16th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120092369 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR IMPROVING VISIBILITY OF AUGMENTED REALITY OBJECT - Provided are a display apparatus and a display method for improving visibility of each object by differently displaying each object from the background when providing an augmented reality (AR) service. The display apparatus and the display method may improve visibility of each object by outputting a list of overlapped objects or a map of overlapped objects. Also, the display apparatus and the display method may improve visibility of each object by enlarging a complex area, in which objects are densely disposed, to reduce overlapping of the objects. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092370 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AMALGAMATING MARKERS AND MARKERLESS OBJECTS - An apparatus to provide AR includes a marker recognition unit to recognize objects in reality information, an amalgamation determining unit to determine whether the objects are amalgamated, an amalgamation processing unit to determine an attribute of each of the recognized objects and to generate an amalgamated object based on the determined attributes, and an object processing unit to map the amalgamated object to the reality information and to display the mapped amalgamated object. A method for amalgamating objects in AR includes recognizing objects in reality information, determining whether the objects are amalgamated, determining an attribute of each of the recognized objects, generating an amalgamated object based on the determined attribute, mapping the amalgamated object to the reality information, and displaying the mapped amalgamated object. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092371 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including an image acquisition unit for acquiring a real space image including an image of another apparatus, a coordinate system generation unit for generating a spatial coordinate system of the real space image acquired by the image acquisition unit, and a transmission unit for transmitting spatial information constituting the spatial coordinate system generated by the coordinate system generation unit to the other apparatus sharing the spatial coordinate system. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092372 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON OBJECT WITHIN VIEW OF TERMINAL DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE FOR SAME AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a method for providing information on an object included in a visual field of a terminal in a form of augmented reality (AR) by using an image inputted to the terminal and its relating information. The method includes the steps of: (a) specifying the visual field of the terminal corresponding to the inputted image by referring to at least one piece of information on a location, a displacement and a viewing angle of the terminal; and (b) acquiring a graphic element corresponding to the object, included in the visual field of the terminal, whose identity is recognized by using a technology for matching a building image and displaying the acquired graphic element with the inputted image in the form of the augmented reality by providing the graphic element on a location of the object displayed on a screen of the terminal. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092373 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON OBJECT WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN VISUAL FIELD OF TERMINAL DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a method for providing information on an object excluded in a visual field of a terminal in a form of augmented reality (AR) by using an image inputted to the terminal and information related thereto. The method includes the steps of: (a) specifying the visual field of the terminal corresponding to the inputted image by referring to at least one piece of information on a location, a displacement and a viewing angle of the terminal; (b) searching an object(s) excluded in the visual field of the terminal; and (c) displaying guiding information on the searched object(s) with the inputted image in a form of the augmented reality; wherein the visual field is specified by a viewing frustum whose vertex corresponds to the terminal. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092374 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR PLACING A REPRESENTATION OF THE CAPTURED SIGNATURE IN A DOCUMENT - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for capturing a signature, and placing a representation of the captured signature in an appropriate field of a document. A camera or other appropriate sensor can capture an image of a signature provided by a user on a piece of paper. The signature can be digitized to create a representation that a device may use in a displayed document. To determine where to place the representation, a horizontal line of a document can be identified by selectively rendering portions of the document adjacent to an input position, and identifying one or more boundaries for a detected horizontal line. The representation can be scaled to fit in a detected field of the document. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092375 | IN-BETWEENING INTERACTIVE STATES - Automatically creating a series of intermediate states may include receiving a start state and an end state of a reactive system, identifying one or more components of the start state and the end state and determining one or more events associated with the one or more components. One or more intermediate states between the start state and the end state, and one or more transitions from and to the one or more intermediate states are created using the one or more components of the start state and the end state and the one or more events associated with the one or more components. The one or more intermediate states and the one or more transitions form one or more time-based paths from the start state to the end state occurring in response to applying the one or more events to the associated one or more components. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092376 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION BLUR USING VELOCITY VECTORS - A system and method for applying motion blur to an application window. Motion blur may be applied to pixel in a window by calculating a velocity vector for each pixel in the window with reference to velocity vectors calculated for each corner of the window. Motion blur may be implemented by placing a number of blur samples in a frame along the pixel velocity vector according to the size of the pixel vector, or by directionally downsampling then re-upsampling the content of the window. For a frame having multiple windows, the motion blur for each window may be determined independent of the motion of other windows or as a composite for windows moving together. According to an embodiment, for each pixel in the frame, the associated application window may be identified and the pixel blurred with reference to the corner velocities of the associated application window. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092377 | MEDIA TABLET DOCK INTEGRATION WITH ROOM AUDIO SYSTEM - Use cases for portable electronic media devices as connected to other media systems, such as room-scale audiovisual systems. In some aspects, a hard shell case is adapted for securing a portable media device to a wall mount, or a stand, or providing access through wireless networking. In other aspects, use cases integrate these devices with other systems. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092378 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR INTEGRATING A FIT-TO-SIZE SCALE FACTOR IN A SEQUENCE OF SCALE FACTORS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for integrating a fit-to-size scale factor in a sequence of scale factors. A fit-to-size scale factor can be determined based on original dimensions of information to be displayed and on dimensions of a window in which to display the information. The determined fit-to-size scale factor can be integrated in a listing of scale factors such that when a user steps through the sequence of scale factors, the user can select from the sequence the fit-to-size scale factor with which to display the information. In some cases, a auto-resize mode can be seamlessly enabled such that the information may automatically scale to its fit-to-size scale factor when the window is re-sized. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092379 | SENSING DATA DISPLAY APPARATUS AND SENSING DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - It is provided a sensing data display apparatus which displays a sensing data with regard to a human, the sensing data display apparatus comprising: a receiving module for receiving a data indicating a physical amount detected by a sensor terminal mounted by the human; a sensing data storing module for storing the data indicating the physical amount; an information creating module for creating a piece of information related to the sensor terminal from the data stored to the sensing data storing module; a display module for displaying the piece of information; and a viewer detecting module for detecting a viewer who locates at a vicinity of the sensing display apparatus. The display module displays the piece of information related to a piece of information of the viewer detected by the viewer detecting module. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092380 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANGING THE SIZE OF DISPLAYED CONTENTS - A data processing apparatus comprises an operation member which is operated to change a display form of displayed contents and a processing unit which is responsive to an operation of the operation member to change the display form of the displayed contents of an active window. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092381 | Snapping User Interface Elements Based On Touch Input - An invention is disclosed for using touch gestures to zoom a video to full-screen. As the user reverse-pinches on a touch-sensitive surface to zoom in on a video, the invention tracks the amount of a zoom. When the user has zoomed to the point where one of the dimensions (height or width) of the video reaches a threshold (such as some percentage of a dimension of the display device—e.g. the width of the video reaches 80% of the width of the display device), the invention determines to display the video in full-screen, and “snaps” the video to full-screen. The invention may do this by way of an animation, such as expanding the video to fill the screen. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092382 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES AS SLIDE SHOW IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A slide show system of an electronic device includes a processing module, an image reading module, a scaling module and a presenting module. The processing module determines a display area on a screen of the electronic device. The image reading module reads a plurality of images according to a list of image indicators, wherein each image indicator localizes an image. The scaling module scales the plurality of images to fit the display area. The presenting module presents the plurality of images as a slide show in the display area. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092383 | WRISTWATCH WITH A TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ON A TOUCH-SCREEN WATCH - Wristwatch ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120092384 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BACKLIGHT AND BACKLIGHT MODULE - A method for controlling backlight and a backlight module are provided. A backlight module separated into a central illumination area and peripheral illumination areas and including a plurality of light sources is provided. The central illumination area and the peripheral illumination areas are corresponding to at least one light source respectively. First driving signals is input to the backlight module, so as a second brightness generated by each peripheral illumination area is smaller than a first brightness generated by the central illumination area. An operation is performed according to each first driving signal, the first brightness, and the second brightness, so as to obtain a second driving signal. The first driving signals and the second driving signals are input to the backlight module, so as to drive the light elements. Therefore, the brightness of the central illumination area is close to that of the peripheral illumination areas. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092385 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY UNIT AND SYSTEM INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF STACKED DISPLAY DEVICES, AND DRIVE CIRCUIT - LCD unit includes first and second LCD panels stacked one on another. An image-data processing unit outputs monochrome image data to the second LCD panel, and color image data to the first LCD panel. The monochrome image data specifies a full transmission for a pixel having a luminance not less than a threshold, the original gray-scale level for a pixel having a luminance less than the threshold. The color image data is generated based on the monochrome image data and to input image data. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092386 | Driving Apparatus of Backlight Module and Driving Method Thereof - A driving apparatus of a backlight module and a driving method thereof are provided. The driving method includes following steps. An image signal is received. A first grayscale mean of a current frame and a second grayscale mean of a previous frame are calculated according to the image signal. A first difference between the first grayscale mean and the second grayscale mean is calculated. A first duty corresponding to the current frame and a second duty corresponding to the previous frame are calculated according to the image signal. When the first difference is smaller than or equal to a backlight flicker threshold, a backlight control signal is generated according to the second duty and a first regulation value. When the first difference is greater than the backlight flicker threshold, the backlight control signal is generated according to the second duty and a second regulation value. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092387 | OVERDRIVING APPARATUS AND OVERDRIVING VALUE GENERATING METHOD - An overdriving apparatus including a frame state calculating unit, a white tracking unit, and an overdriving value generator is provided. The frame state calculating unit generates a frame state index according to a previous frame data and a current frame data. The white tracking unit coupled to the frame state calculating unit has pretilt white tracking tables. When the frame state index indicates that a current frame is a dynamic frame, the white tracking unit selects at least one of the pretilt white tracking tables according to the frame state index and finds color grayscales corresponding to the current frame data according to the selected pretilt white tracking table. The overdriving value generator coupled to the white tracking unit generates overdriving values corresponding to the current frame data according to the color grayscales and previous color grayscales. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092388 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH THE PROGRAM IS RECORDED - To provide a display control device and a liquid crystal display device each of which prevents (i) an afterimage from appearing, (ii) an interpolation image broken due to a multiple rate drive from being visible, and (iii) a flicker from being visible due to black image insertion, a display control section ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120092389 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a light-emitting device including a plurality of first light-emitting elements mounted in a matrix form on a common wiring board. Each of the first light-emitting elements has a single crystal semiconductor multilayer structure and is a semiconductor element in the form of a chip that emits light in a given band of wavelengths. When attention is focused on the plurality of first light-emitting elements that belong in a given area of all the plurality of first light-emitting elements, the orientations of the common crystal axes of the first light-emitting elements adjacent to each other at least in one of the row and column directions differ. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092390 | Low Power Image Intensifier Device Comprising Black Silicon Detector Element - A detector module which may comprise a black silicon detector for detecting incident radiation and generating a visible output to a display output pixel element such as one or more OLED elements. One or more vertically interconnected unit cells, which may be in the form of a plurality of vertically stacked and bonded layers, is disclosed having a detector layer comprising one or more black silicon detector elements, an amplification layer and a display layer having a dedicated display output pixel element. The layers are vertically interconnected by means of electrically conductive area interconnects such as electrically conductive through-silicon vias. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092391 | SELF-LUMINOUS DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING METHOD, SELF-LUMINOUS DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A self-luminous display panel driving method for driving a self-luminous display panel of the active matrix driving type, includes the step of executing threshold value correction operation for a driving transistor divisionally in a plurality of periods within at least one of which, after a point of time of an end of a preceding correction period till a point of time of a start of a succeeding correction period, a potential to be applied to the drain electrode of the driving transistor is controlled to an intermediate potential between a first potential for lighting driving of the driving transistor and a second potential for initialization applied within a preparation period of the first one of the correction periods. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092392 | Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus - A display apparatus and method having a pair of substrates, a display area which has a plurality of pixels, a lighting device which includes a plurality of light sources, a scanning driver which outputs scanning signals to the plurality of pixels, and an image driver which outputs image signals to the plurality of pixels. The lighting device illuminates the display area, the image signals are inputted to the plurality of pixels respectively, and each of the plurality of pixels controls a transmittance of an incident light from the lighting device after the image signals are inputted to the plurality of pixels respectively. The lighting device lights the plurality of light sources corresponding to the image signals inputted to the plurality of pixels after each of the plurality of pixels controls the transmittance. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092393 | Techniques for dynamically regulating display images for ambient viewing conditions - Techniques pertaining to dynamically regulating brightness of backlighting in display devices are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, the brightness dynamic range of a display device is adjusted according to the current ambient viewing conditions. In order words, the original brightness dynamic range of the display image is mapped to the brightness dynamic range suitable for human eyes under the current ambient viewing conditions. The brightness of the display image is corrected according to a histogram to enhance the contrast and details of the display image, thereby a high quality displayed image can be presented under the current ambient viewing conditions. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092394 | DRIVING METHOD FOR PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL, AND PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - A stable address discharge is caused by preventing an increase in the necessary scan pulse voltage (amplitude), and thereby achieves high image display quality. For this purpose, the image display area of a plasma display panel is divided into a plurality of regions, and a partial light-emitting rate is detected in each region. The partial light-emitting rate in a current subfield is set as a first partial light-emitting rate. The partial light-emitting rate used for magnitude comparison between the partial light-emitting rates in a subfield identical with the current subfield in a field immediately preceding the field to which the current subfield belongs to is set as a second partial light-emitting rate. The absolute value of the difference between the first partial light-emitting rate and the second partial light-emitting rate is calculated in each region. In the region where the value is equal to or larger than a light-emitting rate threshold value, the first partial light-emitting rate is used for the magnitude comparison between the partial light-emitting rates in the current subfield. In the region where the value is smaller than the light-emitting rate threshold value, the second partial light-emitting rate is used for the magnitude comparison between the partial light-emitting rates in the current subfield. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092395 | Edge-Lit Local Dimming Displays, Display Components and Related Methods - An edge-lit display having a front modulator in the top layer of an optical package and an extractor in at least one of the top and bottom layers. A control system is connected to control the extraction mechanism to project light which approximates a desired image onto the front modulator, estimate a pattern of light incident on the front modulator, and control the front modulator based on the estimated pattern. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092396 | LUMINANCE BALANCING - A composite display is disclosed. In some embodiments, a composite display comprises a paddle configured to sweep out an area and a plurality of pixel elements mounted on the paddle. Selectively activating one or more of the plurality of pixel elements while the paddle sweeps the area causes at least a portion of an image to be rendered. In some embodiments, a characteristic of at least one pixel element of the plurality of pixel elements that is associated with balancing luminance across at least a portion of the composite display associated with the paddle is based at least in part on a radial distance of the one pixel element from an axis of rotation of the paddle. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092397 | DISPLAY SCREEN HAVING REGIONS OF DIFFERING PIXEL DENSITY - A display device including: a display screen having first region and second region, the first region having a first pixel density and the second region having a second pixel density, the second pixel density being higher than the first pixel density, an input for receiving image data, a power source; and wherein the display screen is operable in a full screen mode in which an image is displayed in both the first region and the second region and a reduced screen mode in which power to the first region is turned off and the image is displayed in the second region. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092398 | FILL REDUCTION FOR PRINTING - Systems and methods of fill area reduction during printing are disclosed. An example of a method includes identifying a fill area. The method also includes generating a depletion matrix corresponding to the fill area. The depletion matrix identifies which of the plurality of print heads to deactivate. The method also includes selectively adjusting output from the plurality of print heads based on the depletion matrix in order to reduce fill area during printing. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092399 | POWER SUPPLY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR PIEZOELECTRIC INKJET HEAD - A power supply integrated circuit includes a DC-DC boost regulating unit and a DC-AC output controlling unit. The DC-DC boost regulating unit is used for increasing a low DC voltage into a high DC voltage. The DC-AC output controlling unit is connected with the DC-DC boost regulating unit for converting the high DC voltage into a high AC voltage. A first portion of an integrated circuit chip and a plurality of passive components are collaboratively defined as the DC-DC boost regulating unit. A second portion of the integrated circuit chip is defined as the DC-AC output controlling unit. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092400 | WATER-SOLUBLE AZO COMPOUND OR SALT THEREOF, INK COMPOSITION, AND COLORED ARTICLE - Disclosed is a yellow dye which has a hue with high definition that is suitable for inkjet recording, and which enables a material recorded therewith to have high fastness in various fields. The yellow dye is capable of providing an ink composition that has excellent storage stability. Also disclosed is an ink composition containing the yellow dye. Specifically disclosed are a water-soluble azo compound represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof, and an ink composition containing the compound or salt. The ink composition has a hue and definition suitable for inkjet recording, and enables a material recorded therewith to have high fastness in various fields, while enabling an image recorded therewith to have excellent storage stability and the like. In formula (1), Q represents a halogen atom; W represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group; x represents an integer of 2-4; and y represents an integer of 1-4. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092401 | HEAD DRIVE DEVICE OF INKJET PRINTER AND INKJET PRINTER - A head drive of an inkjet printer includes nozzles and corresponding actuators that eject liquid ink drops. A drive unit applies a drive signal to the actuators. The drive unit includes a drive waveform generator that generates a drive waveform signal to control the drive of the actuators. A modulator pulse modulates the drive waveform. A digital power amplifier amplifies power of the modulated signal. A low pass filter smoothes the amplified digital signal and supplies the signal as a drive signal to the actuators. An inverse filter provided in a subsequent stage of the drive waveform generator corrects at least the frequency characteristics of the filter to predetermined frequency characteristics, independent of the number of the actuators to drive. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092402 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND CARRIAGE CONTROL METHOD - This invention is directed to precisely aligning a carriage in short-distance movement. A carriage is controlled upon printing by an inkjet printhead by reciprocally moving the carriage to which the printhead is mounted along a guide rail by a driving force supplied from a carriage motor. More specifically, a carriage position in the reciprocal direction is detected, and a carriage speed is calculated based on the detected positions. Then, the positions and carriage speed are fed back to control drive of the carriage motor. In the feedback-control, a loss due to friction generated between the carriage and the guide rail is compensated for with respect to a motor instruction value used to control drive of the carriage motor. The compensation is performed by identifying, based on the carriage speed, whether the friction is static or kinetic, and determining a compensation value in accordance with the identification. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092403 | Multiple Monochromatic Print Cartridge Printing System And Print Alignment Method - A colour ink printing system includes a plurality of print head cartridges, each extending across a direction of print media propagation and spaced apart along the direction of print media propagation; a print head chassis for supporting the plurality of print head cartridges, the print head chassis actuable between a printing position, a transition position, and a maintenance position; and a maintenance chassis for supporting a plurality of maintenance cradles, the maintenance chassis actuable between a storage position and an operational position. Each of the plurality of print head cartridges is held stationary with respect to a platen on which print media is propagated to effect printing on the print media. Each of the plurality of print head cartridges is a monochrome print head cartridge ejecting a fluid different to the remaining plurality of print head cartridges. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092404 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INK JET PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus that includes nozzle arrays, formed of nozzles for ejecting ink of the first to fourth ink color groups, and that scans a print medium while moving the nozzle arrays to perform printing. For printing a unit area of a print medium, where printing is to be completed by performing a plurality of scans, the printing apparatus performs a plurality of scans, and conveys, between movements, a print medium a predetermined amount, which is equivalent to the width of the unit area. Then, to perform a plurality of scans using the nozzle arrays for the first to fourth ink color groups, print data are generated, so that for the nozzle arrays that belong to two ink color groups, the nozzle array for the first ink color group is employed to eject ink into the unit area prior to the nozzle array for the second ink color group. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092405 | Multiple Monochromatic Print Cartridge Printing Method - A printing method includes the steps of: receiving a colour image and separating the colour image into a plurality of distinct colour planes; dithering a first distinct colour plane to obtain dot data for the first distinct colour plane; dithering a second distinct colour plane to obtain dot data for the second distinct colour plane; providing the dot data for the first distinct colour plane to a first print head cartridge for printing by a plurality of nozzle rows of the first print head cartridge; and providing the dot data for the second distinct colour plane to a second print head cartridge positioned downstream from the first print head cartridge in a direction of print media propagation, the dot data for the second distinct colour plane for printing by a plurality of nozzle rows of the second print head cartridge. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092406 | ENCODER FOR A PRINTER AND METHOD - In one implementation, an encoder assembly for a printer includes: an encoder scale having indicators thereon for determining a printing parameter; an encoder sensor for sensing indicators on the scale; and a mechanism configured to alternately attach an encoder part (either the scale or the sensor) to the substrate and detach the encoder part from the substrate. In another implementation, a method includes: attaching an encoder part to a print substrate, the encoder part being either an encoder scale or an encoder sensor; the sensor sensing indicators on the scale while advancing the substrate with the encoder part attached; and detaching the encoder part from the substrate. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092407 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE - The present invention provides an image recording device including: a conveyance mechanism moving a record medium in a first direction; a recording unit having a recording device arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction in which the record medium moves; a side end detection unit detecting in a desired period a side end position in the second direction of the record medium which moves in the first direction; a storage unit storing detection results of the side end position; and a side end position determination unit reading the plurality of continuous detection results from the storage unit, and determining as the side end position of the record medium an average value of the detection results remaining after excluding at least one detection result indicating the side end position at a relatively outside a central portion of the record medium from the plurality of read detection results. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092408 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD UNIT - A liquid ejecting head unit includes: a liquid ejecting head that ejects a liquid through nozzles by driving a pressure generation element to cause the pressure within a pressure chamber to fluctuate; a flow channel member in which is formed a flow channel that supplies the liquid to a head flow channel of the liquid ejecting head; a substrate, mounted to a side surface of the flow channel member, on which is mounted an electrical component for supplying power to the pressure generation element; and a temperature measurement device provided on the surface of the substrate that faces the flow channel member. Here, the flow channel member includes an opening that passes therethrough toward the flow channel; and the temperature of the liquid within the flow channel is measured by the temperature measurement device that is provided facing the opening. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092409 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MISSING INKJETS IN AN INKJET PRINTER USING IMAGE DATA OF PRINTED DOCUMENTS WITHOUT A PRIORI KNOWLEDGE OF THE DOCUMENTS - A system and method detect missing inkjets in an inkjet image generating system. The system and method generate digital images of printed documents that do not have test pattern data within them. The digital images are processed to detect light streaks and the positions of the light streaks are correlated to inkjet positions in printheads. Identification of the ink color associated with the correlated inkjet positions are obtained with analysis of color separated images and/or color errors. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092410 | SOLVENT RESISTANT PRINTHEAD - A solvent resistant printhead having a barrier deposited and intercalating into the various polymeric materials on the printhead is disclosed. The deposition process may be performed at the various level of production depending on what material or surface requires protection from the solvent. The barrier may include a base coating and an outer coating. The base coating may include an intercalate layer deposited on the printhead and intercalating into the various polymeric materials and a tie layer deposited on the intercalate layer. The outer coating may be a self-assembled monolayer deposited on the base coating. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092411 | INK FOR INK JET RECORDING, INK JET RECORDING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE RECORDED MEDIUM - Ink for ink jet recording containing a coloring agent, water, an aqueous organic solvent, and a polyacrylic acid ester-based polymer represented by the following chemical structure 1: | 2012-04-19 |
20120092412 | INK-JET INKS INCLUDING SELF CROSS-LINKABLE LATEX PARTICLES - The present disclosure includes compositions, methods, and systems including an ink-jet ink comprising a liquid vehicle, a colorant dispersed or dissolved in a liquid vehicle, and self cross-linkable latex particles dispersed in the liquid vehicle. The self cross-linkable latex particle can have at least 0.1 wt % of the self cross-linkable monomer on the surface of the self cross-linkable latex particle providing cross-linking sites on the surface of the self cross-linkable latex particle, and can form an intra- and inter-particle cross-linked latex polymer film after printing the ink-jet ink on a substrate and upon at least partial depletion of the liquid vehicle or a liquid vehicle component. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092413 | TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR INK-JET RECORDING, WATER-BASED INK SET FOR INK-JET RECORDING, INK-JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - A treatment solution used for ink-jet recording, including: polyallylamine contained in the treatment solution in an amount of 0.5% by weight to 10% by weight; polyamidepolyamine-epihalohydrin copolymer contained in the treatment solution in an amount of 0.3% by weight to 2% by weight; and water. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092414 | Multiple Monochromatic Print Cartridge Printing System - A colour ink printing system includes a plurality of print head cartridges, each extending across a direction of print media propagation and spaced apart along the direction of print media propagation; a print head chassis for supporting the plurality of print head cartridges, the print head chassis actuable between a printing position, a transition position, and a maintenance position; and a maintenance chassis for supporting a plurality of maintenance cradles, the maintenance chassis actuable between a storage position and an operational position, each maintenance cradle including a capper and a cleaner. Each of the plurality of print head cartridges is held stationary with respect to a platen on which print media is propagated to effect printing on the print media. Each of the plurality of print head cartridges is a monochrome print head cartridge ejecting a fluid different to the remaining plurality of print head cartridges. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092415 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A recording head includes flange portions to which spacers are anchored on both sides of the recording head with a head case therebetween. Spacer attachment holes are provided in the flange portions in the center of the width direction orthogonal to a nozzle row in the recording head, and a round hole and an oblong hole relative to the spacers are provided in the flange portions in positions that are distanced from a center line in the width direction. Positioning holes for the flange portions are provided in the spacers in positions that correspond to the round hole and the oblong hole in the flange portions, and the spacers are anchored to the flange portions on both sides so as to be oriented symmetrically to each other, in a positioned state in which the positions of the positioning holes are aligned with the round hole and the oblong hole. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092416 | Metalized Polyimide Aperture Plate And Method For Preparing Same - An aperture plate including a first layer having a first emissivity; a second layer having a second emissivity disposed over the first layer; wherein the first emissivity is higher than the second emissivity; and optionally, at least one additional layer disposed over the second layer. A method for preparing an aperture plate including providing a first layer having a first emissivity; disposing a second layer having a second emissivity over the first layer; wherein the first emissivity is higher than the second emissivity; optionally, disposing at least one additional layer over the second layer; and forming at least one aperture, wherein aperture formation can be before or after disposing the second layer over the first layer. An ink jet print head having an aperture plate including a first layer having a first emissivity; a second layer having a second emissivity disposed over the first layer; wherein the first emissivity is higher than the second emissivity; optionally, at least one additional layer disposed over the second layer; wherein one of the optional at least one additional layers disposed over the second layer is a coating layer for controlling surface tension. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092417 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a common liquid chamber which is common to each pressure chamber and stores ink, a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber which communicate with the common liquid chamber, a first nozzle which communicates with the first pressure chamber and a second nozzle which communicates with the second pressure chamber, a first piezoelectric vibrator which causes pressure fluctuation in ink in the first pressure chamber and a second piezoelectric vibrator which causes pressure fluctuation in ink in the second pressure chamber, and a communication flow path which makes the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber communicate with each other, wherein the flow of ink is generated in the communication flow path by driving the first piezoelectric vibrator and the second piezoelectric vibrator. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092418 | SINGLE-NOZZLE INKJET HEAD - A single-nozzle inkjet head includes a first chamber member and a second chamber member. The first chamber member has a first flow channel. The second chamber member is detachably connected with the first chamber member. The second chamber member includes a main body, a nozzle plate and an actuator. The main body has a second flow channel, wherein the second flow channel is in communication with the first flow channel for transporting a fluid. The nozzle plate is disposed on the main body, and has a nozzle. The actuator is disposed on the nozzle plate, and located around the nozzle. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092419 | Multiple Monochromatic Print Cartridge Printing System - A colour ink printing system, includes a plurality of print head cartridges, each extending across a direction of print media propagation and spaced apart along the direction of print media propagation; a print head chassis for supporting the plurality of print head cartridges, the print head chassis actuable between a printing position, a transition position, and a maintenance position; a maintenance chassis for supporting a plurality of maintenance cradles, the maintenance chassis actuable between a storage position and an operational position; and a platen on which the print media is supported and propagated. Each of the plurality of print head cartridges is held stationary with respect to a platen on which print media is propagated to effect printing on the print media. Each of the plurality of print head cartridges is a monochrome print head cartridge ejecting a fluid different to the remaining plurality of print head cartridges. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092420 | FLUID EJECTION NOZZLE HAVING STACKED CAPACITIVE EJECTOR - A fluid ejection nozzle arrangement is provided having drive circuitry deposited on a substrate, subsequent etchant layers deposited on the drive circuitry to define a nozzle chamber with walls and a roof structure defining a fluid ejection port, and a stacked capacitive actuator arranged in the chamber. The actuator has alternate electrode plates sandwiched between a compressible polymer. Activation of the stacked actuator draws the electrode plates together to compress the polymer storing energy therein, with subsequent de-activation releasing the energy to eject fluid within the chamber from the ejection port. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092421 | Printhead For Generating Ink Drops With Reduced Tails - A printhead ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120092422 | INKJET HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE INKJET HEAD - According to one embodiment, an inkjet head includes: a nozzle plate including plural nozzles; a piezoelectric element including plural pressure chambers corresponding to the nozzles and sidewalls provided adjacent to the pressure chambers and serving as driving elements configured to press the pressure chambers to eject liquid from the nozzles; a substrate to which the piezoelectric element is bonded; and a frame member placed on the substrate to surround the piezoelectric element. Grooves are formed on the upper end, and in which an adhesive is applied to bond the upper ends of the sidewalls and the nozzle plate. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092423 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A piezoelectric element comprising an electrode film and a piezoelectric layer provided above the electrode film. The electrode film is preferentially oriented with (111) surface and contains platinum as the main component. The electrode film has a rhombohedral system. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092424 | Inkjet Printers - An inkjet printhead ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120092425 | Solid Ink Loader with Pull-Out Drawer for Insertion Access - A phase change ink imaging device includes an ink loader operatively connected within a housing of the imaging device. At least a portion of the ink loader is configured to be withdrawn from the housing to enable ink stick insertion. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092426 | CURABLE PHASE CHANGE INKS CONTAINING FUNCTIONALIZED ISOSORBIDES - A curable phase change ink composition that includes an ink vehicle including at least one isosorbide monomer having at least one functional group. Also described is an ink printing device that includes a curable phase change ink composition for printing onto a substrate, an ink jetting device, and a curing device providing radiation that cures the curable phase change ink composition. The curable phase change ink composition of the ink printing device includes an ink vehicle including at least one isosorbide monomer having at least one functional group. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092427 | INK-JET OVERCOATS INCLUDING LATEX POLYMERS AND INORGANIC NANO PARTICLES - The present disclosure is drawn to a nanoparticle containing overcoat composition for use in ink jet printing. The composition can include a liquid vehicle and a composite latex particulate. The composite latex particulate can include inorganic nanoparticles at least partially encapsulated by a polymer. The inorganic nanoparticles can be silica, titania, alumina, zinc oxide, silicates, oxides of indium and tin, and combinations thereof. The inorganic nanoparticles can comprise from about 1 wt % to about 20 wt % of the composite latex particulate. The overcoat composition can be used to improve the properties of ink-jetted images. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092428 | INK-JET INKS HAVING POLYMERS AND NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING DYES - The present disclosure is drawn to methods and compositions directed at durable ink-jet inks. As such, an ink-jet ink can comprise a liquid vehicle, a colorant dispersed or dissolved in the liquid vehicle, a high T | 2012-04-19 |
20120092429 | INK-JET TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR DARK TEXTILE SUBSTRATES - An ink-jet transfer system is disclosed, as well as a transfer printed product which is highly wash-resistant, colour-fast and environment-friendly, and a process for producing the same and its use in a printing process by means of the disclosed ink-jet transfer system. The disclosed ink-jet transfer system has a substrate, a hot-melt layer applied on the substrate and at least one ink-absorbing layer which comprises a mixture of a highly porous pigment and a binder. The molecules of the pigment and if required of the binder and hot-melt layer can form chemical bonds with the dyeing molecules of the ink. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092430 | PRINTERS AND DUPLEXERS FOR PRINTERS - Printers and duplexers are described herein. An example duplexer for a printer includes a print substrate path to guide a print substrate and a chamber to collect a fluid. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092431 | RECORDING MEDIUM CARRYING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM CARRYING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a leading end gripper and a trailing end gripper provided on a drum. The leading end gripper is moved by a leading end gripper driving mechanism. The trailing end gripper switches between a standby position where this gripper is stopped relatively to the rotating drum and a grip position where this gripper rotates with the drum. The leading end gripper and a recording medium pass through an inside of the trailing end gripper stopped in the standby position. If a trailing end of the recording medium reaches the trailing end gripper, the trailing end gripper is released and switches to the grip position. Thus, the trailing end of the medium is held on the drum by the trailing end gripper. The trailing end gripper moves in a rotating direction of the drum while continuing nipping the trailing end of the medium. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092432 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THAT STORES A CONTROL PROGRAM OF AN IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device is provided. The image forming device includes: a forming component that forms an index, at a formation position, on a recording medium that is conveyed in a first direction and passes the formation position; an acquiring component that acquires measurement results, from a measuring component, of a width, along a second direction that intersects the first direction, of the recording medium; and a formation control component that carries out control that causes the index to be formed by the forming component at a position that is at one end portion side, along the second direction, of the recording medium, and that is apart, along the second direction and by a distance corresponding to the width acquired by the acquiring component, from a formation reference position that is set at another end portion side, along the second direction, of the recording medium, is provided. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092433 | Printing apparatus and printing control method - When a certain dot line is printed, in a case where a head power supply time for a thermal head unit is shorter than a motor stepping time so that an idle time is present, and it is predicted that, in a succeeding dot line, the head power supply time is longer than the motor stepping time and the motor stepping time becomes long, a printing control unit of a printing apparatus starts printing the succeeding dot line before succeeding motor stepping is started. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092434 | USE OF POWDERS FOR CREATING IMAGES ON OBJECTS, WEBS OR SHEETS - Monochromatic or multichromatic images may be created on surfaces. The surface is moved to first, second and third stations. The surface is electrically biased, and powder is transferred to the surface electrostatically at the first station. The powder is fused or sintered selectively on the surface at the second station. Unfused or unsintered portions of the powder are removed from the surface at the third station. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092435 | System and Method to Enable Layered Video Messaging - A method includes selecting, at a first computing device, a first content source as a foreground content source and a second content source as a background content source. The method includes determining a location of the first computing device. The method also includes generating layered multimedia content. The layered multimedia content includes a foreground layer including first media content received from the first content source, a background layer including second media content received from the second content source, an information layer including data associated with the location to the first computing device, and audio content. The method includes sending the layered multimedia content to at least a second computing device. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092436 | Optimized Telepresence Using Mobile Device Gestures - Telepresence of a mobile user (MU) utilizing a mobile device (MD) and remote users who are participating in a telepresence session is optimized. The MD receives video of a first remote user (FRU). Whenever the MU gestures with the MD using a first motion, video of the FRU is displayed. The MD can also receive video and audio of the FRU and a second remote user (SRU), display a workspace, and reproduce the audio of the FRU and SRU in a default manner. Whenever the MU gestures with the MD using the first motion, video of the FRU is displayed and audio of the FRU and SRU is reproduced in a manner that accentuates the FRU. Whenever the MU gestures with the MD using a second motion, video of the SRU is displayed and audio of the FRU and SRU is reproduced in a manner that accentuates the SRU. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092437 | VIDEO CALL TERMINAL, MOBILE PHONE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A video call terminal, a mobile phone and a control method thereof are provided. The video call terminal includes a first communication unit configured to conduct a video call with a second terminal through an Internet protocol (IP) network; a second communication unit configured to communicate with a mobile phone; and a controller configured to transmit first network information of the video call terminal to the mobile phone, receive second network information of the second terminal from the mobile phone, and control the video call with the second terminal using at least one of the first and second network information. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092438 | Overlay for a Video Conferencing Application - Some embodiments provide a video conferencing application for execution by a first electronic device. The video conferencing application is for conducting a video conference between the first electronic device and a second electronic device. The video conferencing application presents, in a first display area, a video captured by the first electronic device. In an at least partially transparent second display area that is superimposed on a portion of the video in the first display area, the video conferencing application presents a set of user selectable items for configuring the video conferencing application. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092439 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONNECTIVITY IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example and includes receiving a request for a video session and establishing the video session between a first user and a second user. The method further includes communicating a first stream of packets associated with signaling data that propagates to a first network, which provides a first network connection to the first user. The method also includes communicating a second stream of packets associated with media data that propagates to a second network, which provides a second network connection to the second user. The media data can include audio data and video data. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092440 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATION - A video communication apparatus in which eye contact can be made with an opposite party of a conversation is provided. The video communication apparatus includes: a monitor unit for video communication; and a camera unit for capturing an image of a user, wherein the monitor unit repeats mode switching between a video mode and a transparent mode according to a specific period, and wherein the camera unit is located behind the monitor unit and captures the image of the user by using a screen of the monitor unit. Accordingly, eye contact can be made with the opposite party when users who participate in video communication talk to each other while seeing communication images. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092441 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PARING MECHANISM IN A VIDEO ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example and includes identifying an event associated with a universal serial bus (USB) connection, and establishing an Ethernet channel. The method also includes discovering a handset associated with a videoconferencing platform, and verifying an authentication message from the handset. A service set identifier (SSID) and a password can be created and communicated to the handset through the Ethernet channel. The SSID and the password are used to associate the handset with a console element configured to control operations associated with the videoconferencing platform. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092442 | Quality of Service Adjustments to Improve Network Utilization - Devices of a telecommunication network described herein are configured to reduce a service level associated with a quality of service offered by the telecommunication network to a user. The devices may reduce the service level responsive to data consumption by the user exceeding a threshold or responsive to data consumption associated with an application or data type. Also, the devices may be configured to increase a video-conversation-specific service level responsive to determining that a client device of the user is establishing a video conversation. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092443 | Network Synchronization Video for Composite Video Streams - Techniques are provided for upstream video sources to be synchronized in vertical sync time and in frame rate, so that a downstream device can create a composite image with low latency. At a video compositor device, a plurality of video streams are received that comprise at least first and second video streams. First and second vertical synchronization points associated with the first and second video streams points are determined. A difference in time between the first and second vertical synchronization points is determined. At least one control signal or message is generated that is configured to change a video capture frame rate associated with one or both of the first and second video streams to reduce the difference in time and the control message is sent to video capture devices for one or both of the first and second video streams. Techniques are also provided for upstream video sources, e.g., cameras, to receive the control message and respond accordingly. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092444 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIDEOMAIL IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example and includes receiving a request to establish a video session between a first user and a second user. The request is sent by the second user by dialing an identifier string associated with the first user. The method also includes evaluating whether the first user has accepted the request. If the first user has not accepted the request over a designated interval, then the second user is directed to an element configured for recording a videomail message for access by the first user. The method also includes identifying the first user has accepted the request, and establishing the video session between the first user and the second user. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092445 | AUTOMATICALLY TRACKING USER MOVEMENT IN A VIDEO CHAT APPLICATION - A system for automatically tracking movement of a user participating in a video chat application executing in a computing device is disclosed. A capture device connected to the computing device captures a user in a field of view of the capture device and identifies a sub-frame of pixels identifying a position of the head, neck and shoulders of the user in a capture frame of a capture area. The sub-frame of pixels is displayed to a remote user at a remote computing system who is participating in the video chat application with the user. The capture device automatically tracks the position of the head, neck and shoulders of the user as the user moves to a next location within the capture area. A next sub-frame of pixels identifying a position of the head, neck and shoulders of the user in the next location is identified and displayed to the remote user at the remote computing device. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092446 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A VIDEO SYNOPSIS - A computer-implemented method and system transforms a first sequence of video frames of a first dynamic scene to a second sequence of at least two video frames depicting a second dynamic scene. A subset of video frames in the first sequence is obtained that show movement of at least one object having a plurality of pixels located at respective x, y coordinates and portions from the subset are selected that show non-spatially overlapping appearances of the at least one object in the first dynamic scene. The portions are copied from at least three different input frames to at least two successive frames of the second sequence without changing the respective x, y coordinates of the pixels in the object and such that at least one of the frames of the second sequence contains at least two portions that appear at different frames in the first sequence. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092447 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, REMOTE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND MONITORING SERVER - A remote management system, a remote management method, and a monitoring server are provided. The remote management system includes at least one camera which captures at least one of a moving image and a still image of a remote place; a storage unit which stores the captured image; a control unit which controls operation of the at least one camera; and a communication unit which transmits to a device selectively the stored image or an email attached by the stored image. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092448 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program - Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus, including: an acquisition section adapted to acquire stereoscopic image information for displaying a stereoscopic image; and a production section adapted to compare a first image and a second image, which configure the acquired stereoscopic image information, with each other to produce a parameter indicative of a position of a body included in the stereoscopic image in the depthwise direction when the stereoscopic image is displayed. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092449 | Support Of Full Resolution Graphics, Menus, And Subtitles In Frame Compatible 3D Delivery - Full resolution graphic overlays (e.g., graphics, menus, arrows, buttons, captions, banners, picture in picture information) and subtitles in frame compatible | 2012-04-19 |
20120092450 | COMBINING VIDEO DATA STREAMS OF DIFFERING DIMENSIONALITY FOR CONCURRENT DISPLAY - Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to combining video data streams of differing dimensionality for concurrent display. An embodiment of an apparatus includes an interface to receive multiple video data streams, a dimensionality of each video stream being either two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D). The apparatus further includes a processing module to process a first video data stream as a main video image and one or more video data streams as video sub-images, the processing module including a video combiner to combine the main video data stream and the sub-video data streams to generate a combined video output. The processing module is configured to modify a dimensionality of each of the video sub-images to match a dimensionality of the main video image. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092451 | DIFFERENTIAL ENCODING USING A 3D GRAPHICS PROCESSOR - A 3D graphics rendering pipeline is used to carry out data comparisons for motion estimation in video data encoding. Video data for the pixel block of the video frame currently being encoded is loaded into the output buffers of the rendering pipeline. The video data for the comparison pixel blocks from the reference video frame is stored as texture map values in the texture cache of the rendering pipeline. Once the sets of pixel data for comparison have been stored, the rendering pipeline is controlled to render a primitive having fragment positions and texture coordinates corresponding to the data values that it is desired to compare. As each fragment is rendered, the stored and rendered fragment data is compared by fragment compare unit and the determined differences in the data values are accumulated in an error term register. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092452 | Encoding and Decoding Architectures for Format Compatible 3D Video Delivery - Encoding and decoding architectures for 3D video delivery are described, such as 2D compatible 3D video delivery and frame compatible 3D video delivery. The architectures include pre-processing stages to pre-process the output of a base layer video encoder and/or decoder and input the pre-processed output into an enhancement layer video encoder and/or decoder of one or more enhancement layers. Multiplexing methods of how to combine the base and enhancement layer videos are also described. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092453 | BROADCAST TRANSMITTER, BROADCAST RECEIVER AND 3D VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A broadcast transmitter/receiver and a 3D video data processing method of the same are disclosed. A 3D video data processing method of a broadcast transmitter includes encoding 3D video data, using an encoder, generating system information included in 3D video metadata, using a system information processor, outputting a transport stream by inserting frame sync information in the 3D vide data and multiplexing the 3D video data and system information, using a TP encoder, and modulating and transmitting the transport stream, using a transmitting unit. A 3D video data processing method of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a broadcasting signal including 3D video data having frame sync information and system information, using a reception unit, demultiplexing the 3D video data and the system information, using a demultiplexer, acquiring 3D video metadata by parsing the system information, using a system information processor, acquiring the frame sync information from the 3D video data and outputting the video data frame-sequentially based on the acquired frame sync information, using a sync controller, and decoding the 3D video data based on the 3D metadata, using a decoder. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092454 | METHOD FOR EMBEDDING SUBTITLES AND/OR GRAPHIC OVERLAYS IN A 3D OR MULTI-VIEW VIDEO DATA - A method for embedding subtitles and/or graphic overlays in a 3D or multi-view video application is described. The subtitles and/or graphic overlays are provided separately for each view of the 3D or multi-view video application. The views with the subtitles and/or graphic overlays are then processed to form a subtitled and/or graphic overlaid 3D or multi-view video application. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092455 | VIDEO DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A video data processing system comprises a control module coupled with a source module for receiving video data from the source module, the video data being associated with at least one source viewpoint; and a view adjustment module coupled with the control module for generating at least one adjusted viewpoint of the video data based on at least one of a set viewpoint number and a number of the at least one source viewpoint. The set viewpoint number is associated with at least one of a viewpoint number of at least one previously received video data and a viewpoint number of at least one previously coupled player module. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092456 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A video signal processing device which includes, a stereoscopic image input unit which alternately inputs a video frame for a left eye and a video frame for a right eye, in a time sharing manner; a plane memory which maintains graphic data which overlaps with the video frame; a read phase addition unit which gives a phase difference when reading the graphic data from the plane memory at the time of displaying the video frame for the left eye and the video frame for the right eye; and a video overlapping unit which overlaps each graphic data of which a read phase is provided with a difference, with each of the video frame for the left eye and the video frame for the right eye. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092457 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus | 2012-04-19 |
