23rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120140002 | DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE - A droplet discharge device including a plurality of vibrators arranged on an upper surface of a substrate. The substrate has a cavity, discharge hole and supply hole, which serve as a liquid flow path, formed inside a plate including flat upper and lower surfaces. A width of the cavity narrows from the upper surface side toward the lower surface side. A depth of the cavity deepens from the supply hole side toward the discharge hole side. The depth of the cavity may become shallower from the supply hole side toward the discharge hole side in a part which is positioned on the supply hole side and occupies a relatively small area, and the depth of the cavity may become deeper from the supply hole side toward the discharge hole side in a part which is positioned on the discharge hole side and occupies a relatively large area. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140003 | INKJET PRINTER TO PRINT TO A RECORDING MATERIAL - In an inkjet printer at least one print head is provided via which ink droplets are ejected onto a recording material. An intermediate ink container supplies ink for the print head. A pumping device pumps ink which is then supplied into the intermediate ink container at an ink inlet from pumping. At least one current director is arranged at a distance from a floor within a region of the intermediate ink container and is angled such that ink flowing out of the ink inlet from pumping flows in a radial direction at an angle of inclination and is deflected by the floor or a container wall of the ink container such that an ink current is generated via which a stirring of the ink occurs. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140004 | Bubble Removal for Ink Jet Printing - Approaches to remove bubbles from ink in an ink jet printer are described. Bubble removal may be implemented using one or more separator elements configured to separate bubbles of a vapor from ink. Each separator element includes wicking features having dimensions sufficient to allow capillary movement of the ink in the wicking features and to substantially exclude the bubbles from the wicking features. One or more inlets allow passage of the ink that includes the bubbles into the separator element. At least one vapor outlet allows vapor that has been separated from the ink to exit from the separator element. The ink exits from the separator element thought one or more ink outlets. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140005 | INKJET PRINTING METHODS AND INKJET INK SETS - An inkjet printing method including, in order, the steps of: a) providing at least two or more color inkjet inks of the same color and color density but having a different composition to an inkjet printer; b) mixing the two or more color inkjet inks in a controlled amount; and c) printing the mixture of the two or more color inkjet inks with the inkjet printer onto an ink-receiver. An inkjet printer and an inkjet ink set include two or more color inkjet inks of the same color and color density but having a different composition. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140006 | DAMPING DEVICE, LIQUID SUPPLYING APPARATUS, AND DROPLET DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A damping device includes an elastic membrane that serves as a wall of a part of a supply channel between a reservoir unit that contains liquid and a droplet discharging unit that discharges the liquid in the form of a droplet; a wall portion provided outside of the supply channel such that a gas chamber is provided between the wall portion and the elastic membrane; and a resistance unit provided on the wall portion, the resistance unit providing ventilation and generating a resistance force against a movement of the elastic membrane. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140007 | INKJET PRINTERS WITH DUAL PAPER SENSORS - A printer that determines paper type includes a first short and long wavelength radiation source located on a first side of paper which first radiation source sequentially outputs a short wavelength radiation and a long wavelength radiation onto the first side of the paper that reflects the long wavelength radiation and the short wavelength radiation is absorbed by the paper and emitted as long wavelength fluorescence radiation; one or more first detectors located on the first side of the paper and each detector detects a long wavelength fluorescence signal resulting from the short wavelength radiation source of the first radiation source and a reflectance signal resulting from the long wavelength radiation source of the first short and long wavelength radiation source; a second short and long wavelength radiation source located on a second side of the paper which second short wavelength and long wavelength radiation source sequentially outputs a short wavelength radiation and a long wavelength radiation onto the second side of the paper that reflects the long wavelength radiation and the short wavelength radiation is absorbed by the paper and emitted as long wavelength fluorescence radiation; one or more second detectors located on the second side of the paper each detector detects a long wavelength fluorescence signal resulting from the short wavelength radiation source of the second radiation source and a reflectance signal resulting from the long wavelength radiation source of the second short and long wavelength radiation source; and a lookup table that determines a paper type from a plurality of paper types based on the fluorescence signal and reflectance signals. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140008 | INK-JET INKS INCLUDING INTER-CROSSLINKABLE LATEX PARTICLES - The present disclosure includes compositions, methods, and systems having an ink-jet ink comprising a liquid vehicle, a colorant dispersed or dissolved in the liquid vehicle, inter-crosslinkable latex particles dispersed in the liquid vehicle, and an inter-particle crosslinker. The inter-crosslinkable latex particles can comprise at least one hydrophobic monomer; at least one acidic monomer; at least one inter-crosslinkable monomer including at least one keto group; the inter-crosslinkable monomer having the structure described in Formula 1. Additionally, the inter-crosslinkable latex particles can be intra-crosslinked forming an inter-particle crosslinked latex polymer film after printing and upon at least partial depletion of the liquid vehicle or liquid vehicle component. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140009 | TRANSFER TYPE INKJET RECORDING METHOD - A transfer type inkjet recording method uses an aggregation liquid, in which the aggregation liquid contains a polymer compound having either one of a polysaccharide having an amino group or a polysaccharide salt having an amino group. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140010 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SHEET CUTTING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a head holder, a cutter, and a cutter holder. The recording head ejects ink onto a sheet of recording media fed along a sheet feed path to record an image on the sheet. The head holder holds the recording head. The cutter includes opposed blades opposing each other with the sheet interposed therebetween. The cutter holder holds the cutter and is reciprocally movable in a width direction of the sheet perpendicular to a sheet feed direction in which the sheet is fed along the sheet feed path. The cutter holder is disposed downstream from the recording head in the sheet feed direction and within a width of the head holder in the sheet feed direction. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140011 | SHEET CUTTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SHEET CUTTING DEVICE - A sheet cutting device includes a cutter including opposed blades to cut a sheet fed along a sheet feed path to the device, a cutter holder holding the cutter and reciprocally movable in a width direction of the sheet perpendicular to a sheet feed direction in which the sheet is fed, and a guide member including a first path to guide the holder in the width direction of the sheet to cut the sheet with the cutter and a second path to guide the holder in the width direction after the sheet is cut. The second path is disposed away from the first path in a thickness direction of the sheet perpendicular to both the sheet feed direction and the width direction of the sheet. When the holder moves along the second path, the holder is retracted away from the sheet feed path in the thickness direction of the sheet. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140012 | Transporting Roller and Recording Apparatus - A transporting roller is formed of a metal plate formed into a cylindrical shape so that a pair of end surfaces oppose each other and having a joint line extending in the axial direction formed by the pair of the end surfaces including: a high friction layer formed on a surface of the roller and configured to come into contact with a transported medium; an opening provided out of the high friction layer; and a gear member disposed so that an inner peripheral surface is located on the opening. