02nd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150009273 | System And Method For Combining Instant Messaging And Video Communication Systems - A method and apparatus for initiating videoconferences in instant messaging systems is described, including posting of a videoconference URL in the instant messaging chat window if any of the desired participants of the videoconferencing session is unavailable, so that the unavailable participants can simply click on the videoconference URL and join the videoconferencing session. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009274 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HOME SECURITY SERVICE IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided is a method for providing a home security service through an originating terminal in a communication system. The method includes transmitting a call connection request signal for requesting a call to a destination terminal, transmitting a home security service request signal for requesting a home security service to be operated and identification information of the originating terminal if a missed-call notification signal is received from the destination terminal, and receiving, through the destination terminal, audio and video signals for video communication transmitted from a television connected with the destination terminal through a gateway if authorization for operating the home security service is approved. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009275 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS, VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a video display apparatus includes: a broadcast data input module; a data input module; a restricting module; and a video processor. The broadcast data input module inputs broadcast contents including first video data. The data input module inputs information including the second video data from an information processor connected via a network. The information complies with a standard different from that of the broadcast contents. The restricting module sets a value related to an item so as to restrict reproduction of the first video data. The video processor restricts, when a value of the item of the first video data input from the broadcast data input module deviates from the value set by the restricting module while the data input module is inactive, reproduction of the first video data, and disables, when the data input module is active, the restriction restricted by the restricting module. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009276 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR HOSTING A VIDEO CALL BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF ENDPOINTS - A video call host module comprising a processor configured to decode video data corresponding to videos from endpoints and rank the videos based on motion indicators corresponding to each of the endpoints. The motion indicators are calculated from motion vectors corresponding to each of the videos. A predetermined number of highest-ranking videos are selected for display. A method of hosting a video call includes receiving encoded video data including motion vectors. Videos are ranked based on a motion indicator calculated from the motion vectors for each of the videos. Encoded video data is converted to decoded video data, and decoded video data corresponding to a predetermined number of the highest ranking videos is combined to create a single video. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009277 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING IN VIDEO CONFERENCING - A method for image processing in video conferencing, for correcting the gaze of an interlocutor in an image or a sequence of images captured by at least one real camera, comprises the steps of
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20150009278 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WHITEBOARD COLLABORATION - Disclosed is a method and tool for collaborating in a video conference using a non-electronically enhance whiteboard and without the use of electronically enhanced writing and/or pointing tools. An embodiment may set up a front camera to capture an overall video stream that is split into at least two video feeds, a whiteboard feed and presenter feeds. The front camera may be set up to have a depth of field and focus to capture the whiteboard and presenter as well as specific video capture settings for each feed to optimize the whiteboard or the presenter. An embodiment may capture the two feeds according to the appropriate settings and deliver the two feeds to other video conference member devices. Embodiments may add additional cameras to permit additional optimization such as eliminating whiteboard occluded areas and/or automatically selecting a presenter from a plurality of people who are in the video capture frame. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009279 | DISTRIBUTED AUDIO/VIDEO BRIDGING FOR CONFERENCING ENDPOINTS - A system and method for distributed audio/video bridging for conferencing endpoints are disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of endpoints are connected to a modified video communication terminal (MVCT) via a communication network. The MVCT is an endpoint including an audio/video bridging module (AVBM). Further, one of the plurality of endpoints capable of holding audio and/or video bridging is determined by the AVBM. Furthermore, the connection of one or more remaining endpoints is transferred to the determined endpoint by the AVBM for load balancing. Also, audio and/or video bridging of the endpoints and the MVCT is enabled by the AVBM and the determined endpoint based on connectivity information of the remaining endpoints with the MVCT and the determined endpoint for conferencing participants. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009280 | System And Method For A Conference Server Architecture For Low Delay And Distributed Conferencing Applications - Systems and methods for conducting a multi-endpoint video signal conference are provided. Conferencing endpoints are linked by pairs of a reliable and a less reliable communication channel. Conference video signals are scaleable coded in base layer and enhancement layers format. Video signal base layers, which correspond to a minimum picture quality, are communicated over reliable channels. The video signal enhancements layers may be communicated over the less reliable channels. A conference server mediates the switching of video layer information from transmitting endpoints to receiving endpoints without any intermediate coding or re-coding operations. The video conference can be integrated with an audio conference using either scalable coded audio signals or non-scaleable coded audio signals. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009281 | 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. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009282 | Obscuring a Camera Lens to Terminate Video Output - Techniques are presented herein to terminate output of video captured by a video camera. Detection is made whether a camera lens of a video camera has been obscured by an intentional act of a person. Video output of the video camera is terminated in response to detecting that the camera lens has been obscured. These techniques allow a user to quickly and easily terminate output of video without the need for a dedicated switch or button, or some other special procedure. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009283 | TWO-WIRE MULTICHANNEL VIDEO DOOR SYSTEM - Two-wire multichannel video door system that comprises at least two street panels ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150009284 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO PROCESSING - A method and a device are provided for processing a video transmitted over a communication network. The video processing may include timing playback of an image frame of the video so as to maintain a continuous playback of the video regardless of network delays and other adverse factors. An ith image frame of the video may be fetched for processing from a buffer queue. A sampling interval of the ith image frame may be calculated. Further, a waiting time and a regulated waiting time of the ith image frame may be calculated. A playing interval of the ith image frame may be determined based on the regulated waiting time. If the time elapsed since start of playback of an (i−1)th image frame of the video is not shorter than the playing interval of the ith image frame, the ith image frame may be played at the current time point. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009285 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An image processing device, an image processing method, and an image display system allow a driver to obtain a sense of direction and a sense of distance with wide-angle image captured by a car-mounted camera. An image processing device ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150009286 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - There are provided an image processing device, image processing method, image processing program, image capture device, and image display device that prevent increase of computational complexity in image enlargement while mitigating degradation in image quality. An image input unit inputs a planar image signal containing signal values of pixels arranged on a plane and depth information including depth values corresponding to the pixels. An interpolation unit calculates a signal value for an interpolation coordinate between pixels on the plane by interpolating between the signal values of adjacent pixels which are present within a predetermined range from the interpolation coordinate. A weight decision unit determines a weighting factor for use in the interpolation based on the depth value of a reference pixel that is closest to the interpolation coordinate and the depth value of an adjacent pixel. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009287 | Demultiplexing for stereoplexed film and video applications - A method for demultiplexing frames of compressed image data is provided. The image data includes a series of left compressed images and a series of right compressed images, the right compressed images and left compressed images compressed using a compression function. The method includes receiving the frames of compressed image data via a medium configured to transmit images in single frame format, and performing an expansion function on frames of compressed image data, the expansion function configured to select pixels from the series of left compressed images and series of right compressed images to produce replacement pixels to form a substantially decompressed set of stereo image pairs. Additionally, a system for receiving stereo pairs, multiplexing the stereo pairs for transmission across a medium including single frame formatting, and demultiplexing received data into altered stereo pairs is provided. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009288 | SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROLLER FOR MULTI-SENSOR CAMERA DEVICE AND RELATED SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD - A synchronization controller for a multi-sensor camera device includes a detection circuit and a control circuit. The detection circuit detects asynchronization between image outputs generated from the multi-sensor camera device, wherein the image outputs correspond to different viewing angles. The control circuit controls an operation of the multi-sensor camera device in response to the asynchronization detected by the detection circuit. In addition, a synchronization method applied to a multi-sensor camera device includes following steps: detecting asynchronization between image outputs generated from the multi-sensor camera device, wherein the image outputs correspond to different viewing angles; and controlling an operation of the multi-sensor camera device in response to the detected asynchronization. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009289 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) VIDEO - A method and apparatus for providing a three-dimensional (3D) video are provided. In the method and apparatus, a base view video of the 3D video may be transmitted to a receiver via a first network that is a terrestrial network, an additional view video of the 3D video may be transmitted to the receiver via a second network, and the 3D video may be provided based on the base view video and the additional view video. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009290 | COMPACT LIGHT MODULE FOR STRUCTURED-LIGHT 3D SCANNING - A compact light module is disclosed. Multiples of such compact light modules may be used when implementing structured-light 3D scanning with a mobile computing device. In particular, a first compact light module may be adapted to diffuse light in a first pattern of parallel lines of light and a second compact light module may be adapted to diffuse light in a second pattern of parallel lines of light, the second pattern of parallel lines of light being generally perpendicular to the first pattern of parallel lines of light. A processor may control activation of the first compact light module, the second compact light module and a photography subsystem to obtain a plurality of images. The processor may then process the plurality of images to construct a three dimensional image of an object to be scanned. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009291 | ON-LINE STEREO CAMERA CALIBRATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING STEREO CAMERA PARAMETERS - An on-line stereo camera calibration method employed by an electronic device with a stereo camera device includes: retrieving a feature point set, and utilizing a stereo camera calibration circuit on the electronic device to calculate a stereo camera parameter set based on the retrieved feature point set. In addition, an on-line stereo camera calibration device on an electronic device with a stereo camera device includes a stereo camera calibration circuit. The stereo camera calibration circuit includes an input interface and a stereo camera calibration unit. The input interface is used to retrieve a feature point set. The stereo camera calibration unit is used to calculate a stereo camera parameter set based on at least the retrieved feature point set. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009292 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE - A three-dimensional object detection device includes an image capturing unit, an image conversion unit, a three-dimensional object detection unit and a light source detection unit. The image conversion unit converts a viewpoint of the images obtained by the image capturing unit to create bird's-eye view images. The three-dimensional object detection unit detects a presence of a three-dimensional object within the adjacent lane. The three-dimensional object detection unit determines the presence of the three-dimensional object within the adjacent lane-when the difference waveform information is at a threshold value or higher. The three-dimensional object detection unit set a threshold value lower so that the three-dimensional object is more readily detected in a rearward area than forward area with respect to a line connecting the light source and the image capturing unit. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009293 | METHOD FOR CONTINUATION OF IMAGE CAPTURE FOR ACQUIRING THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRIES OF OBJECTS - A method for capturing at least one sub-region of a three-dimensional geometry of at least one object, for the purpose of updating an existing virtual three-dimensional geometry of the sub-region, optionally after elements of the object present in the sub-region have been modified, removed and/or added, wherein the method includes the following steps: a) providing the existing virtual three-dimensional geometry of the object, for example, from an earlier image capture, b) capturing of two-dimensional images from which spatial information of the three-dimensional geometry of the objects is obtained, c) automatic addition of spatial information obtained to existing spatial information, if applicable d) updating the existing virtual three-dimensional geometry of the sub-region of the object based on added information, e) optionally repeating the process from step b). | 2015-01-08 |
20150009294 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGING DEVICE - An image processing device comprising: an image acquisition device; a parallax information acquisition device; and a calculation device configured to calculate a first pixel and a second pixel for each pixel of the acquired image, the first digital filter and the second digital filter corresponding to the parallax information for each pixel of the acquired image, the first digital filter group and the second digital filter group being digital filter groups for giving a parallax to the acquired image and having left-right symmetry to each other, and each of the first digital filter group and the second digital filter group having filter sizes that are different depending on a magnitude of the parallax to be given, wherein the left-right symmetry of the first and second digital filter groups is different between a central part and an edge part of the image. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009295 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a 3D image acquisition apparatus and an image processing method using the apparatus, which combine an infrared sensor-based camera with a binocular camera, and simultaneously perform zoom-in (close-up) photographing and zoom-out photographing while processing depth-based 3D images. The proposed 3D image acquisition apparatus includes photographing unit for capturing binocular images via a plurality of cameras and capturing an RGB image and a depth image based on an infrared sensor, and image acquisition unit for correcting at least one pair of images among the binocular images and the RGB image, based on whether to use the depth image captured by the photographing unit, and then acquiring images to be provided to a user. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009296 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF CONTAMINATION UPON A LENS OF A STEREOSCOPIC CAMERA - A method for identifying contamination upon a lens of a stereoscopic camera is disclosed. The stereoscopic camera is arranged such that it has the same capturing area over time, and is provided with a first camera providing first images of said capturing area and a second camera providing second images of said capturing area. The first and second images are divided into at least one evaluation area correspondently located in respective image. A traffic surveillance system is also disclosed where contamination upon a lens of a stereoscopic camera is identified according to said method. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009297 | TERMINAL DEVICE, IMAGE SHOOTING SYSTEM AND IMAGE SHOOTING METHOD - A terminal device used for stereo imaging includes: an image shooting unit; a communication unit that receives a first image of a first angular field from an external terminal device; and a determination unit that determines the image shooting range relationship between the first image received by the communication unit and a second image of a second angular field shot by the image shooting unit, the second angular field being wider than the first angular field. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009298 | Virtual Camera Control Using Motion Control Systems for Augmented Three Dimensional Reality - There is provided a system and method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a motion control system to provide an augmented three-dimensional reality. There is provided a method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a motion control system for outputting a composite three-dimensional render to a three-dimensional display, the method comprising obtaining, from the motion control system, a robotic three-dimensional camera configuration of a robotic three-dimensional camera in a real environment, programming the virtual rendering system using the robotic three-dimensional camera configuration to correspondingly control a virtual three-dimensional camera in a virtual environment, obtaining a virtually rendered three-dimensional feed using the virtual three-dimensional camera, capturing a video capture three-dimensional feed using the robotic three-dimensional camera, rendering the composite three-dimensional render by processing the feeds, and outputting the composite three-dimensional render to the three-dimensional display. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009299 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention includes an image acquisition device configured to acquiring multiple viewpoint images that are generated by pupil-division imaging and that are different in viewpoint, a parallax calculation device | 2015-01-08 |
20150009300 | DIVERGENCE RATIO DISTANCE MAPPING CAMERA - The present invention relates to a method and system for detecting and mapping three-dimensional information pertaining to one or more target objects. More particularly, the invention consists of selecting one or more target objects, illuminating the one or more target objects using a first light source and capturing an image of the one or more target objects, then, illuminating the same one or more target objects using a second light source and capturing an image of the one or more target objects and lastly calculating the distance at the midpoint between the two light sources and the one or more target objects based on the decay of intensities of light over distance by analyzing the ratio of the image intensities on a pixel by pixel basis. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009301 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE THREE DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF A SURFACE - A method includes imaging a surface with at least one imaging sensor, wherein the surface and the imaging sensor are in relative translational motion. The imaging sensor includes a lens having a focal plane aligned at a non-zero angle with respect to an x-y plane of a surface coordinate system. A sequence of images of the surface is registered and stacked along a z direction of a camera coordinate system to form a volume. A sharpness of focus value is determined for each (x,y) location in the volume, wherein the (x,y) locations lie in a plane normal to the z direction of the camera coordinate system. Using the sharpness of focus values, a depth of maximum focus z | 2015-01-08 |
20150009302 | AUTOSTEREO TAPESTRY REPRESENTATION - Representation and coding of multi-view images using tapestry encoding are described. A tapestry comprises information on a tapestry image, a left-shift displacement map and a right-shift displacement map. Perspective images of a scene can be generated from the tapestry and the displacement maps. The tapestry image is generated from a leftmost view image, a rightmost view image, a disparity map and an occlusion map. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009303 | MOBILE DISPLAY DEVICE - Mobile display device ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150009304 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY - A portable electronic equipment ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150009305 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING 3D CAPTION AND 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - A 3D caption display method for harmoniously merging and displaying closed caption with 3D image in a 3D display apparatus, and a 3D display apparatus suitable for implementing the method. When the 3D display apparatus receives image signals of first and second images for implementing 3D image in a stereoscopic scheme, the 3D display apparatus receives closed caption data only for a base view determined from the first and second images. Then, the display apparatus determines the position of a closed caption for an extended view based on the closed caption data for the base view and a certain 3D caption information, and formats caption graphic data for the base view and the extended view to output 3D closed caption in a stereoscopic format. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009306 | MAPPING SUB-PORTIONS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) VIDEO DATA TO BE RENDERED ON A DISPLAY UNIT WITHIN A COMFORTABLE RANGE OF PERCEPTION OF A USER THEREOF - A method includes receiving, through a processor of a data processing device communicatively coupled to a memory, data related to a dimensional parameter of a display unit and/or a distance between a user and the display unit, and determining, through the processor, a comfortable range of perception of a sub-portion of three-dimensional (3D) video data on the display unit based on the dimensional parameter of the display unit and/or the distance between the user and the display unit. The method also includes adjusting, through the processor, a disparity between one or more sub-portion(s) of the 3D video data corresponding to perception of the sub-portion by a left eye of the user and one or more sub-portion(s) of the 3D video data corresponding to perception of the sub-portion by a right eye of the user such that the sub-portion is mapped within the determined comfortable range of perception. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009307 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a stereoscopic image display device. A stereoscopic image display device according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a backlight unit including a left-eye light source; a display panel unit for receiving light from the backlight unit and displaying the light in 2D images or 3D images; a double-sided prism film arranged to face the backlight unit and emit light at a predetermined angle toward the display panel unit; and a switchable diffuser interposed between the display panel unit and the double sided prism film and turned on/off depending on whether it is a 2D mode or a 3D mode to emit light having different viewing angles. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009308 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display device includes: a display unit displaying plural viewpoint images; a light separation unit having plural transmitting portions and separating light from the display unit; and a display control unit controlling the timing of switching either of display positions of respective viewpoint images on the display unit and transmittance of respective transmitting portions of the light separation unit based on correlation information of the viewpoint images between frames. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009309 | Optical Frame for Glasses and the Like with Built-In Camera and Special Actuator Feature - Optical glasses, as well as other eyewear, are provided with a frame that has a camera button located on a part of the glasses frame most preferably centered just above one of the lenses. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009310 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A V-LED emits violet narrowband light. A G-LED emits green light. A filter limits wavelengths of the green light to pass green narrowband light. The V-LED and the G-LED are turned on alternately to apply the violet narrowband light and the green narrowband light alternately to an object. A complementary color image sensor has a Cy pixel and an Mg pixel, which are sensitive to both the violet narrowband light and the green narrowband light. The complementary color image sensor images the object under illumination of the violet narrowband light to output a first image signal and images the object under illumination of the green narrowband light to output a second image signal. Based on the first and second image signals, a special image, in which surface structure (surface blood vessels) and subsurface structure (subsurface blood vessels) are isolated from each other, is produced and displayed on a monitor. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009311 | ENDOSCOPE IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE IMAGE ACQUISITION ASSISTING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Plural predetermined examination parts of a patient are imaged sequentially and still images of the respective examination parts are thereby acquired by inserting an endoscope insertion unit having an imaging optical system in its tip portion into the body cavity of the patient. To this end, the number of still images taken is counted every time one of the predetermined examination parts. The counted number of still images taken is compared with a preset number of images which corresponds to the number of the plural predetermined examination parts. An alert is generated when non-coincidence is detected between the counted number of still images taken and the preset number. The operator is thus notified of occurrence of a failure to image. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009312 | REMOTE CAMERA ASSOCIATABLE WITH OBJECTS FOR WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTING VIDEO TO A HANDHELD DEVICE - A holder capable of holding objects, such as a hair grooming tool, or being held by objects, including an integrated camera is provided that can communicate video wirelessly (e.g., via Bluetooth™) with a smartphone that includes a video application, wireless communications, and a display screen. The display screen can be a touchscreen. The hair-grooming tool can be a comb or brush. The smartphone can include a wireless data communications, e.g., Bluetooth™ communications. During use, a video application is activated and communication is established with the remote camera associated with the hair grooming tool/holder. Then, video images from the remote camera can be displayed on the display screen. if the smartphone includes a mirror app and an integrated front camera phone, a user can switch between the smartphone camera and the hair grooming tool's integrated camera by tapping the touchscreen or a button on the smartphone that is assigned to it. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009313 | VISUAL LINE DETECTION DEVICE AND VISUAL LINE DETECTION METHOD - There is provided a visual line detection device including at least one light source configured to radiate light to an eyeball of a user observing a display surface through at least one optical member, and an imaging unit configured to acquire a captured image of the eyeball used to detect a visual line of the user on the display surface by detecting reflected light of the light from the eyeball. The reflected right from the eyeball passes through at least the optical member installed in an optical path along which the light from the display surface travels from the display surface to the eyeball of the user, and is incident on the imaging unit. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009314 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND EYE REGION DETECTION METHOD IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and an electronic device are provided in association with iris recognition. The electronic device includes a camera module that obtains a Near-Infrared Ray (NIR) image, and a controller that converts the NIR image into an integral image, detects at least one candidate eye region from the integral image using at least one mask, detects a pupil region and an eyebrow region from the at least one candidate eye region, and to detect an eye region based on the pupil region. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009315 | MICROSCOPE APPARATUS - A microscope apparatus includes: a light source; an illumination optical system configured to illuminate a specimen with light from the light source, the illumination optical system having a spatial light modulation element capable of adjusting a light intensity distribution; an imaging optical system configured to image light from the specimen; a solid-state imaging device configured to generate an image of the specimen based on light from the imaging optical system; and a controller capable of adjusting the spatial light modulation element, the controller being configured to, based on a first image output from the solid-state imaging device when the specimen is illuminated with first illumination light, adjust the spatial light modulation element and illuminate the specimen with second illumination light. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009316 | Live Camera Feed Welding Helmet - The present invention Live Camera Feed Welding Helmets purpose is to stop all UV radiation from entering the welding helmet and damaging the users eyes. The camera section contains a camera lens, relevant electronic components and lcd screen to view the welding work being done by the user. The opposite end of the camera section is fixed or hinged to the welding helmet. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009317 | DIGITAL MICROFORM IMAGING APPARATUS - A digital microform imaging apparatus, comprising a chassis, a fold mirror supported by the chassis and including a reflecting surface for directing light from a first substantially vertical optical axis to a second substantially horizontal optical axis, a microform media support structure supported at a location intersected by the first optical axis, a first carriage supported for movement along a trajectory that is substantially parallel to the second optical axis, an area sensor supported for movement along the second optical axis, the area sensor further supported by the first carriage for rotation about an axis parallel to the second optical axis and a lens supported for movement along the second optical axis, the lens positioned between the area sensor and the fold mirror, a first motor mounted to the first carriage and linked to the area sensor for rotating the area sensor between at least two positions for obtaining portrait and landscape images of a microform media. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009318 | DRIVING SAFETY SYSTEM AND VEHICLE USING THE SAME - A driving safety system for a vehicle includes a housing, a camera positioned on the housing, and a controller positioned on the housing and electrically coupled to the camera. The controller includes a plurality of modules whereby the camera captures images of the scene in front of the vehicle and an image identification module identifies a traffic light state and a value of a countdown timer in real time from the captured images and sends a corresponding signal to the micro control unit, then the micro control unit will warn the driver as to the states of the traffic lights and countdown timer. A vehicle using the driving safety system is also disclosed. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009319 | Semiconductor Measurement Apparatus and Computer Program - One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor measurement apparatus capable of obtaining a measurement result that appropriately reflects the deformation of a pattern even if plural causes for the deformation of the pattern exist together. In order to attain the above object, the semiconductor measurement apparatus is proposed in the following way. The semiconductor measurement apparatus is capable of measuring the dimensions between plural measurement points of different positions of the edge of a reference pattern and plural corresponding points of the circuit pattern of an electronic device, in which the corresponding points correspond to the plural measurement points. In addition, the semiconductor measurement apparatus is capable of measuring the spacings between the circuit pattern and the reference pattern, both of which exist in a predefined measurement area, selecting a second measured value aggregation from a first measured value aggregation comprised of measured values at plural points in the measurement area based on a predefined sampling condition, and calculating the measurement value based on the second measured value aggregation. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009320 | VISUALLY INSPECTING OPTICAL FIBERS - A visual inspection system ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150009321 | INSPECTION DEVICE FOR MECHANICAL INSTRUMENTS AND USES THEREOF - Devices and methods for inspection of various mechanical instruments to determine their level of wear and re-usability, particularly surgical and dental instruments, are provided. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009322 | Inner Diameter Measuring Device - An inner diameter measuring device for measuring a shape of an inner surface of a cylindrical member, comprising an image pickup unit ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150009323 | MULTI-TARGET TRACKING METHOD FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE - The invention discloses a new multi-target tracking method for video surveillance. The main steps include obtaining target state from previous frame, detecting target in current frame (observation), computing cost matrix between all existing targets and observations and solving the assignment problem by EMD (earth movers distance) algorithm. As have obtained correspondence between all existing objects and observations, then track them separately. The proposed method includes 4 modules: target state maintaining module, used to save all target's state in previous frame, object detection module, used to detect all objects in current frame, EMD algorithm module, using EMD algorithm to solve correspondence problem for multi-target tracking, object processing module, which using the result of EMD algorithm to process all existing and new objects. Experiments demonstrated the effectiveness of this method, which improves the accuracy for multi-target tracking. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009324 | IMAGE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH RADAR DETECTION - An image monitoring apparatus is provided to monitor a wide area and accurately identify an object of surveillance based on radar technology. The monitoring area of a surveillance camera can be extended using radar, and an object to be detected can be accurately identified using fixed background information. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009325 | MODULAR CAMERA MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide monitoring systems including one or more modular cameras and at least one application-specific base. The application-specific base may include features and/or components corresponding to a particular type of monitoring. A monitoring system includes at least one modular camera that first establishes a communication link with an application-specific base and then downloads a monitoring system application corresponding to the application-specific base. After a modular camera receives the monitoring system application, the modular camera performs the application in order to capture monitoring information corresponding to the particular type of monitoring supported by the application-specific base. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009326 | PHOTOGRAPHING PLAN CREATION DEVICE AND PROGRAM AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - The present invention provides a device for creating a photographing plan by extracting a changed point from target points to preferentially photograph the extracted point. The photographing plan creation device includes: a photographed data reception part for receiving a first photographed data photographed by a flying object; a change determination part for comparing the first photographed data to a second photographed data which is the past photographed data stored in an image data storage part; a priority setting part for setting the shooting priority based on the comparison result; a photographing possibility determination part for determining whether photography is possible at the observation time; a photographing plan creation part for creating a photographing plan based on the shooting priority and the photographing possibility determination; and a shooting command transmission part for converting the photographing plan to a command and transmitting the command to the flaying object. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009327 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE FOR MOVING VEHICLES - A device is configured to determine location information associated with a set of image capture devices, and determine an object location associated with an object. The device is configured to select an image capture device, of the set of image capture devices, based on the location information and the object location. The image capture device may be selected based on the location information, of the image capture device, relative to the location information of other ones of the set of image capture devices. The device is configured to receive image information associated with the image capture device based on selecting the image capture device, where the image information includes an image of the object. The device is configured to provide the image information. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009328 | Agricultural harvesting machine - An agricultural harvesting machine has a control arrangement including an optical sensor device for recording image series of a continuous main crop stream, an evaluation device for ascertaining a portion of damaged grain, a portion of non-grain in the main crop stream or both, on the basis of an image analysis of the recorded image series and a visualization device for displaying the portion of damaged grain and/or the portion of non-grain. The control arrangement cyclically records image series of the continuous main crop stream and, within a predetermined processing time after an image series has been recorded, displays a current portion of damaged grain, a current portion of non-grain or both, based on the image series. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009329 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING SURROUNDINGS OF MACHINERY - A surroundings monitoring device ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150009330 | OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE - An object detection device is equipped with an object detection unit that detects a moving object in a periphery of a vehicle, and a threshold change unit that changes, based on mobility information on the vehicle, a detection threshold in detecting the moving object. Thus, by changing the detection threshold T such that the moving object becomes difficult to detect during a movement of the host vehicle, especially during a turn thereof, the occurrence of an erroneous detection can be suppressed even in a situation where an erroneous detection is likely to occur. It is preferable that the detection threshold be changed such that the moving object becomes difficult to detect as a speed increases or as a steering angle increases. The detection threshold may be changed in stages or continuously based on the mobility information on the vehicle. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009331 | REAL TIME RAILWAY DISASTER VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND RESCUE GUIDANCE SYSTEM USING MULTI-LAYERED VIDEO COMPUTATIONAL ANALYTICS - The system for real time train disaster vulnerability assessment and rescue guidance using multi layered video computational analytics comprises digital video cameras mounted on train, video cameras mounted at fixed locations on rail route; unmanned aerial monitoring vehicle; train on-broad computer system mounted on train and centralized system centrally located in railway network. The digital video cameras capture video images of railways track and adjacent structure from running train and automatically compute degree of disaster vulnerability from collective analysis of output from all video cameras. In case degree of disaster vulnerability exceeds predetermined threshold value a disaster alert is triggered to take immediate precautionary measures while simultaneously activating On Board Rescue and Response System. In case degree of disaster vulnerability is below predetermined threshold value, the analytics output is transmitted to higher level modules for in-depth advanced analytics by combining real-time train data or real-time geographic and environmental data contributing to a potential disaster. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009332 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PRESENCE OF PERSONS IN AN AREA - For monitoring presence of persons in an area, the area is subdivided into at least two sub-areas and, for each of the at least two sub-areas, at least one detection line is defined with regard to a boundary of the corresponding sub-area. The detection line marks an entry to and/or exit from the corresponding sub-area. Within the scope of the monitoring, it is detected whether a moving person is entering or exiting the corresponding sub-area by use of the at least one detection line of the corresponding sub-area and/or whether the moving person is expected to enter or exit the corresponding sub-area by use of the at least one detection line of the corresponding sub-area. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009333 | SECURITY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a display method for a security device installed with a photographing module and a display module. The method comprises: A. when the security device captures a specific image via the photographing module, the security device displays a password input interface via the display module; and B. when password matching is successful, the security device displays a predetermined object via the display module. The present invention improves security performance of a device by concealing the password input interface, and satisfies the current requirement for information security. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009334 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Discussed is an image display apparatus including a main body; a display unit displaying at least one screen image; a capturing unit mounted on the main body and capturing an image using a single image sensor; a drive unit that receives a control signal for selectively activating any one of first and second modes that differ depending on whether or not to use an infrared light-cut filter, to drive the capturing unit; and a controller that outputs a first control signal for establishing a connection between the single image sensor and the infrared light-cut filter when one screen image for capturing an image corresponding to a first function is displayed and that outputs a second control signal for establishing a connection between the single image sensor and a visible light-cut filter when another screen image for capturing an image corresponding to a second function is displayed. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009335 | FACILITATING IMPROVED CALIBRATION OF CAPTURED INFRARED DATA VALUES BY AN IR IMAGING SYSTEM IN A THERMOGRAPHY ARRANGEMENT - A method for enabling improved calibration of captured infrared data values by an IR imaging system in a thermography arrangement dependent on an infrared (IR) image depicting an observed real world scene, said IR image being captured by a thermography arrangement comprising said IR imaging system, wherein infrared (IR) image is related to temperature dependent on IR calibration parameters, the method comprising: capturing an IR image depicting the observed real world scene using the IR imaging system, determining that a predefined feature is represented by IR pixels in the IR image and obtaining a second subset of said IR pixels representing said predefined feature; and calibrating said IR imaging system based on the captured infrared data values associated with said second subset of said IR pixels and a predetermined temperature value associated to said predefined feature. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009336 | THERMAL IMAGING DEVICE AND NORMATIVE PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD FOR THERMAL IMAGE - This invention provides a thermal imaging device and a normative photographing method for a thermal image. In the prior art, when the thermal imaging device is used, a photographing part, angle, and distance of a photographed object are selected according to subjective experience of users, thus lowering photographing speeds and having omissions, and a position, dimension, and angle of thermal images of similar photographed objects in infrared thermal images photographed each time are different, causing subsequent analysis trouble. In this invention, via a reference image with a specified position and dimension presented in the infrared thermal image and reflecting specified morphological characters of the photographed object, a visual reference of predetermined thermal image quality and photographing requirements of the photographing object is provided, assisting the users to correctly grasp imaging states and photographing distances of the thermal image, thereby acquiring uniform normative thermal image of the photographed object. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009337 | BUFFERED DIRECT INJECTION PIXEL FOR INFRARED DETECTOR ARRAYS - A buffered direct injection pixel is disclosed that includes a photodiode for receiving an input signal, a direct injection transistor associated with the photodiode, and a Sackinger current minor coupled with the direct injection transistor, providing reduced size, low noise and low power, as compared to prior art buffered direct injection pixels. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009338 | VOLUME DIMENSIONING SYSTEM CALIBRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various corporate, industry, and regulatory guidelines, best practices and standards are used in establishing acceptable levels of accuracy for volume dimensioning systems used in commerce. A volume dimensioning system can determine at least one distortion value that is indicative of an amount of distortion present in the system and responsive to the amount of distortion, autonomously after or adjust the units of accuracy of information reported by the system. Such alteration or adjustment of units of accuracy may be performed based on an assessment of the distortion relative to a number of distortion thresholds. Responsive to the assessment, the volume dimensioning system can adjust a unit of accuracy in a representation of volume dimensioning related information. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009339 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TELEVISION BAND PILOT SENSING - A DTV pilot sensor generates DTV pilot tone detection decisions associated with monitored television band channels without knowledge or estimation of a noise level of the monitored channel. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009340 | CHARACTERIZING A DOWNSTREAM PATH OF A CABLE NETWORK - Downstream channel parameters of a cable network are displayed in graphical form as a function of the channel number or center frequency. Such parameters, including digital channel demodulation parameters, may be plotted concurrently as frequency spectra, revealing frequency signatures of particular network impairments. Frequency spectra of MER, BER, IUC, carrier level, and in-band spectral response may be plotted concurrently in various combinations, providing a concise summary view of a condition of a downstream path at a particular location in the network. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009341 | FAILSAFE IMAGE SENSOR WITH REAL TIME INTEGRITY CHECKING OF PIXEL ANALOG PATHS AND DIGITAL DATA PATHS - A method of testing analog and digital paths of a pixel in a row of an imager, includes the following steps: (a) injecting first and second charges into the analog path of the pixel, wherein the first charge is in response to a light exposure, and the second charge is in response to a built-in test; (b) sampling the first and second charges to form an image signal level and a test signal level, respectively; and (c) converting, by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), the image signal level and the lest signal level to form image data end test data, respectively. The method then validates the image data based on the test data. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009342 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus capable of notifying a user that a color mode that does not correspond to illuminance in an environment around the display apparatus is set is provided. When the display apparatus is powered on, an illuminance measurement section measures illuminance in an environment around the display apparatus, and when a set color mode does not correspond to the measured illuminance, a notification image is projected to notify that the color mode should be changed. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009343 | System and Method For Protecting Transmissions of Wireless Microphones Operating in Television Band White Space - A wireless microphone system broadcasts a pilot tone at the designated ATSC pilot position in the TV Band channel being used by the wireless microphone system. The pilot tone is a readily detectable waveform transmitted in the ATSC pilot position. The pilot tone can be generated by any one of: a standalone pilot tone generator; a pilot tone generator incorporated into a wireless microphone receiver; or, a pilot tone generator incorporated into a wireless microphone. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009344 | PICTURES USING VOICE COMMANDS AND AUTOMATIC UPLOAD - A system and method is disclosed for enabling user friendly interaction with a camera system. Specifically, the inventive system and method has several aspects to improve the interaction with a camera system, including voice recognition, gaze tracking, touch sensitive inputs and others. The voice recognition unit is operable for, among other things, receiving multiple different voice commands, recognizing the vocal commands, associating the different voice commands to one camera command and controlling at least some aspect of the digital camera operation in response to these voice commands. The gaze tracking unit is operable for, among other things, determining the location on the viewfinder image that the user is gazing upon. One aspect of the touch sensitive inputs provides that the touch sensitive pad is mouse-like and is operable for, among other things, receiving user touch inputs to control at least some aspect of the camera operation. Another aspect of the disclosed invention provides for gesture recognition to be used to interface with and control the camera system. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009345 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - An image pickup apparatus performs image shake correction by driving a correction member which is movable for image shake correction. An image sensing device receives light focused by an imaging optical system and then photoelectrically converts the optical image into an image signal so as to output the image signal. An attitude sensor unit detects the attitude of the image pickup apparatus, and a drive control unit performs drive control of the correction member and position detection. A geometric deformation amount calculating unit decomposes distortion of an image into a first distortion component which varies due to the driving of the correction member and a second distortion component which does not vary due to the driving of the correction member so as to calculate correction values for the first and second distortion components. An image processing unit corrects the first and second distortion components by image processing based on the calculated correction values. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009346 | IMAGE STABILIZATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image stabilization apparatus is provided that includes a fixed back-plate | 2015-01-08 |
