| 01st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
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| 20120002001 | CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT VISUALIZATION - In one implementation, a conference bridge or a multipoint conference unit (MCU) receives media streams from the endpoints in the conference. The media stream may contain at least one of audio, video, file sharing, or collaboration data. The MCU measures a characteristic in each of a plurality of media streams and calculates statistics based on the individual participation levels of the endpoints. A dynamic participation indicator displayed at the endpoints shows the relative participation levels of the endpoints. For example, the dynamic participation indicator may show the names of the users in a font that changes size and/or location as the participation level changes. In another example, the dynamic participation indicator may show respective videos of the endpoints in a format and/or size that changes as the participation level changes. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002002 | Capturing and Controlling Access to Muted Content from a Conference Session - Techniques are provided for receiving multimedia from a plurality of endpoints participating in a conference session, including multimedia from an endpoint that was muted during the conference session. A muting state is detected at a particular endpoint during the conference session and the multimedia from the particular endpoint is recorded even though it is not forwarded and rendered to the other endpoints during the conference session. Information associated with the multimedia data for the conference session is stored to indicate the time period during which the muting state was detected at the particular endpoint. Techniques are also provided for granting access at a later time to the stored multimedia data for conference session, including access controls to the muted multimedia. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002003 | TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, PROGRAM PROVIDING SYSTEM, AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEM - A transmission management system includes: a relay device management unit that manages relay device-specifying information for specifying each relay device on a communication network, for every piece of relay device-identification information for identifying each relay device; a terminal management unit that manages terminal-specifying information for specifying each transmission terminal on the communication network; a receiving unit that receives, from a transmission terminal as a predetermined request source, terminal-identification information for the request source and terminal-identification information for a transmission terminal as a destination; an extracting unit that extracts the terminal-specifying information of a corresponding transmission terminal based on the terminal-identification information for the request source; and a primary selecting unit that selects two or more pieces of relay device-identification information of relay devices, to which relay device-specifying information representing top two or more IP addresses closest to the IP address represented by the extracted terminal-specifying information, is allocated. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002004 | Immersive Navigation and Rendering of Dynamically Reassembled Panoramas - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for immersive navigation and for rendering of dynamically reassembled panoramas, e.g., for rendering panoramas corresponding to user specified views of a scene depicted in a captured sequence of timed digital images. By dynamically altering reassembly of panoramic slices, a viewer can in effect navigate and pivot in and about a represented space, and can experience new viewing perspectives not apparent in individual panoramic frames. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002005 | Method and apparatus for the wireless operation of a scaled tank in real time - A method for real time control of a scale model tank over a wireless network. Whereby a wireless enabled scaled model tank is controlled by a player using a web browser over a network while listening and viewing the movement of the tank. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002006 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING VIDEO DATA TO IMPLEMENT LOCAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO - Provided are a method and apparatus for encoding/decoding video data. The video data decoding method includes decoding a first video stream to generate 2D video data for two-dimensionally displaying video content and decoding a second video stream to generate 3D video data for three-dimensionally displaying at least one part of the display section of the video content. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002007 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions to retrieve from a first high definition (HD) channel utilized for transporting two-dimensional media programs a first HD stereoscopic data stream, retrieve from a second HD channel utilized for transporting two-dimensional media programs a second HD stereoscopic data stream, and present a 3D HD imaging stream comprising the first and second stereoscopic data streams. Other embodiments are disclosed and contemplated. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002008 | Apparatus for secure recording and transformation of images to light for identification, and audio visual projection to spatial point targeted area - The current invention presented here is an apparatus for securely managed recording, transformation, storage, and projection of digital or quantum media images and video by a server transforming laser light into a standalone or reflected audio video spatial point targeted display in free space, or reflected surface, for virtual or non virtual viewing and listening. The method and mechanism presented allows any individual or groups to view and listen to content in any space managed by an Illumination Transformer Audio Video Manager Interactive Server Transmitter (ITAVMIST) server, GSense H3DVARVP-IL or high resolution devices, goggles, glasses or without devices, and be able to view, video and listen to sound, in binaural stereo and 2D 3D video. The present invention also enables recording and transformations of audio and video with GSense H3DVARVP devices, goggles, glasses or other viewing device configurations, transmitted wireless or infrared to an ITAVMIST server for processing, transformation and transmission to spatial point targets in free space for viewing in virtual spaces or non virtual spaces. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002009 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image generator converts an input video signal to first and second divided signals to be displayed in first and second areas on one screen. First and second divided signal controllers receive the first and second divided signals, adjust the signals, and output the adjusted signals. The preparation-complete detector includes first and second frame memory groups to sequentially store a divided signal for a plurality of frames. First divided signal controller determines whether preparation to output video signals for the left and right eyes is complete or not. And First divided signal controller changes a memory selection state for reading the video signals for the left and right eyes from the first and second memory groups based on the determination indicating whether the preparation for output is complete or not complete. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002010 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a content including a first image and a second image that have a parallax with respect to the first image, a caption detection module configured to detect a caption from the content received by the receiver, a calculation module configured to detect objects common to the first image and the second image and to calculate a parallax between the objects detected, and a caption data output module configured to output the parallax calculated by the calculation module, as reference parallax to control displaying of the caption detected by the caption detection module. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002011 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIDEO SYSTEM - A display device including an input portion into which a reference signal with a predetermined frequency is input, a transmitter for transmitting a synchronization signal which is synchronized with display of video frame image, a determination portion for determining an intermittent transmission cycle including a first period in which the synchronization signal is transmitted and a second period without transmission of the synchronization signal on the basis of the reference signal, and a transmission controller for controlling the transmitter so that the synchronization signal is transmitted in the first period except for the second period. The determination portion adjusts a timing of the first period to avoid interference between the synchronization signals. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002012 | IMAGING MODE BLOOMING SUPPRESSION - A minimally invasive surgical includes a scene anti-bloom process that allows switching between imaging modes on a stereoscopic display without causing a surgeon to look-away or being momentarily distracted by sudden changes in overall scene luminance. The process receives a switch from a first imaging mode to a second imaging mode. An overall scene luminance of a scene in the first imaging mode is less than an overall scene luminance of a scene in the second imaging mode. The process delays the switch to the second imaging mode until after an illumination output level of a visible illumination source has changed to a higher output level, and then switches to the second imaging mode. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002013 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a video processing apparatus comprising: a video data obtainment unit configured to obtain arbitrary viewpoint video data having an arbitrary viewpoint specified by a user, the arbitrary viewpoint video data being generated based on a plurality of video data having different viewpoints; an output unit configured to output the arbitrary viewpoint video data obtained by the video data obtainment unit to a display unit; and a notification unit configured to notify the user based on a degree of matching between first viewpoint information corresponding to the plurality of video data having different viewpoints and second viewpoint information corresponding to the arbitrary viewpoint video data. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002014 | 3D Graphic Insertion For Live Action Stereoscopic Video - Systems and methods for the insertion of graphics into stereoscopic live action 3D video using image models taking into account positional data from the stereoscopic camera rig. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002015 | BILLBOARD DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A billboard display method includes: capturing images of a scene near the screen by a number of time-of-flight (TOF) cameras. Building three dimension (3D) models of the scene according to the images and the data about distances between points in the scene and the TOF cameras; checking the 3D models to determine whether there is a person nearby the screen. Checking the 3D models to determine a relative position of the person to the screen upon the condition that there is a person nearby the screen; and controlling a media with a corresponding shooting angle to be shown at a corresponding position of the screen according to the relative position of the person to the screen. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002016 | Long-Distance Target Detection Camera System - A long-distance target detection camera system for detecting a long-distance target includes a pair of convergence cameras capable of performing convergence movement. The system further includes a telephoto camera having a line of sight substantially equal to the trace line of the intersection between the lines of sight of the pair of convergence cameras and having a narrower visual field than that of each of the pair of convergence cameras. The system further includes a base on which the pair of convergence cameras and the telephoto camera are installed. The system further includes a motor for base movement that controls the movement of the base. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002017 | Three-Dimensional Motion Capture - In one general aspect, a method is described. The method includes generating a positional relationship between one or more support structures having at least one motion capture mark and at least one virtual structure corresponding to geometry of an object to be tracked and positioning the support structures on the object to be tracked. The support structures has sufficient rigidity that, if there are multiple marks, the marks on each support structure maintain substantially fixed distances from each other in response to movement by the object. The method also includes determining an effective quantity of ray traces between one or more camera views and one or more marks on the support structures, and estimating an orientation of the virtual structure by aligning the determined effective quantity of ray traces with a known configuration of marks on the support structures. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002018 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - A 3D image capture device includes: a light transmitting member | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002019 | MULTIPLE VIEWPOINT IMAGING CONTROL DEVICE, MULTIPLE VIEWPOINT IMAGING CONTROL METHOD AND CONPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - When images from multiple viewpoints are required, respective imaging locations of the multiple viewpoints are specified and imaging operations themselves may be executed simply. When image data is to be imaged from plural viewpoints that are elements for generating a three-dimensional form of a specific subject, a user is appropriately guided. Messages prompting ranging directly in front of the specific subject, movement from the ranging position to an imaging start point, and movement from the imaging start point to an imaging end point are displayed in a message display region of an LCD monitor or the like. In addition, from analysis of a through-image, positions of a digital camera are automatically identified and automatic imaging is carried out on the basis of movements of feature points. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002020 | BILLBOARD DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A billboard display method includes: capturing images of a scene near the screen by a number of time-of-flight (TOF) cameras, building three dimension (3D) models of the scene according to the images and the data about distances between points in the scene and the TOF cameras; checking the 3D models to determine whether there is a person nearby the screen; checking the 3D models to determine a relative position of the person to the screen upon the condition that there is a person nearby the screen; and controlling a media to be shown at a corresponding position of the screen according to the relative position of the person to the screen. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002021 | STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS, STEREOSCOPIC GLASSES, AND STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a stereoscopic video display apparatus includes a planar video display module, a stereoscopic video display module, an eyeglass control module, an operation control module, a determining module, and a switching module. The planar video display module outputs two-dimensional video. The stereoscopic video display module outputs video for left and right eyes. The eyeglass control module projects the video for left eye the left-eye portion of stereoscopic glasses and that for right eye on the right-eye portion. The operation control module receives operation information from a remote controller. The determining module determines whether a user wearing the stereoscopic glasses is operating the remote controller. The switching module selects video output from the planar video display module or from the stereoscopic video display module. When the user wearing the stereoscopic glasses is operating the remote controller, the video output from the stereoscopic video display module is displayed. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002022 | IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An image coding apparatus records stereoscopic video partially as 2D video so as to enable display to be performed while seamlessly switching between 3D video and 2D video, and includes: a control unit that sets one of a 2D coding mode and a 3D coding mode which are modes of coding the stereoscopic video so that, when displayed in 3D, the stereoscopic video is displayed as 2D video and 3D video respectively; and a coding unit that, in the case where the control unit switches from the 3D coding mode to the 2D coding mode, codes the to stereoscopic video according to a 3D coding standard in the 3D coding mode, and codes the stereoscopic video according to the 3D coding standard using a coding condition in the 2D coding mode, the coding condition being a condition for causing the stereoscopic video to be viewed as the 2D video when displayed. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002023 | SPATIAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a spatial image display device capable of forming more natural spatial images even with a simple configuration. In the spatial image display device | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002024 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The method for operating an image display apparatus includes receiving a 3-dimensional (3D) image, detecting the depth of the 3D image, performing 3D processing on an audio signal received in synchronization with the 3D image in correspondence with the detected depth, and outputting the audio signal subjected to 3D processing. Thus, it is possible to output the audio signal in correspondence with the depth of the 3D image during 3D image display. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002025 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A VIEWING APPARATUS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for detecting a viewing apparatus, and causing a presentation device to present a media program in a time division multiplexed (TDM) scheme or a space division multiplexing (SDM) scheme responsive to said detection, wherein the viewing apparatus is configured to the TDM or SDM schemes to enable viewing of the media program. Other embodiments are disclosed and contemplated. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002026 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An average color bar indicating the overall imaging period of images taken in time sequence by a capsule endoscope is displayed. A list of checked images in the entire taken images is displayed in a checked-image display field, computation is made to what time during an observation period each checked image corresponds is computed, and a mark is displayed with a scale of the average color bar by a number corresponding to each checked image on the average color bar. