41st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 65 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150288829 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING AND BILLING - A method includes receiving input at a user interface displayed by a wireless device, the wireless device configured to access a communication service. The method also includes determining, at a processor of the wireless device, usage profile-related information based at least in part on the input. The method further includes generating a message associated with the usage profile-related information, the message indicating that usage of the communication service is to be billed to a first billing account of a plurality of billing accounts associated with the wireless device. The method also includes sending the message from the wireless device via a wireless network and directed to a network element. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288830 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RINGTONE AND VIBRATION AUTOMATICALLY - An apparatus for controlling a ringtone and vibration automatically, which includes: a user volume controlling unit which sets an output level of a receiving ringtone of a portable device through an operation of a user; a ringtone generating unit which generates a signal for determining the output level of the ringtone according to the setting of the user volume controlling unit; a speaker which receives the signal of the ringtone generating unit and outputs the ringtone at the output level depending on the signal; a microphone which receives the ringtone output through the speaker; and a processing unit which compares a reception level of the ringtone received through the microphone and the output level of the signal or the speaker, generates a control signal for controlling the output level based on a result of the comparison, and outputs the control signal to the ringtone generating unit. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288831 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The invention provides an information processing apparatus capable of preliminarily determining a connection number for each communication mode and easily allocating a suitable connection number to a communication mode designated by a user. A method for controlling the information processing apparatus includes receiving a destination number from a user, determining a communication mode for each received destination number, controlling an information processing apparatus in such a way as to use the destination number and a first connection number as a destination if the determined communication mode is a FAX mode, and controlling the information processing apparatus in such a way as to use the destination number and a second connection number as a destination, which is different from the first connection number, if the determined communication mode is an IP-FAX mode. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288832 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - In an information processing apparatus capable of executing a first wireless communication method and a second wireless communication method having a communication range wider than that of the first wireless communication method, an apparatus to be caused to execute predetermined processing is searched for using both the first wireless communication method and the second wireless communication method. When a common apparatus has been found by both the first wireless communication method and the second wireless communication method, the common apparatus is decided as the apparatus to be caused to execute the predetermined processing by the second wireless communication method. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288833 | SERVER FOR IMPLEMENTING IMAGE PROCESSING FUNCTIONS REQUESTED BY A PRINTING DEVICE - An image processing device is configured to provide a service relating to at least one of (1) the image data generated by the function of the image processing device and (2) image data representing the image to be formed, in response to a request from the image processing device. The image processing device may include a parameter designating unit, a service request unit, and a function implementation unit that is adapted to implement the function of the image processing device based on the service providing parameter designated by the parameter designating unit. The service providing device is provided with a service provision executing unit that is adapted to execute a process to provide the service to the image processing device after receiving the request from the service request unit provided to the image processing device. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288834 | PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal capable of remotely controlling a device control apparatus with a simple system configuration. The portable terminal is connected to a device control apparatus through a network. Virtual device identification information used for causing the device control apparatus to identify a predetermined function of the portable terminal is stored as an internal device connected to the portable terminal. A virtualization control unit converts data communication between the internal device and the portable terminal into a first data format and converts data communication between the device control apparatus and the portable terminal into a second data format, when subjecting the internal device, identified by the device control apparatus according to selected one of virtual device identification information, to virtualization control of controlling the internal device as if the internal device were connected to the device control apparatus according to a control request from the device control apparatus concerned. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288835 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS WITH A PRINTER - Aspects of the disclosure provide systems, methods, and apparatuses for leveraging near field communications (NFC) in conjunction with printer devices. Examples of the disclosure provide for novel methods of interfacing with printers configured to use near field communications using NFC enabled readers and output media. Examples include using a smart phone to access data stored on an NFC tag associated with the printer. The data provided by the NFC tag may include printer status information, printer configuration information, network information, or other data relating to operation and maintenance of the printer. The printer may also encode the NFC tag dynamically, including encoding data to NFC tags included on print media. The printer may encode an NFC tag associated with media with a variety of information in support of various use cases. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288836 | OPERATION CONSOLE RECEIVING USER OPERATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE OPERATION CONSOLE - An operation unit is an operation console receiving a user operation, and it includes a display panel. The display panel displays a regular UI including a plurality of setting keys for setting functions, or a simplified UI including setting keys for setting some of the functions settable by the regular UI, under the control of a control unit. The control unit switches the UI screen displayed on the display panel from one to the other of the regular UI and the simplified UI, in response to a user operation. The control unit further determines whether or not a function has been set before the switching of UI screen, and depending on a result of determination, switches the UI screen while maintaining the setting of the function. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288837 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS SHADING CORRECTION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image reading apparatus that makes it possible to reduce the influences of dirt on a white reference chart itself, stripes caused by dust, and the like, and thereby generate accurate data for shading correction. An image processor performs shading correction on image data read by a reader unit. The read image data is compared with threshold values set for each pixel, and a pixel which is out of a range of the threshold values is determined as a singular point pixel. Data of a pixel determined as a singular point pixel is interpolated from data around the singular point pixel. Data of a pixel which is not determined as a singular point pixel is adopted as valid shading correction data. An operation controller controls the number of effective sampling lines from start to termination of sampling to be performed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288838 | IMAGE READING DEVICE HAVING BLANK-PAPER DETECTION UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING IMAGE READING DEVICE - An image reading device capable of avoiding erroneous determination in blank-paper detection of an original of an irregular size even when different width originals mixed and loaded are processed at a time. An original placed on a tray is conveyed through a conveyance path. An image reading sensor reads an image of the original. A blank-paper detection unit determines whether the original is blank paper. A determination unit determines whether the original is a regular size or an irregular size. A control unit controls not to output image data of the original when the determination unit determines that the original is a regular size and the blank-paper detection unit determines that the original is blank paper, and controls to output image data of the original when the determination unit determines that the original is an irregular size and the blank-paper detection unit determines that the original is blank paper. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288839 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND CORRECTION METHOD THEREOF - In conventional image reading in a large-sized scanner using plural CIS sensors, overall linearity of an original is poor, and a shift occurs particularly at connection portions of the CIS sensors in the read image. To solve this, an image reading apparatus in which CISs are arranged zigzag, and an original is read while conveying the original by a conveyance roller in a direction different from an arrayed direction of the reading elements of the CIS sensors performs following correction. That is, a shift from an image position in a calibration sheet corresponding to a rotation angle of the conveyance roller for at each position of the CIS sensors is detected from image data obtained by reading the calibration sheet while conveying the calibration sheet by the conveyance roller. The shift is corrected. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288840 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BACKGROUND PROCESSING ON AN IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - A system and method are provided including one or more processors and one or more computer-readable media coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operation including performing, at an image processing device, a login process wherein access to one or more resources on the image processing device is granted based on a credential associated with a user and receiving a request to perform a scan and send process is received at the image processing device, the request comprising instructions for scanning a physical document and sending an electronic document representing the scanned physical document to a destination system. The scan process is initiated and a data object including data representing job data and the credential associated with the use is generated. The send process using the generated data object is executed as a background process on the image processing device and a subsequent user is able to access the image processing device and use at least one resource of the image processing device simultaneously. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288841 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PERIPHERAL AND FILE TRANSMITTING METHOD - Provided is a multi-functional peripheral capable of, even when the numbers of pages of plural document sets are different, transmitting plural files obtained by reading each of the plural document sets by a document reading portion to one destination by single communication. The multi-functional peripheral includes a document reading portion, a transmitting portion (a transmission processing portion and a communication portion) that transmits an electronic mail, and a setting portion that sets the multi-functional peripheral to a predetermined transmission mode based on user operation. When the multi-functional peripheral is set to the predetermined transmission mode, the transmitting portion transmits plural files corresponding to plural document sets respectively, which are obtained by executing reading at the document reading portion for the plural document sets prepared by allowing the numbers of pages to be different individually with attached to one electronic mail. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288842 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND IMAGE READING DEVICE USING SAID ILLUMINATION DEVICE - Provided are: an illumination device having a configuration in which a temperature rise of a radiation member is suppressed in a limited volume to thereby maintain a temperature of an LED at a predetermined value or less and an image reading device provided with the illumination device. In order to release heat generated by the LED from a substrate on which the LED is mounted, a first heat radiation plate ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150288843 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM - An image reading apparatus having a front surface reading unit for reading a front surface of a document and a back surface reading unit for reading a back surface of the document performs adjustment processing in such a manner that start positions of the obtained image data of the front surface and the back surface are each at a position corresponding to an integer multiple of a coding block, and encodes front-and-back combined image data that is based on the adjusted image data of the front surface and the back surface. The image reading apparatus then transmits the encoded front-and-back combined image data, first position information indicating an end edge of the image data of the front surface in the front-and-back combined image data, and second position information indicating an end edge of the image data of the back surface in the front-and-back combined image data. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288844 | DOCUMENT READING DEVICE - Provided is a document reading device capable of performing shading correction and making it difficult for foreign matters to enter inside the device. A document reading device includes a reading unit, a glass unit, and a closing member. The reading unit has a light source and reads a document. The glass unit has a glass plate that transmits light emitted from the light source and a reference member serving as a reference for shading correction of a reading optical system. The glass unit is disposed with a space provided with respect to the reading unit and slid between a first position where the light emitted from the light source transmits the glass plate and a second position where the light emitted from the light source reaches the reference member with the space being maintained. The closing member is positioned downstream of the glass plate and the reference member of the glass unit in a document conveying direction and fills at least a part of the space provided between the reading unit and the glass unit. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288845 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image reading apparatus includes a front surface reading sensor configured to read a front surface of a document, a rear surface reading sensor configured to read a rear surface of the document, a storage control unit configured to store image data of the front surface of the document read by the front surface reading sensor and image data of the rear surface of the document read by the rear surface reading sensor, and an encoding unit configured to encode image data of the paired front and rear surface images based on the image data of the front surface and the image data of the rear surface. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288846 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING FACSIMILE IMAGE FILES IN AREA NETWORK AND FACSIMILE MEDIA DISPLAYING SYSTEM - A facsimile media displaying method for use in an area network includes the following steps. According to a reception date of receiving a facsimile data, a corresponding reception date data is written into a metadata of a facsimile image file. In addition, a virtual folder is displayed on an active control device. If the virtual folder is selected, the facsimile image file corresponding to the virtual folder is displayed on the active control device. Consequently, the facsimile media displaying method of the present invention can classify and manage the facsimile files in order to facilitate the user to browse the facsimile files. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288847 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING FLASH MEMORY, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image formation apparatus includes a flash memory as an image data buffer, and a control section, where data writing to each memory block of the flash memory is controlled by using wear leveling. The control section predicts whether writing of a certain amount of image data such that the amount of image data to be written into the flash memory in a predetermined period exceeds a predetermined value, will occur, and on predicting that the writing of the certain amount of image data will occur, restricting an input of image data and/or a speed of buffering the image data, to reduce the amount of image data to be written into the flash memory in the predetermined period. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288848 | MARK INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, MARK INFORMATION PRESENTING APPARATUS, MARK INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD, AND MARK INFORMATION PRESENTING METHOD - A mark information recording apparatus includes an output unit and a recording unit. The output unit is configured to output, for displaying a partial image being a part of an entire image having an arbitrary resolution among entire images generated at a plurality of different resolutions with respect to a single target, the partial image. The recording unit is configured to associate mark information with information on a position within the entire image and information on the resolution of the output partial image and record the mark information. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288849 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MERGING AND INCLUDING ADDITIONAL ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS IN A SCAN JOB - Methods and systems for merging and including an additional electronic document in a scan job. The scan job can be initiated and controlled by an application module running on a mobile communications device and the scan job can be stored in a buffer associated with a MFD scanner. A scan option to merge the scan job with the additional electronic document can be selected via the mobile communications device. The additional electronic document can be decomposed into pages by an interpreter and stored in the buffer. The scan job and the decomposed electronic document stored in the buffer can be delivered to a marshaling service running on a network. The additional electronic document can be added to the scan job based on an order of merging in order to generate a combined electronic document by an electronic document builder configured with the marshaling service. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288850 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes: a skew correction unit configured to correct skew feeding of a recording material and convey the recording material; a transfer unit configured to include an image bearing member which carries a toner image to be transferred onto the recording material corrected in the skew feeding by the skew correction unit; an opening/closing door configured to be provided in an apparatus body of the image forming apparatus to be opened; and a positioning member configured to include a first positioning portion to position the skew correction unit and a second positioning portion to position the transfer unit. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288851 | IMAGE-PROCESSING APPARATUS - A television receiver includes: an edge gradient direction setting section configured to set an edge gradient direction of an interpolation pixel by use of input pixels within a reference block; a temporary reference coordinate setting section ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150288852 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit for forming an image on a recording medium, a fixing unit for fixing the image on the recording medium, a storage unit configured to store image data representing the image, a first generation unit for generating a first position information which represents a position of a target pixel in a first direction which corresponds to a conveyance direction of the recording medium. The apparatus further includes a second generation unit for generating a second position information which represents a position of the target pixel in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction; a setting unit for setting, based on magnification changing information in the first direction which corresponds to a conveyance direction of the recording medium, a division condition for dividing the image data representing the image into two or more areas in the first direction. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288853 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Image compression that keeps a balance between improvement in visual recognizability by highlighting a character color of a reversed character and a reduction in an apparent difference between an input image and a restored image is implemented. An image processing apparatus including a specifying unit configured to specify a character within an image, a setting unit configured to set a representative color to the specified character by using colors of pixels constituting the specified character, a determination unit configured to determine whether the specified character is a reversed character, and a correction unit configured to correct the set representative color in the case where the specified character is determined to be a reversed character. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288854 | IMAGE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image communication apparatus enables a sender to easily measure timing of pressing down a FAX transmission start button even in the case of manual transmission. When destination information about another image communication apparatus inputted by a user is transmitted to the image communication apparatus via a connected handset, a session for media type “audio” is established between the two to start an in-band transmission by a second communication unit. When receiving the audio signal from another image communication apparatus after establishment of the session, sound generated from the received audio signal is controlled to be output to the handset to urge the user to start FAX transmission, but when receiving an INVITE message with a media type “image” or “application” from another image communication apparatus instead of receiving the audio signal, after the establishment of the session, a notification urging the user to start FAX transmission is made. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288855 | PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT A PROCESS EXECUTED ON AN IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided. Some embodiments include performing a login process wherein access to one or more resources on an image processing device is granted based on a credential associated with a user. A scan and send process is requested and initiated. A log out command is received during execution of the scan and send process and it is determined that execution of the process is in progress. A log out process that enables execution of the scan and send process to continue is performed. Data associated with the scan and send process is stored when execution of the scan and send process has terminated. The credential and an access request is received at the image processing device. Information about the scan and send process is presented on a display of the image processing device based on the data associated with the scan and send process. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288856 | Temporal Filter For Denoising A High Dynamic Range Video - Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for denoising high dynamic range video using a temporal filter. A frame of an uncompressed video stream may be received. The frame may include a plurality of pixels. It may be determined that a chroma component of a pixel of the plurality of pixels belongs to a predefined region. The region may be predefined on the basis of one or more chroma components. The predefined region may be a CbCr space. The chroma component of the pixel may be compared with a chroma component of a co-located pixel to determine if the chroma component of the co-located pixel belongs to the predefined region. The pixel may be filtered using a denoising filter. The denoising filter may be a temporal filter. The denoising filter may be a Crawford filter. The uncompressed video stream including the filtered pixel may be encoded. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288857 | MOUNT THAT FACILITATES POSITIONING AND ORIENTING A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - Described herein are various technologies pertaining to positioning and/or orienting a mobile computing device through utilization of a mount. The mobile computing device uses internal sensors to generate control signals, wherein a control signal indicates a direction of movement of the mobile computing device and a velocity of the movement. The control signals are transmitted to the mount, which positions and/or orients the mobile computing device according to the direction of the movement and the velocity of the movement indicated in the control signal. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288858 | CAMERA RIG AND ACCESSORIES - A support assembly for a camera rig. The support assembly includes a frame having a first end and a second end and a positioning member movably coupled to the frame. The positioning member is configured to removably secure a camera. A support member presents a mounting surface and is pivotably coupled to the frame adjacent the first end or the second end. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288859 | Plenoptic Camera Apparatus, a Method and a Computer Program - An apparatus including camera optics; an array of plenoptic camera optics; an image sensor including a plurality of sensels; and a driver configured to cause relative physical movement of at least the camera optics and the array of plenoptic camera optics. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288860 | SHADING DEVICE FOR THE LIGHT MODULE OF A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA - A shading device for the light module of the surveillance camera, wherein the light module rotates, with the filming module of the camera, back and forth between the vertical axis and horizontal axis of the camera. The shading device includes a shading shield that can moves back and forth between the first position and the second position. When the light module and the filming module rotate to a preset angle zone that is near the horizontal axis, the shading shield will move with the light module and the filming module, and the shading shield shades part of the light emitted by the light module that the part of light will not project onto the reflective object of the camera. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288861 | Systems and Methods for Correcting for Warpage of a Sensor Array in an Array Camera Module by Introducing Warpage into a Focal Plane of a Lens Stack Array - Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention provide an array camera module in which warpage is designed into the projection plane of images from a lens stack array to correct for warpage in a sensor of the array camera module. The resulting array camera modules has back focal lengths for each of the lens stacks in the lens stack array that are substantially consistent when placed over a sensor. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288862 | CAMERA APPARATUS - A camera apparatus comprising an image pickup device, a lens cover which has an end plate comprising a first plate with a through hole and a second plate positioned in the through hole, and a lens which is covered by the lens cover and converges light from an object to the image pickup device, the light passing through the end plate. A plurality of light sources are arranged to surround the lens in the lens cover and a light shielding member is arranged between the lens and the light sources, and bridges a gap between the first plate and the second plate. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288863 | Imaging Lens - Disclosed herein is an imaging lens suitable for a camera module using a high resolution imaging sensor, decreasing a flare phenomenon and reducing the sensitivity. The imaging lens comprises, in order from the object side, a first lens having positive (+) refractive force; a second lens having negative (−) refractive force; a third lens having positive (+) refractive force; a fourth lens having positive (+) refractive force; and a fifth lens having negative (−) refractive force, wherein an object side plane of the third lens is convexly formed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288864 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR CAPTURING AND RENDERING A PANORAMIC OR STEREOSCOPIC STREAM OF IMAGES - To capture and render a stream of panoramic or stereoscopic images of a scene, using at least one image capture device several successive capture operations are performed of at least two different images of a scene, in pixel format, with or without overlap of the images, the image capture operations occurring at a frequency rate which defines a capture time between the beginning of two successive capture operations. For each capture operation, the pixels of the captured image are digitally processed so as to form a final panoramic or stereoscopic image using said pixels, with a processing time that is less than or equal to said capture time, and during an interval of time that is less than or equal to the captured time, a final and previously formed panoramic or stereoscopic image is generated. The digital processing of each pixel of each captured image consists in, at least, retaining or discarding said pixel, and when the pixel is retained, in assigning it with one or several positions on the final panoramic or stereoscopic image, with a pre-defined weighted factor for each position on the final panoramic or stereoscopic image. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288865 | AUTO-FOCUS IN LOW-PROFILE FOLDED OPTICS MULTI-CAMERA SYSTEM - An image capturing system and a method of autofocusing are disclosed such that, for example, when a folded optics configuration is used, a field corrector lens can be placed on the image sensor of the system and a plurality of lenses can be placed perpendicular to the image sensor. The plurality of lenses can be movable relative to the image sensor such that acceptable MTF curve performances can be obtained when the image capturing system is focused at reference distances. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288866 | MULTI-CAMERA VIEW SELECTION - Techniques for automatically selecting from amongst a plurality of camera views available in a multi-camera system. In an aspect, one or more metrics are calculated for a plurality of camera views. The metrics may be used to identify one or more of the camera views as fulfilling a condition, in response to which a particular one of the camera views may be selected for display. For example, in a “select-better-view” strategy, the camera view associated with a more optimal image (e.g., better lighting, or absence of occlusion) is selected for display. In a “flag-diagnostic-view” strategy, the camera view associated with a less optimal image is displayed, e.g., to indicate that a particular camera may require user attention. Specific techniques for calculating metrics are further disclosed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288867 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus comprises an acquiring unit configured to acquire pixel signals in which light fluxes from a subject are stored, each pixel signal being such that a pixel has stored a pupil-divided light flux obtained by performing pupil division on the light flux; a determination unit configured to determine, with respect to pixels of the pixel signals that are associated with a predetermined region, whether or not a pixel value of each pixel satisfies a predetermined relationship to a pixel value of a pixel having stored another light flux from the same subject; and a detection unit configured to detect that there is an external factor that varies the pixel value in the predetermined region if the pixels of the pixel signals include a predetermined number or more of pixels that are determined to satisfy the predetermined relationship. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288868 | MONITORING SYSTEM CONFIGURATION TECHNOLOGY - An electronic system is described that receives data identifying a component of a monitoring system from a wearable electronic device that is associated with the monitoring system. The monitoring system is associated with a property and includes components that are fixed within the property and that are configured to sense attributes of the property. The wearable electronic device includes a heads-up display and communicates with the monitoring system over a wireless network. Based on the data identifying the component of the monitoring system, monitoring system data collected by the component of the monitoring system is accessed. At least a portion of the monitoring system data collected by the component of the monitoring system is provided to the wearable electronic device for display at the heads-up display of the wearable electronic device. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288869 | SERVER APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A server apparatus is configured to communicate with a photographing apparatus. Image date is recorded in a database. An evaluation acquisition unit acquires evaluation information and evaluated image data. A first feature amount extraction unit extracts a first feature amount from at least one of the evaluation information and the evaluated image data. A reception unit receives temporarily photographed image data from the photographing apparatus. A second feature amount extraction unit extracts a second feature amount from the temporarily photographed image data. A retrieval unit detects image data based on the first feature amount and the second feature amount. A parameter acquisition unit acquires a photographing parameter from the image data detected by the retrieval unit. A transmission unit transmits the photographing parameter to the photographing apparatus. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288870 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-FOCUS IMAGING - Systems and methods for multi-focus imaging are disclosed. An imaging system may suggest multiple regions of interest to a user based on a preview mode of a scene of interest. The user may select a plurality of the suggested regions of interest for a multi-focus image. The imaging system calculates the autofocus parameters for each of the multiple regions of interest and captures single images of each of the regions of interest when the shutter button of the camera is pressed. The imaging system then generates a multi-focus image from the multiple images. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288871 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND DETERMINATION METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: an evaluation value calculation unit configured to calculate a contrast evaluation value of each of first image data and second image data in which an object is imaged in a state in which auxiliary light is emitted to the object included in a first image corresponding to the first image data; a determination unit configured to determine that fog or haze is occurring at a time the contrast evaluation value of the first image data, which has been calculated by the evaluation value calculation unit, is equal to or greater than the contrast evaluation value of the second image data; and an image processing unit configured to perform image processing to the first image data or the second image data based on a determination result of the determination unit. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288872 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS GENERATING FOCUS CHANGEABLE IMAGE, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus which is capable of easily generating a developed image file from image data obtained using the light field technique. A first recording mode in which data obtained from signals having different focuses is recorded as refocusable first data or a second recording mode in which data which is obtained by carrying out a development process on the data is recorded as non-refocusable second data is selected. During captured image review, at least one focus position in the image data is set as focus information. Based on the recording mode and the focus information, whether to generate a RAW image file or generate a developed image file is determined. When the RAW image file is to be generated and recorded in response to the determination, the focus information is added to the RAW image file. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288873 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: an image processor configured to generate movie data based on image capturing data obtained in response to a shooting instruction that has been given by a user; and a controller configured to write the movie data on a storage medium. When any movie file has already been written on the storage medium, and when the movie data is related to the existent movie file or when the user decides to add the movie data, the controller adds the movie data to the existent movie file. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288874 | REAL TIME ASSESSMENT OF PICTURE QUALITY - A computerized method for computing the photo quality of a captured image in a device image acquisition system, comprising on-board combining of a plurality of quality indicators computed from said captured image and its previous image frames quality indicators and a confidence level for at least one of said quality indicators, and using a processor to determine, based on said combining, whether photo quality is acceptable and taking differential action depending on whether quality is or is not acceptable. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288875 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE PROVIDING AN AUTOMATIC RESPONSE TO AN INCOMING MESSAGE - The invention relates to a communication device providing an automatic response to an incoming message, at least comprising a digital camera ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150288876 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus detects the movement of a main body by an angular velocity sensor, detects the movement of the captured object image, and detects the angular velocity. An exposure time during image capturing is set by an automatic exposure setting processing. A longest exposure time is calculated based on a maximum drive amount of an optical system including a correction lens, and the exposure time is set so as not to exceed the longest exposure time by upgrading a photographing condition. When an operation instruction for photographing is received, a drive control to relatively change a position of the object image to be captured is performed by driving the correction lens of the optical system in the period before the passage of the set exposure time. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288877 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING BABY MONITOR CAMERAS TO PROVIDE UNIFORM DATA SETS FOR ANALYSIS AND TO PROVIDE AN ADVANTAGEOUS VIEW POINT OF BABIES - Systems and methods for monitoring babies with cameras using a centralized computation and storage center that allows using visual output signals for computer vision and machine learning analysis and high-level reasoning of baby movements. The system comprises a camera located at a predefined working point above a baby's crib, and one or more communication networks between components of the system including a web-based network for in-depth computer vision and machine learning analysis of the visual output signals by an analysis server. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288878 | CAMERA MODELING SYSTEM - A camera modeling system. The camera modeling system includes: a vanishing point detecting module configured to detect, from at least one reference detection object existing in a detection region, a first vanishing point and a second vanishing point; a view mode determining module configured to determine a camera view mode on the basis of a distance from a first position in the detection region to the first vanishing point and a distance from the first position to the second vanishing point; and a camera modeling module configured to select a camera modeling mode corresponding to the determined camera view mode and perform camera modeling through the selected camera modeling mode. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288879 | DEVICE FOR CAPTURING AN IMAGE REPRESENTING A PRINT OF A PART OF THE BODY OF A PERSON - A device for capturing an image representing a print of a part of the body of a person, the capture device may include: a base layer; a reference electrode covering the base layer; electronic capsules fixed in the form of a matrix on the reference electrode, each electronic capsule consisting of a microcapsule filled with a liquid medium and particles with two different colours and opposite electrical charges; a support plate covering the electronic capsules and serving as a support for said part; a camera intended to take an image of the electronic capsules; and an active electrode intended to come into contact with said part and electrically connected to a voltage source delivering a non-zero electrical voltage. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288880 | IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing method and an image capturing apparatus are disclosed. The image capturing method is performed by a carrier equipped with the image capturing apparatus. The image capturing apparatus has an image sensor and a panoramic scene acquirer capable of being moved out of and retracted into the carrier. The panoramic scene acquirer is moved out of the carrier of the carrier to correspond in position to the image sensor for capturing a surrounding scene for one time. Afterwards, the carrier produces a complete panoramic image or a partial image of the surrounding scene. Because the panoramic scene acquirer captures the surrounding scene for one time, time lag does not exist during the process of capturing the surrounding scene. Hence, the image shows the surrounding scene naturally. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288881 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic apparatus and a method of controlling the same are described. A method of controlling an electronic apparatus having a main processor and an image processor includes: booting the main processor and the image processor according to a power input signal of the photographing apparatus; when the image processor is completely booted, performing a photographing preparation operation; photographing an object, performed by the image processor, in response to a shutter release signal; and generating photographing data of the object, performed by the image processor. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288882 | INTERNAL SIGNAL DIVERSION WITH CAMERA SHUTTERING FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A mobile communications device includes a display, one or more sources comprising at least one microphone and at least one camera, a wireless communications module, a main processor, and a secured processor inaccessible by the main processor. A housing supports components of the device and is configured for hand-held manipulation. A shutter is supported by the housing, and comprises a lens shutter situated within the housing and configured to obscure a lens of the at least one camera when activated. A user actuatable switch is coupled to at least the one or more sources, the main processor, the secured processor, and the shutter. The switch is configured to selectively activate and deactivate the lens shutter. The switch is also configured to divert signals produced by the sources away from the main processor when activated, and couple signals produced by the sources to the main processor when deactivated. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288883 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing system that controls a display to display an image generated based on a manipulation target image and an image based on a manipulation target region that is set based on a detection of an object included in acquired image data. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288884 | METHOD FOR DETECTING CONTENT BASED ON RECOGNITION AREA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic device and method of operation an electronic device are provided. The method include acquiring, by the electronic device, at least one first image before a focus setup is performed by an image taking module connected to the electronic device, detecting a first content related to the acquired at least one first image, setting a recognition area, based on a result of the detection of the first content, such that the recognition area includes the first content, acquiring a focus-set second image from the image taking module, detecting a second content related to the second image based on the recognition area, and expressing the second content through a display connected to the electronic device. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288885 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Camera Devices - A method and apparatus for controlling camera devices are described. The method includes: reading a current data frame of a viewfinder of a started camera device; judging whether the started camera device is a front camera device; judging whether a beautification function of the started camera device is turned on if the started camera device is the front camera device; if the beautification function of the camera device is started, performing a beautifying process on data of the viewfinder, and drawing a data frame obtained through the beautifying process on a screen for displaying. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288886 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device includes: an image sensor that photoelectrically converts subject light to generate image signals; a storage portion that sets a second area within a first area so as to correspond to a specific area specified by a setting value for setting an extracting range of an image based on the image signals; a timing adjustment unit that adjusts the timing at which the image signals are read from the image sensor and written to the storage portion and the timing at which the image signals are read from the storage portion; an image conversion processor that performs predetermined processing on the image based on the image signals read from the image sensor; an output unit that converts processed image signals with continuous scanning timing into image signals of a predetermined format and outputs the image signals to a display unit. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288887 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An imaging device includes an optical system including a zoom lens and a focus lens, a driver to drive the zoom lens and the focus lens, an image sensor to convert an optical image of a subject formed via the optical system into an electric signal and output the signal as an image signal, an image processor to generate image data of the subject according to the image signal, a digital zoom element to perform digital zoom on the basis of the image data; and a position detector to detect a position of the zoom lens, wherein the digital zoom element is configured to perform the digital zoom even when the zoom lens position has not reached a telephoto end. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288888 | SYSTEM OPTICAL MAGNIFICATION CHANGE WITHOUT IMAGE QUALITY DETERIORATION OR REDUCTION - In an implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a digital signal from an image acquisition sensor, the digital signal encoded with an initial resolution. A video image is constructed from the digital signal to display on a micro display of an optical system, an initial linear dimension of the video image smaller than a linear dimension of an active area of the micro display. A display of the video image is initiated on the micro display using monochrome sub-pixels configured to act as independent pixels for display of the video image. A magnification request is received for the video image on the micro display, and the video image is adjusted on the micro display by increasing a linear dimension of the video image on the micro display by combining groups of monochrome sub-pixels to collectively represent a single pixel of the video image at the initial resolution. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288889 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDING DYNAMIC MARKS INTO VISUAL IMAGES IN A DETECTABLE MANNER | 2015-10-08 |
20150288890 | IMAGING UNIT AND IMAGING METHOD - There is included: a light receiving device configured to receive light and convert the received light into a light detection signal; a pixel transistor connected to the light receiving device and configured to control connection between the light receiving device and a signal line; a low-pass filter configured to be applied with respect to the light detection signal; an A-D converter configured to convert an output signal of the low-pass filter into digital data; and a sequencer configured to, prior to causing the A-D converter to operate to output the digital data, control the pixel transistor to be in an ON state and thereby maintain the light receiving device to be connected to the signal line, in a state in which the low-pass filter is caused to function effectively with respect to the light detection signal. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288891 | PROCEDURE FOR MAPPING WHEN CAPTURING VIDEO STREAMS BY MEANS OF A CAMERA - The invention relates to a procedure for mapping when capturing video streams by means of a camera, such as an IR camera, as well as to a computer program and a computer program product. According to the procedure the following items are included: a) at least two reference images are recorded in production against a black-body radiator at the same temperature for two or more separate integration times (block | 2015-10-08 |
