| 32nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
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| 20130201323 | Systems and Processes for Creating Dual-Media Images - Systems and processes for creating dual-media images. More specifically, implementations provide processes for capturing an image of a subject as viewed from within one media and another image of the subject as viewed from within another media. The images can be synchronized and combined to create a dual-media image of the subject. Embodiments provide systems, apparatus, etc. for creating dual-media images from images of a subject as captured from within different media. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201324 | AUTOMATED RUNNING-ENGINE DETECTION IN STATIONARY MOTOR VEHICLES - A method for idling vehicle detection comprises shining a light source on an exterior surface of a vehicle with an illumination module, collecting light reflected from the exterior surface of the vehicle with a capture module, and processing the collected light reflected from the exterior surface of the vehicle surface with a processing module wherein the processing model determines if the vehicle's engine is running or if the vehicle's engine is not running. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201325 | SHAPE REFLECTOR AND SURFACE CONTOUR MAPPING - The three dimensional surface shape of one or more layers of a reflective object is determined by examining one or more captured images reflected from the reflective object. Curved surfaces reflect a distorted image altered by the surface shape. By analyzing one or more captured images of the distorted reflected images, the shape of the surface that caused the distortion is estimated. A captured distorted image is compared to a reference undistorted image having known geometric properties. A system to capture and process such images is assembled from components including an image capture assembly such as a digital camera to capture reflected images and a positioning assembly on which to orient the components with respect to each other. Multiple surface layers of the reflective object are separately estimated using polarizations, luminance levels, chroma values or combinations thereof contained in one or more captured images. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201326 | SINGLE CAMERA IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus includes a single camera and a computing terminal, and in the computing terminal, a storage means thereof stores, internal orientation parameters of the camera and actual coordinates of three feature points of a measured object, a data transfer means loads a camera image containing three feature points within a camera field of view, and a computing means performs, on camera view coordinates of the feature points in the loaded image, correction, based on the internal orientation parameters, of distortion in the image, calculates, from the camera view coordinates and the actual coordinates of the distortion-corrected feature points, a camera position and angle in a coordinate system based on the measured object during image capture, and calculates three-dimensional coordinates of the feature points in a camera-based coordinate system using a coordinate transformation with which the calculated camera position and angle during image capture are a reference position and angle. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201327 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED LIVE MONITORING AND ALARM HANDLING IN VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for annotating a display of a video data stream with customized information are provided. Methods include selecting a video data stream, creating a video graphic help file (VGH file) associated with the video data stream, a data capture device associated with the video data stream, a monitored area captured by the data capture device associated with the video data stream, or a salvo view, adding customized information to the VGH file, determining a need to access the VGH file, recalling the VGH file, and displaying customized information in the VGH file. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201328 | MULTIMEDIA PROCESSING AS A SERVICE - Systems are provided for receiving the video data from the camera. In one embodiment, a system is provided to compare, for all frames of the video, one frame with another frame of the video data, to determine if there are dynamic objects between the two frames, wherein the determination is based on movements of corresponding pixels between the two frames; filtering out the dynamic objects in each frame; applying special effects to highlight the dynamic objects by coloring the dynamic objects in each frame; applying special effects to grey out static objects, or the non-dynamic objects, by coloring the static objects in each frame where the dynamic objects are found. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201329 | ASSISTED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE OF PERSONS-OF-INTEREST - Methods, systems and media are described for computer-assisted video surveillance. Methods may support detection of moving persons in video frames, extraction of features of the detected moving persons and identification of which detected moving persons are likely matches to a person of interest. Identification of the likely matches may be determined using an attribute-based search, and/or using a specific person-based search. The method may include using likely matches confirmed as images of the person of interest to reconstruct a path of the person of interest. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201330 | ASSISTED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE OF PERSONS-OF-INTEREST - Methods, systems and media are described for computer-assisted video surveillance. Methods may support detection of moving persons in video frames, extraction of features of the detected moving persons and identification of which detected moving persons are likely matches to a person of interest. Identification of the likely matches may be determined using an attribute-based search, and/or using a specific person-based search. The method may include using likely matches confirmed as images of the person of interest to reconstruct a path of the person of interest. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201331 | INTERACTING WITH A PET FROM A REMOTE LOCATION - A system implementable on a computing device for remote interaction with a household pet. The system includes a remote sight display displaying a video feed received via a communication network from a stationary live video camera viewing a location housing the household pet and at least one remotely controllable accessory. The system also includes a non-line of sight remote controller to receive commands from a user viewing the remote sight display to control, via the communication network, the movement of the at least one remotely controllable accessory with which the pet interacts in response to the movement. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201332 | OPEN PLATFORM SURVEILLANCE/MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to a surveillance/monitoring system, comprising one or more peripheral devices for generating surveillance/monitoring signals and/or data, and a management system for controlling the peripheral devices. The management system comprises one or more applications, wherein each application is provided with an application-specific environment. The surveillance/monitoring system further comprises at least one value-added solution, each value-added solution comprising an external component and an application-independent adaption layer through which the external component communicates with the application-specific environment by implementing at least one first interaction request to the adaption layer according to a pre-defined application-independent interaction interface. The application-specific environment is configured to mediate at least one interaction between the value-added solution and the surveillance/monitoring system by matching the at least one first interaction request with at least one second interaction request from the surveillance/monitoring system and fulfilling the interaction if a match is found. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201333 | IMAGE-MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SSEARCHING FOR OBJECTS THEREFOR - Disclosed are an image monitoring device capable of searching an object on the basis of a statistical model with respect to the characteristics of an object detected from a monitored image to thereby provide an object search function resistant to a variation in the characteristics of an object according to a monitoring environment, and a method for searching an object thereof. The method for searching an object by an image monitoring device, including: displaying a characteristic value of an object detected from a monitored image and a detection frequency of an object having the characteristic value on a first region; searching a frame, in which an object having a characteristic value selected from characteristic values displayed on the first region is detected, from the monitored image; and displaying the searched frame in a second region. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201334 | Illumination Invariant and Robust Apparatus and Method for Detecting and Recognizing Various Traffic Signs - The present application provides a robust, illumination invariant apparatus and method for detecting and recognizing various traffic signs. A robust method for detecting and recognizing the traffic signs using images captured by a digital color and night vision camera, the said method characterized in being illumination invariant comprising the processor implemented steps of: transforming RGB image into HSV color model and subsequently extracting desired color components by using color quantization; filtering the noise components in the HSV color model based on object symmetrical shape property; detecting edges of the objects and subsequently detecting the distinct objects in the noise components filtered image; classifying the shapes of the traffic signs based on shape of the determined distinct objects; and recognizing the classified shapes of the traffic signs by template matching. Further, the method provides the provision for warning the driver by use of the recognized data of the traffic signs. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201335 | METHOD FOR VISUALIZING THE VICINITY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for visualizing a vicinity of a motor vehicle, includes recording the vicinity of the motor vehicle with a camera, displaying the camera image on a display, and providing another detected road user in the camera image with a framing of a defined color, wherein the color is a function of a speed of the detected road user relative to the motor vehicle and is indicative of whether or not the speed of the detected road user is critical. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201336 | TRAFFIC SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING DRIVER VISIBILITY - Embodiments described herein comprise a system and method for improving visibility of a roadway using an improved visibility system. The method comprising receiving data from a plurality of fog detectors located proximate a roadway and determining, based on the data from the plurality of fog detectors, that fog is present about the roadway. The method further comprising obtaining, after the determining that fog is present about the roadway, a plurality of images of the roadway by activating a plurality of cameras located proximate the roadway. The method further comprising creating a composite image by combining two or more of the plurality of images, wherein the composite image depicts the roadway unobstructed by fog and transmitting the composite image to a display device located in a vehicle traveling along the roadway. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201337 | RFID-BASED ASSET SECURITY AND TRACKING SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD - Systems and methods are disclosed for tracking an item using a RFID surveillance system. In some embodiments, a security controller is connected to a point of sale system with at least one RFID tag reader. In these embodiments, the RFID tag reader is associated with an area that is observable through a video camera. If the tag reader does not recognize information obtained from a RFID tag, the tag reader may activate the video camera. When the video camera is activated, the video camera may capture images and send them to a recording device. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201338 | Method and System for Monitoring Portal to Detect Entry and Exit - A video monitoring and analysis system detect subjects when they are entering and/or exiting from a room. The system enables a user to define a portal, such as doorway of the room. The system then monitors the movement of foreground objects in the room. Objects that appear only in the portal are classified as passing by the portal, e.g., doorway. Objects that initially appear in the portal and then are detected moving within the room are classified as having entered the room. Objects that are in the room and then disappear within the portal are classified as having exited the room. The system further has provisions for generating real-time alerts and performing forensic searches. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201339 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPTIMAL VIDEO CAMERA PLACEMENT AND CONFIGURATION - Systems and methods are provided optimally placing and configuring video surveillance cameras in a video management system. Methods include providing a diagram of a facility to be monitored, control circuitry identifying a plurality of areas on the diagram of the facility, control circuitry determining a three-dimensional volume for each of the plurality of identified areas, control circuitry determining a placement for each of a plurality of data collection devices in respective ones of the plurality of identified areas, and control circuitry determining a configuration for each of the plurality of data collection devices. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201340 | Method of viewing street View Data of a 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. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201341 | Generating a Point of Interest Database with Specific Geographic Locations Derived from Street-Level Image Data - 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. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201342 | ESTIMATING A VISIBLE VECTOR REPRESENTATION FOR PIXELS IN AN INFRARED IMAGE - What is disclosed is a system and method for estimating color for pixels in an infrared image. In one embodiment, an infrared image is received which has been captured using a N-band infrared imaging system comprising a multi-spectral camera or a hyperspectral camera. The IR image is composed of an array of pixels with N intensity values having been collected for each pixel in the image. Then, for each pixel of interest, a search metric is used to search a database of vector samples to identify a visible-IR set which is closest to the intensity values of the IR band vector collected for the pixel. A visible vector representation is then estimated for the pixel based upon the visible portion corresponding to the closest visible-IR set. Thereafter, color coordinates for this pixel are computed from the visible vector. The method repeats for all pixels of interest in the IR image. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201343 | LENSELESS COMPRESSIVE IMAGE ACQUISITION - An exemplary lensless compressive imaging device may include a micro mirror array having a plurality of mirror elements that are individually controllable for selectively directing light reflecting from the micro mirror array. A detector detects light reflected from at least one of the mirror elements. A processor provides compressive image information based on the detected light. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201344 | SMART CAMERA FOR TAKING PICTURES AUTOMATICALLY - Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable media for taking great pictures at an event or an occasion. The techniques described in embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for tracking an object, such as a person dancing or a soccer ball in a soccer game and automatically taking pictures of the object during the event. The user may switch the device to an Event Mode that allows the user to delegate some of the picture-taking responsibilities to the device during an event. In the Event Mode, the device identifies objects of interest for the event. Also, the user may select the objects of interest from the view displayed by the display unit. The device may also have pre-programmed objects including objects that the device detects. In addition, the device may also detect people from the users' social networks by retrieving images from social networks like Facebook® and LinkedIn®. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201345 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO DEVICE AND VIDEO SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for controlling a video device as well as a video system. The video device includes a monitor and a camera that are relatively fixed, face a same direction, and are connected to a moving mechanism. The method includes: obtaining a facial image of a participant that is identified from a conference site image, where the conference site image is shot and provided by the camera; analyzing the facial image, and, after determining, with reference to an analysis result, that a facial position of the participant has deviated from directions of facing the monitor and the camera, determining a deviation direction; and controlling the moving mechanism to drive the monitor and the camera to move to a position of facing the facial position of the participant according to the deviation direction. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201346 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE WITH FUNCTION FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING SEARCH WINDOW - An image processing device according to the present invention includes a means ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201347 | PRESENCE DETECTION DEVICE - A user presence detection device includes a camera module with a silicon-based image sensor adapted to capture an image and a processing device configured to process the image to detect the presence of a user. The camera module further includes a light filter having a lower cut-off wavelength of between 550 nm and 700 nm and a higher cut-off wavelength of between 900 nm and 1100 nm. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201348 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A capacitive touch panel includes a substrate, a plurality of first axis electrodes, and a plurality of second axis electrodes. Each of the first axis electrodes includes at least one first sensing electrode, and the first sensing electrode has a first electrode pattern region and a second electrode pattern region. Each of the second axis electrodes includes at least one second sensing electrode, and the second sensing electrode has a third electrode pattern region and a fourth electrode pattern region. A pattern density of the first electrode pattern region is higher than a pattern density of the second electrode pattern region, and a pattern density of the third electrode pattern region is higher than a pattern density of the fourth electrode pattern region. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201349 | DIGITAL CAMERA RAW IMAGE SUPPORT - RAW camera images may be processed by a computer system using either a particular application or a system level service. In either case, at least some parameters needed for the processing are preferably separated from the executable binary of the application or service, and are provided in separate, non-executable, data-only files. Each of these files can correspond to a particular camera or other imaging device. When a user of the system attempts to open a RAW image file from an unsupported device, the local system may contact a server for on-demand download and on-the-fly installation of the required support resource. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201350 | HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM - A hyperspectral imaging light source system includes a light box ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201351 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING DATA TRANSMISSION - An image processing apparatus includes a control unit configured to control a transmission of an image to an external device, a shifting unit configured to shift a mode between an operation mode and a standby mode, a selection unit configured to select whether to permit shifting to the standby mode based on a user operation, and a determination unit configured to determine a type of the external device, wherein in a case where the determination unit determines that the type of the external device is a first type, the control unit enables transmission of an image to the external device in a mode associated with the first type without selection, and wherein in a case where the determination unit determines that the type of the external device is a second type, the control unit enables transmission of an image to the external device after selection. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201352 | IMAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image management apparatus for managing an image, to which position information indicative of an image shooting location is appended, comprises a transmission unit configured to transmit map data corresponding to the position information to an information processing apparatus, and an identification unit configured to identify a user of the information processing apparatus, the transmission unit transmits, to the information processing apparatus, map data with a different scale in accordance with the user identified by the identification unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201353 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - The invention reduces the possibility that a state contrary to user volition will arise in a system that permits multiple masters. To accomplish this, a communication device includes a setting unit configured to set the communication device to be a master or to be a slave, a decision unit configured to decide whether to permit a plurality of masters to exist within the image sensing network, and a notifying unit configured to transmit a notification to change another master within the image sensing network to a slave. The notifying unit transmits the notification, if a plurality of masters have not been permitted to exist within the image sensing network by the decision unit and the communication device has been changed from a slave to a master by the setting unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201354 | Image Capture System - A method of taking an image of a scene that includes an item of interest, includes providing a digital imaging device having an imaging lens and a viewing screen and electronically providing an alignment feature on the viewing screen. The alignment feature is configured to allow a viewer to see both the alignment feature and an image of the item of interest on the viewing screen. The method includes adjusting at least one parameter from the group consisting of angular position of the digital imaging device with respect to the item of interest and angular orientation of the digital imaging device to achieve alignment of the image of the item of interest on the viewing screen with the alignment feature wherein the alignment feature has a structure so that the adjusting to achieve alignment restricts to exclusively one angular position of the digital imaging device with respect to the item of interest and exclusively one angular orientation of the digital imaging device. The method also includes capturing the image of the item of interest. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201355 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus that obtains a plurality of image signals includes an object recognizing unit, an object focus setting unit, an image signal obtaining unit, and a display control unit. The object recognizing unit is configured to recognize an object in an image signal that has been obtained. The object focus setting unit is configured to set a plurality of focal lengths by using a result of object recognition by the object recognizing unit. The image signal obtaining unit is configured to obtain image signals at the plurality of focal lengths set by the object focus setting unit. The display control unit is configured to control the image signals obtained by the image signal obtaining unit so as to display the image signal consecutively. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201356 | TABLET CONTROLLED CAMERA SYSTEM - A camera system having: a camera head; a camera control unit coupleable to the camera head; a monitor coupleable to the camera control unit for displaying images from the camera head and information from the camera control unit; and a tablet computer coupleable to the camera control unit for control of the camera control unit and the camera head, the tablet computer further comprising an application that is authenticated by the camera control unit for pairing the tablet computer to the camera control unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201357 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, COMMAND TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A control apparatus that is connected to at least one image capturing apparatus by wireless communication transmits, by multicast or broadcast via the wireless communication, a command for instructing to start a prescribed operation to each image capturing apparatus, in response to detection of an operation for instructing to start the prescribed operation, and transmits, by unicast via the wireless communication, a command for instructing to end the prescribed operation to each image capturing apparatus, in response to detection of the operation for instructing to end the prescribed operation. Then, the control apparatus confirms a response to transmission of the command for instructing to end the prescribed operation, and retransmits, by unicast, the command to end the prescribed operation to each image capturing apparatus whose response is not confirmed. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201358 | Efficient Line Detection Method - An efficient line detection technique pre-processes an image to remove edge pixels that are not on straight lines, before performing line detection. By removing edge pixels not on straight lines, the complexity of the task of line detection can be significantly reduced, while increasing the accuracy. Various embodiments preprocess the edge maps of an image by anisotropic line filtering, kernel density estimation-based edge pruning, and connected component analysis. The resulting pruned edge map may then be processed using a Hough transform to detect straight lines in the image, having removed much of the noise in the edge map. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201359 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNATTENDED IMAGE CAPTURE - Described is a method and apparatus for unattended image capture that can identify subjects or faces within an image captured with an image sensor. The methods and apparatus may then score the image based, at least in part, on scores of detected subjects or faces in the image, scores of facial expressions, a focus score, exposure score, stability score, or audio score. If the score of the image is above a threshold, a snapshot image may be stored to a data store on the imaging device. If the score of the image is below a threshold, one or more audible prompts may be generated indicating that subjects should change positions, smile or remain more still during the image capture process. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201360 | METHOD OF CHANGING AN OPERATION MODE OF A CAMERA IMAGE SENSOR - By a method of changing an operation mode of a camera image sensor, an application processor outputs a resolution change request signal to the camera image sensor when an operation mode change signal is generated while the camera image sensor outputs a first sensor output image. The camera image sensor prepares a resolution change operation in response to the resolution change request signal, outputs an interrupt signal to the application processor when the resolution change operation is prepared, performs the resolution change operation after the first sensor output image is output, and outputs a second sensor output image when the resolution change operation is completed. The application processor changes an interface setting value in response to the interrupt signal, and receives the second sensor output image based on the changed interface setting value. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201361 | Image Sensor and Image Processing Apparatus Using the Same - An image sensor senses object information and converts the sensed object information into an electrical signal. An image processing apparatus uses the image sensor. The image sensor includes a column signal line connected to output terminals of a plurality of pixel sensors, a comparator circuit configured to output a signal corresponding to a comparison result of a signal output to the column signal line and a reference signal, an ADC circuit configured to convert an analog signal corresponding to an optical signal sensed by the pixel sensor selected from the plurality of pixel sensors connected to the column signal line into digital data based on the signal output from the comparator circuit and, a load circuit connected in series to the comparator circuit between the column signal line and a ground terminal, wherein the load circuit is configured as a common load device of the plurality of pixel sensors connected to the column signal line and the comparator circuit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201362 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus comprises an image sensor configured to photoelectrically convert incident light into an image signal and to output the image signal; an exposure time control unit configured to control exposure time when an image is sensed by the image sensor; a gain control unit configured to control a gain to be applied to the image signal; a temperature detection unit; and a color suppression unit configured to determine, from at least one of the exposure time and the temperature, a noise level that changes with the exposure time and the temperature and to suppress, on the basis of a level of color deviation that corresponds to the determined noise level and of the gain, a color component of the image signal so that the color deviation is reduced. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201363 | SYSTEMS FOR CONSTANT HUE AND ADAPTIVE COLOR CORRECTION IMAGE PROCESSING - An electronic device may have a camera module. The camera module may capture images. The electronic device may include image processing circuitry that color corrects the images. The image processing circuitry may desaturate the images globally and/or spatially based on global and/or spatial noise levels of the image. The image processing circuitry may desaturate the images substantially without changing the hue of the images. The image processing circuitry may generate a color correction matrix with constant hue in real time and may color correct images in real time as the images are captured by the camera module. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201364 | IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE AND EXPOSURE START TIMING ADJUSTMENT METHOD - An image generating device includes an exposure timing control unit for controlling an electronic front curtain so as to adjust to a running characteristics of a mechanical rear curtain based on a plurality of the image data. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201365 | CROWD-SOURCED VISION AND SENSOR-SURVEYED MAPPING - A system for enhancing the provision of location information based on previously stored visual data. Apparatuses may utilize sensors to sense at least visual information at a location. The sensed visual information may include attributes that may be defined as one or more visual elements in the recorded visual information. The one or more visual elements may then be stored in a mapping database in association with the location. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201366 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including an extraction unit for extracting a first still portion in an image based on a plurality of still images, and for extracting at least a part of a second still portion corresponding to a portion that is not extracted as the first still portion in an image based on the plurality of still images and a combining unit for combining the first still portion and the second still portion to generate a combined image. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201367 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - Prediction image data corresponding to each of a plurality of different prediction methods is generated, an evaluation value of the prediction method is calculated, the prediction method corresponding to the evaluation value is evaluated on the basis of the calculated evaluation value, whether or not a corresponding prediction method is selected is determined on the basis of the evaluation result, and when the selection of the prediction method is determined, the decision of the selection based on the evaluation by an evaluating unit is not performed but the input image data is intra-picture encoded in accordance with the prediction method whose selection has been determined. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201368 | ALTERING FOCUS LENS MAGNIFICATION IN A VIDEO FRAME - A focus lens is moved to a position within a range of focus lens positions. A video frame is captured with the focus lens at that position. The magnification of the first video frame is altered according to a maximum magnification threshold associated with the range of focus lens positions. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201369 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image pickup device which makes it possible to expand the dynamic range of photometry. The image pickup device comprises a pixel array, a pixel reader, a row selector, a column selector, a gain circuit, a gain selector. The pixel array comprises a plurality of pixels including photoelectric conversion elements and arranged in the horizontal direction and in the vertical direction. The pixel reader reads out selected pixel signals from the pixel array. The gain circuit is capable of having at least two gains set therein, and amplifies and outputs the pixel signals read out from the pixel array by the pixel reader. The gain selector sets different gains in the gain circuit such that pixel signals amplified by the different gains can be obtained for one-time read-out from the pixel array by the pixel reader. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201370 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear lens group including lens units and as a whole having a positive refractive power. Distances between the lens units change during zooming. The second lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a negative lens component and a cemented lens including a negative lens component and a positive lens component. The second lens unit includes at least five lens components. A focal length f | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201371 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a noise reduction circuit includes a noise reduction filter for converting a pixel value of a pixel of interest through a calculation that uses the pixel value of the pixel of interest and pixel values of adjacent pixels. The noise reduction filter is set, for the calculation, with a heavier weighting for vertically adjacent pixels than that for horizontally adjacent pixels. The horizontally adjacent pixels are adjacent pixels that are located in parallel with the pixel of interest in a horizontal direction. The vertically adjacent pixels are adjacent pixels that are located in parallel with the pixel of interest in a vertical direction. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201372 | PHOTO-ELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - A photo-electric conversion device comprises a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed, each pixel including a photo-electric converter, a floating diffusion portion, a transfer unit which transfers charges generated in the photo-electric converter to the floating diffusion portion, and an output unit which outputs a signal corresponding to a potential of the floating diffusion portion, a signal line which is connected to the plurality of pixels and transmits a signal output from each pixel, a load transistor including a drain connected to the signal line, and a source connected to a first reference potential, and a capacitance including a first electrode connected to a gate of the load transistor, and a second electrode connected to a second reference potential, wherein the signal line is arranged not to overlap the first electrode when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a light-receiving surface of the photo-electric converter. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201373 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an amplifying unit for, during a main scanning line period, amplifying an analog image signal input from a photoelectric conversion element and outputting the signal; an A/D converting unit for analog/digital-converting the signal to digital image data and outputting the data; and a digital offset correcting unit for performing a low-pass filter calculation based on the data to obtain an average value, calculating, based on the average value, a digital correction value used for correcting the data to obtain a desired black offset level, and performing correction on the data using the value. The digital offset correcting unit compares the value to a threshold, reduces the value to be equal to or less than the threshold if the value is equal to or greater than the threshold and updates the value to the reduced value, and performs the low-pass filter calculation and calculates the value. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201374 | CAMERA FOR RECORDING AERIAL IMAGES FROM AIRCRAFT - A camera, more particularly for recording aerial images from aircraft, comprising a lens and at least one digital, areal image sensor fixed on a carrier element and having a predetermined pixel size, which image sensor has a curvature, more particularly caused by the fixing on the carrier element within a specific tolerance range. The lens at least partly brings about optical compensation of the curvature of the digital areal image sensor. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201375 | A/D CONVERTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An A/D converter includes: a first comparator that compares an input signal, with a first reference signal which is a ramp wave having a predetermined polarity, and that when the input signal matches the first reference signal, reverses an output signal thereof; a second comparator that compares the input signal, with a second reference signal which is a ramp wave having a different polarity from the first reference signal, and that when the input signal matches the second reference signal, reverses an output signal thereof; and a counter capable of counting up so as to measure the comparison times taken by the first comparator and second comparator, wherein when either of the output signal of the first comparator and the output signal of the second comparator is first reversed, the counter ceases a counting action. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201376 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD AS WELL AS ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes first and second sets of pixels. The first pixels have light reception elements and a discharging unit that discharges charge corresponding to light received by the first pixels. The second pixels have corresponding light reception elements but are covered with a light shielding film. Signals stored in the second light reception elements are read to a next stage when the discharging units corresponding to the first light reception elements are enabled. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201377 | MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED IMAGE PREVIEW FUNCTIONALITY - A mobile computing device can comprise a microprocessor, a display, at least one motion sensor, and an imaging device including a two-dimensional image sensor and an imaging lens configured to focus an image of a target object on the image sensor. The mobile computing device can be configured to periodically display a preview image frame of the target object. The mobile computing device can be further configured to compensate for a movement of the imaging device relatively to the target object during a time period elapsed between taking and displaying the preview image frame, by transforming the preview image frame based on the device movement detected by the motion sensor. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201378 | ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER - An electronic viewfinder is configured to magnify an image and provide adjustable diopter for different observers. The electronic viewfinder includes an aperture stop, a lens group totally with positive power, and a display. The components in the electronic viewfinder are arranged sequentially between the observer and the image. The lens group is utilized to enlarge the image, and the lens group includes a first lens with positive power and a second lens with negative power. The display is for showing the image. A first planar lens is disposed between the aperture stop and the lens group. A second planar lens may be disposed between the lens group and the display. A polarizer may be arranged between the second planar lens and the lens group. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201379 | DIGITAL CAMERA AND FINDER DEVICE THEREOF - Provided are a polarization beam splitter | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201380 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - An optical imaging system is provided, including a first lens having a positive (+) refractive power, a second lens having a positive (+) or negative (−) refractive power positioned at the rear of the first lens, and a third lens having a positive (+) or negative (−) refractive power positioned at the rear of the second lens, in which the first lens is a heterogeneous cemented lens in which a first sub lens and a second sub lens which have different dispersion values are integrally coupled to each other. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201381 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, LENS APPARATUS, AND CAMERA APPARATUS - Provided is an image pickup apparatus, including: a lens portion including a focus lens unit and a magnification-varying lens unit; an image pickup element movable in an optical axis direction; a moving unit for moving the image pickup element in the optical axis direction; a memory unit for storing, as a reference position, a position of the image pickup element serving as a reference in the optical axis direction, the position corresponding to a zoom position; an operation unit for operating a defocus amount; and a controller for controlling the moving unit to move the image pickup element based on the reference position and the defocus amount operated by the operation unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201382 | Zoom Lens and Image Pickup Apparatus Equipped with Same - A zoom lens includes, in order from the object side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power. The first lens unit includes a negative lens and a positive lens. The zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expression ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201383 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image sensor comprises a plurality of pixels covered by color filters and arranged two-dimensionally in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a read out means capable of reading by switching between a first read out method for reading a signal from each of the plurality of pixels and a second read out method for reading by adding signals in the first direction within each pixel group including a predetermined number of pixels covered by a color filter of a same color. The plurality of pixels include a plurality of pixel groups of first focus detection pixels and a plurality of pixel groups of second focus detection pixels, arranged discretely, and the first and second focus detection pixels are partially shielded from light on different sides in the second direction so as to receive light transmitted through different exit pupil regions. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201384 | LIQUID LENS AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A decrease in the spectral transmittance of a liquid lens due to yellowing of an iodide aqueous solution used as an electrolytic solution is inhibited. A liquid lens includes a liquid container, an electrolytic solution contained in the container and containing iodide ions and a water-soluble antioxidant that inhibits oxidation of the iodide ions, a nonelectrolytic solution contained in the container and forming an interface with the electrolytic solution, and an electrode configured to apply a voltage to the electrolytic solution. A voltage is applied across the electrolytic solution and the electrode to change the curvature of the interface. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201385 | OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical apparatus includes an image sensor that includes a focus detecting pixel and an image pickup pixel, a first focus detector configured to provide a focus detection based upon a phase difference between the pair of image signals detected by the focus detecting pixel of the image sensor, a second focus detector configured to provide a focus detection based upon a contrast value based upon an output of the image pickup pixel of the image sensor, and a controller configured to provide autofocus utilizing the first focus detector when a focus detection precision of the first focus detector is equal to or higher than a first value and an image magnification variation amount calculated from a wobbling amount of the image pickup optical system used for the second focus detector is equal to or higher than a second value. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201386 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An image signal processing apparatus is disclosed. This device includes a divided area setup unit which sets rows and columns of divided areas in an area defined by a focal evaluation value calculation area setup unit, a high-brightness pixel presence/absence check unit which determines whether a high-brightness pixel exists in each divided area defined by the divided area setup unit, a high-brightness pixel judgment threshold setup unit which sets a threshold for use in the high-brightness pixel presence/absence checker, and an area-selective focal point evaluation value calculation unit which selects a divided area that was determined by the high-brightness pixel checker to contain no high-brightness pixels as a focal evaluation value calculation target and then calculates a focal evaluation value. Variable control of the high-brightness pixel judgment threshold that is set by the high-brightness pixel judgment threshold setup unit is started and stopped at specified timings. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201387 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS THAT MAKES MOVEMENT OF FOCUS LENS INCONSPICUOUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes a detector configured to detect an in-focus direction based on a focus signal that results from an output signal of an image pickup device by reciprocating a focus lens in an optical axis direction, and a focus controller configured to provide focusing by moving the focus lens in the in-focus direction. The focus controller is configured to set an amplitude of the focus lens when moving a center of a reciprocation of the focus lens, to be less than that of the focus lens when the center of the reciprocation of the focus lens is not moved. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201388 | OPTICAL SENSING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL SETTING METHOD - An optical sensing apparatus includes an optical sensing pixel array and a plurality of micro-optical device sets. The optical sensing pixel array has a plurality of array elements, and each of the array elements has one or multiple of a plurality of optical sensing pixels. The micro-optical device sets are configured corresponding to the optical sensing pixels respectively. Each of the micro-optical device sets has a shifting vector with respect to one of the optical sensing pixels. The optical sensing pixel array has a reference original point. Two shifting vectors of two of the micro-optical device sets with respect to corresponding two of the optical sensing pixels at the same radial distance on two polar axes from the reference original point and along opposite directions are asymmetric. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201389 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A motor control device includes a counter that counts pulses output from a one-phase encoder according to rotation of a DC motor, and a controller that recognizes rotation number of the DC motor based on the number of pulses counted by the counter. After the DC motor is braked, the controller starts applying a predetermined voltage to the DC motor at first timing before the DC motor stops, and stops applying the predetermined voltage at second timing after the DC motor stops. The controller subtracts the number of pulses generated after the second timing from a value counted by the counter. The predetermined voltage is lower than a lowest voltage necessary for driving a driven object, and is higher than a lowest voltage necessary for rotating the DC motor against an attracting force between a magnet and a coil in the DC motor. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201390 | DARK EXPOSURE CONTROL DEVICE - A dark exposure control device comprises a dark exposure performing processor, an aperture-stop, and an aperture-stop driving processor. The dark exposure performing processor detects an image signal generated by an imaging device while the shutter is closed. The aperture-stop adjusts the amount of light incident on the imaging device. The aperture-stop driving processor adjusts the opening degree of the aperture-stop to smaller than the opening degree set for a main exposure while the dark exposure performing processor is operated. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201391 | CAMERA MODULE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a refocus filter generating unit and a refocus image generating unit. The refocus image generating unit executes a filtering process using a refocus filter generated by the refocus filter generating unit. A filtering level of the refocus filter is adjusted according to a subject distance of a subject to be focused and sighted among a plurality of subjects projected in a first image and a second image. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201392 | CAMERA MODULES WITH INERTIAL SENSORS - A camera module includes an actuator that is coupled to one or more lenses of an optical train configured to move relative to an image sensor to provide alignment, zoom and/or autofocus control. The actuator is configured to position one or more, e.g., three, lenses of the optical train by applying one or more bias voltages respectively between one or more pairs of actuator components. A processor uses measured capacitances of the pairs of actuator components and/or the bias voltages thereof to calculate an acceleration or force acting on the camera module and to provide information for the actuator to align the optical train along the optical path in accordance with the information. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201393 | DIGITAL CAMERA WITH TRANSLUCENT HOUSING - A camera includes a translucent or transparent housing having a color. The camera also includes a processor in the housing that is visible through the housing. The camera also includes a camera element in the housing that generates signals representing an image and that communicates with the processor. Additionally, the processor defines a periphery and the housing includes a visible border line positioned over at least a portion of the periphery to thereby highlight a presence of the processor. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201394 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A zoom lens and an image pickup apparatus having such a zoom lens are provided. The zoom lens includes a first lens group in which each lens has negative refractive power, a second lens group in which each lens has positive refractive power, a third lens group in which each lens has positive refractive power. These lens groups are arranged in this order from an object side to an image side. The first lens group includes a negative lens and a positive lens which are arranged in this order from an image side to an object side. The third lens group includes a positive lens. Both surfaces of the negative lens of the first lens group are aspherical surfaces, respectively. Both surfaces of the positive surfaces of the third lens group are aspherical surfaces, respectively. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201395 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING CLOSED CAPTIONING COMPATIBLE WITH LEGACY AND NEWER SET-TOP BOXES - A caption formatting method and computing system that receives an input video stream that includes a sequence of input transport stream packets. The method locates user data in the sequence of input transport stream packets, where the user data includes input caption data compliant with an input caption data format. The method extracts EIA-608 captions and EIA-708 captions from the input caption data, and formats the EIA-608 captions as caption data compliant with SCTE-20 format. The method creates a sequence of output transport stream packets based on the sequence of input transport stream packets, where the sequence of output transport stream packets include the caption data compliant with SCTE-20 format and the input caption data. The method sends an output video stream from the computing device, where the output video stream includes the sequence of output transport stream packets. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201396 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ENSURE BUFFER COMPLIANCE IN A MPEG2 TRANSPORT STREAM SYSTEM - A system and method for ensuring buffer compliance in a moving picture experts group 2 (MPEG2) transport stream (TS) system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of encoded audio/video (A/V) streams is categorized into a first group and a second group. Further, interleaving bits and a number of bytes to be sent are computed for each encoded A/V stream in the first group and the second group, respectively. Furthermore, an encoded A/V stream is selected based on the computed interleaving bits and number of bytes to be sent, respectively. In addition, one or more TS packets are generated by packetizing data in one or more frames in the selected encoded A/V stream based on program clock reference (PCR) and decode time stamp (DTS) associated with the one or more frames to ensure buffer compliance in the MPEG2 TS system. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201397 | Audio Control Module - In embodiments of an audio control module ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201398 | MIXER AND MULTICHANNEL AUDIO INTERFACE FOR A TABLET COMPUTER - A mixer for a touchscreen device is disclosed. The mixer includes a body. A dock on the body is configured and arranged to receive a touchscreen device therein. The mixer also includes a number of audio inputs and a main audio output. An integrated data interface is configured and arranged to connect to the touchscreen device. An audio codec processor configured and arranged to receive audio through the audio inputs and selectively route mixed audio to the main audio output and through the integrated data interface to the touchscreen device. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201399 | RECEIVING APPARATUS, RECEIVING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a receiving apparatus, a receiving method, and a program which are configured to provide application programs to be executed in response to AV content. The receiving apparatus includes: a receiving block; a trigger acquisition block; an application acquisition block; and a control block. The control block acquires trigger information and, on the basis of a command obtained from the acquired trigger information, acquires a data broadcast application from an application server on the Internet or a data broadcast application transmitted as NRT content of an NRT service using a FLUTE session by referencing an FDT identified by an SMT and an NRT-IT. In accordance with a command obtained from the acquired trigger information, the control block controls an operation of the acquired application program. The present technology is applicable to television receivers configured to receive digital television broadcast signals. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201400 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND WARNING INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD - A communication terminal includes a receiver that receives a one-segment signal from a broadcasting station among plural broadcasting stations that provide terrestrial digital broadcasting, an output unit that outputs the one-segment signal received by the receiver to a user; a channel search unit that searches for a specific broadcasting station that transmits the one-segment signal including an auxiliary information signal which is likely to include warning information, among the one-segment signals which are transmitted from the corresponding broadcasting stations, and a determination unit that determines, subsequent to termination of viewing with respect to the broadcasting station which is selected by the user, whether the auxiliary information signal included in the one-segment signal received from the specific broadcasting station by the receiver includes the warning information. When the auxiliary information signal includes the warning information, the output unit outputs the warning information to the user. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201401 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image signal processing apparatus includes an image signal input unit for inputting an image signal, a noise correcting unit for executing noise correction processing for the input image signal to output a noise-corrected image signal; an image signal correcting unit for executing signal level correction processing for the noise-corrected image signal to output a signal level-corrected image signal; an image signal correction intensity control unit for determining correction intensity of the signal level correction processing in the image signal correcting unit; a signal extension estimating unit for estimating a signal extension degree of signal extension based on the determined correction intensity; and a noise correction intensity control unit for calculating and controlling correction intensity of the noise correction processing in the noise correcting unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201402 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND COLOR ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO SIGNAL - A device for image processing includes: a video signal receiver, for receiving at least one video signal; a color engine, comprising a local adjusting unit, for dividing pixels of an image frame of the at least one video signal into multiple pixel groups according to luminance factors of the pixels in HSI color space and adjusting the luminance factors of a specific pixel group of the pixel groups having luminance factors in a predetermined range that is a part of a full range of luminance factor by moving the pixels of the specific pixel group from a region to another region of the HSI color space without changing color axes of the HSI color space. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201403 | Double Stacked Projection - A method for producing a first output image and a second output image for being projected by a first projector and a second projector, respectively, is disclosed. The method comprises: providing a source image comprising a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a source value, providing an inverted threshold value for each pixel of the plurality of pixels, and generating thereof a temporary image comprising a temporary value for each pixel of the plurality of pixels. The method further comprises: generating the first output image comprising a first output value for each pixel of the plurality of pixels, the first output value being generated from the temporary value and the source value for each pixel, and generating the second output image comprising a second output value for each pixel of the plurality of pixels, the second output value being generated from the temporary value. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201404 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing method of an image processing apparatus includes: determining static pixels and non-static pixels of a current image frame; dividing the current image frame into a plurality of blocks, wherein each block comprises a plurality of pixels; determining static blocks and non-static blocks of the current image frame by referring to at least the static pixels and the non-static pixels of the current image frame; and refining determination of the static pixels and the non-static pixels of the current image frame according to the static blocks and the non-static blocks. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201405 | Method and System for Adaptive Temporal Interpolation Filtering for Motion Compensation - Certain aspects of a method and system for adaptive temporal interpolation filtering for motion compensation may include computing a plurality of weights for adaptively adjusting one or more parameters of a plurality of linear filters utilized for motion compensation. One or more motion compensated output pictures may be generated based on vector median filtering a plurality of linear filtered output pictures generated by the plurality of linear filters. In instances where two frames are utilized for motion estimation of a video sequence, a motion compensated picture of a previous frame and a motion compensated picture of a current frame may be combined to adaptively compute the subsequent weights. In instances where three or more frames are utilized for motion estimation of a video sequence, the generated one or more motion compensated output pictures may be combined with an extracted desired picture from the video sequence to adaptively compute the subsequent weights. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201406 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A DISTRIBUTED RECEIVER - A first semiconductor die may comprise an interface circuit and a demodulation circuit. The interface circuit may be operable to receive an externally generated signal and recover decisions of a symbol de-mapper carried in the externally generated signal. The demodulation circuit may be operable to recover one or more transport streams based on the decisions of the symbol de-mapper. The first semiconductor die may comprise circuitry operable to combine a plurality of signals from a plurality of second semiconductor dice, where each of the plurality of signals comprises decisions of a respective one of a plurality of symbol de-mappers. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201407 | USER INTERFACE FOR OPERATING A COMPUTER FROM A DISTANCE - Switching between an arm's length user interface and a distance user interface is provided. A first user interface optimized to operate a computer from an arm's-length distance is presented on a display. A command is received. It is determined whether the command is from a wired device or a wirelessly-connected device. When the command is from a wired device, then the first user interface continues to be presented. When the command is from a wirelessly-connected device, then the display is toggled from the first user interface to the distance user interface. The distance user interface is optimized for operating the computer from a television-viewing distance. The television-viewing distance measured in feet is approximately half of a diagonal measure of the image displayed on the display device measured in inches. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201408 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION DEVICE INCLUDING THE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A light source device includes an LD module having a plurality of small light sources such as LDs, a control device selectively controlling On/Off of a plurality of the LDs, a first optical system collecting light emitted from the LDs into one collected light, and a second optical system emitting the collected light directly or through an optical process as source light. The control device maintains a constant amount of luminescence of the light source by controlling a number of the LDs selectively turned on in order to achieve a simple configuration of the light source device and a proper gradation expression of images. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201409 | LIGHT-ADJUSTING UNIT AND PROJECTOR - A light-adjusting unit includes: a pair of light-shielding plates arranged about an illuminating optical axis of an incoming light flux and configured to block the light flux in response to the amount of rotation; a pair of rotation transmitting gears configured to hold and rotate the pair of light-shielding plates respectively; a pair of supporting shafts configured to rotatably support the pair of rotation transmitting gears respectively; a supporting substrate on which the pair of supporting shafts are provided; and a pair of urging members configured to press and urge the pair of rotation transmitting gears respectively against the supporting substrate. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201410 | MULTIMEDIA APPARATUS - Multimedia apparatus characterized in that it comprises:—a control unit ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201411 | SCREEN ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE AND PROJECTION TELEVISION - An object of the present invention is to provide a screen attachment structure of a projection television excelling in design where the deflection of a screen caused by the expansion and contraction of the screen is suppressed, and screen defect is difficult to occur. A screen attachment structure according to the present invention includes a frame for fixing an end of a screen without a play space, an absorption mechanism for absorbing movement of the frame caused by the expansion and contraction of the screen, and a housing to which the frame is attached via the absorption mechanism. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201412 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - A panel of a plasma display apparatus includes a front substrate and a back substrate arranged in opposition to this front substrate, and an outer circumferential portion of the front substrate and an outer circumferential portion of the back substrate are adhered to each other by a sealing material. The panel is held on a front side of a chassis base portion of a chassis member. The chassis member includes a reinforcement portion having at least a first bent portion bent to a back side with respect to the chassis base portion at a position outside an image display area of the panel and inside the sealing material, and a first extending portion extending from the first bent portion to the back side. Occurrence of a crack of the panel due to drop impact, vibration, and external force can be prevented. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201413 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - A panel of a plasma display apparatus includes a front substrate and a back substrate arranged in opposition to this front substrate, and an outer circumferential portion of the front substrate and an outer circumferential portion of the back substrate are adhered to each other by a sealing material. The panel is held on a front side of a chassis base portion of a chassis member. A conductive member fixed to an outer circumferential portion of the chassis member includes a first bent portion bent to a back side at a portion located inside a portion where the conductive member is fixed to the chassis member and a first extending portion extending to the back side from the first bent portion. Occurrence of a crack of the panel due to drop impact, vibration, and external force can be prevented. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201414 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - A panel of a plasma display apparatus includes a front substrate and a back substrate arranged in opposition to this front substrate, and an outer circumferential portion of the front substrate and an outer circumferential portion of the back substrate are adhered to each other by a sealing material. The panel is held on a front side of a chassis base portion of a chassis member. The conductive member is fixed to a back cover of a casing by a first fixing member arranged inside a portion where the conductive member is fixed to the chassis member. The conductive member is fixed to the back cover also by a second fixing member arranged outside the portion where the conductive member is fixed to the chassis member. Occurrence of a crack of the panel due to drop impact, vibration, and external force can be prevented. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201415 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS - A display apparatus and a liquid crystal lens are provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel and a liquid crystal lens. The liquid crystal lens includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, a third electrode layer, and an insulating layer. The liquid crystal layer is between the first and second substrates. The first electrode layer is between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The second electrode layer is between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The third electrode layer is between the second electrode layer and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer is driven by the first, second, and third electrode layers and has a refractive index that is first decreased and then increased to define a lens unit. The insulating layer is between the second and third electrode layers. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201416 | GLASS APPARATUS FOR WATCHING POLARIZED IMAGE - A glass apparatus for watching a polarized image is provided. The glass apparatus includes a film unit for double-refracting the polarized image when the glass apparatus is tilted; a sensor unit for detecting a slope of the glass apparatus based on a horizontal plane; a voltage driving unit for applying a driving voltage corresponding to the slope detected by the sensor unit, to a liquid crystal cell; the liquid crystal cell for switching an orientation according to the driving voltage, and changing polarization property of an image passing through the film unit according to the switched orientation; and a polarizer for polarizing the image passing through the liquid crystal cell in a preset polarization direction. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201417 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201418 | DRIVING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display includes pixels each having an switching element, drain drivers and gate drivers for operating the switching elements and the pixels, and drain lines and gate lines supplying signals from the drain drivers and the gate drivers to the switching elements being formed on one of a pair of substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal layer. Wiring lines are formed on the one of a pair of substrates for transferring display data signals and a clock signal to the gate drivers. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201419 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal disposed between the first substrate having drain lines and gate signal lines defining pixel regions and the second substrate. The pixel regions include a pixel electrode formed of a transparent conducting layer and having a plurality of slits, a common electrode formed of a transparent conducting layer, the common electrode being overlapped with the pixel electrode through an insulating layer, and the liquid crystal being driven by an electric field generated by the pixel electrode and the common electrode. A conductor layer is arranged proximate to the drain signal line. The conductor layer is placed at a position where at least a part thereof overlaps the common electrode, and the conductor layer is not connected to the drain signal line and the pixel electrode electrically. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201420 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME - A source section (S) is made of a source metal ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201421 | BACK PLATE STRUCTURE WITH EASY REPLACEMENT OF LED STRIPS AND LCD HAVING THE SAME - A back plate structure with easy replacement of LED strips and a liquid crystal display having the same are provided. The back plate structure includes a plurality of locking members; a fixed type metal back plate disposed with a plurality of bolts; and a detachable metal back plate, including a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of grooves. The plurality of protrusions are located on lateral sides of the detachable metal back plate and corresponding to the positions of openings of a frame of the LCD so as to allow the protrusions to insert into the openings of the frame, and the grooves are corresponding to the bolts so as to allow the bolts to insert into the grooves, and the fixed type metal back plate and the detachable metal back plate are fixed together through the locking members. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201422 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE, DISPLAY DEVICE SET INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE - A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) module includes a liquid crystal panel, a mold frame provided below the liquid crystal panel and supporting the liquid crystal panel, a light guide plate provided below the mold frame, and a light source assembly coupled to an outside of the mold frame to accommodate the light guide plate therein, the light source assembly partially inserted into the mold frame, and supplying light to the light guide plate. | 2013-08-08 |
