33rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 65 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150229792 | DOCUMENT CAMERA - A camera of the invention includes a transmitting unit which transmits code information and/or a control instruction for an information processing device to the information processing device, and the information processing device performs a corresponding process on the basis of code information transmitted from the transmitting means and/or a control instruction to display a predetermined video image on a display device. In a state in which a video image of an object is displayed, when the object is only touched with an optical reading device, a photograph or a moving image corresponding to the touched portion can be instantaneously displayed. For this reason, operation quantity in the information processing device can be reduced. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229793 | MULTI-PURPOSE DOCUMENT EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - Provided herein are systems for management and control of document production devices, as well as methods and software for their use. These systems can include a server configured to host a document management service. The server can have a plurality of local user interfaces adapted for electronic and/or optical data communication with one or more remote user interfaces and one or more document production devices. The server can have a plurality of purpose-specific application interfaces which further communicate over a communications network with a plurality of purpose-specific applications. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229794 | TRIGGERING WORKFLOWS FROM A MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE - In response to user selection of a workflow from among workflow menu options presented on a graphic user interface of a multifunction device, methods and systems automatically and dynamically create device-specific user interface screens that are used in execution of the selected workflow. The device-specific user interface screens comply with unique formatting requirements of the graphic user interface of the multifunction device upon which they are displayed. The device-specific user interface screens provide data input instructions on the graphic user interface, to which the user responds, allowing these methods and systems to receive workflow data into the graphic user interface. These methods and systems transmit the workflow data from the multifunction device to a computerized device over a computerized network. Thus, these methods execute the workflow (through the computerized device and/or the multifunction device) using the workflow data. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229795 | Scanner having address management function - Embodiments of the present invention provide a scanner having an address management function. Once a network address in entered into the scanner, the scanner can interact with the corresponding network device, which makes the scanner an independent device in the network. A scanner according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a scanning module unit; a storing unit configured to store addresses of recipients; an address management unit configured to edit and sort the addresses stored in the storing unit; an operation interface unit configured to receive selection of one or more addresses; a network connection unit connected to a network; and a processor configured to control operations performed by the scanner. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229796 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO TRANSMIT IMAGE DATA AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register a destination of file transmission, a selection unit configured to select whether to require a user to input, at time of transmission, authentication information required for the file transmission for each destination registered by the registration unit, a transfer unit configured to transfer received image data, and a control unit configured to prevent a destination for which it is selected to require the user to input the authentication information at time of transmission from being set as a transfer destination of the image data. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229797 | CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONTROL APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control apparatus includes a first control unit, a second control unit including a memory for storing information for performing startup processing, and a power supply unit configured to supply electric power to the first control unit and the second control unit, and in a case where electric power is supplied from the power supply unit to the second control unit, whether a startup state of the second control unit is normal is determined. In a case where the startup state of the second control unit is determined to be normal, the power supply unit supplies electric power to the first control unit. In a case where the startup state of the second control unit is determined to be not normal, to power supply to the memory from a backup power supply for the memory is stopped so as to clear the memory of the second control unit. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229798 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS, OPTIONAL UNIT, AND CONTROL SYSTEM OF OPTIONAL UNITS - Provided is an optional unit configured to be connected, in series, to a power supply apparatus for supplying drive electricity, the optional unit including: a receiving unit which receives the electricity supplied from the power supply apparatus or an optional unit in a higher connection level; a supply unit which supplies the electricity to a receiving unit of an optional unit in a lower connection level; and an operation unit which operates based on the electricity received by the receiving unit. In accordance with a voltage of the supplied electricity, based on which the operation unit of the optional unit in the higher level operates, exceeding a predetermined threshold value, the operation unit of the optional unit in the lower level below the optional unit in the higher level starts to receive the supplied electricity. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229799 | READING DEVICE - A reader device includes a mounting surface on which a passport with a page to be read is placed, a light source for illuminating the page to be read, and a camera for picking up an image of the page to be read. The light source is arranged outside a front area of the page to be read. The page to be read contains a near-edge code positioned close to an edge of the page to be read. The light source includes an infrared LED array and a white LED array. An infrared LED and a white LED included in the infrared LED array and the white LED array, respectively, and located at a near-edge code position corresponding to the near-edge code are arranged closer to the page to be read than the other infrared LEDs and white LEDs in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229800 | DRIVING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A driving device is used in an image reading apparatus, and reciprocates a scanning unit for reading an image on an original. The driving device comprises a pull member, a driving pulley which transmits driving force to the pull member, a following pulley which applies tension to the pull member and a pulley holder having a pulley axis which holds the following pulley rotatably. Then, the pulley axis has a lock pawl capable of locking an upper end portion of the following pulley and canceling engagement with the following pulley by being tilted toward a side of an axial center by elastic deformation. Furthermore, the lock pawl is arranged at a side of a tension acting direction from the pull member to the following pulley except the farthest position from the driving pulley among positions in a circumferential direction of the pulley axis. It is possible to attach and detach the following pulley easily at a time of maintenance or the like. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229801 | IMAGING ASSEMBLY FOR SCANNER - A system for processing document to scan the documents to obtain optical image data representing the document is provided. The system ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150229802 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - According to one of aspects, an electronic device includes: a camera; a storage configured to store therein a plurality of pieces of data of images photographed by the camera; and a controller. The controller is configured to receive specification of a group to be associated with a piece of data of an image to be stored in the storage before the image is photographed by the camera. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229803 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR SHIFTING OR GLOSS EFFECT AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH COLOR SHIFTING OR GLOSS EFFECT - An ultraviolet image pattern and a gloss effect pattern are created on a recording medium having florescence properties and being a first color by electronically creating a first electronic pattern ink, the first electronic pattern ink including a second color, holes, and a first pattern, the holes representing areas in the first electronic pattern ink wherein the second color is absent; electronically creating a second electronic pattern ink, the second electronic pattern ink including the second color, holes, and the first pattern, the holes of the second electronic pattern ink representing areas in the second electronic pattern ink filled with a third color, the third color being equal to the first color; electronically creating an electronic image region having a background and a foreground; electronically painting, using the first electronic pattern ink, the background of the electronic image region; electronically painting, using the second electronic pattern ink, the foreground of the electronic image region; and rendering, using marking materials, the electronic image region on a recording medium such that only the florescence properties of the recording medium are only visible through the holes when viewing the recording medium using ultraviolet illumination and such that the electronic image region is visible when a relative angle between an observer's viewing angle and an angle of illuminating the recording medium by an illumination source is a first angle, the electronic image region not having the predetermined portion of the holes painted with the third color being not visible when the relative angle between the observer's viewing angle and the angle of illuminating the recording medium by the illumination source is a second angle, the second angle being not equal to the first angle. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229804 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus, comprises: a dynamic portion reconfiguration unit configured to be able to reconfigure an internal circuit configuration dynamically and partially; and a reconfiguration control unit which controls the reconfiguration of the circuit configuration by the dynamic portion reconfiguration unit; wherein one or more processing circuits configured in the dynamic portion reconfiguration unit are each configured to include a data processing unit and a parameter holding unit for holding a parameter used for processing by the data processing unit, and for the parameter holding unit, a circuit configuration corresponding to a parameter corresponding to a setting in the processing by the data processing unit is defined, and the reconfiguration control unit, in accordance with a modification of the setting in the processing by the data processing unit, reconfigures only the circuit configuration of the parameter holding unit. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229805 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR SHIFTING OR GLOSS EFFECT AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH COLOR SHIFTING OR GLOSS EFFECT - An infrared image pattern is created on a recording medium having a first color by electronically creating a first electronic pattern ink, the first electronic pattern ink including a second color and including holes, the holes representing areas in the first electronic pattern ink wherein the second color is absent; electronically creating an electronic image region having a pattern; electronically painting, using the first electronic pattern ink, a background of electronic image region and the pattern of the electronic image region; electronically painting a predetermined portion of the holes within the electronic image region with a third color, the third color being equal to the first color but having opposite infrared properties; and rendering, using marking materials, the electronic image region on the recording medium such that the recording medium is only visible through the holes not painted with the third color when viewing the recording medium using infrared illumination and such that the electronic image region is visible when a relative angle between an observer's viewing angle and an angle of illuminating the recording medium by an illumination source is a first angle, the electronic image region not having the predetermined portion of the holes painted with the second color being not visible when the relative angle between the observer's viewing angle and the angle of illuminating the recording medium by the illumination source is a second angle, the second angle being not equal to the first angle. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229806 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an extracting unit that extracts identification information items from image information items of a document group that includes plural individual documents, each of the identification information items being included in a corresponding one of the individual documents, a corresponding information generating unit that generates corresponding information items that indicate corresponding relationships between the identification information items and the image information items of the individual documents, and an electronic document generating unit that rearranges an order of the identification information items on the basis of contents of the identification information items and generates an electronic document that includes the image information items of the document group, the corresponding information items, and the identification information items that have been sorted. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229807 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING LOW RESOLUTION IMAGES VIA ERROR DIFFUSION - Methods and systems for processing a low resolution image via a low resolution error diffusion algorithm. A low resolution binary output pixel can be generated utilizing a general error diffusion algorithm. The low-resolution binary output pixel can be converted to a predetermined number of interpolated sub-pixel values and each interpolated sub-pixel values can be compared with a threshold in order to generate a scaled slow-scan output pixel utilizing the low resolution error diffusion algorithm. The low resolution error diffusion algorithm includes a highlight threshold adjustment module that adjusts the threshold level in order to prevent the scaled slow-scan output pixel from firing around the low resolution binary output pixel within a highlight region. A slow scan error with respect to the scaled slow-scan output pixel can be distributed and stored via error diffusion filter coefficients within an error buffer without additional memory. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229808 | SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus, which forms an image on paper and is connected to be communicable with an image capturing apparatus that captures a person existing around the image forming apparatus, includes a receiving unit configured to receive a job, a generation unit configured to generate information representing a user who has input the job received by the receiving unit, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the information representing the user, which has been generated by the generation unit, to the image capturing apparatus. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229809 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Permission of an extension program is checked, the data of an extension program having authority is distinguished from the data of an extension program having no authority, and only the data of the extension program having authority is synchronized, thereby ensuring the performance and security. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229810 | IMAGE READER, AND METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THEREFOR - An image reader including a controller configured to acquire white reference data based on a signal output from a sensor that has received reflected light from a white reference member, by controlling a light source to emit light of a first quantity onto the white reference member, acquire black reference data based on a signal output from the sensor that has received reflected light from the white reference member, by controlling the light source to emit light of a second quantity lower than the first quantity onto the white reference member, acquire image data of a document sheet based on a signal output from the sensor that has received reflected light from the document sheet, by controlling the light source to emit light of the first quantity onto the document sheet, and correct the acquired image data with the acquired white reference data and the acquired black reference data. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229811 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes: a reading unit having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a main scanning direction; a white reference plate arranged to face the reading unit; a motor configured to move at least one of an original and the reading unit relative to each other; and a controller configured to: control the reading unit to read the white reference plate to obtain white reference data; determine, based on a driving velocity of the motor, whether relative position between the original and the reading unit has changed by a predetermined distance; and output a displacement signal in a case of determining that the relative position between the original and the reading unit has changed by the predetermined distance. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229812 | Clothing Accessory - A clothing accessory has at least one element of clothing accessory wearable by a user, and a recording camera associated with the element of clothing accessory and carrying out a recording process while being associated with the element of clothing accessory. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229813 | Miniature High Definition Camera System - A miniature high definition camera system which converts parallel data to serial data at the camera and then back to parallel data at a remote digital video recorder to avoid signal attenuation issues known to occur with parallel data transmitted across data cables in excess of about 3 centimeters. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229814 | VOICE COIL MOTOR SENSOR AND CONTROLLER - A voice coil motor displacement sensor and a voice coil motor controller that uses said sensor. The sensor configured to apply an alternating measurement signal at a predetermined frequency to a voice coil motor, the sensor configured to use a measure of a voltage across and a current through the voice coil motor to determine its impedance at the predetermined frequency and determine an estimated displacement of said voice coil motor using said impedance and a predetermined displacement-impedance function. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229815 | IMAGING SYSTEM, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND OPTICAL DEVICE - An imaging system includes: an imaging device; and an optical device that forms a subject image on an imaging plane of an imaging element and that is freely attachable to and detachable from the imaging device. The optical device includes a combination of a plurality of optical systems to provide a plurality of optical axes. The plurality of optical systems include: a plurality of first imaging optical systems; and a second imaging optical system having a view angle narrower than that of each of the plurality of first imaging optical systems. The plurality of first imaging systems are respectively arranged to surround the second imaging optical system, as viewed from a subject side. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229816 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing device, an image processing method, and a recording medium storing an image processing program are provided. The image processing device includes an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on image data, a temperature obtaining unit configured to obtain an inner-device temperature and outer-device temperature of the image processing device, and a frame rate changing unit configured to change a frame rate of the image data processed by the image processing unit, based on a temperature difference between the inner-device temperature and the outer-device temperature. Each of the image processing method and the image processing program performs image processing on image data, obtains an inner-device temperature and outer-device temperature of the image processing device, and changes a frame rate of the image data, based on a temperature difference between the inner-device temperature and the outer-device temperature. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229817 | Focal Plane Shutter for Cameras and Digital Camera Provided with the Same - A focal plane shutter includes: a first blade-driving unit that makes switches between normally open and normally closed methods; a second blade-driving first unit engaging with and locked by a locking unit in a cocking operation of the cocking unit so as to keep a second blade covering the exposure opening, and making the second blade move away from the exposure opening when the second blade-driving first unit is released from the engagement with the locking unit just before the cocking unit reaches to its cocking position; and a second blade-driving second unit rotated by the cocking operation of the cocking unit in a direction bringing the second blade-driving second unit to its cocking state, and rotating the second blade-driving first unit in a direction in which the second blade-driving first unit is made to perform its exposure operation, so as to make the second blade cover the exposure opening. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229818 | IMAGE CORRECTION DEVICE, IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD, AND IMAGING DEVICE - There is provided an image correction device including a flash band detection unit configured to detect a flash band, the flash band being a step occurred between levels for respective lines in a frame by a flash of light, the step being occurred by a difference in exposure time between the lines of a video signal output for each frame from pixels included in a rolling shutter image sensor, a shutter operation determination unit configured to determine whether or not shutter operation has been performed in an imaging device including the image sensor, and a flash band correction unit configured to, when the shutter operation determination unit determines that shutter operation has been performed and the flash band detection unit has detected the flash band, output a video signal of a previous frame output from the image sensor earlier than a frame containing the detected flash band. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229819 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A DIGITAL IMAGE - A system, method, and computer program product for generating an image set is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a shutter release command, generating a first image of a photographic scene based on a first set of sampling parameters in response to the shutter release command, storing the first image within the image set, generating a second image of the photographic scene based on a second set of sampling parameters in response to the shutter release command, and storing the second image within the image set. The first set of sampling parameters specifies a first strobe intensity, and the second set of sampling parameters specifies a second strobe intensity. A strobe unit is configured to generate strobe illumination within the photographic scene according to the first strobe intensity or the second strobe intensity. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229820 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLASH - A method for controlling a flash of an electronic device by detecting an illumination intensity and a color temperature of a current environment from a RGB sensor. When the illumination intensity is lower than a first predetermined value, a pre-flash of the flash is turned on. Control a color temperature of the pre-flash to be equal to the color temperature when the color temperature is lower than a second predetermined value. A distance between a target object and the camera is obtained, adjusting the current of the high color temperature LED and the current of the low color temperature LED simultaneously according to the obtained distance after turning on a main-flash of the flash to capture an image of the target object. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229821 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD - An image capture apparatus generates synchronous detection images under different exposure conditions in such a way that each synchronous detection image is obtained by subtracting the output values of an image captured with no light projected from the output values of an image captured with light projected, selects one or more pixels from the rest of the pixels at each position of the two or more synchronous detection images under the different exposure conditions excluding the pixel having the lowest output value, and generates a synchronous detection image by using the selected pixels. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229822 | METHOD FOR INCREASING A DETECTING RANGE OF AN IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM AND RELATED IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM THEREOF - A method for increasing a detection range of an image capture system includes at least one first image capture unit capturing a first image and at least one second image capture unit capturing a second image; a processor determining an object according to the first image; the processor generating a third image group with a first resolution according to the first image and the second image; the processor generating a fourth image group with a second resolution; the processor determining whether the object exists within an effective range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution, within a weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution, or within the effective range and the weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution to generate a determination result; and the processor executing a corresponding operation according to the determination result. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229823 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - In an image processing apparatus that performs interval moving image capturing, interval image capturing and lighten compositing are sequentially performed, whereby an effective interval moving image can be obtained without advance techniques and cumbersome procedure that have been required for providing special effects to moving images. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229824 | IMAGING DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND FLICKER REDUCTION METHOD - This image capture device ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150229825 | Remote Controlled Studio Camera System - A system for remotely controlling a camera is disclosed. The system includes five major subsystems; a first subsystem collocated with the camera; a second subsystem which serves as a gateway between the camera and the third subsystem; a third subsystem to remotely monitor the studio and control the camera; a fourth subsystem located at the destination of the video stream; and a fifth subsystem to receive and re-transmit a video control stream. This system allows the camera to be monitored and controlled by one location, while the primary video stream is transmitted to a different location. In some embodiments, the control video stream is a lower bandwidth signal than the primary video stream. Furthermore, the fifth subsystem is capable of receiving and re-transmitting control video streams from a plurality of cameras simultaneously. The second subsystem allows remote access to the first subsystem, such as via the third subsystem, based on approved credentials. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229826 | Image Shooting System - An image shooting system capable of generating high-quality and high-definition images is provided through a camera even when a user of the camera has no knowledge on the camera's settings or photo-shooting techniques, or when the performance of the camera itself is low. There is provided an image shooting system having an image shooting apparatus and a server connected to the image shooting apparatus through the Internet, wherein the image shooting apparatus comprises: a unit for recording image shooting condition parameters as meta-information in a file of an image taken; a communication interface for connecting to the image shooting apparatus to the server, sending the image file to the server, receiving from the server and storing, optimal image shooting condition parameters for optimizing an image quality of the image file; and a unit for reading the optimal image shooting condition parameters received from the server and setting them as an image shooting condition for the image shooting apparatus based on user selections, wherein the server comprises: a unit for obtaining a image file from the image shooting apparatus; a unit for reading settings described in meta-information and determining a model of the apparatus; and an optimal image shooting condition parameter calculation unit for analyzing the image quality of the image file based on a predetermined algorithm as well as calculating, based on the determined model, the optimal image shooting condition parameters for the model to take the image. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229827 | MOBILE RECEIVER UNIT, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE MOBILE RECEIVER UNIT AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The invention relates to a mobile receiver unit ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150229828 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging device includes: an imaging unit that generates image data; a first communication unit; a first communication control unit that transmits the image data to an external communication device and receives recording information for causing the imaging device to record a subject image included in the image data from the communication device; and a specification information generation unit that generates specification information for specifying the subject image based on the recording information and records the specification information in a recording unit. The recording information includes subject image information. The specification information generation unit records the specification information including the subject image information in the recording unit. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229829 | EXCHANGEABLE LENS AND CAMERA BODY - An exchangeable lens includes: a mount unit at which a camera body is detachably engaged; a plurality of drive target members, conditions of which change as a drive force is applied thereto; an initialization unit that executes initialization processing for each of the plurality of drive target members; an initialization status transmission unit that transmits initialization statuses, each indicating a status of the initialization processing executed for one of the drive target members, to the camera body via a first transmission path over predetermined first cycles; and a drive condition transmission unit that transmits a drive condition of at least one drive target member among the plurality of drive target members to the camera body via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path over predetermined second cycles different from the predetermined first cycles. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229830 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing system comprising: circuitry configured to acquire information indicating whether at least one of plurality of areas included in a captured image captured by a capturing device are focusable; and to issue a signal to control a display to display first information indicating whether each of the plurality of areas are focusable. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229831 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FOCUS ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A focus adjustment device has an image sensor for forming a subject image using light flux that has been received through a photographing lens, and generating image signals, and executes focus adjustment based on the image signals. This focus adjustment device comprises a focus detection region setting section for setting a plurality of focus detection regions of differing sizes, within a region in which an image is formed by the image sensor, a determination section, for detecting contrast of image signals within focus detection regions respectively relating to the plurality of focus detection regions, and determining change of a subject based on amount of change of the contrast and temporal change in amount of change of the contrast, and a control section for, in a case where the determination section has determined that there is subject change when a focus adjustment operation is stopped, starting the focus adjustment operation. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229832 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Provided is a photoelectric conversion apparatus including: a pixel array having pixels arranged in matrix; a pixel output line provided according to each column of the pixel array and transmitting a pixel signal output from a pixel of each column of the pixel array; a column signal processing unit provided according to each column of the pixel array and into which the pixel signal is input from the pixel output line, in which the column signal processing unit has a plurality of horizontal adding up or averaging units configured to add up or average the plurality of pixel signals based on the pixels of different columns of the pixel array; and a plurality of adding up or averaging modes with different numbers of columns subjected to adding up or averaging can be selected by selectively using one or a plurality of the plurality of horizontal adding up or averaging units. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229833 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE - A ranging pixel located in a peripheral region of a solid-state image sensor includes a microlens having a center axis that is shifted relative to a center axis of the ranging pixel, a first waveguide, and a second waveguide. The first waveguide is disposed on a side of the center axis of the ranging pixel that is in a direction opposite to a direction (projection shift direction) obtained by projecting a shift direction of the microlens onto a straight line connecting a center of the first waveguide and a center of the second waveguide, and the second waveguide is disposed on another side of the center axis of the ranging pixel that is in a direction identical to the projection shift direction of the microlens. In addition, at least one of the difference between the refractive indices of the core and the clad and the cross-sectional area of the core is greater in the first waveguide than in the second waveguide. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229834 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND ITS FOCUS CONTROL METHOD - It is intended to provide an imaging apparatus capable of selecting a contrast AF method immediately if a subject is judged not suitable for a phase difference AF method, as well as its focus control method. In an imaging apparatus which switches between a focus control by a phase difference AF method and focus control by a contrast AF method, whether to perform a focus control according to the phase difference AF method is determined according to a color of an image taken in an AF area selected from plural AF areas | 2015-08-13 |
20150229835 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided are an image processing system, an image processing method, and a program capable of improving the user-friendliness upon implementing the operation input for controlling the imaging device. Provided are an image acquisition unit for receiving an image captured by a video camera, a display control unit for displaying the image on a display device, an input control unit for receiving an operation input for changing at least one of an image-capture direction and magnification of the video camera, and a camera control unit for changing at least one of the image-capture direction and magnification of the video camera according to the operation input. During a period after the operation input up to completion of the change in the image-capture direction or magnification by the video camera, the display control unit causes the display device to display an image which is created from a part of the image captured by the video camera, and which is an image of a structural outline corresponding to the image-capture direction or magnification according to the operation input. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229836 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - An image pickup device includes: a camera; a display that displays an image captured by the camera; and a touch panel that overlaps the display. While the display is displaying the image, when a predetermined single operation is detected on the touch panel, a brightness of the display is changed from a first brightness to a second brightness brighter than the first brightness. The display displays, over the image, an indication that the brightness has increased. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229837 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a camera; a touchscreen; a memory; and a controller configured to receive a first user gesture indicating a readiness for capturing an image through the camera, receive a second user gesture after receiving the first user gesture for indicating the camera to capture the image, and capture the image after a predetermined time period from receiving the second user gesture. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229838 | PHOTO COMPOSITION AND POSITION GUIDANCE IN A CAMERA OR AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM - A method, computer readable medium and an apparatus are presented for providing composition and position guidance for a camera. One method includes detecting an image received on a capturing device. The image is analyzed to identify objects and determine attributes of the objects. Suggestions are provided to adjust at least one of position or setting of the capturing device in accordance to rules, based on the analysis of the image. Adjustment of the capturing device based on the suggestions provided, are detected and used to receive an adjusted image. The adjusted image is captured by the capturing device. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229839 | ADAPTIVE DATA PATH FOR COMPUTER-VISION APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the present invention provide an adaptive data path for computer-vision applications. Utilizing techniques provided herein, the data path can adapt to the needs of a computer-vision application to provide the needed data. The data path can be adapted by applying one or more filters to image data from one or more sensors. Some embodiments may utilize a computer-vision processing unit comprising a specialized instruction-based, in-line processor capable of interpreting commands from a computer-vision application. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229840 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device includes an input unit, a selection unit, a matching unit, an estimation unit and a merging unit. The input unit sequentially inputs images. The selection unit selects a reference image from among the input images. The matching unit calculates a correspondence relationship between a feature point of the reference image and a feature point of a target image. The estimation unit estimates an equation that causes a coordinate system of the reference image to correspond to a coordinate system of the target image using positional information of a pair of the feature points whose correspondence relationship has been calculated by the matching unit by regarding a motion between the reference image and the target image as only a rotational motion of the imaging element. The merging unit merges the input image and the target image to generate the composite image based on the equation. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229841 | TARGET TRACKING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT TRACKING HIGH SPEED DOME CAMERA - Disclosed is a target tracking method for an intelligent tracking high speed dome, comprising: in the process of target tracking, when the position coordinates of a newly selected target in the acquired tracking image are received, matching the position coordinates of the newly selected target in the tracking image, using the target corresponding to the position coordinates of the newly selected target in the tracking image as a current target, and extracting the characteristics of the current target; tracking the current target according to the characteristics thereof, and updating in real time the position coordinates of the current target in the tracking image; converting the updated position coordinates of the current target into speed dome identifiable horizontal rotation value P, vertical rotation value T and magnification factor value Z; adjusting in real time the magnification factor of the speed dome according to the value Z, and controlling in real time the rotation of the speed dome according to the value P and the value Z. When a plurality of the targets appear in a specific scene, the present invention can lock a concerned target and track the target selectively, thus solving the previous problem of tracking an unconcerned target; furthermore, the method of the present invention can reselect and track a target by locking the target manually, thus solving the problem of losing the target. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229842 | POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS - A position detection apparatus includes an autofocus mechanism and an optical image stabilization mechanism by using a closed loop control, in which a magnet is commonly used as an autofocus magnet and an optical image stabilization magnet to achieve downsizing. The position detection apparatus includes the autofocus mechanism that moves a lens along an optical axis (Z axis) of the lens, and the optical image stabilization mechanism that moves the lens in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis. A permanent magnet is secured to the lens, and moves according to the movement of the lens. The amount of movement thereof is detected by position sensors. The permanent magnet for autofocus used in the autofocus mechanism and the permanent magnet for optical image stabilization used in the optical image stabilization mechanism is provided in the vicinity of the lens for common use. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229843 | CAMERA MODULE HAVING ANTI-SHAKE MECHANISM - In a camera module for portable electronic equipment, a board holder includes a holder body extending transversely with an optical axis direction, and two support devices extending in the optical axis direction. A main circuit board (first circuit board) of a wiring board device with a flexible wiring board is supported on a rear surface of the holder body. A sub circuit board (second circuit board) is supported by the support devices. An image sensor for imaging and a signal processor are mounted on the main circuit board. An angle sensor, a controller and a driver are mounted on the sub circuit board. Thus, it is possible stably to position the angle sensor and to construct the camera module with a reduced size. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229844 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is an electronic device with high portability, a highly browsable electronic device, or an electronic device having a novel light source that can be used in shooting photographs and video. The electronic device includes a camera and a flexible display portion. The display portion has a first region and a second region. The first region has a function of emitting light to a photographic subject. The second region has a function of displaying an image of the photographic subject shot by the camera. The display portion can be bent so that the first region and the second region face in different directions. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229845 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A POST PRINT PROCESSING MACHINE - A method and a device for monitoring a post print processing machine through which printed products are successively transported. An image recording device is assigned to the post print processing machine and connected to a computer unit for recording during each operating cycle an image series with at least two images of a printed product, spaced apart by a time interval. The images of the image series are transmitted to the computer unit and the images are displayed in real time on a display device that is connected to the computer unit. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229846 | IMAGING APPARATUS WITH DISPLAY AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A digital camera is provided with a vertically long camera body having an approximately rectangular solid shape. An LCD panel provided in a rear surface of the camera body is arranged such that longitudinal directions of the display screen and the camera body correspond to each other. The digital camera is operated through a touch panel provided in a lower portion of the display screen. In a taking mode, an image is displayed in a small size on an upper portion of the display screen. In reproducing, the camera body is rotated sideways by 90 degree. In a reproducing mode, display posture of the image is also rotated by 90 degree, and the image is displayed in a large size on the entire display screen. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229847 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes an image generation device, a first display device and a second display device, and a display control device, wherein the image generation device generates the first display image and the second display image such that the first display image and the second display image are different in at least any one of decimation ratio, enlargement ratio and reduction ratio of the first display image and the second display image, and the image generation device makes the first display device and the second display device different in at least any one of pixels that are of the first pixel group and the second pixel group and that are used in the generation of the second display image, the enlargement ratio and the reduction ratio of the second display image, and a pixel region in which the second display image is displayed. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229848 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE INCLUDING OPTICALLY ZOOMED AND DIGITALLY ZOOMED REGIONS - A method for generating images. The method includes capturing first image data representing a first scene taken optically at a first magnification index, wherein the first image data comprises a first region of an image. The method includes capturing second image data representing a second scene taken optically at a second magnification index that is less than the first magnification index, wherein the second image data comprises a second region of the image. The method includes digitally zooming the second image data in the second region to the first magnification index. The method includes digitally stitching the second image data in the second region to the first image data in the first region. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229849 | PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A photographing method of an electronic device and the electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes activating a first camera module and a second camera module, displaying an image captured by the activated first camera module on a screen, and capturing an image of the first camera module displayed on the screen based on information of an image captured by the second camera module photographing. An image captured by the activated first camera module is displayed on a screen. An image of the first camera module displayed on the screen is captured based on information of an image captured by the second camera module. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229850 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a display unit; at least one camera; and a controller configured to perform first and second continuous shooting operations using the at least one camera for capturing a plurality of first images in the first continuous shooting operation and capturing a plurality of second images in the second continuous shooting operation, generate a combined image by combining a first image cluster generated from the plurality of first images and a second image cluster generated from the plurality of second images, and distinctively display the first and the second image clusters on the display unit. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229851 | HYPERSPECTRAL SINGLE PIXEL IMAGER WITH FABRY PEROT FILTER - A method is provided for using a single-pixel imager in order to spatially reconstruct an image of a scene. The method can comprise the following: configuring a light filtering device including an array of imaging elements to a spatially varying optical filtering process of incoming light according to a series of spatial patterns corresponding to sampling functions. The light filtering device can be a transmissive filter including a first membrane, a second membrane, and a variable gap therebetween. The method further comprises tuning a controller for manipulating a variable dimension of the gap; and, measuring, using a photodetector of the single-pixel imager, a magnitude of an intensity of the filtered light across pixel locations in the series of spatial patterns. The magnitude of the intensity can be equivalent to an integral value of the scene across the pixel locations. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229852 | PIXEL STRUCTURE USING A TAPERED CORE WAVEGUIDE, IMAGE SENSORS AND CAMERA USING SAME - A pixel structure having a cladding and tapered core waveguide, the core dimensioned to refract EM radiation through the cladding at differing depth dependent on the wavelength of the radiation, and a plurality of transducers disposed to convert the band of radiation they receive into electrical signals. In some embodiments the transducers are disposed within lateral waveguides, and in some embodiments below the tapered core waveguide. Further disclosed is an image array sensor comprising a plurality of such pixel structures. Further disclosed is an array comprising stacked layered waveguides having transducers disposed therewithin, and a plurality of refractors to refract different bands of EM radiation into differing waveguides. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229853 | A/D CONVERTER, A/D CONVERSION METHOD, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging device having an analog-digital converter, and an analog-digital conversion method are described herein. An example of a solid-state imaging device comprises a bit inconsistency prevention section configured to prevent bit inconsistency between output of a low-level bit latch section and a high-level bit counting section. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229854 | PASSIVE IMAGING CORRECTION METHOD USING FEEDBACK - A method for image processing comprising providing an opening for entrance of light; the light being capable of being formed into an image; providing at least one optical element in an optical train configured to focus light; providing a variable aperture operatively associated with the at least one optical element; the variable aperture being placed in the optical train at an image plane and comprising mask settings for shielding portions of the light; providing an imager; providing at least one processor operatively connected to the variable aperture and imager; the at least one processor configured to control the passage of the light through the variable aperture; selectively masking portions of light using the mask settings of the variable aperture; obtaining image results using the settings; comparing image results obtained by the mask settings, and determining the phase correction that provides the optimal image results. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229855 | ABSTRACT CAMERA PIPELINE FOR UNIFORM CROSS-DEVICE CONTROL OF IMAGE CAPTURE AND PROCESSING - A system for acquiring digital images for a device having an integrated camera includes an Application Program Interface (API). The API is adapted to receive preprocessing and other instructions from a discrete application operating on the device. The API is also adapted to process multiple image capture requests using a pipeline configuration. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229856 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device includes: a device portion in which unit constituent elements, each of which includes a charge detection unit detecting a charge that is generated on the basis of changes in physical information and a transfer unit transferring a signal charge detected by the charge detection unit, are arranged in a predetermined direction; and a supplied voltage control portion capable of transferring a part of the charge detected by the charge detection unit through supplying of a control voltage for suppressing blooming to the transfer unit and capable of transferring the signal charge detected by the charge detection unit through supplying of a first control voltage that is different from the control voltage for suppressing the blooming to the transfer unit. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229857 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is a signal processing apparatus, including: an A/D conversion unit configured to perform A/D conversion of a first signal, A/D conversion of a second signal, A/D conversion of a third signal, and A/D conversion of a fourth signal; and a correlated double sampling processing unit configured to generate a first output signal by performing correlated double sampling using a first digital data item obtained through the A/D conversion of the first signal, and a second digital data item obtained through the A/D conversion of the second signal, a second output signal by performing correlated double sampling using a third digital data item obtained through the A/D conversion of the third signal, and a fourth digital data item obtained through the A/D conversion of the fourth signal, and a third output signal by performing correlated double sampling using the first output signal and the second output signal. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229858 | BACKSIDE ILLUMINATION IMAGE SENSOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE - An image sensor includes a first pixel that is capable of outputting a focus detection signal and a second pixel that includes a semiconductor layer and a wiring layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first surface on which light enters, a second surface opposite from the first surface, and a photoelectric conversion unit that converts light to an electric charge and is disposed between the first surface and the second surface. The wiring layer is formed on a side of the second surface of the semiconductor layer and includes a signal output line through which the focus detection signal read out from the first pixel and an image-capturing signal generated according to the electric charge converted at the photoelectric conversion unit are output. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229859 | FEEDTHROUGH-COMPENSATED IMAGE SENSOR - A control pulse is generated a first control signal line coupled to a transfer gate of a pixel to enable photocharge accumulated within a photosensitive element of the pixel to be transferred to a floating diffusion node, the first control signal line having a capacitive coupling to the floating diffusion node. A feedthrough compensation pulse is generated on a second signal line of the pixel array that also has a capacitive coupling to the floating diffusion node. The feedthrough compensation pulse is generated with a pulse polarity opposite the pulse polarity of the control pulse and is timed to coincide with the control pulse such that capacitive feedthrough of the control pulse to the floating diffusion node is reduced. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229860 | DEVICE COMPRISING A SET OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION SENSITIVE DETECTORS AND ARRANGEMENT OF A SET OF SUCH DEVICES - An image sensor, in particular, for endoscopic applications or miniaturized surveillance cameras. The sensor includes a matrix of image points arranged to provide an image of an explored area of which the shape substantially corresponds to the geometry of the matrix. This sensor consists of a matrix of photodetector cells structured in rows and columns, orthogonal to one another, which has a polygonal shape of which the contour has at least five sides that form part of a closed line, with orthogonal edges and oblique edges. This provides a solution to position the column and row address elements which allows each photoconductive cell to be connected to a current or voltage readout circuit, along oblique edges, such that the space beyond the matrix of photodetector elements is not substantially increased along the oblique edges. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229861 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND SIGNAL READING METHOD - A solid-state imaging device includes: first electrode pads formed on a first substrate on which photoelectric conversion elements included in pixels are arranged; second electrode pads formed on a second substrate having a reading unit that reads signals of the pixels; and connecting portions, one end being bonded to the first electrode pads and the other being bonded to the second electrode pads to electrically connect the first electrode pads and the second electrode pads to each other. The pixels are partitioned into areas for each unit pixel cell or each cell including pixels, first to n-th of the first electrode pads and first to m-th of the second electrode pads are allocated to the partitioned areas, and the first to n-th first electrode pads and the first to m-th second electrode pads allocated to the same partitioned area are electrically connected to each other via the connecting portions. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229862 | COUNTER, COUNTING METHOD, AD CONVERTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A counter configured to perform counting at both edges of an input clock to output an additional value or a subtraction value for a previous count value and a next count value includes a first latch circuit that latches the input clock, a second latch circuit that latches an output from the first latch circuit, a holding section that holds data of the 0th bit of a count value, and a correction section that performs count correction on data of the first and subsequent bits of the count value on the basis of an output of the second latch circuit. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229863 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CAMERA - An imaging apparatus including a pixel, a current source, and a signal processing circuit. The pixel outputs signal charge, obtained by imaging, as a pixel signal. The current source is connected to a transmission path for the pixel signal and has a variable current. The signal processing circuit performs signal processing on a signal depending on an output signal to the transmission path and performs control so that a current of the current source is changed in accordance with the result of signal processing. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229864 | Method, Device and System for Controlling Cable Television System - Disclosed are a method, a device and a system for controlling a cable television system. The method includes that: an intelligent mobile terminal detects whether the intelligent mobile terminal is connected to a home wireless network, and when it is detected that the intelligent mobile terminal is connected to the home wireless network, transmits a set-top box turn-on signal to a set-top box through the home wireless network; the set-top box executes a turn-on operation according to the received set-top box turn-on signal and transmits a television turn-on signal to a television. According to the disclosure, after a user of the intelligent mobile terminal gets home, the intelligent mobile terminal carried by the user automatically turns on the set-top box and the television, and the user does not need to use a remote controller of the set-top box and a remote controller of the television. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229865 | Electric Device, Remote Control Signal Determining Program and Remote Control Signal Processing Method - When a received remote control signal does not satisfy any one of a plurality of conditions for a qualified remote control signal stored in a signal condition storage part, an electric device determines that the remote control signal is not a qualified remote control signal, and when the received remote control signal satisfies any one of the conditions, stores the remote control signal as a qualified remote control signal in a signal storage part. Next, when the received remote control signal matches the qualified remote control signal stored in the signal storage part, control is performed such that the electric device performs a predetermined operation. The conditions for the qualified remote control signal include, for example, that a pulse count is within a range of a predetermined number, and that a pulse width is within a range of a predetermined length. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229866 | Remote Control Method, Remote Control Device, and Master Device - A remote control method, a remote control device and a master device are provided. The remote control method includes receiving, by the master device, a main menu request instruction sent by the remote control device, and activating a main menu in the master device according to the main menu request instruction; receiving, by the master device, a first remote control instruction that is sent by the remote control device, and activating, according to the first remote control instruction, the peripheral submenu corresponding to the submenu activation option; and receiving, by the master device, a second remote control instruction that is sent by the remote control device, and performing, according to the second remote control instruction, control on the peripheral device corresponding to the activated peripheral submenu. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229867 | Detection of Transitions Between Text and Non-Text Frames in a Video Stream - Detecting the start of a credit roll within video program may allow for the automatic extension of video recordings among other functions. The start of the credit roll may be detected by determining the number of text blocks within a sequence of frames and identifying a point in the sequence of frames where a difference between the number of text blocks in frames occurring before the point and the number of text blocks in frames occurring after the point is greatest and exceeds a specified threshold. Text blocks may be identified within each frame by partitioning the frame into one or more segments and recording the segments having a pixel of a sufficiently high contrast. Contiguous segments may be merged or combined into single blocks, which may then be filtered to remove noise and false positives. Additional content may be inserted into the credit roll frames. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229868 | Video Playback System and Method - The embodiments of the present document disclose a system and method for playing videos, and the system includes: a streaming media server, configured to send a video stream to a real-time video intelligent analysis system and video surveillance center, and receive and buffer a text stream corresponding to the video stream from the real-time video intelligent analysis system, and send the text stream to the video surveillance center; the real-time video intelligent analysis system, configured to perform real-time analysis on the video stream and output the text stream corresponding to the video stream to the streaming media server; the video surveillance center, configured to request for and receive the video stream and the text stream from the streaming media server, compensate for a lost text frame in the text stream according to the video stream, and output mixed videos of overlay video stream and text stream. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229869 | System and Method for Preferred Placement Programming of iTV Content - Preferred placement of programming content is provided by a system and method to organize or sequence the display of a set of programmable content elements of an iTV application to a viewer, using business rules that describe the preferred placement conditions or criteria. Such criteria include brand, content owner, application location, current channel, current channel family, current channel category, time of day, content category, current program, current program genre, current iTV application, current content type, and/or subscriber and set-top box profile and behavior data. In one implementation, the present invention allows for managing the ‘shelf space’ within and for iTV applications. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229870 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A multifunctional display device includes a processor to control display of information during booting of an operating system. The operating system is booted in response to a predetermined signal and displayed the information includes first information corresponding to visual information, and second information indicating that the operating system is currently booting. The operating system is one which controls display of multimedia content. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229871 | CHANNEL LOADING METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSIENT STORAGE MEDIUM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a channel loading method, comprising: storing channel parameters; generating a channel loading instruction according to a status of an operation menu and a user instruction; acquiring the channel parameters when the channel loading instruction is obtained, and loading the acquired channel parameters into a television service list database. The present invention provides a channel loading method, a channel loading apparatus, a display device, a computer program, and a storage medium. Predetermined channels are loaded, thereby saving time for channel searching. In this way, during product test of display devices in factories, the channel detection efficiency is improved, the working cost is reduced, and manufacture benefits are increased. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229872 | ELECTRIC APPARATUS, IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - The electric apparatus includes first and second electrically driven elements operating in response to receipt of electric signals whose polarities reverse periodically at mutually same periods, and a signal outputter outputting the electric signals respectively to the first and second electrically driven elements. The first and second electrically driven elements are arranged such that each of their element surfaces faces toward the element surface of the other electrically driven element or such that their element surfaces face toward a same plane from mutually opposite sides across the plane. The signal outputter outputs the electric signals such that, in each period of the electric signals, a time period in which their polarities are mutually opposite is longer than a time period in which their polarities are mutually identical. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229873 | ADAPTIVE STREAMING FOR DIGITAL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for adapting playback bit rate to available delivery bandwidth in a content delivery system comprising a content server and a content player. A content player periodically estimates whether a given playback bit rate can feasibly provide complete playback for a given title assuming currently available bandwidth. If playback becomes unfeasible at a current bit rate assuming currently available bandwidth, then the content player adapts the bit rate downward until a feasible bit rate is achieved. If playback is feasible using a higher bit rate, then the content player may adapt the bit rate upward. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229874 | Clothing accessory - A clothing accessory has at least one element of clothing accessory wearable by a user, and a recording camera associated with the element of clothing accessory and carrying out a recording process while being associated with the element of clothing accessory, said recording camera including a touch sensor for tapping to perform photo or video recording, and said recording camera operating wirelessly with remote controlling devices for wireless data transfer, controlling and previewing recordings. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229875 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO POSITION AND PLAY CONTENT - Systems and methods to position and play content. The system renders a first content segment to an output device at an accelerated speed for the first content segment. Next, the system receives a request to play the first content segment from the beginning of the first content segment at a normal speed for the first content segment. Next, the system automatically positions to the beginning of the first content segment based on position information that is associated with the first content segment. Finally, the system renders the first content segment to the output device from the beginning of the first content segment at a normal speed for the first content segment. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229876 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processor executing a predetermined image process on an input image including a plurality of pixels to generate an output image includes an image-processing unit reading the input image required for generating the output image into an internal storing circuit as a reference image to execute an image process, a storing capacity determination unit determining whether or not a data size of the reference image is within a storing capacity range of the internal storing circuit, and a reference image division unit dividing the data size of the reference image when the data size of the reference image exceeds a storing capacity of the internal storing circuit by the storing capacity determination unit. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229877 | MULTI-FORMAT OUTPUT DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR MULTI-FORMAT OUTPUT DEVICE - A multi-format output device includes decoders to decode first encoded data and second encoded data to generate a first video data having a first-type format with first caption data also having the first-type format, and second video data having a second-type format with second caption data also having the second-type format. A conversion unit converts video data of one format type into video data having another format-type. A buffer holds the first video data by the period of time needed for the video data conversion processing. A caption conversion unit delays the caption data for the video data conversion processing time and also converts the caption data of one format type to another format type. A multiplexer outputs the first video data with the first caption data followed by the converted video data with the third caption data having the first-type format. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229878 | SIGNAL TRANSCEIVING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL TRANSCEIVING METHOD - The present invention relates to a signal transceiving apparatus and a signal transceiving method. One embodiment of the present invention provides a signal transceiving method comprising: a step of generating HD video from UHD video and obtaining residual data of the UHD video, remaining after converting the HD video from the UHD video; and a step of transmitting the converted HD video to a base layer stream and the residual data to an enhancement layer stream. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229879 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A VIDEO FRAME FROM A SINGLE VIDEO FIELD - A system and method of producing a frame of a video image from an interlaced field. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) creating an equal-intensity trace from present samples in the field, (2) recognizing an equal-intensity path in the equal-intensity trace, (3) at least partially straightening the equal-intensity path and (4) using the equal-intensity path to determine an intensity value for a missing sample in the frame. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229880 | Video Share Model-Based Video Fixing - Systems and methods for model-based video fixing are disclosed. A video can be retrieved and analyzed to determine if any portion of the video can be represented by a model. If a portion that can be modeled is identified, a model that approximates the portion can be specified, the portion can be removed from the video, and instructions for modeling the video can be formatted. The video and the instructions can be transmitted to a receiving device, which can synthesize the model and the received video to generate a model-based video. Systems for providing the model-based video fixing are also disclosed. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229881 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIDEO TELEPHONY SERVICE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for providing a video telephony service in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The apparatus for providing the video telephony service in the mobile communication terminal includes a controlling unit for receiving preferred video format information from a peer mobile communication terminal during a signaling procedure with the peer mobile communication terminal for the video telephony service and for determining a video format to use in the video telephony service using the received preferred video format, and a video codec for encoding and decoding video data that is transmitted to and received from the peer mobile communication terminal, using the determined video format. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229882 | VIDEO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM IN INSTANT COMMUNICATION - A video communication method and system implementing video communication between a first user and a second user in instant communication are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a request for video communication; determining whether to perform a blurred processing on a video image of the first user; and if affirmative, performing the blurred processing on the video image of the first user such that a blurred video image of the first user is displayed on a video dialog window of the second user. Using the present disclosure, convenient online interactions via video communication may be achieved while ensuring that respective privacies of users are not overly exposed. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229883 | AUTOMATIC AUDIO-VIDEO SWITCHING - A technique is disclosed for automatic switching of a mobile device between a videoconference operating mode and a teleconference operating mode, where the automatic switching is based on a detected functional use and current position of the device in relation to a user of the device. In at least some embodiments, the disclosed technology includes a video-audio switching system that works in coordination with a sensor mechanism associated with the device to enable the automatic switching. The technology disclosed herein enables the user to carry out a conversation via the device (i.e., conference session) without interruption when transitioning between different settings, (e.g., using the device while sitting at an office to using it while on-the-go to an appointment). | 2015-08-13 |
20150229884 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS CONCERNING INTEGRATED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE OF REMOTE ASSETS - A distributed control system and associated methods of operating distributed control systems includes an asset management system including an asset monitor, event system and alarm system. The management system is operable to communicate with one or more remote stations disposed proximate to one or more assets. The remote stations include camera configured to detect events specific to the particular assets, and upon detecting the event, storing pre-event cached images and post-event images in the asset management system in directories specific to the assets at which the event was recorded. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229885 | METHOD FOR SUPPLEMENTING A PIECE OF OBJECT INFORMATION ASSIGNED TO AN OBJECT AND METHOD FOR SELECTING OBJECTS IN SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE - A method for supplementing a piece of object information assigned to an object situated in surroundings of a vehicle includes: reading in a piece of sensor information; evaluating the sensor information; and expanding the object information. In the step of reading in, the piece of sensor information represents a response of a driver of the vehicle to an object situated in a viewing direction of the driver. In the step of evaluating, the sensor information is evaluated to obtain a piece of detection information representing whether the driver has detected the object. In the step of expanding, the object information is expanded with the piece of detection information. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229886 | APPARATUS FOR SHARING MULTIMEDIA DATA IN REALTIME WIRELESS MANNER FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTENDING VISION - The present disclosure relates to apparatus for sharing network multimedia data in realtime wireless manner for the purpose of extending vision. The apparatus for sharing network multimedia data in realtime wireless manner for the purpose of extending vision in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of first camera modules which take the image of outside condition around the first vehicle; a first display module that displays one or more of images among multiple own images taken by the multiple first camera module; and a first communication module that is connected on a mobile ad hoc network and transmits the own image to multiple second communication modules connected on the same mobile ad hoc network, wherein the first communication module receives first outside images from the multiple second communication modules and the first display module further displays the outside images. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229887 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING INTERIOR SURFACES OF A TUBE OR THE LIKE - An exemplary device includes, on a longitudinal axis, an illumination-light source, an axicon (conic) mirror, an image sensor, and a tilted optical element. The light source provides illumination light propagating forwardly on the axis. The axicon mirror reflects the illumination light radially outward, relative to the axis, to the interior surface of a tube to produce reflected light propagating, from the illuminated interior surface, as imaging light back to the axicon, which reflects the imaging light rearwardly. The image sensor receives at least a portion of the imaging light rearwardly reflected by the axicon mirror. The tilted optical element, situated between the axicon mirror and the interior surface, moves a selected first portion of the imaging light away from being incident on the image sensor, while allowing a second portion of the imaging light to be incident on the image sensor. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229888 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - According to one of aspects, an electronic device includes: a camera; a controller configured to determine whether a measured value of a healthcare device is included in an image captured by the camera; and a communication unit configured to transmit information related to the measured value to an information providing device when the measured value is included in the image. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229889 | ADAPTIVE IMAGE SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An imaging device may include a primary imaging sensor and a secondary imaging sensor. The secondary imaging sensor may monitor a scene being imaged by the imaging device for trigger criteria such as sudden movement, changes in the intensity of ambient light, and the presence of a particular object or person. Upon detection of relevant trigger criteria, the imaging device may activate the primary imaging sensor and capture one or more images of the scene with the primary imaging sensor. Operational parameters of the primary imaging sensor including framerate and exposure settings may be based on data from the secondary imaging sensor. The secondary imaging sensor may have a lower power consumption than the primary imaging sensor such that monitoring the scene with the secondary imaging sensor and only activating the primary imaging sensor upon detection of the relevant trigger criteria enables an efficient and adaptive imaging system. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229890 | MULTI-PROJECTION SYSTEM - A multi-projection system includes a plurality of projectors for projecting divided images onto projection positions to project an image composed of the divided images, a plurality of image capturing devices to capture the divided images and surrounding areas of the divided images, a projection position identification unit to identify projection positions of the projectors based on captured image information acquired by capturing position discriminating images and the surrounding areas, a receiving unit to receive a signal from each of the projectors, a number identification unit to identify the number of the projectors based on a reception result by the receiving unit, a determination unit to determine the position discriminating images to be projected by the projectors based on an identification result of the number identification unit, and a projection processing execution unit to instruct projection of the position discriminating images determined by the determination unit to the projectors. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229891 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An illumination device includes: an excitation light source that emits excitation light having a first wavelength; a fluorescent substance that, when irradiated with the excitation light, emits light having a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength and transmits a part of the excitation light, and thereby multiplexes and emits the transmitted excitation light having the first wavelength and the emitted excitation light having the second wavelength; and a driving unit that moves an irradiation position of the excitation light in the fluorescent substance with the passage of time. | 2015-08-13 |