16th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160112531 | SCRIPTING DISTRIBUTED, PARALLEL PROGRAMS - Provided is a process having steps including obtaining a specification of a data analysis to be performed in parallel on a computing cluster; parsing the specification of the data analysis; determining which data is implicated in each portion of the data analysis to be assigned to a plurality of computing nodes of the computing cluster; determining that a portion of the implicated data is not already present in memory of at least some of the plurality of computing nodes of the computing cluster; distributing the portion of the implicated data according to an index that positions related values of the data on the same computing nodes of the computing cluster; determining which computing nodes of the computing cluster have data relevant to which rules in the data analysis and send relevant rules to the corresponding computing nodes; executing the rules on the computing nodes; and aggregating results of executing the rules. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112532 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN TO CONTROL IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - An MFP includes a processor following a user instruction to execute a browser and cause a display device to display a designated web page. In doing so, the processor obtains user information and stores it to a memory. The processor determines that the user information stored in the memory is deleted at a point of time at which the processor determines that the MFP presents a predefined state allowing the MFP to end displaying a web page or at a point of time at which the processor determines that a user operation is done that is predefined to cause the MFP to end displaying the web page. At the earlier one of these points of time, the processor deletes the user information stored in the memory. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112533 | Techniques for Use in Communications of Systems for Targeted Datacasting - A central server outside of a school network receives assignments from educator computing devices, where each assignment includes content for distribution to student computing devices and a schedule indicating when the assignment is active for distribution. A local server within the school network receives the assignments and stores the assignments in a local server datastore. The local server receives from a gateway within the school network a request for active assignments, identifies the active assignments, and returns a list of the active assignments to the gateway. The gateway determines whether the list of the active assignments contains any assignments unretrieved by the given gateway. If so, the gateway sends to the local server a request for the unretrieved assignments. The gateway receives the requested assignments from the local server and stores them in a gateway datastore. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112534 | HIERARCHICAL CACHING FOR ONLINE MEDIA - A method include receiving, at a first cache device, a request to send a first asset to a second device; determining whether the first asset is stored at the first cache device; when the determining whether the first asset is stored at the first cache device indicates that first asset is not stored at the first cache device, obtaining, at the first cache device, the first asset, performing a comparison operation based on an average inter-arrival time of the first asset with respect to the first cache device and a characteristic time of the first cache device, the characteristic time of the first cache device being an average period of time assets cached at the first cache device are cached before being evicted from the first cache device, and determining whether or not to cache the obtained first asset at the first cache device based on the comparison; and sending the obtained first asset to the second device. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112535 | METHOD FOR GENERATING GROUP OF CONTENT CACHE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT - A method for forming a content cache group is provided, including: searching for a master content cache of a content cache group; and when a response is received from the master content cache, transmitting a content list regarding content stored in a mobile content cache to the master content cache, and a method for providing content shared by a content cache group to a terminal. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112536 | API AND BUSINESS LANGUAGE SCHEMA DESIGN FRAMEWORK FOR MESSAGE EXCHANGES - A plurality of application servers hosts a plurality of business applications. A plurality of Application Program Interface (API) servers host a plurality of APIs to provide programmatic access to the plurality of business applications, each of the APIs configured to receive request messages compiled by a remote client application. An example method includes receiving a plurality of request messages generated by the remote client application, each request message requesting an activity to be performed by the targeted API, with respect to an associated application, and comprising at least one data component, and a request component including a reusable identified schema definition specific to the targeted API. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112537 | REMOTE ACCESS OF PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTED TO SERIAL BUS - A computing device includes a hardware network component, a hardware serial component, device drivers, a network driver, and a serial driver. The hardware network component connects the computing device to other computing devices. The hardware serial component connects the computing device to peripheral devices over a serial bus. Each device driver is for one of these peripheral devices or for a peripheral device connected to a serial bus of one of the other computing devices. The network driver is for the hardware network component, and the serial driver is for the hardware serial component. The serial, network, and device drivers interact to permit the computing device to communicate with the peripheral devices of the other computing devices over a network. The device drivers for the peripheral devices of the other computing devices are unaware that these peripheral devices are not connected to the serial bus of the computing device. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112538 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING DATABASE ACTIVITY - Methods and systems are provided for regulating access to a database by a server. One exemplary method involves the server receiving one or more requests for an activity with respect to the database and determining an attempted usage for the activity over a monitoring period by a source of the requests. When the attempted usage exceeds an allowed usage of the activity for the monitoring period, the server creates an entry in a cache that includes an identifier associated with the source of the one or more requests. Thereafter, the requested activity with respect to the database on behalf of the source may be prevented based on the entry in the cache. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112539 | SERVICES VERSIONING - Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112540 | System and Method for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure User Level Virtual Channel - Embodiments for provided for using virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) user level virtual channels (VCs) which allows client data prioritization within a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection to a client. An embodiment method includes establishing a communication module at a user level of operation of a server, and establishing a TCP connection between the server and a client device. Additionally, the server establishes, at the user level of operation, a plurality of VCs for a plurality of respective services provided to the client device. The communication module at the user level communicates with service modules running at the server for executing the services. The data of the VCs are arranged into a plurality of respective priority queues according to priority of the services. The communication module exchanges the data of the services in the VCs on the TCP connection with the client device according to the priority queues. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112541 | SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING WEB BROWSERS - System for synchronizing web browsers in the client/server circuit, in which the first application on one computer is connected through a communication link with a type of web browser application on the other computer, distinguished by that it contains web server ( | 2016-04-21 |
20160112542 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEM - A multiprocessor system used in a car, home, or office environment includes multiple processors that run different real-time applications. A dynamic configuration system runs on the multiple processors and includes a device manager, configuration manager, and data manager. The device manager automatically detects and adds new devices to the multiprocessor system, and the configuration manager automatically reconfigures which processors run the real-time applications. The data manager identifies the type of data generated by the new devices and identifies which devices in the multiprocessor system are able to process the data. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112543 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that can ensure content-related application programs can be reliably utilized. A client | 2016-04-21 |
