05th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110025812 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT CORRECTS CLOCK PHASE DIFFERENCE - An image forming apparatus capable of forming a high-resolution image without complicating a circuit construction. A difference between a phase of an operation clock for a BD detection unit and a phase of an operation clock for an image processing unit is measured by a phase measurement unit of the image forming apparatus, and a timing of data delivery between the BD detection unit and the image processing unit is adjusted by a BD input timing adjuster based on a measurement result. A difference between the phase of the operation clock for the image processing unit and a phase of an operation clock for a laser drive unit is measured by the phase measurement unit, and a timing of data delivery between the image processing unit and the laser drive unit is adjusted by an image output timing adjuster based on a measurement result. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025813 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an optical scanning unit, a measurement unit, a first adjustment unit and a second adjustment unit. The optical scanning unit includes a plurality of light sources to emit laser beams, a single oscillating mirror deflector to deflect the laser beams used for scan processing in a main scanning direction, and a scan-focusing member to focus the deflected laser beams onto a plurality of photoconductors. The measurement unit measures a resonance frequency of the oscillating mirror deflector. The first adjustment unit adjusts a speed of the photoconductors in a sub-scanning direction. The second adjustment unit adjusts a magnification ratio of image data in the sub-scanning direction. The first adjustment unit and the second adjustment unit adjust the image magnification ratio of image data in the sub-scanning direction depending on the resonance frequency as measured by the measurement unit. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025814 | SCANNING OPTICAL APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING SAME - An scanning optical apparatus of present invention converts plural light beams emitted from corresponding light source units by a light beam conversion unit, deflectively scans by a deflection unit, focuses by an imaging optical unit onto corresponding scanned surfaces. At least two of light source units are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the light beams are emitted. The light beam conversion unit includes plural light beam conversion elements that reflect the light beams emitted in the same direction from the light source units to deflect the light beams in the same direction. Each of the light beam conversion elements has at least one reflecting surface having a power and at least one diffracting surface having a power, and has different powers with respect to the main scanning direction and with respect to the sub scanning direction. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025815 | Mounting Assembly for Reflection Mirror in Laser Scanning Unit - A mounting assembly, for mounting a reflection mirror within a laser scanning unit, includes a mounting structure, and a pair of urging members. The mounting structure includes a base member, and a first pair of support protrusions and a second pair of support protrusions configured on the base member. Each of the first pair of support protrusions and the second pair of support protrusions includes a first support protrusion having a first top surface, and a second support protrusion having a second top surface. The first support protrusion is capable of supporting an end portion of the reflection mirror on the first top surface. Each urging member of the pair of urging members is adapted to be secured over the second top surface of the second support protrusion for urging the end portion of the reflection mirror on the first support protrusion. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025816 | ADVERTISING AS A REAL-TIME VIDEO CALL - The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that effectuate distribution of advertising as real-time video calls. The system can include devices that detect whether or not a mobile device associated with a user is in the vicinity of a retail establishment, ascertains whether or not the proximate mobile device is receptive to receipt of advertising from the retail establishment, negotiates with the mobile device to determine at least one user preference with respect to a real-time video call, and based on the ascertained user preferences, downloads the appropriate real-time video call to the mobile device and/or establishes a live audio-visual connection with a representative of the retail establishment, wherein during the live audio-visual connection negotiations between the user and the representative is effectuated and the user comprehends that they are communicating with a famous personality. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025817 | PATIENT MONITORING UTILIZING ONE OR MORE ACCELEROMETERS - A communications and monitoring system includes a wireless device configured to communicate audio and video data, a plurality of peripheral devices, each peripheral device being associated with a respective user, and a computer system configured for communication with the wireless device and configured for communication with each of the peripheral devices. The computer system includes executable software, in accordance with which, the association of each of the peripheral devices with a respective user is maintained, audio and video data from the wireless device is received by the computer, and audio and video data from the wireless device is accessible by each respective user using one of the peripheral devices. The wireless device is configured for automatic activation or communication of an alert, or both, triggered by accelerometer data from one or more accelerometers. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025818 | System and Method for Controlling Presentations and Videoconferences Using Hand Motions - A system and method are disclosed for controlling presentations and videoconference using hand motions and/or laser dots from a laser pointer. A camera captures video of an area relative to content displayed on a display device from a content source. A control unit is communicatively coupled to the content source, the display device, and the camera. The control unit receives captured video from the camera. The control unit detects a hand motion by a presenter or a laser dot from a laser pointer that occurs within the captured video and determines the location within the captured video of at least one control for controlling the presentation or videoconference. The control unit determines if the detected hand motion or laser dot occurs within the determined location of the at least one control, and the control unit controls the content source based on the determined control. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025819 | Compositing Video Streams - Methods and apparatus for compositing multiple video streams onto a background image having at least one object while keeping at least one of a proper perspective, order, and substantial alignment to the object of the multiple video streams based on the rules of a common layout. The background is defined as a meeting space that fills in gaps between the multiple video streams with appropriate structure of the object. The background creates the context of the meeting space. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025820 | PROGRAM-SPECIFIC PRESENCE - A system and method for providing application specific presence information are disclosed here. A system includes one or more processors, a first communication program executable by the one or more processors, and a second communication program executable the one or more processors. When executed, the first and second communication programs respectively provide a first mode and a second mode of user communication. The second communication program causes the one or more processors to provide user presence information to a communication server. The presence information includes a presence status provided by the first communication program and a separate presence status provided by the second communication program. The separate presence status provided by the second communication program is configured to avoid aggregation, by the communication server, with any other presence status. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025821 | MULTICAST STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO SYNCHRONIZATION - Multicast stereoscopic video synchronization includes generating synchronizing information correlated to an image sequence that includes a series of left eye images and a series of right eye images, and transmitting a radio frequency communication signal that includes the synchronizing information. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025822 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REAL-TIME MULTI-VIEW PRODUCTION - Methods and devices are disclosed, wherein from a stereo image having at least 2 perspectives additional (in general 8 or more) virtual perspectives can be produced, on condition that the time for the entire production process is less than the specified frame rate, and that simultaneously the multi-view image quality is maximized. It is not required that a disparity map exists. In general, the image regions that have not change between two stereo images of the image sequence are identified. In these regions, the associated disparity map also cannot have changed. In addition, the processing parameters are continuously adjusted through continuous time measurement during processing such that the quality is always at the maximum thereof. In this way, an adaptive method is obtained, which can also respond to load fluctuations of the underlying hardware device. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025823 | Three-dimensional measuring apparatus - A three-dimensional measuring apparatus includes a measurement stage on which an object is placed, a reference scale member having a plurality of reference points, an imaging unit, a driving mechanism, a high brightness detecting unit, and a three-dimensional measuring unit. The imaging unit captures an optical image of the object and the optical images of the plurality of reference points in the same field of view. The high brightness detecting unit detects the brightest portion of the object at each of N relative movement positions of the imaging unit and detects a reference point indicating the maximum brightness among the plurality of reference points, from a plurality of images that is continuously captured by the imaging unit. The three-dimensional measuring unit sets the height of the brightest portion at each of the relative movement positions to a height associated with the detected reference point. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025824 | MULTIPLE EYE PHOTOGRAPHY METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - First macro photography is performed with each of the imaging systems being focused on a main subject to obtain first images, second photography is performed with one of the plurality of imaging systems being focused on a position farther away than the main subject to obtain a second image, processing is performed on each of the first images to transparentize an area other than the main subject, and each of the transparentized first images and an area other than the main subject of the second image are combined to generate a combined image corresponding to each of the imaging systems. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025825 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR CREATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGES OF A SCENE - Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating three-dimensional images of a scene are disclosed herein. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a plurality of images of a scene. The method also includes determining attributes of the plurality of images. Further, the method includes determining, based on the attributes, a pair of images from among the plurality of images for use in creating a three-dimensional image. A user can, by use of the subject matter disclosed herein, use an image capture device for capturing a plurality of different images of the same scene and for converting the images into a three-dimensional, or stereoscopic, image of the scene. The subject matter disclosed herein includes a three-dimensional conversion process. The conversion process can include identification of suitable pairs of images, registration, rectification, color correction, transformation, depth adjustment, and motion detection and removal. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025826 | COLOR-CODED BACKLIGHTED SINGLE CAMERA THREE-DIMENSIONAL DEFOCUSING PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY SYSTEM - Three-Dimensional Defocusing Particle Image Velocimetry (3DDPIV) allows for measurement of three-dimensional velocities within a volume. In the disclosed embodiment, a mask with a plurality of apertures is disposed with a lens between the test section and a color camera. The field-of-view is backlit and the test section is seeded with black particles. This configuration allows for a lower power light source as compared to conventional 3DDPIV. Color-coded particle images are formed on a white background, wherein each of the color images is generated from light that travels through the filters not blocked by the imaged particle, thereby producing a color image that is of a color different from the color of any of the filters. A color space linear transformation is used to allow for accurate identification of each pinhole exposure when the color filters' spectrum does not match those of the 3-CCD color camera. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025827 | Depth Mapping Based on Pattern Matching and Stereoscopic Information - A method for depth mapping includes projecting a pattern of optical radiation onto an object. A first image of the pattern on the object is captured using a first image sensor, and this image is processed to generate pattern-based depth data with respect to the object. A second image of the object is captured using a second image sensor, and the second image is processed together with another image to generate stereoscopic depth data with respect to the object. The pattern-based depth data is combined with the stereoscopic depth data to create a depth map of the object. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025828 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Multiple marks are attached to a subject. A camera shift direction is set to the right direction. Before capturing Nth (N is a natural number equal to or larger than 2) L and R images, (N−1)th L and R images are read from a memory card, and feature points common to the (N−1)th L and R images are extracted. At least three feature points located in a right edge portion of each of the (N−1)th L and R images are selected as guide points. The right edge portion containing all three guide points is cut out from each of the (N−1)th L and R images to generate L and R guide images which guide a next camera position. The L and R guide images are combined into the left edge portions of the L and R images (through images), respectively. The combined images are displayed on an LCD. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025829 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR SELECTING IMAGE CAPTURE POSITIONS TO GENERATE THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGES - Methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting image capture positions to generate three-dimensional images are disclosed herein. According to one aspect, a method includes determining a plurality of first guides associated with a first still image of a scene. The method can also include displaying a real-time image of the scene on a display. Further, the method can include determining a plurality of second guides associated with the real-time image. The method can also include displaying the first and second guides on the display for guiding selection of a position of an image capture device to capture a second still image of the scene for pairing the first and second still images as a stereoscopic pair of a three-dimensional image. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025830 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR GENERATING STEREOSCOPIC CONTENT VIA DEPTH MAP CREATION - Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating stereoscopic content via depth map creation are disclosed herein. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a plurality of images of a scene captured at different focal planes. The method can also include identifying a plurality of portions of the scene in each captured image. Further, the method can include determining an in-focus depth of each portion based on the captured images for generating a depth map for the scene. Further, the method can include generating the other image of the stereoscopic image pair based on the captured image where the intended subject is found to be in focus and the depth map. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025831 | 3D Biplane Microscopy - A microscopy system is configured for creating 3D images from individually localized probe molecules. The microscopy system includes a sample stage, an activation light source, a readout light source, a beam splitting device, at least one camera, and a controller. The activation light source activates probes of at least one probe subset of photo-sensitive luminescent probes, and the readout light source causes luminescence light from the activated probes. The beam splitting device splits the luminescence light into at least two paths to create at least two detection planes that correspond to the same or different number of object planes of the sample. The camera detects simultaneously the at least two detection planes, the number of object planes being represented in the camera by the same number of recorded regions of interest. The controller is programmable to combine a signal from the regions of interest into a 3D data. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025832 | Ghost-compensation for improved stereoscopic projection - A method and system for reducing ghost images in plano-stereoscopic image transmissions is provided. The method comprises establishing a plurality of expected ghosting profiles associated with a plurality of predetermined regions on a screen, and compensating for leakage in each predetermined region of a projected left and right eye images by removing an amount of ghost images leaking from the projected left eye image into the projected right eye image and vice versa. The system comprises a processor configured to receive the quantity of ghost artifacts and compute ghost compensation quantities for left eye images and right eye images. The processor is further configured to remove an amount of actual image ghost artifacts leaking from a projected left eye image into a projected right eye image and vice versa. The processor is also configured to compute ghost compensation quantities for each of a plurality of zones, each zone corresponding to a region on a screen having an expected ghosting profile associated therewith. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025833 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A three-dimensional (3D) image display device includes a display panel including an upper substrate and a lower substrate, the lower substrate having a pixel array area overlapped with the upper substrate and a pad area formed on at least one side of the lower substrate outside the pixel array area, wherein the display panel displays a left eye image and a right eye image; and a patterned retarder attached to the display panel and having retarder patterns to apply first and second polarizations to light from the display panel corresponding to the left eye image and the right eye image, respectively, wherein the pad area includes a first area in which data pads extending from data lines of the pixel array area are formed, and a second area in which gate pads extending from gate lines of the pixel array area are formed, and wherein the first area is exposed when the display panel and the patterned retarder are attached. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025834 | Method and apparatus of identifying human body posture - Disclosed is a human body posture identifying method and apparatus. The apparatus may include an input module including a depth camera and a color camera, a preprocessing module to perform a preprocess and to generate a posture sample, a training module to calculate a projective transformation matrix, and to establish a NNC, a feature extracting module to extract a distinguishing posture feature, a template database establishing module to establish a posture template database, a searching module to perform a human body posture matching, and an output module to output a best match posture, and to relocate a location of a virtual human body model. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025835 | Apparatus for Inputing Biometrical Feature - A biometrical feature inputting apparatus includes a 1-dimensional or quasi 1-dimensional image sensor. When a finger and the image sensor are relatively slid, a finger sliding guide keeps a finger and an effective pixel unit of the image sensor to a constant distance without any contact between them. An image processing section sequentially generates partial images by imaging emission light that is scattered inside the finger and then emitted from a skin surface of the finger by the image sensor during the relative motion of the finger and the image sensor and link the partial images to an image. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025836 | DRIVER MONITORING APPARATUS, DRIVER MONITORING METHOD, AND VEHICLE - A driver monitoring apparatus that detects a face orientation of a driver with sufficient accuracy without setting a long base-line length for a camera and without being adversely affected by disturbance. The driver monitoring apparatus ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025837 | METHOD OF IMAGING A SAMPLE - A method of imaging a sample comprises the steps of: -providing S | 2011-02-03 |
20110025838 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING DEFECTS IN WAFER - An object of the present invention is to simplify the defect inspection of an internal defect and front and rear surface defects in a wafer. A defect inspection method of the present invention includes: a first imaging step of taking a transmitted image of a wafer | 2011-02-03 |
20110025839 | WAFER IMAGING AND PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS | 2011-02-03 |
20110025840 | INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD FOR DETECTING FOREIGN BODIES IN A FILLED CONTAINER - An inspection device and an inspection method for detecting foreign bodies in a filled container, and having at least one inspection camera, a transport device for the at least section-by-section linear transport of the container and at least one vibration device for vibrating the container, where foreign bodies in the containers can be set in motion without complicated acceleration and retarding of the container and the movements can be registered and compared as single images by the inspection cameras even with a stationary camera position. The construction of the device is less space-consuming and less complicated than for machines of the rotary type and the detection of foreign bodies is more reliable than with conventional machines of the linear type. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025841 | ESTIMATING VEHICLE HEIGHT USING HOMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS - Multiple homography transformations corresponding to different heights are generated in the field of view. A group of salient points within a common estimated height range is identified in a time series of video images of a moving object. Inter-salient point distances are measured for the group of salient points under the multiple homography transformations corresponding to the different heights. Variations in the inter-salient point distances under the multiple homography transformations are compared. The height of the group of salient points is estimated to be the height corresponding to the homography transformation that minimizes the variations. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025842 | Automatically capturing information, such as capturing information using a document-aware device - A system and method for automatically changing the operation of a mobile device in response to a presence of information is described. In some examples, the system determines an information capture device is proximate to text, automatically changes operation of the capture device to a certain mode, captures the text, and performs an action associated with the captured text. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025843 | Time of Flight Camera with Rectangular Field of Illumination - Improved field-of-illumination (FOI) and field-of-view (FOV) matching for | 2011-02-03 |
20110025844 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES - An image processing apparatus includes a display section that displays a first image, which forms a stereaming video obtained by capturing blades periodically arrayed in a jet engine, and also displays information indicating the position of a blade corresponding to the first image. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025845 | Apparatus and method for measuring location and distance of object by using camera - The present invention provides an apparatus for measuring a location and a distance of an object by using a camera including: a camera module for photographing an external image; a parameter setup unit for setting internal and external parameters of the camera module; an image processor unit for receiving a captured image of an image photographed from the camera module, extracting a target object within the captured image, and extracting specific point coordinates of the extracted target object; and a location and distance calculating unit for calculating three-dimensional object location information in a two-dimensional camera coordinate system through the internal and external parameters of the camera module and coordinates of the target object, and calculating distance information from the location information of the object. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025846 | Mobile Surveillance System - A system and method comprising a mobile device in communication with a server, wherein the server is adapted for receiving surveillance data transferred electronically from a surveillance area. At least one camera is positioned at the surveillance area for capturing surveillance data, wherein the surveillance data comprises metadata comprising at least one of audio, video, images, point in time and location of the surveillance area. The surveillance data is transferred from the server to said mobile device and displayed on the mobile device upon a user request. The surveillance data may be transferred automatically using a combination of a radio, a network, or a base station. A motion detection means can be engaged to the system to detect variations in motion measurements and provide global positioning data at the surveillance area. The system provides automatic updates to a user regarding delivery surveillance data corresponding to the user request. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025847 | SERVICE MANAGEMENT USING VIDEO PROCESSING - A service management system includes a camera capturing video of the site. The service management system further includes a monitoring system remote from the camera and the site. The service management system also includes a video processing system configured to analyze the video for one or more conditions and, in response to a determination that the one or more conditions have been met, to cause a data message to be sent to the monitoring system. The monitoring system is configured to cause a service event relating to the one or more conditions to be scheduled for the site. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025848 | In-Vehicle Image Display Device - Provided is an in-vehicle image display device capable of providing, from among images of the peripheral area of a vehicle that can change in accordance with the driving state, an image of a part needed by the driver at an appropriate timing so that the driver can recognize the positional relationship between the vehicle and the peripheral area of the vehicle. Images captured with in-vehicle cameras are acquired, and a vehicle periphery image is generated from such images. Then, a collision-warned part of the vehicle that has a possibility of hitting a nearby object is selected based on the vehicle driving state, and the acquired image is processed to generate an enlarged image of the peripheral area of the collision-warned part of the vehicle selected by the collision-warned part selection part. Then, a composite display image, in which the positions of the enlarged image and the vehicle periphery image are displayed in a correlated manner, is generated and displayed. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025849 | Light Module for a Motor Vehicle Headlamp - The invention relates to a light module ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025850 | CAMERA UNIT AND SENSING DEVICE - A camera unit includes an image sensor, a circuit board in which a signal processor circuit to process an output signal of the image sensor is formed, a cable including a signal conductor element and a ground conductor element and connected at one end to the circuit board, and a shielding component formed to enclose the circuit board therewith. The ground conductor element is connected to both a ground terminal of the circuit board and the shielding component in a vicinity of the end of the cable. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025851 | IMAGE ACQUISITION - A computerised method of automatically acquiring a series of images, the method comprising the steps of: i) processing a data file containing a series of identifiers, each identifier corresponding to a geographic location of a property; ii) receiving location data from a geographic position sensing unit; iii) defining a camera search area ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025852 | Monitoring System - Monitoring system of person coming to entrance comprises camera for capturing image of the person and recorder for the captured image, the system informing the person of the image recordation for deterring a crime in bad visit case or making polite notice in goodwill visit case. Unlock system has an intercom for visitor to request unlock and a self unlock operating portion for resident. If unlock done through intercom with acquaintance confirmed, polite notice is preferred, whereas “note record” is added to the image record in case of intercom unlock with unacquainted assumed. If unlock done by resident, the information and the image recordation are withheld. If entrance in a group detected, “note record” is added to the image record in case bad person successively follows goodwill person duly unlocking entrance. Privacy of acquaintance visitor image is protected by password. “Note record” is added to image record without voice message. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025853 | AUTOMATED COLLECTIVE CAMERA CALIBRATION FOR MOTION CAPTURE - A motion-capture system is provided. The motion-capture system includes a host computing system and a plurality of motion-capture cameras that are operatively coupled with the host computing system. Each of the motion-capture cameras is disposed in a different location and orientation relative to a motion-capture space and includes a marker-tracking optical filter to provide a marker-tracking mode and thereby relatively enhance light from markers on a moving body in the motion-capture space. One or more of the motion-capture cameras is remotely controllable to selectively interchange the marker-tracking optical filter with a scene-view optical component, so as to selectively transition the motion-capture camera between the marker-tracking mode and a scene mode, in which light from the markers is less enhanced than in the marker-tracking mode. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025854 | CONTROL DEVICE, OPERATION SETTING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A control device includes an operation decision unit which inputs the information on image data and a subject detected in an image of the image data and decides the operations to be executed based on the position of the subject in the image in the case of a predetermined limitation position state. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025855 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE OPTIMIZATION METHOD - A display device and an image optimization method in which a plurality of features of a received video signal are analyzed, optimization data corresponding to the analyzed result from an optimization information server is acquired when the optimization data is present in the optimization information server, the video signal is corrected on the basis of the optimization data, and a display is driven in accordance with the corrected video signal. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025856 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, REMOTE CONTROLLER AND ERROR DETECTING METHOD - The electronic apparatus includes; a user interface which generates a module mapping signal corresponding to one of the driving modules; a controller which determines whether an error has occurred in the driving module and an error warning unit which warns a user if it is determined that the driving module has an error. A remote controller includes a user selection unit through which a user individually selects a driving module and a communicating unit which outputs a module mapping signal corresponding to the driving module selected by a user. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025857 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING VIDEO STREAM - A method is disclosed of analyzing a video stream using a video analyzer. The video stream includes image frame data corresponding to an integer N number of image frames, respectively. The video analyzer includes a controller and a frame processor. The method includes setting a problem threshold value corresponding to a parameter of the image frame data, receiving first image frame data corresponding to a first image frame, analyzing the parameter of a portion of the received first image frame data and generating an analyzed value and determining whether there is a problem based on the analyzed value and the problem threshold value. The portion of the analyzed portion of the received first image frame data is less than the total received first image frame data. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025858 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR ADDING FUNCTIONALITY TO A DIGITAL CAMERA - Extension of digital camera functionality through the use of an active digital media storage device is disclosed. Extended functionality included the ability to process images, send and receive digital content to and from a remote server, emulate user input mechanisms such as menus and textual input, send and receive email, SMS and other messages, and receive and display advertisements from a remote server. In some instances, features of Active Storage Device may be implemented directly in a Digital Camera. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025859 | Foreground/Background Segmentation in Digital Images - An analysis and classification tool compares at least a portion of a captured image and a reference image of nominally the same scene. One of the captured and reference images is taken with flash and the other is taken without flash. The tool provides a measure of the difference in illumination between the captured image and the reference image. The tool compares the measure with a threshold and segments a foreground region from a background region based on the measure. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025860 | IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS, CAPTURED IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An object extraction section of an image output apparatus determines as an extraction region either (a) a quadrangular region enclosed by a quadrangle in which all internal angles are less than 180° and sides are constituted by 4 edge pixel groups each in the form of a line segment, the 4 edge pixel groups being indicated by edge information, or (b) a polygonal region enclosed by a polygon in which all internal angles are less than 180° and sides are constituted by at least one edge pixel group in the form of a line segment, which edge pixel group is indicated by the edge information, and at least one line segment located on an end portion of the captured image, and then (ii) cuts out, as output target image data, image data of the extraction region from the captured image data. This makes it possible to accurately and easily extract, from a captured image, a region including a rectangular image capture object that a user desires. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025861 | CAMERA CONTROL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PAN/TILT HEAD - An apparatus for controlling one or more cameras is provided. The apparatus includes: a mounting sled, a tilt drive motor, a tilt drive train, a pan drive motor, and a pan drive train. The mounting sled includes a camera platform between two sled runners. A lower surface of each sled runner is formed by a circular arc. The tilt drive train includes a tilt drive shaft having an axis perpendicular to the camera platform. The pan drive train includes a pan drive shaft extending along the axis of the tilt drive shaft such that it receives the tilt drive shaft and turns independently and concentrically about the tilt drive shaft. The camera platform receives a camera such that the center of gravity of the camera is aligned with the diameter of the circular arc of the sled runners and the vertical axis of the tilt and pan drive shafts. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025862 | PAN AND TILT HEAD FOR OPTICAL APPARATUS - The disclosure relates to a pan and tilt head ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025863 | SENSOR ARRAY WITH SELECTABLE RESOLUTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A sensor array, including: a plurality of pixels; first and second video lines; and a plurality of intermediate circuits. Each intermediate circuit is electrically connected to a respective pixel from the plurality of pixels and electrically connected to both the first and second video lines. A method for modifying resolution of a sensor array, the array including first and second video lines, a plurality of pixels, and a plurality of intermediate circuits; and, including: electrically connecting each intermediate circuit to a respective pixel and to the first and second video lines; for a first mode, transmitting a signal from a pixel in the plurality of pixels to the first video line via a respective intermediate circuit from the plurality of intermediate circuits; and for a second mode, transmitting a signal from the pixel to the second video line via the respective intermediate circuit from the plurality of intermediate circuits. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025864 | SYNTHETIC IMAGE FORMATION VIA SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR VIGNETTED OPTOELECTROINC ARRAYS, LENSLESS CAMERAS, AND INTEGRATED CAMERA-DISPLAYS - Algorithms and methods for performing electronic image formation and refinement from overlapping measurement vignettes captured by an array of image sensors and associated micro-optics are presented. The invention is directed to a new type of image formation system that combines readily-fabricated micro-optical structures, a two-dimensional image sensor array with electronic or digital image processing to actually construct the image. Image formation is performed without a conventional large shared lens and associated separation distance between lens and image sensor, resulting in a “lensless camera.” | 2011-02-03 |
