| 06th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
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| 20090033665 | CURVE DRAWING APPARATUS, CURVE DRAWING METHOD, PARKING SUPPORT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - To enable the drawing of a curve which is made to have an appropriate width to display scanning through a simple calculation process without using a frame buffer. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033666 | SCNEARIO GENERATION DEVICE, SCENARIO GENERATION METHOD, AND SCENARIO GENERATION PROGRAM - There is provided a scenario generation device capable of automatically generating a scenario for generating an animation of rich expression desired by a user even from a text created by the user who has no special knowledge about creation of animation. In the device, a scenario generation unit ( | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033667 | Method and Apparatus to Facilitate Depicting an Object in Combination with an Accessory - At a personally portable wireless two-way communicator ( | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033668 | Display EDID emulator system and method - Various embodiments of a display EDID emulator system and method are disclosed. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033669 | System And Method For Communicating Graphics Image Data Over A Communication Network - A graphics adapter comprises a frame buffer operable to store graphics image data. The graphics adapter also comprises a network interface operable to receive at least a portion of the graphics image data, the network interface further operable to format the received graphics image data into a plurality of packets for transmission over a communication network. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033670 | PROVIDING PIXELS FROM AN UPDATE BUFFER - A method comprises storing pixel data in a frame buffer, retrieving the pixel data from the frame buffer and processing at least one pixel value of the pixel data to generate an output pixel bit stream. The method further comprises storing pixel values in a first update buffer. The pixel values are derived from the output pixel bit stream. The method also comprises providing the pixel values from the first update buffer across a network to a remote graphics system. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033671 | MULTI-SAMPLE RENDERING OF 2D VECTOR IMAGES - A method and device for enhanced rendering providing reduced memory bandwidth requirements in a graphics processor. In the rendering process, a classification buffer of limited bit length is used for classifying the pixels. Based on the classification, a decision on the pixel color may be made without accessing the multi-sample buffer for a portion of the pixels. This reduces the memory bandwidth requirements. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033672 | SCHEME FOR VARYING PACKING AND LINKING IN GRAPHICS SYSTEMS - A wireless device which performs a first-level compiler packing process and a second-level hardware packing process on varyings. The compiler packing process packs two or more shader variables (varyings or attributes) whose sum of components equals M into a shared M-dimensional (MD) vector register. The hardware packing consecutively packs M components of the shader variables (varyings or attributes) and any remaining variables into a vertex cache or other storage medium. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033673 | Rendering of shadows with hand-painted appearance - Shadows are rendered automatically with a hand-painted appearance. The shadow region is divided into a core and a penumbra. A core perturbation zone is defined between the core and penumbra and a penumbra perturbation zone is defined between the penumbra and an unshadowed region. Within each perturbation zone, a texture is applied to each pixel to map the pixel as being inside or outside the core or penumbra boundary, thereby defining a displaced core boundary and a displaced penumbra boundary. The displaced boundaries can be non-linear and discontinuous. When shadows are rendered using the displaced boundaries, a hand-painted appearance can result. An additional texture can be applied in the penumbra to further enhance the painted appearance. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033674 | Method and apparatus for graphically defining surface normal maps - A surface normal map of an object can be interactively modified to create brushstroke-like textures. In one embodiment, surface normal components along the x, y, and z axes (in object coordinate space) are mapped onto red, green, and blue color components. The object's surface is displayed in an editing interface (e.g., a painting program) with colors indicating the surface normals. The user can then modify the surface normals to achieve a desired look for the object. The modified surface normals are stored with the object-model data and are used in rendering the object, helping to create a painted appearance. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033675 | DISPLAY FOR A MOBILE TERMINAL FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - The invention relates to a display for a mobile terminal for wireless communication comprising a first display area ( | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033676 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DISPLAY COLOR COMPENSATION - Disclosed are methods and devices for color compensation of a display having a translucent display cover applied to an outside surface of the display. A method may include characterizing a color shift due to the translucent display cover for when there is rendering of an image on the display and compensating for the color shift when rendering an image on the display. The method further may include measuring the color shift induced by the color of the finish, and as described below compensating the red, green, and blue (RGB) levels of the display so that the display image may be presented to the user as originally intended. In this way, the image quality may be substantially optimized for viewing regardless of the lens/cover surface color. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033677 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED GAMUT MAPPING - In gamut mapping, as the brightness of the original color (S) increases further and further beyond the source gamut ( | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033678 | Method for checkerboard-based vector to raster conversion - Provided is a method for converting an input vector outline image to an output monochrome raster image consisting of only corner-contiguous pixels in a checkerboard pattern. Using a combination of a monochrome checkerboard raster image and a vector-based diamond grid, a determination is made as to which output raster pixels are activated. Efficiencies in file size and computational complexity are realized by using a checkerboard pattern and only half the possible number of raster output pixels. The method improves monitor and printer raster displays for any personal computing or related device, reducing the need for anti-aliasing and font hinting. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033679 | VISUAL INTEGRATION HUB - A plurality of applications are integrated in a system by merging three-dimensional (3-D) display data contributions from the respective applications into a single display scene using a visual integration hub constituted by, for example, a simply programmed processor with suitable input storage to store display states of each application for each active user and suitable display buffers. The respective contributions of display data may be separately manipulated to establish registration or relative positioning and then locked together such that the composite image may be graphically manipulated as a single object. Two-dimensional (2-D) data such as text or spreadsheets are imbedded in the image and manipulated in the same manner as 3-D objects. The hub also allows transfer of graphic data between applications as well as conversion of the graphic data to the format of each respective application. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033680 | Apparatuses For Overlaying Images, Portable Devices Having The Same And Methods Of Overlaying Images - An apparatus for overlaying images includes a broadcast image layer generator, an application image layer generator, and an overlay processor. The broadcast image layer generator generates a broadcast image layer based on a received broadcast signal. The application image layer generator generates an application image layer based on an application image. The overlay processor generates an overlay image obtained by overlaying the broadcast image layer with the application image layer, so that a broadcast image corresponding to the broadcast image layer and an application image corresponding to the application image layer may be displayed simultaneously on a screen. The broadcast image and the application image may be displayed simultaneously on a screen, and visibility and readability of a text in the application image may be enhanced based on the user's preference and the user's recognition ability when the portable device performs multi-tasking in which multiple programs are simultaneously executed. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033681 | Method and Apparatus for Consolidating Overlapping Map Markers - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable code for consolidating overlapping markers in a mapping application. The process identifies a plurality of points for display from data describing locations and associated data about locations. The process then determines whether displaying graphical indicators for a set of points in the plurality of points will result in graphical indicators overlapping each other. The process generates a consolidated marker for the set of points, in response to a determination that displaying graphical indicators for the set of points will result in graphical indicators overlapping each other. The process then associates a listing for the set of points with the consolidated marker. The listing comprises at least a portion of the associated data about locations for the plurality of points. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033682 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF IMMERSIVE GENERATION FOR TWO-DIMENSION STILL IMAGE AND FACTOR DOMINATING METHOD, IMAGE CONTENT ANALYSIS METHOD AND SCALING PARAMETER PREDICTION METHOD FOR GENERATING IMMERSIVE SENSATION - A system and method for generating immersive sensation for a two-dimensional still image is provided. The method for generating immersive sensation including: converting a color space of an inputted image; loading a background mask to separate a foreground image and a background image from the inputted image; achieving attribute information for each of the foreground image and the background image, based on a perceptual attribute with respect to the color space, via an image content analysis; predicting scaling parameters based on the attribute information; and enhancing the inputted image based on the scaling parameter. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033683 | Method, system and apparatus for intelligent resizing of images - A new approach contemplating a variety of improved methods and systems to perform intelligent image resizing on an image is proposed. The approach enables a user to interactively mark or select portions of the image to preserve and/or remove. An energy function can then be used to calculate values of an energy metric, for a non-limiting example, entropy, on every pixel over the entire image. Such calculated values can then be used to determine the optimal regions where new pixels are to be inserted or existing pixels are to be removed in order to minimize the amount of energy lost (for shrinking) or added (for growing) in the image. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033684 | On-screen marker to assist usability while scrolling - In a non-limiting aspect thereof, the exemplary embodiments of this invention provide a method including placing a marker on a display, where the marker is placed automatically at a departure point on the display upon sensing a scrolling operation, and moving the marker on the display, where the marker moves with the departure point during the scrolling operation. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033685 | Organic light emitting display and driving method thereof - The present invention provides an organic light emitting display and a driving method the same capable of improving image quality by reducing luminance variations depending on temperature. The organic light emitting display and a driving method of the present invention includes a temperature sensor unit sensing ambient temperature and outputting temperature compensation signals corresponding to the ambient temperature, a light sensor unit sensing ambient light and outputting light control signals corresponding the ambient light, a correction unit generating gamma correction signals corresponding to the temperature compensation signals and the light control signals, and a data driver generating data signals corresponding to the gamma correction. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033686 | Display panel driving method, display apparatus, display panel driving apparatus and electronic apparatus - In the present invention, there is provided a display panel driving method of the type wherein the total light emitting period length within a one-field period is controlled to variably control the peak luminance level of a display panel, the driving method including a step of variably controlling, where the one-field period has N light emitting periods disposed therein, N being equal to or greater than 2, the light emitting period length of a particular one of the light emitting periods and the other light emitting period or periods to provide a difference in luminance between the particular light emitting period and the other light emitting period or periods so that the particular light emitting period is visually observed as the center of light emission. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033687 | Electro-optical device, method of driving the same, data line driving circuit, signal processing circuit, and electronic apparatus - A signal processing unit that generates data signals for controlling gray-scale levels of electro-optical elements includes a first D/A conversion unit that generates gray-scale signals from gray-scale data for designating the gray-scale levels of the electro-optical elements; a storage unit that stores correction data indicating correction values with respect to the gray-scale signals; a second D/A conversion unit that has resolution different from that of the first D/A conversion unit, and that generates correction signals from the correction data stored in the storage unit; and a synthesizing unit that synthesizes the gray-scale signals generated by the first D/A conversion unit with the correction signals generated by the second D/A conversion unit to generate the data signals. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033688 | BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AN LED-BASED DISPLAY PANEL - A brightness adjusting device for a light-emitting diode (LED) display panel has at least one photo sensor, a control circuit, a timing controller and a driving circuit. The LED display panel is composed of multiple LEDs being divided into groups according to color. The photo sensor sequentially senses brightness of the groups of LEDs and generates brightness values. The control circuit compares the brightness values to standard brightness values. Based on the compared results, the driving circuit adjusts the brightness of corresponding LEDs. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033689 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING PIXEL VALUES - A system that adjusts pixel values to produce visual effects in a frame to be displayed is presented. During operation, the system receives coordinates and pixel-adjustment values for one or more control points within the frame. Next, the system calculates pixel-adjustment values for pixels in the frame based on the coordinates and the pixel-adjustment values for the one or more control points. The system then applies the pixel-adjustment values to the pixels within the frame and displays the frame. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033690 | INK JET DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RELEASING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANCES ONTO A SUBSTRATE - The invention provides an ink jet device for releasing a plurality of substances onto a substrate, the device comprising at least one print head, which is positionable relative to the substrate, and which comprises at least one nozzle, provided to eject a droplet. The ink jet device is designed such that the plurality of substances can be deposited onto the substrate in a predefined pattern in a limited amount of moves of the at least one print head relative to the substrate. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033691 | System and method for adjusting ink jet uniformity based on drop mass history - A method for processing input document data uses a drop mass history for ink jets in a print head to adjust other document data processing. The method includes ejecting ink in a plurality of patterns onto an image substrate from a plurality of ink jets, each drop in a pattern corresponding to one drop mass history in a plurality of drop mass histories, identifying a relationship between drop masses for the drops in an ejected pattern and a reflectance parameter for the ejected pattern, measuring a reflectance value for each pattern ejected onto the image substrate, and identifying a drop mass value for each drop mass history in the plurality of drop mass histories, each drop mass value being identified from the measured reflectance value for each pattern and the identified relationships between the drop masses and the reflectance parameter for each pattern. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033692 | Method and system for dispensing liquid - A method and an apparatus for dispensing liquid are disclosed. The method includes the steps of storing one or more liquids in a thermal inkjet print head and providing a well plate having at least one well. At least one of the liquids is dispensed from the thermal inkjet print head into at least one well. The volume of the dispensed liquid is a fraction of the total required volume of the liquid in the at least one well, and the dispensing step is performed multiple times to dispense the required volume of the at least one liquid in at least one well. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033693 | Image Forming Device, Ink Managing Method, and Ink Managing Program - An image forming device includes an exchangeable cartridge and a subtank arranged to store an ink supplied from the cartridge. A comparing unit compares a first conductivity indicating an electric conductivity of an ink contained in the cartridge and a second conductivity indicating an electric conductivity of the ink stored in the subtank. A discharging unit discharges the ink stored in the subtank when the first conductivity and the second conductivity differ from each other as a result of the comparison by the comparing unit. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033694 | PRINTER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARTIFACT FREE AND BORDERLESS PRINTING - A system and a method for improving the quality of prints using a print mask for a printer having at least one printhead with a plurality of dot forming elements arranged in complementary dot forming element groups by section to prevent artifacts by compensating for bad dot forming elements on a print head. The method including the steps of identifying each bad dot forming element, identifying and setting up a threshold for each complementary dot forming element group corresponding to one or more bad dot forming elements, and creating a compensation print mask having one or more intermediate print sections by reassigning printing duty cycle from the bad dot forming elements to their respective complementary dot forming elements before printing using the compensation print mask. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033695 | Printheads - Embodiments of a printhead are disclosed. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033696 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE - A pattern formation method includes discharging a functional liquid substance having a functional material to an object, and irradiating the functional liquid substance with light emitted from a light source thereby to form a pattern of a functional film on the object. In this method, when the thickness of the functional liquid substance on an optical axis of the light is L and the absorption coefficient of the functional liquid substance for the light is α, the thickness and the absorption coefficient are set so as to satisfy an equation (1): | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033697 | PRINTING UP TO EDGES OF PRINTING PAPER WITHOUT PLATEN SOILING - Images are printed up to the edges of printing paper while preventing ink droplets from depositing on the platen. According to the present invention, an area R for ejecting image-forming ink droplets is specified for a region lying beyond the edges of a printing paper P. The pixels of an external upper edge portion Rfp extending beyond the upper edge Pf are recorded solely by the nozzles disposed opposite the downstream slot of the platen. An internal upper edge portion Rfq, which is disposed downstream of the external upper edge portion Rfp, is recorded solely by the nozzles disposed opposite the downstream slot. When dots are recorded, blank spaces are prevented from forming in the edge portions of the printing paper, and ink droplets are prevented from depositing on the platen when the printing paper P deviates from its intended position, provided the upper edge of the printing paper P remains on the inside of the external upper edge portion Rfp or internal upper edge portion Rfq. The external upper edge portion Rfp and internal upper edge portion Rfq are selected such that their dimensions in the sub-scanning direction remains substantially the same when different recording systems or recording densities are used for the pixels, provided the printing paper used for recording the images has the same dimensions and is composed of the same material. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033698 | HEAD DRIVE APPARATUS OF INK JET PRINTER, HEAD DRIVING METHOD, AND INK JET PRINTER - With an appropriate signal transmission form, a drive pulse output circuit is mounted to an ink jet head, so that waveform distortion of an actuator drive pulse for jet of ink drops is inhibited or prevented. Modulated signal data in memory is read to output a modulated signal, which is power-amplified by a digital power amplifier. The amplified digital signal is smoothed to be output to an actuator as a drive pulse. As a result, the digital power amplifier having high amplification efficiency efficiently amplifies the power of the modulated signal, thereby eliminating the need to use a cooling unit. The drive pulse output circuit can be mounted to the ink jet heads, thereby shortening the transmission path of an actuator drive pulse, which inhibits or prevents any waveform distortion of the drive pulse. The transmission of the modulated signal data DATA is implemented with a low frequency. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033699 | INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An inkjet image forming apparatus is disclosed. A print head is provided having a plurality of head chips having nozzles arranged in at least two rows for each color. A storage unit stores position information of a head chip having a normal formed gap (which is in an integer multiple relationship having a resolution of, e.g., 9″/1200 or 10″/1200) between a first row of nozzles and a second row of nozzles of the at least two rows of nozzles, position information of a head chip having an erroneous formed gap (which is not in an integer multiple relationship having a resolution of, e.g., 8.5″/1200 or 9.5″/1200) between the first row of nozzles and the second row of nozzles, and gap information. A control unit controls the head chip having the normal formed gap according to a first mode, by which printing data of the first row of nozzles and the second row of nozzles for each line are simultaneously printed to have a basic vertical resolution, and to control the head chip having the erroneous formed gap according to a second mode, by which the printing data of the first row of nozzles and the second row of nozzles for each line are alternately printed to have a double basic vertical resolution. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033700 | Liquid droplet ejection apparatus, method of manufacturing electro-optical apparatus, and electro-optical apparatus - Provided herein is an inkjet type liquid droplet ejection apparatus which supplies functional liquid to a plurality of head units having one or more functional liquid droplet ejection heads, each of the head units is based on a supply unit, and which plots on a workpiece having: a tank unit which supplies the functional liquid continuously to the plurality of head units from a new functional liquid tank which is switched from an old functional liquid tank; a functional liquid supplying channel having a plurality of individual channels; a detecting device which detects whether the new functional liquid of the replaced functional liquid tank reaches to the branching unit; and a controller which controls the plurality of functional liquid droplet ejection heads individually, the controller controls each of the head units to make consumption amounts of the functional liquid equal to the maximum consumption amount of the functional liquid. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033701 | PRINTHEAD WITH MULTIPLE NOZZLES SHARING SINGLE NOZZLE DATA - An inkjet printhead for use in a printer so that it can print onto a substrate at different print resolutions. The inkjet printhead has an array of nozzles, each nozzle having an ejection aperture and a corresponding actuator for ejecting printing fluid through the ejection aperture. A print engine controller sends print data to the array of nozzles in accordance with a designated print job. During use, the print engine controller can selectively reduce the print resolution by apportioning print data for a single nozzle between at least two nozzles of the array. The invention recognizes that some print jobs do not require the printhead's best resolution—a lower resolution is completely adequate for the purposes of the document being printed. This is particularly true if the printhead is capable of very high resolutions, say greater than 1200 dpi. By selecting a lower resolution, the print engine controller (PEC) can treat two or more transversely adjacent (but not necessarily contiguous) nozzles as a single virtual nozzle in a printhead with less nozzles. The print data is then shared between the adjacent nozzles—dots required from the virtual nozzle are printed by each the actual nozzles in turn. This serves to extend the operational life of all the nozzles. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033702 | ALTERING FIRING ORDER - Embodiments of altering nozzle firing order are disclosed. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033703 | INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CONTROL THE SAME - An inkjet image forming apparatus and a method to control the same to correct characteristics of a plurality of print heads of the apparatus to have uniform characteristics includes a plurality of test patterns printed according to the timing of printing of dots through a row of odd nozzles and a row of even nozzles of each of the plurality of print heads and information of the drive timing corresponding to a brightest test pattern of the printed test patterns is stored. When a normal print operation is performed, a different drive timing is applied to each of the plurality of print heads based on the stored information, thereby compensating for the difference between the one or more characteristics of the print heads. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033704 | Recording Method and Printed Matter - A recording method with an ink ejected by an ink jet head, in which an ink repellent layer is formed on a surface of a nozzle plate of the ink jet head so that an opening portion for liquid ejections is established, the ink jet head being formed such that a cross-sectional area for the opening portion neighborhood of the ink repellent layer in a plane which is perpendicular to a centerline of the opening portion grows big sequentially as the cross-sectional area is further separated from the surface of the base material nozzle plate, wherein the amount of the ink transferred onto a recording medium during a contact time of 100 ms measured by a dynamic scanning absorptometer with environmental conditions of temperature 23° C. and relative humidity 50% RH is between 4 and 15 ml/m | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033705 | Interactive Printer/Scanner - A printer comprises: a feed mechanism and a printhead assembly. The printhead assembly comprises: a printhead for printing a position-coding pattern onto a surface and a scanhead for scanning a pre-printed graphic image. The printer further comprises an ink supply and a processor configured for generating association data. The association data indicates an association between a scanned graphic image, an impression identity and a plurality of positions. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033706 | MEASURING METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT TO DETERMINE THE PLAY OF AN INK JET CARTRIDGE PIVOT UNIT - A measuring arrangement and measurement method determine the play of a cartridge pivot unit of an inkjet printing system that has at least one stop for the cartridge pivot unit. The cartridge pivot unit is driven by a first motor via a gear train and is equipped with a first movement sensor to establish a movement of the cartridge pivot unit upon leaving the stop. The cartridge pivot unit moves only when the play of the gear train is overcome. The stop for the cartridge pivot unit is formed by a mobile cleaning and sealing station. A counter is provided to count pulses, the count being representative of the play of the gear train of the cartridge pivot unit counting begins with leaving the mobile stop and continues until the movement of the cartridge pivot unit upon leaving the stop again ensues in conformity with the actuation by the first motor. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033707 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A fluid ejecting apparatus for ejecting fluid includes a head capable of performing effective discharge during which the fluid is discharged to an object to be processed disposed at a predetermined position and capable of preliminary discharge during which the fluid is discharged separately from the effective discharge, a first head capping unit for preliminary discharge covering the head and receiving the fluid discharged from the head while the head performs the preliminary discharge, and a second head capping unit for moisturizing covering the head and moisturizing the head. The first head capping unit and the second head capping unit are stacked in such a manner that the second head capping unit covers both the head and an opening of the first head capping unit for receiving the fluid while the head does not perform either the effective discharge or the preliminary discharge. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033708 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN INKJET PRINTER - A method of operating an inkjet printer having an inkjet printhead and a rotating platen is disclosed. The platen has disposed on part of the surface of the platen an ink absorbing member and a print media supporting area for supporting print media being printed on. The method includes rotating the platen to place the ink absorbing member in an ink ejection path of the printhead, and receiving ink from the printhead by the ink absorbing member. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033709 | Inkjet printing device having rotating platen - An inkjet printing device is disclosed. The inkjet printing device includes a rotating platen. The platen has disposed on part of the surface of the platen an ink absorbing member. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033710 | INKJET PRINTER HAVING AN INKJET PRINTHEAD AND A ROTATING PLATEN - An inkjet printer is disclosed. The printer has an inkjet printhead and a rotating platen. The platen has disposed on part of the surface of the platen an ink absorbing member. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033711 | ROTATING PLATEN - A rotating platen for an inkjet printing device is disclosed. The platen includes an ink absorbing member disposed on part of the surface of the platen. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033712 | ROTATABLE PLATEN - A rotatable platen for use in an inkjet printing device. The platen is arranged to rotate about a rotational axis and has a functional outer surface around the rotational axis. The surface has first and second portions. The first portion is adapted to support print media during a printing operation. The second portion is a printhead servicing region, which includes a stationary ink absorbing member | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033713 | METHOD OF OPERATING INKJET PRINTER - A method of operating an inkjet printer having a printhead and a rotatable platen. The platen has an ink absorbing member disposed in its outer surface. The method includes the steps of: (i) positioning the ink absorbing member adjacent the printhead; (ii) ejecting ink droplets from the printhead so that the ink droplets are received by the ink absorbing member; (iii) rotating the platen to an angular position wherein a print media supporting portion of the platen is adjacent the printhead; and (iv) feeding print media past the printhead and printing onto the print media. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033714 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus of the present invention includes: a drum which conveys a recording medium, a wiper extended in the axial direction of the drum, and inkjet heads aligned in the circumferential direction of the drum along the outer circumferential surface of the drum. The inkjet heads are moved by a head-moving mechanism to be in a recording position or a wiping position. The wiper-moving mechanism moves the wiper in the circumferential direction along the outer circumferential surface so that the wiper wipes ejection surface of at least one of the inkjet heads while the inkjet heads are in the wiping position. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033715 | PRINTHEAD IC WITH MORE THAN 10000 NOZZLES IN THE EXPOSURE AREA OF A PHOTO-IMAGING DEVICE - A printhead integrated circuit for an inkjet printer that has a monolithic wafer substrate supporting an array of droplet ejectors for ejecting drops of printing fluid onto print media. Each droplet ejector has nozzle and an actuator for ejecting a drop of printing fluid the nozzle. The array is formed on the monolithic wafer substrate by a succession of photolithographic etching and deposition steps involving a photo-imaging device that exposes an exposure area to light focused to project a pattern onto the monolithic substrate. The array has more than 10000 of the droplet ejectors configured to be encompassed by the exposure area. The invention arranges the nozzle array such that the droplet ejector density is very high and the number of exposure steps required is reduced. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033716 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INK-JET PRINTING A MOVING WEB - A device for printing a web moving in a direction (Y | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033717 | PAGEWIDTH PRINTHEAD WITH MORE THAN 100000 NOZZLES - A pagewidth inkjet printhead that has an array of droplet ejectors for ejecting drops of printing fluid onto print media led passed the printhead in a media feed direction. Each drop ejector having a nozzle and an actuator for ejecting a drop of printing fluid through the nozzle. The array has more than 100000 of the droplet ejectors and extends in a direction transverse to the media feed direct between 200 mm and 330 mm. A pagewidth printhead with a large number of nozzles extending the width of the media provides a high nozzle pitch and a very high ‘true’ print resolution—i.e. the high number of dots per inch is achieved by a high number of nozzles per inch. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033718 | Actuator - In one embodiment an electrostatic actuator includes: a first conductor associated with each chamber; a second conductor having a plurality of flexible first parts supported by a plurality of second parts, each flexible first part forming at least part of a wall of each chamber and each flexible first part located opposite a corresponding one of the first conductors across a gap; and a voltage source operatively connected to each of the first conductors for selectively applying a voltage between each of the first conductors and the second conductor In another embodiment, an electrostatic actuator includes: a plurality of rigid conductors arranged adjacent to one another along a chamber; and a flexible conductor disposed opposite to and spanning the plurality of first conductors across a gap, the flexible conductor forming at least part of one wall of the chamber such that flexing the flexible conductor flexes the wall to change the volume of the chamber. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033719 | INK JET RECORDING HEAD - An ink jet recording head includes an ejection outlet array including a plurality of ejection outlets; an ink flow path portion in fluid communication with said ejection outlets to supply ink to said ejection outlets; a recording element substrate provided with said ejection outlet array, said ink flow path portion and a plurality of ejection heat generating resistors, provided correspondingly to said ejection outlets, for generating thermal energy for ejecting ink; a first warming heat generating resistor which is provided in lower layers of said ejecting heat generating resistors and which is extended below said ink flow path portion; and a second warming heat generating resistor provided in an outer peripheral portion of said recording element substrate. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033720 | PRINTHEAD HAVING EFFICIENT HEATER ELEMENTS FOR SMALL DROP EJECTION - A printhead is provided having a plurality of nozzles and a plurality of heater elements each for heating an ejectable liquid to cause ejection of a drop of the ejectable liquid from a respective one of the nozzles. Each heater element is configured such that drops having drop volumes of less than 2 picolitres are ejected with a temperature rise in the ejectable liquid of less than 40 degrees Celsius above ambient temperature. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033721 | INKJET PRINTER WITH UNIT CELLS HAVING SUSPENDED HEATER ELEMENTS - Provided is an inkjet printer having a printhead with a plurality of unit cells. Each unit cell includes a wafer substrate having a layer of micro-electromechanical drive circuitry, with a dielectric layer on the drive circuitry layer, and a passivation layer on the dielectric layer, the passivation layer defining a plurality of vias. Each unit cell also has sidewalls located on the passivation layer with a nozzle plate so that the nozzle plate and the sidewalls together form an ink chamber, as well as a heater element suspended from the sidewalls in said ink chamber. The heater element is electrically connected to the drive circuitry layer through the vias, the unit cell having an ink channel defined through the wafer substrate ending in an ejection nozzle in the nozzle plate. The vias through the passivation layer correspond with contact electrodes defined on the heater element, the vias forming a grid of apertures through said passivation layer. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033722 | Piezoelectric actuation mechanism - Embodiments of the present disclosure are disclosed. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033723 | CONTINUOUS INK-JET PRINTING WITH JET STRAIGHTNESS CORRECTION - A printhead includes a droplet-forming heater operable in a first state to form droplets from a fluid stream having a first volume traveling along a path direction and in a second state to form droplets from the fluid stream having a second volume traveling along the path direction. A droplet deflector system is positioned relative to the droplet-forming heater, which applies a force to the droplets traveling along the path direction, whereby the droplets having the first volume diverge from the path direction by a greater extent than do the droplets having the second volume. A droplet-steering heater is adapted to selectively asymmetrically apply heat to the stream such that the path direction is changed. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033724 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM - Various embodiments and methods relating to delivering fluid through a standpipe and one or more slots are disclosed. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033725 | Liquid Container - A liquid container for supplying a liquid to a liquid consuming apparatus includes: a liquid containing section that contains the liquid; a liquid supply section that supplies the liquid to the liquid consuming apparatus; a liquid flow section that connects from the liquid containing section to the liquid supply section; a sensor that is provided in the liquid flow section and used for detecting presence or absence of the liquid at a corresponding position thereof; and a stirring member that stirs the liquid, the stirring member is provided at a position between the sensor and the liquid supply section in the liquid flow section. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033726 | INK CARTRIDGES, INK SUPPLY SYSTEMS, AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink cartridge includes a case defining an ink chamber therein, in which the ink chamber is configured to store ink therein, and the case comprises a particular wall having an opening formed therethough. The ink cartridge also includes an ink supply portion configured to dispense ink from an interior of the ink chamber to an exterior of the ink chamber, and a sealing portion positioned at the particular wall. A predetermined portion of the sealing portion is configured to selectively cover a first portion of the opening. Moreover, the ink cartridge includes a protrusion positioned at the particular wall, in which the protrusion is configured to selectively cover a second portion of the opening, and a predetermined portion of the protrusion is configured to be selectively connected to the predetermined portion of the sealing portion. When a predetermined amount of force is applied to the protrusion in a predetermined direction the protrusion is configured to move from a first position in which the predetermined portion of the protrusion is connected to the predetermined portion of the sealing portion to a second position in which the predetermined portion of the protrusion is separated from the predetermined portion of the sealing portion to uncover at least a portion of the second portion of the opening. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033727 | LATERAL FLOW DEVICE PRINTHEAD WITH INTERNAL GUTTER - The invention provides an inkjet printhead comprising a lateral flow device nozzle plate, at least one ink nozzle in said plate, and an integral superstructure, containing a gutter, integral to said nozzle plate. A method of using the inkjet printhead is also disclosed. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033728 | INK SET, INK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING AN IMAGE - An ink set includes a red ink and a magenta ink. The red ink includes an effective amount of a red pigment having a predetermined red/green lambda cutoff, and the magenta ink includes an effective amount of a magenta pigment having a predetermined red/green lambda cutoff that is substantially similar to the predetermined lambda cutoff of the red pigment. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033729 | INK SET, INK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING AN IMAGE - An ink set includes a light magenta ink and a dark magenta ink. The light magenta ink includes an effective amount of a pigment having a red/green lambda cutoff ranging from about 585 nm to about 600 nm, and reflecting at least about 14% of blue light at a wavelength of about 470 nm when measured at a density at which the light magenta ink provides a maximum magenta chroma. The dark magenta ink includes an effective amount of a pigment having a red/green lambda cutoff greater than or equal to about 605 nm. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033730 | PRINTING METHOD, PRINTING APAPRATUS, AND PRINTED DOCUMENT - The present invention relates to a printing method, a printing apparatus, and a printed document by which an ink offset can be prevented while securing a sufficient adhesion force of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. Ink is applied so that, when ink applied to a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet cures, a convex section of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer exposed out of the curried ink, thereby printing an image. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033731 | INKJET PRINTER - In an inkjet printer in which upstream and downstream output rollers engageable against their respective counter parts are disposed upstream and downstream, respectively, of a drying unit for drying printing paper after being printed, the upstream output roller is disengaged from its counter part after the disengagement between the downstream output roller and its counter part. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033732 | DRUM PRINTER WITH CONTINUOUS LOAD-PRINT-UNLOAD CYCLE - The present invention is concerned with a drum printer in which the loading and unloading of printing medium onto and off a drum of the printer is performed without interrupting or decelerating the drum rotation and the printing process | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033733 | INKJET PRINTER - A paper web not in use for printing is put on standby at a standby position in which the leading edge of the paper web is located upstream of a meeting point of paper conveyance paths and a closing roller bears against a margin of the paper web. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033734 | PRINT ENGINE ASSEMBLY WITH DUAL MOTOR ASSEMBLIES - A print engine is provided for in an inkjet printer. The print engine includes a chassis. A print cartridge is mounted to the chassis, and includes a print roll defining a plurality of ink reservoirs and carrying a wound length of print media. A first motor assembly is mounted on the chassis and is configured to drive a roller of the print cartridge to transport the print media. A printhead assembly is engaged with the print cartridge to eject ink from the reservoirs upon the transported print media. A cutter assembly is configured to cut a printed length of print media from the remaining wound length. A second motor assembly is mounted to the chassis and is configured to drive the cutter assembly. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033735 | ELECTROGRAPHIC APPARATUS FOR FORMING A LATENT IMAGE ON AN IMAGING SURFACE - A charge source is used to create a latent image on an imaging surface. A volume between the charge source and the imaging surface may be pressurized while the latent image is being created. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033736 | Wireless Video Audio Data Remote System - A method and system for remote assistance and review of a technician or multiple technicians, in real time, working with equipment of various complexities. A technician or multiple technicians at a remote location are coupled by a wireless means to an advisor at a local station so that the advisor may view and hear the same stimuli as the technician, and that the advisor and technician may communicate. Additionally a technician or multiple technicians may also be coupled by a wireless means to one or more non-technical observers at a separate local station so that they can view and hear the same stimuli as the advisor. The technician has limited training or otherwise in need of support, and may be a field engineer, technician or maintenance personnel. The advisor has extensive training and is able to provide technical support, generally has extended and specialized knowledge with regard to the remote apparatus, and may be a technical expert on the remote apparatus. The technician may comprise an individual or a group with technical training and knowledge, but lacking managerial or other authority, while the advisor comprises an individual or a group with such authority. The technician communicates with the advisor by visual cues or ordinary speech, while the advisor views and listens to the remote apparatus. The advisor gives advice to the technician for manipulating or repairing the remote apparatus. Alternatively, an intermediate advisor may advise the technician and be advised by a higher-level advisor. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033737 | Method and System for Video Conferencing in a Virtual Environment - According to some embodiments, a method and a system are provided to receive a first video signal at a first client and to receive a second video signal at a second client. The first video signal comprises an image of a first person and the second video signal comprises an image of a second person. The received first video signal and an image of a conference room are combined at the first client to create a first modified video signal comprising the image of the first person in the conference room. The received second video signal and the image of the conference room are combined at the second client to create a second modified video signal comprising the image of the second person in the conference room. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033738 | System and method of determining the identity of a caller in a videoconferencing system - A system and method of determining the identity of a caller in a local room from a remote room includes a local image capture device for capturing a plurality of images of a caller in the local room in real time. A remote codec receives the plurality of images of the caller. A remote viewscreen displays the plurality of images of the caller in real time in the remote room. A remote display monitor displays the plurality of images in real time after two-way communication is established between the local room and the remote room. The method includes establishing one-way communication between the local room and the remote room, transmitting the plurality of images of the caller to the remote room, displaying the plurality of images of the caller in real time on the remote viewscreen, and establishing two-way communication between the local room and the remote room. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033739 | DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF PICTURE QUALITY IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH DIVERSIFIED CONSTRAINTS - In one embodiment, a method dynamically configures a BL bandwidth in a conference based on bandwidth capabilities in the video conferencing network. In one embodiment, the conference may include any combination of endpoints characterized as BL endpoints and SVCL endpoints. The method includes determining one or more bandwidth capabilities for a plurality of endpoints participating in a conference. The bandwidth capabilities for each respective endpoint may be based on its video decoding capability, the maximum bit-rate it can accept, the video encoding capability of the other endpoints, or a bandwidth constraint manifestation in a portion of the network, etc. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033740 | VIDEO METHOD FOR GENERATING FREE VIEWPOINT VIDEO IMAGE USING DIVIDED LOCAL REGIONS - The present invention provides a method of generating a virtual viewpoint video image when the virtual viewpoint position is not located on a plane where a camera is disposed. In an environment in which a plurality of cameras having a horizontal optical axis are disposed in a real zone (for example, on the circumference) which surrounds an object, a video image of an arbitrary viewpoint on the circumference is generated. Further, by synthesizing video images photographed by a camera, a free viewpoint video image is generated from a virtual viewpoint (viewpoint from a high or low position) where no camera is placed. According to a method of achieving this, a travel distance of a display position is calculated by the local region synthesizing portion and this travel distance is reflected to the free viewpoint video image of a local region. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033741 | 2D-3D CONVERTIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD HAVING A BACKGROUND OF FULL-PARALLAX INTEGRAL IMAGES - A two dimensional to three dimensional (2D-3D) convertible display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display device includes i) a first display unit configured to selectively output one of a composite image and backlight, wherein the composite image comprises a background image and a mask image, for an object, wherein the background image comprises element images for a background excluding the object and wherein the mask image is a white image which has the same shape as that of the object, ii) a lens unit configured to convert the composite image into a stereoscopic image or pass through the backlight and iii) a second display unit configured to output i) a two-dimensional (2D) image of the object by the use of the backlight at a 2D mode and ii) the combination of the 2D image and the composite image at a three dimensional (3D) mode. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033742 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING VIDEO DATA BETWEEN A MOBILE IMAGING SYSTEM AND A FIXED MONITOR SYSTEM - A system for communicating video data is described. The system includes a mobile imaging system, at least one monitor fixed to a room in a medical facility, and a video transmitter assembly coupled to the mobile imaging system to transmit a video signal. The system for communicating video data also includes a video receiver assembly coupled to the at least one monitor to receive the video signal and display the video signal on the at least one monitor. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033743 | MONITORING DEVICE - A device for monitoring objects, in particular for monitoring industrial environments, such as paper mills and manufacturing and/or finishing processes of a paper, board or other fibrous web being carried out therein, includes a monitoring camera, the camera with its objective being arranged in a rotationally symmetrical protective housing rotating about an axis of rotation, and a protective housing to be mounted at its one end on a rigid hollow shaft and, at its coaxially opposite other end, to have a co-rotating blower pipe or merge into the latter, and for compressed air to be applied to the protective housing, including the blower pipe. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033744 | Folding Vehicle Exterior Examination and Search System - A low-cost, portable and highly-mobile “speed bump” which incorporates a plurality of electronic cameras, illumination devices, and range finders, coupled with one or more similar imaging systems configured to cooperate with the speed bump device to provide imaging of the undercarriage, sides or top of a vehicle. The system can be rapidly and temporarily deployed to achieve increased security at facilities and events likely to be terrorist targets, and at checkpoints to achieve an element of surprise to terrorists and smugglers. As a vehicle drives over the imaging speed bump and between or under the cooperating units, various images are captured. Image frames are “stitched” together to form a complete image of the undercarriage for display to a guard, officer or soldier. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033745 | Method and apparatus for video frame sequence-based object tracking - An apparatus and method for the analysis of a sequence of captured images covering a scene for detecting and tracking of moving and static objects ( | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033746 | AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF AREA MONITORING BASED ON CAMERA MOTION - A solution for monitoring an area while accounting for camera motion and/or monitoring tasks is provided. For example, a physical area corresponding to a new field of view can be estimated for a camera for which motion is detected. The physical area can be estimated using a set of reference images previously captured by the camera, each of which comprises a unique field of view previously captured by the camera. Based on the physical area, a status for a monitoring task of the camera (e.g., an alert) can be updated and/or a location of an area for the monitoring task within an image captured by the camera can be updated. Further, based on the update(s), a field of view for a second camera can be automatically adjusted and/or a status for the monitoring task on the second camera can be automatically updated. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033747 | Method and System for Monitoring Quality of Live Video Feed From Multiple Cameras - A method and system for monitoring the quality of video cameras automatically performs one or more tests on a current image received from each of the cameras. The cameras are connected to a network, such as the Internet, and are generally of different types and are owned and/or operated by various entities. A current image from each of the cameras is evaluated using image processing techniques so that a human need not have to view the camera imagery when an initial evaluation is made. Evaluation parameters may include such things as whether a camera is outputting a predefined error image, an image whose brightness is bad, or an image with bad hues. The status of each camera on a network is stored along with a snapshot of the image from which an evaluation was made and a time stamp. The data are made available to the operator of the camera for maintenance and other purposes. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033748 | Electronic camera system, electronic camera, cradle, image accumulation device, and program - An electronic camera system has an electronic camera and a cradle. The electronic camera includes an image pickup section that photoelectrically converts a subject image to generate image data, a first recording section that records image data, a first connecting terminal used for transmission/reception of data to/from an outside of the camera, and a camera controlling section that transfers the image data to the outside of the camera. The cradle includes a second connecting terminal constructed to be capable of engaging with the first connecting terminal, a cradle controlling section that transmits/receives data to/from the electronic camera, and a second recording section in which the image data transferred from the electronic camera can be recorded. Also, at least one of the electronic camera and the cradle further includes a transfer determination section which determines a possibility of transferring the image data based on predetermined authentication information. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033749 | Camera - A camera includes: an image-capturing unit that captures an image of a subject to acquire image data; an image storing unit that stores a plurality of image data acquired by the image-capturing unit in a storage medium; an image specifying unit that specifies image data designated by a user from among the plurality of image data stored in the storage medium; and a transmission controlling unit that when transmitting the plurality of image data to an external device using a wireless communication device, identifies specified image data specified by the image specifying unit and non-specified image data that are not specified by the image specifying unit from each other and transmits the specified image data to the external device in priority to the non-specified image data. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033750 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOTION STABILIZATION - A method and apparatus for digital image stabilization. The method comprises segmenting an exposure time to have multiple partial-exposure images of a scene and manipulating the partially exposed images to produce a stable image | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033751 | Lens barrel unit - A lens barrel unit includes gyro sensors that detect vibration. The gyro sensors are disposed around a CCD mounting portion within a range over which the lens barrel unit is projected along the optical axis of a photographic optical system. This positional arrangement allows the lens barrel unit to be provided as a compact retractable unit, and ultimately achieves miniaturization of the camera. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033752 | Digital Camera Device and Methodology for Distributed Processing and Wireless Transmission of Digital Images - A digital imaging system is described that provides techniques for reducing the amount of processing power required by a given digital camera device and for reducing the bandwidth required for transmitting image information to a target platform. The system defers and/or distributes the processing between the digital imager (i.e., digital camera itself) and the target platform that the digital imager will ultimately be connected to. In this manner, the system is able to decrease the actual computation that occurs at the digital imager. Instead, the system only performs a partial computation at the digital imager device and completes the computation somewhere else, such as at a target computing device (e.g., desktop computer) where time and size are not an issue (relative to the imager). By deferring resource-intensive computations, the present invention substantially reduces the processor requirements and concomitant battery requirements for digital cameras. Further, by adopting an image strategy optimized for compression (compressed luminosity record), the present invention decreases the bandwidth requirements for transmitting images, thereby facilitating the wireless transmission of digital camera images. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033753 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An imaging apparatus estimates a distance based on a reflectance value of a subject estimated with improved precision. An illumination unit illuminates a subject with illumination light. An imaging unit captures a plurality of images each under a different condition of the illumination unit. An illumination light element obtaining unit obtains an image formed with an element of the illumination light from the plurality of images. A reflectance estimation unit eliminates illumination variations from one of the plurality of images or from the image formed with the illumination light element, and estimates a reflectance of the subject corresponding to each pixel. A distance information estimation unit estimates a distance to the subject corresponding to each pixel based on the image formed with the illumination light element and the reflectance of the subject. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033754 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND IMAGE SHOOTING APPARATUS - The signal processing circuit includes: a buffer memory for temporarily storing a shot image; and a moving-picture detection device for detecting whether or not the shot image is a moving picture. Whether to store the shot image in the buffer memory as a moving memory, as a still picture, or as both a moving picture and a still picture is determined according to the detection result of the moving-picture detection device. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033755 | Image acquisition and processing engine for computer vision - In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an image processor is provided. According to a feature of the present invention, the image processor comprises a CPU arranged and configured to receive an image input, the image input depicting a scene, the CPU being further arranged and configured to execute a routine to receive the image input and perform preselected spatio-spectral analysis of the image to create a version of the image input optimized for analysis of the scene. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033756 | Imaging preventing apparatus and imaging preventing method - An imaging preventing apparatus includes imaging means for obtaining an imaged image signal by performing imaging processing, image analyzing means for performing image analyzing processing on the imaged image signal obtained by the imaging means, imaging preventing operation performing means for performing a preventing operation against imaging by a different camera system, and control means for determining the possibility of being imaged by a different camera system based on the analysis result information by the image analyzing means and, if it is determined that there is a possibility of being imaged, causing the imaging preventing operation performing means to perform the preventing operation. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033757 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A MOVING OBJECT, BY USING VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION - An apparatus for determining the present position of a vehicle, by utilizing a visible-light communication system. The apparatus uses a visible-light communication beacon and video data representing an image photographed by one camera. The beacon emits a visible optical signal, thus transmitting position data. The visible-light communication beacon comprises a road-illuminating lamp and a visible-light communication apparatus, both secured to a lamp post. The vehicle has the camera and a vehicle position determination apparatus. The vehicle position determination apparatus demodulates the visible optical signal, there restoring the position data, and calculates the present position of the vehicle from the position data. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033758 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes unit reading, from first objects, information items for determining program procedures used to detect the first objects by image processing, unit selecting, from the program procedures, program procedures corresponding to the information items, and to determine an order of execution of the selected program procedures, unit acquiring an initial image including images corresponding to the first objects, the initial image being used for executing a first program procedure of a first order of execution, which is included in the selected program procedures, unit detecting, using the initial image, at least one of the first objects by executing the first program procedure corresponding to at least one of the first objects, and unit generating a post-removal image obtained by removing, from the initial image, image data corresponding to one of the images, which is on a first area corresponding to at least one detected object. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033759 | REFERENCE VOLTAGE CIRCUIT AND IMAGE-CAPTURE CIRCUIT - A reference voltage circuit for generating a reference voltage to be referred when a pixel signal is digitally converted, includes ramp voltage generating means for generating a ramp voltage which drops from a predetermined initial voltage at a certain gradient, a transistor for forming, together with the ramp voltage generating means, a current mirror circuit, and gain change means for changing a current value of a current flowing from a predetermined power supply via the transistor to change the gradient of the ramp voltage generated by the ramp voltage generating means. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033760 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA - An apparatus and method for processing image data are provided. Using the method of the present invention, image data output from an image sensor can be rapidly processes and the necessary amount of buffer memory can be reduced. To this end, first image data of one frame is processed and converted into second image data in an image sensor part. The converted second image data is stored in a plural buffer memory having a plurality of storage areas. The second image data is sequentially read from the plural buffer memory, and then encoded. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033761 | Smart Camera with an Integrated Lighting Controller - A smart camera includes an integrated lighting current controller and can couple to one or more external light sources. The integrated lighting current controller can control and power the one or more external light sources using a current pulse. The one or more external light sources can provide illumination for the smart camera to acquire the image of an object under test. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033762 | Color photographing apparatus - A proposition is to provide a color photographing apparatus capable of reducing the failure probability of white balance adjusting. For this purpose, the color photographing apparatus includes a discriminating unit calculating an accuracy of a shooting scene belonging to a specific group having a similar illumination color based on a feature vector of the shooting scene and a discriminant criterion preliminarily calculated by supervised learning, and a calculating unit calculating an adjusting value of the white balance adjusting to be performed on an image shot in the shooting scene based on the calculated accuracy and the image. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033763 | Flicker Correcting Device and Flicker Correcting Method - Provided are a flicker correcting device and a flicker correcting method which are capable of reducing the frequency of occurrence of a flicker during detection of the flicker. A nonvolatile memory stores information on a power source frequency of illumination under an image pickup environment. A control unit performs a setting related to flicker correction of an image pickup unit based on the information stored in the nonvolatile memory. A signal processing circuit detects a flicker from image data acquired in the set state. The control unit writes the information on the power source frequency of illumination under the image pickup environment into the nonvolatile memory based on a result of flicker detection by the signal processing circuit. | 2009-02-05 |
| 20090033764 | SCENE-DEPENDENT AUTO EXPOSURE CONTROL - A device has a processing unit to implement a set of operations to use both luma and chroma information from a scene of an image to dynamically adjust exposure time and sensor gain. The processing unit collects bright near grey pixels and high chroma pixels in the scene. Based on the collected pixels, brightness of the near grey pixels is increased to a predetermined level without saturation. At the same time, the high chroma pixels are kept away from saturation. | 2009-02-05 |
