30th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130188038 | TABLET INSPECTION DEVICE AND TABLET INSPECTION METHOD - A tablet inspection device includes a lighting unit configured to emit parallel light to a medicine package enclosing therein a semi-transparent tablet that is capable of transmitting light, a camera unit configured to capture an image of the medicine package irradiated with the parallel light, so as to obtain a transmission image of the medicine package, and an image processing unit configured to detect, as an area of the semi-transparent tablet, an area having a center part and a periphery part which has brightness lower than brightness of the center part, in the transmission image. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188039 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING SHIPMENT PARCELS - Disclosed are various embodiments of systems and methods for receiving shipment parcels at materials handling facilities. A system comprises a tunnel and at least one sensor located in the tunnel. The system further comprises logic that obtains data that is correlated with an identifier for a shipment parcel. The logic causes the at least one sensor to collect sensor data for the shipment parcel in the tunnel. The logic further compares the sensor data with the data that is correlated with the identifier to determine whether there is an exception for the shipment parcel. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188040 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Monitoring, Regulating, or Controlling Fluid Flow - An apparatus, system and method for regulating fluid flow are disclosed. The apparatus includes a curved, elongated support member elastically deformable and having first and second ends. The apparatus also include an opposing support member configured to position a tube against the curved, elongated support member between the first and second ends. Deformation of the curved, elongated support member by movement of the first and second ends toward each other reduces an internal volume of the tube. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188041 | DETECTING DEVICE, DETECTOR, AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A detecting device which detects electromagnetic waves includes an antennal configured to receive electromagnetic waves, and a plurality of semiconductor rectifying devices serially connected to the antenna, and connected in parallel to each other such that the polarity is aligned, so as to receive electromagnetic waves propagated from the antenna, wherein the plurality of semiconductor rectifying devices are each disposed at positions where the phase of electromagnetic waves propagated from the antenna is substantially the same phase. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188042 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBJECT MEASUREMENT - A technique is provided for measuring an object based on multiple views. The technique includes registering each of the plurality of images and a first model of the object with one another and reconstructing a second model of the object based on the plurality of images and the first model registered with one another. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188043 | Active illumination scanning imager - An active-illumination scanning imager ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188044 | INTELLIGENT MONITORING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION AND INTELLIGENT MONITORING DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention relates to an intelligent monitoring system with automatic notification and an intelligent monitoring device thereof. The intelligent monitoring system includes at least one intelligent monitoring device and a remote main control terminal, wherein the intelligent monitoring device includes an image acquisition unit, a sensor, an embedded system, a light unit, an uninterrupted power supply, and a wireless transmission device. The embedded system receives the signals from the image acquisition unit and the sensor to carry out the monitoring and judgment process, and then outputs the signals to the remote main control terminal via the wireless transmission device in order to transmit the signals to a portable electronic device. With the implementation of the present invention, an active monitoring process can be carried out by the intelligent monitoring device with the transmission of the monitoring results to the portable electronic device to reduce the manpower cost in monitoring. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188045 | High Resolution Surveillance Camera - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for security cameras/systems with wide angle lenses, high resolution image sensors and intelligent control, image processing and image/video storage. After capturing a high resolution image of the large area, downscaling and subsequent storage of the captured image is performed based on the determined importance levels of regions throughout the captured high resolution image. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188046 | HOME APPLIANCE, DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - A diagnostic apparatus may receive product information as an image and may perform a diagnosis on the home appliance irrespective of a communication environment or surrounding environments by receiving the product information in a form of a code from the home appliance, capturing the code, and diagnosing the home appliance, thereby enhancing convenience. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188047 | TRAIL CAMERA - A system and method for improving battery life and accessibility of an outdoor imager, including use of high-power RF directional RF/WiFi for long range image and video transmission with cellphone coverage and use of ultrabright LEDs. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188048 | Write-Protected Recording - A surveillance apparatus continuously records imaged data from a camera into a circular buffer in a local memory. When a record signal is received, the system records the video stream that was recorded before the record signal was received, and the video stream that is recorded after the record signal was received. The recorded segment is then write-protected, so that the surveillance apparatus does not overwrite the recorded segment. The recorded segment could then be sent to a remote memory via a wireless connection to free up local memory for future recording sessions. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND DISPLAYING AIRPORT APPROACH LIGHTS - A vehicle display system displays approach lights acquired by a vision system overlaid on, and aligned with, a stored synthetic approach light symbol. A stored approach light type that corresponds to the target runway may be verified to match the acquired approach lights. A synthetic approach light symbol that corresponds to the approach light type is chosen and aligned with the approach lights for display. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188050 | REAL-TIME SYSTEM FOR AIDING DRIVERS DURING VEHICLE BACKUP AND IMAGE CAPTURE AND TRANSMITTER UNIT FOR USE THEREIN - A real-time surveillance system for aiding vehicle drivers and portable first unit for use therein is provided. The unit includes an image sensor that generates a sequence of images from received light. The system further includes a support to detachably support the unit on the vehicle so that the sensor is capable of receiving light from obstacles, hazards or individuals located in a blind spot region of the vehicle. A display is supported on the vehicle so that the images are viewable by a driver of the vehicle in real time. The system further includes a mechanism to authenticate a person desirous of using the system or removing the unit from the vehicle as an authorized person based, at least in part, on an authenticator. The authenticator includes at least one of a password, a passphrase, a personal identification number, a security token, a security card, and a biometric identifier. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188051 | IMAGING APPARATUS, VEHICLE SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD - A dynamic expansion operation of an index value image is performed by specifying an index value range before correction (Gmin to Gmax) for one index value image, calculating magnification K for which to be expanded to an ideal index value range (0 to 1023), and correcting an index value before correction G by the magnification K. An effective magnification Kthre to expand a maximum effective index value range (215 to 747) that can be taken by the index value before correction G calculated from transmittance of a filter to the ideal index value range (0 to 1023) is stored, and in a case where the calculated magnification K is smaller than the effective magnification Kthre, the expansion operation is performed by use of the effective magnification Kthre. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188052 | Method of Providing Street View Data of a Comparable Real Estate Property - Video drive-by data provides a street level view of a neighborhood surrounding a selected geographic location. A video and data server farm incorporates a video storage server that stores video image files containing video drive-by data corresponding to a geographic location, a database server that processes a data query received from a user over the Internet corresponding to a geographic location of interest, and an image processing server. In operation, the database server identifies video image files stored in the video storage server that correspond to the geographic location of interest contained in the data query and transfers the video image files over a pre-processing network to the image processing server. The image processing server converts the video drive-by data to post-processed video data corresponding to a desired image format and transfers the post-processed video data via a post-processing network to the Internet in response to the query. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188053 | SPORTS CAMERA - A system and method for a gun-mounted camera with lensing that mimics a magnification scope, such as could be used on a rifle. Some preferred embodiments use a digital zoom while maintaining a native pixel count by using a larger sensor, and further use a combination of decimating an image for low magnification and windowing for higher magnification. Essentially some preferred embodiments change a field of view while maintaining the same number of pixels in the video output. Most preferably matching the field of view of a rifle scope with the press of a button. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188054 | Monitoring Technique Utilizing an Array of Cameras for Eye Movement Recording - A system and a method for monitoring eye movement of a person viewing a scene composed of discrete areas. A plurality of video cameras are arranged so that a field of view of each of the plurality of video cameras corresponds to a respectively different one of the discrete areas of the scene. Each of the plurality of video cameras records a person within its respective field of view, and the video feed output from each of the plurality of cameras is processed to determine which of the discrete areas of the scene the recorded person is viewing. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188055 | COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - Apparatus useful for obtaining and displaying information. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a network interface, display device, and speech recognition apparatus configured to receive user speech input and enable performance of various tasks via a remote entity, such as obtaining desired information relating to maps or directions, or any number of other topics. The downloaded data may also, in one variant, be displayed with contextually related advertising or other content. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188056 | COMPACT OBJECTIVE LENS ASSEMBLY FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY IMAGING MULTIPLE SPECTRAL BANDS - An objective lens assembly suitable for use in helmet-mounted applications. The objective lens assembly comprises two prisms that collectively are configured, oriented and bonded relative to each other to separate and allow simultaneous imaging of two separate spectral bands (such as VNIR and LWIR bands) received from the same object scene via a common window such that the object scene may be viewed from the same perspective without the effects of parallax. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188057 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing device and a method thereof are provided. The image capturing device includes an image sensor and a processor. The image sensor includes a color filter array and a sensor chip. The color filter array includes a first region permitting visible light and infrared light to pass and a second region permitting the infrared light to pass. The sensor chip obtains a target image through the color filter array, wherein the target image includes a composite image corresponding to the first region and a first group infrared image corresponding to the second region, and the composite image includes a second group infrared image, where the second group infrared image and the first group infrared image are linear correlated. The processor adjusts a proportion of the second group infrared image in the composite image by employing the first group infrared image, so as to generate a processed image. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188058 | THERMAL DETECTION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES - Systems, methods, and devices for thermal detection. A thermal detection device includes a visual camera, a thermal detector, a controller, a user interface, a display, and a removable and rechargeable battery pack. The thermal detection device also includes a plurality of additional software and hardware modules configured to perform or execute various functions and operations of the thermal detection device. An output from the visual camera and an output from the thermal detector are combined by the controller or the plurality of additional modules to generate a combined image for display on the display. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188059 | Automated System and Method for Tracking and Detecting Discrepancies on a Target Object - A detection system including a target object having a target object coordinate system, a tracking unit configured to monitor a position and/or an orientation of the target object and generate a target object position signal indicative of the position and/or the orientation of the target object, a camera positioned to capture an image of the target object, an orienting mechanism connected to the camera to control an orientation of the camera relative to the target object, and a processor configured to analyze the image to detect a discrepancy in the image and, when the discrepancy is present in the image, determine a location of the discrepancy relative to the target object coordinate system based at least upon the target object position signal and the orientation of the camera, and then orient the camera and laser to aim at and point out the discrepancy. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188060 | Method, System and Apparatus for Testing Video Quality - Systems and methods are disclosed for testing video quality by generating a stress tracker test pattern with one or more moving zone plates and one or more stamps; determining compression quality scores for encoder resources spent at predetermined levels of compression (stress); and analyzing the test pattern and generating a Compression Stress Response profile. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188061 | Photographer's Guidance Systems - A photographer's guidance system is formed of a computer-based processor made responsive to location, time of day, manual user inputs, among others to provide photo exposure suggestions based upon information stored as photo set-up descriptors. In response to user requests in combination with present conditions such as time, location weather, etc., a database request is executed against stored photo set-up data to produce a result set of photo set-up descriptors. These descriptors are used both manually and automatically to assist a photographer user in setting up a photo exposure in agreement with the prescribed parameters. These systems may be directly coupled with a DSLR type camera and may operate via user controls and interfaces thereof. In alternative versions, these system have independent control and user interfaces with outputs coupled to a DSLR control. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188062 | AUTOMATIC UPLOAD OF PICTURES FROM A CAMERA - A system and method is disclosed for enabling user friendly interaction with a camera system. Specifically, the inventive system and method has several aspects to improve the interaction with a camera system, including voice recognition, gaze tracking, touch sensitive inputs and others. The voice recognition unit is operable for, among other things, receiving multiple different voice commands, recognizing the vocal commands, associating the different voice commands to one camera command and controlling at least some aspect of the digital camera operation in response to these voice commands. The gaze tracking unit is operable for, among other things, determining the location on the viewfinder image that the user is gazing upon. One aspect of the touch sensitive inputs provides that the touch sensitive pad is mouse-like and is operable for, among other things, receiving user touch inputs to control at least some aspect of the camera operation. Another aspect of the disclosed invention provides for gesture recognition to be used to interface with and control the camera system. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188063 | INTERACTIVE PHOTO BOOTH AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure is directed to interactive photo booths and associated systems and methods. In one embodiment, for example, an interactive photo booth can include a housing having sidewalls that form an enclosure sized to receive one or more users. The interactive photo booth can also include a backdrop within the enclosure and a camera directed toward the backdrop that takes at least one photo of the users. The interactive photo booth can further include a first user interface in the enclosure and a second user interface on the sidewall of the housing. The first user interface can be configured to receive user selections related to the backdrop, and the second user interface can be configured to edit the photos taken by the camera. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188064 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, IMAGE TRANSFER METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Even when image data in which a top-bottom orientation has been recorded is transmitted to equipment that is provided outside a photographing apparatus and does not support an image rotation function, an image can be displayed in an appropriate top-bottom orientation. A photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit; an addition unit which adds data indicating a top-bottom orientation at the time of photography to image data of an image captured using the photographing unit and stores resultant image data, a transmission unit which transmits the image data to external equipment; and an editing unit which rotates the top-bottom orientation of the image corresponding to the image data prior to transmitting the image data to the external equipment. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188065 | RAW FORMAT IMAGE DATA PROCESSING - A raw format image representing an image received from an image capture device at an image data rate, can be compressed at least as fast as the image data rate (i.e. in real time) using compact and low cost components. The compressed image data can then be transferred across a chip-to-chip data channel to a memory system or to a host processor where it can be stored as compressed data. The host processor or other processor can read and decompress the compressed raw data and apply digital signal processing including industry-standard data compression or other image processing algorithms to the recovered raw format image without being constrained to real-time processing. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188066 | POSITION CONTROLLER FOR OPTICAL ELEMENT - A position controller for an optical element of a photographing optical system, includes an advancing/retracting ring, an anti-shake moving member supported by the advancing/retracting ring, an insertable/removable moving member which holds the optical element, a rear support member fixed to the advancing/retracting ring; a removal drive member supported by the rear support member to be movable between an insertion allowance position in which the removal drive member is in noncontact with the insertable/removable moving member in the insertion position, to thereby allow the anti-shake moving member to move in a moving range thereof, and a forced removing position in which the removal drive member comes in contact with and presses the insertable/removable moving member to move the insertable/removable moving member from the insertion position to the removed position; and an insertion/removal controller. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188067 | CONTROLLING CONTROLLABLE DEVICE DURING PERFORMANCE - The at least one node and a trackable tag perform communication with each other. The tag is associated with a person belonging to a performance. A place of each controllable device is known. The controller receives position data of the trackable tag and controls at least one controllable device to direct with respect to the tag on the basis of the position data and the place of the at least one controllable device for causing an audio and/or optical operation associated with the performance to take place by the at least one controllable device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188068 | Systems and methods for acquiring and processing image data produced by camera arrays - This disclosure is directed to camera systems including a camera array, data buses shared by the cameras, and one or more processors that process images captured by the camera array. In one aspect, a camera system ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188069 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR RECTIFYING ROLLING SHUTTER EFFECT - In a method for rectifying rolling shutter effects, a horizontal translation and a vertical translation of a second image relative to a first image are estimated, and the estimated horizontal and vertical translations are filtered using a Kalman filter. Rolling shutter distortion of the second image is rectified according to the filtered horizontal and vertical translations. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188070 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING FACE IMAGE USING MULTIPLE CAMERAS SO AS TO IDENTIFY HUMAN LOCATED AT REMOTE SITE - An apparatus for acquiring a face image using multiple cameras so as to identify a human being located at a remote site is disclosed. The apparatus for acquiring a face image using multiple cameras allows a PTZ camera to track an interest object from among objects detected/tracked by a fixed camera, and obtains an optimum face image for remote human identification from images generated by the PTZ camera. The apparatus for acquiring the face image using multiple cameras so as to identify a human located at a remote site includes a multi-camera control module for tracking an interest object being detected/tracked by a fixed camera through a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera, and generating an image of the interest object; and a face-image acquisition module for acquiring a face image appropriate for identifying a face image of the remote human in the interest object image generated by the multi-camera control module. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188071 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHY CONTROL METHOD - An electronic apparatus includes an image pickup portion for generating a subject image signal by photography, a hardware device for controlling optical characteristics in the photography, a software executing portion for executing camera application software for performing the photography, and a control portion for controlling the hardware device. When the camera application software executed by the software executing portion is specific software that does not contain a program for controlling the optical characteristics, the control portion controls the optical characteristics independently of the specific software. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188072 | EYEPIECE OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGING DEVICE - There is provided an eyepiece optical system including a lens, a surface nearest to an observer side of the lens disposed nearest to the observer side being formed in a convex shape on the observer side, and the eyepiece optical system satisfying a conditional expression (1) |RL/DH|<1.7, where RL is a radius of curvature of the surface nearest to the observer side, and DH is a shortest distance in a radial direction from an optical axis to an edge surface of the lens nearest to the observer side. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188073 | Automatic Face and Skin Beautification Using Face Detection - Sub-regions within a face image are identified to be enhanced by applying a localized smoothing kernel to luminance data corresponding to the sub-regions of the face image. An enhanced face image is generated including an enhanced version of the face that includes certain original pixels in combination with pixels corresponding to the one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188074 | IMAGE PICKUP UNIT, COLOR CORRECTION METHOD, AND COLOR CORRECTION PROGRAM - An image pickup unit includes: an image pickup device outputting an image signal based on incident object light; a dimming device adjusting a light amount of object light incident to the image pickup device; a color correction section adjusting color balance of the image signal; and a control section controlling the color correction section to be switched from one of a first adjustment mode and a second adjustment mode to the other, the first adjustment mode automatically adjusting the color balance following variations in color temperature of a light source, the second adjustment mode adjusting the color balance without following variations in color temperature of the light source. The control section controls a light amount adjustment value by the dimming device at a fixed value, when the color correction section is switched to the second adjustment mode. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188075 | BLACK LEVEL ADJUSTMENT CONTROL DEVICE AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, there is provided an analog gain range determining unit that determines a range to which an analog gain setting an amplification factor of a pixel signal read from a pixel belongs, a clamp parameter control condition setting unit that sets a control condition of a clamp parameter setting the black level based on a result of the determination by the analog gain range determining unit, and a clamp parameter control unit that controls the clamp parameter based on the control condition set by the clamp parameter control condition setting unit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188076 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image processing apparatus generates an image by adding a plurality of different film-tone image effects to an input image. When the plurality of different film-tone image effects is added to an input image, if the effects include image slurring or blinking, an addition order is determined so that such effects can be added after the other effects. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188077 | Detecting Red Eye Filter and Apparatus Using Meta-Data - A method of filtering a red-eye phenomenon from an acquired digital image including a multiplicity of pixels indicative of color, the pixels forming various shapes of the image, includes analyzing meta-data information, determining one or more regions within the digital image suspected as including red eye artifact, and determining, based at least in part on the meta-data analysis, whether the regions are actual red eye artifact. The meta-data information may include information describing conditions under which the image was acquired, captured and/or digitized, acquisition device-specific information, and/film information. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188078 | IMAGE SENSOR, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An image sensor includes a photo detector for accumulating charges in response to an incident light, a storage unit for storing the charges, a first transmission gate for transmitting the charges from the photo detector to the storage unit, a second transmission gate for transmitting the charges from the storage unit to the floating diffusion node, a reset gate for resetting the floating diffusion node in response a reset gate signal, and a coupling circuit connected between the reset gate and the storage unit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188079 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a solid-state image sensor including pixels each at least including light receiving parts receiving light to generate charge, a transfer part transferring the charge accumulated in the light receiving parts, and memory parts holding the charge transferred via the transfer part, and a predetermined number of elements shared by the plurality of pixels, the predetermined number of elements being for outputting a pixel signal at a level corresponding to the charge, wherein one or some of the plurality of pixels is/are a correction pixel(s) outputting a correction pixel signal used for correcting a pixel signal outputted from pixels other than the one or some of the plurality of pixels, and one or some of the predetermined number of elements is/are formed on a wiring layer side of the light receiving parts included in the correction pixel(s). | 2013-07-25 |
20130188080 | WEARABLE DEVICE WITH INPUT AND OUTPUT STRUCTURES - An electronic device includes a band configured to be worn on the head of a user. The band has a central portion and first and second temple portions extending therefrom. The central portion is configured to contact a portion of the face of a user, and the temple portions are configured to contact portions of the head of the user near ears thereof. An operational unit having a display element is affixed to the first temple portion and includes a housing having an arm defining a longitudinal axis. The housing also includes an elbow portion defining a display end that supports the display element such that it extends along a display axis angled with respect to the longitudinal axis and such that the display element is positionable over an eye of the user. Image generating means are disposed within the housing for generating an image presentable on the display element. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188081 | HANDHELD DEVICE WITH TOUCH CONTROLS THAT RECONFIGURE IN RESPONSE TO THE WAY A USER OPERATES THE DEVICE - A system is described for reconfiguring touch controls on a device, such as a cell phone, in reaction to a user's changing mode of operation. For example, a standard display of icons that works well in two-handed operation may not work as well for one-handed operation where the user tries to operate the controls with a thumb of the holding hand. A device can detect that the user is trying to operate the controls with a thumb of the holding hand and the controls can be reconfigured to be more suitable for thumb operation. Reconfiguration can also occur in other modes of operation, such as when the user is using a stylus, multiple fingers of a second (non-holding hand), fingers on both hands, etc. In some embodiments, detection of the mode of operation can be automatic such as where a camera takes an image to determine the mode. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188082 | MONITOR FOR VIDEO CAMERA - There is provided a video camera monitor that is capable of turning on a tally lamp without troublesome wiring even when a video camera does not have a tally signal output terminal. The present invention provides a video camera monitor that includes a camera video input unit and a tally display controller. The camera video input unit receives a camera video signal including a REC RUN time code, and the tally display controller controls tally display. The tally display controller controls the tally display based on whether the REC RUN time code is being advanced. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188083 | System and Method for Illuminating and Identifying a Person - A system and method for capturing an image for biometric identification. To obtain the image, a person stands or moves in a target zone. A flash element provides an incoherent flash of light through an aperture. The flash is filtered to produce filtered light. The filtered light has primary wavelengths no longer than that of blue light. The filtered light is not perceived well by the human eye due to its short duration, color and small point of origin. The intensity of the filtered light at the target area surpasses the intensity of all ambient light. In this manner, a person in the target area will always be properly illuminated, even if that person were backlit by full sunlight. An image of the person is taken with a camera. The image is analyzed to obtain any biometric patterns that can be used for identification. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188084 | Apparatus and method for improving contrast detected in a fringe projection autofocus system - A method and apparatus are provided, for improving contrast detected in a fringe projection autofocus system that projects light from a substrate to a digital camera. The method and apparatus reduce the fill factor of the digital camera in a direction that improves the contrast at spatial frequencies near or above the Nyquist limit in that direction. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188085 | IMAGE SENSORS HAVING REDUCED DARK CURRENT AND IMAGING DEVICES HAVING THE SAME - An image sensor includes a photo detector for accumulating charges in response to an incident light, a floating diffusion node, a first reset unit connected between a supply voltage node and the floating diffusion node, a transmission unit for transmitting accumulated charges from the photo detector to the floating diffusion node, a source follower output unit for converting charges stored in the floating diffusion node into an output voltage, a first selection unit for outputting the output voltage selectively, and a second selection unit connected between the floating diffusion node and the source follower output unit. Dark current may be reduced or prevented from flowing from the source follower output unit into the floating diffusion node. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188086 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device of the present invention includes: an imaging optical system; an imaging element that forms a subject image through the imaging optical system; a display unit that displays the subject image imaged by the imaging element, as a live view image; an optical viewfinder; a synthesis unit that synthesizes an optical image visually checked by the optical viewfinder and the live view image displayed by the display unit; a defocus amount calculation unit that calculates a defocus amount from a focusing state of the subject image; and a display control unit that displaces the live view image displayed on the display unit, with respect to the optical image, according to the defocus amount calculated by the defocus amount calculation unit, and that displays the subject image on the display unit so that the optical image fits the live view image when the defocus amount becomes zero. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188087 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS, IMAGE DATA REPRODUCING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A reproducing apparatus, an image data reproducing method, a program, and a storage medium each detects an attitude state of the reproducing apparatus, extracts a part of an area of image data obtained by an image pickup device, and reproduces the part of the area of the extracted image data. According to the detection result, the part of the area of the image data is changed to another part of the area and rotation processing of another part of the area is performed, thereby reproducing the another part of the area which was subjected to the rotation processing. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188088 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A zoom lens includes a first lens group having a positive refracting power and normally fixed in position, a second lens group having a negative refracting power and movable along an optical axis, and a third lens group having a positive refracting power and normally fixed in position, disposed in order from the object side to the image side. Two thirds or more of lenses of the first to third lens groups are formed from a resin material. The zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expressions (1) and (2): | 2013-07-25 |
20130188089 | CAMERA SYSTEM AND AUTO FOCUS METHOD - The invention provides a camera system. In one embodiment, the camera system comprises a camera module and a processor. The camera module photographs a target object according to a focal length to generate an image. The processor comprises an extending-lens-depth-of-filed (EDOF) module and an auto focus module. The EDOF module processes the image according to an EDOF process to generate an EDOF image. The auto focus module adjusts the focal length of the camera module according to an auto focus process. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188090 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS - In an image capture apparatus, when a first object and a second object are designated via a touch operation unit during live view display, focus information of each of the first and second objects is stored, and then a focus moving time is set. In execution of image capture, image capture where a focusing point and an exposure value are adjusted to the first object is executed and, after an interval corresponding to the focus moving time, image capture where the focusing point and the exposure value are adjusted to the second object is executed. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188091 | Taking Lens System and Image Pickup Apparatus Using the Same - A taking lens system comprises a frontmost lens unit, a rearmost lens unit, and a plurality of lens units arranged between the frontmost lens unit and the rearmost lens unit. One of the plurality of lens units is a first focusing lens unit. During focusing from an infinite object distance to a close object distance, only the first focusing lens unit moves toward the image side in a first shooting mode, and at least two lens units in the taking lens system move in a second shooting mode. In the state in which the taking lens system is focused on an object at infinity, the positions of the first focusing lens unit and at least one lens unit in the taking lens system in the first shooting mode are different from those in the second shooting mode. The taking lens system satisfies the condition M | 2013-07-25 |
20130188092 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus comprising: a lens apparatus having: an image pickup optical system including a focus lens unit and a zoom lens unit; a zoom state detector; and a controller; a camera apparatus having: a light receiving unit; and an image display unit; an AF frame operation unit; and a distance measuring unit installed with a parallax with respect to an optical axis of the image pickup optical system, in which the controller is configured to: select, from among measured distances obtained by the distance measuring unit, a measured distance obtained in an angle of field of the AF frame, based on a position of the zoom lens unit detected by the zoom state detector and a position of the AF frame set in the display; and perform the focusing by driving the focus lens unit based on the selected measured distance. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188093 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - This invention enables, for example, reduction of motion blur in a hold-type display device and reduce flicker in an impulse-type display device by a simple process. For this purpose, an LPF filters a frame of input image data (A[i]) to generate low-frequency image data (L). A subtractor and an adder generate high-frequency image data (SH). Another adder adds the low-frequency image data (L) from a delay circuit to subsequent low-frequency image data. A divider halves the sum to generate low-frequency averaged image data (SL). A switch alternately outputs the high-frequency image data (SH) and the low-frequency image data (SL) every time a frame of image data is input. As a result, the apparatus of this invention can generate output image data having a frame rate twice that of the input image data. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188094 | Combining multiple video streams - Methods, computer-readable media, and systems are provided for combining multiple video streams. One method for combining the multiple video streams includes extracting a sequence of media frames ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188095 | System for Scanable Icon Detection and Management - This invention enables Scanable Icons, which may be predetermined graphical images, and similar encoded information to be applied to video systems in a manner that is user-friendly and brings many of the advantages of easy information access and management to the video environment. The optical path normally required when using such encoded information is avoided. Supplementary information, including more details for advertisements, is provided in a non-invasive manner, allowing the user to access the supplementary information at convenient times and locations. The Scanable Icon adds a symbol to the existing advertisement without increasing its duration. Advertising is made substantially more effective for the advertiser and more useful for the consumer. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188096 | Low-Overhead Processing of Video In Dedicated Hardware Engines - This invention allows the application software to submit multiple (N) frames belonging to different and/or same channels in one submission. The driver maintains a request queue and serializes requests and manages the hardware utilization. The driver informs the software through a callback function when the entire submission has been serviced. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188097 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MEDIA DEVICES - A method for controlling media devices by an electronic device is described. The method includes receiving a first control signal from a first media device in a first media device control network. The method also includes generating a second control signal based on the first control signal and a second media device in a second media device control network. The method further includes sending the second control signal to the second media device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188098 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL TERMINAL - A remote control system includes a portable terminal, a display device and a control terminal. The portable terminal has a first display component with a first touch panel. The control terminal wirelessly communicates with the portable terminal. The control terminal has a second touch panel that detects a user touch operation, and a wireless transmission component that wirelessly sends coordinate information indicative of a touched position of the user touch operation on the second touch panel to the portable terminal. The portable terminal further has an operation execution component that executes an operation associated with a position on the first touch panel that corresponds to the touched position of the user touch operation on the second touch panel based on the coordinate information, and a first video transmission component that sends image of an execution screen of the operation to the display device through a transmission cable. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188099 | AUDIO ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND A TELEVISION RECEIVING DEVICE PROVIDING SAME - An audio adjustment device including a plurality of filters respectively amplifying or attenuating signal components of a multiplicity of frequency bands among input audio components, an adjustment part that adjusts gain characteristics of the plurality of filters, and a characteristic display part that displays gain characteristics adjusted by the adjustment part. The adjustment part is capable of independently adjusting gain in signal components of central frequencies of signal components subject to amplification or attenuation by the filters, and Q value of gain characteristics of the filters. The characteristic display part displays the gain characteristics of the plurality of filters in a row along one frequency axis. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188100 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - An object of the present invention is to realize the suppression of uneven brightness at low cost in a lighting device. A backlight unit | 2013-07-25 |
20130188101 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROJECTOR WITH SINGLE MODULATOR - A system is provided projecting a three-dimensional image. The system includes a first light source, the first light source emitting light in a first direction. A second light source is provided, the second light source emitting light in a second direction, the second direction being opposite the first direction. A beam splitter device is disposed between the first light source and the second light source to receive light from the first light source and the second light source, the beam splitter device being arranged to rotate about an axis. An LCoS image device is disposed adjacent the beam splitter device, the LCoS image device having an image surface arranged substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188102 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROJECTOR WITH SINGLE MODULATOR - A method of projecting a three-dimensional image is provided. The method includes providing a first light source, the first light source emitting light at a first polarization. A second light source is provided opposite the first light source, the second light source emitting light at a second polarization. A liquid crystal on silicone (LCoS) image device is provided. A beam splitter device is provided between the first light source and the second light source adjacent the LCoS image device. The beam splitter device is rotated. A first light is emitted from the first light source. The first light is reflected with the beam splitter device onto the LCoS image device. A second light is emitted from the second light source after the first light is emitted. The second light is reflected with the beam splitter device onto the LCoS image device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188103 | TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a touch display apparatus is provided which includes: forming a first substrate on a first carrier; forming an assembly part on a second carrier, wherein the assembly part includes a second substrate, a third substrate and a touch sensing layer interposed therebetween, and the third substrate is relatively near a side of the second carrier; assembling the first substrate and the assembly part such that a display layer is formed between the first substrate and the assembly part; and at least removing the first carrier. In addition, a touch display fabricated from the above method is also provided. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188104 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A second substrate has detection electrodes of a touch panel, each of pixels has a pixel electrode and a counter electrode, the counter electrode is divided into a plurality of blocks, the counter electrodes of the respective divided blocks are commonly provided for the respective pixels of the plurality of display lines in series, and the counter electrodes also serve as scanning electrodes of the touch panel, and a counter electrode selector circuit that selects the counter electrodes. The counter electrode selector circuit includes an address decoder circuit that selects the counter electrodes of the respective blocks for a given period, and a selector circuit that applies a touch panel scanning voltage to the counter electrode of the block selected by the address decoder circuit, and applies a counter voltage to the counter electrodes of the blocks not selected by the address decoder circuit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188105 | DIMMER AND SWITCH SUITABLE FOR DRIVING A CAPACITIVE OR COMPLEX CAPACITIVE-RESISTIVE LOAD SUCH AS LIQUID CRYSTAL FILM - A transparency adjustment system comprising a transparent physical element whose electrical behavior is that of a capacitive load; and a power dimmer apparatus operative to provide AC current to the transparent physical element to generate a set of transparency states including a plurality of transparency states other than full transparency. Included in the scope of the invention is a system which changes the state of a load such as LC film from transparent to translucent in a single step rather than gradually. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188106 | LATERAL ELECTRIC FIELD LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The liquid crystal display device includes a transparent electrode formed in a plan form and a strip or strips transparent electrode disposed thereon via an insulating film, and controls display by rotating the liquid crystal aligned substantially in parallel to a substrate within a plane that is substantially in parallel to the substrate by an electric field between the both electrodes. Each pixel constituting the display is divided into two regions, the extending directions of the strip electrode in each of the regions are orthogonal, the alignment azimuths of the liquid crystal of each of the regions are orthogonal, and the angles formed between the extending directions of the strip electrode and the alignment azimuth of the liquid crystal are the same. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188107 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL COMPOSITION - A cholesteric liquid-crystal composition is described, which contains a liquid-crystal component and a chiral agent, and has a selective reflection wavelength in the range of 400 nm to 800 nm at 25° C. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188108 | PIXEL STRUCTURES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES COMPRISING THE SAME - In an embodiment of the disclosure, a pixel structure is provided. The pixel structure includes a first sub-pixel row including a plurality of sub-pixels electrically connecting to a first scan line, and a second sub-pixel row including a plurality of sub-pixels, wherein the first scan line passes through an area of the sub-pixels of the second sub-pixel row. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188109 | SUB-PIXEL STRUCTURE OF THIN FILM TRANSISTOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - According to embodiments of the present invention, there are provided a sub-pixel structure of a thin film transistor liquid crystal display and a liquid crystal display. The sub-pixel structure comprises: a gate line, a data line, a thin film transistor, a sub-pixel electrode, and a common electrode, which are formed on an array substrate, wherein a liquid crystal electric field in a first domain and a liquid crystal electric field in a second domain, which are located on both sides of the gate line, respectively, are created between the sub-pixel electrode and the common electrode, and the angle between the direction of the liquid crystal electric field in the first domain and the direction of the liquid crystal electric field in the second domain is larger than 0° and smaller than 180°. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188110 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An active matrix substrate ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188111 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The liquid crystal display device includes: a display section having a liquid crystal layer between a pair of substrates; and a frame section provided at a peripheral part of the pair of substrates. The frame section has an inlet for liquid crystal injection and the inlet is provided in a continuous linear manner. The manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display device, includes: providing an inlet in a continuous linear manner in the frame section; and injecting a liquid crystal from the inlet into a gap between the pair of substrates. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188112 | Personal Care Appliance Kit - The personal care appliance kit includes a display device; and a handle for an electric device. The display device includes a continuous front panel; a window area being a part of the front panel, which window area is transmissible with respect to an infrared signal radiation; a display area being a part of the front panel, which display area is less transmissible than the window area with respect to the infrared signal radiation; and a receiver unit placed on a backside of the window area and adapted for receiving the infrared signal radiation from a transmitter unit for emitting the infrared signal radiation of the handle for indicating a handle use status; wherein the front panel is a liquid crystal display panel having at least one polarization filter layer; and wherein the at least one polarization filter layer is provided with a cut-out in the window area. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188113 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A liquid crystal module | 2013-07-25 |
20130188114 | DIRECT TYPE BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A direct type LED backlight device improves color unevenness on the periphery of the display region without increase of the driver and its control circuit and contour change of a liquid crystal panel. This device includes a bottom wall, a set of optical members arranged opposite to an inner surface of the bottom wall, a side wall maintaining the bottom wall and the set of optical members at a predetermined distance, and LEDs fixed to the inner surface of the bottom wall. The side wall has a protrusion protruding toward a central portion of a space formed by the bottom wall, the side wall, and the set of optical members. At least part of emission surfaces of the LEDs arranged at outermost positions are overlapped with the protrusion and located at such positions as to be invisible when seen along a direction perpendicular to the set of optical members. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188115 | Backlight Module and LCD Device - The invention discloses a backlight module and an LCD device. The backlight module includes an optical assembly at the edge of which an independent positioning lug for fixing the optical assembly is fixed, and the optical assembly is an LGP, a reflector sheet, or an optical film. The invention splits the optical assembly and the positioning part apart, and the optical assembly may be processed into a normal rectangular structure without secondary cutting for forming a positioning part, thereby reducing the waste of materials. The positioning lug has a small size and can be processed with the leftover material of the cut optical assembly. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188116 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first substrate, a gate electrode formed on the first substrate, a gate insulating layer formed on the gate electrode, a semiconductor formed on the gate insulating layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the semiconductor, a second substrate that faces the first substrate, and a light blocking member formed on the second substrate, and the semiconductor includes a metal oxide semiconductor and the light blocking member is not formed in a region corresponding to at least a portion of the semiconductor. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188117 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a wall electrode liquid crystal display device, planar distribution of the wall structure and the electrode is optimized to improve a yield. A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each of the pixels having an insulator wall structure formed at a border of pixels, a wall electrode formed at a side surface of the wall structure of the border of the pixels, a source electrode which is continuous with the wall electrode and formed of a planar electrode extending in a planar direction, a first common electrode provided between source electrodes at both sides of the pixel to form a retentive capacitance, and a second common electrode provided between wall electrodes on both sides of the pixel. A slit which becomes a border of the wall electrodes of two adjacent pixels is disposed only on a top of the wall structure. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188118 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides an autostereoscopic display device including: a display device; and a liquid crystal lens cell arranged on the display device, the liquid crystal lens cell including: a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first electrode arranged on the first substrate on the side of the liquid crystal layer; and a second electrode arranged on the second substrate on the side of the liquid crystal layer, in which the liquid crystal lens cell has a water-absorption layer arranged on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate on the side of the liquid crystal layer. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188119 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device in which display defects are not easily generated even when an alignment film is not formed. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a pair of substrates; and a liquid crystal layer that is held between the pair of substrates, wherein both substrates of the pair of substrates do not substantially include an alignment film, at least one substrate of the pair of substrates includes a polymer layer that controls the alignment of liquid crystal molecules adjacent thereto, the polymer layer is formed by polymerization of monomers of at least one kind included in a liquid crystal layer composition, and the monomers of at least one kind contain a compound represented by the following formula (1): | 2013-07-25 |
20130188120 | COMPOUND HAVING PHOTOSENSITIVITY, POLYMER FORMED BY POLYMERIZING THE COMPOUND, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a light-sensitive compound, a polymer formed by using the compound, and a production method of the compound and polymer. More particularly, the present invention relates to a unit compound that exhibits light-sensitivity with respect to three different wavelengths, a polymer having light-sensitive, which is polymerized by using the unit compound as a monomer, and a production method of the compound and polymer. The light-sensitive compound and the polymer according to the present invention may be usefully applied to an optical film. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188121 | EYEGLASSES - A pair of eyeglasses includes a lens unit and a pair of temple members. The lens unit includes a pair of endpieces horizontally spaced apart from each other. Each of the temple members includes a temple and a guiding mechanism. The temple includes a pivoting part pivoted to a corresponding one of the endpieces, and is pivotable upward and downward with respect to the corresponding one of the endpieces between an extending position, where the temple extends backwardly away from the lens unit, and a folded position, where the temple is disposed behind and extends proximate to the lens unit. The guiding mechanism is for guiding and limiting the temple to pivot between the extending position and the folded position. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188122 | EYEGLASS STORAGE SYSTEM - An eyeglass storage system is provided for use in combination with electronic devices, such as smart phones. The storage systems disclosed herein include a casing having a storage cavity within the casing that houses compact reading glasses. The casing may be a unit that attaches to electronic devices, or may be a combination casing that houses the electronic device along with the reading glasses. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188123 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR INJECTION MOLDING CONTACT LENSES - Methods, devices, and systems for manufacturing ophthalmic lenses using direct injection molding are described. The present methods, devices, and systems include a mold block having a first mold insert and a second mold insert defining a lens-shaped cavity between them. A raised non-uniform region that projects into the lens-shaped cavity is incorporated in a peripheral zone of the molding surface of at least one of the mold inserts. When an ophthalmic lens is formed using the described mold block, at least one depression is produced in the lens. A gate placed at the non-uniform region allows the depression to hide any gate witness that may form when the mold is closed or separated. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188124 | HIGH IONIC STRENGTH PROCESS FOR CONTACT LENS MODIFICATION - Medical devices having a wettable, biocompatible surface are described herein. Processes for producing such devices are also described. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188125 | Ophthalmic Device Molds Formed From Water-Soluble Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer, Ophthalmic Devices Molded Therein, And Related Methods - Ophthalmic device molds made from at least one water-soluble vinyl alcohol copolymer, ophthalmic devices such as ocular inserts and contact lenses and including silicone hydrogel devices formed using these molds, packaged ophthalmic devices present in a solution comprising the at least one water-soluble vinyl alcohol copolymer, and related methods are described. The methods of manufacturing ophthalmic devices can use wet demolding processes, or wet delensing processes or both wet demolding and wet delensing processes involving dissolving the molds in water or an aqueous solution. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188126 | CONTACT LENS WITH VISUAL INDICATOR - A contact lens is provided with an indicator that is visible when placed in contact with a solution, but substantially transparent when removed from that solution. The indicator may be of the type to designate whether the contact lens is to be worn on the right or left eye. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188127 | Eyesight Testing Device - An eyesight testing apparatus examines associated heterophoria of the eyes of a subject. The apparatus includes an image generation device having a display unit for generating test patterns for display to the eyes. An optical, assembly is arranged on that side of the display unit facing the eyes. This assembly separates light supplied by a first group of selected zones of the display unit from light supplied to a beam path by a second group of selected zones of the display unit. The left eye only receives the light from the first group. The light from the second group only passes to the right eye. The optical assembly includes a prism matrix having a multiplicity of prism portions extending in the vertical direction and each having a lens-shaped region with a convex surface facing the display unit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188128 | METHOD OF MEASURING MORPHO-GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS OF A PERSON WEARING EYEGLASSES - A method of measuring morpho-geometrical parameters of a person wearing eyeglasses includes causing the person to observe a point situated in front at infinity while holding the head naturally on a direction ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188129 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFORE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING METHOD - Provided is an ophthalmologic apparatus including: a first control unit which controls a scanning unit for scanning an eye to be inspected with light emitted from a light source; a memory unit which stores control information for causing the first control unit to control the scanning unit to sequentially perform a first scan and a second scan after the first scan; and a second control unit which decreases a light amount irradiating the eye to be inspected after finishing the first scan and before starting the second scan, which are performed based on the control information. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188130 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFORE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING METHOD - Provided is an ophthalmologic apparatus that can realize alignment with high stability when performing continuous automatic alignment. The ophthalmologic apparatus includes: an acquiring portion which acquires specific information of an eye to be inspected; a moving unit which moves the acquiring portion relatively to the eye to be inspected; a first positioning unit which performs positioning between the acquiring portion and the eye to be inspected by controlling the moving unit to move the acquiring portion relatively to the eye to be inspected within a first moving area; and a restriction unit which restricts a moving area of the acquiring portion by the moving unit to a second moving area smaller than the first moving area by controlling the moving unit, when a position relationship between the acquiring portion and the eye to be inspected satisfies a first condition by the first positioning unit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERISING THE OPTICAL QUALITY AND THE PSEUDO-ACCOMMODATION RANGE OF MULTIFOCAL MEANS USED FOR CORRECTING VISUAL DEFECTS - It is applied to bifocal, multifocal or progressive intraocular lenses or contact lenses, multifocal corneal ablation or other multifocal configurations, comprising means for projecting the image of a point light source on the retina of a patient and an assembly for directly recording the light reflected in said retina after the double passage of the light through the ocular means, integrating a first focus corrector device inserted in the path of the light beam guided towards the retina and a second focus correction device inserted in the light beam reflected from the retina, to be guided towards the mentioned recording means, each of said focus correction devices having independent control means for controlling the operation thereof. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188132 | STANDARDIZED DISPLAY OF OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING DATA - Systems and methods for efficiently displaying large volumes of medical imaging data using pre-defined dynamic displays to illustrate key anatomic features are described. In a preferred embodiment, one or more pulse files comprising en face images of sub sections of the volume are displayed sequentially to the user in a playback loop. These displays can aid in navigation of data for review and future data acquisition. Additional images generated from the data can be displayed next to or overlaid on the pulse files. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188133 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a planar image acquisition unit configured to acquire a planar image of a subject, a tomographic image acquisition unit configured to acquire a tomographic image indicating a polarization state of the subject, and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display the planar image and the tomographic image indicating the polarization state side by side. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188134 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a tomographic image acquisition unit configured to acquire a polarization-sensitive tomographic image of a subject by using a polarization adjustment member which adjusts a polarization state of a measuring beam, and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display the polarization-sensitive tomographic image and a display form indicating a state of the polarization adjustment member. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188135 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a tomographic image acquisition unit configured to acquire a polarization-sensitive tomographic image of a subject, and an extraction unit configured to extract, from the polarization-sensitive tomographic image of the subject, a region in which a polarization state is scrambled. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188136 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a planar image acquisition unit configured to acquire a planar image of a subject, a tomographic image acquisition unit configured to acquire a tomographic image of the subject, and a polarization adjustment member disposed in a common optical path of a portion of an optical system in the planar image acquisition unit and a portion of an optical system in the tomographic image acquisition unit and configured to adjust polarization states of a measuring beam for the planar image and a measuring beam for the tomographic image. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188137 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An imaging apparatus includes a polarization adjustment member configured to adjust a polarization state of a measuring beam, a planar image acquisition unit configured to acquire, in a case where the polarization adjustment member is removed from an optical path of the measuring beam, a planar image of a subject, and a tomographic image acquisition unit configured to acquire, in a case where the polarization adjustment member is inserted in the optical path of the measuring beam, a tomographic image of the subject. | 2013-07-25 |