20160112544 | Transparent Proxy Architecture for Multi-Path Data Connections - A method for implementing a transparent concurrent multiple-network communication which maintains end-to-end Internet protocol (IP) semantics and compatibility includes the steps of: providing a proxy architecture between a client device and a corresponding server device utilizing the multiple-network communication; intercepting, by the proxy architecture, communications between the client device and the server device to obtain information relating to an interaction between the client and server devices in a manner which is transparent to the client and server devices; and controlling the interaction between the client and server devices by the proxy architecture as a function of the obtained information relating to the interaction between the client and server devices. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112545 | TCP LINK CONFIGURATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a TCP link configuration method, apparatus, and device. The method includes: acquiring data information in a data packet transmitted on a target TCP link or transmission information generated in a process of transmitting the data packet; determining, according to the data information or the transmission information, a target network type of a network on which the target TCP link is located; searching a pre-established configuration library for a target TCP configuration file corresponding to the target network type; and configuring the target TCP link by using the searched target TCP configuration file. According to the method, the configured target TCP link is better adapted to a network on which the target TCP link is located; use of network bandwidth can be maximized; and TCP transmission efficiency can be improved. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112546 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MODIFYING DATA PACKETS USED IN IP TELEPHONY COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods performed by an IP telephony device or an element of an IP telephony system mask the data contained in data packets bearing the media of an IP telephony communication to prevent an Internet service provider from identifying the data packets as carrying the media of an IP telephony communication. The systems and methods can also modify the size of data packets and/or modify the data transfer rate of a stream of data packets bearing the media of an IP telephony communication to prevent an Internet service provider from identifying the stream of data packets as bearing the media of an IP telephony communication. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112547 | Frame formatting for communications within single user, multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications - Frame formatting for communications within single user, multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications. A signal is processed within a communication device using at least two respective downclocking ratios (e.g., a first downclocking ratio applied to a first portion of the signal such as a frame or packet extracted there from, a second downclocking ratio applied to a second portion of the signal). Alternatively, a signal is divided into more than two respective portions, and different respective downclocking ratios are applied to those different respective portions (e.g., a first downclocking ratio applied to a first portion of the signal, and so on up to an n-th downclocking ratio applied to an n-th portion of the signal). Some implementations apply a singular or common downclocking ratio to more than one portion of the signal (which may be contiguous/adjacent or non-contiguous/non-adjacent within the signal). | 2016-04-21 |
20160112548 | BUILDING, TRANSMITTING, AND RECEIVING FRAME STRUCTURES IN POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS - Methods for building, transmitting, and receiving frame structures in power line communications (PLC) are described. Various techniques described herein provide a preamble design using one or more symbols. One or more preamble symbols may be interspersed within a header portion of a PLC frame to facilitate estimation of a frame boundary and/or sampling frequency offset, for example, in the presence of impulsive noise. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112549 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF TRAFFIC MULTIPLEXING IN LINK AGGREGATION - Synchronization of traffic multiplexing in link aggregation is described. In an embodiment, a first link aggregator and a second link aggregator are associated with a plurality of links. The first link aggregator maintains an identifier for each link indicating at least a state of enabled or disabled. A synchronized clock is established between the first link aggregator and the second link aggregator. A particular link of the plurality of links is transitioned. Wherein, the transitioning is performed by the first link aggregator sending, to the second link aggregator, a first message identifying a particular time to transition the particular link. The first link aggregator receives, from the second link aggregator, a second message indicating that the particular time is acceptable. In response to a determination that the second message indicates that the particular time is acceptable and that the synchronized clock has reached the particular time, transitioning the link. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112550 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal, including: a main body in which a semicircle-shaped, cell chamber with an opened end is provided, wherein one inner side of the cell chamber is provided with a plurality of groups of electrode contacts, and the other inner side of the cell chamber is provided with a plurality of sliding tracks at locations corresponding to the plurality of groups of electrode contacts, respectively; and a semicircle-shaped cell having one side provided with a plurality of groups of electrodes configured to be engaged with the electrodes, and the other side provided with a plurality of positioning tracks configured to be engaged with the sliding tracks. The mobile terminal allows replacing a cell in a switched-on state without opening a back cover of the main body. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112551 | Metal-Frame Slot Antenna With Matching Circuit And Apparatus Thereof - Examples of a metal-frame slot antenna with one or more matching circuits and apparatus thereof are described. A slot antenna may include a metallic frame, which may include a primary sheet with plural peripheral sides surrounding the primary sheet. The metallic frame may also include at least one slot. Each slot of the at least one slot may extend along one or more peripheral sides of the plural peripheral sides of the metallic frame such that the plural peripheral sides of the metallic frame are continuous without an opening. The at least one slot may include a first slot which may be generally U-shaped or contiguous along at least three peripheral sides of the plural peripheral sides. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112552 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal includes a sub-device that is attached thereto or detached therefrom, to remotely control the operation and state of the terminal. The mobile terminal includes: a sub-device having an input/output unit and attached to or detached from the terminal; and a controller configured to receive a user input via a certain communication path from the sub-device when the sub-device is separated, and control elements and applications of the terminal according to the user input. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112553 | INPUT AND OUTPUT HALL STRUCTURE FOR SOUND DEVICE IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - An input/output hall structure for a sound device in a portable terminal includes a main hole and a plurality of sub-holes. The main hole is provided in a case frame forming the exterior of the portable terminal to be exposed to the exterior, and inputs/outputs sound. The plurality of sub-holes is branched from the main hole and communicates with the main hole. The sub-hole and a corresponding sound device communicate sound. The structure reduces the number of holes for inputting/outputting sound of a sound device and provides a more elegant appearance with improved function. A plurality of sound devices can input/output through the main hole and branched configuration of sub-holes. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112554 | MOBILE PHONE, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND VOICE OPERATION METHOD - A display, an proximity sensor, and the like are provided in a housing of a mobile phone. For example, when a user brings the mobile phone closer to his/her face with a lock screen being displayed as a predetermined screen, approach of the face may be detected, and a voice recognition function may be executed. In this state, when address data registered is specified and voice instructing calling is input, a telephone function may be specified as a function to be executed, and any address data may be selected from a recognition result. Calling processing may be executed based on a telephone number included in the address data. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112555 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CALL ANSWER AND MOBILE THERMINAL USING THE SAME - An apparatus for controlling answering a call includes a display unit configured to display an incoming call icon when receiving a call signal, the incoming call icon differing from a call answer icon and a call end icon of a normal incoming call screen, a touch screen configured, upon the display unit displaying the incoming call icon, to receive an input of a predetermined operation with respect to the incoming call icon from a user, and a control unit including a call-permission processing unit configured to compare the predetermined operation with a preset call permission operation set in advance with respect to the incoming call icon and to permit answering the call when the predetermined operation matches the preset call permission operation. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112556 | HANDS-FREE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method of controlling a hands-free system for a vehicle includes connecting with a cellular phone through local area communication. A call conversation state is entered when a hands-free function activates. A call termination command is received from a driver. A call termination message is transmitted to the connected cellular phone. When a success message is not received from the connected cellular phone in response to the call termination message, the call termination message is retransmitted by a preset number of times until the success message is received. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112557 | ENHANCED UNIFIED MESSAGING SYSTEM WITH A QUICK VIEW FACILITY - This invention provides an enhancement to messaging systems by providing a message notification feature which allows a user to manage only new messages for which a notification has not yet been cleared without having to access or download the entire set of messages. This management may be performed in single window that operates in conjunction with an application associated with the messaging system. The notification management permits manipulation of the message notifications without influencing the status of the messages themselves, while providing access to the data contained in these messages. This addresses the needs of those users who frequently check their incoming communications queues and need to determine very quickly which items need urgent attention and which ones can be deferred. The present invention further provides specific functionalities for handling a particular message when it does need urgent attention. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112558 | Terminal Docking Device - A device is provided for connecting a communications terminal. The device includes a male connector which is to be connected to a female connector of the communications terminal. Such a device includes a base to which the male connector is fixed, the base including at least one slide. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112559 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS - A mobile terminal apparatus includes: a microphone; a switch control unit, which switches between a normal mode, in which a voice uttered toward the microphone is transmitted to an intended party, and a mute mode, in which the voice is not transmitted to the intended party; and a proximity sensor, which detects whether a detection object is in proximity to the proximity sensor, wherein, while the mute mode is being executed, if the detection object is detected by the proximity sensor, the switch control unit switches to the normal mode. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112560 | IDENTIFYING RECYCLED TELEPHONE NUMBERS - An automated method begins by receiving a list of numbers that have been de-activated by a carrier. Periodically, and for each number, a request is made to identify a current carrier for the number. If the current carrier matches the carrier that provided the de-activation information, the mobile number is considered to be in a first state, i.e., shut off and returned to a pool of numbers that are available to this same carrier. Upon a determination that the number is in the first state, the provider issues a request to any opt-in database to delete any express consent or other similar data associated with the number. If, however, the number does not match the carrier of deactivation, the number is considered to be in a second state, i.e., likely to have been ported by the same user to a new carrier. This state is logged in an audit trail. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112561 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Efficiently Reducing Transcription Error During A Call - A computer-implemented system and method for efficiently reducing transcription error during a call is provided. A group of similar questionable utterances is monitored. Each questionable utterance is assigned a transcribed value and is selected from a different call. A sample of the similar questionable utterances is selected from the group and provided to a human transcriber. A further transcribed value for each of the similar questionable utterances in the sample is received from the human transcriber. The further transcribed values for the similar questionable utterances in the sample are compared. Each of the remaining similar questionable utterances in the group are provided to the human transcriber when the compared further transcribed values of the similar questionable utterances in the sample are different. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112562 | CALLER AUTHENTICATION - In order to authenticate a caller, a callee generates a code, such as, an alphanumeric code that is sent to a code manager via an electronic communication channel. The generated code is for authenticating a caller in a communication session to be made by the caller to the callee. The code manager stores the code in a memory. After the communication session has been initiated from the caller to the callee and then established, the code is sent to the callee so the callee can verify the caller is authentic. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112563 | Voice Information Processing Method, Apparatus, and System - A voice information processing method comprising sending, by a call center, a call request to a terminal, and establishing a voice session with the terminal or establishing a voice session by using the terminal with a voice mailbox system that provides a voice mailbox service for the terminal; when voice information sent by the terminal or the voice mailbox system is received, detecting whether the voice information is voice message information recorded by a user; and if it is detected that the voice information is the voice message information recorded by the user, adjusting, according to reference information when the voice message information includes the reference information used to call the user, a manner of calling the user. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112564 | System and Method for Indexing Automated Telephone Systems - A telephone subnet crawler is used to access automated telephone response systems and index the information, contents and structure contained therein. A database of the information, contents and structure of a plurality of automated telephone response systems is created by the telephone subnet crawler. A user interface provides callers with direct access to the information, contents and structure of the automated telephone response systems contained in the database. Where an automated telephone response system requires user input, the user interface calls the automated telephone response system and navigates to the node requiring user input, provides the user input and displays the results to the user. Where an automated telephone response system connects to an operator, the user interface calls the automated telephone response system, navigates to the node for an operator, and when an operator is detected, calls the user at a user provided callback number. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112565 | Agent Evaluation System - A method for determining evaluation information using audio data includes receiving a specification of an evaluation form, the evaluation form including a number of questions, each question having a number of possible answers. A user is received indicating that a first answer of the number of possible answers for a first question of the number of questions should be determined automatically from the audio data, the audio data including speech of a subject. A user input is received associating a first constraint of a plurality of constraints with the first answer. The audio data is processed to determine whether the audio data putatively satisfies the first constraint. The first answer is assigned as an answer to the first question if the audio data putatively satisfies the first constraint. The first answer is stored as the answer to the first question in the evaluation form. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112566 | RECORDING USER COMMUNICATIONS - A call handling platform receives a call placed by a caller, collects data points based on the caller's interaction with an interactive voice response module, and computes an experience score for the caller using the data points. The call handling platform compares the experience score to a predetermined first threshold that indicates a first level of caller satisfaction. The call handling platform determines whether an option is enabled for recording screen captures of a display screen coupled to a machine used by a human agent. Upon determining that the caller has a lower level of satisfaction than the first level of satisfaction, the call handling platform routes the call to a human agent. Based on determining that the option for recording screen captures is enabled, the call handling platform initiates recording of screen captures of a display screen coupled to a machine used by the human agent. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112567 | SPEECH ANALYTICS: CONVERSATION TIMING AND ADJUSTMENT - Agents of a contact center often encounter conversational delays when speaking with a customer. These delays may be introduced by transmission delays, which include the distance between the agent and the customer, and processing delays, such as those introduced by systems and processes within a contact center. By providing an agent with information based on the amount of the delay, the agent can be prompted to overtalk the customer by a target amount. As a result, the customer may experience a more natural conversation with the agent. Furthermore, if a customer prefers more or less of a delay, such as based on their cultural norms, the delay may be modified to account for those cultural norms and better accommodate the conversational preferences of a diverse customer base. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112568 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING AGENTS TO IMPROVE CALL ROUTING - A call managing computer system for managing at least one communication session in an enterprise is disclosed. The call managing computer system includes a monitoring module for monitoring context of the at least one communication session. The system further includes a strategy generation module for generating the at least one strategy based on the monitored context of the at least one communication session and one or more performance indicators. The system further includes a validation module for validating the at least one generated strategy. The system further includes an agent selection module for executing the at least one validated strategy to select at least one agent for the at least one communication session. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112569 | Utilizing Voice Biometrics - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for handling calls based on a voice biometric confidence score are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may receive a voice sample associated with a telephone call. Subsequently, the computing device may determine a voice biometric confidence score based on the voice sample. The computing device then may determine to route the telephone call to a certain endpoint based on the voice biometric confidence score. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112570 | Delivery Of Visual Voice Mail - Delivery of a text message and/or voice mail message may include identifying a recipient of the message, receiving a notification indicative of one of the subscriber's availability, the subscriber's presence and the subscriber's location, recording the message, selectively converting a voice mail message to a text message based on the notification, and delivering either the text message or the voice mail message to a device of the recipient based on the notification. The text message and/or voice mail message may be delivered via a map, wherein selection of a location on the map may retrieve the text message and/or voice mail message. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112571 | System and Method for Processing a Voice Mail - Described is a system and method for processing a voice mail. The method comprises receiving a voice mail, converting the voice mail into a text message using a predefined speech-to-text conversion algorithm and transmitting the text message to a wireless computing device. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112572 | CONFERENCE CALL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method of establishing a conference call includes extracting conference identification information from event data. The conference identification information including a set of candidate conference numbers, a set of candidate access codes, and a set of dialing format tokens. The conference identification information is classified into a plurality of tiers based on whether the set of candidate conference numbers includes a valid conference number, whether the set of candidate access codes includes a corresponding valid access code, and whether the set of dialing format tokens includes a corresponding valid dialing format token. The conference identification information is promoted to a first tier of the plurality of tiers from a second tier of the plurality of tiers by augmenting the conference identification information with supplemental information provided by a user. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112573 | IDENTIFIER TECHNIQUE FOR COMMUNICATION INTERCHANGE - A method and a communication interchange enhancement system for implementing an enhanced user interface for a communication interchange includes but is not limited to a method including to providing an identifier associated with a third-party participant related to the communication interchange; matching the identifier with the third-party participant in a database storing one or more lists of possible third-party participants; obtaining context data associated with the identifier regarding a group-type characteristic of the third-party participant for purposes of communication interchange with at least another participant; and enabling a user interface to display the group-type characteristic. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112574 | AUDIO CONFERENCING SYSTEM FOR OFFICE FURNITURE - An office furniture conferencing system includes a plurality of microphones attached to a table. Each microphone produces a respective audio signal. An electronic control module is attached to the table. The module includes a switching device having a plurality of inputs each receiving a respective one of the audio signals. The switching device selects and outputs one of the audio signals. A wireless transmitter is communicatively coupled to the switching device. The wireless transmitter wirelessly transmits an airborne signal dependent upon the selected audio signal. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112575 | Speaker Identification for Use in Multi-Media Conference Call System - Methods for operating a meeting coordinator to detect which participant is speaking during a teleconference meeting using a teleconferencing system, having corresponding mobile electronic devices and computer-readable media, comprise: accessing calendaring information concerning the teleconference meeting, the calendaring information including a time of the teleconference meeting, a meeting location, identities of meeting invitees, and contact information for the meeting invitees; automatically setting up the teleconference meeting using the calendaring information to enable the teleconferencing system to connect remotely-located meeting invitees; generating a roster of meeting participants comprising at least some of the meeting invitees; tracking a participation status for the meeting participants; and accessing prerecorded unique digital voice signatures for the meeting invitees. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112576 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MODIFYING DATA PACKETS USED IN IP TELEPHONY COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods performed by an IP telephony device or an element of an IP telephony system mask the data contained in data packets bearing the media of an IP telephony communication to prevent an Internet service provider from identifying the data packets as carrying the media of an IP telephony communication. The systems and methods can also modify the size of data packets and/or modify the data transfer rate of a stream of data packets bearing the media of an IP telephony communication to prevent an Internet service provider from identifying the stream of data packets as bearing the media of an IP telephony communication. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112577 | MANAGING NETWORK DATA TRANSFERS IN VIEW OF MULTIPLE DATA USAGE PLANS - Embodiments manage data transfers using a plurality of data usage plans available to a computing device. Each of the data usage plans has data usage statistics representing an amount of network data consumed under the data usage plan. For each data transfer request received from applications executing on the computing device, a service executing on the computing device or in a cloud defines a network data transfer configuration for performing the data transfer request. The network data transfer configuration is defined based on, for example, the data usage plans, the data usage statistics, and the data transfer request to reduce transfer costs and/or provide a particular quality of service (QoS). | 2016-04-21 |
