39th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100245549 | INSERTABLE SURGICAL IMAGING DEVICE - A body-insertable imaging device includes a first camera that comprises a first image sensor and a first lens to pass incident light onto the first image sensor, a control interface to receive a remotely generated control signal, and an actuator communicatively coupled to the control interface and configured to support the camera and manipulate the camera about a pan axis, a tilt axis, and along a zoom direction in response to the control signal while the camera and actuator are within a body cavity, wherein the zoom direction extends out from a distal end of the body-insertable camera. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245550 | FLUOROSCOPY APPARATUS AND FLUOROSCOPY METHOD - Unwanted information contained in a reference image is reduced, thus acquiring a fluorescence image having quantitative intensity information, regardless of the angle and distance of excitation light. The invention provides a fluoroscopy apparatus including an illumination portion that irradiates an observation target with illumination light containing excitation light; a first image-acquisition section that acquires a fluorescence image in a prescribed observation region of the observation target; a second image-acquisition section that acquires an out-of-focus reference image of the observation target in the observation region; and an image correction section that corrects the fluorescence image acquired by the first image-acquisition section using the reference image acquired by the second image-acquisition section. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245551 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A reflected light image of an observed region and a fluorescent light image of the observed region based on fluorescent light that is generated from the observed region are acquired. The variation component of the acquired latest reflected light image is detected on the basis of the latest reflected light image and an old reflected light image. A correction process is performed on the luminance value of the latest reflected light image taking the variation component into account. A normalization process is performed on the luminance value of the fluorescent light image using the luminance value of the reflected light image after the correction process, which sharpens the image of the region in the observed region from which the fluorescent light is generated. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245552 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A reflected light image and a fluorescent light image of an observed region are acquired with an imaging system. A gradation level of the reflected light image is set on the basis of a feature value of the acquired reflected light image. The focus of the imaging system is controlled in accordance with the set gradation level. The fluorescent light image is corrected using a focus-controlled reflected light image of the observed region. Accordingly, the image of an object in the observed region from which the fluorescent light is generated is sharpened. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245553 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER USING A FINGERPRINT SENSOR ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 2010-09-30 |
20100245554 | Vision watching system and method for safety hat - Provided are vision watching system and method for a safety hat. The vision watching system includes: a receiver which receives an image signal of a watching zone of a camera; a processor which determines whether an object of the image signal is a person, based on a size and an outline of the object and determines whether the person wears a safety hat, based on at least one or more of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) values of a head part of the person and a Hue value of Hue, Saturation, Value (HSV) of the head part; and a transmitter which outputs a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) control signal of the camera to obtain a thumbnail image of the person when determining the person who does not wear the safety hat. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245555 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MEASURE BODY VOLUME/SURFACE AREA, ESTIMATE DENSITY AND BODY COMPOSITION BASED UPON DIGITAL IMAGE ASSESSMENT - A method and system to digitally measure area/volume and body surface area of a person and estimate corresponding density and composition as related to a fixed reference frame. This Digital Image Volume Assessment System (DIVAS™) has many desirable features, such as computerized accuracy, precision, convenience, minimal operator expertise and subject compliance is required, and it is economical and expeditious. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245556 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus includes a substrate in which multiple pixel circuits are formed and a driving unit that generates an image signal in which a target has been captured by driving the multiple pixel circuits. When the region in which the multiple pixel circuits is formed is taken as a capturing region, the capturing region includes a fingerprint capturing region for capturing a fingerprint and a vein capturing region for capturing veins. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245557 | INJECTION OF SECONDARY IMAGES INTO MICROSCOPE VIEWING FIELDS - Systems and methods for injecting secondary images into viewing fields of surgical microscopes are disclosed. Some exemplary embodiments may provide secondary image injection in a picture-in-picture arrangement, thereby allowing a surgeon to simultaneously view the one or more secondary images and the surgical field through the oculars of the surgical microscope. Some exemplary embodiments may allow injection of secondary images including live video, such as live images from an endoscope, as well as previously obtained images, such as stored images from pre-operative studies. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245558 | COMPONENT MANIPULATING METHOD, COMPONENT EXTRACTING METHOD, COMPONENT ASSEMBLING METHOD, COMPONENT MANIPULATING APPARATUS, COMPONENT EXTRACTING APPARATUS, AND COMPONENT ASSEMBLING APPARATUS - A component manipulating method includes recognizing, computing, and manipulating. The recognizing is a process in which a position and an attitude of a measured object is recognized by taking an image of a light spot group of the measured object with a camera, the measured object having the light spot group including a plurality of light spots, based on a light image expressing light spots constituting the light spot group on an image taken with the camera. The computing is a process in which a position and an attitude of the component are computed based on the position and the attitude of the recognized measured object and also on geometric arrangement positions of the measured object and the component. The manipulating is a process in which a robot being used to perform operations on the component is manipulated based on the computed position and the attitude. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245559 | PROCESS, LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM FOR THE OPTICAL DETECTION OF MOVING OBJECTS - A process for the optical detection of moving objects comprises:
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20100245560 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGING A FRAGMENTATION PATTERN FORMED IN A PLY OF TOUGHENED GLASS - A method of imaging a fragmentation pattern formed in a single ply of toughened glass having first and second opposing surfaces is disclosed. Initially, a region of the fragmentation pattern is aligned with an image capture device, where the image capture device is arranged in a spaced relationship with the first surface of the ply of glass to capture images of the region when being illuminated in transmission. The region is then illuminated from a first illumination direction and capturing a first image of the region, and subsequently illuminated from at least a second illumination direction and capturing at least a second image of the region. The images are then superimposed to produce a composite image of the region. Preferably four images are obtained. A vehicle glazing optical inspection apparatus for carrying out such a method is also disclosed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245561 | NAVIGATION DEVICE - A navigation device includes: a map database | 2010-09-30 |