20150009347 | PORTABLE DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA CONFIGURED FOR REMOTE IMAGE ACQUISITION CONTROL AND VIEWING - A wearable digital video camera ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150009348 | PROVIDING REAL-TIME, PERSONAL SERVICES BY ACCESSING COMPONENTS ON A MOBILE DEVICE - An apparatus, method, or system for providing real-time or almost real-time personal services by accessing or using components on electronic devices is disclosed. Access or control may be given to human personal service providers to an electronic device so that certain tasks or jobs may be performed remotely. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009349 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVIEWING A DUAL-SHOT IMAGE - A dual-shot image preview method and apparatus is disclosed. An electronic device with dual image sensors provides a preview screen combining in real-time a partial image captured from a first image sensor and a rear image captured from a second image sensor. The partial image is a portion of a front image that includes a desired portion of the user, such as the user's face based on algorithmic detection. The electronic device displays a dual-shot preview screen by overlaying the partial image on the rear image. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009350 | Multi-Imager Video Camera with Frame-by-Frame View Switching - One embodiment relates to a method of outputting multiple views from a networked camera. Each imager of an array of imagers in the camera captures image frames and transmits the captured image frames to an associated image flow processor. Each image flow processor processes the captured image frames and transmits the processed image frames to a multi-imager video processor. An updating of parameters for said processing by each image flow processor is performed on a frame-by-frame basis. Another embodiment relates to a video camera including a plurality of imagers, a plurality of image flow processors, a multi-imager video processor, and a plurality of update queues. Other embodiments and features are also disclosed. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009351 | IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS - A stable combined image is generated from a plurality of image signals having parallax and obtained at different focal positions. An image acquisition apparatus includes an image-acquisition optical system that collects light from a subject; an image acquisition element that acquires an image of the light collected by the image-acquisition optical system; a micro-lens array having an array of multiple micro-lenses arranged such that each micro-lens covers multiple pixels of the image acquisition element; and a focal-length changing section that is disposed at a pupil position of the image-acquisition optical system and that spatially changes a focal length so as to focus light passing therethrough at a plurality of different focal positions. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009352 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An imaging apparatus for improving the detection accuracy of in-focus positions of an imaging optical system when a composite image is acquired and a method for controlling the same are provided. The imaging apparatus detects in-focus positions of the imaging optical system respectively corresponding to a plurality of images with different exposures used to generate the composite image, and selects the in-focus position used to control an operation of the imaging apparatus out of the detected plurality of in-focus positions based on a predetermined condition. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009353 | Systems and Methods for Measuring Depth Using Images Captured by Monolithic Camera Arrays Including at Least One Bayer Camera - 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. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009354 | Capturing and Processing of Images Captured by Non-Grid 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. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009355 | MOTION ADAPTIVE CMOS IMAGING SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a motion adaptive imaging control method applied to a high dynamic range CMOS imaging system. In the motion adaptive imaging control method, first a motion index of each pixel of a high dynamic range (HDR) image data is determined according to a first image data of a scene corresponding to a first exposure value and a second image data of the scene corresponding to a second exposure value. Then, any combination of an auto exposure control process, an auto focus control process and a contrast enhancement process is performed according to the motion index of each pixel, the first image data and the second image data. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009356 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus, which processes a plurality of image data obtained by picking up images of an object in different photographing conditions, combines the plurality of image data and generate combined image data, and switches between execution of determination processing for determining the object included in the image on at least one of the plurality of image data and execution of the determination processing on the combined image data. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009357 | EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGE SCANNING - Methods and systems for acquiring and/or projecting images from and/or to a target area are provided. Such a method or system can includes an optical fiber assembly which may be driven to scan the target area in a scan pattern. The optical fiber assembly may provide multiple effective light sources (e.g., via a plurality of optical fibers) that are axially staggered with respect to an optical system located between the optical fiber and the target area. The optical system may be operable to focus and/or redirect the light from the multiple light sources onto separate focal planes. A composite image may be generated based on light reflected from and/or projected onto the separate focal planes. The composite image may have an extended depth of focus or field spanning over a distance between the separate focal planes while maintaining or improving image resolution. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009358 | WHITE BALANCE METHOD FOR SHADING COMPENSATION, AND APPARATUS APPLIED TO THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a white balance method for performing a shading compensation, and more particularly, a white balance method for performing a shading compensation, in which a white balance control is initiated for an input image captured when a camera is driven, and then the shading compensation is performed together during a process of performing the initiated white balance control. The white balance method for performing a shading compensation includes executing a white balance for adjusting a color temperature of an input image, extracting a shading gain table corresponding to the color temperature among pre-stored shading gain tables for each color temperature during the execution of the white balance, executing a shading compensation for an image for each block of the input image by using the extracted shading gain table, and terminating the white balance. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009359 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLABORATIVE DIGITAL IMAGING - Methods and apparatus for collaborative digital imaging are disclosed. A method for digital imaging may include receiving a first image and a second image; aligning the first image with the second image; determining a first point of interest within the first image; determining a second point of interest within the second image; identifying a border for the aligned images; and creating a composite image from the aligned first and second images and the border. The composite image may include a first region of the first aligned image that includes the first point of interest and a second region of the second image that includes the second point of interest. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009360 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device of the present invention comprises a designation section for designating an adjustment amount using a first adjustment axis for carrying out first adjustment to adjust so as to displace white balance of image data in a hue direction that has been designated by the user, and a second adjustment axis for carrying out second adjustment to adjust saturation of the image data that has had white balance adjusted by the first adjustment axis, an image processing section for applying first image processing corresponding to the first adjustment to the image data, and applying second image processing corresponding to the second adjustment to the image data that has been subjected to the first image processing, wherein the image processing section changes the second image processing depending on the first image processing. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009361 | MULTI-TARGET AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE AND GAIN CONTROL BASED ON PIXEL INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION - An example method of multi-target automatic exposure and gain control based on pixel intensity distribution includes capturing a series of digital images with an image sensor. As the series of digital images are captured, exposure time and/or gain are adjusted to adjust a mean intensity value of the digital images until a target mean intensity value is reached. The method includes dynamically selecting the target mean intensity value from a plurality of target mean intensity values based on a relative number of pixels, in each captured digital image, that have an intensity value that falls outside a range of intensity values. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009362 | Capturing and Processing of Images Captured by Camera Arrays Including Cameras Dedicated to Sampling Luma and Cameras Dedicated to Sampling Chroma - 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. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009363 | VIDEO TAGGING METHOD - A video tagging method for use in an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has an image capturing device and a processor. The method has the following steps of: recording a video via the image capturing device of the electronic device; and adding a tag to the recorded video automatically by the processor when a specific condition occurs during the recording of the video. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009364 | MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS OF MEDIA WITH MEDIA CAPTURE DEVICE OPERATOR PERCEPTION DATA - Operator-centric perception data-driven systems and techniques for managing and accessing personal media captured by a device while under the control of the operator. Operator perception data, for example, parameterizing a physiological state, attribute, or mood of the operator during a media capture event originating certain media data, is associated, as an additional input at media capture time, with subject-centric media data generated by the capture device. This association may then be subsequently stored to enrich the media data, and automate, or otherwise simplify post-capture access and processing of the captured media data. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009365 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus is disclosed. An image capturing section captures an image of light and obtains image data. An image display section displays the image data obtained by the image capturing section with a predetermined number of pixels. A storage section stores the image data obtained by the image capturing section. An interface section is connectable to an external storage device. A control section causes the image data obtained by the image capturing section to be stored to the external storage device connected through the interface section, when the captured image data are stored to the external storage device, the image data whose number of pixel exceeds the predetermined number of pixels to be converted into image data having the predetermined number of pixels, and the converted image data to be stored to the storage section. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009366 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device according to the present disclosure includes: a locating unit which locates a first in-focus region of each of plural images which are obtained by capturing a same subject and have different in-focus positions; and a display unit which displays a first image among the plural images, wherein when a certain position is designated on the first image displayed by the display unit, at least a second image having the first in-focus region which includes the certain position is selected from among the plural images, and the selected second image is displayed on the display unit. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009367 | IMAGE ELEMENT, AND IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD USING THE SAME - An imaging element which outputs a pair of image signals corresponding to a pair of luminous fluxes which pass through different pupil areas of a photographing optical system, the imaging element includes a first pixel cell group including a plurality of first pixel cells for obtaining the pair of image signals and a second pixel cell group including a plurality of second pixel cells for obtaining the pair of image signals. The first pixel cell includes a first photoelectric converting unit and a first micro lens which is provided above the first photoelectric converting unit. The second pixel cell includes a second photoelectric converting unit and a second micro lens which is provided above the second photoelectric converting unit. The first micro lens and the second micro lens are disposed with different regularities. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009368 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device is provided with a lens distortion correction function that requires less circuit scale and does not degrade image resolution. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009369 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - In an imaging method according to the present invention, in an imaging device including a taking lens having a plurality of regions each with an independent characteristic and an image pickup element having a plurality of light-receiving sensors provided so as to correspond to the plurality or regions, the plurality of light-receiving sensors performing pupil division of a light beam passing through any of the plurality of regions for selective light-receiving, from an imaging signal from a light-receiving sensor corresponding to one region of the plurality of regions, an image corresponding to the one region is generated. When the generated image is corrected, an influence of a light beam passing through a region other than the one region is removed from the image generated so as to correspond to the one region. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009370 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELIMINATING CROSSTALK AMOUNT INCLUDED IN AN OUTPUT SIGNAL - An image system is provided. The system comprises: a pixel unit configured to have a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including at least a white pixel; a crosstalk amount calculating unit configured to calculate an evaluation value of crosstalk amount included in an output signal from a pixel to be corrected in the pixel unit; a crosstalk correction coefficient calculating unit configured to calculate a crosstalk correction coefficient based on the evaluation value output from the crosstalk amount calculating unit; and a crosstalk correcting unit configured to eliminate crosstalk amount included in the output signal of the pixel to be corrected, using the crosstalk correction coefficient. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009371 | IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGING SYSTEM, SENSOR, AND OPERATION METHOD FOR IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor has a pixel array, a readout portion configured to read out a signal from the pixel array, and a control portion which controls the readout portion. The readout portion includes a row selecting portion which selects a row in the pixel array, a column selecting portion which selects a column in the pixel array, and an output portion which outputs a signal from a pixel, of pixels on a row selected by the row selecting portion, which corresponds to a column selected by the column selecting portion. The pixel array includes blocks differing in distance from the output portion, and the control portion controls readout periods required by the readout portion to read out signals from the blocks so as to read out signals from blocks in longer readout periods as distances from the output portion increase. | 2015-01-08 |
20150009372 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An electronic device including a first camera configured to capture a first front image; a display module configured to display a preview screen of the first front image obtained by the first camera; and a controller configured to receive a focus input designating an object included in the preview screen is to be focused, receive an input for performing continuous shooting, and control the first camera to capture a plurality of images in different zoom levels while maintaining a focus on the designated object intact based on the received input for performing the continuous shooting. | 2015-01-08 |