49th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120307057 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A CABIN OF AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT, CABIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CABIN OF AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT - A control apparatus for a cabin of an aircraft or spacecraft, which apparatus comprises a first control device for actuating at least one camera by at least a first control signal, which control device is configured to provide the first control signal as a function of at least a second control signal for actuating at least one lighting device of the cabin. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307058 | CONVEX MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A convex mirror assembly has a rear plate, a reflective plate and a video device. The reflective plate is connected securely with a front side of the rear plate and has a base plate. The base plate is pervious to light and has a window section. The video device is securely connected with the rear plate and has a camera aligning with the window section. The reflective plate provides a good reflecting effect and the video device also can record videos of the environment through the window section. Accordingly, the convex mirror assembly in accordance with the present invention has a reflecting and video recording effect and this is practical and convenient. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307059 | DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD - A diagnosis apparatus includes an object extraction unit to extract one or more objects around a vehicle, a line-of-vision determination unit to determine whether or not at least one region of the object is included in a line-of-vision space centered around a line of vision of a driver of the vehicle, and a degree-of-recognition diagnosis unit to diagnose the driver's degree of recognition of the object in accordance with the determination result. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307060 | Bicycle Racing Apparatus - The present invention comprises a suite of innovations that reduce the coefficient of drag of a bicycle rider. The innovations include aerodynamically shaped bicycle riding shoes, an inflatable body fairing worn on the bicyclist's chest area that directly reduces the coefficient of drag of the bicyclist's torso while in an aerodynamically efficient riding position, and a riding goggle and a portable imaging system that reduce the coefficient of drag of a bicycle rider by allowing the athlete to assume and maintain a more aerodynamically efficient riding position. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307061 | Apparatus for identifying threats using multiple sensors in a graphical user interface - A system of imaging and non-imaging sensors are used in combination with a graphical user interface (GUI) system on a vehicle to detect items of interest. In particular, a GUI has been developed that seamlessly integrates high magnification, Narrow Field of View (NFOV) imaging sensors and Wide Field of View (WFOV) imaging sensors. The GUI is capable of displaying both WFOV and NFOV images, gimbal controls, and allow NFOV sensor to be pointed to any location within the wide field of view efficiently by a single touch of a touch screen display. The overall goal is to allow an operator to select which imagery from multiple WFOV sensors to display in order to prescreen regions of interest that require further investigation using sensors with more magnification. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307062 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided a vehicle-mounted image processing device that is capable of making a plurality of processing units appropriately perform processes corresponding to scenes in which there are many types, such as people, vehicles, etc., and in which they are combined. Based on processing results of image processing by a plurality of processing units | 2012-12-06 |
20120307063 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL TRAFFIC INDICATING DEVICE - A traffic indicating device includes a support body, a traffic indicating assembly, an illuminating assembly, and a control module. The support body comprises a main portion and an arm portion perpendicular connected to an end of the main portion. The traffic indicating assembly is mounted to the support body. The illuminating assembly comprises a rod portion mounted to the end of the support body opposite to the arm portion and a light mounted on a distal end of the rod portion. The control module controls the traffic indicating assembly to indicate the traffic and controls the light to illuminating the road. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307064 | DETECTION OF TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS - In general, embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for detecting possible traffic violations of vehicles. For example, in one embodiment, this may include receiving an indication that a school bus has entered or is entering a stopped position. After receiving an indication that the school bus has entered or is entering the stopped position, an area proximate the school bus can be monitored to detect possible traffic violations. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307065 | ACTIVE 3D MONITORING SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC DETECTION - The traffic detection system includes an optical unit having an emitter module emitting pulses; a receiver module having a field of view including a plurality of adjacent detection channels receiving pulses reflected by an object and acquiring and converting the received pulses into a corresponding plurality of a digital signal waveforms; an image sensing module providing an image. The method comprises providing a status overlay image including the image and a visual indication on the image of an outline of the plurality of adjacent detection channels; positioning the field of view to cover the detection zone using the status overlay image; obtaining the plurality of digital signal waveforms; detecting a signal echo caused by an object in one of the digital signal waveforms at a position within the field of view; determining a location for the object using the position; storing the location for the object. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307066 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFRARED INTRUDER DETECTION - Disclosed is an intruder alarm system comprising: an infrared camera set up to monitor a predetermined area of interest; a video analysis module in communication with the infrared camera, the video analysis module for providing video analysis of at least one of a plurality of video frames received from the infrared camera; and an alarm signal module for generating an alarm signal in response to intruder activity indicated by the video analysis module. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307067 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CAMERA PLACEMENT - A system for automatically determining the placement of cameras receives data relating to a plurality of polygons. T polygons represent one or more of a surveillance area, a non-surveillance area, a blank area, and an obstacle. The system selects one or more initial cameras, including one or more initial camera positions, initial camera orientations, and initial camera features, wherein the initial camera positions and the initial camera orientations cause one or more fields of view of the initial cameras to cover at least a part of the surveillance area. The system alters one or more of a number of cameras, an orientation of the cameras, a location of the cameras, a type of the cameras, and a crossover of two or more cameras. The system uses a fitness function to evaluate all of the cameras and all of the camera positions, and selects one or more cameras and the locations and orientations of the one or more cameras as a function of the fitness function. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307068 | SURROUND VIDEO RECORDING - A method and a system are disclosed including multiple Image Acquisition Devices (IAD), such as cameras, simultaneously, consecutively, or independently filming a scene, each IAD having a known position with respect to each of the other IADs. Each image data stream obtained from each IAD may be uniquely identified, by the position of the IAD or by a unique identifier, to allow selective real-time display and/or playback of each individual image data stream under the control of a user. Depending on the position of an IAD, the image data stream collected by the IAD represents a corresponding viewing angle to the user. Thus, the user may dynamically select a different viewing angle for the same scene by selecting a corresponding image stream during real-time viewing and/or playback. In various embodiments, multiple image streams of the same scene may be selected and viewed simultaneously to provide a 3-Dimensional effect or other visual effects. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307069 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM WITH VIDEO COMPRESSION FOR WIRELESS TRANSMISSION - A digital surveillance system in which the output signal of the camera is highly compressed, to the extent that the compressed signal can be sent over relatively low bandwidth wireless networks, such as cellular networks. The compressed signal is then uploaded to the wireless network from where it can be relayed to a server, such as an internet server, from where it can be accessed, viewed, manipulated and further used by authorized personnel. Such authorized personnel need not be proximate to the surveillance equipment at all. The digital surveillance system can include fixed cameras mounted in fixed orientations and the signals of the various fixed cameras can be integrated into a wide view, as well as used as individual narrow views. These views are wirelessly communicated to an internet server from where they can be accessed, viewed, manipulated and further used by authorized personnel. To power the cameras and the wireless communication device, one or more solar panels are mounted on or applied to the fixed camera mount. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307070 | SURVEILLANCE METHOD UTILIZING VIDEO COMPRESSION FOR WIRELESS TRANSMISSION - A digital surveillance method in which the output signal of a camera is highly compressed, to the extent that the compressed signal can be sent over relatively low bandwidth wireless networks, such as cellular networks. The compressed signal is then uploaded to the wireless network from where it can be relayed to a server, such as an internet server, from where it can be accessed, viewed, manipulated and further used by authorized personnel. Such authorized personnel need not be proximate to the surveillance equipment at all. The digital surveillance system can include fixed cameras mounted in fixed orientations and the signals of the various fixed cameras can be integrated into a wide view, as well as used as individual narrow views. These views are wirelessly communicated to an internet server from where they can be accessed, viewed, manipulated and further used by authorized personnel. To power the cameras and the wireless communication device, one or more solar panels are mounted on or applied to the fixed camera mount. By providing a user with access over a computer network to the surveillance video, the user can monitor a location without owning, operating, or maintaining a surveillance server of its own. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307071 | MONITORING CAMERA SYSTEM - When a camera is intentionally broken and an abnormality occurs in the camera, it is quite important to recognize the state of the camera and the periphery of the camera. In a monitoring camera system including a plurality of cameras and a camera controller to control the cameras, each camera is allocated at a position at which the camera can be photographed by at least one of the other cameras by changing the shooting direction of the one other camera. At occurrence of an abnormality in a camera, each camera conducts a camera control operation based on control processing described in a camera control table held in an internal memory of the camera or the camera controller, to photograph the camera with an abnormality and the periphery of the camera. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307072 | STORAGE SYSTEM FOR STORING AND ORDERNG ARTICLES, IN PARTICULAR PHARMACY ARTICLES - The invention relates to a storage system for storing and ordering articles ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120307073 | AMBIENT PRESENTATION OF SURVEILLANCE DATA - A system and method for presentation of surveillance data includes a first environment including one or more sensors configured to monitor the first environment wherein data is collected by the one or more sensors. A second environment includes one or more information presentation devices configured to convey an event or state occurring in the first environment by altering an ambient sensory condition in the second environment, such that the ambient sensory condition is modified in accordance with a type and/or level of the event or state. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCED REFERENCE VIDEO QUALITY MEASUREMENT - Systems and methods of objective video quality measurement that employ a reduced-reference approach to video quality measurement. Such systems and methods of objective video quality measurement can extract information pertaining to one or more features of a target video whose perceptual quality is to be measured, extract information pertaining to one or more features of a reference video, and employ one or more prediction functions involving the target features and the reference features to provide a measurement of the perceptual quality of the target video. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307075 | STRUCTURED LIGHT PROJECTION FOR MOTION DETECTION IN AUGMENTED REALITY - Technologies are generally described for projecting structured light patterns onto an Augmented Reality (AR) scene in order to track AR camera motion in AR systems. In some examples, structured light patterns may be projected onto the AR scene from a light source in the same plane as the AR camera in order to preserve a consistent reference point for detecting the structured light pattern. The AR camera may detect the structured light patterns and determine the location of the AR camera based on a distance analysis of the detected structured light patterns. Based on the changing locations of the AR camera, the system may track the movement of the AR camera as its location relative to the AR scene changes. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307076 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING VIDEO HARDWARE BY EVALUATING OUTPUT VIDEO FRAMES CONTAINING EMBEDDED REFERENCE CHARACTERISTICS - Methods and apparatus are described for assessing the video image decoding quality of a set top box (STB), television receiver or other video device. Moving video testing of video delivery hardware in a manufacturing environment uses a video sequence that has reference characteristics embedded in the visible portion of the video signal from frame to frame. Each frame of the video is analyzed for distortions of the embedded reference objects, and the reference objects are allowed to move from frame to frame. The reference objects are located through the use of a background that is easily discriminated from the objects and by the use of frame templates that locate the reference information in the frame. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307077 | ALIGNMENT APPARATUS - An alignment apparatus for adjusting an image sensor is provided. The alignment apparatus includes a first stage, a second stage, a positioning aligned unit, and an adjustment unit. The second stage is floatingly disposed on the first stage. The image sensor is adapted to be disposed on the second stage. The positioning aligned unit connected between the first stage and the second stage constrains the second stage on a datum surface above the first stage. The positioning aligned unit coupled to the second stage drives the second stage to rotate along the datum surface. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307078 | AUTOMATIC SHARING AND REPLACEMENT OF CONTENT BASED ON NETWORK CONNECTIVITY - Embodiments enable automatic and immediate sharing of reduced resolution versions of content captured by a user computing device and subsequent replacement of the reduced resolution versions with full resolution versions based on network connectivity. The user computing device captures image data in full resolution. A reduced resolution version is automatically created and uploaded to a storage service. The storage service provides the reduced resolution version to computing devices associated with the user computing device. Subsequently, based on network connectivity characteristics of a network connection between the user computing device and the storage service, the user computing device transmits the full resolution version of the image data to the storage service. The storage service replaces the reduced resolution version stored by the computing devices with the full resolution version. In some embodiments, the reduced resolution version is transmitted over a cellular network and the full resolution version is transmitted over Wi-Fi. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307079 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor configured to capture an image of a subject; an identification information storage unit configured to store a particular subject and a terminal device corresponding to the particular subject; a face detection unit and a face recognition unit configured to detect the particular subject stored in the identification information storage unit in the image captured by the image sensor; and a microcomputer configured to notify, when the face detection unit and the face recognition unit detect the particular subject, the terminal device which is stored in the identification information storage unit and corresponds to the detected particular subject that the particular subject is detected. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307080 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor configured to capture an image of a subject; an identification information storage unit configured to store a particular subject and a terminal device corresponding to the particular subject; a face detection unit and a face recognition unit configured to detect the particular subject stored in the identification information storage unit in the image captured by the image sensor; and a microcomputer configured to send the image to the terminal device. When the face detection unit and the face recognition unit detect the particular subject, the microcomputer sends the image to the terminal device which is stored in the identification information storage unit and corresponds to the particular subject. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307081 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYPERSPECTRAL ILLUMINATION - A system and method for a hyperspectral illuminator. The hyperspectral illuminator includes an LED array for generating light of a predefined spectra. The hyperspectral illuminator further includes multiple collimators. Each of the multiple collimators is associated with one an LED of the LED array and focus the light into beams. The hyperspectral illuminator further includes multiple dichroic filters. The dichroic filters filter the beams. The hyperspectral illuminator further includes one or more integrator lenses for mixing the filtered beams into a uniform pattern for projection on to a target. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307082 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ACCOUNT FOR IMAGE LAG DURING CAMERA MOVEMENT - A system includes a video sensing device, a computer processor coupled to the video sensing device, and a display unit coupled to the computer processor. The system is configured to display on the display unit a live feed of a field of view of the video sensing device, and receive input to modify the field of view of the video sensing device by altering one or more of a pan, a tilt, and a zoom of the video sensing device. After receiving the input to modify the field of view of the video sensing device, the system replaces the live feed on the display unit with alternative video data. The display of the alternative video data occurs during a time period when the pan, tilt, and zoom of the video sensing device is being modified. The system redisplays on the display unit the live feed of the video sensing device after completion of the modification of the pan, tilt and zoom of the video sensing device. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307083 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus selects sets of image data that can be combined together based on appended information concerning the image data taken by an image pickup apparatus. The image processing apparatus selects, based on certain information included in the appended information, sets of the image data having positions of the image data taken within a certain area and stores the selected sets of image data in a first storage area; when plural sets of the image data have been stored in the first storage area, determines whether there are overlapping-possible areas between the plural sets of image data, and, when there are overlapping-possible areas between the plural sets of image data, calculates the overlapping-possible areas as comparison areas; determines whether the plural sets of image data coincide in the comparison areas; and classifies the plural sets of image data based on the determination result. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307084 | CORRECTING ROLLING SHUTTER USING IMAGE STABILIZATION - Several methods, devices and systems for correcting rolling shutter artifacts are described. In one embodiment, an image capturing system includes a rolling shutter image sensor that may cause a rolling shutter artifact (e.g., warping). The system includes a processing system that is configured to perform an automatic rolling shutter correction mechanism that utilizes calibration data based on a relationship between pixel locations in an image plane of the image sensor and their corresponding rays of light in a coordinate space. The rolling shutter mechanism determines pixel velocity components based on the calibration data and estimates for each image an aggregate pixel velocity based on an aggregation of the pixel velocity components. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307085 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGE STABILIZATION - Several methods, devices and systems for stabilizing images and correcting rolling shutter effects are described. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method for image stabilization for an image-capturing device with associated calibration data includes determining motion data for the image-capturing device using a motion-estimating device. The method also includes matching motion data to a sequence of frames captured by the image-capturing device to determine motion data for each frame, constructing a target motion path of the image-capturing device based on the motion data for each frame, and computing a desired motion correction from a motion path observed in the motion data to the target motion path. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307086 | Video Stabilization - Method, device and computer program product for stabilizing a video signal. A plurality of frames of the video signal are captured using a camera. A motion sensor associated with the camera is used to generate a plurality of samples representing motion of the camera. The samples are used to determine a displacement of the camera between a first time and a second time, wherein the first time corresponds to an exposure time midpoint of a first frame of the video signal and the second time corresponds to an exposure time midpoint of a second frame of the video signal. The determined displacement is used to compensate for motion in the video signal between the first and second frames caused by the motion of the camera, to thereby stabilize the video signal. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307087 | Zoom Lens System, Imaging Device and Camera - A zoom lens system comprising: a positive first lens unit; a negative second lens unit; a positive third lens unit; and a subsequent lens unit, wherein the first to third lens units move along an optical axis in zooming, a part of the third lens unit is a third-b lens unit moving in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and the conditions: 1.5<(D | 2012-12-06 |
20120307088 | Camera Module - The present disclosure relates to a camera module including: an auto focusing module upping and downing a lens; a hand-shaking correction module wrapping the auto focusing module to correct a hand-shaking by horizontally tilting the auto focusing module; a circuit substrate electrically connected to the hand-shaking correction module and the auto focusing module; a bottom case supporting the circuit substrate to be coupled to the auto focusing module; and a main circuit substrate secured to the bottom case to be electrically connected to the image sensor module, wherein the main circuit substrate is formed with oblong symmetrical openings along an edge of the main circuit substrate. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307089 | ESTIMATING OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A CAMERA COMPONENT USING SHARPNESS SWEEP DATA - The sharpness sweep of a camera lens is performed while capturing several digital images of an object through the lens. The lens is swept in accordance with a range of distance-representing values. The images are analyzed to calculate a respective sharpness variable for each of several different regions of interest. For each region of interest, a peak value of the sharpness variable is found, as well as the distance-representing value associated with the peak. The pixel coordinates of each region of interest are converted into a pair of distance coordinates, which become part of a triple that is created for the region of interest and that also includes the associated distance-representing value. A surface to fit the triples is estimated, and a measure of the optical characteristic is computed using the estimated surface. Optical characteristics that may be estimated in this manner include tilt and curvature of field. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307090 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD CONFIGURED TO AUTHENTICATE A USER - An imaging apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register an ID tag, a detection unit configured to detect an ID tag within a detection area and a determination unit configured to determine if the ID tag detected by the detection unit is registered. The imaging apparatus further includes a operation member configured to execute a predetermined operation, and a control unit configured to prevent execution of the predetermined operation even if the operation member is operated, in cases where the ID tag detected by the detection unit is not registered in the registration unit. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307091 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor configured to capture an image of a subject; an identification information storage unit configured to store a particular subject and a terminal device corresponding to the particular subject; a face detection unit and a face recognition unit configured to detect the particular subject stored in the identification information storage unit in the image captured by the image sensor; and a microcomputer configured to shoot the subject using the image sensor. When the particular subject is detected in the image captured by the image sensor, the microcomputer performs the shooting, and sends a shooting condition used for the shooting to the terminal device which is stored in the identification information storage unit and does not correspond to the shot particular subject. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307092 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus and a control method thereof relate to an image capturing apparatus such as a camera array. The image capturing apparatus comprises a plurality of image capturing units. An image capturing unit to be activated out of a plurality of image capturing units is decided based on the capturing distance of an object included in a captured scene. Electricity is supplied to the image capturing unit decided to be activated. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307093 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus and method relate to an imaging process which is applied to image data captured by an image capturing apparatus such as a multi-eye camera, multi-view camera, and the like. The image processing apparatus and method generates synthetic image data which focused on a curved focus surface by compositing multi-view image data captured from multi-viewpoints. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307094 | IMAGE FILE DATA STRUCTURE, IMAGE FILE GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGE FILE GENERATION METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC CAMERA - In an electronic camera that captures still images when capturing a moving image records associated images in a moving image file, the data structure of which includes metadata for both of the moving image and the still images captured when the moving image is being captured. The metadata includes identification data, which unambiguously identifies a still image that is associated with the moving image. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307095 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA THAT DISPLAYS INFORMATION REPRESENTATIVE OF ITS SELECTED MODE - An electronic camera is used with a display screen and includes an imaging device, a pixel density converter, a moving image recording device and a still image recording device. The imaging device images an object and converts the imaged object to image information. The pixel density converter converts the image information converted by the imaging device to a pixel density suitable for a scan format of the display screen. The moving image recording device successively retrieves the image information from the pixel density converter and records the image information in the recording medium as a series of moving images. The still image recording device retrieves the image information converted by the imaging device and records the image information in the recording medium as a still image. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307096 | Metadata-Assisted Image Filters - This disclosure pertains to devices, methods, systems, and computer readable media for generating and/or interpreting image metadata to determine input parameters for various image processing routines, e.g., filters that distort or enhance an image, in a way that provides an intuitive experience for both the user and the software developer. Such techniques may attach the metadata to image frames and then send the image frames down an image processing pipeline to one or more image processing routines. Image metadata may include face location information, and the image processing routine may include an image filter that processes the image metadata in order to keep the central focus (or foci) of the image filter substantially coincident with one or more of the faces represented in the face location information. The generated and/or interpreted metadata may also be saved to a metadata track for later application to unfiltered image data. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307097 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - A solid-state image sensor comprising a pixel array having a plurality of pixels, and a plurality of signal processing circuits each of which amplifies a signal of the pixel array, wherein each of the plurality of signal processing circuits comprises an operation amplifier having an input terminal and an output terminal, an input capacitance arranged between the input terminal and the column signal line, and a feedback circuit which connects the input terminal with the output terminal, wherein the feedback circuit is configured to form a feedback path in which a first and a second capacitance elements are arranged in series in a path connecting the input terminal to the output terminal, and a third capacitance element is arranged between a reference potential and a path connecting the first capacitance element to the second capacitance element. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307098 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Image pickup apparatus | 2012-12-06 |
20120307099 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - When the super-resolution processing is performed, loss of signal occurs due to the aperture effect, and adversely affects the image quality. In order to improve the image quality by suppressing the occurrence of loss of signal, a pixel aperture characteristic provided for some of image capturing units differs from a pixel aperture characteristic provided for the other image capturing units, and a plurality of digital images are captured by these image capturing units and are synthesized thereafter. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307100 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND CAMERA - A solid-state image sensor has a pixel array including pixel units and column signal lines. Each pixel unit includes a photoelectric converter and an amplifier transistor which outputs a signal to the column signal line. The sensor includes a cascode current source which supplies a current to the amplifier transistor and which includes cascode-connected first and second transistors, a first bias circuit which determines a voltage of a first node connected to a gate of the first transistor, and a second bias circuit which determines a voltage of a second node connected to a gate of the second transistor. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307101 | IMAGING DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging device includes an imaging unit that images a subject and that continuously creates image data on the subject; a display unit that chronologically displays live view images associated with the image data created by the imaging unit; a face detector that detects the face of a subject included in the live view image; a trimming unit that creates a face image by cutting out, from the live view images, a face area including the face of the subject detected by the face detector; and a display controller that displays the face image created by the trimming unit at a display position specified in a display area of the display unit. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307102 | VIDEO CREATION DEVICE, VIDEO CREATION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - In a video creation device, a creator creates a frame of a first type and a frame of a second type. A difference determiner determines whether or not the difference between frames of a determination pair exceeds a threshold, wherein the determination pair contains two frames of the first type, or the frame of the first type and the frame of the second type. A frame creator creates a frame of a third type between frames of a data pair, wherein the data pair contains two frames of the first type next to each other. A synthesizer creates high-dynamic-range frame by synthesizing frames of synthesized pair, wherein synthesized pair contains the frame of the second type and the frame of the first type, or the frame of the second type and the frame of third type. And, a video creator creates video comprised of the frame synthesized by the synthesizer. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307103 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that generates electronic image data; a display unit that displays an image; an image processor that produces a visual effect on the image data in combination with a plurality of image processes to generate processed image data; a release input unit that accepts an input of a release signal of instructing the imaging apparatus to execute shooting; an image process controller that executes the plural kinds of special effect processes on one piece of image data generated after the acceptance of the input of the release signal and to generate plural pieces of processed image data; and a display controller that controls the display unit to display, for a predetermined time, one of an image corresponding to the piece of image data and at least one processed image corresponding to at least a part of the plural pieces of processed image data. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307104 | IMAGING DEVICE CAMERA SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME - An imaging device including an electronic shutter and a pixel array with color pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity arranged. The pixel array part has at least one clear pixel, the plurality of color pixels including (i) a first color filter pixel having a peak of spectral sensitivity characteristics for red, (ii) a second color filter pixel having a peak for blue, and (iii) a third color filter pixel having a peak for green. The clear pixel has a high transmittance arranged in an oblique pixel array system at a given position of a given row and a given column with respect to the first color filter pixel, the second color filter pixel, and the third color filter pixel. An electronic shutter is separately driven for the at least one clear pixel and for the plurality of color filter pixels. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307105 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an image signal processing circuit, an image capture device, and image signal processing method, and a program capable of reading special information, such as a bar code, using normal lenses with high precision without needing dedicated EDOF lenses and signal processing circuits. The image signal processing circuit has a processing circuit | 2012-12-06 |
