23rd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 77 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160165027 | MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention provides a mobile terminal comprising: a terminal body having a display part on the front side thereof; and a back input part exposed to the back side of the body and having a first button part for receiving a push input of a first function, wherein the first button part comprises: an exposed part having a colored layer and exposed to the outside; a knob part formed on the back side thereof so as to fix the exposed part; and a body part covering the knob part and formed to be integrated with the exposed part. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165028 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND QUICK DIALING METHOD - A quick dialing method executable on a communication device includes detecting an action by a user on a touch screen of the communication device; dialing a selected quick contact when the detected action is a preselected triggering action. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165029 | PROVIDING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATION ACCOUNTS OF A USER OF A MOBILE TERMINAL - An information provision method and apparatus of a mobile terminal is provided for managing and providing information items associated with a plurality of communication accounts of a user in an integrated manner. An information provision method for a mobile terminal includes configuring a plurality of identity informations associated with communications of a specific contact item; detecting an input for selecting an integrated contact management menu; and displaying the identity informations or communication informations associated with individual identity informations in an integrated manner. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165030 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NUMBER DISPLAY BASED ON MOBILE TERMINAL, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - The disclosure provides a method and device for number display based on the mobile terminal and a mobile terminal. The method includes: an International Mobile Subscriber Identity, IMSI, automatic match function is enabled according to a user selection, IMSI information in a Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, card is read, the IMSI information is parsed to acquire Mobile Country Code, MCC, information; an MCC number format list is matched according to the MCC information to acquire and store a corresponding number display format; and when a user opens a dialling interface to input a number, the number is displayed according to the corresponding number display format. The disclosure solves the problem of not being adapted to a display style of the mobile terminal, and has the beneficial effects that an accustomed phone number display style of a corresponding country is automatically matched according to a phone number input by a user and the phone number is displayed according to the number display style, thereby enhancing system performance and improving user experience. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165031 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING IN-VEHICLE SPEAKERS - Embodiments are disclosed for an in-vehicle computing system for selectively adjusting audio settings for speakers in a vehicle. In some embodiments, an in-vehicle computing system for a vehicle includes a processor, an external device interface communicatively coupleable to a mobile device, and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to receive an indication of an incoming call directed toward the mobile device. The instructions are further executable to determine location information for the mobile device, correlate the mobile device with a selected speaker of the vehicle, the selected speaker being associated with the location information for the mobile device, and adjust, via the in-vehicle computing system, at least one audio setting for the selected speaker. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165032 | Softphone User Interface System and Method - A softphone feature interface method, system, and apparatus are provided for operating a mobile communication device as a softphone to place Internet phone calls by displaying a home user interface on a touch screen with a unified view having a display interface area and a keyboard interface area, and then displaying a second user interface on the touch screen for displaying user call information in response to receiving touch input on the home user interface of the touch screen to display a list of contacts that match a contact result search entered on the search keypad or to display a contacts user interface or voicemail user interface in response to detecting a slide operation on the home user interface or to display one or more calling methods available for selection in response to detecting a call button being pressed for a minimum specified hold time. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165033 | Mobile Phone Docks with Multiple Circulating Phone Connectors - According to embodiments of the invention, systems, methods and devices are directed to a docking assembly for recharging a number of docking phones. The docking phones are complementary to each other to act as dynamic IP cameras with each position of the phones being automatically adjusted in view of obstructing objects moving in front of the docking assembly. As a result, images are produced having the widest field of view angles, thereby eliminating blocking effects from the obstructing objects. The docking assembly may have additional features such as using a round base structure having docking connectors disposed on a circular track around the base structure such that any docking phones, when connected, can be moved freely along the circular track. The phones may work in unison to produce a flat, stitched image by connecting individual images produced by the connected phones. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165034 | TEXTING WHILE DRIVING CAUTION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A texting while driving caution system for a vehicle includes a vehicle control system operable to communicate with a personal electronic device via a wireless communication protocol. The control system is operable to display a caution in response to a text message being generated on the personal electronic device while the vehicle is in motion. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165035 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING HEADSET - An electronic device receives a first distance signal from a sensor embraced by a left receiver of a headset, and a second distance signal from a sensor embraced by a right receiver of the headset. The electronic device obtains a first distance between the left receiver and a left ear of the person according to the first distance signal, and obtains a second distance between the right receiver and a right ear of the person according to the second distance signal. The electronic device executes a specific operation according to the first distance and the second distance. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165036 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SECURE PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION - A system and method for securely and automatically identifying users to an inquirer for purposes of obtaining user identifying information is described. The system consisting of at least one client device associated with a user, at least one inquiring device associated with a host, a client information server and a network. The system and method allows computer based systems to automatically authenticate the identities of a plurality of users entering a physical space and obtain information pertaining to user preferences. Users may control whether identifying information is provided to an inquirer as well as what preference information may be obtained by an inquirer. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165037 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal capable of device pairing and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to the present disclosure may include a sensor unit configured to sense at least one external terminal provided with a sensor executing a preset function and located within a preset range from the mobile terminal; a display unit configured to display an object corresponding to the sensor and an object corresponding to the sensed at least one external terminal, respectively; and a controller configured to transmit a control signal of the sensor to at least one external terminal selected from the external terminals based on a preset user input applied to each of the displayed objects. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165038 | DIGITAL ASSISTANT ALARM SYSTEM - A digital assistant supported on devices such as smartphones, tablets, personal computers, game consoles, etc. exposes an updated and enhanced set of alarm functions to improve a device's user wake-up routines by applying automation rules to a variety of collected or sensed data and inputs in a context-aware manner in order to surface user experiences and content that are contextually meaningful and catered to the particular device user. The digital assistant can support an alarm system having network connectivity to other devices and external systems that enables the user to set an alarm and be awoken using a wide variety of stimuli such as sounds, voice, music, lights, and tactile sensations and then be given a summary of the upcoming day using verbal narration and graphical displays on the device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165039 | TERMINAL DEVICE - A terminal device provided with: a display unit; a hold state detection unit that detects a contact or proximity of a hand to the display unit; and a short-distance wireless communication function switching unit that switches a short-distance wireless communication function on or off in accordance with a result of detection by the hold state detection unit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165040 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING-AWARE NOTIFICATION - A system and method for driver-aware notification that collects and analyzes contextual information about the driving environment to free a device owner from having to decide whether or not to answer an incoming message. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165041 | INCOMING CALL SWITCHING METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL - Embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of communication, and disclose an incoming call switching method and a communication terminal. The method comprises: detecting whether a communication terminal is in a used state or mobile state; and if the communication terminal is in the used state or mobile state, sending a control instruction to a bound terminal of the communication terminal, so as to switch an incoming call or message of the bound terminal to the communication terminal. By means of the embodiment of the present invention, an incoming call may be timely switched and the waiting time for switching the incoming call may be shortened. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165042 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING A DIAGNOSTIC TRANSMISSION MODE AND COMMUNICATING OVER THE SAME - Upon detection of a trigger, such as the exceeding of an error threshold or the direction of a user, a diagnostic link system enters a diagnostic information transmission mode. This diagnostic information transmission mode allows for two modems to exchange diagnostic and/or test information that may not otherwise be exchangeable during normal communication. The diagnostic information transmission mode is initiated by transmitting an initiate diagnostic link mode message to a receiving modem accompanied by a cyclic redundancy check (CRC). The receiving modem determines, based on the CRC, if a robust communications channel is present. If a robust communications channel is present, the two modems can initiate exchange of the diagnostic and/or test information. Otherwise, the transmission power of the transmitting modem is increased and the initiate diagnostic link mode message re-transmitted to the receiving modem until the CRC is determined to be correct. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165043 | NETWORK-EXTENSIBLE AND CONTROLLABLE TELEPHONE - A system that includes a telephone adapted for connection to a data communications network. The telephone is capable of discovering other devices connected to the data communications network and using those devices to extend its own functionality. The telephone is also accessible and controllable by other devices on the data communications network. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165044 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALL AUTHENTICATION - A system and method of authenticating voice calls by recording the call and generating a transcript of the recorded call. The invention includes a recording unit configured to record audio communications taking place on a communications device, and storing the recorded call as an audio file. A transcription unit is configured to retrieve the audio file and convert it into a transcript that identifies each call participant and their associated dialogue in the correct sequence. Furthermore, the method includes contacting a third party service to initiate an authenticated call in which called parties are verified, and the call is recorded and transcribed. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165045 | EDGE INJECTED SPEECH IN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving an input from an agent during a call with a caller where the input directs one or more processors to inject a recorded statement in the agent's voice into the call, and where the recorded statement in the agent's voice is stored in a computer-readable file. Obtaining the recorded statement in the agent's voice based on data associated with the input and in response to receiving the input. And causing the recorded statement in the agent's voice to be inserted into a media stream of the call. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165046 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TRANSFERRING USER INFORMATION TO DIFFERENT DEVICES - A communications system according to certain embodiments includes a mobile device and a second type of communications system, such as a landline telephone system, that share usage information. The shared information can include call logs of in-coming and out-going calls, missed calls, text messages, address book information, GPS data, internet browsing data, and the like. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165047 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING CONTEXT AWARE ANNOUNCEMENTS - A method and system of providing context aware announcements is provided. Context call handling rules can be applied to determine a current context of an incoming call. At least one context aware announcement is provided for providing information associated the current context and call information. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165048 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED BUSINESS DIALING - Systems and methods consistent with the invention relate to automated business and service dialing. According to one exemplary embodiment, a business dialing system is disclosed. The system includes a memory configured to store a plurality of business objects containing phone numbers corresponding to a plurality of business entities. The system further includes a user input device configured to detect key presses. The system also includes a processor coupled to the user input device and the memory. The processor is configured to generate a key sequence and a number sequence based on the detected key presses. The processor is further configured to search the memory for business objects corresponding to the key sequence. The system further includes a display device configured to display the number sequence and the business objects. The user input interface is further configured to detect a selection of a business object, among the business objects, or a dial command. The processor is configured to perform an action associated with the selected business object if the selection of the business object is detected, and dial the number sequence as a phone number if the dial command is detected. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION DISTRIBUTION LOCAL ASSIGNMENT - A system and method are presented for automatic communication distribution local assignment. An on-premises device, in a contact center environment using a cloud-based solution, communicates with the solution to determine if there is a service interruption. When an interruption is determined, the on-premises device steps in to perform local assignment of communications for the solution until communication has been restored with the cloud-based solution. The on-premises device comprises a module that monitors all ACD communication flows. The module may also manage the logic of when to intervene and how to assign communications in queue to available agents during outages. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165050 | System and Method for Message-Based Call Communication - A system and method for message-based call communication is provided. Speech utterances are obtained from a caller during a call with an agent. Each of the speech utterances are transcribed into a text message and the text messages are provided to the agent. One or more written responses, in reply to each speech utterance from the caller, are received from the agent. The written responses are converted to synthesized speech for providing to the caller. The speech utterances from the caller and the synthesized speech from the agent are processed and one or more characteristics of the caller and the agent are identified. A role for each of the caller and the agent is determined based on the identified characteristics. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165051 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEB-BASED REAL TIME COMMUNICATION WITH OPTIMIZED TRANSCODING - A system and method is provided to allow for real-time communication between a web browser application and a contact center resource, where media codecs supported by the two parties may differ. A processor is configured to bridge the media exchanged between the browser and contact center resource. In bridging the media, the processor transcodes the media based on a first media codec for media directed to and from the web browser application, and further transcodes the media based on the second media codec for media directed to and from a contact center resource. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165052 | AUTOMATIC CONTACT CENTER EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION - A contact center, methods, and mechanisms are provided for dynamically scaling a contact center based on scaling triggers and monitored activity. The monitored activity includes information provided from one or more sources. This information serves to indicate whether a contact center activity is increasing, decreasing, or maintaining a steady-state. When the activity at a contact center is increasing, a scaling mechanism increases a number of resources provisioned to the contact center according to rules. When the activity at a contact center is decreasing, a scaling mechanism decreases a number of resources provisioned to the contact center according to rules. The scaling triggers are created, removed, modified, or otherwise classified as correlations between monitored activity and contact center scaling are observed. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165053 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFLINE VOICEMAIL DEPOSIT - Systems and methods for an offline voicemail recording system are provided. A voicemail server establishes a session with a caller responsive to detecting the unavailability of a callee. Session information is transmitted to the caller and the voicemail server then purposely terminates the session with the caller. The caller can record a voice or video message offline, without an active connection to the voicemail server, and later upload the recorded message. The voicemail server correlates the uploaded message with the previously terminated session and notifies the callee of the receipt of the message. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165054 | CONTEXTUAL CONTACT SUBSTITUTION FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for context sensitive contact substitution for mobile communications. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for context sensitive contact substitution for mobile communications includes selecting a contact disposed within a list of contacts in memory of a mobile computing device for use in establishing a telephone call with the selected contact through the mobile computing device. The method also includes determining a context of the telephone call and identifying in the list of contacts an alternate contact to the selected contact based upon the determined context. In this regard, the context may be a location of the mobile computing device, or a time of day of establishing the telephone call, to name two examples. Finally, the method includes establishing the telephone call through the mobile computing device with the alternate contact instead of the selected contact. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165055 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AN EVENT SCHEDULING REQUEST IN A TELEPHONY SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed for managing an event scheduling request in a telephony system. According to certain embodiments, a call between a first communication device and a second communication device is established. Upon authenticating a user identity associated with the second communication device, an event scheduling request is determined based on one or more attributes provided to the first communication device. A notification is provided to the second communication device based on the event scheduling request. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165056 | INITIATING A CONFERENCE CALL VIA RADIO FREQUENCY BEACONS - Systems, methods, and modes are disclosed for initiating a conference call on a conferencing endpoint from a portable electronic device. The system comprises a conferencing endpoint associated with a network address and configured for receiving conferencing information and using said conferencing information to dial a conference call. The system also comprises a portable electronic device comprising a network interface configured for enabling communication between the portable electronic device and the conferencing endpoint. The portable electronic device pairs with the conferencing endpoint using the conferencing endpoint network address. The portable electronic device transmits dialing or conferencing information to the conferencing endpoint by accessing a calendar application, accessing a scheduled meeting event associated with the calendar application, retrieving conferencing information associated with the scheduled meeting event, and transmitting the conferencing information to the conferencing endpoint. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165057 | CALLER-CALLEE ASSOCIATION OF A PLURALITY OF NETWORKED DEVICES - The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for establishing and maintaining communication between two or more communication devices coupled to communication networks. Some specific aspects relate to communication between a plurality of communication devices each of which is coupled to a respective network. Other aspects relate to establishing such communication by way of contact lists maintained and facilitated on systems coupled to the networks. Users of multiple communication networks, such as VoIP, PSTN and wireless, employ multiple communication devices to communicate with their contacts. For example, a VoIP enabled computer is necessary to access contacts on a VoIP network and a mobile or cellular telephone is used to access contacts on wireless and PSTN networks. A contact list, stored on one communication device, in some instances, cannot be accessed from another communication device. For example, a contact list stored in a VoIP enabled computer cannot be accessed from PSTN or wireless phone devices. Various embodiments described herein provide a convenient solution that can integrate contacts stored on different communication devices and make them accessible from a single device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165058 | CODEC SELECTION BASED ON OFFER - Various of the disclosed embodiments improve the initial codec selection in a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) connection. Particularly, rather than select an initial codec for the connection arbitrarily or based on data measured during the connection, embodiments analyze attributes of data exchanged prior to connection establishment to identify the appropriate initial codec. Attributes of the offer message transmission and acknowledgement may be used to infer channel quality. Signal strength, the existence of a WiFi connection, previous codecs used, etc., may also be taken into consideration. Latency measurements may be used as a proxy for measuring available bandwidth. Based on these factors, a codec having appropriate attributes may be selected. Traditional rate shaping methods may be applied subsequent to the initial codec selection. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165059 | MOBILE DEVICE AUDIO TUNING - Various of the disclosed embodiments improve encoding during a network call, such as a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) connection, by correlating various contextual parameters from previous calls, with appropriate settings for a current call. For example, the system may take note of the model of cell phone used during a communication, the carrier, the presence of a WiFi connection, the user rating, the codecs employed, etc. During a subsequent call, the system may compare these past calling parameters with the current situation, and may select call settings (e.g., codec selections) based thereon. Machine learning methods may be applied using the past data to inform the selection of the settings for the present call. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165060 | SEAMLESS CODEC SWITCHING - In various embodiments, a corpus of codecs may be correlated with different, partially overlapping ranges of transmission characteristics. As channel conditions degrade or improve, the system may select a new codec with which to continue the connection based upon the corresponding overlapping range. Codecs may not be switched immediately when the transmission characteristics enter overlapping ranges, to avoid degrading the user's experience. If the characteristics remain in the overlap, or manifest a likely progression toward another region, then the transition may be effected. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165061 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE TRANSMISSION OF DATA SIGNALS - A call processing system comprises first and second interfaces configured to selectively pass voice signals and data signals between caller and agent to enable communication. An attenuation means is configured to selectively attenuate voice and data signals passing from the first interface to the second interface to impede the agent from receiving voice and data signals from the caller. While a string of discrete data signals is received at the first interface, the system is configured to operate exclusively in each of: a first mode in which voice and data signals are permitted to pass from the first interface to the second interface to enable the agent to receive them from the caller; and a second mode in which the attenuation means attenuates voice and data signals passing from the first interface to the second interface to impede the agent from receiving them from the caller. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165062 | DATA/CIRCUIT CHANNEL HANDOFF FOR IP TELEPHONY NETWORK - A method of operating an internet-based telephony system comprises establishing a communication between a first telephony device and a second telephony device through the internet-based telephony system. The communication at least initially comprises a first leg of the communication and a second leg of the communication, with the first leg of the communication existing between the first telephony device and the internet-based telephony system and the second leg of the communication existing between the second telephony device and the internet-based telephony system. The method further comprises receiving a connection-request message from the first telephony device; and, as a result thereof at least partially replacing a replaceable leg with a replacement leg having a different channel type than the replaceable leg. The replaceable leg is one of the first leg of the communication and the second leg of the communication, and the different channel type is either a data channel or a circuit channel. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165063 | Enhanced Landline Telephone System With Mobile Telephone Functions - An enhanced landline telephone system for sending and receiving audible and data messages on landline, mobile phone, and wide area networks includes a landline telephone apparatus in data communication with a packet switch network. The packet switch network is configured to selectively communicate with a landline telephone, a mobile telephone, and a computer connected to the wide area network. The landline telephone apparatus includes a SMS module, a processor, and a memory in data communication with processor and SMS module. The memory includes programming and data structures configured to store data messages and audio/visual data associated therewith. There is programming that when executed by the processor causes the processor to deliver entered data messages to the packet switch network for delivery to target recipients on a respective landline, mobile phone, or wide area network, respectively. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165064 | TECHNIQUES FOR A MIXED AUDIO CONFERENCE - Techniques for a mixed audio conference are described. An apparatus may comprise an audio video multipoint control unit to mix call information from multiple call connections established over a packet-switched network for a conference call. The apparatus may comprise a telephony gateway communicatively coupled to the audio video multipoint control unit. The telephony gateway may establish a bridge connection with a conference bridge servicing a call connection over a circuit-switched network, the telephony gateway to translate call information from the call connection for use by the audio video multipoint control unit. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165065 | SYSTEM, SMART DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPORTIONING SMART DEVICE OPERATIONS AND COSTS - A system, smart device and method for apportioning costs of smart device operations between purposes. Operation information concerning operations performed by the smart device is recorded. The operations are apportioned between purposes based on categorization information and the operation information. The cost of the apportioned operations performed by the device is determined for the purposes based on the operation information and tariff information. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165066 | Method And Apparatus For Spectrum Sharing Among Operators - Various methods and devices are provided to address the need for improved spectrum sharing. In one method, a broker network receives ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160165067 | Application and platform to build enhanced data repositories for facilitating a merchant/service provider electronic exchange - A platform may include resources configured to receive information representing a phone call from a caller (e.g., a traveler) to a callee (e.g., a proprietor) and instead of immediately connecting the phone call may communicate a message to the caller telling the caller the call is being connected. Prior to connecting the phone call with the callee, the platform may connect with a proprietor device (e.g., a landline telephone or a smartphone) and communicate a message to the callee that an incoming phone call is from a potential customer and is being provided courtesy of a merchant electronic exchange. The message may further encourage the callee to join the merchant electronic exchange as a member and/or inform the callee of the number of leads it has provided to the callee. After communicating the message to the proprietor, the platform may connect the call between the caller and the callee. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165068 | Overload Processing For An Offline Charging System - Systems and methods are provided for overload processing in an offline charging system of a communications services provider. A distributor unit is configured to receive accounting messages from a Charging Trigger Function (CTF) and determine that a destination Charging Data Function (CDF) intended for receiving the messages is in an overloaded state. Messages that are for ongoing sessions are transmitted to a selected destination queue of the overloaded destination CDF based on a designated queue status of the selected destination queue and while the destination CDF is in an overloaded state, while messages for new Diameter sessions are not sent to the selected destination queue of the overloaded destination CDF while the destination CDF remains in the overloaded state. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165069 | IMAGE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING FACSIMILE COMMUNICATION VIA IP NETWORK, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention provides a technique that enables an image communication apparatus capable of performing voice communication and T.30 in-band FAX communication over the IP network to positively detect a CNG signal and achieve switching to FAX reception in the answerphone connection mode and the FAX/TEL-switching mode. The communication apparatus includes a MODEM that controls facsimile communication and a SLIC that controls a telephone. A selector includes switches for connecting the IP network and the MODEM, and switches for connecting the IP network and the SLIC. A CPU controls the switches of the selector such that signals from the IP network are supplied to both of the MODEM and the SLIC. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165070 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A control apparatus includes a first determining unit that determines whether a defect has occurred in an image based on print data printed on a sheet by a printing unit having print heads including a row of nozzles aligned in a direction crossing a sheet conveyance direction. A first instructing unit instructs printing of a test pattern to a print control unit configured to control the printing unit if the first determining unit determines that a defect has occurred in the image. A second determining unit determines whether a defect occurs in a test pattern printed on the sheet by the printing unit based on the instruction from the instruction unit. A second instructing unit instructs stoppage of printing to the print control unit if the second determining unit determines that a defect has occurred in the test pattern. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165071 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image reading apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set a document opening orientation, and a reading unit configured to read a document according to the document opening orientation set by the setting unit in a case where a reading instruction is received based on a predetermined communication protocol. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165072 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When a registration request of an application button is received, an information processing apparatus generates an image for transition if an activation-completed notification is received. If the activation-completed notification is not received, the information processing apparatus generates the image for transition after the activation-completed notification is received. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165073 | Image Coordination in a Fleet of Disparate Imaging Devices - Apparatus and methods coordinate imaging in a fleet of disparate imaging devices. Each imaging device is associated to a unique identifier. Imaging volumes are gathered for each device in advance of a user walkthrough past the fleet. The volumes are averaged over a predetermined time period and displayed to the user during their walkthrough on a handheld computing device. A confidence factor is included so the user can ascertain reliability of the volume averages. The handheld computing device provides the user real-time knowledge of the fleet to better coordinate managed print services, for example. The handheld computing device is also configured to receive partial data from the user and in response provide selectable options corresponding to an identity of the imaging devices as standardized by third party reference data, for instance. Embodiments typify user interfaces, user actions, data, and computing applications, to name a few. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165074 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - When provision of a movement instruction for moving a file stored in a first folder to a second folder is detected, whether exclusion processing is already performed for the file is determined. In a case where it is determined that the exclusion processing is not performed for the file, the exclusion processing is performed so that the file to be operated by another user is not allowed and information indicating that the file is being moved is stored. After the file is moved to the second folder, the exclusion processing for the file is canceled. In a case where it is determined that the exclusion processing has already been performed for the file and when the information indicating that the file is being moved is stored for the file for which the exclusion processing has been performed, a notification indicating that the file is being moved is provided. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165075 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus capable of executing near field wireless communication, comprises: a display unit configured to display a screen; an obtaining unit configured to obtain identification information regarding a device from a near field wireless communication tag with use of the near field wireless communication; a selection unit configured, in a case where the obtaining unit obtained the identification information, to select one of first processing for connecting to the device indicated by the identification information and second processing for connecting to the device indicated by the identification information and sending data to the device, based on a type of screen being displayed by the display unit; and a processing unit configured to execute the processing selected by the selection unit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165076 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An information processing system including an electronic apparatus and at least one information processing apparatus which are connected through a network includes an acquisition destination information administration unit configured to administer acquisition destination information of setup information for an execution of a job in the electronic apparatus, a setup information acquisition unit configured to acquire the setup information from an acquisition destination specified by the acquisition destination information acquired from the acquisition destination information administration unit, and a setup information reflection unit configured to control a content of the job executed by the electronic apparatus based on a content of the setup information. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165077 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus configured to execute job processing includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a management apparatus for managing the information processing apparatus, a management unit configured to register authenticated user information and setting information of the authenticated user in a storage unit, and manage the user information and the setting information, a request unit configured to request a holding unit managed by the management apparatus, to register the user information and the setting information managed by the management unit, by using the communication unit, an acquisition unit configured to acquire from the management apparatus, update information indicating an updated content of a user list for which the management apparatus manages the setting information, and a control unit configured to synchronize the user information registered in the storage unit with the managed user information, based on an update time point in the acquired update information. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165078 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication system includes an image processing apparatus, a supporting apparatus capable of providing the remote support service to a user of the image processing apparatus, and a management server configured to associate the image processing apparatus with the supporting apparatus providing the remote support to the image processing apparatus to manage the image processing apparatus and the supporting apparatus. Upon receipt of the remote support service start request from the user, the image processing apparatus requests a relay server to allocate relay information for communication via the relay server, and notifies the management server of the relay information allocated by the relay server. The management server notifies the supporting apparatus managed in association with the image processing apparatus of the relay information. Using the relay information enables the image processing apparatus and the supporting apparatus to communicate with each other to provide the remote support via the relay server. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165079 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A disclosed information processing apparatus performing communications with a terminal via a network, includes a receiver configured to receive first audio data from a predetermined terminal, a converter configured to convert the first audio data into first character data, a generator configured to generate intermediate language data corresponding to a print language interpretable by the information processing apparatus based on the first character data, and a transmitter configured to transmit the intermediate language data to the predetermined terminal to allow another information processing apparatus to utilize the intermediate language data. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165080 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing device includes: a communication unit that communicates with an image forming apparatus; a storage unit; a receipt unit that receives a setting value of the image forming apparatus; an acquisition unit that acquires information about a state of the image forming apparatus from the image forming apparatus to change setting of the setting value; and a request unit that stores the setting value received by the receipt unit in the storage unit when the image forming apparatus is in a state not allowed for setting a setting value, and requests the image forming apparatus to set the setting value stored in the storage unit when the image forming apparatus shifts to a state allowed for setting a setting value, wherein the setting value is stored in the storage unit by a function of a web browser application program executed by the information processing device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165081 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a job execution portion, a screen data processing portion, and a display processing portion. The job execution portion is configured to access a memory connected via a bus and execute a job associated with image processing. The screen data processing portion is configured to store predetermined first screen data in the memory when the job is not being executed by the job execution portion, and store, in the memory, predetermined second screen data having a data amount less than the first screen data when the job is being executed by the job execution portion. The display processing portion is configured to display a screen based on the first screen data or the second screen data which is stored in the memory connected via the bus. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165082 | FUNCTION SETTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A function setting device includes a first operator and a second operator. The first operator is operated for selecting one function item from among plural function items forming a first menu and for setting the selected function item and for then selecting one function value from among plural function values of the set function item forming a second menu and for setting the selected function value, the second menu being provided for each function item. One function item is assigned to the second operator. The second operator sets the selection of the assigned function item when the second operator is operated for the first time and selects one function value from among plural function values of the set function item forming the second menu every time the second operator is operated for a subsequent time. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165083 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD THAT ADJUST FAINT CHARACTER AND THIN LINE WHEN FUNCTION IS SET TO OFF - Provided is an image forming apparatus that adjusts a thin character, a thin line, or the like, which are read in a manuscript, to become identifiable. The blank paper removing part, when the function is set to ON, removes the image data corresponding to the manuscript detected as a blank paper by the blank paper detecting part. The faint character mode part extract a character from the image data and performs faint character adjustment for the data of the extracted character. The control part, in case that the blank paper removing part is set as OFF, if detected a blank paper by the blank paper detecting part, makes perform image processing accompanied with the faint character adjustment by the faint character mode part to the image processing part. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165084 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH CIRCUIT CAPABLE OF CONFIGURING LOGIC CIRCUIT ACCORDING TO CIRCUIT INFORMATION AND PLURALITY OF CONTROL UNITS - An information processing system includes a device including a circuit for configuring a logic circuit according to circuit information, a first control unit configured to process a first job by using a first logic circuit configured in the circuit according to first circuit information, the first control unit being connected to the device, and a second control unit configured to process a second job by using a second logic circuit configured in the circuit according to second circuit information, the second control unit being connected to the device, wherein the device can configure a logic circuit in the circuit according to circuit information transmitted from the first control unit, and wherein the first control unit transmits the first circuit information to the device to configure the first logic circuit in the circuit, and transmits the second circuit information to the device to configure the second logic circuit in the circuit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165085 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes a first central processing unit, a second central processing unit, and a returning unit. The first central processing unit has a normal operating state and a power-saving state in which power consumption is lower than in the normal operating state. The second central processing unit causes the first central processing unit to return to the normal operating state from the power-saving state. The returning unit causes the first central processing unit to return to the normal operating state in a case where the second central processing unit enters an anomalous state after the first central processing unit has entered the power-saving state. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165086 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus which can control to turn on/off the light emitting element depending on a sheet state on a manual sheet tray is provided. The image forming apparatus includes the manual feed tray on which sheet is placed. The image forming apparatus is configured to be switchable between normal power mode and power saving mode. In the normal power mode, normal power is supplied. In the power saving mode, less power is consumed as compared to the power consumed in the normal power mode. The image forming apparatus includes a manual sheet feeding sensor which detects presence/absence of the sheet on the manual feed tray. The image forming apparatus includes a sheet length sensor S and a sheet length sensor L which include light emitting element and light receiving element to detect approximate sheet length of sheet placed on the manual feed tray in a conveying direction. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165087 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, OPERATION MODE CONTROLLING METHOD AND OPERATION MODE CONTROLLING SYSTEM - There is provided a further saving in power consumption which is achieved by establishing an optimal transition from an ordinary operation mode to a power consumption saving mode. A mode switching management part ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160165088 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus connectable to a device includes: an acquiring unit to acquire, from the device, a display request including destination information indicating a country or an area where the device is used and indicating information for requesting an application list screen for providing an application; a specifying unit to specify, based on application compatibility information in which application identification information identifying an application available for the device is associated with the destination information, the application identification information associated with the destination information included in the display request; and a first transmitting unit to transmit, to the device, the application list screen for providing the application identified by the application identification information. The device includes: a second transmitting unit to transmit the display request to the apparatus; a receiving unit to receive the application list screen from the apparatus; and a display controller to display the application list screen. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165089 | COPYING MACHINE AND PRINTER - A copying machine is configured to execute a first scanning process to san an image on an original sheet and generate image data, which is stored in a storage of the copying machine and an external processing device, a printing process to print the image of the original sheet, a second scanning process to release an image data storing area of the storage, and store the image data in the storage and the external processing device, a transmission process to release the image data storing area of the storage, and transmit the image data from the external processing device to the storage, and a detection process to detect whether a free capacity of the storage becomes less than a particular value. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165090 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AUDIO RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING AN AUDIO RECORDING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to obtain audio data of audio collected through a microphone, determine whether the audio data has a noise level equal to or less than a threshold to generate a determination result, record the audio data when the determination result indicates that the noise level of the audio data is equal to or less than the threshold, and add the recorded audio data to image data. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165091 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When a user changes a setting of a hold job that includes a stapleless binding process setting, a print control apparatus determines whether the number of sheets to be printed when the setting change is applied is equal to or less than the upper-limit number of sheets that can be bound in the stapleless binding process. The print control apparatus inquires whether the user wants to change the staple setting to a staple binding process or cancel the setting change in a case where it is determined that the number of sheets to be printed is greater than the upper-limit number of sheets. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165092 | PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF A PRINTING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Terminating a wireless connection is simplified. A printer | 2016-06-09 |
20160165093 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an image display unit, an area specifying unit, an area display unit, a reference specifying unit, and a reference display unit. The image display unit displays a first image and a second image. The area specifying unit specifies a first area which is at least a portion of the first image. The area display unit displays a second area on the second image. The second area corresponds to the first area. The reference specifying unit specifies a first reference in the first area. The reference display unit displays a second reference in the second area in such a manner that a relative position of the first reference with respect to the first area matches a relative position of the second reference with respect to the second area. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165094 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing device includes: a first gradation-process determining unit that determines a type of gradation process for a process-color toner plate in accordance with halftone mode information; a second gradation-process determining unit that determines a type of gradation process for a special toner plate other than a process color in accordance with the type of gradation process determined by the first gradation-process determining unit; and a halftone processing unit that performs halftone processes in accordance with the types of gradation processes that are determined by the first gradation-process determining unit and the second gradation-process determining unit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165095 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an image information acquisition unit acquiring average brightness of image data and cumulative frequency distribution of pixels related to gradation of the image data; a conversion range determination unit acquiring a conversion threshold value from the average brightness based on a previously set relationship and determining a gradation conversion range where the gradation of the image data is to be converted based on a gradation where a cumulative frequency corresponds to the conversion threshold value in the cumulative frequency distribution; and a gradation conversion unit converting the gradation of the image data in the gradation conversion range. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165096 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a gain calculation unit that calculates a plurality of first gains that respectively correspond to a plurality of predetermined edges based on a target pixel value and values of pixels adjacent to the target pixel, a blend ratio calculation unit that calculates a plurality of characteristic amounts that represent an accuracy of detecting the plurality of edges based on the target pixel value and the adjacent pixel values and calculates a plurality of weights that respectively correspond to the plurality of first gains based on the plurality of characteristic amounts, a gain adjustment unit that calculates a second gain based on the plurality of first gains and the plurality of weights and an output image generation unit that applies the second gain to the target pixel value to generate output image data. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165097 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An acquisition unit acquires information in terms of a type of a device to be used. A storage unit stores a plurality of ICC profiles corresponding to respective devices. A generation unit generates a list of descriptions of usable ICC profiles. A determination unit determines whether the generated list includes a description of an ICC profile including the information unit in terms of the type of the device to be used. In a case where the determination made by the determination unit is affirmative, a change unit changes the description of determined ICC profile to a description including the information in terms of a device model name of the device to be used. A providing unit provides the list generated by the generation unit or the list changed by the change unit to a user. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165098 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING COLOR USING RGB DATA - A method for a color correction using RGB data without a color space conversion for the color correction includes the steps of: extracting a start hue value of color coordinates from RGB input data; extracting an end hue value, which is finally modified by a color correction matrix user, from the start hue value according to each hue control value of a red color, a green color, a blue color, a yellow colo, a cyan color and a magenta color (RGBYCM); converting input values R G and B, according to the end hue value, using a conversion formula for the corresponding input hue value among R, G and B conversion formulas; extracting a final saturation value from the end hue value according to an RGBYCM saturation control value; and calculating values of R, G and B according to modified start hue value, using an RGB color saturation value conversion formula. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165099 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TUNING DEVICE LINK PROFILES FOR COLOR PRINTING - System and method for tuning device link profiles for color printing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a printer to print a color target on a substrate during a production run of a printing operation; a color measurement device to measure first color space values of the color target; and a processor to: compare the first measured color space values to reference color space values to identify a difference between the first measured color space values and the reference color space values; compare the difference to a tolerance range; in response to the difference being outside of the tolerance range, generate a second device profile to enable a difference between second measured color space values and the reference color values to be within the tolerance range; calibrate the printer based on the second device profile; and continue the printing operation using the second device profile. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165100 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD FOR RESULT OF IMAGE PICKUP - The present invention is applied to an image pickup apparatus for which, for example, a CMOS solid-state image pickup element is used. One screen image is divided into a plurality of blocks, and a motion is detected for each of the blocks to control the exposure time of the block. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165101 | Lens Dirtiness Detection Apparatus and Lens Dirtiness Detection Method - It is possible to consider an image as a composite wave that is the result of layering waves having differing periods and amplitudes. An image captured via a lens having a water droplet attached thereto has a higher occurrence of changes such as image blur than an image that does not have a water droplet attached thereto, which means that this type of change in an image results in changes in the composite wave thereof as well. Provided is a lens dirtiness detection device that suitably determines whether a lens is dirty without being affected by a background image by: focusing on the occurrence of large changes in the composite wave of an image that accompany an increase in the dirtiness of a camera lens; extracting each of the image frequency components that constitute the composite wave; and analyzing changes in the magnitude relation between the frequency components. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165102 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system including: an optical endoscope including a fiber bundle that transmits an optical image; a camera head including an image pickup device; and a video processor including a moiré elimination section, a control section and an enhancement processing section, in which the moiré elimination section uses a processing circuit of the enhancement processing section as a processing circuit of itself by replacing a filter coefficient, the camera head includes a first identifier, the video processor includes a detection section that detects the first identifier, and the control section causes the moiré elimination section to perform moiré elimination processing corresponding to a detection result of the first identifier. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165103 | CAMERA ACTUATOR - An actuator package includes a base frame member and an image sensor. The actuator package further includes a plurality of comb drive actuators affixed to the base frame member by a plurality of respective electrically conductive leaf spring flexures. The respective electrically conductive leaf spring flexures provide an electrical current conductive path between the image sensor and conductors mounted on the base frame member, and the plurality of comb drive actuators is arranged to control the motion of the image sensor in multiple degrees of freedom relative to the fixed structure. Each of the plurality of comb drive actuators includes at least two independent comb drive array portions. At least one of the comb drive array portions generates force tending to move the image sensor out of a plane of the base frame member. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165104 | LOCALIZED BRIGHT SOURCE SUPPRESSION - This invention discloses an apparatus and a method of use that permits localized bright sources in the field of view of night vision devices to be selective attenuated. This makes possible the observation of all objects in the device field of view regardless of their relative brightness. The invention results in a compact, lightweight, and low power addition to existing night vision devices that can be contained inside existing devices without modifying the case dimensions. The modified devices use a CCD camera display as the viewable output. The necessary parts to effect this conversion of existing devices can be furnished as a retro-fit kit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165105 | Hyperchromatic Lens For Recording Time-Resolved Phenomena - A method and apparatus for the capture of a high number of quasi-continuous effective frames of 2-D data from an event at very short time scales (from less than 10 | 2016-06-09 |
20160165106 | Lens Stack Arrays Including Adaptive Optical Elements - Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention incorporate adaptive optical elements into optical channels in a lens stack array. In one embodiment, an array camera module includes a lens stack array, that includes at least two lens stacks, where at least one lens stack includes an adaptive optical element that can adjust the characteristics of the transmission of light in the optical channel defined by the corresponding lens stack in response to at least one electrical signal, a sensor including a focal plane for each lens stack within the lens stack array, and circuitry configured to control at least one adaptive optical element, where the lens stack array and the sensor are configured so that each lens stack can form an image on a corresponding focal plane. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165107 | OPTICAL LOW PASS FILTER, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - There is provided an image pickup device including: an optical filter including a first birefringent member; a second birefringent member; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second birefringent members and configured to control polarization; and an electrode configured to apply an electric field to the liquid crystal layer; and a drive circuit configured to apply an intermediate voltage or an intermediate frequency to the electrode. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165108 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes: a housing including an accommodating space configured to accommodate a lens part, the housing including an upper surface and a first opening in the upper surface configured to expose the lens part; a seating part recessed in a portion of a lower surface of the housing and including a second opening configured to allow light incident to the lens part to pass therethrough; a protrusion part protruding from the seating part in a downward direction of the housing; and an infrared cut-off filter including a through-hole in a position corresponding to a position of the protrusion part such that the protrusion part is inserted into the through-hole and the infrared cut-off filter is seated in the seating part. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165109 | CASE FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A case attachable to a mobile communications device such as a smart phone operatively equipped with a camera can accommodate an optical refractor. The optical refractor can be adapted to change the direction of light rays passing through it. The case can align a first optical surface of the optical refractor with the camera lens and can maintain a second optical surface in a non-parallel arrangement with the first optical surface. The optical refractor can redirect light rays form an unaligned object to the camera lens. In an aspect, the object may be a bar code label. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165110 | Inspection System and Method for Obtaining an Adjusted Light Intensity Image - An inspection system for obtaining an adjusted light intensity image includes a light source, an image capturing device and a controller. A field of view of the image capturing device is adjusted within an illumination area of the light source. A plurality of light emitting units of the light source are turned on in sequence. The image capturing device captures a calibration image when each of the light emitting units is turned on to obtain a plurality of the calibration images. The controller adjusts the light emitting intensities of the light emitting units respectively according to the light intensity distributions of the calibration images to obtain a specific intensity distribution of an inspection image in the field of view and compensate a vignette effect of the image capturing device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165111 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging optical system provided on a front side of the imaging apparatus facing a subject and configured to collect light from a field of view area; an image sensor configured to receive the light collected from the field of view area via the imaging optical system to generate image data; an optical sighting unit configured to transmit the light from the field of view area collected by the imaging optical system and to produce a virtual image of a light beam or a sighting mark in an area where the light from the field of view area transmits; and an imaging control unit configured to perform imaging under imaging control corresponding to driving of the optical sighting unit when the optical sighting unit is driven. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165112 | Refrigerator And Control Method For The Same - A refrigerator and a control method for the same are disclosed. The refrigerator includes a storage compartment formed in a cabinet of the refrigerator by a fixed insulation wall, the storage compartment being provided with an access opening, a door rotatably provided to the cabinet to open and close the access opening, a drawer provided in the storage compartment, a camera fixed to a ceiling of the storage compartment to photograph both a region (a first region) for storing of food arranged in an external space of the drawer in the storage compartment and a region (a second region) for storing of food arranged in an internal space of the drawer in the storage compartment, and a controller to separate, through a capturing time of a picture containing both the first region and the second region, a portion for the first region (a first region picture) and a portion for the second region (a second region picture) from the picture to individually divide and store the first region picture and the second region picture. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165113 | Refrigerator And Control Method For The Same - A refrigerator and a control method for the same are disclosed. The refrigerator includes a storage compartment formed in a cabinet of the refrigerator by a fixed insulation wall, the storage compartment being provided with an access opening, a door rotatably provided to the cabinet to open and close the access opening, a drawer provided in the storage compartment, a camera fixed to a ceiling of the storage compartment to photograph both a region (a first region) for storing of food arranged in an external space of the drawer in the storage compartment and a region (a second region) for storing of food arranged in an internal space of the drawer in the storage compartment, and a controller to separate, through a capturing time of a picture containing both the first region and the second region, a portion for the first region (a first region picture) and a portion for the second region (a second region picture) from the picture to individually divide and store the first region picture and the second region picture. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165114 | Refrigerator And Control Method For The Same - A refrigerator and a control method for the same are disclosed. The refrigerator includes a storage compartment formed in a cabinet of the refrigerator by a fixed insulation wall, the storage compartment being provided with an access opening, a door rotatably provided to the cabinet to open and close the access opening, a drawer provided in the storage compartment, a camera fixed to a ceiling of the storage compartment to photograph both a region (a first region) for storing of food arranged in an external space of the drawer in the storage compartment and a region (a second region) for storing of food arranged in an internal space of the drawer in the storage compartment, and a controller to separate, through a capturing time of a picture containing both the first region and the second region, a portion for the first region (a first region picture) and a portion for the second region (a second region picture) from the picture to individually divide and store the first region picture and the second region picture. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165115 | IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT UNIT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - This image pickup element unit is provided with: an image pickup element substrate having mounted thereon an image pickup element that converts inputted light into electric signals; and a temperature adjusting member for adjusting the temperature of the image pickup element. The image pickup element unit is configured such that: the temperature adjusting member is configured to have a recessed section, and include a left-side member, a right-side member, an upper-side member, a lower-side member, and a rear-side member of the recessed section; the image pickup element is disposed to be surrounded by the left-side member, the right-side member, the upper-side member, the lower-side member, and the rear-side member; and the image pickup element unit is attached to the image pickup element substrate by having the rear-side member therebetween. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165116 | COMPUTING DEVICE CAMERA VIEW CONTROLLER AND SHUTTER - A camera control device may include a housing to store the camera and various control modules. The housing may also have a movable camera shutter operating on a shutter track that is close to the camera inside the camera housing. The shutter may include an open portion and a closed portion and a knob which extends beyond a surface area of the camera housing to control movement of the shutter along the shutter track. The movement of the shutter may also be automated and may be subject to sensors triggering sensed conditions. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165117 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SHOOTING A PICTURE - The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for shooting a picture, which belongs to a photography field. The method includes: obtaining a motion parameter of a mobile terminal; determining a current shooting parameter according to the motion parameter; shooting the picture according to the current shooting parameter. The present disclose solves the problem that there is obvious smear in a shot picture due to a movement of a mobile terminal and achieves the effects that the current shooting parameter is determined according to the motion parameter of the mobile terminal and that there is no smear or little smear in the shot picture. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165118 | IMAGING DEVICES WITH OPTICAL SHUTTERS AND LOW-POWER DRIVERS THEREFOR - An imaging device includes at least a first group of pixels. A driver block is configured to generate at least two shutter signals, each having on-phases periodically alternating with off-phases. The shutter signals might not be in phase. The imaging device may have an optical shutter that is partitioned in two or more parts, or a set of two or more optical shutters. The shutter parts, or the shutters, may receive the shutter signals, and accordingly open and close. A design of the driver block requires reduced power, which is highly desirable for mobile applications. Moreover, 3D imaging may be implemented that uses various time-of-flight configurations. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165119 | IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and an apparatus for acquiring an image of a subject are provided. The method for acquiring the image of the subject includes acquiring a first preliminary image and a second preliminary image of the subject through an image sensor operatively coupled to an electronic device, determining a candidate emission time relating to an acquisition of an output image of the subject, based on a difference between state information of at least part of the first preliminary image and state information of at least part of the second preliminary image, comparing the candidate emission time with a time corresponding to a synchronization period where a plurality of lines of the image sensor simultaneously acquires the output image, and acquiring the output image of the subject based on the comparison. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165120 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD USING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE FUNCTION FOR VEHICLE - A display apparatus using an HDR function for a vehicle may include: a camera configured to capture an image around the vehicle; a luminance sensor configured to sense luminance around the vehicle; a camera image controller configured to analyze a luminance characteristic of the luminance inputted from the luminance sensor, and selectively apply the HDR function to the original image inputted from the camera; and a display controller configured to analyze the original image and the HDR-processed image which are inputted from the camera image controller, apply a transfer curve to the HDR-processed image according to the analysis result, compare the original image and the image to which the transfer curve is applied, and display any one of the original image and the image to which the transfer curve is applied, through a display unit according to the comparison result. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165121 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE COMPOSING METHOD - An image composing method searches other electronic devices nearby via a communication unit, selects a number of electronic devices from the searched other electronic devices to determine slave members of a sharing community, and selects a number of slave members from the slave members of the sharing community to be capturing devices. The method identifies an object, determines a capturing position of each capturing device according to the object, the number of the capturing devices, and a predetermined manner, and controls each capturing device to move to a corresponding capturing position. The method further instructs each capturing device to take image according to the predetermined manner and receives the image from each capturing device, and integrates the images taken by the capturing devices to generate a single composed image. A related electronic device and a related non-transitory storage medium are also provided. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165122 | BLOCK-BASED DIGITAL REFOCUSING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A block-based digital refocusing method includes a capturing step, a dividing step, a selecting step, a refocusing step and a combining step. The capturing step is for capturing at least one picture datum. The dividing step is for dividing the picture datum into a plurality of block data. The selecting step is for defining a regional datum according to each of the block data. The refocusing step is for conducting a refocusing computation to obtain a refocused block datum according to each of the regional data. The combining step is for combining each of the refocused block data based on each of the regional data to form a refocused picture datum. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165123 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFOR - A focus adjustment method and a device for the same are capable of realizing automatic focusing on a feature point of an arbitrary object selected from an image in which objects having various shapes are captured. The focus adjustment method includes a first step of obtaining a partial captured image in which a portion of the substrate is captured by the image capture device, and displaying the partial captured image in the image display region having a plurality of divided regions, a second step of causing the in-focus determination device to perform in-focus image determination for one divided region that is selected by a user through the input device, and a third step of displaying the captured image, which has been determined as the in-focus image, in the image display region. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165124 | IMAGE AUTO-FOCUSING METHOD AND CAMERA USING SAME - The present disclosure provides a method for calculating a focusing evaluation value. The method may be applied in a scene having a dynamic light source and include: dividing an image region of a camera into a plurality of sub-regions; selecting a first sub-region which is affected by a dynamic light source from the plurality of sub-regions; correcting a focusing evaluation value of the first sub-region with the focusing evaluation value of each of sub-regions adjacent to the first sub-region; and calculating a focusing evaluation value of the whole image region based on the focusing evaluation value of each of the sub-regions. The present disclosure improves the performance of auto-focusing in a scene having a dynamic light source. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165125 | Camera Module - A camera module is disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention comprises: a printed circuit board provided with an image sensor; a lens unit mounted at the upper side of the printed circuit board and arranged at a position corresponding with the image sensor; and an actuator unit for fixing the lens unit and adjusting the focus of an image, wherein a lens barrel has a groove formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165126 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an image processing device includes a processing circuit configured to implement a first acquirer, a second acquirer, a first calculator, and a second calculator. The first acquirer acquires an all-in-focus image. The second acquirer acquires a first captured image taken at a first focus distance. The first calculator calculates, with respect to a pixel included in the first captured image, a first blur circle radius using the all-in-focus image and the first captured image. The second calculator calculates a first depth representing a distance to an object included in at least one of the first captured image and the all-in-focus image using the first blur circle radius. | 2016-06-09 |