13th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130076841 | Liquid Supply Method - A liquid supply method of a liquid ejecting apparatus including a tank having a liquid capacity greater than a storage amount of the liquid which is stored in a liquid storage unit, and a liquid ejection unit that ejects the liquid supplied from the tank side includes the steps of: firstly supplying all the liquid in the liquid storage unit to the tank; agitating the liquid accommodated in the tank; and secondly supplying the liquid in the tank to the liquid ejection unit. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076842 | PRE-TREATMENT COMPOSITION - Pre-treatment composition and printing method using such pre-treatment composition are disclosed. A disclosed example of the pre-treatment composition includes a liquid vehicle, a polyvalent metal salt as fixing agent, and a latex resin having an acid number of less than 20. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076843 | INKJET PRINTER USING LARGE PARTICLES - A printer includes a dryer, a liquid-deposition unit, a charging member, a development station, and a fixer arranged in that order along the paper path. The dryer dries a selected region of the paper on the transport to a moisture content not to exceed that of the paper equilibrated to 20% RH. The liquid-deposition unit deposits hydrophilic liquid in a selected fluid pattern on the paper within 15 seconds of the completion of drying. The charging member selectively charges the paper so that a charge pattern of charged and discharged areas is formed on the paper and the charged areas have a potential of at least 100 V. The development station deposits dry ink on the charged paper in a dry ink pattern corresponding to the selected fluid pattern. The fixer permanently fixes the dry ink to the paper. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076844 | LARGE-PARTICLE INKJET PRINTING ON SEMIPOROUS PAPER - A print is produced on a semiporous recording medium. The semiporous recording medium is dried to an equilibrated 20% RH. Hydrophilic liquid is deposited on the medium in a selected fluid pattern within 15 seconds after the completion of drying. The recording medium is charged so that a charge pattern of charged and discharged areas is formed on the recording medium and the discharged areas correspond to the fluid pattern. Charged dry ink having charge of the same sign as the charge in the charged areas on the recording medium is deposited on the medium in a pattern corresponding to the selected fluid pattern. The dry ink is at least in part hydrophilic, so the dry ink adheres to the hydrophilic liquid, and at least some of the liquid is drawn into or around the deposited dry ink particles. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076845 | HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT DEVICE OF UPPER BASE OF BARCODE PRINTER - A horizontal adjustment device of upper base of barcode printer includes a barcode printer chassis formed with at least one threaded hole. A printing-device upper base is mourned to a chassis side wall of the barcode printer, and having a through bore. At least one adjustment bolt has an end received through the through bore, and is rotatably coupled with an end of the through bore. The adjustment bolt has an opposite end forming at least one screwing engagement section. The screwing engagement section engages with the threaded hole, and another end of the adjustment bolt is rotatably received in the opposite end of the through bore. At least one adjustment threaded fastener engages the adjustment bolt so that the printing-device upper base is adjusted to move horizontally by rotating the adjustment threaded fastener and the adjustment bolt. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076846 | PROCESS FOR PRINTING WOOD-BASED FLAT ELEMENTS AND PRODUCTION LINE - A printing process may involve providing a wood-based flat panel, which is made from a mass of wooden particles, a preliminary step of graphic composition of a multi-colored image using an electronic processor and relative software, and a printing step for printing the wood-based flat panel with the multi-colored image using an ink-jet printer provided with print heads. The colors employed by the ink-jet printer may include the prime colors cyan, magenta, and yellow in addition to black. The ink-jet printer may be controlled by the electronic processor. The wood-based flat panel may move relative to the ink-jet printer while at least one of the print heads propels ink micro-droplets onto the wood-based flat panel. The print heads may be stationary during the printing operation. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076847 | LARGE-PARTICLE SEMIPOROUS-PAPER INKJET PRINTER - A printer for printing on a semiporous recording medium includes a dryer adapted to dry the semiporous recording medium to a moisture content not to exceed that of the recording medium equilibrated to 20% RH. A liquid-deposition unit deposits hydrophilic liquid in a selected fluid pattern on the recording medium within 15 seconds after the completion of drying. A charging member charges the recording medium so that a charge pattern of charged and discharged areas is formed on the recording medium and the charged areas have a potential of at least 100 V. A development station deposits charged dry ink on the medium, the dry ink having charge of the same sign as the charged areas, so that the charged dry ink is deposited on the paper in a dry ink pattern corresponding to the selected fluid pattern. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076848 | BARCODE PRINTING CONTROL DEVICE - A printing device includes a barcode area dividing unit that divides a barcode area of a printing sheet into plural division areas along a Y direction, and a barcode area ejection amount conversion and output unit that controls an ink jet printing unit to print black bars such that an X direction is a direction in which the black bars and white bars are alternately arranged and occupancy dimensions of ink of pixels are different in the division areas divided by the barcode area dividing unit. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076849 | SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A first stepped structure configured to apply a reflectance difference and a second stepped structure configured to change a far field light intensity distribution are provided. A region in which a level difference of the first stepped structure is formed has a predetermined relationship with a region in which a level difference of the second stepped structure is formed. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076850 | IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE AND LIGHT SCANNING DEVICE - An image-forming device is provided with a shutter member that has a ventilation passage formed extending therethrough in a main scanning direction, the shutter member adapted to slide over the outside surface of the housing in a secondary scanning direction, a cover member adapted to open or close an interior of a chassis of the device. The shutter member, when the cover member is moved in a direction to open up the inside of the device chassis, is moved in a direction to shut an output window, and when the cover member is moved in a direction to close up the inside of the device chassis, is moved in a direction to open the output window. In association with movement of the shutter member towards the open direction, the ventilation passage faces a ventilation opening of a duct furnished to the device chassis. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076851 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning device scanning scan target surfaces in a first direction with light includes: a light source emitting first and second light beams corresponding to two of the scan target surfaces; an optical deflector including a reflection surface on which the emitted first and second light beams are obliquely incident while being separated from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and deflecting the first and second light beams; a scanning lens disposed on respective optical paths of the deflected first and second light beams; and a branching optical element transmitting therethrough most of the first light beam transmitted through the scanning lens, and reflecting most of the second light beam transmitted through the scanning lens. The deflected first and second light beams intersect between the optical deflector and the branching optical element, when projected on a plane perpendicular to the first direction. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076852 | 2-D STRAIGHT-SCAN ON IMAGING SURFACE WITH A RASTER POLYGON - A 2-D scanning system uses a fast-rotating raster-polygon as a single scanning component to produce straight scan lines over a 2-D image surface. An approach angle of incident light beams to the raster-polygon is selected to minimize pin-cushion distortion of scan lines introduced by polygon scanning on the image surface, and a tilt angle of the rotational axis of the raster-polygon is selected to position said polygon-scanning distortion symmetrically on the image surface. In addition, scan optics are configured to generate a predetermined amount of barrel distortion of scan lines on the image surface to compensate for pin-cushion distortion introduced by polygon scanning. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076853 | CONVEYING GAZE INFORMATION IN VIRTUAL CONFERENCE - A system and a method for executing a virtual conference that conveys gaze information are presented. Where there are three nodes, input from the first node indicating a gaze recipient of a first participant is received, the gaze recipient being associated with one of the second and third nodes. A virtual space is constructed in which representations of the first participant, a second participant who is associated with the second node, and a third participant who is associated with the third node are positioned in a predetermined order. The gaze angle of the first participant in the virtual space is determined based on the position of the representation of the first participant's gaze recipient in the virtual space. An image that includes the first participant looking at his gaze recipient in the virtual space, as seen from the position of the second participant in the virtual space, is generated. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076854 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an image information acquiring unit, a quality determining unit, a positional information acquiring unit, and a panoramic image information generating unit. The image information acquiring unit acquires plural pieces of image information. The quality determining unit determines whether or not the quality of each of the plural pieces of image information meets predetermined criteria. The positional information acquiring unit acquires, on the basis of the plural pieces of image information, positional information indicating the positional relationship among the plural pieces of image information. The panoramic image information generating unit generates, on the basis of a determination result obtained by the quality determining unit, the positional information, and the plural pieces of image information, panoramic image information representing a panoramic image. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076855 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE CAPABLE OF GENERATING WIDE-RANGE IMAGE - The acquisition unit | 2013-03-28 |
20130076856 | STEREOSCOPIC PANORAMA IMAGE CREATING APPARATUS, STEREOSCOPIC PANORAMA IMAGE CREATING METHOD, STEREOSCOPIC PANORAMA IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS, STEREOSCOPIC PANORAMA IMAGE REPRODUCING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In a stereoscopic panorama image creating method according to an embodiment of the presently disclosed subject matter, a plurality of stereoscopic images formed of left images and right images continuously shot with a stereoscopic imaging apparatus | 2013-03-28 |
20130076857 | SCANNER DEVICE AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE OF OBJECT - A laser beam is reflected by a light beam scanning device and irradiated onto a hologram recording medium. On the hologram recording medium, an image of a linear scatter body is recorded as a hologram by using reference light that converges on a scanning origin. The light beam scanning device bends the laser beam at the scanning origin and irradiates the laser beam onto the hologram recording medium. At this time, by changing a bending mode of the laser beam with time, an irradiation position of the bent laser beam on the hologram recording medium is changed with time. Diffracted light from the hologram recording medium produces a reproduction image of the linear scatter body on a light receiving surface of the stage. When an object is placed on the light receiving surface, a line pattern is projected by hologram reproduction light, so that the projected image is captured and a three-dimensional shape of the object is measured. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076858 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING 2D CONTENT INTO 3D CONTENT - A method and apparatus for converting two-dimensional (2D) contents into three-dimensional (3D) contents is disclosed. The method including: displaying a frame, the frame containing an object which will be extracted from among plural frames contained in the 2D contents; designating a boundary region of an object to be extracted on the displayed frame, in accordance with a user command through a user interface (UI) for collectively designating a region; generating a trimap based on the designated boundary region including inner and outer regions of the object to be extracted, and extracting the object based on the generated trimap. With this, a user can more conveniently and efficiently convert 2D contents into 3D contents. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076859 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MOTION VECTOR, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE SIGNAL - Provided is a motion vector detecting apparatus capable of detecting a motion vector of a pulldown-converted 3D image signal with high precision. A pulldown detecting unit detects whether a 3D image signal is a pulldown-converted image signal. An LR separating unit outputs an LR separation signal separated into left and right image signals in each of frames having the same image content. A frame delay LR separating unit outputs a frame delay LR separation signal separated into left and right image signals in a frame before one repetition period. A motion vector detector detects motion vectors of the left and right image signals, An LR combination unit combines the motion vectors of the left and right image signals to output the combined motion vectors as a motion vector. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076860 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL RELATIONSHIP DETERMINATION - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to determining relationships between locations based on beacon information. At least three sensors of a device can be used to determine locations of a beacon. The device can determine a three-dimensional relationship between the locations. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076861 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROBING AN OBJECT, MEDIUM OR OPTICAL PATH USING NOISY LIGHT - A method and apparatus for optically probing an object(s) and/or a medium and/or an optical path using noisy light. Applications disclosed include but are not limited to 3D digital camera, detecting material or mechanical properties of optical fiber(s), intrusion detection, and determining an impulse response. In some embodiments, an optical detector is illuminated by a superimposition of a combination of noisy light signals. Various signal processing techniques are also disclosed herein. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076862 | Image Acquiring Device And Image Acquiring System - An image acquiring device comprises a first camera 14 for acquiring video images, consisting of frame images continuous in time series, a second camera 15 being in a known relation with the first camera and used for acquiring two or more optical spectral images of an object to be measured, and an image pickup control device 21, and in the image acquiring device, the image pickup control device is configured to extract two or more feature points from one of the frame images, to sequentially specify the feature points in the frame images continuous in time series, to perform image matching between the frame images regarding the frame images corresponding to the two or more optical spectral images based on the feature points, and to synthesize the two or more optical spectral images according to the condition obtained by the image matching. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076863 | SURGICAL STEREO VISION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROSURGERY - Surgical stereo vision systems and methods for microsurgery are described that enable hand-eye collocation, high resolution, and a large field of view. A digital stereo microscope apparatus, an operating system with a digital stereo microscope, and a method are described using a display unit located over an area of interest such that a human operator places hands, tools, or a combination thereof in the area of interest and views a magnified and augmented live stereo view of the area interest with eyes of the human operator substantially collocated with the hands of the human operator. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076864 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device for carrying out a | 2013-03-28 |