20100245562 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING SHAPE OF SHEET ROLL - Disclosed a method and device for detecting a shape of a sheet roll. The method for detecting a shape of a sheet roll comprises positioning a camera on a cylindrical side surface of the sheet roll; photographing a cylindrical side surface while rotating the camera along the cylindrical side surface of a sheet roll; and determining whether there is a defect in a shape of a winding roll by analyzing a pattern of an image acquired by photographing. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245563 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING THE USE OF WHITEBOARDS - Systems and methods for facilitating use of non-electronic whiteboards and other large displays. Images of whiteboard are input to a computer device to provide automatic detection of a collaborative portion of content on the board created during a collaborative session and distribution to relevant collaborators alone while personal content of board is not distributed. Modification history of writings are preserved and displayed as change histograms to assist a user locate content that may have been erased. User finds the content by inspecting regions of board that correspond to user's memory of approximate location and time of modifying the content and are shown on the histogram as having been modified. Persistent reminder notes that clutter board space are detected and stored based on their location on the board and duration of persisting on the board so that they may be erased. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245564 | METHOD FOR SELF LOCALIZATION USING PARALLEL PROJECTION MODEL - A method of recognizing a self location of an image acquisition device by acquiring an image of two or more reference objects is provided. The method of the present invention comprises setting an actual camera plane, two or more reference object planes, and two or more virtual viewable planes located between the actual camera plane and the reference object planes; projecting the reference objects to a corresponding one of the virtual viewable planes; calculating a distance between a viewing axis and the reference objects and a distance between the viewing axis and images on the actual camera plane, the images corresponding to the reference objects; and sensing the self location of the image acquisition device by using an orientation and a zoom factor of the image acquisition device and coordinates of the reference objects, wherein the zoom factor is a ratio of a length of the reference object plane and a distance between the reference object plane and the virtual viewable plane, and the actual camera plane, the virtual viewable plane, and the reference object plane are perpendicular to the viewing axis. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245565 | METHOD AND/OR SYSTEM FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF DETECTION TARGET USING TRANSMISSION OR REFLECTION OF LIGHT - Provided are a method and/or apparatus for measuring the concentration of a detection target using the transmission or reflection of light. The system includes an illumination unit disposed over a biodisc and configured to apply light to the detection target included in the biodisc and a camera module disposed below the biodisc and configured to measure the amount of light transmitted through the detection target. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245566 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTION - Method and inspection system. The inspection system includes: (i) a stage, for supporting an inspected object and for moving the inspected object by a movement that is characterized by speed variations; (ii) a signal generator, for generating triggering pulses at a fixed frequency regardless of the speed variations; (iii) a stage location generator, for providing location information indicative of a location of the stage at points of time that are determined by the triggering pulses; (iv) a strobe illuminator for illuminating areas of the inspected object in response to the triggering pulses; (v) a camera for acquiring images of areas of the inspected object in response to the triggering pulses; wherein overlaps between the images of the areas of the inspected object are characterized by overlap variations; and (vi) a processor for associating location information to the acquired images. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245567 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CAMERA-BASED DISCOVERY OF SOCIAL NETWORKS - A system, method and program product for camera-based discovery of social networks. The computer implemented method for identifying individuals and associating tracks with individuals in camera-generated images from a face capture camera(s) and a tracking camera(s), wherein the computer implemented method includes: receiving images of an individual from the face capture camera(s) on a computer; receiving images of a track(s) of an individual from the tracking camera(s) on a computer; automatically determining with the computer the track(s) from the images from the tracking camera(s); and associating with the computer the track(s) with the individual(s) and a unique identifier. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245568 | Systems and Methods for Surveillance and Traffic Monitoring (Claim Set II) - System, methods, and computer program products are provided for surveillance, traffic monitoring, and red light enforcement. In one embodiment, the system may monitor zones of interest; capture, time stamp, and store images of the zones of interest; determine that an event has occurred within one of the zones of interest; and request the stored images of the zone of interest during the time the event occurred. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245569 | IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE MOUNTING MECHANISM AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE - An image-capturing device mounting mechanism, which includes: an anchoring unit fixed to a building; a body unit with a capturing lens, the body unit mounted to and demounted from the anchoring unit; a first engaging portion provided in the body unit for an engagement between the body unit and the anchoring unit when the body unit is mounted to the anchoring unit; and a second engaging portion provided in the body unit for an engagement between the body unit and the anchoring unit when the first engaging portion engages the anchoring unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245570 | REMOTE MONITORING - Remote monitoring and inspection of measurement devices, emergency equipment, parking spaces, and other items is accomplished by using a digital image sensor (e.g., a CMOS sensor) to capture a digital image containing information about the monitored item. A signal containing information about the digital image (e.g., data representing the captured digital image or data indicating the state of the captured digital image) is transmitted to a remote central station. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245571 | Global hawk image mosaic - A method of producing a mosaic image comprises the steps of capturing a plurality of overlapping images in a plurality of swaths, computing the relative displacement between adjacent ones of the overlapping images within the swaths, computing the relative displacement between adjacent ones of the overlapping images in adjacent ones of the swaths, and using the relative displacements to assemble the images into a composite image. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245572 | Camera Assembly Mounted on Vehicle's Number Plate - A monitoring camera assembly includes a camera portion, a rear housing, and two front housing. The camera portion for sensing image of a object behind a vehicle including a camera body, a camera lens, and two rotational axles. The rear housing is installed on the license plate and support the camera body, including a pair of axle supports and a pair of fixing extensions. The pair of front housings engages one of the two rotational axles of the camera portion and one of the pair of axle supports rotatably, and includes a supporting groove for keeping the rotational axle in place and a first mechanical fastening device for fastening the front housing to the license plate. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245573 | Image processing method and image processing apparatus - An image processing apparatus is provided that combines image data captured by multiple cameras and displays the resulting image of surroundings of the vehicle to monitor monitoring the surroundings of a vehicle. The image processing apparatus includes: an image memory; a camera-image acquisition unit; a projection surface geometry manager that manages projection surface geometry information including a set of three-dimensional coordinates for a projection surface that is virtually formed to surround the vehicle; a viewing movement controller that determines viewing information so that a viewpoint and a viewing direction relative to the projection surface are continuously transited according to a given viewing transition regulation; an image converter that projects and combines the image data on the projection surface, and converts the combined image data into two-dimensional image data; a display unit that displays the two-dimensional image data; and a periodic rendering trigger generator that generates a trigger signal to start an image conversion process by the image converter. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245574 | Vehicle periphery display device and method for vehicle periphery image - An imaging unit photographs an image of a periphery of the vehicle. An object detection unit obtains image information related to a brightness or a color of the image and position information on the obtained image from the image and detects object from the image information according to a specific feature of the image. A storing unit prestores a vehicle image and history data, which include the image information associated with the position information. A graphic unit overlaps the vehicle image and an image produced according to the history data and converts the overlapped image to be viewed from a predetermined viewpoint. A peripheral image display region indicates a present periphery of the vehicle. A history display region is adjacent to the peripheral image display region for indicating the converted image and the detected object at a position according to the position information. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245575 | DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE, DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD, AND DRIVING SUPPORT PROGRAM - In a driving support device and method, images of a vicinity of a vehicle are captured and recorded. Movement information relating to movement of the vehicle is acquired and a movement status of the vehicle based on the acquired movement information is determined. Based on (i) the determined movement status and (ii) a parameter associated with the determined movement status, the recorded image data is composited to create a composite image of an area including a position of the vehicle. The composite image is displayed on a display unit. The parameter is calibrated based on (a) a position of a reference marker included in the composite image created according to the movement status and (b) a predicted position of the reference marker superimposed and displayed on the composite image according to the movement status. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245576 | CALIBRATING APPARATUS FOR ON-BOARD CAMERA OF VEHICLE - There is provided a calibrating apparatus for an on-board camera of a vehicle, which allows speedy, yet reliable decision of acceptance/rejection of calibration result, with a simple apparatus construction, without depending on or being influenced by the calibration environment. An image processing target region on which an image processing for detection of each calibration point in each one of calibration markers in a camera-captured image which is a projecting plane of a camera coordinate system is displayed as a region frame in the form of a graphic image, in superposition with the camera-captured image. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245577 | SURROUNDINGS MONITORING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A surroundings monitoring device for a vehicle, includes a pair of side cameras, each of which is provided at a side mirror, obtaining capture images capturing views extending to left and right of the vehicle including views below the side mirrors, respectively, an image graphic generating portion generating an image graphic of the vehicle from a view point above a rear portion thereof towards a front lower portion thereof, or from a view point above a front portion of the vehicle towards a rear lower portion thereof in order to include at least a portion of the vehicle and the side mirrors on the image graphic, and a side image generating portion generating left and right side images on the basis of the capture images so as to correspond to images shown at left and right portions of the image graphic displayed on a monitor, respectively. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245578 | OBSTRUCTION DETECTING APPARATUS - An obstruction detecting apparatus includes a camera capturing a surrounding of a vehicle, a projective transformation means projection-transforming one frame of captured images, captured by means of the camera, respectively on at least two imaginary planes, so as to generate transformed images, viewed downwardly from an above viewpoint, the imaginary planes having a first imaginary plane being set at the same level as a road surface and/or at least one second imaginary plane being set at a different level from the road surface to be in parallel with the road surface, and a three-dimensional object area extracting means extracting image areas from the transformed images, and extracting an area, at which the image areas overlap when the transformed images are superimposed, and which extends along a radially outward direction from an optical center, as a three-dimensional object area, at which an image of a three-dimensional object exists. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245579 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, DRIVING ASSIST SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - A camera is fixed in the mirror case of a door mirror downwardly in such a way that the front-rear wheels of a vehicle and the bottom edges of the sides of the vehicle (bottom portion) fit in view regardless of the state in which the door mirror is placed. The lower ends of the sides of the vehicle on a distortion corrected image is detected and a direction ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100245580 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, REPRODUCTION DEVICE, INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR MOBILE OBJECT, MODULE FOR DRIVER'S SEAT, AND MOBILE OBJECT - A DPF-ECU ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100245581 | WARNING DISPLAY SYSTEM - The purpose of this invention is to provide a warning display system on which a warning from an emergency vehicle is displayed as letters. When an emergency vehicle emits letter information of ‘please leave the left traffic lane’ by acoustic watermarking (electronic watermarking) together with siren sound on a congested expressway, among general vehicles, vehicles driving on a left lane and having devices capable of receiving the information in a range in which sound can reach change the lane to a center lane. Because among the general vehicles, vehicles driving on the center lane and having devices capable of receiving the information allow vehicles traveling on the left lane to move to the center lane, the left lane becomes empty and the emergency vehicle can smoothly drive on the left lane. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245582 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOTE SURVEILLANCE AND APPLICATIONS THEREFOR - Systems and methods for remote surveillance and the applications therefor are described here. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for remote surveillance. The system includes a surveillance device including a capturing unit, a local storage unit, and a location-sensor, a remote server coupled to the surveillance unit, and a user device coupled to the remote server. In one embodiment, when in operation, the surveillance device, via the capturing unit captures a recording of surrounding environment and events occurring therein for storage in the local storage unit with location data associated with the surrounding environment captured in the recording as determined by the location-sensor. Upon detection of a triggering event, the surveillance device automatically uploads in real time, the recording to the remote server. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245583 | APPARATUS FOR REMOTE SURVEILLANCE AND APPLICATIONS THEREFOR - Apparatuses for remote surveillance and the applications therefor are described here. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus for remote surveillance. The apparatus includes a capturing unit, a location-sensor, a processing unit coupled to the capturing unit, a storage unit coupled to the processing unit, the capturing unit, and the location-sensor. the capturing unit captures a recording of surrounding environment and events occurring therein for storage in the storage unit and the location-sensor identifies location data for storage in the storage unit. One embodiment of the apparatus further includes a network component, a controller coupled to the storage unit, and/or a motion detector coupled to the controller. Upon detection of a triggering event, the controller enables the recording to be streamed in real time via a network connection established by the network component. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245584 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING A ZONE OF INTEREST IN A VIDEO DISPLAY - A method of creating a zone of interest in a video scene comprising the steps of capturing a video scene, transmitting a captured video scene over a network, receiving a captured video scene from the network, enabling a user to identify a portion of a captured video scene to be a zone of interest, replicating the portion of the captured video scene identified by the user as a zone of interest, rendering the video scene in a first window, and rendering the replicated portion of the captured video scene in a second window independent of the first window. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245585 | Headset-Based Telecommunications Platform - A hands-free wireless wearable GPS enabled video camera and audio-video communications headset, mobile phone and personal media player, capable of real-time two-way and multi-feed wireless voice, data and audio-video streaming, telecommunications, and teleconferencing, coordinated applications, and shared functionality between one or more wirelessly networked headsets or other paired or networked wired or wireless devices and optimized device and data management over multiple wired and wireless network connections. The headset can operate in concert with one or more wired or wireless devices as a paired accessory, as an autonomous hands-free wide area, metro or local area and personal area wireless audio-video communications and multimedia device and/or as a wearable docking station, hot spot and wireless router supporting direct connect multi-device ad-hoc virtual private networking (VPN). The headset has built-in intelligence to choose amongst available network protocols while supporting a variety of onboard, and remote operational controls including a retractable monocular viewfinder display for real time hands-free viewing of captured or received video feed and a duplex data-streaming platform supporting multi-channel communications and optimized data management within the device, within a managed or autonomous federation of devices or other peer-to-peer network configuration. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245586 | PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A camera for capturing an object that will enter a projection space is attached to the casing of a projection display apparatus. The camera is installed at the position in which, when the camera faces the projection plane, at least one of the back direction and the side direction of the casing is included within the filed of view of the camera. For example, the cameras are installed on both side edges of the casing so as to face each other. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245587 | Automatic tracking method and surveying device - The present invention provides an automatic tracking method, comprising a light spot detecting step of detecting a light spot | 2010-09-30 |
20100245588 | TAG TRACKING SYSTEM - A new system is described that integrates real time item location data from electronically tagged items with a video system to allow cameras in proximity to a tagged item to automatically be enabled or recorded and to move and follow the movement of the tagged item. The methodology to implement such a system is described and involves computerized coordinate system scaling and conversion to automatically select and command movement if available of the most appropriate cameras. The system can follow a moving tagged item and hand off the item from one camera to another, and also command other facility assets, such as lights and door locks. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245589 | CAMERA CONTROL SYSTEM TO FOLLOW MOVING OBJECTS - The present invention is directed to an image tracking system that tracks the motion of an object. The image processing system tracks the motion of an object with an image recording device that records a first image of an object to be tracked and shortly thereafter records a second image of the object to be tracked. The system analyzes data from the first and the second images to provide a difference image of the object, defined by a bit map of pixels. The system processes the difference image to determine a threshold and calculates a centroid of the pixels in the difference image above the threshold. The system then determines the center of the difference image and determines a motion vector defined by the displacement from the center to the centroid and determines a pan tilt vector based on the motion vector and outputs the pan tilt vector to the image recording device to automatically track the object. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245590 | CAMERA SENSOR SYSTEM SELF-CALIBRATION - Systems and methods for camera sensor system self-calibration are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a method may include exposing a camera sensor system to a known output from a camera display. The method may also include determining a calibration value by comparing image signals from the camera sensor system to expected values based on the known output from the camera display. The method may also include storing a calibration value in memory for retrieval during camera use. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245591 | Small Memory Footprint Light Transport Matrix Capture - A projection system uses a transformation matrix to transform a projection image p in such a manner so as to compensate for surface 5irregularities on a projection surface. The transformation matrix makes use of properties of light transport relating a projector to a camera. A display pipeline of user-supplied image modification processing modules are reduced by first representing the processing modules as multiple, individual matrix operations. All the matrix operations are then combined with, i.e., multiplied to, the transformation matrix to create a modified transformation matrix. The created transformation matrix is then used in place of the original transformation matrix to simultaneously achieve both image transformation and any pre and post image processing defined by the image modification processing modules. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245592 | CALIBRATING APPARATUS FOR ON-BOARD CAMERA OF VEHICLE - Provided is a calibrating apparatus for an on-board camera of a vehicle, which apparatus allows completion of calibration process with a simple additional calibration, even when rejection has issued on the result of automatic calibration. Based upon a camera parameter obtained at the time of completion of adjustment by an automatic adjusting section, a confirmation marker indicating the position of coordinate of a calibration point is displayed in superposition with a camera-captured image. A manual adjusting section adjusts the camera parameter, based on an amount of displacement of the coordinate of the calibration point corresponding to an amount of movement of the confirmation marker moved in response to input of adjustment instruction. In response to input of a determination instruction, a camera parameter setting section sets an undetermined camera parameter at the time of completion of the most recent adjustment by the automatic adjusting section and the manual adjusting section, as the camera parameter. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245593 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING IMAGES BETWEEN CAMERAS - An apparatus for calibrating images between cameras, includes: a detector for detecting dynamic markers from images taken by a motion capture camera and a video camera; a 3D position recovery unit for recovering 3D position data of the dynamic markers obtained by the motion capture camera; a 2D position tracking unit for tracking 2D position data of the dynamic markers obtained by the video camera; a matching unit for matching the 3D position data and the 2D position data of the dynamic markers; and a calibrating unit for converting the 3D position of the dynamic markers on a spatial coordinate system into image coordinates on an image coordinate system of the video camera to calculate intrinsic parameters and extrinsic parameters of the video camera to minimize a difference between coordinates of the 2D position data and the image coordinates. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245594 | CAMERA CALIBRATION TOOL - In one embodiment, the present invention is a camera calibration tool. One embodiment of a three-dimensional test target for calibrating an image capturing device includes a first planar face exhibiting a first color, a second planar face exhibiting a two-toned pattern of a second color and a third color, and a third planar face exhibiting the two-toned pattern of the second color and the third color, wherein the first planar face, the second planar face, and the third planar face meet at a first right-angle convex vertex. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245595 | RECORDER TEST SYSTEM - A system is described that provides a full end to end test of a recorder system to assure that a failure of any one or more channels is quickly detected so that maintenance can be performed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245596 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE SELECTION AND CAPTURE PARAMETER DETERMINATION - An apparatus and method for identifying image capture opportunities. Expert photo agents ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100245597 | AUTOMATIC IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An automatic image capturing system includes a computer, an image capturing device, a monitor and an automatic image capturing program. The automatic image capturing program is installed in the computer. The image capturing device is used for capturing an image of a target object. The monitor is used for displaying shooting area. If a pre-shot image of the target object is moved to be within the shooting area, the automatic image capturing program will automatically capture the image of the target object. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245598 | IMAGE COMPOSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Group photographs are continuously taken with the same background, whereby at least two image frames are produced. A position of a face of each person is detected from each image frame. A combination weighting function w[p](x, y) is set such that, on the basis of the face detected in one of the two image frames, combination weights of pixels of the said one image frame to corresponding pixels of the other image frame are set, which combination weights decrease with increasing distance from the face of the person in said one image frame. The pixels of the said one image frame are laid on the corresponding pixels of the other image frame based on the combination weighting function w[p](x, y), whereby one composed image is produced. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245599 | Communicating Audio Data - A system including a display device including a display surface. The system can include a camera to capture one or more images of the display surface. A computing device can be connected to the camera to control the camera and to recognize an object placed on the display surface. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245600 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is a method of controlling a digital photographing device, the method including: removing high-frequency components from a first input image and a second input image; calculating a differential image between the first input image and the second input image from which the high-frequency components are removed; calculating the frequency of each of the pixel values of the differential image; determining at lease one pixel value of the differential image having a frequency greater than a frequency threshold as a target motion range among the pixel values of the differential image greater than a motion threshold; and determining photographing settings corresponding to the target motion range. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245601 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGE TILT CORRECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE TILT CORRECTION PROGRAM - An image recording device includes an obtaining module configured to obtain tilt information indicating a tilt direction and a tilt angle of an image with respect to a horizontal direction for a processing unit including frames, a rotational processing module configured to perform, in accordance with the tilt direction and the tilt angle indicated by the tilt information, a rotational process having a same rotational direction and a same rotational amount for correction of tilting with respect to images of the frames, and a storing module configured to store the images of the frames subjected to the rotational process. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245602 | METHOD OF REMOVING AN ARTEFACT FROM AN IMAGE - A method of removing an artefact from an image captured with a motion invariant camera is disclosed. The captured image is de-blurred using a spatially invariant blur kernel. An edge filter with a fixed offset is applied to the de-blurred image to identify the location of at least one artefact. A parameter is estimated based on a region either side of the identified location. The at least one artefact is removed from the de-blurred image using the parameter. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245603 | CAMERA, CAMERA SYSTEM, AND CAMERA BODY - A camera is provided with which a small size can be achieved while ensuring good image blur correction performance. The camera ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100245604 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE, REPRODUCING DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - To provide an image processing device that calculates a parameter used for correcting large video jitter with high accuracy even when the accuracy of a sensor for measuring a movement of a photographing device is low. The image processing device includes: a constraint condition generating unit ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100245605 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND ACTIVATION METHOD THEREFOR - An image capturing device includes a first controller operable to control image capturing; an operation section including a switch; a detector operable to detect a change to an image capturing mode and to send a signal representing the change; a second controller operable to monitor and process the sent signal, the second controller having a power consumption less than that of the first controller; and a power supply operable to supply power to the first controller, the second controller, and a functional section of the device. When the second controller receives the signal sent from the detecting section in a power saving state in which power is supplied from the power supply to the second controller, the power saving state is changed to a power supplying state capable of image capturing by supplying power from the power supply to portions of the device including the first controller. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245606 | PERSONAL ACCESS AND CONTROL OF MEDIA PERIPHERALS ON A MEDIA EXCHANGE NETWORK - Methods are disclosed for indirectly monitoring and controlling at least one media peripheral device in a media exchange network by accessing a media management system (MMS) via a first media peripheral (MP) device (e.g., a TV screen) using a user control device (e.g., a remote control). An operation corresponding to a second media peripheral (MP) device (e.g., a digital camera) may be selected via the MMS using the first MP device and the user control device. The operation is then carried out (i.e., performed) by the second MP device. A status of the second MP device may be selected via the MMS using the first MP device and the user control device. The selected status is then displayed on the first MP device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245607 | Video processing apparatus - The video processing apparatus includes: a pattern information storing unit that stores use part information and location information; a plurality of video inputting units that input each of a plurality of video data; a video data generating unit that generates a plurality of types of generated video data; a generated video pattern selecting unit that selects a pattern of generated video data to be generated; a process unit that stores the use part of each video data in a storing unit; and a video outputting unit that coordinate-converts the generated combined video data with coordinate conversion data, generates the generated video data, and outputs the generated video data to the display unit. The use part information indicates a use part of each video data used for the generated video data, and the location information includes reduction ratio information of the use part of the each video data. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245608 | ADAPTIVE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING A BRIGHT IMAGE FROM A THERMAL IMAGE - An image processor computes a raw histogram for an unprocessed raw digital image. The image processor positions a clip point at an intensity level within the raw image histogram. The pixels having an intensity level less than the intensity level of the clip point are blacked-out (reduced in intensity). The remaining illuminated pixels are displayed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245609 | Digital Image Segmentation Using Flash - A digital camera function, such as can be implemented in a cellular telephone handset, and that includes automated segmentation of foreground subjects in acquired digital photos and images. Successive images are captured by the digital camera function at different flash exposure levels, for example using existing light only and using flash exposure. After alignment and registration of the images, luminance difference values in the two images are determined for each pixel, and the luminance difference values compared against a threshold value on a pixel-by-pixel basis. Those pixels with luminance difference values exceeding the threshold are segmented from the image as foreground subjects. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245610 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL IMAGE - A digital image photographing method includes: recognizing a subject by analyzing an image photographed by a digital image photographing apparatus; separating the recognized subject from a background in the image; and displaying a recommending lead line of a rule of thirds on a display of the digital image photographing apparatus to help position the recognized subject on an intersection point of transversal and vertical trisectional lines. Further, the digital image photographing method includes recommending a composition, a pose and a motion which are matched to the recognized subject and the background with reference to pre-recorded information about the composition, the pose and the motion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245611 | CAMERA SYSTEM AND IMAGE ADJUSTING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A camera system is capable of adjusting a location of a target in an image including the target. The camera system captures the image including the target, obtains the target from the image, and calculates a coordinate difference between the target and a determined location of the image. The camera system also transmits a drive command for a driving module according to the coordinate difference, and the driving module adjusts the image according to the drive command to adjust the location of the target relative to the determined location in the image. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245612 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing device includes: a determination unit determining whether each character included as a subject in a captured image is an unnoted non-main character; and a controller controlling an image-related process which is a process related to an image on the basis of a status of the character determined as a non-main character. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245613 | METHOD AND UNIT FOR GENERATING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE AND VIDEO FRAME - An embodiment of the invention relates to a method for High Dynamic Range (HDR) image creation by generating a mean difference curve for use in aligning the images of a sequence of images taken with different exposures, wherein the difference in exposure might derive from a difference in exposure time or a difference in aperture size. A further embodiment of the invention relates to a method for HDR image creation by generating images with different exposures from a single image. A further embodiment of the invention relates to a method for HDR video creation by generating frames with different exposures from a single frame. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245614 | IMAGE SELECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTING IMAGE - An image selection device including: a reception unit that receives a plurality of captured images obtained by rapid shooting one or more people as subjects; a face detection unit that detects human faces included in the captured images received by the reception unit; an eye detection unit that detects eyes in the human faces detected by the face detection unit; a blink detection unit that detects blink degrees of each of the eyes detected by the eye detection unit; an estimation unit that estimates statuses of the human faces based on the blink degrees detected by the blink detection unit; and a selecting unit that selects at least one of the captured images to be recorded on a recording medium from among the captured images received by the reception unit, based on the statuses of the human faces estimated by the estimation unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245615 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a low-frequency-component storage unit that stores therein a low-frequency component generated from a frame in an input moving image composed of a plurality of frames, a low-frequency-component generating unit that generates a low-frequency component from an N-th frame of the input moving image, and stores the low-frequency component in the low-frequency-component storage unit, and a dynamic-range correcting unit that corrects a dynamic range by using an (N+1)-th or later frame of the input moving image and the low-frequency component of the N-th frame stored in the low-frequency-component storage unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245616 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device captures a normal light image of an observed region via a plurality of color filters having different spectral characteristics, respectively, generates a uniform image having low contrast by extracting each picture signal corresponding to a picture signal in a wavelength band for which light absorption characteristic of a contrast region in the observed region becomes low, and corrects each picture signal of a fluorescence image of the observed region by using the uniform image. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245617 | AUTOMATED WHITE BALANCING IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY - A method for improving white balance measurement for digital cameras or the like uses color reference articles for placement within a scene coordinated with a digital camera capable of automatically recognizing the color reference supplied by the article. The reference articles comprise a signaling device (such as an RFID chip, an LED that emits in a specified and unique spectral area, or a watermark) that allows the digital camera to pinpoint the location of the reference article, its color value, size, and other information needed to use the reference article for color balancing. The digital camera receives the signal from the reference article and uses it for white balancing. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245618 | WHITE BALANCE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus includes an evaluation acquisition unit, a chromaticity value calculation unit, a weight coefficient calculation unit, a histogram analysis unit, an appearance at a light source calculation unit, a white balance coefficient calculation unit, and a white balance operating unit. the evaluation acquisition unit acquires color signal values from image data. The chromaticity value calculation unit calculates chromaticity values from the color signal values. The weight coefficient calculation unit extracts a signal value as a lightness value, and calculates a weight coefficient determined by the lightness value. The histogram analysis unit calculates the center position of a histogram, a histogram multiplication value and a histogram dispersion value. The appearance at a light source calculation unit calculates an appearance at a light source for each color temperature. The white balance operating unit executes a white balance operation with respect to the image data using a white balance coefficient. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245619 | FLUOROSCOPY APPARATUS - A fluoroscopy apparatus includes an illumination portion irradiating an observation target with illumination light; a fluorescence image acquisition device acquires fluorescence emitted from an observation target to acquire a fluorescence image; a fluorescence image-acquisition optical system forms an image of the observation target using the fluorescence; a reference-light image acquisition device acquires returning light from the observation region to acquire a reference image; a reference-light image-acquisition optical system forms an image using the returning light; and an image correction section corrects the fluorescence image by the reference image, wherein the product of an pixel density of the reference-light image acquisition device and the image-forming magnification of the reference-light image-acquisition optical system is less than the product of the pixel density of the fluorescence image acquisition device and the image-forming magnification of the fluorescence image-acquisition optical system. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245620 | Method For Mixing High-Gain and Low-Gain Signal For Wide Dynamic Range Image Sensor - A wide dynamic range image sensor method combines the response of high-gain sensing cells and low-gain sensing cells with better linearity than the prior art. A search is made in successive central regions within the response curve of the high-gain and low-gain cells to find a highest slope linear fit. This highest slope and the corresponding offset are used in mixing the high-gain and low-gain responses to achieve a wide dynamic range. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245621 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - An image capturing apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit; a smear detection unit; and a smear correction unit which corrects a level of pixels in a smear region in original image data by a first correction amount obtained by multiplying a smear amount by a first coefficient, thereby generating first image data, and corrects the level of pixels in the smear region in the original image data by a second correction amount obtained by multiplying the smear amount by a second coefficient, thereby generating second image data, wherein the first image data is used for at least either of image displaying and image recording, the second image data is used for at least one of exposure control, focus adjustment, and white balance control, and the first coefficient is smaller than the second coefficient. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245622 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit, a generating unit, a detecting unit, and a calculating unit. The image capturing unit captures an image of a subject to generate image data. The generating unit generates a blurred image from the image data. The detecting unit detects a main subject area included in the image data. The calculating unit calculates an evaluation value regarding a brightness based on an image of the main subject area among the blurred image, and calculates an improvement amount of lightness used for performing a correction on dark part gradation of the image data generated by the image capturing unit based on the evaluation value being calculated. Therefore, it is possible to adjust the exposure and correct the dark part gradation optimally both for a main subject portion and a background portion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245623 | STILL IMAGE MEMORY DEVICE AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - A still image memory device includes an imaging unit, a nonvolatile memory unit that includes a first memory area and a second memory area, and a control unit that controls the nonvolatile memory unit. The control unit includes a first processing unit that stores, in the first memory area, the image data output from the imaging unit; a second processing unit that, based on memory status of the first memory area, reads and compresses image data selected from a plurality of image data stored in the first memory area, stores compressed image data in the second memory area, and destroys the image data selected from the plurality of image data stored in the first memory area; and a third processing unit that, based on memory status of the second memory area, destroys compressed image data selected from a plurality of compressed image data stored in the second memory area. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245624 | SPATIALLY SYNCHRONIZED AUDIO AND VIDEO CAPTURE - An audio/video (A/V) capture device and method that capture audio and video in a spatially synchronized manner. In one implementation, the device and method automatically adjust the shape of a spatial directivity pattern of a microphone array used for acquiring audio so that the pattern is spatially synchronized with an amount of video zoom being applied by a video acquisition section to acquire video. For example, a wider spatial directivity pattern may automatically be used during wide-angle shots and a narrower spatial directivity pattern may automatically be used during close-ups. This beneficially allows for the consistent attenuation of audio signals received from audio sources that lie outside the field of view of the video acquisition section while passing or even enhancing audio signals received from audio sources that lie within the field of view even though the width of the field of view has changed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245625 | IDENTIFYING COLLECTION IMAGES WITH SPECIAL EVENTS - A method for associating event times or time periods with digital images in a collection for determining if a digital image is of interest, includes storing a collection of digital images each having an associated capture time; comparing the associated capture time in the collection with a special event time to determine if a digital image in the collection is of interest, wherein the comparing step includes calculation of a special event time associated with a special event based on the calendar time associated with the special event and using such information to perform the comparison step; and associating digital images of interest with the special event. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245626 | Digital Camera - A digital camera with multiple ports for emovable memory cards. In some preferred embodiments, the multiple ports will be structured to hand the same type(s) of memory cards. In other preferred embodiments, the ports (or at least some of them) will be differently structured to handle different types of memory cards. In some preferred embodiment, any av files transferred to a memory card will be transferred to all ports having a memory card present. In other preferred embodiments, different av files will be transferred to different ports (or subsets of ports), depending on factors such as pre-programming and/or user selected preferences. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245627 | PROCESSING FOR CAPTURED IMAGES - A method is provided for reading a captured image, with the captured image comprising at least first and second parts and a border area positioned between the first and second parts. Converted pixels are obtained by applying digital-to-analog conversion to the pixels in the captured image, and the converted pixels corresponding to the border area of the captured image are stored in a buffer. A first set of processed pixels is obtained by applying image processing to the converted pixels corresponding to the first part of the image and to the converted pixels stored in the buffer, and a second set of processed pixels is obtained by applying image processing to the converted pixels corresponding to the second part of the image and to the converted pixels stored in the buffer. A processed image is provided by combining the first and second sets of processed pixels. Also provided is a processing device for reading a captured image. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245628 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus includes a pixel unit having a plurality of components, each having a plurality of pixels arranged in row and column directions. The plurality of pixels in each component output color signals having a plurality of colors. The apparatus also includes an adding unit configured to perform an addition of color signals of the same color in each component. The color signals are outputted from the plurality of pixels. The adding unit performs the addition without adding a color signal outputted from a part of the plurality of pixels in each component such that spatial centroids of the added color signals having a plurality of colors are located at substantially the same pitch at least in one of the row and column directions. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245629 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus includes a zoom lens, a solid-state image sensor which photoelectrically converts an image formed by the zoom lens, a processing unit which processes image data obtained by the solid-state image sensor, and a correction units which processes the image data from the processing unit to correct distortion aberration of the image formed by the zoom lens, and outputs the corrected image data. The lens arrangement of the zoom lens, and the length of the diagonal line of the image capturing area in correcting distortion aberration are appropriately set. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245630 | IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING A ZOOM FUNCTION - In a digital camera, when the shutter is half-depressed, a controlling section | 2010-09-30 |
20100245631 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor | 2010-09-30 |
20100245632 | NOISE REDUCTION METHOD FOR VIDEO SIGNAL AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A noise reduction method for a video signal including a shooting step of shooting a subject by a CCD and outputting a video signal, a distance information acquisition step of calculating a shooting distance between the subject and the CCD, a specific distance information acquisition step of calculating a specific distance which is a shooting distance between one subject of the subject and the CCD on the basis of focus information of the one subject, a relative distance calculation step of calculating a relative distance corresponding to the video signal on the basis of the shooting distance and the specific distance, and a noise reduction step, including a smoothing step of performing smoothing processing on the video signal on the basis of the relative distance, of performing noise reduction processing on the video signal on the basis of the relative distance. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245633 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE ELEMENT AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE DEVICE - A solid-state image device has a pixel region in which a plurality of unit pixels | 2010-09-30 |
