08th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090046108 | CONVERSION OF A SUB-PIXEL FORMAT DATA TO ANOTHER SUB-PIXEL DATA FORMAT - A method of determining implied sample areas for each data point of each color in a source pixel data specified in a first sub-pixel format is used for sub-pixel rendering an image on a display specified in a second sub-pixel format. Each of the first and second sub-pixel formats comprises a plurality of colored sub-pixels. The method comprises determining a geometric center of each colored sub-pixel of the first format to define a sampling point; and defining each implied sample area by forming lines that are substantially equidistant between the sampling point of one colored sub-pixel and the sampling point of another neighboring same color colored sub-pixel. A similar technique may be used for determining resample areas for computing color values for rendering an image specified in a first sub-pixel format on a display substantially comprising a plurality of colored sub-pixels arranged in a second sub-pixel format. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046109 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOVING AN AVATAR IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for moving an avatar. A computer renders a first viewport in a computer display. The first viewport may comprise a first tab, a first coordinate, and a first attitude. A first object is rendered based on the first coordinate and the first attitude in a region. The computer renders a second tab. The computer receives a user selection corresponding to the second tab. Next, the computer renders a second viewport comprising a second coordinate and a second attitude. The computer renders the second object in a computer display from a perspective distinct from the first viewport. In addition, the computer registers the avatar as associated with the second coordinate and second attitude in the virtual universe, wherein the first tab is a visual indication of movement history. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046110 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING A DISPLAYED IMAGE - A method and an apparatus are for manipulating an image displayed on a display of an electronic device ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090046111 | Method For Operating A Device - A method for operating a navigation device provides a driver with the option of being presented with an overview of the route lying ahead in addition to a detailed illustration of the current position along the route section, namely without any complicated interactions with the navigation device. This navigation device independently changes the scale of the display of the route on the display means in dependence on a manually selected operating mode. The advantage of this method can be seen in a semi-automated solution that always enables the driver to decide exactly which information should be displayed by his navigation device at which time. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046112 | Liquid Crystal Panel Driving Device, Liquid Crystal Panel driving Method, Liquid Crystal Display Device - In one embodiment of the present invention, a liquid crystal panel driving device for AC-driving a liquid crystal panel with first and second polarities includes an output tone generating section for generating an output tone corresponding to an input tone. With respect to the same input tone, the output tone generating section generates a first output tone when driving the liquid crystal panel with a first polarity, and generates a second output tone when driving the liquid crystal panel with a second polarity. The first and second output tones are determined based on a characteristic of the input tone and the center of amplitude of a voltage to be outputted in response to the input tone in AC driving. This allows providing a liquid crystal panel driving device capable of easily performing Ω correction with respect to each liquid crystal panel. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046113 | Uneven streaks evaluation device, uneven streaks evaluation method, storage medium, and color filter manufacturing method - A present uneven streaks evaluation device includes an evaluation data generation section for generating evaluation data, serving as an index for evaluating cyclic uneven streaks occurring on an evaluation target surface, in accordance with image data obtained by imaging the evaluation target surface to which light is emitted, wherein a one-dimensional projection processing section carries out a one-dimensional projection process with respect to light distribution included in the image data so that a projection direction is a direction including a vector of a direction in which uneven streaks occur, a power spectrum calculation section calculates a power spectrum in accordance with the light distribution having been subjected to the one-dimensional projection process, an integration processing section calculates an interval integral value of a preset cycle in accordance with the calculated power spectrum, and a noise component removing section removes a noise component included in the calculated interval integral value. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046114 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING AN ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY - An apparatus for driving an electrophoretic display comprising a data driver applying data voltages to a plurality of pixels where electrophoretic particles are respectively disposed includes a memory storing gray information, level information of data voltages, and application time information of the data voltage, and a signal controller, wherein the signal controller reads the gray information, the level information of the data voltage and the application time information of the data voltage stored in the memory to apply an output image signal to the data driver, again stores the updated application time information of the data voltage to the memory by counting the application time information of the data voltage, compares the gray information stored in the memory with the gray information newly input from the external device, and when the gray information stored in the memory and the gray information nexly input are different from each other, again stores the level information of the data voltage and the application time information of the data voltage that are newly updated in the memory based on the gray information that is newly input. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046115 | Method and System to Change Printed Document Based on Printer Ink Levels - A method and system in accordance with the present invention modifies a document or a section of a document to be printed, based on available ink levels in a printer. The modification process may be carried out automatically, or may be user-selected and defined, in order to maximize the quality of the printer output. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046116 | PRINT ARCHITECTURE FOR DRIVING MULTIPLE PRINT HEADS - A system architecture is provided for a fixed-head mailpiece printer. The printer includes at least two laterally and longitudinally-spaced print heads for depositing ink on a face surface of a mailpiece. The print system architecture includes print application software or software program code operative to render print image data into a plurality of logical rectangular bitmap print buffers. Further, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) remaps each of the logical rectangular bitmap print buffers into one of the print heads based upon its spatial position relative to the mailpiece. Furthermore, the FPGA is operative to control the deposition of ink from the print heads based upon the print image data contained in the print buffers. Moreover, the FPGA minimizes processing time associated with print image rendering to achieve enhanced print system throughput. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046117 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Ink Jet Pens - A control circuit is provided for controlling ink jet pens having different numbers of internal select lines using external select lines that extend between the control circuit and the ink jet pens and that are shared by the ink jet pens. In one embodiment, the control circuit includes a register that store values, the values indicating whether a pulse is or is not to be sent as to each of the external select lines, a first control module configured to control select pulses sent on a first external select line after consultation of the register, and a second control module configured to control select pulses sent on a second external select line after consultation of the register. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046118 | MULTILEVEL SCREENING - A method of producing a printed output on a substrate is provided using a drop emitting device which is adapted to emit a plurality of ink quantities in response to a control signal. The method comprises the steps of receiving image data corresponding to a pixel of an image to be printed, the received image data comprising a tone value; generating a threshold value for use in a screening operation based on the location of the pixel within the image to be printed; mapping the received tone value to a mapped tone value using a first tone mapping, the mapped tone value being generated based on the received tone value; performing the screening operation by comparing the mapped tone value with the threshold value; mapping the received tone value to a control signal value using a first control mapping if the output of the comparison performed in the previous step indicates a first relationship, the control signal value being generated based on the received tone value; and repeating the previous three steps if the output of the comparison performed in the previous step indicates a second relationship, wherein the first mapping step comprises using an alternate tone mapping and the second mapping step comprises using an alternate control mapping. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046119 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INK JET PRINTING METHOD - An ink jet printing apparatus and an ink jet printing method are provided which are capable of minimizing image impairments caused by a bias of satellite positions even when an odd-numbered-pass bidirectional multi-pass printing is performed. To this end, in an odd-numbered-pass bidirectional printing, a mask pattern, in which print permitted pixels and print non-permitted pixels are arranged such a way that a percentage of pixels in which predetermined two inks are permitted to be printed by scans in different directions is higher than a percentage of pixels in which the predetermined two inks are permitted to be printed by scans in the same directions, is used. This increases the probability of satellites of the two types of the inks printed in the same pixels being printed on both sides of main dots, thus allowing a uniform image to be produced even by an odd-numbered-pass bidirectional printing. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046120 | RESISTANCE GENERATING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a resistance generating device including a resistance generating unit disposed inside the rotation axis, the resistance generating unit having an inner ring and an outer ring, one of the inner ring and the outer ring being combined with the rotation axis and the other one of the inner ring and the outer ring being combined with the fixed part, the one being rotated with respect to the other while generating a rotational resistance, and a switch part disposed inside a surface of the rotation axis. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046121 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink non-ejection detecting circuit device for an inkjet recording apparatus is disclosed which comprises a bridge circuit including a piezoelectric head having a piezoelectric element, a first resistor connected in series to the piezoelectric head, a capacitor provided outside the piezoelectric head, and a second resistor connected in series to the capacitor. A differential voltage that appears between the piezoelectric head and the first resistor and between the capacitor and the second resistor is amplified, so that the acoustic-system admittance of the piezoelectric head can be detected with a high SN ratio. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046122 | MAINTENANCE APPARATUS, LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND NOZZLE SURFACE MAINTENANCE METHOD - A maintenance apparatus for a nozzle surface in which a plurality of nozzles ejecting a liquid are formed, in an ejection head having a nozzle row in which the nozzles are aligned in a main scanning direction, has: a liquid storage member which is disposed in a position opposing the nozzle surface of the ejection head at a prescribed distance from the nozzle surface, and which has a liquid holding surface which has a length, in a sub-scanning direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction, corresponding to a length in the sub-scanning direction of a region in which the plurality of nozzles are provided; a liquid supply device which supplies a liquid to the liquid holding surface; a movement device which moves the liquid storage member through a whole length of the nozzle row in the main scanning direction, while bringing the liquid held on the liquid holding surface into contact with the nozzle surface; and a wiping device which wipes the nozzle surface that has been wetted by the liquid supplied to the liquid storage member, while moving subsequently to the liquid storage member, to remove adhering material attached to the nozzle surface. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046123 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - Wiping is performed every time when a predetermined period elapses. With the wiping performed step by step, a density of ink in liquid remaining on a discharge port surface is diluted, and becomes a predetermined density or lower. Accordingly, a condition can be maintained, in which the ink can be reliably discharged from a recording head when a recording operation is newly started, although the wiping is not additionally performed after the above wiping. In this case, even when the recording operation is started again or the recording operation is newly started after the several wiping operations, an amount of cleaning liquid used in the several times of wiping is proper to an intermission period. Thus, the cleaning liquid can be prevented from being wastefully consumed. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046124 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INK JET PRINTING METHOD - An ink jet printing apparatus is provided which is capable of producing an image with a good balance between image quality and printing speed, without unduly shortening a longevity of a print head, even when an odd-numbered-pass bidirectional printing is performed. To this end, during a bidirectional multi-pass printing with a relatively small number of passes, a stepping mask is used to eliminate image problems caused by a difference in print permitted ratio between forward scan and backward scan. During a bidirectional multi-pass printing with a relatively large number of passes, a flat mask is used to give priority to suppressing density unevenness resulting from nozzle characteristic variations. As a result, the printing apparatus as a whole can produce an image with a good balance between image quality and printing speed, without unduly shortening a longevity of the print head. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046125 | Maintainable Coplanar Front Face for Silicon Die Array Printhead - A full width array printhead is provided having a continuous maintainable printhead surface and method of forming the same. The printhead includes a substrate and an array of die modules mounted thereon with a front face of each die module exposed. A hardened fill material surrounds the array of die modules to define a continuous surface coplanar with the front face of the array of die modules. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046126 | PRINTHEAD WITH DROPLET REDIRECTING NOZZLE GUARD - A printhead is provided having an ejection surface having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting droplets and a nozzle guard positioned over the ejection surface and having a plurality of channels therethrough aligned with the nozzles. The channels have hydrophobic sidewalls and are radially flared with respect to the ink ejection surface such that droplets which are ejected from the nozzles with misdirection rebound off the channel sidewalls to pass through the channels. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046127 | Inkjet Printhead With High Nozzle Area Density - Inkjet printheads with high nozzle areal density are disclosed. Various structures are shown where the areal density of nozzles is greater than 200 million per square meter. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046128 | FLUID TRANSFER DEVICE - Embodiments of a fluid transfer device are disclosed. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046129 | STEERING FLUID JETS - A printer includes a printhead and a source of fluid. The printhead includes a nozzle. The fluid is under pressure sufficient to eject a column of the fluid through the nozzle. The fluid has a temperature. An asymmetric thermal modulator is associated with the nozzle and includes a structure that transiently lowers the temperature of a first portion of the fluid as the fluid is ejected through the nozzle and a structure that transiently raises the temperature of a second portion of the fluid as the fluid is ejected through the nozzle. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046130 | Electrostatic Actuator And Fabrication Method - In one embodiment a method of making an electrostatic actuator includes: forming a first conductor over a first substrate to form a first structure; forming a flexible second conductor over a second substrate to form a second structure; forming an etch stop over the first conductor as part of the first structure or over the second conductor as part of the second structure; forming a spacer on the etch stop, the spacer selectively etchable with respect to the etch stop; etching the spacer through to the etch stop at a location of a gap between the first conductor and the second conductor; and bonding the first structure and the second structure together such that the first conductor is located opposite the second conductor across the gap. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046131 | FUEL RAIL INK DELIVERY - A print head has an array of jets to transfer ink from the print head to a printing substrate, at least one ink supply rail to provide ink, and at least one injector to deliver ink from the ink supply rail to the print head. A printer has at least one supply to provide ink, at least one print head to transfer ink onto a printing substrate, an ink supply rail to provide ink to the print head, and an injector to deliver ink from the ink supply rail to the print head. A printing system has an array of print heads, each having at least one injector, at least one ink supply rail to deliver ink to the print heads, at least one supply to supply ink to the ink supply rail, and a transport system to transport a web substrate past the array of print heads. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046132 | Ink supply device in inkjet recorder - It is desirable that the entire ink to be furnished to the nozzle head be deaerated efficiently, the entire ink including a portion of ink recovered from the purge section. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046133 | INK SUPPLY CARTRIDGE FOR A PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY - Provided is an ink supply cartridge for a printhead assembly having a printhead integrated circuit (IC) and a guide assembly for guiding ink to the IC. The ink supply cartridge includes a first U-shaped top portion defining side walls, and a second base portion for complementarily receiving the first portion so that the side walls define elongate ink reservoirs together with the base portion. The base portion includes an end portion defining a series of air inlets with convoluted winding channels leading to the ink reservoirs, said channels hydrophobically treated to prevent ink escaping from the channels. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046134 | Phase change ink compositions - A phase change ink composition comprising (a) at least one curable monomer or prepolymer, (b) at least one gellant, (c) at least one hyperbranched polymer comprising at least one photoinitiating moiety, (d) a colorant, (e) optionally, a reactive oligomer; and (f) optionally, at least one low molecular weight photo initiator. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046135 | Printer - In a printer, an image is formed by discharging a light curing type ink from a recording head on a recording medium and irradiating light from a light emission unit so as to harden the ink. The printer comprises a short arc type discharge lamp in which a pair of electrodes is provided in an electric discharge container so as to face each other a reflector which is provided so as to surround the discharge lamp, which has a concave face which reflect light from the discharge lamp wherein the pair of the electrodes are arranged so that a straight line formed by connecting the pair of electrodes, extends along an optical axis of the reflector, and wherein mercury of 0.08-0.30 mg/mm | 2009-02-19 |
20090046136 | PRINTER CARTRIDGE UNIFYING THERMAL RIBBON AND TRANSFER MEDIUM AND THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTER EMPLOYING THE SAME - A thermal transfer printer having simpler structure, occupying less installation space, and enhancing the user convenience. The thermal transfer printer includes a cartridge having print paper wound in a roll, a capstan roller for conveying the print paper by applying frictional force on the print paper, a printing head for printing images on the print paper, and a platen roller for selectively pressing the print paper against the printing head. The housing of the cartridge has a first opening penetrating the housing and extending laterally. A paper roll case is rotatably installed in the housing and has a second opening penetrating the paper roll case and extending laterally. Inside the paper roll case, a paper roll is stuck on the inner surface of the paper roll case, and print paper is wound from the inner surface of the paper roll case to inward direction, while a first end of the print paper is exposed through the second opening. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046137 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Described herein is a light source apparatus in which wasteful cost increases can be suppressed during the manufacture of various types of light source apparatuses and replacement of a broken light source can be performed at low cost, a recording apparatus using the light source apparatus, and an image forming apparatus comprising the recording apparatus, a plurality of optical units comprising optical members (a light source element and a lens) for outputting a single beam are combined separably in row form, and a holder used as means for holding the optical units in row form. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046138 | Internet Video Conferencing On A Home Television - A home network integrates a television to enable a user to use the television to conduct an Internet video conference by leveraging the Internet video conferencing functionality provided by a home computer connected to the Internet. The television is connected to the home network via a TV client module, and a video camera co-located with the television is also connected to the TV client. The TV client presents on the television an Internet conferencing option selectable by a user to invoke the video conferencing functionality of the personal computer. During the video conference, video and audio data captured by the video camera are transmitted by the TV client over the home network to the personal computer fro forwarding onto the conferencing parties on the Internet, and user interface data representing video/audio streams received from the Internet are transmitted by the personal computer to the TV client for display on the television. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046139 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED MEETINGS - A system and method for teleconferencing and recording of meetings. The system uses a variety of capture devices (a novel 360° camera, a whiteboard camera, a presenter view camera, a remote view camera, and a microphone array) to provide a rich experience for people who want to participate in a meeting from a distance. The system is also combined with speaker clustering, spatial indexing, and time compression to provide a rich experience for people who miss a meeting and want to watch it afterward. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046140 | Mobile Virtual Reality Projector - A spatially aware apparatus includes a projector. Projected display contents can change based on the position, motion, or orientation of the apparatus. The apparatus may include gyroscope(s), accelerometer(s), global positioning system (GPS) receiver(s), radio receiver(s), or any other devices or interfaces that detect, or provide information relating to, motion, orientation, or position of the apparatus. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046141 | STEREOSCOPIC SPECTACLES - To provide stereoscopic spectacles for enabling a user to stably enjoy stereoscopic viewing of a stereoscopic image shown on a display screen of a portable game machine. Stereoscopic spectacles ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090046142 | AUTO STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY IMPROVING BRIGHTNESS - Provided is an auto stereoscopic display improving brightness, including: a left eye pixel including a plurality of first color sub pixels and a first white sub pixel; a right eye pixel including a plurality of second color sub pixels and a second white sub pixel; and a viewing field separating unit which separates a viewing field of a left image formed by the left eye pixel and a viewing field of a right image formed by the right eye pixel. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046143 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISLPAY DEVICE - A drive method and apparatus is provided for a 2D/3D autostereoscopic display with a switchable lens array having an electrically switchable refractive index, between an array of row electrode lines and an array of column electrode lines to control the switching of the lens elements. The drive signals comprise: a row select voltage waveform (Rsw), —a column select voltage waveform (Csw), —and a common row and column de-select voltage waveform (Vbase). The waveforms each comprise a substantially square wave voltage waveform, each waveform having the same period. The three waveforms are time staggered with respect to each other with a phase shift of 2/3 or 4/3 between each waveform and each other waveform. This arrangement provides polarity inversion voltage waveforms when switching voltages are applied to the lens elements, and with maximised RMS voltage. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046144 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING LENS ALIGNMENT FOR OPTICALLY SENSITIVE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS WITH OPTIMIZED LENS ALIGNMENT - Non-symmetrically located lenses are employed with semiconductor devices comprising optically active regions which are non-symmetrically located on a surface thereof The optical axes of the lenses are aligned with the centers of the optically active regions. Wafer-level assemblies of semiconductor devices and lenses may be fabricated, mutually secured with the non-symmetrically placed lenses aligned over the non-symmetrically placed optically active regions, and singulated to form packages, such as image sensor packages. Related methods, and systems incorporating devices with non-symmetrically placed optically active regions and aligned lenses are also disclosed. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046145 | Lower Perspective Camera for Review of Clothing Fit and Wearability and Uses Thereof - Methods of providing a rear perspective viewing for a consumer in a retail clothing store include: a) providing an image system; b) providing a receiver, wherein the image system collects an actual image of a person and transmits the image to the receiver, c) providing at least one monitor, wherein at least one of the at least one monitor is located at least 90 degrees from the image system and wherein the at least one monitor receives the actual image from the receiver; and d) providing a retail clothing space comprising the image system and the at least one monitor. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046146 | SURGICAL COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM - Systems and methods for communication during surgical or other procedures. A system can include a mounting piece adapted to be received on a user's head, and a beam projecting device coupled to the headpiece and configured for selectively directing attention to a particular object or location. A system that can transmit beam locations to a remote screen indicating anatomic locations, and can be used to control medical devices based on where the beam projecting device is directed on a video display. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046147 | MONITORING AN ENVIRONMENT - An environment is monitored by capturing image data depicting the environment and analysing the image data to identify moving foreground objects. Upon identifying an object, the movement of said object is tracked, and graphical output data is generated providing a representation of the movement superimposed upon a representation of said environment. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046148 | Method for Identifying Soiling On a Transparent Screen - Camera for identifying soiling on a protective screen. The camera is focused on a scene behind the protective screen and can be used to identify soiling and for other applications, e.g. to identify driving lanes and/or to identify objects. Soiling is identified merely by evaluating frames recorded in succession, artificial reference frames or reference objects are not required. A prerequisite for a successful measurement is that the relative speed v | 2009-02-19 |
20090046149 | Camera for Mounting in Motor Vehicle - Disclosed herein is a vehicle-mounted type of camera capable of being reduced in the space required for installation on the windshield of a vehicle. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046150 | Vehicle Camera System - Disclosed herein is a vehicle camera system adapted for easy position matching of an image sensor and a lens assembly, and capable of being reduced in assembling time. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046151 | Vehicle zone monitoring apparatus - A vehicle zone monitoring apparatus that detects physical bodies present in the vicinity of the vehicle from infrared images photographed by infrared cameras provided on the vehicle includes an object extracting device that extracts object images that emit infrared radiation from the infrared image and an artificial structure identifying device that identifies whether or not an object is an artificial structure by comparing an image of a search zone in proximity to the object extracted by the object extraction device, to a reference image of a pre-registered artificial structure which serves as an element that defines an artificial structure, and that identifies the object as an artificial structure if: within the search zone in proximity to the object, a section having a high correlation with the reference image exists; and a distance between the vehicle and the object is equal to a distance between the vehicle and the section having the high correlation with said reference image. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046152 | Optimizations for live event, real-time, 3D object tracking | 2009-02-19 |
20090046153 | HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL FOR CAMERA HANDOFF - An integrated method for modeling the handoff between cameras for tracking a specific individual, including: creating a representation of overlaps, gaps, and allowable movement among the fields of view of the cameras, wherein the representation is modeled as states in a Hidden Markov Model (HMM); training the HMM using video of people walking through the fields of view of the cameras; selecting a person to be tracked; and identifying the best camera area using the HMM. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046154 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A VIDEO SIGNAL GENERATOR - An exemplary method for testing a video signal generator is provided. The method includes: setting test parameters of the video signal generator to perform a function test; generating signals based on the test parameters through the video generator; controlling a standard measuring apparatus to receive the signals and to convert the signals into test values; determining whether the video signal generator passes the function test by comparing the test values with a standard working range of the video signal generators; and generating a test report based on the test values and the test parameters. A system for testing a video signal generator is also provided. By utilizing the present invention, errors can be reduced and test efficiency can be enhanced. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046155 | Method for Processing Film Images Extracted From a Film Recording Beam Path of a Moving Image Camera - A method for processing film images which are extracted from a recording beam path of a moving image camera and which are converted into digital assist signals by an optoelectronic transducer arranged in an assist beam path of the moving image camera is provided. Said assist beam path being interrupted periodically depending on the image recording frequency of the moving image camera, which digital assist signals are output to a processing unit with an image frequency matching the image recording frequency of the moving image camera or with an assist image frequency, to which processing unit recording, control and/or status signals of the moving image camera or of devices connected to the moving image camera are fed as metadata. The processing unit contains image conditioning functions and/or image analysis functions. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046156 | LENS BARREL, CAMERA, AND MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL - A lens barrel including a plurality of lens groups; a plurality of lens retaining frames; a telescopic cylinder retained by a fixed base member and configured to retain a portion of the plurality of lens retaining frames inside of the telescopic cylinder; and a lens retaining frames driving device configured to drive the plurality of lens retaining frames. A portion of the lens retaining frames driving device for driving the lens-retracting frame which is one of the lens retaining frames is formed to project backwardly in a direction of an optical axis from a rear end surface of the fixed base member for retaining the telescopic cylinder. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046157 | COMBINED WIDE-ANGLE/ZOOM CAMERA FOR LICENSE PLATE IDENTIFICATION - A system for recognizing and identifying at least one object of interest. The system includes a computer, a first camera, electrically coupled to the computer, the first camera having a wide-angle lens, and a second camera electrically coupled to the computer, the second camera operative to focus on coordinates supplied from the computer. The computer detects the at least one object of interest within a field of view of the first camera, and directs the second camera to focus on the at least one object of interest. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046158 | Image processing system, image capturing device, image processing terminal, image processing data storage terminal, program for the device, program for the terminal, data structure of image data, method of processing image, and method of generating image data - The invention provides an image processing system which is suitable to carry out image processing in excellent accuracy while removing influence due to characteristics depending on the type difference and which facilitates wide and flexible adaptation over image capturing devices. A digital camera includes an image pick-up sensor unit which receives images as data, a URL memory unit which stores a URL to indicate an acquisition site of image processing data, and a URL adding unit which adds the URL in the URL memory unit to the image data. The printer includes an RAW data read unit which reads out the image data, a URL acquisition unit which acquires the URL added to the image data, an image processing data acquisition unit which acquires the image processing data from the image processing data storage server based on the acquired URL, and an image data processing unit to process the image data based on the acquired image processing data. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046159 | PORTABLE DEVICE - A portable device that sends and receives data to and from one of a plurality of external devices is provided. The portable device has connecting members, a selecting member, and a communicating member. The connecting members send and receive data to and from said external devices. The selecting member selects one of said connecting members among those connected to some of said external devices. The communicating member sends and receives data to and from an external device using the selected connecting member. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046160 | CAMERA SHAKE CORRECTING DEVICE - Methods for realizing a video blur detecting function include methods of detecting a video blur by means of a sensor such as an angular velocity sensor and methods of detecting it by means of a sensor and motion prediction of moving picture encoding. Use of a sensor is disadvantageous in cost, mounting volume, and shock resistance, and it is difficult to mount the video blur detecting function in a device such as a portable telephone. When camera shake correction is detected by using only motion prediction of moving picture encoding, the average or median of the whole is used by using motion prediction of the whole encoding units constituting the frame, and therefore the accuracy of camera shake detection is low. According to the invention, a video device comprising a video signal acquiring section, a video signal encoding section, an intermediate information comparing section, a video blur value detecting section, and an encoding unit weighting determining section is provided. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046161 | Method and Apparatus for Initiating Subsequent Exposures Based On Determination Of Motion Blurring Artifacts - A digital image acquisition system includes a portable apparatus for capturing digital images and a digital processing component for detecting, analyzing, invoking subsequent image captures and informing the photographer regarding motion blur, and for reducing camera motion blur in an image captured by the apparatus. The digital processing component operates by comparing the image with at least one other image, for example a preview image, of nominally the same scene taken outside the exposure period of the main image. In one embodiment the digital processing component identifies at least one feature in a single preview image which is relatively less blurred than the corresponding feature in the main image, calculates a point spread function (PSF) in respect of such feature, and initiates a subsequent capture if determined that the motion blur exceeds a certain threshold. In another embodiment the digital processing determines the degree of blur by analyzing the motion blur in the captured image itself, and initiates a subsequent capture if determined that the motion blur exceeds a certain threshold. Such real time analysis may use the auto focusing mechanism to qualitatively determine the PSF. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046162 | COMMAND MODULE FOR CONTROLLING THE CAMERA - Disclosed herein is a camera system and camera controller having a modularized design. Camera control functions within the controller are distributed among a number of modules, each module performing a component task of controlling a camera. Individual modules can perform tasks such as generating clock signals, digitizing an analog video signal, and providing multiplexed digital video output. Modules communicate with each other over a common bus sufficient to carry the signals necessary to control the camera. The system implements a RAM-based digital sequencer that provides the capability of loading bit patterns into memory and using these patterns to generate waveforms for clocking a CCD. Clock and readout sequences can be composed in a high level language, compiled and uploaded into the controller. Adjustable clamp and sample signal delays used in digitizing an analog video signal provide the capability to optimize the performance of the system in a given application. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046163 | Volumetric imaging using "virtual" lenslets - A system constructs an image using virtual lenslets. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046164 | STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION FOR IMAGING OF STATIONARY AND NON-STATIONARY, FLUORESCENT AND NON-FLUORESCENT, OBJECTS - An object to be imaged is illuminated with a structured (e.g., sinusoidal) illumination at a plurality of phase shifts to allow lateral superresolution and axial sectioning in images. When an object is to be imaged in vitro or in another situation in which the phase shifts cannot be accurately determined a priori, the images are taken, and the phase shifts are estimated a posteriori from peaks in the Fourier transforms. The technique is extended to the imaging of fluorescent and non-fluorescent objects as well as stationary and non-stationary objects. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046165 | PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE - A face region, that is a region of a face of a person, is detected by a face detecting circuit from a subject of photographing that is expressed by image information acquired by a CCD area sensor. Then, an operation portion is operated at a time of switching a photographing mode between a face detection photographing mode and an ordinary photographing mode. Interlockingly with operation with respect to the operation portion, a CPU switches between shifting to a color tone correcting mode that carries out correction of color tone defects in a case in which the color tone defects arise in pupil regions that are regions of pupils of a person in the subject of photographing expressed by the photographed image information, and reverting from the color tone correcting mode. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046166 | Image processing apparatus, image processing program, image processing method, and electronic camera for correcting texture of image - An image processing apparatus includes a brightness fluctuation extraction section, a color difference fluctuation extraction section, a conversion section, and an addition section. The brightness extraction section extracts a local fluctuation component from brightness information (hereinafter, a brightness fluctuation) in the image data. The color difference fluctuation extraction section extracts a local fluctuation component from color difference information (hereinafter, a color difference fluctuation) in the image data. The conversion section weightedly adds the color difference fluctuation and the brightness fluctuation to generate a pseudo texture component. The addition section adds the generated texture component to the brightness information. In the above-described structure, the conversion section adjusts and changes a weighting ratio of the weighted addition so as to make ratios of noises of color components included in the texture component substantially equal. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046167 | CAMERA SYSTEM INCLUDING A CAMERA HEAD AND A CAMERA CONTROL UNIT - Disclosed herein is a camera system and camera controller having a modularized design. Camera control functions within the controller are distributed among a number of modules, each module performing a component task of controlling a camera. Individual modules can perform tasks such as generating clock signals, digitizing an analog video signal, and providing multiplexed digital video output. Modules communicate with each other over a common bus sufficient to carry the signals necessary to control the camera. The system implements a RAM-based digital sequencer that provides the capability of loading bit patterns into memory and using these patterns to generate waveforms for clocking a CCD. Clock and readout sequences can be composed in a high level language, compiled and uploaded into the controller. Adjustable clamp and sample signal delays used in digitizing an analog video signal provide the capability to optimize the performance of the system in a given application. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046168 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CORRELATED DOUBLE SAMPLING OF ANALOG VIDEO DATA FROM AN IMAGE PIXEL ARRAY - Disclosed herein is a camera system and camera controller having a modularized design. Camera control functions within the controller are distributed among a number of modules, each module performing a component task of controlling a camera. Individual modules can perform tasks such as generating clock signals, digitizing an analog video signal, and providing multiplexed digital video output. Modules communicate with each other over a common bus sufficient to carry the signals necessary to control the camera. The system implements a RAM-based digital sequencer that provides the capability of loading bit patterns into memory and using these patterns to generate waveforms for clocking a CCD. Clock and readout sequences can be composed in a high level language, compiled and uploaded into the controller. Adjustable clamp and sample signal delays used in digitizing an analog video signal provide the capability to optimize the performance of the system in a given application. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046169 | Image Selecting Apparatus, Camera, and Method of Selecting Image - An image selecting apparatus comprises an input unit | 2009-02-19 |
20090046170 | DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA NON-INTEGER-RATIO BAYER DOMAIN SCALER - An apparatus having a buffer and a circuit is disclosed. The buffer may be configured to receive a digital image. The digital image generally has (i) a Bayer color representation and (ii) two initial dimensions in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction respectively. The circuit may be configured to generate a resample image in a signal by down-sampling the digital image in the Bayer color representation such that (i) the resample image has two resample dimensions, (ii) at least one of the resample dimensions is smaller than a respective at least one of the initial dimensions and (iii) the respective at least one initial dimension is a non-integer multiple of the at least one resample dimension. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046171 | NON-LINEAR COLOR CORRECTION - A method for imaging includes defining a set of one or more color correction parameters having values that vary over a predefined color space. For each of the pixels in an input image, the location of the respective input color is determined in the color space, and a value of the one or more color correction parameters is selected responsively to the location. The respective input color is modified using the selected value so as to produce a corrected output color of the pixel in an output image. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046172 | Flare Monitoring - A computer assisted method identifies characteristics of a flare. A digital image of the flare is obtained, such as by a color digital video camera and a region of interest likely containing the flare is identified. Flare pixels within the region of interest are identified and color information is extracted from such flare pixels. The extracted color information is associated to characterizations of the flare, and an operator is provided an alert when such characterizations indicate an abnormal flare | 2009-02-19 |
20090046173 | IMAGE STORING-TRANSFERRING METHOD AND APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSOR - Disclosed herein is a method of storing or transferring an image along with an image-processing parameter for processing the image. When storing or transferring a second image for storage or transfer which has a second resolution for storage or transfer differing from a reference resolution, a reference image-processing parameter set according to a reference resolution image having the reference resolution is corrected based on a difference between the reference resolution and the second resolution, so that it becomes a second parameter corresponding to the second image. The second parameter obtained by the correction is stored or transferred along with the second image. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046174 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR - A solid state imaging device includes an imaging circuit | 2009-02-19 |
20090046175 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus capable of performing processes of recording and playing image data at a plurality of frame rates. The image processing apparatus includes a storage section, and a control section configured to, when performing the process of recording the image data at each of the frame rates, set information concerning a recording rate corresponding to the frame rate in a data area, in accordance with a predetermined file format, that is paired with stream data to be recorded, and store the information in the storage section. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046176 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - It is an object of the present invention to provide a video signal processing apparatus that can be reduced in production cost, and perform an electronic zooming function. In the video signal processing apparatus, a noise reduction of and a gain adjustment of the video signal from the imaging element | 2009-02-19 |
20090046177 | Method and apparatus for canceling fixed pattern noise in CMOS image sensor - An apparatus for canceling a fixed pattern noise in a CMOS image sensor includes a storage device, a fixed pattern noise operation circuit, and a fixed pattern noise canceling circuit. The storage device stores first reference fixed pattern noises operated in a vertical blank section of an (n−1)th frame. The fixed pattern noise operation circuit calculates second reference fixed pattern noises based on the first reference fixed pattern noises stored in the storage device and blank fixed pattern noises output in a vertical blank section of an n-th frame and outputs the second reference fixed pattern noises to the storage device to update the first reference fixed pattern noises to the second reference fixed pattern noises. The fixed pattern noise canceling circuit cancels active fixed pattern noises in combination signals based on the combination signals output in an active section of an (n+1)th frame and including the active fixed pattern noises and pixel signals and the second reference fixed pattern noises output from the storage device. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046178 | CORRECTION CIRCUIT, CORRECTION METHOD AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Aspects of an embodiment include providing a correction circuit that corrects image data in a piece of a frame, the correction circuit comprising: a weight processing unit which performs weighting on position data corresponding to a relative position in response to the relative position between a position of a pixel in the image data and a certain position in the frame; and a correction processing unit that corrects the image data based on a correction value corresponding to the weighted position data. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046179 | Image processing apparatus, image processing system and image processing method - An image processing apparatus, an image processing system and an image processing method can correct the distortion of an image at a low cost and can generate a high quality image in real time. An image processing apparatus is provided which is an image processing apparatus for correcting an original image having distortion. The apparatus includes a horizontal one-dimensional interpolating unit ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090046180 | Fixed-Pattern Noise Elimination Apparatus, Solid-State Image Sensing Apparatus, Electronic Appliance, and Fixed-Pattern Noise Elimination Program - A fixed-pattern noise elimination apparatus | 2009-02-19 |
