18th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 76 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160127603 | SECURITY MARK WITH ANTI-COPYABLE EFFECT - A document contains a security element that combines a correlation mark and pantograph mark. The pantograph mark includes a dot pattern, part of which is printed to correspond to foreground pixels of the correlation mark, and another part of which is printed to correspond to background pixels of the correlation mark. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127604 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PERFORMING SPECIFIC PROCESS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a processor having a plurality of cores, each having different specifications. The image processing apparatus further includes a first estimator that estimates a processing capability of each of the plurality of cores, a second estimator that estimates, based on the processing capability of each of the plurality of cores, a required time for each of the plurality of cores to perform a specific process, and a controller. The plurality of cores comprises one or more candidate cores. The required time for each of the one or more candidate cores is equal to or less than a threshold. The controller controls one of the one or more candidate cores to perform the specific process. The required time of the candidate core that performs the specific process is the longest among the one or more candidate cores. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127605 | Smart Copy Apparatus - A smart copy apparatus comprises a scanning module, a processing module and a printing module. The scanning module scans an original to obtain fragment scan images. The processing module electrically connected to the scanning module receives the fragment scan images, and determines a size of the original according to the fragment scan images to obtain a scan-size parameter, and generates print data according to the fragment scan images, the scan-size parameter and a print parameter. The printing module receives the print data, and prints the print data on a print medium. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127606 | IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD - An reading device includes: a reading region setting section setting a reading region set under an inclination correction by an inclination correction section to be larger than a reading region set without the inclination correction, an image reading section reading a document in the reading region to generate image data, and a determination section defining a target region from a whole region of the image data and analyzing a portion of the image data corresponding to the document in the target region thereby determining an attribute of the image data, defining, without the inclination correction, a region obtained by inwardly narrowing the whole region of the image data by a predefined first region as the target region, and defining, under the inclination correction, a region obtained by inwardly narrowing the whole region of the image data by a second region larger than the first region as the target region. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127607 | IMAGE-PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image-processing apparatus includes a correlation coefficient calculating unit that generates two-dimensional distribution of color information of color image data on a two-dimensional plane in a three-dimensional color space and calculates a correlation coefficient related to the two-dimensional distribution, and a correlation coefficient determining unit that determines the color image data as color convertible image data based on the correlation coefficient. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127608 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PRINTING SYSTEM - An image processing device includes a first image generation unit which generates a first image obtained by applying a first low-pass filter to an input image, a second image generation unit which generates a second image obtained by applying a second low-pass filter to a halftone image, a third image generation unit which generates a third image representing a difference between the first image and the second image, a focused dot setting unit which sets a focused dot, a dot placement pixel determination unit which compares pixel values in the third image and determining a dot placement pixel for improving the uniformity of the gradation distribution in the third image, and a dot displacing unit which displaces the focused dot to the dot placement pixel and updates the halftone image. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127609 | Approval Device, Approval System, and Recording Medium That Ensure Simplified Approval Operation of Electronic Document - An approval device includes a storage circuit, a document acquiring circuit, an imaging circuit, a face recognition circuit, an approval circuit and an editing circuit. The storage circuit stores a face image database, the face image database registering face image data of at least one user to be an approver for approving a document. The document acquiring circuit acquires the document. The imaging circuit images a face of the approver for approving the document. The face recognition circuit analyzes an imaged face image of the approver and searches the face image database stored in the storage circuit using the analysis result. The approval circuit approves the document based on the search result. The editing circuit attaches one of an electronic stamp and an electronic signature to the approved document. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127610 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing system includes a data processing apparatus providing a service to a service using apparatus and the service using apparatus that includes an authentication requesting unit that requests the data processing apparatus to authenticate the user by user specifying data input via an input screen, an obtaining unit that obtains, when the user is successfully authenticated, association data associated with the user specifying data from the data processing apparatus to store in a storage unit, and an accepting unit that displays, when the association data is stored in the storage unit, a user list of users specified from the association data in the input screen, reads out, upon a selection of a user from the user list, a part of the user specifying data from the association data corresponding to the selected user, and accepts an input of information except the read out part from the input screen. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127611 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive print data from an external apparatus, a storage unit configured to store the print data, an operation unit configured to receive an operation to be performed on the print data, a printing unit configured to print the print data when the received operation is print operation, a charging unit configured to start charging in response to the printing of the data when the printing apparatus is operating in charge mode, and a control unit configured to perform control in such a manner that the print data is deleted when the received operation is cancel operation. When the printing apparatus is operating in the charge mode, the control unit performs control in such a manner that the print data is not deleted even when the cancel operation is instructed, until print operation is received. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127612 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus has a sheet reading portion, an assimilation surveying portion, a color changing portion, and a printing portion. The sheet reading portion reads image data from a transparent sheet tinted with a predetermined color owned by a user. The assimilation surveying portion looks for, out of printable colors, a particular color that assimilates to the color of the read image data. The color changing portion changes, out of the data of a predetermined document accepted from the user, the color of the data of a concealable character, which is a character concealed when overlaid with the transparent sheet, to the found particular color. The printing portion prints, out of the data of the document, the data of the concealable character in the particular color. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127613 | MEMORY CONTROL CIRCUIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A memory control circuit includes a writing unit configured to receive image data that is input and write the image data into a memory; a first reading unit configured to read the image data written in the memory and output the image data to a determination unit that determines a type of image of the image data; and a second reading unit configured to read the image data written in the memory and output the image data to an image processing unit that performs image processing according to a determination result obtained by the determination unit. When the second reading unit is outputting the image data to the image processing unit, the first reading unit outputs image data, which is input subsequently to the input of the image data, to the determination unit. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127614 | Video frame playback scheduling - Systems and techniques are provided for video frame playback scheduling. A presentation time for a frame of a video may be received. An offset for the frame of video may be determined based on succeeding frames of the video and Vsync pulse times. The presentation time for the frame of the video may be adjusted based on the offset to generate an adjusted presentation time that is closer to a halfway point between a first Vsync pulse and a second Vsync pulse than the presentation time. A cumulative time correction may be tracked based on adjustments made to the presentation times for frames of the video. A magnitude of the cumulative time correction may be determined to exceed the magnitude of a positive or negative threshold. The cumulative time correction may be added to or subtracted from based on the determination that the magnitude exceeds the positive or negative threshold. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127615 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTING DEVICE, SIGNAL TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The signal transmitting device of a signal transmitting/receiving device according to the present disclosure includes a signal processing unit that outputs a video signal as parallel data together with the first clock (the pixel clock); a first buffer memory to which the parallel data is written based on the first clock from the signal processing unit, and from which the written parallel data is read based on the second clock having a constant frequency equal to or higher than that of the first clock; and a transmitting unit. The transmitting unit receives the parallel data read from the first buffer memory and the second clock, converts the parallel data into serial data, and outputs the serial data to the signal line based on the second clock. The first buffer memory and the transmitting unit are formed of an FPGA (field-programmable gate array). | 2016-05-05 |
