03rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150015641 | INK FOR IMPROVING PRINTHEAD LIFETIME - An inkjet ink includes: an ink vehicle; a colorant; and an acetylenic compound having an alkoxylated hydroxyl group, wherein the hydroxyl group is a primary or secondary hydroxyl group and the acetylenic compound is absent a lipophilic group. Printheads having resistive heater elements exposed to such inks have prolonged lifetimes compared to reference inks. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015642 | PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a piezoelectric material not containing any lead component, having stable piezoelectric characteristics in an operating temperature range, a high mechanical quality factor, and satisfactory piezoelectric characteristics. The piezoelectric material according to the present invention includes a main component containing a perovskite-type metal oxide that can be expressed using the following general formula (1), and subcomponents containing Mn, Li, and Bi. When the metal oxide is 100 parts by weight, the content of Mn on a metal basis is not less than 0.04 parts by weight and is not greater than 0.36 parts by weight, content α of Li on a metal basis is equal to or less than 0.0012 parts by weight (including 0 parts by weight), and content ρ of Bi on a metal basis is not less than 0.042 parts by weight and is not greater than 0.850 parts by weight | 2015-01-15 |
20150015643 | PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A piezoelectric material contains a main component containing a perovskite-type metal oxide having the formula (1); a first auxiliary component composed of Mn; and a second auxiliary component composed of Bi or Bi and Li, wherein the Mn content is 0.04 parts by weight or more and 0.400 parts by weight or less on a metal basis per 100 parts by weight of the metal oxide, the Bi content is 0.042 parts by weight or more and 0.850 parts by weight or less on a metal basis per 100 parts by weight of the metal oxide, and the Li content is 0.028 parts by weight or less (including 0 parts by weight) on a metal basis per 100 parts by weight of the metal oxide. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015644 | INKJET PRINTER FOR LABELING GOODS - An inkjet printer for the labeling of goods includes a main device having at least one outlet opening for ink, in particular for ink droplets, at least one storage container for a liquid flowing through the outlet opening, such as, for example, ink, pigments or solvents, the storage container being detachably connected to the main device, and liquid and mechanical couplings. The liquid coupling has a first coupling portion on the main device and a second coupling portion on the storage container. The mechanical coupling includes a first coupling means on the main device and a second coupling means on the storage container. The storage container further includes a ring-shaped transponder having a ring-shaped second antenna extending about the second coupling portion and a control unit storing data on the liquid contained in the storage container. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015645 | DEGASSING APPARATUS AND METHODS THEREOF - A degassing apparatus for a liquid delivery system is provided. The degassing apparatus includes a first chamber disposed along a liquid delivery path to capture gas within the liquid delivery path. The degassing apparatus also includes a set of membranes having at least one membrane, the set of membranes disposed along the liquid delivery path to selectively allow the gas to pass through the set of membranes. The degassing apparatus further includes a second chamber disposed above the set of membranes to evacuate the gas from the first chamber. Moreover, the degassing apparatus includes a one-way valve configured to vent the gas from the second chamber when pressure inside the second chamber exceeds a first predetermined value. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015646 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid ejection head includes nozzles ejecting liquid droplets; individual liquid chambers in communication with the nozzles; liquid supply paths in communication with the individual liquid chambers; a common liquid chamber storing liquid to be supplied to the liquid supply paths; filter members disposed between the common liquid chamber and the respective liquid supply paths, the filter members including filter regions to filter the liquid; and one or more dividing wall sections, each disposed between the liquid supply paths. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015647 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid ejecting apparatus that includes a liquid ejecting head having nozzles through which liquid can be ejected, a liquid supply path through which the liquid is supplied to the liquid ejecting head, and a filter chamber which is disposed in the middle of the liquid supply path and of which an inner portion is divided into a first chamber on a downstream side and a second chamber on an upstream side by a filter which filters the liquid, in which a liquid outlet through which the liquid is introduced from the first chamber of the filter chamber to a downstream side of the liquid supply path is formed in an upper position of the first chamber in a vertical direction. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015648 | ACTINIC RADIATION-CURABLE INKJET INK AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD USING SAME - Provided is an actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink that undergoes sol-gel phase transfer and contains a dye, a gelling agent, a photopolymerization compound and a photopolymerization initiator. The actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink comprises a photopolymerizable compound A, which is a (meth)acrylate having hydroxyl groups; a photopolymerizable compound B, which is a (meth)acrylate compound having a molecular weight within a range of 300 to 1,500 and an intramolecular structure (—CH | 2015-01-15 |
20150015649 | Process and Apparatus for Printing Assembled Absorbent Articles with Custom Graphics - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for printing graphics on absorbent articles. Printing systems according to the present disclosure may include a carrier apparatus that transports individual absorbent articles past a printing station, which prints a custom graphic on the absorbent articles. The carrier apparatus may include a hook member connected with an endless belt. The printing system may also include a pressing apparatus positioned adjacent the endless belt. During operation, an absorbent article may be positioned on a hook member, and the endless belt conveys the absorbent article in the machine direction past the printing station. As the absorbent article advances toward the printing station, the pressing apparatus compresses and flattens the absorbent article against the hook member to help provide a relatively flat, smooth surface on the absorbent article to be printed. The printing station then prints a graphic on the advancing article. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015650 | DIGITAL PRINTING PROCESS - A printing process is disclosed which comprises directing droplets of an ink onto an intermediate transfer member to form an ink image, the ink including an organic polymeric resin and a coloring agent in an aqueous carrier, and the transfer member having a hydrophobic outer surface so that each ink droplet in the ink image spreads on impinging upon the intermediate transfer member to form an ink film. The ink is dried while the ink image is being transported by the intermediate transfer member by evaporating the aqueous carrier from the ink image to leave a residue film of resin and coloring agent. The residue film is then transferred to a substrate. The chemical compositions of the ink and of the surface of the intermediate transfer member are selected such that attractive intermolecular forces between molecules in the outer skin of each droplet and on the surface of the intermediate transfer member counteract the tendency of the ink film produced by each droplet to bead under the action of the surface tension of the aqueous carrier, without causing each droplet to spread by wetting the surface of the intermediate transfer member. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015651 | Air Film Support Device For An Inkjet Printer - A system and method prints on a continuous web of imaging material in a printing machine. One or more inkjet printheads deposit ink on the continuous web of imaging material which is supported by rollers along a transport path. An air film device is disposed between rollers to stabilize flatness the transported web during printing. Undesirable dynamic movement of the web toward or away from the printheads resulting from fluttering, troughing or catenary sag of the web is reduced to minimize drop placement error in both cross-track and process directions. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015652 | Flow Optimization for Compact Turnbar Reversers - A system and method for printing on a continuous web of imaging material in an inkjet printing machine having a turnbar reverser to reverse the direction of the web for duplex printing. The turnbar reverser includes at least one turnbar having a predetermined pattern of apertures formed in a surface of the turnbar. The optimized apertures direct a flow of air provided by a blower to provide an air flow to float the web above the surface of the turnbar, allow for higher operating tensions, and reduce acoustic noise generation. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015653 | MARKING DEVICE - A workpiece marking device operating automatically includes a support member, a transmission member, a feeding mechanism, a discharging mechanism, a driving mechanism, a positioning tool, and a marking mechanism. The transmission member conveys a workpiece, the feeding mechanism includes a driving assembly coupled to the support member and a lifting member coupled to the driving assembly. The discharging mechanism is positioned on the support member and above the transmission member. The discharging mechanism includes a driving assembly coupled to the support member and a lifting member coupled to the driving assembly of the discharging mechanism to move workpieces away after marking. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015654 | ROLLERS FOR A PRINTER AND A PRINTER EQUIPPED WITH SAID ROLLERS - The invention relates to a roller (R) for a printer for printing on print material (D) which on its side (D | 2015-01-15 |