20090046181 | Method and apparatus providing improved successive approximation analog-to-digital conversion for imagers - A method for performing successive approximation analog-to-digital conversions in an imaging device. Analog-to-digital converters connected to the columns of pixels in the imager are initially grouped. Depending on the column or group the analog-to-digital converter is associated with, a different respective portion of a digital code corresponding to the analog pixel signals input from the respective column undergoes conversion in a manner that substantially reduces capacitive loading within each analog-to-digital converter. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046182 | PIXEL ASPECT RATIO CORRECTION USING PANCHROMATIC PIXELS - A method for forming an enhanced digital full-color image having a first pixel aspect ratio includes capturing an image using an image sensor having panchromatic pixels and color pixels corresponding to at least two color photoresponses wherein color and panchromatic pixels each have a second pixel aspect ratio different from the first pixel aspect ratio, providing from the captured image a digital high-resolution panchromatic image and changing the aspect ratio of the panchromatic pixel values from the second pixel aspect ratio to the first pixel aspect ratio to produce a digital aspect corrected high-resolution panchromatic image, providing from the captured image a digital low-resolution color difference color filter array image, providing a digital aspect corrected high-resolution color difference image from the low-resolution color difference color filter array image, and using the aspect corrected high-resolution panchromatic image and an aspect corrected high-resolution color difference image to produce the enhanced digital full-color image. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046183 | Solid state imaging device and manufacturing method thereof - A plurality of sensor packages ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090046184 | IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor includes a base an image sensor chip, and a cooling element. The base includes an opening disposed in the base. The image sensor chip is connected electrically to the base and covers the opening. The cooling element is received in the opening and is connected thermally to the image sensor chip. Heat produced by the image sensor chip can be dissipated in time by the cooling elements in the image sensor. The cooling elements maintain the image sensor chip works under a temperature no more than the rated working temperature of the image sensor chip and therefore extend the life of the image sensor, and improve the image quality of the image sensor chip. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046185 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An image pickup apparatus includes: a solid-state image sensing device that includes a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including: a photoelectric conversion film; and a photoelectric conversion element that is formed in the semiconductor substrate below the photoelectric conversion film, are made up of at least three types of photoelectric conversion elements for detecting light in different wave ranges, of visible light, and absorbs light in a wave range different from the wave ranges detected in the at least three types of photoelectric conversion elements and generates a charge responsive to the absorbed light, the image pickup apparatus further including: a monochrome image data generation unit; a color image data generation unit; and a record image data generation unit. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046186 | Solid state image capturing device and electronic information device - A solid-state image capturing device having a two pixel sharing structure is provided. A reset section for resetting electric potential of the floating diffusion to a predetermined electric potential and a signal amplifying section for amplifying a signal in accordance with voltage of the floating diffusion to read out the signal are separately arranged. An active region of the reset section is configured to function as an active region of the floating diffusion. A wiring extending from the floating diffusion to a control electrode of the signal amplifying section is formed to be a first layer of a metal wiring having a layout of a straight line with a shortest length. Centers of the light receiving sections are oriented to centers of pixels and the centers of the pixels are arranged at regular optical intervals. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046187 | Solid-state imaging device - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array area having pixels including photoelectric transducers arranged as an array; signal lines wired for every pixel column in the pixel array area; and a plurality of noise reducers provided for the corresponding signal lines. Each of the noise reducers includes a first capacitor, one end of which is connected to the signal line; a first switch element, an input port of which is connected to the other end of the first capacitor; a second capacitor connected between an output port of the first switch element and a reference voltage; and a clamping element for clamping the voltage of a connecting node between the output port of the first switch element and the second capacitor to a predetermined voltage. The first capacitor is shared among the plurality of noise reducers. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046188 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, PIXEL-SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, ANALOG-SIGNAL TRANSFERRING DEVICE, AND ANALOG-SIGNAL TRANSFERRING METHOD - From a pixel array where imaging pixels are arranged, pixel signals of respective columns on a selected row are read in parallel in a horizontal blanking period of a horizontal period. The pixel signals of the respective columns are output to horizontal signal lines in an effective period of the horizontal period via charge integrating amps provided respectively for the columns, i.e., provided respectively for vertical signal lines, and are thereby transferred horizontally. In the charge integrating amps, it is possible to enter a standby state while holding the pixel signals by a holding voltage. Furthermore, in the charge integrating amps, a reference potential for precharging feedback capacitors for amps at the time of a reading operation is automatically controlled based on a black level. Furthermore, pixel signals from the respective charge integrating amps are horizontally transferred in parallel using a plurality of horizontal signal lines. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046189 | Method and apparatus providing shared pixel straight gate architecture - Methods and apparatuses using four-way-shared readout circuits to increase pixel fill factor. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046190 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A solid-state image pickup device includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and a pixel signal read-out circuit for reading out a pixel signal from the pixel array in units of a plurality of pixels. The pixel signal read-out circuit includes a plurality of comparators and a plurality of counters. The comparators are disposed to correspond to a column of the pixels, and compare a read-out signal potential and a reference voltage to generate a determination signal and output the determination signal. The counters are controlled by outputs of the comparators. Each of the counters is configured to count a comparison time of a corresponding comparator of the comparators. The counters have a different operation period for each one or a plurality of columns. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046191 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - The image pickup device includes a color separation prism, solid-state image sensors, a light shielding layer and a heat radiating layer. The color separation prism, made up of a plurality of prism members, separates light incident thereon through an image pickup lens into a plurality of color components. The plurality of solid-state image sensors are fixed to the plurality of prism members, respectively. The light shielding layer is placed so as to cover surfaces of the color separation prism. The heat radiating layer, formed from a high heat conductivity material, is placed on a surface of the light shielding layer so as to be kept from contact with each of the solid-state image sensors. Thus, in the image pickup device, temperature increases of the solid-state image sensors are suppressed while external-force loads applied to the solid-state image sensors are reduced, with a relatively simple structure. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046192 | AUTOMATED DIGITAL IMAGE RECORDING SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF DIGITIZING SLIDES - The present invention relates to an automated digital image recording system ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090046193 | Digital camera - A digital camera includes a signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit makes signal processing on the camera data read from a camera data area of an SDRAM to produce YUV data for record. A thin-out circuit makes a thin-out processing on the recording YUV data to produce YUV data for display. The display YUV data and the recording YUV data thus produced are written respectively to a display data area and a recording data area of the SDRAM and thereafter processed for display on a display and record to a flash memory. The access speed to SDRAM is 48 MHz and the processing speed of the signal processing circuit and thin-out circuit is 12 MHz. Consequently, the YUV data for display and YUV data for record is written concurrently with reading out of the camera data. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046194 | Piezoelectric Actuator Element for Micromovement - An actuator element comprises at least two actuator arms. Each of the at least two actuator arms is fixed to a first mount part at a first end of the actuator arm and to a second mount part at a second end of the actuator arm. The at least two actuator arms are configured to cause moving of the first mount part and the second mount part in respect of each other by application of an electric field to the at least two actuator arms. A lens element may comprise the actuator element and a lens mounted on the first mount part. An electronic device may comprise the actuator element or the lens element. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046195 | VARIBLE FOCUS LENS - A variable focus ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090046196 | USER-AIDED AUTO-FOCUS - Methods and systems for adjusting a video imaging system that includes an auto-focus mechanism wherein an input from a user of the video imaging system invokes an auto-focus procedure. Responsive to the input, the auto-focus mechanism is scanned over a range of focal distance from a first setting to a second setting indicated by the input. A sequence of images using the video imaging system is captured while scanning the auto-focus mechanism over the range. The images in the sequence are processed so as to compute a measure of focal quality with respect to each of the images. The measure of the focal quality is analyzed so as to select an optimal focal distance, and the auto-focus mechanism is set to the selected focal distance. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046197 | Imaging apparatus, method and program - An imaging apparatus that images an image with a solid-state imaging device includes an area defining section that defines an unnecessary image detection area, which may contain an unnecessary image, at a position along an outer edge of an imaged image obtained by the solid-state imaging device, a focus evaluation value calculating section that calculates a focus evaluation value, which indicates the focal degree, based on an image signal of the imaged image obtained through a gradually moved focus lens, an unnecessary image detection processing section that determines that the imaged image contains the unnecessary image if the focus evaluation value calculated based on an image signal in the unnecessary image detection area has a peak while the focus lens is moving, and a warning processing section that performs processing for warning a photographer of the fact that the unnecessary image is contained if it is determined. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046198 | LENS BARREL, CAMERA AND MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - At least one object of the present invention is to provide a lens barrel, including: a fixed frame ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090046199 | Image-capture apparatus and variable magnification lens - An image-capture apparatus includes a variable magnification lens, imaging means for converting an image taken by the variable magnification lens into an electrical image signal, and imaging control means. By referring to a conversion coordinate coefficient, the image control means moves a point on the image and outputs the new image signal. In the variable magnification lens, in order from the object side, a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group that has negative refractive power and performs a variable magnification action by shifting on an optical axis, a third lens group having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group that has negative refractive power and a fifth lens group having positive refractive power are arrayed. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046200 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE EXPANSION UNIT - The invention discloses an image capture device. The image capture device includes an image capture basic unit for capturing an image. The image capture basic unit includes a first power supply device for supplying an operating voltage and an expansion unit detachably coupled to the image capture basic unit. The expansion unit is utilized to provide a function of processing data to the image capture basic unit. The expansion unit further includes a second power supply device for supplying the operating voltage to the image capture basic unit. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046201 | HOLDING APPARATUS FOR A CAMERA LENS - An apparatus for maintaining registration of a lens assembly in a consistent position over a sensor by positioning the sensor adjacent a sensor mount instead of a housing encompassing the lens assembly and sensor. The apparatus comprises a lens assembly having at least one predetermined focal center, and a lens barrel for holding the lens assembly. A holder adjustably supports the lens barrel, the holder having a base and a cylinder, with the lens barrel adjustably mounted in the cylinder. The base of the holder is attached to a support, such as a circuit board, whereby the focal center of the lens assembly is held in a predetermined aligned position relative to the sensor. In an embodiment, wall surfaces defining an opening in the base of the holder firmly engage the sidewalls of a ceramic sensor mount. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046202 | DE-INTERLACE METHOD AND APPARATUS - A de-interlace method is performed by the following process. First, edge directions of pixels surrounding a target pixel to be interpolated in an interpolating line are received, and a search range selected from the edge directions of the surrounding pixels is determined by checking a consistency of the edge directions of the surrounding pixels. Sequentially, an edge direction of the target pixel is determined based on the search range, and a pixel value of the target pixel is generated based on the edge direction of the target pixel for interpolation. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046203 | VIDEO DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A DIGITAL VIDEO DATA STREAM - The invention relates to a video data processing apparatus and a method for generating a digital video data stream. The video data processing apparatus is equipped with an input for the input of at least digital video data (vi), a processing unit for the processing of at least the input video data (vi), an output for the output of the processed video data (vi) and a control interface for interrupt and/or status data (di, ds), the processing unit and/or a data insertion unit insert the interrupt and/or status data (di, ds) into the input digital video data (vi), and the output (O) generating, as digital output data stream (vo), the input video data (vi) having the interrupt and/or status data (di, ds) placed or incorporated thereinto. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046204 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A video processing apparatus includes: a communication unit which receives a video content and property information of the video content from an external supply source; a video processor which processes the video content; and a controller which controls the video processor to adjust a property of the video content based on the property information of the video content received through the communication unit. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046205 | Automatic Reduction of Video Display Device Power Consumption - One or more components of a video display device such as a television set can be powered down in response to a determination that a video input source has been paused. The video signal provided by the video input source can be analyzed to determine whether the video source is paused. When the video input source is no longer paused, the powered down components can be restored to fill power operation. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046206 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a hue signal and an actually measured saturation value are generated based on received first and second color signals and a saturation maximum value is generated based on a hue signal and received luminance signal. The first and second color signals are subjected to a correction process when the actually measured saturation value exceeds the saturation maximum value and the luminance signal and the first and second color signals that are subjected to the correction process are converted into R, G and B signals. | 2009-02-19 |
20090046207 | Multi-compatible low and high dynamic range and high bit-depth texture and video encoding system - A method of processing image data includes generating image data including luminance and chrominance data representing a selected object, separating the luminance and chrominance data, storing the separated luminance and chrominance data in corresponding separate spaces in memory, and separately compressing the stored luminance and chrominance data. | 2009-02-19 |