24th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 65 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150163351 | PROJECTED CALL DURATION VALUES BASED ON AMBIENT CONDITIONS - A computer program product includes computer readable program code for detecting one or more ambient conditions using one or more components of a first communication device, computer readable program code for determining a projected call duration value for the first communication device as a function of the one or more detected ambient conditions, and computer readable program code for providing the projected call duration value to a second communication device prior to the second communication device connecting a call between the first and second communication devices. The second communication will preferably display the projected call duration value to the user to assist the user in deciding whether to initiate a call with the first communication device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163352 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR IDENTIFYING THE CALLER OF AN EMERGENCY CALL - A personal mobile emergency call device ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150163353 | System and Method of Providing Social Caller ID and Caller Rating on Web Calls - A method is provided for providing caller ID for a caller. An indication is received from a social networking site on which a caller has a profile that the caller has signed into the social networking site. A request is received from the caller to place a call to a callee. The system automatically associates at least one aspect of the caller's profile from the social networking site with the call request. The system then signals to the callee that there is a new call by displaying the call request with the at least one aspect of the caller's profile from the social networking site. A method is also provided for enhancing a callee's control over receiving a call. A method is also provided for facilitating web calling by a caller. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163354 | System and Method of Providing Social Caller ID and Caller Rating on Web Calls - A method is provided for providing caller ID for a caller. An indication is received from a social networking site on which a caller has a profile that the caller has signed into the social networking site. A request is received from the caller to place a call to a callee. The system automatically associates at least one aspect of the caller's profile from the social networking site with the call request. The system then signals to the callee that there is a new call by displaying the call request with the at least one aspect of the caller's profile from the social networking site. A method is also provided for enhancing a callee's control over receiving a call. A method is also provided for facilitating web calling by a caller. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163355 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICES IN COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A system and method for providing content or information over a communication network having communication service providers. The system includes a call handler having a call landing module configured to receive an incoming call from a calling device, wherein the incoming call is generated by dialing a predetermined service number on the calling device. Further, the call handler includes a call action module configured to capture a Calling Line Identity (CLI) of the calling device and capture the predetermined service number, and is configured to perform an action on the incoming call. Also, the system includes a look up module and a forwarding module configured to scan a database having information or content corresponding to a plurality of service numbers, retrieve information or content corresponding to the predetermined service number from the database, and forward the information or content to the calling device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163356 | TIME STAMPING ENTRIES IN AN ADDRESS BOOK OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - Administering text message communications, including: maintaining, by a service provider, an account age for a plurality of phone numbers; receiving, by the service provider from a mobile communications device, a text message intended to be delivered to a target device associated with a phone number, the text message including metadata describing an address book age of the phone number in an address book of the mobile communications device; determining, by the service provider, whether the address book age of the phone number is older than an account age of the phone number; and responsive to determining that the address book age information of the phone number is older than the account age of the phone number, performing, by the service provider, one or more message administration actions. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163357 | PROJECTED CALL DURATION VALUES BASED ON AMBIENT CONDITIONS - A method includes detecting one or more ambient conditions using one or more components of a first communication device, determining a projected call duration value for the first communication device as a function of the one or more detected ambient conditions, and providing the projected call duration value to a second communication device prior to the second communication device connecting a call between the first and second communication devices. The second communication will preferably display the projected call duration value to the user to assist the user in deciding whether to initiate a call with the first communication device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163358 | NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING (NLP) AND NATURAL LANGUAGE GENERATION (NLG) BASED ON USER CONTEXT FOR ENHANCED CONTACT CENTER COMMUNICATION - Contact centers may incorporate automated agents to respond to inquiries. The inquiries may solicit a substantive response, for example, by providing a time when the inquiry asks for the departure time for a flight. Such responses omit the normal conversational subject matter used to embellish person-to-person conversations and appear are very machine-like. Herein, a source of user context, such as a social media website, customer database, or other data, is accessed. Certain aspects of the customer may then be identified and used to embellish the reply with additional and/or alternative content. As a result, the reply may be more conversational. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163359 | Aural Volume Feedback in Call Center - An aural volume feedback system is implemented in a center having a plurality of agents working thereat. Each agent is situated at a work station for being in calling contact with a client. At the work station, a microphone transforms aural speech of the agent into an electrical format, and a volume detector samples the electrical format and generates based on the sampling an instantaneous volume level. The volume detector compares the generated volume level to a predetermined threshold to determine that the agent is speaking excessively loudly, and thereafter outputs a trigger signal. A feedback generator receives the trigger signal, and based thereon generates a feedback to be perceived by the offending agent at the work station, where the perceived feedback hopefully causes the offending agent to reduce the aural volume thereof. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163360 | Aural Volume Feedback in Call Center - An aural volume feedback system is implemented in a center having agents each situated at a work station in calling contact with a client. At the work station, a first microphone closer to the agent transforms aural speech thereof into an electrical format forwarded toward the client. A second microphone farther from the agent transforms aural speech thereof into an electrical format forwarded toward a volume detector which samples same and generates based thereon an instantaneous volume level. The volume detector compares the generated volume level to a predetermined threshold to determine that the agent is speaking excessively loudly, and outputs a trigger signal. A feedback generator receives the trigger signal, and generates a feedback to be perceived by the offending agent at the work station, where the perceived feedback hopefully causes the offending agent to reduce the aural volume thereof. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163361 | INBOUND CONTACT CENTER CALL DISCONNECT BUFFER - A contact center is described along with various methods and mechanisms for administering the same. Methods are provided that detect a communications channel loss in a communication between a customer and a resource of a contact center. The method determines when the communications channel loss occurred. When the communications loss occurs prior to an objective of the customer being resolved the method reserves an incoming communication route for the customer to call back and reach the same resource when the call back is made in a predetermined and limited amount of time. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163362 | METRIC FOR MEETING COMMENCEMENT IN A VOICE CONFERENCING SYSTEM | 2015-06-11 |
