04th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 65 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170026470 | INTERCLOUD AUDIENCE AND CONTENT ANALYTICS - Viewers of broadcast media are typically isolated from content creators, content distributors, and other interested parties. Gathering and using viewer data can prove expensive, slow, and complex. An example system that can be effective to overcome these limitations includes: a collection of data gathering devices configured to report data relevant to the content experience; a data provider public cloud configured to receive the data relevant to the content experience from the collection of data gathering devices, a processor for aggregating the data relevant to the content experience from the collection of data gathering devices and perform analytics thereon, and a third party service public cloud configured to maintain a secure tunnel between the third party public cloud and the data provider public cloud second communication interface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026471 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A PRESENTATION ENVIRONMENT - Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward managing resources in a presentation environment. Aspects are directed toward collecting, using a set of monitoring devices, context information with respect to a presentation. Aspects are also directed toward determining, based on the context information for the presentation, a subject matter group and a set of access rules for the set of network devices. Aspects are also directed toward identifying, based on the subject matter group, a first set of resources. Aspects are also directed toward establishing, based on the set of access rules and the first set of resources, a first subset of the first set of resources for the set of network devices of the presentation environment. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026472 | Customer Based Internet of Things (IOT) - Transparent Privacy Functionality - Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing customer-based Internet of Things (“IoT”)-transparent privacy functionality. Various methods, systems, and apparatuses might provide connectivity between a network interface device (“NID”) and each of one or more first user devices of a plurality of user devices associated with the customer premises and/or a user who is associated with the customer premises. In some cases, at least one virtual network function (“VNF”) might be sent to each of the one or more first user devices. The NID might restrict, in some cases using the VNF, access by a third party to the information regarding the at least one portion of the at least one of one or more first user devices connected to the network or one or more applications running on one or more first user devices connected to the network. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026473 | COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH A SEPARATE PERIPHERALS SERVER - Systems and methods for managing an airport passenger processing system. The system includes a computing device and a peripheral device at an airport, a peripherals interface in communicative connection with the peripheral device and operable to execute a second client application, and a network outside the airport. The network includes a virtualization server for virtualizing an application for a first client application executed by the computing device and a peripherals manager in communication with the virtualization server. The first client application is configured to establish a first communication channel with the virtualization server for communication with an application virtualized on the virtualization server. The second client application is configured to establish a second communication channel with the peripherals manager. At least part of the network is configured to store an association between the first and second communication channels to associate the peripheral device with the computing device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026474 | Communication Session Recording - Techniques for communication session recording are described. According to various embodiments, communication policies are evaluated to ascertain whether a communication session is permitted and whether the communication session is to be recorded. According to various embodiments, a communication session is recorded by routing the communication session to a recording service. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026475 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONNECTING TO A SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE - Methods and systems for connecting to a social network service are provided. First, at least one specific electronic device generates specific data, and transmits the specific data via a first network. Then, an intermediate electronic device receives the specific data from the specific electronic device via the first network, and in response to the specific data, connects to a social network service via a second network. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026476 | RELEVANCE ESTIMATION AND ACTIONS BASED THEREON - Computer-based systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are disclosed. In a social network embodiment, information regarding a first user is obtained and formed into a first dataset. Conceptual spaces are selected for the first user, and the first user's location is determined in the spaces. Distances between the first user and other users and their datasets are computed in the selected conceptual spaces. Actions are taken based on the distances, such as including or excluding the other users from a friends list of the first user. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026477 | ACCESSING LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A computer program product for accessing location-based information on a mobile device. The computer program product determines whether a default HTML including information of a location is available, in response to determining that a wireless network at the location is available. The computer program product determines geographical coordinates of the location and calculates a URL and the default HTML using the geographical coordinates, in response to determining that the wireless network at the location is not available and in response to determining that the default HTML is not available. The computer program product displays one or more pages created by the default HTML that is calculated. The computer program product displays the one or more pages created by the default HTML that is available, in response to determining that the default HTML is available. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026478 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING USER DISTRACTION IN A GROUP SETTING - During operation a device will determine human members of a group, and then will monitor the group members to determine if at least N members of the group are paying attention to their surroundings (i.e., not distracted). If less than N members of the group are not distracted, a number of people within the group will have their devices prevent the viewing of content. So for example, if it is determined that at least five people within a group of 20 people need to be paying attention to their surroundings, and it is also determined that 17 people within the group are running applications on their devices that require the user's attention, then at least two currently-distracted people within the group will be prevented from viewing their device(s). | 2017-01-26 |
20170026479 | Method and Apparatus for Passively Monitoring Online Video Viewing and Viewer Behavior - Various user behaviors are passively monitored and recorded when a user/viewer interacts with a network video player, e.g. a web video player, while watching an online video clip. For one embodiment, a data collection agent (DCA) is loaded to the player and/or to a web page that displays the video clip. The DCA passively collects detailed viewing and behavior information without requiring any specific input or actions on the part of the user. Indications of user preferences are inferred by user actions leading up to viewing the video, while viewing the video, and just after and still related to viewing the video. The DCA periodically sends this information to a central server where it is stored in a central database and where it is used to determine preference similarities among different users. Recorded user preference information may also be used to rate a video itself. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026480 | Apparatus and Method for Distributing Social Presence Information Based on Calendar Events - A method of providing a social presence service in a mobile device. The method comprises: i) detecting in the mobile device a change in a calendar event associated with a first user; ii) in response to detecting the calendar event change, modifying in the mobile device social presence information associated with the first user; and iii) publishing the modified social presence information to a social presence server for subsequent sharing with a second user who has subscribed to the social presence information of the first user. The method further comprises: iv) synchronizing the changed calendar event to a calendar server that provides a calendar service to the first user. Detecting the change in the calendar event is performed by an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) service in the mobile device. Modifying the social presence information is performed by an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) service in the mobile device. Publishing the modified social presence information is performed by an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) service in the mobile device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026481 | TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING THE SERVICE REQUEST ROUTING - The invention relates to a method for controlling service request routing, said method including the following steps and being implemented by a server providing said service: receiving the service request; verifying that the request was received from a proxy server in charge of controlling requests for said service; and, when said request has not been received from a proxy server in charge of controlling requests for said service, transmitting said service request to at least one proxy server in charge of controlling requests for said service. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026482 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MTC - In order for efficiently managing communications between a UE ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170026483 | METHODS, DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS ENABLING DATA TO BE PUSHED IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT COMPRISING PROXIES - The present invention relates to optimizing pushing of at least one resource associated with a main resource, in response to a request for this main resource, in an intermediary component comprising a cache memory. After having sent a request for a main resource to a second component different from the intermediary component, at least one identifier of at least one resource to be pushed by the second component is received from the second component in response to the sent request. Then, at least one of said at least one received identifier is stored in a list associated with the main resource, the list being stored in the cache memory. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026484 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT TO UPDATE CONTENT ON NETWORKED CACHE SERVERS - A controller receives a request from a user to store content in a target node of a plurality of nodes. A determination is made of a preferred node for the user, from a repository that maintains a correspondence between the user and the preferred node for storing the content for the user, wherein the preferred node is included in the plurality of nodes. Responsive to determining from that the determined preferred node is the target node, the controller transmits the request from the user to store the content, to the preferred node. Responsive to determining that the determined preferred node is not the target node, the controller transmits the request and an identification of the target node to the preferred node. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026485 | Optimizing Bandwidth Usage and Improving Performance for Web Page Caching - Improving of bandwidth usage and performance for web page caching. Responsive to a subsequent request for a web page, a server only returns the set of web page portions of the requested web page that are not in a browser cache, have expired, and/or have changed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026486 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING CROWD-SOURCED, CLOUD-BASED CUSTOM TUNING FOR APPLICATIONS - Optimizing computing device application profiles. Receiving, from power-user computing devices, a set of user-based application profiles, each application profile including one or more device parameter settings associated with an application operable to run on the devices. Evaluating the set on an optimization server computer with an electronic processor operable to: calculate if a count of the profiles of the set exceeds a predefined minimum threshold count; calculate a variance for one of the device parameter settings of the set, if the count exceeds the minimum threshold count; calculate if the variance is below a predefined maximum threshold variance; calculate an optimal value for the one of the device parameter settings, if the variance is below the maximum threshold variance; and storing, in computer-readable storage media of the optimization server computer, the optimal value in a recommended set. Publishing the recommended set towards end-user computing devices configured to run the application. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026487 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC TRANSPORT PROTOCOL LAYER MANAGEMENT FOR AVIONICS SYSTEM - Systems and methods for dynamic transport protocol layer management for avionics system are provided. In one embodiment, a method for providing dynamic transport protocol layer management for avionics applications comprises: selecting an air-ground communication IP datalink based at least in part on criteria defined by one or more profile and policy definitions; selecting a transport layer protocol based on the air-ground communication IP datalink selected and further based on criteria defined by the one or more profile and policy definitions; and instantiating a port entity to transport air-ground communications between a first on-board application and the air-ground communication IP datalink through a Socket API, based on the selected transport layer protocol. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026488 | INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) API PLATFORM - A first network device receives a token request from an application and, in response, generates a token that includes a time-stamp and a server identifier. The server identifier indicates a particular proxy server, of a group of proxy servers, in an API management layer. A second network device receives, from an application, an API call that includes the token and validates the token. The second network device routes the API call to the particular proxy server indicated by the token in response to successfully validating the token. The first network device or second network device provides a bypass uniform resource locator (URL), to the application, to bypass the API management layer, for one or more types of designated API calls. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026489 | ACCESS AND PRESENTATION OF FILES BASED ON SEMANTIC PROXIMITY TO CURRENT INTERESTS - A method for managing and rendering one or more information nodes relative to a current focus. The method receives one or more principal topics from an analysis of the information nodes. The method determines a topic vector from a similarity of a first information node to each of the principal topics and a map from the topic vector to a storage location of the first information node. The method determines one or more current topics from a second information node that has been recently accessed by a user and a current focus vector from a similarity of the one or more current topics to the one or more principal topics. The method renders the current focus vector and the first information node according to a rendering algorithm that is applied to the current focus vector and the first information node. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026490 | Method, Management Server, and Computer-Readable Storage Medium for Supporting Provision of Service Desired by Client Terminal by Adaptively Modifying Network Topology Depending on Properties of Service - In accordance with an aspect, there is provided a method for supporting provision of service so that a client terminal is provided with desired service by adaptively modifying a network topology depending on service properties, including (a) when service type information indicating a type of desired service is acquired from the client terminal, and status information indicating status of one or more service provision servers is acquired, acquiring, by a management server, network configuration information as information corresponding to the service type information and the status information with reference to a DB, wherein the network configuration information is required by the client terminal to be provided with the service from a specific service provision server; and (b) transmitting, by the management server, acquired network configuration information to the client terminal, thus supporting network configuration such that the client terminal configures a network based on the network configuration information. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026491 | DISTRIBUTED DEPLOYMENT BASED ON RATING VALUES - A first deployment node connectable to a plurality of neighboring deployment nodes of a distributed deployment network for distributed deployment of a software application separable into a plurality of executable software modules is disclosed. The first deployment node comprises a hardware arrangement, a deployment operating system, and a deployment node interface. The deployment node interface is adapted to establish a connection between the first deployment node and the plurality of neighboring deployment nodes. The hardware arrangement is adapted to keep (for each of the neighboring deployment nodes) a node rating value associated with the neighboring deployment node and at least one group rating value associated with a group of deployment nodes comprising the neighboring deployment node. The deployment operating system is adapted to transfer a first executable software module for deployment from the first deployment node to a neighboring deployment node selected among the neighboring deployment nodes based on the node rating values and the group rating values of the neighboring deployment nodes. The deployment operating system is also adapted to perform an assessment of the deployment of the first executable software module at the selected neighboring deployment node, update the node rating value and the group rating value associated with the selected neighboring deployment node based on the assessment and transmit the updated node rating value and the updated group rating value associated with the selected neighboring deployment node to the plurality of neighboring deployment nodes. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026492 | DATA DELIVERY SYSTEM, CONTROL SERVER, AND DATA DELIVERY METHOD - To provide a data delivery system capable of reducing processing load of a server is provided. A control server | 2017-01-26 |
