44th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 73 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150312431 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND MODULE FOR A CONTENT CONTROL LAYER FOR AN OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE - A system, method and content filtering module is provided for analyzing image data received from an imaging sensor, such as a CCD camera, determining whether or not image data meets appropriate image content criteria, and potentially blocking unacceptable image data, before the data is stored in a device memory or on some other storage medium, or passed to other applications. This system encourages safer and more responsible use of electronic imaging devices without compromising the general utility of said devices. In particular, it may help to protect young people from making and distributing nude, or sexually suggestive pictures, or pictures containing content that is deemed inappropriate, when using a PDA, camera phone, or computer equipped with a camera. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312432 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - The present invention is directed to an information processing apparatus operable in any of a plurality of power states including a first power state and a second power state in which power consumption is lower than power consumption in the first power state. The information processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a shift instruction to shift to the second power state, and a control unit configured to shift the information processing apparatus to the second power state in a case where the reception unit receives the shift instruction while an application that does not support the second power state is not running, and not to shift the information processing apparatus to the second power state in a case where the reception unit receives the instruction while an application that does not support the second power state is running. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312433 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SETTING UPDATING INFORMATION BOTH OF WHICH BEING FOR EXECUTING FIRMWARE UPDATING WITH EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT CONNECTED - To provide a technique that makes it possible, for a user without conscious of the detailed firmware program contents and the current state of a device, to execute an update process in a case of using file in which plural firmware programs are packaged. Upon connection of an external auxiliary storage device that stores the package file, a detection of a firmware program to be updated turns a staring mode into an update mode for updating a firmware program. If a failure in an internal auxiliary storage device is detected after re-starting, a starting is made by the update mode using a firmware program in the package file. In a case where a firmware program that is to be installed into the flash memory is updatable, only the firmware program that is to be installed into the flash memory is installed and updated. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312434 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM THAT HANDS OVER OPERATION FROM PORTABLE TERMINAL TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD - Provided is an image forming system that hands over an operation information on a portable terminal to an image forming apparatus and operates it, if the portable terminal is likely to become battery exhaustion. The portable terminal determines battery exhaustion if battery residual quantity of the portable terminal becomes less than or equal to a prescribed threshold value while accepting setting operation to the image forming apparatus. Then, handing over information (sizing information, color-balance setup information, and image quality setting operation screen information) for handing over operation to the image forming apparatus is automatically transmitted to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus receives the handing over information from the portable terminal. In that case, based on the handing over information, operation is accepted with an operation panel with continuing the setting operation performed with the portable terminal. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312435 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a control unit configured to control writing or reading data to or from a storage unit and a cooling unit configured to cool the control unit and the storage unit, in which the control unit reads temperature information from the storage unit, and changes a timing of when to read the temperature information next from the storage unit and a cooling level of the cooling unit in conjunction with each other. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312436 | SCANNER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A scanner device has a first mode for reading a normal object placed on a document table and a second mode for reading a self-luminous object placed on the document table. The scanner device includes a light detecting portion and a control portion. The light detecting portion detects light from an object placed on the document table. The control portion switches the reading mode between the first mode and the second mode on the basis of a detection result of the light detecting portion. When an image sensor detects light from the object placed on the document table in the second mode, the sensitivity of the image sensor is automatically adjusted in accordance with the amount of the detected light. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312437 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a first reading unit configured to generate image data by reading a document set between a document positioning plate and a document-positioning-plate cover, an output unit configured to output image data, a receiving unit configured to receive an execution instruction of a job for outputting, performed by the output unit, the image data generated by the first reading unit, and a control unit configured to control, in a case where a predetermined setting is set, the output unit not to perform output of the image data until it is determined that the document is to be removed from the document positioning plate, after the first reading unit has completed reading the document. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312438 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes a line memory that stores an input image by a plurality of rows; a defect correcting circuit that performs defect correction on the input image based on image data stored in the line memory; a binning circuit that generates a low pass image having a lower spatial frequency than the input image by binning the input image subjected to the defect correction; a frame buffer that stores the low pass image; a filter that generates a high pass image having a higher spatial frequency than the low pass image by filtering the input image subjected to the defect correction; and a mixing circuit that mixes the low pass image with the high pass image. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312439 | Image Reading Apparatus and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium - Disclosed is an image reading apparatus including: a reading unit configured to optically read an original and to output image data; an image conversion unit configured to convert the image data into data having a predetermined format; a storing unit configured to store the data having the predetermined format; a transfer unit configured to transfer the data to a designated destination; a judgment unit configured to judge whether the data can be transferred to the designated destination; and an executing unit configured to instruct the image reading apparatus to execute a process for reading the original and for converting the image data to store the data in the storing unit regardless of whether the judgment unit judges that the data can be transmitted, and to instruct the image reading apparatus to transfer the data after the judgment unit judges that the data can be transmitted. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312440 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTERIZED AUTHENTICATION OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - A computerized method for authenticating documents having VIZ sections, the method comprising capturing an image of a document to be authenticated from a scanner and enhancing the captured image, and using a processor for identifying and cropping a VIZ section in the image. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312441 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, a detecting unit, and a generating unit. The receiving unit receives two pieces of image data to be compared with each other. The detecting unit detects the difference between the two pieces of image data received by the receiving unit. If a drawing element in the image data where the difference is detected by the detecting unit is dense with modified parts to such an extent that it is estimated to be difficult to identify the content of modification in the display of the difference, the generating unit generates difference image data indicating the difference between the two pieces of image data for comparison by adding an auxiliary image to highlight the content of the detected difference. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312442 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided are an image processing device, image processing method, and computer program which can accurately detect noise in an input image and eliminate or reduce the noise. A display device extracts a specific area including a target pixel from an input image and determines whether the boundary of noise is included in the specific area. If so determined, the display device performs filtering using a smoothing filter to smooth the target pixel. If not so determined, the display device performs filtering using an edge-preserving smoothing filter to smooth the target pixel. At this time, the display device determines whether to apply the result of the smoothing process using the edge-preserving smoothing filter, on the basis of the pixel values in the specific area, the result of the smoothing process using the edge-preserving smoothing filter, and the like. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312443 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - A reproduction color storing section stores pieces of color information in association with a color range that is stored in a color range storing section and includes a fluorescent color targeted for detention. Each piece of color information specifies a reproduction color candidate usable for reproducing the fluorescent color. The pixel extracting section extracts, from image data, a pixel having the fluorescent color based on the color range. A display control section reads, from the reproduction color storing section, the pieces of color information corresponding to the fluorescent color of the extracted pixel and displays the reproduction color candidates specified by the pieces of color information on a display section. The reproduction color receiving section receives a reproduction color selected by a user from the displayed reproduction color candidates. The fluorescent color reproducing section replaces color information of the extracted pixel with color information specifying the received reproduction color. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312444 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZING PHOTOGRAPH - The present disclosure relates to a method, a server and a terminal device for synchronizing a photograph. The method includes: sending an instruction for synchronizing a re-focusable photograph to a second terminal device; receiving a notification returned from the second terminal device with regard to whether the second terminal device supports a display of re-focusable photographs; sending data for downloading a re-focusable photograph group to the second terminal device, if the second terminal device supports the display of the re-focusable photographs; and sending an index photograph of the re-focusable photograph group to the second terminal device, if the second terminal device does not support the display of the re-focusable photographs. Through the solutions according to the present disclosure, network resources occupied by the synchronizing may be saved. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312445 | ARRAY CAMERA, ELECTRICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - Disclosed are an array camera, an electrical device, and a method for operating the same. A method for operating an array camera including a plurality of camera modules includes acquiring images through the camera modules, when a first object is located at a first position of a first distance, extracting a first image and a second image acquired by a first camera module and a second camera module selected from among the camera modules, respectively, calculating distance information regarding the first object based on the first image and the second image, and when a second object is located at a second position or a second distance, calculating distance information regarding the second object located at the second position or the second distance based on at least one of a third image acquired by a camera module different from the first camera module and a fourth image acquired by a camera module different from the second camera module. Consequently, user convenience is improved. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312446 | Mouth Camera - Here is disclosed a video camera for capturing a video image from a participant's point of view. The video camera is mountable in the participant's mouth by the participant gripping the video camera between his or her upper and lower teeth. The device includes a compact video camera having a lens for gathering a video image and a mouth guard dimensioned to fit comfortably between the participant's upper and lower teeth. The mouth guard has first and second arcuate indentations dimensioned and configured to snuggly receive the participant's upper and lower teeth, respectively. The video camera is housed in a camera housing formed on the mouth guard such that the lens is positioned between the participant's upper and lower teeth and is oriented to gather the video image from outside the participant's mouth. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312447 | VISUAL IMAGE DEVICE AND METHOD - A system for providing an alternate method of video game control comprising a visual imaging device attached to an apparatus of some sort to then be worn, held, or connected in some way to a living body, a computer processing unit connected to the visual imaging device, a video game console controller connected to the computer processing unit, multiple motors attached to the apparatus that is meant to be worn, held or attached to a living body, which are connected to the computer processing unit; and a method of providing directional input to a user including the steps of capturing a reference image having at least one reference point, storing the captured image and reference point in a data base, sequentially capturing subsequent moving images each having at least one reference point, storing the sequentially subsequent moving images and at least one reference points in a data base, calculating variations between the at least one reference point from the reference from the reference image and subsequent moving images to generate a signal representing movement of the reference points. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312448 | SPRING-LOADED MOUNTING HOUSING FOR A CAMERA - A mounting housing for a camera includes a surface contacting member and a sliding member that is slidable within an interior conduit within the surface contacting member. The surface contacting member has a back end that is located behind a mounting surface when the mounting housing is mounted and a front end, connected to the back end, that is located in front of the mounting surface when the mounting housing is mounted. A spring is pivotably coupled to and extends outwardly from the back end, and the spring is pivotable to apply force on to a back side of the mounting surface when the mounting housing is mounted. The sliding member is slidable along the interior conduit between mounted and un-mounted positions. The sliding member is lockable in the mounted position to bias the spring against the mounting surface when the mounting housing is mounted. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312449 | Apparatus and Method for Monitoring Performance Characteristics of a Component of a Vehicle - An apparatus for monitoring at least one performance characteristic of a component of a vehicle may include a tripod connected to an exterior surface of the vehicle, the tripod includes a plurality of airfoils defining an aerodynamic surface of the tripod, a camera positioned on the tripod at a predetermined viewing angle directed toward the component of the vehicle and a camera fairing connected to the tripod and surrounding the camera, the camera fairing includes a sidewall defining an aerodynamic surface of the camera fairing, an aperture disposed through the sidewall and aligned with the camera and a plurality of protrusions positioned proximate the aperture. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312450 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING LENS ELEMENTS HAVING DIFFERENT DIAMETERS - An image pickup apparatus capable of performing a zooming function without increasing a thickness of the image pickup apparatus, and obtaining depth information at the same time by using lens elements having different diameters, is provided. The image pickup apparatus includes lens elements, and image pickup regions respectively disposed in correspondence to the lens elements. At least two of the lens elements have different diameters. At least two of the image pickup regions have different sizes. A smallest image pickup region among the image pickup regions having a smallest size among sizes of the image pickup regions is disposed with respect to a lens element among the lens elements having a largest diameter. A largest image pickup region among the image pickup regions having a largest size among sizes of the image pickup regions is disposed with respect to a lens element among the lens elements having a smallest diameter. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312451 | Imaging Systems And Methods For Using In Spatially Constrained Locations - An imaging system for use in a spatially constrained location includes an image sensor for capturing an image, wherein the image sensor has (a) a first rectangular area containing a pixel array and connecting circuitry communicatively coupled with the pixel array and (b) a second rectangular area with only one shared side with the first rectangular area and containing support electronics for pixel array control and signal acquisition, where the support electronics is communicatively coupled with the connecting circuitry. An imaging method for use in a spatially constrained location includes (a) forming an image of a scene on a pixel array of an image sensor contained within a first rectangular area having a first side and (b) communicating electrical signals between the pixel array and support electronics located onboard the image sensor and contained within a second rectangular area sharing only one side with the first rectangular area. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312452 | CLAMPING CLIP FOR CAMERA MODULE FOCUSING DURING ASSEMBLY - A clamping clip for use in an assembly process for a camera module includes a sheet of ferromagnetic material that includes a first aperture that corresponds to a second aperture in a housing that encloses an actuator that moves a lens assembly. At least three positioning legs are attached to an outer periphery of the sheet of ferromagnetic material such that the at least three legs will closely engage side walls of the housing. At least three prongs are attached to the first aperture in the sheet of ferromagnetic material such that the prongs will engage a carrier coupled to the lens assembly to hold the carrier in a fixed position that allows the position of the lens assembly to be adjusted as part of the assembly process when the sheet of ferromagnetic material is retained on the housing by permanent magnets in the actuator. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312453 | Switchable Camera Mirror Apparatus - Techniques for switchable camera mirror apparatus are described. In one or more embodiments, a computing device (e.g., a tablet device, a smartphone, and so on) includes a camera functionality that is configured to capture images from a variety of different device perspectives. The camera functionality, for instance, can enable images to be captured from a front-facing device perspective, a rear-facing device perspective, and so on. Included as part of the camera functionality is a switchable mirror apparatus that is switchable to alternately reflect light from different device perspectives, such as to enable images to be captured from at least some of the different device perspectives using a single image sensor. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312454 | LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A lens system including: a positive most-object-side lens unit; a first most-image-side lens element; and a second most-image-side lens element, wherein the most-object-side lens unit is fixed in focusing, at least one of the first and second most-image-side lens elements has negative optical power, and the conditions: 0.52015-10-29 | |
20150312455 | Array Camera Architecture Implementing Quantum Dot Color Filters - Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention utilize array cameras incorporating quantum dot color filters. One embodiment includes: lens elements formed on substrates separated by spacers, where the lens elements, substrates and spacers form a plurality of optical channels; at least one aperture located within each optical channel; at least one spectral filter located within each optical channel, where each spectral filter is configured to pass a specific spectral band of light; and at least one quantum dot color filter located within each optical channel to receive the specific spectral band of light passed by the at least one spectral filter located within the optical channel, where the at least one quantum dot color filter is configured to emit a spectral band of light having a bandwidth that is narrower than the specific spectral band of light passed by the at least one spectral filter. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312456 | CAMERA SYTEM AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE, - A camera system for a vehicle includes: a camera housing; an imager module accommodated in the camera housing, the imager module including a carrier device, a lens accommodated in the carrier device, and an image sensor accommodated at the carrier device, an optical axis of the camera system being set by the image sensor and the lens. The image sensor makes contact with a metallic housing part of the camera housing via a heat-conducting element. The imager module is fixed in one direction perpendicular to the optical axis in the camera housing, i.e., it is braced in the radial direction and cooled axially toward the rear. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312457 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, AND ENDOSCOPE - A manufacturing method of an image pickup apparatus includes a step of manufacturing an image pickup device chip, a step of manufacturing a wiring board having first terminals and second terminals disposed on both sides of a first primary surface with a central flexible portion intervened in between, a step of joining a heat conductive block to a second primary surface of the wiring board, a step of joining the image pickup device chip to the first terminals of the wiring board, a step of performing solder joining of core wires of a cable to the second terminals of the wiring board by conducting heat generated by a heat tool through the heat conductive block, a step of bending the wiring board, and a step of performing housing inside a frame member, and sealing with sealing resin. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312458 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING PHOTOGRAPHING PARAMETERS - The present disclosure discloses a method and a device for configuring photographing parameters, which relate to the field of terminal device technology. The method for configuring photographing parameters in a main device includes: acquiring photographing parameters, which include at least an output color temperature and an output time, for configuring a supplemental device with a flashlight component capable of adjusting color temperature according to a currently set photographing mode; and transmitting the photographing parameters to the supplemental device through a wireless data network, such that the supplemental device sets an output color temperature and an output time of the flashlight component in the supplemental device according to the photographing parameters when photographing. In the present disclosure, the accuracy of the output color temperature of the supplemental device, which supplements light during photographing using multiple terminal devices, is improved, and the quality of the photograph captured is also improved. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312459 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - In one or more embodiments, exposure control of an image sensor is performed based on a movement characteristic of a shutter configured to be movable to a position at which the image sensor is shielded from light and to a position at which the image sensor is not shielded from light. A moving speed of the shutter may change during movement, and a light amount change characteristic of light from an object may be calculated by a calculation unit. In one or more embodiments, the calculation unit calculates a timing when a light from an object satisfies a predetermined condition. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312460 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING EXPOSURE SETTING - A device and method for determining exposure settings in a camera is disclosed. The method comprises capturing an image frame using an image sensor, the exposure of the capturing is based on an initial exposure value setting, determining a temporary exposure value by finding an exposure value that results in a substantially optimum value when applied to a total cost calculation, calculating a saturated pixels cost related to the saturated pixels for the captured image at the temporary exposure value, determining a next exposure value by finding a decrease in exposure value, in relation to the temporary exposure value, for which decrease a change in total cost for non-saturated pixels, in relation to the total cost for non-saturated pixels at the temporary exposure value, is substantially equal to the saturated pixel cost calculated at the temporary exposure value, using this determined next exposure value for capturing a new image frame. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312461 | IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING A PIXEL HAVING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENTS AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE HAVING THE IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor according to an example embodiment concepts includes a pixel array including pixels, and each of the pixels includes photoelectric conversion elements. The photoelectric conversion elements independently operating to detect a phase difference. The image sensor further includes a control circuit configured to independently control exposure times of each of the photoelectric conversion elements included in each of the pixels. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312462 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus capturing an object image based on a set time includes: a first state-changing unit setting an light emission unit in a first state with a light emission corresponding to image capturing, and in a second state with less power consumption than that in the first state; a second state-changing unit setting the apparatus to a third state where an image is captured, and in a fourth state with less power consumption than that in the third state; and a light emission determining unit that determines whether to cause the emission unit to emit a light for the next capturing. The second state remains until the next capture when it is determined not to emit a light. The change to the fourth state starts after it is determined not to emit a light. Then, the apparatus changes to the third state again for the next capturing. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312463 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING - Systems, methods, and media for high dynamic range imaging are provided, the systems comprising: an image sensor; and a hardware processor configured to: cause the image sensor to capture first image data having a first exposure time, second image data having a second exposure time, and third image data having a third exposure time that is substantially equal to the sum of the first exposure time and the second exposure time; generate combined image data using the first image data and the second image data. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312464 | MULTI-EXPOSURE IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATING ROLLING SHUTTER FLICKER - A method for eliminating flicker of a multi-exposure imaging system is provided. The method includes the steps of: capturing a long exposure image based on a long exposure from a scene; capturing a short exposure image based on a short exposure from the scene; obtaining an exposure ratio of the long exposure to the short exposure; generating a long accumulated value by accumulating pixel values of a portion of the long exposure image; generating a short accumulated value by accumulating pixel values of a portion of the short exposure image corresponding to the portion of the long exposure image; and generating a flicker gain according to the long average value, the short average value and the exposure ratio. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312465 | IMAGE CAPTURING STORAGE CONTAINER - An image capturing apparatus including a storage container having a top cover and a base, the base having an outer front surface, the top cover of the storage container is pivotably attached to the base to allow for an open position and a closed position of the storage container and an image capturing unit disposed on the outer front surface of the base so that the image capturing unit can capture image data both in the open position and the closed position of the storage container. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312466 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT SAVING PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging module configured to continuously generate a live image and perform capture to generate still images, an operation interface configured to receive an operation of a user who inputs a first capturing command, a communication module configured to transmit the live image to a display apparatus and receive a second capturing command from the display apparatus, a transmission detection unit configured to detect whether the live image is being transmitted to the display apparatus, an information addition unit configured to add transmission information indicating whether the transmission of the live image is being performed before the first capturing command is input or the second capturing command is received to the still images generated based on the first capturing command or the second capturing command, and a storage module configured to store the still images with the transmission information. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFORMING PHOTOGRAPHING USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Disclosed are a system and method for informing photographing using wireless communication, in which a mobile terminal whose photographing function is activated may transmit photographing function activated state information using wireless communication so that surrounding mobile terminals may recognize the transmitted information, and when the corresponding terminal is located in a photographing prohibited area, this may be informed to induce photographing restriction. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312468 | MULTI-CAMERA SYSTEM CONTROLLED BY HEAD ROTATION - Systems and methods of controlling a remote camera system by head rotation are herein described. A sensor on a head-mounted display (HMD) can determine the orientation of the HMD. A computing device can translate the orientation of the HMD from one coordinate representation to another coordinate representation. A microcontroller can convert the orientation of the HMD to a control signal. A motor controller can orient a camera mounted gimbal based on the control signal. A plurality of cameras on the camera mounted gimbal can stream video to the HMD. A process on the HMD can process the streaming video to allow for stereoscopic vision and depth. A display on the HMD can display the processed streaming video. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312469 | Passive auto-focus device and method - A passive auto-focus device and method are disclosed herein. An embodiment of the passive auto-focus device comprises: a focus-searching-range decision circuit operable to compare a range of a variation area of a current scene with a predetermined range and determine a focus-searching range, in which the variation area is defined according to the comparison between the current scene and a preceding scene; a focal-distance-variation decision circuit operable to compare the definition pertaining to the focus-searching range with a first predetermined definition and generate a current step setting value; an image record generating circuit operable to generate first step image records in connection with the focus-searching range while the current step setting value indicates a first step and to generate second step image records in connection with the focus-searching range while the current step setting value indicates a second step, in which the first step is shorter than the second step. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312470 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, IMAGE PICKUP METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus includes an imaging optical system configured to form an image of an object, an image pickup unit configured to capture the image of the object via the imaging optical system, and a controller configured to control the image pickup unit. The controller sets, so as to always include part of the object in a first image pickup area corresponding to an image pickup plane of the image pickup unit, a second image pickup area by arranging at least one first image pickup area so that the second image pickup area contains an entire object on each of a plurality of sections perpendicular to an optical axis of the imaging optical system, and controls the image pickup unit so as to capture the first image pickup area that contains an in-focus range of the object in the second image area. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312471 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup element configured to photoelectrically convert an optical image, and a controller configured to control a drive of a focus lens based on a signal outputted from the image pickup element and control a frame rate to drive the image pickup element, and the controller is configured to detect an in-focus position based on a signal outputted from the image pickup element which is driven at a first frame rate, and to switch the frame rate of the image pickup element to a second frame rate lower than the first frame rate while performing a first operation to drive the focus lens to the in-focus position. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312472 | USER FRIENDLY INTERFACES AND CONTROLS FOR TARGETING SYSTEMS - User friendly interfaces and controls for a targeting system are disclosed. In one example embodiment, the targeting system includes user friendly interfaces and controls for accessing the user friendly interfaces from a single hand position to facilitate targeting system user's eyes to focus on a target during an operation. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312473 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An electronic camera includes an image pickup device, a memory, a face detecting section, a face recognizing section, and an object specifying section. The image pickup device photo-electrically converts an image of an object into an electric signal and generates an image signal as the electric signal. The memory has recorded registration data representing characterizing points of faces as recognizing targets. The face detecting section detects face areas in a shooting image plane based on the image signal and extracts characterizing points of faces of objects from the face areas. The face recognizing section determines whether or not the face areas are the recognizing targets based on data of the characterizing points corresponding to the face areas and on the registration data. The object specifying section specifies as a main object an object present on nearest side of the electronic camera of objects as the recognizing targets. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312474 | VEHICULAR SOCIAL MEDIA SYSTEM - A social media system for a vehicle and a method of operating the social media system are provided. The social media system, for example, may include, but is not limited to a camera, an interface, a memory configured to store one or more safety settings, and a processor communicatively coupled to the camera, the interface and the memory, the processor being configured to receive, via the interface, a command request to utilize the social media system, determine, based upon the safety settings stored in the memory, when the command request may be completed, and executing the command request when the processor determines that command request may be completed. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312475 | USER PROGRAMMABLE IMAGE CAPTURING AND PROCESSING DEVICE - The present description provides a user programmable image capturing and processing apparatus which allows the user to load and run its own custom processing algorithms into the camera or device apparatus, does not limit the client to a specific set of factory preloaded image processing algorithms, and can utilize a wide range of image capturing means such as Ultrasound, X-ray, RF frequency, or other means of converting signals or waves to image. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312476 | IMAGE SENSOR, DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - The present technique relates to an image sensor, an data transmission method thereof, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, an electronic device, and a program with which it is made possible to improve flexibility in compression and to make connectivity between an image sensor and a DSP better. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312477 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTENDABLE FIELD OF VIEW RENDERING - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for extendable field of view rendering. A method is provided for receiving media data including a plurality of video frames. The method also includes determining, with a processor, video frames corresponding to camera motion and determining speed and duration of the camera motion. The method also includes determining at least one frame extension based on the video frames corresponding to camera motion, determining a frame extension offset based on the camera motion, and generating an extended field of view metadata based on the frame extensions and frame extension offsets. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312478 | Digital Image Capture Device Having A Panorama Mode - A hand-held digital camera has a touch-sensitive display screen (“touch screen”) for image preview and user control of the camera, and a user-selectable panorama mode. Upon entering panorama mode the camera superimposes upon the touch screen a horizontal rectangular bar whose width and/or height are user-adjustable by interaction with the touch screen to select a desired horizontal sweep angle. After the sweep angle is set the camera automatically captures successive horizontally overlapping images during a sweep of the device through the selected sweep angle. Subsequently the camera synthesises a panoramic image from the successively captured images, the panoramic image having a width corresponding to the selected sweep angle. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312479 | Image Sensor Having a Uniform Digital Power Signature - An image sensor and a method of operating an image sensor to achieve a substantially uniform power signature. An array of pixels may be scanned using analog sensing circuitry to obtain an analog sensor output. The scanning is performed over a first time interval. The analog sensor output is converted to a digital data output using digital logic circuitry. The converting occurs over a second time interval that is subsequent to the first time interval and may be substantially the same duration as the first time interval. While the array of pixels are being scanned, the digital logic circuitry is operated over the first time interval and substantially coincides with the scanning of the array of pixels. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312480 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING WIRELESS TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER UNIT - An image pickup apparatus is provided that is capable of avoiding an image pickup device and control system devices thereof from being affected by heat generated by a wireless transmitter-receiver unit, whereby the control system devices can stably be operated, while avoiding the quality of photographed image from being deteriorated. In the image pickup apparatus, a power unit has an upper limit of guaranteed temperature higher than that of the image pickup device and higher than those of an image processing unit and a control unit which are the control system devices, and is mounted on a mounting surface of a board together with the image processing unit and the control unit. A wireless transmitter-receiver unit is disposed parallel to and facing the mounting surface of the board so as to cover the power unit mounted on the board. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312481 | VISION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYSING IMAGES TAKEN BY IMAGE SENSORS - A vision system is disclosed having an image sensor for capturing an image, the image sensor having a lens, an image processing unit and optionally a memory unit. The image processing unit is adapted to capture and/or store in the memory, for selected areas of the image, a set of frames from the past, where the division of the image in areas and/or the number of frames from the past depend on lens parameters, position and/or orientation of the image sensor, or image parameters of the captured image. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312482 | USER INPUT TECHNIQUE FOR ADJUSTING SUCCESSIVE IMAGE CAPTURING - An electronic device, includes: a touch screen, a digital camera, a computing entity configured to display graphical user interface via the touch screen, and configured to capture user input via the graphical user interface, and configured to utilize digital camera for digital imaging, the computing entity being specifically configured to: initiate a successive image capturing function via the digital camera, detect substantially continuous user input gesture via the graphical user interface, optionally upon graphical indications, and adjust the capture rate of the successive image capturing function according to the user input gesture. A corresponding method is presented. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312483 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE ADJUSTING METHOD - An endoscope apparatus includes an observation optical system, a solid-state imaging element, a memory section, and an image processing section, wherein the memory section stores the information therein for specifying the image cutting-out region for the process of cutting out the image for display, which corresponds to an overlapping region in which a displayable pixel area of the solid-state imaging element and an imaging area of the optical image to be formed on the solid-state imaging element by the observation optical system overlap one another, and overlap one another when the center of the imaging area is matched with the center of the display area, as the image cutting-out information, and the image processing section expands the image for display to an image size of the display area, when an image size of the cut-out image for display becomes smaller than the image size of the display area. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312484 | ZOOM-TRACKING METHOD PERFORMED BY IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an improved zoom-tracking method. A point or two points between a Wide point and a Tele point are chosen, histogram information is stored, and a distance to a subject is estimated based on the stored histogram information. A locus curve is selected based on the estimated distance to the subject, and zoom-tracking is performed along the locus curve after a zoom lens reaches a specific point. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312485 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus comprises: an image sensor including a pixel region including a plurality of pixel units, arranged in a matrix, each having first and second photoelectric conversion units, and a storage unit provided for each column; and a driving unit configured to drive the image sensor by, for each pixel unit to be read of the plurality of pixel units, exclusively selecting an operation of combining a signal of the first photoelectric conversion unit and a signal of the second photoelectric conversion unit for each pixel unit and outputting the combined signal to the storage unit, an operation of reading a signal from the first photoelectric conversion unit of each pixel unit to the storage unit, or an operation of reading a signal from the second photoelectric conversion unit of each pixel unit to the storage unit. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312486 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CAMERA CONTROL - An electronic device includes two cameras each with a light sensor. The electronic device uses the light sensor of one of the two cameras which is operational to detect an ambient luminance, and determines if the detected ambient luminance is less than a preset shading value. In response to the detected ambient luminance being less than the preset shading value, the electronic device interchanges the cameras to work. That is, the electronic device powers down the one of the two cameras which is operational and activating the other one of the two cameras. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312487 | IMAGE PROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image processor according to the present invention includes: an image capturing unit; an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on an image captured by the image capturing unit; a detection unit configured to detect a shooting scene for the image captured by the image capturing unit; a determination unit configured to determine the priorities of a plurality of different image processing methods to be used by the image processing unit based on the result of the detection by the detection unit; and a control unit configured to control the image processing unit so as to generate a plurality of images on which different methods of the plurality of image processing methods image processing have been performed in accordance with the priorities, where in the control unit simplifies image processing by using lower-priority image processing methods of the plurality of different image processing methods. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312488 | TECHNIQUES TO COMPENSATE FOR CALIBRATION DRIFTS IN INFRARED IMAGING DEVICES - Various techniques are provided to compensate for and/or update ineffective (e.g., stale) calibration terms due to calibration drifts in infrared imaging devices. For example, a virtual-shutter non-uniformity correction (NUC) procedure may be initiated to generate NUC terms to correct non-uniformities when appropriate triggering events and/or conditions are detected that may indicate presence of an object or scene to act as a shutter (e.g., a virtual shutter). Scene-based non-uniformity correction (SBNUC) may be performed during image capturing operations of the infrared imaging device, for example, when a virtual-shutter scene is not available. Further, snapshots of calibration data (e.g., NUC terms) produced during the virtual-shutter NUC procedure, the SBNUC process, and/or other NUC process may be taken. Such snapshots may be utilized to provide useful NUC data when the infrared imaging device starts up or is otherwise reactivated, so that the SBNUC or other NUC methods may produce effective results soon after the start-up. Such snapshots may also be utilized to update ineffective calibration terms. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312489 | ANOMALOUS PIXEL DETECTION - Various techniques are provided to identify anomalous pixels in images captured by imaging devices. In one example, an infrared image frame is received. The infrared image frame is captured by a plurality of infrared sensors based on infrared radiation passed through an optical element. A pixel of the infrared image frame is selected. A plurality of neighborhood pixels of the infrared image frame are selected. Values of the selected pixel and the neighborhood pixels are processed to determine whether the value of the selected pixel exhibits a disparity in relation to the neighborhood pixels that exceeds a maximum disparity associated with a configuration of the optical element and the infrared sensors. The selected pixel is selectively designated as an anomalous pixel based on the processing. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312490 | INFRARED FOCAL PLANE ARRAY HEAT SPREADERS - In one embodiment, an infrared (IR) sensor module includes an IR sensor assembly, including a substrate, a microbolometer array disposed on an upper surface of the substrate; and a cap disposed on the upper surface of the substrate and hermetically enclosing the microbolometer array. A base is disposed below the substrate, and a heat spreader having a generally planar portion is interposed between a lower surface of the substrate and an upper surface of the base. In some embodiments, the heat spreader can include a material having an anisotropic thermal conductivity, e.g., graphite. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312491 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - Provided is a solid-state imaging device which is capable of improving an image quality by changing a signal charge voltage conversion gain and performing a binning operation. According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array unit including pixels that accumulate charges obtained by photoelectric conversion and are arranged in a row direction and a column direction in a form of a matrix and a switching transistor that is disposed between pixels and capable of changing a signal charge voltage conversion gain of a pixel and performing a binning operation. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312492 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE HAVING IMAGE SENSOR WITH SKEWED PIXEL STRUCTURE - An image data processing device includes an image sensor which includes a first pixel disposed in a first layer and a second pixel which is disposed in a second layer and is partially overlapped with the first pixel to form an overlapped area, and is configured to output a first signal from the first pixel and a second signal from the second pixel; and an image signal processor configured to output a first data for the overlapped area using a ratio for the overlapped area between the first pixel and the second pixel and the first signal, and output a second data for the overlapped area using the ratio and the second signal. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312493 | Methods For Processing Event Timing Images - A method for processing event timing images includes: capturing sequential digital two-dimensional images of a scene using an area scan image sensor; and processing the sequential digital two-dimensional images to generate a time delay integration image of an object moving in the scene. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312494 | Systems For Processing Event Timing Images - A system for processing event timing images includes: area scan image sensor for generating sequential digital two-dimensional images of a scene; and time delay integration module for processing the sequential digital two-dimensional images to generate a time delay integration image of a moving object in the scene. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312495 | Wavelet denoising of fringe image - Disclosed is an image de-noising processing method which is particularly suited to X-ray Talbot images. The method captures a fringe pattern from an energy source, the captured fringe pattern having a carrier frequency component dependent on settings of the energy source. Wavelet coefficients are obtained for the captured fringe pattern by applying a wavelet transform to the captured fringe pattern. The method establishes a wavelet coefficients mapping function having a rate of change that varies depending at least on the carrier frequency component of the captured fringe pattern, and transforms the obtained wavelet coefficients using the established wavelet coefficients mapping function. The captured fringe pattern is then processed by applying inverse wavelet transform to the transformed wavelet coefficients to form a denoised fringe pattern. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312496 | Compound Eye Optical System And Imaging Device Using The Same - A compound eye optical system forms a plurality of images with different fields of view for connecting the plurality of images with the different fields of view and outputting one composite image. The system includes: a plurality of individual eye optical systems forming the plurality of images with different fields of view on an imaging surface; and an overall optical system forming an image with a field of view incorporating the entire fields of view obtained by the plurality of individual eye optical systems on the imaging surface, wherein the individual eye optical systems and the overall optical system are configured by a lens array plate having a plurality of lenses integrally formed. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312497 | Methods For Processing Event Timing Data - A method for processing a plurality of input images associated with a respective plurality of input times, the input images and input times being provided by an event timing system, comprises: selecting an output frame rate; generating a plurality of output images, corresponding to the output frame rate, from the plurality of input images; and assigning to each output image a final output time provided by the event timing system, the final output time being the input time associated with an input image contributing to the output image. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312498 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a processing unit configured to perform predetermined detection processing on image data captured with use of an imaging unit for wide-angle imaging, a determination unit configured to determine whether to transmit geometrically converted image data generated by performing a geometric conversion on the captured image data to a reception apparatus, or to transmit the captured image data, without the geometric conversion, to the reception apparatus, and a control unit configured to perform control for performing the geometric conversion on a result of the predetermined detection processing performed on the captured image data without the geometric conversion, in a case where it is determined that the geometrically converted captured image data is to be transmitted to the reception apparatus. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312499 | IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING PIXEL DATA QUANTIZATION ERROR - An image sensor may have an array of pixels and readout circuitry. The array may include image pixels that generate signals in response to image light and reference pixels that generate signals in response to electrical noise. The readout circuitry may obtain first pixel values from the image pixels and may obtain second pixel values from the reference pixels. The readout circuitry may generate an extended precision pixel value based on the second pixel values that have an extended bit width relative to the each of the second pixel values. The readout circuitry may generate multiple dithered correction values by adding randomized sequences of least significant bits to the extended precision pixel value. The readout circuitry may mitigate visible quantization error and noise such as row-correlated and column-correlated noise in the final image by subtracting the dithered correction values from corresponding first pixel values. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312500 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND CAMERA SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a solid-state image sensor and a camera system capable of reducing the influence of noise at a connection between chips without a special circuit for communication and reducing the cost as a result. The semiconductor device includes: a first chip | 2015-10-29 |
20150312501 | WAFER-SCALE PIXELATED DETECTOR SYSTEM - A large area, gapless, detection system comprises at least one sensor; an interposer operably connected to the at least one sensor; and at least one application specific integrated circuit operably connected to the sensor via the interposer wherein the detection system provides high dynamic range while maintaining small pixel area and low power dissipation. Thereby the invention provides methods and systems for a wafer-scale gapless and seamless detector systems with small pixels, which have both high dynamic range and low power dissipation. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312502 | IMAGING SENSOR - A pixel architecture having an in-pixel amplifier comprising an NMOS transistor and a depletion-mode NMOS load is disclosed. In one aspect, the pixel architecture comprises a pixel core including a pixel photodiode for generating an output signal in accordance with incident light. Further, the in-pixel amplifier is connected to a pixel core to amplify the output signal before it is stored in a column buffer before being read out at output of the pixel architecture. By having an in-pixel amplifier that can be used for amplification of the output signal inside the pixel architecture, a larger output value is obtained which may be stored inside the pixel architecture on a small capacitor with improved signal-to-noise performance. This in-pixel amplification can also improve the quality of stored signals for global shutter operation. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312503 | IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging system includes an encoding apparatus that performs a multiple sampling process on charge signals in a plurality of wavelength bands and encodes image information and a decoding apparatus that decodes the image information. In the multiple sampling process, the charge signals of pixels in a pixel group having a predetermined arrangement pattern are analog-summed and the sum is converted into a new digital signal. The encoding apparatus performs the multiple sampling process on charge signals in at least two of the wavelength bands and outputs a digital image signal in each of the wavelength band. The at least two pixel groups have different arrangement patterns, and combinations of the arrangement patterns for all the wavelength bands differ from one another. The decoding apparatus generates a reconstructed image from the digital image signals in the wavelength bands using multiple sampling information and outputs the image. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312504 | Camera Systems For Processing Event Timing Images - A system is provided for recording and timing of events, and includes: a camera system for capturing images of the events and comprising a clock; an event recorder for detecting the events and being communicatively coupled with the clock; and a data processing system capable of assigning times provided by the clock to the images captured by the camera system and events detected by the event recorder. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312505 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a gain correction processing unit, an interpolation correction processing unit, an image processing unit. Within a range including a correction target phase difference detecting pixel and a plurality of capturing pixels adjacent to the correction target phase difference detecting pixel and detecting the same color as a color of the correction target phase difference detecting pixel, when a signal value obtained by correcting an output signal of the correction target phase difference detecting pixel using gain correction processing is Sc, in a case in which Sc | | 2015-10-29 |
20150312506 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention makes it possible to read a pixel signal at high speed. A pixel array includes a plurality of pixels that store an electrical charge. The amount of stored electrical charge is based on the amount of received light. A first pixel current source and a second pixel current source are coupled in parallel between a ground voltage and a pixel output node on a pixel signal read line. A switch is disposed in a wiring path that couples the pixel output node, the second pixel current source, and the ground voltage. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312507 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING AUDIO DATA - A method and an apparatus for sending and receiving audio data, so as to solve the problem that in the prior art, a simulating audio and video transmission system is complex in cable connection structure. The audio data is overlaid at a preset position of a video blanking interval of video data, sending and receiving of audio signals are carried out, and co-cable transmission of the audio and video data can be achieved. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312508 | USER TERMINAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING USER TERMINAL DEVICE AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM THEREOF - A user terminal device, a method for controlling the user terminal device, and a multimedia system for controlling an external display device to seamlessly display image contents displayed on the user terminal device. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312509 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CAPTION THEREOF - A digital cable broadcast receiver and a method for automatically processing caption data of various standards and types, is disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver includes: a demultiplexer for dividing a received broadcast stream into video data, audio data, supplementary information; a controller for determining whether caption data included in the video data is digital caption data or analog caption data on the basis of caption information included in the supplementary information, and outputting a control signal according to a result of the determining; a digital caption decoder for extracting and decoding digital caption data from the video data according to the control signal; and an analog caption decoder for extracting and decoding analog caption data from the video data according to the control signal. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312510 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CAPTION THEREOF - A digital cable broadcast receiver and a method for automatically processing caption data of various standards and types, is disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver includes: a demultiplexer for dividing a received broadcast stream into video data, audio data, supplementary information; a controller for determining whether caption data included in the video data is digital caption data or analog caption data on the basis of caption information included in the supplementary information, and outputting a control signal according to a result of the determining; a digital caption decoder for extracting and decoding digital caption data from the video data according to the control signal; and an analog caption decoder for extracting and decoding analog caption data from the video data according to the control signal. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312511 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CAPTION THEREOF - A digital cable broadcast receiver and a method for automatically processing caption data of various standards and types, is disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver includes: a demultiplexer for dividing a received broadcast stream into video data, audio data, supplementary information; a controller for determining whether caption data included in the video data is digital caption data or analog caption data on the basis of caption information included in the supplementary information, and outputting a control signal according to a result of the determining; a digital caption decoder for extracting and decoding digital caption data from the video data according to the control signal; and an analog caption decoder for extracting and decoding analog caption data from the video data according to the control signal. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312512 | SWITCHING TV CHANNELS USING A MOBILE DEVICE AND A SET-TOP BOX - A method and system for switching television channels. A mobile terminal receives channel information, and displays the channel information on a display screen, to allow a user operating the mobile terminal to submit an instruction for switching to a user desired channel. The mobile terminal transmits the user instruction to a set-top box to instruct the set-top box to switch to the user desired channel according to the user instruction. A registration code generated using IMEI or MEID of the mobile device is registered at the set-top box to verify the mobile device before receiving or executing the user instruction. The transmission or the execution of the user instruction may be delayed to a scheduled time without affecting the currently played program. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312513 | USING IDLE RESOURCES TO REDUCE CHANNEL CHANGE TIMES - Arrangements for preparing a television channel for presentation are presented. A tuner of a television receiver may tune to a first television channel and the first television channel may be output for presentation. One or more idle tuners of the television receiver may be identified. One or more television channels other than the first television channel may be selected for preparation. The one or more television channels may be selected prior to receiving user input selecting a television channel of the one or more television channels for presentation. Each of the one or more television channels may be prepared for presentation by tuning, by each tuner of the one or more idle tuners, to the one or more television channels prior to receiving the user input selecting the television channel of the one or more television channels for presentation. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312514 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to a display device, a display control method, and a program that enable various states of the device to be expressed in a limited region. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312515 | IMAGE PROJECTION KIT AND METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTING IMAGE CONTENT FOR USE WITH THE SAME - A method for projecting imagery onto a plurality of non-coplanar surfaces includes: viewing one or more mattes on a display; projecting, from a projector device operatively coupled to the display, a projected image of the one or more mattes on the three-dimensional surface; adjusting on the display the size, shape, position, orientation, or any combination thereof, of a first matte of the one or more mattes; viewing adjustments to the first matte on the display; and projecting the adjustments to the first matte so that edges of the projected image of the first matte are aligned with surface edges of at least one of the non-coplanar surfaces. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312516 | WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE ELECTRONIC IMAGE RECORDING AND REPRODUCING SYSTEM - The electronic camera has an imaging device that images a subject with subject reflectance R (%) with a dynamic range wider than that at displaying or printing to acquire image data and a recording device that converts the image data acquired by the imaging device with a predetermined function and records the converted image data and the information on the function as digital values (digit). Therefore, a printed image with an automatically or manually corrected density can be obtained at the displaying or the printing. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312518 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING AUDIO CONFERENCING SERVICES - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for improving audio conferencing services. One aspect relates to processing audio content of a conference. A first audio signal is received from a first conference participant, and a start and an end of a first utterance by the first conference participant are detected from the first audio signal. A second audio signal is received from a second conference participant, and a start and an end of a second utterance by the second conference participant is detected from the second audio signal. The second conference participant is provided with at least a portion of the first utterance, wherein at least one of start time, start point, and duration is determined based at least in part on the start, end, or both, of the second utterance. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312519 | DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A data distribution system comprises a plurality of processing devices ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150312520 | TELEPRESENCE APPARATUS AND METHOD ENABLING A CASE-STUDY APPROACH TO LECTURING AND TEACHING - A telepresence method and system for mimicking a physical amphitheater classroom for a case-study course with remote students comprising a student wall shaped and arranged to define an amphitheater in an arc, an interior of the arc defining a teaching pit, the student wall including: a video display apparatus to present an array of images arranged in groups, a plurality of student speakers, and a plurality of student perspective cameras, each of the plurality of student perspective cameras associated with and located near a corresponding student image for capturing a unique perspective view of the telepresence classroom, wherein the dimensions of the student wall and of the images in relation to the teaching pit have a geometric relationship such that from the instructor's perspective the student images are approximately life-sized and the instructor can move anywhere within the pit and maintain a line of sight with the perspective student cameras. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312521 | Split Frame Multistream Encode - Techniques for video conferencing including receiving bandwidth and/or codec characteristics of a plurality of video conference participants, determining whether or not any of the bandwidth and/or codec characteristics are sufficiently different from others of the bandwidth and/or codec characteristics to warrant different treatment, when one or more of the bandwidth and/or codec characteristics are sufficiently different, grouping video conference participants into at least a first group and a second group according to video conference participants having same or similar bandwidth and/or codec characteristics, and establishing a video conference with at least first and second subconferences to service the first and second groups, respectively, wherein each of the video conference participants receives frames of video in which a first portion of the frames is encoded by a shared encoder, and wherein a second portion of the frames is encoded by different encoders respectively designated for each of the video conference participants. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312522 | Video Conference Virtual Endpoints - A method and a device providing one virtual endpoint dedicated to serve one particular real endpoint, and the virtual endpoint is typically installed on a server in the same local network as the associated real endpoint, where an MCU or a fraction of a distributed MCCJ also is installed. In the upstream direction, the virtual endpoint includes at least an upstream decoder, a scaling unit and an upstream encoder. In the downstream direction, the virtual endpoint includes at least a number of decoders, a composing unit and a downstream encoder. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312523 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AVATAR MANAGEMENT AND SELECTION - A video communication system that replaces actual live images of the participating users with animated avatars. A method may include selecting an avatar, initiating communication, capturing an image, detecting a face in the image, extracting features from the face, converting the facial features to avatar parameters, and transmitting at least one of the avatar selection or avatar parameters. The system is configured to allow a user to select a new avatar during active communication with a remote user. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312524 | Encrypted Screencasting - Encryption and encoding of video and/or audio may be implemented on an integrated circuit before being transmitted wirelessly to a remote adapter for display. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312525 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING THE TRANSFER OF DATA - According to one embodiment, a method of descrambling digital multimedia content starts by sending an out-of-band request for encrypted control data to a headend. A descrambler integrated circuit may then receive digital program data in a scrambled, format and the encrypted control data. The encrypted control data may then be decrypted entirely within the descrambler integrated circuit using a multiple-step decryption process starting with a unique key permanently stored in the descrambler integrate circuit and using the partial decryption of control data from the previous decryption step to generate a key to decrypt subsequent encrypted control data. The scrambled digital program data may then be descrambled in the descrambler integrated circuit using the decrypted control data from the last decryption step. Other embodiments are described. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312526 | SONAR IMAGING TECHNIQUES FOR OBJECTS IN AN UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT - Methods, systems, and computer program product are provided herein for generating an image that includes sonar data indicative of an object from a first transducer element, such as a circular transducer element, with sonar data indicative of an underwater environment from a second transducer element, such as a linear transducer element. Example sonar data indicative of a fish includes a fish arch. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312527 | VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM USING MOBILE TERMINALS - A video surveillance system able to monitor a set of surveillance zones by a set of cameras is disclosed. The video surveillance system includes an application server in a telecommunication network able to communicate with the video surveillance system to retrieve localization data associated with each mobile terminal that has contacted an emergency call center and whose user is witness of an incident, receive a message sent from the mobile terminal, the message containing current localization data and a direction towards the incident, if more than one call about an incident is received, compute coordinates of the incident, taking into account said current localization data and said directions provided by the at least two mobile terminals, then finally, send an incident message containing the coordinates of the incident to the video surveillance system that is able to select at least one camera using the coordinates of the incident. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312528 | METHOD AND MECHANISM FOR COORDINATED CAPTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF MULTIMEDIA DATA - Disclosed is an improved approach for capturing multimedia information in a coherent manner to inherently permit aggregation or synchronization with other coherently captured multimedia information. Also disclosed are techniques for using a rich semantic model for relating and aggregating the captured data. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312529 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO-BASED DETERMINATION OF QUEUE CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS - A method for automatically determining a dynamic queue configuration includes acquiring a series of frames from an image source surveying a queue area. The method includes detecting at least one subject in a frame. The method includes tracking locations of each detected subject across the series of frames. The method includes generating calibrated tracking data by mapping the tracking locations to a predefined coordinate system. The method includes localizing a queue configuration descriptor based on the tracking data. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312530 | DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE MIRRORS - A dynamically adjustable system for updating an angular orientation of a surveillance device of a moving vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a surveillance device, a motor coupled to the surveillance device, a compass based angular sensor configured for detecting the orientation of a vehicle, and a controller. The controller calculates the updated angular orientation of the surveillance device and sends control signals to the motor. The motor rotates the surveillance device such that the surveillance device provides a driver of the vehicle with a key desired field of view. Pitch and roll sensors may also be employed by the system. When a turning event is detected, the controller dynamically changes the angles of the surveillance devices to provide the driver with a view of important roads within the intersection. | 2015-10-29 |
20150312531 | Wireless Camera Facilitated Building Security - A security system permits limited access into a building for authorized visitors. The security system includes an access interface pad installable at a building entryway and a camera device releasably secured to the access interface pad with an anchor. The anchor allows the camera device to detach from the access interface pad in response building access being authorized by the security system so that an authorized visitor can wear the camera device while in the secured building. The security system can both communicate with a remote device so that data captured by the camera can be transmitted to a user in real time and automatically analyze information from the camera with respect to certain security parameters. | 2015-10-29 |