20120307106 | Synchronized Exposures For An Image Capture System - An imaging system is disclosed. The imaging system has an image sensor and an illumination device. The imaging system captures two images, one with only ambient light, and the other with ambient light and light from the illumination device. The two images are synchronized such that the time between the start of the two image exposures is an integer multiple of at least one flicker period. The final image is created by subtracting the ambient only image from the other image. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307107 | Automatic Exposure Control Based on Multiple Regions - Systems, methods, and computer readable media for performing auto-exposure operations in a digital image capture device. An image capture device's auto-exposure settings may be automatically adjusted by generating and then combining, in a dynamically weighted fashion, two sets of exposure values. One set of exposure values may be based on detected faces while the other set may be based on the image as a whole. Each set of exposure values may include a “measured” value and a “target” value, wherein each of these values may, in turn, be based on one or more (different) aspects of the image. Illustrative digital image capture devices in which the disclosed technology may be used include, but are not limited, to portable digital cameras, mobile telephones, personal digital assistants, mobile music and video devices, and portable computer platforms such as notebook and tablet computers. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307108 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CAPTURE DEPTH DATA OF AN IMAGE - Systems and methods of generating depth data using edge detection are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, first image data is received corresponding to a scene recorded by an image capture device at a first focus position at a first distance. Second image data is received corresponding to a second focus position at a second distance that is greater than the first distance. Edge detection generates first edge data corresponding to at least a first portion of the first image data and generates second edge data corresponding to at least a second portion of the second image data. The edge detection detects presence or absence of an edge at each location of the first portion and the second portion to identify each detected edge as a hard or soft edge. Depth data is generated based on the edge data generated for the first and second focus positions. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307109 | VIDEO EXTRACTION DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Digest playback which suits various preferences is realized. A video camera ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120307110 | Image Noise Reduction - Systems, methods, and computer readable media for removing noise from the luminance (luma) channel in a digital image represented in the YUV color space are described. In general, an element from the luma channel may be selected and a region about that element defined. Using a threshold that is based on the selected luma element's value, similar luma values within the defined region may be identified and combined to provide a substitute value. The substitute value may be blended with the value of the selected element within the image's luma channel. In another implementation, element values from both an image's luma and chroma channels may be used to identify similar luma values. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307111 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes: first and second image sensors for respectively outputting first and second image data having respectively first and second pixel counts; a pixel-count conversion section for generating third image data having a third pixel count on the basis of the first image data and generating fourth image data having a pixel count equal to the third pixel count on the basis of the second image data; a similarity-degree computation section for finding a similarity degree between an image based on the first image data and an image based on the second image data on the basis of the first image data and the second image data; and a weighted-addition section for generating fifth image data by carrying out a weighted-addition operation to add image data of a similar area of the fourth image data to the third image data in accordance with the similarity degree. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307112 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus including a shooting unit consecutively generating electronic image data by imaging a subject and photoelectrically converting the imaged subject; a display unit displaying images corresponding to the image data in a generation sequence; an image processing unit generating processed image data by performing special effect processing of generating a visual effect by combining plural image processing operations with respect to the image data; an image processing controller generating plural processed image data by allowing the image processing unit to perform plural special effect processing operations with respect to the image data when there are plural special effect processing operations to be performed by the image processing unit; and a display controller collectively displaying one or more processed images corresponding to at least some of the processed image data generated by the image processing unit and an image corresponding to the image data on the display unit. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307113 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEQUENTIAL VIEWING OF TWO VIDEO STREAMS - An apparatus for facilitating sequential viewing of streams of images of a common scene. The images are captured by an image sensor system having different viewing configurations generating visually dissimilar views. The electronic circuitry is configured, on transition between a first and a second viewing configurations, to input images captured using the first or second viewing configurations, and to generate a signal, derived from the input images. The signal corresponds to a gradual graphic transition between images captured using the first and the second viewing configurations, thus simulating a continuous viewing of the common scene. The gradual graphic transition includes transition due to a change of viewing direction, a change of aspect ratio, a change of sensor technology, a change of spectral sensitivity, a change of sensor sensitivity, a change of spatial resolution a change of sensor location, a change of binning level a change of displayed region of interest. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307114 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA HAVING MULTIPLE SENSORS FOR CAPTURING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES AND RELATED METHODS - An electronic camera comprises two or more image sensor arrays. At least one of the image sensor arrays has a high dynamic range. The camera also comprises a shutter for selectively allowing light to reach the two or more image sensor arrays, readout circuitry for selectively reading out pixel data from the image sensor arrays, and, a controller configured to control the shutter and the readout circuitry. The controller comprises a processor and a memory having computer-readable code embodied therein which, when executed by the processor, causes the controller to open the shutter for an image capture period to allow the two or more image sensor arrays to capture pixel data, and, read out pixel data from the two or more image sensor arrays. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307115 | COLOR INTERPOLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A color interpolation system is disclosed. An enhancement unit receives raw signals from an image sensor, and then processes the raw signals to output an enhanced first signal. A first interpolation unit receives and processes a raw first signal and accordingly outputs an interpolated first signal. A gain generator generates an enhancement gain according to the enhanced first signal and the interpolated first signal. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307116 | Learning of Image Processing Pipeline for Digital Imaging Devices - A learning technique is provided that learns how to process images by exploiting the spatial and spectral correlations inherent in image data to process and enhance images. Using a training set of input and desired output images, regression coefficients are learned that are optimal for a predefined estimation function that estimates the values at a pixel of the desired output image using a collection of similarly located pixels in the input image. Application of the learned regression coefficients is fast, robust to noise, adapts to the particulars of a dataset, and generalizes to a large variety of applications. The invention enables the use of image sensors with novel color filter array designs that offer expanded capabilities beyond existing sensors and take advantage of typical high pixel counts. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307117 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array section in which pixels that accumulate photoelectrically-converted charges are arranged in a matrix shape; and an analog-voltage stabilizing circuit configured to supply, when an analog voltage exceeds a predetermined value, the analog voltage as a power supply voltage for the pixels and supply, when the analog voltage is equal to or smaller than the predetermined value, the analog voltage as the power supply voltage for the pixels after boosting the analog voltage. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307118 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND IMAGING DEVICE - a CMOS image sensor including a pixel array unit having pixels arranged in even-numbered pixel rows and odd-numbered pixel rows. A reading operation performed such that a first signal of a first pixel group is read in a first accumulation time, and a second signal of a second pixel group is read in a second accumulation time shorter than said first accumulation time. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307119 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel section in which a plurality of pixels including a photoelectric conversion element are arranged in a matrix; a pixel driving section that drives the pixels in a row unit so as to read out a pixel signal from the pixel section; a column processing section that performs a column process, synchronized with a first clock of a first frequency previously selected, on the pixel signal read out by driving of the pixel driving section; and a rate conversion control section that performs a rate conversion control of data processed in the column processing section in accordance with rate conversion information. The rate conversion control section includes a first rate converter, a second rate converter, a data rate conversion section, and a data output section. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307120 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array with unit pixels each having a photoelectric conversion device arranged in a matrix. Column signal lines are wired with respect to one column in the pixel arrangement and pixels are regularly connected to the column signal lines in accordance with rows in which pixels are positioned. A pixel signal reading unit has a column processing unit that reads pixel signals in units of plural pixels from the pixel array and performs column processing to read signals on a column basis, wherein the pixel signal reading unit includes a column input unit which can connect one or plural column signal lines arranged at a corresponding column to an input of one column processing unit through plural capacitors connected in parallel The column input unit has switches which can change a connection state between capacitors and column signal lines corresponding to the column. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307121 | Image Acquisition Using Oversampled One-Bit Poisson Statistics - In an image sensor pixels in an array of binary pixels are sampled with a first oversampling factor during a first frame interval, and then sampled with a second oversampling factor during a second frame interval, the second oversampling factor exceeding the first oversampling factor. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307122 | LOW COMMON MODE DRIVER - Techniques to provide a replica bias circuit for a high speed and low voltage common mode driver. In an embodiment, a pre-driver is coupled to provide driver input voltages to the driver, which driver includes a set of circuit elements coupled to provide, based on the driver input voltages, an output signal of a differential output. In another embodiment, a regulator circuit is coupled to provide regulated power to the pre-driver and driver, where the regulator circuit includes a scale replica circuit having a replica of the first set of circuit elements. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307123 | APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AND SENSING IMAGES - An apparatus for displaying and sensing images includes a display substrate and a plurality of electroluminescent pixels. A plurality of pixel control chiplets and one or more sensor chiplets are affixed to the device side of the display substrate in the display area. A transparent cover is spaced apart from and affixed to the device side of the display substrate, and has a plurality of imaging lenses formed on or in it, each imaging lens spaced apart from and corresponding to an image sensor array in a sensor chiplet for forming an imaging plane on the corresponding image sensor array. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307124 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a display unit, a substrate unit, a support member, and a cover member. The substrate unit is disposed opposite the display unit and is provided with a protruding portion that extends toward the display unit. The support member is configured to support the display unit between the display unit and the substrate unit and has an avoidance portion for avoiding contact with the protruding portion. The cover member covers the protruding portion and is configured to engage the avoidance portion between the display unit and the substrate unit. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307125 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE THEREOF - A display apparatus, display system, and method for displaying images thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes an image receiving unit which is configured to receive an image signal; an image processing unit which is configured to divide the image signal into a main image signal and an additional image signal and to process the main image signal and the additional image signal; a display unit which is configured to display the processed image signals; an image projection unit which is configured to project the processed image signals; and a control unit which controls to provide the processed main image signal to the display unit and the processed additional image signal to the image projection unit. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307126 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Accessing an Application in a Locked Device - While an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface is in a locked, passcode-protected state, the device displays a lock screen user interface on the display. The lock screen user interface includes a plurality of restricted application launch icons, each restricted application launch icon corresponding to an application. The device also detects user input to activate a respective restricted application launch icon; and, in response to detecting the user input to activate the respective restricted application launch icon, starts a restricted session for a respective application that corresponds to the respective restricted application launch icon, wherein the respective application is configured to generate one or more content items while in the restricted session, and maintains the device in the locked, passcode-protected state for applications in the device other than the respective application. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307127 | GAME CAMERA HAVING AN ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE FOR SWITCHING AN OPTICAL LENS FILTER - A digital camera for wild game animals includes a camera having automatic flash, focus, aperture and shutter speed and film advance functions. The camera is mounted within a camera housing adapted for outdoor installation and protection from adverse weather conditions. An electronic control circuit mounted within the camera housing is operably connected to the camera and includes a memory device and a microprocessor for storing and performing a set of programmable functions. The camera is activated by a passive infrared sensor detecting body heat of the animal or group of animals. An electromechanical device mounted within the camera housing selectively inserts an optical lens filter, such as day optical filter and a night optical filter, into an optical path of the camera in accordance with light intensity and/or a signal from a user or timer. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307128 | LIGHT FILTER WITH VARYING POLARIZATION ANGLES AND PROCESSING ALGORITHM - A method, system and polarization filter for analyzing polarization properties of light are described, the method comprising: receiving image data from a plurality of image sensor cells, the image sensor cells comprised in an image sensing system; separating from the received image data polarization information and scene image data of a scene being captured; and processing the polarization information to deduce information. Additionally, a polarization filter for analyzing polarization properties of light is described, the polarization filter comprising an array of polarization cells in various directions of polarization, the polarization filter comprising a core array of at least horizontal polarization filter cell, vertical polarization filter cell, no-polarization filter cell and circular polarization filter cell. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307129 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens includes a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group having positive refractive power, the first, second, third, and fourth lens groups being arranged in order from an object side, and satisfies conditional expression (1) and conditional expression (2) below, (1) 0.95<|fw12|/fw<1.2 and (2) 1402012-12-06 | |
20120307130 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, AUTO-FOCUSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR EXECUTING THE AUTO-FOCUSING METHOD - An apparatus, computer readable medium, and method for auto-focusing, the method including reading out a live-view signal from first group pixels; reading out an auto-focusing detection signal from second group pixels; and auto-focusing using the live-view signal and the auto-focusing detection signal, wherein the first group pixels and the second group pixels do not substantially overlap | 2012-12-06 |
