| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 396263000 | CAMERA RELEASE CONTROL CIRCUIT | 17 |
| 20080260375 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus and an imaging method capable of reducing image quality degradation due to camera shake or object shake and photographing images in good image quality in a simple manner. Digital camera | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080292299 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PHOTOGRAPHY USING DESIRABLE FEATURE RECOGNITION - To improve the quality of photographs of people, the disclosure describes a system and method of photography using desirable feature recognition. The system and method recognize when the subject persons in a photograph possess one or more desirable features for a desirable photograph, such as when they are all smiling and/or not blinking. The system and method may be applied either to individual or group photographs. The system and method of the present invention may operate in a “Full Mode”, in which a picture is taken when all subject persons possess the desirable feature(s). The system and method also may operate in a “Proportional Mode”, in which a picture is taken when a set proportion of the subject persons possess the desirable feature(s). The system and method also may operate in a “Best Picture Mode”, in which multiple photographs are imaged, and the best photograph is selected for keeping, as measured by the photograph containing the highest proportion of subject persons who possess the desirable feature(s). The system and method also may operate in a timer mode, which permits the camera user to appear in the photograph. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080298795 | CAMERA CONFIGURABLE FOR AUTONOMOUS SELF-LEARNING OPERATION - The present disclosure relates to an image capture device and a technique for capturing an image. The technique includes configuring an image capture device in a learning mode for sensing at least one variable in the device's surroundings and defining a normal state of the at least one variable. Further, the technique includes initiating image capture upon detecting a transition of the at least one variable from the normal state to a new condition, wherein the transition exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and redefining the normal state to the new condition. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080298796 | CAMERA CONFIGURABLE FOR AUTONOMOUS OPERATION - The present disclosure relates to an image capture device and a technique for capturing an image. The technique includes selecting at least one subject displayed on an image capture device as an image trigger condition and entering a threshold level corresponding to the at least one image trigger condition. The technique further provides monitoring a signal from at least one sensor detecting the at least one image trigger condition and obtaining at least one digital image upon detecting the sensed image trigger condition meeting the threshold level. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080317455 | IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image photographing apparatus for capturing a subject image in accordance with smile detection of a subject includes an optical unit; an image capturing unit configured to capture the subject image; an optical mechanism driving control unit configured to control driving of mechanisms of the optical unit; an image signal processing unit configured to perform signal processing on the captured image; an image recording unit configured to record the captured image onto a predetermined recording medium; a face detection unit configured to detect a face of the subject; a smile detection unit configured to detect a smile on the detected face; and a smile-detection photography control unit configured to perform photographing processing for the subject image in response to detection of the smile of the subject from the captured image, while the driving of the mechanisms by the optical mechanism driving control unit is maintained fixed. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090052883 | PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING INFRARED RAY IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a photographing apparatus using an infrared ray in a portable terminal, the apparatus includes: a camera module for photographing an image; a display unit for providing a preview for the image photographed by the camera module; and an infrared sensor unit for determining if light is obstructed by emitting and receiving an infrared ray through an infrared sensor upon photographing by the camera module, and outputting a photographing signal for the image. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100166408 | CAMERA-STEADY FOCUS REQUIREMENTS FOR PREVENTING INCONSPICUOUS USE OF CAMERAS ON HANDHELD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Methods and devices for implementing a camera restriction on a wireless handheld communication device. As more handheld devices incorporate camera functionalities, organizations and individuals with privacy concerns are more vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure. The camera restriction prevents a user from taking a picture of a subject if the device has not been steadily focused on the subject in question for a predetermined period of time. In short, this process extends the normal camera-taking procedure and thus requires the camera user to take pictures in a conspicuous manner—the rationale being that a camera user would be less likely to take unauthorized pictures if such actions could be easily recognized. The camera restriction can be communicated to the device via a wireless communication network. Additionally, the restrictions and boundaries can be communicated to the device as part of an IT security policy. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100329660 | DIGITAL MOVING PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM TO EXECUTE THE METHOD, AND METHOD OF DETERMINING MOVEMENT OF SUBJECT - A digital moving picture photographing apparatus is provided for increasing user convenience by excluding unnecessary parts of a recording moving picture and starting/stopping a photographing operation automatically, as is an appertaining method and computer readable recording with code to implement the method. The digital moving picture photographing apparatus includes: an image capture device for generating image data from incident light; and a storage medium for storing the image data generated by the image capture device. The method includes: starting storing data of frame images, when a movement of a subject is sensed from the frame images of image data generated by the image capture device in a shooting mode; and stopping the recording of the moving picture when the movement of the subject is not sensed from the frame images of the image data generated by the image capture device during storing of the frame images in the storage medium. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110116780 | PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC METHOD - A photographic apparatus infers a user's photographic intent and accordingly switches between a manual shoot mode and an automatic shoot mode. In the manual shoot mode, processing to save photographic image data is timed in accordance with the user operating a user-operable shutter element, while in the automatic shoot mode, such processing is conducted independently of shutter element operations. A photographic unit photographs a scene, acquires photographic image data of a subject, and then executes processing for saving the photographic image data. An intention judgment information detector detects intention judgment information used to judge the photographic intent of the user. A controller makes an intention judgment using the intention judgment information from the intention judgment information detector, and according to the intention judgment result, causes the photographic unit to selectively execute the operations for one of the modes. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110206361 | IMAGE TAKING DEVICE AND IMAGE TAKING METHOD - An image taking device and an image taking method are provided. The image taking device and image taking method allow a shutter to be released without having to apply much force while preventing camera shake that can occur during image taking of a subject and while preventing unintended release of the shutter. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120014684 | Camera Focus and Shutter Control - A touch screen on a camera is provided. The touch screen comprises a button, wherein removal of contact from the button by lifting contact from the touch screen causes a photograph to be taken, and wherein removal of contact from the button by maintaining contact with the touch screen while moving contact to a portion of the touch screen other than the button causes a photograph not to be taken. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120288265 | CAMERA-STEADY FOCUS REQUIREMENTS FOR PREVENTING INCONSPICUOUS USE OF CAMERAS ON HANDHELD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Methods and devices for implementing a camera restriction on a wireless handheld communication device. As more handheld devices incorporate camera functionalities, organizations and individuals with privacy concerns are more vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure. The camera restriction prevents a user from taking a picture of a subject if the device has not been steadily focused on the subject in question for a predetermined period of time. In short, this process extends the normal camera-taking procedure and thus requires the camera user to take pictures in a conspicuous manner—the rationale being that a camera user would be less likely to take unauthorized pictures if such actions could be easily recognized. The camera restriction can be communicated to the device via a wireless communication network. Additionally, the restrictions and boundaries can be communicated to the device as part of an IT security policy. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20140029930 | DEVICE FOR EXTENDING AND CONTROLLING SIGNALS OF A CAMERA SHUTTER RELEASE CABLE THROUGH ISOLATED SWITCHES - A device for extending and controlling signals of a camera shutter release cable through an isolated switch is provided. A single short signal is generated to a camera shutter release cable by a manual button, another control device or a computer command, and extended into a multiple short signal with well isolation, good stability and enough voltage level through multiple isolated switches, so as to simultaneously activate several cameras connected in parallel to focus and snap. Therefore, it is able to prevent that the voltage levels provided by a single short signal are too low to simultaneously activate all of those cameras connected from the interference between them. Moreover, the foregoing multiple short signal can further be individually, partially or together controlled by a computer, a USB and a CPU, so as to simultaneously activate the cameras connected in parallel to focus and snap rapidly. | 01-30-2014 |
| 396264000 | Self-timer | 1 |
| 20140016921 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING TIMER CONTROL OF A CAMERA OF A TERMINAL - Terminals, methods, and apparatuses for controlling a photographing timer of a camera operating in a terminal, such as a mobile terminal, including a photographing timer control apparatus, and may include: a display unit to display a photographing icon on the terminal to set a time for a photographing timer of a camera of the terminal, a timer value computing unit to compute or determine a self-timer value based on a touch duration of a touch input on the photographing icon when the touch input is provided at a position corresponding to the photographing icon, and a control unit to control a photographing operation of the photographing timer of the camera of the terminal, based on the self-timer value computed or determined by the timer value computing unit. | 01-16-2014 |
| 396265000 | Intervalometer (e.g., rapid sequence) | 3 |
| 20090022488 | CAMERA - The invention makes it is possible to easily and precisely adjust the frame rate of continuous shooting photography, and to keep it constant for a long period of time. The invention provides a digital camera including an image-acquisition device for acquiring an image of a subject; a shutter control member operated in a direction along a front surface of a casing during continuous shooting photography; a sensor for detecting a control level or operating force of the shutter control member; and an overall controller for adjusting a frame rate of the continuous shooting photography performed by the image-acquisition device on the basis of the control level or operating force detected by the sensor. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100158498 | METHOD OF INTERVAL PHOTOGRAPHING UNDER A PLURALITY OF PHOTOGRAPHING CONDITIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An interval photographing method with a plurality of photographing conditions includes setting at least one interval photographing condition in an interval photographing mode, obtaining an image at regular time intervals according to the at least one set interval photographing condition, classifying the image obtained at the regular time intervals by an index according to the at least one set interval photographing condition and storing the image, and combining the image stored by the index and converting the image into a motion picture. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100172641 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREIN - A photographing apparatus, including: a photographing section for generating photographed image data by performing a continuous shooting, and a controller for causing the photographing section to perform the continuous shooting with a continuous shooting speed thereof being slowed down in stages to correspond to a plurality of different continuous shooting speeds. | 07-08-2010 |