20150288892 | DEVICE ATTACHMENT WITH INFRARED IMAGING SENSOR - Various techniques are disclosed for providing a device attachment configured to releasably attach to and provide infrared imaging functionality to mobile phones or other portable electronic devices. For example, a device attachment may include a housing with a tub on a rear surface thereof shaped to at least partially receive a user device, an infrared sensor assembly disposed within the housing and configured to capture thermal infrared image data, and a processing module communicatively coupled to the infrared sensor assembly and configured to transmit the thermal infrared image data to the user device. Thermal infrared image data may be captured by the infrared sensor assembly and transmitted to the user device by the processing module in response to a request transmitted by an application program or other software/hardware routines running on the user device. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288893 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CONCEALED MATERIALS - Methods and systems for efficiently and accurately detecting and identifying concealed materials The system includes an analysis subsystem configured to process a number of pixelated images, the number of pixelated images obtained by repeatedly illuminating, through a patterning component, regions, where an electromagnetic radiation source, from a number of electromagnetic radiation sources, illuminates the patterning component, each repetition performed with a different wavelength. A number of Global pixelated images are obtained. The number of global pixelated images, after processing, constitute a vector of processed data at each pixel from a number of pixels. At each pixel, the vector of processed data is compared to a predetermined vector corresponding to a predetermined material, presence of the predetermined material being determined by the comparison. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288894 | SPECTRAL CAMERA WITH MIRRORS FOR PROJECTING MULTIPLE ADJACENT IMAGE COPIES ONTO SENSOR ARRAY - A spectral camera for producing a spectral output is disclosed. The spectral camera has an objective lens for producing an image, an array of mirrors, an array of filters for passing a different passband of the optical spectrum for different ones of the optical channels arranged so as to project multiple of the optical channels onto different parts of the same focal plane, and a sensor array at the focal plane to detect the filtered image copies simultaneously. By using mirrors, there may be less optical degradation and the trade off of cost with optical quality can be better. By projecting the optical channels onto different parts of the same focal plane a single sensor or coplanar multiple sensors can to be used to detect the different optical channels simultaneously which promotes simpler alignment and manufacturing. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288895 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A solid-state image pickup device includes: a first pixel array which generates first pixel data; a second pixel array which generates second pixel data; a vertical scanning unit which drives the rows of the first pixel array and the rows of the second pixel array independently; and a signal processing circuit which outputs, as a single image signal, a pair of (i) the plurality of second pixel signals generated in the second pixel array in a first frame and (ii) the plurality of first pixel signals generated in the first pixel array in a second frame immediately after the first frame. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288896 | IMAGING APPARATUS COMPRISING IMAGE SENSOR ARRAY HAVING SHARED GLOBAL SHUTTER CIRCUITRY - There is set forth herein in one embodiment an image sensor array including a global shutter shared by first and second pixels. The global shutter can include a charge storage area having an associated shield for reducing charge build up on the charge storage area attributable to incident light rays. There is set forth herein in one embodiment an imaging apparatus having one or more configuration. The one or more configuration can include one or more of a configuration wherein a frame read out from an image sensor array has unbinned pixel values, a configuration wherein a frame read out from an image sensor array has binned pixel values corresponding to an M×N, M>=2, N>=2 arrangement of pixel values, and a configuration wherein a frame read out from an image sensor array has binned pixel values corresponding to a 1×N, N>=2 arrangement of pixel values. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288897 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid state imaging device including: a plurality of sensor sections formed in a semiconductor substrate in order to convert incident light into an electric signal; a peripheral circuit section formed in the semiconductor substrate so as to be positioned beside the sensor sections; and a layer having negative fixed electric charges that is formed on a light incidence side of the sensor sections in order to form a hole accumulation layer on light receiving surfaces of the sensor sections. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288898 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a solid-state imaging apparatus that can significantly reduce kTC noise by using a negative feedback amplifying circuit. A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels arranged on a semiconductor substrate in a matrix, the pixel unit including, for each column, a source line and a column signal line, each of the plurality of pixels including: a photoelectric conversion unit that generates a signal charge corresponding to incident light; a storage unit storing the signal charge; a reset transistor; an amplifying transistor; and a cutoff transistor, wherein the amplifying transistor and the cutoff transistor form a negative feedback amplifying circuit. With this configuration, kTC noise can significantly be reduced. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288899 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A switch portion of a voltage supply unit is configured not to perform a switching operation over a period related to generation of a photoelectric conversion signal performed by an image pickup element or a period related to processing of a photoelectric conversion signal performed by the image pickup element. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288900 | Linear-Logarithmic Image Sensors and Electronic Devices Including the Same - A linear-logarithmic image sensor includes a pixel array, a signal generation unit, and a control unit. The pixel array includes at least one unit pixel that generates a leakage signal corresponding to leakage photo-charges and that sequentially generates a first analog signal corresponding to a portion of accumulated photo-charges and a second analog signal corresponding to a whole of the accumulated photo-charges by resetting a floating diffusion node and transferring the accumulated photo-charges from a storage node to the floating diffusion node in response to first and second transfer control signals that are sequentially activated. The signal generation unit includes at least one signal generation block that generates a final analog signal based on the leakage signal, the first analog signal, and the second analog signal. The control unit controls the pixel array and the signal generation unit. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288901 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device comprises a plurality of hybrid pixels. The hybrid pixel comprises a photodiode, which has a charge storage region and a photoelectric conversion region, and a transparent electrode. The transparent electrode applies a voltage to the charge storage region to modulate a potential with respect to a charge. Thereby the width of the charge storage region is reduced to form an effective charge storage region. Unless potentially modulated, the hybrid pixel functions as a normal pixel. Upon the potential modulation, the hybrid pixel functions as a phase detection pixel, which selectively stores the charge generated in a part of the photoelectric conversion region. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288902 | FEED-FORWARD TECHNIQUE FOR POWER SUPPLY REJECTION RATIO IMPROVEMENT OF BIT LINE - An image sensor read out circuit includes a first current mirror circuit in which a second current conducted through a second current path is controlled in response to a first current conducted through the first current path. The second current is conducted through an amplifier transistor of a pixel circuit. A first current source coupled to the first current path to provide a substantially constant current component of the first current. A second current source coupled to a power supply rail of the pixel circuit and coupled to the first current path to provide a ripple current component of the first current. The ripple current component provided by the second current source is responsive to a ripple in the power supply rail. The first current is responsive to a sum of the currents from the first and second current sources. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288903 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A solid-state image sensor includes a plurality of pixels arrayed in the row direction and the column direction, the first column signal line to which every other pixel arrayed in one pixel column is connected and the second column signal line to which remaining every other pixel arrayed in the one pixel array is connected, a pair of which are arranged in the one pixel array, and a driving unit which drives the plurality of pixels to simultaneously output the signals of at least two pixels onto the same column signal line out of the first or second column signal line when a mode of performing pixel mixture and reading out the signals of the pixels is set. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288904 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE WITH PLURALITY OF CONVERTERS - A solid-state image pickup device includes a column ADC realizing higher precision and higher-speed conversion. Converters converts a signal of each pixels output via a corresponding vertical read line to a digital value by sequentially executing first to N-th (N: integer of three or larger) conversion stages. In the first to (N−1)th conversion stages, each converter determines a value of upper bits including the most significant bit of a digital value by comparing the voltage at a retention stage with a reference voltage while changing the voltage at a retention node. In the N-th conversion stage, each converter determines a value of remaining bits to the least significant bit by comparing the voltage at the retention node with the reference voltage while continuously changing the voltage at the retention node in a range of the voltage step in the (N−1)th conversion stage or a range exceeding the range. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288905 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel unit in which pixels are arranged in a matrix pattern; and a pixel signal read-out unit including an AD conversion unit performing analog-to-digital (AD) conversion of a pixel signal read out from the pixel unit, wherein each pixel included in the pixel unit includes division pixels divided into regions in which photosensitivity levels or electric charge accumulating amounts are different from one another, the pixel signal reading unit includes a normal read-out mode and a multiple read-out mode, and includes a function of changing a configuration of a frame in accordance with a change of the read-out mode, and wherein the AD conversion unit acquires a pixel signal of one pixel by adding the division pixel signals while performing AD conversion for the division pixel signals. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288906 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An image capturing device includes a first substrate and a second substrate that are stacked in stages; a pixel section in the first substrate in which a plurality of pixels outputting signals according to incident physical quantities are disposed in a matrix form; a first AD conversion circuit in the first substrate for every column or every plurality of columns of pixels performing AD conversion on signals output by pixels; a connector that electrically connects the first substrate and the second substrate; a second AD conversion circuit in the second substrate for every column or every plurality of columns of pixels and performing AD conversion on signals output by pixels and inputting through the connector; and a controller in the first substrate or the second substrate and supplying a control signal to the first AD conversion circuit and the second AD conversion circuit. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288907 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DEFECTS IN FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS USING REDUNDANT COMPONENTS - A focal plane array having: an imaging array section, comprising: an array of electromagnetic radiation detectors; and an address section providing outputs from selectively enabled detectors. The imaging array section comprises a plurality of circuit blocks, each one of the circuit blocks having a primary circuit and a redundant circuit. Test circuitry is for provided for supplying test signals to test each one of the primary circuits and determining whether a response from the test signals is proper or improper and for storing in the test circuitry in response to such determining select signals associated with each one of the tested circuit blocks. An array controller is provided for, during a subsequent normal operating mode, providing timing pulses to the address section wherein the address section selectively enables the detectors using either the primary or redundant circuits in the plurality of circuit blocks selectively in accordance with the stored select signals. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288908 | Floorplan-Optimized Stacked Image Sensor And Associated Methods - A floorplan-optimized stacked image sensor and a method for designing the sensor are disclosed. A sensor layer includes multiple PSAs partitioned into PSA groups. A circuit layer includes multiple analog-to-digital converters each communicatively coupled to a different PSA. Each analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is semi-aligned to the PSA group associated with the PSA to which it is communicatively coupled. The floorplan of ADCs maximizes contiguous global-based space on the circuit layer uninterrupted by an ADC. The resulting circuit layer floorplan has one or more global-based spaces interleaved with one or more local-based spaces containing ADCs. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288909 | A/D CONVERSION CIRCUIT, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Provided is an ADC in which a plurality of pixel signals input through a vertical signal line of a solid-state image pickup apparatus are held in advance using some capacitors among a plurality of capacitors within the ADC. A potential of a node is generated by the respective pixel signals held in the capacitors. Thereafter, the potential of the node is changed by changing the voltages of counter electrodes of the capacitors, and the digital values of the pixel signals are generated by comparing the potential of the node with a predetermined potential. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288910 | CMOS IMAGE SENSOR IMPLEMENTING CORRELATED DOUBLE SAMPLING WITH COMPRESSION - An image sensing device and image sensing method are described herein. By way of example, the imaging sensing device includes a two-dimensional array of light sensing elements, each light sensing element being configured to generate an output signal indicative of an intensity level of light impinging on the light sensing element, one or more analog-to-digital converters configured to digitize output signals read out from the array of light sensing elements to generate digital output pixel values, a control circuit configured to generate digital pixel reset values, and a compression module configured to receive the digital pixel reset values and to generate a compressed digital pixel reset value corresponding to each digital pixel reset value. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288911 | VIDEO SIGNAL TRANSMISSION - A digital video signal has a frame rate and a resolution within a range of resolutions. If the resolution of the received digital video signal is in a lower resolution range then it is not compressed or if in a higher resolution range the video colour data is compressed by a constant compression ratio. Frames of digital colour samples are transmitted and frames of digital colour samples are received at the same frame rate. The received compressed digital colour samples are expanded by a constant expansion ratio when transmitted in a compressed format and not expanded if transmitted in the uncompressed video format. A digital video signal is output with a resolution the same as the resolution of the original digital video signal. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288912 | IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image display apparatus including a display unit a data on a screen; a communication unit receiving a signal transmitted from a remote control device; and a control unit configured to detect whether an external device is connected to the apparatus; display a menu allowing an user to select whether or not to transmit an image being displayed on the external device to the screen; and display the image on the screen. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288913 | VIDEO INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE AND VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM - A video display system for a meeting includes a video information terminal device typified by a liquid crystal projector, a video display unit typified by a whiteboard, a server which stores information and a user terminal (mobile terminal) held by a member of the meeting. A host of the meeting transmits information regarding the time of the meeting, members, and contents thereof to the server. A reservation list and a participant list are displayed and updated depending on an attendance/nonattendance answer from a member. A diagram or letters written on the whiteboard during the meeting are captured by the video information terminal device, inverted in brightness, stored in a memory, and displayed as a video image. At the end of the meeting, video data is stored as a file. When the meeting is resumed, the stored file is reproduced, developed in the memory, and displayed as a video image. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288914 | Apparatus for Electronic Presentation of Time-Varying Digital Imagery With or Without Accompanying Audio Under a Transparent or Translucent Form in Response to Sensor Data - A crystal ball or globe display system ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150288915 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A recording apparatus comprises a recording unit configured to record a moving image to a recording medium; a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus; an input unit configured to accept a predetermined instruction; and a control unit configured to perform control such that, in a case where the predetermined instruction is accepted by the input unit during recording of a moving image by the recording unit, a moving image portion for which recording ended is automatically transferred to the external apparatus in accordance with ending of recording of a predetermined unit of the moving image. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288916 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An integrated circuit device comprises a first integrated circuit chip; and a plurality of second integrated circuit chips each stacked on the first integrated circuit chip, wherein the first integrated circuit chip includes a plurality of first connection portions for respectively connecting to the second integrated circuit chips, the second integrated circuit chips each includes a second connection portion that is connected to one of the first connection portions of the first integrated circuit chip, and the second integrated circuit chips are arranged on the same surface of the first integrated circuit chip, such that the same signal is output from the first connection portions of the first integrated circuit chip to the respective second connection portions of the plurality of second integrated circuit chips. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288917 | INFORMATION DISPLAYING APPARATUS - Recorded information is grouped in recording units. The information of each recording unit is displayed by the order of older recording date based upon information recorded in memory. The recording time of each recording unit is displayed on the left edge of the display screen, to the right of which is a memo icon indicating memo information, a thumbnail image indicating shooting image information, a sound icon indicating sound, and reproduction time information for each recording unit. If a predetermined recording unit is designated and reproduced, the screen is re-displayed so that the reproduced recording unit appears at the lowermost line of the screen. If a new recording unit is recorded, the newest recording unit is displayed at the lowermost line. If the screen is scrolled and another display screen is displayed by operation of a scroll key, a screen similar to the previously displayed screen is displayed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288918 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADAPTING A LINE FREQUENCY OF A DIGITAL SIGNAL OF A PROJECTION DEVICE - A method for adapting a line frequency of a digital data signal of a projection device includes: providing data about at least one mechanical natural frequency of a mirror device of the projection device and about a storage capacity of a line buffer of an image processing device; detecting a first image resolution of a video signal of a video source device with the aid of the image processing device; and computing a second image resolution having an adapted vertical resolution of the digital data signal based on the detected first image resolution of the video signal as a function of the at least one mechanical natural frequency of the mirror device and the storage capacity of the line buffer with the aid of the image processing device to adapt the line frequency of the digital data signal of the projection device. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288919 | System and Method for Compressing Video and Reformatting the Compressed Video to Simulate Uncompressed Video With a Lower Bandwidth - Presented is a video distribution system that includes a transmitter that receives an uncompressed source video signal and includes a compressor for compressing the uncompressed source video signal into a compressed video signal having a bandwidth lower than the bandwidth of the uncompressed source video signal, a reformatter configured for reformatting the compressed video signal to simulate an uncompressed video signal having a bandwidth lower than the bandwidth of the uncompressed video signal. The video distribution system also includes a receiver that receives the compressed video signal that simulates an uncompressed video signal and includes a decompressor configured for decompressing the compressed video signal that simulates an uncompressed video signal into a decompressed video signal, and output port configured for transmitting the decompressed video signal to a display. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288920 | RADIO FREQUENCY POWER DIVIDER NETWORKS HAVING MOCA BYPASS CIRCUITS AND RELATED METHODS - Power divider networks are provided that have Multimedia Over Coax Alliance (“MoCA”) bypass paths. These power divider networks may include a housing having an input port and first and second output ports; a first impedance transformer that has a first winding coupled in series between the input port and a first node, a second winding coupled in series between a reference voltage and the first node; a second impedance transformer that has a third winding coupled in series between the first node and the first output port, a fourth winding coupled in series between the first node and the second output port; a resistance having a first end coupled to the first output port and a second end coupled to the second output port; a first inductor in series between the third winding and the first output port; a second inductor in series between the fourth winding and the second output port; and a third inductor and a first capacitor that are disposed in parallel between the first output port and the first end of the first resistance. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A TWO-WAY INTERACTIVE 3D EXPERIENCE - A system for providing a two-way interactive 3D experience includes a first video capture system configured to capture a first set of images of a first person in a first location, and a first display system in the first location. A second video capture system is configured to capture a second set of images of a second person in a second location. A second display system is in the second location. A two-way communication link is configured to deliver the first set of images to the second display system for display and deliver the second set of images to the first display system for display. The second display system is configured to generate a substantially life-sized 3D display of the first person based on the first set of images. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288922 | DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOICE AND VIDEO SESSIONS - A wireless communicator, including a modular communicator, including a communicator controller, a modem coupled with the communicator controller for sending and receiving data under instruction of the communicator controller, and a connector coupled with the communicator controller for transmitting signals between the modular communicator and a jacket device under instruction of the communicator controller, and a plurality of jacket devices, each jacket device including a housing comprising a cavity into which the modular communicator is inserted, a jacket controller mounted in the housing, a connector coupled with the jacket controller for transmitting signals between the jacket device and the modular communicator under instruction of the jacket controller, a user interface mounted on the housing and coupled with the jacket controller for performing on-line communication functions via the modem, and for performing at least one off-line activity via the jacket controller, and a usage monitor mounted in the housing and coupled with the jacket controller for monitoring off-line activity usage, wherein the jacket controller notifies the communicator controller when the amount of off-line usage monitored by the usage monitor exceeds a pre-designated threshold, and wherein the communicator controller instructs the modem to transmit an off-line usage report to a remote computer. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288923 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATION - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for controlling a camera based on movement of a user detected by another camera. A system may include a first camera capturing images of a user, a display located in the vicinity of the first camera, the display displaying, in real time, video received from a second camera disparately located from the first camera. The system may include one or more processors coupled to the first camera, the second camera and the display, the processor(s) analyzing the images captured by the first camera to determine head and eye movement of the user, determining camera settings for the second camera based on the determined head and/or eye movement of the user, and transmitting the determined camera settings to the second camera. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288924 | Information Processing Method and Apparatus for Video Communication - An information processing method and apparatus for video communication are provided. The method includes identifying each participant in current video communication, and allocating a unique participant identity and a role identifier; acquiring initialization information of the current video communication, and collecting information of a current video communication process; obtaining, by means of search according to an association relationship between a role identifier of a participant in the current video communication and a preset policy, the preset policy corresponding to the participant in the current video communication; summarizing the initialization information and the information of the current video communication process by using the preset policy, to obtain evaluation information of the current video communication. In the foregoing manner, initialization information of video communication and information of a video communication process are made full use of, which can effectively improve a video communication effect. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288925 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING VIDEOCONFERNCE IN DISTRIBUTED TELEPRESENCE PLATFORM - Provided is a method of supporting a videoconference between clients through a plurality of media servers under the control of a management server. The method includes requesting a client change, from a first client connected to a first media server, to a second client to be connected to a second media server; generating a mirror session for the second client according to the request for the client change; and stopping a session for the first client. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288926 | FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT A HYBRID OF MESHED ENDPOINTS WITH NON-MESHED ENDPOINTS - A videoconferencing system includes a hybrid MCU configured to act as a hybrid mesh participant in a videoconference. The hybrid MCU may include a processing module to mix videoconference media data received by the hybrid MCU in data streams transmitted from mesh and non-mesh endpoints. The hybrid MCU may further include a forking module to fork combined video/audio data streams received by the hybrid MCU to provide separate video and audio data streams to each mesh endpoint. The hybrid MCU may be configured to provide a mixed video/audio data steam to each non-mesh endpoint of the videoconference. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288927 | Interactive Two-Way Live Video Communication Platform and Systems and Methods Thereof - A system for providing interactive live communication between at least two users remotely situated from each other, wherein each user has an executing multimedia device and a communication platform application stored in the executing multimedia device and has a graphical user-interface through which users carry out all user-performed operations. Over a network interface, the platform application receives live video and audio data of a live event conducted by a first user and outputs in real time the received video and audio data to the first and a second user, transmits live video and audio data comprising the second user's input and outputs in real time the transmitted video and audio data to the two users thereby establishing live two-way interactive communication between the two users, and displays during the live event to at least the second user, at least one item associated with the content of the live event. | 2015-10-08 |
20150288928 | SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM USE OF OBJECT LOCATION TRACKING DATA - A dictionary/database of allowable and non-allowable conditions is used in a security camera system to generate alerts. | 2015-10-08 |