20160127616 | GLOBAL MATCHING OF MULTIPLE IMAGES - Global matching of pixel data across multiple images. Pixel values of an input image are modified to better match a reference image with a slope thresholded histogram matching function. Visual artifacts are reduced by avoiding large pixel value modifications. For large intensity variations across the input and reference image, the slope of the mapping function is thresholded. Modification to the input image is therefore limited and a corresponding modification to the reference image is made to improve the image matching. More than two images may be matched by iteratively modifying a cumulative mass function of a reference image to accommodate thresholded modification of multiple input images. A device may include logic to match pixel values across a plurality of image frames generated from a plurality of image sensors on the device. Once matched, image frames may be reliably processed further for pixel correspondence, or otherwise. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127617 | SYSTEM FOR TRACKING THE POSITION OF THE SHOOTING CAMERA FOR SHOOTING VIDEO FILMS - A film shooting system comprises: a camera; a sensor system comprising a first optical sensor system comprising one optical sensor and suitable for recording data in an optical mode, and a second sensor system comprising one sensor, suitable for recording data; a computerised tracking module suitable for incorporating the data from one sensor from the first system and from one sensor from the second system, and for determining location data of the camera from this data; a computerised combination module, suitable for repeatedly determining location data of the camera from both the location data determined in the optical mode and in the second mode. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127618 | Fixed View Magnetic Camera - At least one aspect of present disclosure is directed towards a camera that includes a magnetic base and a removable main camera unit. The removable main camera unit may include an outer casing, a processor, a lens housing, a wireless communications interface, and an inner casing. The inner casing may reside within the outer casing and includes at least a metallic portion and a non-metallic portion. The non-metallic portion may form a non-metallic region that may extend from at least a first boundary of the metallic portion to a second boundary of the metallic portion through a central axis of the inner casing. The removable main camera unit may be configured to be removably coupled to the magnetic base based on a magnetic force between the magnetic base and the metallic portion of the inner casing. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127619 | VIDEO RECORDING KIT - A portable remote video recording kit and method is described. The kit includes a portable carrying case containing a computer, a video screen, a switch, and a camera. The kit is designed to be used in a variety of fields including maintenance and troubleshooting of automated manufacturing activities, industrial engineering, quality control, production management, and safety. In use, the kit is positioned where monitoring is desired. The case is opened and the video screen is positioned for viewing. The camera is positioned near the monitoring site and connected wirelessly to the computer. The computer is programmed for continuous recording, motion-activated recording, and alarm-based recording of events. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127620 | CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE CAMERA MODULE - A camera module comprises a pivot and a lens barrel. The pivot comprises a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion. The lens barrel is connected to the pivot, and comprises a camera lens, a focusing structure located on the lens barrel, and a pivoting portion opposite to the camera lens. The pivoting portion can rotatably pivot on the first end portion of the pivot. In another aspect, an electronic device comprises the camera module and a body, the body comprising an engaging end and an abutment surface adjacent to the engaging end; wherein the engaging end is connected to the second end portion of the pivot of the camera module. The camera module can be telescopically rotated when the electronic device is equipped with the camera module, so that the camera module can shoot images from multi-faceted perspectives. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127621 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module can include a lens housing, an imaging unit and a driving motor. The lens housing can include a first lens module, a second lens module and a lens holder holding the first lens module and the second lens module. The imaging unit is located between the first lens module and the second lens module. The imaging unit is in optical alignment with the first lens module and the second lens module. The driving motor is coupled to the lens housing and configured to drive the lens housing to move relative to the imaging unit. When the driving motor drives the first lens module and the second lens module to move relative to the imaging unit, distance between the imaging unit and the first lens module is changed, or a distance between the imaging unit and the second lens module is changed. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127622 | IMAGE-CAPTURE-SCOPE INDICATION DEVICE FOR IMAGE-CAPTURE APPARATUS - An image-capture-scope indication device for an image-capture apparatus. The image-capture-scope indication device includes: a light source, fixed on a surface of the image-capture apparatus on which a lens of the image-capture apparatus is provided; a light ray selection member, which is provided in front of the light source and has a light transmission portion; and a drive member. The drive member is configured for moving the light ray selection member so that a scope surrounded by light rays emitted from the light source and passing through the light transmission portion of the light ray selection member is provided that is consistent with an image-capture-scope of the image-capture apparatus. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127623 | VIBRATION-TYPE ACTUATOR, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND AUTOMATIC STAGE - The present invention provides a vibration-type actuator that makes it possible to improve and stabilize yields. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127624 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A wearable device that is configured to be worn on a body of a user and a control method thereof are provided. The wearable device includes an image projector configured to project a virtual user interface (UI) screen, a camera configured to capture an image, and a processor configured to detect a target area from the image captured by the camera, control the image projector to project the virtual UI screen, which corresponds to at least one of a shape and a size of the target area, onto the target area, and perform a function corresponding to a user interaction that is input through the virtual UI screen. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127625 | device and method for recognizing inscriptions on vehicle tires - A device for recognizing the inscription on the wall of a tire, including a driving surface plane, at least one directional light source to illuminate the tire; at least one camera to record multiple images of a wall of the tire rolling on the driving surface plane; and an evaluation device to synthesize an image of the wall of the tire from the multiple recorded images and to evaluate the synthesized image with the aid of a text recognition method. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127626 | CAMERA SYSTEM, MASTER CAMERA DEVICE, AND SLAVE CAMERA DEVICE - A master camera device and a plurality of slave camera devices are directly connected through a network, and form one network segment. The master camera device performs multicast communication with each slave camera device, and acquires information representing a transmission condition from each slave camera device. In a case where a worsening transmission condition relative to a predetermined threshold is detected from a transmission condition of each slave camera device and a transmission condition of the master camera device, the master camera device performs multicast communication with each slave camera device, and controls an encoding level representing a degree of encoding process, sequentially from an encoder having a lower priority, including the encoder of the master camera device, to improve the transmission condition. Thus, by an efficient communication, the transmission condition is improved from an initial stage having an unstable transmission condition, to obtain a preferable real-time image. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127627 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CLIENT DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF CLIENT DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus is connected to a client device and has an infrared cut filter to cut infrared light, a toggling unit to toggle an infrared cut filter state between on and off, and reception, control, and transmission units. The reception unit receives automatic adjustment information relating to the state, along with an imaging setting command for the imaging apparatus to automatically control the state. The control unit automatically controls the toggling unit based on the imaging setting command. The transmission unit transmits setting information relating to the automatic adjustment information to the client device. The setting information transmitted by the transmission unit indicates whether automatic adjustment information used by the control unit can be set in each of a case where the state is turned on to enable the infrared cut filter or a case where the state is turned off to disable the infrared cut filter. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127628 | TIME EXTENSION FOR IMAGE FRAME PROCESSING - A method includes determining, at an image processor, a first time period associated with processing a first frame of an image captured via an image sensor. The method also includes extending a frame time for processing the first frame by a second time period. The second time period is based at least in part on an amount of permitted focus value contamination for processing the first frame, and the frame time includes the first time period and the second time period. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127629 | DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE HAVING AN IMAGE SENSOR MECHANISM TO COMPENSATE FOR OCCURRENCES OF EXPOSURE BLOWOUTS - An image sensor mechanism for use in a digital image capture device. The mechanism generally includes a photo sensor array, a liquid crystal light valve array, and a control module. The liquid crystal light valve array is operatively disposed in front of the photo sensor array and includes a plurality of light valves, each of which is independently controllable and corresponds to at least one pixel sensor of the photo sensor array so as to selectively prevent light from reaching the photo sensor array. The control module is electrically coupled to the liquid crystal light valve array and the photo sensor array for applying a variable electric field across each of the light valves and for selectively adjusting the light valves with different transmittances based on a preliminary image previously captured by the photo sensor array in order to transform the preliminary image into a resultant image to be re-captured by the photo sensor array. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127630 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND METHOD EXECUTED BY IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS - The amount of light to be emitted by an auxiliary light source for capturing an image to which correction processing is applied, as well as a parameter used in the correction processing, is determined based on a degree of shadows of an object to be captured using the auxiliary light source. In this way, shadows in an image obtained through image capture using the auxiliary light source can be appropriately corrected with a simple method. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127631 | IMAGING CONTROL DEVICE - An imaging system | 2016-05-05 |
20160127632 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - Examples of an electronic device according to an embodiment include an electronic device in which user can see through at least a transparent part of a first display area when the electronic device is worn on a body of the user. The electronic device includes: a processor configured to transmit a first part included in a first position on an image imaged by the camera and first information regarding the first part and receive second information relating to processing result on the first part after a first term has passed since transmission of the first information; and display circuitry configured to display the second information at a third position on the first display area, the third position determined according to a second position in the first part on an image imaged by the camera after the first term has passed since transmission of the first information. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127633 | CONFIGURING A DEVICE IN A NETWORK - A method is disclose that may include sending, from a management device to a monitoring device, a request for a network address associated with a configuration setting for the service provided by the monitoring device that generated the event message. The method may include receiving, in the management device and from the monitoring device, the network address. The method may also include requesting a resource identified by the network address, wherein the resource includes a web page hosted by a web server and displaying the web page to a user, wherein the web page is configured to enable the user to alter the configuration setting of the service that generated the event. The method may also include transmitting the altered configuration setting to the web server, wherein the web server initiates an update of the configuration setting of the service based on the altered configuration setting. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127634 | REMOTE-CAMERA CONTROL METHOD, REMOTE PHOTOGRAPHY SYSTEM, AND SERVER - A remote-camera control method includes: obtaining first remote image data and terminal image data acquired by photography performed by a remote camera and a terminal camera in a same time segment; authenticating the user terminal by comparing the two pieces of image data with each other and by determining that the user terminal is in a photography spot of the remote camera when an identical subject is found in both the pieces of image data; and providing second remote image data acquired by the remote camera to the user terminal after the user terminal is authenticated. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127635 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes at least one imaging unit, a change unit configured to change an imaging position at which the imaging unit performs an imaging operation, a storage unit configured to store a plurality of tour conditions each including the imaging position, a control unit configured to control the change unit based on the plurality of tour conditions, and a priority order setting unit configured to set, based on a predetermined priority order, a tour condition to be used for the control of the change unit. Each of the plurality of tour conditions further includes a period for controlling the change unit, and the priority order setting unit automatically sets a tour condition to be performed in a case where the plurality of tour conditions overlaps each other in the period for controlling the change unit. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127636 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an image processing apparatus including a display configured to display a captured image and a representative icon, wherein the representative icon indicates a range of a focus area of the displayed image and the range encompasses a center of focus point located at an initial position within the displayed image, and a processor configured to adjust the range of the focus area of the displayed image according to a size of the representative icon. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127637 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus capable of executing autofocus by at least one of a phase difference detection method and a contrast detection method using an image signal obtained from a set focus detection region and from which an imaging optical system and a converter lens are detachable. The image capturing apparatus comprises: a conversion unit configured to convert aberration information indicating a spherical aberration of the imaging optical system based on a magnification and aberration information of the converter lens in a case where the converter lens is mounted; a calculation unit configured to calculate a correction value for correcting a difference between a result of the autofocus and a focus condition of a captured image; and a control unit configured to control a position of a focus lens based on the result of the autofocus that has been corrected using the correction value. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127638 | SHOOTING PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND DEVICE - A method for a device to adjust a shooting parameter, includes: receiving a click signal triggered from a viewfinder displayed on a touchscreen; displaying, by taking a click position indicated by the click signal as a reference position, an adjusting control corresponding to a shooting parameter; receiving a sliding touch signal indicating a sliding touch operation on the adjusting control; and adjusting the shooting parameter according to the sliding touch signal. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127639 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND VIRTUAL IMAGE ROTATION METHOD - A virtual image rotation method activates a camera to capture an image on a first side of an electronic device, analyzes the captured image to identify one or more facial images from the captured image, and identifies one of the one or more facial images from the captured image as a primary facial image. The method further calculates a directional value of the primary facial image in the captured image, and rotates a virtual image displayed on a display screen based on a preset rotational value associated with a preset directional value range in which the directional value of the primary facial image falls. A related electronic device and a related non-transitory storage medium are provided. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127640 | POWER SAVING CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - A control for a power saving of an electronic device is disclosed. The device includes a camera configured to be activated and then obtain an image when no input event is received within a given time after activation of a selected function. The device further includes a control unit configured to, if the obtained image contains a specific pattern, determine whether the specific pattern corresponds to a human face pattern, and to, if the specific pattern does not correspond to the human face pattern, perform a power saving control of the electronic device. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127641 | AUTONOMOUS MEDIA CAPTURING - A media capture device (MCD) that provides a multi-sensor, free flight camera platform with advanced learning technology to replicate the desires and skills of the purchaser/owner is provided. Advanced algorithms may uniquely enable many functions for autonomous and revolutionary photography. The device may learn about the user, the environment, and/or how to optimize a photographic experience so that compelling events may be captured and composed into efficient and emotional sharing. The device may capture better photos and videos as perceived by one's social circle of friends, and/or may greatly simplify the process of using a camera to the ultimate convenience of full autonomous operation. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127642 | WIDE-SCALE TERRESTRIAL LIGHT-FIELD IMAGING OF THE SKY - A system for wide-scale light field imaging comprising: a network of multiple terrestrial cameras positioned (at multiple known locations, where each of the cameras comprises a wide-angle lens directed towards the sky and configured to capture one or more images of the sky, and a processor configured to operate a wired and/or wireless communications infrastructure for transmitting the captured images; and a server configured to receive the wirelessly transmitted images and jointly process the received images, thereby producing a wide-scale light field image of the sky. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127643 | MICRO CAMERA AND MULTI-PURPOSE MOUNTING BASE - A power connector facilitates mounting and repositioning an electronic device via a magnetic field. The power connector can include a receptacle surface comprising a curved surface operable to mate with a curved contact surface of an electronic device, and a device-coupling mechanism operable to hold the curved contact surface of the electronic device pressed against the curved surface of the power connector device, while an angle of the electronic device changes with respect to the power connector. The power connector can also include a power-transfer mechanism operable to transfer at least power to the electronic device, without an electrical wire between power connector and the electronic device, while the angle of the electronic device changes with respect to the power connector. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127644 | IMAGE CAPTURING ACCESSORY, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMMUNICATION CONTROL PROGRAM - The accessory is detachably attachable to an image capturing apparatus. The accessory includes a communicator configured to communicate with the image capturing apparatus in multiple communication modes, and a communication mode setter configured to set one of the multiple communication modes which corresponds to command information received from the image capturing apparatus as a use communication mode used to communicate with the image capturing apparatus. The communication mode setter is configured to set the use communication mode corresponding to the command information in response to reception of the command information and reception of first correspondence information different from the command information and in correspondence with the command information, from the image capturing apparatus. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127645 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing apparatus comprises a mode switching unit which, in response to an instruction from a user, switches an operation mode of the apparatus, a display control unit which controls such that a reproduced image is displayed in a reproduction mode, and a control unit controls such that, when a reproduced image is displayed in the reproduction mode, in response to accepting a specific instruction, based on attribute information of the reproduced image being displayed, at least a part of settings from shooting settings for when the reproduced image was shot are set in the apparatus, switching from a reproduction mode to a shooting mode is performed, and a live view image in which the part of settings are reflected is displayed. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127646 | OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION FOR THIN CAMERAS - Systems and methods for optical image stabilization of thin cameras are disclosed. An image stabilization system for a camera system includes a stabilization platform configured to support a camera system, a camera housing, a fulcrum rotationally and pivotally connecting the stabilization platform to the camera housing, the fulcrum configured such that the stabilization platform can tilt and rotate relative to the camera housing in at least one of the pitch, roll, and yaw directions, at least one gyroscope rigidly connected to the stabilization platform, and at least one actuator coupled to the stabilization platform and configured to cause tilting or rotation of the stabilization platform in at least one of the pitch, roll, and yaw directions. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127647 | IMAGE SHAKE CORRECTION DEVICE, AND OPTICAL DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - In an image shake correction device in which a lens holder holding an image shake correcting lens is supported by a ball, the image shake correcting lens is driven in such a manner that the ball does not make sliding contact with the lens holder or does not contact a ball restriction portion during still image capturing. The image shake correction device permits the ball to contact the ball restriction portion during moving image capturing. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127648 | PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND PROCESSING METHOD - A processing device which obtains distance information of a subject, including: a calculation unit configured to calculate the distance information of the subject from a difference in blur degree of a plurality of images photographed by an imaging optical system; a correcting unit configured to correct the distance information using correction data in accordance with an image height in the imaging optical system; and an extraction unit configured to extract at least one frequency component from each of the plurality of images, wherein the calculation unit calculates the distance information from a difference in blur degree in the plurality of images in the at least one frequency component; and the correcting unit corrects the distance information using correction data in accordance with an image height in the at least one frequency component. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127649 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An image blur correction apparatus includes: a blur correction actuator that corrects image blur by moving a lens or by moving an image sensor; a shake detection unit that detects a postural change amount of the imaging apparatus; a storing unit that stores three or more postural change amounts detected at different times; an estimating unit that calculates an estimate of a postural change amount after a predetermined time period on the basis of the three or more postural change amounts and on the basis of an approximation based on a temporal change in the postural change amounts; a blur amount calculating unit that calculates an image blur amount on the basis of the estimate; and a driving control unit that calculates a movement amount of a lens or image sensor to be moved by the blur correction actuator on the basis of the image blur amount. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127650 | DEGRADATION CONTROL OF DISPLAY PIXELS FOR A HIGH DEFINITION DISPLAY - An apparatus includes a display and an image processing system. The display has an array of horizontal pixels and vertical pixels. The image processing system is configured to present an image on the display as a visible display array having a smaller size than the array and to shift the visible display array by at least one pixel. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127651 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING IMAGE USING ASSISTANT ICON - An electronic device obtains a preview of a video captured by the electronic device. The electronic device generates an assistant icon in the preview of the video. The electronic device captures an image of a scene when a desired object enters into the preview of the video and moves to a predetermined position. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127652 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a display, and a controller configured to display, on the display, a home screen on which at least one icon is displayed, to execute an application corresponding to an icon selected from the at least one icon, and to display at least one of a shape, color and size of the at least one icon depending on an execution environment of the application. According to the present invention, a user can intuitively recognize an execution state of an application since an icon corresponding to the application can be displayed differently according to application execution environments. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127653 | Electronic Device and Method for Providing Filter in Electronic Device - An electronic device includes a screen of a display; an image sensor configured to capture image data having at least one object; and a filter recommendation control module configured to acquire the image data captured by the image sensor, extract at least one filter data based on the at least one object of the image data, and display the at least one or more filter data on the screen in response to request information. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127654 | REAL-TIME VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A LIVE CAMERA VIEW - Visual effects for element of interest can be displayed within a live camera view in real time or substantially using a processing pipeline that does not immediately display an acquired image until it has been updated with the effects. In various embodiments, software-based approaches, such as fast convolution algorithms, and/or hardware-based approaches, such as using a graphics processing unit (GPU), can be used reduce the time between acquiring an image and displaying the image with various visual effects. These visual effects can include automatically highlighting elements, augmenting the color, style, and/or size of elements, casting a shadow on elements, erasing elements, substituting elements, or shaking and jumbling elements, among other effects. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127655 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE TAKING BRIGHTNESS CONTROL AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for controlling the brightness of a shot image by controlling an exposure parameter used when the image is taken on the basis of the distribution condition of detail features comprised in each brightness class area of an image frame in a preview image frame. The method includes the operations of acquiring a preview image frame, and determining the brightness level n of each pixel in the preview image frame; dividing the preview image frame into M class areas according to the determined brightness level n of each pixel; determining an exposure adjustment level required when the preview image frame is taken according to the distribution condition of detail features comprised in each class area in the preview image frame; and adjusting a pre-acquired exposure parameter according to the determined exposure adjustment level, and taking an image according to the adjusted exposure parameter. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127656 | IMAGING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device that photographs a moving image, comprising: an imaging unit configured to repeatedly obtain image data of one frame in a first cycle, further divide a period of the one frame into periods of a predetermined number of divided frames, and repeatedly output divided image data for each divided frame; a gain application section configured to detect object luminance and apply a gain to a plurality of pieces of divided image data; and a synthesis processing section configured to combine the plurality of pieces of divided image data, to generate combined image data of one frame, wherein, when the plurality of pieces of divided image data is obtained in the imaging unit, the number of divided frames is not changed during the period of the first cycle, and wherein, when the number of divided frames is changed for a next cycle of the first cycle. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127657 | IMAGING SYSTEM - An image-capturing system including at least three cameras with different image-capturing directions, a feature point extraction unit that extracts a feature point of a subject from images captured by the camera, and an image storage unit that stores images captured by the cameras is characterized by: a feature quantity calculation/detection unit that calculates a feature quantity of the subject from the feature point extracted by the feature point extraction unit; a direction estimation unit that estimates a direction in which the subject is oriented from the feature point extracted by the feature point extraction unit; and a stored camera image determination unit that determines a camera image to be stored in the image storage unit, wherein, when a difference between the feature quantity calculated by the feature quantity calculation unit and a particular feature quantity set in advance is not more than a certain value, the stored camera image determination unit determines, as a first stored image, the image from which the feature point has been extracted by the plurality of the feature point extraction unit, and determines a second stored image by identifying a camera in accordance with the direction in which the subject is oriented as estimated by the direction estimation unit from the feature point extracted in the first stored image. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127658 | CAMERA MODULE - Camera module with switchable light filters includes a lens, a body, a movable tray, a first filter, a second filter, a gear and a protective cover. The lens is disposed in the body. The body defines a first through hole corresponding to the lens and includes a first surface. The movable tray is positioned on the first surface and is used for receiving the first filter and the second filter. The gear is arranged on the first surface by a rotating shaft, the gear is configured to engage with the movable tray to switch the first filter and the second filter. The protective cover is disposed on the body and partially covers the gear. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127659 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING INFRARED LIGHT REDUCTION SECTION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus capable of accurately inserting/removing an infrared light reduction section. An infrared cut filter is inserted between a photographic optical system and an image pickup device to reduce infrared light contained in an optical image. If an object luminance acquired based on an optical image is lower than a first threshold, a camera control circuit calculates a second threshold for comparison with the object luminance and a third threshold value for comparison with an object luminance detected by a luminance sensor, based on the object luminances and the first threshold, and one of the second and third thresholds is made equal to or higher than the other. The infrared cut filter is selectively inserted or removed based on the object luminances, the second and third switching threshold values. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127660 | LIQUID CRYSTAL FOURIER TRANSFORM IMAGING SPECTROMETER - A device has a hyperspectral imaging sensor including a polarizing device to receive and polarize an incoming beam of light, a liquid crystal variable retarder adjacent the polarizing device to receive the polarized beam of light from the polarizing device and to change polarization of the light in a wavelength dependent manner, an output polarizer to receive the wavelength-dependent polarized light and to convert polarization state information of the light into a form detectable as light intensity, a voltage source connected to the liquid crystal device, and a controller to control voltages applied to the liquid crystal variable retarder; an image sensor synchronized with the controller to receive the light in a form detectable as light intensity as a function of retardance of the liquid crystal variable retarder and convert the light to an output signal, and a processor to transform the output signal into spectral information. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127661 | LIQUID CRYSTAL FOURIER TRANSFORM IMAGING SPECTROMETER - A method of operating a hyperspectral imaging device includes connecting electrodes on a liquid crystal variable retarder to a voltage source, rotating liquid crystal material in the liquid crystal variable retarder between a first orientation with a certain optical phase delay and a second orientation with a different optical phase delay, receiving a beam of light at an image sensor that has passed through the liquid crystal variable retarder, and producing an output signal from the image sensor. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127662 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LIGHTNESS OF LIGHTING DEVICE - A computing device and a method detect a lightness of a lighting device. The computing device captures an image of the lighting device and parses the image to obtain a pixel gray value of each lighting dot of the lighting device. The computing device obtains detection information of the lighting device according to the pixel gray value of each lighting dot of the lighting device. The computing device generates a detection report of the lighting device according to the detection information of the lighting device. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127663 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: an R pixel provided with an R filter for transmitting red-color light; a B pixel provided with a B filter for transmitting blue-color light; an S1 pixel which is provided with an S1 filter with a visible light transmittance independent of wavelengths in a visible light region and has a sensitivity higher than that of the R pixel; and an S2 pixel which is provided with an S2 filter with a visible light transmittance independent of wavelengths in the visible light region and lower than the visible light transmittance of the S1 filter and has a sensitivity lower than the sensitivity of the S1 pixel. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127664 | DETECTOR FOR OPTICALLY DETECTING AT LEAST ONE OBJECT - A detector ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160127665 | LOCAL TONE MAPPING CIRCUITS AND MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME - A local tone mapping circuit may include: a noise extractor configured to divide an image signal into a first noise signal and a noise-free signal; an intermediate tone mapping signal generator configured to calculate a tone mapping gain corresponding to the noise-free signal, and configured to generate an intermediate tone mapping signal by multiplying the noise-free signal by the tone mapping gain; and/or an adder configured to generate a final tone mapping signal by adding a second noise signal related with the first noise signal to the intermediate tone mapping signal. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127666 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT HAVING IMAGE SIGNAL OVERFLOW PATH - Since the great number of elements constituting a unit pixel having an amplification function would hinder reduction of pixel size, unit pixel n,m arranged in a matrix form is comprised of a photodiode, a transfer switch for transferring charges stored in the photodiode, a floating diffusion for storing charges transferred by the transfer switch, a reset switch for resetting the floating diffusion, and an amplifying transistor for outputting a signal in accordance with the potential of the floating diffusion to a vertical signal line, and by affording vertical selection pulse φVn to the drain of the reset switch to control a reset potential thereof, pixels are selected in units of rows. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127667 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, AND DEFECTIVE PIXEL DETECTION AND CORRECTION METHOD FOR IMAGE SENSOR ARRAY - An image capture device with a reduced number of line buffers. Based on an n | 2016-05-05 |