20130076865 | POSITION/ORIENTATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A position/orientation measurement apparatus holds a three-dimensional shape model of a object, acquires approximate value indicating a position and an orientation of the object, acquires a two-dimensional image of the object, projects a geometric feature of the three-dimensional shape model on the two-dimensional image based on the approximate value, calculates the direction of the geometric feature of the three-dimensional shape model projected on the two-dimensional image, detects an image feature based on the two-dimensional image, calculates the direction of the image feature, associates the image feature and the geometric feature by comparing the direction of the image feature calculated based on the two-dimensional image and the direction of the geometric feature calculated based on the three-dimensional shape model, and calculates the position and orientation of the object by correcting the approximate value based on the distance between the geometric feature and the image feature associated therewith. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076866 | Method and Apparatus for Projective Volume Monitoring - According to one aspect of the teachings presented herein, a machine vision system includes one or more sensor units that are each advantageously configured to use different pairings among a set of spaced-apart image sensors, to provide redundant object detection for a primary monitoring zone, while simultaneously providing for the detection of objects that may shadow the primary monitoring zone. Further, a plurality of “mitigations” and enhancements provide safety-of-design and robust operation. Such mitigations and enhancements include, for example, bad-pixel detection and mapping, cluster-based pixel processing for improved object detection, test-image injection for fault detection, dual-channel, redundant processing for safety-critical object detection, temporal filtering to reduce false detections, and the use of high dynamic range (HDR) images, for improved operation over variable ambient lighting conditions. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076867 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a first imaging unit configured to generate a first image, a second imaging unit configured to generate a second image, a detector configured to detect trigger information for start of shooting based on one of the first image and the second image, and a processor configured to perform a capturing process on both the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit when the detector detects the trigger information. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076868 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING APPARATUS, FACE DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME - A face image is specified and face image detection is performed in a left-eye image and in a right-eye image. If a face image is detected in only one of these images, then object image detection is performed in the left-eye image and in the right-eye image. The distance to an object represented by an object image contained in one image and the distance to an object represented by an object image contained in the other image are calculated. From among objects represented by object images contained in the other image, the image of an object having a distance equal to the distance to the face represented by the face image detected in the one image is specified as a face image. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076869 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - Provided is an imaging apparatus that includes an imaging element in which pixel portions each having a plurality of photoelectric conversion units, which generate image signals by photoelectrical conversion, with respect to one micro lens are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, an imaging element controller having a first mode which outputs a first left-eye image signal and/or right-eye image signal from the imaging element by composing signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion units and a second mode which outputs signals without performing the composing and a controller that outputs a second left-eye image signal and/or right-eye image signal by composing signals output in the second mode based on image data stored in a storage unit in response to the type of photographing of which the start has been detected. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076870 | Stereoscopic 3D Camera - A stereoscopic 3D camera that utilizes a single set of electronics to power and control two sensor/lens modules. The camera will be optically designed to mimic the human eye, including the ability to converge upon an object of interest while rotating about the nodal point of the lens/sensor module. The system as a whole will be modular and lightweight, with field changeable lens/sensor assemblies. Camera functions are controlled via multiple remote controls allowing multiple operators to simultaneously control their allocated tasks. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076871 | HIGH SPEED PHOTOMETRIC STEREO PAVEMENT SCANNER - The invention relates to a pavement scanning system having a movable platform, multiple light sources mounted on the platform for illuminating a pavement surface from multiple different angles, at least one image capture device mounted on the platform that captures sequential images of the illuminated pavement surface and a movement sensor that encodes movement of the platform and provides a synchronization signal for synchronizing the multiple light sources and the at least one image capture device for multiple image capture. The pavement scanning system also includes at least one processor that resamples the multiple captured sequential images to compensate for difference in collection time and calculates surface gradient and albedo for each point on the pavement surface or directly uses the multiple images to detect surface features. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076872 | System and Method of Detecting and Correcting an Improper Rendering Condition in Stereoscopic Images - In some embodiments, a method of rendering stereoscopic images includes receiving a plurality of stereoscopic image frames to be rendered on a display screen, detecting the occurrence of an improper rendering condition in the stereoscopic image frames, and performing an action for protecting a viewer's vision when the improper rendering condition is detected. In other embodiments, systems of rendering stereoscopic images are also described. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076873 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE CONVERTING APPARATUS, STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS, AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE CONVERTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a stereoscopic image converting method includes: generating a first depth map comprising depth values of pixels of an input video, wherein the depth values are estimated based on an amount of a characteristic of the input video, and wherein the depth values are represented by pixel shading; generating a second depth map by correcting the depth values of pixels within a distance from each of right and left ends of the depth map to become closer to a depth value corresponding to a screen of a display not protruding forward or recede rearward in stereoscopic viewing as the pixels within the first distance are positioned closer to the each of the right and left ends of the depth map; and generating a multi-parallax image by shifting pixels of the input video by an amount horizontally based on the depth values of the second depth map. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076874 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING CONTENT TO NON-3D GLASS WEARERS VIA 3D DISPLAY - Embodiments of the invention pertain to a method and apparatus for controlling what non-3D glass wearers see from a 3D display. Such control is accomplished by controlling the images displayed on a 3D display, which allows a 3D-glass wearer to see a 3D image and/or video content while controlling one or more of the following: the content of the right eye image, the left eye image, the timing of displaying the right eye image, the timing of displaying the left eye image, the polarization of the right eye image (for polarization based 3D), the polarization of the left eye image (for polarization based 3D), the shuttering of the right lens (for shutter based 3D), the shuttering of the left lens (for shutter based 3D), and other images displayed not available to the 3D glass wearer, and/or controlling other aspects of the presented images and/or presentation of the presented images. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076875 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method is provided for a three-dimensional (3D) image processing system including a stereoscopic display device. The method includes providing a stereoscopic image and obtaining a parallax range of the stereoscopic image and a parallax range supported by the stereoscopic display device. The method also includes determining a parallax operation to adjust the parallax range of the stereoscopic image based on the relationship between the parallax range of the stereoscopic image and the parallax range supported by the stereoscopic display device. Further, the method includes determining an offset value and an offset direction of a horizontal coordinate of each pixel of the stereoscopic image, and shifting the horizontal coordinate of each pixel of the stereoscopic image by the offset value and in the offset direction. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076876 | 3DIMENSION STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a 3Dimension stereoscopic display device including a screen composition processing unit for generating a right-eye image or video image and a left-eye image or video image for planar display or for three-dimensional stereoscopic display of an image or video image, a video image playback device | 2013-03-28 |