20150163363 | LOW COMPLEXITY TONE/VOICE DISCRIMINATION METHOD USING A RISING EDGE OF A FREQUENCY POWER ENVELOPE - An apparatus comprising a decision circuit, a detector circuit and a processing circuit. The decision circuit may be configured to generate a confirmation signal in response to a first lock signal and a second lock signal. The detector circuit may be configured to generate the first lock signal in response to a filtered version of an input signal being above a threshold. The processing circuit may be configured to generate the second lock signal in response to a power signal received from the detector circuit. The processing circuit generates the second lock signal by analyzing the rising edge of a frequency power envelope of the power signal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163364 | MULTIMODE MULTICARRIER MODEM SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATION OVER THE SAME - An alternative approach to coping with the ever increasing demand for faster communications hardware is to design modems that are capable of operating its speeds at a higher data rate than a speed required for a single port of the standard communication rate for that modem. Basically, by utilizing a resource manager, that directs the data in and out of the various portions of the modem in an orderly manner, keeping track of which of the ports is being operated at any given point in time, a standard single port modem can be reconfigured, for example, at an over clocked rate, to manipulate the data input and output of a modem. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163365 | Method And Device For Charging Local Traffic On Wireless Side - The embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and apparatus for charging local traffic at a wireless side, which relate to the field of communications. The method includes: a wireless-side network element generating charging information containing data traffic and an IP address of a UE by collecting the data traffic and the IP address and transmitting the charging information to a Public Data Gateway (PGW); and the PGW searching for a corresponding UE according to the IP address in the charging information, and adding the data traffic to a Public Data Gateway Charging Data Record (PGW-CDR) corresponding to the found UE, so as to report it to a Charging Gateway (CG). | 2015-06-11 |
20150163366 | METHOD FOR ENABLING A WIRELESS DEVICE FOR GEOGRAPHICALLY PREFERENTIAL SERVICES - Disclosed is system comprising: a server platform operative to communicate with a wireless communication network; and data storage coupled to the server platform to store a plurality of business rules, wherein the server platform is operative to: generate a first provision instruction to provision a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) with a first rule set associated with a first set of business rules for wireless usage incurred by a mobile terminal operating in the wireless communication network; generate a first billing instruction based on the first set of business rules and a first data type determined by a packet gateway that inspects packet data communicated to or from the mobile terminal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163367 | Online Charging System (OCS) Controlled Media Policy - A method of communication comprising the steps of: requesting at least one service having a plurality of parts; determining if said at least one service can be provided taking into account credit information relating to a user; and if not providing only one or some of said plurality of parts of said at least one service. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163368 | COOPERATIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND COOPERATIVE PROCESSING METHOD - A cooperative processing system includes an operation terminal and a cooperative processing device connected to each other, and is connectable to a plurality of electronic devices. The cooperative processing system causes one of electronic devices to function as an input device to cause electronic data to be input therefrom and one of the electronic devices to function as an output device to output the electronic data. The cooperative processing system includes an obtaining unit to obtain input device information to specify the input device and output device information to specify the output device, an input control unit to cause the input device to input electronic data through a first interface according to the input device information, and an output control unit to cause the output device to output the electronic data through a second interface according to the output device information in an format appropriate for the output device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163369 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE, REMOTE OPERATION DEVICE, SCREEN TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH SCREEN DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - A remote control device remotely controlled by a remote operation device includes an operation screen transmission portion to transmit an operation screen to the remote operation device; and a changed area decision portion to decide on an area in a second operation screen that is different from a first operation screen, as a changed area, in a stage before the operation screen transmission portion transmits the second operation screen subsequently to the first operation screen. The operation screen transmission portion includes a supplemental information transmission portion to transmit supplemental information including a command to display the changed area in full screen, together with the second operation screen. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163370 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - This invention improves the image processing speed by implementing efficient access to a buffer memory while suppressing the access count. For this purpose, when transferring ith partial image data obtained from a first signal processing unit to a buffer memory, a data-transfer controlling unit transfers data out of the ith partial image data except the data of a region overlapping an immediately preceding (i−1)th partial image data to the buffer memory, and transfers the ith partial image data including the data of the overlap region to a subsequent second signal processing unit. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163371 | COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes: a data sharing unit configured to cause an application selected as a data output destination to process data which is output by an application which is a data output source; a process-object-data generation control unit configured to generate process object data in one of a first format and a second format based on image data acquired by an image information interface from an image information source; and an application-information display unit configured to display identification images for identifying applications which the data sharing unit can select as the data output destination if the data sharing unit is to process either data of the first format or data of the second format. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163372 | COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A PHYSICAL MEDIUM CONFIGURED TO STORE DATA - A computer system which implements a method of manufacturing a physical medium configured to store data. The computer system includes a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a computer readable storage device coupled to the processor. The storage device contains program code which, upon being executed by the processor via the memory, implements the method. In accordance with the method, a layout design of visible information to be printed with visible ink in a book is generated, wherein the visible information including an article; and a layout design of invisible information to be printed with invisible ink in a book is generated, wherein the invisible information includes a Universal Resource Locator (URL) of an address of a web server at which additional information is located, the URL being encoded in a code within the invisible information, and the additional information being associated with the article. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163373 | DATA PROCESS SYSTEM, DATA PROCESS APPARATUS, AND DATA PROCESS METHOD - A data process apparatus includes a read-out unit configured to read out screen data according to an error that has occurred in which the screen data includes information pertaining to the error, an obtaining unit configured to obtain a user interface component for receiving an operation for executing a solution procedure for solving the error, and a generating unit configured to generate a screen to be displayed according to the error by incorporating the user interface component in the screen data. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163374 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-USABLE MEDIUM FOR SELCTING A NETWORK FOR DATA TRANSMISSION - In a communication apparatus corresponding to a voice-band analog communication path and a network communication path, high-speed and high-reliability data communication is achieved by selecting the appropriate communication path without any complicated user operation. The communication apparatus which performs IP communication and analog communication through an ADSL gateway obtains a communication partner IP address from an SIP proxy when a communication partner telephone number corresponds to a VoIP network, and transmits/receives communication data to/from the communication partner on an IP network based on a file transmission/reception protocol such as FTP, HTTP, or the like. The communication apparatus performs analog facsimile communication on a line switching network when the communication partner telephone number does not correspond to the VoIP network, and performs the analog facsimile communication when the communication partner corresponds to the VoIP network but does not have any digital communication means. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163375 | BINARY PERIODIC TO MULTIBIT APERIODIC HALFTONE AND RESOLUTION CONVERSION - A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving a first image as a binary periodic Halftone Image (HTI) with a first resolution, scaling the image to render a second image as a continuous-tone HTI with a second resolution, and iteratively processing the scaled image to render a third image as a multibit aperiodic HTI. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163376 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DOCUMENT IMAGE - An apparatus for and a method of processing a document image are provided. The apparatus comprises: an estimation unit for estimating a brightness image from the document image; and a correction unit for correcting the brightness image by using brightness values of at least a part of edge pixels which lie on or in the adjacency of edges of the brightness image in parallel with x direction, wherein directions of neighboring two edges of the brightness image are set to be x, y directions respectively, and wherein compared with x direction, brightness values of pixels of the brightness image change relatively slightly or do not change along y direction; wherein the correction unit performs interpolation on a straight line extending along y direction by using the brightness values of the edge pixels on the straight line, thereby correcting brightness values of other pixels on the straight line. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163377 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A SERVER ON AN IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided. Some embodiments include generating credentials for accessing a transmission service; sending, from a first application to a second application, the credentials and a request to perform operations related to a scan job; receiving, at the first application from the second application, credentials from the second application, and a request to access the transmission service; determining whether the credentials from the second application are valid; and in response to determining that the credentials from the second application are valid, getting a file from the second application using the transmission service; and sending the file to a destination. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163378 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE SENSING METHOD - An image sensing device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in one direction for each color of received light, and an analog-digital (AD) convertor that performs analog-digital conversion for each pixel group configured by a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements selected from the photoelectric conversion elements. The AD converter is disposed in a position adjacent to each of the photoelectric conversion elements configuring the pixel group. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163379 | TIME SYNCHRONIZATION OF VIDEO AND DATA INSIDE A MOBILE DEVICE - A video player tablet, or a mobile device includes a processor configured to receive live video and audio data from a communication network and format the video and audio data for display on the tablet. The processor is also configured to receive live meta-data from the communication network and format the meta-data for display on the same tablet. The processor is further configured to select the meta-data, and time synchronize the selected meta-data with the video and audio data for simultaneous display on the tablet, or mobile device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163380 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTION OF AN IMAGE FROM A FISHEYE LENS IN A CAMERA - A method of operating a video system includes receiving an image captured by use of a fisheye lens. The image is divided into a plurality of horizontal image lines. A respective fraction of each of the horizontal image lines is sampled with a different respective sampling frequency. Each sampling frequency is inversely related to a size of the sampled fraction. The size of the sampled fraction increases with each horizontal image line in a progression from a top of the image to a bottom of the image. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163381 | AERIAL SURVEY PLANE HAVING COVER FOR PROTECTING LENS OF INFRARED CAMERA FOR AERIAL SURVEY - An aerial survey plane having a cover for protecting a lens of an infrared camera for an aerial survey according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: an aerial survey observation window; an aerial survey infrared camera; at least one shock absorbing part to absorb shock applied to the aerial survey infrared camera; at least one support vertically provided on the shock absorbing part; a lifting part to lift and lower the aerial survey infrared camera; a protective cover provided between the aerial survey infrared camera and the bottom surface of the fuselage of the aerial survey plane and having a size to cover the aerial survey observation window; at least one motor to move the protective cover toward any one direction; and a controller to remotely control the opening and the closing of the protective cover. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163382 | COVER GLASS ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device can include a camera and a cover glass arrangement disposed over the camera. The cover glass arrangement includes a thinner region or cover glass that is positioned over a light-receiving region of the camera. Additionally, the thinner region or cover glass can be disposed over the light-receiving region and at least parts of one or more non-light receiving regions of the camera. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163383 | MICROPHONE AND CAMERA DISRUPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for use with an electronic device having a microphone and a camera. The apparatus comprises a structure configured to detachably couple to the device, and a shutter supported by the structure and comprising a lens shutter configured to obscure a lens of the camera when in an engaged position. A generator is supported by the structure and configured to generate a force that acts on the microphone and renders the microphone unresponsive to voice sounds. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163384 | CAMERA MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A camera module includes a sensor unit, a lens unit, and a plurality of conductive members. The sensor unit includes a substrate and an image sensor. The substrate is formed with a plurality of first through holes. The lens unit is disposed on the sensor unit and includes an electrowetting lens device. The electrowetting lens device includes a sealed structure aligned with the image sensor along an optical axis and is formed with a plurality of second through holes. Each of the second through holes is registered with a corresponding one of the first through holes for receiving a corresponding conductive member. A focal length of the electrowetting lens device is adjustably controlled by an electric field applied to the conductive members. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163385 | CAMERA DISRUPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for use with an electronic device having a camera. The apparatus comprises a structure configured to detachably couple to the device, and a shutter supported by the structure and comprising a lens shutter configured to obscure a lens of the camera when in an engaged position. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163386 | CAMERA MODULE - There is provided a camera module including: a housing having a lens barrel disposed therein; an infrared filter attached to an inner surface of the housing and disposed below the lens barrel; and a board coupled to a lower portion of the housing and having an image sensor mounted thereon, wherein the board has a plurality of terminals formed thereon, the image sensor has a plurality of bonding pads formed therein, and the plurality of bonding pads are electrically connected to the plurality of terminals by bonding wires, respectively, and the plurality of bonding pads have a coating material applied thereto in order to absorb external light incident thereto. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163387 | LIGHT CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AN IMAGE SENSING OPTICAL DEVICE - An apparatus for controlling the quantity of light incident on an image sensor by controlling size or shape of a diaphragm and also by adjusting light transmittance of the diaphragm is provided. The light control apparatus is disposed on the light path of the image sensing device and controls a quantity of light incident on the image sensor. The light control apparatus includes a Guest-Host LCD panel applied no polarizing film and a control unit for reducing the time to take multi-frame detection by driving voltages which are applied to respective pixels of the Guest-Host LCD panel, to be increased at least when taking multiple frames in series. The Guest-Host LCD panel has a plurality of pixels forming closed curves or boundaries on a plane, which are electrically driven individually. Also, the pixels have uniform light transmittance throughout the entire azimuth of the closed curves or boundaries with an origin. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163388 | IMAGING LENS BARREL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE SAME - An imaging lens barrel includes: a barrel body; a rotating body including a first magnetic scale and a second magnetic scale; a magnetic sensor device including a first magnetic sensor and a second magnetic sensor; a phase difference calculation section configured to calculate a phase difference between a first phase signal and a third phase signal; a correction table memory configured to store a correction table storing a correction value for correcting a difference between the phase difference and a design value in association with the phase difference; a phase difference correction section configured to read a correction value corresponding to the phase difference calculated by the phase difference calculation section and to correct the phase difference using the read correction value; and an absolute position calculation section configured to calculate an absolute position of the imaging lens. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163389 | EXPOSURE-SUPPRESSING IMAGING SYSTEM - An exposure-suppressing imaging system has a first optical assembly forming a first image of an object on a focal plane thereof, a beam splitter positioned between the first optical assembly and the focal plane of the first optical assembly; an LCOS reflective light modulator positioned on the focal plane, and selectively and partially altering the reflectivity thereof to reflect the first image back to the beam splitter; a second optical assembly positioned on a side of the beam splitter and receiving the reflected first image to form a second image on a focal plane of the second optical assembly; a light sensor converting the second image into a signal; and a controller receiving the signal computed as a third image, and selectively controlling the reflectivity of the LCOS reflective light modulator according to whether the signal contains information of overexposure on the third image. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163390 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING INFORMATION IN AN IMAGE - A method and apparatus for recognizing information included in an image, e.g., a license plate number of a vehicle image. The method includes: detecting an ambient illuminance and determining a speed of a moving object; capturing, by an image capturer, image frames of the moving object according to at least one of a shutter opening time of the image capturer and an illuminance of an illuminator to illuminate the moving object which are set based on the detected ambient illuminance and the determined speed of the moving object; and extracting information of the moving object from the captured image frames. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163391 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus analyzes an image shot by a shooting unit and processes the image based on an analysis result. The apparatus analyzes a standby image generated during shooting standby before an instruction of shooting to detect an object from the standby image, and performs bracket shooting for the detected object using a shooting condition set for each object in accordance with the instruction of shooting. The apparatus also analyzes a plurality of bracket images to detect an object region including the object from each of the plurality of bracket images, to perform determination for each detected object region in association with the shooting condition, and to select at least one bracket image out of the plurality of bracket images for each object region according to the determination result. The apparatus executes image processing on the selected bracket image for each object region. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163392 | Image Sensor Flicker Detection - An image sensor includes an imaging area and one or more flicker detection regions. The imaging area includes pixels that capture one or more images. Each flicker detection region includes pixels that are sampled multiple times while an image is being captured. The samples can be analyzed to detect flicker in the scene being imaged. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163393 | REMOTE CONTROL BUILT-IN DEVICE CASE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A device case for an electronic device such as a smartphone or tablet includes a detachable remote controller, or remote key, for controlling a camera and other features for the electronic device. The remote key can control the camera and other features via wireless communication protocols such as Bluetooth® protocols, Wi-Fi, or Infrared. The remote key can include various controls, which may be accessible to control the features while the key is attached or detached from the case. The device case can be designed to enable the remote key to be detached and reattached without having to destroy the device case or the remote key. By enabling the non-destructive detachment of the wireless control of the camera feature, a user may take a picture or video with the device's camera a distance away from the device while continuing to protect the device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163394 | Automatic-Focusing Imaging Capture Device and Imaging Capture Method - An automatic-focusing imaging capture device includes a first imaging capture module for generating a clue imaging information according to an object and a second imaging capture module for determining whether or not to re-focus for generating an imaging information corresponding to the object according to the clue imaging information; wherein a first frame rate of the first imaging capture module is higher than a second frame rate of the second imaging capture module, and the clue imaging information includes an object-distance information and a depth-of-field information. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163395 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an image capturing apparatus, an image sensing unit has a plurality of pixels and photoelectrically converts an object image formed by an optical imaging system including a focus lens and outputs an electrical image signal, a control unit controls at least a readout rate or an exposure condition independently for different regions of the image sensing unit, and a calculation unit calculates a plurality of focus evaluation values based on image signals read out from the pixels present in a focus detection area in one of the plurality of different regions at different focus lens positions, and find an in-focus position of the focus lens based on the focus evaluation values. The control unit takes an image signal read out from a first region among the plurality of different regions as an image signal for display. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163396 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing device includes: a determining unit configured to determine, in accordance with two images corresponding to temporally adjacent image data input from an external device, whether or not a field area at a time of imaging has been changed; and a suppressing unit configured to generate and output suppressed image data with an amount of visually recognizable information included in the images being suppressed by performing image processing of reducing at least one of a contrast and a chroma of the images at a time the determining unit determines that the field area at the time of imaging has been changed. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163397 | IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image-pickup apparatus includes a plurality of imaging optical systems, a memory configured to store a relationship among an output pixel number, a frame rate, and a function that is available with at least one of the imaging optical system, and a controller configured to set, when first setting data is input as setting data of a first item among a plurality of items including the output pixel number, the frame rate, and the function, setting data of remaining items except the first item in the plurality of items based on any combinations of the plurality of items in which the first item has the first setting data in the relationship stored in the memory. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163398 | Credential Transfer Management Camera System - A camera detects devices, such as other cameras, smart devices, and access points, with which the camera may communicate. The camera may alternate between operating as a wireless station and a wireless access point. The camera may connect to and receive credentials from a device for another device to which it is not connected. In one embodiment, the camera is configured to operate as a wireless access point, and is configured to receive credentials from a smart device operating as a wireless station. The camera may then transfer the credentials to additional cameras, each configured to operate as wireless stations. The camera and additional cameras may connect to a smart device directly or indirectly (for instance, through an access point), and the smart device may change the camera mode of the cameras. The initial modes of the cameras may be preserved and restored by the smart device upon disconnection. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163399 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SHUTTER ANIMATION FOR IMAGE CAPTURE - A method comprising receiving visual information from a camera module, causing display of a representation of, at least part of, the visual information, determining an autofocus point based, at least in part, on the visual information, capturing an image based, at least in part, on the visual information such that focus of the image conforms to the autofocus point, and causing display of the image and a shutter animation such that the shutter animation overlays the image and the shutter animation has a closing point that corresponds with a position on the image that correlates with the autofocus point is disclosed. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163400 | Camera Selection Based on Occlusion of Field of View - An example method involves: (a) receiving image data that is generated by each of a plurality of image-capture systems, wherein the plurality of image-capture systems are all arranged on a given device and all are oriented in substantially the same direction, (b) analyzing, by the computing system, image data that is generated by one or more of the image-capture systems to select image data from at least one of the image-capture systems having a field-of-view that is not substantially occluded by an unintended element, and (c) storing the selected image data. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163401 | Electro-Optical (EO)/Infrared (IR) Staring Focal Planes With High Rate Region of Interest Processing And Event Driven Forensic Look-Back Capability - A focal plane array having: a plurality of detectors; a plurality of unit cell sections, each section being fed by charge produced by corresponding detector for producing a sequence of frames; and a plurality of sets of storage sections, each section being coupled to a corresponding one of the unit cells. Each set of storage sections includes a plurality of storage units for sequentially storing the frames. A region of interest selector section examines the frames of the plurality of unit calls, to detect at least one of the frames having a predetermined characteristic. A processor: (i) identifies a sub-set of the plurality of unit cells proximate the detected unit cells having the predetermined characteristic to establish a region of interest; and (ii) sequentially reads the plurality of storage units in the storage sections coupled to the sub-set of unit cells in the established region of interest. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163402 | Method and Apparatus for Centering Swivel Views - Methods and an apparatus for centering swivel views are disclosed. An example method involves a computing device identifying movement of a pixel location of a 3D object within a sequence of images. Each image of the sequence of images may correspond to a view of the 3D object from a different angular orientation. Based on the identified movement of the pixel location of the 3D object, the computing device may estimate movement parameters of at least one function that describes a location of the 3D object in an individual image. The computing device may also determine for one or more images of the sequence of images a respective modification to the image using the estimated parameters of the at least one function. And the computing device may adjust the pixel location of the 3D object within the one or more images based on the respective modification for the image. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163403 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - The solid-state imaging device of the present disclosure includes a signal processing unit including an AD converter that digitizes an analog pixel signal read from each pixel of the pixel array unit to a signal line, the signal processing unit transferring digitized pixel data at a first speed higher than a frame rate; a memory unit that stores the pixel data transferred from the signal processing unit; a data processing unit that reads pixel data at a second speed lower than the first speed from the memory unit; and a control unit that, when the pixel data is read from the memory unit, controls to stop operation of a current source connected with the signal line and operation of at least the AD converter of the signal processing unit. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163404 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS WHERE AN IMAGE IS OBTAINED BY AN INTERMITTENT PHOTOGRAPHING OPERATION - A photographing apparatus comprises an imaging sensor, a power supply controller, and a moving-picture generator. The imaging sensor continuously performs imaging operations in a predetermined interval. The power supply control unit controls power supply to the imaging sensor during a waiting period that is defined as a period from the end of one imaging operation of the imaging operations to the beginning of the next imaging operation of the imaging operations. The moving-picture generator generates a moving-picture file by incorporating a plurality of still pictures, obtained by the imaging operations, into a frame composing a moving picture. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163405 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE SENSOR - An exemplary image forming apparatus includes: an illumination system which sequentially emits illuminating light beams from multiple different irradiation directions; an image sensor which captures a plurality of different images in the multiple different irradiation directions, respectively; an image processing section which forms a high-resolution image; and a memory which stores data about the ratio of light rays that have been incident on a photoelectric conversion section of each pixel of the image sensor to light rays that have passed through the upper surface of a plurality of subpixels included in the pixel with respect to each of the multiple irradiation directions. The image processing section forms the high-resolution image based on the data that has been retrieved from the memory by extracting, as a vector, a set of pixel values associated with the multiple irradiation directions from pixel values that form each of the plurality of images. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163406 | IMAGE STABILIZATION RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus for processing images captured by a camera device including multiple optical chains, e.g., camera modules, are described. Three, 4, 5 or more optical chains maybe used. Different optical chains capture different images due to different perspectives. Multiple images, e.g., corresponding to different perspectives, are captured during a time period and are combined to generate a composite image. In some embodiments one of the captured images or a synthesized image is used as a reference image during composite image generation. The image used as the reference image is selected to keep the perspective of sequentially generated composite images consistent despite unintentional came movement and/or in accordance with an expected path of travel. Thus, which camera module provides the reference image may vary over time taking into consideration unintended camera movement. Composite image generation may be performed external to the camera device or in the camera device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163407 | Handling Video Frames Compromised By Camera Motion - Example embodiments concern reducing the negative impacts of camera motion during video capture. Processing, transmitting, or displaying motion compromised video data yields inefficient use of bandwidth, battery power, memory, and other resources. Watching video acquired from a moving video camera may induce motion sickness. Unlike conventional systems that attempt to address motion by increasing frame capture rates to produce better individual frames, example embodiments identify frames that are compromised by motion data and do not provide or present them for viewing. Compromised frames may be logically or physically deleted from a video stream or memory. Motion may be detected by physical apparatus (e.g., accelerometer) or through image processing (e.g., motion artifacts, low correlation between frames, low signal-to-noise ratio). A display device may be controlled to operate in a video display mode or a still frame mode depending on motion detected in captured video frames. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163408 | METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO IMAGE STABILIZATION - Methods and apparatus for processing images captured by a camera device including multiple optical chains, e.g., camera modules, are described. Three, 4, 5 or more optical chains maybe used. Different optical chains capture different images due to different perspectives. Multiple images, e.g., corresponding to different perspectives, are captured during a time period and are combined to generate a composite image. In some embodiments one of the captured images or a synthesized image is used as a reference image during composite image generation. The image used as the reference image is selected to keep the perspective of sequentially generated composite images consistent despite unintentional came movement and/or in accordance with an expected path of travel. Thus, which camera module provides the reference image may vary over time taking into consideration unintended camera movement. Composite image generation may be performed external to the camera device or in the camera device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163409 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM - To notify that focusing operations are completed in an imaging device with a plurality of camera modules, in a form that is easy for a user to check. The imaging device of the present disclosure includes a display unit, a first imaging unit configured to generate a first image data by capturing a subject image, a second imaging unit configured to generate a second image data by capturing a subject image, and a controller configured to cause the display unit to display a superimposed image obtained by superimposing an image represented by the generated second image data on an image represented by the generated first image data, and to display a sign that a focusing operation on the subject image being captured by the second imaging unit is completed, in a position other than on the image represented by the second image data in the superimposed image. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163410 | Display Device and Electronic Device - An object is to provide a display device that makes it easy to photograph a user's face looking at a display screen, or the like, in a dark place. Another object is to provide a display device that makes it easy to check a user's face looking at a display screen, or the like, in a dark place. A display device includes a first region and a second region. The first region has a function of displaying an image of a subject. The second region has a function of illuminating a subject with light. An electronic device includes a display device and an imaging device. The display device includes a first region and a second region. The first region has a function of displaying an image of a subject that is obtained using the imaging device. The second region has a function of illuminating a subject with light. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163411 | Home Monitoring and Control - Various arrangements for monitoring and control applications are presented. A television receiver may be configured to monitor sensor reading and or provide signals to control units for monitoring and home automation applications. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163412 | Home Monitoring and Control - Various arrangements for monitoring and control applications are presented. A television receiver may be configured to monitor sensor reading and or provide signals to control units for monitoring and home automation applications. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163413 | IMAGE CAPTURE CONTROLLING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURE CONTROLLING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an image capture controlling device including a controlling unit that analyzes a subject of a consecutive zoom shooting on the basis of an image generated before starting the consecutive zoom shooting, the consecutive shooting being performed by repeating a zooming operation and an image capturing operation, and that performs a control to perform the consecutive zoom shooting using a transition condition of a zoom magnification determined on the basis of a result of the analysis. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163414 | ROBUST AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL USING EMBEDDED DATA - A method, system, and article provide robust automatic exposure control using embedded data. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163415 | METHOD FOR OPERATING MOVING PICTURES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method of operating an electronic device includes generating at least one second moving picture representing a reaction to a first moving picture of a user of the electronic device based on a visual point of the first moving picture using an image sensor included in the electronic device while playing the first moving picture captured or received from a server. The method also includes generating a third moving picture in which at least a portion of the second moving picture is coupled to a partial area of the first moving picture at a corresponding visual point of the first moving picture. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163416 | Apparatus and Method for Image Content Replacement - An image content replacement apparatus and method wherein a camera image receiving unit ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150163417 | USING THERMAL IMAGING FOR CONTROL OF A MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A thermal imaging camera monitors the temperature different zones in a pharmaceutical process such as ribbon compaction, coating, spray drying, fluid bed drying, high shear wet granulation, crystallization, lyophilization, precipitation, fermentation, and low dosage dispensing of a pharmaceutically active liquid. The thermal imaging camera can be used to produce a visual display of a temperature profile, or a spray pattern. In addition, feedback from the thermal imaging camera is used to control one or more processing parameters. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163418 | Image Sensors For Capturing Both Visible Light Images And Infrared Light Images, And Associated Systems And Methods - An image sensor for capturing both visible light images and infrared light images includes a semiconductor substrate having length, width, and height, a plurality of visible light photodetectors disposed in the semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of combination light photodetectors disposed in the semiconductor substrate. Each of the plurality of visible light photodetectors has a respective depth in the height direction, and each of the plurality of combination light photodetectors has a respective depth in the height direction that is greater than the respective depth of each of the plurality of visible light photodetectors. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163419 | DUAL PIXEL PITCH IMAGING ARRAY WITH EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE - An integrated focal plane provides two co-aligned, overlapping pixel arrays in two formats, one with large pixels and low pixel count, the other with small pixels and high pixel count. Typically, the large pixels are 10 to 100 times larger in area than the small pixels. The dual arrays are disposed in a single detector substrate flip-chip bonded to a single readout circuit. They are sensitive to two infrared colors, one shorter and one longer wavelength band. The dual array focal plane concurrently provides two distinct pixel instantaneous fields of view within the same overall field of view as well as simultaneous fast and slow frame rates. The dual frame rates allow for combined fast sensing with sensitive imaging. Differing spatial and temporal data enables enhanced image processing for improved clutter rejection and detection performance. Differing gains combined with the dual frame rates provide an extended dynamic range. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163420 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid state imaging device includes: a pixel array unit that has a plurality of pixels 2-dimensionally arranged in a matrix and a plurality of signal lines arranged along a column direction; A/D conversion units that are provided corresponding to the respective signal lines and convert an analog signal output from a pixel through the signal line into a digital signal; and a switching unit that switches or converts the analog signal output through each signal line into a digital signal using any of an A/D conversion unit provided corresponding to the signal line through which the analog signal is transmitted, and an A/D conversion unit provided corresponding to a signal line other than the signal line through which the analog signal is transmitted. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163421 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An image sensing apparatus senses an image of an object illuminated with illumination light including an infrared ray. the apparatus includes an effective pixel region including an effective pixel configured to detect an infrared ray returning from the object, a black reference pixel region including a black reference pixel configured to obtain a black reference signal, and a control unit configured to control the black reference pixel such that charge accumulation in the black reference pixel for obtaining the black reference signal is performed in a period during which the object is not illuminated with the illumination light. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163422 | Image Sensor Having Pixels with Different Integration Periods - An image sensor includes pixels that accumulate charge during a first integration period and pixels that accumulate charge during shorter second integration periods when an image is captured. The pixels having the shorter second integration period accumulate charge at two or more different times during the first integration period. Charge is read out of the pixels associated with the first integration period at the end of the first integration period, while charge is read out of the pixels having the second integration period at the end of each second integration period. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163423 | IMAGE SENSOR AND PIXEL ARRARY - A pixel array comprises at least one long exposure pixel, short exposure pixel, and a control circuit. The long exposure pixel comprises a first photodiode to generate charges, a first image signal generating module for generating a first image sensing signal; and a first transfer switch device for passing the charges to the first image signal generating module via a first transfer control signal. The control circuit sets the first transfer control signal to be a first predetermined control voltage when the long exposure pixel is in an long exposure phase, and then sets the first transfer control signal to be a second predetermined control voltage when the short exposure pixel is in a short exposure phase. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163424 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, there is provided a signal processing device that processes a signal output from an imaging sensor. The device includes a lead integration unit, a main integration unit, and a correction unit. The lead integration unit integrates and averages, in a first integration region, signals of a plurality of first light-shielded pixels in a light-shielded area. The main integration unit integrates and averages, in a second integration region that is determined based on a result integrated and averaged by the lead integration unit, signals of a plurality of second light-shielded pixels in the light-shielded area. The correction unit determines a reference black level based on a result integrated and averaged by the main integration unit and corrects a black level of a signal of a light receiving pixel using the determined reference black level. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163425 | Three Dimensional System-On-Chip Image Sensor Package - An image sensor that comprises a first substrate and a plurality of photo detector assemblies disposed on or in the first substrate. Each of the photo detector assemblies comprises a photo detector formed on or in a second substrate and configured to generate an analog signal in response to received light, a converter formed on or in a third substrate, wherein the converter is electrically coupled to the photo detector and includes circuitry for converting the analog signal to a digital signal, a processor formed on or in a fourth substrate, wherein the processor is electrically coupled to the converter and includes circuitry for processing the digital signal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163426 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging apparatus is provided. The apparatus may include a plurality of pixels each including a first photoelectric conversion element and a second photoelectric conversion element, a processing circuit configured to perform a first process for generating a first signal corresponding to a charge generated by the first photoelectric conversion element, and a second process for generating a second signal corresponding to a sum of the charge generated by the first photoelectric conversion element and a charge generated by the second photoelectric conversion element, and a current source configured to supply a first driving current to the processing circuit when the processing circuit performs the first process, and supply a second driving current higher than the first driving current to the processing circuit when the processing circuit performs the second. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163427 | PHOTODIODE LIMITER - An image sensor is provided. In one aspect, the image sensor includes a pixel coupled to an output line. The pixel includes a photodiode configured to generate electrical charges in response to light and a supply circuit configured to supply a voltage to the photodiode to keep a voltage of the photodiode at or above a threshold level in an integration time. In another aspect, the pixel includes a supply circuit configured to selectively supply voltage to the photodiode in a first charge holding capacity and a second charge holding capacity. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163428 | Image Sensor Having NMOS Source Follower With P-Type Doping In Polysilicon Gate - An image sensor array has a tiling unit comprising a source follower stage coupled to buffer signals from a photodiode when the unit is read onto a sense line, the source follower stage differs from conventional sensor arrays because it uses an N-channel transistor having a P-doped polysilicon gate. In embodiments, other transistors of the array have conventional N-channel transistors with N-doped polysilicon gates. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163429 | LOW POWER IMAGING SYSTEM WITH SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE PHOTON COUNTERS AND GHOST IMAGE REDUCTION - An imaging system includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels. Each one of the pixels includes a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) coupled to detect photons in response to incident light. A photon counter included in readout circuitry coupled to each pixel to count a number of photons detected by each pixel. The photon counter is coupled to stop counting photons in each pixel when a threshold photon count is reached for each pixel. Control circuitry is coupled to the pixel array to control operation of the pixel array. The control circuitry includes an exposure time counter coupled to count a number of exposure times elapsed before each pixel detects the threshold photon count. Respective exposure time counts and photon counts are combined for each pixel of the pixel array. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163430 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, in the pixel array unit, pixels that accumulate photoelectrically converted electrical charge are arranged in a matrix state. The m address lines (m is an integer of two or more) are provided per row of the pixel array unit and select the pixel in a row direction. The vertical signal line transmits a pixel signal, which is read from the pixel, in a column direction. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163431 | DATA TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT, IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A data transmission circuit includes a data output unit (DOU) connected to a positive data transmission line and a negative data transmission line. The DOU generates a recovered data signal based on data signals communicated via the positive and negative data transmission lines. Data signal driving units are respectively connected at different points along the positive and negative data transmission lines, where each data signal driving unit generates and provides a positive data signal and a negative data signal based on a data input signal and a data transmission distance between the data signal driving unit and the data output unit | 2015-06-11 |
20150163432 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGING DEVICE - An image processing device includes an extended region sum of absolute differences (SAD) calculation unit configured to define each of an extended target region obtained by combining a plurality of predetermined target regions for each target pixel and an extended reference region obtained by combining a plurality of predetermined reference regions for each corresponding reference pixel and output an extended SAD calculation result obtained by performing SAD calculation based on values represented by pixel signals of pixels included in the extended target region and the extended reference region, and subtraction processing units equal in number to the target pixels to be simultaneously correlated and configured to correspond to the plurality of target pixels and output SAD calculation results obtained by performing subtraction processes based on the extended SAD calculation result and an SAD calculation result of a region which is not included in a target region. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163433 | IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CELLULAR PHONE - An image sensor comprises: a plurality of pixels; a first reference signal generator configured to output a first reference signal whose signal level changes with time; a second reference signal generator configured to output a second reference signal whose signal level changes with time, a rate of change of the signal level of the second reference signal being larger than that of the first reference signal; an analog-to-digital converter configured to perform an analog-digital conversion of a pixel signal output from each of the plurality of pixels using the first reference signal or the second reference signal selected in accordance with a magnitude of the pixel signal, wherein the plurality of pixels and the first reference signal generator are arranged in a first chip, and the second reference signal generator is arranged in a second chip. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163434 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FOCUS DETECTABLE IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor control device includes an image sensor including focus detecting pixels; an object brightness detecting unit that detects brightness of an object; a mode determining unit that determines a first readout mode or a second readout mode based on the detected brightness of the object; a read-out unit that reads out the focus detecting pixels in the determined readout mode; and a focus detecting unit that performs focus detection by using focus detection data read out from the focus detecting pixels. In an implementation, in the first readout mode, the read-out unit reads out the focus detecting pixels in a first interval, and, in the second readout mode, the read-out unit reads out the focus detecting pixels in a second interval, which is longer than the first interval. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163435 | DEVICE, IMAGE SENSOR, METHOD FOR DRIVING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGE SENSOR - There are provided an image sensor and an image capturing device that detect the cycle of cyclic noise produced by an external circuit outside the image sensor and set operation timings of the image sensor on the basis of the detected cycle. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163436 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel unit which includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns and which generates pixel signals according to an amount of incident light; a column analog-to-digital converter (ADC) which is disposed for each of the columns of the pixel unit and which performs digital conversion on each of the pixel signals output from the pixels in the column; a timing control unit which generates a control signal for controlling the digital conversion performed by the column ADC; and a logic swing and delay adjusting circuit which is disposed in a signal path for supplying the control signal from the timing control unit to the column ADC and which at least either reduces an amplitude of the control signal or delays the control signal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163437 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus comprises an image sensor and a generation unit configured to generate a signal of each of the pixels from the signals respectively read out from the plurality of charge accumulation units. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including: a photoelectric conversion unit; a plurality of charge accumulation units for accumulating a charge generated in the photoelectric conversion unit; a control unit configured to control accumulation of charge in each of the plurality of charge accumulation units; and a readout unit configured to read out a signal corresponding to the charge from each of the plurality of charge accumulation units. The photoelectric conversion unit is formed in a first chip, and the plurality of charge accumulation units, the control unit, and the readout unit are formed in a second chip. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163438 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a photodiode that generates a signal charge by photoelectric conversion according to received light, a floating diffusion that accumulates the signal charge generated by the photodiode, an amplification transistor that amplifies and outputs a power source voltage according to the signal charge accumulated in the floating diffusion, a dummy transistor having the same characteristics as the amplification transistor, and a negative feedback circuit that applies a negative feedback to the dummy transistor such that respective source currents of the amplification transistor and the dummy transistor are equal to each other. The respective source currents of the amplification transistor and the dummy transistor are controlled so as to coincide with each other by the negative feedback circuit. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163439 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, in a solid-state imaging device, a control unit has each of a plurality of pixels execute a unit operation a plurality of times during a frame period without outputting a signal based on a voltage of the charge-to-voltage converter via an amplifying unit. The unit operation includes a reset operation, a charge storage operation, and a transfer operation. The reset operation resets a photoelectric conversion unit while keeping a transfer unit in non-active state. The charge storage operation releases reset of the photoelectric conversion unit to have the photoelectric conversion unit store charges while keeping the transfer unit in the non-active state. The transfer operation transfers charge in the photoelectric conversion unit to the charge-to-voltage converter by keeping the transfer unit in active state. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163440 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS THAT DISPLAYS IMAGE BASED ON SIGNAL OUTPUT FROM IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus that makes it unnecessary to temporarily stop image pickup performed by an image pickup device to thereby improve operability of the image pickup apparatus, and achieves power saving. In an image pickup apparatus having an electronic viewfinder function, first image signals for live view are acquired by thinning read lines of an image pickup device, and second image signals for AF evaluation value calculation are acquired from the other read lines at a higher speed than the first image signals, for simultaneous output with the first image signals. Reading of the second image signals is started when the state of the object of image data changed or when one photographing mode is changed to another by a user's operation, and is terminated when a reading termination condition set in advance in association with the reading start condition is satisfied. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163441 | IMAGING SENSOR AND IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging sensor comprising: an imaging chip in which a plurality of pixel are arranged in a matrix; and a signal processing chip that is each provided for one or more pixel columns or one or more pixel rows, has a device that performs signal processing on a pixel signal output from a pixel, and is stacked with the imaging chip is provided. For example, the device that performs signal processing is an A/D converter that converts a pixel signal output from the pixel into a digital signal, and when a pixel signal output from the pixel is converted into a digital signal, at least two or more A/D converters among the A/D converters are controlled in parallel. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163442 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF RECONFIGURING IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital photographing apparatus capable of reconfiguring an image signal processor (ISP), a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus, and a system for controlling the digital photographing apparatus. The method includes: receiving a selection of at least one image signal processing module that is to be installed in the ISP; downloading the selected at least one image signal processing module from an external system; and reconfiguring the ISP by using the downloaded at least one image signal processing module. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163443 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, REMOTE CONTROLLER, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a touch signal corresponding to a projection formed within a touch pad of a remote controller, a display configured to, when the touch signal is received, display a control graphic user interface (GUI) having at least one function menu corresponding to the projection, and a controller configured to, when a user manipulation is received from the projection, select and automatically execute a function menu in response to the user manipulation. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163444 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display apparatus including a display, a receiver configured to receive a remote control signal from a remote controller including a touch pad and a protrusion portion formed thereon, and a controller configured to control the display to display a guidance graphic user interface (GUI) configured to guide a control function allocated to the protrusion portion in response to receiving a remote control signal corresponding to a touch of the protrusion portion. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163445 | USER INTERFACE TECHNIQUES FOR TELEVISION CHANNEL CHANGES - An improved user premises device enhances the channel change experience. In response to a channel-up or a channel-down command, a currently displayed program is re-sized to fit within a smaller program window. In the display area that is exposed due to the re-sizing of the currently displayed program, additional content such as an advertisement or channel change progress information is displayed. Additional program windows that render snapshots of content from one or more program up and one or more program down may be displayed in windows that are organized in a vertical alignment with the program window of the currently displayed program. The program windows are animated or scrolled in a direction to bring the program window of the user-desired next program in place of the program window of the currently displayed programmed. The program window of the next program is then resized to occupy the entire display. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163446 | Control Method And Electronic Apparatus - A control method applied in an electronic apparatus including a projecting unit and a depth detecting unit is described. The projecting unit is able to project first multimedia data onto a target object. The method includes detecting depth information of the target object by using a depth detecting unit; calculating a second parameter of the projecting unit according to the depth information of the target object and a first parameter of the projecting unit; and moving the projecting unit to a first position based on the second parameter of the projecting unit to make the projecting unit project a first display picture of the first multimedia data. The focusing of the projector can be executed quickly and accurately. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163447 | METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGES FOR MULTI-PROJECTION THEATER AND IMAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method of generating images for a multi-projection theater and a method of generating projection images for a multi-projection theater, wherein a source image is mapped to a sphere, virtual planes according to the structure of a multi-projection theater are generated, and the source image on the sphere is projected on the virtual planes. The method may include mapping a source image to a sphere, generating a virtual plane according to the structure of a theater, and projecting the image on the sphere on the virtual plane. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163448 | LOCAL REAL-TIME FACIAL RECOGNITION - A system and machine-implemented method for real-time facial recognition at an image capture device is provided. The method includes capturing an image at an image capture device, the image containing at least a first person, analyzing the image to identify one or more data points corresponding to the first person, determining if mapping information corresponding to the one or more data points is locally available at the image capture device, sending a request to a remote device for mapping information when it is determined that mapping information corresponding to the one or more data points is not locally available at the image capture device, receiving mapping information corresponding to the one or more data points in response to the request and locally storing the mapping information at the image capture device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163449 | Image Advocacy in Portable Computing Devices - A mechanism is provided for identifying one or more eligible image candidates. Responsive to a determination that the storage of a recently captured image raising an allocated captured images memory space in a storage to a point that storage of a next captured image would raise the allocated captured images memory space in the storage above the predetermined threshold, a criteria group in a set of criteria groups is identified to utilize for identification of one or more images candidates from a set of stored images in the storage. The one or more images candidates from the set of stored images in the storage are identified utilizing one or more image identification criteria in the criteria group. The one or more image candidates are then presented to a user. | 2015-06-11 |
20150163450 | VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM, SOURCE DEVICE, SINK DEVICE, AND VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD - According to an embodiment, a video display system includes a sink device and a source device. The source device transmits a video signal. The sink device has a plurality of operation modes regarding image processing, informs, when an operation mode is changed, the source device of information of a video format set in advance according to the changed operation mode and applies image processing according to the changed operation mode to the video signal received from the source device and outputs the video signal to a display. | 2015-06-11 |