13th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160094695 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device includes a circuit board, a metal frame, and a slot antenna. The circuit board includes a multiple bandpass filter, a plurality of matching circuits, and a plurality of Radio Frequency (RF) modules. The metal frame surrounds the circuit board. The slot antenna includes a feeding portion, at least one grounding portion, and a radiating portion. The feeding portion and the at least one grounding portion are connected between the circuit board and the metal frame, the radiating portion and the circuit board enclose a slot. The radiating portion is formed on a portion of the metal frame. The slot antenna, the multiple bandpass filter, the plurality of matching circuits, and the plurality of RF modules are electrically connected in that order. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094696 | Attachable Smartphone on Smartwatch with Open-close Flexible Screen Panel of Smartphone - A mobile dual system includes an attachable smartphone, a smartwatch, a flexible screen panel, a first docking device, and a second docking device. The flexible screen panel is disposed on the front surface portion of the attachable smartphone for displaying image and video information, and the flexible screen panel is disposed so as to follow contour of the front surface portion of the attachable smartphone or so as to be deployed flatly over the front surface portion with an end portion anchored. The first docking device is provided on the rear surface portion of the attachable smartphone. The second docking device is provided on the front portion and the side wall portion of the smartwatch. The first and second docking devices are configured for attaching the attachable smartphone to and detaching the attachable smartphone from the smartwatch and disposing the attachable smartphone in directions on the smartwatch. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094697 | METHOD OF ANSWERING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for answering an electronic device includes the following blocks. A predefined speed value is adjusted. An incoming communication requirement is received. A moving speed value is detected. The moving speed value is determined if is greater than the predefined speed value. The incoming communication requirement is answered when the moving speed value is not greater than the predefined speed value. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094698 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a prescribed function can be performed using a more intuitive gesture. The present invention includes a touchscreen; a wireless communication device configured to communicate with an external terminal; a band configured to be worn on a user; a sensing device configured to sense movement of a physical object having the mobile terminal provided thereon; and a controller to detect a gesture based on the sensed movement, and to perform a prescribed function with respect to the external terminal based on the detected gesture. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094699 | REMOTE INTERFACE DEVICE FOR VEHICULAR REMOTE CONTROL - A remote operation system remotely controls a vehicle. The system may include a RF receiver and a remote interface device. The RF receiver resides in the vehicle and receives RF commands via a RF communication link. The remote interface device may be packaged in a housing and installed in the vehicle. The remote interface device includes a cellular transceiver, a RF transmitter, and a controller. The cellular transceiver may receive a given command via a cellular communication link. The controller may retrieve the given command from the cellular transceiver, and translate the given command to a RF command. The controller may transmit the RF command to the RF receiver by way of the RF transmitter. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094700 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device comprising: a communication interface; a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and the communication interface, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: detect a change of state of the electronic device; transmit to a secondary electronic device a first information item associated with the change of state of the electronic device; receive a second information item from the secondary electronic device in response to the first information item; and perform an operation based on the secondary information item. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094701 | CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A BUILDING-EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION SERVER AND A BUILDING-INTERNAL COMMUNICATION ENTITY - An access portal for controlling communication between a building-external communication server of a building-external communication network and a building-internal communication entity of a building-internal communication network includes: a memory for storing authentication data for initiating a communication connection to the communication server; a first communication interface for establishing communication with the building-external communication server using the stored authentication data, wherein the first communication interface is configured to monitor the communication connection to the building-external communication server and, in the event of a fault in the communication connection, to generate a fault message; and a second communication interface for communicating with the communication entity, wherein the second communication interface is configured to send the stored authentication data to the building-internal communication entity in response to receiving the fault message in order to initiate a communication connection between the building-internal communication entity and the building-external communication server. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094702 | UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL - Disclosed is a universal remote control device including a display to provide a graphical unit interface (GUI), a controller configured to process registration requests from state machines associated with remotely controllable appliances and to manage control data transfer to and from the state machines responsive to the registration requests, and a communication module to enable communications between the device and the state machines. Additionally disclosed is a graphics interface unit (GUI) implementable on a display of a computing device operable to remotely control a plurality of appliances. The GUI includes a screen area on the display to display output information, and a plurality of sections on the display to simultaneously display input selection functions associated with different levels of a hierarchical arrangement of control functions for the plurality of appliances. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094703 | AUTOMATIC DEVICE CONFIGURATION FOR EVENT DETECTION - A method in which an electronic device that has one or more movement sensors and a computer processor may detect events in a way that is convenient for daily use by a person. A behavior detection mode may be activated when the electronic device is physically attached to the torso of the person wherein the electronic device may be disposed in a special article (e.g. an article of manufacture, article of clothing, etc.) designed to be attached to the torso of the person so that it activates a behavior detection mode. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094704 | ALARM REPORTING FAIL OVER MECHANISM - A mobile button device ( | 2016-03-31 |
20160094705 | Message Read Confirmation Using Eye Tracking - An electronic device generates a message read confirmation by using eye tracking. The device tracks a position of a user's eye while the user is viewing a displayed electronic message. The device generates a plurality of features associated with the user's viewing of the electronic message based on the tracked position of the eye. The generated features include, for example, a number of lines of the displayed electronic message viewed by the user. The device then generates a message read confirmation after determining that the user has read the displayed electronic message based on the generated plurality of features. The tracking of the eye position can be implemented by capturing images representing the eye position. Based on analyzing a series of the captured images, the device can also determine that the eye has stayed within a threshold distance and, responsively, enhance (e.g., zoom) the displayed electronic message. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094706 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROVIDING AUTOMATIC TEXT-TO-SPEECH CONVERSION FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS - A communications system may include at least one mobile wireless communications device, and a wireless communications network for sending text messages thereto. More particularly, the at least one mobile wireless communications device may include a wireless transceiver and a controller for cooperating therewith for receiving text messages from the wireless communications network. It may further include a headset output connected to the controller. The controller may be for switching between a normal message mode and an audio message mode based upon a connection between the headset output and a headset. Moreover, when in the audio message mode, the controller may output at least one audio message including speech generated from at least one of the received text messages via the headset output. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094707 | RESTRICTIONS ON MOBILE DEVICE USAGE WHEN DRIVING A VEHICLE - Disclosed are various embodiments for restricting usage of a mobile device when a user is driving a vehicle. In one embodiment, it is determined that a mobile device is in use by a driver of an active vehicle. A functionality of the mobile device is then restricted based at least in part on determining that the mobile device is in use by the driver of the active vehicle. For example, a touch screen of the mobile device may be disabled, and the use of a hands-free interface may be made mandatory. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094708 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT PRESENTATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH A TELEPHONE CALL - A method and apparatus are provided for presenting content to a caller and/or a called party in association with a telephone call or other communication connection. Content may be presented pre-ring (before the called party's telephone rings), in-call, and/or post-call. Content presented to a party may be related to another party participating in the call or may be related to a third party. Presented content may be actuable, and allow a caller to change the destination of a call, take advantage of an offer presented to him, redeem a coupon, schedule or queue a subsequent call, etc. To find a desired destination party, a caller may initiate a manual or automatic search of his local contacts (on his telephone) and/or a central or global directory or contact list. Presentation of specified content may include assisted sharing, wherein both parties view the same content and one guides or assists the other. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094709 | INTELLIGENT OPTIONS IN REDIAL SCREENS OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A user device collects data corresponding to a plurality of communication options used by the user device to communicate with a contact. The data includes for each communication option, a time of last successful communication between the user device and the contact via the communication option. The communication options may include voice-mode communication options such as telephone numbers, and data-mode communication options such as e-mail addresses, instant messaging identifications, and social media identifications. In response to a failed attempt to communicate with the contact, the user device presents the plurality of communication options in a presentation through an interface of the user device. The presentation lists each of the plurality of communication options based on a probability of establishing a successful communication with the contact for each of the plurality of communication options. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094710 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT TO A FORWARDED CALL - Systems and methods for providing context to a forwarded call include a private branch exchange (PBX) that has an interface for receiving a call from a calling device. The call includes a caller ID of the calling device. The PBX stores a company ID for identifying the company and includes a signal handler for forwarding the received call as a forwarded call to a receiving device, and a caller ID enhancer for adding context to the forwarded call. The context includes the company ID and a selection made by a user of the calling device. The receiving device displays the context prior to answering the forwarded call. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094711 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR TELEPHONE INTERACTION - A method for telephone interaction includes establishing a voice channel for voice calls with a telephone agent system, establishing a data channel with the telephone agent system if the telephone agent system is in a busy state, and acquiring information provided by the telephone agent system via the data channel. The information is associated with an entertainment service. The method further includes providing the entertainment service to a user based on the information. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094712 | Method and System for Automatic Transmission of Status Information - A method for automatic transmission of status information from a first communications terminal set up for speech communication to a second communications terminal set up for text communication is provided. The speech communication between communications terminals is processed over a speech communications server and the text communication between communications terminals over a text communications server. The speech communications server and the text communications server exchange messages over at least one converter device. The status information will be transmitted from the first communications terminal over the speech communications server, the converter device, and the text communications server to the second communications terminal. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094713 | COMMUNICATION MESSAGE RECOGNITION METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF - A message recognition method and corresponding device are provided. In the method, the device receives a message, which includes text content and a number associated with a sender of the message. The device analyzes the text content of the message and acquires a user name corresponding to the number associated with the sender. The device determines the user name as the communication message sender's name and displays the sender's name in the message. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094714 | INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - An information acquisition method includes establishing a data channel with a telephone agent system when a voice call is conducted with the telephone agent system, displaying an information acquisition page provided by the telephone agent system through the data channel, receiving feedback information via the information acquisition page, and sending the feedback information to the telephone agent system through the data channel. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094715 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATION OF MESSAGE - System, method, and device are disclosed for providing a notification of a new message. According to certain embodiments, a device may receive a message via at least one communication interface; determine an attribute associated with the message based on contents of the message; determine a notification feature based, at least in part, on the attribute; and generate a notification according to the notification feature. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094716 | One-Tap Conference Calling On Devices - Methods and systems for creating mobile conference rooms for conference calls between client devices and one or more contacts are described herein. A server receives, from the client device, a request to create a mobile conference room. The server creates the mobile conference room by assigning a phone number to the mobile conference room. After notifying the client device, the server receives data regarding one or more contacts to add to the mobile conference room. The server receives, from the client device, a request to initiate a conference call with a subset of contacts. A call is received, from the server, concurrently by each of the subset of contacts. The server bridges the client device and the contacts that have answered the call on the conference call. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094717 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINKS - The invention relates to a method for establishing a telecommunications link (C | 2016-03-31 |
20160094718 | Detection of Acoustic Echo Cancellation - An echo cancellation detector for controlling an acoustic echo canceller that is configured to cancel an echo of a far-end signal in a near-end signal in a telephony system, the echo cancellation detector comprising a comparison generator configured to compare the far-end signal with the near-end signal, a decision unit configured to make a determination about a first acoustic echo canceller based on that comparison and a controller configured to control an operation of a second acoustic echo canceller in dependence on the determination. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094719 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING USAGE OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SERVICE - An apparatus includes means for accessing a communication service via a wireless network and for sending a first message and a second message via the wireless network. The apparatus also includes means for displaying a user interface and means for receiving a first selection and a second selection responsive to the user interface. The first and second selections respectively indicate work and personal billing accounts. The first message is associated with first usage profile-related information indicating work usage of the communication service that is to be billed to the work billing account. The second message is associated with second usage profile-related information indicating personal usage of the communication service that is to be billed to the personal billing account. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094720 | CHARGING AND BILLING FOR CONTENT, SERVICES, AND ACCESS - Among other things, at a server, information is received from applications, services, or content being used on user devices about usage of communication services attributable to each of the applications, services, or content. The information about the amounts of attributable communication services is used in allocating charges for the services to one or more paying parties in accordance with one or more applicable business rules. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094721 | Providing Discounted Service Offerings to Customers Experiencing Reduced Service Availability - An application server described herein receives historical data for a customer of a telecommunication service provider. The historical data may indicate that the customer has experienced reduced service availability from the telecommunication service provider. Based at least in part on the historical data, the application server may determine that the customer qualifies for a discounted service offering. The application server may then provide the discounted service offering to the customer. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094722 | CDF TRACKING FOR OFFLINE CHARGING - Systems and methods that track Charging Data Functions (CDFs) that handle accounting requests for a session. One embodiment comprises a distributor unit that receives an interim accounting request for a session. The interim accounting request includes a tracking parameter that includes one or more CDF identifiers (ID) indicating one or more CDFs that handled accounting requests for the session. The distributor unit processes the tracking parameter to identify a first CDF ID for a first destination CDF that handled accounting requests for the session. When the first destination CDF is not available to receive the interim accounting request, the distributor unit selects a second destination CDF for the interim accounting request based on a distribution algorithm. The distributor unit adds a second CDF ID for the second destination CDF in the tracking parameter of the interim accounting request, and transmits the interim accounting request to the second destination CDF. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094723 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING SHARED MOBILE DATA USAGE - Disclosed is a system and method for enabling personalized shared mobile phone usage when accessing data services within a wireless telecommunications network, including an illustrative example application of the invention as it relates to mobile subscribers who cannot afford a mobile phone handset in emerging markets. For instance, a prepaid wireless subscriber can have a personal phone number associated with their own billing account, which can be used to access data services on a wireless network without needing to purchase any hardware, such as a mobile handset or SIM card. Thus, the subscriber may access his account and use data services through a borrowed handset. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094724 | PROVISIONING A TRIAL SERVICE TO A MOBILE DEVICE - A request to provision a trial service to a user device is received, and the trial service relates to offering a service to the user device during a trial time period. The request is confirmed as originating from the user device by forwarding a confirmation code to the user device, and receiving the confirmation code from the user device. Data regarding the user device is obtained and used to determine whether the user device is eligible to receive the trial service. For example, eligibility of the user device to receive the trial service may be determined based on a service provided to the user device before the request is received, and based on whether the user device has previously received the trial service during a particular time period. When the user device is eligible to receive the trial service, the trial service is provisioned to the user device. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094725 | ENFORCEMENT OF COMPLIANCE RULES - Disclosed are various embodiments for enforcing restrictions or compliance rules specified by a dialer application or messaging application executed by a client device such as a smartphone. Such a device can be managed by an enterprise and assigned to a particular user. Restrictions can be based on a location of the client device, a network to which the client device is communicating, or other environmental variables. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094726 | Controlling Apparatus - The controlling apparatus may search for one or more access points so as to obtain N items of wireless identifiers, in a case where a first wireless network to which a set device belongs is a first type of wireless network in which a carrier wave having a first frequency is used, a first wireless identifier has been set in the set device and an unset device is a first type of device which is not capable of using the carrier wave having the first frequency. The controlling apparatus may obtain, from a memory of the set device, the first wireless identifier for identifying the first wireless network, select, based on the first wireless identifier, a second wireless identifier from among one or more wireless identifiers included in the N items of wireless identifiers, and execute a first setting process for setting the second wireless identifier in the unset device. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094727 | PRINTER, STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PRINTER - A printer that performs: supplying first capability information which includes information indicating that the printer has a specific processing capability to a first external apparatus, acquiring first print data from the first external apparatus in response to the supplying of the first capability information, executing first printing processing including specific processing corresponding to the specific processing capability in response to the acquiring of the first print data, supplying, in a case where the first print data satisfies a first predetermined condition, second capability information, which does not include the information indicating that the printer has the specific processing capability, to a second external apparatus, acquiring second print data from the second external apparatus in response to the supplying of the second capability information, and executing second printing processing not including the specific processing in response to the acquiring of the second print data. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094728 | FUNCTION EXECUTION APPARATUS AND SCREEN INFORMATION SERVER - A function execution apparatus is configured to execute a specific function relating to a specific service that is to be provided by a service providing server. A screen information server is configured to supply, to the function execution apparatus, screen information for enabling a user to select setting information corresponding to a setting item relating to the specific service. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094729 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus in an image forming apparatus development support system includes an apparatus control section and an output section. Upon receiving virtual apparatus information from a development computer, the apparatus control section perceives the image forming apparatus as if an unattached optional device were attached to the image forming apparatus despite the fact that the unattached optional device is not attached. The apparatus control section then controls an apparatus storage section to store the virtual apparatus information as apparatus information indicating the current apparatus state. Upon receiving an instruction for outputting a report indicating the state of the image forming apparatus while the virtual apparatus information is stored in the apparatus storage section, the output section outputs the report based on the virtual apparatus information in accordance with a report outputting program. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094730 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - An information processing device may display a first image indicating a first image file stored in a memory. The information processing device may display a second image in response to receiving a first specific operation. The first specific operation may be performed on the first image. The information processing device may receive first path information in response to receiving a second specific operation. The first path information may indicate a location of the first image file. The information processing device may send an execution instruction to the image processing device in a case that the second specific operation is received. The information processing device may receive scan data from the image processing device. The information processing device may integrate the received scan data to the first image file designated by the first path information. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094731 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - An information processing device may display a first image indicating a storage area. The information processing device may display a second image in response to receiving a first specific operation performed on the first image. The information processing device may receive a second specific operation for selecting the second image. The information processing device may receive first path information in response to receiving the second specific operation The first path information may indicate a location of the storage area. The information processing device may send the first execution instruction to the image processing device, in the case that the second specific operation is received. The information processing device may receive scan data from the image processing device. The information processing device may store a data file of the received scan data in the storage area designated by the first path information. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094732 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS, PROGRAM AND COMMUNICATION SERVER - A facsimile apparatus is provided with: a first interface; a second interface configured to establish a connection to a network; a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, causing the apparatus to perform: inquiry processing of making an inquiry to a communication server through the second interface; facsimile-side determination processing of determining whether an image file and transmission information are associated with identification information and stored in the communication server; acquisition processing of, when it is determined in the facsimile-side determination processing that image file and the transmission information are stored in the communication server by being associated with the identification information, acquiring the image file and the transmission information from the communication server through the second interface; and transmission processing of transmitting facsimile data including the image file to another facsimile apparatus specified by the transmission information through the first interface. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094733 | CONTROL SERVER AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A control server is configured to: receive, through a communication interface, a guidance image data request and specific information which are transmitted from an image processing apparatus, the guidance image data request being a request for guidance image data representing a guidance image of an acquiring procedure for acquiring authentication information required for receiving service provided by a service providing server connected to the image processing apparatus through the network; determining location information representing a location of data to be accessed in the acquiring procedure, based on the specific information transmitted from the image processing apparatus; generating the guidance image data representing the guidance image including the location information determined by the location information determining processing, when the guidance image data request is received from the image processing apparatus; and transmitting the guidance image data to the image processing apparatus through the communication interface. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094734 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - An image processing apparatus including a wireless communication unit, an image processing unit, and a controller configured to establish a wireless connection to perform wireless signal communication between the wireless communication unit and an external device, acquire a reception intensity of a wireless signal received from the external device via the wireless communication unit, determine whether the reception intensity is more than a threshold value, when determining that the reception intensity is more than the threshold value, control the image processing unit to execute an image processing instruction received from the external device via the wireless communication unit, and when determining that the reception intensity is not more than the threshold value, transmit an instruction to display a warning on the external device, to the external device via the wireless communication unit, without controlling the image processing unit to execute the image processing instruction. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094735 | Function Execution Apparatus, Function Execution Method, and Non-Transitory Computer Readable Medium Storing Instructions Therefor - A function execution apparatus has a display, a scanner, and a controller. The controller is configured to execute a key display process in which at least one shortcut key is displayed on a display, and a multiple functions assigning process in which the controller assigns multiple particular functions to a multiple-function assigned key which is a shortcut key. Each of the multiple functions is associated with a scanning operation in which a scanner scans an image on the original, and a multiple functions execution process in which the controller executes the multiple functions assigned to the multiple-function assigned key when a user operation to select the multiple-function assigned key is done such that only one scanning operation is executed and the multiple functions are executed based on scan data obtained by one scanning operation instead of executing the scanning operation for each of the multiple functions. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094736 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes: a display section displaying a first operation image for user operation; a display control section; a detection section detecting an approach direction of a predefined communication device approaching the display section; a storage section storing, besides the first operation image of the display section, plural second operation images associated with the approach direction; a communication control section reading, from the storage section, the second operation image associated with the approach direction detected by the detection section, allowing a communication section to transmit the read second operation image to the communication device, and to receive, from the communication device, an instruction corresponding to an operation inputted on the second operation image in the communication device; an instruction reception section receiving the instruction received by the communication section besides an instruction corresponding to operation on the first operation image of the display section; and an execution section. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094737 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to switch a display mode of a menu screen for setting between a first display mode and a second display mode. On a menu screen of the first display mode, the controller (i) determines as display object function buttons a part of function buttons of a plurality of function buttons used to call up each of detailed settings screens each related to each of a plurality of functions provided in the image forming apparatus, (ii) displays the display object function buttons to be arranged in a row in a predetermined direction, and (iii) changes and displays the display object function buttons according to a scroll operation performed by a user. On a menu screen of the second display mode, the controller displays at least a part of function buttons of the plurality of function buttons to be arranged in a grid-like manner. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094738 | FUNCTION EXECUTION APPARATUS, FUNCTION EXECUTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS THEREFOR - A function execution method includes a selection step in which the a user is encouraged to select multiple shortcut functions to be executed subsequently from among a registered plurality shortcut functions each of which is configured to be executed with user of a preliminarily setting value necessary for executing the particular function, a continuous execution registration step in which a continuous execution function configured to execute the multiple shortcut functions selected in the selection step such that the multiple functions are executed in accordance with a particular order, a displaying step in which a continuous execution key corresponding to the continuous execution functions registered in the continuous execution registration step, and a continuous execution step in which, when the continuous execution key displayed by the displaying step is selected, the controller executes the multiple shortcut functions constituting the continuous execution function in accordance with the execution order. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094739 | Image Reading Apparatus - An image reading apparatus includes a scanner housing, a document support member supported by the scanner housing, a reader configured to read an image of a document supported on a document support surface of the document support member, a movable member holding the reader, and a flat cable connected to the reader at one end. The scanner housing includes a peripheral wall including a particular wall. The particular wall includes a restricting portion protruding from the particular wall in a first direction parallel to the document support surface such that the restricting portion restricts the facing surface of the flat cable from contacting the flat surface of the document support member by contacting an outer portion of the facing surface of the flat cable. The restricting portion includes a restricting surface located closer to a bottom wall surface of the scanner housing than the document support member. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094740 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An information processing device includes a first unit that is a base of the information processing device, a second unit that is disposed above the first unit and rotates around a first rotation shaft which is horizontally arranged, an input part that accepts an operation input by a user, and a wireless reading unit containing part that is disposed next to the input part and contains a wireless reading unit. The wireless reading unit containing part is provided with a containing part to contain the wireless reading unit, and an open/close lid that opens and closes the containing part. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094741 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes an apparatus body, a document sheet cover, a magnetic force generating portion, and a magnetic force control portion. The apparatus body has a document placement surface. The document sheet cover is supported by the apparatus body so as to be pivotable between an open position where the document placement surface is uncovered and a closed position where the document placement surface is covered with the document sheet cover. The magnetic force generating portion is able to selectively generate a magnetic attraction force and a magnetic repulsion force between a pair of a permanent magnet and an electromagnet provided in the cover portion and the apparatus body, respectively. The magnetic force control portion switches the magnetic force generating portion between a state where the magnetic force generating portion generates the attraction force and a state where the magnetic force generating portion generates the repulsion force. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094742 | Sheet Conveying Device - An image scanning device includes a scanning unit configured to scan, at a scanning position, an image of a document, a first discharge portion, a second discharge portion, a conveying unit configured to selectively convey the document along a first conveying path from the scanning position to the first discharge portion, and along a second conveying path from the scanning position to the second discharge portion, a driving unit configured to generate a driving force for driving the conveying unit, and a cover member configured to receive the driving force generated by the driving unit such that the cover member moves between a closed position for covering the second discharge portion and an open position for exposing the second discharge portion. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094743 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus reducing number of control signals in detecting nth connection stage of a paper feed cassette unit piled up, and increases noise resistance. It includes a main body part and a paper feed cassette unit that can be piled up in plural stages under main body part. Main body part has a start control line transmitting a start signal; a ready control line transmitting a ready signal; and a main body side control part generating start signal and detects nth connection stage of paper feed cassette unit on number of times of ready signal. Paper feed cassette unit has a cassette side control part delaying start signal inputted from an upper stage through start control line to output it to a lower stage, and while delaying start signal, generating a ready signal to output it toward ready control line to upper stage. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094744 | CUT DATA GENERATING DEVICE, METHOD OF GENERATING CUT DATA, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORING MEDIUM - A control device of a cutting apparatus is configured to determine a sequence for stacking plural layers associated with the plural sheets, specify an outline of each subpattern to each of the plural layers in which the sequence has been determined, and generate cut data associated with each of the plural sheets based on the outline of each subpattern specified to each of the plural layers. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094745 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A sheet size determining portion determines, upon start of execution of a print job, whether or not a sheet size corresponding to raster image data to be printed in the print job matches a sheet size of a sheet conveyed in the print job. A size error detecting portion determines, in a case where the sheet size corresponding to the raster image data does not match the sheet size of the sheet, whether or not a print pixel to be printed exists in an excess region of the raster image data that is outside the sheet size of the sheet. A printing portion continues execution of the print job in a case where no print pixel exists in the excess region and stops the print job in a case where the print pixel exists in the excess region. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094746 | Image Forming Apparatus and Blank Sheet Output Confirmation Method That Facilitate Removal of Blank Sheet from Printed Matter - An image forming apparatus for performing image formation based on image data on a print job to output a printed matter includes a blank sheet detecting unit, a blank sheet processing unit and a blank sheet display unit. The blank sheet detecting unit determines whether the image data in the print job is blank sheet image data or non-blank sheet image data by each piece of image data. The blank sheet processing unit detects an order of the determined blank sheet image data and outputs a blank sheet corresponding to the blank sheet image data such that the blank sheet is displaced with respect to a printed matter corresponding to the non-blank sheet image data by a predetermined amount. The blank sheet display unit displays an order of blank sheet among the orders of the printed matters. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094747 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A power supply control device includes the following elements. A first sensor detects a human near an information processing apparatus which is in a power-saving state. A second sensor detects a human if a human has been detected by the first sensor. A verifying unit verifies a detection state of a human if a human has been detected by the second sensor. A controller controls supply of power to the information processing apparatus so that the power-saving state will be canceled if the detection state of a human has been verified by the verifying unit. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094748 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing system includes plural image processing apparatuses which are connected with each other via a network. The information processing system further includes a human detection unit configured to detect a person within a predetermined range from an image processing apparatus of the plural image processing apparatuses; a process determination unit configured to determine whether the image processing apparatus is performing execution of a predetermined process, in a case where the human detection unit detects the person; and a state transition unit configured to require another image processing apparatus of the plural image processing apparatuses, which is different from the image processing apparatus, to cause an operation state of the other image processing apparatus to transition to a state in which the predetermined process can be executed, in a case where the process determination unit determines that the image processing apparatus is performing execution of the predetermined process. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094749 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image reading apparatus includes a document feeder; a platen; an image reader configured to read the document, fed by the document feeder, through the platen; a memory; and a controller. The controller causes the image reader to read a reference plate at a predetermined reading position to generate read data, and detecting whether the read data has an abnormality; when the read data has the abnormality, stores a detection position; sets a reading position of the image reader in the sub-scanning direction to a set position spaced by a predetermined range or more from the detection position; when instruction to start reading is received, moves the image reader under standby at a standby position to arrange the image reader at the set position; and reads the document, fed by the document feeder, by the image reader. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094750 | PRINTER AND PRINTER SYSTEM - A printer includes a first determination unit, a first receiving unit, a second determination unit, a second receiving unit, and a controller. The first receiving unit receives a setting of a print type determined to be settable by the first determination unit and inhibits a setting of a print type determined to be unsettable by the first determination unit. The second receiving unit receives a setting of a print function determined to be settable by the second determination unit and inhibits a setting of a print function determined to be unsettable by the second determination unit. The controller controls a printing unit so that the printing unit prints an image on the paper sheet, in accordance with the data input by the input unit, the print type received by the first receiving unit, and the setting of the print function received by the second receiving unit. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094751 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus has a plurality of functions that includes at least one predetermined function on which a usage restriction is imposed. The image forming apparatus includes a printing section and a control section. The printing section supplies toner to an electrostatic latent image to develop the electrostatic latent image into a toner image and print the toner image on a sheet. The control section counts sheets printed by the printing section and removes the usage restriction on the at least one predetermined function when a cumulative number of sheets printed by the printing section reaches a predetermined number. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094752 | Image Forming Apparatus That Reduces Waste Paper Sheet - An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance path, a print stop unit, a solution operation detector, a jam solution confirming unit, and a continuous printing resuming unit. The print stop unit stops an image forming operation when a preliminary specified print stop condition is met at a start of the continuous printing or during execution of the continuous printing. The jam solution confirming unit determines whether one sheet is normally conveyed or not by a confirmation conveyance operation. The confirmation conveyance operation conveys the sheet in the conveyance path after stopping the image forming operation by the print stop unit. The continuous printing resuming unit resumes the continuous printing by a usual conveying operation. The continuous printing simultaneously conveys a plurality of sheets in the conveyance path when the jam solution confirming unit determines that the sheets are normally conveyed. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094753 | CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A control device is configured to: control the scanner unit, when a first instruction is received from a user to insert a first scanned data in a first file stored in a file storage server, to scan a document to generate the first scanned data; and to provide a first insertion request to the file storage server through a communication interface, the first insertion request requesting the file storage server to insert the first scanned data at a target location in the first file, the target location being a location designated by the user through a terminal device that is configured separately from the control device. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094754 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus is configured to: control a scanner unit to optically scans a document and generate scanned data; provide an input screen for allowing a user to input format information defining a particular file format of transmission data that contains the scanned data, wherein the format information includes additional information and wherein the input screen includes a first field for inputting item name of the additional information to be included in the transmission data and a second field for inputting a value of the additional information corresponding to the item name of the additional information; receive the format information input by the user; generate the transmission data, wherein the generated transmission data contains the scanned data and has the format according to the format information received in the receiving processing; and transmit the transmission data to the server through the communication interface. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094755 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE GENERATING COMBINED IMAGED DATA BY USING FIRST IMAGE DATA AND SECOND IMAGE DATA - An image processing device acquires first image data representing a first image and second image data representing a second image. The first image includes a first edge and a first region. The second image includes a second edge and a second region. The image processing device generates, when a first condition is met, first combined image data representing a first combined image by using the first image data and the second image data so that the first region is overlapped with the second region. The image processing device generates, when a second condition different from the first condition is met, second combined image data representing a second combined image by using the first image data and the second image data so that the first edge adjoins the second edge. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094756 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A multifunction printer captures an image, extracts face data of each person from the captured image, verifies whether each person has been authenticated based on the extracted face data, transmits face data of a person that cannot be verified to have been authenticated to an external apparatus, requests authentication of that person, temporarily stores face data of each authenticated person, collates extracted face data of each person with stored face data, and verifies whether each person has been authenticated. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094757 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - An electronic equipment includes a storage device and a transmission processing unit. The storage derive stores transmission prohibited component data designating, among components forming a screen, a component transmission of a component image of which is prohibited. The transmission processing unit transmits, when a change of screen image data is detected by a screen change detection unit, if a component in which the change of the screen image data is detected is not a component designated in transmission prohibited component data, image data of the component in which the change of the screen image data is detected to a predetermined monitoring apparatus, and does not transmit, if the component in which the change of the screen image data is detected is a component designated in transmission prohibited component data, the image data of the component in which the change of the screen image data is detected to the monitoring apparatus. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094758 | Color Conversion Apparatus, Recording Medium, and Color Conversion Method for Accurately Representing Print Color Using Display Color - A color conversion apparatus includes an independent color value converting circuit and a display color value converting circuit. The independent color value converting circuit converts the image color value into an independent color value independent from a device. The display color value converting circuit converts the independent color value converted by the independent color value converting circuit into the display color value. The independent color value converting circuit converts the image color value into the independent color value indicative of the print color by the print device corresponding to the print color value converted from the image color value. The display color value converting circuit converts the independent color value into the display color value based on display-device-property information indicative of a correspondence relationship between the display color value and the independent color value indicative of the display color by the display device corresponding to the display color value. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094759 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT REPRODUCES COLOR TO BE PRINTED WITH SINGLE COLOR MATERIAL ALONE AND BLACK, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND COLOR CONVERSION METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a control unit with a reduction mode using a reduced consumption of the color material. The reduction rule includes a rule of conversion configured to, in a constant hue plane of the input color value, move all color values on a straight line passing through a lowest brightness color value and the input color value in a direction from a highest saturation color value to a highest brightness color value, so as to convert into color values on a straight line passing through the lowest brightness color value and a converted input color value where the input color value is converted, the lowest brightness color value being indicative of a color value of lowest brightness, the highest saturation color value being indicative of a color value of highest saturation, the highest brightness color value being indicative of a color value of highest brightness. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094760 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HIGH-SENSITIVITY OPTICAL SCANNING AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT THEREFOR - An inspection system includes a CMOS integrated circuit having integrally formed thereon an at least two dimensional array of photosensors and providing an inspection output representing an object to be inspected. A defect analyzer is operative to receive the inspection output and to provide a defect report. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094761 | INVESTIGATION SYSTEM - Since an investigation apparatus is connected through a cable and is remotely operated, the cable may be caught by an obstacle, thereby limiting a movement range of the investigation apparatus. An investigation system | 2016-03-31 |
20160094762 | VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH REDUCED CAMERA CONNECTOR POINTS - A vehicular vision system includes a camera assembly having a first end connector electrically connected to circuitry disposed in a housing of the camera assembly, with the first end connector having no more than four connection points. A plurality of electrical conductors (such as conductors connected to a video display device) connect to the first end connector of the camera assembly. The electrical conductors may include (i) a first electrical conductor that electrically connects to a first connection point of said end connector, (ii) a second electrical conductor that electrically connects to a second connection point of said end connector, (iii) a third electrical conductor that electrically connects to a third connection point of said end connector and (iv) a fourth electrical conductor that electrically connects to a fourth connection point of said end connector. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094763 | ASYMMETRIC MULTIPHASE BOOST FOR DISPLAY BACKLIGHTS - An asymmetric multiphase boost that provides flash functionality for display backlights. A backlight power management module for a display backlight may implement and control an asymmetric multiphase boost that includes two boost phases: a primary boost phase for typical display backlighting, and a secondary or flash boost phase that provides flash functionality via the display backlight when needed. The primary boost phase may be sized to provide high low-load efficiency, high inductance, and low switching frequency for normal display backlight operations. The flash boost phase may be sized for high current and peak power, low inductance, and high switching frequency for pulsed current applications. Via the asymmetric multiphase boost, the backlight power management module may, for example, be used to provide a camera flash function for front facing cameras. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094764 | Security Camera having a Body Orientation Sensor and Method of Use - A security camera includes a camera body and a body orientation sensor for detecting an orientation of the camera body. The security camera can include an orientation feedback system used with the body orientation sensor to adjust a position of the security camera to true camera. This orientation feedback system indicates degree to which the camera body is off horizontal/vertical. The security camera is part of a video security system that has an image processing unit for de-warping and/or rotating (e.g., 90 degrees) a raw image based on the orientation detected by the body orientation sensor. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094765 | METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR IMAGE STABILIZATION OF A VIDEO STREAM - The present invention relates to an image processing device arranged for image stabilization of a video stream comprising image frames captured by a video camera, the image processing device comprising: an electronic image stabilization module arranged to perform electronic image stabilization to sub-sets of image frames of the image frames of the video stream to compensate for a oscillating movement of the video camera; and a masking module arranged to apply an edge mask to each sub-set of image frames, wherein each edge mask is having a fixed width, wherein the fixed width is based on a camera oscillation amplitude being specific for the sub-set of image frames to which the edge mask is applied. The present invention also relates to a method for image stabilization of a video stream. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094766 | ORIENTATION DETERMINATION FOR DEVICES GENERATING ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE - A mechanism is provided to determine orientation of a device that includes sources of electromagnetic interference. Data generated by one or more gyroscopes in the device, in conjunction with data generated by one or more accelerometers, can be used to generate an estimate of the change of orientation of the device from the time of a last accurate magnetometer reading. In one embodiment, in order to conserve system power, the gyroscope is kept powered down or in a stand-by state until receiving a control signal to power up. The control signal is provided in advance of the source of electromagnetic interference being powered up, thereby providing an accurate starting point from which magnetometer orientation estimates may be calculated during such interference. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094767 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL SYSTEM - In a photographing apparatus and a photographing control system, an image sensor drive controller drives an image sensor in a direction which is different from the direction of an optical axis of a photographing optical system via an electromagnetic drive system in accordance with a first drive signal, which is generated by a first drive signal generator, and a second drive signal, which is generated by a second drive signal, during a period of exposure of the image sensor, and drives the image sensor in the direction which is different from the direction of the optical axis of the photographing optical system via the electromagnetic drive system in accordance with the first drive signal, which is generated by the first drive signal generator, during the period of signal readout of the image sensor. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094768 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SELECTIVE OUTPUT FOR REDUCING POWER - An embodiment includes a system, comprising: a buffer configured to store a plurality of events, each event including a plurality of bits; an output circuit configured to output events from the buffer; and a controller coupled to the buffer and the output circuit and configured to: cause the output circuit to output a first event from the buffer; and select a second event from the buffer to be output by the output circuit after the first event based on bits associated with the first event. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094769 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS WITH EMISSION UNIT, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus capable of obtaining focusing information at the time of photometry for emission control and of controlling an emission quantity appropriately. An image pickup device receives a pair of light beams that pass through different pupil division areas of an imaging optical system with a pair of photoelectric conversion sections. An extraction unit extracts candidates from a pre-emission image. A calculation unit finds focused areas and defocus areas in the pre-emission image. A selection unit selects a light-control target area from the candidates according to information about the focused areas. A control unit controls emission quantity so that luminance in the light-control target area becomes predetermined luminance. The calculation unit finds the information about the focused areas based on difference information between a first phase difference signal read from one photoelectric conversion section and a second phase difference signal read from the other photoelectric conversion section. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094770 | Image Processing Method and Apparatus, and Terminal - An image processing method and apparatus, and a terminal, that relate to the field of data processing, so that a photographed image can be clearer, thereby effectively improving image processing efficiency. The method includes acquiring luminance of a current photographing environment and a photographing moving speed of a target object; determining an exposure parameter and a gain parameter according to the luminance of the current photographing environment and the photographing moving speed of the target object; and processing an acquired image of the target object according to the exposure parameter and the gain parameter. The present disclosure is applicable to data processing technologies. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094771 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing system includes a brightness polarization superimposing unit. The brightness polarization superimposing unit superimposes, on a brightness image, polarization information of an image IMP that includes the polarization information, as a change in brightness of each pixel. The image processing system has a function of outputting an image obtained by superimposition by the brightness polarization superimposing unit as an output image IMO. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094772 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - There are provided a photographing apparatus and a photographing method capable of generating an added image by adding up images, the apparatus and the method achieving image quality of the added image. A photographing apparatus includes: a photographing section that photographs a subject a plurality of times sequentially; an image processing section that adds up images so as to generate an added image; and an exposure condition calculation section that calculates the minimum number of shots of the photography, which is for calculating a plurality of predetermined exposure time periods, and unit exposure time periods of the shots of the photography performed the minimum number of times, on the basis of set and input exposure conditions. The image processing section generates an added image of the plurality of exposure time periods by adding up images which are captured through the shots of the photography for the unit exposure time periods. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094773 | Collaborative Image Collection And Processing Using Portable Cameras - A system and method for capturing image information from multiple camera devices, either simultaneously or in an organized sequence. A group of cameras may act in collaboration with each other to capture multiple images of a single subject or multiple subjects. The resulting images may be combined to form a single product that is richer in content than any one of the cameras could create alone. User interfaces for control and management of the group imaging sessions allow for flexible and easy use of smartphones as cameras. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094774 | MOBILE DEVICE IMAGE ACQUISITION USING OBJECTS OF INTEREST RECOGNITION - An approach is provided for acquiring images with camera-enabled mobile devices using objects of interest recognition. A mobile device is configured to acquire an image represented by image data and process the image data to identify a plurality of candidate objects of interest in the image. The plurality of candidate objects of interest may be identified based upon a plurality of low level features or “cues” in the image data. Example cues include, without limitation, color contrast, edge density and superpixel straddling. A particular candidate object of interest is selected from the plurality of candidate objects of interest and a graphical symbol is displayed on a screen of the mobile device to identify the particular candidate object of interest. The particular candidate object of interest may be located anywhere on the image. Passive auto focusing is performed at the location of the particular candidate object of interest. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094775 | AUTOFOCUS APPARATUS, AUTOFOCUS METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An autofocus apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with an image acquirer, a pattern controller, and a focus controller. The image acquirer includes an optical system which forms an image of an object at a predetermined magnification and an image capturer which photographs the image of the object formed by the optical system. The pattern controller includes a generator which generates a pattern in a size according to the predetermined magnification of the optical system and a projector which projects the pattern generated by the generator onto the object. In the focus controller, an image of the projected pattern formed by the optical system at the predetermined magnification controls a focus position of the optical system based on the image of the object photographed by the image capturer. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094776 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes: an image pickup unit having a plurality of photoelectric converting units for receiving light fluxes from an object which passed through different pupil areas; a distance information generating unit configured to detect light from the object and generate distance information regarding a distance of the object; a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the object exists in a refocusable distance range by a process after an image pickup on the basis of the distance information and a pupil division construction of the plurality of photoelectric converting units; and a control unit configured to control the image pickup of the object by the image pickup unit in accordance with a result of the determination by the determining unit. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094777 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus includes: an image sensor having a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally; a readout unit that reads out, from the pixels of the image sensor, signals for focus detection by thinning out pixels at a cycle corresponding to a predetermined pixel interval or adding the thinned-out pixels; a focus detection unit that detects an in-focus position of an imaging lens based on the signals for focus detection read out by the readout unit; a determination unit that determines whether or not a focus detection result of the focus detection unit varies depending on a phase of the thinning out or adding carried out when reading out the signals for focus detection; and a correction unit that corrects the focus detection result of the focus detection unit based on a determination result of the determination unit. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094778 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus comprising an image forming pixel and a focus detection pixel arranged on a portion of the image forming pixel, an image sensor that converts a subject image formed by an imaging lens into an image signal, and a control unit that switches between a first mode in which, after the image sensor has been exposed, pixels of the image sensor are sequentially read out in an order in which the pixels are arranged, and a second mode in which a signal from the focus detection pixel and a signal from peripheral pixels are read out first. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094779 | IMAGING APPARATUS - The imaging apparatus of the present disclosure comprises the following structural elements: an optical system including at least one lens an imaging element configured to form an object image with light collected by the optical system, and produce first image data and an image processing section configured to calculate a distance to an object for the image, and produce second image data by providing the first image data with image processing. The image processing section sets a depth of field based on the calculated distance to the object, and carries out the image processing by applying the depth of field. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094780 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING CAMERA FOCUS TO FACILITATE INFRARED IMAGING - Methods, systems, and techniques for adjusting camera focus to facilitate infrared imaging are employed to account for a difference in wavelength between visible and infrared light to permit sharp imaging regardless of whether imaging is performed using visible or infrared light. Camera focus is adjusted in accordance with base and offset values. The base value may be determined in accordance with a curve relating focus motor position and object distance and the offset value may be manually set by the user or automatically set by performing an autofocus method when the camera is operating in low light conditions. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094781 | AUTO-FOCUS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME - This invention provides an auto-focus device, which is for eliminating an uncomfortable feeling when phase difference AF is switched to optical path length difference AF when an arbitrary area is set as a focusing target area, and a method for controlling operation of the same. A cameraman sets a desired area as the focusing target area. Until a focus lens reaches a first threshold value position, the focus lens is moved on the basis of a phase difference AF evaluation value obtained from a phase difference AF sensor so as to bring the center portion of the imaging area into focus. Until the focus lens reaches a second threshold value position, the focus lens is moved on the basis of a phase difference AF evaluation value which is output from a phase difference imaging element and is obtained from a signal of an area corresponding to the set focusing target area. When the focus lens reaches the second threshold value position, the focus lens is positioned at the focusing position using the differential AF evaluation value, which is obtained on the basis of the set focusing target area, among the differential AF evaluation values obtained from an optical path length difference AF sensor. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094782 | AUTO-FOCUS IMAGE SYSTEM - Exclusion filters are created to remove edges that are unlikely to belong to the object of interest before focus signal is generated from the remaining edges detected in image. Exclusion ranges defined in one or more edge characteristics are created from bins of distributions of edges with respect to the respective characteristics that have low numbers of sharp-enough edges. The exclusion filters subsequently remove edges that fall into the exclusion ranges. An edge characteristic is chosen over another if the percentage of sharp-enough edges in the output of its exclusion filter is higher. An edge characteristic is eliminated from exclusion filtering if a new exclusion filter in the same edge characteristc but calibrated from another image results in the percentage being significantly different. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094783 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus comprising: a capturing part configured to sequentially capture a plurality of images; an extracting part configured to extract movement information from the sequentially captured images through an analysis, wherein the movement information relates to movement of a moving object and the sequentially captured images contain images of the moving object; and a first determining part configured to detect an approaching user based on the extracted movement information and approaching movement information, stored in advance, indicating approaching movement of a human. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094784 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND IMAGING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an image processing apparatus that can prevent incorrect correction of an image, which originates in blurring, in image processing of a re-focus image. The image processing apparatus includes: a data acquiring unit which acquires light field data formed by an imaging unit having a pupil dividing function of an exit pupil of an imaging optical system for forming an optical image of an object; an image processing unit which performs a set image processing of image data; an image forming unit which forms the image data to be subjected to the set image processing, using the light field data; and a control unit which controls the image processing unit, to perform the set processing of the image data formed, to form the light field data corrected according to the predetermined image processing. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094785 | APPLICATION PROGRAM, SMART DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A smart device includes a storage device, an imaging unit configured to capture a photo image, an input unit configured to input data to a predetermined field of a virtual display panel image, an image editing unit configured to create a virtual display panel-added photo image by superimposing the virtual display panel image having the data input to the predetermined field by the input unit on the photo image captured by the imaging unit, a first verification information generating unit configured to generate first verification information with respect to the virtual display panel-added photo image based on at least the photo image of the virtual display panel-added photo image, and a verification information storage unit configured to create a verification information/virtual display panel-added photo image that stores the first verification information and the data input to the predetermined field as metadata of the verification information/virtual display panel-added photo image. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094786 | METHOD TO CONTROL LENS OF A CAMERA MODULE, A LENS CONTROL TERMINAL AND A STORAGE MEDIA - Some embodiments in this disclosure provide a method to control lens of a camera module, a lens control terminal and a storage media, wherein the method to control lens of a camera module includes receiving power-off signal of the camera module; controlling the lens moving towards a zero position gradually, till the lens moves back to the zero position; powering off the camera module. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094787 | EVENT BASED COMPUTER VISION COMPUTATION - Certain techniques are provided for triggering events based on detecting changes in CV features, such as edges, corners etc., by generating computed results based on sensor readings. Yet other techniques also provided for detecting CV features once an event is detecting based on a change in a sensor reading for a sensor element. In certain aspects, the event detection logic and the feature calculation CV vision operations may be performed, individually, or in combination in circuitry on a sensor or in software/firmware on a computing device. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094788 | IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS, IMAGE REPRODUCING METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The invention provides an image reproducing apparatus in which a zoom corresponding to a degree of a shake is adjusted in a reproduction vibration-proofing upon reproduction of a moving image and a proper angle of view can be cut out and displayed. An image reproducing apparatus has: a storing unit for storing a moving image and shake information; a reproduction vibration-proofing unit for electronically executing a reproduction vibration-proofing based on shake information; and a control unit for setting a reproduction vibration-proofing term and a second zoom magnification for a reproduction vibration-proofing term different from a first zoom magnification which is used in a term without a reproduction vibration-proofing based on a shake information, wherein a control unit provides a change term for changing from one of first and second zoom magnifications to the other before and/or after a reproduction vibration-proofing term. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094789 | MEDICAL IMAGE RECORDING/PLAYBACK DEVICE - A medical image recording/playback device includes an image pickup device. In an image pickup device that generates an image pickup signal by photoelectrically converting light reflected from a subject through an image pickup element, an image pickup control unit displays, on a display unit, image data that is generated for each of frames that constitute a video by processing the image pickup signal, and records the image data on a memory card. When the video is played, an image shift detection unit sequentially compares image data between consecutive or adjacent frames read from the memory card, and detects an amount of positional shift of a main subject between the frames. If the amount of positional shift is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value, displaying of the image data read from the memory card is stopped. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094790 | AUTOMATIC OBJECT VIEWING METHODS AND APPARATUS - The apparatus and methods for providing automatic and focused camera view over objects in motion. Camera view stream from a camera system is displayed on a user's mobile device. The invented system recognizes and highlights candidate objects in the camera view. After a user selects one or multiple candidate objects as the target object for view following, the system continuously computes the position and motion of the target object and it controls the camera orientation motion such that the aimpoint of the camera system follows the target object closely and at substantially the same velocity. The system also controls the camera zoom to achieve a reference object presentation ratio during view following. Meanwhile, the camera view stream is transferred to connected mobile devices and display devices. The camera view stream can also be recorded in video file for playback review and for video sharing through internet. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094791 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FINDING OPTIMAL ZOOMING SPEED - An optimal zooming speed determining device includes: a storage to store a zooming speed at each position of a zoom lens; a tracking implementer to calculate a position of the zoom lens changed in a unit time at a zooming speed at each position of the zoom lens; a moving time calculator to calculate a difference between a position of a focus lens corresponding to a position of the zoom lens before the position of the zoom lens is changed and a position of the focus lens corresponding to the changed position of the zoom lens, and calculate a focus moving time by dividing the difference between positions of the focus lens by a highest moving speed of the focus lens; and a zooming speed determiner to reduce the zooming speed at each position of the zoom lens, if the focus moving time is greater than the unit time. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094792 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: a reduced image generation unit configured to obtain a reduced image; a gain data generation unit configured to obtain gain data; and a determination unit configured to determine a control gain required to amplify the input image based on the generated gain data, and letting first gain data be the gain data for an image having a relatively high frequency, and second gain data be the gain data having a relatively low frequency, the determination unit determines the control gain based on a first addition result and a second addition result. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094793 | System and Method for Automated Camera Guard Tour Operation - A system and method for automated operation of a camera system is disclosed. A positioning system moves the camera system to a field of view to search for objects or events of interest to track. If objects or events of interest are detected prior to the expiration of a dwell timer, the dwell timer is interrupted and tracking of the objects or events of interest is initiated. To prevent the security camera from being distracted indefinitely by unimportant objects, the positioning system changes the field of view of the security system upon expiration of a track timer. Alternatively, if the security camera does not identify an object to track prior to expiration of a dwell timer, then the positioning system changes the field of view of the camera system to search for other objects or events of interest. | 2016-03-31 |
20160094794 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR A SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section that has at least one pixel with a photoelectric conversion unit and a charge detection unit. A driving section is configured to read out a signal of the pixel, a first portion of said signal being based on signal charge, a second portion of said signal being based on a reset potential. A signal processing section is configured to read out the first portion of the signal as a reference voltage, with the reference voltage being adjusted to cause the first and second portions of the signal to be within an input voltage range. | 2016-03-31 |