell image areas. The lens elements and the unit cell image areas define a plurality of unit cells comprising at least one lens element and at least one unit cell image area. Each of the plurality of unit cells is configured to create a complete image of the scene. Additionally, a plurality of unit cell filters corresponding to the plurality of unit cells is configured to filter radiation such that each unit cell is dedicated to an image channel is also provided. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130033619 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CAPTURE ASSIST MARK USAGE CONTROL METHOD - Multiple capture assist marks (markers for capture assistance) to be synthesized with video captured by a camera unit 10 is generated by an OSD unit 20 through the control of a control unit 100. These capture assist marks are synthesized with the video from the camera unit 10 by synthesis means and displayed. In this case, an operation unit 110 is used to accept input of an instruction about the capture assist mark from a user. Based on this instruction input, the control unit 100 controls the OSD unit 20 and a baseband processing unit 30 to synthesize the capture assist mark corresponding to the instruction with a video signal from the camera unit 10. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130044240 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGE DATA - Apparatus comprises at least one processor; at least one memory having computer-readable code stored thereon; a first camera module configured to provide first image data representative of a first image; and a second camera module configured to provide second image data representative of a second image. The first and second camera modules are arranged either side of an axis about which the first camera module is rotatable relative to the second camera module, and are arranged such that, when the first camera module is rotated relative to the second camera module by less than a threshold angle, a region of the first image overlaps a region of the second image. The computer-readable code, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to process the first image data and the second image data; and to generate third image data representative of a third image, the third image representing at least corresponding portions of the overlapping regions of the first and second images. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130050531 | SHOOTING APPARATUS - A shooting apparatus includes: an image-pickup section outputting a picked-up image obtained by picking up an image of a subject; and a control section performing acceptance of a still image shooting operation and acceptance of a part specification operation of specifying a partial area of the picked-up image during video image pickup by the image-pickup section. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130050532 | COMPOUND-EYE IMAGING DEVICE - The multi-eye imaging device includes a first imaging element, a second imaging element, a moving pictures release button, a still picture release button, an image processor, a monitor and an image display component. The first imaging element outputs first image data. The second imaging element outputs second image data. The moving pictures release button receives a capturing instruction of moving pictures. The still picture release button receives a capturing instruction of a still picture and an AF controlling instruction on the second imaging element. The image processor captures moving pictures based on the first image data. The image display component displays a still picture mark with the first through image and the second through image on the monitor when the still picture release button has received the AF controlling instruction while the image processor is capturing the moving pictures. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130063625 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a size reducing unit that reduces sizes of a plurality of continuous images, which are still images obtained by continuously capturing images of a moving object, to thereby generate reduced continuous images; a mask generating unit that extracts moving object regions from the reduced continuous images, to thereby generate reduced moving object extraction mask images; a size restoring unit that enlarges the reduced moving object extraction mask images to the same size as original sizes of the continuous images that are not reduced by the size reducing unit, to thereby generate moving object extraction mask images; and a combining unit that extracts the moving object regions from the continuous images by using the moving object extraction mask images to thereby obtain moving object images, and combines the moving object images in a predetermined one of the continuous images. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130070121 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CODED ROLLING SHUTTER - Methods and systems for coded rolling shutter are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, methods and system are provided that control the readout timing and exposure length for each row of a pixel array in an image sensor, thereby flexibly sampling the three-dimensional space-time value of a scene and capturing sub-images that effectively encode motion and dynamic range information within a single captured image. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130070122 | Camera-Based Scanning - Embodiments of camera-based scanning are described. In various embodiments, one or more quadrangular objects are automatically selected from a captured image for scanning. The automatic selection is determined to be successful based on the selected quadrangular objects having an associated score that exceeds a predefined threshold. One or more scanned documents are created from portions of the captured image corresponding to the selected quadrangular objects, and the created scanned documents include corrections for perspective distortions of the selected quadrangular objects in the captured image. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130083220 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The image processing device includes a storage section, an interpolation section, an estimation calculation section, and an image output section. A low-resolution frame image is acquired by reading light-receiving values of light-receiving units. The storage section stores the low-resolution frame image. The interpolation section calculates light-receiving values of virtual light-receiving units by an interpolation process based on the light-receiving values. The estimation calculation section estimates estimated pixel values at a pixel pitch smaller than that of the low-resolution frame image based on the light-receiving value of the light-receiving unit and the light-receiving values of the virtual light-receiving units. The image output section outputs a high-resolution frame image having a resolution higher than that of the low-resolution frame image based on the estimated pixel values. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130083221 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An AR taking image producer produces an AR taking image of a current frame. A displaying image producer produces a displaying image of the current frame and first to fourth interpolative displaying images. An image pattern reader reads a marker on the AR taking image. CPU retrieves AR moving image that is associated with the marker from an AR image memory. An AR image overlying section produces first to fourth interpolative AR images, and overlies the images on the areas of the marker. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130088618 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an imaging device including an image processing unit that executes artistic effect processing of applying an artistic effect causing a visual effect to image data by a combination of a plurality of image processing, and executes moving image special effect processing of applying a moving image special effect causing a visual effect over frames, a moving image special effect start signal input unit that receives an input of a moving image special effect start signal instructing a start of the moving image special effect processing in the image processing unit, and an image processing control unit that switches artistic effect processing to be executed by the image processing unit in response to the input of the moving image special effect start signal when plural kinds of processing remain set as artistic effect processing performed by the image processing unit. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130088619 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND GAME APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus comprises position information obtaining means, decoration image selection means, and composite image generation means. The position information obtaining means obtains position information indicative of a position where the imaging apparatus is present. The decoration image selection means selects a predetermined decoration image from predetermined storage means based on the position information. The composite image generation means composites the predetermined decoration image selected by the decoration image selection means and a taken image to generate a composite image. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130093922 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF FILM CAPTURE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A system, apparatus, or method is provided for imaging and for capturing visuals to provide image manipulation options for increasing resolution of subject images. A system, apparatus or method for increasing resolution of subject images using a camera to deliver unexposed photographic emulsion or a digital image and to generate images of greater resolution by modifying digital images or modifying digital and emulsion images. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130093923 | IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE AND IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM - The image generation device generates a new moving picture of a subject based on first and second moving pictures shot with a single-chip color image sensor, which detects two light rays including first and second color components, respectively, to represent the first and second color components of the subject. As the first moving picture has been shot in a longer exposure time than the second moving picture, the first picture has a lower frame rate than the second picture. The image generation device includes: a getting section which gets video signals representing the first and second moving pictures, respectively; a processing section which generates a new moving picture with as high a frame rate as the second moving picture based on the respective video signals representing the first and second moving pictures gotten; and an output section which outputs the new moving picture. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130093924 | IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOVERING OBJECT VISIBILITY - A system and method are provided for imaging in scattering media such as fog, water and biological tissues. Normally, such images suffer from poor visibility due to backscattering and signal attenuation. At least two images are taken of the scene using active widefield polarized illumination, with different states of a camera-mounted polarizer. The degree of polarization of backscatter is estimated in every point of the scene, leading to an estimation of the backscatter in every point of the scene. A portion or all of the value of backscatter can be deducted in each point of the scene resulting in an enhanced image with improved contrast and brightness range across the field of view. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130093925 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus that enables a demosaicing process to be accurately carried out on a color image signal. With respect to a color mosaic image signal related to each pixel generated by photoelectrical conversion of an optical image reflecting a subject image, an interpolation process is carried out in which signals of missing colors in the each pixel are interpolated using image signals related to pixels in predetermined directions around the each pixel. The interpolation process is carried out in each of a plurality of predetermined directions. Color image signals in the predetermined directions subjected to the interpolation process are evaluated, and based on an evaluation result, a color image signal to be outputted as an interpolation process result is generated. The color image signals in the respective predetermined directions subjected to the interpolation process are evaluated with respect to homogeneity and signal intensity. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130120615 | IMAGING DEVICE - In an imaging device with a wide dynamic range function by combining images, focus is controlled to establish an in-focus state for each image to enlarge the dynamic range with reducing blur, thereby improving visibility. The device includes an imaging unit with a variable focal distance focus lens, an exposure controller for controlling the imaging unit's exposure to implement several shooting operations for a subject with different sensitivity, a processing unit for processing a signal outputted from the imaging unit to generate an image signal and a focus evaluation value indicating focus degree, an image combining unit for combining signals generated by the processing unit and outputting the combined signal, the processing unit generates a focus evaluation value for each outputted signal and the focus controller controls the focus lens for shooting operations of the imaging unit with mutually different sensitivity values, based on focus evaluation values respectively associated therewith. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130120616 | IMAGE SYNTHESIZING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image capturing unit | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130135498 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CREATING A VIDEO SEQUENCE - A method of creating a video sequence. The method comprises setting at least one repetitive reminder in a schedule managed by a handheld device having an image sensor, alarming a user according to the at least one repetitive reminder, capturing a sequence of images using the image sensor, automatically identifying a facial image depicting a face in a preset area in the sequence of images, automatically selecting the facial image, in response to the identification, and adding the facial image to a facial video sequence. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130141615 | System And Method For Utilizing Scene Detection In A Depth Estimation Procedure - A system and method for performing a depth estimation procedure includes a camera device with a sensor device for capturing blur images of a photographic target. Each of the captured blur images has a corresponding scene type that includes either a Gaussian scene type or a pillbox scene type. A depth generator performs a scene recognition procedure to identify the appropriate scene type for the respective blur images. The depth generator then selects an effective depth estimation procedure depending upon the detected scene type. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130147991 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an image processing unit that calculates two types of image data from one image data and outputs the calculated image data, a data combination unit that combines the two type of data supplied from the image processing unit and outputs the combined data to one terminal, an output buffer that adjusts an output timing of the combined data according to an instruction supplied from bus arbitration means for arbitrating a bus, and a data distribution unit that outputs the combined data output from the output buffer to the bus in a form of the combined data, or distributes the combined data and outputs the distributed data to the bus according to an external combination distribution instruction. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130155288 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus and method are provided. A plurality of images is sequentially captured. It is determined whether one of the plurality of images includes a difference from a first reference image of the plurality of images. The one of the plurality of images is determined to be an initial image, when it is determined that the one of the plurality of images includes the difference from the first reference image. A portion of images from the plurality of images, which are captured after the initial image is captured, are extracted as an extracted image group. The extracted image group is combined. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130155289 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT IS CAPABLE OF CUTTING OUT SPECIFIC AREA IN IMAGE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus that is capable of using frame information associated with image data effectively for an image that is formed by trimming the image shown by the image data. The image processing apparatus processes image data with which frame information about a partial area in an image is associated. A trimming unit cuts out a selection area as a trimming image from an image represented by the image data. A determination unit determines whether frame information updated according to the area cut out by the trimming unit is added to the trimming image or not based on a determination of whether a specific frame effective area in the area shown by the frame information is included in the trimming image or not. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130162867 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROBUST SCENE MODELLING IN AN IMAGE SEQUENCE - Disclosed is a method of storing a scene model ( | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130169844 | Image Enhancement Based on Combining Images from Multiple Cameras - Provided are systems and methods for image enhancement based on combining multiple related images, such as images of the same object taken from different imaging angles. This approach allows simulating images captured from longer distances using telephoto lenses. Initial images may be captured using simple cameras equipped with shorter focal length lenses, typically used on camera phones, tablets, and laptops. The initial images may be taken using two different cameras positioned a certain distance from each other. An object or, more specifically, a center line of the object is identified in each image. The object is typically present in the foreground portion of the initial images. The initial images may be cross-faded along the object center line to yield a combined image. Separating of the foreground and background portions of each image may be separated and separately processed, such as blurring the background portion and sharpening the foreground portion. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130169845 | PROCESSING IMAGES HAVING DIFFERENT FOCUS - Processing images of a scene taken with different focus includes, for each of at least some of the images, determining at least one portion of the image having a predetermined characteristic. A representation of the scene is generated that includes an array of elements, where each of at least some of the elements corresponds to a determined portion of at least one of the images. An element of the array is based on a correspondence between a distance associated with a determined portion of at least one image and a focused distance associated with at least one image. The generated representation is stored or provided as output. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130188076 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image processing apparatus generates an image by adding a plurality of different film-tone image effects to an input image. When the plurality of different film-tone image effects is added to an input image, if the effects include image slurring or blinking, an addition order is determined so that such effects can be added after the other effects. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130194454 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE DATA TRANSFER IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING - An apparatus and method are described in which image information is received from an image sensor relating to one image frame, one or more sub-images are produced from the received image information according to given cropping data; and the produced one or more sub-images are forwarded through an output. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130194455 | Face Recognition Training Method and Apparatus - A device is trained for face recognition. A first acquired digital image of a scene includes a face. Face image data is extracted and stored in a face image library along with an unique identifier. A second acquired digital image may or may not include the face of the same person as the face in the first acquired digital image. Face recognition is applied to extracted face data of the second digital image, and the face of the first digital image is displayed as a match to the face of the second digital image when the first and second images are determined to match or the second digital image or a face therein is identified with biometric data stored along with the first digital image when the faces in the first and second images are determined to match. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130194456 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device comprises a combination imaging mode. In combination imaging mode, recording-use image data is produced by capturing and combining a plurality of sets of image data. The imaging device further comprises a controller. The controller selects at least one set of image data from the plurality of sets of image data when it is determined in the combination imaging mode that the plurality of sets of image data are image data that do not satisfy a specific condition. The controller also produces the recording-use image data based on the one or more sets of image data. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130194457 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - The device control section | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130208145 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a flash unit, an image sensor and a computing unit. The image sensor captures at least one first image and a second image, and captures a third image with the flash unit. The computing unit mixes the first images and the second image to form a mixed image. Besides, the computing unit integrates the mixed image and the third image to form an integrated image. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130208146 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATE SPECTRAL IMAGING AND SENSING - An optical device that creates separate images for different wavelength bands of light. The device comprises a light sensor, a first dichroic filter, and a first mirror. The light sensor comprises a first light sensing portion and a second light sensing portion. The first dichroic filter reflects a first portion of incident light of a first wavelength band from a source through an imaging lens with the imaging lens projecting a first image of the source onto the first light sensing portion of the light sensor; and the first dichroic filter transmits a second portion of incident light of a second wavelength band from the scene different from the first wavelength range. The first mirror is positioned to reflect the transmitted second portion of incident light through the imaging lens, the imaging lens projecting a second image of the source onto the second light sensing portion of the light sensor. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130208147 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes: a device control unit that performs a driving in which a first captured image signal during a first exposure period and a second captured image signal during each of second exposure periods are read by sequentially exposing second photoelectric conversion elements for the second exposure periods while exposing first photoelectric conversion elements for the first exposure period, and an image processing unit that performs a processing in which a captured image signal with a dynamic range is generated by using the first captured image signal and at least one of the second captured image signals, and the processing includes plural types of processings where numbers of the second captured image signals to be used are different. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130215292 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING COMPUTER-BASED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT RECORDING AND VIDEO-BASED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT RECORDING - An interactive learning tool that combines computer-based educational content recordings and video-based educational content recordings. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130215293 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGE INCLUDING MULTIPLE PEOPLE - Provided is an apparatus and a method for generating an image including multiple people, in which images are photographed, face images are detected from each of the photographed images, a face score for each of the face images detected from the photographed images is calculated, it is determined whether each of the face scores calculated for each of the face images is at least equal to a predetermined threshold, and each of face images having a highest face score for each of the face images is synthesized, to output the synthesized image as a final image, in order to generate a most satisfactory photographed image for a user. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130222644 | METHOD AND PORTABLE TERMINAL FOR CORRECTING GAZE DIRECTION OF USER IN IMAGE - A method and portable terminal are provided for correcting a gaze direction of a user in an image. A face of the user is detected in the image. Contour points of an eye area are detected in the detected face. The contour points of the detected eye area in the image are changed to contour points that correspond to a gaze direction toward a reference camera. The gaze direction of the user in the image is corrected by transforming the eye area according to the changed contour points. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130222645 | MULTI FRAME IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: selecting a first image of a subject with a first image capture parameter and at least one further image of substantially the same subject with at least one corresponding further image capture parameter; determining at least one feature match image by matching a feature of the at least further image to a corresponding feature of the first image; generating at least one residual image by subtracting the at least one feature match image from the first image; encoding the first image and the at least one residual image; and combining in a file the encoded reference image, the encoded at least one residual image, and information associated with the matching feature. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130222646 | CAMERA DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A camera device includes an imaging unit generating an imaging area image in which an imaging area is captured from above, and a display-image generation unit generating a display image of an imaging object moving in the imaging area by use of an clipped image clipped from the imaging area image. In this case, an clipping reference position P corresponding to the imaging object in the imaging area image is determined, and a reference distance r between an imaging reference position O corresponding to the imaging unit and the clipping reference position P in the imaging area image is calculated. When the reference distance r is short, a rotation angle θ | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130222647 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR AN IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - Background object disposing means ( | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130229548 | IMAGE PROVIDING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A mosaic image having high recognizability of a picture of an original image is provided while the number of division of the original image is suppressed. An image providing device includes a specifying means that specifies a region including an edge of an image from a plurality of regions, a dividing means that further divides the specified region into a plurality of regions, an acquisition means that acquires an image specified by a user, a determination means that determines a region to which the acquired image is assigned from regions not divided by the dividing means among the plurality of regions and from regions formed by being divided by the dividing means, and a presentation means that causes a mosaic image in which the acquired image is arranged on the basis of an assignment determined by the determination means to be presented. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130242138 | ENHANCED RESOLUTION IMAGE CAPTURE - First and second images of a scene are captured using respectively different first and second optical paths. The first optical path includes an optical element comprising a stack of microlens arrays. A synthesized image of the scene is generated by calculations using the first and second captured images of the scene. The synthesized image has improved image characteristics as compared to both of the first captured image and the second captured image. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130242139 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processor which is capable of performing correction of defective pixels without degrading image quality when synthesizing a plurality of still images. When a plurality of image data items are synthesized, a first reference value which is smaller than a second reference value for use in determining whether or not to correct pixel data forming the image data is compared with a pixel value indicated by each of synthesized pixel data items forming the synthesized image data, and first correction processing is performed in which the synthesized pixel data of the synthesized image data is corrected according to a result of comparison. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130242140 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A photographing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: an imaging section converting an object image into image data; a photographing section obtaining the image data from the imaging section in response to release operation and also obtaining the image data of continuous shooting from the imaging section before or after the release operation; a trimming section generating trimming images sequentially for frames in different areas, respectively, using the image data of the continuous shooting; and a control section recording the trimming image generated in the trimming section and the image data obtained in the release operation. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130242141 | IMAGING COMPOSITIONS OF MULTIPLE IMAGES HAVING DIFFERENT IMAGE RANGES - The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus and method and program whereby composition can more readily be confirmed. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130250144 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - An imaging apparatus images an imaging target region by dividing the imaging target region into a plurality of divided regions and generates a merged image of a larger region than the divided regions by merging the obtained images in the respective divided regions. A method of the imaging apparatus includes the steps of: acquiring a first image and a second image in each of the plurality of divided regions; performing image alignment between adjacent divided regions using the second images; and generating the merged image by merging the first images of the adjacent divided regions based on a result of the alignment performed using the second images. The second image is an image in which a depth of field or a focusing position, or both thereof is different from those of the first image. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130250145 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus realizes a precise focus assist function without losing edge information of a multi-pixel video image. The image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor arranged in a Bayer array, a circuit for converting resolution of the video signal obtained by the image sensor, a circuit for extracting high frequency components of each color pixel data of the video signal, a selection circuit for selecting the high frequency components of four pixels in a unit of the Bayer array and for outputting the component of the greatest amplitude as peaking information, and a superimposition circuit for superimposing the peaking information on the video signal of the resolution or substituting the video signal with the peaking information. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130250146 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING DEVICE STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an imaging unit that is configured to acquire a plurality of images with different exposure times, a position offset detection unit that is configured to detect a position offset between a plurality of images filmed by the imaging unit, a combining ratio calculation unit that is configured to calculate a combining ratio in case of combining the plurality of images based on pixel values of at least one image among the plurality of images filmed by the imaging unit and the amount of the position offset detected by the position offset detection unit, and an image combining unit that is configured to combine the plurality of images based on the combining ratio calculated by the combining ratio calculation unit. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130258137 | IMAGER AND METHOD FOR CREATING MOVIE - An imager is provided having an imaging sensor, a still image composer, and a movie creator. The imaging sensor takes still images with exposures that differ from each other. The still image composer composes still images so as to create a composite still image. The movie creator integrates the composite still images so as to create a movie. The composer creates a false composite still image and the movie creator integrates the false composite still image in order to create a movie upon the still image composer being unable to create the composite still image. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130258138 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE WITH DEFOCUSED BACKGROUND AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an apparatus and method for generating an image with a defocused background. According to various aspects, a preview image is used as the basis for extracting a background distribution and a defocused background is generated based on the extracted background distribution. Accordingly, it is not necessary to photograph two or more images to generate a defocused background effect. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130258139 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus is provided that can obtain a high image quality combination image with a proper exposure while expanding a dynamic range. The imaging apparatus | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130265464 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS FOR COMBINING IMAGE FRAMES - An imaging apparatus including an imaging unit configured to acquire an image signal of an object includes a first image combining unit configured to align and synthesize a plurality of image frames generated from the signal output from the imaging unit at a predetermined accuracy to acquire a synthesized image for focus detection evaluation, and a second image combining unit configured to align and synthesize a plurality of image frames generated from the signal output from the imaging unit at an accuracy lower than the accuracy by the first image combining unit to acquire a synthesized image for recording. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130265465 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There is a provided an image processing apparatus comprising an image generation unit to generate a processed image using an image group having a plurality of images captured from multiple view points, a first image recognition unit to recognize a particular object from the processed image, a second image recognition unit to recognize respective objects which appear in the image group, a determination unit to compare the results by the first and second image recognition units and to determine an object of interest and an object of noninterest, and an attribute generation unit to generate attribute information including the result of determination by the determination unit, in the processed image. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130265466 | TERMINAL HAVING CAMERA AND METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGES AT VARIOUS FOCAL LENGTHS IN THE SAME - A terminal having a camera and a method of processing an image in the camera are disclosed. The method includes collecting, using a camera, a user image captured at a user focal length and a link image captured at a selective focal length, and storing the user image and the link image by linking the link image with the user image. Using this method, a user can capture a subject and circumstances around the subject when the image is captured. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130271625 | PHOTOMETRIC REGISTRATION FROM ARBITRARY GEOMETRY FOR AUGMENTED REALITY - Photometric registration from an arbitrary geometry for augmented reality is performed using video frames of an environment captured by a camera. A surface reconstruction of the environment is generated. A pose is determined for the camera with respect to the environment, e.g., using model based tracking using the surface reconstruction. Illumination data for the environment is determined from a video frame. Estimated lighting conditions for the environment are generated based on the surface reconstruction and the illumination data. For example, the surface reconstruction may be used to compute the possible radiance transfer, which may be compressed, e.g., using spherical harmonic basis functions, and used in the lighting conditions estimation. A virtual object may then be rendered based on the lighting conditions. Differential rendering may be used with lighting solutions from the surface reconstruction of the environment and a second surface reconstruction of the environment combined with the virtual object. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130278799 | VISUAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VISUAL PROCESSING METHOD - A visual processing apparatus comprises a spatial processing unit and a visual processing unit. The spatial processing unit is operable to perform a predetermined process to an inputted image signal using surrounding pixels of a target pixel and output an processed signal. The visual processing unit is operable to input the inputted image signal and the processed signal and output an output signal that is visual-processed. The visual processing unit has a property in which, in an area where a value of the image signal is almost equal to a value of the processed signal, a proportion of a change of the output signal to a change of the inputted image signal when the processed signal is fixed to a predetermined level is greater than the proportion when the image signal is equal to the processed signal. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130286254 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus sequentially obtains images obtained by image capturing of a subject and detects the angle of view of each obtained image at the time of image capturing. The apparatus sequentially selects a plurality of images, of the obtained images, which are used to generate one frame. The apparatus combines the selected images to generate a moving image including an obtained composite image as a frame. If the selected images differ in angle of view at the time of image capturing, the apparatus changes all the selected images into images having the same angle of view and the same number of pixels by adjusting angles of view of selected images which differ in angle of view from one reference image of the selected images, and combines the images. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130286255 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE PRESENTATION SYSTEM - A first imaging unit is configured to capture an image showing a subject in front. A convex reflector is located behind an imaging plane of an optical system formed by the first imaging unit and is configured to share an optical axis with the first imaging unit and mirror a subject beside the convex reflector, a convex portion of the convex reflector being oriented forward. A second imaging unit is configured to share the optical axis with the first imaging unit and capture an image mirrored by the convex reflector. An image processing unit is configured to adjust a resolution of images captured by the first and the second imaging units, obtain a mirror-reversed image from the image captured by the first imaging unit or the image captured by the second imaging unit, and blend the mirror-reversed image with the other image. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130293746 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided a display control device including a display control unit that displays a plurality of auxiliary images with different compositions together with a predetermined image. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130300900 | Automated Recognition Algorithm For Detecting Facial Expressions - This document discloses a solution for detecting human facial micro-expressions automatically by a video analysis system. Facial micro-expressions are involuntary expressions having a very short duration. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130308016 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE AND INFORMATION DEVICE SYSTEM - An information display device may include: an image capturing unit configured to capture an image; a display unit configured to display the image captured by the image capturing unit; a detection unit configured to detect a position and an attitude of the information display device; an identification unit configured to identify a field device positioned in a direction of image capturing by the image capturing unit, by using a detection result of the detection unit; and a display control unit configured to cause an overlaid display on the display unit of the image captured by the image capturing unit, overlaid with at least one of static information and dynamic information regarding the field device identified by the identification unit. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130308017 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING AND GENERATING A BODY MODEL - Images of foreground objects in a scene are generated by causing electromagnetic radiation to be emitted having a first spectral power distribution from a surface of a first foreground object, which is adjacent or at least partially obscured by a second foreground object. A first image of both of the first and second foreground objects is acquired whilst the first foreground object emits electromagnetic radiation with the first spectral power distribution. A second image of the first and second foreground objects is acquired whilst the first foreground object is not emitting electromagnetic radiation or is emitting electromagnetic radiation with a second spectral power distribution which is different to the first spectral power distribution. An alpha matte of the first and second foreground objects is generated based on a comparison of the first image and second image. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130314567 | IMAGING SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE FOCAL PLANE ARRAY SENSORS - A multi-wavelength optical imaging system and method. In one example, an optical imaging system includes an integrated dewar assembly housing a staring detector that includes a plurality of focal plane array sensors spatially distributed over a common focal plane and aligned relative to one another, each of the plurality of focal plane array sensors being configured for a different waveband. The optical imaging system further includes foreoptics, such as a telescope, optically coupled to the integrated dewar assembly and configured to direct and focus light from an entrance pupil of the optical imaging system into an optical beam incident on at least one of the plurality of focal plane array sensors. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130314568 | Dynamic Range Extension by Combining Differently Exposed Hand-Held Device-Acquired Images - Two or more digital images of a same scene are captured with different exposure levels. Image pairs are generated that have a same exposure level from the image data of differently exposed images by adjusting the exposure of at least one of the pair of images. A ghosting map is generated based on differences between the pair of images adjusted to the same exposure. A blurred ghosting map is generated and alpha blending is performed. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130321668 | Plural Focal-Plane Imaging - An imaging system captures focused imagery from two or more focal planes, yet does so with relatively simple optical elements. Some arrangements involve folded optical paths, to make them more compact in size. Others enable the image sensors to be mounted in coplanar arrangement. Still others involve digital compositing, e.g., to mitigate undesired bokeh effects. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130329087 | High Dynamic Range Image Registration Using Motion Sensor Data - Motion sensor data may be used to register a sequence of standard dynamic range images for producing a high dynamic range (HDR) image, reducing use of computational resources over software visual feature mapping techniques. A rotational motion sensor may produce information about orientation changes in the imaging device between images in the sequence of images sufficient to allow registration of the images, instead of using registration based on analysis of visual features of the images. If the imaging device has been moved laterally, then the motion sensor data may not be useful and visual feature mapping techniques may be employed to produce the HDR image. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130329088 | IMAGE ENHANCEMENTS THROUGH MULTI-IMAGE PROCESSING - Embodiments of imaging devices of the present disclosure automatically utilize sequential image captures in an image processing pipeline. In one embodiment, control processing circuitry initiates a sequential capture of a plurality of images by an image sensor; and image processing circuitry generates a composite image comprising at least portions of the images. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130335599 | Camera Imaging Systems and Methods - A video imaging system including: a low resolution colour digital video camera and a high resolution monochromatic digital video camera operably connected to a digital processing system. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130335600 | ARRAY CAMERA IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Aspects of the disclosed technology relate to an imaging system and method in which an array camera is employed along with an image processor to make use of parallax convergence differences between different cameras or groups of cameras within an array camera to provide improved super resolution performance. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140002693 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFECT SHOT IMAGING FROM MULTIPLE IMAGES | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140002694 | DEVICE AND ALGORITHM FOR CAPTURING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR) VIDEO | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140002695 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE RELAYING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, AND METHOD FOR RELAYING IMAGE | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140002696 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140022414 | HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING A REMOTE OBJECT - A hyperspectral imaging system and method are described herein for providing a hyperspectral image of an area of a remote object (e.g., scene of interest). The hyperspectral imaging system includes at least one optic, a scannable slit mechanism, a spectrometer, a two-dimensional image sensor, and a controller. The scannable slit mechanism can be a micro-electromechanical system spatial light modulator (MEMS SLM), a diffractive Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MOEMS) spatial light modulator (SLM), a digital light processing (DLP) system, a liquid crystal display, a rotating drum with at least one slit formed therein, or a rotating disk with at least one slit formed therein. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140022415 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a display unit capable of performing through display for displaying in real time a captured image, a control unit configured to cause, while the through display is being performed, the imaging unit to capture a still image in response to an instruction for a shooting preparation and a subsequent instruction for a shooting operation, an image processing unit configured to apply a special effect for changing image quality in a set direction to the captured image subjected to through display, a detection unit configured to detect an orientation of the imaging apparatus, and a setting unit configured to set the direction of the special effect according to the detected orientation, wherein, during a period for which an operation input for the shooting preparation continues, the setting unit retains the setting of the direction of the special effect even when the detected orientation changes. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140028878 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - In accordance with an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method comprises receiving a first image of a scene, the first image comprising angular information associated with the scene. The first image has a first image resolution. A second image of the scene is received. The second image has a second image resolution, wherein the second image resolution is greater than the first image resolution. A pre-processed first image is generated based on the angular information and a selection of a first region of interest (ROI) in the first image. A processed first image of the scene is generated based on a processing of a second ROI in the pre-processed first image corresponding to the first ROI in the first image, and the second image. The processing is configured to render the second image resolution to the second ROI in the pre-processed first image. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140036110 | OBJECT SELECTION IN AN IMAGE - Illustrative embodiments of methods, machine-readable media, and computing devices allowing object selection in an image are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method may include detecting one or more features of an object in a machine-readable image file, simulating an electrostatic charge distribution by assigning a virtual point charge to each of the one or more detected features, determining a virtual electric potential field resulting from the simulated electrostatic charge distribution, and selecting a portion of the object in the machine-readable image file that is bounded by an equipotential line in the virtual electric potential field. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140043504 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing method includes generating a composite image of a selected image and sub-images. The selected image is an image selected from a plurality of images obtained by shooting a subject. The sub-images are images other than the selected image selected from the plurality of images. The sub-images are distinguishable from the selected image. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140043505 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF INCREASING SPATIAL RESOLUTION OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL IMAGERY USING SENSOR'S INTRINSIC KEYSTONE - A method and system for creating a high spatial resolution image from a multidimensional imagery is disclosed. The technique exploits an intrinsic spatial distortion of the sensor that acquired the imagery and uses it as additional information to increase spatial resolution of the imagery. The method comprises obtaining a baseline image from the multidimensional imagery; deriving n×m−1 sub-pixel shifted images from the multidimensional imagery, where n and m are spatial resolution increase factors in x and y directions respectively, integers and greater than 1; organizing the baseline image and the n×m−1 sub-pixel shifted images from the multidimensional imagery; fusing the organized images using iterative back projection (IBP) to generate a high resolution image; and outputting the generated high resolution image. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140049666 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE INCLUDING IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - It is inconvenient for a user that a UI for inputting a virtual focus position at the time of refocus and a UI for inputting a focus position at the time of image capturing exist separately from and independently of each other. An image processing device comprising a generation unit configured to generate combined image data obtained in a case of capturing an image with a second set value different from a first set value used in capturing an image with an image capturing device by using a plurality of pieces of captured image data obtained by the image capturing device, wherein the image capturing device is capable of capturing image data from a plurality of viewpoint positions and includes an operation unit for setting a set value of an image capturing parameter, and wherein the first and second set values are set via the operation unit. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140063294 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a high dynamic range synthesizing unit synthesizes first image signal and second image signal. A main control exposure value calculating unit calculates a main control exposure value based on a signal designated as a main control signal between the first image signal and the second image signal. A sub-control exposure value calculating unit multiplies the main control exposure value by a high dynamic range magnification and sets the multiplication result as a sub-control exposure value for a sub-control signal. The sub-control signal causes the main control signal to follow lightness adjustment. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140063295 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, PROGRAM, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus separates a captured image into a region of object (B) | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140085511 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device lays out a plurality of images to generate image data of a combined image, and includes: a feature value calculation unit which calculates from an image configuring the combined image a feature value indicating a feature of the image; an image correction unit which corrects the image whose feature value is calculated so that the feature value calculated by the feature value calculation unit approaches a target feature value; and a combined image generation unit which generates image data of the combined image by combining image data of the plurality of images including the image corrected by the image correction unit. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140104457 | VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE - Provided is a video processing device with which it is possible to efficaciously carry out a process of superpositioning a monitor character signal in a video signal which is inputted from a camera and outputting same separately from the video signal. The video processing device comprises: a character signal emitter which generates a character signal on the basis of the monitor data; and a character superposition unit which superpositions the character signal which is generated by the character signal emitter upon the least significant bits of the color difference signal of the video signal which is inputted from the camera. With respect to downconverting the video signal whereupon the character signal has been superpositioned, only a downsampling process on the least significant bits of the color difference signal is carried out, and an interpolation filter process is not carried out. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140104458 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140111669 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device includes: an optical system which obtains an optical image of a photographic subject; an image sensor which converts the optical image to an electric signal; a digital signal processor which produces image data based on the electric signal; a display section which displays a photographic subject image expressed by the image data; and an operating section which performs a necessary setting regarding imaging, the digital signal processor including: an autofocus operation section which performs an autofocus operation based on data of an autofocus area set in the photographic subject image; a main area setting section which sets a main area in the photographic subject image; and a blurring operation section which performs a blurring operation on an area other than the main area in the photographic subject image, wherein the autofocus area is set automatically to overlap with at least a part of the main area. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140118576 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING IMAGE - The present application provides a method and device for acquiring an image, the method including determining at least a first focus and a second focus in an image acquisition area; acquiring first image information in the image acquisition area corresponding to the first focus; acquiring second image information in the image acquisition area corresponding to the second focus; and processing the first image information and the second image information to obtain third image information, so as to solve the technical problem in the prior art when a photo is taken by means of determining a single focus or multiple focuses, focuses in different planes cannot be determined, such that a mobile phone can merely process images in a single way and fails to record images corresponding to multiple focuses simultaneously, resulting in the processing capability of an electronic apparatus not being effectively improved. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140132804 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIDIRECTIONAL IMAGING - An imaging device is provided, comprising a multidirectional imaging unit defining a plurality of fields of view (FOVs), a sensor unit, and guiding optics. The multidirectional imaging unit is configured for collecting a plurality of electromagnetic (EM) radiation portions from a plurality of scenes, each scene being imaged with a respective FOV. The sensor is configured for receiving EM radiation and generating image data indicative thereof. The guiding optics is configured for receiving at least a part of the collected EM radiation portions and directing them onto the sensor unit. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140146204 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TAGGING MEDIA WITH IDENTITY OF CREATOR OR SCENE - An electronic device and method for contemporaneously obtaining, with a processor connected to a memory, a forward image from a forward facing camera of the electronic device and a rear image from a rear facing camera of the electronic device, and embedding the rear image in the forward image or the forward image in the rear image, thereby creating a composite image. Optionally, the rear image is embedded as a watermark in the forward image thereby creating the composite image. Alternatively, the rear image is steganographically embedded in the forward image thereby creating the composite image. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140146205 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ORIENTATION OF CAPTURED VIDEO - Described herein is a system and method for adjusting the orientation of captured video utilizing the data received from a built-in inertial measurement unit such as an accelerometer. During video capture, the device may be held in a position that is not fully vertical or horizontal, and thus not match the true orientation of a scene. This can cause the captured video to appear rotated during playback at the same angle of rotation as the video capture device. The described system can adjust the playback orientation of the rotated video by utilizing sensor data captured during the same time as the video was captured. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140152873 | REAL-TIME CAMERA VIEW THROUGH DRAWN REGION FOR IMAGE CAPTURE - Apparatuses and methods related to custom view finders are disclosed. In one embodiment, for example, a method is disclosed which includes defining a view finder region within a first image and saving the image with the view finder into a non-transitory computer readable medium. Additionally, the method includes capturing a second image with a digital camera and compositing the second image into the view finder region of the first image to generate a composite image. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140152874 | TRANSMISSION OF IMAGES FOR INVENTORY MONITORING - A method and apparatus for transmitting an image for inventory monitoring is provided herein. During operation, a camera may take a series of images of a particular area to be monitored. Each image will be broken into a plurality of regions and a determination will be made if a region is at least partially blocked. Those regions deemed unblocked will be utilized to generate a composite image. The camera continues acquiring images, using unblocked regions until a complete composite image is formed without obstructions. The composite image will then be transmitted and used for inventory monitoring. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140152875 | GUIDED VIDEO WIZARD FOR ITEM VIDEO LISTING - Disclosed in some examples is a method of guided video capture, the method including identifying a video capture template, the video capture template including a plurality of target video parameters, each of the target video parameters corresponding to one of a plurality of video capture directions; while capturing video, selecting a video capture direction from the plurality of video capture directions based on video parameters of captured video and the plurality of target video parameters using a processor and presenting the selected video capture direction to a user on a display device. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140152876 | IMAGE SYNTHESIS DEVICE AND IMAGE SYNTHESIS METHOD - An image synthesis device and a corresponding method, including first and second illumination light sources configured to illuminate an object to be detected, a light source controller configured to alternately turn on the light sources, a photographing section configured to photograph the object while the first and second illumination light sources are turned on to generate first and second images, respectively, a storage section configured to store first and second reference images generated by photographing a range of the photographing section where the illumination light sources are turned on and where the object is not present, a difference image generation section configured to generate a first difference image based on a difference between the first image and first reference image and a second difference image based on a difference between the second image and second reference image, and a synthesis section configured to synthesize the first and second difference images to generate a synthetic image. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140152877 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus ( | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140160319 | TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVED FOCUSING OF CAMERA ARRAYS - Techniques for improved focusing of camera arrays are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and an imaging management module, and the imaging management module may be operable by the processor circuit to determine, for each of a plurality of candidate displacement factors for an image array comprising a plurality of images, a corresponding sharpness, determine an optimal displacement factor comprising a candidate displacement factor corresponding to a maximized sharpness, and transform the image array based on the optimal displacement factor. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140160320 | VIRTUAL DECALS FOR PRECISION ALIGNMENT AND STABILIZATION OF MOTION GRAPHICS ON MOBILE VIDEO - The virtual decals for precision alignment of motion graphics of the present invention provides a method by which a person using a mobile video capturing device may apply a special effect or motion graphic to the video being captured using a virtual decal present on the screen of the mobile device, providing a reference to the user allowing the user to compensate for camera movement and properly frame the video to which the motion graphic will be applied using post-processing. The present invention further provides a method for measuring the optic flow of a given video scene and applying that data in a predictive manner so as to stabilize a motion graphic against the scene. Post processing places such a motion graphic within the processed video in such a way that it appears to be part of the original scene. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140160321 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes photographing a plurality of images consecutively, determining an unchangeable region having a variation equal to or smaller than a reference value and a changeable region having the variation greater than the reference value in each of a plurality of the photographed images using the variations among a plurality of the photographed images, and creating a moving image by merging an image generated from combining the changeable regions in a plurality of the photographed images with the unchangeable region. Accordingly, the present invention provides a user with a moving image created in a manner of analyzing a region having a considerable variation in a plurality of photos taken before and after a photographing timing point and using a photo at the photographing timing point and a result from editing the analyzed region separately. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140160322 | CAMERA THAT COMBINES IMAGES OF DIFFERENT SCENE DEPTHS - A camera system capturing two parts of a same scene each at a different focus so that objects at different distances from the camera can be captured in focus. The camera system splits the image into two paths using a splitter and focuses the image of each path separately. The focus for each path can be manual or by autofocus. The parts of the images of the two paths can be combined by abutting them at a boundary or in a zone essentially located between the two parts. The image parts in the zone can be combined by blending using a linear function or a non linear function such as a frequency based function. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140168474 | Determining an Image Capture Payload Burst Structure - A first plurality of images of a scene may be captured. Each image of the first plurality of images may be captured using a different TET. Based at least on the first plurality of images, a long TET, a short TET, and a TET sequence that includes the long TET and the short TET may be determined. A second plurality of images of the scene may be captured. The images in the second plurality of images may be captured sequentially in an image sequence using a sequence of TETs corresponding to the TET sequence. Based on one or more images in the image sequence, an output image may be constructed. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140168475 | FOUR-LENS SPHERICAL CAMERA ORIENTATION - Panoramic and spherical cameras are often configured to capture respective portions of a scene using a set of lenses that focus images on imagers for sampling by photosensitive elements. In many such cameras, the orientation of the lenses is selected to resemble to a regular prismatic solid (e.g., one lens oriented according to a face of a cube). However, such lens orientations may create gaps between images that result in blind spots, and/or varying degrees of coverage overlap. Presented herein are techniques for orienting the lenses in an asymmetric manner, comprising one forward lens and three backward lenses having a 120-degree rotational angle around a first (e.g., front-to-back) axis and a variable inclination angle perpendicular to the first axis. This lens orientation may be selected (e.g., by a computer) to achieve a desired degree of coverage overlap while significantly reducing gaps that create blind spots in the composite image. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140176766 | BRIGHTNESS-ADJUSTING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A brightness-adjusting method is provided. The method includes the following steps: divide the first image into a plurality of sub-images; acquire an average brightness value of each sub-image; detect whether or not the average brightness value of each sub-image falls within a predetermined brightness value range; determine the driving controller associated with the light-emitting unit associated with the sub-image that has an average brightness value that does not fall within the predetermined brightness value range; control the determined driving controller to adjust current flowing to the light-emitting unit to adjust the illumination value of the light-emitting unit; and control the lens module to capture a second image of the object after the driving controller has adjusted the current flowing to the light-emitting unit. A brightness-adjusting system and an electronic device using the same are also provided. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140184850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING 360 DEGREE VIDEO RECORDING USING MVC - The present invention provides a system and method for combining asymmetrical camera views from a front racing and a back facing camera. Resizing and quality enhancement techniques are used to bring both front and back camera to same quality. Further, a panoramic mode of from camera and back camera are utilized to create a uniform stitching | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140184851 | AUTOMATIC IMAGE COMBINING APPARATUS - In the case of combining images subjected to lighting from a plurality of directions, a manual control such as light quantity control is needed and is therefore troublesome. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140184852 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING IMAGES - According to one aspect of the inventive concept there is provided a method of capturing images using a camera. The method comprises analyzing a view depicted by the digital camera and determining, based on the analysis, a subset of configurations of the digital camera. The method further comprises capturing, in response to a detection of an image capturing command at the camera, a set of at least two images using at least two different configurations of said subset of configurations. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140184853 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire image data, a distance information acquisition unit configured to acquire distance information from a plurality of areas of the image data, a detection unit configured to detect whether the distance information changes gradually in a certain direction within an image of the image data, and a blurring processing unit configured to perform blurring processing in a direction orthogonal to the certain direction if the detection unit has detected that the distance information changes gradually in the certain direction. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140192233 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING EXPOSURE EFFECTS USING AN OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZING DEVICE - A primary exposure and an effects exposure of a scene are captured via a digital imaging sensor. During at least the effects exposure, the scene is caused to shift in a predetermined pattern relative to the digital imaging sensor via an image stabilizing device. The effects exposure and the primary exposure are combined to form a digital image. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140192234 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AND EVALUATING AN IMAGE - A method for generating and evaluating an image of a section of an object using an optical sensor. To generate a bright image, individual images are recorded of a section, of which individual images at least some individual images overlap at least in part in each case, and that to generate the image, the individual images or signals are aligned with respect to one another and superposed to form an overall image as the image of the at least one section, so that the evaluation of the overall image is substantially restricted to the overlapping regions of the individual images and/or the evaluation of the overall image or of a part thereof is brought about on the basis of the overlapping regions of the individual images having the latter. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140198235 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RECORD MEDIUM - A transmission device includes first capturing means; second capturing means; extracting means that extracts a predetermined image from an image captured by the second capturing means; synthesizing means that synthesizes an image captured by the first capturing means with the predetermined image extracted by the extracting means to generate a synthesized image; and transmission means that transmits the synthesized image. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140198236 | Generating Modulation Patterns for the Acquisition of Multiscale Information in Received Signals - A methodology for acquiring measurements of a signal at one or more scales of resolution, including: generating modulation patterns based on a predefined measurement matrix; modulating a received signal with the modulation patterns using the signal modulating array to obtain a modulated signal; and acquiring measurements of intensity of the modulated signal. Each modulation pattern is generated by: (a) selecting a corresponding row of the measurement matrix; (b) reordering elements of the selected row according to a permutation to obtain a reordered row; and (c) transferring the reordered row to the signal modulating array so that elements of the reordered row are mapped onto the signal modulating array. The permutation is defined so that a subset of the modulation patterns are coarse patterns that respect a partition of the signal modulating array into an array of superpixels, each superpixel including a respective group of the signal modulating elements. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140204246 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - An image processing device includes: an identifying unit that identifies an image area where gradations are lost in a first captured image obtained by capturing a subject image; an image texture image generation unit that generates an image texture image by aligning a second captured image, obtained by capturing an image of a subject matching the subject of the first captured image, with the first captured image and extracting an image texture corresponding to the image area having been identified by the identifying unit; and an interpolation unit that executes interpolation for the image area in the first captured image by synthetically incorporating the image texture image having been generated by the image texture image generation unit with the first captured image. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140211045 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus has: a depth map acquiring unit configured to acquire a depth map that records information indicating a depth distance corresponding to each point on a photographed image; an in-focus position acquiring unit configured to acquire an in-focus position on the photographed image; a reference distance determining unit configured to acquire a depth distance corresponding to the in-focus position from the depth map and sets the acquired depth distance as a reference distance; and an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on the photographed image by using the depth map and the reference distance. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140218567 | Image Sensor and Method of Generating Binning Image Using the Same - An image sensor includes a pixel unit configured to output a bayer pattern by converting an optical signal of a subject into an electrical signal; and a vertical interpolation unit configured to generate a vertical binning image by adding or averaging values of vertical pixels of the bayer pattern based on weight information set for each row region of the bayer pattern. Further, the image sensor includes a horizontal interpolation unit configured to generate a horizontal binning image by adding or averaging values of horizontal pixels of the bayer pattern based on weight information set for each column region of the bayer pattern; and an image composition unit configured to generate a weight-based binning image by composing the vertical and horizontal binning images. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140218568 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processing device includes a recording control unit that controls recording of an image of a predetermined frame among images of a plurality of consecutive frames, a trim box setting unit that sets a plurality of trim boxes containing a subject area which is an area of a subject of interest in the image of the predetermined frame recorded by the recording control unit, and a generation control unit that controls generation of the plurality of trim images from the image of the predetermined frame recorded by the recording control unit, based on the plurality of trim boxes set by the trim box setting unit. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140232904 | COMBINING EFFECTIVE IMAGES IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF CAMERAS - An image combining method in an electronic device having a plurality of cameras. In response to a photographing signal, images successively photographed through at least a first camera are successively stored. A first image is selected from the successively photographed images which satisfies a predetermined classification reference, such as a degree of blurring, a facial expression, and/or a shooting composition. A second image is captured through a second camera; and the first and second images are then combined. The combined image may be a picture-in-picture (PIP) type combination image. The first and second cameras may be front and rear cameras of a portable terminal, or vice versa. The successive image capture and selection technique may also be applied to the second camera. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140232905 | METHOD FOR DUAL RECORDING SHOOTING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method and an apparatus for dual recording shooting in an electronic device including a dual camera are provided. The method includes acquiring a first picture from a first camera that is in an operation state, acquiring a second picture from a second camera that is in a wait state, outputting the first picture at a first resolution, downscaling the second picture to a second resolution, outputting the second picture downscaled to the second resolution, and synthesizing the first picture and the second picture that is downscaled to the second resolution and previewing the synthesized result, using a Picture In Picture (PIP) function and, when a dual recording start instruction event occurs, restoring the second picture that is downscaled to the second resolution to a previous resolution, outputting the second picture restored to the previous resolution, synthesizing the first picture and the restored second picture, and recording the synthesized result. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140232906 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A method for use in an electronic device is provided, including: acquiring a first picture through a first image sensor; acquiring a second picture through a second image sensor; detecting, by a processing circuitry, an image of a body part in the second picture; creating a third picture based on the image of the body part; and displaying the first picture together with the third picture as a preview image. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140240547 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AN IMAGE WITH A WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE - A system for creating an image with a wide dynamic range includes an imaging unit, a processing unit and a control unit operatively connected to each other. The imaging unit is configured to acquire a plurality of images of a scene at respective exposure times such that each of the respective exposure times are different from one another. The images are each represented by a set of pixels, each defining a respective pixel intensity. The processing unit is configured to combine the plurality of images to produce a combined image based at least in part on weighting factors assigned to each pixel and a mapping graph. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240548 | Image Processing Based on Moving Lens with Chromatic Aberration and An Image Sensor Having a Color Filter Mosaic - Embodiments of imaging devices of the present disclosure correct chromatic aberrations present in color images obtained from an image sensor having a color filter mosaic based on a series of several images taken at different focal positions of an optical imaging lens possessing uncorrected chromatic aberration(s). | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240549 | INTELLIGENT COMPUTATIONAL IMAGING SYSTEM - In some embodiments, an electronic device, comprises an image capture device and logic to receive a first set of input frames from an image capture device, analyze the first set of input frames to determine whether multi-image processing is to be implemented, and in response to a determination that multi-image processing is to be implemented, determine a number of image frames required to capture a dynamic range of a scene, capture at least the number of image frames, align the number of images and merge the number of images into a merged image. Other embodiments may be described. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240550 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus comprises an image sensor constructed by replacing some of a plurality of image forming pixels of the image sensor with focus detecting pixels, a comparison unit configured to compare outputs of the image forming pixels as a plurality of correction targets adjacent to the focus detecting pixel with outputs of a plurality of reference image forming pixels of the same color as the plurality of image forming pixels arranged in the vicinity of the plurality of image forming pixels adjacent to the focus detecting pixel, and a correction unit configured to execute correction processing of the outputs of the image forming pixels as the plurality of correction targets in accordance with a comparison result of the comparison unit. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240551 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING AN IMAGE IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL CAMERA - A method and an apparatus for processing an image in a portable terminal equipped with a dual camera are provided. The method includes selecting an image synthesis mode, performing a simultaneous or a sequential photographing of a front camera and a rear camera, obtaining a first image and a second image through the front camera and the rear camera, detecting an object image from one of the first image and the second image, and generating a synthesized image by synthesizing the object image to the other of the first image and the second image in which the object image was not detected. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240552 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus including an image processor configured to receive a video, superimpose an object on the video at a distance from a reference point, and modify a location of the object based on a distance between the object and the reference point in a later frame. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140253760 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Conventionally, on a subject in which range, refocus can be performed at the time of image capturing or at the time of editing an image is not specified clearly, and therefore, it is difficult for a user to capture an image or to edit an image in a manner the user intends. An image processing apparatus has an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image including a plurality of subject areas and distance information corresponding to the plurality of subject areas and a generation unit configured to generate a shifted image in which positions of the plurality of subject areas are shifted in the image based on the distance information. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140267833 | IMAGE REGISTRATION AND FOCUS STACKING ON MOBILE PLATFORMS - A mobile device comprising a processor configured to merge a plurality of images each having a distinct focus position in a scene to generate a focus-stacked image that encompasses all focus positions of the plurality of images. Also, an apparatus comprising a camera configured to capture a plurality of color images for one scene each with a distinct focus distance and a processor configured to register the plurality of color images to generate a plurality of registered color images, generate a plurality of luminance (Y) channels from the plurality of registered color images, and stack the plurality of Y channels to generate a focus-stacked Y channel. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140293092 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first image acquisition unit, a first information acquisition unit, a reception unit, a generation unit, and a writing unit. The first image acquisition unit is configured to acquire a first image obtained by imaging by an imaging unit. The first information acquisition unit is configured to acquire any of multiple pieces of information capable of being associated with the first image. The reception unit is configured to receive a first input. The generation unit is configured to associate the first image acquired in the first image acquisition unit with the information piece acquired in the first information acquisition unit to generate an association data piece when the reception unit receives the first input. The writing unit is configured to write the association data piece into a storage unit. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140313373 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit for picking up an optical image of an object and generating image pickup data which can be refocused, a detection unit for detecting a focus state of the optical image of the object, a prediction unit for predicting an in-focus position of the optical image of the object on the basis of a detection result of the detection unit, and a focus adjustment unit for driving a focus lens on the basis of the in-focus position predicted by the prediction unit, wherein in a case where the imaging unit picks up a plurality of images from the object, the focus adjustment unit drives the focus lens to a position deviated from the in-focus position predicted by the prediction unit by a predetermined amount, and has a plurality of patterns of a position deviated by the predetermined amount. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140320701 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that captures a subject to generate image data of the subject; a display unit that displays the image; an image separating unit that separates a subject image and a background image from the image displayed; a special effect input unit that receives information related to special effects respectively applied to the subject image and the background image; a special effect image generating unit that generates a special effect image of each of the subject and background images by applying special effects corresponding to information received by the special effect input unit; a storing unit that stores special effect information for assigning an advisability corresponding to a combination of special effects which the special effect image generating unit applies to the subject image and the background image; and a synthetic image generating unit that generates a synthetic image using the generated special effect image. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140333802 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit and a transmission unit. The imaging unit is configured to capture two images that are different from each other by a predetermined amount of an optical distance (focus) between an objective lens and an imaging device having a first resolution. The transmission unit is configured to transmit the captured images. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140340543 | IMAGE-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD - An image-processing apparatus obtains first image data having a first angle of view and second image data having a second angle of view smaller than the first angle of view. The image-processing apparatus then generates third image data by performing weighted combination of the first image data and the second image data, the third image data having a third angle of view determined according to a user command and being smaller than the first angle of view but larger than the second angle of view. Weights used in this weighted combination are such that the closer the third angle of view is to the second angle of view, the larger is the weight on the second image data relative to the weight on the first image data. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140347521 | Simulating High Dynamic Range Imaging with Virtual Long-Exposure Images - A total exposure time (TET) may be selected. A plurality of images of a scene may be captured using respective TETs that are based on the selected TET. At least two of the images in the plurality of images may be combined to form a merged short-exposure image. A digital gain may be applied to the merged short-exposure image to form a virtual long-exposure image. The merged short-exposure image and the virtual long-exposure image may be combined to form an output image. More of the output image may be properly-exposed than either of the merged short-exposure image or the virtual long-exposure image. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140354852 | GROUP RECORDING METHOD, MACHINE-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A group recording method for an electronic device is provided. The method includes establishing a connection between the electronic device and at least one other electronic device through wireless communication, acquiring a first image created by photographing a target subject, acquiring a second image created by photographing the target subject from the another electronic device, and concurrently recording by the electronic device the first image and the second image and displaying the first image and the second image together on a display screen, in which a second viewpoint corresponding to the second image is different from a first viewpoint corresponding to the first image. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140354853 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING HIGHER RESOLUTION IMAGES USING A SET OF IMAGES CONTAINING A BASELINE IMAGE - Systems and methods for implementing array cameras configured to perform super-resolution processing to generate higher resolution super-resolved images using a plurality of captured images and lens stack arrays that can be utilized in array cameras are disclosed. An imaging device in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes at least one imager array, and each imager in the array comprises a plurality of light sensing elements and a lens stack including at least one lens surface, where the lens stack is configured to form an image on the light sensing elements, control circuitry configured to capture images formed on the light sensing elements of each of the imagers, and a super-resolution processing module configured to generate at least one higher resolution super-resolved image using a plurality of the captured images. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140354854 | Capturing and Processing of Images Including Occlusions Captured by Camera Arrays - Systems and methods for implementing array cameras configured to perform super-resolution processing to generate higher resolution super-resolved images using a plurality of captured images and lens stack arrays that can be utilized in array cameras are disclosed. An imaging device in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes at least one imager array, and each imager in the array comprises a plurality of light sensing elements and a lens stack including at least one lens surface, where the lens stack is configured to form an image on the light sensing elements, control circuitry configured to capture images formed on the light sensing elements of each of the imagers, and a super-resolution processing module configured to generate at least one higher resolution super-resolved image using a plurality of the captured images. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140354855 | Systems and Methods for Synthesizing Higher Resolution Images Using Images Captured by Camera Arrays - A camera array, an imaging device and/or a method for capturing image that employ a plurality of imagers fabricated on a substrate is provided. Each imager includes a plurality of pixels. The plurality of imagers include a first imager having a first imaging characteristics and a second imager having a second imaging characteristics. The images generated by the plurality of imagers are processed to obtain an enhanced image compared to images captured by the imagers. Each imager may be associated with an optical element fabricated using a wafer level optics (WLO) technology. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140368697 | IMAGE PROCESSING INCLUDING IMAGE CORRECTION - Long and short exposure time pixel information are input to pixel information. A long exposure time image set with the pixel values assuming all of the pixels have been exposed for a long time and a short exposure time image set with the pixel values assuming all of the pixels have been exposed for a short time are generated. A point spread function corresponding to the long exposure time image is computed as a long exposure time image PSF. A corrected image is generated using the short exposure time image, the long exposure time image, and the long exposure time image PSF. The corrected image is generated as a wide dynamic range image utilizing the pixel information for the long and short exposure time image. Utilizing the pixel information for the short exposure time image with little blurring, makes the corrected image a high quality corrected image with little blurring. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140375843 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a superimposition processing unit that performs a blending process for a plurality of continuously captured images, wherein the superimposition processing unit is configured to selectively input luminance signal information of a RAW image or a full color image as a processing target image and perform a superimposition process, and performs a process for sequentially updating data that is stored in a memory for storing two image frames so as to enable superimposition of any desired number of images. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150015741 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE DISPLAY - An electronic device and a method for controlling photographic capture. A first image is acquired by a first camera having a first viewing angle. A second image is acquired by a second camera having a second viewing angle, the second viewing angle being different from the first viewing angle. The first image is overlaid with at least one object from the second image, or an icon corresponding to the object. The first camera and the second camera are mounted to a same surface, or to disparate surfaces relative to one another. Photographic capture or control is triggered in response to movement of the object. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150015742 | IMAGING METHOD AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging method includes photographing a subject to acquire image data, determining a pointing motion performed by a photographer included in the subject based on the image data, and outputting an instruction signal corresponding to the motion. The method further includes performing the photographing more than once to acquire image data based on the instruction signal, and creating a composite image based on the image data obtained by the performing the photographing more than once and the instruction signal. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150015743 | Method and Apparatus for Image Content Detection and Image Content Replacement System - A subject ( | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150022693 | Wide Dynamic Range Depth Imaging - Wide dynamic range depth imaging in a structured light device is provided that improves depth maps for scenes with a wide range of albedo values under varying light conditions. A structured light pattern, e.g., a time-multiplexed structured light pattern, is projected into a scene at various projection times and a camera captures images of the scene for at least the same exposure times as the projection times. A depth image is computed for each of the projection/exposure times and the resulting depth images are combined to generate a composite depth image. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150036024 | GHOST ARTIFACT DETECTION AND REMOVAL IN HDR IMAGE PROCESSING USING MULTI-LEVEL MEDIAN THRESHOLD BITMAPS - A ghost detection method for high-dynamic range (HDR) image creation using multi-level median threshold bitmapping. At each of multiple levels, median threshold bitmaps (MTBs) are generated for each original low-dynamic range image. At each level, the MTBs of the multiple original images are compared to generate a ghost map for each original image which indicates the locations of ghost pixels in the original image. For each original image, the ghost maps generated at the multiple levels are combined to generate a combined ghost map. The multiple combined ghost maps can then be used in creating the HDR image, for example, by discarding pixels in an original image that are indicated by the corresponding combined ghost map as being a ghost pixel. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150036025 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS MOUNTED WITH IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AS FINDER DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display device includes a beam splitter that splits an incident light entering from a subject side, an imaging device that converts a first optical image generated by an one-side incident light split by the beam splitter into an electrical signal and outputs the converted electrical signal as a capture image, a synthesis image generating unit that generates an electronic information image, a display panel that displays the electronic information image, and an optical prism that emits an optical image of the electronic information image projected from the display panel to be superimposed on a second optical image generated by the other-side split incident light. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150042845 | Video Signal Processing Method and Camera Device - A video signal processing method and a camera device. The method includes obtaining a video signal, and splitting several frames of images in the video signal into two or more sub-images; performing first processing on the two or more sub-images of the several frames of images using two or more image sensor processor (ISP) processing units; and outputting the processed two or more sub-images of the several frames of images. The present invention can improve resolution of output images, make images at joints clear, and implement an ultra-high resolution camera, thereby avoiding deficiencies such as image overlapping or missing at a seam, color difference, and out of synchronization that occur because an existing ultra-high definition video camera system uses a plurality of cameras to perform image splicing. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150049218 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present disclosure provides a method for processing information and an electronic device. The method includes: obtaining a first image, which is captured in a first direction when illuminating an object to be recognized with a first flash lighting parameter, wherein the first image comprises a first object image and a first spot image corresponding to the first flash lighting parameter, wherein the first spot image is overlapped with the first object image at a first position; obtaining a second image, which is captured in a second direction different from the first direction when illuminating the object to be recognized with a second flash lighting parameter, wherein the second image comprises a second object image and a second spot image corresponding to the second flash lighting parameter, wherein the second spot image is overlapped with the second object image at a second position different from the first position; removing the first spot image from the first image to obtain a third image and removing the second spot image from the second image to obtain a fourth image; and merging the third and fourth images to obtain a fifth image comprising a third object image without the first and second spot images at the first and second positions. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150049219 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an image processing unit that calculates two types of image data from one image data and outputs the calculated image data, a data combination unit that combines the two type of data supplied from the image processing unit and outputs the combined data to one terminal, an output buffer that adjusts an output timing of the combined data according to an instruction supplied from bus arbitration means for arbitrating a bus, and a data distribution unit that outputs the combined data output from the output buffer to the bus in a form of the combined data, or distributes the combined data and outputs the distributed data to the bus according to an external combination distribution instruction. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150054986 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus for adding a blur to an image in use of depth information corresponding to the image, comprising: a conversion unit configured to convert the depth information into blur size information; a division unit configured to divide the image into a plurality image areas having a same blur size; an image generation unit configured to perform blur processing on each of the plurality of image areas with the blur size to generate blurred images; and a synthesizing unit configured to synthesize the plurality of blurred images generated by the image generation unit. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150054987 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire an image signal, a generating unit configured to perform enhancement processing on the image signal to generate a first image and a second image, a synthesizing unit configured to generate a synthetic image with the first image used in a region having a first brightness and the second image used in a region having a second brightness lower than the first brightness, and a recording unit configured to record the synthetic image on a recording medium, the generating unit being configured to perform the enhancement processing such that the second image is more enhanced than the first image. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150062381 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING IMAGES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method of synthesizing images and an electronic device thereof is provided. The method of synthesizing images includes determining an object region for synthesizing a second image in a first image, determining a warping value of the object region, and synthesizing the second image deformed according to the warping value with the object region. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150062382 | OPERATING A DEVICE TO CAPTURE HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES - Some embodiments provide a method of operating a device to capture an image of a high dynamic range (HDR) scene. Upon the device entering an HDR mode, the method captures and stores multiple images at a first image exposure level. Upon receiving a command to capture the HDR scene, the method captures a first image at a second image exposure level. The method selects a second image from the captured plurality of images. The method composites the first and second images to produce a composite image that captures the HDR scene. In some embodiments, the method captures multiple images at multiple different exposure levels. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150062383 | CINEMATIC IMAGE BLUR IN DIGITAL CAMERAS BASED ON EXPOSURE TIMING MANIPULATION - Cinematic motion blur and other cinematic effects are enabled during image capture through exposure timing manipulation. The resulting captured images and videos include one or more cinematic effects without the need for a user to impose the cinematic effects post-capture. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150070533 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE - An image processing device includes: an image acquisition section that acquires captured image data captured using an image sensor including color filters corresponding to bands, and corresponding to a plurality of frames; an alignment processing section that performs an alignment process on the captured image data to generate integrated captured image data; a reference band selection section that selects a reference band from the bands using an output image in a preceding frame; a reference image generation section that performs an interpolation process on image data included in the integrated captured image data and corresponding to the color filter corresponding to the reference band; and an interpolated image generation section that performs an interpolation process on image data included in the integrated captured image data and corresponding to the color filter corresponding to a band differing from the reference band based on a reference image to generate an interpolated image. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150077592 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GENERATING PROXY MODELS FOR AN ENHANCED SCENE - Systems, devices, and methods for generating proxy models obtain an image of a scene, generate a proxy model at an initial position and orientation in a world-coordinate system, and repositioning the proxy model to a second position or orientation in the world-coordinate system according to commands received from a controller. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150097988 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device includes: a determination unit that determines, based on a plurality of pieces of image data which is generated by continuously taking images of an area of field of view and input from an imaging unit provided outside the image processing device, whether the area of field of view of the imaging unit has been changed; an image composition unit that superimposes overlapping areas of imaging regions of a plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of pieces of image data along a direction in which the area of field of view of the imaging unit has been changed, to generate composite image data when the area of field of view of the imaging unit has been changed; and a display control unit that causes a display unit provided outside the imaging processing device to display a composite image corresponding to the generated composite image data. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150103207 | APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus for communicating with an external apparatus through a network includes an image capture unit configured to capture an image of a subject, a superimposing unit configured to superimpose a character upon the captured image, a reception unit configured to receive color information indicating a color relating to the superimposed character, and a setting unit configured to set an outline color of the superimposed character based on the received color information. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150103208 | IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS AND IMAGE OUTPUT METHOD - An image output apparatus includes a first synthesis processing unit configured to generate a first synthetic image for display through a synthesis process and output the first synthetic image, a second synthesis processing unit configured to generate a second synthetic image for synthesis through a synthesis process and cause the second synthetic image to be stored in the external storage area, and an image selection control unit configured to instruct the second synthesis processing unit to generate the second synthetic image, select whether or not the second synthetic image is to be used as one of the input images used to generate the first synthetic image, and instruct the first synthesis processing unit to generate the first synthetic image including the plurality of selected input images. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150103209 | FLICKER COMPENSATION METHOD USING TWO FRAMES - A flicker compensation method for images taken by an image sensor operating in rolling-shutter mode may include capturing a first image and capturing a second image offset in time from the first image by an integer or zero number of flicker periods, plus half a flicker period. The method may also include producing a compensated image based on an average of the first and second images. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150103210 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes a generation unit that generates a first display image on the basis of image signals from an imaging element that includes first and second pixel groups at which a subject image is pupil-divided and formed, and a second display image to be used for focus confirmation; a parallax calculation unit that calculates a parallax between pixels of a first image and pixels of a second image; a display unit that displays images; and a display control unit, wherein the generation unit generates the second display image by arranging the first divided image, which is a first image part, and the second divided image, which is the second image excluding regions corresponding to the first divided image, to be shifted by amounts corresponding to the parallax in opposing directions in an intersectional direction intersecting a division direction. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150109480 | AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A SINGLE MARKER - An augmented reality system includes a plurality of mobile devices. Each mobile device includes: an image capturing unit capturing a real image of a target marker to generate a captured image; a storage unit storing a reference image of the target marker, an individual virtual object and a plurality of interactive composite virtual objects; a wireless communication unit capable of short-distance wireless communication with another mobile device located within a predetermined range; a processing unit determining whether the captured image matches the reference image; and a display unit controlled by the processing unit to display one of the individual virtual object, the interactive composite virtual objects and the captured image. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150109481 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example information processing apparatus includes: an image acquiring unit that acquires a captured image of a real space; a feature detecting unit that detects a feature from the captured image; a determining unit that determines a virtual object, or, a virtual object and an aspect of the virtual object while changing the same in accordance with a condition of imaging device for the captured image; an image generating unit that generates an image of a virtual space in which the determined virtual object or the virtual object in the determined aspect is placed on a basis of the feature; and a display controlling unit that displays an image on a display device such that the image of the virtual space is visually recognized by a user while being superimposed on the real space. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150109482 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING IMAGES USING OPTICAL CHAINS AND/OR FOR USING CAPTURED IMAGES - Methods and apparatus relating to image capture of image portions using optical chains with non-parallel optical axis are described. In some embodiments different portions of a scene area of interest captured by different optical chains operating in parallel are combined. The use of multiple optical chains in parallel facilitates generation of an image with a higher overall pixel count than would be possible using a single sensor of one of the optical chains and/or with more light capture than would be captured using a single one of the optical chains. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150109483 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus detects a focus state of obtained LF data, and changes methods for recording the LF data, depending on the focus state. At this time, the image processing apparatus records a reconstructed image generated from the LF data without recording the LF data when the focus state of the LF data is an in-focus state, and records the LF data when the focus state of the LF data is in an out-of-focus state. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150116545 | SUPER-RESOLUTION IN PROCESSING IMAGES SUCH AS FROM MULTI-LAYER SENSORS - Pixels of an array capture values for an input image. The captured values correspond to pixel center points of the pixels that captured the values. Additional values about the input image may be further computed from the captured values. These additional values may correspond to additional center points, which can be different from any of the pixel center points. An output image may be constructed from the captured values plus the additional values. These values may be stored together and/or displayed together as the output image. Embodiments are applicable to images such as from multi-layer sensors. Since the output image can be created from a higher total number of values than those captured by the available number of pixels, such image processing can be called super-resolution, and can be applied to image processing within imaging devices, for still pictures, video and motion pictures, and so on. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150116546 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention which performs blurring processing on captured image data based on distance information of a subject includes a dividing unit configured to divide the captured image data into a plurality of image data pieces corresponding to pieces of the distance information different from each other, a generating unit configured to generate a plurality of blurred image data pieces by performing blurring processing on the plurality of divided image data pieces including an occlusion region, and a synthesizing unit configured to synthesize the plurality of blurred image data pieces. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150124125 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a mobile terminal, including a first camera and a second camera that are configured to operate simultaneously, a display unit that is configured to output a first image captured by the first camera and at least part of a second image captured by the second camera in an overlaying manner, and a controller that is configured to set an output position of the at least part of the second image in a manner of preventing the at least part of the second image from being overlaid on a specific object included in the first image. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150130967 | ADAPTIVE DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING - In an apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, a video system is disclosed. The video system comprises a pre-processing module, an auto-exposure module, and an image sensor. The image sensor is operable to simultaneously capture a first image at a long exposure and a second image at a short exposure capture. The auto-exposure module is operable to determine an average brightness of a scene for video/image capturing, wherein the determined brightness achieves a desired image quality. The auto-exposure module is further operable to select a dynamic range necessary to preserve desired details in a captured scene. The auto-exposure module is further operable to instruct the image sensor to capture the first image and the second image with a selected exposure ratio to achieve the desired dynamic range. The pre-processing module is operable to combine the first image and the second image into a final image with the desired dynamic range. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150138399 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING COMPOSITE IMAGES OF LONG DOCUMENTS USING MOBILE VIDEO DATA - Systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed and include: initiating a capture operation using an image capture component of the mobile device, the capture operation comprising; capturing video data; and estimating a plurality of motion vectors corresponding to motion of the image capture component during the capture operation. The systems, techniques, and computer program products also include detecting a document depicted in the video data; tracking a position of the detected document throughout the video data; selecting a plurality of images using the image capture component of the mobile device, wherein the selection is based at least in part on: the tracked position of the detected document; and the estimated motion vectors; and generating a composite image based on at least some of the selected plurality of images. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150146041 | IMAGE JOINING APPARATUS, IMAGE JOINING METHOD, AND IMAGE JOINING PROGRAM - Provided is an image joining apparatus that creates a joined image by joining multiple consecutive still images on a time axis, the image joining apparatus including: a past image confirmation unit that confirms whether there is a past still image located before the previous still image in terms of time in at least a part of a portion to be joined to the target still image; an angle calculation unit that calculates an angle formed between a motion vector associated with the target still image and a motion vector associated with the past still image, when the past image confirmation unit has confirmed that the past still image is present; and a stop processing unit that stops joining of the target still image when the angle calculated by the angle calculation unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined angle. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150146042 | Template Photography and Methods of Using the Same - The present invention relates to posing subjects for a photograph. Specifically, the present invention relates to a device and method for posing subjects. Even more specifically, the present invention relates to providing pre-determined stencil filters that photographers may use to pose or otherwise arrange subjects on camera. The pre-determined stencil filters allow amateur artists to take professional quality photographs. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150146043 | Electronic Device and Method In An Electronic Device For Processing Image Data - The invention relates to an electronic device for performing imaging, including a camera for creating image data (ID) from an imaging target (IT), the imaging target (IT) including at least one primary image object (I | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150293429 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING IMAGES AND/OR FOR USING CAPTURED IMAGES - Methods and apparatus relating to image capture of image portions using optical chains with different focal lengths are described. In some embodiments different portions of a scene area of interest captured by different optical chains operating in parallel are combined. The combining in some embodiments is performed using depth information generated from two images captured by two different optical chains which capture at least some common overlapping portions of the scene area of interest. The depth information maybe generated using an image of the entire scene and one or more other images of the scene or portions of the scene area of interest. The use of multiple optical chains in parallel facilitates generation of an image with a higher overall pixel count than would be possible using a single sensor of one of the optical chains and/or with more light capture than would be captured using a single optical chain. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150296107 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING A CAMERA DEVICE SUPPORTING A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FOCAL LENGTHS - Methods and apparatus for using optical chains, e.g., camera modules, with different lens configurations to support a wide range of focal lengths are described. In some embodiments a camera device includes a plurality of optical chains. In at least some embodiments non-circular outer lenses are used for optical chains with large focal lengths while optical chains of the same camera device which have smaller focal lengths use round outer lenses. Thus an exemplary camera device supports a number of different focal lengths. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150296148 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF IMAGE PICKUP UNITS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image pickup apparatus that performs control according to an azimuth detected during photographing, such that a user can enjoy excellent viewing of the synthesized image. A digital camera includes a main camera for obtaining a first image, and an in-camera for obtaining a second image when the first image is obtained. An azimuth sensor and a system controller generate first azimuth information by detecting a photographing direction of the main camera, and generate second azimuth information by detecting a photographing direction of the in-camera. The system controller records the first azimuth information in association with the first image, and the second azimuth information in association with the second image, in a recording medium. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150296149 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING AND/OR COMBINING IMAGES - In various embodiments light redirection device positions of one or more optical chains are moved between image capture times while the position of the camera device including the multiple optical chains remains fixed. The sequentially captured images are combined to form a larger image than is captured during a single time period. Multiple optical chains are used in parallel, each with its own image sensor and light redirection device, in some embodiments. Depth information may and in some embodiments is generated and used to combine the images in a manner intended to minimize or avoid parallax distortions in the composite image which is produced. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150304554 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus having a photographing space and an image processing space, comprising a first display unit disposed in the photographing space that displays a course selection screen, a shooting unit that acquires shot images of a user as an object, a second display unit disposed in the image processing space, the second display displaying an adjustment screen for adjusting an identification photograph image which is any one shot image to a user having selected a first course and finished shooting and displaying an editing screen for editing the shot images without displaying the adjustment screen to a user having selected a second course and finished shooting, an adjusting unit that adjusts the identification photograph image according to a user operation to the adjusting screen, and an editing unit that edits the shot images to creates edited images according to a user operation to the editing screen. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150312463 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING - Systems, methods, and media for high dynamic range imaging are provided, the systems comprising: an image sensor; and a hardware processor configured to: cause the image sensor to capture first image data having a first exposure time, second image data having a second exposure time, and third image data having a third exposure time that is substantially equal to the sum of the first exposure time and the second exposure time; generate combined image data using the first image data and the second image data. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150312487 | IMAGE PROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image processor according to the present invention includes: an image capturing unit; an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on an image captured by the image capturing unit; a detection unit configured to detect a shooting scene for the image captured by the image capturing unit; a determination unit configured to determine the priorities of a plurality of different image processing methods to be used by the image processing unit based on the result of the detection by the detection unit; and a control unit configured to control the image processing unit so as to generate a plurality of images on which different methods of the plurality of image processing methods image processing have been performed in accordance with the priorities, where in the control unit simplifies image processing by using lower-priority image processing methods of the plurality of different image processing methods. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150319363 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - To improve the resolution of a stationary region while suppressing artifacts in a moving region, an image processing system includes a misalignment-detecting circuit that detects an amount of misalignment between a plurality of time-series images; a high-resolution combining circuit that, based on the amount of misalignment, combines the plurality of images in a high-resolution space having a higher resolution than the plurality of images to generate a high-resolution combined image; an image-converting circuit that reduces the size of the high-resolution combined image by resampling to generate a converted image; a correlation-calculating circuit that calculates the correlation between a standard image serving as a standard among the plurality of images and the converted image for each region; and an image-correcting circuit that corrects the high-resolution combined image such that the combining ratio of the standard image becomes lower as the correlation calculated by the correlation-calculating circuit becomes higher. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150319374 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When distribution image data indicating a defocus distribution is generated from a plurality of sets of image data including pupil-divided image data that is captured image data corresponding to part of an exit pupil, reduced image data is used. Further, based on the distribution image data, pixel data that is to be subjected to the image processing is extracted from the pupil-divided image data corresponding to the distribution image data. The extracted pixel data, the defocus distribution image data, and captured image data corresponding to the entirety of the exit pupil are recorded or output to an external device. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150326789 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING TOUCH PANEL, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus which is capable of, when drawing information is input from a touch panel by a photographer when a display unit rotatable between a reverse display state and a normal display state is in the reverse display state, easily obtaining image data which reflects drawing information intended by the photographer without changing a flipping status of the taken image. On the display unit, the drawing information is displayed in a manner being superimposed on the taken image. Whether the display unit is in the reverse display state or the normal display state is detected, and in response to switching between the reverse display state and the normal display state, the drawing information displayed on the display unit is flipped. According to a type of the drawing information, the drawing information is vertically flipped, or the drawing information is vertically flipped and also horizontally flipped. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150326797 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - An image processing device performs image processing on an image being captured to display the image on a display unit having a resolution lower than a resolution of the image. The image processing device includes an extraction section that extracts an edge component from the image, an edge enhancing section that enhances the edge component by performing low-pass filter processing on the edge component after performing full-wave rectification processing on the edge component, a combining section that combines the enhanced edge component with the image to generate a composite image, and a resolution conversion section that performs resolution conversion of the composite image to match a resolution of the composite image with the resolution of the display unit. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150326798 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device, comprising an imaging section for forming a subject image and obtaining image data, a lens control section for changing focus lens position, and a position correction section for carrying out alignment of a plurality of image data that have been acquired by the imaging section, wherein the position correction section selectively executes local alignment processing for carrying out alignment locally, and global alignment processing for carrying out alignment globally, based on relative focus position between two images that will be combined. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150334283 | Tone Mapping For Low-Light Video Frame Enhancement - A technique is provided for generating sharp, well-exposed, color images front low-light images. A series of under-exposed images is acquired. A mean image is computed and a sum image is generated each based on the series of under-exposed images. Chrominance variables of pixels of the mean image are mapped to chrominance variables of pixels of the sum image. Chrominance values of pixels within the series of under-exposed images are replaced with chrominance values of the sum image. A set of sharp, well-exposed, color images is generated based on the series of under-exposed images with replaced chrominance values. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150334294 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device includes: an optical system which obtains an optical image of a photographic subject; an image sensor which converts the optical image to an electric signal; a digital signal processor which produces image data based on the electric signal; a display section which displays a photographic subject image expressed by the image data; and an operating section which performs a necessary setting regarding imaging, the digital signal processor including: an autofocus operation section which performs an autofocus operation based on data of an autofocus area set in the photographic subject image; a main area setting section which sets a main area in the photographic subject image; and a blurring operation section which performs a blurring operation on an area other than the main area in the photographic subject image, wherein the autofocus area is set automatically to overlap with at least a part of the main area. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150341567 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND TERMINAL DEVICE - A method is disclosed, for performing image processing at a client device, including taking a first photograph comprising a first subject and a first background. The method further includes processing the first photograph to generate a first processed photograph comprising a modified first subject and a modified first background, and aligning the first processed photograph through the display of the client device until a second background shown on the display matches the modified first background. The method further includes taking a second photograph with the first processed photograph aligned in the display of the client device, wherein the second photograph comprises a second subject and the second background, and combining the first photograph and the second photograph to create a third photograph, wherein the third photograph comprises the first subject, the second subject and the first background. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150348301 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An in-image capturing unit captures an image of a subject in a direction facing a front surface of an image processing apparatus, as an in-image, and an out-image capturing unit captures an image of a subject in a direction facing a back surface of the image processing apparatus, as an out-image. A signal processing unit obtains a binary image as additional information, the binary image being obtained by binarizing the in-image, for example, and adds the additional information to image data of the out-image. Additionally, the signal processing unit combines the binary image serving as the additional information with the out-image when the out-image is reproduced, and displays the resultant image. In such a manner, information obtained from the in-image is added to the out-image as additional information, and thus it is possible to more effectively display an image and improve convenience. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150350544 | Systems And Methods For Exposure Metering For Timelapse Video - Techniques and devices for acquiring and processing timelapse video are described. The techniques use exposure bracketing to provide a plurality of images at each acquisition time. Images of the plurality are selected to minimize flicker in a timelapse video encoded from the selected images. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150350562 | System And Method For Assisting In Computer Interpretation Of Surfaces Carrying Symbols Or Characters - The present disclosure relates to image processing and analysis and in particular automatic segmentation of identifiable items in an image, for example the segmentation and identification of characters or symbols in an image. Upon user indication, multiple images of a subject are captured and variations between the images are created using lighting, spectral content, angles and other factors. The images are processed together so that characters and symbols may be recognized from the surface of the image subject. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150350564 | DIGITAL CAMERA, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A digital camera includes: a RAW data conversion unit that converts pixel values of respective colors of RAW data into values corresponding to predetermined spectral characteristics; and an output image conversion unit that converts the values corresponding to the spectral characteristics converted in the RAW data conversion unit, into predetermined output image data. | 12-03-2015 |
| 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. | 12-10-2015 |
| 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. | 12-10-2015 |
| 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. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150365591 | Image Creation Combining Base Image and Repositioned Object From a Sequence of Images - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method implemented by a computing device is disclosed. Images from a sequence of images that depicts a scene are displayed on an electronic display. User input is received that selects an image from the sequence to be used as a base image. User input is also received that selects an object from the sequence of images. A movement trajectory of the selected object is determined from the sequence of images. The selected object is repositioned based on user input that drags the selected object along the determined movement trajectory from an initial position to a new position. A new image is created by combining the base image and the repositioned object. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150365600 | COMPOSING REAL-TIME PROCESSED VIDEO CONTENT WITH A MOBILE DEVICE - The present teaching relates to real-time manipulation of images and video captured on mobile devices, and in particular to composite graphical elements applied in real-time to captured images and/or video. Some embodiments contemplate a method comprising receiving a captured image and/or video from a portable multi-function device, applying processing in real time via a Quality Engine, applying processing in real time via an Image Engine, applying an overlay process in real time, applying a filter process in real time, storing and/or streaming the processed content, and sharing the processed content. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150370061 | MICROLENS ARRAY FOR ENHANCED IMAGING OF MULTIREGION TARGETS - Systems and methods are provided for imaging a target as for example a multiwell plate. A plurality of regions of interest are selected on the target at a system control. The selected plurality of regions of interest are simultaneously imaged to provide an image with the plurality of regions of interest selectively magnified by a microlens array ( | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150373282 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A photographing screen is divided into a plurality of blocks, for each of which a determination is made as to whether there is motion and then motion information is detected. At the same time, motion information of an image pickup apparatus is detected using an angular velocity sensor. From these motion information, the photographing screen is separated into a background region and a subject region, and contrast values in the background region are calculated. If the proportion of blocks determined to be high-contrast blocks in the background region is greater than a threshold, photographing conditions are set such that the exposure time increases as the amount of movement of the image pickup apparatus decreases. If the proportion described above is less than or equal to the threshold, photographing conditions are set such that a plurality of images are captured with different exposure times. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150373283 | PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM, PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - A photographing system includes a photographing device configured to photograph a surface; a detector configured to detect a change in a position of an object in a space between the surface and the photographing device; and an obtaining portion configured to obtain an image of an area of the surface by the photographing device when the detector detects the change, the area being not viewed by the photographing device before the change due to interruption of the object and being viewed by the photographing device after the change. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150381895 | Method of Generating Selfie for a Portable Device - The present invention provides a method for generating self-image with desired image for a portable device comprising: providing a control unit, a first and a second image capturing device coupled to the control unit and a display coupled to the control unit. A first picture is taken by the first image capturing device and a second picture is taken by the second image capturing device, followed by displaying the first picture on an upper layer and a second picture on a lower layer on the display. The first picture or the second picture is adjusted and the first picture and the second picture are combined to generate a composed image. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150381899 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING PLURALITY OF IMAGES - An image processing apparatus | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150381900 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INFORMATION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic device includes: a range setter which sets a range for searching an image of light from an information source included in an image; and an informer which makes informed the range set by the range setter. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150381903 | IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image generating device has a camerawork information extracting unit ( | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160004145 | Pattern projection and imaging using lens arrays - A method for projection includes generating a pattern of illumination, and positioning an array of lenses so as to project different, respective parts of the pattern onto a scene. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160006906 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes photographing a plurality of images consecutively, determining an unchangeable region having a variation equal to or smaller than a reference value and a changeable region having the variation greater than the reference value in each of a plurality of the photographed images using the variations among a plurality of the photographed images, and creating a moving image by merging an image generated from combining the changeable regions in a plurality of the photographed images with the unchangeable region. Accordingly, the present invention provides a user with a moving image created in a manner of analyzing a region having a considerable variation in a plurality of photos taken before and after a photographing timing point and using a photo at the photographing timing point and a result from editing the analyzed region separately. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160006939 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a first image; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a second image; a characteristics acquisition unit configured to acquire characteristics information from the first image; a conversion unit configured to convert the first image to a third image by performing image processing in which a correspondence relationship of a gradation value and display brightness is made closer to a correspondence relationship in the second image, based on the characteristics information acquired by the characteristics acquisition unit; and a combination unit configured to generate a combined image by combining the second image and the third image. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160006945 | IMAGING APPARATUS, COMPOSITION ASSISTING APPARATUS, COMPOSITION ASSISTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPOSITION ASSISTING PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes an object database, a composition database, an imaging unit, a determination unit, a search unit, a priority setting unit, and a display. The determination unit extracts an image feature amount from a photographed image data, and determines a kind of an object of the photographed image data, based on data stored in the object database. The search unit detects composition assisting information corresponding to the photographed image data from the composition database, based on the kind of the object and data stored in the composition database. The priority setting unit extracts characteristic information and determines presentation priority based on characteristic information differences. The display displays the composition assisting information based on the priority. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160006949 | Method and Apparatus for Supporting Image Processing, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium for Executing the Method - A support for image processing is provided, comprising: (a) detecting respective face regions from images consecutively photographed for a first person at predetermined time intervals by an image pickup unit to display images of the face regions detected in relation to the first person in a first region of a screen, and providing a user interface for indicating that a specific face image is selected from the face images of the first person displayed in the first region; (b) additionally displaying the specific face image through a second region adjacent to the first region; and (c) displaying a synthesized image using the specific face image as a representative face of the first person, when the specific face image displayed through the second region is selected. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160014333 | Digital Image Processing Using Face Detection and Skin Tone Information | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160014350 | OVERLAY NON-VIDEO CONTENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160028942 | Method and Apparatus for Supporting Image Processing, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium for Executing the Method - A support for image processing is provided, comprising: (a) detecting respective face regions from images consecutively photographed for a first person at predetermined time intervals by an image pickup unit to display images of the face regions detected in relation to the first person in a first region of a screen, and providing a user interface for indicating that a specific face image is selected from the face images of the first person displayed in the first region; (b) additionally displaying the specific face image through a second region adjacent to the first region; and (c) displaying a synthesized image using the specific face image as a representative face of the first person, when the specific face image displayed through the second region is selected. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160028944 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus is provided with an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image, a blurring processing unit configured to apply blurring processing to a skin area of an object person and a background area included in the image, and a control unit configured to control a blurring amount of the blurring processing for each of the areas, wherein the control unit controls the blurring amount of the blurring processing so that a blurring amount in the skin area of the object person becomes smaller than a blurring amount in the background area. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160028948 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus including an image capturing unit that captures an image, a focus control unit that controls a focus of the image capturing unit, an object selection reception unit that receives a selection operation of an object, and an image processing unit that performs image processing of an image that is captured by the image capturing unit, in which the image capturing unit captures plural images in which the focus is changed by the focus control unit, at least one of the plural images is captured based on a focal position of a selected object that is received by the object selection reception unit, and the image processing unit generates an image in which a depth of field is expanded compared to the one captured image from the plural images. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160028969 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A digital photographing apparatus, computer readable medium, and a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus, the method including selecting a template image; receiving an image including a subject and detecting the subject from the received image; and displaying the template image with an image of the subject included in a view area. The displaying may include displaying the template image with an image of the subject included in a view area corresponding to a location of the detected subject. The method may include designating a location of the view area on the template image. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160037083 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a peak image generating unit, a background image generating unit, a composing unit, and a display unit. The imaging unit images a subject to acquire RAW data. The peak image generating unit extracts peak portions from the RAW data to generate peak image data. The background image generating unit subjects the RAW data to image processing to generate background image data. The composing unit composes the peak image data with the background image data to generate composite image data. The display unit displays an image based on the composite image data. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160044251 | CAMERA TO CAPTURE MULTIPLE SUB-IMAGES FOR GENERATION OF AN IMAGE - Embodiments are generally directed to a camera to capture multiple sub-images for the generation of an image. An embodiment of a camera assembly includes one or more lenses to transmit light from a scene, and an image sensor to simultaneously capture a plurality of sub-images of the scene via the one or more lenses, the plurality of sub-images including a first sub-image and a second sub-image. A processing element is to process the sub-images sensed by the image sensor, the processing of the sub-images includes combining at least the first sub-image and the second sub-image to generate a combined image of the scene. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044257 | Systems and Methods for Measuring Scene Information While Capturing Images Using Array Cameras - Systems and methods for measuring scene information while capturing images using array cameras in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of measuring scene information while capturing an image using an array camera includes defining at least two subsets of active cameras, configuring the active cameras using image capture settings, capturing image data using the active cameras, synthesizing at least one image using image data captured by a first subset of active cameras, measuring scene information using image data captured by a second subset of active cameras, and determining whether the image capture settings satisfy at least one predetermined criterion for at least one image capture parameter using the measured scene information, where new image capture settings are determined and utilized to configure the active cameras upon a determination that the image capture settings do not satisfy the at least one predetermined criterion. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160050343 | USING DYNAMIC MODE DECOMPOSITION FOR REAL-TIME BACKGROUND/FOREGROUND SEPARATION IN VIDEO - The technique of dynamic mode decomposition (DMD) is disclosed herein for the purpose of robustly separating video frames into background (low-rank) and foreground (sparse) components in real-time. Foreground/background separation is achieved at the computational cost of just one singular value decomposition (SVD) and one linear equation solve, thus producing results orders of magnitude faster than robust principal component analysis (RPCA). Additional techniques, including techniques for analyzing the video for multi-resolution time-scale components, and techniques for reusing computations to allow processing of streaming video in real time, are also described herein. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160057333 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE - A method and a device for obtaining a high dynamic range image are provided. The method includes: obtaining a pixel value of each pixel in two images of a same scene; determining a brightness value of each pixel in the two images; determining an objective brightness value of each pixel in a combined image combining the two images; determining a color value of each pixel in the two images; determining a color value of each pixel in the combined image; correcting the color value of each pixel in the combined image so as to obtain a corrected color value of each pixel in the combined image; determining a pixel value of each pixel in the combined image; and obtaining a high dynamic range image. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057355 | DECODER AND MONITOR SYSTEM - In an output destination decoder, a desired area receiver | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057359 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, IMAGE GENERATING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING PROGRAM FOR GENERATING NEW IMAGE FROM IMAGES RELATED TO REFERENCE IMAGE - In an image generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the reference image selecting unit selects an image as a reference image. The image extracting unit extracts at least one related image related to the reference image. The image generating unit generates a new composite image by using the reference image and the at least one related image according to a layout including a definition of at least one kind of information selected from a group including a background image, the number of images to be used, a size of each image to be used, and positional relation among images to be used. The basic control unit issues an instruction to make the reference image selecting unit select an image being displayed as the reference image and make the image generating unit generate the new composite image based on the reference image. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057361 | Geometrically Distorted Luminance In A Multi-Lens Camera - Spatial resolution can be improved in multi-lens digital cameras. Each lens can have the same or similar field of view, but can be associated with different geometric distortions defining, for example, a magnification at various field of view portions. A final image can be generated based on an initial image captured by each lens. Luminance information from the magnified portions of the initial images can be combined to form final image luminance information. Chrominance information from the initial images can be combined to form final image chrominance information. The final image can be generated based on the final image luminance information and the final image chrominance information. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057363 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED IMAGE/VIDEO COMPOSITING - Digital imagery is composed or composited within a smartphone or other portable electronic device to merge foreground and background subject matter acquired simultaneously with different cameras or acquired at different times with the same camera. A processor stores the digital imagery along with information derived or used by an operation to differentiate the foreground subject matter from the background scene, which may be a digital matting operation, and/or may involve finding an edge or an outline of the foreground subject matter. The foreground subject matter and the background scene may be stored as different graphical layers in the memory. A user control such as a touchscreen may enable a user to select and resize or reposition the foreground subject matter on a background scene of a separately acquired image. The digital imagery may constitute a still image or a sequence of images representative of motion video. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160065861 | Modification of post-viewing parameters for digital images using image region or feature information - A method of generating one or more new digital images using an original digitally-acquired image including a selected image feature includes identifying within a digital image acquisition device one or more groups of pixels that correspond to the selected image feature based on information from one or more preview images. A portion of the original includes automatically generating values of pixels of one or more new images based on the selected portion in a manner which includes the selected image feature within the one or more new images. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065863 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capturing apparatus includes an optical system, an image capturing unit, a posture detection unit, and a control unit. The optical system forms an image of a light beam from an object. The image capturing unit obtains image data corresponding to the light beam by the optical system. The posture detection unit detects a posture of the image capturing apparatus. The control unit determines based on the posture whether the image capturing apparatus is in a mode to perform shooting in a state in which an optical axis of the optical system faces a zenith or in a mode to perform shooting in a state in which the optical axis of the optical system faces a photographer side. The control unit changes control in a shooting operation using the image capturing unit in accordance with a result of the determination. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065864 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE PROCESSING OF VIDEO IMAGES IN REAL TIME - The invention is directed to real-time processing of video data. In some examples at least one image of the video data is processed utilizing reference data comprising reference image data of background within a region of interest and clutter image data indicative thereof, to determine a pixel deviation level of each pixel in the at least one image and generate pixel-deviation image data indicative thereof. The pixel-deviation image data is processed to enhance its tonal pixel distribution and generating enhanced image data, which is processed to determine a threshold level based on the tonal pixel distribution. A binary image map is then generated using the determined threshold level, the binary image map being indicative of the background and foreground components of the at least one image. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160070978 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON A PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A digital image processing method and apparatus eliminates or reduces the temporal delay associated a perspective transform being generated for a region of an captured image. The method includes: receiving a preview image; detecting at least one rectangular region from the preview image and obtaining coordinate information corresponding to the at least one rectangular region; determining a main rectangular region from among the at least one rectangular region detected from the preview image; capturing an image; and generating a perspective-transformed image by performing perspective transform on the captured image by using coordinate information corresponding to the main rectangular region. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160071248 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING VIDEO STUTTER IN HIGH RESOLUTION PROGRESSIVE VIDEO - Systems and methods for improving video stutter in high resolution progressive video captured with fast exposure times. In a first approach, digital video is captured with fast shutter speeds that cause objects moving within the frame to appear motionless. The video codec generates motion information that may be utilized to add an artificial motion blur to each frame of the digital video during processing in a digital video pipeline. The motion blur creates the appearance that an object is moving in the frame. In a second approach, the lens assembly of the digital camera includes an electronically controlled filter that attenuates the light reaching an image sensor such that the shutter speeds may be decreased in order to capture motion blur. The electronically controlled filter may be a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that is set to a plurality of different transparency levels based on a target exposure value. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160073037 | SIGNAL SYNTHESIS CIRCUIT - A signal synthesis circuit synthesizes luma signals and chroma signals output by a video signal source, to output composite video broadcast signals (CVBS). The signal synthesis circuit includes a first gain adjusting unit, a delay unit, and a second gain adjusting unit. The first gain adjusting unit receives and adjusts the gain of the luma signals from the video signal source, and the delay unit delays phases of the luma signals output by the first gain adjusting unit. The second gain adjusting unit receives and adjusts the gain of the chroma signals from the video signal source so that the luma signals output by the delay unit and the chroma signals output by the second gain adjusting unit can be synthesized into the CVBS. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160073040 | METHOD FOR IMAGE SEGMENTATION - An image segment method is provided in this disclosure. The method is suitable for an electronic apparatus including a first camera and a motion sensor. The method includes steps of: providing at least one pre-defined model mask; fetching pose data from the motion sensor, the pose data being related to an orientation or a position of the first camera; adjusting one of the at least one pre-defined model mask into an adaptive model mask according to the pose data; and, extracting an object from an image captured by the first camera according to the adaptive model mask. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160080660 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus includes an interval shooting section ( | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080661 | IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image generating device has a camerawork information extracting unit ( | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160088229 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed herein is a method of controlling an electronic apparatus. The method of controlling an electronic apparatus includes: selecting a specific image; generating a first image having a contour line and an adjusted transparency for the selected image; and displaying the generated first image in a state in which the generated first image is overlapped with a photographed image corresponding to live-view-photographing of the electronic apparatus. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160088233 | IMAGE BLENDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE BLENDING - An image blending system and a method for image blending are provided. The image blending system includes a plurality of projection devices, an image capturing device, a blending device, a video input module, and a computing module. The projection devices project a desired image. The image capturing device is configured for image capturing from a projection surface. The captured image has an image capturing coordinate system based on a resolution of the captured image. The projection devices receive an input video signal transmitted from the blending device for projection, and the input video signal has an input video coordinate system based on a resolution of the input video signal. The computing module calculates for obtaining a plurality of mapping relationships according to the image capturing coordinate system and the input video coordinate system, and obtaining an image blending relationship through the mapping relationships and an overlapping area of projection regions. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160094771 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing system includes a brightness polarization superimposing unit. The brightness polarization superimposing unit superimposes, on a brightness image, polarization information of an image IMP that includes the polarization information, as a change in brightness of each pixel. The image processing system has a function of outputting an image obtained by superimposition by the brightness polarization superimposing unit as an output image IMO. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094772 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - There are provided a photographing apparatus and a photographing method capable of generating an added image by adding up images, the apparatus and the method achieving image quality of the added image. A photographing apparatus includes: a photographing section that photographs a subject a plurality of times sequentially; an image processing section that adds up images so as to generate an added image; and an exposure condition calculation section that calculates the minimum number of shots of the photography, which is for calculating a plurality of predetermined exposure time periods, and unit exposure time periods of the shots of the photography performed the minimum number of times, on the basis of set and input exposure conditions. The image processing section generates an added image of the plurality of exposure time periods by adding up images which are captured through the shots of the photography for the unit exposure time periods. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160100109 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND REPRODUCING METHOD - To more flexibly reproduce moving image data obtained by capturing a plurality of frames within the period of a single frame of display output while changing the exposure condition. For example, moving image data, which has been obtained by capturing a plurality of frames within the period of a single frame of display output while changing the exposure condition, is stored in a recording portion. When the moving image data is reproduced from the recording portion, a single frame is selected and output by a reproduced frame selecting portion for each period of a single frame of display output. If a user operation instructing to make the displayed image darker, in response to this user operation, a frame having an exposure condition of underexposure is selected and output from the moving image data to be reproduced from the recording portion for each period of a single frame of display output. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160105596 | IMAGING DEVICE AND SHOOTING METHOD - An imaging device, comprising a shooting control section for acquiring divided image data for each of a plurality of exposures, a determination section for determining, for every pixel data of the divided image data, whether or not a pixel value is within a specified determination threshold value, an image combination section for carrying out first image combination or second image combination for every pixel data of the divided image data, an image combination control section for selecting either the first image combination or the second image combination based on a determination result by the determination section, carrying out image combination for every pixel data in the image combination section in accordance with this selection, and generating combined image data, and a first storage section for storing the combined image data that has been generated as a result of controlled by the image combination control section. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160110844 | Multiple Pixel Pitch Super Resolution - A camera system for producing super resolution images is disclosed. The camera system may include a target scene, a first detector configured to capture a first image of the target scene, and a second detector configured to capture a second image of the target scene. The first detector may include a first pitch, and the second detector may include a second pitch different from the first pitch. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160112625 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is an image processing apparatus, including: a refocused-image generating unit configured to generate a refocused image having a focus position changed by using image data including information indicating a direction and an intensity of a light beam entered from an object; and a depth-of-field setting unit configured to set a depth of field of the refocused image to be used for reproduction of a moving image based on a type of reproduction mode for the moving image. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160112630 | CAMERA CAPTURE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPLICATIONS - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for camera capture recommendation. For example, an application may operate to capture an image using a capture device (e.g., a user may use a camera of a smart phone to capture a vacation photo for sharing through a social network app). Camera parameters of the capture device and/or a preview data stream (e.g., pixel data depicting a beach “seen” by the camera in real-time) may be used to generate a camera capture recommendation (e.g., a recommendation to use a haze removal module, a high dynamic range module, a focus bracketing module, etc.). The camera capture recommendation is provided to the application. In this way, the application may selectively use, override, supplement (e.g., use an application supplied module), or modify the camera capture recommendation for application to the capture device to obtain an output image. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160112650 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING BURST MODES OF CAMERA OPERATION - In various embodiments a camera with multiple optical chains, e.g., camera modules, is controlled to operate in one of a variety of supported modes of operation. The modes include a non-motion mode, a motion mode, a normal burst mode and/or a reduced data burst mode. Motion mode is well suited for capturing an image including motion, e.g., moving object(s) with some modules being used to capture scene areas using a shorter exposure time than other modules and the captured images then being combined taking into consideration locations of motion. A reduced data burst mode is supported in some embodiments in which camera modules with different focal lengths capture images at different rates. While the camera modules of different focal length operate at different image capture rates in the reduced data burst mode, images are combined to support a desired composite image output rate, e.g., a desired frame rate. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160112652 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - An image processing device, including an image receiver operable to receive a first image; an image converter operable to convert the first image to a second image, the second image being a smaller-sized representation of the first image; an image pre-processor operable to perform an imaging effect on the second image to form a third image, the imaging effect being defined by an imaging effect parameter; a first output device operable to output the third image for display; and a second output device operable to output the first image and the imaging effect parameter. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160112653 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image capturing unit configured to capture a plurality of images with different exposure amounts; an image compositing unit configured to composite the plurality of images and generate a composited image; and a display control unit configured to display the composited image generated by the image compositing unit on a display unit; wherein the display control unit performs control so that, in accordance with an instruction for magnifying a portion of the composited image displayed on the display unit, a magnified image of an image from among the plurality of images captured by the image capturing unit is displayed on the display unit instead of the composited image. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160117800 | PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE ACQUISTION DEVICE AND METHOD - A photographic image acquisition device comprising a primary image sensor optically coupled to a primary imaging lens and at least one secondary image sensor optically to a secondary imaging lens, the optical axes of the primary and the secondary lenses set parallel to each other, both image sensors set in the same geometric plane, such that both focal plane arrays receive optical projections of the same scene. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160119549 | IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - In a method of setting an OSD function according to a related technique, it is not allowed to select various superimposing techniques. In a case where a monitoring camera supports a plurality of superimposing techniques, a user is supposed to select one of the superimposing techniques via a troublesome operation. In view of the above, an image pickup apparatus is provided which includes a reception unit configured to receive an acquisition request for information associated with an image superimposing method of the image pickup apparatus, and a transmission unit configured to, in a case where the acquisition request for the information associated with the image superimposing method of the image pickup apparatus is received by the reception unit, transmit information associated with the image superimposing method of the image pickup apparatus. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160119550 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE INCLUDING IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - It is inconvenient for a user that a UI for inputting a virtual focus position at the time of refocus and a UI for inputting a focus position at the time of image capturing exist separately from and independently of each other. An image processing device comprising a generation unit configured to generate combined image data obtained in a case of capturing an image with a second set value different from a first set value used in capturing an image with an image capturing device by using a plurality of pieces of captured image data obtained by the image capturing device, wherein the image capturing device is capable of capturing image data from a plurality of viewpoint positions and includes an operation unit for setting a set value of an image capturing parameter, and wherein the first and second set values are set via the operation unit. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160127653 | Electronic Device and Method for Providing Filter in Electronic Device - An electronic device includes a screen of a display; an image sensor configured to capture image data having at least one object; and a filter recommendation control module configured to acquire the image data captured by the image sensor, extract at least one filter data based on the at least one object of the image data, and display the at least one or more filter data on the screen in response to request information. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160127654 | REAL-TIME VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A LIVE CAMERA VIEW - Visual effects for element of interest can be displayed within a live camera view in real time or substantially using a processing pipeline that does not immediately display an acquired image until it has been updated with the effects. In various embodiments, software-based approaches, such as fast convolution algorithms, and/or hardware-based approaches, such as using a graphics processing unit (GPU), can be used reduce the time between acquiring an image and displaying the image with various visual effects. These visual effects can include automatically highlighting elements, augmenting the color, style, and/or size of elements, casting a shadow on elements, erasing elements, substituting elements, or shaking and jumbling elements, among other effects. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160134817 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - There is provided an image processing apparatus including imaging elements, including: a selection unit configured to select any one of the first image and the second image as a selected image based on a first pixel included in the first image and a second pixel included in the second image, wherein the first pixel and the second pixel respectively belong to a duplicated area, the duplicated area being an area of a captured object overlapping in respective images; a calculation unit configured to calculate a correction coefficient for correcting a pixel before correction based on a selected pixel and the pixel before correction, a correction unit configured to correct the pixel before correction based on the correction coefficient to generate an image after correction; and an image generation unit configured to generate an output image based on the selected image and the image after correction. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160142610 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A DIGITAL IMAGE - A system, method, and computer program product for generating a resulting image from a set of images is disclosed. The method comprises receiving an image set that includes a first image of a photographic scene based on a first set of sampling parameters and a second image of the photographic scene based on a second set of sampling parameters, and generating a resulting image based on the first image and the second image according to depth values in a selection depth map. Each distinct depth value in the selection depth map corresponds to a different image in the image set. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142649 | METHOD OF ARRANGING IMAGE FILTERS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM ON WHICH METHOD IS STORED, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method of arranging image filters and associated apparatus and storage media are provided. The method includes determining an arrangement order determination criterion based on a user input, searching for image filters based on the arrangement order determination criterion, arranging the searched image filters according to the arrangement order determination criterion, and displaying the arranged image filters on a display unit of an electronic apparatus. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142651 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - An image processing apparatus includes a lighting unit configured to emit light to an object, a first image capturing unit configured to output a first image signal acquired by photographing the object when light is emitted by the lighting unit, a second image capturing unit configured to output a second image signal acquired by photographing the object when no light is emitted by the lighting unit, and a controller configured to acquire an object image by using a difference image between a first image generated based on the first image signal and a second image generated based on the second image signal. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160148360 | FILTER PREPROCESSING CIRCUIT, OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZER, AND METHOD OF PERFORMING OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION - A filter preprocessing circuit includes: a determiner configured to determine, depending on a level of an offset included in a detection signal from a gyro sensor, whether or not a preprocessing operation is to be performed before the detection signal is transferred to a filter; and a remover configured to remove a portion of the offset from the detection signal during the preprocessing operation. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160150163 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing method applied to an image processing system comprising an image sensor. The image processing method comprises: (a) capturing a plurality of first images via the image sensor applying a first resolution; (b) computing an image variation tendency for the first images; and (c) controlling the image sensor to apply a second resolution higher than the first resolution if the image variation tendency matches a predetermined tendency. An image processing system applying the image processing method is also disclosed. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160156852 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD | 06-02-2016 |
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| 20160165150 | MOBILE DEVICE FOR RECORDING, REVIEWING, AND ANALYZING VIDEO - Two parties have three distinct viewpoints of their relationship, from which assumptions emerge and working hypotheses about how to manage their relationship. The system, device, and method described herein include using a mobile device for understanding face-to-face human interactions. The process includes using a mobile device for recording an interaction with one or more other persons, whereby one or more of the participants use the mobile device to describe their viewpoints of the interaction. The participants can use the mobile device to receive immediate feedback for analysis, to compare viewpoints, to examine how the viewpoints are arrived, and to explore the viewpoints' consequences for the participants' relationship. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160173772 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160173789 | IMAGE GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MOBILE TERMINAL | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160173792 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160182821 | THIN MULTI-APERTURE IMAGING SYSTEM WITH AUTO-FOCUS AND METHODS FOR USING SAME | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160191831 | DETERMINING A MAXIMUM INSCRIBED SIZE OF A RECTANGLE - Embodiments perform an iterative process for enlarging a rectangle having a fixed aspect ratio within a convex polygon to find the largest rectangular area within the convex polygon. The iterative process includes detecting an intersection of one or more corners of the rectangle with the convex polygon and adjusting a position of the rectangle based on the quantity of intersecting corners. The iterative growth process continues until a maximum inscribed size of the rectangle has been determined. Some embodiments process images from bracketed photography and crop areas outside the determined maximum inscribed size when combining the images into a single image. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160198098 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING OR STORING RESULTANT IMAGE WHICH CHANGES IN SELECTED AREA | 07-07-2016 |
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| 20160255281 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE GENERATING ARRANGED IMAGE DATA REPRESENTING ARRANGED IMAGE IN WHICH IMAGES ARE ARRANGED ACCORDING TO DETERMINED RELATIVE POSITION | 09-01-2016 |
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| 20160381302 | IMAGE-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD - An image-processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first acquiring unit configured to acquire moving image data including a first frame obtained by imaging and a second frame obtained by imaging with a shorter exposure time than the first frame; a second acquiring unit configured to acquire reproduction information that is information related to a reproduction speed of the moving image data; and a combining unit configured to combine the first frame and the second frame with each other based on the reproduction information, wherein the combining unit changes a combination ratio between the first frame and the second frame in accordance with a reproduction speed of the moving image data. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160381304 | Systems and methods for a digital image sensor - A system, method, and computer program product for generating an image stack, comprising initializing a pixel array configured to include a set of analog storage planes, enabling simultaneous integration of the photographic scene for two or more analog storage planes within the set of analog storage planes, enabling integration to proceed during a first sampling interval, disabling integration for at least one analog storage plane, and enabling integration to proceed during a second sampling interval. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160381305 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device processes image data and map data with regard to depth distribution of subjects. A decoding unit decodes encoded image data obtained by encoding image data of a subject image, and thereby generates decoded image data. Another decoding unit decodes encoded map data obtained by encoding map data and thereby generates decoded map data. A defocus map shaping unit acquires decoded image data and decoded map data, performs a shaping process of the decoded map data with reference to the decoded image data, and thereby generates shaped map data. A background blurring unit refers to the shaped map data and performs image processing of adding blur to a background of the decoded image. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160381336 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an image processing apparatus. A calculation unit calculates a difference in a signal level, for each area, between a first image obtained by shooting a subject under a first shooting condition and a second image obtained by shooting the subject under a second shooting condition in which high-frequency components of an optical image of the subject are reduced compared to the first shooting condition. A mixing unit mixes a signal level of the first image and a signal level of the second image at a ratio based on the difference, so as to generate a third image. The mixing unit sets a ratio of the second image when the difference is a first value, to be larger than a ratio of the second image when the difference is a second value that is smaller than the first value. | 12-29-2016 |
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| 20220141396 | VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOVING INTERRUPTION THEREOF - A video conferencing system and a method of removing an interruption thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. A video conference is activated and a video stream is obtained through an image capturing device. A deep learning model is used to detect at least one first image object in a first video frame of the video stream. Whether the at least one first image object is an interruption object is determined. The at least one first image object is removed from the first video frame in response to the at least one first image object being determined to be the interruption object. | 05-05-2022 |