20120307131 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, CAMERA BODY, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An interchangeable lens includes a focus lens for changing a focus state of an object image, a driving unit for driving the focus lens, a lens controller for controlling the driving unit so as to move the focus lens forward and backward along the optical axis at a predetermined drive frequency, and a storage unit for storing therein drive frequency information representing a drive frequency at which the driving unit can control. A camera body obtains the drive frequency information from the interchangeable lens and performs control while referring to the drive frequency information. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307132 | IMAGING MODULE, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An imaging module includes a plurality of optical units configured to form an image of a subject. At least some of the optical units are each provided with a polarization filter. Information about a distance from the optical units to the subject is estimated based on image data acquired by the optical units provided with the polarization filters. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307133 | System And Method For Extending Depth Of Field In A Lens System By Use Of Color-Dependent Wavefront Coding - An optical system for generating an image having extended depth of field. The system includes a phase mask and a chromatic wavefront coding lens. The chromatic wavefront coding lens provides axial color separation of light by generating specified chromatic aberration in an image created by the lens. The phase mask causes the optical transfer function of the optical system to remain substantially constant within a specified range away from the image plane, and the optical transfer function of the system contains no zeroes within at least one spectral passband of interest. Digital processing may be performed on the image to generate a final image by reversing a decrease in modulation transfer function generated by the phase mask. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307134 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE IMAGING APPARATUS, LENS UNIT, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE LENS UNIT - An imaging apparatus on which a lens unit having a photographic optical system including a focus lens and capable of controlling driving of the photographic optical system based on information received from the imaging apparatus is mountable includes a filter driving unit configured to insert or retract an optical filter on an optical path of the photographic optical system, a detection unit configured to detect an insertion state of the optical filter, and a control unit configured to calculate, based on a change of the insertion state of the optical filter detected by the detection unit, a movement amount of an image forming position of an object image, and to transmit information on the movement amount of the image forming position of the object image and information indicating the insertion state of the optical filter to the lens unit. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307135 | IMAGE PICKUP LENS, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE USING SAME, AND PORTABLE APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - The present invention provides an image pickup lens with a large focal depth from the center to the outer part of an image plane formed on an image sensor and capable of maintaining its focal depth within a practical range and thus suppressing a decline in the resolution. An image pickup lens | 2012-12-06 |
20120307136 | IMAGING APPARATUS, LIGHT AMOUNT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF CALCULATING EXPOSURE AMOUNT - An imaging apparatus includes a light beam division element for dividing an incident light beam into first and second light beams, a light reception unit on which the first beam is incident, for acquiring an intensity of a P or S-polarized component for the first beam, an irradiated body on which the second beam is incident, a signal processing unit for outputting a predicted value of an intensity of a P or S-polarized component for the second beam from the intensity of the P or S component acquired by the light reception unit, a shutter for switching incidence and blocking of the second beam on and to the body, and an iris for adjusting an amount of the second beam reaching the body. At least one of a speed of the shutter or an opening of the iris is adjusted according to an output from the processing unit. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307137 | LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE, VIDEO CAMERA COMPRISING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention provides a lighting control module, a video camera comprising the same and a control method of the same. The video camera of the invention includes a sensing module, a light-emitting module and a control module. The sensing module receives a reflected light beam from a recording direction of the video camera, and generates an image of a scene in the recording direction. The light-emitting module emits a light toward the recording direction. Additionally, the lighting control module is connected to the light-emitting module for controlling the light-emitting module to periodically emit the light from a first brightness to a second brightness. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307138 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes an operation member movable from an initial position with respect to an apparatus body, a first elastic member configured to be deformed from a first state to a second state when the operation member is moved from the initial position and to restore the operation member to the initial position with a force produced to return from the second state to the first state, a second elastic member configured to be held by the first elastic member when the first elastic member is in the first state, and a contact portion configured not to come into contact with the second elastic member when the operation member is at the initial position and to come into contact with the second elastic member when the operation member is moved from the initial position. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307139 | CAMERA MODULE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A camera module and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The camera module includes a lens structure and an image sensor device chip disposed under the lens structure. The lens structure includes a transparent substrate and a lens disposed on the transparent substrate. A spacer is disposed on the transparent substrate to surround the lens, wherein the spacer contains a base pattern and a dry film photoresist. The method includes forming a base pattern on a carrier and attaching a dry film photoresist on the carrier. The dry film photoresist is planarized by a lamination process and then patterned to form a spacer. A transparent substrate having a plurality of lenses is provided. The spacer is stripped from the carrier, attaching on the transparent substrate to surround each of the lenses, and then bonded with image sensor device chips. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307140 | VOICE COIL MOTOR AND RELATED IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE - A voice coil motor includes a movable receiving cylinder having protrusions formed at an end; a wire coil surrounding the receiving cylinder; a hollow fixing frame receiving the receiving cylinder and the wire coil; magnetic members fixedly received in the fixing frame, top and bottom elastic members. The top elastic member includes a peripheral portion and a resilient central portion, the central portion having a central opening and cutouts. The protrusions of the receiving cylinder are engaged in the cutouts. The peripheral portion is fixed at a lower position than the central portion, thereby forming an elastic force applied to the receiving cylinder when no current is applied to the wire coil. The bottom elastic member is connected to the receiving cylinder and the fixing frame, and is in an undeformed state when no current is applied to the wire coil. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307141 | FRAME RETIMING FOR MIRROR MODE - An inline scaling unit configured to retime an input video frame is disclosed. The scaling unit is configured to receive pixels within a line of a video frame to be displayed on a primary display that is within a first clock domain. The scaling unit down-scales the group of pixels and writes the down-scaled pixels to a buffer circuit in the first clock domain. The scaling unit includes a control circuit configured to generate horizontal and vertical control signals for the retimed video frame to be displayed on a secondary display that is within a second clock domain. The horizontal and vertical control signals are then used to enable reading from the buffer circuit in the second clock domain. The scaling unit outputs the down-scaled pixels and the generated control signals within the retimed video frame such that input video frame and the retimed video frame may be displayed concurrently. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307142 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A frequency distribution monitor unit partitions, into a plurality of classes, a size of a vertical component of a motion vector, and detects a frequency of the number of occurrences at which the vertical component occurs in each of the classes. In a case where the vertical component of the motion vector exceeds a predetermined threshold value in predetermined specific classes, the offset control unit creates offset signals which shift read addresses in the vertical direction in delay units. A selection control unit controls to shift, in the vertical direction, pixel data selected by delay selection units. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307143 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO INPUT THROUGH VARIOUS PORTS - A display apparatus displaying video input through various ports is provided. The display apparatus includes a board which is disposed behind a display module, wherein the board includes a universal serial bus (USB) port which receives a USB standard signal, a decoder which decodes a video signal from the USB standard signal and outputs a decoded signal, a video output unit which outputs a displayable video signal to the display module corresponding to the video signal, wherein the USB port is disposed at an edge of a first side of the board, and the video output unit is disposed at an edge of a second side of the board which is different from the first side of the board. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307144 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, SIGNAL RECEPTION APPARATUS, SIGNAL RECEPTION METHOD, AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A signal transmission apparatus includes: a horizontal rectangular area thinning-out control section; a line thinning-out control section that thins out pixel samples for every other line of each of first to t-th sub images, into which the pixel samples are mapped, so as to thereby produce interlaced signals; a word thinning-out control section that thins out the pixel samples, which are thinned out for every other line, for every word, and maps the pixel samples into video data areas of HD-SDIs prescribed in SMPTE 435-2; and a readout control section that outputs the HD-SDIs. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307145 | SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESENTING AN ENHANCED AND PRIMARY STREAM ASSOCIATED WITH A DIGITAL TELEVISION BROADCAST - An enhanced stream associated with a primary stream can be selected. The enhanced stream can be time-synchronized to the primary stream. The enhanced stream can be associated with a secondary viewpoint linked to a primary viewpoint of the primary stream. The primary stream can be a broadcast signal of a digital television broadcast. The enhanced stream can be simultaneously presented on a secondary device and the primary stream on a primary device. The primary device can be a computing device and the secondary device can be a computing device. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307146 | MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCER REPRODUCING MOVING IMAGE IN SYNCHRONIZATION WITH MUSICAL PIECE - A moving image reproducer includes a generation section, a calculation section, a determination section, a correction section and a control section. The generation section generates an interpolation frame image interpolating between two adjacent frame images among a plurality of frame images. The calculation section sequentially calculates a progress level of a predetermined musical piece between the two adjacent frame images reproduced in synchronization with the predetermined musical piece. The determination section determines whether the progress level has varied along with a change in a tempo of the predetermined musical piece defined in the tempo information. The correction section corrects the progress level so as to reduce the variation in the progress level along with the change in the tempo if the progress level is determined to have varied. The control section controls the generation section to generate an interpolation frame image corresponding to the corrected progress level. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307147 | INTERLEAVING AUDIO AND VIDEO PACKETS - A network device receives multiple protocol data units (PDUs), or packets, and initiates aggregation of an intended number of the packets to form a transmission block. During the aggregation process, the device receives a priority PDU, or packet, and in response to receiving the priority PDU, terminates the aggregation process, either permanently or temporarily, even though the number of packets aggregated prior to receiving the priority packet is less than the number of packets intended to be included in the transmission block. The device releases the priority packet for transmission out of turn, ahead of the already aggregated packets. The priority packet can be released individually, with the aggregation being resumed after release of the priority packet, or the priority packet can be pre-pended to the already aggregated block of packets and the entire block released with a priority assigned according to the priority of the priority packet. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307148 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DEMULTIPLEXING AUDIO & VIDEO DATA OF MULTIMEDIA FILE - A method and device for demultiplexing audio & video data in a multimedia file are provided. The method includes: setting and updating a maximum synchronization time point according to a preset maximum synchronization time; selecting an output data frame according to a comparison result between the decoding time stamp of the current data frame for each data frame channel in the multimedia file and the maximum synchronization time point in combination with the order of byte offset location values of the current data frames for each data frame channel; and fetching the output data frame via searching a position in the multimedia file according to the byte offset location value of the selected output data frame to obtain an original stream audio and video frame queue. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307149 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Alternate Audio Sources - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for retrieving audio signals. A video signal is received that is associated with a content identifier and an alternate audio tag. In response to the alternate audio tag, a query is made for an alternate audio source that corresponds to the content identifier. A query result is received that identifies at least one alternate audio signal that corresponds to the content identifier and that is separately available from the video signal. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307150 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AUDIO VOLUME REDUCTION IN RESPONSE TO AUDIO COMMUNICATION REQUEST - Presented is a method of facilitating use of an audio communication device, such as a telephone, in the presence of an electronic device capable of generating sound, such as a television or audio receiver. In the method, a message is received from the audio communication device, wherein the message indicates the audio communication device has received a request for an audio communication, such as a telephone call, from a second audio communication device. In response to receiving the message, an audio volume of the electronic device is reduced. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307151 | Embedding ARGB Data in a RGB Stream - Methods and systems are provided for merging a plurality of video inputs resulting in a single coherent output. More specifically, in one exemplary embodiment, a device embeds alpha red green blue (ARGB) data in an RGB stream which allows for preservation of the alpha channel over the video interface link. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307152 | VIDEO ADVERTISEMENT PROGRESS TIME INDICATOR - A method of indicating to a viewer the time remaining in a video advertisement, a system implementing the method, and a TV commercial are disclosed. The method comprises, on a processor, displaying a video advertisement, superimposing an indicator on the video advertisement, wherein the indicator bar has a first portion indicating the time remaining in the video advertisement and a second portion indicating the time that has elapsed in the video advertisement, and decreasing the size of the first portion and increasing the size of the second portion until the video advertisement is completed. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307153 | VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - A video processing device generates a second video signal from a first video signal. The first video signal includes an image having a mix of pixels for viewpoints that are different from each other. The second video signal is higher in frame rate than the first video signal. The video processing device includes: a viewpoint control unit obtaining, for each of the viewpoints from the first video signal, pixel data for the viewpoint; and an image generating unit generating an interpolated image by generating, for each of viewpoints from the pixel data obtained by the viewpoint control unit, pixel data for interpolation for the viewpoint. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307154 | HYBRID MODE REPEATER/RE-DRIVER FOR HIGH SPEED DIGITAL VIDEO SIGNALING - A system and a method are disclosed for a hybrid mode re-driver which, among other advantages, reduces power consumption while maintaining signal integrity. Equalization is performed on a signal to remove distortions such as inter-symbol interference. The signal is then analyzed and the quality of the signal is assessed. In some cases, retiming is then performed on the signal to remove additional signal distortions. In other cases, retiming is not performed and is transmitted to a driver while bypassing retiming components. When retiming components are bypassed, the retiming components are placed in a state of reduced power consumption to reduce system power consumption. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307155 | VIDEO PROCESSING WITH REGION-BASED WARPING - Video data is processed with region-based warping. In accordance with various example embodiments, video data having a plurality of source video frames is processed as follows, for each source video frame. Pixels representing the source video frame and at least one temporally-adjacent video frame are used to generate a motion history map, based upon frame-to-frame movement of at least one region in the source video frame and temporally-adjacent video frames. At least one salient region is identified in the source video frame based upon the motion history map and static image saliency data. Weighting data is determined for warping pixels corresponding to background regions of the source video frame differently than pixels corresponding to the at least one salient region in the source video frame. Using the weighting data, the pixels representing the source video frame are warped to generate pixels representing a warped video frame. | 2012-12-06 |
20120307156 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a motion search module, a flicker reduction module and a display controller. The motion search module determines first vectors including motion vectors corresponding to pixel blocks in a target frame in video data, and determines pixels in a previous frame by using the first vectors, the pixels corresponding to pixels in the target frame. The flicker reduction module reduces flicker by blending a first pixel in the target frame and a second pixel in the previous frame. The display controller controls displaying the target frame including the blended pixel. | 2012-12-06 |