20160112578 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC NETWORK SEARCH OF MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL - Disclosed are an automatic network search method for a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal, and relates to the field of mobile communication. The method includes: it is judged whether there is a subscribed operator to which a user identification card is associated or not in network operators at a roaming destination when the mobile terminal is in a roaming state; the search network is performed automatically according to a priority of a network mode supported by the user identification card and the network of the subscribed operator if there is the subscribed operator with which the user identification card is associated; and the search network is performed automatically according to the priority of the network mode supported by the user identification card if there is no subscribed operator with the user identification card is associated. By the disclosure, a network required by a user may be automatically found simply and rapidly, and the mobile terminal may automatically roam, so that user experiences are improved. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112579 | OPERATING SYSTEM SUPPORTING COST AWARE APPLICATIONS - A mobile computing device that supports cost-aware application components for operation over a metered network. A current basis for computing usage charges over one or more networks may be made available to the cost-aware application components through an application programming interface supported by an operating system service. That service may receive a policy for charging for data usage over a network and may also obtain information defining data usage for the mobile computing device. Based on this information, the service may determine a current basis for charging for data usage. With this information, the application component can determine a manner for executing network operations that involve data transmission over the network, such as deferring the operation or selecting an alternative network. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112580 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer to bear a black toner pattern formed with a black toner image under an increased exposure amount and an increased developing bias. A first optical sensor detects an amount of reflection light reflected by the black toner pattern on the image bearer. The first optical sensor includes a light-emitting element to emit light toward the black toner pattern on the image bearer and a light-receiving element to receive the reflection light reflected by the black toner pattern on the image bearer. A toner adhesion amount converter converts the amount of the reflection light detected by the first optical sensor into a toner adhesion amount of toner adhered to the image bearer and adjusts an image density according to the toner adhesion amount. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112581 | CALIBRATION SYSTEM, CALIBRATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR COORDINATING COLOR VALUE OF OUTPUT COLOR OF ONE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH COLOR VALUE OF OUTPUT COLOR OF ANOTHER IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A calibration system includes a photographing device, a first image forming apparatus, a second image forming apparatus, and a tone-characteristics correcting circuit. The first image forming apparatus prints a first chart including patches in a plurality of colors. The second image forming apparatus prints a second chart corresponding to the first chart. The tone-characteristics correcting circuit corrects tone characteristics of the first image forming apparatus. The tone-characteristics correcting circuit corrects the tone characteristics of the first image forming apparatus to tone characteristics of the second image forming apparatus based on a difference in color value of patches between the first chart and the second chart in a both-side print chart image generated such that the first chart and the second chart are simultaneously photographed by the photographing device. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112582 | IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIATION DETECTOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging system captures an image by detecting, by a sensor, radiation from a radiation generating apparatus, and transmits image data of the image captured by the sensor to a controller. The controller includes a control unit configured to control whether to permit the use of the sensor, based on whether the sensor already holds the captured image data at the time of connection of the sensor. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112583 | Image Forming Apparatus That Achieves Pull Print without Using Server Computer, and Image Forming System and Recording Medium - An image forming apparatus includes a print device, a communication device, a print executing circuit, a job managing circuit, and an another-apparatus transmitting circuit. The print device executes print on a recording medium. The communication device performs communications. The print executing circuit causes the print device to perform a print job addressing a first port number received by the communication device. The job managing circuit manages a print job addressing a second port number received by the communication device. The second port number is different from the first port number. The another-apparatus transmitting circuit transmits the print job managed by the job managing circuit to another image forming apparatus upon request from the other image forming apparatus via the communication device. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112584 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CLOUD PRINTING SERVICE - Provided is an image forming system operable to provide a cloud printing service, the image forming system comprising: a transmitting device operable to transmit content by designating a target phone number; a cloud printing server operable to receive the target phone number and the content from the transmitting device; a receiving device assigned with the target phone number and operable to receive an upload notification of the content with respect to the target phone number from the cloud printing server; and an image forming device operable to print the content by receiving the content from the cloud printing server, wherein the cloud printing server transmits the content to the image forming device registered in the target phone number when the cloud printing service is requested for the content to the target phone number. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112585 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CLOUD PRINTING SERVICE - Provided is an image forming system operable to provide a cloud printing service, the image forming system comprising: a transmitting device operable to transmit content by designating a target phone number; a cloud printing server operable to receive the target phone number and the content from the transmitting device; a receiving device assigned with the target phone number and operable to receive an upload notification of the content with respect to the target phone number from the cloud printing server; and an image forming device operable to print the content by receiving the content from the cloud printing server, wherein the cloud printing server transmits the content to the image forming device registered in the target phone number when the cloud printing service is requested for the content to the target phone number. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112586 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MOVING IMAGE AND PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LAYOUT, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF - A camera designates a moving image as a print target, specifies a material image to be printed based on composition information which is associated with the moving image of the print target and which includes information for specifying a plurality of original images used for generating the moving image, and transmits the material image and the composition information to a server PC to instruct the server PC to perform printing. The server PC determines layout of a page of a printed matter to be obtained as a result of printing according to the composition information and generates print data by arranging the material image based on the layout of the page. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112587 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A communication apparatus includes a conversion unit configured to convert data, an estimation unit configured to estimate a size after conversion of the data by the conversion unit before the conversion unit converts the data, and a notification unit configured to notify another communication apparatus of the size estimated by the estimation unit. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112588 | MAINTENANCE NECESSITY ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Provided is a maintenance necessity estimation apparatus including a storage unit that stores in advance an estimation model and estimates first necessity information indicating a degree of necessity of a maintenance work with respect to the drive member in accordance with the output information, an acquisition section that acquires a second transit time and second feature information of an image processing apparatus which is an estimation target of second necessity information, and an estimation section that estimates necessity information of the image processing apparatus which is the estimation target using, as input information, a value corresponding to the second transit time and the second feature information acquired by the acquisition unit, using the estimation model stored in the storage unit. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112589 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH MENU DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes an input unit that receives a selection of a menu item from a plurality of menu items. A display control unit displays setting information corresponding to the selected menu item on a display unit. An image forming control unit performs image forming and processing according to the setting information when a predetermined condition is satisfied after the setting information is displayed on the display unit. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112590 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SETTING VARIOUS PROCESSES USING OPERATION SCREEN, PORTABLE TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus that is capable of reducing a user's burden about setting of setting information while maintaining a desired security level about the setting information. An operation screen displays information. A holding unit holds setting information about a job when a user logs out from the image processing apparatus during execution of the job. A display control unit displays the setting information held by the holding unit on the operation screen when the user who logged out from the image processing apparatus during execution of the job logs in to the image processing apparatus again, and to restrict the displaying on the operation screen when a user other than the user who logged out from the image processing apparatus logs in to the image processing apparatus. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112591 | FORMATTER CAGE - A formatter cage is disclosed. The formatter cage includes a three point mounting system for expansion modules. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112592 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion that forms an image on a recording medium and a controller that switches an operation state of the image forming portion between a first power mode in which the image forming portion operates normally and a second power mode in which the image forming portion operates with lower power consumption than when the image forming portion operates in the first power mode. The controller changes, depending on a type of a control performed by a user on the apparatus, a transition period after which the operation state is switched from the first power mode to the second power mode. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112593 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet based on image data, a control unit configured to control driving of the image forming unit, and a power supply unit configured to, if a factor for shifting from a power saving state to a standby state is detected, supply power to the image forming unit and the control unit. If a first type of factor is detected as the factor in the power saving state, the power supply unit supplies power to the control unit and the image forming unit, and the control unit restricts the driving of the image forming unit. If an instruction to perform a function of forming an image on a sheet is accepted, the control unit cancels restriction of the driving of the image forming unit. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112594 | NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PRINTER DRIVER, AND PRINTING METHOD - Provided is a non-transitory storage medium storing a printer driver and a printing method, which enable to improve print quality even if an original is extremely reduced for printing. A computer, which executes the printer driver to be used by application software for generating a print script to be printed by an MFP from the original in accordance with ability of the MFP, obtains a scale factor on the basis of a size of a recording medium to be printed by the MFP and a size of the original (S | 2016-04-21 |
20160112595 | Image Sensing Device - An image sensing device includes N red light sensing units, N green light sensing units, N blue light sensing units and a control circuit. The control circuit accumulates an exposure capacity Q | 2016-04-21 |
20160112596 | Transporting Apparatus And Printing Apparatus Including The Same - Transporting apparatus includes a transporting section configured to transport continuous-form paper, an imaging apparatus including a light applying section for emitting light toward the continuous-form paper, and an imaging element for taking images of continuous-form paper based on the light from the light applying section, a transportation amount computing section configured to compute the transportation amount of the continuous-form paper based on the images of the continuous-form paper, and a transporting control section configured to control the transporting section based on the transportation amount. The imaging element includes a valid pixel area including a plurality of pixels where electric charge can be accumulated in accordance with the light reflected on the continuous-form paper, and a shading area including a plurality of pixels where the reflected light can be shaded. The light applying section emits light within a duration of reading a pixel signal of the shading area. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112597 | BIASED DOCUMENT BACKING - A document backing extending in a plane is resiliently biased in a direction substantially parallel to the plane. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112598 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING DIGITAL IMAGES - A method and apparatus for acquiring a corrected digital image of an object includes a digital camera operable to capture a plurality of color component images, an imager body and a support arm. The support arm is coupled to the imager body and adapted to support the digital camera. An image processor is provided to produce corrected color component images and an image combiner is provided to combine the corrected color component images to form the corrected digital image. The camera is moveable to more than one position to enable to formation of three-dimensional images or images with increased depth of focus. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112599 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The size of an image file is not influenced even if location information is added or deleted after storing the image file. To achieve this, when an image is stored on a storage medium, whether GPS measurement was successful is determined. If measurement was successful, information indicating the existence of location information is stored in a first area as attribute information compliant with the image file format, the acquired location information is stored in a second area as attribute information, and the image is stored in a predetermined format. If not, information indicating the existence of location information is stored in the first area, predetermined information is stored in the second area, a reserved area having a pre-set size is allocated in a continuous area that follows the second area, and the captured image is stored. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112600 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A region separating section performs region separation to separate image data targeted for security printing into a text region only containing text characters and picture regions other than the text region. A masking region selection receiving section receives a user selection of a picture region to be masked. A masking region replacing section replaces each selected picture region with a blank region to generate masked image data. A print control section prints a masked print based on the masked image data. For restoration printing on the masked print, a picture region restoration receiving section prompts a user to place the masked print on a manual feed tray and receives, for each blank region in the masked image data, a designation of a picture region corresponding to the blank region. The print control section performs printing on the masked print to print each designated picture region on the corresponding blank region. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112601 | Component and Watermark Formed by Additive Manufacturing - A method of forming a three-dimensional article includes sequentially forming a plurality of first two-dimensional layers and a second two-dimensional layer. The second two-dimensional layer includes a second outer edge and a second inner area within the boundary defined by the second outer edge. The second inner area includes uniform physical characteristic and a watermark area within the second inner area having a physical characteristic different from that of the second inner area. An article includes a body with an inner area having a physical characteristic. A watermark is within the inner area and has a physical characteristic different from the physical characteristic of the inner area. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112602 | ABNORMAL NOISE OPERATION CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ABNORMAL NOISE OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An abnormal noise operation control device includes an abnormal noise storage device to store an abnormal noise at the time of a fault of an apparatus in advance, an operation noise acquisition device to acquire an operation noise of the apparatus, an audible sound determination device to determine whether or not the operation noise acquired is audible sound, discomfort noise determination device to determine whether or not the audible sound is a discomfort noise, a fault determination device to determine whether or not the operation noise is abnormal by comparing the operation noise with the abnormal noise, an abnormal noise cause determination device to identify a part causing the operation noise determined as at least one of the discomfort noise and the abnormal noise, and an abnormal noise countermeasures device to restrict operations that use the part and allow operations that do not use the part. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112603 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGULARIZING AN INK MODEL FOR A COLOR DEVICE - A method including the steps of selecting an n-ink model for a color device, for transferring a set of colorant values in colorant space to a set of color values in color space; selecting a printer characteristic of the n-ink model, wherein the printer characteristic indicates the regularity of the n-ink model; evaluating, for the n-ink model, a set of one or more values and/or ranges for the printer characteristic, thus determining the regularity of the n-ink model; and modifying the n-ink model such that the modified n-ink model is regular, if, based on the evaluation, the n-ink model was not regular. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112604 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING A SPOT COLOR DATABASE - A method for calculating spectral data records for spot colors includes the steps of generating or selecting spectral characterization data of a printing process; selecting colorimetrically defined spot colors from a color table; calculating the spectrum of the spot colors based on the spectral characterization data on a white printing substrate and on a black printing substrate; calculating the spectrum of the halftone spot colors from the spectra of the spot colors on a white substrate and on a black substrate; adapting the spectra of the spot colors to a defined white printing substrate; adapting the spectra of the spot colors to the predetermined values from the color table; adapting the spectra of the spot colors to a defined black printing substrate; and adapting the spectral dot gains to a defined standard. The calculated spectral data record are used for color control in a printing press. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112605 | COLOR CONVERTER, COLOR CONVERSION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A color converter includes a printing color value determining unit and a determination color value calculating unit. The determination color value calculating unit calculates a determination color value in such a way that a positional relationship of a input color value relative to a input peak value, a white color value showing a color value of white, and a black color value showing a color value of black is equal to a positional relationship of the determination color value relative to the determination peak value, the white color value, and the black color value. The printing color value determining unit determines, as a printing color value, the representative color value closest to the determination color value calculated by the determination color value calculating unit in the Voronoi diagram. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112606 | PRINTER CARTRIDGE AND MEMORY DEVICE CONTAINING A COMPRESSED COLOR TABLE - A printer cartridge includes a memory device and at least one compressed color table stored on the memory device. A compressed color table includes a losslessly compressed neutral axis, a number of nodes that correspond to seed color table nodes and a number of delta nodes that correspond to a number of delta tables. The number of delta tables indicate differences between interpolated color table nodes and corresponding actual color table nodes. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112607 | Camera Module for Use in Automobile - Embodiments provide a camera module including a lens unit, a first board formed with an electromagnetic circuit, a second board spaced apart from the first board, the second board including a terminal for external electrical connection and being formed with an electromagnetic circuit, a first support member having one side coupled to the first board and the other side coming into contact with one surface of the second board, so as to maintain a constant distance between the first board and the second board, and an electromagnetic-field shield configured to receive the first board and the second board therein, the electromagnetic-field shield serving to inhibit outward leakage of an electromagnetic-field formed in each board. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112608 | ARRANGEMENT FOR A MONITORING CAMERA DEVICE - An arrangement for a monitoring camera device having a camera head being movable within a movement range (MR | 2016-04-21 |
20160112609 | MONITORING APPARATUS - A monitoring apparatus includes a main body, a mounting plate, and a fixing plate. The mounting plate is connected to the main body and has a first bending rib structure protrusively formed thereon. The fixing plate is fixed to a mounting target and is disposed opposite to the mounting plate. The fixing plate has a first opening structure formed thereon corresponding to the first bending rib structure and a second bending rib structure laterally extending from the first opening structure. When the mounting plate is connected to the fixing plate to make the first bending rib structure pass through the first opening structure, the first bending rib structure rotates with rotation of the mounting plate relative to the fixing plate to be engaged with the second bending rib structure, so as to fix the mounting plate to the fixing plate. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112610 | IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING BENDING OPTICAL ELEMENT - A bending imaging apparatus provided with an imaging optical system, a bending optical element, an image sensor positioned on a post-bending optical axis of the bending optical element, and a housing, includes an inclination adjusting body having a mounting plate portion, onto which the image sensor is mounted, and an inclination-adjusting bent plate portion extending toward an underside of the bending optical element from the mounting plate portion; a swing pivot portion formed between the inclination-adjusting bent plate portion and the housing to pivotally support the inclination adjusting body; and an inclination adjusting portion positioned between the inclination-adjusting bent plate portion and the housing to overlap the bending optical element with respect to the post-bending optical axis direction and swings the inclination adjusting body about the swing pivot portion to adjust an inclination of the inclination adjusting body. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112611 | Miniature High Definition Camera for Visible, Infrared, and Low Light Applications - A miniature high definition camera system which converts parallel data to serial data at the camera and then back to parallel data at a remote digital video recorder to avoid signal attenuation issues known to occur with parallel data transmitted across data cables. The camera system features video sensors to permit recording in visible, infrared, and ultraviolet wavelengths as well as in low light for night vision. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112612 | CONTROLLING FOCUS LENS ASSEMBLY - A method for positioning a focus lens assembly, the focus lens assembly being movable along an optical axis relative to an image sensor, comprises: moving the focus lens assembly against a mechanical stop; and moving the focus lens assembly from the mechanical stop to a frame focus position for exposure of a frame. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112613 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes a lens, an image sensor, an optical filter, and a driving device. The lens focuses light beams from at least one subject to form an optical image, and the image sensor receives the optical image and converts the optical image into at least one electric signal. The optical filter includes a first plate and a second plate, the first plate is disposed between the lens and the image sensor, and the second plate is disposed between the first plate and the image sensor. The driving device moves the second plate. The second plate has substantially the same index of refraction as the first plate, and a thickness of the second plate is continuously decreased or increased across the second plate. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112614 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device, a method for manufacturing the same, and an electronic apparatus capable of improving sensitivity while suppressing degradation of color mixture. The solid-state imaging device includes an anti-reflection portion having a moth-eye structure provided on a boundary surface on a light-receiving surface side of a photoelectric conversion region of each pixel arranged two-dimensionally, and an inter-pixel light-blocking portion provided below the boundary surface of the anti-reflection portion to block incident light. In addition, the photoelectric conversion region is a semiconductor region, and the inter-pixel light-blocking portion has a trench structure obtained by digging the semiconductor region in a depth direction at a pixel boundary. The techniques according to the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a solid-state imaging device of a rear surface irradiation type. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112615 | APPARATUS AND PROCESSES FOR A MOBILE DEVICE CASE WITH FRONT FACING ILLUMINATION - A mobile device case containing one or more light bulbs is provided for use in providing illumination. More specifically, the invention relates to a mobile device case that contains, retractable light emitting diodes (LED lights) useful for the purpose of illumination for taking still image photography and/or motion pictures. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112616 | Hair Consultation Tool Arrangement and Method - The invention relates to a hair consultation tool arrangement comprising a digital video camera adapted for continuously taking pictures at least of the model's head and hair, wherein this tool arrangement may comprise a processing unit having a camera interface for collecting pictures recorded by the digital video camera, a processor with an image processing software tool implemented for processing the collected pictures, a display interface for sending the processed pictures to a display device and a display device for presenting the pictures. The invention further relates to a respective method for rendering a hair consultation. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112617 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING CAMERAS - A method for switching cameras is disclosed. The method for switching cameras is used in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a first camera disposed at a first surface of the electronic device and a second camera disposed at a second surface of the electronic device different from the first surface. The method for switching cameras includes the following steps. Whether the first camera is covered is sensed when the first camera captures. When the first camera is covered, the first camera is disabled and the second camera is used to photograph. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112618 | IMAGE SHAKE CORRECTING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, LENS BARREL, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An angular velocity sensor detects a shake of an image pickup apparatus and a signal divide unit divides a shake detection signal to output it to each of a first drive amount calculating unit and a second drive amount calculating unit. A first drive amount and a second drive amount are calculated based on the divided shake detection signal to drive each of a first correction lens and a second correction lens. An aberration determination unit changes a limiter used in a drive amount limiting unit based on the first drive amount and the second drive amount so as not to increase the eccentric aberration of an imaging optical system generated by the movement of the two correction lenses. The drive amount limiting unit limits the drive amount based on the limiter set according to the result of the determination for the aberration to correct the image shake while suppressing the eccentric aberration. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112619 | VIBRATION ATTENUATING CAMERA MOUNT - A high definition video camera mounting system includes the camera fastened to a camera mount assembly via a central mounting post. The mounting assembly includes a first vibration dampening gasket, a second vibration dampening gasket, a mounting plate sandwiched between the first and second gaskets, and a backing plate disposed behind one of the gaskets. The mounting system allows a camera to capture HD video while mounted to a vehicle or aircraft without experiencing an unacceptable amount of wobble distortion effect. The mounting system can be fastened to an adjustable angle block. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112620 | EXPOSURE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An exposure control apparatus comprises an acquisition unit including a plurality of pixels that are arranged two-dimensionally, and configured to acquire image data, a compression unit configured to compress the image data and generate compressed data, a calculation unit configured to calculate a first photometric value based on the compressed data, a conversion unit configured to convert the first photometric value into a second photometric value corresponding to the image data before the compression; and an exposure control unit configured to perform exposure control based on the second photometric value. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112621 | LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE AND LIGHTING CONTROL METHOD - A lighting control device includes: a luminance acquirer that acquires a luminance measured value of a fixed point of an object when the object is viewed from a predetermined viewpoint; and a lighting adjuster that individually controls a plurality of light sources irradiating the object from different directions based on the luminance measured value, and adjusts lighting on the object such that the luminance of the fixed point comes close to a predetermined setting value. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112622 | APPARATUS FOR ILLUMINATING A SCENE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for illuminating a scene to be captured includes an illumination source configured to illuminate the scene; an adaptive optical element configured to be controlled to change an illumination in the scene by the illumination source; and a controller configured to determine an illumination pattern corresponding to the scene, and configured to control the adaptive optical element to change the illumination in the scene by the illumination source based on the determined illumination pattern. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112623 | CAMERA CONTROLLER WITH CONTEXT-SENSITIVE INTERFACE - A handheld device is communicatively coupled with a camera. The handheld device includes a mounting feature connecting the camera, or housing thereof, to the handheld device. Specifically, the mounting feature includes inner locking portions to engage with the camera, or housing. The handheld device further includes a handle housing to secure at least a rotating membrane and a communication subsystem. The rotating membrane includes multiple switches. The handheld device receives a selection of a switch from a user of the handheld device. The handheld device conducts a lookup in a lookup table for a setting mapped to the selected switch. The communication subsystem transmits a command to the camera, the command including the setting. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112624 | Camera System for Vehicles - The invention relates to a camera system ( | 2016-04-21 |
20160112625 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is an image processing apparatus, including: a refocused-image generating unit configured to generate a refocused image having a focus position changed by using image data including information indicating a direction and an intensity of a light beam entered from an object; and a depth-of-field setting unit configured to set a depth of field of the refocused image to be used for reproduction of a moving image based on a type of reproduction mode for the moving image. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112626 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup device includes a pixel unit which generates pixel signals for image and pixel signals for focus detection, a first memory unit which stores the pixel signals for image, a second memory unit which stores the pixel signals for focus detection, a pixel signal synthesizing unit which synthesizes the pixel signals for image from a plurality of pixel signals, and an image signal outputting unit which outputs the pixel signals for image synthesized by the pixel signal synthesizing unit and the pixel signals for focus detection stored in the second memory. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112627 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGING DEVICE - An information processing system configured to perform predetermined processing based on out-of-focus information corresponding to a first area of an image, the out-of-focus information corresponding to a difference in focus between the first area of the image and a second area of the image that is different from the first area of the image. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112628 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SPECIFYING AND AIMING CAMERAS AT SHELVES - An apparatus including a display screen displaying input fields for accepting user-input a list of input parameters that includes a height of the camera, a distance from the camera to the shelf, at least one of a width-span and a height-span. The apparatus also includes a memory to store a required minimum pixel-resolution of a selected label and to store a list of camera types, and includes a microprocessor configured to determine at least an elevation angle from the list of input parameters. The display screen can also be configured for displaying at least one camera type selected from the list of camera types based a selection criterion that depends upon at least some of said output parameters. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112629 | METHOD FOR MANAGING SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM WITH AID OF PANORAMIC MAP, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - A method for managing a surveillance system includes at least one camera equipped with capability of capturing direction adjustment, such as a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera. The method includes the steps of: outputting a panoramic map to a display module of the surveillance system for being displayed on the display module; according to at least one user input of a user of the surveillance system, labeling a target patrol route of the surveillance system on the panoramic map correspondingly for the user to confirm the target patrol route; and applying at least one configuration corresponding to the target patrol route to the camera to cause capturing direction adjustment operations of the camera to correspond to the target patrol route. The panoramic map may include at least one multi-directional combination picture corresponding to the camera. | 2016-04-21 |
20160112630 | CAMERA CAPTURE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPLICATIONS - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for camera capture recommendation. For example, an application may operate to capture an image using a capture device (e.g., a user may use a camera of a smart phone to capture a vacation photo for sharing through a social network app). Camera parameters of the capture device and/or a preview data stream (e.g., pixel data depicting a beach “seen” by the camera in real-time) may be used to generate a camera capture recommendation (e.g., a recommendation to use a haze removal module, a high dynamic range module, a focus bracketing module, etc.). The camera capture recommendation is provided to the application. In this way, the application may selectively use, override, supplement (e.g., use an application supplied module), or modify the camera capture recommendation for application to the capture device to obtain an output image. | 2016-04-21 |