07th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 71 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190052713 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING COMMUNICATION SESSION PARTICIPANTS BASED ON TRAFFIC PATTERNS - A monitoring system monitors traffic flows that are exchanged over a communication network. The system characterizes the flows in terms of their temporal traffic features, and uses this characterization to identify communication devices that participate in the same communication session. By identifying the communication devices that serve as endpoints in the same session, the system establishes correlations between the users of these communication devices. The monitoring system characterizes the flows using traffic features such as flow start time, flow end time, inter-burst time and burst size, and/or statistical properties of such features. The system typically generates compressed-form representations (“signatures”) for the traffic flows based on the temporal traffic features, and finds matching flows by finding similarities between signatures. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052714 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH DRIVING - An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a communication module comprising communication circuitry; and a processor configured to receive, from an external electronic device functionally connected with the electronic device, a request associated with transferring a portion of one or more rights capable of controlling the electronic device, using the communication module; transfer the portion of the one or more rights to the external electronic device, based at least on the request if the electronic device is performing a function associated with driving; and restrict transferring the portion of the one or more rights to the external electronic device, based at least on the request if the electronic device is performing a function not associated with the driving. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052715 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING FUNCTION OF EXTERNAL DEVICE THROUGH COMPLEX NETWORK - A method of sharing a function of a device, the method including detecting at least one device from among a plurality of devices through a first device connected to the plurality of devices through a plurality of networks, wherein the detecting is performed by a second device in the plurality of devices; interworking the second device with a third device in the detected at least one device, through the first device; and using, by the second device, a function of the third device through the first device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052716 | SELECTIVE MULTIPLE-MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL - Disclosed embodiments include a network device having a split network stack that includes a physical (PHY) layer associated with first and second media access control (MAC) protocol sublayers, a processing device, and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to select a route through the split network stack that includes one of the first and second MAC protocol sublayers but not the other one of the first and second MAC protocol sublayers. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052717 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, EDGE SERVER, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention enables distribution of a message to a movable device, in publish/subscribe communications via a broker consisting of multiple stages. In an edge server, a message transmission and receiving unit receives, from a first broker, a message transmitted from a management device and directed to a device, or a message for which re-distribution was requested by another edge server and which is directed to the device. The message transmission and receiving unit transmits the received message to a second broker. When notified of a failure to distribute the message to the device, a request destination determination unit determines another edge server to serve as a re-distribution request destination. A re-distribution request unit transmits, to the first broker, the message directed to the device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052718 | Operating Distributed Computer Systems - In one or more embodiments, a system (e.g., one or more computer systems) of synchronous orchestration may store and/or replay one or more operations of a synchronous orchestration operation if one or more issues impair the synchronous orchestration operation. For example, the system may replay and/or reproduce a task of the synchronous orchestration operation after an amount of time transpires and/or after receiving a notification that indicates an impairment has been overcome. For instance, a replay and/or reproduction process to begin from a point where an orchestration layer was impaired. In one or more embodiments, one or more efforts in repeating an entire synchronous orchestration operation may be reduced. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052719 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR FLOW RULE AWARE EXACT MATCH CACHE COMPRESSION - Technologies for flow rule aware exact match cache compression include multiple computing devices in communication over a network. A computing device reads a network packet from a network port and extracts one or more key fields from the packet to generate a lookup key. The key fields are identified by a key field specification of an exact match flow cache. The computing device may dynamically configure the key field specification based on an active flow rule set. The computing device may compress the key field specification to match a union of non-wildcard fields of the active flow rule set. The computing device may expand the key field specification in response to insertion of a new flow rule. The computing device looks up the lookup key in the exact match flow cache and, if a match is found, applies the corresponding action. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052720 | DYNAMIC CANDIDATE POOL RETRIEVAL AND RANKING - Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which provide for retrieval, ranking, and display of candidates that are more likely to respond to employment inquiries in an employment search graphical user interface (GUI). The system may employ a machine learning algorithm which may calculate a score for each member of the social networking service that predicts, based upon one or more features how likely the individual is to respond to a message. In some examples, the candidates that are determined to be more likely to respond may be presented as a selectable option in the GUI. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052721 | VIRTUAL PROFILE FOR BLUETOOTH - Systems, methods, and computer-executable instructions for connecting devices includes receiving a device identifier associated with a second device. A search is initiated for a second device profile associated with the device identifier using the device identifier. The second device profile is received. The second device profile includes a device address and a link key. The link key was generated by a second device different from the first device. The address of the first device is set to the device address. Encrypted data is received from the second device addressed to the address. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052722 | DISTRIBUTED REPUTATIONAL DATABASE - A machine is configured to maintain a distributed reputational database of reputational records that each correspond to a different entity. Each reputational record may include a blockchain that accumulates reputationally relevant information for its corresponding entity. Each reputational record can be a reputational node within a reputational graph that maps interconnections among reputational records of various entities. Each reputational record may be correlated with an entity identifier permanently assigned to an entity and globally unique within the distributed reputational database. The distributed reputational database may implement a rule that a first entity cannot be added or have its reputational record change unless a second entity agrees to vouch for the first entity. Each entity may have a reputation score calculated based on its reputational record. The entity's reputation score may thus indicate the likelihood that the entity will be successful in future interaction events. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052723 | Communication Handling - An apparatus, method, system and computer-readable medium are provided for abstracting a public facing identity associated with one or more devices, such as user devices. In some embodiments, a unique identity may be associated with a device. A mapping may be used to establish a relationship between the public facing identity and the unique identity. In some embodiments, configuration data may indicate how a communication (e.g., an incoming or outgoing communication) is to be handled or routed. For example, the configuration data may indicate preferences as to which device(s) amongst a plurality of devices is to receive an incoming communication and/or which public facing identity/identities amongst a plurality of public facing identities is to be used in transmitting an outgoing communication. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052724 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING A SAFE ONLINE COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND FOR ALERTING USERS OF THE STATUS OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH - Systems and methods for providing a safe online environment for sharing emotions, for encouraging real world interactions, and for alerting to the status of a user's mental health are provided. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052725 | DEVICE-FREE ACTIVITY IDENTIFICATION USING FINE-GRAINED WIFI SIGNATURES - A system includes a device that is disposed within an environment and is adapted to communicate over a radio frequency communication link. The system also includes a wireless access point disposed within the environment, including a wireless transceiver in communication with the device over a radio frequency communication link using a plurality of channels, and recording a channel state information data set for the radio frequency communication link. The system also includes a monitoring device including a memory storing a plurality of activity profiles, each of which includes an activity and a channel state information profile corresponding to the activity, and a processor receiving, from the wireless access point, the channel state information data set and determining, based on a comparison of the channel state information data set to the channel state information profile of each of the plurality of activity profiles, the activity of the person in the environment. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052726 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR METRO MID-TIER MAPPING IN A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK - Systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for mapping requests for content received at a CDN to multiple mid-tier content servers. In an example, a method involves utilizing one or more hashing algorithms to map a URL associated with the mid-tier devices to one or more hostnames that may be utilized by the CDN to route requests for content to a particular mid-tier device when an edge device cannot service the request. In this manner, one content device of a particular metro receives requests for particular content and serves that content. By limiting the requests for particular content to a particular mid-tier device, storage may be more efficiently allocated across the mid-tier devices and content not replicated at multiple mid-tier devices. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052727 | PROCESSING A UNIT OF WORK - A client computer batch message transaction group is defined that corresponds to a set of client computers. A set of separate messages is received from at least some of the client computers in the client computer batch message transaction group. For each given separate message of the set of separate messages, a write is performed to a single message reception queue, and a determination is made regarding whether the given separate message was successfully written to the single message reception queue. Responsive to a determination that all messages of the set of separate messages were successfully written to the single message reception queue, all of the messages of the set of separate messages are written to disk as a single disk write. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052728 | DYNAMIC SCHEDULING SYSTEM FOR PLANNED SERVICE REQUESTS - A computer system monitors a set of computing resources of a user to determine a planned user event, as well as a set of service parameters for the planned user event. The computer system may further schedule a service request for the planned user event, based at least in part on the event location. Additionally, the computer system may perform an action on behalf of the user with respect to initiating the service request at a scheduled time. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052729 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUILDING AND PROVIDING POLYMORPHIC REST SERVICES FOR HETEROGENEOUS REPOSITORIES - Responsive to a request to access heterogeneous repositories, a REST server queries a resource registry to find resources that match mapping information contained in the request. The resource registry returns resource registry tables containing the matching resources. The resource registry tables implement a unified data structure of a resource registry model and are generated at runtime by the resource registry mapping REST service configuration parameters to the fields of the unified data structure. The REST service configuration parameters are added to an extension SDK for REST extension developers to enhance REST service configuration for extension applications. The REST service configuration parameters are configured at implementation time and loaded/scanned into the REST server at runtime. The REST server iteratively evaluates the resource registry tables until all the matching resources have been evaluated. The evaluation result is used to determine whether to reject, accept, or redirect the request from the client device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052730 | CONTEXT PARAMETERS AND IDENTIFIERS FOR COMMUNICATION - In one aspect, a method related to communication. In addition, other method, system, and program product aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and/or text forming a part of the present application. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052731 | SENDING MESSAGES TO MOBILE DEVICES - A device may receive a request for a mobile device to obtain an application. The request may include a mobile device identifier for the mobile device. The device may send, to the mobile device, a link to a web page. The device may receive, from the mobile device, a request for the web page. The device may send, to the mobile device, a redirect to a software distribution platform to obtain the application from the software distribution platform. The device may receive a registration identifier for the mobile device after the mobile device obtains the application from the software distribution platform. The device may send, to a message server, a request for a message to be sent to the mobile device. The request may be based on the registration identifier and the application. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052732 | Method and System for Mobile Applications Update in the Cloud - A method, system and a computer program product are provided for updating mobile device applications at a central cloud server by establishing an application virtual machine representation of a first mobile device application installed on a mobile device; updating the application virtual machine representation at the central cloud server to perform software configuration, installation, upgrade, optimization, testing, or maintenance tasks on the application virtual machine representation without using computational resources at the mobile device; and sending the mobile device one or more modules that were changed when updating the application virtual machine representation for integration into the first mobile device application installed on the mobile device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052733 | Mapping Between User Interface Fields and Protocol Information - A gateway device for implementing data security is described herein. The gateway device is coupled between a client device and a server device, and generates a mapping between portions of data received from a client device and interface fields or data elements of the client device. Upon receiving subsequent data from the client device, the gateway device can access the generated mapping to identify portions of the subsequent data corresponding to particular interface fields or data elements of the client device using the mapping, and can encode the identified portions of the subsequent data, for instance based on data protection techniques defined by a security policy. The encoded data can then be outputted by the gateway device to the server device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052734 | CREATION, PUBLICATION AND DISPLAY OF CONTENT ON A SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK - A publication tool, and methods of use thereof, for publishing user created content as well as republishing content created by others to a social media network. The publication tool incorporates and uses analytic data from a plurality of data sources to identify and evaluate relationships between the user of the social media network and members of social media networks who subscribe to view the content published by the user on the social media network. The publication tool predicts the likelihood that a subscriber of the social media network will publish or share the same content as the user and if the publication tool predicts that the same content will be published by the user and the subscriber, the publication tool will publish the content on the social media network as a joint publication which can be viewed by all common subscribers shared between the user and the subscriber. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052735 | Chaining Virtual Network Function Services via Remote Memory Sharing - Chaining virtual network functions is provided using a remote direct memory access in software-defined data centers in order to minimize latency. A data packet is processed using a virtual network function of the computer. The data packet is inserted into a shared memory pool for processing via remote direct memory access by a remote computer according to a network function of the remote computer that corresponds to the network function of the computer. The data packet is sent to a target destination device via a network in response to the remote computer marking the data packet as processed in the shared memory pool. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052736 | PDU STRUCTURES - Methods, apparatus and computer program products are disclosed for structuring Protocol Data Units (PDU). A method comprises: structuring a protocol data unit to include at least one special field in a header part of the protocol data unit and a padding part of the protocol data unit, wherein the at least one special field part indicates a length of the header part and wherein a length of the padding part is based at least on the indicated length of the header part; mapping the protocol data unit onto the trans port block scheduled for transmission between a source entity and a target entity, and transmitting the transport block from the source entity. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052737 | MOBILE TERMINAL - Provided is a mobile terminal including a main body that has a battery storage portion which stores a battery in the shape of a rectangle and that extends in a long-side direction; a holding member that holds a target-for-holding portion which is a body separate from the main body, and thus that attaches the main body to the target-for-holding portion; and a lid that is removably attached to the main body and that has a first portion which covers the battery storage portion and a second portion which extends from an end portion of the first portion and on which the holding member is provided. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052738 | SCREEN ASSEMBLY AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A screen assembly and a mobile terminal are provided. The screen assembly includes a frame and a screen. The screen is arranged on the inner side of the frame. The screen is able to move relative to the frame between a first position and a second position along a thickness direction of the screen. The screen is configured to move towards the interior of the frame from the first position to the second position in a drop process of the screen assembly. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052739 | ROTATABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A connecting system for an electronic device is disclosed herein. The connecting system may comprise a connector port including an alignment feature and two or more conductive traces corresponding to contacts of a dock interface. The connector port may be rotatable relative to the dock interface with at least two conductive traces arranged in a manner such that the contacts are maintained in contacting relation with the conductive traces along a contact path when the electronic device is rotated relative to the dock interface. The connector port may further include one or more nonconductive separating spaces that separate the at least two conductive traces along the contact path. The connecting system may comprise a rotation stop arranged such that the contacts are prevented from having contacting relation with conductive traces other than a conductive trace to which the contact corresponds and with which the contact is aligned. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052740 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ADJUSTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOLDER - A system for holding an electronic device includes a body portion, the body portion having a flat surface. The system further includes a first holding piece and a second holding piece, each of the first and second holding pieces including a holding surface approximately perpendicular to the flat surface. The system further includes an arm interconnected with the first holding piece, the arm extending into an aperture in the body portion, the body portion including a mechanism for holding the arm in a first fixed position such that there is a first distance between the first and second holding pieces, the mechanism further providing for orientation of the arm in a second fixed position such that there is a second distance between the first and second holding pieces, the second distance less than the first, the first and second holding pieces being complementarily shaped to hold the electronic device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052741 | MOBILE TERMINAL - There is disclosed a mobile terminal comprising a body; a display unit disposed on a front surface of the body and having elasticity; a vibration receiver attached to a rear surface of the display unit; a speaker having a higher output than the vibration receiver and configured to transmit sound to a distant location; and a controller configured to vibrate the display unit by driving the vibration receiver according to an audio signal. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052742 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDING CONTACT DESTINATION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a communication module; an input module; a display, and a processor, wherein the processor may select at least one contact destination of a plurality of contact destinations on the basis of a response inputted through the input module for each of a plurality of events generated through the communication module, and display the same on the display. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052743 | Message Recording System for Broadcast Intercoms - An intercom device and a method of recording an audio stream at the intercom device. The intercom device includes a user interface, a memory, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the user interface and the memory and is configured to receive a user-selectable entry from an input mechanism of the user interface. The electronic processor sets an away mode of the intercom device in response to the user-selectable entry. An audio stream is received by the intercom device from another intercom device. Are cord signal indicative of a request to record the audio stream is also received from the another intercom device. The intercom device records the audio stream in the memory in response to receiving the record signal when operating in the away mode. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052744 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed are a mobile terminal and method for controlling the same. Particularly, the present invention provides a mobile terminal including a grip sensor, a display unit, and a processor. In this case, the processor may be configured to sense a first input with a predetermined area through the grip sensor in a state in which the mobile terminal is gripped by a user and display a first menu icon at a first point corresponding to the first input on the display unit after sensing the first input. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052745 | Method For Presenting An Interface Of A Remote Controller In A Mobile Device - The invention discloses a method for presenting an interface of a remote controller in a mobile device. The method includes: receiving, by the mobile device, a display instruction to display an interface of a remote controller matching with an electronic device, wherein the mobile device is in electrical connection with the electronic device; and in response to the display instruction, displaying the interface of the remote controller for controlling the electronic device on a display screen of the mobile device, where the interface of the remote controller includes interface elements for controlling the electronic device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052746 | MOBILE PHONE TERMINAL - Disclosed is an information communication terminal having a configuration in which it is possible to prevent a wrong operation of the information communication terminal due to an unconscious operation of an input equipment during operating an audio output equipment. That is, the information communication terminal includes a controller. The controller operates a detection sensor that detects an object approaching during operating the audio output equipment. And the controller controls a status of being input into the input equipment based on a detected result of the detection sensor. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052747 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ENFORCING DO NOT DISTURB FUNCTIONALITY ON MOBILE DEVICES - Technologies disclosed herein are directed to enforcing blocking functionality on a mobile device (e.g., a mobile device within a vehicle). The mobile device receives a request to disable a blocking of a user interaction with one or more functions of the mobile device. The mobile device prompts a capture of an image by a camera of the mobile device. The mobile device determines whether the image is captured from a passenger space in the vehicle. Once so determined, the mobile device disables the blocking of the user interaction with the one or more functions of the mobile device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052748 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALTERING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE OPERATION - A method and an apparatus for altering operation of a mobile communication device while the user of the mobile communication device is operating or driving a vehicle are provided. The method ( | 2019-02-14 |
