| 32nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
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| 20120200696 | Lock-In Imaging System for Detecting Disturbances in Fluid - A lock-in imaging system is configured for detecting a disturbance in air. The system includes an airplane, an interferometer, and a telescopic imaging camera. The airplane includes a fuselage and a pair of wings. The airplane is configured for flight in air. The interferometer is operatively disposed on the airplane and configured for producing an interference pattern by splitting a beam of light into two beams along two paths and recombining the two beams at a junction point in a front flight path of the airplane during flight. The telescopic imaging camera is configured for capturing an image of the beams at the junction point. The telescopic imaging camera is configured for detecting the disturbance in air in an optical path, based on an index of refraction of the image, as detected at the junction point. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200697 | Dry Agricultural Materials Management - Systems and methods that improve farmers' ability to measure quantities of dry agricultural materials and rates of change of those quantities are disclosed. Also disclosed are systems and methods to rapidly and effectively communicate materials quantities and rates between farm equipment operators. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200698 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE MAPPING A TURBINE COMPONENT IN A HIGH TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION ENVIRONMENT - Method and system for calibrating a thermal radiance map of a turbine component in a combustion environment. At least one spot ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200699 | Balancing of Wind Turbine Parts - A wind of the type having a tower and a nacelle with a rotor rotatably connected to the nacelle for rotating about a rotor axis and having a plurality of equally spaced blades has the rotor balanced by firstly taking a measurement of torsional vibration and then by using photographic techniques to analyze dynamic imbalance caused by differences in the angle of attack of the blades. The torsional vibration is detected using two sensors at positions mirrored exactly in distance to the left and right of the rotor axis and detecting vibration in the axial direction. The angle of attack is measured by analyzing images of the tip of the blade where, during the analysis, distortion in angles at different locations in the image are corrected, in dependence upon a prior analysis of an image taken by the camera relative to a known image. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200700 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM - An optical detection system integrated within an electro-optical sighting and/or scanning system and a method to perform a rapid wide area search are disclosed. In one example, an integrated optics detection subsystem is configured with one-the-move processing methods to perform the optics defeat functions to during a wide area search or sector scan performed by the host electro-optical sighting system. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200701 | Visualization Enhanced Presence System - An originating endpoint supports visual presence indications. The originating endpoint determines a destination endpoint with which to establish a desired communication session. A network communicates a notification message to the destination endpoint regarding the desired communication session. Prior to establishing the desired communication session and in response to the notification message, the originating endpoint receives image capture data representing the surroundings of the destination endpoint. The originating endpoint may then determine from the image capture data whether to continue or terminate the attempt to establish the communication session. Visual presence indications may increase productivity by reducing the time that would otherwise be spent on unsuccessful call attempts. Visual presence indications may also conserve network bandwidth and processing resources that would otherwise be spent on the unsuccessful call attempts. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200702 | Orthorectifying Stitched Oblique Imagery To A Nadir View, And Applications Thereof - Embodiments of this invention relates to orthorectifying oblique imagery to a nadir view. In an embodiment, a method orthorectifies oblique photographic imagery. An oblique photographic image is projected onto a three-dimensional model of terrain. Points are sampled from the projected photographic image at the intersection of the three-dimensional model of terrain and parallel rays extended from a virtual viewport having a nadir perspective. The sampled points are assembled into an orthorectified image. Finally, the orthorectified image or the sampled points are adjusted approximately according to a difference in tilt angle between a camera that captured the oblique photographic image and the viewport having the nadir perspective to generate a foreshortened orthorectified image. Each location in the foreshortened orthorectified image corresponds linearly to a corresponding location in a two-dimensional map. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200703 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR UAV - There is provided herein a system for providing a stabilized video image with continuously scrollable and automatically controllable Line-Of-Site (LOS) and adjustable Field-Of-View (FOV) for use in an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), with no moving parts. The system comprising a plurality of fixed oriented sensors disposed in one or more of orientations, a computing unit comprising processor adapted to define a position of a window of interest (WOI) within one or more field-of-views of said plurality of sensors, read pixels data from said WOI, compensate, in real time, for changes in a target position relative to the UAV and for the UAV attitude by continuously scrolling the position of said WOI and provide a continuous high frame rate video image based on the pixels data from said WOI. The system may also provide retrievable high resolution images of the scene, to be stored in internal memory for later retrieve or transmitted to a Ground Control Station in parallel to the real-time video. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200704 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIRECTING RADIATION IN THE DIRECTION OF AN OPTICAL ELEMENT OF AN IMAGE SENSING DEVICE OF A VEHICLE - A device for directing radiation in the direction of an optical element of an image sensing device of a vehicle. The device includes a central area for directing at least one portion of a first incident radiation onto the optical element. The device also includes at least one border area for directing at least one portion of at least one second incident radiation onto the optical element. The at least one second incident radiation runs in the opposite direction or at an obtuse angle with respect to the first incident radiation. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200705 | VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING APPARATUS - A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus displays a mobile object on a display unit, encircled by a detection frame, which notifies the driver of the vehicle concerning the presence of the mobile object. A mobile object detector judges a travel path of the mobile object, and a display processor changes an area within which the detection frame is not displayed, depending on the direction in which the judged travel path extends. The detection frame is displayed only when necessary, so as to indicate the presence of the mobile object to the driver using the detection frame. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200706 | VEHICLE MANEUVERING AIDS | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200707 | ESTIMATING DISTANCE TO AN OBJECT USING A SEQUENCE OF IMAGES RECORDED BY A MONOCULAR CAMERA - A method for monitoring headway to an object performable in a computerized system including a camera mounted in a moving vehicle. The camera acquires in real time multiple image frames including respectively multiple images of the object within a field of view of the camera. An edge is detected in the images of the object. A smoothed measurement is performed of a dimension the edge. Range to the object is calculated in real time, based on the smoothed measurement. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200708 | VEHICLE PERIPHERAL MONITORING DEVICE - On the basis of the illumination output from the illumination estimation unit ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200709 | RETROREFLECTIVE SHEETING AND LICENSE PLATE WITH REDUCED RETROREFLECTIVITY AT HIGH ENTRANCE ANGLES - The present application relates to retroreflective sheeting that is capable of use in a license plate and that can be accurately read and/or detected by an ALPR system. The retroreflective sheeting is a microsphere-based retroreflective sheeting that provides reduced retroreflectivity at high entrance angles. The retroreflective sheeting can also be a microsphere-based retroreflective sheeting that exhibits reduced retroreflectivity of incident infra-red light from high entrance angles and substantially unaffected retroreflectivity of incident visible light from entrance angles in the vicinity of the normal. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200710 | PRISMATIC RETROREFLECTIVE SHEETING WITH REDUCED RETROREFLECTIVITY OF INFRA-RED LIGHT - The present application relates to retroreflective sheeting that is capable of use in a license plate and that can be accurately read and/or detected by an ALPR system. The retroreflective sheeting is a prismatic retroreflective sheeting that provides reduced retroreflectivity of infra-red light. The retroreflective sheeting can also be a prismatic retroreflective sheeting that exhibits reduced retroreflectivity of incident infra-red light and substantially unaffected retroreflectivity of incident visible light. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200711 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE AND EVENT NOTIFICATION - In an embodiment, a system and method are provided for storing at least one database that includes electronic surveillance information of video content and audio content from video surveillance equipment located at a plurality of multi-dwelling units, meta-data associated with the electronic video content and user information associated with a plurality of registered users. First electronic surveillance information is received that includes one or more of video content and audio content respectively associated with a first multi-dwelling unit, and first electronic meta-data representing information associated with the first electronic surveillance information. The processor(s) determine at least one event, and transmit to a first user computing device electronic event information associated with the event and at least some of the first electronic surveillance information. The processor(s) receive from the first user computing device at least a first electronic command representing an action to be taken at the first multi-dwelling unit, and transmit the first electronic command to an access control computing device. The processor(s) receive electronic message information representing a message for at least one of the plurality of users; and transmit the electronic message information to a message computing device. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200712 | REMOTE MONITORING - Remote monitoring and inspection of measurement devices, emergency equipment, parking spaces, and other items is accomplished by using an image sensor (e.g., a CMOS sensor) to capture an image containing information about the monitored item. A signal containing information about the image (e.g., data representing the captured image or data indicating the state of the captured image) is transmitted to a remote central station. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200713 | INTEGRATED SENSING DEVICE FOR ASSESSING INTEGRITY OF A ROCK MASS AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - A method of assessing the integrity of a rock mass, the method including receiving a thermal assessment of the integrity of a rock mass, receiving an acoustic assessment of the integrity of a rock mass and correlating the thermal- and acoustic assessments to obtain a combined assessment of the integrity of a rock mass. The invention also covers an assessment apparatus for assessing the integrity of a rock mass, which includes acoustic assessment means operable to provide an acoustic assessment of the integrity of a rock mass, thermal assessment means operable to provide a thermal assessment of the integrity of a rock mass and correlation means for correlating the acoustic assessment of the integrity of a rock mass with the thermal assessment of the integrity of a rock mass. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200714 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING IMAGES OUTPUT BY A DETECTOR WITHOUT TEMPERATURE REGULATION AND DETECTOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD - Image correction methods and systems are disclosed that correct raw values, including, subsequent to closing the shutter, acquiring a current raw value table, determining an offset correction table for the current temperature of the detector as a function of the current table and a set of stored raw value tables, and correcting the stream of raw values using the offset correction table. A maintenance process includes testing a condition for replacing a table of the current set with the current table, and if the condition is met, replacing the table of the current set with the current table. This test includes determining whether there is a new set of tables obtained by replacing a table from the current set with the current table that is more relevant than the current set with regard to subsequently determining an offset table. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200715 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to acquire image data, a positioning unit configured to perform positioning processing for acquiring positional information, a first control unit configured to control the positioning unit to perform the positioning processing at a first time interval, and to control an association unit to associate the positional information with the image data, and a second control unit configured to control the positioning unit to perform the positioning processing at a second time interval, and to control a generation unit to generate the log data based on the positional information, wherein the second control unit changes a time interval based on the acquisition status of the positional information. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200716 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An information processing apparatus which is connectable with an image supplying apparatus having a unit which acquires position information, comprising: a file acquiring unit which acquires, from the image supply apparatus, an image file having shooting position information attached and a log file indicating locations along a path of movement of the image supplying apparatus; a file designating unit which designates an image file and a log file to be transferred from the image supplying apparatus; and a determining unit which determines, in a case that a file to be transferred is designated by the file designating unit, whether the designated file has already been transferred, wherein the determining unit determines whether the file has already been transferred, in accordance with a determination procedure that differs between a case where the designated file is an image file and a case where the designated file is a log file. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200717 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - There is provided an information processing apparatus comprising: a storage unit configured to store log data, which indicate locations along a path of movement, and image data, wherein the log data contains a plurality of pairs of position information and time information and wherein the image data contains time information and position information indicating a position where an image is captured; and a generation unit configured to generate interpolated log data which contains the plurality of pairs contained in the log data and the pair of position information and time information contained in the image data. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200718 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus capable of controlling a communication device configured to transmit image data to an external apparatus, wherein in a case where a first shooting mode is set, the image capturing apparatus performs control to invalidate a communication function of the communication device in response to accepting a shooting preparation instruction or a shooting instruction, and, in a case where a second shooting mode is set, the image capturing apparatus performs control to invalidate the communication function of the communication device in response to shifting to the second shooting mode. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200719 | CAMERA APPARATUS - An adder provided in a trigger delay control circuit adds the clock fixed delay value issued by the CPU to the clock timestamp information obtained by a software trigger detection circuit to output a timestamp information including a trigger delay of a fixed time, and a comparator compares the cycle timer value output from the cycle timer operation circuit with the timestamp output from the adder and including the trigger delay of the fixed time to output a trigger signal to the synchronization signal generation circuit for instructing to start exposure when the cycle timer value exceeds the timestamp including the trigger delay of the fixed time. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200720 | METHOD OF COMPENSATING FOR TURBULANCE WHEN RECORDING FILM SEQUENCES - A method of compensating for atmospheric turbulence when recording film sequences. A frame for an image that is being currently recorded is compared at pixel level with a number of frames recorded earlier. Each pixel value in a current frame is compared with pixel values in earlier frames. A matrix is adjusted upward by one unit at positions where a new value is encountered at the positions. Values adjusted upwards in the matrix are retained for a limited number of frame comparisons. A summing window is drawn over the matrix and movement is deemed to have occurred in areas where a sum from the summing window exceeds a limit value. A compensated frame is created. All pixel values in areas where the summing window exceeds the limit value are derived from the current frame. Other values are derived through a temporal median filtering of a number of earlier frames recorded. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200721 | PORTABLE DEVICE, OPERATING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A portable device includes an imaging unit that captures an image of an object and generates image data of the object, a display unit that displays an image of the image data, an input unit that receives input of an operation instruction on an operation performed by the portable device, a moving-state determining unit that determines a moving state of the portable device when the potable device captures an image, and a control unit that changes a content of the operation instruction received by the input unit, depending on a determination result of the moving-state determining unit. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200722 | STABILIZED CAMERA PLATFORM SYSTEM - A stabilized camera system has a roll frame formed as a parallelogram linkage and pivotably attached to a pan frame. A tilt frame is pivotably attached to the roll frame. Control circuits are provided to compensate for drift, to allow manual aiming of the camera during stabilized camera operation, and for providing rapid leveling. The stabilized camera system is compact with low moments of inertia to allow rapid movements. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200723 | IMAGING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus, which is capable of performing wireless communication with a light emitting apparatus via a wireless communication unit using a radio wave, includes a light metering unit configured to meter light of an object, a calculation unit configured to calculate a main light emission amount of the light emitting apparatus based on a light metering value acquired by metering the light, and a control unit configured to perform control such that at least a part of a communication operation of the wireless communication unit with the light emitting apparatus is performed during a light metering operation for acquiring the light metering value to be used when the calculation unit calculates the main light emission amount. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200724 | Video Magnification Device - A video magnification device allows a visually impaired user to read contents of a media. The device includes a video camera, and a driving unit. The video camera is positioned facing the media and is capable of capturing images of the media, or one or more portions thereof. The driving unit includes an input unit, a controller and an actuator assembly. The input unit is capable of being operated by the user for indicating a particular portion of the media for reading contents on the particular potion of the media. The controller is configured to process a signal generated by the input unit, and the actuator assembly is configured to move the video camera based on the processing of the signal. The movement of the video camera allows the user to read contents on the particular portion of the media, without physically moving the media. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200725 | Autofocus Method - An autofocus method includes acquiring multiple images each having a camera lens focused at a different focus distance. A sharpest image is determined among the multiple images. Horizontal, vertical and/or diagonal integral projection (IP) vectors are computed for each of the multiple images. One or more IP vectors of the sharpest image is/are convoluted with multiple filters of different lengths to generate one or more filtered IP vectors for the sharpest image. Differences are computed between the one or more filtered IP vectors of the sharpest image and one or more IP vectors of at least one of the other images of the multiple images. At least one blur width is estimated between the sharpest image and the at least one of the other images of the multiple images as a minimum value among the computed differences over a selected range. The steps are repeated one or more times to obtain a sequence of estimated blur width values. A focus position is adjusted based on the sequence of estimated blur width values. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200726 | Method of Controlling the Depth of Field for a Small Sensor Camera Using an Extension for EDOF - A system is provided for providing an adjustable depth of field in a photographic image. The system comprises a plurality of buffers, each configured to store an image associated with a different wavelength of light, each of the images having a different focal plane related to the associated wavelength. The system further comprises an algorithm configured to accept an input specifying the depth of field and a focal plane and further configured to produce a photograph with the specified depth of field and focal plane, wherein the algorithm applies the specified depth of field around the specified focal plane, the specified focal plane being associated with a focal plane of one of the images stored in one of the buffers. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200727 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM - A member for light path to a photoelectric conversion portion includes a middle portion, and a peripheral portion having a refractive index different from the refractive index of the middle portion, and within some plane in parallel with the light receiving surface of a photoelectric conversion portion, and within other plane closer to the light receiving surface than the some plane in parallel with the light receiving surface, the peripheral portion is continuous with the middle portion and surrounds the middle portion, and also the refractive index of the peripheral portion is higher than the refractive index of an insulator film, and the thickness of the peripheral portion within the other plane is smaller than the thickness of the peripheral portion within the some plane. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200728 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM - A photoelectric conversion apparatus at least includes an insulating film, a plurality of high-refractive-index members provided so as to correspond respectively to individual photoelectric conversion portions, being surrounded by the insulating film and having a refractive index higher than the refractive index of the insulating film, and a high-refractive-index film provided on the insulating film so as to connect the plurality of high-refractive-index members to one another and having a refractive index higher than the refractive index of the insulating film, and lens portions lying next to each other from among a plurality of lens portions border each other. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200729 | IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROLLER CAPABLE OF PROVIDING EXCELLENT VISIBILITY OF DISPLAY AREA FRAMES, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image display controller capable of providing excellent visibility of a face display frame and a human display frame associated with an object. The image display controller detects an object in an image, and identifies a face area of the object distinguishably from a human body area exclusive of the face area. Further, the image display controller generates a face display frame for enclosing the face area and a human body display frame for enclosing the human body area. Then, the image display controller displays the face display frame and the human body display frame on a screen together with the image. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200730 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA THAT REDUCES PROCESSING TIME BY PERFORMING DIFFERENT PROCESSES IN PARALLEL - An electronic camera includes: an image-capturing device that captures an image of a subject and generates image data; a first bus to which the image data generated by the image capturing device are output; an image memory that is connected to the first bus and temporarily stores the image data on the first bus; a plurality of image data conversion devices connected to the first bus that individually convert the image data on the first bus; a second bus through which conversion outputs from the plurality of image data conversion devices are provided to individual output destinations; and an adjustment device that performs timing adjustment or multiplexing of a plurality of conversion outputs to ensure that the plurality of conversion outputs do not collide on the second bus. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200731 | COLOR RESTORATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A color restoration apparatus is provided. The color restoration apparatus including a color correction gain generator configured to compensate for a first broad-band pixel value of a first image, which is acquired from a single-exposure environment, based on a saturation gain for compensating for a difference between a time of the saturation of a broad-band pixel value and a time of the saturation of a narrow-band pixel value, and to calculate a color correction gain based on a first narrow-band pixel value of the first image and the compensated first broad-band pixel value, and a color corrector configured to compensate for a second broad-band pixel value of a second image, which is acquired from a dual-exposure environment, based on a color gain difference compensation value for compensating for a difference between color gains applied to the second image, and to calculate a restored narrow-band pixel value based on the second narrow-band pixel value, the compensated second broad-band pixel value, and the color correction gain. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200732 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A first white balance correction amount is calculated according to similarity between image data acquired by an image pickup unit and past image data acquired in the past, and a first white balance correction is performed on the image data according to the first white balance correction amount. A luminance correction amount and a color correction amount are calculated according to similarity between the corrected image data and the past image data corrected in the first white balance correction. Using one of them, the first white balance correction amount is corrected thereby to obtain a second white balance correction amount. According to the obtained correction amount, a second white balance correction, a luminance correction, and a color correction are performed on the image data acquired by the image pickup unit. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200733 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In order to effectively and efficiently perform noise reduction by smoothing, an image processing apparatus of the present invention includes an image inputting part inputting an image in which a first pixels and a second pixels indicating mutually different color components are included and at least the second pixels are arranged at discrete positions, a color estimating part estimating first color component data at the second pixels based on first color component data of the first pixels, a calculating part calculating color-difference data at the second pixels based on the first color component data at the second pixels and second color component data of the second pixels, a smoothing part performing smoothing processing on a discrete color-difference image formed of the color-difference data being calculated at the second pixels, and a color-difference estimating part estimating color-difference data at pixels other than the second pixels on the input image. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200734 | INCREASED LOW LIGHT SENSITIVITY FOR IMAGE SENSORS BY COMBINING QUANTUM DOT SENSITIVITY TO VISIBLE AND INFRARED LIGHT - A camera unit generates a processed digital image by augmenting color image data with infrared image data according to the level of ambient light exposure. The camera has an ambient light sensor that detects the level of ambient light in the camera unit and an image sensor that provides image data. One or more quantum dot layers may be included in the image sensor. A camera controller adapts the camera unit for operation in different modes that are selectable based on the levels of detected ambient light. The image data is processed into a digital image, according to the selected mode of operation for the camera unit, using color image data only when the level of ambient light is high, but augmenting the color image data with infrared image data when the level of ambient light is low to increase the color luminance of the final processed digital image. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200735 | IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image-pickup apparatus includes an image-pickup element including a plurality of image-pickup pixels configured to photoelectrically convert light from an image-pickup lens and to generate an image of an object, and a plurality of focus detection pixels each configured to receive light which has passed through an area of a part of an exit pupil of the image-pickup lens, a flicker correction value generator configured to generate a flicker correction value for correcting a flicker in an image signal output from the image-pickup pixels, and a flicker corrector configured to correct a flicker in a focus detection signal output from the focus detection pixels based on the flicker correction value. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200736 | FLICKER CORRECTION DEVICE, FLICKER CORRECTION METHOD AND FLICKER CORRECTION PROGRAM - An average value calculation section | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200737 | Content Storage Management in Cameras - An embodiment of the invention includes a method for managing media files created by a digital camera. More specifically, a content analyzing module tags a media file with one or more location media tags, event media tags, and/or content media tags. The location media tags are indicative of the geographic location where the media file was created. The event media tags are indicative of an event where the media file was created; and, the content media tags are indicative of individual(s) in the media file. A priority analyzing module connected to the content analyzing module determines a priority of the media file based on priority rules and the location media tags, event media tags, and/or the content media tags. A storage management module connected to the priority analyzing module stores the media file based on the determined priority. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200738 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus comprises an imaging unit which performs an imaging process of an object image; an image storage unit which stores the image data linked with album data; a layout storage unit which stores layout information representing a position where the image data linked with the album data is displayed on a page of the album data; an album display unit which displays an image frame at the position on the page of the album data represented by the layout information; and a designation unit which receives a designation of an arbitrary position on the displayed page, wherein when a region outside the image frame is designated, the album display unit displays the captured image data on a background of the page as a live view, and the image storage unit stores the image data linked as the background of the page of the album data. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200739 | IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus acquires position information at regular intervals and records the position information in one route log file, and in a case that imaging is performed, acquires position information and records the position information in correlation with image data acquired by an imaging unit, and in a case that the image data with which the position information is correlated is to be deleted, extracts the position information correlated with the image data and records the position information extracted by the extraction unit. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200740 | Multimode GPS-enabled camera - A method and device of geographically tagging images by capturing an image, determining a position based on detection of satellite signals and a wireless network signal, and tagging the image with the determined position is provided. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200741 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND SCHEDULING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus for performing image processing to image data, including: an image computing unit which performs to the image data the image processing including a matrix process performing a computation by using a pixel value of a plurality of pixels represented in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction; a scheduling unit which calculates a number of wait pixels between first image frame and second image frame in the image data based on a size of the plurality of pixels and a presence or absence of an edge process of performing the matrix process using a copied pixel value; and an image data input control unit which outputs the image data of the first image frame to the image computing unit, delays an output of the image data of the second image frame by the number of wait pixels, and outputs the image data of the second image frame to the image computing unit. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200742 | Image Processing System and Imaging Object Used For Same - An imaging technology having high reproducibility of a document and making image correction possible, without being influenced by a way of placing the document or a position of a camera, and irrespective of paper color and despite of damage of a corner portion. By printing positioning symbols on document paper in advance when the document is photographed by a digital camera or a portable phone with a camera, such as a smart phone, and by processing the image based on these positioning symbols, image processing having high reproducibility of the document and making image correction (keystone correction) possible can be implemented irrespective of paper color and despite damage to a corner portion. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200743 | SYSTEM TO AUGMENT A VISUAL DATA STREAM BASED ON A COMBINATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL AND VISUAL INFORMATION - An mobile computing device includes a video capturing module to capture a video stream, a global positioning system (GPS) module to generate geographical information associated with frames of the video stream to be captured by the video capturing device, and a video processing module to analyze the frames of the video stream and extract features of points of interest included in the frames. The video processing is configured to transmit the features of the points of interest and the geographical information to a server and to receive augment information from the server computer using wireless communication. The video processing module uses the augment information to overlay the frames of the video stream to generate an augmented video stream. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200744 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A first image captured using a first exposure and a second image captured using a second exposure higher than the first exposure are obtained. A third image used as a reference for combining processing is created from the first image. An image, a dynamic range of which is extended, is created by weighted-combining the first and second images using adding coefficients, which are associated with pixel values of the third image in advance. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200745 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power and configured to move during a zooming operation, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power and configured to move during a zooming operation. The first lens unit has a negative lens closest to an object side, and includes at least five lenses. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200746 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZOOM LENS - With comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens group G | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200747 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An image signal processing apparatus that performs a noise reduction process on an image signal of an image captured by an imaging device is provided. By performing a first smoothing process on an input signal of an image signal that is received from an imaging unit and that is subjected to a first image processing, a first smoothed signal creating unit creates a first smoothed signal in which noise is reduced. By performing a second smoothing process that is different from the first smoothing process on the input signal, the second smoothed signal creating unit creates a second smoothed signal in which noise is reduced. A mixing processing unit mixes the first smoothed signal and the second smoothed signal in accordance with a mixing ratio according to a value of the input signal. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200748 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC CAMERA, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an image importing unit importing an image, a storage unit storing pixel values of a plurality of pixels included in a predetermined range of the image, a first noise removal processing unit carrying out first noise removal processing for a pixel value of a target pixel which is a target of noise removal, with reference to the pixel values of the pixels stored in the storage unit, and a second noise removal processing unit carrying out second noise removal processing for a pixel value of the target pixel which is subjected to the first noise removal processing, successively immediately after the first noise removal processing by the first noise removal processing unit, with reference to the pixel values of the pixels stored in the storage unit. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200749 | IMAGERS WITH STRUCTURES FOR NEAR FIELD IMAGING - An imaging system may include an image sensor configured to image materials at near field imaging ranges from the image sensor. Near field imaging ranges may be on the scale of 1-10 pixel sizes from the image sensor. The materials being imaged may be fluorescent materials that emit radiation at fluorescent wavelengths when the materials are exposed to radiation at excitation wavelengths. The image sensor may include color filter materials that block radiation at excitation wavelengths while transmitting radiation at fluorescent wavelengths. The image sensor may include light guides that reduce cross-talk between pixels and improve localization of emitted radiation, thereby allowing the image sensor to determine which pixel(s) is (are) located beneath the materials being imaged. The light guides may include may include sloped sidewalls and may include reflective sidewalls, which may improve radiation collection (e.g., efficiency) and localization of emitted radiation. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200750 | SOLID-STATE PICKUP APPARATUS, ITS DRIVING METHOD AND CAMERA SYSTEM - There is used an XY address type solid-state image pickup element (for example, a MOS type image sensor) in which two rows and two columns are made a unit, and color filters having a color coding of repetition of the unit (repetition of two verticals (two horizontals) are arranged, and when a thinning-out read mode is specified, a clock frequency of a system is changed to 1/9, and on the basis of the changed clock frequency, a pixel is selected every three pixels in both a row direction and a column direction to successively read out a pixel signal. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200751 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate having a photoelectric conversion portion. An insulator is provided on the semiconductor substrate. The insulator has a hole corresponding to the photoelectric conversion portion. A waveguide member is provided in the hole. An in-layer lens is provided on a side of the waveguide member farther from the semiconductor substrate. A first intermediate member is provided between the waveguide member and the in-layer lens. The first intermediate member has a lower refractive index than the in-layer lens. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200752 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A solid-state image pickup device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns on a semiconductor substrate. A photoelectric converter of each pixel includes a photoelectric conversion film between a pixel electrode and a transparent electrode. An amplifier transistor has a gate connected to the pixel electrode, and a reset transistor has a source connected to the pixel electrode. The solid-state image pickup device performs: hard reset operation in which a first reset voltage is applied to the drain of the reset transistor, and then the reset transistor is turned on; and soft reset operation in which a second reset voltage which has a higher level than the first reset voltage is applied to the drain of the reset transistor, and then a pulse in a negative direction is applied to the source of the reset transistor via a capacitor. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200753 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - During the vertical blanking period, first the vertical common signal line switch transistor | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200754 | Image Noise Reducing Systems And Methods Thereof - At least one example embodiment provides for a noise reducing system for an image sensor having a pixel array, the noise reducing system includes a pattern matcher configured to receive a first pixel value of a first pixel in the pixel array and output a reduced noise pixel value of the first pixel based on a comparison of a pixel value pattern including the first pixel value and at least another pixel value pattern in the pixel array. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200755 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - Solid-state image sensing elements p and q arranged on an image sensor at a higher density than other solid-state image sensing elements are configured so that the focus error amount due to the axial chromatic aberration of an imaging lens between the solid-state image sensing elements p and q is equal to or larger than an amount corresponding to the depth of focus in a maximum aperture. Also, the imaging lens has a f-number which allows the focus error amount to fall within the range between the two ends of the depth of focus. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200756 | FLAT SCREEN WINDOW AND MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY - A flat screen display (FSD) window system includes a flat screen display, a window frame operatively connected to the flat screen display, the window frame and flat screen display configured to simulate an appearance of a window. The flat screen display window system further includes a video source operatively connected to the flat screen display to provide a video signal to the flat screen display. Methods are provided for making a window in an interior wall or a basement using FSD technology. The FSD Window System can be multi purpose to include a window, a picture, a monitor or a television. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200757 | IMAGING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An imaging device includes an imaging unit and a display unit. The display unit successively displays each of two or more images of images captured by the imaging unit and images cut out in one or more modes from the captured images. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200758 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200759 | Camera Control Means to Allow Operating of a Destined Location of the Information surface of a Presentation and Information System - The invention concerns a control device for controlling an information device arrangement. Control device includes camera means (CAM) and display means (VF) to allow operating of a destined location of the information surface. Destined location is adapted for determination from the control information being in the image information (IMAGE) formed by the camera means (CAM). The control device is arranged at least to determine from the control information of the image information (IMAGE) data (x1, y1, hei, wid, gx, gy) in order to determine a continuous stream of locations pointed by the control device. System, method and program products are also targets of the present invention. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200760 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an image generation unit configured to photoelectrically convert an object image formed by an imaging optical system to generate an image, a control unit configured to perform focusing control of the imaging optical system, an object detecting unit configured to detect a plurality of object regions based on the image generated by the image generation unit, and a display unit configured to display the plurality of object regions detected by the object detecting unit. The object detecting unit sequentially detects the object regions at a plurality of positions to which the imaging optical system is moved, and the display unit juxtaposes and displays the object regions detected by the object detecting unit with respect to the image. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200761 | METHOD FOR CAPTURING PICTURE IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method for capturing a picture in a portable terminal is provided, in which a capturing position is set on a preview screen in a capturing mode, it is determined whether an object is inside the capturing position, then a user is notified when the object is inside and of the picture is taken when a predetermined condition is satisfied. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200762 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor; an image obtainer that obtains a plurality of images from the image sensor; a posture detector that obtains posture information of the imaging apparatus; a posture information accumulating buffer that accumulates the posture information obtained by the posture detector; and a power saving mode setter that activates and deactivates a power saving mode in which power consumption is suppressed, wherein the power saving mode setter determines to activate and deactivate the power saving mode based on the accumulated posture information in the posture information accumulating buffer. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200763 | DRIVING CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR VOICE COIL MOTOR WITH SPRING RETURN - A driving circuit drives a voice coil motor having a spring return mechanism. A driving current generating unit supplies, to a coil of the voice coil motor, a driving current that corresponds to an analog control signal. Waveform memory stores digital waveform data which indicates the time waveform of a driving current to be supplied to the voice coil motor. A predetermined frequency component is removed from the frequency components of the waveform data. A control unit reads out the waveform data from the waveform memory at a rate that corresponds to the resonance frequency of the voice coil motor, and outputs the waveform data thus read out as a digital code. A D/A converter converts a digital code into an analog control signal, and outputs the analog control signal to the driving current generating unit. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200764 | CAMERA MODULE WITH TOLERANCE ADJUSTMENT USING EMBEDDED ACTIVE OPTICS - A focus free camera module uses fixed lenses within a housing that are combined with an electrically controllable active optical element, such as a tunable liquid crystal lens. The fixed lenses provide a desired amount of optical power, but the manufacturing tolerances of the module are insufficient to ensure a proper focus of an image on an image sensor. The active optical element is therefore used to compensate for any variations in the optical power to achieve the desired focus. To ensure an effective compensation, the module may be constructed so that, when the variation in optical power due to manufacturing tolerances is at a maximum, the desired focus is achieved when the active optical element is at zero optical power. All other variations may then be compensated by adjusting the active optical element to increase its optical power. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200765 | CAMERA BODY - The camera body includes an imaging element, a hot shoe, an internal light source, and a camera controller. The camera controller is configured to calculate an evaluation value on the basis of the image data produced by the imaging element, and perform video autofocusing on the basis of the evaluation value. When the camera controller decides that the auxiliary light is needed, and that the flash device mounted to the hot shoe has an external auxiliary light source arranged to emit near infrared light, the internal light source emits light during the video autofocusing. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200766 | DIGITAL CAMERA WITH ADJUSTABLE SENSOR - The present invention relates to digital cameras and in particular to positioning of image sensors in digital cameras. By providing a digital camera comprising a lens system, at least one image sensor which is attached to a sensor disc and an axle to which the sensor disc is attached and wherein the axle is configured to allow manipulation thereof for adjusting the tilt of the at least one image sensor, a simple solution is provided, enabling adjustment of the image sensor position in the digital camera. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200767 | Display Apparatus Including Receiving Container Receiving a Camera Module and a Display Panel - A display apparatus includes a display panel for display an image, a camera module and a receiving container. The camera module includes a lens part mounted on a printed circuit board. The receiving container includes a main receiving space receiving the display panel and a sub receiving space extended from the main receiving space and receiving the camera module. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200768 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE - An interchangeable lens unit is provided that includes a lens housing, a cam frame, a zoom motor mounted to the lens housing, and a transmission mechanism. The zoom motor has a zoom driveshaft that outputs a driving force. The transmission mechanism is configured to transmit the driving force from the zoom driveshaft to the cam frame. The lengthwise direction of the zoom motor is oriented differently than the direction of the optical axis. When viewed along the direction of the optical axis, the zoom motor is disposed on the inner peripheral side of the cam frame. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200769 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A video signal processing apparatus including: a video signal band measurement unit that measures a signal band of an input video signal; a band level evaluation unit that evaluates a band level of the resultant signal band measured by the video signal band measurement unit; a block size detection sensitivity adjustment unit that adjusts block size detection sensitivities in block size detection based on the band level evaluated by the band level evaluation unit; and a block size detection unit that detects the block sizes of blocks in the input video signal by using the block size detection sensitivities adjusted by the block size detection sensitivity adjustment unit. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200770 | SOURCE DRIVER, CONTROLLER, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SOURCE DRIVER - A source driver, a controller, and a method for driving a source drive are provided. The source driver includes a controller configured to receive a start pulse signal, and generate and output one of a new start pulse signal if the start pulse signal is received, and an internal start pulse signal if the start pulse signal is not received, a shift register configured to receive video data, store the video data, and output the video data if the outputted start pulse signal is received by the shift register, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to convert the video data output from the shift register into an analog voltage signal, and output the analog voltage signal, and an output buffer configured to buffer the analog voltage signal output from the DAC, and output the buffered analog voltage signal. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200771 | HDMI Controller Circuit For Transmitting Digital Data To Compatible Audio Device Using Address Decoder Where Values Are Written To Registers Of Sub-Circuits - The present invention provides a high definition media interface (HDMI) controller having a modular design internal bus structure, and applications thereof. The controller includes a circuit interface, an address decoder coupled to the circuit interface, a plurality of sub-circuits, wherein each sub-circuit includes registers used to configure and control the sub-circuit, and a bus that couples the registers of each sub-circuit to the address decoder. After startup of the controller, the sub-circuits are configured by using the circuit interface, address decoder, and bus to write values to the registers of the sub-circuits. The sub-circuits of the controller include a video pixel sampler, an audio sampler, a frame composer, and a power controller. The video sampler can be configured to convert one of a plurality of RGB and YCbCr signals to a common format signal used by other sub-circuits of the controller. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200772 | Automatic Program Clock Reference Correction - A data stream that contains periodic time reference values referenced to a first reference clock is received for transcoding. The received data stream is processed to form an output data stream that contains the periodic time reference values. At least one of the periodic time reference values is adjusted by adding a count value to the at least one periodic reference value to form an adjusted periodic time reference value. The output data stream is transmitted with the adjusted periodic time reference value. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200773 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF A VIDEO STREAM AND AN AUDIO STREAM - Systems and methods are operable to synchronize presentation between video streams and separately received audio streams. An exemplary embodiment receives a first media content stream at a media device, wherein the first media content stream comprises at least a video stream portion; receives a second media content stream at the media device, wherein the second media content stream comprises at least an audio stream portion; delays the audio stream portion of the second media content stream by a duration corresponding to at least one synchronization time delay; communicates the video stream portion of the first media content stream to a visual display device; and communicates the delayed audio stream portion of the second media content stream to an audio presentation device, wherein a visual scene of the video stream portion of the first media content stream is substantially synchronized with sounds of the audio stream portion of the second media content stream. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200774 | AUDIO AND VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITH LATENCY DELAY COMPENSATOR - An audio/video distribution system and method for providing media to an end-user. The media has an audio component and a video component. At least the audio component is received and played at an end-user device. The system includes a controller, a display device and a synchronization tool. The controller generates a video signal and an audio signal. The display device is coupled to the controller for receiving and displaying the video signal. The synchronization tool is implemented at the end-user device and is configured to allow a user to synchronize playback of the audio signal at the end-user device to the display of the video signal at the display. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200775 | AUDIO/VISUAL DEVICE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A user interface for an audio/visual device incorporates one or both of a touch sensor having a touch surface on which is defined a racetrack surface having a ring shape and a display element on which is displayed a racetrack menu also having a ring shape, and where the user interface incorporates both, the ring shapes of the racetrack surface and the racetrack menu are structured to generally correspond such that the position of a marker on the racetrack menu is caused to correspond to the position at which a digit of a user's hand touches the racetrack surface. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200776 | PERIPHERAL INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND PERIPHERAL - A peripheral information display with enhanced expandability by enabling the customisation and display of peripheral related data such as status information for each peripheral. The peripheral information display system is configured from a TV ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200777 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT, VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD USED IN SAME, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING SAME - There is provided a video signal processing method for performing predetermined signal processing on an input video signal to transmit an output video signal in a form of a specified transmission format through a video signal line including invalid bit polarity setting processing to be performed by an invalid bit polarity setting unit, wherein, when there exists an invalid bit having no data corresponding to data making up the input video signal in the specified transmission format of the output video signal, to count the number of low and high levels of gray-level data of the input video signal to compare a numerical size between the number of low levels and the number of high levels for judgment and to set a polarity of the invalid bit based on the judgment result. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200778 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC AND ADAPTIVE ENHANCEMENT OF COLORS IN DIGITAL VIDEO IMAGES USING SATURATION GAIN - System and method for dynamically and adaptively enhancing user chosen colors on a frame-by-frame basis of an incoming digital video signal using a saturation gain is disclosed. In one embodiment, a saturation 1D-histogram for each of the user chosen colors is formed using a substantially current video frame. Further, a saturation gain, adaptive to slow or fast moving image sequences, is dynamically computed for each of the user chosen colors of the substantially current video frame using the corresponding saturation 1D-histogram of the substantially current video frame and corresponding saturation 1D-histogram information and a saturation gain of a substantially previous video frame. Furthermore, which one of the dynamically computed saturation gains associated with the user chosen colors to be applied on a per-pixel basis is determined. The determined saturation gain is applied to saturation component on the per-pixel basis in the substantially current or next video frame. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200779 | TELEVISION SIGNAL RECEIVER WITH SIGNAL SWITCHING CAPABILITY - The instant disclosure relates to a television signal receiver having signal switching capability between the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and the Digital Visual Interface (DVI) signal. In particular, a television signal receiver using a mechanical signal selection unit to switch between the HDMI and DVI connectors, for receiving matching input digital signal, is disclosed. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200780 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND OPERATION FOR NETWORKED VIDEO CONTROL ROOM - A system comprising a network control room accessible by at least one control room operator via input-output equipment, for generating at least one audiovisual data stream for reception by at least one internet enabled viewing device over a network. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200781 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS - In a digital broadcast receiving apparatus, a channel selection and demodulation section performs channel selection and demodulation processing for a broadcast wave of a digital broadcast received via an antenna. A microcomputer reads data stored in a nonvolatile memory via an access bus, stores a program included in the read data into a volatile memory, and executes the program. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus is configured to permit retrieval of transfer data on the access bus by the channel selection and demodulation section, and the channel selection and demodulation section recognizes a parameter used for the channel selection and demodulation processing and acquires the parameter, out of the transfer data on the access bus. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200782 | HIGH FREQUENCY MODULE AND RECEIVER - There are provided a high frequency module and a receiver capable of exhausting an electric field and a magnetic field to the outside of a shield, more closely arranging electronic components inside the shield, and being downsized. The high frequency module has integrated circuits (IC) | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200783 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A control device may include a control unit to control transmission of a predetermined control command to a controlled device, when an operation surface is put face down is detected from a detection result of at least one sensor indicating the operation surface is put face down. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200784 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - Brightness is less likely to be deteriorated and a heat release property is ensured in a lighting device. A backlight unit | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200785 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND TELEVISION RECEIVING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a liquid crystal displaying apparatus wherein generation of sounds due to vibration of an LED substrate used in an LED backlight is suppressed. The liquid crystal displaying apparatus drives the LED by means of PWM control using the LED backlight. An LED substrate having the LED disposed thereon has a front surface pattern having the LED provided on the mounting surface, and a rear surface pattern provided on the rear surface side of the front surface pattern. The rear surface pattern is not a circuit pattern for driving the LED, but is provided so as to dissipate heat and to prevent warping of the substrate. Furthermore, the rear surface pattern has a structure which is grounded. In the grounded structure, an electrically conductive tape is attached on the rear surface pattern, and electricity is carried by having the electrically conductive tape in contact with a backlight chassis. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200786 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - The present invention has an object to provide a lighting device enabled to reduce a cost. A plurality of light source units U, formed by arranging a plurality of light source modules | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200787 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A virtual image display system includes a display device that outputs image light, a projection lens that projects the image light from the display device, a first holding member that holds the projection lens, a light guide plate that takes in the image light from the projection lens, and then, guides the light to an external predetermined position, and a second holding member that holds the light guide plate. A positioning structure for positioning the light guide plate with respect to the projection lens is provided in the first holding member and the second holding member. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200788 | Distributed Polarizer And Liquid-Crystal Projection Display Apparatus Using The Same - A distributed polarizer includes first, second, and third regions. The first region has a first transmission axis extending in a first direction. The second region has a second transmission axis extending in a second direction different from the first direction. The third region has a third transmission axis extending in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200789 | INTEGRATED FEATURE FOR FRICTION-LESS MOVEMENT OF FORCE SENSITIVE TOUCH SCREEN - A suspension system for a differential-pressure touch sensitive panel suspended over force sensors, for use in either fixed or mobile devices such as point of sales terminals, kiosks, laptops, monitors, PDAs, cell phones, UMPCs and more. In one embodiment, a number of leaf springs are attached directly to the touch lens at both ends and attached directly to the underlying housing at the center, effectively pulling the leaf spring down at the center into a concave arc. The spring bias preloads the touch lens downward against the force sensors. The leaf springs bring the touch lens into a fixed state in the xy-plane and resist translation; however, the touch lens remains free to float against the bias of the leaf spring(s) without any frictional physical contact along the z-axis. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200790 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENSES HAVING ATTENUATED SWITCHING NOISE - The invention relates to liquid crystal lenses having dynamically switchable light transmission, including: a shutter ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200791 | Method and apparatus for composing 3D photographs - A 3D photographic printer uses a digital display device for displaying two or more images for composing a 3D photograph. The images are displayed at different locations so that these images can be projected onto a 3D print material through a projection lens at different projection angles. With the digital display device, it is possible to electronically locate the images at different locations and shift the images without mechanically moving the display device during the entire 3D photographic composing process. It is also possible that only the print material is mechanically shifted to different locations. The display device and the projection lens can be stationary. The display device can be an LCD, LED or plasma display panel. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200792 | PHASE SHIFT PLATE AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAYING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A phase shift plate comprising a transparent substrate; an orientation layer that is formed on one surface of the substrate and that includes anisotropic polymers with orientation direction patterns arranged periodically along a primary surface of the substrate; and a liquid crystal layer that includes liquid crystals that are periodically oriented according to the orientation direction of the orientation layer. The transparent substrate is formed by a cyclic olefin copolymer made of a norbornene and ethylene copolymer. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200793 | 3-D Cinema and Display Technology - The purpose of this invention is to producing a 3-D image data on projection screens or flat panels such as LCD. This invention will allow multiple viewers to watch the projected images without special eye-glasses. The invention is based on Polarization Encoding and Synchronization Systems which allow right and left eye images to be projected sequentially. Components of this invention are: (1) Image-Separator Glasses; (2) Shutter Panel, (3) Two high-speed cameras; (4) Display device; (5) A Commander Unit; (6) Polarizer Unit, and (7) Polarized Coded Image-Separator Glasses. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200794 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUND, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT USING SAID LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a liquid crystal composition formed by including a polymerizable compound represented by general formula (I) in a nematic liquid crystal composition with negative dielectric anisotropy (Δε). In the formula, ring C | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200795 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide a vertical alignment liquid crystal display device capable of achieving a high-definition image display. Tilt directions of liquid crystal molecules when a voltage is applied are within a plane that is in parallel to a border between a first pixel and a second pixel, and are different by 180 degrees between the first and second pixels. The first pixel is constituted with three sub-pixels for R, G, and B arranged in a direction in parallel to the border. Similarly, the second pixel is constituted with three sub-pixels for R, G, and B. The tilt directions of the liquid crystal molecules when a voltage is applied are different by 180 degrees from each other between the sub-pixels for R of the first and second pixels, between the sub-pixels for G of the first and second pixels, and between the sub-pixels for B of the first and second pixels. | 2012-08-09 |