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002027 | INATTENTION DETERMINING APPARATUS - An inattention determination device includes a sight direction detecting unit that detects a sight direction of a driver, and an inattention determining unit that measures an inattention continuation time from a time point when the sight direction is a predetermined inattention direction to a time point when the sight direction deviates from the predetermined inattention direction and becomes a direction other than the inattention direction and determines that the driver is inattentive when the intention continuation time is equal to or more than a predetermined time. The inattention determining unit maintains measurement of the inattention continuation time when the sight direction is changed at a speed higher than a predetermined movement speed from the predetermined inattention direction to a direction other than the inattention direction or when the sight direction is momentarily a direction other than the inattention direction. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002028 | FACE IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - There is provided a face image pick-up apparatus for a vehicle including an image pick-up unit installed in a vehicle having a steering wheel disposed in front of a driver's seat of a vehicle interior and a tilt mechanism adjusting a tilt angle with respect to a vertical direction of the steering wheel to image a face image of a driver seated on the driver's seat, wherein the image pick-up unit is disposed vertically above a central axis line of the steering wheel and vertically above the upper end of the steering wheel when the steering wheel is displaced to the upper limit position by the tilt mechanism, when viewing the steering wheel from the front. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002029 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SWEEPING MIRROR ENHANCED IMAGING FLOW CYTOMETRY - An imaging flow cytometry system and method which includes a flow chamber, tracking mirror, microscope and imaging optics, image capturing system, device to regulate fluid flow through the chamber, and backlighting generator. The tracking mirror moves at a rate matched to the particle velocity in the flow chamber so as to enhance the sample flow rates possible with the system while maintaining clear and accurate imaging. The backlighting generator passes through the flow chamber and the objective before being focused on the image capturing system. Detected scatter events initiate tracking by the mirror, resulting in imaging with reduced motion blur even at high rates of flow. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002030 | MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR THE MICROSCOPIC DETECTION OF LIGHT OF A SAMPLE - A microscope or use of a microscope with at least one illumination beam that is phase-modulated along its cross section partially with a modulation frequency, in which an advantageously local excitation of a transition, advantageously a fluorescence excitation in a sample, is performed by means of a pump beam of a first wavelength and the transition is induced and detected advantageously by means of a second beam, advantageously of a second wavelength, or a local heating is generated that is read out from the detection signals by means of a detection unit, advantageously an infrared camera. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002031 | Imaging Arrangement and Microscope - An embodiment of the present invention is an imaging arrangement that includes imaging optics, a fiducial light source, and a control system. In operation, the imaging optics separate light into first and second tight by wavelength and project the first and second light onto first and second areas within first and second detector regions, respectively. The imaging optics separate fiducial light from the fiducial light source into first and second fiducial light and project the first and second fiducial light onto third and fourth areas within the first and second detector regions, respectively. The control system adjusts alignment of the imaging optics so that the first and second fiducial light projected onto the first and second detector regions maintain relatively constant positions within the first and second detector regions, respectively. Another embodiment of the present invention is a microscope that includes the imaging arrangement. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002032 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STAGE-UNDULATION CORRECTING METHOD, PROGRAM THEREFOR - Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a connection connecting to a microscope including a stage having a disposition surface on which a target object can be placed, and an image picking-up section including an objective lens for picking up an image of the object, the microscope being movable in first and second axis directions orthogonal to an optical axis of the objective lens and orthogonal to each other and in a third axis direction along the optical axis; a calculator calculating, as an undulation-correcting value, a value for correcting a misalignment of a position in the third axis direction for each predetermined image-capturing range smaller than the disposition surface; a correcting-value storage storing the calculated value; and a corrector correcting a relative distance between the stage and the objective lens on the basis of the stored value for each image-capturing range. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002033 | MICROSCOPE CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE MANAGEMENT SERVER, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A microscope control device includes a driving control unit that controls driving of a microscope which captures a digital enlarged image of a predetermined sample and outputs the corresponding digital enlarged image to an external server, a digital work processing unit that performs a digital work process for the captured digital enlarged image, a load calculation unit that calculates a load which is necessary for the capturing process of the digital enlarged image, and a digital work determination unit that determines whether or not the predetermined digital work process is to be performed by the digital work processing unit based on a load value calculated by the load calculation unit and a load value for the corresponding server obtained from the server. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002034 | MICROSCOPE AND AREA DETERMINATION METHOD - Provided is a microscope including: dark field illumination and bright field illumination which illuminate a preparat where a sample mounted on a slide glass is covered with a cover glass and a mounting agent; an image capturing unit which acquires a dark field image by image-capturing the preparat illuminated by the dark field illumination and which acquires a bright field image by image-capturing the preparat illuminated by the bright field illumination; and a magnified portion image acquisition area determination unit which detects an edge of the cover glass in the preparat based on the dark field image and the bright field image acquired by the image capturing unit and determines an internal area of the detected edge of the cover glass as a magnified portion image acquisition area of the sample. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002035 | MULTI-SPECTRAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL TEMPERATURE DATA - In one embodiment, a system includes an imaging system configured to receive an image of a gas and a surface observable through the gas from an interior of a turbine, to split the image into a first two-dimensional intensity map of wavelengths indicative of a temperature of the gas and a second two-dimensional intensity map of wavelengths indicative of a temperature of the surface, and to output signals indicative of the first and second two-dimensional intensity maps. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002036 | Method and Device for Scanning Induction Thermography Having a Flexible Movement Path - A method and a device for induction thermography for non-destructive material examination are provided. A movement of a test object relative to an infrared camera with an inductor is carried out along any desired single or multi-dimensional path such that the relative movement for recording an image by the infrared camera is independent. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002037 | System and Method for Ground Material Characterization in a Grinding System - A system and method for ground material characterization in a grinding system, in particular for characterizing particles in a ground material stream of ground grain products in a grain grinding system, uses an irradiation section through which at least a part of the ground material stream is fed and with irradiation means for irradiating the particles in the at least one part of the ground material stream with electromagnetic radiation; and a detection section through which the at least one part of the ground material stream is fed and with a detection means for detecting electromagnetic radiation emitted from the particles of the part of the ground material stream fed through the irradiation section. The detection means comprises an imaging system and a color image sensor for imaging the particles onto the color image sensor by way of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the particles. The color image sensor comprises sensor image elements for spectrally selective detection of the electromagnetic radiation imaged onto the sensor image elements. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002038 | MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING DEFORMATIONS OF ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE OBJECTS - A device and a process, for measuring deformations of an elastically deformable object, provides at least one optically detectable mark at a longitudinal position along the one elastically deformable object, as well as at least one camera with a matrix of photosensitive elements. The camera is directed towards the at least one optically detectable mark such that this is imaged on the matrix of photosensitive elements. The image data of the camera are sent to an image processing device, which is set up to determine the position of the mark on the matrix of photosensitive elements on the basis of an image recognition. A deviation of the position of the optically detectable mark from the at least one set point is determined and quantified by a computing device. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002039 | DOCKABLE BACKLIGHT - A machine vision system includes a table having a fixture for supporting an object under inspection above the table, a gantry supporting a camera further above the table, a docking station, and a profile light movable together with the gantry between an inspection position beneath the object and a docking position next to the docking station. Fittings are provided for releasably securing the profile light to the gantry and for releasably securing the profile light to the docking station. The profile light can be disengaged from the gantry and engaged with the docking station for moving the profile light to the docking position or disengaged from the docking station and reengaged with the gantry for moving the profile light to the inspection position. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002040 | Apparatus, System, and Method For Increasing Measurement Accuracy in a Particle Imaging Device Using Light Distribution - An apparatus, system, and method for increasing measurement accuracy in imaging cytometry. The system may include a light detector configured to measure light emitted by a particle in response to a first light source, and processor coupled to the light detector. The processor may be configured create a first image by taking a first measurement of light and create a second image by interpolating the first image, where the second image has higher resolution than the first image. The processor may be configured to determine a difference between pixels of the second image and an expected distribution and discard the first measurement of light if the difference is above a predetermined threshold. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002041 | Golf Ball Finder - A golf ball finder includes a thermal imaging camera or sensor, a display, a nonvolatile memory storing golf ball detection software, and a processor for executing the golf ball detection software. The processor is programmed to locate a golf ball by causing the thermal imaging camera or sensor to capture a thermal image of a golf course, searching the thermal image for one or more thermal signatures of the golf ball, and, when the golf ball is located, providing an indicator guiding a user toward the golf ball. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002042 | DEVICE FOR COUNTING THE NUMBER OF MEDICINES IN MEDICINE PACKAGING ENVELOPE - A device for counting the number of medicines in a medicine packaging envelope the device includes: an illumination part which is configured to irradiate near infrared rays toward a sheet surface of the medicine packaging envelope; an imaging part which is arranged at a position where the near infrared rays which pass through the medicine packaging envelope are received, and is configured to image the medicine packaging envelope; and a medicine counting unit which is configured to count the number of medicines based on a gray image from the imaging part, wherein the imaging part includes a visible light cut filter in a light receiving part thereof, and the visible light cut filter is configured to prevent a reflection light which is formed by the reflection of the visible light on the medicine packaging envelope from being incident on the imaging part. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002043 | OBSERVATION APPARATUS - An observation apparatus includes a sample holder to hold a sample, a blade to cut the sample and subsequently form a new cross section, an optical system including a first objective lens and a second objective lens, and an electronic camera to capture an image of the cross section of the sample. A main controller causes the electronic camera to capture a partial image corresponding to a part of the cross section via the first objective lens. The main controller moves an XY stage to change relative positions of the sample and the optical system within an XY plane, to thereby acquire a plurality of partial images. An image processing unit generates synthesized image data obtained by synthesizing the partial images for each cross section to display it on a display unit. Accordingly, a user can observe a high-resolution image. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002044 | Method and System for Implementing a Three-Dimension Positioning - The present invention discloses a method and system for implementing a three-dimension positioning. The method comprises: receiving, by an optical sensor, infrared rays emitted from an infrared reference light source; and determining a position of the optical sensor with respect to the infrared reference light source based on attributes of the infrared reference light source in images obtained by the optical sensor, so as to implement a three-dimension relative positioning of the optical sensor. The method and system determine the position of the optical sensor with respect to the infrared reference light source by means of the attributes of the infrared reference light source in the images, which are simple in implementation, of a relatively low cost and can provide an excellent positioning function for application contexts of relative positioning (such as immersive video), which greatly improves the experience of a user. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002045 | NON-RETRO-REFLECTIVE LICENSE PLATE IMAGING SYSTEM - An infrared illuminator and camera system for high contrast imaging of non-retro-reflective license plates utilizing a combination of temporal filtering via pulsed LED illumination, spectral filtering using high transmission narrow band pass optical filters placed directly on the CCD sensor, and an IR sensitive camera with adjustable computer controlled settings to produce high definition, high contrast images of a wide range of both retro-reflective and non-retro-reflective surfaces including vehicle license plates, ISO shipping containers, and transport trucks with DOT ID numbers on fenders for use in weigh in motion systems, and can operate in all lighting conditions from total darkness to bright sunlight. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002046 | Flip-Up Hands-Free Display Mount - According to one embodiment, a display mount includes a helmet-mountable interface, a display interface, a cam arm, and an adjustment mechanism. The helmet-mountable interface is configured to removably couple the display mount to a helmet. The display interface is configured to couple the display mount to a display. The cam arm is configured to position the display interface in a plurality of positions comprising a storage position and a display position. The adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust, independent of the cam arm, a position of the display interface along an X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis. The X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis are each orthogonal to each other. The adjustment mechanism includes a locking mechanism configured to lock an adjusted position of the display interface, such that the display interface mechanically returns to the locked adjusted position when the display interface transitions from the storage position to the display position. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002047 | MONITORING CAMERA AND METHOD OF TRACING SOUND SOURCE - This document relates to a monitoring camera and a method of tracing a sound source. In an embodiment of this document, patterns of sounds received through a plurality of microphones are detected. The detected patterns of the sounds are compared with a reference sound pattern. A sound source position is traced and photographed by controlling one or more of pan/tilt operations and a zoom operation according to a result of the comparison. Accordingly, an emergency situation can be photographed more efficiently. An announcer can be automatically selected from a plurality of attendants and photographed by applying the monitoring camera to a Video Conference System (VCS). | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002048 | OMNIBUS CAMERA - The invention relates to a camera arrangement having at least one wide-angle camera for monitoring an elongated space, and to a mount for the camera. It is provided in this case that the mount is designed for directing the wide-angle camera with a field of view of low distortion onto distant parts of space, and for directing the wide-angle camera with a field of view of higher distortion onto closer parts of space. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002049 | VEHICLE HAVING SCANNING IMAGER WITH FIXED CAMERA AND MULTIPLE ACHROMATIC PRISM PAIRS - A vehicle including a scanning imaging system includes a vehicle body having an outer surface, a propulsion source, and an optical window secured to the outer surface of the vehicle positioned on an optical axis for transmitting electromagnetic radiation received from a portion of an area of interest to the scanning imaging system. The scanning imaging system includes a first achromatic prism pair having prisms with different materials that have different refractive properties, and a second achromatic prism pair having prisms with different materials that have different refractive properties, both positioned on the optical axis. A camera fixed in location is optically coupled to form images from the electromagnetic radiation after being bent by the achromatic prism pairs. A motor including a controller independently rotates the first and second achromatic prism pairs about the optical axis for scanning within the area of interest. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002050 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An image display system includes a plurality of light sources respectively illuminating a plurality of divided regions. A user can change each of a plurality of light-amount parameters respectively specifying an amount of light to be output by each of the plurality of light sources by an operation on a change screen. Therefore, the user can illuminate each of the plurality of divided regions with an amount of light that he/she desires. As a result, the user can illuminate and definitely identify a subject difficult for the user to see and a subject to which the user needs to pay attention. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002051 | VEHICULAR REAR VIEW CAMERA DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH LIFECHECK FUNCTION - A vehicular display system having a camera for producing a video signal and a display device for displaying the video signal. The display device includes an integrity check to detect a defective video signal and alert the driver if a defective video signal has been detected. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002052 | OBSTACLE DETECTION APPARATUS, OBSTACLE DETECTION SYSTEM HAVING SAME, AND OBSTACLE DETECTION METHOD - There is provided an obstacle detection apparatus capable of detecting an obstacle present at the rear of a vehicle even in a low illumination environment, without the need for a sensor other than an imaging apparatus. An obstacle detection apparatus ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002053 | DETECTING AND RECOGNIZING TRAFFIC SIGNS - A computerized system mountable on a moving vehicle. The computerized system includes a camera. The camera captures in real time image frames of the environment in the field of view of the camera and transfers the image frames to an image processor. The image processor is programmed for performing traffic sign recognition and for performing another driver assistance function. Information is exchanged between the traffic sign recognition and the other driver assistance function. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002054 | MONITORING CAMERA SYSTEM, VIDEO RECORDING APPARATUS AND VIDEO RECORDING METHOD - A video recording method includes: detecting an intrusion of a person into a predetermined monitoring area based on the video information from the monitoring camera; recording the intrusion time when the intrusion of the person into the monitoring area is detected; detecting a left-behind object after the person has passed through the monitoring area based on the video information from the monitoring camera; generating alarm information in response to the detection of the left-behind object; overwriting so as to record the video information by every given amount of information until the alarm information is received. The method further includes receiving and recording, of the video information recorded in the first video recording step, video information from the intrusion time of the person to a time corresponding to the alarm information in accordance with the intrusion time of the person in a case in which the alarm information is generated. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002055 | Correlation of position data that are acquired by means of a video tracking system with a second localization system - The invention relates to a video tracking system which determines the position of objects, e.g. players in a football match, by evaluating video image information. According to the present invention, the video tracking system is additionally provided with an independent positioning system which is preferably used in instances when the video-based position detection is faulty or does not work at all. According to one embodiment, the independent positioning system is GPS based, each football player carrying a portable GPS module which transmits the position data to the system by radio. Additional data, such as heart rate or acceleration, can also be transmitted. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002056 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVELY TRACKING MULTIPLE MOVING OBJECTS USING A MONITORING CAMERA - An apparatus for actively tracking an object is provided. The apparatus includes a camera unit; a motor drive for changing a shooting direction of the camera unit; and a controller for acquiring a first comparative image and a second comparative image in sequence using the camera unit, comparing the first comparative image with the second comparative image, detecting a moving direction and a speed of an identical object existing in the first and second comparative images, determining an estimated location of the object after receipt of the second comparative image based on the detected moving direction and speed, and enlarging and capturing the object in the estimated location of the object. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002057 | CAMERA CALIBRATION APPARATUS - A captured image including a preferential calibration index arranged in an exclusive region in a first plane and a non-preferential calibration index arranged in a common region is obtained. First, the coordinate position of the preferential calibration index is detected, and then the coordinate position of the non-preferential calibration index is calculated based on the positional relationship with the detected preferential calibration index. A homography between a captured-image surface of the image surface and the first plane is calculated based on the actual coordinate positions and the calculated coordinate positions representing the coordinates of at least four points, and camera calibration is performed using the homography. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002058 | IMAGE CORRECTION DEVICE AND METHOD - An image correction device includes a test chart, an image capturing module, an image separating module, a processing module, a first calculating module, a second calculating module, and a correction module. The image capturing module includes an image sensor for capturing an image of the test chart. The image includes two second circular black spots. The image separating module separates the image, thus obtaining a channel image. The processing module is for binarizing the channel image, thus obtaining a binary image of the channel image. The first calculating module calculates coordinates of the centers of the two second spots of the binary image. The second calculating module calculates a rotated angle of the image. The correction module inputs the rotated angle into the image sensor so that the image sensor corrects the image. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002059 | Video Feedback Loop - Techniques to enable the monitoring, quality control, automatic verification of content use, confidence monitoring, and/or net-return monitoring of a forward video transmission between an originating site or content producer (e.g., a TV studio) and distribution or consuming site(s). In particular, the distribution site(s) return video signals based on the forward video transmission, from various handover points back to the originating site, to provide information on the video quality at the handover point. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002060 | OPTICAL APPARATUS, IMAGE SENSING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - An image sensing device includes two, left- and right-eye image sensors, and detects the rotation amount around the optical axis of the image sensing device, and the displacement amounts of the two image sensors in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis. The image sensing device performs control such that two pixels on the two image sensors having output the centers of the images to be cropped from the sensed images exist in the same position in the vertical direction in the plane perpendicular to the optical axis. The image sensing device also performs control such that the horizontal distance, in the plane perpendicular to the optical axis, between the two pixels of the two image sensors having output the centers of the images to be cropped from the sensed images is equal to the spacing between the two image sensors. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002061 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO OVERLAY REMOTE AND LOCAL VIDEO FEEDS - According to some embodiments, a studio video feed, including a studio subject, may be received from a studio video camera. A remote video feed, including a remote subject, may be received from a remote video camera. The remote video feed may include, for example, the remote subject positioned in from of a solid-colored background. The remote subject may be overlaid into the studio video feed to produce a composite video signal, and at least one of the studio video feed and the remote video feed may be automatically adjusted to create an impression that the studio subject and the remote subject occupy a shared physical space. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002062 | MODULAR AND INTEGRATED EQUIPMENT STABILIZING SUPPORT APPARATUSES - An image-capture device stabilizer comprising a plurality of frictionally engaged components. The components are, or are configurable into, parts such as an image-capture device platform, a gimbal apparatus, and one or more balancing arms. The image-capture device stabilizer is pre-balanced for a specific image-capture device, and can be constructed to be suitable with an image-capture device weighing less than 1 lb. The image-capture device stabilizer can be provided in a kit. The invention also includes a method of fabricating an image-capture device stabilizer. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002063 | CAMERA ADJUSTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A camera adjusting system includes a camera, a control apparatus, and a monitor. The camera captures a first image of the eyes of a user. The control apparatus receives the first image, and determines the eye-motion of the user. Then the control apparatus adjusts the aim and/or focus of a PTZ camera according to the eye-motion of the user. The monitor displays a monitored area monitored by the PTZ camera. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002064 | EXPANDABLE NIGHT VISION GOGGLES HAVING CONFIGURABLE ATTACHMENTS - A night vision goggle system is shown, including optical modules, a heads-up display (HUD) module, and a camera module. Each module may be added to and removed from the system without structural, electrical, or optical damage to itself or the remaining modules. Each optical module takes input light at one end and provides an intensified image at the other. A heads-up display module (HUD) can provide an informational display in any of at least two of the optical modules or both. A camera module is capable of recording both the intensified image produced by a particular optical module, as well as the HUD information shown through that module with substantially no offset from the original display. Both the camera module and the HUD module are installable onto the same optical module at the same time, and can be installed on either (or in some embodiments, any) optical module. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002065 | 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. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002066 | TERMINAL OUTPUTTING MONOCHROME IMAGE DATA AND COLOR IMAGE DATA - There is provided an imaging terminal comprising an image sensing and processing circuit that includes a hybrid monochrome and color image sensor pixel array having a first subset of pixels provided by monochrome pixels without color filter elements and a second subset of pixels provided by color pixels having color filter elements. The terminal can be operative so that the image sensing and processing circuit can output a frame of image data for storing in a CPU addressable image frame memory. The image sensing and processing circuit can be operative so that a frame of image data output by the image sensing and processing circuit for storing in a CPU addressable image frame memory can include monochrome pixel values that correspond to color pixel positions of the image sensor pixel array. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002067 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device including a subject frame setting section which, by operating a subject detector which detects a subject captured in an image, sets a subject frame which surrounds a predetermined range of the subject detected from the image; an acceptance frame setting section which sets an acceptance frame with a range wider than the subject frame according to the context of the image; a position detecting section which detects a specified position on an image which is specified by a user; and a recognizing section which recognizes a subject which is a tracking target based on the acceptance frame set by the acceptance frame setting section and the specified position detected by the position detecting section. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002068 | Camera with red-eye correction function - An electronic camera comprises an image generation unit that generates a plurality of images for red-eye detection based upon an image obtained by capturing an image of a subject with an image-capturing element, a setting unit that sets a specific mode among a plurality of modes related to electronic camera functions, a selection unit that selects a specific type of red-eye detection processing among a plurality of types of red-eye detection processing different from one another, based upon the mode set via the setting unit; and a red-eye detection unit that detects a red-eye area based upon the images for red-eye detection by executing the red-eye detection processing selected by the selection unit. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002069 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, IMAGING PROGRAM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: an addition intensity calculation unit which calculates an addition intensity on the basis of a difference between first image data included in a plurality of pieces of image data obtained through sequential shooting and second image data included in the plurality of pieces of image data; and an addition processing unit which performs addition processing of the first image data and the second image data on the basis of the addition intensity. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002070 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND CAMERA - A solid-state image sensor having a pixel array area where a plurality of pixels are arranged, and a peripheral circuit area, each pixel including a photoelectric converter, and a transfer gate electrode which forms a channel for transferring charges generated by the photoelectric converter to a floating diffusion portion, comprises a first insulating film arranged to cover an upper surface of the photoelectric converter, at least part of an upper surface of the transfer gate electrode, and a side surface of the transfer gate electrode, a second insulating film arranged on a gate electrode of a MOS transistor arranged in the peripheral circuit area, and an interlayer insulating film arranged in contact with the first insulating film and the second insulating film. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002071 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention is directed to a method for generating virtual image data at high resolution which is obtained when imaging is performed using a light ray incident on an imaging apparatus at a virtual position different from the actual position of an image sensor. A method for image processing includes acquiring light ray information, inputting virtual position information, generating first virtual image data which is obtained if the light ray is imaged at the virtual position with first resolution based on the light ray information and the virtual position information and inputting high resolution image data with second resolution higher than the first resolution, and generating second virtual image data which is obtained if the light ray is imaged at the virtual position with third resolution higher than the first resolution, based on the first virtual image data and the high resolution image data. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002072 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE EDITING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device; a first storage section storing image data including an image obtained by the imaging device; a display section displaying the image data stored in the first storage section; an image-effect specification section specifying a type of image effect to be produced on the image data displayed in the display section; a scaling operation section capable of specifying expansion and contraction of the image data displayed in the display section and specifying a range of an image edit area on the displayed image data; and an image processing section performing image processing on the image edit area specified by the scaling operation section in accordance with the specification from the image-effect specification section. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002073 | METHOD OF DYNAMICALLY CHANGING A PARAMETER OF A FRAME - A method of dynamically changing a parameter of a frame is disclosed. An input frame is determined as a special scene or a general scene. A subsequent frame is predicted by changing the parameter of the subsequent frame according to a special-scene operation when the input frame is the special scene, and by changing the parameter of the subsequent frame according to a general-scene operation when the input frame is not the special scene. The predicted frame is determined whether to be a special scene. Accordingly, the parameter of the input frame is changed according to the special-scene operation when both the input frame and the predicted frame are the special scenes; the parameter of the input frame is changed according to the general-scene operation when both the input frame and the predicted frame are not the special scenes; and the parameter of the input frame is maintained without change when only one of the input frame and the predicted frame is the special scene. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002074 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus and a method which enable effective removal of flicker are provided. Under an illumination environment such as a fluorescent lamp with luminance variation, flicker that occurs in images shot with an X-Y address scanning type imaging device such as a CMOS is effectively removed or reduced. The integral value of the row-by-row signal intensity of an image to be corrected from which to remove flicker is calculated, and this integral value is used to detect flicker components contained in individual rows of an image frame. The detected flicker components represent data according to the actual flicker waveform of the illumination, and a correction process is executed using flicker correction coefficients formed by an anti-phase pattern of the flicker components. Effective flicker removal becomes possible through this process. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002075 | IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus including a mode sequence control unit configured to select a control scheme for a still image recording operation in accordance with an imaging operation setting, wherein the mode sequence control unit is configured to select a first control scheme when the imaging operation setting is a normal imaging setting and a second, different control scheme when the imaging operation setting is an unconscious imaging setting. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002076 | CAMERA AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A camera includes: a photographing unit that generates image files by consecutively capturing subject images at an electronic shutter speed high enough to ensure that no image blur occurs in the subject images; an image file recording unit that records image files into a storage medium; a setting unit that sets a movie image frame rate; a synthetic image generation unit that generates a plurality of synthetic images each by combining sets of image data in image files among a plurality of image files generated by the photographing unit, a quantity of the sets of image data being set by taking into consideration the frame rate set by the setting unit; and a movie image file generation unit that generates a movie image file containing a movie image, each frame of the movie image being constituted with one of the synthetic images. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002077 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD - An image processing apparatus capable of storing as many number of image files as possible, while adding file names conforming to a file storage standard, and capable of making it easy for a user to browse the desired image file among a vast number of continuously photographed image files. When one or plural representative images are selected from among continuously photographed images, a control unit of a digital camera as the image processing apparatus stores the one or more selected representative images into a memory card after a file name conforming to the file storage standard is added to each representative image, and stores continuously photographed images other than the one or more representative images into the memory card after file names not conforming to the file storage standard are added to these images. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002078 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - An aspect of the present invention provides an image recording apparatus comprising: an image recording device which records an extended image file storing a plurality of pieces of image data and a basic file storing at least one piece of image data selected from the pieces of image data stored in the extended image file, the extended image file and the basic file being associated with each other; a determination device which determines whether or not the basic file has been deleted or modified; and a basic file recovery device which recovers the basic file from the extended image file if it is determined that the basic file has been deleted or modified. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002079 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - This invention makes it difficult to analyze key data necessary to generate authentication data of image data. In this invention, when a user turns on the power supply of an image sensing apparatus | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002080 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING A BUFFER MEMORY FOR IMAGE DATA STORAGE - Two local buffers are provided between an image processing unit and an image compression and expansion unit for compression into a predetermined format. Write and read control units serve to alternately use the two local buffers. As a result, process flow starting from the image processing unit to generate compressed image data by the image compression and expansion unit requires no main memory, whereby high-speed image processing is allowed with low power consumption. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002081 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PHOTOSENSITIVENESS OF DIGITAL CAMERA - A method for adjusting photosensitiveness is able to determine a relative distance of an object in an image capture area through images captured before and after pre-flash of a flash lamp, so that the relative distance serves as a reference for adjusting current photosensitiveness of the digital camera, thereby capturing an image having better quality in a status that the flash lamp provides a fill light. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002082 | Capturing and Rendering High Dynamic Range Images - Some embodiments of the invention provide a mobile device that captures and produces images with high dynamic ranges. To capture and produce a high dynamic range image, the mobile device of some embodiments includes novel image capture and processing modules. In some embodiments, the mobile device produces a high dynamic range (HDR) image by (1) having its image capture module rapidly capture a succession of images at different image exposure durations, and (2) having its image processing module composite these images to produce the HDR image. | 2012-01-05 |
| 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. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002084 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURE WITH VARIABLE DENSITY DISPLAY AND HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRONIC ZOOM - Disclosed herein are systems, apparatus, and methods for real-time image capture with variable density display, high resolution electronic zoom, and improved depth of field. The systems, apparatus, and methods used to view a target site include: at least one image sensor with an energy receiving surface having X pixels for producing one or more signals that correspond to the target site; at least one display for presenting N fields of view, wherein each field of view is comprised of at least one image produced by the signals; and an electronic zoom mechanism that can switch between N fields of view with little or no loss of resolution, wherein the first field of view is comprised of input from no more than X/N non-adjacent pixels and at least one zoom field of view is comprised of input from no more than X/N adjacent active pixels. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002085 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A recovery processing unit performs an image quality recovery processing of reducing a blur in an image using a filter to reduce a blur at an image height position for each image height on a line from the center position of the image to an end of the image. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002086 | Optically Projected Mosaic Rendering - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for rendering a mosaic from digital images using information about location and orientation of an image capturing device, and further about optics settings for the image capturing device when the digital images were captured. In one aspect, methods include generating respective virtual image sheets for frames captured from different camera locations and different camera orientations. Generating the virtual image sheets includes projecting texture maps of the captured frames over wire frames corresponding to optics settings of the camera. The methods further include positioning the generated virtual image sheets at locations and orientations within a viewing space that correspond to the different camera locations and the different orientations. The methods also include rendering the positioned virtual image sheets into a mosaic viewed from a reference point of the viewing space. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002087 | Camera Module - Disclosed is a camera module including a WLO (wafer level optic) which is manufactured as a wafer optical device; an image sensor which converts an optical signal from the WLO into an electric signal; a holder which functions as a housing of the camera module; and a substrate which has a circuit pattern and transfers the converted electrical signal to a main body, wherein a stumbling sill is formed at an outer edge portion of the substrate so that a lower end of the holder is mounted on the stumbling sill. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002088 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY DISTRIBUTION DETECTOR HAVING A PLURALITY OF UNIT COMPONENTS WITH SENSITIVITY TO A PHYSICAL QUANTITY CHANGE OF LIGHT - A physical information acquiring method of acquiring physical information for a predetermined purpose on the basis of change information that is acquired under predetermined detection conditions for a physical quantity using an portion for physical quantity distribution detection. The portion for physical quantity distribution detection includes a detector that detects change information corresponding to a change in a physical quantity made incident on the detector and has unit components that output unit signals based on the change information detected by the detector arranged in a predetermined order. In the physical information acquiring method, a carrier signal is converted into a signal related to a frequency on the basis of the change information detected by the detector. The physical information for a predetermined purpose is acquired using the signal related to a frequency. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002089 | PIXEL STRUCTURE WITH MULTIPLE TRANSFER GATES - A pixel structure comprises a photo-sensitive element for generating charge in response to incident light. A first transfer gate is connected between the photo-sensitive element and a first charge conversion element. A second transfer gate is connected between the photo-sensitive element and a second charge conversion element. An output stage outputs a first value related to charge at the first charge conversion element and outputs a second value related to charge at the second charge conversion element. A controller controls operation of the pixel structures and causes a pixel structure. The controller causes the pixel structure to: acquire charges on the photo-sensitive element during an exposure period; transfer a first portion of the charges acquired during the exposure period from the photo-sensitive element to the first charge conversion element via the first transfer gate; and transfer a second portion of the charges acquired during the exposure period from the photo-sensitive element to the second charge conversion element via the second transfer gate. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002090 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY DEVICE - An object is to provide a solid-state imaging device or a semiconductor display device with which a high-quality image can be taken. By performing operation using a global shutter method, a potential for controlling charge accumulation operation can be shared by all pixels. In addition, a first photosensor group includes a plurality of photosensors connected to a wiring supplied with an output signal, and a second photosensor group includes a plurality of photosensors connected to another wiring supplied with the output signal. A wiring for supplying a potential or a signal for controlling charge accumulation operation to the first photosensor group is connected to a wiring for supplying the potential or signal to the second photosensor group. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002091 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002092 | LOW NOISE ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR - A vertically-integrated active pixel sensor includes a sensor layer connected to a circuit layer. At least one pixel region on the sensor layer includes a photodetector and a charge-to-voltage converter. At least one pixel region on the circuit layer consists of a source follower input transistor. A connector connects the charge-to-voltage converter to a gate of the source follower input transistor. The connector is used to transfer a signal from the charge-to-voltage converter to the source follower input transistor. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002093 | CORRELATED DOUBLE SAMPLING CIRCUIT AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A correlated double sampling circuit includes a delta-sigma modulator, a selection circuit, and an accumulation circuit. The delta-sigma modulator is configured to receive an input signal, delta-sigma modulate the input signal, and output a modulation signal. The selection circuit is configured to invert the modulation signal and selectively output one of the modulation signal and an inverted modulation signal in response to a selection signal corresponding to an operation phase. The accumulation circuit is configured to generate a first accumulation result by performing an accumulation process on one of the modulation signal and the inverted modulation signal in a first operation phase, and generate a second accumulation result by performing the accumulation process on the first accumulation result and the other one of the modulation signal and the inverted modulation signal in a second operation phase. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002094 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REFERENCE IMAGE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REFERENCE IMAGE THEREOF - A image pickup apparatus and a method for providing a reference image thereof are provided. The image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup unit; a storage unit which stores image data captured by the image pickup unit is stored; an image processing unit which generates a preview image of a subject currently captured by the image pickup unit; a controlling unit which selects a reference image from the previously stored image data in the storage unit; and a display which displays the selected reference image together with the preview image. Thus, as the preview image is displayed together with the reference image when taking a photograph, a user is able to compare the preview image with the previously photographed image and take the photograph accordingly. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002095 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PORTABLE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES - Methods and apparatus for providing portable photographic images are described. The present invention includes a small, portable electronic display unit that may be placed within a wallet or purse. The display unit may include an input port for downloading digital images from a computer or digital camera. The display unit may also include one or more buttons to provide a user with the ability to select an image for display from a given set of digital images that have been stored in memory. The display unit may be preloaded with one or more digital images, or it may be configured to be loaded by a user. The digital images may, for example, include still digital photographs or short video clips that have been captured from a digital camera. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002096 | IMAGING DEVICE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF IMAGING UNITS - An imaging device with a plurality of imaging units is provided. The imaging device includes a supporting substrate, a flexible substrate and a movable unit. The supporting substrate is formed with a hard material, and the flexible substrate includes a plurality of imaging units positioned at least in a width direction. The flexible substrate is fixed at a first edge portion with the supporting substrate, while an opposite second edge portion of the flexible substrate is connected with the movable unit. The movable unit moves the opposite second edge portion of the flexible substrate in the width direction and bends or flattens the flexible substrate. A degree of curvature at which the flexible substrate is bent may vary based on a distance by which the movable unit moves in the width direction, so that a field of view (FOV) of the plurality of imaging units may be adjusted. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002097 | DUAL-PURPOSE HARDWARE APERTURE - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system which supports a dual-purpose aperture for an electronic device. This system includes a first component configured to perform an acoustic function through the aperture and a second component configured to perform a non-acoustic function through the aperture. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002098 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image capture apparatus includes: a capturing unit that captures an object image and generates image data; a setting unit that sets an exposure time for the capturing unit; a composition unit that generates composite image data, in which a predetermined number of pieces of image data have been composed, by dividing the exposure time set by the setting unit into multiple exposure time segments and sequentially composing image data obtained from the capturing unit for each of the exposure time segments into which the exposure time has been divided; and a recording control unit that records, into a recording medium, the composite image data generated by the composition unit and history image data generated by sequentially composing the image data, obtained from the capturing unit, that has been sequentially generated up until the composite image data has been generated. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002099 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an image pickup apparatus, including: an image pickup lens; a shutter capable of changing over a plurality of light paths from the image pickup lens individually between a light transmission state and a light blocking state; an image pickup element including a plurality of light receiving pixels for which exposure and signal reading out are carried out line-sequentially and adapted to acquire picked up image data based on transmission light beams of the light paths; and a control section adapted to control changeover between the light transmission state and the light blocking state of the light paths by the shutter. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002100 | Optimized Illumination for an Omniscanner - An imaging device preferably for use in a 2-D CCD or CMOS sensor is disclosed. The illumination means uses a plurality of illumination sources, some of which are coupled to lenses in an offset manner to promote far field illumination, and some of which are not so coupled and are arranged to provide near field illumination. | 2012-01-05 |