20100245634 | Hardware implemented pixel level digital filter and processing of electromagnetic signals - An apparatus for performing digital video processing of electromagnetic waves in IR or other electromagnetic waves spectra; derived from adjacent or separate bands (or sub-bands) representing a channel of electromagnetic wave intensities; that is processed for equipment radiometric corrections (calibration), adverse environmental elements or substance calibrations, channel filtering in real time and dynamic pixel to pixel time. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245635 | METHOD OF GENERATING HDR IMAGE AND DIGITAL IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of generating a high dynamic range (HDR) image and a digital image pickup device using the same are described. The digital image pickup device is employed to generate an HDR image according to a single digital image. The method includes the steps of obtaining an original image; performing a gray-scale processing to convert the original image into an original gray-scale pattern, in which each pixel in the original gray-scale pattern is assigned with a gray-scale value; performing a conversion procedure according to a gradient and a compensation value of the gray-scale value of each pixel in the original gray-scale pattern, and generating a high dynamic gray-scale pattern by using the gradients and the compensation values; and compensating the original image with the high dynamic gray-scale pattern, so as to generate the HDR image. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245636 | PRODUCING FULL-COLOR IMAGE USING CFA IMAGE - A method of forming a full-color output image using a color filter array image having a plurality of color channels and a panchromatic channel, comprising capturing a color filter array image having a plurality of color channels and a panchromatic channel, wherein the panchromatic channel is captured using a different exposure time than at least one of the color channels; computing an interpolated color image and an interpolated panchromatic image from the color filter array image; computing a chrominance image from the interpolated color image; and forming the full color output image using the interpolated panchromatic image and the chrominance image. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245637 | Solid-state imaging device, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus - A solid-state imaging device includes: an on-chip color filter having color filter components formed to correspond to pixels; light-shielding members each formed at the boundary of adjacent color filter components; and lenses concave toward a light incident direction, each formed directly below a corresponding one of the color filter components by self-alignment with the light-shielding members as a mask. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245638 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes: a plurality of pixel portions including color filters and photoelectric conversion portions, respectively, each of the photoelectric conversion portions generating charge according to light incident thereon, the color filters being provided on a light incidence side of the respective photoelectric conversion portions, a distance between the photoelectric conversion portions and the color filters being shorter than or equal to 3 μm; and a separation wall which is provided between adjoining ones of the color filters and separates the color filters from each other. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245639 | Imaging device, method of converting read-out signal, and camera - An imaging device includes: a pixel unit that converts incident light into an electrical signal corresponding to the amount of the incident light; and a read-out unit that reads out a read-out signal from the pixel unit for a first period and a second period, wherein the read-out unit includes a clock signal generating section that generates clock signals having a frequency corresponding to the voltage of the read-out signal, a first counter section that counts the clock signals generated by the clock signal generating section, a second counter section that counts output clock signals of the first counter section, a first correction section that corrects the voltage of the read-out signal to be constant before start of counting of the first and second counter sections for the first period and stops correction of the voltage of the read-out signal after the start of counting of the first and second counting sections for the first period and during the second period, and a second correction section that corrects a frequency of the output clock signal of the first counter section to a frequency that is higher than the frequency of the output clock signal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245640 | CCD IMAGING ARRAY WITH EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE - A CCD such as a frame transfer CCD has an extended dynamic range. The image built up in the image region | 2010-09-30 |
20100245641 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING A SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes, on a substrate, a lower electrode, a photoelectric converting layer that is disposed on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode that is disposed on the photoelectric converting layer. The device further includes: a boosting unit which is formed in the substrate, and which supplies a power supply voltage for producing an electric field between the upper electrode and the lower electrode; a wiring portion which electrically connects the output of the boosting unit to the upper electrode; and a low-pass filter which is connected to the output of the boosting unit, and which includes a resistor that is formed by at least a part of the wiring portion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245642 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device which can, in response to the problem of black-crush occurring in an image when strong light is enters the device, positively detect black-crush in a state in which a variance margin has been secured. The solid-state imaging device outputs a luminance signal in accordance with an amount of received light, and includes: a pixel circuit having a light-receiving element; a signal output circuit having a sampling transistor which outputs, from a second signal output line, a luminance signal in accordance with the amount of light received by the light-receiving element, based on an output signal from the pixel circuit; and a high-intensity judgment circuit which is coupled by the pixel circuit and a judgment input coupling capacitor, judges whether or not light entering the light-receiving element is of high intensity based on the output signal from the pixel circuit, and in the case of judging the entering light to be of high intensity, outputs a luminance signal indicating high intensity. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245643 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A pixel driving portion | 2010-09-30 |
20100245644 | VARIABLE DYNAMIC RANGE PIXEL SENSOR CELL, DESIGN STRUCTURE AND METHOD - A pixel sensor cell including a column circuit, a design structure for fabricating the pixel sensor cell including the column circuit and a method for operating the pixel sensor cell including the column circuit are predicated upon the measurement of multiple reference data point and signal data point pairs from a floating diffusion at a variable capacitance. The variable capacitance is provided by excluding or including a transfer gate transistor capacitance in addition to a floating diffusion capacitance. Such a variable capacitance provides variable dynamic ranges for the pixel sensor cell including the column circuit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245645 | Solid-state image pickup apparatus and electronic apparatus - A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes a photoelectric converter, a wiring portion, a micro lens, and an adjustment film. The photoelectric converter is formed on a light incident side in a substrate. The wiring portion is formed on a side of the substrate that is opposite to the light incident side. The micro lens is formed on a light incident side of the photoelectric converter. The adjustment film adjusts variation of a light reception sensitivity in the photoelectric converter with respect to a wavelength of light that enters the photoelectric converter through the micro lens, and the adjustment film is formed between the photoelectric converter and the micro lens. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245646 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid state imaging device | 2010-09-30 |
20100245647 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a first chip including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a light sensing unit generating a signal charge responsive to an amount of received light, and a plurality of MOS transistors reading the signal charge generated by the light sensing unit and outputting the read signal charge as a pixel signal, a second chip including a plurality of pixel drive circuits supplying desired drive pulses to pixels, the second chip being laminated beneath the first chip in a manner such that the pixel drive circuits are arranged beneath the pixels formed in the first chip to drive the pixels, and a connection unit for electrically connecting the pixels to the pixel drive circuits arranged beneath the pixels. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245648 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging device includes a basic cell having two or more the pixels that share floating diffusion. The imaging device also includes a transistor shared by the two or more pixels in the basic cell and arranged on the outside of the two or more pixels. The imaging device further includes a light receiving unit connected to the floating diffusion shared by the pixels in the basic cell through a transfer gate. In the imaging device, on-chip lenses are arranged substantially at regular intervals. Also, an optical waveguide is formed so that the position thereof in the surface of the solid-state imaging device is located at a position shifted from the center of the light receiving unit to the transistor and in the inside of the light receiving unit and the inside of the on-chip lens. | 2010-09-30 |