20120092458 | Method and Apparatus for Depth-Fill Algorithm for Low-Complexity Stereo Vision - A method and apparatus for depth-fill algorithm for low-complexity stereo vision. The method includes utilizing right and left images of a stereo camera to estimate depth of the scene, wherein the estimated depth relates to each pixel of the image, and updating a depth model with the current depth utilizing the estimated depth of the scene. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092459 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE FROM TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - The disclosure relates to a method for reconstruction of a three-dimensional image of an object. A first image is acquired of the object lit by a luminous flux having, in a region including the object, a luminous intensity dependant on the distance, with a light source emitting the luminous flux. A second image is acquired of the object lit by a luminous flux having, in a region including the object, a constant luminous intensity. For each pixel of a three-dimensional image, a relative distance of a point of the object is determined as a function of the intensity of a pixel corresponding to the point of the object in each of the acquired images. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092460 | System And Method For Alerting Visually Impaired Users Of Nearby Objects - A system and method for assisting a visually impaired user including a time of flight camera, a processing unit for receiving images from the time of flight camera and converting the images into signals for use by one or more controllers, and one or more vibro-tactile devices, wherein the one or more controllers activates one or more of the vibro-tactile devices in response to the signals received from the processing unit. The system preferably includes a lanyard means on which the one or more vibro-tactile devices are mounted. The vibro-tactile devices are activated depending on a determined position in front of the user of an object and the distance from the user to the object. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092461 | FOCUS SCANNING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a handheld scanner for obtaining and/or measuring the 3D geometry of at least a part of the surface of an object using confocal pattern projection techniques. Specific embodiments are given for intraoral scanning and scanning of the interior part of a human ear. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092462 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING IMAGE WITH SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD - A method and an apparatus for generating an image with shallow depth of field, suitable for a three-dimensional imaging system having a left lens and a right lens, are provided. First, the left lens and the right lens are used to capture a left-eye image and a right-eye image. Next, a disparity between each of a plurality of corresponding pixels in the left and right-eye images is calculated. Then, the depth information of each pixel is estimated according to a focus of the left and right lens, a lens pitch between the left lens and the right lens, and the calculated disparity of each pixel. Finally, the pixels in the left-eye image and the right-eye image are blurred according to the focus of the left lens and the right lens and the estimated depth information of each pixel, so as to obtain the image with shallow depth of field. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092463 | Dual-frequency Phase Multiplexing (DFPM) and Period Coded Phase Measuring (PCPM) Pattern Strategies in 3-D Structured Light Systems, and Lookup Table (LUT) Based Data Processing - A computer-implemented process, system, and computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, program code and instructions for 3-D triangulation-based image acquisition of a contoured surface/object-of-interest under observation by at least one camera, by projecting onto the surface-of-interest a multi-frequency pattern comprising a plurality of pixels representing at least a first and second superimposed sinusoid projected simultaneously, each of the sinusoids represented by the pixels having a unique temporal frequency and each of the pixels projected to satisfy | 2012-04-19 |
20120092464 | REMOTE CONTROLLER, DISPLAY APPARATUS, 3D GLASSES AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A remote controller, a display apparatus, 3D glasses and a control method thereof are provided. The remote controller includes a first communication unit which communicates with a three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus, a user input unit which allows a user to input a selection for controlling the 3D display apparatus, a signal processor which selects one of a two-dimensional (2D) mode and a 3D mode and processes a video signal to be displayed in the selected mode, a display unit which displays the processed video signal in the selected mode, and a controller which controls the first communication unit to send the 3D display apparatus a control signal corresponding to a user's selection input through the user input unit, and the signal processor to select one of the 2D mode and the 3D mode based on the display mode of the 3D display apparatus. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092465 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-REAL TIME STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO SERVICE - A non-real time stereoscopic video service method and apparatus are provided. The non-real time stereoscopic video service method performed by a reception apparatus, including: extracting a program association table (PAT) from a received transport stream (TS) and analyzing the same; extracting a program map table (PMT) corresponding to a program selected by a user from the PAT and analyzing the same; extracting a stereoscopic video service descriptor from the PMT and analyzing the same; generating frame and/or time information of an image to be reproduced according to the analysis of the stereoscopic video service descriptor; and reproducing an image by synchronizing a reference image and a supplementary image based on the generated frame and/or time information. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092466 | VIEWING RANGE NOTIFICATION METHOD AND TV RECEIVER FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a viewing range notification method for guiding a viewer to watch TV within an optimal viewing range by providing a guide message for advising the viewer to change his/her position if the viewer is out of the optimal viewing range and a TV receiver appropriate for implementing the guiding method. According to the present invention, the viewing range guiding method can be implemented by a three-dimensional TV receiver. The three-dimensional TV receiver determines whether the viewing range of the user is farther than a predetermined distance, and whether the viewing angle is within the predetermined angular range. Then, if the viewing range is nearer than the predetermined distance or the viewing angle is not within the predetermined angular range, the three-dimensional TV receiver provides a guide message for changing the viewing position. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092467 | 3D IMAGE PROVIDING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREOF - A 3D-image providing device comprises: an index selection unit for selecting at least one index frame set from 3D-image data including plural frame sets; and a thumbnail generation unit for obtaining left and right images for the selected index frame set and generating a thumbnail frame set based on the obtained left and right images, wherein the frames included in the thumbnail frame set satisfy conditions that the sizes and resolution thereof are respectively small and low compared to the frames included in the index frame set. Accordingly, the 3D-image providing device generates 3D-thumbnails from the left and right images of the 3D-image data to provide 3D images considered when moving to a user-desirable reproduction time point. Also, the 3D-image supply device merges the 3D-thumbnails with 3D-broadcasting images or 3D-contents and displays the merged image. Consequently, the image providing device minimizes viewer confusion when perceiving 3D-images and increases user satisfaction. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092468 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY METHOD - A display device includes: a display unit that composes p (here, p is an integer equal to or greater than two) viewpoint videos that are spatially divided within one screen by sequentially displaying q (here, q is an integer that is equal to or greater than two and is equal to or less than p) display patterns that are divided in time; and an optical separation device that optically separates the p viewpoint videos configuring each one of the q display patterns displayed on the display unit. | 2012-04-19 |