| 10th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
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| 20150062346 | MOBILE THERMAL IMAGING DEVICE - A mobile noncontact thermal imaging camera employs a stabilization module that detects stability of the received image and provides correction to the detected thermal signals. The stabilization improves sharpness of the thermal image by adjusting signal at the output means and improves noise reduction by processing signals from the pixels corresponding to a particular part of the object image. The stabilization module may have various embodiments, including an accelerometer or a visible video camera having an overlapping field of view with a thermal camera. The invention is applicable to both—the multi-pixel thermal imagers and single-pixel IR thermometers. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062347 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHODS FOR VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGING - Imaging systems may be provided with image sensors for capturing information about incident light intensities in the visible and infrared bands of light. The means of capturing information about visible light may be unintentionally and undesirably influenced by infrared light. Similarly, the means of capturing information about infrared light may be unintentionally and undesirably influenced by visible light. Storage and processing circuitry may correct for the undesired influence of infrared and visible light on the signal data from the visible and infrared sensors, respectively. The correction may be determined or chosen based on a detection of the illuminant type of the imaged scene. The correction may alternatively be universal, and applicable to images of scenes illuminated by any illuminant. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062348 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - In an image capture apparatus that can perform processing using an image on which information displayed by a display device is superimposed and a method for controlling the same, the influence of the superimposed information included in the image is reduced. A first image in which information displayed by the display device is superimposed on an optical finder image is acquired. Then, the predetermined image processing is performed using a second image that excludes data on a pixel having the display color of the information, of pixels included in the first image. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062349 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLOR CORRECTION OF IMAGES CAPTURED USING A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A computer-implemented method for color correcting images captured using a mobile computing device is described. A wavelength of light is emitted from a display of a mobile computing device. An image of the emitted wavelength of light is captured using a camera on the mobile computing device. The image of the wavelength of light emitted from the display of the mobile computing device that is captured using the camera on the mobile computing device is analyzed. At least one image captured using the camera on the mobile computing device is modified based on the analysis of the image of the wavelength of light emitted from the display of the mobile computing device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062350 | LIGHT PARAMETER MEASUREMENT METHOD AND DEVICE, SCREEN ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and device for light parameter measurement, a method for screen adjustment and an electronic device are provided. A current image parameter corresponding to a type of a parameter to be measured obtained by a camera under a first operation mode is acquired, a light parameter value corresponding to the current image parameter is determined based on a preset correspondence between an image parameter and a light parameter, and the light parameter value corresponding to the current image parameter is taken as a current light parameter. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062351 | Device and Method for Calibrating a Temporal Contrast Sensor with a Frame-Based Camera Sensor - A device and method incorporates features of a temporal contrast sensor with a camera sensor in an imager. The method includes registering the camera sensor with the temporal contrast sensor as a function of a calibration target. The method includes receiving camera sensor data from the camera sensor and temporal contrast sensor data from the temporal contrast sensor. The method includes generating a plurality of images as a function of incorporating the temporal contrast sensor data with the camera sensor data. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062352 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CONTENTS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving, by an electronic device, an input relating to data to be transmitted, monitoring a state of the electronic device, determining whether to transmit the data on a basis of at least part of a result of the monitoring, and transmitting the data according to a result of the determining. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062353 | AUDIO VIDEO PLAYBACK SYNCHRONIZATION FOR ENCODED MEDIA - Techniques are described for inserting encoded markers into encoded audio-video content. For example, encoded audio-video content can be received and corresponding encoded audio and video markers can be inserted. The encoded audio and video markers can be inserted without changing the overall duration of the encoded audio and video streams and without changing most or all of the properties of the encoded audio and video streams. Corresponding encoded audio and video markers can be inserted at multiple locations (e.g., sync locations) in the encoded audio and video streams. Audio-video synchronization testing can be performed using encoded audio-video content with inserted encoded audio-video markers. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062354 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING IMAGES WITH A FRONT-FACING CAMERA - A camera points in a first direction and is positioned within borders of a screen of a display device. The screen faces in a second direction that is substantially parallel to the first direction. While the camera views a scene, the screen displays an image of the viewed scene. While the screen displays the image, the image is written for storage on a computer-readable medium. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062355 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - According to an illustrative embodiment, an information processing device is provided. The information processing device includes an image acquisition unit configured to receive an image; a recognition unit configured to acquire a recognition result of a user based on the received image, wherein the recognition result includes a position of the user, the user being associated with a display terminal; an image determination unit configured to determine an object based on the recognition result; and a display control unit configured to control display of the object on the display terminal. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062356 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an information processing device including a first motion body that is a target for imaging performed by another information processing device, a detection unit configured to detect motion of the first motion body, and an authentication unit configured to decide whether to authenticate the another information processing device on the basis of a motion state of the first motion body that has been estimated by the another information processing device on the basis of a captured image acquired through the imaging and a motion state of the first motion body that has been detected by the detection unit. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062357 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING DISTORTION - Provided are a device and method for removing distortion in a photographed image. The method includes estimating a parameter set indicative of an amount of distortion in an input image by a local motion vector between a reference image and the input image, and reconstructing the input image by using the estimated parameter set. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062358 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing apparatus determines the target position of a shake correction lens in accordance with a shake signal corresponding to an acting shake, and performs feedback control to converge the position of the shake correction lens to the target position. A division unit divides the shake signal into low- and high-frequency components. A first low-pass filter integrates the high-frequency component, and a second low-pass filter integrates the low-frequency component. A synthesis unit synthesizes output signals from the first and second low-pass filters, and outputs the synthetic signal as the target position. When the apparatus is being panned or tilted, the cutoff frequency of the second low-pass filter is set to be a value larger than that of a cutoff frequency when the apparatus is neither being panned nor tilted. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062359 | SPORTS CAMERA - Disclosed is a sports camera, which comprises a main control unit, an image processing module, a motion parameter detection display module, a power supply module and a memory. The power supply module is connected with the main control unit and the image processing module. The image processing module comprises a digital signal processor and an image sensor, and the motion parameter detection display module comprises a GPS module and an acceleration sensor. The main control unit is connected with the digital signal processor, the memory, the GPS module and the acceleration sensor, and said digital signal processor is connected with the memory and the image sensor. The sports camera of the present invention can make sure that the image is normal and vertical when playing back the photo or video taken by the camera, thereby improving the image effect and increasing the ease of use of the sports camera. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062360 | EDGE-BASED ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILIZATION - An image stabilization system applies a “pinned-edge” or “soft pinned edge” image stabilization technique to digital video to compensate for unwanted camera motion in a captured video. In these stabilization techniques, a warping function is applied to an image frame to achieve a non-uniform shifting of depicted points in the image frame such that a reference point is stabilized with respect to a reference frame. In pinned-edge image stabilization, the final stabilized output video has the same dimensions as the pre-stabilized input video captured by the image sensor. In soft pinned-edge image stabilization, the pre-stabilized input video has slightly larger dimensions than the stabilized output video but these larger dimensions are still reduced compared to traditional electronic image stabilization. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062361 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products For Digital Image Capture - A method including initiating video functionality of an optical image capture device, using the video functionality to capture a plurality of still images at video speed, saving the plurality of still images as a cached timeline from which a user may select a desired still image, and providing a user interface on a display screen to allow the user to select a desired still image. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062362 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD - An image processing system includes a processor and a number of modules. The modules include an information acquiring module, a time determining module, and a data output module. The information acquiring module acquires location information and time information associated with each location information, and acquires location information of the capturing ranges associated with the capturing devices. The time determining module determines the capturing ranges where the electronic device has already entered, and determines first time points that the electronic device enters the determined capturing ranges and second time points that the electronic device leaves the determined capturing ranges. The data output module obtains a plurality of sections from videos captured by the plurality of capturing devices between the first time points and the second time points, and inserting a pre-stored audio into the obtained sections in response to the output request. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062363 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus includes a tilt detection unit that detects a tilt in the vertical direction, conversion data used for transforming plane coordinates into spherical coordinates, a correction unit that corrects the conversion data according to the tilt, a plurality of image capturing units, a coordinate transformation unit that transforms plane coordinates of a plurality of pixels included in images captured by the image capturing units into spherical coordinates according to the conversion data corrected by the correction unit, and a combining unit that combines the images including the pixels transformed into spherical coordinates by the coordinate transformation unit. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062364 | Imaging Systems and Methods for Image Signal Gain Adjustment - An imaging system may include image processing circuitry and an image sensor having a pixel, readout circuitry, and control circuitry. The pixel may have a dual conversion gain gate for switching between a high conversion gain mode and a low conversion gain mode. The pixel may capture a first image signal while the dual conversion gain gate is turned of and a second image signal subsequent to capturing the first image signal while the dual conversion gain gate is turned on. The readout circuitry may identify a selected one of the first and second image signals to output to the image processing circuitry based on the first image signal. In this way, the readout circuitry may output a low conversion gain signal when saturating charge is stored on the charge storage region and may output a high conversion gain signal when insufficient charge is stored on the charge storage region. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062365 | METHOD FOR CAPTURING IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes entering a camera capture mode according to a camera capture mode entry event, detecting a capture event, determining whether the capture event is detected within a predetermined time from the generation of the camera capture mode entry event or the entry of the camera capture mode, performing an instant capture when the capture event is detected within the predetermined time, and performing a normal capture when the capture event is detected after the predetermined time. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062366 | METHOD OF IMPROVING DECODING SPEED BASED ON OFF-THE-SHELF CAMERA PHONE - A system and method for decoding an image of decodable indicia, the computer system that includes receiving a request to decode an image, disabling the automatic focus on a camera in a client, setting the focus to a predetermined focus point that is close to the camera lens, capturing the image, locating the decodable indicia in the image and decoding the image of decodable indicia. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062367 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CAMERA - An image capturing apparatus, comprising a pixel array in a semiconductor region, a pad portion for receiving a voltage, a plurality of first power wiring patterns arranged on the pixel array along a first direction as one direction of a row direction and a column direction, a second power wiring pattern, arranged on a region outside the pixel array along a second direction as the other direction of the row direction and the column direction, for electrically connecting the plurality of first wiring patterns to the pad portion, and a plurality of contacts for electrically connecting the plurality of first power wiring patterns to the semiconductor region, wherein a resistance value of the second power wiring pattern in the second direction is smaller than a resistance value of the plurality of first power wiring patterns in the first direction. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062368 | IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING BINNED HIGH-DYNAMIC-RANGE IMAGES - Electronic devices may include image sensors that capture interleaved images having rows of long-exposure pixel values interleaved with rows of short-exposure pixel values. Processing circuitry in the electronic device may (spatially) partition the interleaved images into multiple bins. The processing circuitry may generate a weighted long-exposure pixel value for each bin and a weighted short-exposure pixel value for each bin. The weighted long and short exposure values in each bin may be combined to generate a binned high-dynamic-range (HDR) pixel value for that bin. The processing circuitry may output a binned HDR image formed from the binned HDR pixel values to additional circuitry such as video processing circuitry for performing additional image processing operations. If desired, the image sensor and processing circuitry may be combined into an integrated structure that generates a single binned HDR pixel value and multiple integrated structures may be used. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062369 | Optoelectronic Apparatus and Method for Recording Rectified Images - An optoelectronic apparatus ( | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062370 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN ALL-IN-FOCUS IMAGE - Techniques are described for generating an all-in focus image with a capability to refocus. One example includes obtaining a first depth map associated with a plurality of captured images of a scene. The plurality of captured images may include images having different focal lengths. The method further includes obtaining a second depth map associated with the plurality of captured images, generating a composite image showing different portions of the scene in focus (based on the plurality of captured images and the first depth map), and generating a refocused image showing a selected portion of the scene in focus (based on the composite image and the second depth map). | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062371 | ENCODING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An encoding apparatus includes an image capture unit configured to capture an image through a lens; a characteristic determination unit configured to determine characteristics of the image based on a difference between a predetermined region where characteristics of the lens influence image quality and another region; a size determination unit configured to determine, based on the characteristics of the image, a block size used to divide a target block included in the image; a division unit configured to divide the target block into a plurality of blocks based on the determined block size; and a prediction coding unit configured to encode the plurality of blocks. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062372 | VISION ENHANCING DEVICE - A Low Vision enhancing device for recording an object whereon text and/or at least one picture are visible and for displaying the recorded object on a screen, said vision enhancing device being provided with:
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| 20150062373 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, INFORMATIONPROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device includes circuitry configured to generate a white balance evaluation result based on an user designated portion in an image. The circuitry is also configured to control a display of an indication of the white balance evaluation result with the image. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062374 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element, a reading scheme setting unit, and an image processing unit. A phase-difference detecting pixel for detecting a focal point is arranged at part of the imaging pixels of the imaging element. The reading scheme setting unit sets a reading scheme for reading pixel data from the imaging pixels and phase-difference detecting pixel. The image processing unit corrects the pixel data of the phase-difference detecting pixel. The image processing unit performs the correction, to change a use ratio of the pixel data of the phase-difference detecting pixel to the data interpolated from the pixels adjacent to the phase-difference detecting pixel. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062375 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING QUICK CHANGE TO PLAYBACK MODE AFTER PHOTOGRAPHING SUBJECT - A device includes a photographing unit, an image processing unit, a buffer, a storage unit, and a digital signal processor. The buffer stores index information to be assigned to at least one image signal obtained by the photographing unit, file name and storage path information to be provided to the at least one image signal when the at least one image signal is stored in the storage unit. The digital signal processor displays the most recently stored image signal when a display input instruction to display a currently captured image is received, searches the storage unit when an input instruction to display previously-captured images is additionally received, if a corresponding image file is found in the storage unit, displays the found image file, and if the corresponding image file is not found in the storage unit, displays an image signal stored in the buffer using the index information. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062376 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing apparatus, and a method to improve operability of the information processing apparatus when a user manages still image files in a case where a still image is extracted from a moving image file and stored as a still image file. In information processing apparatus and the method, a moving image file is selected from a plurality of moving image files and is reproduced, and a folder corresponding to the selected moving image file is created. A still image file is generated based on a video frame extracted from the moving image file being reproduced, and the generated still image file is stored into the created folder in association with the folder. When another moving image file is selected, another folder is newly created, and a still image file generated from the other moving image file being reproduced is stored into the other folder. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062377 | CMOS IMAGE SENSOR IMPLEMENTING CORRELATED DOUBLE SAMPLING WITH COMPRESSION - An image sensing device and image sensing method are described herein. By way of example, the imaging sensing device includes a two-dimensional array of light sensing elements, each light sensing element being configured to generate an output signal indicative of an intensity level of light impinging on the light sensing element, one or more analog-to-digital converters configured to digitize output signals read out from the array of light sensing elements to generate digital output pixel values, a control circuit configured to generate digital pixel reset values, and a compression module configured to receive the digital pixel reset values and to generate a compressed digital pixel reset value corresponding to each digital pixel reset value. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062378 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING CIRCUIT - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a storage unit configured to temporarily store digital data received via an encoder and to output the digital data via a decoder, and a calculation unit configured to calculate the digital data received from the storage unit via the decoder and to output the resultant data. The encoder encodes the digital data so as to subtract a predetermined level+1 level from data included in the digital data and having a luminance level higher than the predetermined level. The decoder decodes the digital data so as to add the predetermined level+1 level to data included in the digital data, having a luminance level, and resulting from a subtraction of the predetermined level+1 level carried out by the encoder. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062379 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - In a focus detection apparatus having a plurality of filters suitable for processing of signals having different frequencies, a setting unit sets a thinning rate in a main-scanning direction of an image sensor depending on a filter to be used, a control unit controls to read image signals sequentially with the set thinning rate and store the read image signals in a storage unit, a processing unit processes the stored image signals with the filter and obtains a focus state evaluation value in a sub-scanning direction of the image sensor and a focus control unit performs the focus control processing based on the focus state evaluation value. If the filter to be used is for a second frequency that is higher than a first frequency, the setting unit sets a lower thinning rate than that for a filter for the first frequency. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062380 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes: an unpolarized light-emitting portion configured to emit light having an unpolarized component; a polarized light-emitting portion configured to emit light having a predetermined polarized component via a first polarization filter; and an imaging element configured to image a subject, which is irradiated with light by one of the unpolarized light-emitting portion and the polarized light-emitting portion, through a second polarization filter, the first polarization filter and the second polarization filter having polarization directions in an orthogonal relationship to each other, the imaging element being further configured to image the subject irradiated with light by the unpolarized light-emitting portion and the subject irradiated with light by the polarized light-emitting portion in a time division manner and output an unpolarized light image and an orthogonal polarized light image that are obtained as a result of imaging. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062381 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING IMAGES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method of synthesizing images and an electronic device thereof is provided. The method of synthesizing images includes determining an object region for synthesizing a second image in a first image, determining a warping value of the object region, and synthesizing the second image deformed according to the warping value with the object region. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062382 | OPERATING A DEVICE TO CAPTURE HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES - Some embodiments provide a method of operating a device to capture an image of a high dynamic range (HDR) scene. Upon the device entering an HDR mode, the method captures and stores multiple images at a first image exposure level. Upon receiving a command to capture the HDR scene, the method captures a first image at a second image exposure level. The method selects a second image from the captured plurality of images. The method composites the first and second images to produce a composite image that captures the HDR scene. In some embodiments, the method captures multiple images at multiple different exposure levels. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062383 | CINEMATIC IMAGE BLUR IN DIGITAL CAMERAS BASED ON EXPOSURE TIMING MANIPULATION - Cinematic motion blur and other cinematic effects are enabled during image capture through exposure timing manipulation. The resulting captured images and videos include one or more cinematic effects without the need for a user to impose the cinematic effects post-capture. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062384 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A device includes: an image acquisition device acquiring a taken image in which a subject is imaged; a smoothing device generating a smoothed image by smoothing the taken image; a noise extraction device extracting a difference noise component from a difference between the taken image and the smoothed image; a noise addition device adding the difference noise component to the smoothed taken image; a map acquisition device acquiring a blurring strength map that represents a distribution of blurring strengths for the taken image; and an image combining device combining the taken image with the smoothed image on the basis of the blurring strength map, and generating an output image. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062385 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, a third lens unit having positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit having negative refractive power, and a fifth lens unit having positive refractive power. At least the first, second, and third lens units move during zooming so that the first lens unit is located closer to an object side than an image side, the second lens unit is located closer to the image side, and the third lens unit is located closer to the object side at a telephoto end than a wide-angle end. Movement, focal length, and positioning parameters of first to third lens units, during zooming from the wide-angle end toward the telephoto end, are appropriately set based on mathematical conditions. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062386 | IMAGING DEVICE AND SIGNAL CORRECTING METHOD - A digital signal processing unit | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062387 | Tone Mapping For Low-Light Video Frame Enhancement - A technique is provided for generating sharp, well-exposed, color images from low-light images. A series of under-exposed images is acquired. A mean image is computed and a sum image is generated each based on the series of under-exposed images. Chrominance variables of pixels of the mean image are mapped to chrominance variables of pixels of the sum image. Chrominance values of pixels within the series of under-exposed images are replaced with chrominance values of the sum image. A set of sharp, well-exposed, color images is generated based on the series of under-exposed images with replaced chrominance values. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062388 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - A bad pixel correction method for an image is provided. The bad pixel correction method includes the steps of determining whether each of pixels of a predetermined block in the image is a bad pixel sequentially; when a current pixel of the block is determined to be bad and a temperature value is higher than a threshold, re-determining that at least one previously determined pixel in the predetermined block to be bad; and correcting the current pixel and the previously determined pixel, wherein the previously determined pixel is adjacent to the current pixel | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062389 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS - A plurality of image signals for focus detection are generated from combined signals obtained by combining output signals of a pixel in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion areas obtained by dividing are arranged in a predetermined direction, in units of the photoelectric conversion areas, and the defocus amount is detected based on a correlation amount between the plurality of image signals. The combined signals are generated for each pixel block, for a plurality of pixel block lines in which pixel blocks each having a predetermined size are arranged in the predetermined direction. The pixel data amount for focus detection can be effectively reduced by, in the combining, making combining central points of signals, in the plurality of pixel block lines, shifted relative to each other or phases of positions of the pixel blocks different from each other. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062390 | PHASE DIFFERENCE DETECTION PIXEL USING MICROLENS - Disclosed is a phase difference detection pixel using a microlens, which detects a phase difference without the loss of an input signal by modifying the shape of a microlens, which collects light incident into a photodiode, such that the light passes through only in a specific direction. In the phase difference detection pixel using a microlens, a signal reduction problem, which is a disadvantage of the existing phase difference detection pixel, is solved and a phase difference detection function is achieved in all areas of an image sensor. The phase difference detection pixel using a microlens is variously applied for distance measurement between objects or three-dimensional image capturing. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062391 | IMAGE SENSOR, PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD, AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE - An image sensor includes: a plurality of microlenses arranged in a two-dimensional pattern; and a plurality of pixels that are provided in correspondence to each of the microlenses and receive lights of different color components, respectively. Pixels that are provided at adjacent microlenses among the microlenses and that receive lights of same color components, are adjacently arranged. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062392 | IMAGE SENSORS WITH INTER-PIXEL LIGHT BLOCKING STRUCTURES - An image sensor with an array of image sensor pixels is provided. Each pixel may include a photodiode and associated pixel circuits formed in a semiconductor substrate. Buried light shields may be formed on the substrate to present pixel circuitry that is formed in the substrate between two adjacent photodiodes from being exposed to incoming light. Metal interconnect muting structures may be formed over the buried light shields. In one embodiment, light blocking structures may be formed to completely seal the interconnect routing structures. The light blocking structures may be formed on top of the buried light shields or on the surface of the substrate. In another embodiment, planar light blocking structures that are parallel to the surface of the substrate may be formed between metal routing layers to help absorb stray light. Light blocking structures formed in these ways can help reduce optical crosstalk and enhance global shutter efficiency. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062393 | IMAGING DEVICE - An image sensor having a pixel part generating a signal in accordance with a light, a signal processing part performing signal processing on the signal read from the pixel part, and a power supply part connected to the signal processing part via a first wiring, and supplying a power supply to the signal processing part, and a storage package storing the image sensor, and having a second wiring configuring a parallel circuit by being connected to the first wiring. Accordingly, it is possible to solve a problem such that a wiring resistance is increased when a power supply circuit is configured inside of a solid state image sensor. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062394 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGING APPARATUS - The imaging apparatus has a plurality of pixels each of which has a plurality of photoelectric conversion units; generates a plurality of first combined signals obtained by combining signals based on electric charges of photoelectric conversion units in one side with each other, and a plurality of second signals obtained by combining signals based on electric charges of the plurality of photoelectric conversion units with each other; and outputs a part of the first combined signals out of the plurality of first combined signals. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062395 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - An AD conversion unit AD-converts a first analog signal output from a clamping unit and generated based on a signal generated at a first photoelectric conversion unit. Then, while the first analog signal is clamped at a reference level, signals generated based on the signals generated at the first and second photoelectric conversion units are applied to the clamping unit, whereby the AD conversion unit AD-converts a second analog signal output from the clamping unit. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062396 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, there is provided a solid-state imaging device in which vertical signal lines VL | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062397 | IMAGE SENSOR FOR SUPPLYING A DIFFERENT VOLTAGE TO PIXELS BASED ON ILLUMINATION CHANGE, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND DEVICE HAVING AN IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, a row driver configured to control an operation of each of the plurality of pixels, a voltage supply line connected to a reset transistor included in each of the plurality of pixels, and a voltage supply circuit which detects a signal from the voltage supply line and supplies one of a first voltage and a second voltage to the voltage supply line based on the signal from the voltage supply line. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062398 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SHIFTABLE COLUMN CIRCUITRY OF IMAGER PIXEL ARRAYS - This is generally directed to systems and methods for providing shiftable column circuitry for a pixel array of an imaging system. Columns of a pixel array can be switchably coupled (e.g., through multiplexers) to their default column circuitry as well as coupled to one or more instances of a neighboring column's column circuitry. In response to an instance of default column circuitry being identified as defective, its corresponding column may “shift” and choose to couple to the neighboring column circuitry. Similarly, all following columns may also shift and couple to a neighboring column circuitry. In some embodiments, the defective column circuitry can be identified during wafer testing and identifying information (e.g., an address) of the defective column circuitry stored in memory. The identifying information may then be accessed from memory and, during an image signal readout phase, used to suitably shift the columns to avoid the defective column circuitry. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062399 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus, comprises an imaging optical system; a birefringent optical unit configured to separate a ray into an ordinary ray and an extraordinary ray; a light selection unit constituted by an ordinary ray selection element and an extraordinary ray selection element; an image sensor constituted by a first pixel group that receives an extraordinary ray, and a second pixel group that receives an ordinary ray; an image generation unit configured to generate an ordinary ray image based on signals acquired from pixels belonging to the first pixel group, and generate an extraordinary ray image based on signals acquired from pixels belonging to the second pixel group; and an image processing unit configured to calculate a subject distance, using the ordinary ray image and the extraordinary ray image. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062400 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - An imaging element | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062401 | INFORMATION TERMINAL AND IMAGING CONTROL METHOD - An information terminal includes a touch panel display including a press detection mechanism capable of accepting a press operation on an operating surface and displaying an image output from an imaging device, a detection unit to detect a touch operation and a press operation on the operating surface, a focus controller to control a focus mechanism of the imaging device to set a focus on a subject displayed on the touch panel display when the touch operation is detected by the detection unit, and a shutter controller to control a shutter mechanism of the imaging device to perform imaging when a specified press operation is detected by the detection unit. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062402 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY PROGRAM OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display section, a visual line detecting section, a visual line judging section, a display control section, and a display changing section. The visual line judging section acquires a visual point position on the display screen corresponding to the visual line direction detected by the visual line detecting section, and judges whether or not the visual point position has entered into the a display region. The display changing section changes the display of at least one of a first display region and a second display region, if it is judged by the visual line judging section that the visual point position has entered into the second display region in the state where the visual point position is in the first display region. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062403 | IMAGE FORMING OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An optical system includes, in order from the object side, an aperture, a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and having a meniscus shape with a convex surface facing the image side, and a fifth lens having a negative refractive power. The optical system satisfies a certain condition. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062404 | IMAGE-CAPTURING LENS AND DEVICE USING THE SAME - An image-capturing lens is disclosed in the disclosure. The image-capturing lens includes a central portion and a periphery portion. The central portion includes a plurality of optical elements arranged in a circular fashion, and each of the optical elements differs in thickness. The periphery portion extends peripherally from the central portion and has a constant thickness. The thickness of the periphery portion is smaller than a thickness of one of the plurality of optical elements that is approximate to the periphery portion. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062405 | Imaging Lens, and Electronic Apparatus Including the Same - An imaging lens includes first to sixth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. Through designs of surfaces of the lens elements and relevant optical parameters, a short system length of the imaging lens may be achieved while maintaining good optical performance. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062406 | Imaging Lens Having Six Lens Elements, and Electronic Apparatus Including the Same - An imaging lens includes an aperture stop and first to sixth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. Through designs of surfaces of the lens elements and relevant optical parameters, a short system length of the imaging lens may be achieved while maintaining good optical performance. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062407 | MOBILE DEVICE AND OPTICAL IMAGING LENS THEREOF - Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises six lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces and/or the refracting power of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062408 | LENS DRIVE APPARATUS, LENS BARREL TO WHICH THE LENS DRIVE APPARATUS IS APPLIED, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A lens drive apparatus includes a yoke which has a first parallel portion parallel to an optical axis and a second parallel portion which is located closer to the optical axis than the first parallel portion, the first and the second parallel portions being magnetically coupled, a magnet arranged at the first parallel portion to extend in the optical axis direction, a first lens frame which has a first coil wound around the second parallel portion and which is guided by a first guide shaft, and a second lens frame, which has a second coil wound around the second parallel portion and which is guided by a second guide shaft, and the first and the second guide shafts are arranged at positions so as not to interfere with the yoke in a cross-section perpendicular to the optical axis. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062409 | OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical apparatus includes a heat sink radiating the image sensor, a cooling fan unit configured to cool the heat sink, and a first lens barrel including a hollow portion configured to guide light to the image sensor. The first lens barrel holds the cooling fan unit and house the holder unit movably in the hollow portion in an optical axis direction of the image pickup optical system. The holder unit includes a first inlet and a first outlet. The first lens barrel includes a second inlet for taking in external air and a second outlet for exhausting the external air taken in through the second inlet. The first inlet is connected to the second inlet and the first outlet is connected to the second outlet when the holder unit is positioned in the hollow portion of the first lens barrel. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062410 | IMAGE STABILIZATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - An apparatus and method for reducing or preventing image degradation due to shaking of a camera upon image acquisition is provided. The method includes determining illuminance corresponding to a subject, automatically determining a capturing mode of an electronic device based on at least the illuminance, acquiring a first resulting image of the subject based on a first exposure time, if the capturing mode is a first capturing mode, and acquiring a plurality of images of the subject based on a second exposure time, if the capturing mode is a second capturing mode, and generating a second resulting image based on at least two images among the plurality of images. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062411 | EMBEDDED LINEAR MOTOR DRIVE FOR IR CAMERA SHUTTER - An embedded linear motor drive for an IR camera comprising linear motor components that integrates into a sliding shutter is disclosed. The linear motor components can be a linear array of magnets, or a series of ridges or gear teeth. A motor drive is aligned with the linear motor components. The drive can be a series of coils connected to a power source that can move the shutter when the coils are energized in series. The drive can also be a pinion shaft with a friction wheel at one end or pinion gear that can connect to the ridges or gear teeth and move the shutter when the shaft is rotated. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062412 | EXPOSURE CONTROLLER, EXPOSURE CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus, including circuitry configured to cause an aperture diaphragm to move from a first diaphragm position to a second diaphragm position within a first exposure period. The circuitry is further configured to cause the aperture diaphragm to then move from the second diaphragm position to the first diaphragm position within the first exposure period or a second exposure period. The first and second exposure periods are used to capture different images. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062413 | LIGHT EMISSION CONTROL UNIT, LIGHT EMISSION CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE PICKUP UNIT - A light emission control unit includes: a light emission control section configured to control a light emission timing of a flash used in an image pickup unit, in which the image pickup unit has a function of variably controlling, during exposure, an aperture diaphragm between a first diaphragm position and a second diaphragm position at which the aperture diaphragm is closed more than at the first diaphragm position, and the light emission control section allows the flash to emit light at a first timing at which the aperture diaphragm is closed to the second diaphragm position in an exposure section. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062414 | EXPOSURE CONTROL UNIT, EXPOSURE CONTROLLING METHOD, AND IMAGE PICKUP UNIT - An image processing apparatus including circuitry configured to cause an aperture diaphragm to move from a starting position toward first and second diaphragm positions of the aperture diaphragm such that the aperture diaphragm reaches the first diaphragm position at the beginning of an exposure period. The circuitry is further configured to cause the aperture diaphragm to move from the first diaphragm position to the second diaphragm position during the exposure period. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062415 | COMMODITY RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A commodity recognition apparatus comprises an image capturing unit for capturing image of a commodity in an image capturing area, a first unit for illuminating a first illumination area closer to the image capturing unit within the image capturing area according to an exposure period of the image capturing unit, a second unit for illuminating a second illumination area including part of the first illumination area and an area further than the first illumination area from the image capturing unit within the image capturing area for an illumination period according to the exposure period, and a control module for controlling, if overexposure of the image is detected, an execution timing of the second unit so that a shifting amount of the illumination period of the second unit to an exposure period next to the exposure period in which the overexposure is detected is different from a predetermined reference value. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062416 | DEPLOYABLE STORABLE MIRROR - Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods for a view-changing mirror for use with an imaging or image-recording device, including a mirror assembly having a mirror configured to move between a stored position and a deployed position, wherein in the stored position the mirror is proximate the imaging or image-recording device and in the deployed position the direction of view is not oriented in the same direction as a subject being viewed in the imaging or image-recording device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062417 | VIDEO CAMERA - A video camera includes a first temperature sensor, a control logic circuit, a main system, a heating module, a fan and a power supply. After the power supply supplies power to the video camera, the first temperature sensor comes to be active, when the temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor is less than T1, the first temperature sensor outputs a control signal to the control logic circuit, which activates the heating module and the fan and prevents the power supply from supplying to the main system; and when the temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor is greater than T1, the first temperature sensor outputs a control signal to the control logic circuit which enables the power supply to supply to the main system and inactivates the heating module and the fan, and therefore, a normal activation and stable operation of the video camera at low temperatures are ensured. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062418 | CAMERA SHOE EXTENSION - A microphone assembly includes a microphone unit and an attachment unit. The attachment unit includes a camera shoe attachment section. A camera shoe extension includes a support arm and a camera shoe attachment section attached to a rear end of the support arm. The support arm is curved into a circular arc shape such that the front end thereof is located higher than the rear end thereof. The camera shoe attachment section of the attachment unit is mounted on a shoe formed on the front end of the support arm. The camera shoe attachment section of the camera shoe extension is mounted on a camera shoe of a digital camera. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062419 | CAMERA RELATED FEATURES OF A MOBILE PHONE OR COMPUTING DEVICE - This application relates primarily to various apparatus and method for securing and protecting a camera module within a device housing. The securing and protecting elements are configured to take up minimal space within the device housing so that available space for the camera module is maximized. In some embodiments the securing elements can also include grounding features. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062420 | IMAGE SENSORS WITH INTERCONNECTS IN COVER LAYER - An image sensor die may include a pixel array formed in an image sensor substrate and covered by a transparent cover layer. The transparent cover layer may be attached to the image sensor substrate using adhesive. Electrical interconnect structures such as conductive vias may be formed in the transparent cover layer and may be used in conveying electrical signals between the image sensor and a printed circuit board. The conductive vias may have one end coupled to a bond pad on the upper surface of the transparent cover layer and an opposing end coupled to a bond pad on the upper surface of the image sensor substrate. The conductive vias may pass through openings that extend through the transparent cover layer and the adhesive. Conductive structures such as wire bonds, stud bumps, or solder balls may be coupled to the bond pads on the surface of the transparent cover layer. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062421 | CAMERA MODULE - There is provided a camera module including: a lens barrel including at least one lens disposed on an optical axis; a housing having the lens barrel disposed therein; and first and second elastic members elastically supporting upper and lower portions of the lens barrel, respectively, wherein the first and second elastic members include a fixed side coupled to the housing and a driving side coupled to the lens barrel, respectively, the fixed side and the driving side being disposed to face each other based on the optical axis. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062422 | LENS ALIGNMENT IN CAMERA MODULES USING PHASE DETECTION PIXELS - Image sensors may include image pixels and phase detection pixels. Phase detection pixels may he used during active lens alignment operations to accurately align camera module optics to the image sensor during camera module assembly. During active alignment operations, phase detection pixels may gather phase information from a target that is viewed through the camera module optics. Control circuitry may process the phase information to determine a distance and direction of lens movement needed to bring the target into focus and thereby align the camera module optics to the image sensor. A computer-controlled positioner may be used to adjust a position of the camera module optics relative to the image sensor based on information from the phase detection pixels. Once the camera module optics are accurately aligned relative to the image sensor, structures in the camera module assembly may be permanently attached to lock the alignment in place. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062423 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a lens apparatus, including: a lens barrel; a movable optical member arranged in the lens barrel; and an operation ring arranged on an outer peripheral surface of the lens barrel and configured to be rotated about an optical axis when the movable optical member is to be driven in an optical axis direction, the operation ring including a plurality of gears formed about the optical axis, the plurality of gears being mutually rotated at the same cycle when the operation ring is rotated, at least one of the plurality of gears being arranged apart from an electric operation member in the optical axis direction when the operation ring is rotated by the electric operation member. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062424 | CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME - A camera module includes a substrate, an image sensor electrically connected to a surface of the substrate, a lens holder connected to the substrate and covering the image sensor, a lens holder received into the lens holder, a connecting board, and an ACF positioned between the substrate and the connecting board. The image sensor includes a sensing surface and a number of side surfaces connecting to the sensing surface. The substrate is electrically and mechanically connected with each other by the ACF. An adhesive is distributed on each corner of the image sensor, and the adhesive connects the side surfaces of the image sensor to the substrate. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062425 | MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY - A microphone assembly includes a microphone unit and an attachment unit. The attachment unit includes a camera shoe attachment section to be attached to a camera shoe and a damper housing cylinder fixed to the camera shoe attachment section. A holder is fixed to a lower end of an inner cylinder of a protruding section protruding from the microphone unit. The lower end of the inner cylinder is pivotally supported by a second damper contained in the damper housing cylinder through the holder. The middle portion of the protruding section is supported by a first damper contained in the damper housing cylinder. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062426 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING TV SET TO WIFI - A method for connecting a TV set to WiFi comprises: receiving a WiFi signal comprising an audio/video signal sent by a WiFi apparatus; obtaining the audio/video signal in the WiFi signal; converting the audio/video signal into an audio/video signal in a TV playing format; and sending the converted audio/video signal in the TV playing format to a TV set. An apparatus for connecting a TV set to WiFi comprises: a WiFi communication unit for receiving a WiFi signal comprising an audio/video signal sent by a WiFi apparatus; an embedded-type computer chip for obtaining the audio/video signal in the WiFi signal; an audio/video circuit unit matching with a TV signal, for converting the audio/video signal into an audio/video signal in a TV playing format; and a TV audio/video signal output unit for sending the converted audio/video signal in the TV playing format to the TV set. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062427 | CONVERSION OF VIDEO FRAME RATE - A video frame rate converter has a temporal synchronisation analyser for dividing the input video sequence into successive groups of frames each of N | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062428 | NON-CLOSED CAPTION DATA TRANSPORT IN STANDARD CAPTION SERVICE - Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for providing and/or processing non-closed caption data. The reception apparatus includes a receiver, a parser, and a processor. The receiver receives closed caption service data. The closed caption service data includes closed caption data within a first service block having a service number in the range of 1-6, and non-closed caption data within a second service block having a different service number in the range of 1-6. The closed caption data includes closed caption text. The parser parses the non-closed caption data within the second service block having the different service number in the range of 1-6. The processor performs a function based on the parsed non-closed caption data. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062429 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO AND SECONDARY AUDIO SOURCE SYNCHRONIZATION - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for video and secondary audio source synchronization. A system practicing the method establishes a communication with a device such as a telephone or digital device and receives an identification of an audio stream associated with a video presentation specified by a user. The user interacts with the system using the dial pad on a telephone or by manipulating controls within a dedicated application on a smartphone or tablet device. The system computes a likely delay affecting most devices receiving the audio stream and delays a transmission of the audio stream to the device by the delay amount. In one embodiment, the system receives a delay adjustment signal from the device and adjusts the delay amount according to the signal. Then the system transmits the audio stream to the device by the new delay amount. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062430 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING HIGH-DEFINITION VIDEO SIGNAL - Provided in embodiments of the present invention are a method and device for transmitting a high-definition video signal, comprising: isolating from the high-definition video signal a brightness signal and a chrominance signal, and, by using an analog signal transmission mode, using non-overlapping frequency hands to transmit respectively the brightness signal and the chrominance signal. The solution of the present invention employs the analog signal transmission method, utilizes independent frequency bands to transmit respectively the brightness signal and the chrominance signal, and ensures that the brightness signal and the chrominance signal do not affect each other, thus ensuring video quality and timeliness of the high-definition video signal when transmitted over a long distance. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062431 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL DATA DISTRIBUTION, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL DATA REPRODUCTION, SYNCHRONIZED REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062432 | PIXEL CLOCK GENERATOR, DIGITAL TV INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF GENERATING PIXEL CLOCK - A pixel clock generator is provided. The pixel clock generator includes a phase-locked-loop (PLL) circuit that generates, from an oscillation signal having a first frequency of tens of MHz, a multi-phase oscillation signal having a second frequency of several GHz; and a frequency/phase adjusting circuit that synchronizes the multi-phase oscillation signal with a horizontal sync signal to generate a first oscillation signal, frequency-divides the first oscillation signal to generate a second oscillation signal, and adjusts a phase of the second oscillation signal to generate the pixel clock. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062433 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING RESOURCES - An electronic device, including: one or more hardware interfaces each for connecting to a signal source to receive at least one type of application resources; a control chip electrically connected to the one or more hardware interfaces, the control chip being configured to classify and integrate one or more types of application resources received through the one or more hardware interfaces, and generate a display signal for a main interface including a number of areas arranged according to a predetermined layout, wherein each area is configured to display information regarding a same type of the classified and integrated application resources, and different areas are configured to display information regarding different types of the classified and integrated application resources; and a display screen electrically connected to the control chip to display the main interface according to the display signal. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062434 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING PICTURES IN A PICTURE - Systems, devices, and methods of displaying and/or recording multiple pictures in a picture (PIP) on the same display of a digital display device are disclosed. The PIPs can show objects from the main field view of the display device, such as a front camera lens, as well as objects from a different field of view, such as a back camera lens. The PIPs can further track the objects that are being displayed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062435 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A video signal processing device may include a signal converter configured to generate a video output signal based on a video input signal and a reference signal, a reference signal generator configured to generate the reference signal. The reference signal may be adjusted to accommodate changes in the video input signal. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062436 | METHOD FOR VIDEO RECORDING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method of operating an electronic device capable of video recording is provided. The method includes combining a plurality of frames of video being recorded, displaying the combined frame via a preview screen, and encoding the combined frame. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062437 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device comprises a first semiconductor chip; and a second semiconductor chip provided on the first semiconductor chip with having chip-on-chip connection to the first semiconductor chip, wherein when seen from a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the second semiconductor chip, an outline of the second semiconductor chip is larger than an outline of the first semiconductor chip, a plurality of electrode terminals for the first semiconductor chip are provided on an upper surface of the first semiconductor chip, the plurality of electrode terminals for the first semiconductor chip comprise one or more first covered terminals which are covered with the second semiconductor chip and one or more first uncovered terminals which are not covered with the second semiconductor chip. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062438 | DIGITAL TELEVISION AND DIGITAL TELEVISION SYSTEM - A digital television includes a power line and a monitor. The power line includes a power connector, an electrical conductor, and a connector. The monitor includes a display module and a signal receiving module. The electrical conductor is used to supply power to the display module and the signal receiving module. The power line further comprises a transmitting module and an antenna conductor. The transmitting module is electrically connected to an external signal receiver to receive signal. The antenna conductor is connected to the transmitting module and the signal receiving module, whereby the signal received by the transmitting module is transmitted to the signal receiving module by the antenna conductor, and processed by the signal receiving module and transmitted to the display module. A digital television system is also provided. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062439 | TELEVISION SIGNAL RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER CHANNEL INCLUDES TELEVISION PROGRAM SIGNAL - A television signal receiving device and a method for determining whether a target channel includes a television program signal are provided. The television signal receiving device, including a tuner to receive a radio-frequency (RF) signal, to select the target channel from a plurality of channels in the RF signal, and to down-convert the target channel, includes: an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), configured to convert an analog signal carried in the down-converted target channel to a digital signal; an operation circuit, configured to perform an operation on the digital signal to obtain a correlation comparing result; and a control circuit, configured to determine whether the target channel includes the television program signal according to the correlation comparing result. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062440 | Apparatus, method and system for motion recording of a remote device and presentation of useful information thereof - A remote device includes a sensor platform, memory, communication means, control mechanism and power supply. The remote device being capable of emitting time stamped sensor data or information to sense movement, position, spin and time. A means of receiving said communication, analyzing the data or information, calculating and displaying a visualization of the resultant time, motion, and effect of impingement on the remote device. Visualizations provided for training purposes to the user of the remote device might consists of historical visualizations of that user, or even of other users so that a comparison may be made by the user to improve their skill in the present use of the remote device. A means to provide visualizations in near real time to judges and spectators to view the particular sport. A means of visualizing multiple remote devices to understand all the elements in motion in a particular sport. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062441 | UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL THAT IS AUTOMATICALLY PROGRAMMABLE ACCORDING TO LOCATION - A universal remote control allows dynamically programming the remote control according to location. The remote control includes a communication interface that allows the remote control to communicate with a remote database. A location is specified, and the remote control uses the location information to access corresponding programming information for the remote control. The remote control is then dynamically reprogrammed according to the location information to make the remote control suitable to the location. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062442 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, REMOTE CONTROLLER, DISPLAY DEVICE AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD - A remote control system, including: a remote controller including one or more direction keys respectively corresponding to different directions and a confirm key; and a display device controlled by the remote controller; wherein: the remote controller is configured to transmit a direction control signal of a corresponding direction to the display device when one of the direction keys is pressed; and the display device is configured to, when the direction control signal is received by the display device in a first state of displaying sub-level content without displaying a card directory and corresponds to a predetermined direction, switch to a second state of displaying a card directory, the card directory including one selected card and at least one candidate card arranged in order, and at least one switch direction. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062443 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A display apparatus is provided, which includes a receiver configured to receive a writing trace performed on a remote controller, a detector configured to extract a character that corresponds to the writing trace, a display configured to display the character and at least one item that corresponds to the character, and a controller configured to, if a user's operation is performed in one direction on the remote controller, automatically execute a function that corresponds to the at least one item that is positioned in the direction in which the user's operation is performed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062444 | POINTER CONTROL SYSTEM - A pointer control system is disclosed. A remote control device is adapted to be held and pointed by a user and controls functions based on both on screen and off screen pointing. The on screen pointing may control a cursor or other pointer. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062445 | SIMULATION SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING MULTI-PROJECTION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a simulation system for simulating a multi-projection system, the simulation system including a plurality of projection surfaces, each having a transformable structure, thus selectively implementing internal structures of various multi-projection theaters. | 2015-03-05 |