20110025865 | CAMERA AND CAMERA CONTROL METHOD - A camera according to the present invention, which is capable of continuous shooting before and after a still image shot according to photographer's operation, comprises: an imaging section converting an object image into image data; a still image shooting section obtaining image data of the still image according to release operation; a continuous shooting section obtaining the image data by continuous shooting before and after the obtaining of the still image in the still image shooting section; an image processing section performing image processing which is different from that of the image data obtained by the still image shooting section and changed sequentially, on the image data obtained by the continuous shooting section; and a recording section recording the image data image-processed by the image processing section. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025866 | COMPACT LENS OPTICAL SYSTEM AND DIGITAL CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME - A dual lens optical system (OS) includes a photographing device, a first OS having a first reflection member and redirecting an optical axis of light representing an image of an object input from a first direction toward the photographing device, and a second OS having a second reflection member, redirecting an optical axis of light representing an image of an object input from a second direction toward the photographing device, and sharing at least one of optical elements of the first OS. The first and second OSs selectively redirect the image light from the first or second direction toward the photographing device. The photographing surface has a first region where the light representing the image of the object input through the first OS is formed, and a second region where light representing the image of the object input through the second OS is formed, have different sizes and are overlapped. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025867 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELONGATING PIXEL DATA - A device, methods and system for improving the contrast ratio of an image of an optical code captured by an image capture device. A command implemented by the image capture device of the form “shift and add” causes the image capture device to generate a modified row of pixel data having improved contrast from a plurality of pixel rows in the image capture device. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025868 | Visual Occultation to Measure Refractivity Profile - Presented is a system and method for measuring the refractivity profile of a parcel of atmosphere comprising an image capturing device for capturing an image of a visual feature, such as a topographic feature like the horizon, combined with a lens having focal length adapted to focus an image onto image capturing device such that the combination of the lens and the image capturing device are adapted to resolve at least 100 microradians of angle, and an image processor adapted to compare a detected position of the visual feature in the image to the expected position of the visual feature. The system uses the difference between the detected position and the expected position to detect the change in arrival angle caused by atmospheric refraction of light from the visual feature as it passes through the atmosphere. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025869 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING COMPRESSED FILE, CAMERA MODULE ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, AND TERMINAL INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are an apparatus for generating a compressed file, which includes a storage unit storing frame data including compressed image data; a header generator generating a header based on the frame data; and a file generator generating a compressed image file including the header and the compressed image data, a method for generating a compressed file, a camera module associated with the apparatus, and a terminal including the apparatus and the camera module. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025870 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSIVE IMAGING DEVICE - A new digital image/video camera that directly acquires random projections of the incident light field without first collecting the pixels/voxels. In one preferred embodiment, the camera employs a digital micromirror array to perform optical calculations of linear projections of an image onto pseudorandom binary patterns. Its hallmarks include the ability to obtain an image with only a single detection element while measuring the image/video fewer times than the number of pixels or voxels—this can significantly reduce the computation required for image/video acquisition/encoding. Since the system features a single photon detector, it can also be adapted to image at wavelengths that are currently impossible with conventional CCD and CMOS imagers. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025871 | Solid-state imaging device and camera system - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel unit in which pixels that perform photoelectric conversion are arranged in an optical black region and a valid pixel region; a readout processing unit that applies, to a readout signal of the pixel unit, readout processing corresponding to a reference signal subjected to clamp processing; and a clamp processing unit that clamps, referring to a readout signal level in the optical black region, a reference signal in the valid pixel region with an acquired clamp value, which is a value with which the signal level is reduced to zero. The clamp processing unit acquires, when information concerning readout is changed, a clamp value predicted from the clamp value before the change and a ratio of charge accumulation times before and after the change, and the readout processing unit performs first signal readout processing after the change with a reference signal clamped by the predicted clamp value. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025872 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup element, including: a semiconductor layer in which a photodiode for carrying out photoelectric conversion is formed; a first film containing negative fixed charges and formed on the semiconductor layer in a region in which at least the photodiode is formed by utilizing either an atomic layer deposition method or a metal organic chemical vapor deposition method; a second film containing the negative fixed charges and formed on the first film containing therein the negative fixed charges by utilizing a physical vapor deposition method; and a third film containing the negative fixed charges and formed on the second film containing therein the negative fixed charges by utilizing either the atomic layer deposition method or the metal organic chemical vapor deposition method. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025873 | IMAGE SEARCH DEVICE, IMAGE SEARCH METHOD, AND IMAGE SEARCH PROGRAM - An image search device includes: a shooting unit configured to photographically shoot a subject; a display unit; a control unit configured to display a search key for image search on the display unit according to a shooting situation at the time of a shooting mode whereby the subject can photographically be shot by the shooting unit; a specifying unit which is used for specifying the search key displayed on the display unit; and a searching unit configured to search, in the event of the search key being specified via the specifying unit, an image based on the search key thus specified; with the control unit displaying, in the event of the image being searched by the searching unit, this search result on the display unit. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025874 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image capture device includes: a digital processing unit that performs predetermined processing on pixel data containing first, second, and third digital signals obtained from pixel units having a valid pixel area for generating the first digital signals through photoelectrical conversion of incident image light, an optical black pixel area for generating the second digital signals, and a dummy pixel area for generating the third digital signals; an adding unit that adds the second-and-third-digital-signal-containing pixel data or the third-digital-signal-containing pixel data a predetermined number of times; a dividing unit that divides the added pixel data by the predetermined number of times, to determine an average value of levels of the digital signals; a delay unit that delays output of the first-to-third-digital-signal-containing pixel data by a predetermined amount of time; and a multiplexer that selects and outputs the first-to-third-digital-signal-containing pixel data or pixel data having the average value. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025875 | IMAGING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging optical system that forms an image of an object in an image-pickup element, and a pixel shift control section that causes the image of the object formed in the image-pickup element to be shifted by a shift amount s, and then sampled. A storage section stores a plurality of field images that are obtained when the image-pickup element performs an imaging operation each time the image of the object is shifted by the shift amount s. An image generation section generates a frame image based on the plurality of field images, and sequentially outputs the generated frame image every field. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025876 | Identification Method - A method for identifying an object involves transmitted at least one electronic image of the object to be identified to an evaluation unit. The electronic image is compared in the evaluation unit for matches with at least one electronic image of the object to be identified stored in a database, or at least one object having an identical or similar shape, and the evaluation unit then outputs the data stored in the database for the at least one image detected as a sufficient match. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025877 | Imaging System Including Distributed Phase Modification And Associated Methods - An imaging system for imaging a range of field points over on- and off-axis fields includes an image sensor for capturing image data, and first and second optical elements that are spaced apart and cooperate to image light at the image sensor. The first and second optical elements are configured to jointly modify phase of the light transmitted therethrough such that point-spread functions (“PSFs”) corresponding to the range field points are substantially uniform over on- and off-axis fields. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025878 | Determining the Illuminant in a Captured Scene - A method for determining an illuminant in a scene includes, applying, to sampled outputs of a sensor array used to capture the scene, a plurality of color-correction profiles, wherein each color-correction profile corresponds to a particular illuminant, thereby forming a plurality of color-corrected sampled outputs. The method further includes identifying the illuminant in the scene as corresponding to the color-corrected sampled output having the least color variance. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025879 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A CAMERA MODULE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LIGHT LEVEL OF A WHITE LED - A method and an apparatus enabling use of a light source emitting a light of changing intensity and changing spectrum as a flash with a camera module having a white-balance routine and an exposure routine, wherein an initial value representative of a color spectrum emitted by the light source is transmitted to the camera module, the light source is turned on, and the camera module is signaled to scan a plurality of images of the scene while the light source is turned on, allowing the white-balance and exposure algorithms to be employed with each image scanned to refine the first initial value to refine the degree of compensation employed in correcting a color and a light level in the last one of the images of the plurality of images scanned. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025880 | FLUORESCENCE IMAGING - A method for generating a fluorescence microscopy image of a sample. The method comprises a step of obtaining a series of fluorescence microscopy images of the sample for a plurality of different focal plane depths in the sample and different exposure times. The images may be obtained directly from a microscope, or from a library of images. Images comprising the series of fluorescence microscopy images are combined to form a single resultant fluorescence microscopy image of the sample. The single resultant image may then be analyzed as if it were a conventional fluorescence microscopy image, e.g. by visual inspection or numerical processing. However, because the resultant image is based on images from a range of focal plane depths and exposure times, different structures that appear under only certain conditions (i.e. in only certain ones of the original series of fluorescence microscopy images) can appear together in a single image, thus simplifying visualization, interpretation and analysis of the sample. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025881 | VIDEO CAMERA - A video camera includes an imager. An imager outputs an object scene image produced on an imaging surface. A detector detects a plurality of luminance change amounts respectively corresponding to a plurality of timings based on the object scene image outputted from the imager. A determiner determines generation/non-generation of a flicker by referring to a difference between a sine wave depicted along a time axis and the plurality of luminance change amounts detected by the detector. A first adjuster adjusts an angular frequency of the sine wave to a frequency corresponding to a drive system of the imager. A second adjuster adjusts an initial phase and an amplitude of the sine wave based on the plurality of luminance change amounts detected by the detector. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025882 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PARAMETER USED FOR DETECTING AN OBJECTIVE BODY IN AN IMAGE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - When detecting an objective body from a taken image, a scene of the image is determined, and a parameter to be used in detecting the objective body is controlled according to result of the determination. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025883 | IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD WITH ARTISTIC TEMPLATE DESIGN - A method of operating a digital image capture device including storing a plurality of digital image template files, each of the digital image template files include features of a digital image template such as a number, location, and shape of openings in the digital image template. Image attribute requirements are also stored in association with each of the openings for screening images to be disposed in an opening. The templates are displayed to a user for selecting a template. Images are captured and stored and each of the images include image attribute data. Stored images are automatically searched to identify images that may be automatically digitally placed into openings in the digital template. The image attributes of found images are those which satisfy image attribute requirements of the openings. A file containing a digital image template together with the images digitally disposed therein is saved in the capture device for future use such as printing the file or transmitting the file over a network. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025884 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, IMAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus, comprises a storage medium configured to store an image file; a communicating unit configured to communicate with an image management apparatus that manages an image file; a transmitting unit configured to transmit identification information of the image processing apparatus and a storage capacity of the storage medium to the image management apparatus; a receiving unit configured to receive identification information of the image management apparatus and a fixed reserved capacity via the communicating unit from the image management apparatus; and a first storage unit configured to store the identification information received from the image management apparatus and the fixed reserved capacity in association with each other. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025885 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus, including, an imaging section to image a subject continuously, an image processing section to perform predetermined image processing to a plurality of pieces of image data imaged by the imaging section continuously, a designating section to designate a piece of image data as main image data among the plurality of pieces of image data, and a recording section to record the plurality of pieces of image data subjected to the image processing, and the main image data, as one file. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025886 | Perfecting the Effect of Flash within an Image Acquisition Devices Using Face Detection - Within a digital acquisition device with a built in flash unit, the exposure of an acquired digital image is perfected using face detection in the acquired image is provided. Groups of pixels that correspond to plural images of faces are identified within a digitally acquired image, and corresponding image attributes to the group of pixels are determined. An analysis is performed of the corresponding attributes of the groups of pixels. It is then determined to activate the built-in flash unit based on the analysis. An intensity of the built-in flash unit is determined based on the analysis. Alternatively based on similar analysis, a digital simulation of the fill flash is performed on the image. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025887 | CORRECTION METHOD - A correction value for luminance correction is determined by: measuring a luminance value of each of display elements by displaying a first image including luminance unevenness caused by characteristic differences among the display elements and characteristic differences among modulation circuits, and calculating a first luminance value serving as a representative luminance value of the display elements for each of the modulation circuits; measuring the luminance value of each of the display elements by displaying a second image in which the luminance unevenness caused by characteristic differences among the modulation circuits is smaller than that of the first image, and calculating a second luminance value serving as a representative luminance value of the display elements for each of the modulation circuits; and calculating a correction value corresponding to each modulation circuit using a value obtained by dividing the first luminance value by the second luminance value. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025888 | SMEAR CORRECTION METHOD, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE WHICH USE SAME - A multiple-stage vertical CCD, a vertical transfer section for alternately transferring the first signal containing a smear signal and image signal and the second signal containing only a smear signal to each register of vertical registers, a horizontal section for alternately outputting the first signal and the second signal from a horizontal register, and a signal subtractor for subtracting the second signal from the first signal are included. A smear correction method of gaining an image signal without smear signal by subtracting the second signal from the first signal is provided. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025889 | TECHNIQUES OF MODIFYING IMAGE FIELD DATA BY EXTRAPOLATION - Techniques for modifying data of an image that can be implemented in a digital camera, video image capturing device and other optical systems are provided to correct for Image image shading variations appearing in data from a two-dimensional photo-sensor. These variations can be caused by imperfect lenses, non-uniform sensitivity across the photo-sensor, and internal reflections within a housing of the optical system, for example. In order to correct for these variations, a small amount of modification data is stored in a small memory within the camera or other optical system, preferably separate correction data for each primary color. Image data from individual pixels are corrected on the fly by interpolating individual pixel corrections from the stored modification data, at the same rate as the image data is being acquired, so that the correction takes place without slowing down data transfer of picture data from the image sensor. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025890 | VISUAL PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The invention achieves a visual processing device that can execute precise contrast adjustment on image signals that have been input and that does not cause discrepancies in the output timing of the image signals that are output. The visual processing device is provided with a gain-type visual processing portion that outputs a first gain signal having predetermined gain characteristics with respect to the input image signal, and a correction portion that corrects the input image signal based on the first gain signal. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025891 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITIONS, COLOR FILTERS, PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICES - Disclosed is a polymerizable composition characterized by containing at least (A) a photopolymerization initiator represented by the following general formula (1); (B) a coloring agent; (C) a polymerizable monomer; (D) a binder polymer; and (E) a solvent. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025892 | IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL STRUCTURE EMPLOYING A SHARED FLOATING DIFFUSION - A pixel structure for an image sensor includes a semiconductor material portion having a coplanar and contiguous semiconductor surface and including four photodiodes, four channel regions, and a common floating diffusion region. Each of the four channel regions is directly adjoined to one of the four photodiodes and the common floating diffusion region. The four photodiodes are located within four different quadrants as defined employing a vertical line passing through a point within the common floating diffusion region as a center axis. The common floating diffusion region, a reset gate transistor, a source follower transistor, and a row select transistor are located within four different quadrants as defined employing a vertical line passing through a point within one of the photodiodes as an axis. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025893 | Single gate pixel and operation method of single gate pixel - A single gate pixel of an image sensor, architecture of the single gate pixel, and an operation method of the single gate pixel may be provided. The single gate pixel includes a first transfer unit to transfer a charge, generated by a light detector element, to an accumulation (ACC) node, a second transfer unit to transfer the charge, accumulated in the ACC node, to a Floating Diffusion (FD) node, a connection unit to connect the light detector element to a driving voltage, and a reset unit to reset a voltage of the FD node based on a reset control signal. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025894 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions configured to be formed on the imaging surface of a semiconductor substrate, an element isolation portion in which an impurity diffusion region is formed so as to isolate the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions on the imaging surface, a light shielding portion configured to stop incident light from entering the element isolation portion on the imaging surface, and a plurality of pixel transistors configured to be formed on the imaging surface and to read out and output signal charge, generated in the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions, as data signals, wherein the light shielding portion includes an extending portion extending among the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and is formed so that the extending portion of the light shielding portion and each of the gate electrodes of the pixel transistor are connected to each other. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025895 | A/D CONVERTER UNIT FOR IMAGE SENSOR - A high-speed, high-resolution column A/D converter having a noise reduction function to eliminate a fixed pattern noise etc. is provided with a small circuit scale. Each column A/D converter includes a dual-output D/A converter for selecting two reference voltages from among a reference voltage group supplied in common to each column A/D converter, so as to output the two reference voltages to sandwich each sensor signal voltage input to each column A/D converter, along with a charge-redistribution D/A converter having a full scale determined by the above two reference voltages. Thus, the high-speed, high-resolution column A/D converter is achieved with a small circuit scale. Further, by the utilization of high-speed conversion capability, noise reduction is performed through digital calculation after the A/D conversion. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025896 | DRIVING METHOD FOR SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A driving method for a solid-state imaging apparatus including a plurality of pixels is provided. A potential of the electric charge accumulated in an accumulating portion is lower than a potential of a first transferring portion for connecting a photoelectric conversion element to the accumulating portion for accumulating an electric charge. The driving method includes: a first driving mode setting a start and an end of an operation of accumulating the electric charge in each of the plurality of pixels common for the plurality of pixels; and a second driving mode setting the start and the end of the operation of accumulating the electric charge in each of the plurality of pixels common for the pixels in each row. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025897 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE CONTAINING ELECTRON MULTIPLICATION FUNCTION - A solid state imaging device with an electron multiplying function includes an imaging region VR formed of a plurality of vertical shift registers, a horizontal shift register HR that transfers electrons from the imaging region VR, a multiplication register EM that multiplies the electrons from the horizontal shift register HR, and an electron injecting electrode | 2011-02-03 |
20110025898 | CMOS ACTIVE PIXEL WITH VERY HIGH FUNCTIONAL DYNAMICS - The invention relates to a structure of an active pixel of the CMOS type ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025899 | ARRAY OF MICROLENSES WITH INTEGRATED ILLUMINATION - The invention relates to a microlens array with integrated illumination, an imaging system with such a microlens array, an image detection device and also a method for producing the microlens array. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025900 | Solid-state image sensing device, analog-digital conversion method of solid-state image sensing device, and electronic apparatus - A solid-state image sensing device includes: a pixel array unit including pixels arranged in a matrix and a vertical signal line wired with respect to each pixel column; an analog-digital conversion circuit provided with respect to each pixel column and having a comparator using an analog signal as a comparison target input and a counter measuring a time from start to completion of the comparison of the comparator; a reference signal generating unit that generates reference signals with ramp waveforms; a first switch that, in a thinning readout mode, shorts the vertical signal line belonging to one pixel column of a specific group of pixel columns and the vertical signal line belonging to another group of pixel columns from which no signals are readout; and a second switch that, in the thinning readout mode, provides the reference signals to the comparator belonging to the one pixel column and the comparator belonging to the another group, respectively. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025901 | MOVEMENT DETECTION APPARATUS AND MOVEMENT DETECTION METHOD - A movement detection apparatus that detects a shake added by an operator to execute a function of a device, the apparatus comprises an acceleration detection unit configured to detect accelerations caused by a shake in at least three-axis directions; a determination unit configured to determine an axis with a minimum value of acceleration and an axis with a maximum value of acceleration among the accelerations in at least three-axis directions detected by the acceleration detection unit; a decision unit configured to decide a direction of the shake added by the operator based on the axis with the minimum value and the axis with the maximum value determined by the determination unit; and a selection unit configured to select a predetermined function based on the result of the decision unit. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025902 | SYSTEM FOR ZOOMING AN OBJECT / OBJECTS AND HOLDING THEREOF IN A VISION ZONE - A system for zooming and holding an image of an object/objects in a vision zone is proposed. The vision zone comprises—a first sector having a first zoom factor, first size, first contour, and first position, and—a second sector having a second zoom factor, second size, second contour, and second position. The second zoom factor may differ from the first one. The first sector can be disposed inside of the second sector, the contours may have or may not have a common point. The system is capable of—changing the first and second zoom factors independently, and/or—respectively decreasing/increasing the first size in response to decreasing/increasing the second size and vice-versa, and/or—changing the sectors' positions. In some embodiments, the vision zone comprises multiple sectors. The system can be built employing conventional optical/optoelectronic components/technologies, and associated with optical/electronic or optical-electronic sights, binoculars, video/photo cameras (including digital ones), etc. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025903 | Image Pickup Lens, Image Pickup Apparatus and Mobile Terminal - Provided are a small image pickup lens which ensures a wide angle of view, permits various aberrations to be excellently corrected and is applicable to an image pickup element having a high pixel density, an image pickup apparatus using the image pickup lens, and a mobile terminal using the image pickup apparatus. The image pickup lens employs a structure which includes, in order from the object side, an aperture stop, a first lens with positive refractive power, a second lens with negative refractive power, a third lens with positive refractive power, and a fourth lens with negative refractive power, and the image pickup lens is designed to satisfy predetermined conditional expressions. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025904 | FOCUS DETECTION DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A focus detection device having imaging pixels and focus-detecting pixels using a phase-difference focus detection method implements high-precision focus detection. In the focus detection device, a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion unit for converting an incident light flux into signal charges, and a microlens having a focus position near the photoelectric conversion unit are arranged. The plurality of pixels include a plurality of imaging pixels for generating a shot image, and a plurality of focus-detecting pixels for generating an image signal for focus detection by the phase-difference focus detection method. An opening for giving a pupil division function to the focus-detecting pixel is formed using electrodes arranged to read out signal charges from the photoelectric conversion unit. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025905 | IMAGING DEVICE AND OPTICAL AXIS CONTROL METHOD - To create a high-resolution color image, an imaging device includes: a plurality of green image pickup units picking up images of green components; a red image pickup unit picking up an image of a red component; a blue image pickup unit picking up an image of a blue component; a high-definition synthesis processor adjusting an optical axis of light incident to the green image pickup units, so that the resolution of a green image obtained by synthesizing a plurality of images picked up by the plurality of green image pickup units becomes a predetermined resolution, and synthesizing the plurality of images to obtain a high-resolution green image; and a color synthesis processor adjusting an optical axis of light incident to each of the red image pickup unit and the blue image pickup unit, and synthesizing the green image, the red image and the blue image to obtain a color image. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025906 | Solid State Shutter Devices and Methods - Disclosed are methods and devices for solid state electronically switched optical shutters of cameras and other devices. The disclosed non-mechanical camera shutter includes an electronically controlled material that provides optical density variation, to transition the shutter from being open to being closed. The layer of electronically controlled material is configured to change from substantially to transparent to substantially opaque, without scattering, by changing the state of the material. The transmittance period is the period of time that the layer changes transmittance from approximately 100% to approximately 0%. Electronic circuitry is in communication with a timing control module that is configured to provide a signal output to a transparent conductive layer proximal to the layer of electronically controlled material to initiate a change in its transmissivity. The described electronically switched optical component would add little or no additional bulk to a small camera. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025907 | Camera Head Separated Type Camera Device - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camera head separated type camera device including: a camera head; a camera control unit; and a cable connecting the camera head and the camera control unit with each other, wherein the camera control unit includes: a control portion which feeds a predetermined DC (Direct Current) voltage to the camera head, and wherein the camera head includes: an LVDS conversion driver portion which transmits an LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling) signal to the camera control unit; a correction control portion which outputs a correction value for the LVDS signal; and an LVDS control portion which controls the LVDS conversion driver portion based on the correction value. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025908 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SLIDABLE IMAGE CAPTURING ASSEMBLY - A portable electronic device includes a shell, an image capturing assembly, a signal processing circuit, and a connection plate. The shell defines a first annular shaped guiding slot. The image capturing assembly includes a camera module. The camera module includes a substrate and a flexible circuit board (FPC). The FPC has one end connected to the substrate and another end electrically coupled to the signal processing circuit. The connection plate includes a first plate positioned on the shell and a second plate perpendicular to the first plate. A second guiding slot is defined on the second plate and aligned with the first guiding slot on the shell. The connection plate, the shell, the first and second annular guiding slots cooperatively define a laid-down T-shaped receiving groove, the image capturing assembly is received in the T-shaped groove and is slidable along the T-shaped groove. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025909 | WAFER-LEVEL CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD FOR COATING THE SAME - A method for coating wafer level camera modules, comprising: providing a wafer level camera module comprising an outer surface, depositing an opaque layer onto the outer surface, applying a photoresist layer onto the opaque layer, exposing a selected area of the photoresist layer to light to remove the selected area, etching part of the opaque layer within the selected area to form an light incident hole, and removing the remaining photoresist layer. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025910 | FRAME RATE CONVERTER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - An input unit writes, into a memory unit, frames successively input from the outside. An interpolated frame generating unit reads multiple original frames from the memory unit, generates an interpolated frame between the original frames, and writes the interpolated frame into the memory unit. An output unit retrieves original frames and an interpolated frame from the memory unit and outputs to the outside the frames in the order in which the frames are to be displayed. The input unit, interpolated frame generating unit, and output unit operate in parallel to perform pipeline processing. Operation timing of each of the input unit and the interpolated frame generating unit is determined so that the timing at which the input unit writes an original frame into the memory unit differs from the timing at which the interpolated frame generating unit writes an interpolated frame into the memory unit. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025911 | Method of enhancing motion pictures for exhibition at a higher frame rate than that in which they were originally produced - Previously-produced motion pictures are enhanced for theatrical exhibition, at double the frame rate at which they were originally produced. Synthesized images are interpolated between each of the images of the original motion picture. These interpolated images are generated through the use of computer software that analyzes the actual horizontal and vertical displacement of each pixel of every image of the original motion picture, so the interpolated images accurately depict the exact image that would have been captured, if the original motion picture had been produced at double the actual frame rate of production. This enhancement technique can be used selectively for certain scenes or sequences. The invention uses the 70 mm film format or digital equivalent, with picture information added to films produced in a 35 mm format. For image components containing complex motion, those components are selected for treatment to correct for such complexity. The entire process can be executed automatically. | 2011-02-03 |