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140013 | Light Source Control Circuit, Image Forming Apparatus, And Light Source Control Method - A light source control circuit of an optical writing device, admitting connection of light sources and forming an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive element by controlling a connected light source, includes: a skew correction unit that corrects a skew of a main scanning line of an electrostatic latent image formed by the light source relative to the photosensitive element; a pattern generating unit that outputs image data for forming a predetermined pattern in an electrostatic latent image; a local deviation correction unit that corrects a local deviation of an electrostatic latent image formed by the light source on the main scanning line by acquiring image data processed to form the pattern and by performing a predetermined process; a light source control unit that causes the light source to emit light based on image data in which the local deviation has been corrected; and a setting value input unit. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140014 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PRINTBAR LIFE OR IMPROVING IMAGE QUALITY - A device including: a photoreceptor; an LED printbar; and a computer processor for: determining how long LEDs on the printbar are energized while the device is operated to generate an image output; determining that a first plurality of LEDs has been energized less than a second plurality of LEDs; energizing the first plurality of LEDs for a correction time period as the LEDs are aligned with an inter-document zone (IDZ); and de-energizing the second plurality of LEDs during the time period. Energizing the second plurality of LEDs is unrelated to energizing the LEDs for purposes of evaluating an image. The time period is concurrent with operation of the device to generate an image output. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140015 | AUTOMATIC SUPPRESSION OF IMAGES OF A VIDEO FEED IN A VIDEO CALL OR VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a method for determining whether to suppress images of a video feed in a video call or videoconference is provided. A communications server receives a first video feed from a first client and determines whether a face is present in images of the first video feed. The communication server determines whether to suppress images of the first video feed from a second video feed based on whether a face is detected in images of the first video feed. The communication server suppresses images of the first video feed from the second video feed in response to determining to suppress images of the first video feed and disseminates the second video feed to a second client. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140016 | Streaming a Videoconference From a Server Including Boundary Information for Client Layout Adjustment - A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140017 | VIDEO DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a video displaying apparatus including: a projector screen; at least one camera disposed at a predetermined position of the projector screen to acquire a user's video; a communication unit receiving the other party's video from the other video terminal and transmitting the user's video acquired through at least one camera to the other video terminal; and a projector outputting the other party's video so that the other party's video received from the communication unit is displayed on the projector screen. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140018 | Server-Assisted Video Conversation - A method, computer program product, and system provide real time, two way audio-video conversation between mobile computing devices. Low latency is achieved by splitting the audio and video data streams from a given audio-video conversation using two different transport protocols to send the separate streams over a network, and re-syncing them at the other end. The transmission for each stream is tuned based on feedback data indicating available bandwidth of the network or other mobile computing device. A server offloads processing requirements that would otherwise be handled by the mobile computing device. The two way conversation can be externally observed by web-based users. The system functions over a disparate set of mobile computing device endpoints and web-based endpoints, and over different wireless carrier network infrastructures. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140019 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF PROVIDING VIDEO CALLS USING THE SAME - A mobile terminal and a method of providing a video call using the same are disclosed. More particularly, a mobile terminal capable of supporting a video call while ensuring user's privacy by mounting a three-dimensional depth camera and a two-dimensional camera in the mobile terminal and a method of providing a video call using the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal of the present invention includes a 2D camera | 2012-06-07 |
20120140020 | Removing a Self Image From a Continuous Presence Video Image - Upon receiving a continuous presence video image, an endpoint of a videoconference may identify its self image and replace the self image with other video data, including an alternate video image from another endpoint or a background color. Embedded markers may be placed in a continuous presence video image corresponding to the endpoint. The embedded markers identify the location of the self image of the endpoint in the continuous presence video image. The embedded markers may be inserted by the endpoint or a multipoint control unit serving the endpoint. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140021 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATION, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMMUNICATION CONTROL PROGRAM - In a communication system, a communication terminal displays an image based on display data being displayed and sent by an external apparatus. The communication terminal sends first resolution data specifying a resolution of a display of the communication terminal to the external apparatus. The external apparatus determines a resolution of the display data to be transmitted, based on the first resolution data, and second resolution data specifying a resolution of a display of the external input apparatus. The external apparatus sends the display data, which is converted to have the determined resolution, to the communication terminal. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140022 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING DATA TRANSMISSION, AND TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - When a refrained state is detected at a first transmission terminal, a transmission management system sends operation state information of the first transmission terminal, which is determined based on the refrained state of the first transmission terminal, to a second transmission terminal that may initiate communication with the first transmission terminal before the second transmission terminal starts communication with the first transmission terminal. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140023 | Eye Gaze Reduction - Eye gaze reduction may be provided. First, a location of a near-end camera relative to a near-end screen may be determined. Next, based upon the determined location of the near-end camera, a location may be determined for a video window on the near-end screen. The determined location for the video window may be configured to reduce an eye gaze error in a near-end image transmitted to a far-end device from the near-end camera. Then video data from a far-end camera corresponding to the far-end device may be received and rendered in the video window at the determined location for the video window on the near-end screen. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140024 | Method of displaying an enhanced three-dimensional images - The present invention relates to an image-capturing apparatus and methods, a recording medium, a program and a display device that allows for the displaying of enhanced integral images. In particular, the present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and methods, a recording medium, a program and a display device and a display method which provide images of an object having enhanced three-dimensional resolution while allowing various viewpoints of the images. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140025 | Dynamic Modification of Video Content at a Set-Top Box Device - A particular method includes receiving video content at a set-top box device. Scene data defining a three-dimensional scene is accessed, where the scene data includes object data defining at least one three-dimensional graphical object, and where the scene data is accessed based at least in part on information associated with the video content. The method further includes processing the object data to render the at least one three-dimensional graphical object. The rendered at least one three-dimensional graphical object is overlaid on a portion of the video content, thereby generating dynamically modified video content. The method includes sending the dynamically modified video content to a display device. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140026 | 2D-to-3D COLOR COMPENSATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A 2D-to-3D color compensation method for compensating color processing in a display device is disclosed. The display device is coupled with a 2D-to-3D conversion box. The method includes the following steps: firstly, the 2D-to-3D conversion box sends out a combined calibration pattern to the display device. Then, the display device performs image processing for the combined calibration pattern. Subsequently, detect a difference value between the combined calibration pattern processed by the display device and the original combined calibration pattern. Finally, adjust the combined calibration pattern according to the difference value. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140027 | Pseudo-3d Forced Perspective Methods And Devices - The present invention relates to conversion of 2D media to pseudo-3D left and right image pairs. In particular, it relates to imposing forced perspective on left and right versions of a 2D image. The distorted pair of images, when displayed, will be interpreted by a viewer as a 3D image. The pseudo-3D forced perspective image pairs can be produced without depth mapping of objects in scenes and without comparing the position of objects in successive image frames. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140028 | STEROSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY - The present invention provides a stereoscopic image display which controls display mode of the stereoscopic image display according to the entered image signal and displays both 2D images and stereoscopic images at high resolution with better viewing. The stereoscopic image display is constituted of a device for comparing the image signal entered into the stereoscopic image to determine to either 2D image signal or stereoscopic image signal and a combined use type stereoscopic image display of 2D images and stereoscopic images which can display 2D images and stereoscopic images at high resolution by controlling illumination pattern of the light source device for the stereoscopic image display to provide better viewing. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140029 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Program - An image processing method in an image processing device includes causing an image input unit to input a two-dimensional image signal, causing an image conversion unit to input an image signal output from the image input unit and to generate and output a left eye image and a right eye image used for realizing binocular stereoscopic viewing, and causing an image output unit to output the left eye image and the right eye image output from the image conversion unit, wherein in the image conversion, the amount of spatial characteristic of the input image signal is extracted and the image generation of at least one of the left eye image and the right eye image is performed on the basis of image conversion processing in which enhancement processing to which the amount of characteristic is applied is performed on the input image signal. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140030 | ENCODING APPARATUS, ENCODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An encoding apparatus for inputting a first image signal and a second image signal from an input source different from an input source of the first image signal adaptively decides a first bit rate and a second bit rate which are respectively assigned to a first encoding unit for encoding the input first image signal and a second encoding unit for encoding the input second image signal on the basis of the first image signal, on the basis of photographing mode information or distortion ratios of encoding by the encoding units. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140031 | BLANKING INTER-FRAME TRANSITIONS OF A 3D SIGNAL - Inter-frame blanking involves blanking the transition period between two video frames of a three-dimensional video signal. One implementation includes receiving a three-dimensional video signal and determining a frame overlap interval. The frame overlap interval is the time period in which a display device will concurrently display at least one portion of a first video frame and at least one portion of a second video frame during a transition period. The implementation also includes, based on the frame overlap interval, generating an inter-frame blanking signal that instructs a blanking device to filter the display of the three-dimensional video signal. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140032 | FORMATTING 3D CONTENT FOR LOW FRAME-RATE DISPLAYS - Converting three-dimensional ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120140033 | DISPLAYING 3D CONTENT ON LOW FRAME-RATE DISPLAYS - Displaying three-dimensional (3D) video content to low frame-rate display devices can involve sending 3D video content to a display device. One implementation includes sending a first image for viewing by a user's first eye to the display device via first video frame(s) and sending a second image for viewing by the user's second eye via second video frame(s). Additionally, the implementation includes transmitting an inter-frame blanking signal to a blanking device. The inter-frame blanking signal instructs the blanking device to blank concurrently both of the user's eyes during a transition period of the display device. During the transition period, the display device concurrently displays both a portion of the first video frame(s) and a portion of the second video frame(s). | 2012-06-07 |
20120140034 | DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING 3D CONTENT ON LOW FRAME-RATE DISPLAYS - A video conversion device that converts 3D content for viewing on low frame-rate display devices can include a video signal input device for receiving a 3D content, and a video signal output device for sending an output video signal to a display device. The video conversion device can also include processing units that convert 3D content to an output signal adapted for the display device. The processing units can also generate a shuttering signal, which instructs a shuttering device to occlude a user's view of the output signal, and a transmitter for transmitting the shuttering signal. Additionally, an accessory device that enables a computing system to convert and send 3D content can include a computing system interface device, and a shuttering signal transmitter. The accessory device can also include instructions for converting a 3D video signal for a display device, and for generating a shuttering signal. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140035 | IMAGE OUTPUT METHOD FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE WHICH OUTPUTS THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENTS, AND A DISPLAY DEVICE EMPLOYING THE METHOD - The present invention relates to an image output method for a display device which outputs three-dimensional contents, and to a display device employing the method, and more specifically, relates to: an image output method for a display device, wherein a judgment is made as to whether an image signal contains three-dimensional image data, the image signal is then subjected to image processing in accordance with whether or not it contains three-dimensional image data, and any three-dimensional image data contained in the image signal is output in 3D format; and to a display device employing the method. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140036 | STEREO IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE AND METHOD - Provided is a stereo image coding apparatus ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120140037 | MOTIONLESS ADAPTIVE STEREOSCOPIC SCENE CAPTURE WITH TUNEABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL LENSES AND STEREOSCOPIC AUTO-FOCUSING METHODS - A motionless adaptive focus stereoscopic scene capture apparatus employing tunable liquid crystal lenses is provided. The apparatus includes at least two image sensors preferably fabricated as a monolithic stereo image capture component and at least two corresponding tunable liquid crystal lenses preferably fabricated as a monolithic focus adjustment component. Using a variable focus tunable liquid crystal lens at each aperture stop provides constant magnification focus control. Controlled spatial variance of a spatially variant electric field applied to the liquid crystal of each tunable liquid crystal lens provides optical axis shift enabling registration between stereo images. A controller implements coupled auto-focusing methods employing multiple focus scores derived from at least two camera image sensors and providing multiple tunable liquid crystal lens drive signals for synchronous focus acquisition of a three dimensional scene. Wafer manufacture provides a compact stereoscopic image capture apparatus for endoscopic surgery, optical inspection and entertainment applications. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140038 | ZERO DISPARITY PLANE FOR FEEDBACK-BASED THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO - The techniques of this disclosure are directed to the feedback-based stereoscopic display of three-dimensional images, such as may be used for video telephony (VT) and human-machine interface (HMI) application. According to one example, a region of interest (ROI) of stereoscopically captured images may be automatically determined based on determining disparity for at least one pixel of the captured images are described herein. According to another example, a zero disparity plane (ZDP) for the presentation of a 3D representation of stereoscopically captured images may be determined based on an identified ROI. According to this example, the ROI may be automatically identified, or identified based on receipt of user input identifying the ROI. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140039 | RUNNING-ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A running-environment recognition apparatus includes an information recognition section mounted in a vehicle and configured to recognize an information of at least a frontward region of the vehicle relative to a traveling direction of the vehicle; and a road-surface calculating section configured to calculate a road surface of a traveling road and a portion lower than the road surface in the frontward region of the vehicle, from the information recognized by the information recognition section. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140040 | INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVISION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - The utility of a service using AR is improved. The information display apparatus which applies an information display according to augmented reality (AR) acquires a reference image for matching with a subject in a captured image and scale information which shows a scale of the subject in the reference image from an information provision apparatus. Then, an inputter-outputter of the information display apparatus displays the captured image as well as a distribution of the reference images by a scale of the subject. On this distribution display, a guide display according to the scale of the subject in the captured image is performed. This guide display moves on the distribution display corresponding to a change of an angle of view. Accordingly, it is easily set the angle of view by which the matching using the acquired reference image can be performed appropriately, and the convenience improves. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140041 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE REMOTE INSPECTION OF A STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a method for the remote inspection of a structure, comprising the following operations:
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20120140042 | WARNING A USER ABOUT ADVERSE BEHAVIORS OF OTHERS WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT BASED ON A 3D CAPTURED IMAGE STREAM - A computer-implemented method, system, and program includes a behavior processing system for capturing a three-dimensional movement of a monitored user within a particular environment monitored by a supervising user, wherein the three-dimensional movement is determined by using at least one image capture device aimed at the monitored user. The behavior processing system identifies a three-dimensional object properties stream using the captured movement. The behavior processing system identifies a particular defined adverse behavior of the monitored user represented by the three-dimensional object properties stream by comparing the identified three-dimensional object properties stream with multiple adverse behavior definitions. In response to identifying the particular defined adverse behavior from among the multiple adverse behavior definitions, the behavior processing system triggers a warning system to notify the supervising user about the particular defined adverse behavior of the monitored user through an output interface only detectable by the supervising user. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140043 | COMPOUND-EYE IMAGING DEVICE, AND PARALLAX ADJUSTING METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A composite eye camera has: imaging sections ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120140044 | MOTIONLESS ADAPTIVE STEREOSCOPIC SCENE CAPTURE WITH TUNEABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL LENSES AND STEREOSCOPIC AUTO-FOCUSING METHODS - A motionless adaptive focus stereoscopic scene capture apparatus employing tuneable liquid crystal lenses is provided. The apparatus includes at least two image sensors preferably fabricated as a monolithic stereo image capture component and at least two corresponding tuneable liquid crystal lenses preferably fabricated as a monolithic focus adjustment component. Using a variable focus tuneable liquid crystal lens at each aperture stop provides constant magnification focus control. Controlled spatial variance of a spatially variant electric field applied to the liquid crystal of each tuneable liquid crystal lens provides optical axis shift enabling registration between stereo images. A controller implements coupled auto-focusing methods employing multiple focus scores derived from at least two camera image sensors and providing multiple tuneable liquid crystal lens drive signals for synchronous focus acquisition of a three dimensional scene. Wafer manufacture provides a compact stereoscopic image capture apparatus for endoscopic surgery, optical inspection and entertainment applications. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140045 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - An apparatus for imaging a 3D image includes an opening through which an image passes and a plurality of lens components to obtain the image, and covers up the inside thereof visible through the opening by using a covering member. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140046 | Stereoscopic Image Shooting Apparatus - A compound-eye type stereoscopic image shooting apparatus has a single image sensing device and two shooting optical systems. The two shooting optical systems include a first shooting optical system for forming a first subject image composed of light in a first wavelength range alone and a second shooting optical system for forming a second subject image composed of light in a second wavelength range alone which is different from the first wavelength range. The image sensing device has an image sensing surface divided into a first image sensing area for recording the first subject image and a second image sensing area for recording the second subject image. The image sensing device has, on the image sensing surface, a wavelength filter that transmits, in the first image sensing area, light in the first wavelength range alone and, in the second image sensing area, light in the second wavelength range alone. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140047 | Stereoscopic Image Shooting Apparatus - A stereoscopic image shooting apparatus has first and second shooting optical systems, a single image sensing device, a wavelength switcher, and a controller. The shooting optical systems form left-viewpoint and right-viewpoint subject images. The image sensing device has an image sensing surface on which the subject images are formed. The wavelength switcher switches wavelengths of the light incident on the image sensing surface by the controller. By forming the left-viewpoint subject image with light in the specific wavelength range and simultaneously forming the right-viewpoint subject image with light in the wavelength range other than the specific wavelength range, a first image is formed in a first frame. By forming the right-viewpoint subject image with light in the specific wavelength range and simultaneously forming the left-viewpoint subject image with light in the wavelength range other than the specific wavelength range, a second image is formed in a second frame. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140048 | LOCATION BASED MEDIA DISPLAY - A method includes receiving media content of a particular program at a media device. The media content of the particular program is received via a plurality of video streams, where each of the plurality of video streams is associated with a different viewing perspective. The method includes determining locations of one or more viewers of a display device relative to a plurality of viewing zones of the display device. The method also includes selecting a video stream of the particular program to display to each viewer of the one or more viewers based on the location of each viewer. One video stream is selected for each viewer, and different video streams are selected for viewers in different viewing zones. The method further includes sending the selected video streams to the display device from the media device | 2012-06-07 |
20120140049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIME MULTIPLEXED STEREO DISPLAY AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A time multiplexed stereo display system is provided. The system includes a video player to output a sequence of image frames with respect to multiple stereo-displayed images. Each of the stereo-displayed images is formed by a first-view image and a second-view image with a parallax therebetween. The sequence of the image frames is sequentially displaying all of the first-view images and then sequentially displaying all of the second-view images to symmetrically transmitting first-view/second-view images. Further, a display panel receives the sequence of image frames for accordingly displaying the image frames. Multiple shutter eyeglasses, are controlled by the video player to transmit the stereo-displayed images, respectively, in accordance with the sequence of the image frames. Each of the shutter eyeglasses has a first-view glass and a second-view glass to accordingly transmit one of the first-view images and the second-view images in each display of the image frames. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140050 | 3D GLASSES AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Three-dimensional (3D) glasses for viewing a 3D display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The 3D glasses include: a glass unit including a left eye glass and a right eye glass; a driving unit which drives the glass unit; a mode setting unit which sets an operation mode of the glass unit between a 3D viewing mode or a 2D viewing mode; and a control unit which controls the driving unit to change an opening and closing shutter setting or a rotational direction of the glass unit according to the set operation mode set by the mode setting unit. Accordingly, a user convenience is improved. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140051 | SHUTTERING THE DISPLAY OF INTER-FRAME TRANSITIONS - A shuttering device can improve a viewer's perception of displayed three-dimensional (3D) content by concurrently shuttering both of the viewer's eyes during frame transitions. One implementation includes the shuttering device receiving a shuttering signal synchronized to a display of 3D content at a display device. In response to the shuttering signal, the shuttering device can shutter the display of the 3D content. The shuttering can include shuttering a first shuttering component during a first time period corresponding to display of second eye 3D content. The shuttering can also include shuttering both the first shuttering component and a second shuttering component concurrently during a second time period corresponding to display of a transition from the second eye 3D content to first eye 3D content. Additionally, the shuttering can include shuttering the second shuttering component during a third time period corresponding to display of the first eye 3D content. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140052 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY - A stereoscopic image display is discussed. The stereoscopic image display includes a display panel including data lines, gate lines crossing the data lines, thin film transistors (TFTs) that are turned on in response to gate pulses from the gate lines, and a plurality of pixels, a data driving circuit that converts digital video data into a data voltage and supplies the data voltage to the data lines, a gate driving circuit sequentially supplying the gate pulses synchronized with the data voltage to the gate lines, and a timing controller that receives a timing signal, 2D image data, and 3D image data from an external host system, supplies the digital video data to the data driving circuit, and controls an operation timing of the data driving circuit and an operation timing of the gate driving circuit. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140053 | HEALTH MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A health monitoring method of a health monitoring apparatus which wirelessly communicates with a wireless terminal and includes a camera module is provided. The apparatus establishes a connection with the wireless terminal and receives a control signal from the wireless terminal. The apparatus captures an image of a body part with the camera module in response to the control signal, and encodes the captured image into a digital image signal. The apparatus then packetizes the digital image signal and transmits the packetized signal to the wireless terminal. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140054 | INTELLIGENT HAND WASHING MONITORING SYSTEM - An intelligent hand washing monitoring system identifies if a user has actually washed every parts of his/her hands and informs the user with washed parts highlighted on a display unit. An image recognition technique is used to determine if the user uses a standard hand washing procedure to wash their hands and suggests to the user which part to wash with respect to the standard hand washing procedure in real time. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140055 | MICROSCOPE, REGION DETERMINING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A microscope includes a dark-field illumination system that irradiates dark-field illumination light to a preparation in which a specimen is encapsulated between slide glass and cover glass by using an encapsulant, and an imaging unit that takes a dark-field image of the preparation irradiated with the dark-field illumination light. The microscope further includes a region determiner that detects the boundary between the encapsulant and air included between the slide glass and the cover glass based on the taken dark-field image and determines a region other than a region of the air as a region of interest for the specimen. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140056 | SAMPLE IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN IMAGE OF CELLS OR TISSUES LOCATED IN A CULTURING SPACE TO DATA PRCESSING MEANS - The invention relates to a sample imaging system ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120140057 | Microscope for Measuring Total Reflection Fluorescence - Currently, relatively weak light sources with low light intensities are used in wide-field microscopes. Inevitably, focusing in the pupil plane thereby results in low light intensities in the sample, since the output of the light source is distributed over a very large sample area. However, there are also wide-field technologies requiring very high intensities, for example, photo-activates localization (PAL) microscopy. It is the object of the invention to allow, with little expenditure, the flexible adjustment of the illumination light intensity in the sample. For this purpose, a laser ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120140058 | STATIC DESALTER SIMULATOR - A static desalter simulator apparatus has a housing for containing a liquid bath and a rack disposed within the housing. The rack is formed of at least two substantially parallel plates separable by a plurality of spacers. An electric field is generatable between the plates, and at least one of the plates includes at least one recess. The apparatus also includes at least one mixing tube for containing an oil-water emulsion, which is positionable within at least one of the recesses. A controller is operatively connected to a mixing tube. An imaging device for generating a digital image or video during a demulsification process is in a mixing tube. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140059 | INSPECTION MACHINE, INSPECTING METHOD AND INSPECTING SYSTEM - An inspection machine capable of inspecting optical property and electrical property of a light emitting device is provided. The inspection machine includes a substrate table, a probe mechanism, a heating apparatus, a cooling apparatus, an image-sensing apparatus, a temperature-sensing apparatus and a moving mechanism. The probe mechanism is capable of moving toward the light emitting device to contact therewith. The heating apparatus is capable of heating the light emitting device within a first temperature range. The cooling apparatus is capable of cooling the light emitting device within a second temperature range. The image-sensing apparatus senses a light emitting image provided from the light emitting device. The temperature-sensing apparatus senses the present temperature of the light emitting device. The image-sensing apparatus is disposed on the moving mechanism. The moving mechanism is capable of moving the image-sensing apparatus. An inspecting method and an inspecting system for the inspection machine are also provided. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140060 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An inspection apparatus and method, which can perform defect determination and estimate a defect on a mask and the resultant influence on a wafer. Each of the transfer images is reviewed in order of following (1) to (3):
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20120140061 | Multi-Object Appearance-Enhanced Fusion of Camera and Range Sensor Data - A transportation vehicle configured to track an object external to the vehicle. The vehicle includes a camera, a range sensor, and an on-board computer. The on-board computer includes a processor and a tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform select steps. The steps include determining that new-object data corresponding to the object is available based on input received from the sensor sub-system of the vehicle. The steps also include registering the new-object data and estimating an expected location and an expected appearance for the object according to a prediction algorithm to generate a predicted track corresponding to the object. The steps also include analyzing motion for the object including comparing the predicted track with any existing track associated with the object and stored in a database of the on-board computer. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140062 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CAMERA - An imaging apparatus having a function of enabling focus detection at high speed while exposing an image sensor to light. Imaging apparatus | 2012-06-07 |