20170026493 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - An information processing apparatus including: a storage configured to store a main program of an application to be installed in an application execution apparatus and first resource data including data corresponding to a plurality of attributes about execution of the main program; and at least one processor configured to create second resource data excluding data corresponding to at least one attribute from the plurality of attributes of the first resource data, the at least one attribute being used less than another attribute when the main program is executed, the second resource data having a smaller data size than the first resource data, and to produce a package program including the main program and the created second resource data for installing the application. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026494 | CLOUD BASED VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT VALIDATION - Techniques for providing on-demand validation services for wager-based virtual machines deployed in a cloud based virtual environment. In some implementations, data sources store master deployment sets containing virtual machines. The master deployment sets may be deployed to component servers to provide a gaming related software services to remote client machines. The on-demand service takes snapshots of the virtual machines in the deployment and the virtual machines in the master deployment set. The snapshots are compared to ensure that important files in the master deployment set have not been improperly modified in the deployment. In some implementations, a secure hashing algorithm creates signatures for the snapshots prior to the comparison and the signatures are compared. The validation result may be sent to a remote client that requested the validation. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026495 | CLIENT IN DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM THAT MONITORS REQUEST TIME AND OPERATION TIME IN ORDER TO DETECT PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS AND AUTOMATICALLY ISSUE ALERTS - A client device sends a request to a server via a network and times a request time duration while waiting for results to be received. The client further times an operation time duration substantially corresponding to a period of time that the client device is performing an operation that causes the client device to make the request. After receiving the results from the server, a processor of the client is operable to dynamically calculate a client processing time threshold at least according to a type of the operation and historic time durations for one or more previous operations performed by the client device. The processor further subtracts the request time duration from the operation time duration to thereby calculate a client processing time duration, and transmits one or more alert messages to a network operation center when the client processing time duration is greater than the client processing time threshold. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026496 | ENHANCED COMPUTER NETWORKING VIA MULTI-CONNECTION OBJECT RETRIEVAL - Method and device implementations for network communications are disclosed. In at least one implementation, a computer networking method is disclosed which comprises opening a plurality of parallel TCP connections at a client computing device between a client program executed on the client computing device and a server program executed on a server computing device over a computer network. The method further comprises sending each of a plurality of application level HTTP requests for respective byte ranges of an object from the client program executed on the client computing device to the server program executed on the server computing device over a corresponding one of the plurality of parallel TCP connections. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026497 | TCP PROCESSING FOR DEVICES - A data processing system is provided. A host processing device supports a host transport engine operable to establish a first transport stream over a network with a remote peer. Device hardware comprises a device transport engine. The device transport engine is configured to monitor the first transport stream to determine a state of the first transport stream and in response to an indication from the host processing device perform transport processing of the first transport stream. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026498 | ACCESSORY FOR USE WITH ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COVER - An electrical accessory for use with a portable electronic device and with a protective cover for the portable electronic device is provided. The electrical accessory includes a body, an electrical connector, and electrical circuitry. The body includes a back portion and a bottom portion. The back portion is slidably attachable to the back of the protective cover to removably affix the electrical accessory to the back of the protective cover. The bottom portion is adapted to be proximate the bottom of the protective cover when the electrical accessory is removably affixed to the protective cover. The electrical connector is affixed to the bottom portion of the body of the electrical accessory. The electrical connector is positioned to electrically interconnect to an electrical port of the portable electronic device when the electrical accessory is affixed to the protective cover and when the portable electronic device is installed in the protective cover. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026499 | OPTICAL ACCESSORY FOR ATTACHMENT TO MOBILE DEVICE - An attachment for use with a mobile device with an imaging device or with a case for the mobile device can include one or more of an attachment base and an attachment body. The attachment base can be configured to be secured to at least one of the mobile device and the case. The attachment body can include at least one optical device for use with the imaging device and can be configured to be secured to the attachment base. The attachment base can removably secure the attachment body to the mobile device or the case when the attachment body is secured to the attachment base. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026500 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a case in which a receiving portion, which a display is placed therein, is formed, a glass disposed in front of the display in the receiving portion, and a filler provided between the glass and the case to bond the glass and the case and simultaneously to protect the glass from an external shock. The filler includes a first filling material provided between the case and the glass to primarily bond the case and the glass and a second filling material provided between the case and the glass to cover a portion of a front of the glass to secondarily bond the case and the glass. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026501 | MOBILE TERMINAL - The disclosure provides a mobile terminal including: a display screen, wherein a display surface of the display screen includes a display area and a non-display area; a transparent cover bonded to the display surface of the display screen, wherein a touch button facing the non-display area of the display screen is arranged on a surface of the transparent cover bonded to the display surface; a light guiding film arranged between the display screen and the transparent cover, the light guiding film covering the touch button and having a first end which extends out of the display screen; and a light source arranged opposite to an incident surface of the first end of the light guiding film. The mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the disclosure addresses the technical problem of a large gap between the display screen and the transparent cover in the prior art. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026502 | COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR A SMART PHONE WITH A TEXT RECOGNITION MODULE - A portable device can transmit information through one of a mobile phone network and an Internet, wherein the portable device includes a text-based communication module to allow a user may synchronously transmit or receive data through a local area network, wherein the data is text, audio, video or the combination thereof. The text-based communication module of the portable device includes a text-to-speech recognition module used to convert a text data for outputting the text data by vocal, and a read determination module for determining read target terminals and unread target terminals when a user of the portable phone device activates the read determination module. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026503 | TRANSMISSION OF DATA PERTAINING TO USE OF SPEAKER PHONE FUNCTION AND PEOPLE PRESENT DURING TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION - In one aspect, a first device includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to determine at least one of whether the first device is facilitating a telephonic communication with a second device at least in part using a speaker phone feature, and that plural individuals are within a proximity to the first device during the telephonic communication. The instructions are also executable to transmit to the second device data pertaining to at least one of the use of the speaker phone feature and the existence of plural individuals. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026504 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING OF BAD POSTURE AND PROPERTY LOSS THROUGH COMPUTER-ASSISTED APPLIANCE - A wireless, programmable system, including one or more sensors devices, a controller device, and a wireless communication link that operationally connects the sensor device to the controller device(s). The system may alert when a sensor device and controller device exceed a predetermined threshold of distance and/or time. Controller device(s) may also be, or in addition to, a handheld computer device, such as a smartphone. In some other embodiments, the system may be used to detect body positions and/or train a user to achieve desired postures. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026505 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing system and an information processing method which can improve a technology regarding coordination of a source device and a sink device in response to user operation. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with another information processing apparatus; a display unit configured to display an image received from the another information processing apparatus by the wireless communication unit; an acquisition unit configured to acquire operation to a region indicated in control information received from the another information processing apparatus by the wireless communication unit in the image displayed by the display unit; and a control unit configured to perform control to perform processing indicated in the control information according to the operation acquired by the acquisition unit. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026506 | METHOD FOR CHANGING OVER DOMESTIC APPLIANCES BETWEEN AN AT-HOME MODE AND A NOT-AT-HOME MODE, PORTABLE OPERATING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method for controlling a plurality of domestic appliances with the aid of a portable operating apparatus which wirelessly communicates with the domestic appliances includes transmitting a control signal from the portable operating apparatus to the domestic appliances and using the control signal to jointly change over the domestic appliances between an at-home mode, in which first settings are made in the domestic appliances, and a not-at-home mode, in which second settings are made in the domestic appliances. The portable operating apparatus receives an operator input which is carried out by a user using an input device of the portable operating apparatus, and the control signal for changing over the domestic appliances is emitted by the portable operating apparatus on the basis of the operator input. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026507 | CONTROLLER, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONTROL SYSTEM - A HEMS controller receives a control instruction of an electric appliance from a mobile terminal via a server and transmits the control instruction to the electric appliance. When no instruction is given from the mobile terminal, the HEMS controller judges whether communication with the server is continued. When judging that communication is not continued, the HEMS controller transmits, to the electric appliance, a control signal for turning off power of the electric appliance. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026508 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTION MANAGEMENT BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Methods and systems for detection management between electronic devices are provided. First, a specific signal is received from a specific electronic device via a wireless network, wherein the specific signal includes identification data and a battery status corresponding to the specific electronic device. When the specific signal is not continuously received from the specific electronic device via the wireless network, it is determined whether the recorded battery status is greater than a predefined threshold value. When the recorded battery status is greater than the predefined threshold value, a warning message is generated. In some embodiments, the motion information of the specific electronic device can be used to determine whether to generate the warning message. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026509 | UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A unified communications system enables a user to simultaneously manage real time voice communication with background audio streams such as a music. In one embodiment, the system comprises a plurality of devices connected through a persistent voice over IP channel, where each device is playing background audio independently, and each device is operatively coupled to a microphone. When a connected user speaks, Voice Activity Detection results in the automatic adjustment of background audio on other connected devices, the adjustments based upon user-input settings on each device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026510 | MOBILE SERVICE INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, MOBILE SERVICE INFORMATION SERVER AND SYSTEM, AND TERMINAL - Disclosed are a mobile service information display method and apparatus, a mobile service information server and system, and a terminal, which can avoid a waste of resources of the mobile service information system. The method includes: determining mobile service information according to obtained location information of a mobile terminal at a current moment and obtained location information of the mobile terminal within preset duration prior to the current moment; and sending the determined mobile service information to the mobile terminal for display. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026511 | INDICATING THE CURRENT DEMEANOR OF A CALLED USER TO A CALLING USER - At least one user expression of a first user of a first communication device, at least one text-based electronic communication sent or received by the first user, or at least one background sound detected in an environment where the first user is located can be monitored in real time. A current demeanor of the first user can be automatically determined by processing user expression, the text-based electronic communication, or the background sound. An incoming call from a second communication device to the first communication device can be detected. Responsive to detecting the incoming call, a ringback tone indicating the current demeanor of the first user can be automatically selected. The ringback tone can be communicated to the second communication device for presentation to a second user who is using the second communication device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026512 | ENHANCED SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL RECORDING - When a first SIP INVITE is received a Session Border Controller (SBC) to establish a communication session between communication devices, a second SIP INVITE message is also sent by the SBC to a media recorder without a media line or a media attribute set to inactive. The second SIP INVITE message without the media line or the media attribute set to inactive indicates that there is currently no media associated with the communication session to the media recorder. The SBC receives one of a SIP PUBLISH message or a SIP NOTIFY message that indicates whether to start or stop recording the voice or video communication session. The SBC sends or does not send a media stream of the communication session between the communication devices based on whether the SIP PUBLISH or the SIP NOTIFY indicates whether to start or stop recording the voice or video communication session. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026513 | VENUE OWNER-CONTROLLABLE PER-VENUE SERVICE CONFIGURATION - There are provided measures for venue owner-controllable per-venue service configuration. Such measures could comprise configuring a per-venue service model of services of a network operator for terminal devices of subscribers of the network operator on the basis of an input by a venue owner of a venue, the per-venue service model including at least one configurable parameter for defining a venue-based service for terminal devices of subscribers residing in a specified venue area of the venue, and controlling provision of services of the network operator to terminal devices or subscribers of terminal devices in accordance with the per-venue service model depending on applicability thereof for the service provision. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026514 | REAL-TIME COMPLIANCE MONITORING FACILITY - Disclosed herein is a system that provides analysis of language or acoustic characteristics of a communication including a receiver and a computer-based communications analytics facility including at least one of: a language analysis module for analyzing the communication for at least one of a language characteristic and a non-word symbol within the communication text that connotes a verbal element, an acoustic analysis module for analyzing the communication for an acoustic characteristic, and a contextual module for analyzing a context of words within the communication. The system also includes a determination module for determining an alert associated with the communication using at least one of the language characteristic, the non-word symbol, the acoustic characteristic, and the context, wherein the alert concerns a presence or an absence of specific language; and an interface for displaying at least one visual, textual, or numerical indication representative of the alert. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026515 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCURATE AUTOMATIC CALL TRACKING AND ANALYSIS - There is disclosed a method in a data processing system for automatically and accurately determining an outcome of a phone call by using signifiers or audibles as a way to increase accuracy without altering the flow of the conversation. The disclosed method can be used in any call center, such as a high volume call center used in the financial (banking), insurance, rental (hotel or car), ticket sales, and the like. The method comprises receiving voice data of a phone call; transmitting a response communication based on the voice data, wherein the response communication includes at least one audible or signifier; identifying, by at least one processor, the at least one audible or signifier in the response communication; and automatically determining the outcome of the phone call based on the audible or signifier in the response communication. A data processing system and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing instructions consistent with the described method are also disclosed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026516 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE TRANSMISSION OF DATA SIGNALS - The present invention provides systems and methods for controlling signaling data transmitted over a communication system between a first party and a second party. The system comprises a first communication channel configured to carry communication data, wherein the communication data comprises the content of the communication between the first party and the second party; a second communication channel configured to carry signaling data, wherein the signaling data comprises data relating to the first communication channel and sensitive data transmitted by the first party; a signaling processor configured to receive the signaling data from the first party via the second communication channel, modify the signaling data to remove or replace at least some of the sensitive data in the signaling data, and transmit the modified signaling data via the second communication channel to the second party. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026517 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIVERTING CALLERS TO WEB SESSIONS - A customer support system diverts a customer to an integrated support service to serve the customer better in situations where the use of a single mode of interaction is insufficient. Embodiments of the invention find use where an email or SMS is sent to a customer's smart devices with a link to visual content which helps customer better understand the information. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026518 | SERVER FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED SERVICES TO CONTACT CENTER AGENTS - A technique is disclosed that enables a contact center to provide enhanced services to its agents. An agent server is interconnected with the automatic call distributor (ACD) and agent telephones of the contact center. The server intercepts messages sent by the ACD, which contain caller-provided data obtained by an interactive voice response system. When it is determined that the particular agent has access to both a telephone and a personal computer, the agent server draws a distinction in the information content of the received message. In doing so, the agent server provides the call initialization information in the message to the agent's telephone, and appears as if the information were coming from the ACD; additionally, the agent server provides the caller-provided data to the agent's personal computer. The personal computer is then able to execute a predetermined application, such as a display-oriented presentation application, based on the caller-provided data. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026519 | System and Method for Call Distribution - A computer-implemented method for distributing phone calls includes the steps of receiving an inquiry from an individual having caller identification information, determining a call time to call the individual, generating a text message in response to receiving the inquiry, where the text message includes the call time and service provider information and the service provider information includes a service provider telephone number, automatically transmitting the text message to the individual from the service provider prior to the call time, and automatically initiating a phone call to the individual at the call time from the service provider telephone number. A system and computer-readable medium are also disclosed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026520 | PROVIDING MISSED CALL AND MESSAGE INFORMATION - Information associated with messages and/or missed calls is provided to a subscriber. Calls received but not answered by the subscriber may be monitored. Each monitored call is classified as one of a missed call and a message. The monitored calls may be summarized based on a customizable rule set to create a summary. The summary is provided to the subscriber via, for example, a voice notification. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026521 | DATA COMMUNICATION - A method for selection of a digital subscriber line (DSL) technology for use by a first DSL transceiver in transferring data over a communications line between the first DSL transceiver and a second DSL transceiver. For the selection, an indication of attenuation in the communications line between the DSL transceivers is obtained and a DSL technology for use by the first DSL transceiver is selected from a plurality of DSL technologies supported by the first DSL transceiver. Selection of the DSL technology is determined on the basis of the indication of attenuation. Optionally, selection of the DSL technology may, in addition, be based on other parameters comprising an indication of the power spectral density mask limiting the power output onto the line by the DSL transceiver; an indication of the noise environment of the communications line; an indication of the highest discrete multitone modulation tone transmitted by the first DSL transceiver over the communications line. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026522 | DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE PROFILE SELECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An Initial Profile Application Apparatus (IPAA) is operable to apply an initial profile to a modem pair connection system, the modem pair connection system comprising a first modem, a corresponding second modem and a metallic wire connection, wherein the first and second modems are operable to establish a data connection between themselves over the metallic wire connection. The IPAA comprises: a receiver; an evaluator; a line database; a comparator; a determiner; and an applicator. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026523 | Method and Controller for Network Charging - Disclosed is a method for network charging, which includes: user state information is received from a mobility management network element and charging strategy information is received from a charging rule network element, then a charging resource request message containing the charging strategy information, the user state information and information of a universal gateway (UGW) are sent to a data centre management network element; information of a processing network element is received from the data centre management network element; a flow table for the UGW is configured according to the information of the processing network element, and the configured flow table is sent to the UGW; and charging processing information fed back from the data centre management network element is received when the processing network element charges for a traffic flow. The disclosure further provides a controller for network charging. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026524 | CHARGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention belongs to the field of mobile communications, and discloses a charging method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining a mode of price calculation for the terminal used on a home network of a terminal; determining, according to the obtained mode of price calculation for the terminal, a network collecting element corresponding to the mode of price calculation for the terminal; and sending a price calculation indication message to the network collecting element to enable the network collecting element to collect price calculation information of the terminal and to report the price calculation information to a price calculation system, and the price calculation system charges the terminal according to the price calculation information. The apparatus includes: an obtaining module, a determining module, and a sending module. According to the present invention, a roaming terminal can be successfully charged. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026525 | ANALYZING SENSOR DATA OF A DEVICE COLLECTED BY A MOBILE ENDPOINT DEVICE OPERATING WITH THE DEVICE - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for analyzing operational sensor data of a device collected by a mobile endpoint device operating with the device are disclosed. For example, the method includes receiving the operational sensor data, a time stamp, a location of the device and a device identification (ID) from the mobile endpoint device, wherein the operational sensor data is collected by the mobile endpoint device from the device when the mobile endpoint device initiates a communication session with the device and transmitting the operational sensor data to a management service, wherein the operational sensor data is analyzed to determine a cause of a failure of the device when the device fails. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026526 | COLOR REPRODUCTION ANALYZING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COLOR REPRODUCTION ANALYZING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH PROGRAM FOR COLOR REPRODUCTION ANALYZING APPARATUS - A color reproduction analyzing apparatus includes: a specific area extractor that extracts a specific area on which an error is supposed to occur as an error factor area when image data for image forming for forming an image on paper and read image data generated by reading the image on the paper are received and compared; and a color reproduction analyzer that obtains pixel values of a desired color in a position corresponding to the image data for image forming and the read image data, excludes the error factor area, and compares pixel values of the image data for image forming and the read image data to analyze a color reproduction. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026527 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus has a communication unit that receives a print job from an execution request source computer, a printing unit that executes the print job, a controller, and a storage. The storage stores route information. The controller identifies the execution request source computer, determines a movement route along which a user moves from the execution request source computer to the image forming apparatus, and sets printing speed of the printing unit lower the longer the determined movement route. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026528 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus including a display, a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of terminal devices and receive image contents from the plurality of terminal devices, a storage configured to store the received image contents, and a processor configured to classify the stored image content according to a predetermined criterion and display the image contents through the display. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026529 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - In an image forming apparatus using a browser with limitation, contents input in an input form cannot be stored in the browser, and thus the contents displayed on a browser screen cannot be taken over between a plurality of pages. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026530 | OPERATION UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a panel portion connected with a control portion of an apparatus body and being capable of executing at least one of functions of displaying information obtained from the control portion and of inputting information to the control portion, and an antenna capable of transmitting/receiving radio waves to/from a mobile terminal brought close to the antenna. The NFC substrate can make communication between the mobile terminal brought close to the antenna and the control portion by a near field communication system. The antenna is provided under and in a vicinity of the panel portion in a front view of the panel portion. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026531 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus comprises a sensor, a base, a clamping section and a limiting section. The sensor includes a hook having a claw section. The sensor is held on the base. The clamping section and the limiting section are arranged on the base. The claw section is clamped with the clamping section. The limiting section is elastically deformable when the sensor is mounted on the base. When the claw section is clamped with the clamping section, the limiting section faces the hook from the opposite side of the clamping section so as to limit the position of the hook. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026532 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a first controller, a second controller, and a third controller. The first controller controls an output unit that outputs an image. The second controller controls a reading unit that reads an image. The third controller controls, in response to receipt of a power reduction request, the first controller or the second controller to restrict performance of the output unit or the reading unit so as to satisfy the power reduction request. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026533 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a printer unit that prints an image on a sheet, a network controller that instructs the printer unit to execute a preparation operation according to receipt of print data, and a controller that instructs the printer unit to execute the preparation operation according to input of an execution instruction in a case where a reservation function for reserving printing based on the print data received by the network controller until receipt of the execution instruction is received is enabled. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026534 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A management device includes an output unit. The output unit outputs, in a case where any first function has been added among plural types of first function to an information processing device, information representing a second function obtained by excluding, from plural second functions that have become available by this addition, a second function that has been added to the information processing device, the information processing device being an information processing device to which it is possible to add the plural types of first function and the plural types of second function, the plural types of second function including a second function that becomes available in a case where any of the plural types of first function has been added. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026535 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a resource management apparatus that comprises a unit configured to obtain upper-limit values of resource usage amounts of applications in executable state; and a unit configured to allocate a requested resource in relation to a resource obtainment request received from a sender application if a sum total of the upper-limit values does not exceed a resource amount that can be allocated to the applications or an resource amount requested by the resource obtainment request does not exceed a reference value, and cause the resource obtainment request to wait and request an application that is not the sender application to release a resource if the sum total of the upper-limit values exceeds the resource amount that can be allocated to the applications and the resource amount requested by the resource obtainment request exceeds the reference value. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026536 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING IMAGE MAGNIFICATION CORRECTION - By dispersing within an image magnified pixels subjected to magnification correction with the use of pseudorandom numbers, an occurrence of a moire pattern in an image is suppressed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026537 | SCANNING LENS, SCANNING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - An scanning lens to scan a document image includes a lens and a retainer to retain the lens bonded and fixed to the retainer by an adhesive. Conditional formula (1), or both conditional formula (2) and conditional formula (3) below are satisfied: | 2017-01-26 |
20170026538 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A processing mode set for a received print job is determined, and based on the result of the determination, the print job is processed in a first processing mode in which processing for rendering from print data to image data and print processing based on the image data resulting from the rendering processing are executed in parallel, or in a second processing mode in which the print processing based on the image data is executed after the entire rendering processing for rendering from print data to image data is complete. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026539 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING IMAGE WITH AUDIO DATA - A method for capturing an image with audio data includes recording and storing audio data, capturing an image on request, and matching and storing the recorded audio data with the captured image, thereby allowing a user to more lively record an audio signal when an image is captured. An apparatus for capturing an image with audio data includes a camera unit configured to capture an image, an audio data recording unit configured to record audio data, and a controller configured to store an image captured by the camera unit, and match and store audio data recorded by the audio data recording unit for a predetermined period of time after the camera unit captured the image. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026540 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - In one embodiment of the invention, an image processing apparatus provided with a display unit that displays an operation screen is provided with a user authentication unit that performs user authentication, an input unit that inputs comment information to the operation screen of the display unit, for each user that has been authenticated by the user authentication unit, and an output unit that outputs, among comment information that has been input by the input unit, comment information of a user that has been authenticated by the user authentication unit. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026541 | INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - An information display method includes steps of capturing an image of a place; attaching a reference information to the image, wherein the reference information indicates an object information related to a target object in the place; and displaying the image with the reference information. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026542 | COPYING APPARATUS - A copying apparatus includes a capturing unit that divides an image on a document into plural regions and captures an image of each region, a storage unit that stores data representing the image of the region, a forming unit that reads the data and forms an image represented by the data on a medium, and an instruction unit that determines a capture start time on the basis of a size of the data and instructs the capturing unit to start capturing the image at the capture start time. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026543 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION OF UNSTRUCTURED DOCUMENTS - A computer-implemented system and method for processing and distribution of unstructured documents are disclosed. The apparatus and method in an example embodiment includes receiving an unstructured document; obtaining information from the document; storing portions of the information obtained from the document in a data set corresponding to the document; using a portion of the information obtained from the document to obtain an identifier of an enterprise record corresponding to the document; recording a specified behavior category for the document; and using the data set and the specified behavior category to dispatch the document to a recipient or an enterprise. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026544 | Function Executing Device with Two Types of Wireless Communication Interfaces - In a case where a first information including an execution request of a specific function via a first type of interface is received, a function executing device may execute a change process for changing an interface for communicating with a terminal device from the first type of interface to a second type of interface in a case where a state of the function executing device is determined as a non-error state. The function executing device may not execute the change process in a case where the state of the function executing device is determined as an error state. The specific function may include a communication process for communicating object data with the terminal device. The function executing device may execute the specific function including the communication process via the second type of interface in a case where the change process is being executed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026545 | DEVICE LINKAGE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE LINKAGE SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A device linkage system includes: a device-information storage part configured to store device linkage information containing device identification information of devices to be linked and information about functions to be performed by the devices; a linkage function controller configured to Perform control to cause at least one device of the devices to perform at least one function of the functions in accordance with the device linkage information if it is determined that the at least one function is permitted to be performed by the at least one device based on billing-related information containing billing information representing a function-use right and information about unit costs for use of the functions; and a billing-information update part configured to update the billing information in accordance with the billing-related information and the at least one function that the linkage function controller has caused the at least one device to perform. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026546 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of images including a first image, a detection unit configured to detect a quadrilateral region from the first image included in the plurality of images acquired by the acquisition unit, a determination unit configured to determine a position of each edge that constitutes the quadrilateral region detected by the detection unit, and a reflection unit configured to reflect, to the plurality of images other than the first image, information about the position of each edge which has been determined by the determination unit to the first image, in a case where the detection unit detects a quadrilateral region included in each of the plurality of images other than the first image acquired by the acquisition unit. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026547 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus outputs for each pixel, together with the pixel data, pixel position data which adjusts an irradiation position for each pixel of the laser light in a range of one pixel in a scanning direction, generates a pulse width signal at a pixel position corresponding to the pixel position data and having a pulse width corresponding to the pixel data, generates the laser light based on the pulse width signal, and corrects, via the adjustment by the pixel position data, the pulse widths of the pulse width signals to different values depending on whether the pulse width signals of the adjacent two pixels contact with each other. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026548 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS SHADING CORRECTION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image reading apparatus that makes it possible to reduce the influences of dirt on a white reference chart itself, stripes caused by dust, and the like, and thereby generate accurate data for shading correction. An image processor performs shading correction on image data read by a reader unit. The read image data is compared with threshold values set for each pixel, and a pixel which is out of a range of the threshold values is determined as a singular point pixel. Data of a pixel determined as a singular point pixel is interpolated from data around the singular point pixel. Data of a pixel which is not determined as a singular point pixel is adopted as valid shading correction data. An operation controller controls the number of effective sampling lines from start to termination of sampling to be performed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026549 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing system includes a plurality of data processing apparatuses and an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a first generation unit configured to generate first identification information, a first storage processing unit configured to store the first identification information, a first reception unit configured to receive second identification information, a first transmission unit configured to add the second identification information, thereby transmitting the first data, and a second storage processing unit configured to store an execution information item. The data processing apparatus includes a second reception unit configured to receive the first data, a second generation unit configured to generate the second identification information, an execution unit configured to perform the process on the first data, and a second transmission unit configured to transmit the first identification information with the execution information item to the information processing apparatus. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026550 | Computer Device and Method for Controlling Access to a Printer - Content files are isolated in a sandbox as a content isolation environment formed by a secondary user account. Printing is controlled by an agent via a staging file of a secure file type. The agent intercepts print requests (e.g. print start requests and print end requests) in a printing sub-system of an operating system in order to coordinate and securely control printing of the untrusted content file via the intermediate staging file. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026551 | PRINTER, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND CARD MANUFACTURING METHOD - An input unit receives first image data to be printed with a first ink. A luminance value calculator calculates the luminance value of each pixel included in the first image data. A luminance value converter converts the luminance value to a value which is equal to or greater than a previously-set luminance setting lower limit, and is equal to or less than a previously-set luminance setting upper limit. A printing unit prints a first image based on the first image data with the luminance values converted by the luminance value converter on a print body with a first ink, and prints a second image based on second image data on the print body with a glossy second ink to form a glossy image including the first and second images superimposed on the print body. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026552 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In the image processing device, the image processing method and the recording medium, the image extractor extracts, from the captured images, captured images regarded as being captured in the same time range, as extracted images. The target image determiner selects an extracted image which were captured by a capturing person who captured largest number of extracted images and with a capturing device of a type used to capture largest number of extracted images, as a target image. The object image determiner selects an extracted image showing a subject similar to a subject present in the target image, as an object image. The color table generator generates a color table for matching colors of the object image to colors of the target image. The color conversion processor carries out the color conversion applying the color table to the object image. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026553 | Displays With Camera Window Openings - A display may include a color filter glass layer and a thin-film transistor glass layer that are attached with sealant. The thin-film transistor glass layer may have a recess in an inactive area of the display that accommodates a camera. The display layers may be provided with an opening that overlaps the recess. The recess may be a hole or a notch. The display may include circuitry and metal structures in the inactive area that are isolated from the recess with sealant. The sealant may have intersection points to isolate internal components from external contaminants and prevent reliability issues in the display. The display may be formed by cutting a motherglass layer into an individual display panel. The motherglass layer may include display layers attached with sealant. Cutting the mother glass layer may include cutting the sealant. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026554 | SELF-LEVELING CAMERA HEADS - In one embodiment, a mechanically self-leveling camera head includes a rear housing assembly, an illumination window, an illumination window retainer having a forward end for holding the illumination window a threaded coupling ring for having the rear housing assembly screwed over a rear portion of the coupling ring and the illumination window retainer screwed over a forward portion of the coupling ring, and a camera module assembly supported inside the housing. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026555 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A CAMERA - There is an apparatus for viewing on another side of a door comprising at least one mount, and at least one electronic device configured to be coupled to the at least one mount. There can be at least one camera coupled to the electronic device and to the at least one mount. There can also be at least one coupling element for coupling the electronic device to the mount and wherein the mount is configured to allow the electronic device to be mounted on a surface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026556 | AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE BASED IMAGER WITH INCREASED FIELD-OF-VIEW - A GmAPD imager with an increased field of view includes at least one array of movable mirrors. Each movable mirror in the array switches between at least two positions (states). The movable mirrors receive light coming from a first direction when the mirror is in the first state and a second direction when the mirror is in the second state, thus increasing the field of view of the imager. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026557 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes, an element installation plane configured to install light emitting elements in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis. The element installation plane includes a first installation position relatively long in distance from an optical axis of a lens unit and a second installation position relatively short in distance therefrom. At least one of the light emitting elements is installed at the second installation position. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026558 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD - A digital photographing apparatus includes: an image sensor including a first pixel group and a second pixel group each pixel group including a plurality of pixels for generating an imaging signal by photoelectrically converting incident light, the image sensor being configured to acquire the imaging signal two or more times in the second pixel group and to acquire the imaging signal once in the first pixel group; and a processor configured to acquire an image in which a motion of a subject appears based on the imaging signal acquired by the image sensor, and to generate a motion-corrected image based on the imaging signal acquired in the second pixel group. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026559 | Stabilizing Camera Phone Extension - A device to enhance the ability of impromptu cell phone filmmakers to make high-quality, watchable videos without sacrificing the flexibility of the cell phone camera video medium. Embodiments of the device stabilize a camera phone while the user records video, using only the shape of the device to enable a natural, steady grip. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026560 | DUAL-MODE ILLUMINATOR FOR IMAGING UNDER DIFFERENT LIGHTING CONDITIONS - An apparatus, system, and method for dual mode imaging under different lighting conditions. A sensor is configured to image a target. A dual-mode illumination source is configured to illuminate the target while the sensor images the target. The dual-mode illumination source is configured to illuminate the target using a first wavelength of light under a first lighting condition and to illuminate the target using a second wavelength of light under a second lighting condition. The system may be used in an optical tracking system to track the motion of an object. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026561 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LIGHT SOURCE OF CRITICAL DIMENSION MEASURING DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a system and a method for adjusting brightness of a light source of a critical dimension measuring device. The system for adjusting brightness of the light source comprises: a calibration mark unit which is formed on a display panel by photolithography and is provided with a plurality of marks; a mark pattern acquiring unit which is configured to acquire patterns of the plurality of marks; a mark data collecting unit which is configured to obtain actual line widths and actual line spaces of the plurality of marks based on the patterns of the plurality of marks, and to calculate a ratio of a sum of an average value of the actual line width and an average value of the actual line space to a sum of a predefined line width and a predefined line space; a mark data determining unit which is configured to determine whether the ratio is within a predefined range; and a unit for automatically adjusting brightness of light source which is configured to generate a brightness adjusting signal of the light source to adjust a driving voltage of the light source if the mark data determining unit determines that the ratio is outside of the predefined range. The accuracy of the critical dimension measuring is improved by properly adjusting the brightness of the light source. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026562 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A DIGITAL IMAGE - A system, method, and computer program product for generating a digital image. The method comprises receiving a shutter release command and causing a camera module to sample a first image of a photographic scene based on a first set of sampling parameters in response to the shutter release command. Next, the first image within an image set is stored and a camera module is caused to sample a second image of the photographic scene based on a second set of sampling parameters in response to the shutter release command. Additionally, the second image within the image set is stored, and a strobe intensity value is specified based on a measured exposure for images in the image set. Lastly, a strobe unit is configured based on the strobe intensity value, and in response to configuring the strobe unit, the camera module is caused to sample a final image. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026563 | SWITCHABLE CAMERA SYSTEM FOR A FIREARM - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for improving situational awareness for a user of a firearm are disclosed. An example camera system for a firearm includes a camera assembly, display panel, a mounting fixture, and switching mechanism. An example camera assembly includes a plurality of cameras fixedly oriented in a plurality of different directions. An example mounting fixture is secured to the camera assembly and configured to be removably attached to a firearm. An example switch is configured to select between the plurality of cameras to cause an image from the selected camera to be displayed on the display panel. An example method includes activating a firearm-mounted camera system, receiving a switch input from a user selecting a camera, generating an image of a portion of an environment with the selected camera, and displaying the image on a display panel to alert the user to conditions in the portion of the environment. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026564 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A photographing apparatus for photographing a scene happening in a very short moment, such as an impact moment, in a high speed movement, such as a golf swing movement, a baseball swing movement, etc., and a method of controlling the photographing apparatus are provided. The method of controlling the photographing apparatus includes: receiving an input with respect to a region of interest during the swing movement; receiving a portion of the swing movement, which is input on an area of a screen, in a state in which a live view image is displayed on the screen; determining a rotational angle of a swing object based on the received portion of the swing movement; and determining a point in time of photographing with respect to the region of interest, based on the determined rotational angle, and photographing a subject at the determined point in time of photographing. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026565 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus including: a display unit comprising a display panel, the display unit configured to display an image including at least one subject; a detection unit comprising detection circuitry, the detection unit configured to detect an input for setting a region of interest in the image; and a controller configured to detect at least one candidate region from the region of interest set based on the input, and set one of the at least one detected candidate region as an auto-focus (AF) region based on priorities of the at least one detected candidate region. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026566 | CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SHOOTING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A control apparatus includes: an acquisition unit adapted to acquire annotation information input by a user with respect to a first image shot by a shooting unit; a conversion unit adapted to convert the annotation information into a camera command defining an operation of the shooting unit; and an execution unit adapted to cause the shooting unit to execute an operation based on the camera command when shooting a second image shot after the first image. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026567 | Detecting facial expressions in digital images - A method and system for detecting facial expressions in digital images and applications therefore are disclosed. Analysis of a digital image determines whether or not a smile and/or blink is present on a person's face. Face recognition, and/or a pose or illumination condition determination, permits application of a specific, relatively small classifier cascade. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026568 | CAMERA ORIENTATION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for notifying a user when a device including a camera has moved from a desired orientation. The orientation of the camera can be determined by one or more sensors and/or image processing techniques. The user may be notified with a non-visual cue, such as an audible sound or a haptic alert. In some aspects, a user may be notified when the device including the camera is substantially level. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026569 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING CAMERA FUNCTION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for operating a camera function in a portable terminal are provided. State information representing at least one of a direction and a rotation state of the portable terminal is obtained, and at least one of a sequence of reading an image from a camera sensor and an appropriate user interface is determined depending on the state information. Thus, the camera function is performed depending on the determined sequence or user interface. | 2017-01-26 |