20190052749 | INVALID AREA SPECIFYING METHOD FOR TOUCH PANEL OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A touch-panel cellular phone specifies an invalid area not accepting a user's input operation on a touch panel in advance. The cellular phone detects a user's touch area on the touch panel so as to execute a function pre-assigned to the touch area not encompassed by the invalid area. Additionally, it is possible to reduce and display menu icons in the display area precluding the invalid area on the touch panel. Thus, it is possible to prevent an error operation when a user holding a cellular phone inadvertently touches the touch panel. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052750 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, apparatus, and system. An information device provided herein may be configured to keep a call record corresponding to the call request, and obtain calling side information (including a number of a calling terminal) from the call record when receiving a first query request sent by a second terminal. The information device may also be configured to send the calling side information to the second terminal. The second terminal may be configured to send the first query request after receiving the call request, and display the calling side information. Thus, when the calling terminal calls a called terminal using the enterprise switchboard, the called terminal can obtain the number of the calling terminal corresponding to the current call and display the number of the calling terminal, that identifies a real calling user based on the number. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052751 | Call Holding Management - A system or a method detects an electronic communication between a first communication device and a second communication device. An audible communication holding routine associated with the second communication device is determined and the electronic communication is monitored to automatically determine whether the electronic communication is put on hold by the second communication device based, at least in part, on detecting that the audible communication holding routine is included in the electronic communication. When it is determined that the electronic communication is put on hold, presentation of one or more communication holding options to the first communication device is caused. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052752 | Identifying and Filtering Incoming Telephone Calls to Enhance Privacy - A method for filtering a telephone call is provided. The method may comprise receiving from a caller the telephone call directed to a communication device associated with an intended call recipient. The received telephone call may be scored based on predetermined scoring criteria to create a score indicative of a desirability of the telephone call. Furthermore, the method may comprise comparing the score to a predetermined threshold score. Based on the comparison, the method may further comprise selectively classifying the telephone call as an unwanted telephone call. Furthermore, the method may comprise selectively rejecting the unwanted telephone call. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052753 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VOICE RECOGNITION CONTROL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR - An example electronic apparatus includes a display; and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to obtain a content including at least one object; distinguish the at least one object within the content; display an instruction text in correspondence with a non-text object among the at least one object; and select the non-text object corresponding to the instruction text if a voice command corresponding to the instruction text is inputted. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052754 | ROUTING DURING COMMUNICATION OF HELP DESK SERVICE - Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe insight-based routing that is used to improve processing during a communication of a help desk service. Real-time signal data is collected from a communication between a customer and a first support agent. The real-time signal data is evaluated to generate real-time insights for the communication. A determination is made as to whether the first needs assistance based on an evaluation of the real-time insights. A second support agent is identified to assist the first support agent based on a determination that the first support agent needs assistance. The second support agent is identified based on an application of a model that analyzes support agent data for a pool of support agents in correlation with the real-time insights. The second agent is then added to the communication to provide additional assistance in resolving a help desk case. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052755 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTACT INFORMATION INTEGRATION WITH SEARCH RESULTS - A system for providing integrated contact information with search results, comprising a plurality of contact centers, each comprising at least a plurality of contact agents; a callback cloud, comprising at least a plurality of contact agents; a queue manager, comprising at least a software components operating and stored on a computing device; wherein the contact agents receive and respond to customer interactions; further wherein the queue manager monitors contact agent availability; further wherein the queue manager receives interaction requests; and further wherein the queue manager provides queue information to interaction requestors. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052756 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ENROLL USERS FOR REAL TIME COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTIONS - A computing apparatus uses an interactive user assessment test to identify and/or assess the need and skills of the user as part of an enrollment process for the user to register for the services of the system that provides real time communications connections between users and advisers. The advisers provide coaching services over real time communications connections provided via the system. A recommendation engine is configured to use the assessment results to recommend advisers for the user based on the need and skills of the user, as well as the real time availability of the advisers to provide the coaching services. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052757 | Method for Establishing the Routing, in Particular Forwarding of an Object of a Communications Activity, and Devices for Carrying Out Said Method - In a method for executing the forwarding (or other type of routing) of the object of a communication activity (such as a telephone call, SMS, or e-mail), which is sent from a sender ( | 2019-02-14 |
20190052758 | CLOUD-BASED DOCUMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE - The present disclosure relates to cloud-based document quality assurance. One example embodiment includes a method for evaluating document quality. The method includes receiving, by a cloud server, document data associated with an image forming device. The method also includes accessing, by the cloud server, a cloud service. Further, the method includes performing, by the cloud service, a data-segment comparison between the document data and reference document data from a quality assurance database. In addition, the method includes generating, by the cloud service, a quality assurance report based on the data-segment comparison between the document data and the reference document data. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052759 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus of an internal ejection type in which a sheet ejection space is provided between an image reader and an image former, the image forming apparatus includes: an illuminator provided on a wall surface partitioning the sheet ejection space; a detector that detects a position of a work target enabled to move in pulling-out and storing directions within the sheet ejection space; and a controller that performs on/off control of the illuminator depending on a detection position of the detector, wherein in a case where it is detected that the work target is in a work position for performing human work, the controller performs on/off control of the illuminator to illuminate a work target portion that faces an interior of the sheet ejection space of the work target and is subjected to the human work. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052760 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND MEDIUM - An operating panel of an image forming apparatus obtains a serial number of a main unit of the image forming apparatus upon being connected to the main unit. If a pre-stored serial number of the main unit is different from the obtained serial number, the operating panel deletes all applications installed in the operating panel, stores the serial number of the main unit in the operating panel, and then installs applications on the basis of application information present in the main unit. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052761 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - In an image processing system, a multifunction printer carries out image reading or printing in accordance with processing execution condition information stored in a storage apparatus of a host PC. A storage apparatus of a client PC stores processing execution condition information. In a case where the client PC is connected to the host PC via the network, a control apparatus transmits the processing execution condition information stored in the storage apparatus to the host PC. The host PC stores the received processing execution condition information in the storage apparatus. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052762 | PRINTING APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD OF OPERATION GUIDANCE IN PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a printing apparatus having different sheet setting methods depending on sheet sizes, a user needs to select a sheet size for displaying guidance that explains an appropriate sheet setting method. However, in the case of initial sheet setting after arrival, the user is unfamiliar with operation, and thus an appropriate sheet setting guidance should be displayed by preventing the user from making sheet size selection too much. There is provided a printing apparatus which is adaptable to a plurality of sheet sizes different from each other, the printing apparatus including: a sheet feed unit having a plurality of sheet setting states in accordance with sheet sizes; a display control unit configured to display an operation guidance on a display unit for setting a sheet in the sheet feed unit; and a data storage unit configured to store regional information specifying a region where the printing apparatus is to be used, wherein, in a case where the printing apparatus starts in a unique startup mode that is different from a normal startup mode, the display control unit determines a content of the operation guidance based on the regional information stored in the data storage unit. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052763 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR SHEET FEEDING - A post-processing apparatus acquires a status of an image forming apparatus and sheet information of sheet feeders in the image forming apparatus, and when determining that sheets used in a print job that the image forming apparatus is instructed to perform need to be fed on the basis of the acquired status and sheet information, transmits information on the sheet feeding together with an instruction to perform the print job to the image forming apparatus when instructing the image forming apparatus to perform the print job. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052764 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The CPU of an image processing apparatus (MFP), when the MFP shifts to a first sleep mode, sets a time until, in the first sleep mode, the storage device stops rotation of a spindle motor to shift to a power saving mode. The CPU controls the storage device to shift to the power saving state at a timing at which the set time has elapsed after the MFP shifts to the first sleep mode. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052765 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes an illumination unit that illuminates light on an image surface of a sheet, and a photoelectric conversion element that converts reflected light from the sheet illuminated by the illumination unit into an electric signal. The illumination unit includes a circuit board including a light emitting element, and a light guide that guides light, emitted from the light emitting element, to a sheet read surface. In the image reading apparatus, the light guide includes a positioning surface that abuts against a first surface of the circuit board and that performs positioning of the light guide and the circuit board, and a pressing portion that abuts against a second surface of the circuit board on an opposite side of the first surface and that presses the circuit board against the positioning surface. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052766 | PRINTING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide a printing apparatus including a scanner unit openable and closable with respect to a printer body unit for simultaneously achieving smooth opening/closing movement and the downsizing of the apparatus. The printing apparatus includes a first gear member provided in the printer body unit and a second gear member which is attached to the scanner unit so as to be swingable with respect to the scanner unit and which is in mesh with the first gear member. When the scanner unit opens or closes with respect to the printer body unit, the second gear member swings with respect to the scanner unit while retaining a meshing state with the first gear member. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052767 | READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A reading device includes a feeder, a reading unit, and circuitry. The feeder feeds a document. The reading unit reads the document fed by the feeder. The circuitry acquires image data of the document read by the reading unit, in a mode selected in accordance with a predetermined selection condition from a plurality of modes that includes a first mode for acquiring image data including a document area of the document and an outside area other than the document area and a second mode for acquiring image data of an area not including the outside area. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052768 | LENS MIRROR ARRAY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In accordance with an embodiment, a lens mirror array includes a plurality of optical elements integrally connected in a first direction. Each optical element includes an incident side lens surface through which light enters the optical element, a ridge located at an edge of the incident side lens surface, a reflection surface on which light incident on the incident side lens surface is reflected, an exit side lens surface through which light reflected by the reflection surface exits the optical element, and a groove surrounding the reflection surface except for a portion adjacent to the ridge, the portion adjacent to the ridge connecting to an adjacent optical element in the plurality of optical elements. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052769 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING FAX BY USING APPLICATION, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SAME - An image forming apparatus and a method for transmitting a fax using an application are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a communicator to perform communication with an external device, a fax unit to receive a fax document through a public switched telephone network, a memory in which an application for routing the received fax document is installed, and a controller to execute the application installed in the memory, to select, based on an attribute of the fax document, a device to which the fax document is to be transmitted, and to transmit the fax document to the selected device via the communicator. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052770 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR FAX DELIVERY AND MAINTENANCE - This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for the delivery and maintenance of faxes where the faxes may remain at a faxing system for a minimal amount of time. The faxing system may send a queued fax to a connector responsive to a request from the connector to pull or retrieve a fax. The connector is configured to send a release notification to the faxing system after the fax is received. The faxing system is configured to delete the queued fax as soon as confirmation of the delivery of the fax can be determined or when an expiration time has elapsed. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052771 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes: a communication interface to communicate with a plurality of control terminals operated by different users; and circuitry to: authenticate the plurality of control terminals in an order that an authentication request is received from the control terminal; send an operational screen to each one of the plurality of control terminals that have been successfully authenticated for display at each control terminal, the operational screen to accept a process request for requesting the image forming apparatus to execute an image forming process; receive a plurality of process requests from the plurality of control terminals that have been authenticated in an order that the process request is accepted at the control terminal; and control an image forming device to execute a plurality of image forming processes according to the plurality of process requests in the order that the process request is accepted at the control terminal. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052772 | MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE, REBOOT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM - A multifunction device integrally includes a first device and a second device. The first device has a first system, and the second system has a second system. The second device requests, in response to a predetermined command entered, a first snapshot of the first device from the first device. The first device generates the first snapshot in response to a request from the second device, and sends the first snapshot to the second device. The second device generates a second snapshot of the second device in response to the predetermined command entered, and saves, to a save destination, the first snapshot sent and the second snapshot. The first device starts the first system by using the first snapshot saved in the save destination. The second device starts the second system by using the second snapshot saved in the save destination. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052773 | IMAGE COMPRESSION METHOD FOR DIGITAL PATHOLOGY SYSTEM - Provided is an image compression method of a digital pathology system. The image compression method is a method of compressing digital slide images having first to nth original plane images (n is a natural number greater than or equal to 2). The image compression method includes selecting a block having an optimal focal point as an optimal block from each set of blocks positioned at identical positions of the first to nth original plane images; forming one plane image as a virtual optimal plane image by combining only the optimal blocks; generating block descriptors for forming the first to nth original plane images based on the virtual optimal plane image; generating first to nth predictive plane images from the virtual optimal plane image such that the first to nth predictive plane images are out of focus and most similar to the first to nth original plane images by using location information for the blocks and the block descriptors; generating first to nth differential plane images, the first differential plane image corresponding to a difference between the first original plane image and the first predictive plane image and the nth differential plane image corresponding to a difference between the nth original plane image and the nth predictive plane image; and compressing the first to nth differential plane images. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052774 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires information about a color space specified for an object to be processed by interpreting input image data, and a determination unit that determines whether a first color conversion or a second color conversion is used by using the information acquired by the acquisition unit. The first color conversion is used for converting only a color to be processed into a color in a device-dependent color space. The second color conversion is used for converting the color to be processed and the color having a different density into a color in the device-dependent color space. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052775 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD TO GENERATE RECORDING DATA - Recording data for recording an achromatic color image having a high lightness is generated as follows. A first color material and a second color material which has a hue complementary to that of the first color material are used to record the image. Recording data is generated such that a recording amount of the first color material and a recording amount of the second color material are larger than a recording amount of another color material, and such that a pixel where it is determined that the first color material is to be recorded and a pixel where it is determined that the second color material is to be recorded are at positions different from each other. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052776 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An image capturing device ( | 2019-02-14 |
20190052777 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONISING VIDEO AND DATA - The method comprises: —generating a marked video signal by extracting an image fragment (V) from a region (R) of an original frame (F), and arranging a watermark (M) thereon; and —generating a data signal, including therein the extracted image fragment extracted (V) and/or reconstruction information; —performing an additional synchronisation step, which comprises: —obtaining, from the data signal, the image fragment (V) and/or the reconstruction information, —obtaining, from the marked video signal, an incomplete frame (Fr), and —attempting to reconstruct the original frame (F) from the information obtained from the data signal and the marked video signal, and, if the reconstruction is successful, determining that the synchronisation is correct. The system is adapted to implement the method of the invention. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052778 | Camera Assembly with Concave-Shaped Front Face - The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor positioned within the housing and having a field of view corresponding to a scene; and (3) a concave-shaped front face positioned in front of the image sensor such that light from the scene passes through the front face prior to entering the image sensor; where the front face has a concave shape that extends around an entirety of an outer periphery. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052779 | CAMERA ASSEMBLY METHOD WITH ADHESIVE SHRINK OFFSET BASED ON INDIVIDUAL LENS CHARACTERISTIC - A method of assembling a camera includes the steps of determining a focused-position of a lens relative to an imager where an image is focused on the imager, determining a first-factor indicative of focus quality at a central-portion of the imager, and determining a second-factor indicative of focus quality at an outer-portion of the imager. The outer-portion is characterized as displaced radially outward from the central-portion. The method also includes the steps of determining an actual-ratio of the first-factor and the second-factor, and determining an offset-position of the lens relative to the imager based on the focused-position, a ratio-difference between the actual-ratio and a desired-ratio, and an expansion-characteristic of an adhesive that is used to fixedly couple the lens to the imager. The method also includes the step of applying the adhesive to fixedly couple the lens to the imager while the lens is in the offset-position. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052780 | CAMERA MODULE ELECTRICAL ARCHITECTURE - A camera module includes a lens carrier that houses a lens, electrical components of optical path modifiers positioned on the lens carrier, an image sensor, and a controller that is to generate commands for operating the optical path modifiers. A printed circuit assembly positioned on the lens carrier is electrically coupled to suspension wires. The printed circuit assembly includes a printed circuit that has installed thereon a serial bus communications interface circuit that is to receive the commands from the controller through one of the suspension wires, and a translation circuit that is to translate the commands into control signals that are to operate or drive the optical path modifiers via the electrical components and according to the commands, respectively. Other embodiments are also described. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052781 | LENS APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE LENS APPARATUS - A lens apparatus includes a lens, a first base member, and a holding frame configured to hold the lens, the holding frame including a flange surface that intersects with an optical axis of the lens. The first base member has a first slope having an acute angle to the flange surface, and the holding frame is fixed to the first base member by adhesive provided between the first slope and the flange surface. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052782 | CAMERA MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A camera module comprising: a lens barrel comprising a lens; a lens holder for accommodating the lens barrel; an image sensor disposed below the lens barrel; a printed circuit board on which the image sensor is mounted and is coupled to the lens barrel; and at least one welding point for mutually coupling the lens barrel and the lens holder while an optical axis of the lens and an optical axis of the image sensor are aligned. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052783 | DIGITAL CAMERA - There is provided a digital camera of which the stable operation of a shutter can be performed by compact structure and which can suppress the generation of vibration caused by the operation of a shutter. A grip portion ( | 2019-02-14 |
20190052784 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire activity information associated with a user situation; and a control unit configured to control a capture angle of an image based on the activity information associated with the user situation. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052785 | DEFORMABLE STRUCTURE THAT COMPENSATES FOR DISPLACEMENT OF A CAMERA MODULE OF A CAMERA ACCESSORY - The disclosed teachings include a 360-degree camera accessory mountable on a smartphone. The 360-degree camera accessory includes a camera module disposed partially within the camera accessory, where the camera module including an optical lens configured to capture an image of a scene. The 360-degree camera accessory also includes a rigid structure disposed within the accessory to support the camera module, and a deformable structure disposed between a camera barrel that surrounds the optical lens of the camera module and the rigid structure. The deformable structure can compensate for movement of the camera module to improve image capturing of the scene. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052786 | MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE THAT REDUCES COLLISION NOISE OF MOVING MEMBER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A motor drive device that is capable of reducing collision noise generated by a mirror while maintaining a driving speed of the mirror. A control circuit of the motor drive device controls driving of a motor including magnetic sensors for detecting a rotational position of a rotor. An energization time-setting circuit of the control circuit sets an energization time period of the motor, and the control circuit controls driving of the motor depending on a detection result output from each magnetic sensor and the set energization time period. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052787 | Information Communication Method - A method includes setting an exposure time of an image sensor of a terminal of a customer so that, in an image obtained by capturing a subject, a bright line corresponding to each of a plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including a plurality of bright lines, by capturing the subject that changes in luminance by the image sensor with the set exposure time, and obtaining identification information of the subject, by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the plurality of bright lines. The method further includes sending the identification information to a server, obtaining a menu listing a product of the store from the server, displaying the menu on a display of the terminal, and sending product information of the product selected by the customer. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052788 | VARYING EXPOSURE TIME OF PIXELS IN PHOTO SENSOR USING MOTION PREDICTION - A photo sensor array is divided up into multiple blocks that are operated with different exposure times. A prediction algorithm is used to predict the overall light brightness of each block and determine the exposure time of each block. Each block may also include memory to store the exposure time for the pixels in the block as well as analog-to-digital resolution for the block. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052789 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, SETTING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA - Provided are a setting assistance device, an image processing system, and a setting assistance program for performing lighting-up setting of a lighting apparatus more easily. Setting assistance functions provided by an image processing apparatus include a function of presenting a plurality of lighting-up region candidates and emission state candidates to a user. The user selects a lighting-up region and an emission state from the presented candidates. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052790 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal including a camera having an image sensor; a memory; a display; and a controller configured to synthesize first image data generated by a first exposure and second image data generated by a second exposure, store a log image in the memory obtained by applying a log profile to the synthesized image data in a first mode, and display a first image on the display obtained by transforming the log image in a second mode. Further, the controller controls the first exposure and the second exposure based on first exposure information corresponding to an average brightness information and a maximum brightness information of the synthesized image data. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052791 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a data processor configured to perform image processing to image data acquired from an imaging unit. The data processor includes an image acquisition unit configured to sequentially acquire image data from the imaging unit, an image analyzer configured to update a region-specific correction map including correction information on each of regions set for an imaging range of the imaging unit, based on at least two frames of image data acquired by the image acquisition unit, and a recording image data generator configured to generate recording image data in which one frame of image data acquired by the image acquisition unit is corrected based on the region-specific correction map. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052792 | OPTICAL ARRAY FOR HIGH-QUALITY IMAGING IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for producing high quality images in uncontrolled or impaired environments. In some examples of the disclosed technology, groups of cameras for high dynamic range (HDR), polarization diversity, and optional other diversity modes are arranged to concurrently image a common scene. For example, in a vehicle checkpoint application, HDR provides discernment of dark objects inside a vehicle, while polarization diversity aids in rejecting glare. Spectral diversity, infrared imaging, and active illumination can be applied for better imaging through a windshield. Preprocessed single-camera images are registered and fused. Faces or other features of interest can be detected in the fused image and identified in a library. Impairments can include weather, insufficient or interfering lighting, shadows, reflections, window glass, occlusions, or moving objects. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052793 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A SYNTHETIC 2D IMAGE WITH AN ENHANCED DEPTH OF FIELD OF AN OBJECT - The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating a synthetic 2D image with an enhanced depth of field of an object. It is described to acquire ( | 2019-02-14 |
20190052794 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus comprises a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus via a communication path, the communication path being selected from a first communication path and a second communication path, the first communication path being different from the second communication path. The apparatus also comprises an operation unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to change an apparatus mode and to change a mode of communication performed by the communication unit, depending on a state of the operation unit. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052795 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - An image capturing apparatus comprises a first wireless communication unit that performs communication with a communication apparatus using a first wireless communication method, a second wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with the communication apparatus using a second wireless communication method with which energy consumption is lower than with the first wireless communication method, and a control unit that, if a processing request relating to image data is received from the communication apparatus via the first wireless communication unit, disconnect a connection with the communication apparatus via the first wireless communication unit, and transmit a completion notification after executing predetermined processing corresponding to the processing request to the communication apparatus via the second wireless communication unit. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052796 | CAMERA USING PREVIEW IMAGE TO SELECT EXPOSURE - A digital camera comprises an image sensor for providing initial sensor image data and final sensor image data; a lens for exposing the image of a scene onto the image sensor; an exposure control system for adjusting an exposure level of a final image on the image sensor in response to a scene type; and a processor for processing the initial sensor image data to select one of a plurality of scene types, and to process the final sensor image data in response to the scene type. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052797 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An acquisition unit acquires at least one of a first image captured by an image capturing unit and a partial image corresponding to a partial area of the first image. A setting unit sets at least one of a plurality of preset parameter sets in an image capturing apparatus including the image capturing unit wherein the plurality of preset parameter sets include at least one of a position setting parameter specifying a position of a partial image in the first image and an image quality setting parameter specifying image quality of the first image. A display control unit controls displaying such that a selection screen for setting at least one of the plurality of parameters in the image capturing apparatus is displayed on a display unit, and such that the selection screen displayed on the display unit is different depending on the image being acquired by the acquisition unit. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052798 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the invention, an imaging apparatus includes an imaging section, a user's operation detecting circuit, a control circuit, and an image processing circuit. The imaging section is configured to capture images of an object at different imaging positions and output image signals based on the images. The user's operation detecting circuit is configured to detect a user's operation. The control circuit is configured to change an image display range in accordance with the user's operation, and cause the imaging section to capture the images at the different imaging positions in accordance with the changed image display range. The image processing circuit is configured to generate image data using the image signals acquired at the imaging positions. The image data corresponds to an area of the image display range changed by the user's operation. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052799 | PERCEPTION-BASED IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A perception-based image processing apparatus includes an image analyzing circuit and an application circuit. The image analyzing circuit obtains training data, sets a perception model according to the training data, performs an object detection of at least one frame, and generates an object detection information signal based at least partly on a result of the object detection of said at least one frame. The application circuit operates in response to the object detection information signal. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052800 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF IMAGE CAPTURE PARAMETERS IN VIRTUAL REALITY CAMERAS - In an example embodiment, method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method includes accessing image capture parameters of a plurality of component cameras at a first time instant, where the image capture parameters for a respective component camera of the component cameras are determined based on a scene appearing in a field of view (FOV) of the respective component camera. At a second time instant, a change in appearance of one or more objects of the scene from a FOV of a first component camera to a FOV of a second component camera is determined. Upon determining the change of the appearance of the one or more objects at the second time instant, image capture parameters of the second component camera are set based on image capture parameters of the first component camera accessed at the first time instant. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052801 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHS USING MOBILE DEVICES - Methods and apparatus to capture photographs using mobile devices are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a photograph capturing controller to capture a photograph with a mobile device. The apparatus further includes a blurriness analyzer to determine a probability of blurriness of the photograph. The example apparatus also includes a photograph capturing interface to prompt a user to capture a new photograph when the probability of blurriness exceeds a blurriness threshold. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052802 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURE CONTROL METHOD - An electronic device including a camera assembly, a storage, and a processor is disclosed. The camera assembly includes a first camera unit and a second camera unit. The processor is configured to obtain an ISO value of the camera assembly when the camera assembly is activated and determine whether the ISO value is greater than or equal to a first preset value. The processor is also configured to control, when the ISO value is greater than or equal to the first preset value, the first camera unit and the second camera unit to separately capture a first image and a second image, respectively, fuse the first image and the second image to generate a third image, and store the third image in the storage. An image capture control method implemented in the electronic device is also disclosed. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052803 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Region information indicating at least one of a first region applying a first input/output characteristic and a second region applying a second input/output characteristic of a captured image is acquired so that the first region and the second region can be displayed in a distinguishable manner and a correction intended by a user can thus be performed for higher color reproducibility. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052804 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - An image capturing device includes a setting unit configured to set, based on a type of metadata to be added to a captured image, a generation frequency of the metadata, and a control unit configured to perform control to generate the metadata at the generation frequency set by the setting unit. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052805 | EXTENDED SCENE VIEW - The disclosure provide methods and content consumption devices that enable a scene, for example a 360° scene, that is larger (i.e. has more pixels in at least one dimension) than a display format of the content consumption device to be displayed. Constituent scene views are received individually by the content consumption device, for example as broadcasts, and are combined, for example stitched together, at the content consumption device to output a part of the scene that fits in the display format. The part of the scene (and hence the required constituent streams) to be displayed are determined by a signal, for example a navigational input from a user, enabling the user to navigate in the scene. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052806 | MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - A moving image reproducing apparatus is capable of enlarging and reproducing respective objects while keeping relation between the objects in a moving image. A first obtaining unit obtains position information about objects detected by a tracking unit. A calculation unit calculates distances between the objects based on the position information. A first decision unit decides a group to which each of the objects belongs based on a period during which the calculated distance is less than a threshold. A second decision unit decides a division number of a screen of a target frame corresponding to the number of groups. A selection unit selects a layout structure having divided screens corresponding to the division number. A third decision unit decides a layout of the groups to the divided screens of the selected layout structure. A reproduction unit reproduces the moving image while changing the target frame into the decided layout. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052807 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING BIAS IN AN INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT OF AN IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE - A method for determining bias in an inertial measurement unit of an image acquisition device comprises mapping at least one reference point within an image frame into a 3D spherical space based on a lens projection model for the image acquisition device to provide a respective anchor point in 3D space for each reference point. For reference points within a given image frame, an estimate of frame-to-frame motion at the reference point between the given frame and a previously acquired frame is obtained; a measure of device orientation for an acquisition time of the reference point in the given frame and the previously acquired frame, the measure including a bias component, is obtained from the inertial measurement unit; a corresponding anchor point is projected in 3D space according to a difference in the measure of device orientation in the given frame and the previously acquired frame to provide a 3D vector V | 2019-02-14 |
20190052808 | Smart Image Sensor Having Integrated Memory and Processor - An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a smart image sensor having a memory and a processor that are locally integrated with an image sensor. The memory is to store first program code to be executed by the processor. The memory is coupled to the image sensor and the processor. The memory is to store second program code to be executed by the processor. The first program code is to cause the smart image sensor to perform an analysis on one or more images captured by the image sensor. The analysis identifies a region of interest within the one or more images with machine learning from previously captured images. The second program code is to cause the smart image sensor to change an image sensing and/or optical parameter in response to the analysis of the one or more images performed by the execution of the first program code. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052809 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an angular velocity sensor configured to detect shaking and a motion vector detection unit configured to detect movement in a captured image. A shift lens group constitutes a correction optical system configured to correct an image blur due to shaking exerted on the imaging apparatus. A position sensor detects a position of the shift lens group. A distance acquiring unit acquires distance information associated with the captured image. When an angular velocity of an object is calculated on the basis of a shaking detection signal, a movement vector, position information of the shift lens group, and the distance information, an object angular velocity calculating unit calculates an amount of movement of the object by adding position information of the shift lens group synchronized with a detection period of the movement vector to movement vector information and calculates an amount of shaking correction. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052810 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In an image pickup apparatus, a parallax image acquisition unit acquires data of a plurality of viewpoint images having different viewpoints from an imaging unit. A detection unit detects the amount of change in a position or an attitude of the imaging unit which has generated the data of the plurality of viewpoint images. A calculation unit calculates a correction quantity of a shake correction unit and a mixture ratio of images when an image compositing unit generates a composite image from the plurality of viewpoint images on the basis of the amount of change in a position or an attitude of the image pickup apparatus. The image compositing unit generates a composite image from the plurality of viewpoint images using the calculated mixture ratio. The shake correction unit corrects image shake of the viewpoint images or the composite image according to the calculated correction quantity. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052811 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - In an imaging apparatus, a first motion vector detector calculates a first motion vector on the basis of images with a low spatial resolution and a second motion vector detector calculates a second motion vector on the basis of images with a high spatial resolution. A first control amount having a great weight for information with a low frequency resolution with respect to frequency components of the first motion vector information and a second control amount having a great weight for information with a high frequency resolution with respect to frequency components of the second motion vector information are calculated. A third control amount is calculated through multiplication by a predetermined weight regardless of the frequency resolution with respect to frequency components of the first or second motion vector information. Drive control of an image blur correction lens is performed according to the first to third control amounts. | 2019-02-14 |
20190052812 | VIDEO ZOOM CONTROLS BASED ON RECEIVED INFORMATION - In some examples, information is sensed by an optical sensor responsive to light from a marker arranged to indicate a boundary of a physical user collaborative area to receive user-input marks during a video conference session, where the marker is distinct from the physical user collaborative area. Based on the received information, the boundary of the physical user collaborative area is determined. Based on the determined boundary, a video zoom into the physical user collaborative area during the video conference session is controlled. | 2019-02-14 |