| 09th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
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| 20110050872 | Augmented reality industrial overline systems and methods - Disclosed are product processing systems and methods for monitoring, inspecting and controlling baking, cooking and routing processes, and the like. Products are placed on and moved by a conveyor. Images of the moving products are generated, such as by an image acquisition system. The images are processed by a symbol generation system. Symbols are then displayed on selected moving products based upon predetermined criteria. The systems and methods may be used to process oven-cooked or oven-baked products to identify (via the projected symbols) products that are defective or otherwise unacceptable. The product processing systems may be used to process packages or items having barcodes or other identifying labels to display routing or other identifying information on the moving products. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050873 | Display Masks for Display and Calibration in Projector-Based Display Systems - Methods having corresponding apparatus and computer-readable media comprise: capturing an image of a shape projected upon a display surface; and determining a first rectangle that is the largest inscribed rectangle for the shape, comprising generating a rectangular bounding box containing the shape, dividing the rectangular bounding box vertically into first and second sections, determining a second rectangle that is the largest inscribed rectangle for the shape in the first section of the bounding box, determining a third rectangle that is the largest inscribed rectangle for the shape in the second section of the bounding box, dividing the rectangular bounding box horizontally into third and fourth sections, determining a fourth rectangle that is the largest inscribed rectangle for the shape in a third section of the bounding box, and determining a fifth rectangle that is the largest inscribed rectangle for the shape in the fourth section of the bounding box. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050874 | CMOS Image Sensor Pixel Without Internal Sample/Hold Circuit - A very small area CMOS image sensor, e.g., for an endoscopic system, includes only four pads (power, ground, digital in, analog out), and includes an array of 4T pixels and associated control circuitry for performing correlated double sampling (CDS) to generate analog reset level and analog signal level values associated with light detected by photodiodes in each pixel. Instead of processing the analog values on-chip, the analog reset values and analog signal values are transmitted in separate sets one row at a time along with interleaved synchronization signals by way of a single analog contact pad, e.g., to a host device of an endoscopic system, which uses the synchronization signals to reconstruct the sensor's internal clock in order to process the analog values. An endoscope housing incorporating the CMOS image sensor thus requires only four wires. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050875 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BEHAVIOR IN A MONITORING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a behavior detection apparatus includes an image acquisition unit, a characteristic acquisition unit, a behavior identification unit, and a detection unit. The image acquisition unit is configured to acquire the image data about an object to detect. The characteristic acquisition unit is configured to acquire characteristic data about the object, from the image data. The behavior identification unit is configured to identify the behavior of the object on the basis of the characteristic data. The detection unit is configured to compare the behavior identified by the behavior identification unit with the scheduled behavioral data representing the behavior the object is supposed to exhibit, thereby to detect abnormal behavior by the object. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050876 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BEHAVIOR IN A MONITORING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a behavior detection apparatus includes an image acquisition unit, a characteristic acquisition unit, a behavior identification unit, and a detection unit. The image acquisition unit is configured to acquire the image data about an object to detect. The characteristic acquisition unit is configured to acquire characteristic data about the object, from the image data. The behavior identification unit is configured to identify the behavior of the object on the basis of the characteristic data. The detection unit is configured to compare the behavior identified by the behavior identification unit with the scheduled behavioral data representing the behavior the object is supposed to exhibit, thereby to detect abnormal behavior by the object. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050877 | HEAD SEPARATED CAMERA APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a head-separated device has an imaging unit, a control unit configured to control the imaging unit and a connection unit configured to connect the imaging unit with the control unit, wherein the imaging unit comprises sensor configured to capture an image, and a transmitter configured to transmit a video signal, a sync signal (HD, VD) and a clock signal to restore or to reproduce the image captured by the sensor, and the control unit comprises a determining module configured to determine whether a waveform of the video signal has a level that the video processor is processable, and a setting module configured to set the transmitter to perform enhancement correction to the video signal, if the determining module determines that the waveform of the video signal does not have the level that the video processor is processable. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050878 | Vision System for Monitoring Humans in Dynamic Environments - A safety monitoring system for a workspace area. The workspace area related to a region having automated moveable equipment. A plurality of vision-based imaging devices capturing time-synchronized image data of the workspace area. Each vision-based imaging device repeatedly capturing a time synchronized image of the workspace area from a respective viewpoint that is substantially different from the other respective vision-based imaging devices. A visual processing unit for analyzing the time-synchronized image data. The visual processing unit processes the captured image data for identifying a human from a non-human object within the workspace area. The visual processing unit further determining potential interactions between a human and the automated moveable equipment. The visual processing unit further generating control signals for enabling dynamic reconfiguration of the automated moveable equipment based on the potential interactions between the human and the automated moveable equipment in the workspace area. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050879 | OPTICAL INSPECTION SYSTEM EMPLOYING SHORT WAVE INFRARED SENSING - A system for inspecting cigarette paper containing banded regions and non-banded regions. The system includes a short wave infrared camera, the short wave infrared camera forming electrical signals representing properties of the cigarette paper and a processor for analyzing the electrical signals to provide analysis results, the processor including logic for successively examining pixels to determine whether each successive pixel corresponds to a non-banded region or a banded region; logic for computing spacing between adjacent banded regions on the cigarette paper based on results provided by the logic for successively examining; and logic for computing width of banded regions on the cigarette paper based on results provided by the logic for successively examining. An online method for inspecting paper containing banded regions and non-banded regions is also provided. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050880 | Method for Real Time Detection of Defects in a Food Product - The present invention is a method to detect defects in a process producing a food product by utilizing multivariate image analysis. In one aspect, an image is captured of the food product in the visible spectrum by on-line vision equipment, multivariate image analysis is performed on the image via an algorithm programmed onto a field programmable gate array to determine if a defect exists, a signal is sent to downstream sorting equipment, and the sorting equipment then rejects those food products that contain defects. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050881 | INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is provided an accurate association between an inspection result inputted from a mobile terminal and the accurate position and direction on the drawing of a shooting point of an inspection photo shot by a digital camera. In step S | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050882 | WAFER ALIGNING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHOD - A wafer aligning apparatus includes a laser sensor that generates a trigger signal, a CCD camera imaging a wafer in response to the trigger signal, a signal processing unit that calculates a center alignment correction value for the wafer, and a robot controller that receives the center alignment correction value to control movement of a transfer robot. The laser sensor generates the trigger signal in accordance with a change in reflected light detected by the laser sensor, the change in the amount of reflected light being detected by the laser sensor when a boundary between a blade of the transfer robot and a coupler of the transfer robot passes under the laser sensor. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050883 | MACHINE VISION BASED OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE SYSTEM - Machine vision based obstacle avoidance system is provided. The system utilizes a CCD camera to capture an image. A normalized image and dynamic masking is used in object detection | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050884 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING LABELED CONTAINERS - An apparatus and a method for inspecting labeled containers, allowing a detection of holes in the label, with a high hit rate, even in cases where the color of the label is similar to that of the filled product, wherein the label is irradiated with visible light and invisible light and/or is imaged in incident light and transmitted light. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050885 | DEPTH-SENSITIVE IMAGING VIA POLARIZATION-STATE MAPPING - A depth-sensitive imager for imaging a scene in three dimensions. The depth-sensitive imager comprises a light source configured to project a polarized illumination onto a surface of the scene, and a detector configured to capture an image of the scene by detecting light from the scene, in which image a polarization state of the light is encoded. The detected light includes a portion of the polarized illumination reflected from the surface. The depth-sensitive imager further comprises an analyzer configured to generate output responsive to a distance between the light source and the surface based on the image. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050886 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GUIDANCE INFORMATION TO A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE - A system for providing guidance information to a driver of a vehicle. In one implementation, the system includes an image capture device and an object sensor attached to the vehicle. The image capture device acquires an image of the vicinity of the vehicle. The object sensor is configured to detect an object near the vehicle. A processing unit processes the acquired image from the image capture device to produce an output image. The processing of the acquired image is based on information obtained from the object sensor. An image display unit is connected to the processing unit and displays the output image produced by the central processing unit. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050887 | Projector Masks for Calibrating Projector-Based Display Systems - Methods having corresponding apparatus and tangible computer-readable media comprise: capturing a first image of ambient light upon a surface; generating a first grayscale image based on a selected color channel of the first image; projecting a primary color of light upon the surface; capturing a second image of the primary color of light projected upon the surface; generating a second grayscale image based on the selected color channel of the second image; generating a difference image, comprising subtracting the first grayscale image from the second grayscale image; and generating a projector mask, comprising detecting edges of a shape in the difference image, and reproducing the shape based upon the edges of the shape. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050888 | INSPECTION SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL, INSPECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - First, a mobile terminal displays a parent evidence photo previously selected on an image display and then accepts a specification of an association position, which is a desired position for associating a child evidence photo on the parent evidence photo through an operation device. And then, the mobile terminal accepts an instruction to shoot an image from a user, and starts shooting and stores the shot the child evidence photo in a memory. The child evidence photo stored in the memory is displayed on the image display. The mobile terminal associates the child evidence photo stored in the memory with the ID of the parent evidence photo, coordinate information indicating the specified position on the parent evidence photo, and the shooting point ID uniquely allocated to the position, and then stores the associated child evidence photo in the memory again. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050889 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a camera interface section connected to an imaging section, a plurality of arithmetic processing sections that process the image data; a display screen output section to output display image data; an input section that accepts input from an outside; a storage section for storing a plurality of processing units used to process the image data; a processing registration section that registers a processing procedure including a combination of the processing units; a mode selection section that selectably displays a plurality of parallel processing modes indicating kinds of parallel processing and accepts the selection of the parallel processing mode from the input section; and a parallelization section that allocates processing units included in the target processing procedure to one of the plurality of arithmetic processing sections according to the parallel processing mode. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050890 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING STRUCTURAL VIBRATION USING CURVE FITTING FROM VIDEO SIGNAL - A method and system for measuring structural vibration using curve fitting from a video signal, which can reduce an error in vibration measurement displacement, is provided. A method for measuring structural vibration using curve fitting from a video signal, the method includes the steps of: obtaining a video signal of the object; converting the video signal of the object into a gray video signal; adjusting the brightness of the converted video signal; separating an area to be measured from the brightness-adjusted video signal; selecting an edge area of the object from a video signal of the separated area; removing noises from the edge regions; and performing curve fitting with respect to the noise-removed video signal of the edge area. Accordingly, a displacement error is reduced, so that vibration can be more exactly measured. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050891 | IMAGING DEVICE, GPS CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An imaging device includes an imaging unit configured to execute processing to capture image data, a global positioning system (GPS) device configured to execute position calculation processing based on data received from a satellite, and a main controller configured to measure an imaging frequency of the imaging unit, to determine or update a control parameter as a condition for a transition of an operation state of the GPS device based on the measured imaging frequency, and to cause a transition of the operation state of the GPS device based on the determined or updated control parameter. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050892 | IMAGE RECORDING AND COLOR MEASURING SYSTEM - An image recording and color measuring device for recording image data and color data of a surface of an object. The image recording and color measuring device including: at least one camera module with a line sensor; a first lens system associated with the line sensor to focus light rays; at least one color sensor; and a second lens system associated with the color sensor. The image recording and color measuring device recording image data of one point on the surface of the object with the camera module at the same time as color measuring data is recordable for the one point with the aid of the at least one color sensor. A plurality of image data and color data from individual points provide a total volume of image and color data of the object. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050893 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE - Provided are an apparatus and a method for measuring a three dimensional shape with improved accuracy. The apparatus includes a stage, at least one lighting unit, a plurality of image pickup units and a control unit. The stage supports an object to be measured. The lighting unit includes a light source and a grid, and radiates grid-patterned light to the object to be measured. The image pickup units capture, in different directions, grid images reflected from the object to be measured. The control unit calculates a three dimensional shape of the object from the grid images captured by the image pickup units. The present invention has advantages in capturing grid images through a main image pickup portion and sub-image pickup portions, enabling the measurement of the three dimensional shape of the object in a rapid and accurate manner. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TARGET BASED SMOKE DETECTION - A smoke detector includes processing circuitry coupled to a camera. The field of view of the camera contains one or more targets, each having spatial indicia thereon. The processing circuitry collects a sequence of spatial frequency measures, such as contrast indicating parameters. Members of the sequence can be compared to at least one reference spatial frequency measure to establish the presence of smoke between the target and the camera. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050895 | Distributed Video Surveillance Storage Cost Reduction Using Statistical Multiplexing Principle - A plurality of data streams are obtained; they may be compressed, uncompressed, or a mixture of compressed and uncompressed. Statistical parameters associated with each of the data streams are determined. A plurality of storage constraints are obtained. A plurality of output bit rates are determined for encoding or transcoding, as the case may be, each of the data streams, based on the statistical parameters and the storage constraints. The output bit rates are determined to jointly reduce (and preferably minimize) an overall cost. The overall cost includes the cost associated with storing compressed versions of the data streams. For each of the data streams, the encoding or transcoding into the compressed versions, is carried out in accordance with the output bit rates. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050896 | VISUALIZING AND UPDATING LONG-TERM MEMORY PERCEPTS IN A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - Techniques are disclosed for visually conveying a percept. The percept may represent information learned by a video surveillance system. A request may be received to view a percept for a specified scene. The percept may have been derived from data streams generated from a sequence of video frames depicting the specified scene captured by a video camera. A visual representation of the percept may be generated. A user interface may be configured to display the visual representation of the percept and to allow a user to view and/or modify metadata attributes with the percept. For example, the user may label a percept and set events matching the percept to always (or never) result in alert being generated for users of the video surveillance system. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050897 | VISUALIZING AND UPDATING CLASSIFICATIONS IN A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - Techniques are disclosed for visually conveying classifications derived from pixel-level micro-features extracted from image data. The image data may include an input stream of video frames depicting one or more foreground objects. The classifications represent information learned by a video surveillance system. A request may be received to view a classification. A visual representation of the classification may be generated. A user interface may be configured to display the visual representation of the classification and to allow a user to view and/or modify properties associated with the classification. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050898 | VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM AND VIDEO MONITORING METHOD - A video monitoring system and a video monitoring method are provided. The video monitoring system includes at least one video camera, and a computer connected with the at least one video camera via a universal serial bus (USB) line. The at least one video camera obtains video streams, converts the video streams into USB-compatible signals, and transmits the USB-compatible signals to the computer via the USB line. The USB-compatible signals may be displayed on the computer as video images and synchronously played on a speaker of the computer as the audio. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050899 | SURVEILLANCE MODULE FOR A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF A SURVEILLANCE REGION, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Video monitoring systems usually comprise one or more monitoring cameras directed to related monitored areas such as intersections, parking lots, manufacturing plants, etc., wherein the image data streams recorded by the monitoring camera (S) are often collected at a monitoring center. In the automated evaluation of image data streams, there are known methods that detect moving objects in the monitored area, track them and carry out evaluations based on the detection or tracking. On the other hand, a monitoring module | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050900 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, WEARABLE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an imaging unit, a selecting unit, a receiving unit, and a delivering unit. The imaging unit picks up a video of a cooking scene. The selecting unit selects, out of order items received from a customer, an order item to be delivered. The receiving unit receives, from a user, a delivery instruction for a video of a cooking scene related to the selected order item. The delivering unit delivers the picked-up video of the cooking scene according to the received delivery instruction. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050901 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND PROCESSING APPARATUS - A transmission apparatus includes an input unit configured to input an image, a detection unit configured to detect an object from the image input by the input unit, a generation unit configured to generate a plurality of types of attribute information about the object detected by the detection unit, a reception unit configured to receive a request, with which a type of the attribute information can be identified, from a processing apparatus via a network, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the attribute information of the type identified based on the request received by the reception unit, of the plurality of types of attribute information generated by the generation unit. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050902 | DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FIRES AND/OR SIGNS OF FIRE - Fire detector installations comprise fire detectors as sensor devices for detecting fires, smoke, flames or other signs of fire, and are used in both public buildings, such as schools or museums, and in private buildings. The invention relates to a detection device ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050903 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF VEHICLE TRAILERS - A method and system for determining orientation and positioning of a vehicle trailer. A digital camera is placed on a vehicle. The camera is pointed to a trailer attached to the vehicle. The camera acquires images of the trailer. These images are processed and spatial positioning and orientation of the trailer is determined based on image processing. A special marker visible by the camera is set on the trailer. Relative positions of devices attached to the vehicle—global positioning receiver, spatial orientation measuring device and the digital camera are measured. When each digital frame is formed, coordinates and orientation data of the camera are measured. Pixels corresponding to the marker in the image are determined. A simplified copy of the image, containing only the data related to the marker pixels, is generated. The marker pixels are used for calculating position and azimuth orientation of the marker. The azimuth orientation of the trailer is calculated based on calculated azimuth orientation of the marker. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050904 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAMERA CONTROL AND PICTURE COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to an apparatus for capturing video footage of a moving object, including a plurality of movable cameras controlled by a control means, the control means being in communication with a tag device attached to said object such that at least one of said plurality of cameras tracks the movement of said object, wherein the position of an image of said object, within a respective camera's picture frame, is biasly influenced by at least one biasing means. The biasing means, may be a point within the camera's picture frame, or a magnetic line traversing at least portion of the camera's picture frame, or a target frame within the camera's picture frame, or a combination thereof. The present invention takes into consideration complex framing and cinematographic composition that provides footage of a race participant, such as a motor racing vehicle in which jerky footage is undesirable. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050905 | Target-Conforming Illuminator System - An illuminator comprises a thermal imager for generating a thermal image of a warm object, and a device for converting the thermal image to a visible light image and projecting and superimposing the visible light image back onto the object to illuminate the object with light that conforms to the outline of the object so that the object is easier to see in darkness. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050906 | COLOR ADJUSTING METHOD FOR DISPLAY - A color adjusting method for a display is provided. The color adjusting method includes establishing a primary color adjusting mode in an on-screen-display (OSD) menu of the display, wherein the primary color adjusting mode at least has one of red, green and blue color adjusting mode items; providing a standard test video signal to the display so as to make that the display displays a standard test pattern; and when one of the red, green, blue color adjusting mode items under the primary color adjusting mode is turned on, attenuating (green and blue)/(red and blue)/(red and green) components in the standard test pattern, so as to make that the display only displays one of the red, green, blue components in the standard test pattern, and thus adjusting one of the red, green, blue colors by users. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050907 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING VIDEO SIGNALS - An electronic device includes a video signal detection system to measure video signals. A measurement method can measure the video signals by using the electronic device. The measurement method sets measurement parameters that are used to measure video signals. Furthermore, the measurement method generates measurement results that each corresponds to a video signal transmission channel between the electronic device and a video signal processing device. In addition, the measurement method generates a measurement report according to all the measurement results. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050908 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING SIGNAL - A method of controlling devices, and which includes converting, via a transmitting apparatus, a signal including at least one of the video/audio and data into a first definition wireless signal, transmitting, via the transmitting apparatus, the converted first definition wireless signal to a receiving apparatus, receiving, via the receiving apparatus, the first definition wireless signal, extracting, via the receiving apparatus, the at least one of the video/audio and data included in the first definition wireless signal, detecting, via a detector on the receiving apparatus, a quality of the received first definition wireless signal, and comparing, via a processor on the receiving apparatus, the detected quality of the received first definition wireless signal with a predetermined value, and transmitting a first command to the transmitting apparatus to transmit a second definition wireless signal including the at least one of the video/audio and data to the receiving apparatus, when the detected quality of the received first definition wireless signal is lower than the predetermined value, the first and second definition wireless signals using different wireless communication standards. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050909 | Photographer's guidance systems - A photographer's guidance system is formed of a computer-based processor made responsive to location, time of day, manual user inputs, among others to provide photo exposure suggestions based upon information stored as photo set-up descriptors. In response to user requests in combination with present conditions such as time, location weather, etc., a database request is executed against stored photo set-up data to produce a result set of photo set-up descriptors. These descriptors are used both manually and automatically to assist a photographer user in setting up a photo exposure in agreement with the prescribed parameters. These systems may be directly coupled with a DSLR type camera and may operate via user controls and interfaces thereof. In alternative versions, these system have independent control and user interfaces with outputs coupled to a DSLR control. In still further other versions, an entirely manual system leaves it to the photographer to set up a camera of the art in agreement with parameters presented in resultsets. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050910 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH A DETACHABLE CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a casing, a camera unit installed inside the casing for capturing images, a signal transmission unit installed inside the casing and coupled to the camera unit for transmitting signals corresponding to the images captured by the camera unit to a graphic controller of a portable electronic device, a shooting button installed on the casing and coupled to the camera unit for actuating the camera unit to capture images, and a fixing mechanism for fixing the casing inside a slot on the portable electronic device in a detachable manner. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050911 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND METHOD - A method for capturing images includes setting a capturing mode and a monitor time of a plurality of lenses of an image capturing device, controlling each lens to capture images at the same time when the monitor time arrives. The method further captures a plurality of images based on different focal lengths or from different angles at the same time, and sends the plurality of images to a monitor computer. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050912 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND METHOD - A method for capturing images includes setting a capturing mode and a capturing schedule for a plurality of lenses of an image capturing device, controlling each lens to capture images according to the capturing schedule based on different magnifications. The method further sends the plurality of images to a monitor computer, and stores the plurality of images in a file by the monitor computer. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050913 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS HAVING MEMORY, RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING THE METHOD, AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus having a memory for storing an image includes generating counter information corresponding to the image, determining whether the capacity of the memory is larger than a reference capacity, and selectively resizing or deleting the image according to the counter information when the capacity of the memory is larger than the reference capacity. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050914 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - Provided are an image processing program and an image processing apparatus that support imaging setting in an imaging apparatus. In a focus value display window, temporal change of a focus value (index value) in an input image is outputted. A user operates the imaging apparatus with reference to graph display in the focus value display window to adjust the focus. The focus value displayed in the focus value display window indicates a relatively high value in a “focused” state to a subject such as a work. In the focus value display window, a maximum focus value indicating bar is displayed in association with a focus value indication. The user adjusts the focus state in the imaging apparatus so that the focus value indication “approaches” or “exceeds” this maximum focus value indicating bar as much as possible. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050915 | PHOTOGRAPHING CONDITION SETTING APPARATUS, PHOTOGRAPHING CONDITION SETTING METHOD, AND PHOTOGRAPHING CONDITION SETTING PROGRAM - Provided is a photographing condition setting apparatus including: a display unit; an image capturing unit which generates image data by capturing a photographing object; a photographing situation determination unit which determines based on the image data generated by the image capturing unit which type of the photographing object is photographed in a photographing situation; and a display controller which displays on the display unit one or a plurality of photographing condition icons indicating the photographing condition settable to the determined photographing situation if the photographing situation is determined by the photographing situation determination unit. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050916 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus includes an acceleration sensor having a first measurement axis and a second measurement axis that intersect each other, and arranged on a plane that intersects the imaging optical axis of the image capturing apparatus while inclining the first and second measurement axes by about 45° in the vertical direction, and a calculation unit that calculates the arc tangent of the ratio of the detection result of an acceleration due to gravity by the first measurement axis and the detection result of an acceleration due to gravity by the second measurement axis, thereby obtaining the inclination degree of the image capturing apparatus in the rolling direction. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050917 | ANTI-SHAKE APPARATUS - An anti-shake apparatus comprises an angular velocity sensor and a controller. The angular velocity sensor detects an angular velocity. The controller controls the angular velocity sensor and performs an anti-shake operation based on the output signal from the angular velocity sensor. The controller calculates an angular velocity signal, based on the output signal from the angular velocity sensor before a predetermined period which is longer than a predetermined time interval and the output signal from the angular velocity sensor after the predetermined period, at the predetermined time interval, during the predetermined period. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050918 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Program - An image processing device includes: a blurring correction processing unit configured to perform blurring correction processing on output signals of an imaging device having an RGBW array which includes RGB pixels and white (W) pixels, and generate blurring-corrected signals corresponding to each pixels; and a data conversion unit configured to convert the RGBW array into an RGB array; wherein the data conversion unit executes processing of generating blurring-corrected RGB signals (Rd, Gd, Bd) which are blurring-corrected signals corresponding to RGB that have been estimated from blurring-corrected signals generated by the blurring correction processing unit, and applying the blurring-corrected RGB signals (Rd, Gd, Bd) to determine RGB signals values configuring an RGB array. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050919 | Adaptive PSF Estimation Technique Using a Sharp Preview and a Blurred Image - An adaptive motion estimation and deblurring technique for acquired digital images includes acquiring multiple digital images with a moving digital image acquisition device that includes an image sensor, including a relatively sharp, underexposed reference image and a blurred image. Anb initial approximate point spread function (PSF) is estimated corresponding to the moving of the device. A different DC offset point is determined and a second PSF is calculated based on the different DC offset point. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050920 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REDUCING MOTION BLUR - The present invention relates to a method for reducing motion blur. According to the method, at least two image frames are captured. A sequence of values is provided. All captured frames are processed by subsequently associating one sequence value with each captured frame. The processed captured frames are accumulated and a deconvolution is applied to the accumulated frame. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050921 | IMAGE STABILIZING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - The image stabilizing apparatus includes a base member, a first member shiftable with respect to the base member in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis direction, a first actuator shifting the first member with respect to the base member, an image-pickup element constituted by a photoelectrical conversion element, a second member holding the image-pickup element. The second member is shiftable together with the first member in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction and rotatable with respect to the first member in a plane orthogonal to the optical axis direction. The apparatus further includes a second actuator rotating the second member with respect to the first member. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050922 | IMAGE STABILIZER AND RELATED IMAGING MODULE AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary image stabilizer includes a stationary supporting frame, a moveable frame, a driving assembly and a resilient assembly. The moveable frame is moveably received in the stationary supporting frame and spaced from the stationary supporting frame. The driving assembly includes a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member. The first magnetic member is positioned on the stationary supporting frame. The second magnetic member is positioned on the moveable frame. The driving assembly is configured for driving the moveable frame to rotate relative to the stationary supporting frame through interaction between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member. The resilient assembly interconnects the stationary supporting frame and the moveable frame and is configured for counter-rotating the moveable frame relative to the stationary supporting frame. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050923 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit operable to capture a subject image to generate image data, a controller operable to calculate a target exposure value based on the image data and control exposure based on a first shooting parameter set by a user to obtain the target exposure value, and a display unit operable to provide a display. The controller calculates a first suitable range which is a range of the first shooting parameter for obtaining the target exposure value, and calculates a second shooting parameter based on the target exposure value and the first shooting parameter set by the user. The display unit displays exposure guide information including the first shooting parameter set by the user, information representing the first suitable range, and the calculated second shooting parameter. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050924 | MANAGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A managing device includes a request receiver that receives a request for use of an image forming apparatus, the request containing information concerning a user; an upper limit value determining unit that, upon receiving the request for use by the request receiver, determines an upper limit value for image formation processing on the basis of limiting information of a user group to which the user belongs; and a transmitter that transmits information providing an instruction to inhibit the image formation processing to an image forming apparatus whose image formation processing cannot be limited based on the upper limit value determined by the upper limit value determining unit when the processing upper limit value is less than a threshold value. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050925 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, COMMAND TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A control apparatus that is connected to at least one image capturing apparatus by wireless communication transmits, by multicast or broadcast via the wireless communication, a command for instructing to start a prescribed operation to each image capturing apparatus, in response to detection of an operation for instructing to start the prescribed operation, and transmits, by unicast via the wireless communication, a command for instructing to end the prescribed operation to each image capturing apparatus, in response to detection of the operation for instructing to end the prescribed operation. Then, the control apparatus confirms a response to transmission of the command for instructing to end the prescribed operation, and retransmits, by unicast, the command to end the prescribed operation to each image capturing apparatus whose response is not confirmed. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050926 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION ESTABLISHING METHOD AND PROGRAM - In a photographing apparatus, an encoding part creates a code image from authentication information of the photographing apparatus. A photographing part takes a photograph of a connection code image displayed on a display part of another apparatus. A decoding part decodes the connection code image contained in the photograph taken by the photographing part to decode encoded connection information containing communication setup information, which has been encoded according to the authentication information of the photographing apparatus. A restoration part restores the communication setup information from the encoded connection information by using the authentication information of the photographing apparatus. A radio communication part communicates with the another apparatus by using the communication setup information restored by the restoration part. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050927 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus receives images from the image capturing apparatus and displays them on a screen. The information processing apparatus then receives the designation of an image area by a user with respect to an image displayed on the screen, and calculates white balance information based on color information from the designated image area of the image displayed when the designation was received. The apparatus determines, based on the color information of the image area on the image displayed when the designation was received and the color information of image areas on a predetermined number of images received before the image, whether the white balance information to be calculated is proper. Upon determining that the information is proper, the apparatus applies the calculated white balance information to the image capturing apparatus. Upon determining that the information is not proper, the apparatus issues a corresponding warning. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050928 | SELECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAMERA - A selection system includes a sensor, a processing unit, and a driving unit. The sensor is mounted on an electronic device to measure changes in position of the electronic device and output measurement results correspondingly. The processing unit receives the measurement results to obtain an angle of inclination of the electronic device relative to a datum plane, outputs an angle control signal according to the angle of inclination, and selects one of a number of cameras according to the angle control signal. The electronic device displays images captured by the selected camera. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050929 | CAMERA ARRAY - A camera array includes a number of cameras. The number of cameras target a subject to be monitored, and capture images of the subject from different angles at one time to provide a composite image of the subject. The camera array can obtain more information about the subject. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050930 | FAST ITERATIVE MOTION ESTIMATION METHOD ON GRADUALLY CHANGING IMAGES - A fast iterative motion estimation method enables motion estimation to take place with fewer computations. The motion estimation and error determination steps are combined, each position in the search area is monitored to determine whether error value reaches the minimum over iterations by keeping track of convergence status, a refinement search is applied (thus, a smaller search area than a conventional process), and the difference of the error value and the minimum error value is used for each position in the search area to decide whether to further calculate the error value for that position. Each of these modifications helps minimize the number of computations used in motion estimation. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050931 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP METHOD, AND IMAGE PICKUP PROGRAM - A video camera includes an image sensor for picking up an image of a subject and outputting a still image or a moving image, an operation accepting portion for accepting an operation by the user, and an image pickup control portion for, in response to the operation accepting portion accepting an operation of giving an instruction to pick up a moving image, controlling the image sensor to pick up an image under a predetermined condition for still images and thereafter allowing the image sensor to pick up an image under a predetermined condition for moving images, and for, in response to the operation accepting portion accepting an operation of giving an instruction to pick up a still image, controlling the image sensor to pick up an image under a predetermined condition for still images. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050932 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - When the shooting mode selector lever switches the shooting mode to the still image shooting mode, the viewfinder mode is switched to the optical viewfinder mode, and switching from the optical viewfinder mode to the electronic viewfinder mode is performed by operation of the start-stop button. When the shooting mode selector lever switches the shooting mode to the movie shooting mode, the viewfinder mode is switched to the electronic viewfinder mode, and movie shooting is started by operation of the start-stop button. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050933 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus that causes display of anomalous pixels of images includes acquisition means for acquiring positions of anomalous pixels in a captured image using a plurality of acquisition schemes for acquiring anomalous pixels; and display control means for causing a display unit to display an image showing the positions of anomalous pixels obtained by the acquisition means so that the relative position between the anomalous pixels in the captured image is maintained and that the display format for each of the positions of anomalous pixels is changed in accordance with the acquisition schemes. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050934 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - This invention relates to an image processing apparatus for performing edge preserving smoothing with fewer operations, and a method and a program for the same. A block histogram calculating part | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050935 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MIXED-RESOLUTION LOW-COMPLEXITY INFORMATION CODING AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DECODING CODED INFORMATION - Method and system embodiments of the present invention are directed to information compression by information-coding subsystems within computationally-constrained information sources, efficient information transmission through electronic communications media to information sinks with relatively large computational bandwidths. One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method and system for low-complexity, mixed-resolution information coding by low-powered, computationally constrained distributed sensors which provide continuous video images through wireless communications to a computer-system information sink where the coded information is decoded. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050936 | IMAGE RECORD APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORD METHOD - An object of the invention is to provide an image record apparatus and an image record method that can improve the use efficiency of a record medium for recording a video image from a camera. A NW control section ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050937 | BACKLIGHT PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD - A backlight photographing method is applicable in a digital camera. In the backlight photographing method, a backlight detection program is first executed to obtain a backlight flag. Next, when the backlight flag is in a backlight status, a flash is emitted and a photo is photographed. In addition, photographing parameters of the digital camera may be adjusted according to a low brightness characteristic value acquired by the backlight detection program, so as to obtain a photo having a foreground with a preferred exposure effect. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050938 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FOREGROUND, TOP-OF-THE-HEAD SEPARATION FROM BACKGROUND - Foreground and background regions of a digital image of a scene are distinguished from each other automatically. Foreground objects are identified in a binary image map that distinguishes between foreground pixels and background pixels. From the foreground objects, a primary foreground object is identified. Within the identified primary foreground object, a head region of the primary foreground object is located. Within the head region, patterns of foreground pixels and background pixels that are indicative of a head crown region are identified. Within the head crown region, pixels identified as background pixels that actually show portions of the primary foreground object are converted to foreground pixels, thus improving the accuracy of the binary image map. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050939 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program, and electronic device - An image processing apparatus detects one or more subjects set as detection targets from a shot image acquired by imaging. An image pyramid generator generates an image pyramid used to detect the one or more subjects, wherein the image pyramid is generated by reducing or enlarging the shot image using scales set in advance according to the distance from the imaging unit that conducts the imaging to the one or more subjects to be detected. A detection region determining unit determines, from among the entire image regions in the image pyramid, one or more detection regions for detecting the one or more subjects. A subject detector detects the one or more subjects from the one or more detection regions. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050940 | Method for efficient target detection from images robust to occlusion - The method for efficient target detection from images robust to occlusion disclosed by the present invention detects the presence and spatial location of a number of objects in images. It consists in (i) an off-line method to compile an intermediate representation of detection probability maps that are then used by (ii) an on-line method to construct a detection probability map suitable for detecting and localizing objects in a set of input images efficiently. The method explicitly handles occlusions among the objects to be detected and localized, and objects whose shape and configuration is provided externally, for example from an object tracker. The method according to the present invention can be applied to a variety of objects and applications by customizing the method's input functions, namely the object representation, the geometric object model, its image projection method, and the feature matching function. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050941 | IMAGING DEVICE | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050942 | IMAGE FILE DATA STRUCTURE, IMAGE FILE GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGE FILE GENERATION METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC CAMERA - In an electronic camera that captures still images when capturing a moving image records associated images in a moving image file, the data structure of which includes metadata for both of the moving image and the still images captured when the moving image is being captured. The metadata includes identification data, which unambiguously identifies a still image that is associated with the moving image. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050943 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a transmission request of information on a directory for managing contents from a display apparatus, a transmission unit configured to transmit a response to the transmission request received by the reception unit, and a notification unit configured to notify the display apparatus of a change in a predetermined directory, thereby causing the display apparatus to transmit a transmission request of information on the predetermined directory again. When a new directory is formed on the same layer as that of the directory for managing the contents as a result of addition of the contents in the storage medium, the notification unit notifies the display apparatus of a change in a directory located on a layer above the directory for managing the contents. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050944 | AUDIOVISUAL DATA RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD - In each of photographed L and R viewpoint images, an object area and an object size are detected. A disparity calculator calculates a maximum disparity of the object area between the L and R viewpoint images. A sound image locating unit determines the shift amount of a reverberation sound ratio from a standard ratio based on the object size and the maximum disparity, to give an appropriate depth to sound data. The sound image locating unit also locates the sound data with an appropriate location angle in accordance with the position of a horizontal center of the object area. The processed sound data and L and R viewpoint image data are compressed, and recorded as an AV file on a memory card. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050945 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes: a power supply; a first voltage converter producing first and second voltages which are different from each other based on an output of the power supply and outputting them to first and second output systems, respectively; a second voltage converter producing the first voltage based on the second voltage and outputting the first voltage to a third output system; an imaging element operated by the first voltage; at least one circuit element operated by at least one of the first and second voltages; a sensitivity setting section setting an input sensitivity of the imaging element based on at least one of a user's operation and information of a photographic subject; and a power supply switching section switching to supply the first voltage of the first output system to the imaging element in the case where the input sensitivity is lower than a predetermined sensitivity and switching to supply the first voltage which is outputted from the third output system to the imaging element in the case where the input sensitivity is higher than the predetermined sensitivity. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050946 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING DYNAMIC RANGE OF IMAGE BY USING ELECTRONIC SHUTTER - A method for increasing a dynamic range of an image by using an electronic shutter of a camera, the method including initiating exposure of an image sensor by moving a mechanical front curtain included in the camera; moving an electronic front curtain with respect to at least one pixel of the image sensor according to a control pulse signal of the electronic shutter; and blocking the exposure of the image sensor by moving a mechanical rear curtain included in the camera. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050947 | VIDEO CAMERA HAVING RELATIONAL VIDEO DATABASE WITH ANALYTICS-PRODUCED METADATA - Video analytics and a mass storage unit are contained in a camera housing of a video camera. The camera produces video data representing the field of view of a scene observed by the camera. The video analytics analyzes the video data and detects whether there is an occurrence of a defined feature of an object or a defined event of interest. The video analytics also generates metadata based upon the content of the video data. The video data and metadata are stored in the mass storage unit. Access to stored video data may be controlled based on content, and access to live video data may be controlled as metadata corresponding to the video data is created. The metadata can be used to search for corresponding video data representing the detected feature of an object or event of interest observed in the scene. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050948 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AUTOMATIC WHITE BALANCE BY DETECTING EFFECTIVE AREA - An automatic white balance adjusting apparatus and method based on detection of an effective area. The automatic white balance adjusting apparatus may detect the effective area by using a color temperature, a luminance, and a correlation, and may adjust a white balance with respect to the detected effective area. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050949 | Color Adjusting Apparatus - A color adjusting apparatus includes a first holder. A first holder holds a plurality of first color adjusting values respectively corresponding to a plurality of representative colors. An adjuster adjusts a color of an original image by referring to the plurality of first color adjusting values held by the first holder. An outputter outputs an image having the color adjusted by the adjuster, toward a display device. A first detector detects a color space adopted by the display device in association with the adjusting process of the adjuster. A first setter sets magnitudes of the plurality of first color adjusting values held by the first holder, to magnitudes corresponding to the color space detected by the first detector. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050950 | IMAGE DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an image pickup element to acquire a short-exposure-image data and a long-exposure-image data; a white balance evaluation value acquiring device to acquire white balance evaluation value for each of short-exposure-image data and long-exposure-image data; a white extraction range setting device to set a white extraction range for each of short-exposure-image data and long-exposure-image data; a white extraction device to extract white extraction result on the basis of the white balance evaluation value and the white extraction range for each of short-exposure-image data and long-exposure-image data; a correction factor calculating device to calculate corrected white extraction results from the white extraction result on the basis of the white extraction range and calculate correction factor for each of short-exposure-image data and long-exposure-image data; a white balance correcting device to correct the short-exposure-image data and the long-exposure-image data to form white balance corrected short-exposure-image data and white balance corrected long-exposure-image data by using the correction factors; and a synthesizing device configured to synthesize the white balance corrected short-exposure-image data and the white balance corrected long-exposure-image data. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050951 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus and its control method for capturing a moving image. Plural movie capturing modes with different control parameters are set in accordance with an instruction from a user. One of selectable frame rates is selected in accordance with video output setting by the user. Moving image frames are generated based on the selected frame rate and a control parameter corresponding to the frame rate, and recorded as a moving image on a recording medium. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050952 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED CONTINUOUS SHOOTING SPEED - An image capturing apparatus includes a shutter spring which urges a shutter drive member for driving shutter blades, a shutter charge unit which is used to charge the shutter spring, and is switched between a fixed state in which a charge operation of the shutter spring is complete, and the shutter drive member is fixed and a released state, and a drive unit which drives the shutter charge unit. When a second determination unit determines that a switching ready state of a mirror from a mirror-down state to a mirror-up state is set when a first determination unit determines that a charge operation of the shutter spring is complete, the drive unit is controlled to drive the shutter charge unit to the released state without latch the shutter charge unit in the fixed state after the charge operation of the shutter spring is complete. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050953 | METHOD OF SETTING IMAGE ASPECT RATIO ACCORDING TO SCENE RECOGNITION AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of setting a ratio of an input image according to scene recognition and a digital photographing apparatus for performing the method, the method including: generating an input image; recognizing a scene from the input image; and setting a ratio of the input image according to the recognized scene. A digital photographing apparatus that sets a ratio of an input image according to scene recognition, the apparatus including an image generating unit configured to generate an input image; a scene recognition unit configured to recognize a scene from the input image; and an image aspect ratio setting unit configured to set an aspect ratio of the input image according to the recognized scene. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050954 | AUTOMATIC IMAGE FAVORITE USING GYRO - The present invention takes advantage of a typical user behavior that occurs when a “favorite” image is reviewed. The holder of the display will pass the device (camera, frame, etc) to share the image. This behavior is detected using gyroscopes. The image being viewed while there is a high level of movement can then be inferred to be of higher interest than one where the camera remains static. The higher value is indicated by tagging the image as a favorite. This information is stored as metadata either in the image file or a data structure that is associated with the file. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050955 | IMAGING APPARATUS, LENS UNIT, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An imaging apparatus according to the present invention can generate an image from an output of an image sensor to record the image as an image file, and record first information and second information onto the image file as additional information. Accordingly, the imaging apparatus can provide a user or a staff person of a repair center with useful information regarding a failure, repair, and replacement that conventionally could not be provided. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050956 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus reads a template, in which storage area information, which indicates a plurality of frames for storing an image of an object captured by an imaging device, is associated with shooting instruction information for instructing shooting of an image to be stored in each of the plurality of frames, and if an image to be stored in one of the plurality of frames is to be captured, outputs the shooting instruction information associated with one storage area in the read template, to an output device. With the above-described configuration, the imaging apparatus facilitates shooting an image by a photographer. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050957 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND QUICK TURN-ON METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing device includes a main memory, an auxiliary memory, an image capturing module, a quick turn-on button, a first initialization module, and a second initialization module. The capacity of the auxiliary memory is smaller than that of the main memory and is capable of storing images after being initialized. The image capturing module is capable of capturing images after being initialized. The quick turn-on button is configured for starting the image capturing device. The first initialization module is configured for initializing the image capturing module and the auxiliary memory when the quick turn-on button is triggered. The second initialization module is configured for initializing the main memory after the image capturing module and the auxiliary memory being initialized. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050958 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The moving picture image pickup device includes an image pickup section for obtaining a picked-up moving picture, and an image processing section for processing, per frame, the picked-up moving picture and creating a storage moving picture. The image processing section designates, upon a user's instruction, object images in the picked-up moving picture; sets object trimming images for clipping, out of the picked-up moving picture, the object images, respectively; follows the object images and moving, per frame, the object trimming images in accordance with the object images; sets, per frame, the object trimming images as a first trimming image; sets one image enclosing the object trimming images as a second trimming image; calculates and compares the data sizes of the first and the second trimming images; and selects, as the storage moving picture, an image having a smaller data size, from the first trimming image or the second trimming image. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050959 | VECTOR EMBEDDED GRAPHICS CODING - A method of coding High Definition (HD) color pictures is described. The method divides the HD picture into individual bit planes of the three colors. The method then interleaves the bit planes such that bit planes of the three colors having the same significance are coded together. The method codes a block of the picture based on the bit distribution in corresponding groups of the corresponding bit planes of the three colors. The method performs a first level grouping of bits in a bit plane of an image and a second level grouping of the first level grouping bits of different color components within a group. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050960 | Method in relation to acquiring digital images - A method for acquiring at least two digital images by means of a digital camera, wherein the digital images are to be stitched into a panoramic image, comprises capturing a first digital image, wherein a first scenery is imaged, determining a relation between the first scenery and a second scenery being viewed by the digital camera, while said second scenery being viewed by the digital camera is changed, analysing the relation between the first scenery and the second scenery being viewed by the digital camera in order to identify an appropriate view to be captured by the digital camera in a second digital image, and indicating to a user that the camera is directed towards an appropriate view for capturing a second digital image. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050961 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD USING SENSED EYE POSITION - A method for processing an image previously captured by a camera and stored in a memory of the camera, includes the steps of sensing the position of an eye in the captured image; generating eye position information; and processing said captured image using the eye position information. The step of processing involves detecting a face within the capture image, and applying a morph to the detected face to modify the captured image. The step of processing further involves a step of applying a graphical object at a location within the image and relative to the detected face. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050962 | ELECTRONIC ZOOMING DEVICE - A vertical zooming unit vertically resizes image data by a tap number m. A horizontal zooming unit horizontally resizes the vertically-resized image data outputted from the vertical zooming unit by a tap number n. A tap coefficient setting unit arbitrarily sets respective tap coefficients when the vertical zooming unit or the horizontal zooming unit is operated. A memory stores the image data therein. A memory controller controls input and output of the image data among the memory, the vertical zooming unit and the horizontal zooming unit. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050963 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS - On an operation monitor, a portion of an image captured by a wide-angle optical system which is to be zoomed in is selected, and an image in the area is captured by a telephoto optical system. Then, both of the images are multiplexed in a signal processor, and the multiplexed images are recorded on a recording medium. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050964 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit which forms a subject image on an image pickup device through an optical system to generate an image pickup signal; an adjustment unit which changes an optical zoom magnification with respect to the subject image; and a control unit which records image data as a moving image in a memory in response to a moving image recording command, the image data being obtained based on the image pickup signal, and stops recording the moving image for a time period during which the zoom magnification is changed. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050965 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - First light receiving elements are exposed for a long exposure time TL, and second light receiving elements are exposed for a short exposure time TS. Just before an end of TS, high-speed idle transfer operation is carried out to output first and second noise charges accumulated during TS in first and second VCCDs as first and second noise signals, respectively. Then, by multiplying the second noise signal by a coefficient based on the ratio between TL and TS, a correction signal that corresponds to the amount of noise charges accumulated in the second VCCDs until an end of TL is calculated. The calculated correction signal is subtracted from a second image signal. A first image signal is merged with the corrected second image signal, and image data having a wide dynamic range is obtained. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050966 | APPARATUS FOR ANTI COLOR ROLLING - The subject matter discloses a color rolling reduction apparatus, comprising: an antenna ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050967 | DA CONVERTER AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A DA converter includes: a reference current generating circuit that generates a reference current; current sources that supply currents according to the reference current; a voltage output circuit that outputs a voltage according to a current to be supplied thereto; switch circuits provided for the current sources respectively to each switch a connection of each of the current sources to the voltage output circuit or a predetermined load; a control section that controls the switch circuits based on an input digital signal to select that of the current sources which is to be connected to the voltage output circuit, and outputs a voltage according to the digital signal from the voltage output circuit; and a switch that stops an operation of at least one of the current sources based on a control signal from the control section, without stopping an operation of the reference current generating circuit. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050968 | METHOD FOR OPTICALLY DETECTING MOVING OBJECTS - A process for the optical detection of objects moved at a conveying speed. The process comprises illuminating the object in a temporally consecutive manner with a sequence of at least two light pulses of different colors and taking images of the object during each light pulse with a monochromatic optical area sensor comprising many sensor lines. The process comprises reading out and temporarily storing at least as many lines of each image as there are different colors of the light pulses. The read-out lines have a line pitch relative to each other. Sequentially combining lines from images taken under illumination by different colors to form color lines, with the lines combined with each other having the aforesaid line pitch or a multiple thereof relative to each other when they are being read out, and assembling the color lines into an overall color picture. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050969 | IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An imaging device includes: a pixel array section having an array of pixels each of which has a photoelectric converting device and outputs an electric signal according to an input photon; a sense circuit section having a plurality of sensor circuits each of which makes binary decision on whether there is a photon input to a pixel in a predetermined period upon reception of the electric signal therefrom; and a decision result IC section which integrates decision results from the sense circuits, pixel by pixel or for each group of pixels, multiple times to generate imaged data with a gradation, the decision result IC section including a count circuit which performs a count process to integrate the decision results from the sense circuits, and a memory for storing a counting result for each pixel from the count circuit, the plurality of sense circuits sharing the count circuit for integrating the decision results. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050970 | LOW NOISE SIGNAL REPRODUCING METHOD FOR A SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A method for reproducing a low noise signal for a solid state imaging device which can reduce not only the reset noise but the amplifier noise around frequency zero, avoiding the saturation of the voltage conversion part in a bright scene, is accomplished by controlling a reset pulse of a CCD imaging device according to the result of comparing the output signal of the CCD imaging device with a reference signal value. When the output signal of the CCD imaging device is smaller than the reference signal value, the reset pulse is not applied to the CCD imaging device. Thereat, a pixel signal is reproduced as a differential signal between two signals sampled at two points with an interval of T0, the amplifier noise around frequency zero being reduced in the pixel signals. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110050971 | CCD IMAGE SENSOR - A CCD image sensor includes a photo-diode region segmented by an element separation region; and a CCD register connected with the photo-diode region through a transfer gate. The photo-diode region includes a plurality of tapered portions, and each of the plurality of tapered portions is formed to become wider in a direction of the transfer gate. | 2011-03-03 |
