| 09th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 80 |
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| 20160065828 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING IP CAMERA HAVING FUNCTION OF WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLLER - A networked camera for controlling electronic devices is provided. The camera includes a camera module for obtaining images, a remote control module for generating remote control signals for electronic devices, and a module for controlling orientation of the remote control module. The remote control module includes an IR (infrared) beam emitter for generating IR remote control signals. In response to a control command from a user device, the camera identifies a target electronic device, an orientation associated with the target electronic device. The camera changes orientation of a remote control module toward the target electronic device using the identified orientation and transmit an IR control signal for controlling the target electronic device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065829 | IMAGING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF INTERVAL PHOTOGRAPHING - In synchronous interval photographing by a plurality of imaging apparatuses, an imaging apparatus functioning as a master clocks a photographing interval in the interval photographing, sequentially generates photographing instruction signals at clocked photographing intervals, instructs its own imaging section to perform image photographing every time a photographing instruction signal is generated, and transmits the photographing instruction signal to the other imaging apparatus. The imaging apparatus functioning as the slave instructs its own imaging section to perform image photographing every time a photographing instruction signal is received from the imaging apparatus functioning as the master. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065830 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF COMMUNICATING WITH EXTERNAL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a connection unit that connects to a recording medium on which content data and management information about the content data are recorded, a communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus, and a control unit that, in a case where the communication apparatus has received a request for the management information about the content data from the external apparatus, reads out, in response to the request, the management information about the content data from the recording medium and controls the communication unit to transmit the read-out management information to the external apparatus, and reads out header information recorded in a header region of the content data from the header region and store the read-out header information. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065831 | CAMERA REMOTE CONTROL - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide the ability to control a camera from a wearable mechanism device, such as a watch, pendant or other device with its own limited display. Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a wearable mechanism device for remotely controlling a camera with an intuitive user interface and sequencing of interface options. In one embodiment, the display on the wearable mechanism changes before a picture or video is taken with the electronic camera. Certain embodiments of the present invention provide the ability to partially control a camera from the wearable mechanism device, providing split control. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065832 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal which is capable of capturing an image focused on according to a distance from an object, includes a camera configured to sense an object using a plurality of lenses, a display unit configured to display an image received through the camera, and a controller that is configured to recognize capturing distances between the plurality of lenses and the object using sensing information on the object, generate a focal zone, defined by focal distances corresponding to some of the recognized capturing distances, and control a display unit to output an image focusing on at least one object included in the focal zone. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065833 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND AUTO-FOCUSING METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing device includes a first image capturing module, a second image capturing module and a focusing and image processing module. The first image capturing module includes a plurality of first phase focusing detectors, and the field of view of the second image capturing module is smaller than the field of view of the first image capturing module. The plurality of the first phase focusing detectors are used for generating a plurality of first sets of optical sensing signals. When one of the plurality of the first sets of optical sensing signals are selected by the focusing and image processing module to provide a first focal signal according to the selected first set of optical sensing signal, the first image capturing module and the second image capturing module adjust respective focal distances according to the first focal signal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065834 | CAMERA AUTO-FOCUS APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING LENS POSITION COMPENSATION TO DETERMINE FOCUSED LENS POSITION AND REALTED CAMERA AUTO-FOCUS METHOD - A camera auto-focus apparatus includes a lens scan control circuit, a lens position compensation circuit, and a lens position decision circuit. During an auto-focus procedure, the lens scan control circuit controls movement of a lens according to a plurality of lens positions, and obtains a plurality of focus values corresponding to the lens positions respectively. The lens position compensation circuit determines a position compensation value according to the movement of the lens. The lens position decision circuit determines a focused lens position according to the position compensation value, the lens positions and the focus values. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065835 | FOCUS-DETECTION DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS - Disclosed is a focus-detection device capable of performing phase-difference detection type focus detection using outputs of an image sensor, and a method for controlling the same. Phase differences between image signals each of which based on a light beam that has passed through different partial regions of an exit pupil of an imaging optical system, and an image signal based on a light beam that has passed through the entire region of the exit pupil is detected. Then, a defocus amount of the imaging optical system is computed using the sum of the phase differences. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065836 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - There is provided a focus detection apparatus including: microlenses; light reception units that receive light which is incident through the microlenses; waveguides that cause light, which is incident to the microlenses at a predetermined angle, to be received by the light reception units and that are provided between the microlenses and the light reception units; and a detection unit that detects focusing using output values from the light reception units. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065837 | WIRELESS ADAPTOR FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - A wireless adaptor for operating a display device that is detachably installed in a camera with a wireless communication function and mounted on the wireless adaptor is provided. The wireless adaptor includes a main body, a wireless communication module, a controller, and a battery. The main body includes: an accommodation area in which the display device is situated; and a connector formed on one side of the accommodation area to be electrically connected with the display device. The wireless communication module is mounted within the main body to perform wireless communication with the camera. The controller is mounted within the main body and includes a display operating part to receive image data captured and transmitted from the camera through the wireless communication module and outputs the received image data to the display device. The battery is mounted within the main body to supply power to the controller. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065838 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING PRESSURE-SENSING TOUCH SCREEN TO TAKE PICTURE - A device uses a pressure-sensing touch screen to detect the pressure from a touch input on the touch screen. Based on whether the pressure is greater than a predetermined pressure value or not, and the type of the touch input, various picture-taking operations are performed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065839 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - A method of switching a display device according to one embodiment of the present specification can include the steps of displaying an image received from a rear side camera of the display device on a touch sensitive display unit positioned at the front side of the display device, setting an area on which a predetermined gesture is to be recognized based on a touch input and if a gesture substantially identical to the predetermined gesture is recognized on the set area in the image received from the rear side camera, capturing an image using the rear side camera. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065840 | METHOD FOR CONTROL OF CAMERA MODULE BASED ON PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL - A control method of an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input signal including a physiological signal of a subject to be examined through a sensor module of the electronic device, detecting an input operation based on at least the input signal, and acquiring an image through a camera module according to the input operation. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065841 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and an image capture method thereof are disclosed herein. The image capture method is suitable for an electronic apparatus including an image capture unit. The image capture method includes steps of: providing a first preview image by the image capture unit; detecting a first facial expression from the first preview image; providing a second preview image by the image capture unit after the first preview image; detecting the second facial expression from the second preview image; determining whether the second facial expression is matched to the first facial expression; and, automatically generating a second target image in response to the second facial expression is not matched to the first facial expression. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065842 | VISUAL DATA CAPTURE FEEDBACK - A system includes a processor having an input to receive images from a remote camera, wherein the images comprise a set of images having predefined requirements for completeness. A display device is coupled to the processor to display images received from the remote camera. The processor performs a perfunctory analysis of the images to meet the requirements for completeness and provides a notification to an operator of the remote camera to obtain further images to meet the requirements for completeness. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065843 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING PHOTO-TAKING TEMPLATE DATABASE AND FOR PROVIDING PHOTO-TAKING RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION - Apparatus and method are disclosed for creating a photo-taking template database. The method may include acquiring an image and determining whether the image meets at least one qualification factor. The method may also include storing the image as a photo-taking template and determining descriptive information. The method may also include storing the descriptive information and associating the photo-taking template with the descriptive information. In addition, apparatus and method are disclosed for providing photo-taking recommendation information. The method may include acquiring descriptive information of an object and sending a request for photo-taking recommendation to a server. The request may include the descriptive information. The method may also include receiving a photo-taking template from the server and providing photo-taking recommendation information based on the received photo-taking template. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065844 | CAMERA AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A camera and a control method thereof are provided. The camera includes a lens, one or more operation units, an image sensor, a thermal sensor, and a control unit. The image sensor is for receiving an image captured by the lens. The thermal sensor is for sensing and outputting the temperature inside the camera. An operation unit performs corresponding action according to an operation power. The control unit is configured to control the magnitude of the operation power of the operation unit(s) so that a monitoring power of the camera is close to but not greater than a default power threshold, and that the sensing temperature is less than or equal to a first default temperature threshold. Wherein, the monitoring power is the sum of the operation power of the operation unit(s). The sensed temperature corresponds to the operation power of the one or more operation units. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065845 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic device that is capable of efficiently providing or acquiring information on content data, and a method for controlling the same are provided. When information of content data files are provided to an external device in response to a request from the external device, if a number is specified in the request, a specified number of information are transmitted to the external device in an order from a newest content data file from among the content data files. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065846 | Method And System Of Transmitting Images Over The Internet - A system for remotely perceiving and transmitting images and sounds associated with a target object includes a power source, a camera (optionally with a microphone), a television or video screen, at least one speaker, a computer, a website, an internet connection, and a power source. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065847 | Image Collecting Method and Apparatus - An image collecting method and apparatus are provided, where the image collecting method includes enabling an image collecting unit in an electronic device, when it is identified that after a first specific motion, a gesture of the electronic device changes to a specific device gesture; monitoring whether the electronic device performs a second specific motion in the specific device gesture; and when it is detected that the electronic device performs the second specific motion in the specific device gesture, controlling the image collecting unit to obtain an at least first image by means of collection within motion time in which the electronic device performs the second specific motion. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065848 | THERMOGRAPHY FOR A THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA - Methods and systems for pixel by pixel thermography for a thermal imaging system with a Focal Plane Array (FPA), a shutter for subjecting the FPA to a flat field scene and a temperature sensor which reads the temperature of the system including the flat field scene temperature, including determining the flux expected from the flat field scene from the value of the temp sensor and flux versus temperature curves, black-body curves, presenting the FPA with the flat field scene at the known temperature, at predetermined times during camera use, calculating a gain factor for each pixel relating the observed signal from each pixel to the expected flux, exposing the FPA to an actual scene, and using the actual flux observed and the gain factor relate each pixel's signal to temperature using flux versus temperature blackbody curves. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065849 | IIMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM NON-TRANSITORILY STORING CONTROL PROGRAM OF IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS, AND IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM - An image acquisition apparatus includes a display unit configured to display first display images corresponding to first sequential images generated by an imager unit by imaging simultaneously with second display images corresponding to range specifying sequential images received by a communication unit from at least another image acquisition apparatus, the range specifying sequential images respectively corresponding to second sequential images generated by imaging and being smaller in communication amount than the second sequential images. The image acquisition apparatus further includes an operation unit configured to receive a specified range which is a range in the second sequential images specified by a user operation based on the second display image displayed on the display unit, and a controller unit configured to cause the communication unit to receive the second sequential images including at least the specified range. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065850 | MULTI-MODE CAMERA MODULE - Camera module with switchable light filters includes a lens module, a bearing rotating device, a visible light filter, and an infrared light filter. The bearing rotating device includes a rotating shaft, at least one guiding stick, and a bearing plate. The rotating bearing plate holds the two filters and defines an arcuated guiding slot. The circle center of the arcuated guiding slot is the rotating shaft. A visible light filter and an infrared light filter are switchable, their movement being governed by the guiding stick and the guiding slot, to respective alignment with an optical axis of the lens module. The camera module can rotate the bearing plate to switch the infrared filter for the visible filter where the acquisition of infrared light is required. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065851 | TECHNIQUES TO SELECTIVELY CAPTURE VISUAL MEDIA USING A SINGLE INTERFACE ELEMENT - Techniques to selectively capture media using a single user interface element are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a touch controller, a visual media capture component, and a storage component. The touch controller may be operative to receive a haptic engagement signal. The visual media capture component may be operative to be configured in a capture mode based on whether a haptic disengagement signal is received by the touch controller before expiration of a first timer, the capture mode one of a photo capture mode or video capture mode, the first timer started in response to receiving the haptic engagement signal, the first timer configured to expire after a first preset duration. The storage component may be operative to store visual media captured by the visual media capture component in the configured capture mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065852 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PHOTOGRAPHING - The present disclosure relates to a method for photographing by a photographing device and the photographing device thereof. The method includes: determining whether camera shake is present in response to an operation of pressing a shutter of the photographing device; determining a target configuration parameter according to a current processing mode of the photographing device if camera shake is present; and adjusting the target configuration parameter. During photographing, according to the methods and devices provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is determined whether camera shake is present, a target configuration parameter is determined according to a current processing mode of a photographing device if camera shake is present, and the target configuration parameter is adjusted. This prevents image blurring of photos due to camera shake, thereby improves image quality, and increases photographing success rate of the photographing device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065853 | APPARATUS FOR DRIVING AUTO FOCUSING AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided an apparatus for driving auto focusing including: a motion sensor outputting motion data on motion of a camera module; a processor generating a control signal for controlling a focus of a subject based on the motion data; and an optical driving module moving a lens in a predetermined direction based on the control signal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065854 | OFFSET CANCELLATION APPARATUS AND VOICE COIL MOTOR DRIVER INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided an offset cancellation apparatus including: a power amplifier forcibly generating an offset; a replica amplifier, which is the same replica amplifier as the power amplifier, having a non-inverting input terminal and an inverting input terminal connected to a non-inverting input terminal and an inverting input terminal, respectively, of the power amplifier and outputting an offset compensation determining signal; and an offset compensating unit applying an offset compensating current to the power amplifier and the replica amplifier based on the offset compensation determining signal. According to the offset cancellation apparatus, whether or not the offset is compensated may be accurately determined and additional switches for sensing the offset are not required, and since the same replica amplifier as the power amplifier is used, a configuration is simple and an operation for canceling the offset is simple, thereby making it possible to rapidly cancel the offset. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065855 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GRAPHICAL INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - A method for controlling a graphical interface includes: calculating coordinates of a permanent magnet and direction of magnetic moment of the permanent magnet from magnetometer measurements; matching dimensions of a three-dimensional object with the calculated coordinates by multiplying each dimension of the three-dimensional object by a coefficient to obtain a three-dimensional object brought to scale and by multiplying the calculated coordinates by inverse of a coefficient to obtain scaled coordinates; constructing a two-dimensional image corresponding to the image of the object brought to scale observed from a viewpoint and along an optical axis deduced from the scaled coordinates and from the direction of the magnetic moment of the permanent magnet; and controlling the graphical interface to display the constructed image on this graphical interface. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065856 | PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A photographing method is provided. The photographing method includes photographing, by an electronic device, a plurality of images through a photographing module functionally connected to the electronic device, providing a photographing guide associated with a validity of at least one photographed image during the photographing of the plurality of images, and generating a single image using the at least one photographed image. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065857 | IMAGING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DETECTING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO AN INCLINE THEREOF - An imaging apparatus including an incline detection device configured to detect an incline of the imaging apparatus, an image display device configured to display an image based on the image information, an incline computation device configured to compute an incline information that corresponds to a magnitude of the incline, an information storage device configured to store the incline information that is computed by the incline computation device, and a display processing device configured to display the image and an incline guide display corresponding to the incline information upon a screen of the image display device. The display processing device is configured to change a display format of the incline guide display in accordance with the magnitude of the incline. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065858 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SHARING VIEWS - A method at a first device with a display includes: receiving image information from a camera device, the image information corresponding to a first field of view associated with the camera device; receiving sensory information from a second device, the sensory information corresponding to a second field of view associated with the second device; and displaying on the display the image information and a visualization of at least one of the first field of view and the second field of view. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065859 | AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL FOR CAMERAS - This disclosure concerns the determination of improved exposure parameters of an image capturing device, such as a multi-spectral or hyper-spectral camera. A processor receives or determines image values for multiple points of an image and receives first one or more exposure parameters that were used to generate the image values. The processor then determines a distribution of the image values. For each point of the image data the processor then determines an enhanced value by equalising the distribution of the image values. Finally, the processor determines the one or more improved exposure parameters of the image capturing device, such that the one or more improved exposure parameters adjust the received or determined image values towards the enhanced image values. When the exposure parameters are used for capturing a further image, the further image will be enhanced. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065860 | AUGMENTATION OF TEXTUAL CONTENT WITH A DIGITAL SCENE - Computer-readable storage media, computing devices and methods are discussed herein. In embodiments, a computing device may include one or more display devices, a digital content module coupled with the one or more display devices, and an augmentation module coupled with the digital content module and the one or more display devices. The digital content module may be configured to cause a portion of textual content to be rendered on the one or more display devices. The textual content may be associated with a digital scene that may be utilized to augment the textual content. The augmentation module may be configured to dynamically adapt the digital scene, based at least in part on a real-time video feed, to be rendered on the one or more display devices to augment the textual content. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065861 | Modification of post-viewing parameters for digital images using image region or feature information - A method of generating one or more new digital images using an original digitally-acquired image including a selected image feature includes identifying within a digital image acquisition device one or more groups of pixels that correspond to the selected image feature based on information from one or more preview images. A portion of the original includes automatically generating values of pixels of one or more new images based on the selected portion in a manner which includes the selected image feature within the one or more new images. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065862 | Image Enhancement Based on Combining Images from a Single Camera - Provided are systems and methods for image enhancement based on combining multiple related images, such as images of the same object taken from different imaging angles. This approach allows simulating images captured from longer distances using telephoto lenses. Initial images may be captured using a simple camera equipped with shorter focal length lenses, typically used on camera phones, tablets, and laptops. The initial images may be taken using a single camera. An object or, more specifically, a center line of the object is identified in each image. The object is typically present in the foreground portion of the initial images. The initial images may be cross-faded along the object center line to yield a combined image. Separating of the foreground and background portions of each image may be separated and separately processed, such as blurring the background portion and sharpening the foreground portion. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065863 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capturing apparatus includes an optical system, an image capturing unit, a posture detection unit, and a control unit. The optical system forms an image of a light beam from an object. The image capturing unit obtains image data corresponding to the light beam by the optical system. The posture detection unit detects a posture of the image capturing apparatus. The control unit determines based on the posture whether the image capturing apparatus is in a mode to perform shooting in a state in which an optical axis of the optical system faces a zenith or in a mode to perform shooting in a state in which the optical axis of the optical system faces a photographer side. The control unit changes control in a shooting operation using the image capturing unit in accordance with a result of the determination. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065864 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE PROCESSING OF VIDEO IMAGES IN REAL TIME - The invention is directed to real-time processing of video data. In some examples at least one image of the video data is processed utilizing reference data comprising reference image data of background within a region of interest and clutter image data indicative thereof, to determine a pixel deviation level of each pixel in the at least one image and generate pixel-deviation image data indicative thereof. The pixel-deviation image data is processed to enhance its tonal pixel distribution and generating enhanced image data, which is processed to determine a threshold level based on the tonal pixel distribution. A binary image map is then generated using the determined threshold level, the binary image map being indicative of the background and foreground components of the at least one image. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065865 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM - The imaging device includes an imaging unit that acquires a visible light signal and an invisible light signal by imaging a subject, a first luminance generation unit that generates a visible light luminance signal by using the visible light signal output from the imaging unit, a second luminance generation unit that generates an invisible light luminance signal by using the invisible light signal output from the imaging unit, an image correction processing unit that performs a correction process by using the visible light luminance signal generated by the first luminance generation unit and the invisible light luminance signal generated by the second luminance generation unit, and a control unit that controls at least the image correction processing unit; and the image correction processing unit performs the correction process by adding a correction signal, which is generated using the invisible light luminance signal, to the visible light signal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065866 | IMAGE SENSOR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, MOTION SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided an operating method of an image sensor including: storing a first charge from an optoelectronic element to a pixel buffer circuit within a first exposure period; transferring the first charge from the pixel buffer circuit to a first storage circuit within a second exposure period; storing a second charge from the optoelectronic element to the pixel buffer circuit within the second exposure period after the first charge is transferred; transferring the second charge from the pixel buffer circuit to a second storage circuit; and comparing charges stored in the first storage circuit and in the second storage circuit to output an analog image signal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065867 | DIGITAL DOUBLE SAMPLING METHOD, A RELATED CMOS IMAGE SENSOR, AND A DIGITAL CAMERA COMPRISING THE CMOS IMAGE SENSOR - A digital double sampling method, a related complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor, and a digital camera comprising the CMOS image sensor are disclosed. The method includes generating first digital data corresponding to an initial voltage level apparent in a pixel in response to a reset signal, inverting the first digital data, outputting a detection voltage corresponding to image data received from outside of the CMOS image sensor, and counting in synchronization with a clock signal, starting from an initial value equal to the inverted first digital data, and for an amount of time responsive to a voltage level of the detection voltage. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065868 | ANTI-ECLIPSE CIRCUITRY WITH TRACKING OF FLOATING DIFFUSION RESET LEVEL - Imagers and associated devices and systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an imager includes a pixel array and control circuitry operably coupled to the pixel array. The pixel array includes an imaging pixel configured to produce a reset signal and a non-imaging pixel configured to produce a nominal reset signal. The control circuity is configured to produce an output signal based at least in part on one of (a) the nominal reset signal when distortion at the imaging pixel exceeds a threshold and (b) the reset signal when distortion does not exceed the threshold. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065869 | IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL ARRAY HAVING OUTPUT RESPONSE CURVE INCLUDING LOGARITHMIC PATTERN FOR IMAGE SENSOR BASED TERMINAL - There is described in one embodiment an indicia reading terminal having an image sensor pixel array incorporated therein, wherein the terminal is operative for decoding of decodable indicia and for providing color frames of image data for storage or transmission. An image sensor based terminal in one embodiment can include an image sensor having a hybrid monochrome and color image sensor pixel array wherein the image sensor pixel array includes a first subset of monochrome pixels and a second subset of color pixels. In one embodiment, an output response curve for the image sensor pixel array can include a logarithmic pattern. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065870 | IMAGE SENSOR HAVING DEPTH DETECTION PIXELS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DEPTH DATA WITH THE IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor includes: a plurality of pixels that include a plurality of color detection pixels and a plurality of depth detection pixels, wherein the plurality of pixels are arranged in two dimensions; and a photoelectric conversion layer formed to correspond to the plurality of the pixels, wherein each of the plurality of the color detection pixels comprises: a first light condensing layer disposed over the photoelectric conversion layer; and a band pass filter layer interposed between the photoelectric conversion layer and the first light condensing layer, and wherein each of the plurality of the depth detection pixels comprises: a second light condensing layer disposed over the photoelectric conversion layer and having a greater size than a size of the first light condensing layer. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065871 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR A SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section that has at least one pixel with a photoelectric conversion unit and a charge detection unit. A driving section is configured to read out a signal of the pixel, a first portion of said signal being based on signal charge, a second portion of said signal being based on a reset potential. A signal processing section is configured to read out the first portion of the signal as a reference voltage, with the reference voltage being adjusted to cause the first and second portions of the signal to be within an input voltage range. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065872 | IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor includes readout circuits coupled to read out integrated light signals from pixels via bitlines respectively. Each readout circuit includes a correlated double sampling (CDS) circuit, followed by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). At least two pixels of a row share a bitline and an associated readout circuit. The ADC operates concurrently with the CDS circuit, such that their operating periods are substantially overlapped with each other. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065873 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME AND IMAGE SENSOR - An image capturing apparatus, comprises: an image capturing unit configured to generate image data of an object; an adding unit configured to add additional information, including first region information for specifying a first pixel region of the image data, and second region information for specifying a second pixel region included in the first pixel region, to the image data; a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data to which the additional information is added; and an image processing unit configured to extract from the image data, which is received via the transmission unit, the first pixel region and the second pixel region specified by the additional information obtained by receiving the image data, and to perform predetermined image processing on the extracted first pixel region and second pixel region. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065874 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND IMAGE SENSOR - An image capturing apparatus, comprising: a pixel portion comprising a first pixel region and a second pixel region; an output unit configured to output a result of adding region information indicating the first pixel region and the second pixel region to image data obtained from the pixel portion; and a signal processing unit configured to correct pixel data of the first pixel region using pixel data of the second pixel region for image data read out from the pixel portion, wherein the signal processing unit extracts pixel data of the first pixel region and pixel data of the second pixel region of the image data using the region information added to the image data received from the output unit. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065875 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a solid state imaging device including: a pixel portion where pixel sharing units are disposed in an array shape and where another one pixel transistor group excluding transfer transistors is shared by a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions; transfer wiring lines which are connected to the transfer gate electrodes of the transfer transistors of the pixel sharing unit and which are disposed to extend in a horizontal direction and to be in parallel in a vertical direction as seen from the top plane; and parallel wiring lines which are disposed to be adjacent to the necessary transfer wiring lines in the pixel sharing unit and which are disposed to be in parallel to the transfer wiring lines as seen from the top plane, wherein voltages which are used to suppress potential change of the transfer gate electrodes are supplied to the parallel wiring lines. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065876 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device has a sensor chip and a signal processing chip. The sensor chip includes a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a 2-dimensional matrix and a data output terminal group made up of a plurality of data output terminals which output analog signals of pixels for each pixel column of the pixel array. The signal processing chip includes a data input terminal group electrically coupled to the data output terminal group, a plurality of A/D converters which convert analog signals of pixels received by the data input terminal group into digital signals for each pixel column of the pixel array, and a control unit which controls operation of the plurality of A/D converters. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065877 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An imaging apparatus and a method of driving the same that can generate a digital data of a high resolution pixel signal are provided. The imaging apparatus includes: a pixel ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065878 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display system includes a transmitting device adapted to transmit video data, and a display device adapted to display a picture based on the video data. The transmitting device includes a wired connection section, and a wireless transmission section adapted to wirelessly transmit the video data. The display device includes a wired connection section, and a wireless reception section adapted to receive the video data, the transmitting device and the display device transmit and receive identification information used in a case in which the wireless transmission section and the wireless reception section perform communication in a state in which the wired connection section of the transmitting device and the wired connection, section of the display device are connected to each other with wire, and perform pairing adapted to associate the transmitting device and the display device with each otter based on the identification information transmitted and received. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065879 | BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - Disclosed is a broadcasting signal receiving apparatus and a control method thereof. The broadcasting signal receiving apparatus includes a channel tuner configured to be tuned to for a channel of a broadcasting signal including a digital signal and an analog signal, and receive the broadcasting signal corresponding to the tuned channel; a first signal processor and a second signal processor configured to process the digital signal and the analog signal; a switching section configured to selectively provide one of the broadcasting signals received to one of the first signal processor and the second signal processor; and a controller configured to control the switching section to respectively provide the digital signal to the first signal processor and the analog signal to the second signal processor based on a property of the received broadcasting signal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065880 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PICTURE-IN-PICTURE VIDEO CONFERENCE FUNCTIONALITY - Techniques for dynamically providing a picture-in-picture display incorporating live video content from a first network device, and pre-recorded content from a second network device, in a single stream. In an example scenario, a host or presenter may record a live video of himself or herself answering questions for an online audience. Before or during recording of the live video content, an audience member may record a video of himself asking a question directed to the host. A server may receive both the live video content and the pre-recorded video content, and may format or repackage the two sources of content for simultaneous viewing by the audience in real- or near real-time. To present this Q&A dynamic, some implementations may provide a picture-in-picture effect, wherein the display of a first content (e.g., the live video content) may be temporarily reduced to accommodate display of second content (e.g., the pre-recorded video content). | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065881 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a display apparatus including a tuner including one tuner, a display configured to display a plurality of images in a plurality of divided regions, and a controller configured to control the tuner to sequentially lock a plurality of channels and control the display to display an image of a currently locked channel as a moving image and an image of a previously locked channel as a still image. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065882 | DIGITAL TELEVISION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A television and a control method of the television are provided. The control method of the television includes receiving a broadcasting signal, detecting whether a pilot signal is included in the received broadcasting signal, setting a channel of the broadcasting signal as a channel of a first broadcasting format in response to detecting the pilot signal is included in the received broadcasting signal, and setting the channel of the broadcasting signal as a channel of a second broadcasting format in response to detecting that the pilot signal is not included in the received broadcasting signal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065883 | PORTABLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - A portable entertainment system may include a housing, a television and at least one table. The table may be adjustable between a first condition where it forms a portion of the housing and a second condition where table legs are used to support a tabletop onto a ground surface. The television may include a monitor that is adjustable between a first position within the housing interior and a second position outside the housing interior where it is operable for television viewing. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065884 | PROVIDING A LOG OF EVENTS TO AN ISOLATED USER - A system, apparatus, and computer program product for monitoring a subject person's environment while the person is isolated from the environment. The system can use a microphone and/or a digital camera or imager to detect and capture sounds, voices, object, symbols, and faces in the subject person's environment, for example. The captured items can be analyzed, identified, and provided in an events log. The subject person can later review the events log to understand what happened while isolated. In various instances, the subject person can select an event from the log and review the underlying detected sounds, voices, object, symbols, and faces. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065885 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR REPRODUCING CONTENT - A method of reproducing content is provided. The method performed by a terminal includes operations of obtaining metadata corresponding to a predetermined portion of the content, selecting, based on the metadata, at least one external device to reproduce the predetermined portion of the content, transmitting a control command to the at least one external device, and reproducing the predetermined portion of the content by interoperation of the terminal with the at least one external device to which the control command is transmitted. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065886 | SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY FOR UTILIZING A PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER - A low-cost portable digital video player receives proprietary compressed data from a source such as a personal video recorder (PVR), and displays the data on an integral display. A rewritable non-volatile memory of the player stores the data and a media decoder of the player transforms and decompresses the data. According to one embodiment the decoder transforms the data to a non-proprietary format, prior to storing the data. According to a second embodiment, the memory stores the data in the proprietary format, and decoder transforms and decompresses the data in response to an instruction from a user input device, and transfers the decoded data to a display. A cradle for the player provides communications to the PVR, a power supply and optionally further storage capacity. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065887 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS COMMUNICABLE WITH EXTERNAL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus that communicates with an external apparatus includes a connection unit that connects to a storage medium in which image data is recorded, and a control unit that, in a case where a request for a resized image of the image data is received from the external apparatus, generates a resized image by reading the image data from the storage medium in response to the request, controls transmission of the resized image to the external apparatus, and controls generating and temporarily storing metadata of the resized image. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065888 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, PLAYBACK METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine a playback mode of sound included in content. The information processing apparatus includes a playback unit configured to play back the sound included in the content in the playback mode determined by the determination unit, at playback of the content. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065889 | CONTROL MECHANISM FOR VIDEO OUTPUT - This disclosure describes a computer-implemented method for a control mechanism for video output. Additionally provided is a video stream that is generated from the video source and encoded by the video encoder, where the video stream further comprises one or more video frames with each video frame including a time stamp that includes timing and clocking information. Additionally provided is a video display apparatus that includes a video display apparatus processor, video display apparatus memory, video decoder, and a video frame buffer, where the video decoder decodes the encoded video stream, and the video display apparatus generates a pixel clock. Additionally provided is a desired latency threshold for displaying a first video frame with respect to a second video frame that includes an upper threshold limit and a lower threshold limit. The disclosed method includes the following steps that control jitter in the displayed video stream. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065890 | Broadcast Receiving Apparatus - An in-vehicle apparatus includes an FM radio tuner that receives FM broadcast waves of a reception frequency that is set; a FM radio controller; an LCD unit that is capable of changing a horizontal synchronous frequency corresponding to each horizontal line by varying a horizontal blanking period along the horizontal direction, without changing the numbers of effective pixels in horizontal display and vertical display, and an effective display period; a horizontal synchronous frequency setter that sets the horizontal synchronous frequency so that a minimum value of the differences between the reception frequency of the FM broadcast waves and multiplied frequencies that are integral multiples of the horizontal synchronous frequency is higher than or equal to a certain value; and a video processor that generates a video signal necessary to display at least one of a working screen and an operation screen in the LCD unit. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065891 | DETERMINING IMPORTANCE OF SCENES BASED UPON CLOSED CAPTIONING DATA - Disclosed are various embodiments for identifying importance of scenes or moments in video content relative to one another. Closed captioning data is extracted from a video content feature. A textual analysis of the closed captioning data is performed. The importance level of scenes can be ranked with respect to one another. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065892 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device including a signal division module and a plurality of output ports. The signal division module receive an input signal and to divide the received input signal into a predetermined number of signals. The plurality of output ports being configured to output the predetermined number of signals into which the input signal is divided by the signal division module and information indicating physical addresses of themselves to a plurality of two-way communication interfaces a number of which corresponds to the predetermined number at the time of division by the signal division module. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMAGE - A system and method for providing an image are provided. The image providing method includes: transmitting, to an external device, a first video image of a first resolution, which is converted from an original video image of an original resolution; receiving, from the external device, area information about an area of interest of the first video image of the first resolution; determining, based on the area information, an area corresponding to the area of interest, of the original video image of the original resolution, wherein the determined area is smaller than the original video image of the original resolution converting a part of the original video image of the original resolution to a second video image of the first resolution, wherein the part corresponds to the determined area; and transmitting the second video image to the external device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065894 | PROCESSING METHOD FOR VIDEO CONFERENCE AND SERVER USING THE METHOD - In a processing method for a video conference, start speaking events and end speaking events of endpoints joined in the video conference are detected. Video streaming of a speaking endpoint is displayed in a speaking area of a foreground window of a display device. A current time “t”, a duration time “T” of the video conference, a start speaking time “s | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065895 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING COMMUNICATION INFORMATION IN VIDEO COMMUNICATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for presenting communication information in video communication, including: controlling collection of audio information and video information of a video communication site; determining a position of a speaker in the video communication site according to the audio information, where the speaker is a person of participants in the video communication site that speaks; acquiring speech video information from the video information according to the position of the speaker, where the speech video information is video information of the speaker within a speaking period; and controlling presentation of the speech video information. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065896 | SYSTEM FOR LOCATING A POSITION OF LOCAL OBJECT FROM REMOTE SITE - Systems and methods provide location of an object via video conferencing. The systems and methods may be useful for applications that require remote assistance from an individual to help another individual locate an object or a feature within an image displayed on screen. The user of a local device may view the remote image for context of the environment. In some embodiments, the local user may help direct the remote user by directions to zoom in or out of the displayed image and may provide a frame to guide the remote user. A position in the remote image shown in the remote device is activated and displayed by the local user as an icon to help pinpoint the object location for the remote user. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065897 | MULTIPARTY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT OPTIMIZE COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON MODE AND AVAILABLE BANDWIDTH - Improved methods, systems, and devices for managing communications are provided. A user device may display all ongoing communications so that a user can visualize the communications network or some subset thereof (e.g., a subgroup or group of users). A system may maintain the user device in an instant ready-on mode of communication with the other user devices. A user may then initiate communications with a subgroup (e.g., a pair) or group without initiating a new connection. Accordingly, a user can simultaneously and fluidly communicate at the subgroup level, at the group level, or at the inter-group level. Moreover, users can function as independent actors that can freely form and leave subgroups as well as groups. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065898 | METHOD FOR EXTENDING PARTICIPANTS OF MULTIPARTY VIDEO CONFERENCE SERVICE - Provided is a method of extending participants of a multilateral video conference service. The method includes: receiving, by a multipoint conference unit (MCU) gateway connected with an MCU through at least one physical port and connected with a plurality of terminals in a wired or wireless manner, information on a signal level of sound sensed by microphones provided in plurality of terminal devices from plurality of terminal devices, respectively, selecting, by MCU gateway, one terminal device among plurality of terminal devices as a speaking terminal device based on the received signal level, requesting, by MCU gateway, speaking terminal device to transmit speaking contents input into speaking terminal device and transmitting, by the MCU gateway, speaking contents received from speaking terminal device in response to transmission request to the MCU through at least one physical port. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065899 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Telepresence Visualizations - Methods, systems, and products generate telepresence visualizations for a remote participant to a videoconferences. A central server superimposes the remote participant onto images or video of the teleconferencing environment. The central server thus generates an illusion that the remote participant is in the same conferencing environment as other conferees. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065900 | PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIDEO PLAYBACK - A processing system and method for video playback are provided. The processing system includes a video capturing device and a processing device. The video capturing device obtains a video and generates metadata associated therewith. The metadata records a trajectory of an object appearing in the video. The processing device executes the processing method, namely to obtain the metadata, define a section on the trajectory based on information of the trajectory, command a player to play the video by a first speed when the object appears on the section, and selectively command the player to play the video by a second speed when the object appears on the trajectory except the section. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065901 | THERMAL PATTERN MONITORING OF MACHINE - A method for monitoring thermal patterns of a machine includes identifying at least one location for positioning a robotic arm. The robotic arm is equipped with at least one of a visual camera and a thermal imaging camera adapted to capture a visual image and a thermal image of a portion of the machine, respectively. The method includes defining a plurality of segments of the portion by allocating a plurality of grids to the portion. Further, the portion of the machine is scanned by the robotic arm, based on the plurality of grids with the at least one of the visual camera and the thermal imaging camera. A component of the machine is detected, when the thermal patterns recorded for the component deviate from a predefined thermal pattern. The portion of the machine is then rescanned for determining changes in the thermal patterns as a function of time. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065902 | HYBRID ACTIVE AND PASSIVE PEOPLE METERING FOR AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT - Hybrid active and passive people metering for audience measurement is disclosed. Example audience identification methods disclosed herein include detecting a trigger signal output from a media device meter. Disclosed example methods also include, in response to determining that an image captured by an image sensor does not correspond to any one of a plurality of recognized audiences, passing the trigger signal to an input of a people meter to cause the people meter to output a prompt for entry of audience identification information. Disclosed example methods further include, in response to determining that the image corresponds to a first one of the plurality of recognized audiences, blocking the trigger signal from being passed to the input of the people meter to prevent the people meter from outputting the prompt. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065903 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE IMAGE CAPTURED BY A SCENE CAMERA OF A VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a method of providing at least one image of at least one real object captured by at least one scene camera of a plurality of scene cameras mounted on a vehicle. The method includes: providing camera poses of respective scene cameras of the plurality of scene cameras relative to a reference coordinate system associated with the vehicle, providing user attention data related to a user captured by an information capturing device, providing at least one attention direction relative to the reference coordinate system from the user attention data, determining at least one of the scene cameras among the plurality of scene cameras according to the at least one attention direction and the respective camera pose of the at least one of the scene cameras, and providing at least one image of at least one real object captured by the at least one of the scene cameras. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065904 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE 3D VIDEO MONITORING OF OBJECTS OF INTEREST - A device and a method for assisting security in the 3D tracking of objects of interest are provided. A proposed risk propagation module makes it possible to create kinship links between the analyzed tracks, during interactions or during disappearance/reappearance of tracks, thus making it possible to diffuse the highest risks to each track concerned. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065905 | VIDEO RECORDER AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - In a surveillance system, a plurality of video recorders and a plurality of cameras are connected to a communication network. The video recorders communicate with one another and share camera registration information with one another. If one of the video recorders has an error during operation, at least one of the other video recorders performs a proxy recording operation in place of the video recorder having the error. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065906 | Video Analytics Configuration - An apparatus is disclosed which is operative to analyze a sequence of video frames of a camera view field to track an object in said view field and determine start and end points of said track in said view field. The apparatus also determines a start and end time for the said track corresponding to said start and end points respectively; and stores said start and end points and said start and end times as attributes of said track. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065907 | CLOUD-BASED SURVEILLANCE WITH INTELLIGENT TAMPER PROTECTION - In one embodiment, a security system includes a central communication unit and a first surveillance device. The central communication unit is communicatively connected over a network to cloud storage, by way of a first transmission channel and a second transmission channel. The second transmission channel is redundant with the first transmission channel. The first surveillance device configured to record first surveillance data, and is communicatively connected to the central communication unit by way of a third transmission channel and a fourth transmission channel. The fourth transmission channel is redundant with the third transmission channel. The first surveillance device is configured to transmit the first surveillance data to the central communication unit, and the central communication unit is configured to transmit the first surveillance data to the cloud storage. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065908 | PORTABLE CAMERA APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM DEVICES - A portable camera apparatus may be used by a law enforcement agency to collect data that may be used as evidence in a legal proceeding. The portable camera apparatus may include internal storage device(s) that may be pre-configured to execute one or more related applications upon (e.g., plug-in, network or other) connection to a computer device. The storage device(s) may contain a suite of applications that are pre-configured to execute without requiring “installation” on a computer system prior to execution. Additionally, the storage device may be a secure storage drive for use with an associated pre-defined computer device or set of devices. The secure storage drive allows access only when properly authenticated to the computer device attempting to access the secure storage drive. The portable camera apparatus may include smart docking and/or recharging bays. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065909 | VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM - A asset tracking system includes a camera adapted to capture images and output signals representative of the images. The camera may include one or more depth sensors that detect distances between the depth sensor and objects positioned within the field of view of the one or more cameras. A computer device processes the image signals and or depth signals from cameras and determines any one or more of the following: (a) whether a patient care protocol has been properly followed; (b) what condition a patient is in; (c) whether an infection control protocol has been properly followed; and (d) whether steps have been taken to reduce the risk of a patient from falling. Alerts may be issued if any conditions of importance are detected. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065910 | VIDEO GATEWAY DEVICE - A programmable video gateway device for use with a gateway and a home network manager having a plurality of associated network elements. The device may comprise a plurality of user-programmable functions. The device may also comprise a processor to control the plurality of user-programmable functions, a camera module controllable to record an image via at least one of the home network manager and the processor, and/or an interface to receive at least one of a plurality entry requests, and enable a user to program the plurality of user-programmable functions to respond to the received entry requests via the processor. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065911 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED LABELING AT SCALE OF MOTION-DETECTED EVENTS IN VIDEO SURVEILLANCE - A method and system are provided for automated labeling at scale of motion-detected events in video surveillance imagery that may be private to and viewable only by the owner of that imagery. Further provided are processing, organization, and archival aspects related to such automated labeling at scale. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065912 | MACHINE VISION SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH PREDICTIVE MOTION CONTROL - Systems and methods trigger an image acquisition of an object using motion data communicated from a motion controller on a network, the motion controller coupled to a motion drive. Based upon motion data from the motion controller, a virtual axis application is used to plan the movement of a virtual axis for a motion cycle, the virtual axis allowing an acquisition trigger rate to be calculated to follow movement of the object caused by the motion drive. Based on the calculated acquisition trigger rate, an acquisition trigger signal is generated for triggering the image acquisition of the object. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065913 | STACKED IMAGE SENSOR - A stacked image sensor includes a substrate including a first photoelectric conversion device, a second photoelectric conversion device and a first color signal storing device disposed between the first photoelectric conversion device and the second photoelectric conversion device. A second color filter and a third color filter are disposed at positions corresponding to the first photoelectric conversion device and the second photoelectric conversion device on the substrate. A conductive connecting member is disposed between the second color filter and the third color filter. A first color sensing photoelectric conversion device is disposed on the second color filter, the third color filter, and the conductive connecting member. The cross-sectional area of conductive connecting member is at least greater than the cross-sectional area of the first color signal storing device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065914 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A COLOR FILTER AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first inorganic color filter including a first surface on which light is incident and a second surface opposite the first surface; and a first organic color filter disposed on the first surface of the first inorganic color filter. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065915 | CODED SPECTRAL IMAGER - Embodiments herein provide for imaging objects. In one embodiment, a spectral imaging system includes an optical element configured to receive electromagnetic energy of a two-dimensional scene and a filter configured to provide a plurality of spectral filter profiles. The filter also transmits multiple spectral wavebands of the electromagnetic energy substantially simultaneously through at least one of the spectral profiles. The spectral imaging system also includes a detector configured to measure intensities of the multiple spectral wavebands, and a processor configured to generate a spectral image of the scene based on the measured intensities. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065916 | METHOD FOR FORMING COLOR FILTER ARRAY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A method for forming a color filter array includes a step of exposing a photosensitive color filter film, a step of forming a color filter array from the color filter film by developing the color filter film using a developer, and a step of cleaning the color filter array while rotating the color filter array and moving a nozzle for spraying fluid containing liquid and gas above the color filter array in a direction intersecting with an axis of the rotation. The method reduces variation in thickness of a color filter that is generated in the cleaning step. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065917 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus including a display module further including a control board for controlling an operation of the display module to display an image. An outer casing unit accommodates the display module, and a wireless communication unit performs wireless communication with an external communication device. The wireless communication unit includes at least one antenna for transmitting and receiving a radio signal to and from the external communication device, and a wireless communication board converts the radio signal received from the antenna into an electrical signal and transmits the electrical signal to the control board or transmits the electrical signal provided from the control board to the antenna, wherein the antenna and the wireless communication board are arranged to be spatially separated from each other. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065918 | COLOR SEPARATING AND COMBINING SYSTEM AND PROJECTING DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - At least one color separating and combining system includes a light combining element, such as a cross dichroic prism, a dichroic mirror that transmits a first (e.g., blue) light, and a first PBS that guides the blue light to a first liquid crystal panel. The system may include a wavelength selective PBS that guides a green light to a second liquid crystal panel and that guides a red light to a direction different from that of the second liquid crystal panel. The system may include a relay optical system, a second PBS that guides the red light to a third liquid crystal panel, and a trimming filter that transmits the green light and reflects the red light. The relay optical system may be disposed between the wavelength selective PBS and the second PBS. The trimming filter may be disposed between the wavelength selective PBS and the cross dichroic prism. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065919 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR HAVING LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A light source apparatus and a Projector including the light source apparatus are provided. The light source apparatus comprises: a plurality of light sources each including a laser diode and a collimating lens, said collimating lens making a light emitted from said laser diode into an approximately collimated beam, a plurality of housings in which said plurality of light sources are placed so that a light is emitted from each of said light source advances approximately in parallel in the same direction, a condenser lens which condenses lights which is emitted from said plurality of housings to a phosphor, a phosphor wheel having said phosphor, said phosphor wheel transmitting the lights which is emitted from said condenser lens, wherein incident angles of the lights emitted from said housings to an optical axis of said condenser lens are made different by varying mount angles of said housings to a supporting member. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065920 | ROBOTICALLY CONTROLLED CONVERTIBLE DISPLAY - A convertible display includes a number of video display panels which are movable between a first position in which the panels extend in the same plane to define a unified display and a configuration in which one or more of the panels are moved into other planes which allow them to form steps. Multiple of the rotated panels may form a sequence of steps, e.g. a staircase. The convertible display may be moved via a robotic mount, whereby the position or orientation of the convertible display may be changed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065921 | MULTI-APERTURE PROJECTION DISPLAY AND SINGLE IMAGE GENERATOR FOR THE SAME - Generating images to be projected at different projection distances with a multi-aperture projection display, statically or without any conversion, neither mechanically nor at the imager, is enabled by designing the single images of the multi-aperture projection display in a suitable manner, namely by combining provisional single images for the projection channels of the multi-aperture projection display, which are intended for each of the at least two images to be projected, projection channel by projection channel, to the actual or final single images. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065922 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light source unit includes a fluorescent member configured to emit, when irradiated with excitation light, fluorescence light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the excitation light, and a controller configured to adjust a conversion efficiency from the excitation light to the fluorescence light of the fluorescent member so that a gradient T satisfies 0.35G≦T≦0.8G in a fluorescence characteristic of the fluorescent member when a horizontal axis represents a normalized light intensity of the excitation light so that a maximum light intensity of the excitation light incident on the fluorescent member is normalized to 1, and a vertical axis represents the light intensity of the fluorescence light from the fluorescence member irradiated with the normalized light intensity of the excitation light, where G represents a gradient in the fluorescence characteristic when the normalized light intensity of the excitation light is 0.3. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065923 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COLOR GAMUT DETERMINATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065924 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CAMERA SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes a controller configured to adjust a position of an image pickup plane from a position of a focal plane by correcting amounts based on image pickup environmental information, an image pickup element configured to capture an image on an adjusted position of the image pickup plane, and an image processor configured to restore the captured image utilizing an image restoration filter corresponding to the position of the image pickup plane. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065925 | COLOR-MIXTURE-RATIO CALCULATION DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGING DEVICE - When a color-filter-array of a color-imaging-element is a Bayer-array, outputs of pixels prior to color-mixture correction are acquired from the color imaging element when red light is incident onto the color-imaging-element through a photography optical system, the outputs of the green pixels adjacent to the red pixels, among the acquired outputs of each pixel, are regarded as components of color mixture caused by the red pixels, and ratios of color mixture are calculated. In a central portion of an imaging surface of the color-imaging-element, ratios of color mixture, which do not depend on directions of the color mixture caused by the red pixels, are calculated. In end portions of the imaging surface of the color-imaging-element, separate ratios of color mixture according to the directions of the color mixture caused by the red pixels are respectively calculated. The calculated ratios of color mixture are subjected to interpolation calculation. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065926 | Image-Capturing Method and Image-Capturing Device - Provided is an image-capturing device including: a visible light signal generating unit that extracts a visible light signal from a pixel signal from an image-capturing element; a light source color estimating unit that estimates a color temperature of a light source from the visible light signal; a white-balance adjusting unit that performs white balance correction on the visible light signal according to an estimation result; a non-visible light signal generating unit that extracts a non-visible light signal from the signals from the image-capturing element; and an image composing unit that combines and outputs the visible light signal on which the white balance correction was performed and the non-visible light signal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160065927 | VIDEO REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, VIDEO REPRODUCTION METHOD AND VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a video reproduction apparatus calculates two-dimensional coordinate data of an input video signal on a chromaticity diagram, compares the two-dimensional coordinate data calculated with a preset standard color gamut on the chromaticity diagram, determines based on a result of the comparison whether a color gamut corresponding to the input video signal falls within the standard color gamut, adjusts color gamut increase processing and performs the adjusted color gamut increase processing on the input video signal based on a result of the determination. | 2016-03-03 |