20160127668 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device includes a sensor panel section and a readout circuit section. The sensor panel section is disposed on a glass substrate and has a photodetecting section including pixels arrayed in M rows and N columns, row selection lines, and readout lines. The readout circuit section is disposed on a substrate and has N integration circuits. Rectifier circuits are connected between nodes, between N panel-side connection points and the integration circuits, and a constant potential line. Circuit elements having resistance components are connected between the nodes and readout lines. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127669 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - An apparatus including pixels, each having first and second photoelectric conversion elements, an amplifying unit, first and second transfer gates, and a microlens, performs, in one pixel, a first operation involving turning on the first transfer gate, outputting a signal based on charge generated in the first photoelectric conversion element, turning on the first and second transfer gates while retaining the charge generated and transferred to an input node, and outputting a signal based on charges generated in the first and second photoelectric conversion elements, and, in another pixel, a second operation involving turning on the first transfer gate, not outputting a signal based on charge generated in the first photoelectric conversion element, turning on the first and second transfer gates while retaining the charge generated and transferred to the input node, and outputting a signal based on charges generated in the first and second photoelectric conversion elements. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127670 | CMOS SENSOR WITH STANDARD PHOTOSITES - An image sensor having photosites forming an array (K×L) of K rows and L columns, including a first set of integrator circuits, with a first regulation by analog weighting in blocks of n×n′ photosites, said photosites belonging to n adjacent columns and to n′ adjacent rows, and a second set of integrator circuits, with a second regulation by analog weighting in blocks of m×m′ photosites, said photosites belonging to m adjacent columns and to a adjacent rows, n adjacent columns of a first set of columns of the array being connected to n×n′ integrator circuits of the first set, on adjacent columns of a second set of columns of the array being connected to m×m′ integrator circuits of the second set, n columns of the first set alternating with on columns of the second set to form the array of photosites. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127671 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN USB TYPE-C CONNECTIONS AND LEGACY CONNECTIONS OVER AN EXTENSION MEDIUM - Techniques for supporting USB and video communication over an extension medium are provided. In some embodiments, an upstream facing port device (UFP device) is coupled to legacy connectors of a host device, and a downstream facing port device (DFP device) is coupled to a USB Type-C receptacle of the sink device that may provide both USB and DisplayPort information. The UFP device and DFP device communicate to properly configure the USB Type-C connection for use in the extension environment. In some embodiments, a source device is coupled to the UFP device via a USB Type-C connection, and legacy video and USB devices are coupled to the DFP device. The UFP device and DFP device again communicate to cause the source device to properly configure the USB Type-C connection for use in the extension environment. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127672 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes: a processing unit that processes an image capture signal captured by an image capturing unit; a communication unit that is capable of transmitting the image capture signal captured by the image capturing unit to an external apparatus; and a determination unit that determines whether or not to transmit the image capture signal to the external apparatus, according to a capture setting for the image capturing unit. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127673 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD, AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display apparatus, a controlling method thereof, and a display system are provided. The display apparatus includes a power supply unit and a processor configured to, in response to AC power being applied through the power supply unit, search a connectable control device, determine a pairing history regarding the searched control device, in response to determining that there is no pairing history regarding the searched control device, boot the display apparatus, and perform pairing with the searched control device. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127674 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A display apparatus which selects curved degree and changes a curvature and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a flexible display, a deformer coupled to a rear of the display, a driver configured to drive the deformer to vary a curvature of the display, and a controller configured to display a user interface (UI) including a menu for selecting degree of curvature of the display in the display, and to control the driver to correspond to the degree of curvature of the display selected in the menu. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127675 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus which is controlled by a remote control apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes an output unit including a display and a speaker, a communicator configured to perform communication with the remote control apparatus while the display apparatus is turned off, and a processor configured to be turned on according to a predetermined signal received from the remote control apparatus while the display apparatus is turned off, and control an operation of the output unit based on at least one of channel selection information and volume control information included in the predetermined signal. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127676 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPDATING TIME INFORMATION THEREOF - A display apparatus and a method for updating time information thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a display, a power supply configured to supply power to a controller in response to alternating current (AC) power being supplied to the display apparatus, a tuner configured to receive a broadcast signal from an external source, and a controller configured to control the power supply to supply power to the tuner, to extract time information from the broadcast signal received from the tuner, and to update time information of the display apparatus based on the extracted time information, in response to AC power supply to the display apparatus being detected. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127677 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a terminal, a display and a controller. The terminal is capable of charging a battery included in a connected device independently from reception of data stored in the connected device. The display is configured to display video and a setting screen for inputting an input of an instruction regarding whether the connected device connected to the terminal should be operated by a) a first operation mode or b) a second operation mode. The controller is configured to control the display to a) preclude display, during charging the connected device, an output in which video of content stored in the connected device is reproduced in response to the first operation mode being selected on the setting screen, and b) display the output in which the video is reproduced in response to the second operation mode being selected on the setting screen. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127678 | Method for Determining Small-Object Region, and Method and Apparatus for Interpolating Frame Between Video Frames - A method and an apparatus for determining a small-object region in a video frame. The method includes dividing a current video frame into at least two regions, and determining a global motion vector corresponding to each region; determining an interframe motion vector of each group of adjacent frames in multiple video frames that include the current video frame and a reference frame of the current video frame; determining a candidate small-object region in the current video frame according to the interframe motion vector of the each group of adjacent frames and the determined global motion vector corresponding to each region; and performing filtering on the candidate small-object region in the current video frame, and determining a region obtained after the filtering as a small-object region in the current video frame. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127679 | COMPUTED INFORMATION FOR METADATA EXTRACTION APPLIED TO TRANSCODING - Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for transcoding video content are described. Embodiments include receiving an instance of video content for processing. A plurality of shots within the instance of video content is determined. Embodiments analyze the instance of video content to generate metadata describing the media content. The generated metadata includes, for each of the plurality of shots, data describing a plurality of frames within the respective shot. An optimized transcoding schedule for transcoding the instance of video content from a first video encoding format to a second video encoding format is generated based on the generated metadata. Embodiments further include transcoding the instance of video content according to the optimized transcoding schedule. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127680 | Methods, Devices, and Systems for Controlling Audio and Video Transmission Channel - Methods and systems for controlling an audio and video transmission channel for use in a server is provided. The method includes obtaining an audio and video transmission connection request, and obtaining transmission channel information reported from respective terminals to establish an audio and video transmission connection; determining a transmission channel type of the audio and video transmission connection, according to the reported transmission channel information; and issuing to the terminals the determined transmission channel type of the audio and video transmission connection. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127681 | Modifying Video Call Data - A method comprising: displaying a UI for display of received video; detecting selection of a UI displayed button whilst a received video frame is displayed; in response, disabling the display of video frames received after the received video frame; determining a position of a face of a user in the received frame; receiving a plurality of drawing inputs whilst the button is selected, each drawing input defining image data to be applied at a position on said face; modifying the video frame in accordance with the drawing inputs by applying the image data to each of the positions; detecting a condition and in response, for each video frame received after the detection, determining a position of the face in the frame to determine the location of the positions in the frame, applying the image data to each of the positions, and displaying the modified video frame in the UI. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127682 | Modifying Video Call Data - A method comprising: displaying a UI for display of received video; detecting selection of a UI button; receiving a plurality of drawing inputs whilst the button is selected, each drawing input defining image data to be applied at a facial position on a first side of a face of a user displayed in the received video; for each drawing input, determining a further facial position on a second side of the face, that is symmetrically opposite to the facial position; and for each received video frame, the method comprises: for each drawing input (i) determining a position of the face in the frame by executing an algorithm to determine the locations of the facial position and determined further facial position on the face in the frame; and (ii) applying the image data to the facial position and the determined further facial position; and displaying the modified frame in the UI. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127683 | REVIEW BUCKET FOR VIDEO CONFERENCES - Embodiments of the invention detail systems, computer program products, and methods for providing a review bucket for video conferences. In an exemplary embodiment the system presents on a display a review bucket widget that is configured to receive a plurality of discussion topics for use in a video conference communication session between the customer and a business agent that represents a particular entity. To this extent, the system may additionally receive, within the review bucket widget, an identifier of at least one discussion topic that the customer is interested in discussing during the video conference communication session and transmit the at least one discussion topic to the business agent. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127684 | CALL INDICATOR TOOL - Embodiments of the invention detail systems, computer program products, and methods for providing a call indicator tool. In an exemplary embodiment the system presents, on the display of a video conference apparatus, a call indicator widget linked with a video conference communication session. The call indicator widget may include (i) at least one selectable feature and (ii) at least one label for presenting information to the customer via the call indicator widget. Through user input the system may receive an indication that the customer selected the at least one feature, and in response to receiving the indication, alter the display to present information related to the selectable feature. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127685 | VIDEO CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - A video conference management method includes determining a current video conference mode in response to a mode selection from one or at least one first electronic device, sharing contents displayed on a first display area to each of a number of second electronic devices when the current video conference mode is a broadcast mode, creating a number of groups when the current video conference mode is a group mode, dividing a second display area into a number of second sub-display areas, establishing a video conference connection between the second electronic devices in each group, sharing the contents displayed on each second sub-display area to the second electronic devices in the corresponding group, and sharing the contents displayed on the first display area to the second electronic devices which are excluded from any group. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127686 | TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, PROGRAM, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A transmission terminal connected in communication with another transmission terminal via a network. The transmission terminal includes a reception part that externally receives data to be displayed for being displayed on a display part connected with the transmission terminal; a terminal information acquisition part that acquires terminal information of the other transmission terminal which transmits the data to be displayed, received by the reception part, from an information storage area previously associated with the transmission terminal; and an image display control part that displays the data to be displayed, received by the reception part, and the terminal information acquired by the terminal information acquisition part in a manner of associating them with one another on the display part in a manner depending on a type of the data to be displayed, received by the reception part. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127687 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STREAMING MEDIA TRANSMISSION - The present disclosure provides a streaming media transmission method applied in the video conference. A chairman client, a participant client, an electronic device and all are connected with a server. The chairman client invites the participant clients to join the video conference room built in the electronic device. The chairman client and the participant client request the image according to the video conference room. Every one of the participant client selects the image by the participant themselves, and the image quality of the video conference is guaranteed. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127688 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CALLING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes one or more processors configured to receive image data from another information processing apparatus. The processor includes a reception unit that receives call information from the other information processing apparatus when the processor is in a state of receiving at least the image data from the other information processing apparatus, and a calling sound output unit that outputs a calling sound upon reception of the call information by the reception unit. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127689 | DIALING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING - A dialing method for video conferencing including acquiring identification information of a user when the user requests to log in a web portal of a video conferencing management system, verifying whether the acquired identification information indicates that the user is a validated user according to the second relationship table, determining a corresponding authority level of the user according to the second relationship table, determining a number of dialing numbers corresponding to the authority level of the user when the user is verified as the validated user, selecting one dialing number from the number of dialing numbers in response to a selection of the user, and connecting an electronic device of the user to a corresponding virtual conference room of the video conferencing management system according to the selected dialing number. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127690 | AREA MONITORING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - An area monitoring system includes a camera to monitor a region of interest and provide real-time video data corresponding to real-time video images of the region of interest. A memory stores data associated with a rendered virtual environment associated with a geographic region that includes the region of interest. An image processor combines the real-time video data and the data associated with the virtual environment to generate image data. A user interface enables a user to navigate the virtual environment via inputs and displays the image data based on a location perspective corresponding to a viewing perspective of the user at a given virtual location within the virtual environment. The image processor superimposes the video images of the region of interest onto the virtual environment in the image data at a location and an orientation associated with the location perspective of the user within the virtual environment. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127691 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING CAMERAS - A system, method, and computer program for remotely viewing video or still images from one or more cameras on a customer network, providing real-time feedback on focus adjustments made by an operator. The system may include a security bridge device plugged into the customer network and a portable electronic device remotely located from the security bridge device. The security bridge device may auto-negotiate network settings with the customer network, automatically discover the cameras on the customer network, automatically/manually address and configure the cameras, and/or automatically/manually determine a best path for transmitting the video or still images. The portable electronic device may receive and display the video or still images from the cameras transmitted by the security bridge device via the determined best path. This allows the operator to focus one of the cameras while viewing the real-time video or still images therefrom. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127692 | Video Surveillance System and Video Surveillance Device - A video surveillance technology capable of including motion information from a plurality of surveillance cameras even when the installation conditions of the cameras are different is provided. This video surveillance system is characterized by being equipped with an extraction unit which, upon receiving video images from the plurality of cameras, extracts motion feature quantities from a plurality of frames which constitute the video images, a storage unit for storing extraction results from the extraction unit, a conversion unit for converting the extracted motion feature quantities, and an analysis unit for analyzing the converted motion feature quantities, wherein the conversion unit retains virtual coordinate axes which are different from the coordinate axes of the plurality of cameras and converts the feature quantities by calculating virtual viewpoints on the virtual coordinate axes. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127693 | WiFi Wireless Rear View Parking System - A WiFi wireless rear view parking system comprises a main body, a camera sensor, a Wifi transmission module, a mobile personal electronice device. The main body is installed at a license plate of an automobile. The camera sensor is provided in the main body for sensing images and video of rear regions of the automobile and generating images and video data. The Wifi transmission module transmits the image and video data from the camera. The mobile personal electronic device is for receiving image and video data transmitted by the Wifi transmission module and displaying them. The WiFi wireless rear view parking system provides rear view of the automobile to a driver. The mobile personal electronic device includes a smartphone. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127694 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING NUMBERS OF CAPTURED OR KILLED LIVING CREATURES - A monitoring system for determining numbers of captured or killed living creatures includes at least one living-creature capture device having functions of luring, or capturing or killing living creatures; at least one camera for capturing images of the living-creature capture devices, the images including photos; an input interface unit connected to the camera for receiving the images from the camera; an operation unit performing logic operations of the system; the operation unit includes a timer for recording times for capturing images; a comparison unit for determining a number of living creatures of the image; and the comparison unit containing a sample database; and a memory unit built in a memory for storing related data of the system. The system can be realized by a specific image processing unit which is combined with a cloud structure; or by a handset; or by a computer; or by a cloud structure. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127695 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A CAMERA'S FIELD OF VIEW - A method and apparatus for controlling a camera's field of view is provided herein. During operation equipment will receive a location of at least one user device. The equipment will also receive a location of a camera along with camera parameters. The equipment will determine a camera pan, tilt, and/or zoom level in order to increase a number of devices within a camera field of view. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127696 | MONITOR DEVICE AND DYNAMIC OBJECT MONITORING METHOD - A dynamic object monitoring method including, setting types of monitored zones of a monitored region in a video frame captured by a network camera and setting device parameters and sensitivity values corresponding to each of the monitored zones. Analyzing the predicted macro blocks of a current shooting frame retrieved by the network camera according to the prediction mode of the MPEG-4 encoding algorithm. Counting a number of the predicted macro blocks of each of the monitored zones. Determining whether a number of predicted macro blocks of a monitored zone is equal to or greater than a corresponding preset value. A monitored zone is determined where a dynamic object is located. The device parameters of the network camera as device parameters of the monitored zone are adjusted where the dynamic object is located for recording. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127697 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an image processing apparatus including at least one processor configured to implement: an image processing unit which receives at least one image captured by at least one camera, analyzing the captured image, and generates a summary image related to occurrence of an event among the captured image; and a controller which controls the image processor to generate the summary image in response to at least one of a user request received from a user terminal and a predetermined condition being satisfied. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127698 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECTS - Various embodiments are described herein for an electronic device and associated method for detecting potential objects in the vicinity of the electronic device. In one example embodiment, the electronic device may comprise a transceiver arm including a transceiver for transmitting source signals and receiving response signals potentially indicating at least one object in the vicinity of the user, a main body that is pivotally connected to the transceiver arm to releasably mount to an article of the user during use and include at least one processing unit for generating a feedback control signal indicating when there is at least one detected potential object in the vicinity of the user based on the response signals; and a transducer movably coupled to the main body for providing feedback to the user based on the feedback control signal when there is at least one detected potential object in the vicinity of the user. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127699 | VIEW HANDLING IN VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS - A content analysis engine receives video input and performs analysis of the video input to produce one or more gross change primitives. A view engine coupled to the content analysis engine receives the one or more gross change primitives from the content analysis engine and provides view identification information. A rules engine coupled to the view engine receives the view identification information from the view engine and provides one or more rules based on the view identification information. An inference engine performs video analysis based on the one or more rules provided by the rules engine and the one or more gross change primitives. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127700 | Wireless Network Camera Systems - Apparatus, systems and techniques associated with battery powered wireless camera systems. One aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a system that includes a battery powered wireless camera including an internal battery to provide energy and a burst transmission unit to transmit information during burst periods. The system includes a base station, separated from the battery powered wireless camera, in wireless communication with the battery powered wireless camera to receive information from the battery powered wireless camera. The base station is configured to process the received information and includes a web server to transmit the processed information to a client. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127701 | COMBINED OPTICAL LENS MODULE AND OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A combined optical lens module and an optical imaging device with the combined optical lens module are provided. The optical imaging device includes a visible light-emitting unit, an invisible light-emitting unit, at least one visible light lens group and at least one invisible light lens group. After a visible light beam is transmitted through the at least one visible light lens group, a propagating direction of the visible light beam is changed. After an invisible light beam is transmitted through the at least one invisible light lens group, a propagating direction of the invisible light beam is changed. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127702 | Augmented Reality Methods and Systems Including Optical Merging of a Plurality of Component Optical Images - The present disclosure provides augmented reality methods and systems where two or more component optical images are optically overlaid via one or more beam splitters to form composite optical images. In some embodiments a second component optical image is an electronic optical image (an image from an electronically controlled emission source) while the first component optical image is one of a physical optical image (an image of a physical object from which diffuse reflection occurs), an electronic optical image, an emission optical image (an image from a non-electronic source that emits radiation), or a hybrid optical image (composed of at least two of a physical optical image, and electronic optical image, or an emission optical image). In some embodiments the first and second component optical images are used to provide feedback concerning the quality of the overlaying and appropriate correction factors to improve the overlay quality. | 2016-05-05 |