40th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 84 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160295029 | OPERATING A POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT OF A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method for operating a power supply circuit of a communications device involves operating the power supply circuit in a first operating mode in which a switching frequency of the power supply circuit is higher than an operating frequency band of the communications device and switching the power supply circuit to operate in a second operating mode in response to connecting the power supply circuit to a battery by decreasing the switching frequency of the power supply circuit. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295030 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM - Provided are an image forming apparatus capable of setting a printing size of a margin by using a preview displayed in an enlarged manner, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. When a pinch-in operation performed with respect to a particular region at a left end in a whole page preview displayed on a display section has been accepted, an MFP displays a left end preview in an enlarged manner to be larger in size than the particular region at the left end in the whole page preview. When a left-to-right swipe operation performed with respect to the displayed left end preview has been accepted, the MFP sets a size specified by the swipe operation as a printing size of a margin of a page as a target of the preview, and displays a whole page preview and a left end preview, both reflecting a margin having the set size. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295031 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording sheet, an image formation control unit that controls an operation of the image forming unit, a visible image forming unit that forms a visible image in air, a display control unit that controls an operation of the visible image forming unit, to cause the visible image forming unit to form a visible image representing a display screen containing a preview of an image to be formed, and a reception unit that receives an operation of a user performed in the air on the display screen formed as visible image by the visible image forming unit. The display control unit eliminates, when the reception unit receives a predetermined operation of the user, an image in an area designated by the predetermined operation of the user from the preview of the image to be formed. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295032 | Recording Apparatus and Non-Transitory Storage Medium Storing Instructions Executable by the Recording Apparatus - A recording apparatus includes a controller configured to: decrease the number of recording pages which is stored in a storage in response to completion of recording on a recording medium on a page-by-page basis; increase the number of recording pages in response to an increase in an amount of image data in the storage; determine whether the number of recording pages is greater than or equal to a first number; control a drive source and a recording device to convey the recording medium at a first speed and perform recording when the number of recording pages is less than the first number; and control the drive source and the recording device to convey the recording medium at a second speed greater than the first speed and perform the recording when the number of recording pages is greater than or equal to the first number. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295033 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus, including a display, a memory, and a controller, to provide a plurality of functions is provided. The controller controls the display to display one of a first screen, through which one of the plurality of functions is selectable; a second screen, through which one of a plurality of options for the selected function is selectable; and a third screen, through which selection of the one of the plurality of options is indicated. When the controller reads shortcut information that indicates a first option for a selected one of the functions, and when the first option is permitted to the user, the third screen is displayed. When the first option is not permitted to the user, and if there is a second option permitted to the user, the second screen is displayed. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295034 | IMAGE-OUTPUTTING APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING NOTIFICATION IMAGE SENT FROM SERVER - An image-outputting apparatus includes a network interface, a storage, an output unit for outputting images, a user interface for receiving user operations including a login operation, and a controller. The controller determines whether the login operation is accepted, and determines what type of machine operation is permitted for the logged user according to the account thereof. The controller receives notification data from a server. The notification data contains information to be transmitted to an authorized user to whom a specific account is assigned. In response to receiving notification data, the controller determines whether an authorized user is logged in. When the authorized user is logged in, the controller controls the output unit to output a notification image represented by the notification data. When the authorized user not is logged in, the controller stores the notification data in the storage. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295035 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A display apparatus includes: a display for displaying an image; a detector for detecting an exposure speed of a portable image-forming device which exposes an instant film to light using light from a screen displayed on the display; and an image processor for adjusting brightness of the image displayed on the display depending on the detected exposure speed. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295036 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device and the like capable of reducing a retrieval time of a moving image corresponding to a captured image and enhancing retrieval accuracy thereof are provided. In the image processing device, an outline identification section identifies an outline of each still image included in a captured image acquired by capturing an output image of a composite image. A layout structure analysis section analyzes a layout structure of the plural still images included in the captured image based on information about each outline. A moving image specifying section that retrieves association information including a layout structure corresponding to the layout structure of the plural still images included in the captured image, from plural pieces of association information of composite images stored in a storage section, detects the result as first association information, and specifies each moving image associated with each still image included in the first association information. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295037 | Server and Communication System Including the Same - A server includes a controller and an interface for communicating with image processing devices and an information processing device. The controller performs: obtaining, from a first image processing device, first identification information about the first image processing device and a first particular code input to the first image processing device; determining whether at least one code in a storage contains the obtained first particular code; transmitting first corresponding information corresponding to the first particular code to the first image processing device when the at least one code contains the obtained first particular code; receiving the first corresponding information provided from the first image processing device to the information processing device and first user account information input to the information processing device; and registering the received first user account information and the first identification information identified by the received first corresponding information, into the storage in association with each other. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295038 | Image and Augmented Reality Based Networks Using Mobile Devices and Intelligent Electronic Glasses - A mobile communication system based on digital content including images and video that may be acquired, processed, and displayed using a plurality of mobile device, smartphones, tablet computers, stationary computers, intelligent electronic glasses, smart glasses, headsets, watches, smart devices, vehicles, and servers. Content may be acquired continuously by input and output devices and displayed in a social network. Images may have associated additional properties including nature of voice, audio, data and other information. This content may be displayed and acted upon in an augmented reality or virtual reality system. The imaged base network system may have the ability to learn and form intelligent association between aspects, people and other entities; between images and the associated data relating to both animate and inanimate entities for intelligent image based communication in a network. Acquired content may be processed for predictive analytics. Individuals may be imaged for targeted and personalized advertising. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295039 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, which senses an image including a pattern code. The mobile device includes a camera unit configured to sense an image, a display unit configured to display the image, a sensor unit configured to detect an input signal and transmit the detected input signal to a processor, and the processor configured to control the display unit, the camera unit and the sensor unit. The processor is further configured to provide an image capturing interface, wherein the image capturing interface displays the image sensed by the camera unit and an image capturing trigger for storing the image, adjust focus of the image to an area corresponding to a location of a pattern code automatically and simultaneously display a pattern code trigger in the image capturing interface, only when the pattern code is recognized from the image, store the image when an input signal for the image capturing trigger is detected, and display content linked to the pattern code when an input signal for the pattern code trigger is detected. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295040 | Quick Operation User Interface for a Multifunction Printing Device - Example methods and systems may include displaying a primary screen having a plurality of function menus corresponding to multifunction printer functions, wherein each function menu includes a function icon, one or more major-setting icons, an execution icon, and an expansion icon. The example methods and systems may include, responsive to the selection of a major-setting icon, modifying a corresponding primary setting; responsive to the selection of an execution icon, causing a multifunction printing device to carry out a function; responsive to the selection of an expansion icon, displaying the function menu as a selected menu, wherein the selected menu is larger and includes more major-setting icons; and, responsive to the selection of a function icon, displaying a secondary screen, wherein the secondary screen includes one or more major-setting icons corresponding to one or more primary settings, and one or more minor-setting icons corresponding to one or more secondary settings. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295041 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION PROCEDURE INDICATING METHOD - Provided is an electronic device wherein a clocking part measures an adjusting operation time on an initial adjustment screen, a screen display item determination part makes a comparison between a first target value and a measuring result of the clocking part to determine a displaying number of adjusting items, and by doing so, a system control part will cause a panel part as a display part to display screens (detailed adjustment screens) of different displaying numbers of the adjusting items based on the screen display data corresponding to the displaying number of the adjusting items that has been determined by the screen display item determination part. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295042 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a conveyor defining a conveyance path including an upper path, a lower path including a reference portion and a first and second inclined portions, and a curved path, and a first reading unit for reading an image of the sheet when passing the first inclined portion. The conveyor includes a chute member forming a guide surface. The chute member includes a first chute member forming a first guide surface defining the upper path and a second chute member forming a second guide surface defining the first inclined portion. The first chute member forms a third guide surface defining the second inclined portion. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295043 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus, including a body including a path to convey a sheet from a feeder tray to an ejection tray; a conveyer unit to convey the sheet; a recording unit to record an image on the sheet; and a controller to control the conveyer unit and the recording unit, is provided. The controller is configured to execute a ejection request accepting process, in which the controller accepts a request for executing a sheet ejection job being a single job to eject the sheet without causing a recording action in the recording unit; and a sheet ejecting process, in which, after accepting the request for executing the sheet ejection job, the controller controls the conveyer unit to convey the sheet from the feeder tray to the ejection tray without causing the recording action in the recording unit. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295044 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a sheet size sensing portion, an image forming portion, a registered condition information acquisition portion, and a printing control portion. The sheet size sensing portion senses the size of a sheet material in a sheet receptacle. The registered condition information acquisition portion acquires registered condition information representing the correspondence relationship between the size of the sheet material and a printing condition. The printing control portion causes the image forming portion to execute a printing process in accordance with the printing condition corresponding to the size sensed by the sheet size sensing portion in the registered condition information. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295045 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS IMPROVED IN SETTING PROCESS FOR RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus improved in a setting process for a recording medium to thereby make it possible to prevent print processing from failing to be executed. In the image forming apparatus including a plurality of sheet feeders for storing recording sheets, when recording sheets are stored in one of the sheet feeders, at least one of the recording sheets is conveyed from the corresponding sheet feeder, and the type of the conveyed recording sheet is identified. Then, the identified type of the recording sheet is set as the type of the stored recording sheets. This makes it possible to prevent occurrence of a situation in which print processing is not executed because the identified type of the recording sheet does not match the set type of the recording sheets, whereby it is possible to prevent print processing from failing to be executed. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295046 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS WITH ORIGINAL SIZE DETECTION SENSOR - An image reading apparatus which is capable of successfully reading an image off an original by correctly detecting a size of the original without degrading productivity even if mixed-size originals are placed on an original tray with edges not aligned. An image reading unit reads an image off an original passing through a reading position. An original size detection sensor detects an original. A first original size is determined using a result of detection by the original size detection sensor, and a second original size is determined using the image read off the original. The first original size or the second original size is adopted as an original size. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295047 | Image Reading Apparatus - An image reading apparatus includes a reading device having an opening in an upper surface thereof, a main device disposed below the reading device, a first cable connected to the reading device and the main device and including a first portion, a retaining portion disposed in the main device, and a groove portion. The retaining portion is configured to retain the first portion of the first cable such that the first portion has a substantially U-shaped curve, which is curved downwardly, and such that a liquid passes through the opening of the reading device, runs on the first portion downwardly and drops down from a lower end of the substantially U-shaped curve in the first portion of the first cable. The groove portion is configured to receive the liquid dropping down from the lower end of the substantially U-shaped curve in the first portion of the first cable. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295048 | IMAGE READING DEVICE FOR READING IMAGE OF DOCUMENT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD - A document feed portion of an image reading device is capable of feeding a document placed on a first document placement portion, to a predetermined reading position. A size detection portion detects a size of the document placed on the first document placement portion. A storage processing portion stores size information indicating the size of the document detected by the size detection portion, into a predetermined storage medium. An image reading portion performs a reading process of scanning a read surface of the document placed on a second document placement portion, to read an image. A setting portion sets the size information stored into the storage medium by the storage processing portion, as size information to be used for the reading process by the image reading portion. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295049 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image reading unit, an image forming unit, an acceptance unit, a paper transporting unit, a mode selecting unit, and a control unit. The image reading unit includes a document transporting device, a loaded-document detecting unit, a document table, a document holder, and a placed-document detecting unit. The mode selection unit can select a first mode in which paper is transported at the start of image reading operation and a second mode in which paper is transported after the image reading operation. If the loaded-document detecting unit detects that a document has not been loaded in a loading position and the placed-document detecting unit detects that a document has not been placed on the document table, the control unit controls the mode selection unit to select the second mode and controls the image reading unit to read an image on the document table. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295050 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus is provided which is able to combine a form image with an input image by means of a new combination method. The image forming apparatus is able to combine the form image with the input image by means of a multiple form successive combination method in which in a case where a plurality of the input images are used, when a plurality of the form images are accepted, a respective one of the form images is successively combined with a respective one of the input image, and the multiple form successive combination method is a method in which in a case where the input images to a number of three or more are used, when the form images to a number of three or more are accepted, a respective one of the form images is successively combined with a respective one of the input images. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295051 | Image Reading Apparatus That Reads by Intended Read Size and Image Processing Apparatus - An image reading apparatus includes a read size determination circuit. The read size determination circuit has a plurality of operation mode including a first mode and a second mode. The first mode determines the size of the document detected by the first document reading unit as a first read size and determines a read size of the document set in advance as a second read size. The first read size is the read size of the document when the first document reading unit reads the document. The second mode determines the size of the document detected by the first document reading unit as the first read size. If the second document reading unit reads the document, the second mode determines the read size of the document set in the setting screen as the second read size when a start instruction of a reading job is entered using the operation circuit. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295052 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - In an image processing device and an image processing system according to the present invention, a storage unit holds image processing jobs received by a job receiving unit. An authority information acquiring unit acquires authority information indicating authority that a user specified by a user specifying unit has with respect to the image processing job in the storage unit. Based on the authority information acquired by the authority information acquiring unit, a processable job extracting unit extracts an image processing job for which the user specified by the user specifying unit has authority to delete or execute from among the image processing jobs in the storage unit. A display unit displays the image processing job extracted by the processable job extraction unit. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295053 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREIN IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - When a first image is designated in an image output instruction, a first determination portion in an image processing apparatus determines whether or not an operator is a restricted subject who is restricted from outputting through an output portion, on the basis of restriction information. A restriction process portion executes a restriction process of restricting output of first image data of the first image through the output portion when the operator is determined to be the restricted subject by the first determination portion, and approves output of the first image data of the first image through the output portion when the operator is determined not to be the restricted subject by the first determination portion. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295054 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a start unit which, in a case where one of the applications is to be activated at a time of activating the information processing apparatus, performs a start process of the application based on a task for each of the applications, the task being different from a task giving an instruction to activate the application, a monitoring unit which monitors whether the start process of the application is completed in a predetermined time, and an interruption unit which, in a case where the start process of the application is not completed in the predetermined time, interrupts the start process of the application, and provides a mechanism capable of, even in a situation where the start processes of some applications cannot be completed, continuing the activation process of the apparatus itself and making the function of another application usable. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295055 | Image Forming System That Appropriately Permits Interrupt Print, and Recording Medium - An image forming system includes a print device, a print job accepting circuit, an interrupt permission circuit, and a distance acquisition circuit. The interrupt permission circuit permits the interrupt print with a count of paper sheets equal to or less than a count of printable sheets printed by the print device within an interruptible time that ensures execution of the interrupt print, within an acceptable extension time by which an extension of completion time of the interrupted print job is accepted. The interrupt permission circuit calculates the acceptable extension time based on a remaining count of printed sheets of the print job to be interrupted. The interrupt permission circuit calculates the interruptible time by at least reducing an arrival time taken to arrive at the printer for the requester arrives at the print device based on a distance acquired by the distance acquisition circuit from the acceptable extension time. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295056 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF TEST PRINTING, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, DESTINATION SORTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus that enables a user to check results of test printing quickly. An MFP as the image forming apparatus is connected to an external finisher as a post-processing apparatus that performs post processing on printed recording media. The MFP and the external finisher are controlled independently of each other. The MFP is comprised of a printer controller configured to execute test printing of a printing object, and a conveyance controller configured to perform control such that when executing the test printing, printed recording media are not conveyed to the external finisher. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295057 | Multi-Functional Device and Storage Medium - A multi-functional device configured to receive a function execution request transmitted from a terminal device without using a driver program, transmit a relation information request for requesting transmission of user relation information to the terminal apparatus, in a case where the function execution request not including individual relation information relating to individual identification information is received from the terminal apparatus, and control a specific function engine of the multi-functional device to execute a specific function, in a case where the function execution request including individual relation information relating to individual identification information is received from the terminal apparatus in response to the transmitting of the relation information request to the terminal apparatus and on condition that individual permission information associated with the individual identification information in a table indicates that use of the specific function is permitted. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295058 | FLEXIBLE FLAT CABLE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A flexible flat cable includes a first flat cable part having an electromagnetic shielding structure and flexibility, and a second flat cable part having an electromagnetic shielding structure and flexibility. The second flat cable part is different from the first flat cable part in at least one of electromagnetic shielding structure and flexibility. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295059 | BEAM ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE - A housing of an optical scanning device includes a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion. In the optical scanning device, an optical axis adjustment and a focal position adjustment in a main scanning direction and a sub scanning direction are conducted in a state where a part of a holder that holds a light source unit for emitting multi-beam light abuts on the first abutting portion and in a state where a part of a peripheral edge of an optical element that has both a collimator lens function and a cylindrical lens function abuts on the second abutting portion. Furthermore, a beam pitch of the multi-beam light is adjusted by rotating the holder around an optical axis in a state where the holder abuts on the first abutting portion. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295060 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a movable body supported so as to be movable along a support table, the movable body supporting at least a light source; a controller that controls the light source; a connection member that electrically connects the movable body and the controller together, the connection member formed into a strip shape whose longitudinal direction extends in a direction in which the movable body moves and whose lateral direction extends in a widthwise direction, the connection member including a folded-back portion that is folded back in a direction opposite to the direction in which the movable body moves; and a guide member disposed along the connection member, the guide member having a high flexural rigidity in a portion that extends along the direction in which the movable body moves, the guide member having a low flexural rigidity in a portion corresponding to the folded-back portion. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295061 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading device includes a support table that supports a document; a light source that is supported movably along the support table between a reading start position set near one end of the support table and a reading end position set near the other end of the support table and that irradiates the document with light; a reading member that reads an image based on reflected light from the document; and an image composing unit that composes read image information based on a first image read by the reading member and a second image based on light reflected from the document in a direction different from a direction of the first image. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295062 | HANDHELD DEVICE FOR CAPTURING TEXT FROM BOTH A DOCUMENT PRINTED ON PAPER AND A DOCUMENT DISPLAYED ON A DYNAMIC DISPLAY DEVICE - A device for capturing rendered text is described. The device incorporates one or more visual sensors that receive visual information as a part of capturing rendered text. The visual sensors are collectively capable of capturing both text that is permanently printed on a page, and text that is displayed transitorily on a dynamic device. The device further incorporates a visual information disposition subsystem for disposing of visual information received by the visual sensors. The device further incorporates a package that bears the visual sensors and the visual information disposition subsystem, and is suitable to be held in a human hand. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295063 | TABLET COMPUTER WITH INTEGRATED SCANNER - A tablet computer with an integrated document scanner that is adapted to transport paper documents through a scanning pathway in the tablet body and to scan said documents. Scanned documents may be saved to internal tablet memory for subsequent access. A stylus that permits a user to write or highlight on scanned documents in different selectable colors may also be associated with a scanning tablet. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295064 | PHOTO CLUSTER DETECTION AND COMPRESSION - Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for photo cluster detection and compression. An image module receives a set of images captured using a camera. A subset module determines a subset of the set of images based on a timestamp associated with each image of the set of images. The subset of images includes a plurality of images having a timestamp within a predefined time range. A compression module compresses the subset of images such that the compressed subset of images uses less storage space than the subset of images. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295065 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus, including an image reader unit, a printer unit, and a controller, is provided. The controller executes an image reading process; a printing process; a standby process to hold the printer unit in a second condition, wherein the printer unit is enabled to print through a preparatory action, on standby during a time period between completion of the printing process and elapse of a standby period; a shifting process to shift the printer unit from the second condition to a first condition, wherein the preparatory action is required to enable the printer unit to print; and a changing process, wherein, if a document cover in the image reading unit is open during the time period between the completion of the printing process and elapse of the standby period, the standby period is changed from a first period to a second period that is longer than the first period. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295066 | COPY SYSTEM, COPY METHOD, READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - In a copy system includes an image recording apparatus and a reading apparatus. A controller of the image recording apparatus performs: controlling a recording device to record a particular code indicating communication information identifying a communication device of the image recording apparatus; receiving image data; and controlling the recording device to record at least one image based on the received image data. A controller of the reading apparatus performs: controlling a reading device to read at least one document to create image data; and analyzing the created image data and determining whether the created image data contains the particular code on a page-by-page basis. When determining that the created image data contains the particular code. The controller of the reading apparatus performs: obtaining the communication information indicated by the particular code; and transmitting a portion of the created image data to a destination identified by the communication information. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295067 | Image Forming Apparatus That Automatically Changes Start Time of Feeding Print Medium in Response to State, and Recording Medium - An image forming apparatus includes a printer, a drawing data generating circuit, and a medium feeding circuit. The drawing data generating circuit generates, from print data, drawing data that causes the printer to execute a print job. The medium feeding circuit feeds the print medium to the printer. The medium feeding circuit executes: a first feeding stage in which the print medium moves to a specific position; and a second feeding stage in which the print medium moves from the specific position to the printer. The medium feeding circuit starts the first feeding stage after the drawing data is generated by the drawing data generating circuit when the image forming apparatus is in specific states, and starts the first feeding stage before the drawing data is generated by the drawing data generating circuit when the image forming apparatus is not in the specific states. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295068 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND MEDIUM - An object of the present invention is to, in the case where one of setting information relating to image adjustment and setting information relating to stepwise charging is changed, immediately check an influence that is exerted on the other. The present invention is an information processing apparatus including a first reception unit configured to receive an image adjustment setting value that specifies a degree of adjustment processing for image data, and a second reception unit configured to receive a setting value in stepwise charging in which a charging amount increases stepwise as a toner consumption amount increases, and in the information processing apparatus, in the case where one of the received image adjustment setting value and the received setting value in stepwise charging is changed, the other is changed in accordance with the changed value. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295069 | IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD - An image reading device includes an image reading portion, a detection processing portion, and a combination processing portion. The image reading portion is configured to read image data of a document placed on a document placement surface. The detection processing portion is configured to detect a corner portion of the document on the basis of the image data read by the image reading portion. The combination processing portion is configured to combine the respective image data read by the image reading portion until a total number of the corner portions of the document detected by the detection processing portion becomes a predetermined value. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295070 | Image Scanning Apparatus - In a scanning apparatus, a controller is configured to obtain black reference data, compensated data based on digital data (scan data) by scanning a reference member with the light source turned off, and the black reference data. The controller further compares the compensated data with a first particular value. The controller executes the compensated data obtaining process with setting the light amount adjustment value to be a smaller value when the compensated data is greater than the first particular value, while with setting the light amount adjustment value to be a greater value when the compensated data is less than the first particular value. Further, the controller sets the light amount adjustment value to be a scan-time light amount adjustment value when the light amount adjustment value is equal to the first particular value. Then, the controller executes a scanning process according to the scan-time light amount adjustment value. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295071 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHODS THEREFOR - Determination information is obtained to determine a degradation characteristic of sharpness of an image formed by an image forming apparatus. One of a plurality of recovery processing parameters used to recover sharpness of an image is selected based on the determination information, and characteristics of the plurality of recovery processing parameters are different from each other. Recovery processing of sharpness is performed on image data using the selected recovery processing parameter. When the degradation characteristics of sharpness are visually and substantially the same, the same recovery processing parameter is selected. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295072 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND PROGRAM - A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program causes a computer incorporated in a mobile terminal to execute the steps of acquiring apparatus specifying information in order for a user to determine whether an information processing apparatus to cooperate with the mobile terminal is a desired information processing apparatus using a proximity wireless communication with the information processing apparatus; b) displaying, on an operation unit of the mobile terminal, a confirmation message which is a confirmation message to confirm execution of a cooperative action with the information processing apparatus and includes the apparatus specifying information; and c) executing the cooperative action in response to a confirmation operation to the confirmation message by the user. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295073 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus includes an original setting part, an original reading device, an opening/closing member, a locking mechanism, a notifying mechanism, an original detecting part, a user detecting part and a controlling part. The opening/closing member is switchable between an opening posture and a closing posture. The locking mechanism holds the opening/closing member in the closing posture. The notifying mechanism notifies a user that the original is left behind on the original setting part. The controlling part operates the locking mechanism and the notifying mechanism on condition that the original detecting part detects the original and the user detecting part does not detect the user in a state where the original reading device has finished reading the original. The controlling part stops operation of the locking mechanism on condition that authentication of a specific user succeeds in a state where the locking mechanism is operated. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295074 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: an information obtaining portion that obtains association information indicating an association between a first and second portable terminal apparatus from an association information storage, the first portable terminal apparatus having a proper permission to use a function of the image processing apparatus from the first portable terminal apparatus, the second portable terminal apparatus having a temporary permission to use the function from the second portable terminal apparatus in place of the first portable terminal apparatus; a data storage that stores data caused by a process between the image processing apparatus and the second portable terminal apparatus; an online terminal detector that detects the first portable terminal apparatus as being online; and a data provider that provides the data to the first portable terminal apparatus from the data storage when the online terminal detector detects the first portable terminal apparatus as being online. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295075 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE PROCESSING, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed are a method and a device for image processing and a storage medium, and the method includes: cutting a first image to obtain at least two second images and first sequence information, wherein the first sequence information contains an order in which the at least two second images are spliced into the first image; rearranging the order contained in the first sequence information to obtain second sequence information containing an order in which the at least two second images are spliced into a third image; and splicing the at least two second images into the third image according to the second sequence information. With the disclosure, the original first image may be protected, because others cannot recover the first image from the third image via simple image processing technologies. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295076 | Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Medium - A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions. The instructions, when executed by a processor of an image processing apparatus, perform processes. The processes include registering, in a storage, a candidate color for each of a plurality of divided areas included in image data indicating an image on a sheet. The processes further include identifying, from among a plurality of pixels included in the image data, a target pixel based on a color value of the target pixel. The processes further include replacing the color value of the identified target pixel with a target color when a condition based on the color value of the identified target pixel and a color value of the target color is satisfied. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295077 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PRINTING METHOD - An image processing method includes performing first halftone processing and second halftone processing. The second halftone processing is performed, for a second kind of color in advance among a plurality of colors constituting an original image, in units of blocks each consisting of a plurality of pixels that constitute the original image and the second kind of color is converted into an amount of second kind of ink corresponding to the second kind of color among the plurality of inks. The first halftone processing is performed, for the first kind of color, for each pixel that constitutes the original image or each pixel group having a smaller number of pixels than the block and the first kind of color is converted into an amount of first kind of ink corresponding to the first kind of color among the plurality of inks. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295078 | SYNCHRONIZING WIRELESS SENSOR DATA AND VIDEO - Techniques are provided to implement the display of synchronized sensor data and captured video signal. A mobile computing device receives a set of data points from a multi-sensor device. The set of data points may be assigned a timestamp value, obtained from an internal clock within the mobile computing device. Sets of data points and their assigned timestamp values are aggregated into an aggregated sensor dataset that represents the sets of data points over a particular period of time. Concurrent to receiving the sensor data, video frames are received. The video frames with an assigned timestamp value are stored in a video frame dataset that represents video frames over a particular period of time. The aggregated sensor dataset and the video frame dataset are synchronized and combined into a single combined video dataset based upon the assigned timestamp values of the sets of data points and the video frames. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295079 | MODULAR MOTION CAMERA - Modular digital camera systems are disclosed. The modular digital camera system can include a brain module configured to be releasably coupled to one or more of a port extender module, power module, display module, and handle module. The brain module and other accessory modules can be structured according to some embodiments to increase an ease of coupling and decoupling the modules. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295080 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF IMAGING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus and a manufacturing method of the imaging apparatus, and electronic equipment and a manufacturing method of the electronic equipment which make it possible to obtain high optical characteristics. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295081 | Thermal Compensation in an Integrated Image Sensor and Lens Assembly - An integrated image sensor and lens assembly comprises a lens barrel holding camera lenses coupled to a lens mount. The lens mount is further coupled to an image sensor substrate that has an image sensor lying on an image plane. The optical distance between lenses and the image sensor is tuned such that the focal plane of the lenses coincides with the image plane. Due to thermal expansion, this optical distance may vary thereby to cause the focal plane of the lenses to shift away from the image plane. The integrated image sensor and lens assembly further comprises spacers that couple one or more lens elements to the lens barrel. The spacers and the lens elements are configured such that the optical distance is maintained to be constant or substantially constant. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295082 | APPARATUS BODY OF IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND LENS ADAPTER FOR EQUIPPING INTERCHANGEABLE LENS TO APPARATUS BODY - An apparatus body of an image pickup apparatus that ensures reliability of an electric connection between a lens adapter and the apparatus body with a simple configuration even when a spacer is inserted between the lens adapter that has an electrical communication unit and the apparatus body. A lens adapter to which an interchangeable lens is detachably attached is detachably attached to a fixing unit. An electrical connecting portion is formed as a comb-shaped terminal that is electrically connected with a terminal of the electrical communication unit provided in the lens adapter. A contact portion of the comb-shaped terminal contacting with the terminal of the electrical communication unit is slidable with respect to the terminal of the electrical communication unit. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295083 | TELECOMMUNICATION UNIT THAT ENABLES COMMUNICATION BETWEEN IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, AS WELL AS LENS ADAPTER - A telecommunication unit which ensures high reliability of electric connection with a simple structure and enables satisfactory communication between an apparatus main body of an image pickup apparatus and an interchangeable lens. A first electric connecting unit has contact portions that are electrically connected to the interchangeable lens when the interchangeable lens is mounted on the lens adapter. A second electric connecting unit has contact portions that are electrically connected to the apparatus main body when the lens adapter is fixed to the apparatus main body. The contact portions of the first electric connecting unit are arranged in the form of an arc with an optical axis of the interchangeable lens at its center. The contact portions of the second electric connecting unit are arranged in a linear fashion in a width direction of the apparatus main body perpendicular to the optical axis of the interchangeable lens. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295084 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM WITH SIDE-EMITTING ILLUMINATION, TARGETING, AND CONFIRMATION - Embodiments are disclosed of a lighting apparatus including a fixture adapted to accommodate a camera having imaging optics that define an optical axis, wherein the fixture includes an open end through which the imaging optics can capture an image. One or more side-emitting illumination light sources are positioned adjacent to the open end, the plurality of side-emitting light sources positioned to direct light toward a plane intersected by the optical axis. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295085 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE OPERATING METHOD - An endoscope operating method for an endoscope includes a step of applying light to an object through an endoscope tip of the endoscope. The object illuminated with the light is imaged through the endoscope tip. The object is magnified at a first magnification by optical zooming. The object is magnified at a second magnification by electronic zooming according to an image signal obtained by imaging the object. A value relationship between the first and second magnifications is changed according to an illumination type of the light. In case a total magnification for magnifying the object is equal to or less than an upper limit of the first magnification, the object is magnified by the optical zooming. In case the total magnification is more than the upper limit, the object is magnified by the optical zooming and the electronic zooming. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295086 | SYSTEM FOR ENABLING REMOTE ANNOTATION OF MEDIA DATA CAPTURED USING ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS AND THE CREATION OF TARGETED DIGITAL ADVERTISING IN A DOCUMENTATION ENVIRONMENT USING DIAGNOSIS AND PROCEDURE CODE ENTRIES - A system comprising a network of computers programmed to receive and process visual data transmitted from an endoscopic instrument, display the processed visual data as a live stream and as a set of discrete media objects to be annotated by users of multiple computers accessing the media objects remotely. The endoscopic instrument may feature several buttons arranged for capturing, freezing, and annotating the live stream. The media objects, annotations, and metadata associating the users with the annotations will be embedded by the system into a report using image and text matching algorithms, the report exportably stored and accessed in a patient-physician schedule and database environment. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295087 | MULTICHANNEL OPTICS IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - The invent on relates to a multichannel optics image capturing apparatus wherein at least a first channel includes anamorphic mapping optics and the first channel has an at least partial field of view overlap with a second channel. Additionally, the invention relates to a multichannel optics image capturing apparatus including at least a first channel and a second channel, wherein the first channel has an at least partial field of view overlap with the second channel, and the second channel includes a first two-dimensional arrangement of detector pixels and the second channel includes a second two-dimensional arrangement of detector pixels, and the first two-dimensional arrangement is incongruent with respect to the second two-dimensional arrangement. The suggested solution achieves that the resolution of an overall image composed of individual images of the channels is essentially distance-independent with respect to an object to be captured. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295088 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A light emitting device ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160295089 | VEHICLE-BASED CLOUD-AWARE VIDEO CAPTURE SYSTEM - Systems are provided for capturing video images from vehicles and relaying the video to a cloud-based database for access by authorized users. In one example, a video capture apparatus is conveniently mounted to a dashboard power socket of a vehicle. The apparatus includes adjustable arms for positioning a videocamera above the dashboard to capture video of the road ahead of the vehicle. A controller device transmits the video along with the date/time and location of the vehicle to a database of the cloud-based system using cellular, Wi-Fi or other communication networks. Thereafter, authorized users such as insurance investigators or law enforcement personnel can search the database to locate videos relevant to accident investigations or criminal matters, such as videos that recorded the scene of an accident or street crime. A fee may be automatically paid to the owner of the vehicle for access to video obtained from that vehicle. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295090 | IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging system | 2016-10-06 |
20160295091 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING IMAGES - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed. The method comprises: storing motion information comprising at least one motion feature in a memory; determining a triggering moment related to at least one motion feature; receiving motion sensor signals by a master device; detecting the triggering moment in the received motion sensor signals; and issuing, by the master device, a command to capture one or more images when the triggering moment has been detected. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295092 | CAMERA CONTROL METHOD USABLE ONLY BY USER PRESENT IN PHOTOGRAPHING SPOT - A request to issue a photographing ID is received from a user and a first photographing ID is generated. The first photographing ID is issued from an ID issuer installed in a photographing spot. When a second photographing ID is received from a mobile terminal of the user, the first photographing ID is collated with the second photographing ID. When the collated photographing IDs are identical, a transmission source of the second photographing ID is authenticated as being present in the photographing spot. In accordance with an instruction from the authenticated transmission source of the second photographing ID, a photographing camera installed toward the photographing spot is controlled. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295093 | IMAGING APPARATUS, EXTERNAL APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR EXTERNAL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus which communicates with an external apparatus via a network, includes an imaging unit; a first image processing unit configured to change, by image processing, a brightness of a captured image output from the imaging unit; a second image processing unit configured to change, by image processing that is different from the image processing by the first image processing unit, a brightness of a captured image output from the imaging unit; a receiving unit configured to receive, from the external apparatus, a single command in which first image processing information for controlling an operation of the first image processing unit and second image processing information for controlling an operation of the second image processing unit may be described; and a control unit configured to control the first image processing unit and the second image processing unit in accordance with the command received by the receiving unit. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295094 | IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - This invention provides an imaging system comprising at least one image capturing apparatus and a control apparatus that selectively performs wireless connection with one of the at least one image capturing apparatus. The control apparatus comprises: a wireless station communication unit configured to operate as a wireless station device, a storage unit configured to store, in association with a predetermined imaging condition, connection setting information for wirelessly connecting with one of the at least one image capturing apparatus, and a connection control unit configured to set, if an imaging condition designated by a user matches with the predetermined imaging condition, the connection setting information associated with the predetermined imaging condition in the wireless station communication unit and perform control so as to wirelessly connect with one of the at least one image capturing apparatus. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295095 | MODULAR MOTION CAMERA - Modular digital camera systems are disclosed. The modular digital camera system can include a brain module configured to be releasably coupled to one or more of a port extender module, power module, display module, and handle module. The brain module and other accessory modules can be structured according to some embodiments to increase an ease of coupling and decoupling the modules. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295096 | MODULAR MOTION CAMERA - Modular digital camera systems are disclosed. The modular digital camera system can include a brain module configured to be releasably coupled to one or more of a port extender module, power module, display module, and handle module. The brain module and other accessory modules can be structured according to some embodiments to increase an ease of coupling and decoupling the modules. The brain module can include an antenna, such as a slot antenna, for transmitting and receiving radiofrequency signals. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295097 | DUAL CAMERA AUTOFOCUS - Exemplary embodiments are directed to dual camera autofocusing in digital cameras with error detection. An auxiliary lens and image sensor shares a housing with a main lens and image sensor which together act as a range finder to determine the distance to a scene. Scene distance is used in combination with contrast-detection autofocus to achieve maximum sharpness in the image. Errors in distance determination may be found and corrected using a comparison of data collected from the auxiliary lens and main lens. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295098 | DEPTH ESTIMATION FROM IMAGE DEFOCUS USING MULTIPLE RESOLUTION GAUSSIAN DIFFERENCE - A blur estimation method and apparatus which utilizes Gaussian differences at multiple resolutions, upon which iterative convolution is performed to match sharpness measures between two images. Blur differences are combined with an iteration number selected from multiple resolution levels based on comparing a sharpness ratio as the blur difference estimate. Blur difference estimate is then applied through a depth model to arrive at a depth estimate. Blur difference depth estimation can be utilized for controlling operation of focus control hardware in an imaging device. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295099 | ADJUSTING METHOD OF CAMERA MODULE, LENS POSITION CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE OF LINEAR MOVEMENT DEVICE, AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME - An adjusting method of a camera module, a lens position control device, a control device of a linear movement device, and a controlling method of the same are provided in a state of the cameral module in which an imaging element and an actuator are combined. The camera module includes a position sensor ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160295100 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A focus detection apparatus includes an image pickup unit configured to perform photoelectric conversion on a luminous flux having passed through an imaging optical system, a focus detection unit configured to detect a focusing state based on a signal generated by the image pickup unit, a setting unit configured to set a first region within an image generated by the image pickup unit, a display controller configured to control such that an index representing the focusing state detected by the focus detection unit within the first region can be superimposed on the image, and an obtaining unit configured to obtain information regarding a predetermined subject in the image. In this case, the setting unit sets a position of the first region based on information regarding at least one of a position, a size, and a direction of the predetermined subject in the image. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295101 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing apparatus comprises an object detection unit, a focus control unit, a shooting control unit, a focus detection unit, a prediction unit which predicts a position of the object, a setting unit which sets a focus detection area with respect to the position of the predicted object, a reliability acquisition unit which obtains a reliability regarding the focus detection area and an object moving amount acquisition unit which obtains a moving amount of the object based on the in-focus positions of the imaging optical system. Until the object detection result is obtained before the real shooting processing during continuous shooting, the focus control unit drives the imaging optical system based on the in-focus position indicated by detection results up until the previous real shooting processing, the reliability and the moving amount of the object. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295102 | FOCUSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A focusing device that is capable of shortening focusing time even when contrast AR is started for an object in a defocus state. A first computation unit computes a contrast determination index that indicates contrast of an object based on an image obtained through an image pickup optical system. A second computation unit computes a focusing degree that indicates a degree of a focusing state to the object based on the image. A first setting unit sets up a contrast determination threshold according to the focusing degree. A second setting unit sets up an image pickup cycle for picking up the object according to the contrast determination index and the contrast determination threshold. A focusing unit focuses on the object by driving a focusing lens of the image pickup optical system along an optical axis based on the contrast determination index and the focusing degree. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295103 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A display control apparatus, comprises: a focus detection unit configured to detect, based on an image signal obtainable from an image sensor, a focus state and reliability of the image signal; and a display control unit configured to display in a display unit, when focus adjustment is performed by a manual operation, an index that indicates the focus state that was detected by the focus detection unit, wherein the display control unit changes a display format of the index according to the reliability. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295104 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed is a mobile terminal capable of restoring an unseen area, after taking a photograph, and a control method therefor. The mobile terminal, according to the present invention, can comprise: a camera for taking the photograph; a memory for storing data; a display unit for displaying, as a preview image, a partial area of an image inputted to the camera; and a control unit for taking the photograph of the entire image inputted to the camera when a photographing command is inputted, and controlling the partial area of the taken photograph to be displayed when a display command for the taken photograph is received. At this time, the control unit controls the entire area of the taken photograph to be displayed on the display unit when an editing command for the taken photograph is received, and can cut out a cropped area from the entire area of the taken photograph and store the same when the cropped area is set on the entire area of the taken photograph. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295105 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A timer is activated when a menu button is pressed, and a setting screen for customizing a function of an assign button is displayed when the assign button is pressed before a period of the timer expires with the menu button being pressed. On the other hand, when the assign button is pressed first, even if the menu button is pressed with the assign button being pressed, the function of the assign button is executed, and the setting screen for customizing the function of the assign button is not displayed. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295106 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING CONDITION SETTING METHOD AND PROGRAM - According to the present invention, an imaging condition setting method includes an object discriminating step S | 2016-10-06 |
20160295107 | IMAGING SYSTEM, WARNING GENERATION DEVICE AND METHOD, IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to an imaging system, a warning generation device and method, an imaging device and method, and a program capable of more simply checking an imaging situation. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295108 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PANORAMIC IMAGING - Provided herein are systems and methods for panoramic imaging. The present system includes multiple digital cameras having overlapping fields of view. The system further includes a control system that controls the geometry and action of the cameras to capture digital images or streams of image frames. The system further includes an image processing algorithm, the execution of which processes image inputs by the cameras into panoramic still images or movies in real time. The present method includes the steps of acquiring image information by multiple digital cameras having overlapping fields of view, analyzing each pair of image inputs having an overlapping field to identify an optimum line that makes the total error introduced by cutting and stitching the pair of image inputs along the line to be the minimum; and cutting and stitching the image inputs to generate panoramic images or movies. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295109 | Wide Field Retinal Image Capture System and Method - A method, system or apparatus for generating a wide field retinal image. System embodiments comprise a camera, which may be a smartphone camera and associated optics to capturing a digital video stream of individual retinal images and store the video stream of individual retinal images in a memory associated with the camera. The system or method then implements the steps of processing each retinal image and combining selected retinal images into a panorama in real time, during an ocular examination. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295110 | IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, IMAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The present invention is concerning to an image management system that communicates with a first communication terminal via a communication network, the image management system comprising: an image storage unit configured to store image data; a receiving unit configured to receive, from the first communication terminal, link information that includes image identification information for identifying the image data and includes predetermined-area information that indicates a predetermined area in the image data; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the first communication terminal, the image data that is indicated by the image identification information included in the link information received by the receiving unit and the predetermined-area information included in the link information. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295111 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT COMBINES IMAGES - An image processing apparatus including an acquisition unit that acquires image consecutively captured by an image capturing unit, while the image capturing unit is moved; a characteristic point detection unit that detects characteristic points in a plurality of areas on a region of the images having a size based on particular information, respectively; an area selection unit that selects a particular area based on the characteristic points; and a combining unit that combines the images, based on the particular area. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295112 | MULTI-CAMERA SYSTEM USING FOLDED OPTICS - Described herein are methods and devices that employ a plurality of image sensors to capture a target image of a scene. As described, positioning at least one reflective or refractive surface near the plurality of image sensors enables the sensors to capture together an image of wider field of view and longer focal length than any sensor could capture individually by using the reflective or refractive surface to guide a portion of the image scene to each sensor. The different portions of the scene captured by the sensors may overlap, and may be aligned and cropped to generate the target image. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295113 | LOW POWER SMART IMAGE CAPTURE - A method of capturing an image includes reducing a resolution of the image to be captured by an image sensor of an electronic device to a low power reduced resolution if a checked battery level of the electronic device is less than a battery threshold level. A live preview of the image to be captured by the image sensor on a display of the electronic device is disabled if the battery level of the electronic device is less than a battery threshold level. The image is captured at the low power reduced resolution of the image sensor if the battery level of the electronic device is less than the battery threshold level. A low power feedback notification is provided from the electronic device without displaying the captured image after the image is captured if the battery level of the electronic device is less than the battery threshold level. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295114 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing device is provided. The image processing device includes a determination unit configured to determine a scheme of capturing a pixel value of an imaging element at a time of imaging operation of moving image contents using a feature amount which is obtained from a plurality of regions in a frame which configures the moving image contents; and a correction unit configured to perform a correction of focal plane distortion with respect to the moving image contents based on the determined capturing scheme. An image processing system is also provided. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295115 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE STABILIZATION - In a method for image stabilization a number of operations are performed to stabilize an image and to output a focal length value. The steps include capturing video by means of a video camera with unknown focal length running an image stabilization process operating on an input from a hardware detector detecting the displacement of the camera and on an adjustable focal length value. Inter-image displacement is corrected based on the input from the hardware detector and the adjustable focal length value. By evaluating the displacement and adjusting the focal length value until a satisfactory image stabilization is achieved a value of the focal length may be output. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295116 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DISPLAYS - A display module with infra-red (IR) light emitting capabilities is disclosed. A display module in a housing may have IR light emitting capabilities. The display module may include a transmissive display element. IR light emitted by an IR illuminant formed at an edge of the display module housing may be optically coupled to the display element using a dispersive element. An IR shutter may be interposed between the dispersive element and the display element. Control circuitry may configure the IR shutter to filter IR light in selected regions of the IR shutter. An image of a scene may be captured while the scene is illuminated by IR light emitted through the IR filter and the display element using an image sensor. The image sensor may be external to the display module housing, or it may be formed inside the display module housing and receive light incident on the display element. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295117 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - [Object] To improve the usability for the user in the case of displaying a virtual object corresponding to an imaging area. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295118 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING FRAMING INFORMATION - The present disclosure refers to a method and an apparatus for displaying framing information of a photographic apparatus on a displaying apparatus, such as smart glasses. The method includes determining framing information of the photographic apparatus; and displaying the framing information on the displaying apparatus. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295119 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF SAME, AND PROGRAM - A camera capable of interchanging a mount as a connection part that connects with a lens. Under control of a system control unit, when the power of the camera is in an on state, a type of the mount attached to the camera is discriminated to determine mount interchange. When it is determined that the mount interchange has been performed, with respect to a menu including a plurality of items and a My Menu in which items selected by a user from among the items included in the menu are registered, an item unnecessary for the discriminated type of the mount among the items of the menu is set to non-display, and when toe item set to the non-display has been registered in the My Menu, the item is reset in the My Menu. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295120 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - Included are a display control unit configured to display a live view image being imaged by an imaging unit, and to display a display item indicating a degree of in-focus, superimposed on the live view image; an acquiring unit configured to acquire information relating to a degree of in-focus in a focus detecting region; and a changing unit configured to change display positions and display forms of a first indicator and second indicator that indicate a degree of in-focus by a positional display relationship with each other, and a third indicator that indicates a focus position, based on information acquired by the acquiring unit, the first indicator and the second indicator and the third indicator are included in the display item. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295121 | ACCESSORY FOR CAMERA AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - The accessory is detachably attachable to a camera in which multiple image capturing modes are settable. The accessory includes a display element configured to electrically display information, and a display controller configured to perform a display control for controlling turning on and off of display of the information on the display element. The display controller is configured to perform the display control depending on the image capturing mode set in the camera or on a type of the camera to which the accessory is attached. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295122 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A display control apparatus, comprises: a focus detection unit configured to detect, based on an image signal obtainable from an image sensor, a focus state and reliability of the image signal; and a display control unit configured to display in a display unit, when focus adjustment is performed by a manual operation, an index that indicates the focus state that was detected by the focus detection unit, wherein the display control unit changes a display format of the index according to the reliability. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295123 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING A PATHOLOGICAL MICROSCOPIC IMAGE, AN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND AN INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method of displaying a pathological microscopic image is provided. The method includes causing a display device to display a first area and a second area of a microscopic image, wherein the first area of the microscopic image is configured to be displayed in a first resolution and the second area of the microscopic image is configured to be displayed in a second resolution, and wherein the first resolution is lower than the second resolution; and causing the display device to display a first part of the first area in a first color different from an intrinsic color of the microscopic image, wherein the first part of the first area corresponds to the second area of the microscopic image, and wherein the first color includes one or more colors. An information processing apparatus, a non-transitory computer-readable medium, and an information processing system are also provided. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295124 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING IMAGES FROM A LOCK SCREEN - Techniques for entering an image-capture user interface from a locked mobile device and capturing an image while the mobile device is still in a locked state. In an example implementation, a mobile device at a lock-screen may detect a change in orientation of the mobile device from a portrait orientation to a landscape orientation. In response, the mobile device may display an image-capture UI. In some implementations, the image-capture UI may be overlaid over one or more elements of the lock-screen. Accordingly, the mobile device may provide visual notice to a user that the phone is still in a locked state while offering image capture functionality. In another implementation, the mobile device may provide another indication that the mobile device is still locked. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295125 | ZOOMING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ZOOMING CONTROL DEVICE - A zooming control device includes a first determination unit configured to determine whether a current state is a specific image capturing state in which a photographer can perform self photographing, a zooming control unit configured to, in a case in which it is determined that an image does not satisfy a predetermined composition condition, perform zooming control so as to satisfy the predetermined composition condition, and a reception unit configured to receive a predetermined operation for instructing an image capturing preparation operation. The zooming control unit performs the zooming control in a first state in which the predetermined operation is not received, and in a case in which the first determination unit determines that the current state is the specific image capturing state, the zooming control unit continues the zooming control even in a second state in which the predetermined operation is received. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295126 | Image Stitching with Local Deformation for in vivo Capsule Images - A method of processing images captured using an in vivo capsule camera is disclosed. Input images captured by the in vivo capsule camera are received and used as to-be-processed images. At least one locally-deformed stitched image is generated by applying local deformation to image areas in a vicinity of a seam between two to-be-processed images and stitching the two locally deformed to-be-processed images. Output images including the at least one locally-deformed stitched image are provided for display or further processing. The process to generate at least one locally-deformed stitched image may comprise identifying an optimal seam between the two to-be-processed images and applying the local deformation to the image areas in the vicinity of the optimal seam. The process of identifying the optimal seam comprises minimizing differences of an object function across the optimal seam. The object function may correspond to image intensity or derivative of the image intensity. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295127 | Real-time image stitching apparatus and real-time image stitching method - This invention discloses primarily using a digital chip in a platform rather than a central processing unit, driver or application software to stitch digital image signals from image sensors, and then transform it into an image file for output, display or storage. The stitched and compressed image is much smaller in the size of data computation to attend a real-time image stitching effect in a better quality and smoothness of image. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295128 | DENSELY COMPOSITING ANGULARLY SEPARATED SUB-SCENES - A densely composited single camera signal may be formed from a panoramic video signal having an aspect ratio of substantially 2.4:1 or greater, captured from a wide camera. Two or more sub-scene video signals are subsampled at respective bearings of interest, and may be composited side-by-side to form a stage scene video signal having an aspect ratio of substantially 2:1 or less. 80% or more of the area of the stage scene video signal may be subsampled from the panoramic video signal. | 2016-10-06 |