20130076877 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT - Methods and apparatuses for providing three-dimensional (3D) content via a portable multimedia device is disclosed. A portable multimedia device generates a composite video signal from 3D content. The portable multimedia device generates a synchronization signal for the composite video signal. The synchronization signal is transmitted from the portable multimedia device to active 3D glasses. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076878 | Image Display System, Shutter Glasses, And Display Apparatus - To adaptively perform display control by a display apparatus in accordance with characteristics of shutter glasses, the state of a viewer wearing the shutter glasses, etc. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076879 | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An endoscopic image processing device includes an image acquisition section (A/D conversion section) that acquires a front image that corresponds to a front field of view and a side image that corresponds to a side field of view, and a chromatic-aberration-of-magnification correction section that performs a chromatic-aberration-of-magnification correction process on an observation optical system, the chromatic-aberration-of-magnification correction section determining whether a processing target image signal corresponds to the front field of view or the side field of view, and performing a front chromatic-aberration-of-magnification correction process as the chromatic-aberration-of-magnification correction process when the chromatic-aberration-of-magnification correction section has determined that the processing target image signal corresponds to the front field of view. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076880 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An image processing method includes the following steps. The first step is utilizing a linear image capturing apparatus with odd number of image capturing units to capture image portions of object. Next step is taking the image portions which are captured by the first-end and the right-end image capturing units as the reference and comparing the image portions which are captured by the central image capturing units with the reference so as to correct and eliminate the overlapped noise. Next step is interlacing and re-constructing the processed image portions which have no overlapped portions as the integrated image. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076881 | FACIAL DIRECTION DETECTING APPARATUS - A facial direction detecting apparatus includes a nostril extracting unit for extracting the nostrils of a person from among multiple characteristic portions that are extracted by a characteristic portion extracting unit. The nostril extracting unit extracts the nostrils as the characteristic portion having a greatest amount of movement from among all of the multiple characteristic portions. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076882 | TEST PREPROCESSING APPARATUS, TEST PREPROCESSING METHOD, AND SPECIMEN PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, a test preprocessing method includes, detecting a brightness of a specimen based on image of the specimen acquired by capturing the specimen before test processing of the specimen, and detecting a chylous state of the specimen based on the brightness, and detecting a hue of the specimen based on the image, and detecting a hemolytic state of the specimen based on the hue. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076883 | VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING AN EXTERNAL ITEM A DRIVER IS FOCUSING ON - A system and method for providing information to a driver of a vehicle includes: an image-capture device; a head or eye-gaze tracker; at least one processor; and an output device. The image-capture device captures an image of an environment external to a vehicle. The head or eye-gaze tracker determines an item a driver of the vehicle is viewing. The at least one processor processes the captured image. The at least one processor also translates language contained in the captured image of the item the driver is viewing to a second language, or determines point-of-interest information based on the captured image of the item the driver is viewing. The output device outputs information containing the second translated language of the captured image of the item the driver is viewing, or containing the determined point-of-interest information based on the captured image of the item the driver is viewing. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076884 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING AN INTERPUPILLARY DISTANCE - A method for estimating a person's interpupillary distance (PD) includes:
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20130076885 | EYE CLOSURE DETECTION USING STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION - A monitoring system and method for monitoring and/or predicting drowsiness of a driver of a vehicle or a machinery operator are provided. A set of infrared, IR, or near infrared, NIR, light sources, is arranged such that an amount of the light emitted from the light source incidents on an eye of the driver or operator. The light that impinges on the eye of the driver or operator forms a virtual image of the signal sources on the eye including the sclera and/or cornea. An image sensor obtains consecutive images capturing the reflected light, wherein each image will contain glints from at least a subset or all of the light sources. A drowsiness index can be determined based on the extracted information of the glints of the sequence of images, wherein the drowsiness index indicates a degree of drowsiness of the driver or operator. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076886 | Automatic Focus and Sample Detection - Imaging systems, such as optical microscopes, can benefit from automatic focus enhancements including sample detection. For example, systems that use a charge coupled device (CCD) video camera to capture a field of view for making focus determinations can benefit from automatic focus and sample detection. A method according to certain embodiments can include obtaining, by a machine, a high level image of a sample. The method can also include determining, by the machine, whether a plurality of auto-focus areas of a plurality of fields of view are aligned with a portion of the sample. The method can further include obtaining, by the machine, a low level image of the sample when the plurality of auto-focus areas are aligned. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076887 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND MICROSCOPE FRAME - A microscope system includes a microscope frame on which a stage is placed; and a camera head, in which an objective lens is attachable, for capturing an image of a specimen, the camera head being attached to the microscope frame by being fitted, and being slidable with respect to the microscope frame in a direction that is parallel with a surface of the stage placed on the microscope frame and orthogonal to an optical axis of the attached objective lens. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076888 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - A microscope includes a zoom optical system zooming over a sample, a zoom driving unit moving the optical system along an optical axis, an imaging unit imaging an observation image of the sample through the optical system, thereby generating image data on the sample, and a display unit displaying an image corresponding to the generated image data. A touch panel on a display screen of the display unit accepts an input corresponding to a contact position of an object. A driving control unit outputs a driving signal for changing a zoom magnification of the optical system by setting a middle point between contact positions on the touch panel corresponding to two position signals responsive to an input of the different contact positions as a zoom center position fixed without depending on the zoom magnification of the optical system when the two position signals are output from the touch panel. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076889 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display device includes an image acquisition module which has an image sensor and a first focal plane, which captures a picture of an object, and an observation module which images the object such that a user can perceive it with his eye. A second focal plane is set by the observation module and the accommodation state of the eye, and with a measuring module for measuring the accommodation state of the eye. A control unit adjusts the position of the first focal plane on the basis of the measured accommodation state such that it coincides with the second focal plane. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076890 | Method and apparatus for continuous motion film scanning - A continuous film scanning system for high resolution digital archival and duplication of motion picture film on a frame by frame basis. Film is driven through the film scanning system through the use of rollers and maintained at a consistent tension throughout the scanning process. Optical interrogation of the perforations associated with each film frame is used to trigger digital image capture. The continuous film scanning system is particularly well adapted to safely handle imperfect or damaged film stock. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076891 | VISION SYSTEM - Embodiments may disclose a vision system for detecting a defect, including a conveyer belt configured to move at least one bottle through the vision system; a light emitting diode (LED) backlight configured to silhouette any dark contamination on a surface or inside the at least one bottle; a robot with a bottle gripper tooling, the robot configured to pick up the at least one bottle and rotate the at least one bottle; at least one camera configured to take pictures of the at least one bottle while the at least one bottle is being rotated; and a flipper arm configured to stop or allow the at least one bottle to move to a position where the robot picks up the at least one bottle. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076892 | METHOD UTILIZING IMAGE CORRELATION TO DETERMINE POSITION MEASUREMENTS IN A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM - A method utilizing image correlation to determine position measurements in a machine vision system. In a first operating state, the machine vision system utilizes traditional scale-based techniques to determine position measurements, while in a second operating state, image correlation displacement sensing techniques are utilized to determine position measurements. The image correlation techniques provide for higher accuracy for measuring distances between features that are separated by more than one field of view. The user may toggle between the operating states through a selection on the user interface, and guidance may be provided regarding when the image correlation mode is likely to provide higher accuracy, depending on factors such as the distance to be measured and the characteristics of the surface being measured. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076893 | OBSTACLE SENSOR AND ROBOT CLEANER HAVING THE SAME - An obstacle sensor includes a line light irradiating unit including a light-emitting unit, a light-emitting driving unit to drive the light-emitting unit, and a first conical mirror, an apex of which is disposed towards the light-emitting unit in a light irradiation direction of the light-emitting unit and which converts light emitted from the light-emitting unit into line light irradiated in all directions, and a reflected light receiving unit including a second conical mirror to condense light, that is irradiated from the first conical mirror and is then reflected from an obstacle, a lens, that is spaced from the apex of the second conical mirror by a predetermined distance and transmits the reflected light, an imaging unit to image the reflected light that passes through the lens, an image processing unit, and an obstacle sensing control unit. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076894 | POSITION AND ROTATION OF A PORTABLE DEVICE RELATIVE TO A TELEVISION SCREEN - A method for determining the location of a portable device relative to a display is provided. An image stream is captured by the portable device when the portable device is positioned proximate to the display. The image stream is captured from a region of the display when the display is actively rendering a content stream, the content stream including embedded content for position determination. The embedded content is detected within the captured image stream, and the location of the portable device relative to the display is determined based on the detected embedded content. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076895 | FORM MEASURING APPARATUS AND FORM MEASURING METHOD - There is provided a form measuring apparatus including: a projection section configured to project a plurality kinds of patterns onto a measuring object in sequence, the plurality kinds of patterns having a common repetitive structure and differing in phase; an imaging section configured to acquire an image data set by taking an image of the measuring object every time each of the plurality kinds of patterns is projected onto the measuring object; a selecting section configured to select a data set as an adequate data set from the acquired image data set, the data set concerning an identical area on the measuring object, and all data in the set falling within an effective brightness range; and a form calculating section configured to find a form of the area as a basis of acquiring the adequate data on the measuring object, based on the selected adequate data set. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076896 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A three-dimensional measurement apparatus for calculating three-dimensional shape information of a target object, comprising: capturing means for capturing reflected pattern light of stripe pattern light formed by alternately arranging a bright portion and a dark portion as first image data, and capturing reflected pattern light of reversed stripe pattern light formed by reversing the bright portion and the dark portion of the stripe pattern light as second image data; determination means for determining a boundary position between the bright portion and the dark portion based on the first image data and the second image data; and reliability calculation means for calculating a reliability indicating accuracy of the boundary position from a correlation between a first luminance gradient of the first image data and a second luminance gradient of the second image data. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076897 | IMAGING APPARATUS, DETECTING APPARATUS, AND IMAGING METHOD - As light is allowed to impinge from above a microplate M and an imaging unit | 2013-03-28 |
20130076898 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TRACKING MEDICAL PRODUCTS USING AN IMAGING UNIT - According to one aspect there is an apparatus for tracking medical products. The apparatus includes a storage depot having a plurality of storage compartments, and an imaging unit having a first camera adapted to observe the storage compartments to track medical products therein. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076899 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AN INCORRECT REPRESENTATION OF IMAGE DATA ON A DISPLAY UNIT - An incorrect representation of image data on a display unit is detected with the novel method. In order to enable prompt and particularly reliable detection of an incorrect representation of image data on the display unit, the image data to be displayed are transmitted to the display unit, test data are acquired by electronically detecting at least part of the image represented on the display unit, and an incorrect representation of the image data on the display unit is determined by electronically evaluating at least part of the detected test data. A device for detecting an incorrect representation of image data on a display unit makes use of the novel method. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076900 | Wide field of view monocentric lens system for infrared aerial reconnaissance camera systems - A wide field of view monocentric lens system for an infrared aerial reconnaissance camera includes front and rear lens shell elements and a core lens element, with the number of front and rear shell lens elements depending on the IR band of interest (LWIR, MWIR or SWIR). Infrared radiation entering the monocentric lens passes sequentially through the front shell lens element(s), the core lens element, and the rear shell lens element(s) and is focused onto a curved focal surface. The front shell lens element(s) and the rear shell lens element(s) are made of material having a relatively higher refractive index or a relatively higher optical dispersion, or both, in the band of interest, as compared to the core lens element. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076901 | ON-SCREEN DISPLAY APPARATUS - There is provided an on-screen display (OSD) apparatus including: a plurality of ultrasonic sensors having respective ranges previously assigned thereto to thereby detect an object therein; a camera module capturing an image of the ranges detected by the plurality of ultrasonic sensors; and a controlling unit controlling a display of positional information of the object detected in the ranges assigned to the plurality of individual ultrasonic sensors in the image captured by the camera module. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076902 | ROBOTICALLY OPERATED VEHICLE CHARGING STATION - A robotic charging station for charging a battery of an electric vehicle includes a base plate, a riser coupled with the base plate and extending substantially transverse to the base plate, and a robotic arm. The robotic arm extends from the riser and supports an end effector. The end effector includes a plurality of electrical contacts configured to couple with a receptacle disposed on the electric vehicle. The robotic arm is configured to move the end effector in three degrees of motion. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076903 | USB VIDEO INTERFACE FOR ALPR CAMERAS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A video processing system ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130076904 | ACCESSORY MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicular accessory mounting system includes a structure adhesively attached at a region of an interior surface of the vehicle windshield. The structure is configured to accommodate an accessory. A light absorbing layer at the region of the interior surface of the vehicle windshield at least partially hides the structure from view by a viewer, who is external the vehicle, viewing through the windshield. The accessory views through a light transmitting portion of the light absorbing layer and through the windshield to the exterior of the vehicle when the structure is attached at the region of the interior surface of the windshield and when the accessory is accommodated thereat. The structure may include a mirror assembly mount button and the mirror assembly mount button may be configured to be received by a mirror mount of an interior rearview mirror assembly. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076905 | APPARATUS FOR USE IN ASSOCIATION WITH A VEHICLE - An apparatus for use in association with a vehicle having a windshield, includes a module and a camera assembly disposed in the module. The camera assembly includes an image sensor and a camera lens. The camera lens has a first end portion disposed adjacent to the image sensor and a second end portion spaced from the image sensor. A polarizer lens is disposed adjacent to the second end portion of the camera lens. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076906 | TRAFFIC CITATION DELIVERY BASED ON TYPE OF TRAFFIC INFRACTION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for vehicle speed acquisition and citation. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, multiple different imaging systems can be placed individually at different locations along a route of travel, such as a highway, byway or waterway. Images of different vehicles can be captured at each of the locations and different ones of the different vehicles can be image-recognized. A time of travel between pairs of the locations can be determined for selected ones of the different vehicles in order to compute a rate of travel for the selected ones of the different vehicles. A citation signal is generated when a speed of a vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed limit such that the vehicle owner may be automatically cited for speeding. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076907 | MOBILE WELLSITE MONITORING - Methods for monitoring a wellsite include transporting a mobile monitoring platform to a wellsite. The mobile monitoring platform includes a transportable chassis including two or more wheels; a mast supported by the platform and extendable vertically upward from the chassis; a transceiver including a wireless modem and an antenna; a controller adapted to communicate with the transceiver; and a power module electrically coupled to at least one of the transceiver and the processor. The methods include wirelessly receiving, at the transceiver, wellsite data from a plurality of sensors at or adjacent the wellsite; and wirelessly transmitting, in real-time, the wellsite data to a remote monitoring station | 2013-03-28 |
20130076908 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VIDEO DISPLAY AND CONTROL FOR PORTABLE DEVICE - An apparatus and method for display and control of video data on a mobile device provides simultaneous multiple video data display of groups of video sources and selection of video data for single, larger viewing. Control of the camera source of the video data is provided for the mobile device user, such as by manipulation of a multi-touch sensitive screen to pan, tilt and zoom. Image capture from the video screen and marking of the captured image is provided. Activation of video data streams and groups of video data streams for display on the mobile device is provided by transfer of activation information to the mobile device via email. Notification of events monitored by the video source or by other sensors is sent to users of the mobile devices. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076909 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EDITING ELECTRONIC CONTENT USING A HANDHELD DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a system and method for editing electronic content using a handheld device. According to one example embodiment, the system includes a mobile computing device hosting electronic content, and a handheld imaging device. The handheld imaging device is configured to communicate with the mobile computing device and includes an optical sensor for capturing image data associated with an object or area. Still further, the handheld imaging device is configured to transmit and designate a location for insertion of said image data into the electronic content hosted on the mobile device. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076910 | Dual Pixel Pitch Imaging Array with Extended Dynamic Range - An integrated focal plane provides two co-aligned, overlapping pixel arrays in two formats, one with large pixels and low pixel count, the other with small pixels and high pixel count. Typically, the large pixels are 10 to 100 times larger in area than the small pixels. The dual arrays are disposed in a single detector substrate flip-chip bonded to a single readout circuit. They are sensitive to two infrared colors, one shorter and one longer wavelength band. The dual array focal plane concurrently provides two distinct pixel instantaneous fields of view within the same overall field of view as well as simultaneous fast and slow frame rates. The dual frame rates allow for combined fast sensing with sensitive imaging. Differing spatial and temporal data enables enhanced image processing for improved clutter rejection and detection performance. Differing gains combined with the dual frame rates provide an extended dynamic range. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076911 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging apparatus | 2013-03-28 |
20130076912 | REFLECTIVE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD - In order to generate a two-dimensional image of a sample in a short time using THz waves, provided is a reflective imaging device including a sample holder, a THz wave light source, a THz wave camera, a rotation mechanism for rotating the holder and the camera, and a processing unit. A sample unit includes an incidence member, a sample, and a reflection member. The sample includes a first region of only a membrane and a second region including a biopolymer. The camera detects, with regard to respective incident angles, a THz wave in which interference occurs between a component reflected at an interface between the incidence member and the sample and a component reflected at an interface between the sample and the reflection member, of each portion of the sample unit, and outputs a signal. The processing unit specifies an incident angle at which a signal of a first THz wave that interferes in the first region is relatively small and a signal of a second THz that interferes in the second region is relatively large, and generates a two-dimensional image of the sample based on the signal from the camera with regard to the specified incident angle. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076913 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBJECT IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING - What is disclosed is a system and method for identifying materials comprising an object captured in a video and for using the identified materials to track that object as it moves across the captured video scene. In one embodiment, a multi-spectral or hyper-spectral sensor is used to capture a spectral image of an object in an area of interest. Pixels in the spectral planes of the spectral images are analyzed to identify a material comprising objects in that area of interest. A location of each of the identified objects is provided to an imaging sensor which then proceeds to track the objects as they move through a scene. Various embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076914 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSMENT OF OPERATOR PERFORMANCE ON AN IMAGING SYSTEM - A method for assessing performance of an operator of an imaging system is provided. The method comprises acquiring operator identification information, and acquiring time taken by the operator for initializing the imaging system for an image acquisition, wherein initializing the imaging system comprises at least one activity, and wherein initializing the imaging system is accomplished before a subject to be imaged is exposed for imaging. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076915 | FRAMEWORK FOR REFERENCE-FREE DRIFT-CORRECTED PLANAR TRACKING USING LUCAS-KANADE OPTICAL FLOW - Reference free tracking of position by a mobile platform is performed using images of a planar surface. Tracking is performed optical flow techniques, such as pyramidal Lucas-Kanade optical flow with multiple levels of resolution, where displacement is determined with pixel accuracy at lower resolutions and at sub-pixel accuracy at full resolution, which improves computation time for real time performance. Periodic drift correction is performed by matching features between a current frame and a keyframe. The keyframe may be replaced with the drift corrected current image. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076916 | INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC CARD WITH A DIGITAL KEY AND ITS OPERATING METHOD - The present invention is intended for supply of an interactive graphic card with a digital key & its operating method, an image signal which corresponds to an object displayed on one computer's display unit, and further improved interaction between the graphic card and one user who easily operates the computer equipped with one webcam to execute an image recognition application. Accordingly, the graphic card is effective in creation of innovative and novel feelings via the present invention in addition to preservation of original texts, sounds or messages. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076917 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE PROVIDING OBJECT REFERENCE DATA BASED UPON NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) AND RELATED METHODS - A wireless communications system may include a near field communication (NFC) reference device configured to store object reference data for at least one object associated with a geographic location of the NFC device. The wireless communications system may also include a mobile wireless communications device that includes an NFC transceiver configured to communicate with the NFC device based upon proximity thereto, an image sensor, a display, and a controller. The controller may cooperate with the NFC transceiver, the image sensor, and the display. The controller may be configured to determine a sensed image from the image sensor. The controller may also be configured to select object reference data for the sensed image based upon communication with the NFC reference device, and display the object reference data and the sensed image on the display. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076918 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CAMERA USING TERMINAL AND TERMINAL THEREOF - A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes establishing a wireless communication connection with an external camera located at a near distance from the mobile terminal; receiving, by the mobile terminal and from the external camera, a preview picture generated by the external camera; displaying, on a display unit of the mobile terminal, the preview picture generated by the external camera; receiving an input on the mobile terminal for commanding the external camera to perform a predetermined camera function; and transmitting, by the mobile terminal, the input to the external camera for commanding the external camera to perform the predetermined camera function. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076919 | OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION USING TANGENTIALLY ACTUATED MEMS DEVICES - In one example, an actuator device useful in, e.g., a camera for, e.g., optical image stabilization (OIS), includes a stage resiliently supported for movement within a plane, three or more actuators, each coupled to an outer periphery of the stage and operable to apply a force acting in the plane and tangentially to the stage when actuated, and an outer frame surrounding and supporting the stage and the actuators. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076920 | VIDEO DE-SHAKE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system and method for applying video de-shake to video content includes a classification engine configured to generate a classification of the video content based on at least one source characteristic. The system also includes a de-shake engine configured to selectively apply camera shake compensation to the video content based on the classification. The classification engine may be configured to generate a classification based on, for example, the presence of closed caption data, the presence of copy protection data, current frame rate associated with the video content, or a native frame rate associated with the video content. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076921 | Video Stabilization - Method, device and computer program product for transmitting a video signal from a user device includes capturing a plurality of frames of the video signal using a camera at the user device, determining a functional state of the device and selectively stabilizing the video signal prior to transmission based on the functional state. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076922 | CORRECTING OPTICAL DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A correcting optical device according to an aspect of the present invention in which, when image shake is not corrected, a restricting member is caused to engage an engaging portion, to restrict translational movement of a movable member, and in which, when the image shake is corrected, the restricting member is caused to disengage the engaging portion, to cause the movable member to be in a state capable of the translational movement, the restricting member being provided at the rotary member, the engaging portion being provided at the movable member. A driving unit drives the movable member in a direction in which the movable member moves translationally with respect to a fixed member in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of a correcting lens, so that the correcting lens corrects the image shake, and drives the rotary member in a direction in which the rotary member rotates around the optical axis. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076923 | CAMERA SHAKE CORRECTION DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a camera shake correction device includes a substrate, a fixed part, a linking part, a movable part, a first spring part, a second spring part, a first damper, and a second damper. The fixed part is provided on the substrate and fixed to the substrate. The linking part is provided around the fixed part on the substrate that can move in a first direction within a plane of the substrate with respect to the fixed part. The movable part is provided on the substrate and arranged around the fixed part and the linking part that can move in a second direction that intersects with the first direction within the plane of the substrate. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076924 | Shake Correction Device, Photographic Optical Device and Lens Drive Device - A shake correction device may include a support body to swingably support a camera module; and a shake correction mechanism to correct the shake by swinging the camera module so as to incline an optical axis of the lens with respect to the support body. The support body may include a case body formed in a substantially tube shape. The shake correction mechanism may include a shake correction coil fixed to an inner peripheral face of the case body; a shake correction magnet disposed on an inner peripheral side of the case body; and a spring member having a support body fixing part which is fixed to the support body, a magnet holding part which holds the shake correction magnet, and a spring part which connects the support body fixing part with the magnet holding part. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076925 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSOR PLANARITY ADJUSTING MODULE - An electronic device having an image sensor planarity adjusting module is provided. The image sensor planarity adjusting module includes a moving base, an image sensing unit, a planarity adjusting plate and a plurality of supporting columns. Herein the top of the supporting columns substantially and uniformly support the planarity adjusting plate so as to adjust the image sensing unit to reach a predetermined planarity. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076926 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE USING WEATHER INFORMATION - Disclosed herein is a method for capturing an image using an image capture device equipped with a processor. The method includes receiving an electromagnetic signal transmitted from a remote station, determining a location of the image capture device based on the received electromagnetic signal, establishing communication over a network between the image capture device and a remote server, transmitting a request to the remote server for weather information pertaining to the determined location; receiving the weather information, determining an ambient lighting value based on the weather information, capturing an image using the image capture device, and processing the captured image using the determined ambient lighting value. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076927 | EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR NIGHT-VISION CAMERA - An exposure adjustment method for night-vision camera includes the following steps. A first image and a second image are shot with an infrared light source of different intensity; the shot first image and second image are divided into a plurality of image blocks, in which positions of the image blocks in the first image are respectively corresponding to those in the second image; a light reflectivity of the image blocks of the first image is compared with a light reflectivity of the image blocks of the second image, and object distances of image objects are determined; the image object having greater object distance obtains a lower light measuring weight, and the image object having smaller object distance obtains a higher light measuring weight; and an exposure parameter of image images is adjusted according to the image weights of the two images and light measuring weights of the blocks. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076928 | LARGE DYNAMIC RANGE CAMERAS - A digital camera includes a plurality of channels and a processing component operatively coupled to the plurality of channels. Each channel of the plurality of channels includes an optics component and a sensor that includes an array of photo-detectors. The processing component is configured to separately control an integration time of each channel, where a first integration time of a first channel is less than a second integration time of a second channel. The processing component is also configured to combine data from the plurality of channels to generate an image. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076929 | CAPTURE MODE OUTWARD FACING MODES - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface in a dual screen device. More particularly, the method includes a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device while the device is in an image capture mode. The device may present different information on the two screens based on several factors including the mode of the image capture feature, the orientation of the device, and/or the state of the device. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076930 | DIGITAL CAMERA INCLUDING REFOCUSABLE IMAGING MODE ADAPTOR - A digital camera system configurable to operate in a low-resolution refocusable mode and a high-resolution non-refocusable mode comprising: a camera body; an image sensor mounted in the camera body having a plurality of sensor pixels for capturing a digital image; an imaging lens for forming an image of a scene onto an image plane, the imaging lens having an aperture; and an adaptor that can be inserted between the imaging lens and the image sensor to provide the low-resolution refocusable mode and can be removed to provide the high-resolution non-refocusable mode, the adaptor including a microlens array with a plurality of microlenses; wherein when the adaptor is inserted to provide the low-resolution refocusable mode, the microlens array is positioned between the imaging lens and the image sensor. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076931 | PLENOPTIC LENS UNIT PROVIDING REFOCUSABLE IMAGING MODE - A plenoptic lens unit for use with a digital camera system including a camera body having an image sensor in order to provide a low-resolution refocusable imaging mode. The plenoptic lens unit includes a lens housing having a lens mounting interface for mounting the plenoptic lens unit to the camera body, a microlens array with a plurality of microlenses mounted in the lens housing, and an imaging lens for forming an image of a scene onto the microlens array. The plenoptic lens unit is adapted to be mounted on the camera body such that the microlens array is positioned between the imaging lens and the image sensor to provide the low-resolution refocusable mode. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076932 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A SURFACE PROFILE USING A PLURALITY OF LIGHT SOURCES - A method for determining a surface profile of subject's skin includes illuminating the subject with light from a plurality of light sources. The plurality of light sources having distinct colors is configured to illuminate the subject from distinct locations. A multi-color image of the subject is obtained. The multi-color image includes respective values corresponding to respective intensities of light of respective colors for each region of the subject. A surface profile of the subject is determined in accordance with the respective values corresponding to the respective intensities of light of the respective colors. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076933 | BACKSIDE ILLUMINATION IMAGE SENSOR, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE USING THE SAME - A backside illumination image sensor is provided. The backside illumination image sensor includes a plurality of different types of pixels, each pixel including a photodiode configured to accumulate photogenerated charges corresponding to light incident on a backside of a semiconductor substrate and a transfer transistor configured to transfer the photogenerated charges to a floating diffusion node; and a plurality of transfer lines disposed at a front side of the semiconductor substrate, the plurality of transfer lines connected to a gate of the transfer transistor of a respective one of the pixels, wherein transfer control signals respectively transmitted through the transfer lines produce different effective integration times in the pixels. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076934 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a unit cell forming region in a pixel array of a semiconductor substrate, a pixel which is provided in the unit cell forming region and generates a signal charge based on a light signal, and an amplification transistor which is provided in the unit cell forming region and amplifies a potential associated with the signal charge transferred from the pixel to a floating diffusion. The amplification transistor includes a gate electrode having one or more first embedded portions embedded in one or more trenches in the semiconductor substrate through a first gate insulating film. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076935 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE THAT RECORDS MOVING IMAGE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image recording device capable of obtaining a moving image with less noise even in a low illuminance environment when obtaining a moving image having a wide dynamic range. An image pickup device picks up an image of an object over different exposure time periods to output a plurality of image signals. The plurality of image signals output from the image pickup device are synthesized to thereby obtain a synthesized image. The synthesized image is recorded in a memory at a predetermined frame rate. Respective vertical transfer periods for reading out the plurality of image signals are differentiated according to the different exposure time periods, and the sum of the vertical transfer periods is controlled to a time period defined by the predetermined frame rate. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076936 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging lens configured to form a target optical image of a target, an imaging device configured to acquire a captured image by converting the target optical image formed by the imaging lens into image data by an imaging element, an image processor configured to perform image processing on the captured image acquired by the imaging device, and an image display configured to display an image obtained through the image processor, wherein the image processor has an edge extraction unit, a display processor, and a mode selection unit. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076937 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS - An image capture apparatus generating an image, a dynamic range of which is expanded by composing two images having different exposure amounts, includes an imaging unit which continuously outputs images captured to have two different exposure amounts. A system control unit of the image capture apparatus stores in a memory an image of the first frame of two frames to be composed, which are continuously output from the imaging unit, and composes an image of the second frame output from the imaging unit and the image held in the memory so as to expand a dynamic range. The system control unit generates tone compression characteristics based on the image held in the memory and an image obtained by reducing a resolution of the held image, and compresses tones of the composed image using the generated tone compression characteristics. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076938 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus for performing recovery processing of correcting degradation of an image due to an aberration of an optical imaging system with respect to image data obtained by sensing an object image entering through the optical imaging system using an image sensor, comprises: a selection unit configured to select a filter to be used for recovery processing in accordance with an image sensing condition at the time of the image sensing; an image processing unit configured to perform recovery processing for the image data by using the filter selected by the selection unit; and a correction unit configured to determine a correction value based on a difference between the value of a pixel before and after recovery processing by the image processing unit, and correcting the pixel value before the recovery processing by the image processing unit using the determined correction value. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076939 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided are an apparatus and method for executing sensitivity difference correction processing of an image signal, which is generated by a single plate-type image sensor through a color filter. The sensitivity difference correction is executed for Gr and Gb signals included the image signal, for example, an RGB signal, which is generated by the single plate-type image sensor through the color filter. A pixel value of a color filter unit which has the same color as a correction target pixel and is present in surroundings of the correction target pixel is acquired. An additional value is calculated by adding a difference between weighted mean pixel values “a” and “b” of two kinds of pixel groups “A” and “B” classified according to positions of pixels to the pixel value of the correction target pixel in which the weighted mean values correspond to distances of the pixel groups from the correction target pixel. A mean value of the pixel value of the correction target pixel and the additional value is calculated as a corrected pixel value of the correction target pixel. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076940 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING DISTORTION THEREOF - A photographing apparatus which includes an exposure control unit that controls exposure regions of an imaging device in units of at least one line, and a distortion detection unit that detects distortion of a photographed image through comparison of a plurality of image signals read from the exposure regions that are adjacent to each other, wherein the exposure control unit controls positions of the exposure regions so that the exposure regions that are continuously exposed are not adjacent to each other with respect to a part or overall of an exposure surface of the imaging device. | 2013-03-28 |