20150015655 | DIGITAL PRINTERS - A digital printing system includes components to apply an ink layer on a substrate, and a deinking applicator. The deinking applicator includes a reservoir and a roller. The reservoir is to contain a deinking solution. The roller is positioned to receive the deinking solution from the reservoir and to coat the substrate with the deinking solution prior to the application of the ink layer or subsequent to the application of the ink layer. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015656 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a first transport unit; a second transport unit that is installed in a recording portion side of the downstream from the first transport unit and transports the medium to an upstream side and the downstream side; a first transport path that guides the medium between the first transport unit and the second transport unit; a second transport path that reverses both sides of the medium; and a third transport path that is installed on the second transport path, the second transport unit reversely transports the medium to the upstream side at a transport speed V1 and put it into the second transport path, the transport speed of the third transport unit, which is driven at the transport speed V1, is changed to a transport speed V2 which is higher than the transport speed V1. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015657 | PRINTING APPARATUS - Provided is a printing apparatus including: a photosensitive drum; a substrate including multiple formable regions in each of which corresponding one of multiple light emitting elements is formable; and a lens array, in which the substrate is arranged in a manner that a longitudinal direction of the substrate is parallel to a rotary shaft of the photosensitive drum, in which the substrate includes m formable region rows, where m is an integer number equal to or greater than 2, each of the m formable region rows including n formable regions, where n is an integer number equal to or greater than 1, arranged in a line along the longitudinal direction of the substrate, and in which one of the multiple light emitting elements formed in any one of m formable regions that are located in a predetermined column of the m formable region rows is turned on. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015658 | Printer - The disclosure discloses a printer performing printing processing that forms desired print on a print-receiving medium. The printer includes a cartridge holder, a drive device, a thermal head, an energization device, an attribute detecting device, a first determination portion, and a processing portion. The cartridge holder removably mounts a cartridge. The drive device drives a feeding roller to feed the print-receiving medium. The thermal head performs printing on the print-receiving medium fed. The energization device controls energization of the thermal head. The attribute detecting device detects an attribute of the print-receiving medium. The first determination portion determines whether or not a tube cartridge capable of supplying a tubular print-receiving medium is mounted. The processing portion performs predetermined processing that is for suppressing expansion of the tubular print-receiving medium and is triggered by the determination that the tube cartridge has been mounted by the first determination portion. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015659 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDS-FREE CONTROL OF A FAR END CAMERA - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method for intuitively controlling a far-end camera via physical movements. The method includes the steps of receiving an image captured by a first camera and including a digital representation of at least a portion of a user of the first camera, analyzing the digital representation to identify a position of the user relative to the first camera, computing a value associated with a first property of a second camera based on the position of the user, and transmitting the value to the second camera, wherein, in response to receiving the value, a perspective of the second camera is modified based on the value. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015660 | NAVIGABLE TELEPRESENCE METHOD AND SYSTEM - Methods and systems permit one or more users to navigate through imagery of an environment. The system may include a first user interface device having first user inputs associated with first movement through the environment and a second user interface device having second user inputs associated with a second movement through the environment. Thus, a first user and a second user are able to navigate simultaneously and independently. In certain embodiments the system processes imagery of the environment to smooth user navigation through the environment. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015661 | Conference System, Program and Conference Method - There is provided a conference system which performs a remote conference by communicating conference data between a transmission terminal and a reception terminal. The transmission terminal receives input of the conference data including audio data, selects a real time mode of sequentially performing transmission of the input audio data and a package mode of performing transmission of the input audio data for each input of a predetermined unit amount, records the input audio data in the predetermined unit amount to generate audio record data when the package mode is selected, and transmits the input audio data to the reception terminal when the real time mode is selected and transmits the audio record data to the reception terminal when the package mode is selected. The reception terminal outputs the received input audio data preferentially over the received audio record data. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015662 | Apparatus and Method for Creating Situation Awareness when Scheduling Conference Calls - A method for creating situation awareness when scheduling video conferences includes providing a user with access to a set of names stored in a directory service database, and allowing the user to select one or more of the names. In response to selection of one or more names, geographical location values associated with the names in the directory service database are retrieved, and a map is provided. The map and one or more geographical objects showing the geographical location of the users associated with the selected names is then displayed on a display. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015663 | VIDEO CHAT DATA PROCESSING - A graphics processing unit and a system are described herein. The graphics processing unit includes a decoder, a post processor, and a renderer. The decoder is to decode a video data stream from an incoming data stream. The post processor is to perform post-processing of the decoded video data stream. The renderer is to render the post processed video data stream and discard a null video data stream from a video chat application during a video chat session. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015664 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical system includes a central portion having a magnification per unit angle of view which increases from a center to an outside at an increase rate and a circumferential portion being outside the central portion and having a magnification per unit of view which increases from the central portion to an outside at an increase rate smaller than the increase rate of the central portion. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015665 | WIDE ANGLE CAMERA WITH AUTOMATED PANORAMIC IMAGE CAPTURE - A motorized camera provides one or more capture sequences for capturing radially distorted wide angle images of objects detected within a plurality of its detection zones. A sequence may include actions to move or reposition an imaging device of the camera to one or more locations, and to capture one or more radially distorted images before, during, or as the imaging device is moved. The motorized camera comprises a wide angle imaging device for capturing radially distorted images having a wide field of view. An image processor converts the radially distorted images captured by the wide angle imaging device into rectilinear images. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING 3D VIDEO STREAMING SERVICE - In order to provide a three-dimensional (3D) video streaming service to a user terminal, user characteristic information including eyesight information of the left eye and the right eye of a user is received from the user terminal. Then, one of quality of a left image and that of a right image is improved in accordance with the eyesight information so that an image with improved quality is transmitted to the user terminal. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015667 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A SET-TOP-BOX - A method for operating a set-top-box that supports 3D video content is disclosed. The method involves transmitting video content from an HDMI port of the set-top-box to a display device at a first resolution. The method also involves, in response to a change in the HDMI_Video_Format field or in the 3D_Structure field of an HDMI Vendor Specific InfoFrame, automatically switching to transmitting video content from the HDMI port of the set-top-box at a second resolution. The method also involves, after the switch to the second resolution, automatically switching back to transmitting video content from the HDMI port of the set-top-box at the first resolution in order to trigger a re-sync operation at the display device. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015668 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH ADAPTATION BASED ON VIEWING REFERENCE OF VIEWER(S) - A display system that presents three-dimensional content to a viewer is described herein. The display system includes a screen assembly having one or more adaptable display characteristics relating to the presentation of three-dimensional content, first circuitry that at least assists in producing reference information corresponding to at least one aspect of a viewing reference of the viewer, and second circuitry that causes modification of at least one of the one or more adaptable display characteristics, the modification corresponding at least in part to the reference information. The viewing reference of the viewer may comprise one or more of a location of the viewer relative to the screen assembly, a head orientation (tilt and/or rotation) of the viewer, and a point of gaze of the viewer. The first circuitry may comprise, e.g., viewer-located circuitry and/or other circuitry that is communicatively connected to the second circuitry for providing the referencing information thereto. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015669 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DECODING LIGHT FIELD IMAGE FILES USING A DEPTH MAP - Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention are configured to render images using light field image files containing an image synthesized from light field image data and metadata describing the image that includes a depth map. One embodiment of the invention includes a processor and memory containing a rendering application and a light field image file including an encoded image and metadata describing the encoded image, where the metadata comprises a depth map that specifies depths from the reference viewpoint for pixels in the encoded image. In addition, the rendering application configures the processor to: locate the encoded image within the light field image file; decode the encoded image; locate the metadata within the light field image file; and post process the decoded image by modifying the pixels based on the depths indicated within the depth map to create a rendered image. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015670 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RENDERING AND DELIVERING 3-D CONTENT - A device for delivering 3-D content includes a receiving unit configured to receive a first signal containing 2-D content, and a processing unit configured to (i) determine an amount of a difference in the content in the first signal to be visualized by a left visual sensor and a right visual sensor, (ii) determine whether the amount of the difference is less than or equal to a predetermined minimum value, (iii) to discard the signal to be visualized by one of the left visual sensor and the right visual sensor when the amount of the difference is determined to be less than or equal to the predetermined minimum value, and (iv) generate a second signal containing the 2-D content of the first signal and 3-D content in which the first signal to be visualized by the one of the left visual sensor and the right visual sensor is discarded. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015671 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE VIEWPORT FOR A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON VIEWING ANGLE - A 2D and/or 3D video processing device comprising a camera and a display captures images of a viewer as the viewer observes displayed 2D and/or 3D video content in a viewport. Face and/or eye tracking of viewer images is utilized to generate a different viewport. Current and different viewports may comprise 2D and/or 3D video content from a single source or from different sources. The sources of 2D and/or 3D content may be scrolled, zoomed and/or navigated through for generating the different viewport. Content for the different viewport may be processed. Images of a viewer's positions, angles and/or movements of face, facial expression, eyes and/or physical gestures are captured by the camera and interpreted by face and/or eye tracking. The different viewport may be generated for navigating through 3D content and/or for rotating a 3D object. The 2D and/or 3D video processing device communicates via wire, wireless and/or optical interfaces. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015672 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing method according to the present invention cuts out partial images corresponding to trimming regions, which is specified for multiple viewpoint images of a stereoscopic image obtained by pupil-division-scheme imaging, from the respective viewpoint images, generates a stereoscopic partial image including multiple partial images, generates parallax information that indicates the parallax between the partial images, adjusts the parallax between the partial images based on the parallax information, and then, for the partial images after the parallax adjustment, enhances the sharpness as the adjusted parallax amount decreases and reduces the sharpness as the adjusted parallax amount increases. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015673 | DISTANCE CALCULATOR AND DISTANCE CALCULATION METHOD - A distance calculator includes a monocular estimated distance calculation section, a stereo estimated distance calculation section, and an output distance calculation section. The monocular estimated distance calculation section calculates the estimated distance to the target based on an image captured by a camera. The stereo estimated distance calculation section calculates the estimated distance to the target based on images captured by at least two cameras. The output distance calculation section calculates the distance to the target to be output. The output distance calculation section calculates the distance to be output based on weights of the estimated distances. The weights are determined in accordance with a confidence of the stereo estimated distance calculation section. The confidence is calculated based on the images captured by at least the two cameras. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015674 | Three-Dimensional Video Production System - A number of elements within a venue of a live-action event to be televised are tagged with wireless tracking devices to provide accurate and timely location information for all of the elements to facilitate direction of audiovisual capture devices such as cameras and microphones, to automatically regulate convergence, to automatically vertically align paired left- and right-eye views, and to synthesize part or all of 3D scenes when such are not otherwise available. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015675 | DEVICE FOR 3D DISPLAY OF PHOTO FINISH IMAGE - An imaging device for a photo finish system, including a first camera aligned on a finish line and a mechanism for display of three dimensional stereoscopic images. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015676 | ASTIGMATIC DEPTH FROM DEFOCUS IMAGING - A rangefinder has a depth camera and a computer. The depth camera is positioned to receive electromagnetic energy from a scene. Imaging optics and a sensor in the camera generate an input image based on electromagnetic energy. The computer receives the input image, calculates intermediate images by applying differentiation operators along different axes to the input image, creates a merit function map, and computes a depth map from the merit function map. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015677 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGING DEVICE - An image processing method according to the present invention acquires a first image and second image that are picked up through a single image-taking optical system, that are images after a pupil division, and that have a parallax to each other, and then performs a filtering process for each pixel of the first and second images, using first and second transform filters that correspond to the parallax for the pixel and that are of first and second transform filter groups to be respectively applied to the first and second images for the transform into third and fourth images in which the parallax amount and blur amount of the first and second images have been altered. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015678 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR REMOVING UNWANTING OBJECTS FROM IMAGES - A camera includes an unwanted object shape acquisition unit, a viewpoint selection unit, and an unwanted object removal unit. The viewpoint selection unit selects a plurality of viewpoints based on information regarding a shape of an unwanted object in a subject, which is acquired by the unwanted object shape acquisition unit. The unwanted object removal unit performs unwanted object removal processing with use of images corresponding to the viewpoints selected by the viewpoint selection unit. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015679 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - An autostereoscopic display system includes a three-dimensional (3D) image converter configured to arrange a multiplicity of views, and a display device being coupled to receive the multiple arranged views. The arranged views include views arranged in forward order of view angle and views arranged in reverse order of view angle, the views in forward order and the views in reverse order being alternately arranged on each line of the display device. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015680 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR GENERATING MULTIPLE POINT OF VIEW VIDEO - The present disclosure proposes a method and an electronic device of generating a multiple point of view (MPOV) video. In the present disclosure, the method for generating the MPOV video may include a step of obtaining a plurality of media contents, determining, from the plurality of media contents, a first media content and a second media content as relevant media contents, wherein each of the relevant media contents comprises a scene of a same event, identifying an overlap section comprising a portion of the first media content overlapping with a portion of the second media content, identifying a highlight period by analyzing a content feature of the portion of the first media content and the portion of the second media content within the overlap section, and generating the MPOV video based on the first media content and the second media content within the highlight period. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015681 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC 3D IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE FOR FLATTENING VIEWING ZONE AND MINIMIZING DYNAMIC CROSSTALK - The present invention relates to a 3D image display device and includes an image display panel for displaying a 3D image, a control unit for controlling a viewpoint image, and a viewer position tracking system for determining the position of a viewer's pupil and transmitting positional information to the control unit, wherein the image display panel provides multiple viewpoints such as four or more viewpoints, and the intersection of the viewing zone for any one of the multiple viewpoints with the field of view of an adjacent viewpoint is at least 85% of the maximum brightness of one viewpoint. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015682 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image signal processing device is provided which includes a receiving unit for receiving an image signal and setting information for each predetermined unit of the image signal including image type setting information to define whether the image signal represents a stereoscopic image and gamma correction setting information to define a gamma correction amount for the image signal, a gamma correcting unit for performing gamma correction for the image signal based on the gamma correction setting information included in the setting information received by the receiving unit, and a stereoscopic image processing unit for selectively performing a process to display the stereoscopic image for the image signal corrected by the gamma correcting unit based on the image type setting information included in the setting information received by the receiving unit. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015683 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MULTI-VIEW IMAGE USING HOLE RENDERING - A method and apparatus for processing a multi-view image are provided. A priority may be assigned to each hole pixel in a hole region generated when an output view is generated. The priority of each hole pixel may be generated by combining a structure priority, a confidence priority, and a disparity priority. Hole rendering may be applied to a target patch including a hole pixel having a highest priority. The hole pixel may be restored by searching for a source patch most similar to a background of the target patch, and copying a pixel in the found source patch into a hole pixel of the target patch. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015684 | 3D GLASSES INCLUDING A COLOR COORDINATE CONTROLLER AND A DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A display device includes a controller and a display. The controller is configured to receive a first color coordinate control signal and a second color coordinate control signal, and generate an image data signal by adjusting an input image signal according to the first and second color coordinate control signals. The display is configured to display an image according to the image data signal. The first and second color coordinate control signals are transmitted to the display device by a pair of three-dimensional (3D) glasses. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015685 | Resolution For Autostereoscopic Video Displays - A single pixel of a video display can display respective individual pixels of multiple views. In other words, a video display can include more views for an autostereoscopic image than the physical pixels of the video display would ordinarily support. The physical pixel is time-multiplexed in that the physical pixel displays a pixel of one view for a given time interval and a view multiplexer deflects the light from the physical pixel by a predetermined angle to make the pixel appear in a location corresponding to the pixel of the view. In another time interval, the physical pixel displays a pixel of a different view and the view multiplexer deflects light from the physical pixel by a different predetermined angle to make the pixel appear in a location corresponding to the pixel of the different view. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015686 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING A 3D IMAGE - An autostereoscopic display for simultaneously displaying more than two different images. The display including: a pixel matrix having pixels distributed over different subsets; an optical element, which has a grid-like structure and imposes a propagation direction on light from the pixels so that a plurality of viewing zones are defined so that each of the viewing zones is associated with exactly one of the subsets and the light from each of the subsets is directed into the viewing zone associated with this subset; and a control unit for controlling the pixel matrix based on image data defining a 3D image. The control unit configured to: determine a value of a location coordinate; determine intensity values defined by the image data for an image strip corresponding to a direction of gaze from a position defined by the value; and control the pixels of this strip using the intensity values. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015687 | ENDOSCOPE SMALL IMAGING SYSTEM - An endoscope camera, including a cylindrical enclosure having an enclosure diameter, and an imaging array mounted within the enclosure so that a plane face of the imaging array is parallel to the enclosure diameter. The camera includes a right-angle transparent prism having a rectangular entrance face, an exit face, and an hypotenuse configured to reflect radiation from the entrance face to the exit face. The entrance face has a first edge longer than a second edge, and the prism is mounted within the enclosure so that the first edge is parallel to the enclosure diameter and so that the exit face mates with the plane face of the imaging array. The camera further includes optics, configured to receive incoming radiation from an object, which are mounted so as to transmit the incoming radiation to the imaging array via the entrance and exit faces of the prism. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015688 | FACIAL UNLOCK MECHANISM USING LIGHT LEVEL DETERMINING MODULE - An electronic device that can selectively enable a facial recognition unlock mechanism of the electronic device includes: a display screen, for displaying information to be viewed by a user; a camera, for capturing at least an image; a light level determining module, for determining ambient light levels; and a facial unlocking module, for comparing a captured image with a stored image and unlocking the electronic device when the captured image is determined to match the stored image. When the light level determining module determines that ambient light levels fall outside a predetermined range for performing a facial recognition function on a captured image, the display screen will inform the user via a display mechanism on the display screen. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015689 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENSURING CREATION OF AUTHENTIC ONLINE PROFILES - A method and system are provided for ensuring creation of authentic online profiles. The method includes providing an option to a user for enabling capturing of digital media depicting the user's appearance. Further, digital media using a camera associated with a user device is captured, if the user chooses to allow the capturing of digital media. Furthermore, at least one instruction is communicated to the user for performing one or more actions. Subsequently, the captured digital media is transmitted for verification, without allowing the user to modify the captured digital media. Thereafter, the captured digital media is verified by analyzing the captured digital media for approving or rejecting the captured digital media. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015690 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and a control method thereof are disclosed. The electronic device includes: a touch screen; a camera; a microphone; and a controller configured to display the execution screen of a predetermined application on the touch screen, control the camera and the microphone to operate upon entering reaction capture mode, acquire a reaction image by capturing a video or still image of a user through the camera upon detecting the user making a facial expression or gesture through the camera or the user's voice through the microphone, and display the acquired reaction image on the touch screen. Accordingly, an image of the user seeing a predetermined screen running on the touch screen can be capture and displayed on the touch screen. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015691 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE IMAGE DATA - In a method and apparatus for the generation of image data of a moving subject, raw data are initially acquired for a region comprising the subject at different measurement points in time in different movement phases of the subject. A reconstruction then takes place of multiple interim image data sets of the subject from the raw data that are respectively associated with different movement phases of the subject. Deviation data are then determined between the interim image data sets of the different movement phases of the subject, and the reconstruction of image data from raw data of different movement phases then takes place under consideration of the deviation data. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015692 | SPATIAL RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT IN HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING - In a hyperspectral imaging system and method, a pixilated imaging sensor array receives light reflected from, transmitted through, or scattered by a target scene. Images of the target scene are acquired at a number of times and these images are processed to generate hyperspectral data for each pixel of the imaging sensor array based on data for the pixel included in each of the acquired images. This processing can include spatially aligning two or more of the images that were spatially shifted with respect to each other when acquired based on at least one common image feature in the images. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015693 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL FIBER BASED IMAGE ACQUISITION SUITABLE FOR USE IN TURBINE ENGINES - A system and a method for image acquisition suitable for use in a turbine engine are disclosed. Light received from a field of view in an object plane is projected onto an image plane through an optical modulation device and is transferred through an image conduit to a sensor array. The sensor array generates a set of sampled image signals in a sensing basis based on light received from the image conduit. Finally, the sampled image signals are transformed from the sensing basis to a representation basis and a set of estimated image signals are generated therefrom. The estimated image signals are used for reconstructing an image and/or a motion-video of a region of interest within a turbine engine. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015694 | FURNACE VISUALIZATION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable and executable instructions are described herein. One method includes combining a plurality of images of a furnace into a composite image of the furnace, revising the composite image of the furnace to an intensity scaling, restoring a portion of the revised composite image of the furnace; and displaying a view of the restored revised composite image of the furnace to a user. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015695 | Inner Diameter Measuring Device - An inner diameter measuring device, which comprises an object to be measured supporting carriage ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150015696 | Focus Height Repeatability Improvement in a Machine Vision Inspection System - A method improves focus height repeatability in a machine vision inspection system. A region of interest is defined within a field of view imaged by a camera portion, wherein an aligned edge feature in the region of interest may introduce a focus height sensitivity that varies depending on the aligned edge feature offset relative to the image pixels. A first set of focus-determining operations determines a focus height for the region of interest, and comprise at least one of: (a) operations that reduce the sensitivity of the focus height determination to the offset of the aligned edge feature relative to the image pixels; and (b) operations that adjust the offset of the aligned edge feature relative to the image pixels according to a predetermined offset repeatability criteria, such that the image data used in the focus height determination fulfills the offset repeatability criteria. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015697 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC PHENOTYPE MEASUREMENT AND SELECTION - A system for plant parameter detection, including: a plant morphology sensor having a first field of view and configured to record a morphology measurement of a plant portion and an ambient environment adjacent the plant, a plant physiology sensor having a second field of view and configured to record a plant physiology parameter measurement of a plant portion and an ambient environment adjacent the plant, wherein the second field of view overlaps with the first field of view; a support statically coupling the plant morphology sensor to the physiology sensor, and a computing system configured to: identify a plant set of pixels within the physiology measurement based on the morphology measurement; determine physiology values for each pixel of the plant set of pixels; and extract a growth parameter based on the physiology values. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015698 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTICAL AIRCRAFT DETECTION - The disclosed embodiments relate to methods and systems for identifying air traffic. A method is provided in which images from a camera positioned on the aircraft are processed via a processor. The processor uses data from the images to identify air traffic within a field of view of the camera and displays an indication of the position of the air traffic relative to the aircraft on a display to provide air traffic information. A system is also provided that includes an aircraft that includes a camera configured to provide image data within a field of view of the camera to a processor for processing the image data to identify air traffic within the field of view of the camera. The processor displays an icon representing the position of the air traffic within the field of view of the camera on a display to provide air traffic information. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015699 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECTING IMAGES ONTO PREDEFINED PORTIONS OF OBJECTS - Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for illuminating objects in a projection area. The system includes a computing device, a projector and a camera. The computing device stores a digital model of an object, and illumination data having lighting parameters and a reference to the digital model. The projector, or another light source, projects structured light onto the projection area, and the camera simultaneously captures an image of the projection area. The computing device receives the captured image, determines a position and orientation of the object by comparing the digital model to the captured image, and then generates a canvas image including a region matching the determined position and orientation of the object. The projector projects the canvas image onto the projection area. A predefined portion of the object corresponding to the reference in the illumination data is thereby illuminated according to the lighting parameters. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015700 | LASER TRACKER THAT COOPERATES WITH A REMOTE CAMERA BAR AND COORDINATE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A system includes a laser tracker, a camera bar, an accessory, and an electrical system, the camera bar including a mounting structure, two cameras, and three non-collinear reflector points, the accessory including a plurality of light markers, the electrical system including a processor that causes the tracker to measure 3D coordinates of the three reflector points, to measure the light markers with the cameras, and to determine a position and orientation of the assembly in a tracker coordinate system. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015701 | TRIANGULATION SCANNER HAVING MOTORIZED ELEMENTS - A 3D triangulation scanner includes a projector, a camera, and a processor. At least one of the projector and the camera has a zoom lens and a motorized zoom adjustment mechanism. The processor is responsive to executable instructions that uses triangulation calculations to calculate 3D coordinates of points on a surface that are based at least in part on a baseline length, an orientation of the projector and the camera, a position of a corresponding source point on an illuminated pattern source of the projector, and a position of a corresponding image point on a photosensitive array of the camera. The 3D coordinates of the points are calculated at one time and at another time, at least one of the projector FOV being wider at the one time than at the another time or the camera FOV being wider at the one time than at the another time. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015702 | Moving-Object Position/Attitude Estimation Apparatus and Moving-Object Position/Attitude Estimation Method - A moving-object position/attitude estimation apparatus includes: an image-capturing unit configured to acquire a captured image; a comparative image acquiring unit configured to acquire a comparative image viewed from a predetermined position at a predetermined attitude angle; a likelihood setting unit configured to compare the captured image with the comparative image and to assigns a high attitude angle likelihood to the comparative image and to assigns a high position likelihood to the comparative image; a moving-object position/attitude estimation unit configured to estimate the attitude angle of the moving object based on the attitude angle of the comparative image assigned the high attitude angle likelihood and to estimate the position of the moving object based on the position of the comparative image assigned the high position likelihood. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015703 | ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING PLATFORM AND SYSTEM - An energy efficient lighting and surveillance system includes a housing; a backing substrate; a plurality of LED array boards located within the housing and attached to the backing substrate; and a surveillance device extending from the housing and attached to the backing substrate. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015704 | TRACKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, A TRACKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND A TRACKING ASSISTANCE METHOD - A tracking assistance device includes: a target-to-be-tracked setting unit that causes captured images stored in a recorder to be displayed on a monitor and, in response to an input operation performed by a monitoring person to designate a moving object to be tracked, sets the designated moving object as a target to be tracked; a candidates selection unit that selects, as a candidate(s), a moving object(s) highly relevant with the moving object set as the target to be tracked; a candidate image presenting unit that extracts, as a candidate image(s), a captured image(s) in which the candidate moving object(s) is(are) included, and causes the monitor to display the candidate image(s) is(are) such that the monitoring person selects an appropriate candidate image; and a tracing information correction unit that changes the target to be tracked to the moving object associated with the selected candidate image and corrects the tracing information accordingly. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015705 | IMAGE MONITORING SYSTEM AND IMAGE MONITORING PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is an image monitoring system including: a camera connected to a network; display means for displaying an image captured by the camera; and display control means for controlling display such that, in displaying images by the display means, an image is displayed in a window having a predetermined layout; wherein, the display control means presets an allocation database containing a correlation between the window having a predetermined layout and a camera identification code and, when the camera is connected to the network, automatically sets a correlation between the camera identification code in the allocation database and the camera, thereby controlling image display into the window on the basis of the allocation database. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015706 | VEHICLE EXTERIOR IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - A vehicle exterior image capturing device is provided with a detecting unit, such as a sensor microphone and a sensor camera, that detects a predetermined change n conditions of an occupant in a compartment of a vehicle, an exterior image capturing unit that continuously images the exterior of the vehicle compartment and generates a series of exterior images, and a storage unit that stores a part of the series of exterior images when the predetermined occupant's condition change is detected by the detecting unit. The vehicle exterior image capturing device may further include an interior image capturing unit that continuously images the interior of the vehicle compartment and generates a series of interior images. In the latter case, the storage unit also stores a part of the series of interior images. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015707 | TELEPRESENCE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING HEAD MOVEMENT OF A USER - A telepresence system and method is disclosed for removing error introduced to video images displayed to a user. A remote pan and tilt system tracks the motion of the user's head, and moves a pan and tilt system to capture images of the remote environment. By sensing noise in the movement of the user and/or the motion of the vehicle, error caused by noise is reduced within the displayed video images. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015708 | TELEPRESENCE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING OUT OF RANGE MOTION - A telepresence system and method is disclosed for aligning a remote pan and tilt system with the position of a user's head and for displaying to the user a first portion of the field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system. The pan and tilt system moves to track the movement of the user's head. When the pan and tilt system is in a misaligned position with the position of the user's head the image displayed to the user is a second portion of the field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015709 | MONITORING A PARKING PERMIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - With a method according to the invention for monitoring a parking permit of a motor vehicle, it is determined whether the motor vehicle is in a parking situation in which a parking authorization pass is necessary for a parking permit, and on the occurrence of such a parking situation the presence of a parking authorization pass is checked for and a first information signal is output to a driver of the motor vehicle in the absence of the parking authorization pass. The invention also relates to a device for monitoring a parking permit of a motor vehicle. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015710 | VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM - A vision system of a vehicle includes a camera in the vehicle with a field of view that encompasses at least a hand of a driver of the vehicle. A control includes an image processor operable to process image data captured by the camera. The control, responsive to image data processing, is operable to determine a hand of the driver of the vehicle and, responsive to determination of movement of the driver's hand, is operable to determine if the movement is indicative of a gesture for controlling an accessory of the equipped vehicle. The control learns habitual movements of the driver's hand and, responsive to (i) determination that a detected gesture is not indicative of a learned habitual movement and (ii) determination that the detected gesture is indicative of a gesture for controlling an accessory of the equipped vehicle, the control generates an output for controlling the accessory. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015711 | METHOD AND CAMERA ASSEMBLY FOR DETECTING RAINDROPS ON A WINDSCREEN OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for detecting raindrops ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150015712 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD - Herein provided are an object detection section | 2015-01-15 |
20150015713 | VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH LIGHT BAFFLING SYSTEM - A vehicle vision system includes a bracket, a stray light shield and a camera module. The bracket is configured to attach at an in-cabin surface of a vehicle windshield. The light shield includes a base portion and side walls that extend upward from the base portion so as to establish a pocket. The camera module includes a camera having an image sensor array and a lens, and the camera module is configured to mount at the bracket. The stray light shield, when the camera module is mounted at the bracket attached at the windshield, shields the image sensor array from light emanating from within the cabin of the vehicle. At least the base portion of the stray light shield comprises light traps structurally established thereat and configured to reduce incidence of extraneous light at the image sensor array. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015714 | TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE AND TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD - A travel control device includes ultrasonic obstacle detection sensors detecting an obstacle entering a rear side of a vehicle and a distance to the obstacle, and an image obstacle detection unit detecting the obstacle entering the rear side of the vehicle by using an image of the rear side. If a distance to the obstacle detected by the sensors is equal to or less than an activation threshold for warning, the travel control device issues a warning, and sets the activation threshold larger as the vehicle speed of the vehicle becomes higher. If the vehicle is detected preparing to move rearward and the image obstacle detection unit detects the obstacle, the travel control device sets the activation threshold to a constant value regardless of the vehicle speed. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015715 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING AN ENVIRONMENT OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a device for monitoring an environment of a vehicle, wherein the environment is captured by means of a plurality of image capturing units, the capture ranges ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150015716 | LONG-RANGE MOTION DETECTION FOR ILLUMINATION CONTROL - An illumination system and methods to control a light source are provided. An illumination system includes a light source, a two-dimensional non-Passive Infrared (non-PIR) imager, and a controller. The light source provides at least two levels of illumination. The non-PIR imager images an area and to produce image data representative of images across at least part of a visible portion of an electromagnetic spectrum. The controller is communicatively coupled to receive the image data from the non-PIR imager and process the received image data to detect at least one ambient environmental characteristic of the area in the part of the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, where the ambient environmental characteristic is indicative of a presence or imminent presence of a body in the area. The controller is also coupled to control operation of the light source based on, at least in part, detection of the ambient characteristic of the environment. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015717 | INSIGHT-DRIVEN AUGMENTED AUTO-COORDINATION OF MULTIPLE VIDEO STREAMS FOR CENTRALIZED PROCESSORS - A method of providing video feeds from a plurality of cameras to a plurality of screens including determining a plurality of constraints on a centralized processor processing the video feeds, determining a camera semantic classification for each of the plurality of cameras, determining historical events captured by each of the plurality of cameras, and providing at least one video feed to at least one of the screens according to the plurality of constraints on the centralized processor, the camera semantic classifications and the historical events. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015718 | TRACKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, TRACKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND TRACKING ASSISTANCE METHOD - A tracking assistance device for assisting a monitoring person in tracking a moving object by displaying on a display device a monitoring screen in which display views for displaying in real time captured images taken by respective cameras are arranged on a map image representing a monitored area in accordance with an actual arrangement of the cameras, includes: a target-to-be-tracked setting unit that, in response to an input operation performed by the monitoring person on one of the display views to designate a moving object to be tracked, sets the designated moving object as a target to be tracked; a prediction unit that predicts a next display view in which the moving object set as the target to be tracked will appear next based on tracing information obtained by processing the captured images; and a display view indicating unit that indicates the next display view on the monitoring screen. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015719 | INTERFACE DEVICE FOR VIDEO CAMERAS - The present invention relates to an interface device ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150015720 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, ULTRASONIC IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed herein are an image processor, an ultrasonic imaging device, and an image processing method. The image processor includes a signal input unit configured to receive an input signal on a channel, a weighting coefficient database configured to store a weighting coefficient wherein the weighting coefficient is part of a weighting coefficient subgroup, and a processor configured to select the weighting coefficient subgroup from the weighting coefficient database, and convert the input signal by selecting and using the weighting coefficient from the weighting coefficient subgroup. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015721 | CAMERA DEVICE AND FLASH LIGHT CONTROL METHOD - A camera device is provided. The camera device includes a flash unit, an image capture module, and a controller. The flash unit generates a preset flash with a predetermined Correlated Color Temperature value to illuminate an object, and the image capture module captures a test image from the object when the preset flash illuminates the object. The controller determines an adjusted CCT value according to a color difference between the test image and a predetermined color. When the controller has determined the adjusted CCT value, the flash unit generates an adjusted flash with the adjusted CCT value to illuminate the object. When the adjusted flash illuminates the object, the image capture module captures an adjusted image. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015722 | Endpoint Information for Network VQM - Video quality management (VQM) may be provided. First, transmitter metrics corresponding to a video stream may be determined by a transmitting endpoint. The determined transmitter metrics may then be transmitted from the transmitting end point and received by a receiver. The receiver may then determine receiver metrics for a video stream received at the receiver. A quality score may then be determined by the receiver. The quality score may be based on the received transmitter metrics and the determined receiver metrics. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015723 | Smart Webcam Device in Distributed Circuit Casings and Cable-Encapsulating Neck Structure - Various embodiments of a novel smart webcam device in distributed circuit casings and cable-encapsulating neck structure are disclosed. In one embodiment, the novel smart webcam device has a bottom housing that contains a network communication-capable computing circuitry, a top housing that contains a webcam-specific circuitry (e.g. a camera lens and a camera processing unit), and a cable-encapsulating neck structure interposed between the bottom housing and the top housing that uniquely encapsulates a data communication and power cable, which connects a camera data interface in the bottom housing and a webcam unit interface in the top housing. Preferably, the top housing and the bottom housing are swivel-capable around the cable-encapsulating neck structure. The novel smart webcam device is internally capable of transforming raw multimedia data captured from the webcam-specific circuitry into processed multimedia data in standardized formats, and can also transmit the processed multimedia data over a data network. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015724 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE CAPTURING - An electronic device includes a camera device for capturing images and a fingerprint identification unit for receiving signals of fingerprints. The electronic device detects a signal received from the fingerprint identification unit, and controls the camera device to focus a specified scene of the camera device and capturing an image of the specified scene, when the detected signal is a press signal. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015725 | SPLIT TRANSACTION PROTOCOL FOR A BUS SYSTEM - A method of and apparatus for communicating between a host and an agent. The method includes the step of performing a first transaction between a host controller and a hub. The hub is operable to perform a single transaction with an agent based on the first transaction. The method then includes the step of performing a second transaction between the host controller and the hub. The second transaction is based on the single transaction. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015726 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - In an imaging apparatus, when a user selects a smart phone mode while a communication function menu screen is displayed, a control unit controls a communication unit to perform a connection operation to an information processing apparatus such as a smart phone. If the user selects a printer mode while the communication function menu screen is displayed, the apparatus determines the current photographing mode. If the current photographing mode is a specific photographing mode, the apparatus displays a printer connection disenabled screen to inhibit connection with the printer. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015727 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING IMAGE - Provided are an apparatus and method for outputting a stabilized image even when a camera sways. The method includes: applying a first compensated motion to the image to acquire a first stabilized image, wherein an accumulation result of first motions, each of which is estimated between adjacent images from a reference image to an arbitrary image, is inversely transformed into the first compensated motion; and acquiring a second motion estimated between the reference image and the first stabilized image and applying the accumulation result of the first motions and a second compensated motion to the image to acquire a second stabilized image. An accumulation result of the second motion is inversely transformed into the second compensated motion. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015728 | FOCUS ADJUSTING APPARATUS - A focus adjusting process and apparatus are described which can optimize a balance between AF performance and appearance of moving image, regardless of a position or size of an enlarged area to be recorded in a moving image. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015729 | POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS - There is provided a position detection apparatus that includes an autofocus mechanism and an optical image stabilization mechanism by using a closed loop control, in which a magnet is commonly used as an autofocus magnet and an optical image stabilization magnet to achieve downsizing. The position detection apparatus includes the autofocus mechanism that moves a lens along an optical axis (Z axis) of the lens, and the optical image stabilization mechanism that moves the lens in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis. A permanent magnet is secured to the lens, and moves according to the movement of the lens. The amount of movement thereof is detected by position sensors. The permanent magnet for autofocus used in the autofocus mechanism and the permanent magnet for optical image stabilization used in the optical image stabilization mechanism is provided in the vicinity of the lens for common use. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015730 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING IMAGE - A method and an electronic device are provided. An electronic device wirelessly connects to another electronic device including a camera unit, receives image data from the other electronic device, displays an image using the image data, receives a user input for changing a photographic composition, and transmits, to the other electronic device, a control signal formed based on the user input. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015731 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO REDUCE PTZ LATENCY - An apparatus, system, and method to reduce PTZ latency are provided. The system can include an input port and a motor driver unit, and the input port can receive a PTZ request. The input port can transmit the PTZ request to the motor driver unit, and the motor driver unit can extract a PTZ command from the PTZ request. In some embodiments, the PTZ request can obviate transmission through a parser and a processor. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015732 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECTING IMAGES ONTO PREDEFINED PORTIONS OF OBJECTS - Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for projecting images onto predefined portions of objects in a projection area. The system includes a computing device, a projector and a camera. The computing device stores a digital model of an object, and an image containing a reference to the digital model. The projector, or another light source, projects structured light onto the projection area, and the camera simultaneously captures an image of the projection area. The computing device receives the captured image, determines a position and orientation of the object by comparing the digital model to the captured image, and then generates a canvas image including a version of the image which has been transformed to match the determined position and orientation of the object. The projector projects the canvas image onto the projection area. The transformed image is thereby projected onto a predefined portion of the object. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015733 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE AND APPARATUS THEREOF - The present disclosure discloses a method for processing an image and an apparatus thereof, applicable to an electronic device including an image acquisition unit corresponding to an image acquisition area, wherein the method includes: generating a first image and a second image according to an object to be acquired in the image acquisition area at a first instance of time, wherein both the first image and the second image are images corresponding to the object to be acquired, and the amount of data of the first image is larger than the amount of data of the second image; and storing the first image and the second image and setting the second image as an associated image of the first image, to thereby improve the convenience and efficiency of processing the generated image in the electronic device. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015734 | METHOD OF DEVELOPING AN IMAGE FROM RAW DATA AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus is described. The electronic apparatus includes: a photographing unit which generates raw data by photographing processing; a non-transitory memory which stores interface information for displaying, on a display unit of an external device, a development interface which receives setting operations that set development parameters used in development processing of the raw data; a communication unit which transmits the interface information to the external device and receives from the external device the development parameters set on the external device; and an image processing unit which, based on the development parameters received from the communication unit, performs the development processing of the raw data and generates development data for display. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015735 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING IMPORTANT OBJECTS USING A CAMERA BASED ON PREDEFINED METRICS - A method for capturing important objects with a camera may include the following steps: non-selectively capturing an incoming sequence of images using an image capturing device; analyzing said incoming sequence of images, to yield metrics associated with objects contained within the images, wherein at least one of the metrics is calculated based on two or more images; automatically deciding, in real time, on selectively capturing a new image wherein the selective capturing is carried out differently than the non-selective capturing, whenever the metrics of the objects meet specified criteria; and determining at least one object as an important object, wherein said determining associates the selected object with a level of importance and wherein said metrics are calculated only for the at least one important object. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015736 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program for Capturing Images - The Figures illustrate an apparatus, method, computer program and apparatus wherein the method includes detecting an input; and in response to detecting the input, causing an image capturing apparatus to capture a plurality of images; wherein the image capturing apparatus is configured to have a first set of parameters to capture a first subset of the plurality of images such that the first subset of the plurality of images are configured for use with a first image processing algorithm and the image capturing apparatus is configured to have a second set of parameters to capture a second subset of the plurality of images such that the second subset of the plurality of images are configured for use with a second image processing algorithm. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015737 | LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A light-emitting apparatus and a camera system including the same are disclosed. According to an aspect of the invention, a camera system is provided that includes a light source color detector for detecting a color temperature of a light source; an auxiliary light apparatus for changing a color temperature of auxiliary light according to the detected color temperature of the light source; and a white balance controller for adjusting white balance while the auxiliary light is being radiated. Accordingly, a photograph having a natural color sense can be reproduced by reducing a sense of color incongruity in a captured image. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015738 | IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, CAMERA DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - A camera device is provided with: an imaging unit for generating an area image obtained by shooting an area from above; and a display image generation unit for generating a display image of a target moving in the area using a clip image which is clipped from the area image. In this case, a rotation angle of a current frame is calculated on the basis of the rotation angle of the previous frame and a reference angle of the current frame. As a result, a rapid change in an orientation of the target displayed in the display image can be suppressed. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015739 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present application discloses an image capture device, including an image capture unit, a processing unit, and a storage unit. The image capture unit captures a plurality of exposure image during exposure duration. The processing unit is electrically connected to the image capture unit, and the processing unit enables the display unit to display the plurality of exposure images captured by the image capture unit during the exposure duration. The storage unit is electrically connected to the processing unit, and the storage unit controls the storage unit to selectively store at least one of the plurality of the exposure images displayed by the display unit. | 2015-01-15 |
20150015740 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR IMPROVING IMAGE QUALITY AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE THEREWITH - An image processing method includes adjusting a brightness of each of a first image and a second image based on a first exposure time when the first image is captured and a second exposure time when the second image is captured, respectively, the first and second images being generated by capturing a same object under different light conditions, estimating an intensity of light, reaching the object when the second image is captured, based on the adjusted brightness of each of the first and second images, separating the second image into two or more regions according to the estimated intensity of light, determining a target brightness that a final result image is to have, adjusting the brightness of the second image, by different amounts for each of the separated regions, based on the target brightness and generate the final result image based on the adjusted brightness of the second image. | 2015-01-15 |