| 09th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
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| 20090051678 | Active Matrix Display Apparatus - A readily-mountable low-cost active matrix display apparatus with a setup function is provided. A serial interface circuit | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051679 | LOCAL MOTION ESTIMATION USING FOUR-CORNER TRANSFORMS - A four-corner motion system for precisely modeling local motion is provided. The four-corner motion system provides a motion estimation technique that uses a four-corner transform to describe planar motion. The four-corner motion system produces a motion field that describes the motion of each block in a reference frame at the four-corner level. Thus, the four-corner motion system provides more precise modeling of local motion. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051680 | Curved-Surface Generating Method and Program, and Three-Dimensional Shape Processing Apparatus - A plurality of representative points are selected from a group of points obtained as results of shape measurement of an object, respective principal curvatures are calculated at the representative points on the basis of positional relationships between the representative point and a plurality of points existing around the representative point, a line of curvature is created on the basis of the principal curvatures of the representative points and a curved surface is generated using this line of curvature. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051681 | Monitoring User Attention in a Computer-Simulated Environment - Provided are methods, data processing systems and computer program product for monitoring user activity and monitoring the effectiveness of objects within a virtual environment such as an immersive, computer-simulated | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051682 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE IMAGES WHICH CONTAIN VIRTUAL OBJECTS - Methods and apparatus for production of composite images, videos, or films which exhibit virtual objects. More particularly, methods and apparatus for rendering, scaling, and/or locating, virtual objects within composite images, videos, or films employing marker objects as reference objects. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051683 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FOOT SHAPE GENERATION - A foot shape generation system that is based on digital photography and a database to provide three-dimensional point cloud information for footwear designers and manufacturers to realize footwear customization. The subject | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051684 | DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTED BRUSH FOR DIRECT PAINT SYSTEMS ON PARAMETERIZED MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SURFACES - A system that implements a “tangent space brush,” allowing a user to paint directly onto a parameterized object, for example a three dimensional object. A tangent space brush projects coordinates from an input device to the world-space point on the surface of the 3D object. A normal is determined at that point and a brush image is projected from that point, along the normal, to the underlying surfaces. The system is implemented by providing a system that implements selecting a selected area of a displayed object, and projecting a brush directly onto a surface of the selected area. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051685 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes: a plane display device including a display panel formed of pixels arranged in a matrix form and an image display controller controlling an image displayed on the display panel; an optical plate including a plurality of lenses provided in front of the display panel and controlling light rays illuminated from the pixels; a display mode selector selecting one of stereoscopic image display and two-dimensional image display as a display mode; an analyzer analyzing image information contained in a two-dimensional image displayed based on a display information and determine whether to process the two-dimensional image when two-dimensional image display as a display mode be selected; and an image processor processing the two-dimensional image based on a result of the analysis conducted by the analyzer, sending the processed two-dimensional image to the image display controller, and causing the image display controller to display the processed two-dimensional image on the display panel. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051686 | SIMULATION OF DYNAMIC CITY ENVIRONMENTS AND A RELATED FABRICATION METHOD - A method of dynamic generation by computer simulation of spatial elements, in particular, buildings and roads, constituting a three-dimensional city environment, the method comprising providing a supervisor subroutine responsible for overall control of the simulation; providing a spatial reorganization subroutine subordinate to the supervisor subroutine and responsible for generating the city environment on a local scale; placing a spatial element in the simulation; generating an inquiry from the supervisory subroutine which is sent to the spatial reorganization subroutine and providing spatial materialization of the inquiry by the spatial reorganization subroutine, which involves agents wherein at least some of the agents are able to negotiate with one another. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051687 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An image processing device includes a shader processor for carrying out a vertex shader process and a pixel shader process successively, a rasterizer unit for generating pixel data required for the pixel shader process on the basis of data on which the vertex shader process has been performed by said shader processor, and a feedback loop for feeding the pixel data outputted from said rasterizer unit back to said shader processor as a target for the pixel shader process which follows the vertex shader process. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051688 | GENERATING IMAGES USING RAY TRACING AND RAY TREE GENERATED USING LOW-DISCREPANCY SEQUENCES - Computer graphics apparatus, methods and systems and program products, operable to generate and display human-perceptible images, comprise a ray tracer operable to generate a ray tree, the ray tree comprising a primary ray shot along a selected direction and a plurality of other rays, the other rays being generated by recursive splitting. A ray is split when it encounters a predetermined condition, and each of the rays into which it is split is directed along a selected direction. The ray tracer comprises a low-discrepancy sequence generator an condition detector and a ray generator. The low-discrepancy sequence generator is configured to generate elements of at least one low-discrepancy sequence. The condition detector is configured to determine, for one of the rays in the ray tree, whether the one of the rays encounters the predetermined condition. The ray generator is configured to, when the condition detector makes a positive determination in connection with the one of the rays, generate a selected number “M” of split rays each along a splitting direction determined by a respective direction value. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051689 | Image processing method and apparatus - In image processing adapted to a display apparatus using a plurality of line buffers for storing data regarding dots aligned on scanning lines on the screen, when a line having a prescribed width and a prescribed length is drawn on the screen, a line drawing range is calculated with reference to start-point coordinates and end-point coordinates as well as the width of line, thus selecting dots on the screen with reference to coordinates of intersections between the scanning lines and the boundaries of the line drawing range, wherein data regarding the selected dots are written into at least one of the line buffers. In line terminating processing, a virtual circle whose diameter matches the width of the line is imaginarily drawn at one end of the line, so that data regarding dots belonging to the virtual circle are written into at least one of the line buffers. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051690 | Motion line switching in a virtual environment - A computing system enhances the human-like realism of computer opponents in racing-type games and other motion-related games. The computing system observes multiple prescribed motion lines and computes switching probabilities attributed to switching of simulated motion of a racer from one prescribed motion line to another. A sampling module samples at random over the switching probabilities to select one of the switching probabilities. At least one control signal is generated to switch simulated motion of the entity in a virtual reality environment from the first prescribed motion line to one of the other prescribed motion lines, in accordance with the selected one of the switching probabilities. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051691 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to be able to output moving image data that enables a desired image group partially included in all intra-subject images to be played as a moving image. An image display apparatus according to the present invention includes an image display function of displaying a series of images obtained by picking up an interior of a digestive canal of a subject at time series, and includes an input unit | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051692 | Electronic presentation system - The invention provides a digital, animation presentation system for dramatically presenting various works. The digital and animated presentation in accordance with the invention is not limited by the conventions of paper books or electronic books that mimic paper-based books, and provides for the dramatic presentation of animation and animated text that includes text moving forward or backwards across the reader's display as well as appearing to move forward or away from the reader. The invention is applicable to a variety of works, including various fiction and non-fiction stories, educational materials, as well as tutorials and instruction manuals. In accordance with the invention, a reader can control his or her viewing of the digital animation and text so that he or she can view a story in its natural forward progression, pause and/or stop and re-read a section, return to an earlier section and/or skip ahead to a later section. The invention also provides for dramatic presentation and animation of the text as well as animation and sound effects that correlate to the text. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051693 | DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD USED IN A DISPLAY APPARATUS , AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The display control method includes the steps of: making a first determination of whether the analog RGB signal is present or absent, and switching an input to the analog RGB signal and displaying an image expressed by the analog RGB signal when the analog RGB signal has been determined to be present; making a second determination of whether the digital signal is present or absent when the analog RGB signal has been determined to be absent, and switching the input to the digital signal and displaying an image expressed by the digital signal when the digital signal has been determined to be present; and starting a power-saving mode after a predetermined lapse of time when both the analog RGB signal and the digital signal have been determined to be absent. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051694 | Methods and Systems for Adaptive Image Data Compression - Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for processing image data for use on LCD displays. Some aspects relate to an adaptive image compression techniques for liquid crystal display systems. Some aspects relate to systems and methods wherein varying degrees of compression are applied based on memory availability. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051695 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an image storage unit that stores an image, an image display unit that sequentially displays each image, a feature-information storage unit that stores feature information of each image, a feature-information display unit that displays the feature information, a skip indicator receiving unit that receives a skip indicator, which is an indicator set in relation to the feature information to skip a display of the image on the image display unit, a skip instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to skip the image displayed on the image display unit, and an image display control unit that controls the image display unit to skip the image displayed on the image display unit according to the feature information and based on the skip indicator when the skip instruction receiving unit receives the instruction to skip an image. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051696 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DATA STRUCTURES FOR GENERATING A RASTERIZER - Methods, systems and data structures produce a rasterizer. A graphical state is detected on a machine architecture. The graphical state is used for assembling a shell rasterizer. The machine architecture is used for selecting replacement logic that replaces portions of shell logic in the shell rasterizer. The machine architecture is used for selectively inserting memory management logic into portions of the shell logic to produce. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051697 | METHOD AND MECHANISM FOR PROGRAMMABLE FILTERING OF TEXTURE MAP DATA IN 3D GRAPHICS SUBSYSTEMS - A system, method and apparatus to provide flexible texture filtering. A programmable texture filtering module is introduced into the graphics processing pipeline of a graphic coprocessor and graphic processor integrated with the host. A program from a defined instruction set may then be loaded into texture processing cores to process texture data consistent with the program. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051698 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING DIFFERENCES IN VECTOR GRAPHIC FILES - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for identifying differences in vector graphics files. A set of vector graphics file pairs are retrieved, wherein each vector graphics file pair in the set includes a first vector graphics file and a second vector graphics file. The first vector graphics file is compared with the second vector graphics file in each vector graphics file pair in the set using a one or more rules to form one or more comparisons. Differences are identified between the first and second vector graphics file in each vector graphics file pair in the set based on the comparisons. A merged file is created for each vector graphics file pair in the set containing differences from the comparisons to form results. The results are displayed in a graphical user interface after creating the merged file. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051699 | PERSPECTIVE ALTERING DISPLAY SYSTEM - The perception of a displayed image is altered for viewers moving relative to the position of the display system screen, thereby imparting a sense of three-dimensional immersion in the scene being displayed. A display generator generates a scene having foreground and background elements, and a display screen displaying the scene. A sensor detects the position of a viewer relative to the display screen, and a processor is operative to shift the relative position of the foreground and background elements in the displayed scene as a function of viewer position, such that the viewer's perspective of the scene changes as the viewer moves relative to the display screen. The foreground and background elements may be presented in the form of multiple superimposed graphics planes, and/or a camera may be used to record the scene through panning at sequential angles. The system may be used to implement virtual windows, virtual mirrors and other effects without requiring viewers or users to modify behavior or wear glasses, beacons, etc. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051700 | Image display device, image display control method and program - An image display device includes: a storage means for storing a plurality of items of image data; a first classifying means for classifying the plurality of the items of image data in a first predetermined unit; a second classifying means for breaking the plurality of the items of image data classified by the first classifying means into smaller groups in a second predetermined unit; a display control means for controlling display in such a way that images are displayed in the second predetermined unit based on the image data broken into smaller groups by the second classifying means; and a display means for performing a predetermined display based on the control performed by the display control means. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051701 | Information layout - An operating platform- and device-neutral user interface is provided. Through the use of the disclosed user interface, device-particular nuances with regard to the rendering of information are overcome thereby allowing for greater pervasiveness of mobile device usage and reduction in development and management costs through the improvement and consistency of functionality and rendering of information. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051702 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MAP DATA IN REAL TIME - The invention has in particular as an object the generation, in real time, of a background map on the basis of a plurality of electronic maps having different projection parameters and geodesic parameters. After at least two electronic maps have been selected ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051703 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a graphical user interface that is displayed within one screen of a display device. The graphical user interface includes a matrix-shaped display area that is partitioned along a first axis by types of content and partitioned along a second axis by units of time. Items of information on the content that is processed within a specified unit of time are displayed within the matrix-shaped display area, closed together along the second axis. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051704 | Object rendering from a base coordinate - An operating platform- and device-neutral user interface is provided. Through the use of the disclosed user interface, device-particular nuances with regard to the rendering of information are overcome thereby allowing for greater pervasiveness of mobile device usage and reduction in development and management costs through the improvement and consistency of functionality and rendering of information. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051705 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY MEMORIZING PICTURE ORIENTATION - A method for automatically memorizing a picture orientation is disclosed. In this method, picture data are activated to display a picture image, and then the picture image is rotated by a display angle. After a picture feature based on the picture data is obtained, a feature record comprising the display angle and the picture feature is created. When the picture data are activated again, the feature record is provided, and then the picture image is displayed according to the feature record. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051706 | Coordinate evaluation - An operating platform- and device-neutral user interface is provided. Through the use of the disclosed user interface, device-particular nuances with regard to the rendering of information are overcome thereby allowing for greater pervasiveness of mobile device usage and reduction in development and management costs through the improvement and consistency of functionality and rendering of information. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051707 | Liquid Crystal Display Device Drive Method, Liquid Crystal Display Device, and Television Receiver - The method of driving a liquid crystal display in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is a method of driving a liquid crystal display whereby a first liquid crystal panels produces a display from a first display signal and the second liquid crystal panel produces a display a second display signal derived from the first display signal, the first and second liquid crystal panels being stacked on top of each other. The luminance of the first liquid crystal panel is extended based on the luminance extension ratio obtained from the gray levels for dots contained in the first display signal and a logical maximum gray level of input image data. The luminance of the second liquid crystal panel which produces a display from the second display signal is lowered by the amount by which luminance is extended on the first liquid crystal panel. A liquid crystal display with high display quality is realized by restraining decrease in saturation which would otherwise become obtrusive when two liquid crystal panels are stacked. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051708 | ACTIVE DISPLAY DEVICE AND MIXING TYPE PIXEL DRIVING METHOD IN ACTIVE DISPLAY DEVICE - A mixing type pixel driving method in an active display device includes generating a digital data for a selected pixel, first driving the selected pixel to be illuminated with a first illumination intensity, and second driving the selected pixel to be illuminated with a second illumination intensity in a second illumination interval. A relative ratio of the second illumination intensity to the first illumination intensity is changed according to the value of the digital data. The number of the converted bits by DAC is reduced. Therefore, the less bit DAC is adaptable for the mixing type pixel driving method and the layout area and the consumption current can be decreased. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051709 | Image adjusting apparatus - An image adjusting apparatus is provided for adjusting the color of an image. The image adjusting apparatus includes a converting module, a processing module, an output module, a display module, a measuring module and a computing module. The converting module converts an input image into an image signal. The processing module is coupled with the converting module for adjusting the image signal and generating an output signal according to a gain value. The output module is coupled with the processing module for generating an output image according to the output signal. The display module is coupled with the output module for displaying the output image. The measuring module is coupled with the display module for measuring the output image and generating a measurement. The computing module is coupled with the measuring module and the processing module for generating the gain value according to the measurement. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051710 | Display Method in an Active Matrix Display Device - The present invention relates to a method for displaying an image in an active matrix display device and more particularly in an active matrix OLED (Organic Light Emitting Display) display. The purpose of this invention is to increase the video dynamic range of each color component. The voltages applied to the OLED cells are based on reference voltages or currents. According to the invention, a different set of reference voltages is used for each colour component. To this end, the video frame is divided into at least three sub-frames and at least one colour component of the picture is addressed during each subframe with a set of reference voltages adapted to said color component. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051711 | Compact Flat Panel Color Calibration System - A compact flat panel color calibration system includes a lens prism optic able to pass a narrow, perpendicular, and uniform cone angle of incoming light to a spectrally non-selective photodetector. The calibration system also includes a microprocessor operable to determine the luminance of the display based upon the information gathered by the photodetector. A software module included in the calibration system is then operable to process the luminance information in order to adjust the flat panel display. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051712 | Projection apparatus using variable light source - A projection apparatus using a spatial light modulator (SLM), comprising the following: at least one variable light source, at least one spatial light modulator for modulating the illumination light emitted from the variable light source in accordance with the modulation state of arrayed pixel elements, a variable light source controller for controlling modulation of the variable light source, and a spatial light modulator controller for controlling modulation of each pixel element of the spatial light modulator, wherein the variable light source controller controls the variable light source so as to reduce the period in which the modulation states of the pixel element are in transition on a display image. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051713 | Mobile terminal emitting light according to temperature and display control method thereof - A mobile terminal emitting light according to a temperature and a display control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes a display part activated in response to a control signal, a temperature sensor part for measuring a temperature of the mobile terminal and outputting a voltage corresponding to the measured temperature value, and a central controller for outputting the control signal to activate the display part included in the mobile terminal when the voltage input from the temperature sensor part exceeds a predetermined reference value. Therefore, it is possible to improve the design of the mobile terminal. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051714 | MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND TONE CORRECTING APPARATUS - A filtering unit filters a moving image decoded by an image decoding unit to reduce noise component. A tone correcting unit corrects tone in accordance with setting of brightness set by a display control unit, utilizing tone characteristic of the moving image. The display control unit detects a signal from an operating unit, and controls brightness of a screen of the display unit. Further, the display control unit controls a switch such that an output of either the filtering unit or the tone correcting unit is input to the display unit. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051715 | Segmented receiver table and throw distance calibration for a digital printer - A receiver table ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051716 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE ACCESS PORTS IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - A method is provided of controlling communication between multiple ports in a microfluidic device. The method includes the step of providing a channel network in a microfluidic device. The channel network including a first channel having a first input port and an output port. The first channel is filled with a fluid and a first output droplet is deposited on the output port. The first output droplet has a radius of curvature. The first output droplet flows toward the first input port in response to placement of a first input droplet having a radius of curvature greater than the radius of curvature of the first output droplet on the first input port. The first input droplet flows toward the output port in response to the first input droplet having a radius of curvature less than the radius of curvature of first output droplet. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051717 | Ejection condition adjustment apparatus, droplet ejecting apparatus, and ejection condition adjustment method and program - An ejection condition adjustment apparatus includes a unit configured to set, in a case where a large head to be driven includes a plurality of small heads each having a number of orifices and the small heads are disposed adjacent to one another on the large head such that regions of the respective small heads where the orifices are provided partially overlap one another, a range of orifices to be used and an ejection timing for the individual small heads such that positional shifts between adjoining ones of patterns formed by the respective small heads are minimized. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051718 | METHOD FOR FORMING DOTS, METHOD FOR FORMING IDENTIFICATION CODE, AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - An acceptable duration is defined as the time necessary for allowing the diameter of a microdroplet that has reached the substrate to become a maximum acceptable droplet diameter. A scanning speed is set in such a manner that the microdroplet that has been received by the substrate reaches a radiating position from a droplet receiving position immediately after the acceptable duration has passed since reception of the microdroplet by the substrate. A laser beam is radiated onto the microdroplet immediately after the acceptable duration has passed since the reception of the microdroplet Fb by the substrate, or when the microdroplet is located at the radiating position. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051719 | Maintenance method for discharging head, maintenance device for discharging head, droplet discharging apparatus, discharging head, and computer program - A maintenance method is provided for a discharging head in which multiple discharging portions are arranged in line. The maintenance method includes the steps of performing an operation of continuously discharging droplets from one discharging portion or a plurality of unadjacent discharging portions, and repeating the operation for one discharging portion or a plurality of discharging portions adjacent to the previous discharging portion or the previous discharging portions in a predetermined direction. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051720 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus according to an aspect of the invention comprises a first roller pair disposed downstream of a recording unit; a second roller pair disposed downstream of the first roller pair; an inversion guide portion that connects a downstream portion of a conveying path positioned downstream of the recording unit to an upstream portion of the conveying path positioned upstream of the recording unit; a path changeover unit configured to send the recording medium conveyed from the recording unit with a first end as a leading end to the inversion guide portion with the second end as a leading end. In a stop operation, rotation of the first roller pair and the second roller pair stops in a state where the first roller pair nips a vicinity of the second end of the recording medium and the second roller pair also nips the recording medium. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051721 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD - After a first scan in a forward direction, conveying corresponding to one nozzle block is performed, and then in a second scan in a backward direction, printing of a “printing area | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051722 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INK EJECTION - An image forming apparatus includes an inkjet head, a first tank and a second tank, a first flow path, a second flow path, a third flow path, and a negative pressure control mechanism that controls negative pressure in the first tank and the second tank. The negative pressure control mechanism alternately switches a first phase in which the ink is delivered from the first tank to the second tank, and a second phase in which the ink is delivered from the second tank to the first tank. The inkjet head ejects the ink both in the first phase and in the second phase. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051723 | Liquid transporting apparatus - An ink transporting head includes a head main body in which, an ink channel is formed, a transporting electrode which is arranged on an inner surface of the ink channel, an insulating layer which is arranged on the inner surface of the ink channel to cover the transporting electrode, and which changes a wetting angle of liquid on a surface according to an electric potential of the transporting electrode, and a heat generator which heats the ink inside the ink channel. Accordingly, there is provided a liquid transporting apparatus which is capable of suppressing a temperature fluctuation of the liquid inside the liquid channel, and transporting the liquid stably. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051724 | HEAD ARRAY UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A head array unit includes a plurality of liquid discharging heads configured to discharge liquid and a head supporter configured to support the plurality of liquid discharging heads. The head supporter includes a plurality of liquid inlets, a channel system, and at least two ports. The plurality of liquid inlets is configured to supply liquid to the plurality of liquid discharging heads, respectively. The channel system is configured to sandwich or surround each of the plurality of liquid inlets and contain coolant to control a temperature of the head array unit. The at least two ports are connected to the channel system. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051725 | INK-JET PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An object of this invention is to prevent prolongation of the time taken for a suction recovery operation while suppressing wasteful consumption of ink in the suction recovery operation. An ink-jet printing apparatus includes a plurality of caps which, when a plurality of nozzles of an ink-jet head are divided into a plurality of nozzle groups, are arranged one by one for the respective nozzle groups, and cap the respective nozzle groups, a suction pump which generates a negative pressure in the plurality of caps to suck ink from the plurality of nozzles, and is arranged commonly for the plurality of caps, and a control unit which controls the suction pump so as to make the negative pressure by the suction pump act on all the caps when a common negative pressure is generated in the plurality of caps, and make different negative pressures by the suction pump act sequentially on the plurality of caps when different negative pressures are generated in the respective caps. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051726 | DIGITAL COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH PRINTER - The present invention relates to a printer for printing digital colour photographs. The printer includes a printhead cartridge housing an ink ejection printhead and an ink supply configured to supply ink to the printhead. A cradle unit defines a support bay in which the printhead cartridge can be fitted in a removable manner. The cradle unit houses a media transport mechanism which transports print media past the printhead. A media supply cartridge is configured to supply the media to the transport mechanism. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051727 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - There is disclosed a liquid ejecting apparatus including a liquid ejecting head having a nozzle from which a droplet of a liquid is ejected, a liquid supply passage connected with the liquid ejecting head and supplying the liquid to the liquid ejecting head, a gas discharge passage connected with the liquid supply passage to discharge a gas from the liquid supply passage, a gas-permeable film allowing only gases to pass therethrough and providing a partition separating the gas discharge passage and liquid supply passage from each other in a connecting portion where the gas discharge passage and liquid supply passage are connected with each other, a liquid suction cap for sucking the liquid in the liquid ejecting head through the nozzle, a sucking device sucking liquids and gases, a switching device selectively connecting the sucking device with one of the gas discharge passage and liquid suction cap, a differential pressure valve disposed in a portion of the gas discharge passage between the gas permeable film and the switching device, and being opened by a suction pressure from the sucking device to communicate the gas permeable film and the switching device with each other while the sucking device is operating, and disconnecting communication between the gas permeable film and the switching device while the sucking device is not operating, and a first liquid holding chamber which is disposed in a portion of the gas discharge passage between the differential pressure valve and switching device, and in which the liquid flowing into the gas discharge passage from the switching device is trapped. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051728 | MAINTENANCE DEVICE FOR LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A maintenance device for doing maintenance of an inkjet type recording apparatus having a recording head is provided. The maintenance device includes a selecting portion. The selecting portion has a plurality of movable bodies each corresponding to one of nozzle groups of the recording head. Each movable body is driven by the drive source so as to be movable between a selection position and a non-selection position. When arranged at the selection position, each movable body allows the suction portion to apply suction to the movable body and allows the wiper corresponding to the movable body to perform wiping. When arranged at the non-selection position, each movable body inhibits the suction portion from applying suction to the movable body and inhibits the wiper corresponding to the movable body from performing wiping. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051729 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - An inkjet type printer having a recording head is disclosed. The printer includes a cap and a raising and lowering unit. The raising and lowering unit moves the cap between a sealing position at which the cap contacts the recording head and a retreat position at which the cap is separated from the recording head. The raising and lowering unit includes a selection cam, a cleaning mechanism, and a lift lever. The cleaning mechanism supports the cap and the selection cam, and is movable along the moving direction of the cap. The distal end of the lift lever is engaged with the selection cam at a position near the outer circumference of the selection cam, and the proximal end of the lift lever is coupled to a pressure adjustment shaft. The selection cam is raised or lowered while being rotated about the distal end of the lift lever, so that the cap is moved between the sealing position and the retreat position. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051730 | Discharge Surface Cleaning Device for Liquid Discharge Head - A discharge surface cleaning device for a liquid discharge head includes a wiping member, a washing liquid discharge device, and one or more absorbing members. The wiping member cleans the discharge surface by moving relative to the discharge surface while in contact with the discharge surface. The washing liquid discharge device applies a washing liquid directly to the wiping member. The absorbing member absorbs ink, and the washing liquid, on the wiping member. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051731 | MAINTENANCE DEVICE FOR LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A maintenance device for use in a liquid ejection apparatus including a liquid ejection head is disclosed. The maintenance device maintains the liquid ejection head and includes a cap, wiper, and head guide portion. The cap is movable between a capping position, in which the cap contacts the liquid ejection head, and a retreat position, in which the cap is separated from the liquid ejection head. The wiper is capable of wiping a nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejection head by moving in a wiping direction. The head guide portion positions the cap relative to the liquid ejection head so that the cap is parallel to the nozzle forming surface when arranged at the capping position and positions the wiper relative to the liquid ejection head so that the wiper is parallel to the nozzle forming surface during the wiping. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051732 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CLEANING A RECORDING HEAD, AND A COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM ENCODING THE METHOD - An inkjet recording apparatus, method and computer readable medium are provided. The inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head comprising a nozzle formation surface having a plurality of ink discharging nozzles formed thereon; a wiper which has elasticity and wipes the nozzle formation surface by pressingly contacting against the nozzle formation surface of the recording head; and a moving unit which moves at least one of the recording head and the wiper to wipe the nozzle formation surface at a first relative speed and moves the at least one of the recording head and the wiper to separate from each other at a second relative speed, which is less than the first relative speed. The method includes moving at least one of the inkjet recording head and the wiper relative to each other so that the wiper wipes the nozzle formation surface at a first relative speed; and separating the wiper from the inkjet recording head at a second relative speed, which is less than the first relative speed. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051733 | EFFICIENT IMAGE ARRAY MICRO ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS)JET - An imaging array and method of forming an imaging array includes a plurality of staggered imaging dies formed as a row of alternating open spaces and imaging dies. A plurality of driver dies can be adaptively arranged in the open spaces formed by the staggered imaging dies. The use of the open spaces between the staggered imaging dies allows for a color imaging array that occupies a waterfront of approximately 20 mm. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051734 | Imaging method and inkjet recording apparatus - An imaging method is disclosed for realizing full color printing using an ink head configured to discharge black ink and a plurality of color inks. The imaging method involves printing a monochrome image portion by printing a plurality of first rasters using black ink and an arbitrary number of the color inks, and printing a second raster in between the first rasters using pseudo black ink that is realized by the remaining number of the color inks. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051735 | LIQUID DROPLET FLIGHT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid droplet flight device is provided that moves an ink or the like using a comparatively low voltage and stably causes flight of even a high viscosity ink or the like. When causing droplets of a liquid inside a liquid retaining section to fly onto a medium transported between liquid droplet discharge means and an opposing electrode in the liquid droplet flight device, a high voltage is applied to the flight electrode from a bias power source to generate an electric field between the flight electrode and the opposing electrode. On/off control of flight control means is performed in this state to apply a drive voltage of a low voltage to an EW drive electrode from a drive power source such that the liquid inside a slit moves to a leading end portion of the flight electrode due to an electrowetting phenomenon, and the liquid that has moved to the leading end portion of the flight electrode flies toward the opposing electrode through the electric field such that a liquid droplet lands on the medium. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051736 | Liquid droplet transport apparatus - A liquid droplet transport apparatus, which is provided on a nozzle plate of an ink-jet head, comprises a first electrode and a second electrode which are arranged on a lower surface of the nozzle plate, a driver which applies electric potentials to the first electrode and the second electrode respectively, a resistor layer which is arranged on the lower surface of the nozzle plate and which makes electric conduction to both of the first electrode and the second electrode, and an insulating layer which covers the first electrode, the second electrode, and the resistor layer. Accordingly, the liquid droplet transport apparatus is provided, which makes it possible to transport liquid droplets over a long distance, while simplifying the arrangement for the liquid droplet transport. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051737 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid ejecting head including an piezoelectric element unit equipped with internal electrodes respectively constituting two poles are alternatively laminated to sandwich a piezoelectric material layer, the piezoelectric element unit having an external connecting portion connected to each of the internal electrodes of each pole on an outer surface of the piezoelectric element unit, and an external circuit board on which a driving IC for driving the piezoelectric element unit is provided and in which a connection wiring which is electrically connected to the piezoelectric element unit is provided. The external connecting portion of the piezoelectric element unit and the connection wiring of the wiring substrate are electrically connected via a connection layer made of an anisotropic conductive material. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051738 | MEMBRANE STIFFENER FOR ELECTROSTATIC INKJET ACTUATOR - An apparatus has an electrode plate having an array of electrodes, a flexible membrane separated from the electrode plate by a gap, the membrane having localized regions corresponding to electrodes in the array of electrodes, and each localized region having a stiffener. A print head has an ink reservoir, a nozzle plate to deliver ink from the reservoir to a print substrate, an ink inlet on an opposite side from the print substrate to provide ink from the reservoir to the nozzle plate, and a flexible membrane arranged so as to draw the ink through the ink inlet when actuated and to dispense the ink through the nozzle plate when released, the flexible membrane having a stiffener. A method of manufacturing a membrane device includes providing an electrode plate having an array of electrodes, forming an air gap adjacent the electrode plate, and forming a membrane of conductive material having localized regions with a stiffener, the localized regions corresponding to electrodes in the array. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051739 | Liquid delivering apparatus and method of producing the same - A liquid delivering apparatus, including a flow-passage unit including an opening and a pressure chamber which accommodates liquid and which communicates with the opening; an oscillating plate which partially defines the pressure chamber; a piezoelectric material layer which is one of directly and indirectly stacked on the oscillating plate and which deforms upon application of an electric field thereto so as to oscillate the oscillating plate for delivering the liquid from the pressure chamber through the opening; and an electrode pattern and a drive circuit which apply the electric filed to the piezoelectric material layer. The drive circuit and the electrode pattern are one of directly and indirectly provided on the oscillating plate. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051740 | Inkjet recording system and recording apparatus - An inkjet recording system including an inkjet recording head in which a part of wall face of a pressure chamber in which a nozzle is provided is formed of a piezoelectric element, the piezoelectric element being activated and deformed to make pressure wave act on ink in the pressure chamber, thereby discharging an ink droplet from the nozzle, wherein surface of the piezoelectric element forming a part of wall face of the pressure chamber has a centerline average roughness Ra ranging from 0.05 to 2 μm, and contact angle θ with ink is 45 degrees or less, and the following expression (1) is satisfied; | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051741 | PRINT HEAD HAVING EXTENDED SURFACE ELEMENTS - Embodiments include forming internal or external extended surface elements on a print-head substrate, at least in part, using a light beam. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051742 | INK DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED PRINTING - An ink delivery system having at least one off-axis ink supply container and an on-axis printhead assembly. The printhead assembly includes at least one reservoir and a corresponding standpipe separated by a particle filter. At least one tube connects the off-axis ink supply container to the printhead assembly. A first valve is configured to selectively open a flow path between the tube and the reservoir. A second valve is configured to selectively open a flow path between the standpipe and the tube. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051743 | PRINTHEAD INCORPORATING A STATIC PAGEWIDTH PRINTHEAD AND ELONGATE FLUID CHANNEL - A printhead assembly comprises an elongate casing defining a longitudinally extending printhead channel, a static pagewidth printhead received within the printhead channel, the static pagewidth printhead comprising a plurality of printhead tiles each bearing a printhead integrated circuit, the tiles being shaped to serially engage together so that adjacent printhead integrated circuits overlap, and an elongate fluid channel member defining a plurality of ducts for storing respective types of ink, the elongate fluid channel extending substantially the length of the static pagewidth printhead. The fluid channel member comprises an elongate body portion defining parallel open channels, and a lid portion which is fastened to the body portion so that the open channels form the ducts, the lid portion defining a plurality of protruding ridges which can be received in respective open channels. The lid portion comprises a plurality of groups of outlet ports, each group including a number of outlet ports equal to the number of parallel open channels. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051744 | PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ENCASED PRINTHEAD MODULE - A printhead assembly has a casing. A printhead module is positioned in the casing. The printhead module and the casing are configured so that the printhead module is removable from the casing. The printhead module includes a fluid channel member defining a number of ink ducts along its length and positioned in the casing. A number of printhead tiles are arranged on the fluid channel member. Each printhead tile has a printhead integrated circuit. The printhead tiles and the fluid channel member are configured so that ink can be supplied to the printhead integrated circuits from the fluid channel member. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051745 | LIQUID CONTAINER, LIQUID SUPPLYING SYSTEM AND CIRCUIT BOARD FOR LIQUID CONTAINER - A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes an apparatus antenna and photoreceptor means, the liquid container includes a container antenna communicatable with the apparatus antenna without physical contact therebetween; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; and a controller for controlling light emission of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative individual information supplied through the container antenna and the information stored in the information storing portion. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051746 | PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER, AND BOARD MOUNTED ON PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER - A printing material container is detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having a plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The printing material container comprises a first device, a second device, and a terminal group that includes a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal and at least one third terminal. The plurality of first terminals are connected to the first device and respectively include a first contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one second terminal is connected to the second device and includes a second contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one third terminal is for the detection of shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal and includes a third contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one second contact portion, the plurality of the first contact portions, and the at least one third contact portion are arranged so as to form one or multiple rows. The at least one second contact portion is arranged at an end of one row among the one or multiple rows. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051747 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus of the present invention includes a conveyance mechanism having a circumferential wall. On the circumferential wall are formed suction holes which communicate an internal space inside the circumferential wall with the outside of the circumferential wall. A recording medium is placed on the outer circumferential surface of the circumferential wall, and is conveyed on the outer circumferential surface in a direction of the rotation of the circumferential wall. A suction unit sucks the air in the internal space to create an air flow from the outside of the circumferential wall to the internal space via the suction holes. A recording medium ejection path branches off from the outer circumferential surface at a separating position which is at the most downstream position of a record head or a position further from the supply position S | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051748 | Substrate provided with bank and substrate provided with color pattern - An embodiment of the present invention will be disclosed below. A substrate provided with a bank, comprising: a transparent substrate, and a bank including an ink-repellent agent on the transparent substrate. A contact angle of an upper apex portion of said bank with respect to a colored ink with a surface tension of 50 mN/m or less is 30°-60°. Pixels comprising a colored pattern are provided by ejecting colored inks by an ink-jet method into openings in the bank. ΔEab within the pixels is less than 1. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051749 | INCREASED INKJET PRINTED DENSITY - A method of improving the density of an inkjet image comprising the step of printing the image on an inkjet receiver having a layer of Al | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051750 | APPARATUS FOR WRITING IMAGE ON ELECTRONIC PAPER - Disclosed is an apparatus for writing an image on electronic paper, the apparatus including a writing head having a plurality of pixel electrodes corresponding to a plurality of pixels forming an image, the writing head applying a voltage to the pixel electrodes according to inputted address signals and data signals; a driver for generating the address and data signals according to an inputted image frame signal and outputting the address and data signals to the writing head; and a controller for generating the image frame signal and outputting the image frame signals to the driver. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051751 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus that includes: a laser beam source; plural photoconductive members corresponding to plural colors; a modulation drive unit for performing pulse width modulation for each of colors by an image clock having a cycle of a pixel length; a single piece of polygon mirror whose reflection surfaces are disposed in a rotation direction thereof with a plurality of different inclination angles with colors; a beam detector that is disposed adjacent to the photoconductive member; and an image clock/data switching unit configured to generate the image clock of a frequency varying with the colors for making the same a color-based image magnification, and switch the image clocks generated for each of the colors in synchronization with a detection signal coming from the beam detector. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051752 | VIDEO CALL MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY OF CONTROLLING VOICE AND VIDEO RESPONSE - An video call management apparatus and associated methodology of controlling interactive voice and video responses is provided. A calling party is identified as an agent or a caller based on a set of agent identities. The calling party is then provided with an agent main menu, when an agent is identified, or a caller main menu when a caller is identified. An agent can be connected to the caller in a sub-queue entry, and a caller can be placed in an existing sub-queue or a new sub-queue can be created if it does not exist. Videomail from a caller for playback to an agent is also received, and the agent may call the caller during or after playback of the videomail. The agent is presented with a system video message containing information and statistics on a completed call. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051753 | MULTIMEDIA EFFECT PROCESSING DEVICE FOR VIDEOPHONE AND RELATED METHOD - The present invention discloses a videophone for displaying a first multimedia data, wherein the videophone communicates with a remote videophone. The videophone includes a database, a processing unit and an output unit. The database stores a plurality of multimedia files. The processing unit is coupled to the database, for selecting a second multimedia file from the database according to a first control signal, and integrating the first multimedia data with the second multimedia file into a first integrating data, wherein the first control signal is generated by the remote videophone. The output unit is coupled to the processing unit, for outputting the first integrating data. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051754 | Methods for Reducing Call Set Up Times Using Automatic Connection Negotiation - Methods and products for reducing the time required to set-up a call are provided. In particular, new functionality to H.324 is added by allowing the transmission of media to commence after a reduced number of H.245 messages have been exchanged by two calling devices. If two terminals involved in a call are capable of automatic connect renegotiation, one or more predetermined logical channels in the two terminals for transmitting media is selected, a message is sent from one terminal to the other terminal to open the predetermined logical channel, and media transmission between the two terminals is commenced. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051755 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication device of the present invention which is realized as a video communication device ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051756 | TELEPRESENCE CONFERENCE ROOM LAYOUT, DYNAMIC SCENARIO MANAGER, DIAGNOSTICS AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, system and apparatus for conducing an audio-visual telepresence conference among a number of conference rooms distributed over various locations includes determining a priority of each room in the conference, determining an optimal number of audio-video streams between each room in the conference according to priority, assigning participant displays and participant cameras to other rooms in the conference according to priority, generating and transmitting a configuration script for each room in the conference, performing audio and video diagnostic procedures between each room in the conference, and managed, remote control and monitoring of the conference. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051757 | Video Information Apparatus and Image Processing Method - A video information apparatus for displaying a ring-filed image is composed of computer system and display apparatus. The computer system is composed of the master control system and at least a controlled system. The master control system separates the ring-filed image into plural visual angle images, and the controlled system is electrically connected to the master control system to process these visual angle images. The display apparatus is electrically connected to the computer system to display the ring-filed image. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051758 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - The position and orientation of the viewpoint of the observer are acquired ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051759 | EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR THE SYNCHRONIZATION OF STEREOSCOPIC PROJECTION DISPLAYS - Equipment and methods for the synchronization of stereoscopic projection displays are described. One projection system described includes at least one projector for projecting alternate left and right eye stereoscopic images for viewing with stereoscopic viewing eyewear, and further includes an image data storage and retrieval device capable of outputting an image data stream in a first image data format, a projector capable of producing displayed image frames for viewing and having at least one spatial light modulator and a signal processing unit capable of receiving the image data stream and converting the first format to a second image data format, wherein the second image data format is compatible with the at least one spatial light modulator, and a synchronizing device comprising a frame synchronizing signal detector, a time delay unit, and a synchronizing signal transmitter, wherein the frame synchronizing signal detector is capable of generating a synchronization signal for synchronizing the eyewear with the displayed image frames, the synchronizing signal transmitter is capable of transmitting the synchronization signal, and the time delay unit is capable of causing a time delay for transmission of the synchronizing signal based at least in part on either or both of the first image format and the second image data format. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051760 | FUSION NIGHT VISION SYSTEM - A fusion night vision system having image intensification and thermal imaging capabilities includes an edge detection filter circuit to aid in acquiring and identifying targets. An outline of the thermal image is generated and combined with the image intensification image without obscuration of the image intensification image. The fusion night vision system may also include a parallax compensation circuit to overcome parallax problems as a result of the image intensification channel being spaced from the thermal channel. The fusion night vision system may also include a control circuit configured to maintain a perceived brightness through an eyepiece over a mix of image intensification information and thermal information. The fusion night vision system may incorporate a targeting mode that allows an operator to acquire a target without having the scene saturated by a laser pointer. The night vision system may also include a detector, an image combiner for forming a fused image from the detector and a display, and a camera aligned with image combiner for recording scene information processed by the first detector. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051761 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, PROGRAM AND MEMORY MEDIA | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051762 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND INTRA-SUBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM - To acquire much accurate image information having no noise, without increasing load in the post-processing of the image information, a receiving apparatus | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051763 | IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS, PARTICULARLY FOR USE WITH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT USED IN OPEN SURGERY - An electronic imaging apparatus (and related methods of manufacture and use), comprising: a chassis, having an open cylindrical groove formed therein; an image sensor assembly mounted in the chassis, the image sensor assembly comprising an electronic image sensor; a plurality of lenses, which are fitted into the groove in respective positions so as to form an image on the image sensor; and a cover, which closes over the image sensor assembly and the lenses in the chassis. The imaging system is particularly suitable as a compact imaging systems for use on instruments for open surgery. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051764 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND LENS UNIT - An endoscope system has a light source apparatus and an endoscope including an illumination optical system and an objective optical system. At least the objective optical system of the endoscope is provided with an adjustable diaphragm, and in a light path in one of the light source apparatus, the illumination optical system, and the objective optical system, an insertable/retractable filter for observation for special light is provided. The adjustable diaphragm performs a closing operation or an opening operation only when the filter for observation for special light is inserted into the light path. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051765 | USB-ENABLE AUDIO-VIDEO SWITCH - A telemedicine system ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051766 | Monitoring System and Imaging Device - An imaging device has a frame selector that performs frame removal processing for removing certain image frames from the image data such that groups of successive image frames remain at predetermined intervals. A monitoring center has a high resolution processor that uses received multiple image frames to perform high resolution processing. The frame selector has a motionless frame generator for generating motionless image frames indicating no motion compared with an image frame to be referenced. The frame selector inserts the motionless image frames into positions in the image data at which image frames have been removed by the frame removal processing to form image data to be transmitted. It is therefore possible to reduce the amount of data to be transmitted and display an acquired image at a high resolution. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051767 | POWER-LINE COMMUNICATION BASED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A surveillance system configured for communicating with video cameras and other devices connected over a power-line communication network, such as within a residence, or alternatively a commercial building. The system may be manufactured and installed at low cost without the need to route individual cables to each surveillance video camera or device. Bandwidth within the power-line communication network is preferably dynamically allocated to device streams by a server in response to predetermined and event-driven priorities. By way of example, remote communication is supported for allowing remote access to surveillance data and control of the surveillance system. The system may be implemented as a standalone unit or integrated within existing forms of electronics equipment, such as consumer electronics equipment including a television set, a set-top box, or other forms of video-enabled equipment that is adapted for performing power-line network communication. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051768 | Loop Recording With Book Marking - A surveillance apparatus continuously records imaged data from a camera into a circular buffer in a local memory. When a record signal is received, the system records the video stream that was recorded before the record signal was received, and the video stream that is recorded after the record signal was received. The recorded segment is then write-protected, so that the surveillance apparatus does not overwrite the recorded segment. The recorded segment could then be sent to a remote memory via a wireless connection to free up local memory for future recording sessions. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051769 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE - A system for remote monitoring and surveillance is disclosed in this invention. The system comprises a plurality of cameras, a router, and a server. The cameras are connected with the router separately through a wired or wireless communication protocol. The router is connected with the server through a wireless communication protocol. The cameras capture scenes and convert the captured scenes into a plurality of image signals. The router uses a communication protocol to connect with the cameras, and the router transmits the image signals by a first wireless communication protocol. The server receives the image signals by the first wireless communication protocol, processes the image signals to obtain first images, and displays the first images. A method for remote monitoring and surveillance is also disclosed in this invention. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051770 | Camera control method, camera control device, camera control program, and camera system - A camera control method includes the steps of performing at least one of a panning operation, a tilting operation, and a zoom-in operation using a first camera of at least two cameras, and performing at least one of a panning operation, a tilting operation, and a zoom-out operation using a second camera of the at least two cameras so that a portion of a blind spot or an entire blind spot generated due to at least one of the panning operation, the tilting operation, and the zoom-in operation performed using the first camera is included in a region captured using the second camera. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051771 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - In the present invention, there is provided a data processing device, including: a first memory configured to store identification information for identification of video data in association with a feature included in the video data; a second memory configured to store the feature included in the video data in association with the identification information for identification of the video data; a first reader configured to read out the identification information stored in the first memory based on a feature included in input video data; a second reader configured to read out the feature stored in the second memory based on the identification information read out by the first reader; and a checker configured to compare the feature included in the input video data with the feature read out by the second reader to determine whether or not the input video data matches video data whose feature is stored in the second memory. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051772 | ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING FOCUS IN SEGMENTED-OPTIC TELESCOPES - A multi-aperture interferometric optical system collects light propagating from a source of light and develops overlapping diffraction patterns on an optical detector that produces output signals for processing to automatically focus the optical system and form an image corresponding to the diffraction patterns. A preferred embodiment of the invention is a large aperture orbiting, earth-watching ring interferometric optical system configured such that there is no macro-structure pointing. Four mirror-ring structures direct incoming light to a multi-spectral primary optical detector that acquires light-pattern information to focus the optical system and derive an image. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051773 | VIDEO CAPTURE DEVICE WITH ATTENTION ATTRACTIVE FEATURE - A video capture device with attention attractive feature comprising: a video capture device; an attention attractive device, connecting to the video capture device; wherein the attention attractive device is used to attract the sight of eyes for video capture device to capture a better image. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051774 | CAMERA MODULE AND MOBILE TERMINAL UNIT - A camera module of the present invention includes a wiring substrate having a connection pad, and on which an imaging device is mounted, on an upper surface side thereof, and a lens unit provided on the wiring substrate and equipped with a lens portion arranged over the imaging device, an actuator (voice coil motor) for driving the lens portion, and projected connection terminal protruding downward and connected to the actuator. The projected connection terminal of the lens unit is arranged on the connection pad of the wiring substrate, and the connection pad and the projected connection terminal are joined mutually by a conductive adhesive agent. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051775 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - A signal processing device includes a system of system of circuit processing in essence while avoiding large sized device under restoring fluctuated signals such as deterioration and the like. The signal processing unit includes a processing unit that restores one of a signal before fluctuation, a signal which should have been intrinsically obtained, and signal data which is approximated from these signals from an initial signal which has fluctuated like deterioration. A fluctuated data region storing fluctuated data and a restored data region storing signal data (restored data) restored every restoring process are installed. The processing unit repeats the following processes in order to produce data formed in the restored data region at the completion of processing as original signal data. The processing unit transfers energy of the fluctuated data from the fluctuated data region to the restored data region using fluctuation-factor information data, which is a fluctuation factor, and produces restored data; and substitutes residual data in the fluctuated data region remained through the data transfer for the fluctuated data. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051776 | AUTOFOCUS ASSEMBLY - A camera assembly may include an autofocus assembly that selectively imparts a first displacement between a lens assembly and an imaging sensor and a second displacement between the lens assembly and the imaging sensor. The autofocus assembly includes at least one positioner and an actuator. The actuator is configured to move the positioner between a first position in which the positioner contacts a first surface that is in a first plane corresponding to the first displacement and second position in which the positioner contacts a second surface that is in a second plane corresponding to the second displacement. The first and second planes may be offset so that a distance between the first displacement and the second displacement directly corresponds to a distance between the first and second planes. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090051777 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING MOTION DUE TO HAND TREMBLING AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE USING THE SAME - A motion estimation apparatus and method for estimating a global motion vector of an image due to hand trembling by using zoom information and focus information are provided. The motion estimation method includes: dividing a photographed image into a plurality of image blocks; determining a weight value for a motion vector of each of a plurality of image blocks based on focus information and zoom magnification information; predicting a motion vector for each image block; and estimating a global motion by applying the weight value determined for the motion vector for each image block to the predicted motion vector. | 2009-02-26 |
