52nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140375747 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - There is provided a method in a first communications device operable to communicate with a second device using a network supporting first and second different communication methods. The method comprises: allowing the first device to communicate with the second device using the first communication method; registering the first device on a service platform of the network; requesting from the service platform a second device status indicator of the ability of the second device to communicate using the second communication method; receiving the second device status indicator from the service platform; and, allowing the first device to communicate with the second device using the second communication method in dependence on the received second device status indicator. The second device status indicator depends on the current network connectivity of the second device. At least one of the first and second devices is a mobile telecommunications device. Corresponding methods in a second communications device and service platform of a network are also provided as are devices adapted to perform the above method steps. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375748 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In order to impart comfort with operations to users, an electronic device allowing comprehensive consideration of resource conditions that have an impact on response time for operations has been sought. Therefore, an electronic device comprising an operation input unit, an execution unit for implementing relevant device functions, device resources used via operations of the operation input unit and the execution unit in a shared manner, a virtual processing unit for executing processes to be executed using the device resources via operations of the operation input unit without actual inputs in an intermittent manner, and a time measurement unit for measuring virtual operation processing time required for execution via the virtual processing unit is proposed. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMER SUPPORT ON A USER INTERFACE - Embodiments described can more effectively complete complicated service transactions in a more efficient manner by having a team of well-trained professionals who are instantly “streamed” into any location as necessary. A two-way communication system can provide instant or quick access to the right expert at the right point in time, thereby converting what might otherwise be a negative customer experience into a positive sales and service opportunity. A computer implemented method for providing customer support comprises receiving, by a touchpoint device, identification information from a user of the touchpoint device; receiving the identification information; providing an electronic document to the user; receiving an input from the user requesting a session with a representative; selecting a representative based at least in part on the electronic document; providing information about the electronic document to the representative; and establishing a connection between the representative and the touchpoint device. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375750 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication terminal which communicates with a different communication terminal via a communication network is disclosed. The communication terminal includes a display control unit which displays image data imaged by the different communication terminal on a display unit; and an image data storage unit which stores the image data displayed on the display unit in a capture storage unit when information indicating a permission to store is received from the different communication terminal. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375751 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CONFERENCE INCLUDING TELEPRESENCE CONFERENCING SITE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, an apparatus, and a system for controlling a conference including a telepresence conference site, and relate to the field of network communications technologies. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for controlling a conference site in a telepresence conference, including: receiving attribute information of a telepresence conference site sent by the telepresence conference site, where the telepresence conference site includes at least two video areas; and performing conference control according to the received attribute information of the telepresence conference site. Through application of the present invention, the conference control process of the telepresence conference site may be simplified. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375752 | Virtual Window - Novel tools and techniques are provided for displaying video. In some embodiments, novel tools and techniques might be provided for sensing the presence and/or position of a user in a room, and/or for customizing displayed content (including video call content, media content, and/or the like) based on the sensed presence and/or position of the user. In particular, in some aspects, a user device (which might include, without limitation, a video calling device, an image capture device, a gaming console, etc.) might determine a position of a user relative to a display device in communication with the user device. The user device and/or a control server (in communication with the user device over a network) might adjust an apparent view of video or image(s) displayed on the display device, based at least in part on the determined position of the user relative to the display device. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375753 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION TERMINAL AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING PROGRAM - A transmission terminal transmits content data to another transmission terminal via a network. A transmission management system processes a session among a plurality of the transmission terminals or for the single transmission terminal. The transmission terminal requests a user to input execution authentication information when an authentication medium is connected thereto. The authentication medium associates program identification information with the execution authentication information and stores them. The transmission terminal determines whether the execution information from the user is coincident with the stored one and transmits the associated program identification information to the transmission management system at a time of coincidence. The transmission management system then transmits a transmission instruction to the program providing apparatus to transmit the corresponding program to the transmission terminal. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375754 | FLOW-CONTROL BASED SWITCHED GROUP VIDEO CHAT AND REAL-TIME INTERACTIVE BROADCAST - Real-time interactive broadcast sessions for client devices include: for each client device in the interactive broadcast session, configuring downstream video and audio ports for the interactive broadcast session between a central controller and the client device; receiving from each client device a selected broadcaster corresponding to a broadcaster flow control signal; in response to receiving the selected broadcaster from each client device, sending video and audio streams of the selected broadcaster to each client device over the interactive broadcast session; receiving a request from a given client device on the interactive broadcast session to interact with the selected broadcaster; configuring upstream and downstream video ports for one-to-one video chat session between the central controller and the given client device; and sending the video and audio streams of the given client device, and the video and audio streams of the selected broadcaster, to each client device over the interactive broadcast session. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375755 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANGING MAIN SCREEN BASED ON DISTRIBUTED TELEPRESENCE - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for changing a main screen based on distributed telepresence. A distributed telepresence-based control server includes a main speaker change request reception unit for receiving a main speaker change request for requesting change of a main speaker from a first speaker who is an existing main speaker to a second speaker different from the first speaker. A video transmission requesting unit requests a client of the second speaker to transmit a high-resolution video of the second speaker in response to the main speaker change request. A video transmission stop request reception unit receives a video transmission stop request for requesting stop of transmission of a high-resolution video of the first speaker. A video transmission stop requesting unit requests a client of the first speaker to stop transmitting the high-resolution video of the first speaker in response to the video transmission stop request. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375756 | RESOURCE-ADAPTIVE VIDEO ENCODER SHARING IN MULTIPOINT CONTROL UNIT - Systems and methods of video conferencing, in which existing video encoders associated with a multipoint control unit (MCU) can be shared among conference participant devices, depending upon the availability of processor and/or memory resources for the MCU. In making decisions regarding the sharing of video encoders, the systems and methods take into account various parameters associated with potential conference participant devices and the total cost of the processor/memory resources for the MCU, to determine whether a video encoder of the MCU can be shared with, or allocated to, the respective conference participant devices. By determining whether to share or allocate a video encoder of the MCU, depending upon the available processor/memory resources for the MCU, the MCU can be made to operate with increased stability. The systems and methods can be applied to any application that sends the same content to multiple receivers, including announcement and video streaming applications. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375757 | COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEM - A communication management system includes: a storage unit configured to store destination information of a first communication terminal that establishes a first session with a relay device that relays communication data, destination information of a conversion system that performs mutual conversion between communication schemes of communication data transmitted from the first communication terminal and a second communication terminal and establishes a second session with the relay device, and destination information of the second communication terminal that establishes a third session with the conversion system; a receiving unit configured to receive start request information to start communication between the communication terminals from the first communication terminal; an extracting unit configured to extract destination information of each communication terminal and the conversion system stored in the storage unit, based on the received start request information; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the extracted destination information to the relay device. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375758 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING ASPECT RATIO OF IMAGES DURING A VIDEO CALL - A method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting an aspect ratio of an image during a video call is described herein. Specifically, a method for dynamically adjusting the aspect ratio of an image during a video call may include obtaining at least one display parameter of a display device, performing a comparison of the at least one display parameter to at least one image capture parameter of a capture device, capturing an original image, modifying the original image based on the comparison performed, wherein the modified image has an adjusted aspect ratio different from an aspect ratio of the original image, and sending the modified image to the display device. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375759 | Method And Apparatus For Distributed Image Processing In Cameras For Minimizing Artifacts In Stitched Images - A method for coordinated adjustment of a first image captured by a first camera and a second image captured by a second camera includes determining a first set of image processing parameters from the first image and a second set of image processing parameters from the second image, transmitting the first set of image processing parameters to a master, the master not being the first camera; combining at least the first and second sets of processing parameters into a combined or composite set of parameters; transmitting the composite parameters from the master to the first camera; and using a processor of the first camera to apply the composite parameters to the first image, and a processor of the second camera to apply composite parameters to the second image. An apparatus has at least two cameras configured to implement the method. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375760 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL - Provided is a mobile terminal including a main body, first and second cameras that are arranged on the front and rear sides of the main body, respectively, a sensing unit that senses the extent to which the main body moves when driving the first and second cameras, and a controller that when a panorama photographing mode is selected, drives the first and second cameras at the same time in such a manner that the first and second cameras capture their respective images depending on movement of the main body, and when the extent of the sensed movement of the main body falls out of a reference range, stops photographing and connects first images captured by the first camera and second images captured by the second camera to generate at least one panorama picture. The rotation of the main body within a reference range enables a panorama picture to be generated. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375761 | Interactive wide-angle video server - An interactive video server which enables multiple clients to independently and interactively extract views from a one or more wide-angle imagery sources is disclosed. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375762 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to information processing apparatus and method, image processing apparatus and method, and a program which enable acquisition of a panoramic image with higher quality. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375763 | OASLM-BASED HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY - Provided is an optically addressable spatial light modulator (OASLM)-based holographic display and a method of operating the same. The display includes an addressing unit including a light source unit emitting a plurality of recording beams, a driving mirror array including driving mirrors that each reflect a recording beam incident thereon, and a mirror member array including mirror members that each obliquely reflect a recording beam incident thereon, in which each of the driving mirrors corresponds to one of the mirror members. The recording beams, which are transmitted by the addressing unit, are focused onto the OASLM by micro lenses of a lenslet array. The OASLM is optically addressed by the recording beams focused by the micro lenses of the lenslet array and thus modulates and diffracts a reproduction beam, incident thereon from a reproduction beam providing unit, and thus a holographic image is reproduced. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375764 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BROADCAST SIGNAL FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL BROADCAST SERVICE - The disclosed apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal including 3D content comprises a receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast signal including video data for 3D content, a decoder configured to decode the video data for the 3D content from the received broadcast signal, a signaling processor configured to parse depth information from the decoded video data, a graphic engine configured to determine a depth for displaying an on screen display, OSD, of a receiver, a formatter configured to form images including the OSD located at the depth for the 3D content, and a display unit configured to display the images, wherein the depth information includes partition information indicating partitioning pattern of an image, several regions of the image are defined by the partition information, wherein the depth information further includes max disparity information specifying maximum disparity value in the image and min disparity information specifying the minimum disparity value in a region of the several regions. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375765 | Method and system for transmitting 3D picture in multimedia message service message - A method for transmitting a three-dimensional (3D) picture in an MMS message is disclosed. The method includes: in a Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) file, a sender assigns a same Identifier (ID) for two different pictures, sets an attribute of each of the two pictures as a 3D display picture, and sends the two pictures to a receiver; or, a sender synthesizes two different pictures in the SMIL file into a file, assigns an ID for the synthesized file, sets an attribute of the ID as a 3D display picture, and sends the synthesized file to a receiver; and the receiver displays the two pictures in a 3D mode. A system for transmitting a 3D picture in an MMS message is also disclosed. With the technical solution of the disclosure, the problem that transmission of a 3D picture cannot be supported in an existing protocol can be solved. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375766 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING INTELLIGENT USE OF ACTIVE SPACE IN FRAME PACKING FORMAT - Active Space separates the Left Frame from the Right Frame in a frame packing format. A source device is expected to transmit a constant pixel value. A sink device is expected to ignore all data received during the Active space regardless of the value. Embodiments of the present invention involve the Source device to embed intelligent information in the Active Space in lieu of the recommended fixed pixel value. Then the Sink device may read the embedded information from the Active Space, and infer the transition between the left frame and the right frame which is useful, for example, to synchronize eyewear. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375767 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AND RECEIVING DIGITAL BROADCAST SIGNAL FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL SUBTITLE - The disclosed method for processing a digital broadcast signal including a 3-dimensional, 3D, content comprises encoding 3D video data for the 3D content, the 3D video data including a left picture for a left view and a right picture for a right view for a 3D image, generating signaling data including a subtitle segment having information for signaling 3D subtitles for the 3D content, and transmitting the digital broadcast signal including the encoded 3D video data and generated signaling data. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375768 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes a first processing section that encodes an inputted medical image based on setting information and outputs a first encode result, a second processing section that encodes the inputted medical image based on the setting information and outputs a second encode result, a setting section that retains the setting information, and a control section that controls, based on the setting information corresponding to an operation signal generated based on an output signal of an electric knife, an operation signal obtained by an endoscope that generates a medical image, or an operation signal for designating a medical case scene, the first and second processing sections to output at least one of the first and second encode results and determines a recording destination of the first and second encode results based on the setting information corresponding to the operation signal. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375769 | 3D WEARABLE GLOVE SCANNER - Disclosed is a 3D scanner in the form of a wearable glove that can be worn by a user to swiftly scan the objects that the user touches. Touching the edges or corners of the object is enough for the present invention to automatically generate the necessary 3D model of the object. The user can scan an object with holes regardless of the object's size. The wearable glove is thin and light, and can be folded and carried in the user's pocket ready for use at any time or place. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375770 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS - A method and a system for the detection of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) on a surface of a transport infrastructure are described. The method comprises receiving 3D profiles of the surface from at least one 3D laser sensor, the 3D laser sensor including a camera and a laser line projector, the 3D laser sensor being adapted to be displaced to scan the surface of the transport infrastructure and acquire 3D profiles of the surface; analyzing the 3D profiles using a parametric surface model to determine a surface model of the surface; identifying pixels of the 3D profiles located above the surface using the surface model; generating a set of potential FOD by applying a threshold on the pixels located above the surface model to identify a set of at least one protruding object; providing detection information about the potential FOD. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375771 | Method and Apparatus for an Attachable Unit for a Portable Wireless System - Separable units comprising plenoptic cameras and eye ports can be attached to either the smart phone or to the eyeglasses by a mating surface. These separable units can be wireless coupled to a remote device, to a remote display, to other separable plenoptic cameras, or to other eyeglasses. The separable units can be mated to an eyeglass and positioned over the eye or eyes of the user. In addition, these separable cameras can be electrically wired through the mating device. The cameras can be placed at various distances apart from another offers greater flexibility in analyzing the depth of images. These images from these cameras are shared within the system. The smart phone can be in wireless contact with a remote system comprising another server, the Internet, another smart phone, another camera system, or the camera mounted on the eyeglass. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375772 | Method and Apparatus for an SR and LR 3-D Visual Images and Sharing - Long and short distance 3-D images can be shared between users. The first user takes an image or video of an object using a plenoptic camera. The user can focus the original image using the crystalline lens measuring unit to any POD automatically or manually adjust the focus using a far/near button. In addition, the user can send the original image to a second user or guest. The first and second users can perform a process to align their accommodation information versus the function of the POD. The first user can view the original image and their crystalline lens measuring unit can determine the POD being viewed setting the accommodation value or do so manually using the far/near button The accommodation value is sent to the second user who translates the first user's accommodation value into their accommodation value and observes the final image being perceived by the first user. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375773 | Use of Overlap Areas to Optimize Bundle Adjustment - Novel tools and techniques for defining a search range for conjugate points in a set of images. In one technique, an intra-overlap area in two images can be used to define a search range in which a conjugate point can be found; in an aspect, this search range might be expressed as a distance range from a station at which one or both of the two images were captured. That distance range can be used to narrow the search range in an image captured from another station, substantially reducing both the computation time to identify a conjugate match and the likelihood of identifying an incorrect match. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375774 | GENERATION DEVICE AND GENERATION METHOD - A generation device includes a processor configured to execute a process including: acquiring a plurality of picture signals each including two images between which a position of an object in the two images differs in accordance with a parallax; changing the parallax by relatively moving the two images in a display area; generating an image for the display area by acquiring, with respect to an image moved in the display area out of the two images, an image of a part corresponding to an area in which the image is not included in the display area from the other image out of the two images and setting the acquired image in the area; and outputting the generated image for the display area. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375775 | Systems and methods for 2D image and spatial data capture for 3D stereo imaging - Systems and methods for 2D image and spatial data capture for 3D stereo imaging are disclosed. The system utilizes a cinematography camera and at least one reference or “witness” camera spaced apart from the cinematography camera at a distance much greater that the interocular separation to capture 2D images over an overlapping volume associated with a scene having one or more objects. The captured image data is post-processed to create a depth map, and a point cloud is created form the depth map. The robustness of the depth map and the point cloud allows for dual virtual cameras to be placed substantially arbitrarily in the resulting virtual 3D space, which greatly simplifies the addition of computer-generated graphics, animation and other special effects in cinemagraphic post-processing. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375776 | WAVELENGTH DISCRIMINATING IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure provides wavelength discriminating imaging systems and methods that spatially separate (over different depths) the wavelength constituents of an image using a dispersive lens system or element, such that this spectral information may be exploited and used. The wavelength constituents of an image are deconstructed and identified over different depths using a dispersive lens system or element. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375777 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND INTERACTIVE SENSING METHOD THEREOF - A three-dimensional (3D) interactive system and an interactive sensing method are provided. The 3D interactive system includes a display unit, an image capturing unit and a processing unit. The display unit is configured to display a frame on a display area, and the display area is located on a display plane. The image capturing unit is disposed at a periphery of the display area. The image capturing unit captures images along a first direction and generates an image information accordingly, and the first direction is not parallel to a normal direction of the display plane. The processing unit detects a position of an object located in a sensing space according to the image information, and executes an operational function to control the display content of the frame according to the detected position. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375778 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING VIEWING AREA, AND DEVICE CAPABLE OF THREE-DIMENSION DISPLAYING VIDEO SIGNAL - Disclosed in the present application are a method and device for determining the position of a viewer and adjusting a viewing area, and a device for displaying three-dimensional video signals, such that the position of a viewer in front of an electronic device can be accurately determined and the viewing area can be adjusted according to the specific position, enabling the viewer to be unaware of any sudden viewing change when watching 3D signals. The method for determining the position of the viewer is applied in an electronic device comprising a display screen capable of displaying three-dimensional video signals. The viewing areas of the electronic device include a three-dimensional display area and a non-three-dimensional display area. The method comprises: acquiring the image in front of the electronic device; judging whether the image contains the face image of the viewer; if the image contains the face image, identifying at least one feature in the face image to determine the position of the viewer; according to the at least one feature, determining whether the viewing area of the viewer is a three-dimensional display area or a non-three-dimensional display area. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375779 | Method for Measuring Recognition Warping about a Three-Dimensional Image - The invention relates to a method for measuring recognition warping with respect to a three-dimensional (3D) image. The method according to the invention comprises: (a) a step of selecting any one from a plurality of 3D parameters for a scale for recognizing a 3D image in a 3D manner; (b) a step of displaying a test stereoscopic image corresponding to the selected 3D parameter on a screen; (c) a step of displaying, on a screen, a plurality of sample images obtained by varying the value of the selected 3D parameter for the test stereoscopic image; (d) a step of selecting at least one of the plurality of sample images; and (e) a step of performing the steps (b) to (d) at least two times on different test stereoscopic images, and measuring a 3D recognition scale for the selected 3D parameter based on the sample image selected in the step (d). Therefore, it is possible to measure whether a viewer distortedly recognizes a 3D image or the degree to which a viewer recognizes the 3D image three-dimensionally in connection with the 3D parameter such as the size of the 3D image, the depth of the 3D image, etc. by means of the 3D recognition ability of each viewer. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375780 | METHOD AND RECEIVER FOR ENABLING SWITCHING INVOLVING A 3D VIDEO SIGNAL - A transmitter according to the present invention includes a decoder that decodes a video signal received from outside and acquires identification information including a format concerning 2D or 3D of video from a layer corresponding to each frame of the video signal and a backend processor that performs spatial or temporal scaling of video data by the video data based on the identification information and, when the format of the video is switched, switches parameters for the scaling adjusting to switching timing. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375781 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPE - An image processing apparatus for an endoscope, the image processing apparatus to which, any of a plurality of insertion units respectively having imaging devices with numbers of pixels different from one another being installed therein, is detachably connected and which processes an image signal captured by that imaging device and outputs the processed image signal as image data, the image processing apparatus including: an image signal processing unit that converts a pixel density of the image signal to a high density and generates a standard image signal of a predetermined amount of data. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375782 | SMART PROSTHESIS FOR FACILITATING ARTIFICIAL VISION USING SCENE ABSTRACTION - A method of providing artificial vision to a visually-impaired user implanted with a visual prosthesis. The method includes configuring, in response to selection information received from the user, a smart prosthesis to perform at least one function of a plurality of functions in order to facilitate performance of a visual task. The method further includes extracting, from an input image signal generated in response to optical input representative of a scene, item information relating to at least one item within the scene relevant to the visual task. The smart prosthesis then generates image data corresponding to an abstract representation of the scene wherein the abstract representation includes a representation of the at least one item. Pixel information based upon the image data is then provided to the visual prosthesis. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375783 | Electronic Magnification Device - Disclosed is a magnification device for use by blind and/or low vision individuals. The device includes an X-Y table upon which an item to be magnified can be placed. A stationary camera arm and a pivotal monitor arm are oriented over the X-Y table. The monitor arm includes a video monitor pivotally mounted at its distal end. The camera arm also includes two laterally disposed lighting arms. A series of controls are provided along a lower edge of the monitor via a mounting bracket. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375784 | Image Sensor With Integrated Orientation Indicator - An image sensor system for a medical procedure system includes a sensor array for generating image data for a scene and an orientation sensor directly mechanically connected to the image sensor. The orientation sensor generates an electrical signal indicative of orientation of the sensor array. A processor receives the image data and the electrical signal and generates an image of the scene, the image of the scene being altered to compensate for orientation of the sensor array. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375785 | IMAGING-BASED MONITORING OF STRESS AND FATIGUE - An example system can monitor the stress and fatigue of a subject. The system can include a light source configured to direct illuminating light onto a face of the subject. The illuminating light can reflect off the face of the subject to form reflected light. The system can include collection optics that collect a portion of the reflected light and produce video-rate images of the face of the subject. The system can include an image processor configured to locate an eye in the video-rate images, extract fatigue signatures from the located eye, and determine a fatigue level of the subject, in part, from the fatigue signatures. The image processor can also be configured to locate a facial region away from the eye in the video-rate images, extract stress signatures from the located facial region, and determine a stress level of the subject from the stress signatures. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375786 | OBTAINING A BIOMETRIC IMAGE AND HANDLING DAMAGED BIOMETRICS - Inspired by Shack Hartmann Wavefront Patterns, a device may obtain three dimensional images for use in authentication. Since such images can have high resolution, damage in, for instance, skin on a finger may be recorded and used as part of a temporary template image. In future authentication attempts, an aged version of the temporary template image may be used. Additionally, reference points on the damage may be employed when authenticating. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375787 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DENTAL CAMERA - In a method for operating of a dental camera to which having an illumination device with at least one light source for illuminating a tooth under examination with illuminating light, and also an image processing device are allocated, at least one first image and one second image are recorded, wherein between the first and the second image at least one property feature of the illuminating light is varied, preferably its angle of incidence onto the tooth, and wherein the images are compared by the image processing device in order to determine any overexposure. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375788 | Method and Apparatus for a Self-Focusing Camera and Eyeglass System - An involuntary action adjusted by the accommodation of the crystalline lens of the eye provides the data to the embedded algorithm to get the new image. Instead of the user performing a voluntary action to control the embedded algorithm, an involuntary action by the user is used to control the embedded algorithm allowing the user to automatically adjust the Plane of Depth (POD) for a Light Field Photograph (LFP) image or an eyeglass image. The adjustment of eyeglass image is used by an accommodation system to control the mechanical system of lenses in an eyeglass to automatically focus the glasses over a range of PODs. In addition, a voluntary far/near button can be used manually to adjust the POD for both the LFP image and the eyeglass adjustment. The variation of the crystalline thickness to adjust the focus of nearby and distant objects is called accommodation. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375789 | EYE-TRACKING SYSTEM FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - Embodiments are disclosed for a see-through head-mounted display system. In one embodiment, the see-through head-mounted display system comprises a freeform prism, and a display device configured to emit display light through the freeform prism to an eye of a user. The see-through head-mounted display system may also comprise an imaging device having an entrance pupil positioned at a back focal plane of the freeform prism, the imaging device configured to receive gaze-detection light reflected from the eye and directed through the freeform prism. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375790 | EYE-TRACKING SYSTEM FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - Embodiments are disclosed for a see-through head-mounted display system. In one embodiment, the see-through head-mounted display system comprises a freeform prism, and a display device configured to emit display light through the freeform prism to an eye of a user. The see-through head-mounted display system may also comprise an imaging device having an entrance pupil positioned at a back focal plane of the freeform prism, the imaging device configured to receive gaze-detection light reflected from the eye and directed through the freeform prism. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375791 | TELEVISION CONTROL METHOD AND ASSOCIATED TELEVISION - When a user watching television does not send a command for operating the television within a predetermined time period, the television detects whether the user enters a sleep status or has left a detectable range of the television. The detection result is utilized as a reference for rendering the television to enter a hibernation mode to prevent unnecessary power consumption of the television. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375792 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELF-REFERENCED QUANTITATIVE PHASE MICROSCOPY - Systems and methods of self-referenced quantitative phase microscopy (SrQPM). The SrQPM systems and methods provide single-shot, full-field imaging capability for increased imaging speed, and near-common-path geometry for increased phase stability, allowing the study of internal structures of biological cells, live cell dynamics, and the like. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375793 | METHOD FOR MEASURING OVERLAY AND MEASURING APPARATUS, SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE, AND GUI - A method for measuring overlay at a semiconductor device on which circuit patterns are formed by a plurality of exposure processes is characterized in including an image capturing step for capturing images of a plurality of areas of the semiconductor device, a reference image setting step for setting a reference image based on a plurality of the images captured in the image capturing step, a difference quantifying step for quantifying a difference between the reference image set in the reference image setting step and the plurality of images captured in the image capturing step, and an overlay calculating step for calculating the overlay based on the difference quantified in the difference quantifying step. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375794 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ACCURATE STRUCTURE MARKING AND MARKING-ASSISTED STRUCTURE LOCATING - Working equipment includes a tool configured to work a structure at a working location thereon, with the structure having an applied marking at a known location with a known relationship with the working location. A computer system is configured to determine placement of the structure, and accordingly position the tool into at least partial alignment with the working location, and which in at least one instance, the tool is aligned with a second, offset location. A camera is configured to capture an image of the structure and including the marking, and further including the second location with which the tool is aligned. And the computer system is configured to process the image to locate the working location, reposition the tool from the second location and into greater alignment with the located working location, and control the repositioned tool to work the structure at the located working location. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375795 | DETERMINATION OF A MEASUREMENT ERROR - For swift and secure determination of a measurement error a first digital image is obtained using an image sensor unit, wherein a line of sight of an optical arrangement is oriented in a first face direction. A characteristic image area in the first digital image and the position thereof on an image sensor unit is determined. A second digital image is then taken with a line of sight of the image sensor unit oriented in a second face and is the characteristic image area are defined in the first image is searched in the second digital image, wherein preceding late be first or the second digital image is rotated in the image plane by 180°. Then in the second digital image the position of the characteristic image area is determined on the image sensor unit. And offset between the characteristic image area in the first digital image and the characteristic image area in the second digital image is a quantity of the measurement error. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375796 | Measuring Apparatus for Checking an Approach Path Indicator for the Landing of an Aircraft, and Corresponding Checking Device - A mobile apparatus measures the characteristics of a light beam emitted by a light unit, presenting at least two angular portions of different colors. The apparatus includes a support that enables the position of a measuring set to vary. The measuring set including a single orientable camera provided with a zoom capable of assuming at least a first low-magnification position for providing reduced magnification and a wide angle of field enabling the detection of the position of the light unit to orient the camera precisely in its direction, and a second position of high magnification enabling the taking of an image of the light unit enabling an analysis of the characteristics of a light beam emitted by a light unit. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375797 | Optical system intended to measure BRDF, BSDF and BTDF - The optical system (1) is intended to measure the bidirectional reflectance and/or transmittance distribution function BRDF, BTDF and BSDF of a surface ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140375798 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD FOR IMAGING TARGET SUBJECT AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In the present invention, with a preset subject distance (the distance to a photographic subject) being stored in a storage section, a control section constituting a digital camera (imaging apparatus) specifies an imaging target subject, detects the distance to this specified subject, and performs imaging (for example, consecutive photographing or moving image capturing) by an imaging section when the detected distance is substantially equal to the preset subject distance. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375799 | Hands-Free User Interface for Security Systems - A monitoring, control and guidance system can be equipped with portable, hands-free interfaces. Personnel in a region being monitored can wear or carry such interfaces so as to be able to interact with monitoring system control elements scattered throughout the region. A user can be guided from point-to-point in the region as needed. Alternately, the user can request a map of some or all of the region as well as conditions therein. That map can then be presented on the user's interface unit. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375800 | MOBILE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method may include receiving, via a mobile access network, surveillance data from one or more mobile surveillance devices, wherein the one or more mobile surveillance devices are associated with a monitored location, system, or group. An event condition associated with the monitored location, system, or group is identified based on the received surveillance data, wherein the event condition corresponds to at least one of the one or more mobile surveillance devices. An alert notification is generated and transmitted to one or more user devices based on the event identified condition. A request to view at least a portion of the surveillance data is received from a user device in response to the alert notification. At least the portion of the surveillance data is transmitted to the user device in response to the request. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375801 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING NETWORK CAMERA - Provided is a method of controlling an operation of a network camera that is capable of improving a delay time occurring when a monitoring device controls the network camera, by using a virtual image map and a multi-streaming technique. The method includes displaying a first view image; and performing a panning/tilting control operation, the performing the panning/tilting control operation including: displaying a first virtual image from a virtual image map; and replacing the first virtual image with a second view image. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375802 | DOCUMENT CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR READING IMAGE - A document camera system includes a page-turning device, an image pickup unit, a specification unit, a recognition unit, a determination unit and a notification unit. The page-turning device turns pages of a book. The image pickup unit picks up an image of each turned page. The specification unit specifies a page number portion in the image picked up by the image pickup unit. The recognition unit recognizes characters in the page number portion specified by the specification unit to identify a page number. The determination unit determines correctness of the order of the page numbers identified by the recognition unit. The notification unit notifies a user of an error when the determination unit determines that the order of the page numbers is incorrect. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375803 | CAPTURING AND PROCESSING INSTANT DRUG TEST RESULTS USING A MOBILE DEVICE - Systems, methods, and apparatus allow for capturing the results of drug tests using mobile devices. One or more implementations include apparatus that interface a mobile computing device with a drug test, while ensuring that an imaging device of the mobile computing device is optically aligned with a test display areas of the drug test. One or more additional implementations include a method for analyzing drug testing results. The method includes receiving and analyzing drug testing data, which includes an identification of a type drug testing apparatus being used at a remote testing device, and an image that visually represents a portion of a drug test. The method also includes analyzing the test results of the drug test based on the identification of the type drug testing apparatus. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375804 | METHOD FOR AVAILABLE PARKING DISTANCE ESTIMATION VIA VEHICLE SIDE DETECTION - A computer-implemented method, system, and computer-readable medium is disclosed for determining an estimated available parking distance for a vehicle via vehicle side detection in one or more image frames from an operational video. The operational video can be acquired from a fixed parking occupancy video camera and can include a field of view associated with a parking region. The method can include obtaining operational video from a fixed parking occupancy video camera; detecting, within a region of interest (ROI) of the one or more image frames from the operational video, a side of one or more vehicles parked in a parking region facing a traffic lane using a trained classifier that is trained to detect the side of the one or more vehicles; and determining an estimated available parking distance based on the side of the one or more vehicles that are detected. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375805 | CAMERA ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A camera assembly includes a camera unit including a lens module, a camera housing accommodating the camera unit, and a vehicle housing disposed on the vehicle. A hanging element and an angle adjustment element are formed on an upper portion and a lower portion of the camera housing respectively. The hanging element is hanged on the vehicle housing and the angle adjustment element is fastened on the vehicle housing. A lens opening is formed between the hanging element and the angle adjustment element to allow the capture of images. The elevation/depression angle of the lens module of the camera unit can be changed by turning the angle adjustment element in or out. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375806 | CONFIGURABLE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A system for assisting an operator to maneuver a machine is provided. The system includes an image capturing device configured to capture an image of an environment in relation to the machine. The system also includes a display device configured to display an overlay of a plurality of zones on the captured image, the zones have one or more associated parameters. A controller is communicably coupled to the display device. The controller is configured to receive a user input indicative of a change associated with the one or more parameters associated with at least one of the plurality of zones. The controller is also configured to adjust the one or more parameters of at least one of the plurality of zones based on the user input. Further, the controller is configured to display the adjusted overlay on the display device. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375807 | CAMERA ACTIVITY SYSTEM - A vehicle may be equipped with one or more cameras, each of which may be connected to a storage medium. In turn, the storage medium may be connected to a transmitter that may be used to transmit images (still or video) to a remote server. Image capture may be triggered by various occurrences, events, or signals. An input device, including but not limited to, a button, switch, or voice-activated interface, may be used to trigger image capture. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375808 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR MONITORING A NUMBER OF PASSENGERS IN AN AUTOMOBILE - A monitor is utilized for installing inside an automobile to monitor a number of passengers in an automobile. The monitor includes an image capturing device, and a processing unit is connected to the image capturing device. The image capturing device successively captures a plurality of images in the automobile. The processing unit receives the images from the image capturing device to arrange an image sequence, wherein the processing unit includes an image dividing module, an image processing module, and a motion detecting module. The image dividing module divides each of the images into a plurality of recognition blocks, the image processing module compares the recognition blocks of consecutive images in the image sequence to acquire an image variance value, and the motion detecting module has a threshold value and determines the recognition blocks as a human-present condition when the image variance value surpasses the threshold value. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375809 | VEHICLE CCTV CAMERA APPARATUS - In a vehicle closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera apparatus mounted on a vehicle to capture images of internal and external surroundings thereof and to transmit the captured images, the camera apparatus includes: a camera module; a holding device configured to hold the camera module in a manner that enables capturing angles of the camera module to be adjusted; a housing configured to house the camera module while having an inner bottom surface coupled to the holding device; and a shock-absorbing member interposed between the holding device and the housing to absorb shock by elastically supporting the holding device and the camera module. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375810 | VEHICULAR SAFETY METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS - In accordance with one aspect of the present technology, a driver's inattention is communicated to other drivers, so that they may take appropriate defensive measures. Examples of measures that may be taken include increasing a distance from the inattentive driver, and driving so as to avoid the need for sudden braking or other abrupt action. Many other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375811 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISPLAY DEVICE SITUATED ALONG A STREET, AND CORRESPONDING VEHICLE SYSTEM - A device for operating a display device located on a road includes: a determination device for determining when a vehicle is entering a visual range of the display device; and a control for controlling the display device as a function of a result of the determination. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375812 | Method for representing a vehicle's surrounding environment - A method for modifying a plane of projection in response to detection of at least one object, in particular, at least one raised object in the surroundings of a vehicle. The surroundings of the vehicle are monitored for raised objects. The coordinates of a base point of at least one detected, raised object and the width thereof are determined. The plane of projection is raised in front of the at least one detected, raised object, starting from the base point thereof, if indicated, within a transition region. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375813 | INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SURVEILLANCE CAMERA FOR VEHICLE - An integrated control system and method using a vehicle surveillance camera, the method including: receiving vehicle license plate number information obtained by analyzing an image captured using the vehicle surveillance camera, from the vehicle surveillance camera via a server; receiving time information and position information about when and where the captured image was generated, from the vehicle surveillance camera via the server; and constructing a database by referring to the vehicle license plate number information, the time information, and the position information received via the server. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375814 | Periphery Monitoring Device for Self-Propelled Industrial Machine - This invention discloses an around surveillance device for an automotive industrial machine to display camera images taken by plural cameras disposed on the automotive industrial machine having a display controller which comprises a view point convertor to convert the view point of the camera images to upper view point to create a bird's eye image, an image selector one or more images to be displayed on the monitor from a plural number of camera images and the bird's eye image, an image composite devise to compose an icon to indicate the position of the camera to be selected image from the image selector, and an image creator to create an composite image of the image composited said icon. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375815 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An exposure level determination unit ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140375816 | Vehicle Display Device with Movement Compensation - A method for operating a camera assembly for a vehicle involves displaying at least one image information item on a surface. In response to a proper motion of the surface, the at least one image information item is changed in such a way that the proper motion of the surface is at least largely compensated for. To this end, at least two sequential images are captured by a camera of the camera assembly. At least one reference object that is present in both sequential images is identified. The at least one image information item is fixed in relation to the at least one reference object during the proper motion of the surface. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375817 | Systems and Methods for Time-Based Athletic Activity Measurement and Display - Apparatuses, methods, and systems in which video segments of an athletic activity session of a user may be captured by a plurality of video sources and a processing system may determine that each of the video segments correspond to the athletic activity session of the user. The processing system may accordingly generate a video replay of the athletic activity session of the user by piecing together the video segments captured by the video sources. The first portion of the video replay includes a first video segment captured by a first video source and a second portion of the video replay includes a second video segment captured by a second video source different than the first video source. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375818 | DISTRIBUTING NETWORK CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A distributed network camera system includes a network camera configured to be connected to a network; and a distributed media server configured to process video data provided by the network camera in a network node which is located close to the network camera. Further, the distributed network camera system includes a centralized management server configured to be connected to the network and manage the connection establishment between the distributed media server and the network camera and the operation state of the distributed media server. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375819 | AUTONOMOUS VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An autonomous video management system. The system includes one or more remote sites, each of the one or more remote sites including an intelligent video appliance operably coupled to one or more cameras, a system management controller configured to provide an operable connection to one or more user interface workstations for monitoring events at the one or more remote sites, wherein the events are triggered by activity detected by the one or more cameras. Other embodiments include the intelligent video appliance is further coupled to one or more sensors, wherein the events are triggered by activity detected by the one or more sensors. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375820 | Multimodal Image Sensing for Region of Interest Capture - Aspects of the subject disclosure are directed towards saving resources such as energy, computing, and communication by capturing evaluation (e.g., low-resolution) images periodically or otherwise, such as in a continuous mobile vision system, and processing each evaluation to determine whether a likely event is present that warrants capturing another (e.g., higher-resolution) image for further image processing. In one aspect, only the region or regions of interest of the high-resolution image is provided to an image processing algorithm for further image processing. Also described is the use of infrared sensing, such as to determine whether an image/event location/region of interest includes thermal data indicative of human features. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375821 | DETECTION SYSTEM - A detection system including a light source, an image sensor and a processor is provided. The light source is configured to illuminate an object. The image sensor is configured to output a picture. The processor is configured to generate an IR picture and a color picture according to the picture captured by the image sensor, identify a skin-color object in the color picture and determine an object image in the IR picture according to the skin-color object. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375822 | INTRA-OPERATIVE QUALITY MONITORING OF TRACKING SYSTEMS - An interventional system employing an interventional tool ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140375823 | DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY LOCATED TELEVISIONS - In a central television diagnostics system, a plurality of remotely located televisions are connected to a central television distribution facility. The remote televisions each have a microprocessor receiving signal quality values and a memory for storing the quality values. One of the quality values comprises a base line measurement value and another comprises a current measurement value. The microprocessor selectively displays on a display of said television a history of said measurement values upon command by a user or service technician desiring to diagnose the status of signal quality at said television. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375824 | PATTERN POSITION DETECTION METHOD, PATTERN POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM, AND IMAGE QUALITY ADJUSTMENT TECHNIQUE USING THE METHOD AND SYSTEM - Provided is a pattern position detection method that allows detecting positions of patterns used for alignment with high accuracy. According to the pattern position detection method of the present invention, patterns are displayed on a liquid crystal panel ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140375825 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGION-BASED MONITORING OF VIDEO ASSETS - A method and system for monitoring video assets provided by a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN) includes an expert test monitoring platform (ETMP) configured to emulate MCDN client systems at a facility of an MCDN service provider. The ETMP may be used to test monitor MCDN performance by acquiring a baseband video signal and performing a test operation including at least one check point condition. The check point condition may be associated with a masked region of the video signal and may also involve a test of an audio channel. A plurality of test operations and/or check point conditions may be defined and executed on the baseband video signal, while the results of the test operation may be logged. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375826 | IMAGE SENSOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE HAVING THE IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor comprising: a first layer having a plurality of groups of photodiodes formed in a semiconductor substrate, each group representing a 2×2 array of photodiodes, with 2 first pixels configured to detect light of a first wavelength and 2 second pixels configured to detect light of a second wavelength, each first pixel positioned adjacent to the second pixels; and a second layer overlapping the first layer, the second layer is organic, having a plurality of organic photodiodes configured to detect light of a third wavelength, each organic photodiode positioned to partially overlap 2 first photodiodes and 2 second photodiodes of the first layer. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375827 | Systems and Methods for Video System Management - A video system comprises a video source and a video management system. The video management system is configured to receive video from the video source and process the video to generate a report containing information pertaining to activity within the video. The video management system displays the report and receives a selection of an element of the report. The video management system then displays a portion of the video associated with the selected element of the report in response to selection of the element. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375828 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - The present disclosure, in its many aspects, describes devices, methods, and systems for capturing, downloading, transmitting, processing, editing and/or displaying an image, such as an image captured by a camera at a social event. In one aspect a photo booth is provided. The photo booth may include a housing, such as a housing that is configured for retaining one or more of a camera, a flash mechanism, and/or an electronic control device. The photo booth may include one or more cameras that are configured for capturing the image; may include one or more lighting features and/or flashes, such as for illuminating the field of vision that is aligned with the image to be captured; and may include an electronic control device, such as for controlling the one or more cameras and/or controlling the one or more lighting features and/or flashes. The photo booth may also include programming for carrying out these and other related operations. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375829 | MOVING MEMBER CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAME - The invention disclosed herein provides a small-format image-shake correction apparatus and an imaging apparatus incorporating the same. The moving member control apparatus is comprising a base part | 2014-12-25 |
20140375830 | CAPTURED IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, CAPTURED IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE DEVICE - A captured image display device includes: a wireless communication unit; an imaging unit; a display unit; an imaging instruction unit which issues an imaging instruction to a remote camera that wirelessly communicates with the wireless communication unit; an image processing unit which performs image processing to convert an image data captured by the imaging unit into an image displayed on the display unit, and when the wireless communication unit wirelessly receives an image data corresponding to an image which is captured by the remote camera based on the imaging instruction, performs image processing to convert the image data into the image displayed on the display unit; and a display control unit which causes an image corresponding to the image data to be displayed on the display unit until the image processing unit ends the image processing for the image data after the imaging instruction is issued. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375831 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING CONDITION SETTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A digital camera of the present invention constructs pairing (wireless connection recognition) with an information terminal such as a smartphone or tablet terminal and a pairing device such as a Bluetooth key, by using wireless communications usable by the respective devices. When pairing with the pairing device is established, the digital camera reads photographing conditions according to the paired pairing device from a photographing conditions table, and sets the photographing conditions as an imaging condition of the digital camera. The information terminal and the pairing device such as the Bluetooth key perform a remote operation on the digital camera via the respective wireless communications, by using an application (program) dedicated for camera operation started in the respective devices. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375832 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING IMAGES - An example system includes at least one a first device and at least one second device. The first device includes a camera; memory for storing user-configurable name information and a picture captured by the camera; and communication circuitry for wirelessly transmitting the name information. The second device includes communication circuitry for wirelessly receiving the name information; a display controller for controlling display of a name based on the received name information; and a user interface for receiving, while the name is displayed, a user-supplied request for picture reception. The communication circuitry of the first device transmits the stored picture to the second device based on the picture reception request and the communication circuitry of the second device receives the transmitted picture. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375833 | Remote Control Attachment For Image Capturing Equipment - Disclosed herein is a device that may be attached to image capturing equipment. It will act upon the existing manual shutter release means, allowing images to be captured by radio remote control. It will not permanently change the form, fit, or function of said equipment. Normal manual operation of the equipment will still be possible with the invention attached as disclosed. Using remote control, the device will apply programmable forces to existing shutter release means such that the equipment can set photo-metric data and capture images. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375834 | CAMERA CONTROL APPLICATION - An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receive a user input; and based on the user input, provide an open instance of a first camera control application on a first apparatus as a corresponding open instance of an at least related camera control application on a second apparatus. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375835 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING A CAMERA OBSTRUCTION - A device for detecting a camera obstruction is provided. The device includes: a camera device; and, a processor configured to when a first electronic image acquired by the camera device comprises given data, automatically control the camera device to acquire one or more second electronic images. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375836 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SINGLE-FRAME BASED SUPER RESOLUTION INTERPOLATION FOR DIGITAL CAMERAS - A digital camera system for super resolution image processing is provided. The digital camera system includes a resolution enhancement module configured to receive at least a portion of an image, to increase the resolution of the received image, and to output a resolution enhanced image and an edge extraction module configured to receive the resolution enhanced image, to extract at least one edge of the resolution enhanced image, and to output the extracted at least one edge of the resolution enhanced image, the at least one edge being a set of contiguous pixels where an abrupt change in pixel values occur. The digital camera system also includes an edge enhancement module configured to receive the resolution enhanced image and the extracted at least one edge, and to combine the extracted at least one edge or a derivation of the extracted at least one edge with the resolution enhanced image. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375837 | CAMERA SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, LIGHTING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - A camera system includes a lighting device and an imaging apparatus. The lighting device includes a movable unit including a flash unit, a detection unit to detect information indicating the position of the movable unit, and a transmission unit to transmit position information based on information detected by the detection unit to the imaging apparatus. The imaging apparatus includes a calculation unit to calculate amount of light emission of the flash unit, a correction unit to perform correction of the amount of the light emission calculated by the calculation unit, and a reception unit to receive the position information from the lighting device. According to the position information received by the reception unit, the correction unit switches whether to perform correction of the amount of the light emission calculated by the calculation unit. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375838 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND FLICKER REDUCTION METHOD - An imaging apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a flicker correction unit for correcting a flicker component using a correction gain. The flicker correction unit includes an integrating unit for calculating a line integrated value from a video signal in one horizontal line in one vertical synchronization period, a normalization unit for normalizing the line integrated value for a plurality of the vertical synchronization periods so as to calculate a normalized line integrated value, an inter-frame DFT processing unit for performing Discrete Fourier Transform on the normalized line integrated value for the plurality of vertical synchronization periods, a flicker component calculation unit for calculating information of a flicker component based on a Fourier Transform processing result, and a correction gain calculation unit for calculating a correction gain based on the information of the flicker component in two or more horizontal lines. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375839 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF EASILY GENERATING ALBUM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus that is capable of generating an album by laying out desired images in desired positions by a simple operation, while confirming a result of the layout by a photographer when shooting an image. A control section displays a through-the lens-image obtained by shooting an object on a display section by inserting the through-the lens-image in a plurality of frames on a template. When it is detected that one of the plurality of frames has been designated, the control section generates an image file by executing image pickup processing, and stores the generated image file in a storage medium in association with the designated frame of the plurality of frames on the template. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375840 | IMAGE-CATCHING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CATCHING IMAGE AND EXPORTING IMAGE STREAM - An image-catching device is provided. The image-catching device includes a sensor exporting a first image data or a second image data, and a control module. The control module asks the image-catching device to send the first image data to an external device when the image-catching device and the external device are connected. The control module asks the sensor to output the second image data when the image-catching device and the external device are disconnected. The first and the second image data respectively include a plurality of frames. Each frame of the first image data has A pixels, while each frame of the second image data has B pixels, and A is greater than B. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375841 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD IN WHICH AN IMAGE IS PROCESSED BY A PLURALITY OF IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICES - An image capture system is provided that increases processing speed after an image is captured and also increases the rate at which data is read from an image capture device during a shooting sequence. The image capture system includes an image capture device for capturing an object image and converting the captured object image into an electrical signal, a plurality of image processing devices, and a distribution device for distributing the electrical signal from the image capture device to the plurality of image processing devices. The plurality of image processing devices generate image signals by processing the electrical signal output from the distribution device and are provided in parallel with each other. Each of the plurality of image processing devices concurrently processes the electrical signal for one frame. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375842 | GENERATING AN IMAGE OF A SEAL IMPRESSION - A method and apparatus for generating an image of a seal impression. N still images of a face of a seal are combined. N is at least 2. The N still images of the face correspond respectively to N beams of light that had previously irradiated the face in succession from N respective different directions respectively corresponding to N different angles of incidence of the light on the face. The combining of the N images include generating in the composite image a common area of pixels that commonly appears on the face of the seal in all still images of the N still images. The common area includes a character area pertaining to where an engraved character is located on the face of the seal. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375843 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a superimposition processing unit that performs a blending process for a plurality of continuously captured images, wherein the superimposition processing unit is configured to selectively input luminance signal information of a RAW image or a full color image as a processing target image and perform a superimposition process, and performs a process for sequentially updating data that is stored in a memory for storing two image frames so as to enable superimposition of any desired number of images. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375844 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system having at least five lens units, each lens unit being composed of at least one lens element, the zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising: a positive first lens unit; and a negative second lens unit, and in order from the image side to the object side, comprising: a positive lens unit γ; a negative lens unit β; and a positive lens unit α, wherein the first lens unit is composed of only optical elements having optical power, and in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit, at least the positive first lens unit is fixed with respect to an image surface, the positive lens unit α moves with respect to the image surface separately from an aperture diaphragm, and the negative lens unit β moves to the object side. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375845 | METHODS FOR LENS CALIBRATION AND IMAGE RESTORATION - In one example embodiment, a lens calibration method includes generating a distorted image by distorting a pattern image that includes at least two reference points separated from a center of the pattern image by different distances. The method further includes generating lens calibration data by comparing the pattern image with the distorted image. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375846 | IMAGE CORRECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An image correction apparatus includes a difference computing unit which computes an absolute difference value between corresponding pixels in a first and a second image, a combining ratio computing unit which computes a combining ratio of the second image to the first image so that the combining ratio decreases as the absolute difference value of each pixel contained in a filter region defined around an attention pixel on the first image increases, and a combining unit which produces a corrected image by combining the value of the attention pixel in the first image with the value of the corresponding pixel in the second image in accordance with the combining ratio computed for the attention pixel and by taking the combined value as the value of the corresponding pixel in the corrected image. | 2014-12-25 |