20120140063 | SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR GENERATING INTEGRATED DATABASE OF IMAGED MAP - A photography unit photographs a target, a control unit acquires distance data between a photography position and a target to be photographed of the photography unit, an azimuth angle and an elevation/depression angle of a photography direction of the photography unit together with the image information by an angle distance measurement unit synchronously or asynchronously to the shutter operation of the photography unit. The angle distance measurement unit has a configuration without using an axis fixed onto a mobile object. Coordinate information of the photography position of the photography unit is acquired from the coordinate measurement unit synchronously to asynchronously to the shutter operation. The control unit calculates coordinate information of a photographing target, based on the data of the acquired distance data, the azimuth, elevation and depression angles, and the coordinate information. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140064 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120140065 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE DIMENSIONS OF A PARCEL - A method of determining the dimensions of a parcel, in which method the parcel to be measured is placed against an orthogonal reference support made up of at least two perpendicular vertical side panels, each of which is provided with a grid, and an image of the support and of the parcel together is acquired so as to determine at least three perpendicular edges of the parcel, and then the number of intervals of the grid that form each of the edges is counted so as to obtain the dimensions in mm of the parcel. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140066 | VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM BASED ON GAUSSIAN MIXTURE MODELING WITH TWO-TYPE LEARNING RATE CONTROL SCHEME - To construct a video surveillance system, the Gaussian mixture modeling (GMM) is a popular choice among various background modeling approaches, for its capability of adaptation to background variations. However, the GMM often suffers from a tradeoff between robustness to background changes and sensitivity to foreground abnormalities, and is inefficient in managing the tradeoff for diverse surveillance scenarios. In the present invention, we identify that such a tradeoff can be easily controlled by a new computational scheme of two-type learning rate control for the GMM. Based on the proposed rate control scheme, a new video surveillance system that applies feedbacks of pixel properties computed in object-level analysis to the learning rate controls of the GMM in pixel-level background modeling is developed. Such a system gives better regularization of background adaptation and is efficient in resolving the tradeoff for many surveillance applications. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140067 | High Definition Imaging Over Legacy Surveillance and Lower Bandwidth Systems - A video apparatus with high-resolution imaging device capable of producing standard or lower resolution images from a random or selected and variable region of viewing area. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140068 | Medical Situational Awareness System - The visual condition of a patient is monitored by defining a an authorized patient zone, placing a video camera in a location to capture a visual image of the patient zone, defining a base visual image of the patient zone, monitoring the visual image at a remote location, identifying any change in the captured image from the base visual image, and generating an alert in the event a change is detected. Certain changes in the zone may occur without generating an alert. Authorized personnel may enter and leave the zone without generating an alert. In a typical application the system for practicing the method is networked based for providing medical appliance data directly to key personnel at a standard computer station. The system also includes video monitoring in real-time or near real-time, providing visual as well as technical monitoring of the patient wherever he is located. In one aspect of the invention, the system is IP based, permitting access to the information anywhere on the World Wide Web. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140069 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GATHERING VIEWERSHIP STATISTICS AND PROVIDING VIEWER-DRIVEN MASS MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods of gathering viewership statistics on viewers of mass media content and providing content based on identified characteristics of viewers. One embodiment includes a content distribution space, a content item, and an audience measurement system having a camera, and a processing unit. The audience measurement system can identify characteristics of viewers of an audience and gather statistics, including, but not limited to, how many views of the content item, how long each view is, and the number of opportunities to see (OTSs). The identified characteristics of the viewers of the audience can be used to identify a content item to present on the content distribution space. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140070 | NEAR-TO-EYE HEAD DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A near-to-eye (NTE) display allows an operator of an apparatus, such as a pilot of an aircraft, to see a conformal video presentation of the view outside the apparatus. Significant objects outside are converted into a conformal video view. An accelerator measures movement and rate of movement of the NTE display positioned on the operator's head, and if the movement and rate exceed a threshold, either ceases the continued display, removes, or deemphasizes the conformal image, for the period of the delay in order to eliminate any jerky or jittery motion of the displayed conformal image, which may be distracting, irritating, or headache inducing to the pilot. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140071 | VIBRATION CANCELLATION FOR VEHICLE-BORNE GIMBAL-MOUNTED SENSOR - Motion control circuitry for a vehicle-borne, gimbal-mounted sensor (such as a camera on a helicopter) includes main position control circuitry generating a commanded drive signal representing a desired driving of a positioning element (e.g. azimuth or elevation motor) to achieve a position of the sensor, and feed-forward vibration cancellation circuitry generating a cancellation drive signal representing a driving of the positioning element to cancel vehicle vibration. The feed-forward vibration cancellation circuitry includes a vibration sensor and adaptive feed-forward control circuitry, the vibration sensor generating a vibration signal representative of the vehicle vibration, and the adaptive feed-forward control circuitry applying a feed-forward gain to the vibration signal to generate the cancellation drive signal. The feed-forward gain is continually calculated as an integrating function of the vibration signal and an error signal corresponding to a mechanical response of the positioning element to the vehicle vibration. Combining circuitry (e.g., an adder) combines the commanded drive signal and cancellation drive signal to generate a combined drive signal controlling the driving of the positioning element. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140072 | OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS - A parameter memory of an object detection apparatus retains a plurality of parameters used for a detection process for each of a plurality of detection conditions. A parameter selector selects a parameter from amongst the parameters retained in the parameter memory, according to an existing detection condition. Then an object detector performs the detection process of detecting an object approaching a vehicle, based on a captured image captured by a camera out of a plurality of cameras disposed at different locations of the vehicle, by using the parameter selected by the parameter selector. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140073 | IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS - An in-vehicle apparatus includes an image-capturing part that is installed on a vehicle and captures an image of a periphery of the vehicle, an image generator that generates a bird's-eye image including the vehicle and the periphery of the vehicle viewed from a virtual viewpoint based on the image captured by the image-capturing part, and a transmitter that transmits the bird's-eye image to a terminal. The image generator changes the virtual viewpoint based on a change request from the terminal and generates the bird's-eye image viewed from the virtual viewpoint after changing the virtual viewpoint. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140074 | ELECTRONIC MIRROR - An electronic mirror includes a first display section, a second display sections and a half mirror disposed between the display sections. The first display section displays a surrounding image captured by an imaging device in a display region. The second display section displays a frame image that has a shape taken along an outer periphery of the display region. A distance between the first display section and a point of the half mirror is greater than a distance between the second display section and the point the half mirror so that the frame image is offset relative to the outer periphery of the surrounding image when viewed in the half mirror. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140075 | Traffic Signals and Related Methods - Traffic signals include displays and controllers for displaying information relating to the general condition of the traffic signal. The information can include a time remaining in seconds until the next change in the general condition. Traffic signal systems are adaptable to facilitate passage of emergency vehicles through intersections, including traffic signal systems with flat panel screens. The displays can be flat panel screens displaying information in multiple information formats. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140076 | FORWARD COLLISION WARNING TRAP AND PEDESTRIAN ADVANCED WARNING SYSTEM - A method for providing a forward collision warning using a camera mountable in a motor vehicle. The method acquires multiple image frames at known time intervals. A patch may be selected in at least one of the image frames. Optical flow may be tracked between the image frames of multiple image points of the patch. Based on the fit of the image points to a model, a time-to collision (TTC) may be determined if a collision is expected. The image points may be fit to a road surface model and a portion of the image points is modeled to be imaged from a road surface. A collision is not expected based on the fir of the image points to the road surface model. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140077 | IMAGE SERVER, IMAGE DELIVER BASED ON IMAGE INFORMATION AND CONDITION, AND IMAGE DISPLAY TERMINAL - Images are efficiently collected or delivered so that uncomfortable feeling given to users who view picked images picked up at vehicles and delivered by an image server is lessened. An image server is so constructed that the following operation is performed: the picked image of the surroundings of a vehicle, picked up with a camera mounted on the vehicle, and the image pickup information of the picked image, including information about the image pickup point, are stored on a storing medium; and picked images stored on the storing medium are delivered to users who view received picked images. One is selected from among picked images inputted from a vehicle with respect to each of areas to which the image pickup points of those picked images belong based on the image pickup information and a predetermined selection condition. The selected picked image is stored on the storing medium. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140078 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An imaging system for a vehicle includes an imaging array sensor and a control. The imaging array sensor is disposed at least partially within an exterior rearview mirror assembly that is attached at a side of a vehicle. The field of view of the imaging array sensor encompasses at least one of a rearward field of view, a sideward field of view and a forward field of view. The control may utilize edge detection in processing captured image data. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data by the control, the control determines an object of interest present in the field of view of the imaging array sensor. A portion of the equipped vehicle is present in the field of view of the imaging array sensor and the control may be operable to determine that the portion of the equipped vehicle is not an object of interest. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140079 | Entry Control Point Device, System and Method - The present invention provides an entry control device, system and method which can recognize a vehicle by its undercarriage image only. The present invention compares a new vehicle undercarriage image with those stored in a reference database to facilitate the automatic search of a vehicle's undercarriage. The present invention can compare the new undercarriage image to the same or similar undercarriage image previously entered in the reference database, highlighting any anomalies such as, for example, foreign objects, explosives, drugs, paraphernalia and other illegal and/or harmful substances and devices. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140080 | VEHICULAR VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEM - A video mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having an electrochromic reflective element and a video display screen disposed to the rear of the reflective element. The video display screen, when actuated, emits light that passes through a transflective mirror reflector of the reflective element to be visible to a driver of the vehicle viewing the reflective element. The video display screen includes a thin film transistor liquid crystal display element that is back lit by a plurality of white light emitting light emitting diodes. A camera having a field of view rearward of the vehicle is mounted at the rear of the vehicle and, during a reversing maneuver of the vehicle, a video output of the camera is displayed by the video display screen as video images so as to assist the driver in reversing the equipped vehicle. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140081 | Test System For A Set-Top Box - The present application is directed to a test system for testing set-top boxes which provide a video output to a televisión. The test system records the execution of a test script, inputs to the set-top box and video output, each separately with a time stamp. The test system has a graphical user interface for playing back the video, inputs and scripts in a synchronised fashion. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140082 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SUBMERGED ORGANISM DETECTION BY ROTATIONAL LASER LIGHT - A submerged organism detection system. Particularly, a system and method for detection of organisms and includes a rotational mirror and laser light. The system has a camera with a visible field and detects a flash; a laser device produces a laser beam; a mirror rotates about an axis and reflects the laser beam throughout a plane, the plane being substantially horizontal, the visible field being a portion of the plane, wherein, when an object obstructs the laser beam, the flash is produced; and a counter that has a count, wherein, when the flash is produced, the counter increases the count. Further, the system may be submerged underwater. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140083 | BROADCASTING CONTENT - User imaging terminals (such as mobile phones with camera or video functionality) may be used to take images that are used to create an image stream of an event. In one implementation, a device may receive the images and transmit the images to one or more second users. The device may receive indications, from the second users, of whether the images are approved by the second users for incorporation into an image stream; and generate the image stream, based on the images that are approved by the second users. The image stream may be transmitted to one or more display devices. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140084 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MARKING DISCREPANCIES IN IMAGE OF OBJECT - In a method for marking discrepancies of a captured image of an object, an image is captured and compared to a standard image. A discrepant image showing any discrepancies of the captured image is generated, and is separated into an R grayscale image, a G grayscale image, and a B grayscale image. An R channel matrix group, a G channel matrix group, and a B channel matrix group are created. R channel negative matrixes, G channel negative matrixes, and B channel negative matrixes are determined from the RGB channel matrix groups. RGB pixel groups are calculated based on the R channel negative matrixes, the G channel negative matrixes, and the B channel negative matrixes. A target pixel group to be marked is determined by calculating an intersection of the RGB pixel groups. The discrepancies of the digital image are marked out according to the target pixel group. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140085 | CAMERAS, CAMERA APPARATUSES, AND METHODS OF USING SAME - The present specification provides hands-free, mobile, real-time video cameras that overcome the shortcomings of previous designs. Cameras described in the present specification may be light-weight and small enough to be mounted anywhere, especially on a user's body. Cameras described in the present specification may be also cost-effective and rugged enough for use during very strenuous and/or high contact activities. Yet, even with a very small and durable form-factor, cameras described in the present specification offer full-motion, enhanced, and/or high-definition video capture over an extended period of time. The combination of diminutive size, low-power consumption, and high resolution has been heretofore unavailable in the art. Moreover, cameras described in the present specification may be seamlessly compatible with various software applications and platform independent. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140086 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING IMAGE SHAKE CORRECTION - An image pickup apparatus includes a first detection unit for detecting a rotation shake, a first computation unit for processing a detection signal of the rotation shake into a rotation shake correction target value, a second detection unit for detecting a parallel shake in a plane surface perpendicular to an optical axis, a second computation unit for process a detection signal of the parallel shake into a parallel shake correction target value, a shake correction unit for correcting an image shake in the plane surface of the image pickup apparatus based on the rotation and parallel shake correction target values, an initialization unit for initializing the parallel shake correction target value, and a control unit for moving the shake correction unit based on an image pickup start instruction prior to an image pickup operation while initializing the parallel shake correction target value. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140087 | IMAGE STABILIZATION SYSTEM - An image stabilization system includes a fixed unit having a first receiving cavity therein, a movable unit received in the first receiving cavity, a pivot member located between the fixed unit and the movable unit, a magnetic motion sensor, and a magnetic driving module. The pivot member is received in and between the fixed unit and the movable unit. The magnetic motion sensor is disposed on the fixed unit for detecting a movement of the image stabilization system. The magnetic driving module is configured for rotating the movable unit around the pivot member to compensate for movement of the image stabilization system based on the motion detection result of the motion sensor. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140088 | Photographic Light Output Power Control System and Method - Retasking of one or more photographic exposure controls of a camera to give direct manual control of a power output level of a lighting device by mapping a dynamic range of a photographic exposure compensation control of the camera to a dynamic range of a power output level of the lighting device. In another example, mapping is used in automatic tracking of changes in ISO and/or aperture of a camera to a power output level of a lighting device. In one example, automatic tracking of power control can be provided to lighting devices (such as studio strobes) that do not usually have access to automated power control from a camera. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140089 | IMAGE SENSOR AND CAMERA SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - An image sensor includes a reference voltage generation unit that generates a reference voltage that alternately decreases and increases at a constant rate in an operation mode of the image sensor to convert analog signals of detected incident light to a digital value using the reference voltage to determine an intensity of the incident light with high sensitivity and high signal-to-noise ratio. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140090 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS BODY AND REPORTING TERMINAL - An imaging apparatus capable of assisting such shooting that a designated subject is accommodated in a predetermined reference range without user's continuing gazing at a display screen. Imaging apparatus | 2012-06-07 |
20120140091 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING A PROTRUSION ON A FACE - A method and apparatus for recognizing a protrusion on a face is proposed. The apparatus forms two images, wherein one is formed in a condition in which a target is lighted and another is formed in a condition in which the target is non-lighted. Face regions are detected from the images respectively and then are compared each other. Then, analyzing change in intensity for indicating change in contrast of the compared regions is performed. Based on the result of the analyzing, it is determined whether there is a protrusion in a face presented in the images. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140092 | VIDEO ROTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A video recording device is described having an orientation sensor. The recording device rotates video data received from an image sensor according to signals received from the orientation sensor. The rotation occurs before the video data is compressed according to a video codec and stored on a tangible storage device. By rotating the video data before compression, the need for intensive, post-capture video rotation on the compressed video file is eliminated. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140093 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND METHOD - An image capture device includes a light sensor, a projector and a processing unit. The light source detects luminance value of ambient light. The projector projects images by using light generated by a light source included in the projector. The processing unit obtains luminance value from the light sensor in response to a capture operation; determines whether the obtained luminance value is less than a predetermined value; and controls the projector to adjust the luminance of the light source and capturing image simultaneously if the luminance value is less than the predetermined value. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140094 | Pattern projection and imaging using lens arrays - A method for projection includes generating a pattern of illumination, and positioning an array of lenses so as to project different, respective parts of the pattern onto a scene. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140095 | Zoom Lens System, Imaging Device and Camera - A zoom lens system having a plurality of lens units, each lens unit being composed of at least one lens element, the zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising: a first lens unit having negative optical power and being composed of at least two lens elements; and a second lens unit having positive optical power, wherein in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit at the time of image taking, the lens units are individually moved along an optical axis to vary magnification such that an interval between the first lens unit and the second lens unit decreases, and the conditions: f | 2012-06-07 |
20120140096 | Timing Solution for Projector Camera Devices and Systems - An imaging system includes an integrated projector that projects images on to an external display surface and a digital camera that records gestures and/or other objects that are in or illuminated by the projected images. The camera and/or the projector generate a timing signal to synchronize a refresh rate of the projector with an exposure time of the digital camera. The synchronization reduces or eliminates interference patterns that may be caused by gestures in or illuminated by the projected image, and allows the digital camera to more accurately detect the gestures. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140097 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE CAPTURING CAPABLE OF EFFECTIVELY REPRODUCING QUALITY IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus includes an imaging lens, an image pickup device, and a correcting circuit. The imaging lens is configured to focus light from an object to form an image. The image pickup device is configured to pick up the image formed by the imaging lens. The correcting circuit is configured to execute computations for correcting image degradation of the image caused by the imaging lens. The imaging lens is also a single lens having a finite gain of optical transfer function and exhibiting a minute difference in the gain between different angles of view of the imaging lens. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140098 | STUDIO BOOTH CONFIGURED TO PRODUCE ILLUSION THAT CUSTOMER IS PHOTOGRAPHED IN DIFFERENT LOCALE - A method of producing a performance in an enclosure including: providing an audio and video system for recording the performance, providing a computer system for displaying a performance backdrop on a chroma key screen, and providing a transmitter for sending the recording to a selected location outside the enclosure for personal use or submission to friends, family, or an authorized contest. The method further includes minimizing perspective distortion and subject distortion on the recording, and providing a final recording that presents the illusion that the individual is located in an area larger than the enclosure in which the performance was produced. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140099 | COLOR FILTER ARRAY, IMAGE SENSOR HAVING THE SAME, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A color filter array of an image sensor is disclosed. The color filter array includes a first filter to transmit wavelengths of a first region in a visible light region, a second filter to transmit wavelengths of a second region in the visible light region, a third filter to transmit wavelengths of a third region in the visible light region, and a mixed filter to transmit wavelengths of at least one of the first region, the second region and the third region, and wavelengths of an infrared region at the same time. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140100 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING DEVICE - An image capturing element comprising photoelectric converting elements that are arranged two-dimensionally and photoelectrically convert incident light into an electric signal; aperture masks that correspond one-to-one with the photoelectric converting elements; and color filters that correspond one-to-one with the photoelectric converting elements. Among n adjacent photoelectric converting elements, where n is an integer no less than three, apertures of the aperture masks corresponding to at least three of the photoelectric converting elements are included within each pattern of a color filter pattern formed from at least two types of the color filters that respectively pass different wavelength bands, and are positioned to respectively pass light from different partial regions within a cross-sectional region of the incident light, and photoelectric converting element groups that are each formed of the n photoelectric converting elements are arranged in series. | 2012-06-07 |
20120140101 | WAFER LEVEL CAMERA MODULE WITH ACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT - A wafer level camera module can be easily connected to a host device via mounting surface contacts. The module includes an electrically controllable active optical element and a flexible printed circuit that provides electrical connection between the optical element and surface conductors on a mounting surface of the module. The surface conductors can be a group of solder balls, and the module can have another group of solder balls that make connection to another electrical component of the module, such as an image sensor. All of the solder balls can be coplanar in a predetermined grid pattern, and all of the components of the device can be surrounded by a housing such that the camera module is an easily mounted ball grid array type package. | 2012-06-07 |