| 31st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
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| 20130194356 | SEAL AND SECONDARY FILM FOR INK TANK - An ink tank that is mountable to a printhead, the ink tank includes a wall including an ink outlet configured to supply ink to the printhead; a first film including a sealing portion that is adhered to a sealing area surrounding the ink outlet; and a second film adhered to the first film, the second film configured to capture ink residue when the first film is removed from the sealing area. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194357 | MOUNTING MEMBER, LIQUID CONTAINER WITH MOUNTING MEMBER, AND LIQUID SUPPLY SYSTEM - A mounting member includes a position alignment member, an attachment member and a moving member. The position alignment member is positionally aligned with respect to a liquid consumption apparatus in three directions. The attachment member is attached to the position alignment member and includes an inner portion flow path and a liquid supply port. The moving member is attached to the attachment member, and configured and arranged to move according to pressure changes in the inner portion flow path. The moving member is disposed at a position that faces and contacts one end portion of a rod-shaped member provided in the liquid consumption apparatus when the mounting member is mounted in the liquid consumption apparatus so that displacement of the other end portion of the rod-shaped member is detected by a sensor that detects a liquid remaining amount state of the liquid supply source. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194358 | Apparatus and Method for Disposing Inkjet Cartridges in a Carrier - A system and method for applying fluid to a receiver surface are disclosed. A carrier has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a slot, wherein the bottom surface of the carrier faces the receiver surface. A mount is positioned in the slot, an inkjet cartridge is disposed in the mount, and fluid is ejected from the inkjet cartridge toward the receiver surface. The inkjet cartridge is disposed such that at least a portion of the inkjet cartridge extends inwardly from the bottom surface of the carrier. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194359 | Collect Print Substance - Arrangement or method for collecting and heating print substance that passes through porous media in a printer. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194360 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a head body; and a flow path member having a liquid flow path circulating a liquid, supplied from a liquid storage unit, and a bubble chamber formed in the middle of the liquid flow path and in which air bubbles are caused to stay, wherein a compliance section (a sealing film) displaced according to a volume change in the air bubbles inside the bubble chamber is formed at upstream side of the bubble chamber so that an amount of the volume change in the compliance section due to the displacement of the compliance section is larger than an amount of a volume change in the air bubbles due to a change in the ambient temperature. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194361 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING AIR BUBBLES IN INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus is capable of an operation of removing air bubbles in a recording head that includes the ink supply step, the ink ejection step, and the refilling step. The ink supply step supplies ink to a common flow-passage in the state in which movement of the ink inside a second ink-flow passage is tolerated with an inflow side valve, and movement of the ink inside a third ink-flow passage is restricted with an outflow side valve. The ink ejection step ejects the ink together with the air bubbles inside the common flow-passage from an outflow port into the third ink-flow passage by tolerating movement of the ink inside the third ink-flow passage with the outflow side valve. The refilling step refills the ink in the state in which movement of the ink inside the second ink-flow passage is restricted with the inflow side valve. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194362 | NONAQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD USING THE SAME - The nonaqueous ink composition for ink jet recording according to the invention includes a compound represented by the General Formula (1) below; and a compound represented by the General Formula (2A) or the General Formula (2B) below. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194363 | Ink Jet Ink with High Structure Pigment Particles - An ink jet ink with high structure pigment particles can include a liquid vehicle, high structure pigment particles dispersed in the liquid vehicle at from about 0.2 wt % to about 5.0 wt %, and a polyurethane binder present in the liquid vehicle at from about 0.2 wt % to about 5.0 wt %. The high structure pigment particles can have polymer dispersant adsorbed onto a surface thereof, a DBP absorption value at a minimum of about 75 ml/100 g, and a surface area of about 200 m | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194364 | Anti-Kogation Agents - Anti-kogation agents and ink compositions containing it. Such anti-kogation agent has the formula (I) or (II) wherein R is an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and n is an integer ranging from 3 to 10. A disclosed ink composition includes an ink vehicle, from about 0.1 to about 10 weight percentage of colorants and from about 0.01 to about 10 weight percentage of the anti-kogation agents. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194365 | SEPARATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM TO CURE INK - An image forming apparatus includes an ink applicator unit to selectively apply ultraviolet (UV) curable ink on a media, a media support unit to support the media to receive the UV curable ink, and a UV radiation curing device to cure the UV curable ink on the media. The UV radiation curing device includes a UV radiation source module to emit an electromagnetic spectrum and a dispersion member. The dispersion member may separate ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation subtype C (UVC radiation) from at least one of ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation subtype A (UVA radiation) in the electromagnetic spectrum and ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation subtype B (UVB radiation), apply the UVC radiation to the UV curable ink on the media, and subsequently apply the at least one of the UVA radiation and the UVB radiation after the UVC radiation is applied to the UV curable ink on the media. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194366 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL RAISED PRINTING - Systems and methods are provided for digital printing of Braille or other raised printing. In some embodiments, ink is printed directly from a print head onto a substrate, rather than onto a transfer drum that is later printed onto a substrate. In some embodiments, a plurality of layers of a curable, phase-change ink are printed onto the substrate, wherein pauses of a predetermined time are included in between of layers to enable the curable, phase-change ink to set up into a given shape and height. In some embodiments, temperatures of printing components are lowered from those used for traditional printing, so as to enable the curable phase change ink to set up into a given shape and height. In some embodiments, spacing of components are altered from those used for traditional printing, so as to enable the curable phase change ink to set up into a given shape and height. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194367 | DRYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided a drying device including: an airflow path extending in a direction intersecting with a conveyance path of a recording medium; an external air intake section that introduces external air into the airflow path; and a heating and blowing section provided to the airflow path that heats external air introduced into the airflow path and blows drying air onto a front face of the recording medium being conveyed on the conveyance path. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194368 | TRANSPORT MEDIA BY APPLICATION OF NOMINAL TENSION AND ENHANCED TENSION THERETO - A media transport method includes applying a nominal tension to a media extending between and in contact with a media drive roller of a drive roller assembly and a media output roller of an output roller assembly by the media output roller. The media transport method also includes advancing the media toward and away from a media support member disposed between the media drive roller and the media output roller and in contact with the media by the media drive roller. The media transport method also includes determining whether the media drive roller is in a rotating state within a predetermined time period after being in a non-rotating state by a restart period determination module and a kinematic condition exists corresponding to a non-synchronized state between rotation of the media drive roller and the media output roller by a kinetic condition determination module. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194369 | Image Forming Device - An image forming device includes a fixed frame, a slide frame, a head supporting frame, a cam structure, and an operation body. The fixed frame is arranged adjacent to a photosensitive body. The slide frame is supported in a slidable manner along a first axis line by the fixed frame. The head supporting frame is supported in a slidable manner along a second axis line, which intersects the first axis line, by the fixed frame, and supports an exposure head. The cam structure converts an operation in which the slide frame slides to an operation in which the head supporting frame slides. The operation body moves the exposure head between a separated position and a proximate position by sliding the slide frame. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194370 | OPTICAL WRITING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - An optical writing unit includes in a housing a light source projecting a light beam, a deflector to deflect the light beam projected from the light source, a focusing lens, and a lens adjusting device. The focusing lens is long in a main scanning direction and focuses the light beam onto a scan target. The lens adjusting device rotates the focusing lens about a substantially center portion thereof as a rotation fulcrum on a plane perpendicular to an optical path of the light beam so as to adjust the position of the light beam illuminating the scan target. The focusing lens has an asymmetric cross-section relative to a center line of the focusing lens in a direction of the optical path in a sub-scanning plane perpendicular to the main scanning direction, and the center of gravity of the focusing lens is offset from the center line toward the rotation fulcrum. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194371 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING SPEED OF THERMAL HEAD - A method for controlling a printing speed of a thermal head having a plurality of heater elements arranged in a line includes: dividing a set of printing data into blocks each comprising one or more printing lines aligned in a main scanning direction, in which the dividing is in a sub scanning direction, and in which a block including a first predetermined number of printing lines is regarded as a unit block; calculating the number of the heater elements to be driven for each of printing lines included in a block as the number of on-dots, and comparing the numbers of on-dots for the block to obtain a maximum number of on-dots for the block; and setting a printing speed for one block to be slower than a printing speed for another block with smaller maximum number of on-dots than maximum number of on-dots for the one block. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194372 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THEREWITH - An optical scanning apparatus that is capable of increasing use life of a semiconductor laser by decreasing the emission time for sensors that are independently provided for synchronous control, light control, and focus control. A laser beam emitted from a light source is deflected by a deflector, and scans a photoconductor. A beam splitter arranged between the light source and the deflector separates the laser beam, which is detected by a first detection unit. A second detection unit arranged in a non-image forming area detects the deflected laser beam to detect defocus amount. A focusing unit focuses the scanning laser beam based on a detection result of the second detection unit. A control unit controls the light amount of the laser beam applied to an image forming area based on a detection result of the first detection unit at the timing when the second detection unit detects the laser beam. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194373 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECTION UTILIZING A WIRELESS DEVICE - A system, method, and wireless device configured for projecting displayable content. The wireless device includes display logic operable to determine that displayable content is available to the wireless device. The wireless device further includes at least two projectors in communication with the display logic, wherein the at least two projectors are operable to project the displayable content onto a surface. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194374 | INTERACTIVE APPLICATION SHARING - Embodiments permit interactive sharing of applications. Multiple electronic devices may share applications, or application data, in such a fashion that users of the electronic devices may each see one another's application data or interact with one another through a shared application. In some embodiments, users may control what data is shared by designating certain data as public or private. In other embodiments, interactive sharing of applications may be combined with, or incorporated into, a communication between users, such as a video conference. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194375 | Scene Background Blurring Including Range Measurement - Different distances of two or more objects in a scene being captured in a video conference are determined by determining a sharpest of two or more color channels and calculating distances based on the determining of the sharpest of the two or more color channels. At least one of the objects is identified as a foreground object or a background object, or one or more of each, based on the determining of the different distances. The technique involves blurring or otherwise rendering unclear at least one background object or one or more portions of the scene other than the at least one foreground object, or combinations thereof, also based on the determining of distances. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194376 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING SHARED CONTENT IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE AND A VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM - A method for switching shared content in a video conference includes determining a status of the video conference when a switch event is triggered. If the status is a video status, sharable content of the sharing terminal are detected, and whether the sharing terminal has at least one sharable content is determined. If so, one of at least one sharable content is shared with at least one remote terminal. If not, the status keeps being in the video status. If the status is a sharing status and the sharing terminal shares a content having a first index number, sharable content of the sharing terminal are detected, and whether the sharing terminal has a first sharable content having an index number larger than the first index number is determined. If so, sharing the first sharable content with at least one remote terminal by the sharing terminal. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194377 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BOTH AUDIO/VIDEO VISITATION AND VOIP TELEPHONIC VISITATION ORIGINATED EITHER BY AN INMATE OR BY AN OUTSIDE VISITOR DIRECTLY BETWEEN INMATES OF A PRISON AND AN OUTSIDE VISITOR WITHOUT NEED OF INTERVENTION BY PRISON PERSONNEL - An Internet-based audio/video and VoIP telephone visitation system for prisons wherein audio/video and VoIP visitation may be originated by either an inmate or an outside visitor. An inmate uses an individual portable electronic device in his/her possession to communicate exclusively with the visitation system. Through the visitation system video messages, video visitations, and VoIP telecommunications may be exchanged between the inmate and a registered visitor having an Internet-enabled device. Communication requires no endpoint control by prison personnel. All communications may be subject to intervention, recordation, and monitoring by prison personnel. Payment for services is prepaid by visitors using an on-line payment service eliminating involvement of prison personnel. All non-privileged calls are recorded. All calls may be monitored. A fee-per-minute is charged. Time is tracked for each call. The call duration and time remaining for a call may be displayed for both the visitor and the inmate. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194378 | VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM PROVIDING VIRTUAL PHYSICAL CONTEXT - In a teleconferencing system, multiple parties participate in a teleconference from different locations. The system is configured such that a filmstrip containing simultaneous images or icons representing the participants are displayed on one or more display screens at a conference location in a spatial relationship that represents their real-world or virtual-world spatial relationships | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194379 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE INSPECTION OF TURBINES INCLUDING ASPHERIC LENS - Optical camera systems for nondestructive internal inspection of online, operating power generation turbines, including gas turbine combustor and turbine sections that are at high operating temperatures in the range of over 600° C. (1112° F.) and which include combustion gas contaminants. The inspection system includes one or more aspheric lenses capable of withstanding continuous operating temperatures above 600° C. The aspheric lenses, alone or in combination with spherical lenses, establish a wider field of view, and require fewer lenses in combination than lens mounts incorporating only spherical lenses. A cooling system incorporated in the inspection system facilitates continuous operation and inhibits lens external surface fouling from combustion gasses. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194380 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein are an image processing apparatus and method. The image processing apparatus synthesizing images collected from n camera modules disposed in each direction with each other to generate an omni-directional image, includes: n position sensors each included in each of the camera modules to detect a current position coordinate value of a corresponding camera module; and an image processing unit determining whether an inclined camera module is present using the current position coordinate values of each of the camera modules detected by the position sensor and correcting a position value of an image obtained by the inclined camera module in the case in which the inclined camera module is present, thereby generating the omni-direction image. Therefore, a distortion-free omni-directional image may be generated without performing an arithmetic process according to a complicated algorithm. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194381 | VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM - A vehicular vision system includes at least three cameras disposed at the vehicle and having respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle and operable to capture image data. Image data received at a video processor module is processed by a video processor of the video processor module. The received image data is processed by the video processor to generate a synthesized image. The synthesized image is output from the video processor module for display by a single display screen of a display device that is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when normally operating the vehicle. The video processor may be operable for least one of (i) object tracking, (ii) object classification, (iii) diagnostics, (iv) camera selection, (v) camera control, (vi) on-screen display generation, (vii) data storage and (viii) data exchange. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194382 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PANORAMIC AFOCAL IMAGE CAPTURE - The present invention includes a panoramic imaging system for projecting a 360 degree cylindrical field of view onto a two-dimensional annular format using a panoramic imaging block with a concentric axis | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194383 | IMAGE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGE REPRODUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD - Provided are an image transmission device and method, and an image reproduction device and method. The image transmission device and the image reproduction device may provide a multi-view three-dimensional (3D) image to a user by processing a color image and a depth image using information about an image mode of the 3D image format, additional information based on the color image corresponding to a satellite view, or additional information based on the depth image. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194384 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING - There is provided a slice header prediction method and apparatuses for 3D video encoding and decoding. In some example embodiments the following features can be derived from the header prediction method. Any decoding order of texture and depth view components may be supported. Also flexible prediction of syntax elements from any slice header appearing earlier in decoding order within the same access unit is allowed. The prediction can be turned on or off on view component basis. The syntax elements of the slice header may be categorized in a few sets and the use of the prediction as well as the prediction source for each set can be individually controlled. By using some example embodiments of the method all syntax elements of the slice header may be predicted. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194385 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - A 3D parallax value detection unit detects a parallax value between a left-eye image signal and a right-eye image signal in a stereoscopic video signal. A stereoscopic degree determination unit determines a stereoscopic degree of the stereoscopic video signal based on the parallax value. In response to the stereoscopic degree, an image signal conversion unit obtains an amount of pixel shift, by which a pixel of the left-eye image signal or the right-eye image signal is to be shifted, and shifts the pixel by the amount of pixel shift. In such a way, a parallax of the left-eye image signal or the right-eye image signal is adjusted. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194386 | Joint Layer Optimization for a Frame-Compatible Video Delivery - Joint layer optimization for a frame-compatible video delivery is described. More specifically, methods for efficient mode decision, motion estimation, and generic encoding parameter selection in multiple-layer codecs that adopt a reference processing unit (RPU) to exploit inter-layer correlation to improve coding efficiency as described. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194387 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS - The image processing method includes acquiring parallax images produced by image capturing, performing position matching of the parallax images to calculate difference between the parallax images, and deciding, in the difference, an unnecessary image component different from an image component corresponding to the parallax. The method is capable of accurately deciding the unnecessary image component included in a captured image without requiring image capturing multiple times. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194388 | IMAGING UNIT OF A CAMERA FOR RECORDING THE SURROUNDINGS - An imaging unit of a camera for recording the surroundings has an image sensor with a lens for the display of the surroundings on the image sensor. The image sensor and the lens are held by a carrier. The camera additionally has a circuit board and at least the signal and the supply lines of the image sensor arranged an the carrier. The image sensor is mounted an a carrier substrate, which similar to the lens, is arranged on the carrier at a distance from the circuit board, and has a flexible electrical connection to the circuit board. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194389 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE TO MEASURE ATTENTIVENESS - A method for assessing a attentiveness to visual stimuli received through a head-mounted display device. The method employs first and second detectors arranged in the head-mounted display device. An ocular state of the wearer of the head-mounted display device is detected with the first detector while the wearer is receiving a visual stimulus. With the second detector, the visual stimulus received by the wearer is detected. The ocular state is then correlated to the wearer's attentiveness to the visual stimulus. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194390 | DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE - A distance measuring device with a patterned-infrared-light irradiator, a near-infrared-light camera, a visible-light camera, a first imaging section having spectral response characteristics in a wavelength band of visible light and a predetermined wavelength band of invisible light a second imaging section having spectral response characteristics in the wavelength band of the visible light, an invisible-light projector for projecting the invisible light of the predetermined wavelength band in an angle-of-view range of the first imaging section; an invisible-light-aided distance computing section adapted to conduct image processing of an image formed by and output from the first imaging section, a stereo distance computing section adapted to conduct stereo image processing of both the image formed by and output from the first imaging section, and an image formed by and output from the second imaging section, and a distance computation controller adapted to control computation conditions used for the invisible-light-aided distance computing section. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194391 | STEREOSCOPIC CAMERA - A stereoscopic camera is provided comprising: an image sensor; a lens system adapted to focus light from a scene onto the image sensor, the lens system including an aperture stop; an electronically actuatable matrix shutter including a plurality of individually addressable and actuatable shutter elements; a memory; and a processor communicating with the electronically actuatable matrix shutter and the memory. The processor may control the matrix shutter to create pairs of pupil apertures according to a plurality of exposure patterns stored in the memory. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194392 | Mobile Device Configured to Compute 3D Models Based on Motion Sensor Data - A particular method includes determining, based on data received from at least one motion sensor, a movement of a mobile device from a first position to a second position. The method also includes computing a three-dimensional (3D) model of an object based on a first image of the object corresponding to a first view of the object from the first position of the mobile device, a second image of the object corresponding to a second view of the object from the second position of the mobile device, and the movement of the mobile device. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194393 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - An imaging element is configured by arranging a plurality of light receiving elements with respect to each micro lens. A second PD selecting/composing unit has a mode for generating right-eye image data and left-eye image data from the output signal of the imaging element. A phase difference detecting unit detects a phase difference from right-eye image data and left-eye image data. A movement detecting unit detects the movement of an object from right-eye image data or left-eye image data. A CPU calculates an object position based on both the result of phase difference detection and the result of movement detection and drives a focus lens via a driving unit to thereby control focus adjustment. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194394 | Energy Conserving Display - A method of adjusting pixel height in a display panel having sub-pixelized pixels capable of operating in at least a tall mode and a short mode involves at a detector coupled to the display panel, detecting a position of a viewer viewing the display; at a processor, calculating a vertical viewing angle for a viewer; at the processor, determining if the calculated vertical viewing angle is within a predetermined range of vertical viewing angles; and the processor selecting a tall mode or a short mode for operation of the display panel as a result of the determining. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194395 | Method, A System, A Viewing Device and a Computer Program for Picture Rendering - A method and technical equipment implementing the method is provided for glasses-based stereoscopic display systems. The solution enables a good stereoscopic viewing quality when viewed with glasses, but also when viewed without glasses. Various aspects of the invention include a method, a system, a viewing device and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a computer program stored therein. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194396 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes an area setting module, a display controller and a 3D function controller. The area setting module outputs a request for displaying a 3D image to a display device via a first interface in order to cause the display device to set a 3D area. The display controller outputs a video signal of the 3D image to the display device via a second interface in order to cause the display device to display the 3D image in the 3D area. The 3D function controller outputs, if abnormality occurs in operation of an OS executed on the electronic apparatus, a signal for disabling a 3D function to the display device via a third interface in order to set an entire screen of the display device to be a 2D area. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194397 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, APPARATUS FOR UPGRADING DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD OF DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display apparatus and an apparatus for upgrading the display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes a display; an image processor processing an image signal received from an image source; a connector to which an upgrade apparatus is connected to and upgrades hardware or software of the display apparatus. The upgrading apparatus may be mounted to the display apparatus, and an image, user interface, or graphic processing route may be changed in order to upgrade hardware or software processes of the display apparatus. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194398 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - An autostereoscopic display apparatus includes a two-dimensional display including color subpixels arranged in horizontal and vertical directions, cylindrical lenses configured to observe the color subpixels therethrough, a temperature sensor measuring an ambient temperature of the cylindrical lenses, and a parallax image changer changing the parallax images based on the measured ambient temperature. px is a horizontal pixel pitch. py is a vertical pixel pitch. Lx is a horizontal lens pitch. θ is an inclined angle of boundaries of the cylindrical lenses to the vertical direction. Ax and Ay are relatively prime natural numbers. Ax is equal to or larger than two. Bx is a minimum natural number by which a value GF indicated in the formula (2) represents an integer value. px, py, Lx and θ satisfy relational expressions represented by the formula (1) to the formula (3). | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194399 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF SHUTTER SIGNALS FOR MULTIPLE 3D DISPLAYS/DEVICES - A device for controlling shutter glasses used in a 3D display system, including: a generator unit generating sync signals used to synchronize shutter glasses with the 3D display system, the sync signals having a timing and a sync rate; a transmit unit for transmitting the sync signals to the shutter glasses, and a sync signal adjusting unit coupled to the generator unit and configured to adjust the timing and/or sync rate of the sync signal generated by the generator unit. The adjusting unit includes a transmit element transmitting an adjusting signal indicating the timing and/or the sync rate and receivable by other devices for controlling shutter glasses. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194400 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL GLASSES, THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL GLASSES AND THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention relates to three-dimensional glasses, to a three-dimensional image display apparatus, and to a method for driving the three-dimensional glasses and the three-dimensional image display apparatus. The present invention is a method for driving three-dimensional glasses for watching a three-dimensional image consisting of a left-eye image and a right-eye image, wherein the method comprises the following steps: transmitting glasses characteristic information, including information relating to the opening/closing speed of shutters of a left-eye lens unit and a right-eye lens unit of the three-dimensional glasses, to an external three-dimensional image display apparatus for outputting the three-dimensional image; receiving synchronization information, including information relating to the output periods of the left-eye image and right-eye image, from the three-dimensional image display apparatus; and synchronizing, using the synchronization information, the opening/closing periods of the shutters of the left-eye lens unit and the right-eye lens unit with the output periods of the left-eye image and right-eye image outputted by the three-dimensional image display apparatus. The synchronization information includes information on the time of opening the shutter of the left-eye lens unit, information on the time of closing the shutter of the left-eye lens unit, and information on modes for indicating the type of image outputted by the three-dimensional image display apparatus, and the method for driving the three-dimensional glasses and three-dimensional image display apparatus of the present invention, efficient data communication between the three-dimensional glasses and the three-dimensional image display apparatus is enabled, in order to increase the convenience of a user watching the three-dimensional images and prevent the unnecessary consumption of a battery of the three-dimensional glasses. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194401 | 3D GLASSES, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus switching between a two-dimensional (2D) display mode and a three-dimensional (3D) display mode is provided. The display apparatus includes: an imaging device configured to capture an image a pair of 3D glasses worn by a user to view an image displayed in the 3D display mode, wherein the 3D glasses are switchable between a plurality of different states; a transmitter/emitter module configured to remotely control the 3D glasses so as to switch the states of the 3D glasses; and a controller configured to determine whether the user is wearing the 3D glasses based on a state of the 3D glasses in the image captured by the imaging device, and to control the display apparatus to operate in the 3D display mode when it is determined that the user is wearing the 3D glasses. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194402 | REPRESENTING VISUAL IMAGES BY ALTERNATIVE SENSES - A method of representing visual images by alternative senses is provided herein. The method includes the following stages: obtaining an image of an environment having a background and physical objects distinguishable from the background; slicing the image into a plurality of slices; identifying, for each slice at a time, and slice by slice in a specified order, if at least a portion of the physical objects being contained within the slice; applying, in the specified order, a conversion function to each identified portion of the physical objects for generating a sound or tactile object-dependent signal; associating a sound or tactile location-dependent signal unique for each slice; superpositioning, in the specified order, each object-dependent signal with a respective location-dependent signal for creating a combined object-location signal; and outputting the combined object-location signal to a user via an interface in a form usable for a blind or visually impaired person. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194403 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE - An endoscope apparatus includes an imaging section that captures a plurality of images in time series using an objective optical system, a range setting section that sets at least one of a search range and a non-search range to a reference image among the plurality of images, the search range including a center area, and the non-search range including a peripheral area, a motion detection section that performs a motion detection process that detects a motion between a processing target image and the reference image, and an image blending section that blends the processing target image and the reference image based on the motion detection process, the motion detection section setting a processing target area to the processing target image, and performing the motion detection process by searching an area that corresponds to the processing target area within a range based on the search range and/or the non-search range. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194404 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING AN ADDITIONAL PIECE OF SCALE INFORMATION TO BE PROCESSED TOGETHER WITH THE IMAGE INFORMATION - The invention relates to an image processing system, containing an optical digital camera ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194405 | CAMERA HEAD AND IMAGING APPARATUS - There is provided a conductive supporting member provided to be electrically brought into contact with a shielding part of a cable bundle, and supporting the cable bundle. Further, there is provided a supporting member holding part provided to support a circuit board controlling an imaging element, and holding the conductive supporting member connected to a part of cables of the cable bundle. Further, there is provided a conductive coating member coated on a part of the supporting member and a part of the supporting member holding part. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194406 | Targeted Delivery of Content - A targeted delivery of content and related metadata is made to users of various types of electronic devices that are adapted to render or play the content. Images of each user are captured at various times while various items of the content are being played. According to one embodiment the images are processed via one or more facial recognition algorithms so that the identity of each of the users, including their names, is determined. This data is stored in a central server thereby establishing a database of profiles of these users. The profiles are comprised of tracking information of content played by each of the users on a per-content basis. The central server either uses this tracking information directly or transmits it to another server or another business entity, such as for example another content provider, for use by the other business entity. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194407 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IRIS RECOGNITION USING MULTIPLE IRIS TEMPLATES - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for iris recognition using multiple iris templates registered for each individual. The method include acquiring at least one or two eye images of a person to be registered; generating an iris template group for registration from the at least one or two eye images, and storing and registering the iris template group in a database; photographing an eye of the person using a camera placed on a front side of an iris recognition apparatus multiple times to acquire multiple images for authentication; generating an iris template group for authentication comprising multiple iris templates from the multiple eye images; comparing the iris template group for authentication with the registered iris template group for each registered person stored in the database; and performing authentication or identification using the comparison result. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194408 | METHODS FOR PERFORMING BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION OF A HUMAN EYE AND CORROBORATION OF SAME - A method of biometric recognition is provided. Multiple images of the face or other non-iris image and iris of an individual are acquired. If the multiple images are determined to form an expected sequence of images, the face and iris images are associated together. A single camera preferably acquires both the iris and face images by changing at least one of the zoom, position, or dynamic range of the camera. The dynamic range can be adjusted by at least one of adjusting the gain settings of the camera, adjusting the exposure time, and/or adjusting the illuminator brightness. The expected sequence determination can be made by determining if the accumulated motion vectors of the multiple images is consistent with an expected set of motion vectors and/or ensuring that the iris remains in the field of view of all of the multiple images. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194409 | MULTI-PHOTON FLUOROSCOPY ATTACHMENT MODULE FOR A SURGICAL MICROSCOPE - The present invention relates to an attachment module ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194410 | CELL OCCUPANCY MEASUREMENT - A method for determining cell occupancy, confluency and cell migration in a cell culture, comprising receiving data related to pixel intensity in an image acquired of the cell culture, and distinguishing between cell concentrations in different locations in the cell culture by detecting variations in pixel intensity between multi pixel locations. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194411 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE INSPECTION OF TURBINES INCLUDING TEMPERATURE AND VIBRATION COMPENSATING LENS MOUNT - Optical camera systems for nondestructive internal inspection of online, operating power generation turbines, including gas turbine combustor and turbine sections that are at high operating temperatures in the range of over 600° C. (1112° F.). The system includes one or more temperature and vibration-compensating lens systems in the optical tube mount. The lens is circumferentially retained within a lens mount, with a mounting ring in contact with only the lens axial face. A biasing element exerts axially oriented biasing force on the first lens face through the first mounting ring, allowing for mount flexure in response to operational turbine vibration and temperature changes. The lens mount is advantageously combined with aspheric lenses capable of withstanding continuous operating temperatures above 600° C. The aspheric lenses, alone or in combination with spherical lenses, establish a wider field of view, and require fewer lenses in combination than lens mounts incorporating only spherical lenses. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194412 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED OPTICAL INSPECTION OF INDUSTRIAL GAS TURBINES AND OTHER POWER GENERATION MACHINERY WITH ARTICULATED MULTI-AXIS INSPECTION SCOPE - Internal components of power generation machinery, such as gas and steam turbines are inspected with an optical camera inspection system that is capable of automatically positioning the camera field of view (FOV) to an area of interest within the machinery along a pre-designated navigation path and capturing images without human intervention. Automatic camera positioning and image capture can be initiated automatically or after receipt of operator permission. The pre-designated navigation path can be defined by operator manual positioning of an inspection scope within the power machine or a similar one of the same type and recording of positioning steps for future replication. The navigation path can also be defined by virtual simulation. The inspection system includes an articulated multi-axis inspection scope. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194413 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED OPTICAL INSPECTION OF INDUSTRIAL GAS TURBINES AND OTHER POWER GENERATION MACHINERY - Internal components of power generation machinery, such as gas and steam turbines are inspected with an optical camera inspection system that is capable of automatically positioning the camera field of view (FOV) to an area of interest within the machinery along a pre-designated navigation path and capturing images without human intervention. Automatic camera positioning and image capture can be initiated automatically or after receipt of operator permission. The pre-designated navigation path can be defined by operator manual positioning of an inspection scope within the power machine or a similar one of the same type and recording of positioning steps for future replication. The navigation path can also be defined by virtual simulation. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194414 | VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR PRESCRIPTION PACKAGING AND METHOD - A system for verifying medication doses m a filled medication package comprises an imaging unit to produce at least one image of a filled medication package and a verification unit for receiving the image of the filled medication package. The verification unit comprises a dose locator to determine from the image a location of any dose m the filled medication package, and associate a time period to the location. It also comprises a dose verifier to verify an identity of any dose from the visual characteristics of the image as a function of dose reference profiles. The verification unit compares an identity and time period of the doses of the filled medication package to a prescription and has an interface for producing verification output based on the comparison of the verification unit. A method for verifying medication doses m a filled medication package is also provided. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194415 | PREPREG PASTING STATE INSPECTION APPARATUS - Even when a pasting target body to which prepregs are pasted has a shape changed portion such as a curved portion, prepreg pasting states are accurately inspected. A prepreg pasting state inspection apparatus 2 for inspecting a gap G between prepregs 4 adjacent on a pasting target body 3 has a laser 21 for emitting slit light LA along an inclined plane so that a projected pattern X of the slit light is formed across the adjacent prepregs 4, a camera 22 for imaging an irradiation region of the laser 21, a control unit 24 as a determination unit for determining whether the gap G between the adjacent prepregs 4 is within an allowance based on a signal from the camera 22, a range sensor 23 for measuring a distance between a reference position and the irradiation region, and focus adjusting units 25 and 26 for adjusting focus positions of the camera 22 and the laser 21 based on the signal from the range sensor 23. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194416 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ARCHIVING VIDEO TO FILM - A method and system are disclosed for archiving video content to film and recovering the video from the film archive. Video data corresponding to the content and a characterization pattern associated with the data are provided as encoded data, which is recorded onto a film for producing a film archive. The characterization pattern contains spatial, temporal and colorimetric information relating to the video data, and provides a basis for recovering the video content from the film archive. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194417 | EVALUATION UNIT, EVALUATION METHOD, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR A CRASH TEST VEHICLE MEASUREMENT AND A METHOD FOR PERFORMING A CRASH TEST VEHICLE MEASUREMENT - An evaluation unit is provided for processing images and/or image sequences of measurement areas ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194418 | Reduced Homography for Recovery of Pose Parameters of an Optical Apparatus producing Image Data with Structural Uncertainty - A reduced homography H for an optical apparatus to recover pose parameters from imaged space points P | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194419 | Automatic Detection of Moving Object by Using Stereo Vision Technique - The present invention discloses a system and method for identifying a moving object in front of a vehicle by using stereo vision based technique. The invention also discloses a method and a system for determining an instantaneous distance between the moving object and the vehicle by processing the image of the moving object through a processor and by filtering and refining the image by using a Kalman filter to remove noise. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194420 | NETWORKED FREEZER STOCKING MANAGEMENT - A system for an ice merchandiser having a compressor in a compressor enclosure to cool the ice merchandiser includes a sensor disposed within the ice merchandiser, and a communications component disposed within the compressor enclosure and coupled to the sensor to receive signals from the sensor representative of the amount of ice in the ice merchandiser, wherein the communications component is configured to convert the received signals to a digital format and publish the signals via a network connection. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194421 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM, FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION OF OBJECT - An information processing apparatus includes: a designation unit that designates an arbitrary area in a real space at arbitrary timing; an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding an object existing in the real space; a detection unit that detects an object existing in an area designated by the designation unit at timing designated by the designation unit, among a plurality of objects existing in the real space; and a selection-display unit that selects and displays information corresponding to the object detected by the detection unit, from among a plurality of pieces of information that can be acquired by the acquisition unit. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194422 | 360-Degree Automatic Tracking Hunting Camera And Operating Method Thereof - The invention discloses a camera comprises a central processing unit (the processor), at least three infrared sensors connected to respective input port of the processor, and a camera head connected to the processor and is controllable by the processor, a rotation mechanism for mounting the camera head and for pivoting clockwise or counterclockwise under control of the processor, and a power supply for providing power to the above mentioned processor, camera head, infrared sensors and the rotation mechanism. All the infrared sensors are arranged circumferentially on the device and a vision scope of one infrared sensor partially overlaps with a vision scope of an adjacent infrared sensor such that the total vision scope covers 360 degrees. Each infrared sensor defines a shooting orientation, and the partially overlapping area of the vision scopes of adjacent infrared sensors also defines a shooting orientation such that the total shooting orientation is doubled. The invention is advantageous in that a target object within the 360 degree range can be captured by the device, and the arrangement of valid shooting orientations may greatly simplify the control process and therefore extend the battery life. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194423 | Railroad Crossing Warning System - The present invention relates to a warning system for displaying a warning message to a vehicle approaching a railroad crossing. The railroad crossing includes a railroad along which a train can travel, and a road crossing the railroad and along which the vehicle can travel. The warning system includes an identification system for identifying at least one identity characteristic (e.g. number plate, vehicle type, etc.) relating to the vehicle. A train detection system detects at least one train characteristic (e.g. presence, position, speed) relating to the train approaching the railroad crossing along the railroad. A vehicle detection system detects at least one vehicle characteristic (e.g. presence, position, speed) relating to the vehicle approaching the railroad crossing along the road. The warning system further includes a display system for displaying the warning message to the vehicle responsive to detecting both the train and vehicle characteristics. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194424 | EXPOSURE CONTROLLER FOR ON-VEHICLE CAMERA - An exposure controller for an on-vehicle camera mounted on a vehicle is capable of performing exposure control such that a predetermined subject such as a lane marker can be imaged with a constant contrast regardless of variation of peripheral brightness and directions of the variation. An exposure controller images information imaged by an imaging part based on a second exposure property having linearity, the second exposure property being obtained by converting a first exposure property having non-linearity, calculates a target density value with which pixels in a window set in the image are to be imaged based on brightness values corresponding to density values of the pixels in the window, sets a third exposure property for obtaining the calculated target density value, and performs imaging with the set third exposure property. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194425 | VEHICLE ACCESSORY SYSTEM - An accessory system for a vehicle includes a mounting element attached at a vehicle windshield, a module mounted at a side of the mounting element that opposes the side that attaches at the windshield, and a camera disposed in the module. The module includes attaching structure that cooperates with attaching structure of the mounting element in order to detachably mount the module at the mounting element. The camera, with the module mounted at the mounting element attached at the vehicle windshield, may view forwardly through the vehicle windshield via a generally wedge-shaped structure. The camera captures image data for a driver assistance system of the vehicle. Electrical circuitry is disposed in the module and, with the module mounted at the mounting element attached at the vehicle windshield, the electrical circuitry communicates over a vehicle communication bus with at least one system of the vehicle. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194426 | MULTI-CAMERA VISION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A multi-camera vision system for a vehicle includes first, second and third image capture devices disposed at respective vehicle portions. The first image capture device field of view overlaps with the third image capture device field of view defining a first overlap zone, and the second image capture device field of view overlaps with the third image capture device field of view defining a second overlap zone. Responsive to processing by an image processor of received image data, a synthesized image is generated without duplication of objects present in the first overlap zone and in the second overlap zone. The synthesized image approximates a view as would be seen by a virtual camera at a single location exterior of the vehicle, and is displayed by a single display screen of a reconfigurable display device that is viewable by a driver of the vehicle when normally operating the vehicle. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194427 | SYSTEMS METHODS FOR CAMERA CONTROL USING HISTORICAL OR PREDICTED EVENT DATA - According to some embodiments, systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program code for controlling a video camera to capture video associated with an event are provided which use historical or predictive data. In some embodiments, historical event information and participant information is received. Video camera configuration and position data is received, as well as current event data. The current event data may be received substantially in real time from the event. Video camera control signals are generated based on at least one of the event information, the participant information, and the current event data. The control signals are transmitted to a video camera to control the operation of the video camera. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194428 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF A DEVICE USING OPPOSING CAMERAS - System and method for determining location of a device using opposing cameras are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes activating a front-facing camera and a back-facing camera of the device, capturing a first pair of images from a first orientation using the front-facing camera and the back-facing camera, where the first pair of images includes a first front image and a first back image, monitoring the device being rotated to a second orientation, capturing a second pair of images from the second orientation using the front-facing camera and the back-facing camera, where the second pair of images includes a second front image and a second back image, and determining a location of the device using the first pair of images and the second pair of images. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194429 | MULTI-SCENE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a multi-scene monitoring system and a method for controlling the same. The surveillance system comprises an internal communication device, a warning module, a door end operating device, and at least one external shooting module; the internal communication device comprises a first data processing unit, an image receiving unit, an image display, an image switching unit, and a receiving end intercom module; the door end operating device comprises a second data processing unit, a driving unit, a door end shooting module, and a door end intercom module. The control method comprises the steps of: dynamic image streams taken by the door end shooting module being transmitted to the internal communication device through the second data processing unit; and a user operating the image switching unit to switch different shooting modules and obtain dynamic images with different scenes or angles. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194430 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING VIDEO DATA - Described herein are systems and methods for managing video data. Embodiments are described by reference to a Digital Video Management (DVM) system, for example methods for providing a user with access to view live feed from cameras in a DVM system. In overview, a DVM system is configured to provide a user interface for allowing an operator to view a plurality of video display objects, wherein each display object is configured to display live video data captured at a camera of the DVM system. The user interface is further configured to provide access to one or more camera groups, wherein the one or more camera groups are respectively defined by dynamic parameters. The DVM system executes a process for updating the constituent cameras of each camera group responsive to changes in the dynamic parameters. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194431 | AUTOMATED BROADCAST SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Automated broadcast from one or more physical venue locations is described. One system includes multiple automated broadcast sets, disposed on location at the physical venue locations, and one or more content delivery network servers. An automated broadcast set, disposed at each location of the physical venue locations, comprises a plurality of cameras, one or more optional microphones, and at least one router or a local computer. The cameras are pre-positioned at different sight angles within the corresponding physical venue location and are configured to automatically capture images. The optional microphones are pre-positioned at the corresponding physical venue location and automatically capture audio. The router or the local computer is configured to encode and transmit received video and audio signals over a network. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194432 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF IMPROVING IMAGE QUALITY OF IMAGED IMAGE - An apparatus includes: an infrared light source configured to emit an infrared light within a specific wavelength band; an imaging element configured to output a color signal which corresponds to an incident light; an optical filter configured to be always inserted into an optical path to the imaging element and attenuate an infrared light with a wavelength outside the specific wavelength band; and a color corrector configured to correct the color signal output from the imaging element and approximate spectral sensitivity characteristics of each color of the imaging element in the specific wavelength band of a wavelength band of an infrared light to human cone characteristics. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194433 | IMAGING PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - An imaging processing system includes one or more image capturing apparatuses, a reading unit configured to read biometric information from an authentication object person, a similarity calculation unit configured to calculate similarity based on a result of comparing biometric information read by the reading unit with true biometric information of the authentication object person, an authentication unit configured to perform authentication based on a comparison between the similarity calculated by the similarity calculation unit and a preliminarily set threshold, and a control unit configured to control, if the authentication performed by the authentication unit is successful, imaging processing, which is performed by the image capturing apparatus, based on the similarity calculated by the similarity calculation unit. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194434 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING VIDEO QUALITY DEGRADATION USING FACE DETECTION - System and method to detect video quality degradation in a video stream received by a telecommunications endpoint, the method including: locating reference features characteristic of content in the received video stream; calculating reduced reference features from the located reference features; receiving reduced reference features of a transmitted video stream, the transmitted video stream corresponding to the received video stream; calculating a distance between the reduced reference features in the received video stream and the reduced reference features of the transmitted video stream; and detecting video quality degradation when the calculated distance exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194435 | Rifle Scope, Portable Telescope, and Binocular Display Device Including a Network Transceiver - A rifle scope includes a housing configured to mount to a rifle. The rifle scope further includes a network transceiver within the housing and configured to communicate bi-directionally with at least one of a network and an electronic device configurable to communicate with to the network. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194436 | METHOD FOR CONDITIONING A NETWORK BASED VIDEO STREAM AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING SAME - A method for conditioning a network based encoded video stream including receiving the video stream over an RF data link, detecting any missing and/or corrupted data within the data stream, and inserting curative data in place of the missing or corrupted data. A system and method for transmitting a real-time video stream to an end-user at least partially over an RF data link including the video conditioner wherein a camera obtains video footage, an encoder to compresses the video stream, an RF transmitter transmits the encoded video stream over an RF data link, and an RF receiver to receives the encoded video stream from the RF transmitter. The video stream is conditioned by the video conditioner and routed to an end user through a computer network wherein a decoder decodes the encoded video stream and the video stream is viewed on a display. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194437 | OVERLAY NON-VIDEO CONTENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods, systems, and devices are described for presenting non-video content through a mobile device that uses a video camera to track a video on another screen. In one embodiment, a system includes a video display, such as a TV, that displays video content. A mobile device with an integrated video camera captures video data from the TV and allows a user to select an area in the video in order to hear/feel/smell what is at that location in the video. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194438 | SMART CAMERA FOR SHARING PICTURES AUTOMATICALLY - Embodiments of the invention disclose methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable media for taking and sharing pictures of objects of interest at an event or an occasion. A device implementing embodiments of the invention may enable a user to select objects of interest from a view displayed by a display unit coupled to the device. The device may also have pre-programmed objects including objects that the device detects. In addition, the device may detect people using the users' social networks by retrieving images from social networks like Facebook® and LinkedIn®. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194439 | INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - According to an embodiment, there is provided an information recording apparatus, such as a digital camera, arranged to record information on a detachably mountable storage medium, such as for example to record video data on the storage medium. In one version of the apparatus, when a connection of an AC adapter is cancelled, the storage medium is detected by a storage medium detection unit, and in a case where the storage medium is not mounted to the mounting unit, a warning is issued, for example in an audio output unit or a display unit. Accordingly, the user can find out that the storage medium is not mounted before the digital camera has been brought outside for use. Thus, it may be possible to prevent a failure in which the user first realizes that they forgot to mount the storage medium only when they are already away from home. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194440 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication apparatus sets one authentication ID for connecting to a network based on user input, changes the set authentication ID to authentication IDs different from each other with respect to each of a plurality of states for communicating with at least any one of an imaging device and a light emission device in a network to execute a predetermined photographing processing, and communicates with at least any one of the imaging device and the light emission device using the changed authentication IDs with respect to each of a plurality of states to execute the predetermined photographing processing. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194441 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An electronic device includes a first activation signal generator, a second activation signal generator, a third activation signal generator, a first controller including a first input terminal to which the first and second activation signals are input, and a second input terminal to which the first and third activation signals are input, a second controller that is activated by the first controller. The first controller activates the second controller when any activation signal is input. The second controller detects the first and/or second activation signal after completing its activation and executes a specific operation according to the detection result. The length of the first activation signal is set to not less than the time required for the second controller to become able to detect the first activation signal after the first activation signal starts to be output. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194442 | STAGE APPARATUS AND CAMERA SHAKE CORRECTION APPARATUS - A stage apparatus includes a stationary support plate, magnetic force generators immovable relative to the stationary support plate, a stage member, an image sensor fixed to the stage member, a control circuit board connected to a side of the stage member, and coils which produce a driving force upon a supply of electric current thereto, the coils being fixed to the stage member at an opposite side of the center of the stage member with respect to the control circuit board, and a FPC board between the stationary support plate and the stage member. The stationary support plate is recessed, from a lateral edge of the stationary support plate at which the control circuit board is provided, in a direction toward the coils and includes an FPC board escape recess, in which said FPC board is partially positioned. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194443 | LONG-RANGE OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING IMAGE STABILIZATION AND IMPROVED PIVOT DETECTION - The present invention relates to a long-range optical device having at least one tube, in which an optical system is positioned, having at least one image stabilization unit, which is designed for the purpose of moving at least one optical assembly of the optical system relative to the at least one tube, having at least one signal processing unit which is designed such that it actuates the at least one image stabilization unit in one mode of a plurality of modes, wherein a respective movement situation of the long-range optical device is assigned to each mode, and having a mode detection unit which is designed such that it determines the mode from the plurality of modes. Furthermore, the mode detection unit is designed such that it determines the mode in that it ascertains at least one comparative value from a respective location derivative value of a trajectory formed from a first movement and a second movement of the long-range optical device and compares the at least one comparative value to a respective limiting value. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194444 | IMAGE CAPTURE CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD OF LIMITING CONTROL RANGE OF IMAGE CAPTURE DIRECTION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capture control apparatus for controlling the image capture direction of an image capture unit limits the control range of the image capture direction to part of a range where the image capture direction is changeable, and generates, based on the output of the image capture unit, an image having an aspect ratio selected from a plurality of aspect ratios. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194445 | Integrated Multi-Channel Analog Front End And Digitizer For High Speed Imaging Applications - A module for high speed image processing includes an image sensor for generating a plurality of analog outputs representing an image and a plurality of HDDs for concurrently processing the plurality of analog outputs. Each HDD is an integrated circuit configured to process in parallel a predetermined set of the analog outputs. Each channel of the HDD can include an AFE for conditioning a signal representing one sensor analog output, an ADC for converting a conditioned signal into a digital signal, and a data formatting block for calibrations and formatting the digital signal for transport to an off-chip device. The HDDs and drive electronics are combined with the image sensor into one package to optimize signal integrity and high dynamic range, and to achieve high data rates through use of synchronized HDD channels. Combining multiple modules results in a highly scalable imaging subsystem optimized for inspection and metrology applications. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194446 | SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE WHEEL ALIGNMENT - A system for determining the orientation of at least one first wheel of a vehicle and provided with: at least one first target integrally coupled to the first wheel, an image capturing device that acquires a first two-dimensional image of the first target and a processing device, operatively connected to the image-capturing device and processing the first two-dimensional image. The first target has a three-dimensional shape suitable for defining geometric quantities arranged according to a known three-dimensional arrangement; the processing device processes the first two-dimensional image to identify the projections of the geometric quantities and determine a spatial arrangement of the first target with respect to a reference system based on the geometrical characteristics of the projections, to determine the orientation characteristics of the first wheel. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194447 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic apparatus including an image sensing unit performs scene determination processing of determining a photographic scene based on an image being captured by the image sensing unit. Upon receiving a help designation to display a help screen, the electronic apparatus displays a description concerning the determined photographic scene as the help screen. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194448 | RULES FOR MERGING BLOCKS OF CONNECTED COMPONENTS IN NATURAL IMAGES - An electronic device and method may capture an image of an environment, followed by identification of blocks of connected components in the image. A test for overlap of spans may be made, between a span of a block selected (e.g. for having a line of pixels) and another span of an adjacent block located above, or below, or to the left, or to the right of the selected block and when satisfied, these two blocks are merged. Blocks may additionally be tested, e.g., for relative heights of the two blocks, and/or aspect ratio of either or both blocks, etc. Classification of a merged block as text or non-text may use attributes of the merged block, such as location of a horizontal pixel line, number of vertical pixel lines, and number of black-white transitions and number of white-black transitions in a subset of rows located below the horizontal pixel line. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194449 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An image data processing apparatus includes a data size conversion device that changes a data size of an image data at an optional ratio, the image data has a plurality of pixels each of which includes any one of a plurality of color components, and the plurality of color components being arranged in a specific order. The data size conversion device newly calculates a value of color component of each pixel after changing the data size based upon values of color components of a plurality of same color pixels before changing the data size, while maintaining the order of arrangement of the plurality of color components. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194450 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus can use a reading time from an image sensor efficiently. To achieve the object, the image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit which separates a color image of a subject being captured by an image sensor having pixels of colors into three or more fields and outputs said three or more fields successively, and an image processing unit which generates a low-resolution image which is lower in resolution than the color image obtained by the image capturing unit, based on output of one or more fields among said three or more fields, said one or more fields being able to extract color information of all the colors, wherein the image processing unit starts generation of the low-resolution image in a period in which fields other than said one or more fields for generating the low-resolution image are read. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194451 | AUTO-EXPOSURE METHOD USING CONTINUOUS VIDEO FRAMES UNDER CONTROLLED ILLUMINATION - A strobe illumination control process for use in a digital image capture and processing system includes illuminating an object in the field of view with different pulses of illumination over a pair of consecutive video image frames, detecting digital images of the illuminated object over these consecutive image frames, and decode processing the digital images. In a first illustrative embodiment, upon failure to read a symbol in one of the first and second images, these digital images are analyzed in real-time, and based on the results of this real-time image analysis, the exposure time is adjusted during subsequent image frames. In a second illustrative embodiment, upon failure to read a symbol in one of the first and second images, these digital images are analyzed in real-time, and based on the results of this real-time image analysis, the energy level of the illumination is adjusted during subsequent image frames. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194452 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus is provided with: an imaging unit including an imaging sensor for imaging light from an object and a storage unit for storing image data generated based on an imaging signal output from the imaging sensor; and a GPS module. The GPS module is used for executing a process of calculating location information based on received data from a satellite. The GPS module shifts from the low power consumption mode or the power OFF state to a normal operation mode in which the process of calculating the location information is executed as a result of the imaging unit shifting from a low power consumption mode or a power OFF state to a normal image-capture mode. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194453 | METHOD FOR CODING IMAGES WITH SHAPE AND DETAIL INFORMATION - A method for coding image data together with its shape and other details as a two dimensional barcode is disclosed. The method stores the shape details together with the color information of a product which is very useful for representing to a user. The method enables the encoding of an image with its shape, size, name and other details of the product in a most compact way. Also, the method enables decoding of the information to get the detailed information without using internet. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194454 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE DATA TRANSFER IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING - An apparatus and method are described in which image information is received from an image sensor relating to one image frame, one or more sub-images are produced from the received image information according to given cropping data; and the produced one or more sub-images are forwarded through an output. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194455 | Face Recognition Training Method and Apparatus - A device is trained for face recognition. A first acquired digital image of a scene includes a face. Face image data is extracted and stored in a face image library along with an unique identifier. A second acquired digital image may or may not include the face of the same person as the face in the first acquired digital image. Face recognition is applied to extracted face data of the second digital image, and the face of the first digital image is displayed as a match to the face of the second digital image when the first and second images are determined to match or the second digital image or a face therein is identified with biometric data stored along with the first digital image when the faces in the first and second images are determined to match. | 2013-08-01 |
