24th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100149281 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head substrate includes a primary conductive layer; an insulating layer; a pair of secondary conductive layers; a first connecting portion where the primary conductive layer is electrically connected to the secondary conductive layers, the first connecting portion penetrating the insulating layer; and a second connecting portion whose contact area is smaller than that of the first connecting portion. In the secondary conductive layers, a voltage is applied such that a first secondary conductive layer has a higher potential than a second secondary conductive layer. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149282 | PRINTHEAD NOZZLE CELL HAVING PHOTORESIST CHAMBER - A nozzle cell of a printhead is provided which has a multi-layer substrate defining a fluid inlet, side walls extending from the substrate around the fluid inlet and comprising walls of silicon nitride encapsulating hardened photoresist, an apertured roof supported by the side walls to define a chamber, and a heater within the chamber, the heater heating the fluid in the chamber so that bubbles are generated therein to cause ejection of the fluid from a nozzle defined with the apertured roof. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149283 | INK-JET RECORDING HEAD, RECORDING ELEMENT SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INK-JET RECORDING HEAD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RECORDING ELEMENT SUBSTRATE - An ink-jet recording head includes a plurality of recording element substrates each having an ejection pressure generating element configured to generate pressure for ejecting ink from an ink discharge port. The plurality of recording element substrates each include a first surface on which the corresponding ejection pressure generating element is disposed and a second surface, serving as an end surface intersecting with the first surface, being at least partially formed by etching. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149284 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, ACTUATOR DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - A liquid ejecting head includes: a piezoelectric element having a first electrode provided above a flow path forming substrate in which pressure generation chambers are formed, a piezoelectric body layer provided so as to correspond to each pressure generation chamber, and a second electrode provided above the piezoelectric body layer, wherein the first electrode, which is formed in the region facing the region where the piezoelectric body layer is formed, includes a first electrically-conductive layer, and a second electrically-conductive layer, which is made of a material having a smaller Young's modulus than that of the first electrically-conductive layer and is formed closer to the flow path forming substrate than the first electrically-conductive layer; and the first electrode, which is formed in the region facing the region where the piezoelectric body layer is not formed, has a surface constituted of the second electrically-conductive layer. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149285 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - A liquid ejecting head includes a pressure generating chamber that communicates with a nozzle opening and a piezoelectric element that includes: a first electrode; a piezoelectric body layer that is formed on the first electrode and which has a perovskite structure with a general formula of ABO | 2010-06-17 |
20100149286 | PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A first pressure generating chamber, which is sealed by a first elastic plate mounted with a first piezoelectric element at one surface, and a second pressure generating chamber, which is sealed by a second elastic plate mounted with a second piezoelectric element at one surface are formed in a casing. The second pressure generating chamber is formed with an opening which is a discharge port. A mixture is discharged from the discharge port. A nozzle formed with an opening jets gas toward a substrate surface, and is provided in the vicinity of the discharge port of the ink head. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149287 | SELECTABLE FILL VOLUME FOR INK RESERVOIR - A method for filling an ink tank to one of several selectable ink fill volumes, by providing an ink tank including an ink reservoir having a maximum fill volume V and selecting an ink fill volume V | 2010-06-17 |
20100149288 | RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet recording apparatus includes a recording head, an ink tank, and two ink routes. The recording head is mounted on a carriage moving along a recording surface of a recording medium and discharges ink and thereby performs recording on the recording medium. The ink tank is disposed inside the recording apparatus and stores ink to be supplied to the recording head. The two ink routes connect the ink tank and the recording head and are capable of circulating ink between the ink tank and the recording head. One of the ink routes is an ink supply path that supplies ink from the ink tank to the recording head, and the other ink route is an ink reflux path that returns ink from the head to the ink tank. The ink reflux path is capable of being fluidly connected to and disconnected from the recording head. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149289 | LIQUID APPLICATION MECHANISM AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - A liquid application mechanism includes a liquid application unit that applies liquid to an application medium, and a liquid supply unit that supplies the liquid to the liquid application unit from a storage unit. The liquid supply unit recovers a portion of the liquid to the storage unit, the portion of the liquid being a portion that has been supplied to the liquid application unit and has not been applied to the application medium. At a bottom portion of the storage unit, a plurality of trap space sections separated from each other by ribs are formed. The trap space sections have continuous rectangular shapes, and are open upward in the direction opposite to gravity. The rib height of the trap space sections is equal to or greater than 3 mm, and the rib interval of the trap space sections is in the range from 2 mm to 10 mm. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149290 | METHOD FOR FILLING LIQUID-DISCHARGE-HEAD CARTRIDGE WITH LIQUID, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID-DISCHARGE-HEAD CARTRIDGE - A method for filling a liquid-discharge-head cartridge with liquid includes a first step in which a suction operation is performed at a first suction pressure while a suction member is moved along the discharge port row in the discharge-port surface at a first moving speed to suck the liquid in the liquid container to fill the discharge ports, and a second step in which a suction operation is performed at a second suction pressure, which is lower than the first suction pressure, while the suction member is moved along the discharge port row in the discharge-port surface at a second moving speed, which is lower than the first moving speed to remove bubbles in the flow path. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149291 | PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY WITH PRINTHEAD IC TILES - A printhead assembly for a pagewidth printer arrangement includes a channel shaped member; and a number of printhead tiles located in the channel shaped member. Each tile includes a printhead integrated circuit (IC) carrier member for receiving a printhead IC; and an ink ducting member that mates with the carrier member and defines ink ducts for supplying the printhead IC with ink via the carrier member. The carrier member is a first molding that defines a channel in which the associated printhead IC is received. The first molding has conductive ribs on one side of the channel, the conductive ribs wired to electrical contacts of the printhead IC. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149292 | Ink Cartridge for Inkjet Printer - An ink cartridge includes a main body and a cover. A liquid storing chamber and an air introducing post for communicating the liquid storing chamber with the outside atmosphere are disposed in the main body. A liquid filling port is disposed on the cover. A balancing chamber, a detecting chamber, and a floater are disposed in the main body. The balancing chamber and the detecting chamber are in communication with each other via a through hole. The detecting chamber and the liquid storing chamber are in communication with each other via a liquid guiding port. The floater, whose density is lower than that of the ink liquid, is located in the detecting chamber. The lower portion of the air introducing post communicates with the outside atmosphere via a waterproof sponge. The ink cartridge may conveniently monitor usage of ink liquid in the main body and reduce residual ink. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149293 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head includes ejection orifices allowing liquid to be ejected therethrough, passages communicating with the ejection orifices and the pressure chambers each accommodating an energy generating element generating energy for ejecting the liquid therein, a supply port supplying the liquid to the passages, and a filter including substantially cylindrical members between the supply port and passages and having openings. Each of the ejection orifices has a substantially circular cross section having larger and smaller diameters substantially perpendicularly to its liquid ejecting direction. Each of the openings has a substantially rectangular cross section having longer and shorter sides substantially perpendicularly to its liquid supplying direction. The relationships D | 2010-06-17 |
20100149294 | INKJET PRINTER WITH ELONGATE NOZZLE ARRAY SUPPLIED THROUGH PULSE DAMPED CONDUITS - An inkjet printer that has an elongate array of nozzles for ejecting ink, a plurality of ejection actuators, each configured to eject ink through one of the nozzles respectively, a plurality of ink conduits aligned with a longitudinal extent of the elongate array of nozzles, the ink conduits extending adjacent the elongate array for supplying the array of nozzles with ink and, a plurality of pulse dampers positioned along each of the ink conduits, each pulse damper being individually in fluid communication with one of the ink conduits and each containing a volume of gas for compression by pressure pulses in the ink conduits. A pressure pulse moving through an elongate printheads, such as a pagewidth printhead, can be damped at any point in the ink flow line. However, the pulse will cause nozzle flooding as it passes the nozzles in the printhead integrated circuit, regardless of whether it is subsequently dissipated at the damper. By incorporating a number of pulse dampers into the ink supply conduits immediately next to the nozzle array, any pressure spikes are damped at the site where they would otherwise cause detrimental flooding. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149295 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING COLOR INK JET PRINTING IN A MAILING MACHINE - Printing systems including top registration plates and electromagnetic-curable inkjet print heads are described including methods for setting the intensity of the related electromagnetic sources. The printer includes a top registration plate that includes a plurality of registration plate print head openings, each opening adjacent to the registration plate. The transparent area is downstream of a UV light source and located above a media ski. In an alternative configuration, the top registration plate includes a transparent area that is adjacent to an opaque area of the registration plate. The transparent area is downstream of the UV light source and located above a media ski and below a light catch used to prevent the UV light from reaching the print heads in the printer. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149296 | UV-CURABLE COATINGS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING UV-CURABLE COATINGS USING THERMAL MICRO-FLUID EJECTION HEADS - An aqueous-based UV-curable fluid composition for use in a micro-fluid ejection device. The fluid composition includes a mixture of poly-functional compounds, a colorant compound, a photo-initiator and less than about 50 weight percent water based on a total weight of the fluid composition, wherein the fluid composition is substantially devoid of volatile organic carrier fluids. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149297 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus which transports a recording material onto a recording support unit, ejects ink from a recording head to perform recording on the recording material, includes: a hot air generating unit which is provided at a holding member of the recording head on one side of the recording head; and an exhaust unit which is provided at the holding member on the other side of the recording head. Here, the recording apparatus is configured to form a first air stream in which hot air blown out from the hot air generating unit passes between the recording head and the recording support unit so as to reach the exhaust unit when the exhaust unit is in operation. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149298 | RECORDING APPARATUS - There are provided a suction unit which sucks a recording medium, and a unit which changes sucking force of the suction unit according to the property of the recording medium. Hereby, since the sucking force of the suction unit can be set according to a state of the recording medium. Therefore, for example, even if the recording medium is greatly curled, since its recording medium can be surely sucked on the transporting surface of the recording medium by the suction unit. Further, even if the recording medium has little rigidity and is thin, it is possible to prevent the recording medium from being stuck on the transporting surface of the recording medium by the suction unit. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149299 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus provides an improved printing speed and improved convenience of use. A recording head discharges droplets of a recording liquid onto a paper so as to form an image on the paper. A belt conveyance mechanism has a belt onto which the paper is electrostatically attached. The paper attached onto the belt is conveyed in a direction perpendicular to a carding direction of the paper. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149300 | Visual Voicemail Method for Managing Deleted Messages - A method for managing visual voicemail messages includes displaying a list of voicemail messages on a telecommunications handset, receiving user commands for operating on the voicemail messages including a delete message command and in response to a delete message command, marking a voicemail message for deletion with a delete timestamp and moving the voicemail message to a Deleted Messages folder. A Deleted Message Age Indicator function processes to control permanent deletion of voicemail messages in the Deleted Messages folder based on delete timestamps and a global Delete Time value in cooperation with a visual voicemail platform. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149301 | Video Conferencing Subscription Using Multiple Bit Rate Streams - Subscriptions in a video conference may be provided using multiple bit rate streams. A video conference server may receive video streams from each client in a video conference and may receive subscription requests from each client. The subscription requests may include requests to see video streams from specific other clients at a given resolution and/or frame rate. The video conference server may match up the received video streams with the subscription requests in order to send the subscribing clients their desired video streams. The server may also be able to request different versions of video streams from participants (e.g. different resolutions) and/or alter the video streams in order to better comply with the subscription request. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149302 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to determine video conferencing capability of a group of communication devices associated with a user where the group of communication devices comprises a set top box and where the determination of the video conferencing capability is performed in temporal proximity with establishing a voice call over an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network between a mobile communication device and at least one device of the group of communication devices; and establish a video conference for participating devices in response to a request from one device of the mobile communication device and the group of communication devices, where the video conference is established over an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network, and where the participating devices comprise the mobile communication device and the set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149303 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PERSON ASSOCIATED PICTURES AND VIDEO STREAMS - A communication device ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100149304 | Image Capturing Device and Image Delivery Method - The invention discloses an image capturing device and an image delivery method which is suitably applied to a video conference. The video conference is held between a local terminal and a remote terminal through a network. The device comprises a processor, a video encoder, an encryption engine and a data transmitting interface. The processor is used to process an original video signal for generating a first video signal and a second video signal. The video encoder is for receiving and compressing the first video signal. The encryption engine is for encrypting the compressed first video signal. The data transfer interface is for transmitting the compressed and encrypted first video signal and the second video signal to the local terminal. Wherein, the first video signal is transmitted to the remote terminal by the local terminal through the network and recovered by the remote terminal, and the second video signal is presented at the local terminal. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149305 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION IN A RECORDED MULTIMEDIA STREAM - The present disclosure discloses a method for identifying individuals in a multimedia stream originating from a video conferencing terminal or a Multipoint Control Unit, including executing a face detection process on the multimedia stream; defining subsets including facial images of one or more individuals, where the subsets are ranked according to a probability that their respective one or more individuals will appear in a video stream; comparing a detected face to the subsets in consecutive order starting with a most probable subset, until a match is found; and storing an identity of the detected face as searchable metadata in a content database in response to the detected face matching a facial image in one of the subsets. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149306 | INTELLIGENT GROUPING AND SYNCHRONIZED GROUP SWITCHING FOR MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCING - The present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for synchronizing group switching of multimedia streams for conferencing applications. More specifically, the present invention provides mechanisms for grouping, mapping, and switching endpoints for role-based multimedia collaboration. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149307 | Extended Presence for Video Conferencing Systems - Systems and methods of providing extended presence information for multi-user devices are described. Communication devices used in conference rooms represent a different nature than single user devices such as a personal computer. Conference rooms also have attributes that may be added to existing presence information and provide an enhanced experience for scheduling and dissemination of conference room capabilities. Information such as actual people in attendance may be added to the presence information maintained by a presence server to provide an overall enhancement to the meeting room whether it is physically a single conference room or a multitude of endpoints remotely connected to a conference. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149308 | Data processing apparatus and method, and network system - In a network system for sending data to a plurality of terminals, a data processing apparatus has a plurality of coding units that code outgoing data including at least video or voice data for transmission to terminals over a network. The data processing apparatus obtains information about the terminals, groups the terminals according to the information, and transmits the coded outgoing data obtained from each coding unit to a different group of terminals. Appropriate grouping of the terminals conserves both network and coding resources and enables the quality of the data transmitted to the terminals to be improved at a low cost. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149309 | VIDEO CONFERENCING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A COMMUNICATION SESSION - A method of setting up communication sessions in a telepresence call including a multiple point-to-point connections between at least two telepresence systems, wherein the information required for setting up the communication sessions is embedded in a control protocol message flow establishing a first communication session between the two telepresence systems. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149310 | VISUAL FEEDBACK FOR NATURAL HEAD POSITIONING - A videoconferencing conferee may be provided with feedback on his or her location relative a local video camera by altering how remote videoconference video is displayed on a local videoconference display viewed by the conferee. The conferee's location may be tracked and the displayed remote video may be altered in accordance to the changing location of the conferee. The remote video may appear to move in directions mirroring movement of the conferee. This effect may be achieved by modeling the remote video as offset and behind a virtual portal corresponding to the display. The remote video may be displayed according to a view of the remote video through the virtual portal. As the conferee's position changes, the view through the portal changes, and the remote video changes accordingly. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149311 | Holographic Display with Communications - Holographic display with which voice and holographic image over internet protocol (VHIOIP) services or communications are provided. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149312 | Analytical Method for Computing Video Holograms in Real Time - An analytical method for computing a video hologram for a holographic reproduction device having at least one light modulation means is disclosed, wherein a scene split into object points is encoded as a whole hologram and can be seen as a reconstruction from a visibility region, located within a periodicity interval of the reconstruction. The visibility region, together with each object point of the scene to be reconstructed, defines a subhologram and the whole hologram is generated from a superposition of subholograms, wherein the complex hologram values of a subhologram are determined from the wave front of the respective object point to be reconstructed in a modulator region of the light modulation means, by calculating and evaluating the transmission or modulation functions of an imaging element formed in the modulator region. The object point to be reconstructed is located in the focal point of the imaging element. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149313 | Holographic Reconstruction system with a Tracking Device for the Reconstruction - A holographic reconstruction system having spatial light modulators, an eye finder and a position control orients a propagating spatially modulated light wave field toward at least one eye position of an observer's eye, thereby reconstructing a scene in a three-dimensional manner and tracking the same during a position change of the eye position. Through Unobstructed lateral and axial movement of the observer head to arbitrary eye positions in a tracking region is enabled. The use of additional, planar optical components, which bring about optical aberrations during a position change of observer eyes, are prevented. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149314 | Method for Rendering and Generating Color Video Holograms in Real Time - A method is disclosed for rendering and generating color video holograms for a holographic reproduction device having at least one light modulation means, wherein a scene divided into object points is encoded as a whole hologram and which can be seen from as a reconstruction a visibility region, which is located within a periodicity interval of the reconstruction of the video hologram. The visibility region defines a subhologram together with each object point of the scene to be reconstructed and the whole hologram is formed from a superposition of subholograms, wherein a 3D rendering graphic pipeline structures a scene represented by image data with depth information into object points and determines and provides at least color and depth information for the object points. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149315 | Apparatus and method of optical imaging for medical diagnosis - Described herein is a novel 3-D optical imaging system based on active stereo vision and motion tracking for to tracking the motion of patient and for registering the time-sequenced images of suspicious lesions recorded during endoscopic or colposcopic examinations. The system quantifies the acetic acid induced optical signals associated with early cancer development. The system includes at least one illuminating light source for generating light illuminating a portion of an object, at least one structured light source for projecting a structured light pattern on the portion of the object, at least one camera for imaging the portion of the object and the structured light pattern, and means for generating a quantitative measurement of an acetic acid-induced change of the portion of the object. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149316 | System for accurately repositioning imaging devices - The invention teaches a method of automatically creating a 3D model of a scene of interest from an acquired image, and the use of such a 3D model for enabling user to determine real world distances from a displayed image of the scene of interest. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149317 | Method of improved three dimensional display technique - A method of displaying an image. The method includes aligning a first display relative to a second display. The first and second displays having a differing encoding patterns. The method also includes determining a location in relation between the displays and activating pixels on the displays based on the determined location. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149318 | SINGLE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING STEREOSCOPIC CONTENT - A single display system and method are provided for displaying stereoscopic content. In particular, a single display mechanism capable of displaying stereoscopic content for viewing with passive glasses is provided. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149319 | SYSTEM FOR PROJECTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES ONTO A TWO-DIMENSIONAL SCREEN AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - A method and system for projecting three-dimensional images on a two-dimensional screen that includes a static correction module for each image capable of deforming the image before the projection thereof depending on the screen configuration and relative to a fixed reference point. The system further includes a sensor capable of detecting in real time the position of a selected observer watching the screen, and a dynamic correction module coupled upstream from the static correction module and capable of automatically correcting in real time distortion generated on each image by movement of the observer relative to the reference point based on the observer's position, on the reference point position, and on the screen configuration. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149320 | Power Conservation System for 3D Glasses - A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149321 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an input unit, a computing unit, a determining unit, and a 3D image processor. The input unit receives filter width information indicating the vertical size of each line constituting a polarizing filter, as well as position correction information indicating positional misalignment of the polarizing filter. The computing unit computes determination regions for each pixel on the basis of the information. The determination regions are used to determine whether individual pixels constituting a 3D image to be output are contained in a right-eye or a left-eye image region. On the basis of the determination regions, the determining unit determines whether each pixel is contained in a right-eye image region or a left-eye image region. The 3D image processor creates a 3D image from a right-eye image and a left-eye image according to pixel positions determined on the basis of determination results. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149322 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPROVING THE LEGIBILITY AND APPLICABILITY OF DOCUMENT PICTURES USING FORM BASED IMAGE ENHANCEMENT - A system and method for imaging a document, and using a reference document to place pieces of the document in their correct relative position and resize such pieces in order to generate a single unified image, including the electronic capturing a document with one or multiple images using an imaging device, the performing of pre-processing of said images to optimize the results of subsequent image recognition, enhancement, and decoding, the comparing of said images against a database of reference documents to determine the most closely fitting reference document, and the applying of knowledge from said closely fitting reference document to adjust geometrically the orientation, shape, and size of said electronically captured images so that said images correspond as closely as possibly to said reference document. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149323 | METHOD OF DENTAL MICROSCOPIC PROCEDURE - A dental microscopic procedure uses a digital surgical scope comprising a lens assembly for magnifying an optical image of an object and an illumination device for illuminating the object along the optical axis and from the direction of the lens assembly; an image data taking device, an image data processing/storing device having a database, one or more displays, and one or more controls for controlling the behaviors of the digital surgical scope, the image data taking device, the image data processing/storing device, and the one or more displays. The procedure comprises steps for capturing images, enhancing images, and selecting and performing functions on the images, wherein the function comprises deleting, exporting, importing, multi-viewing, printing, and managing the images with the database. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149324 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - An apparatus includes a detector including a plurality of pixels which converts radiation or light into analog electric signals, a signal processor including a reading circuit which reads an analog electric signal output from the detector and an A/D convertor which converts the analog electric signal into a digital signal, a power-supply unit configured to apply bias to the detector and the signal processor. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to control at least one of the signal processor and the power-supply unit in accordance with information on an A/D conversion characteristic of the A/D convertor and information on an input analog electric signal to be input to the A/D convertor. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149325 | MICROSCOPIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND MICROSCOPIC IMAGING METHOD - The microscopic imaging apparatus includes a system controlling unit for obtaining a VD time setting value, and for obtaining the number of electric charge subtracting pulses, a synchronization signal generating unit for generating a vertical synchronization signal on the basis of the VD time setting value output from the system controlling unit and the horizontal synchronization signal, and a timing generating unit for extracting the electric charge of the imaging device by supplying the horizontal synchronization signal by the number of electric charge subtracting pulses to the imaging device as the electric charge subtracting pulses, and for generating a read pulse synchronous with the vertical synchronization signal in order to stop the accumulation of the electric charge of the imaging device after exposure is started. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149326 | PLASMA MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD - A plasma monitoring device includes a plasma supplier including a power supply, a reaction gas supply line, and an emission nozzle for emitting plasma, which is generated therein, toward an object; a camera unit for obtaining an image of the plasma emission state; and a controller for obtaining a measurement value by converting pixel information of the image into a numerical value and comparing it with a reference value, which is a measurement value in a normal emission state, to check the plasma emission state. The camera unit obtains an image of the plasma emission state, and the controller analyzes the image to obtain a measurement value, which is used to monitor the state of plasma in real time and control the amount of reaction gas supplied to the plasma supplier and the plasma discharge condition, so that plasma is evenly emitted from the plasma supplier. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149327 | Device and Method for Detecting Defect on End Face of Glass Sheet - A device for detecting a defect on the end face of a glass sheet is provided with: an image pick-up device having at least two CCD cameras for image-picking up the end face of the glass sheet from outside the glass sheet and in two directions diagonal to both front and back surfaces thereof; an illuminating device having a nearly C-shaped ring illumination capable of applying illuminating light in its center axis direction and having an opening slit; and an image processing device for processing the image signals acquired from the CCD cameras to determine the quality of the end face. The glass sheet is loosely inserted in the opening slit so that the end face agrees with the center axis of the ring illumination; the illuminating light is applied to the end face; and the end face is image-picked up by the image pick-up device. The image signals thus acquired are processed by the image processing device, thereby detecting the presence/absence of the defect on the end face. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149328 | FILM SCANNER - A film scanner for the optical scanning of a motion picture film having a sequence of a plurality of image regions and at least one row of a plurality of perforation holes in the longitudinal direction, in particular a motion picture film of the type 16 mm or 35 mm, comprises an image sensor for the detection at least of a respective image region of the motion picture film to generate a corresponding scanned image. The film scanner further comprises an evaluation unit for the evaluation of the scanned image to generate an image steadiness correction signal. The image sensor is made for the additional detection of only a respective part region of perforation holes in the environment of the detected image region of the motion picture film, with the evaluation unit being made to determine a position of the detected part region of at least one perforation hole. The evaluation unit generates the image steadiness correction signal on the basis of the at least one determined part region position. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149329 | Storage medium for storing a signal having successive images for subsequent playback and a method for forming such a signal for storage on such a storage medium - A method for producing successive nonuniform images for storage is shown with the successive images having a changing point of view that changes direction between images, and a storage medium storing the successive images, wherein a playback device retrieves the successive images for presentation to a viewer, wherein among the successive images are at least four distinct visual fixations presented in a second or two for attention of the viewer, each distinct visual fixation comprising a distinct point of view with distinct resolution. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149330 | SECURITY SYSTEM WITH OPERATOR-SIDE PRIVACY ZONES - A system and method for operator-side privacy zone masking of surveillance is provided. The system includes a video surveillance camera equipped with a coordinate engine for determining coordinates of a current field of view of the surveillance camera; and a frame encoder for embedding the determined coordinates with video frames of the current field of view. The system also includes a privacy zone information database for storing coordinates of predefined privacy zones; and a video viewing unit for viewing stored video frames. The video viewing unit is in communication with the frame storage unit and the privacy zone information database. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149331 | TIME STAMPED IMAGERY ASSEMBLY FOR COURSE PERFORMANCE VIDEO REPLAY - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to video imagery assembly for course oriented activities and provide a method, system and computer program product for time stamped imagery assembly for course performance video replay. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for time stamped imagery assembly can include acquiring different images from different cameras disposed about an activity course traversed by a moving object and time stamping each of the different images. The method also can include repeatedly acquiring position and time stamp data for the moving object as the moving object traverses the activity course. Finally, the method can include assembling the different images acquired from the different cameras in a single sequence of images with positions in the sequence determined by correlating time stamps for each of the images with the acquired position and time stamp data of the moving object. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149332 | REMOTE WIRELESS MONITORING SYSTEM - A remote wireless monitoring system, for monitoring and controlling a number of predetermined objects, includes a mobile terminal and a monitoring device. The mobile terminal comprises an input unit configured to receive commands from a user, a control unit configured to generate control signal in response to the commands, and a first wireless communication unit configured to send out the control signal. The monitoring device comprises a second wireless communication unit configured to cooperate with the first communication unit to transmit wireless signals between the terminal and the monitoring device, an image-capturing unit configured to capture images from the objects, a remote control unit configured to control the objects, a drive unit configured to move or change the orientation of the remote control unit and the image-capturing unit , and a slave control unit configured to control movement of the drive unit such that the drive unit orients the image-capturing unit and the remote control unit towards one of the objects corresponding to the command. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149333 | OBSTACLE SENSING APPARATUS - An obstacle sensing apparatus includes a plurality of cameras which repeatedly outputs object scene images representing an object scene in a direction which obliquely intersects a ground. A CPU transforms each of the object scene images into a bird's-eye view image, and detects a difference between screens of the transformed bird's-eye view image. Moreover, the CPU specifies one portion of difference along a connecting line axis extending in parallel to the ground from each of reference points corresponding to centers of imaging surfaces of the cameras. Furthermore, the CPU specifies one portion of difference along a connecting-line-vertical axis extending in parallel to the ground in a manner to intersect the connecting line axis. When the differences thus specified satisfies a predetermined condition, the CPU multiplexes a rectangular character onto a maneuver assisting image corresponding to a position of an obstacle area, in order to notify the existence of an obstacle. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149334 | FIXED AND MOBILE VIDEO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT - A system and method providing a police officer the ability to capture and review traffic violations observed using one or more strategically located cameras. The system incorporates a database of state and local motor vehicle laws and when the officer determines a violation has occurred the system automatically fills in the relevant statute or code for the violation, the correct legal language describing the violation, and the fine for that violation. Driver's license and vehicle information is also automatically filled in. The officer can override the issuance of a citation and indicate that only a warning or Reminder be issued instead. The citation, warning or Reminder notice is saved in the system for further processing and subsequent mailing. The system now transmits the citation, warning or Reminder notice data to servers at the service provider for mailing, the municipal department which collects the fines, as well as the police department's traffic division, for inclusion in their respective databases. This reduces paperwork, and data entry processing, further saving time and expense. Whether a citation, warning or Reminder notice is issued, the system and method of the invention significantly expand the area of coverage of a police officer in monitoring traffic and detecting violations, and allows the officer to issue more citations, warnings or Reminders within a given time period than is now possible. This makes the officer more efficient and potentially increases revenue because of the issuance of more citations. More importantly, it makes drivers more conscious of their actions and promotes vehicular safety. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149335 | APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE SERVILLANCE SERVICE IN MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENTS - A set of cameras can operate in coordination for surveillance purposes to provide situation awareness at a system level. Any infrastructure of cameras, public or private, can incidentally view and record an individual's mobile property when in view of any of these cameras. A locating unit can determine the approximate location of a mobile property. A monitoring device that correlates to the mobile property's location can be selected. The transmission of surveillance information from the selected monitoring device can be provided to a user, such as via a transmission to the user's mobile device. Thus, the individual can have access to the monitoring device's viewing or recorded data to increase surveillance of mobile property. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149336 | MICRO SUPERVISORY SYSTEM - The micro supervisory system of the invention includes a casing, an image capture module, a display device, a gas generator, and a wireless transmission module. The image capture module is disposed in the casing, and captures an image and then generates an image signal. The display device receives the image signal and then generates a driving signal. The gas generator is disposed in the casing, and receives the driving signal and then generates a gas for anti-riot scenarios. The wireless transmission module receives and then transmits the image signal to the display device. Meanwhile, the wireless transmission module receives and then transmits the driving signal to the gas generator. Therefore, the tear gas can be released from the gas generator and is used for expelling people. The micro supervisory system of the invention can be applied to military spies, anti-riot supervision, and calamity supervision. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149337 | Controlling Robotic Motion of Camera - Among other disclosed subject matter, a system includes a first camera generating a live image of a scene, the first camera configured for being placed in a plurality of locations by robotic motion. The system includes a handheld device that includes a display device for continuously presenting the live image, wherein movement of the handheld device causes the handheld device to generate an output that controls the robotic motion. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149338 | Method and apparatus for multi-user user-specific scene visualization - A method and apparatus is described for providing a personalized interactive experience to view a scene to a plurality of concurrent users. A plurality of image sources with different attributes such as frame-rate and resolution, are digitally processed to provide controllable enhanced user-specific visualization. An image source control method is also described to adjust the image sources based on collective requirement of a plurality of users. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149339 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING MECHANICAL TESTS OF A COATING - In a method for evaluating mechanical tests of a coating on a substrate, in a first step a mechanical stress is applied onto the coating, in a second step the substrate having the coating is isothermally clamped, in a third step an infrared photograph is generated of the region in which the mechanical stress is applied onto the coating in the first step, and in a fourth step the infrared photograph is evaluated. A device is arranged for carrying out the method. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149340 | COMPENSATING FOR BLOOMING OF A SHAPE IN AN IMAGE - A number of brightness samples are taken outside a shape to compensate for blooming of the shape in an image generated by a digital camera. The brightness of each of the samples is determined and averaged, and the size of the shape is adjusted based on the difference between the brightness of the shape and the average of the brightness samples. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149341 | CORRECTING ANGLE ERROR IN A TRACKING SYSTEM - To correct an angle error, acceleration data is received corresponding to a tracked object in a reference frame of the tracked object. Positional data of the tracked object is received from a positional sensor, and positional sensor acceleration data is computed from the received positional data. The acceleration data is transformed into a positional sensor reference frame using a rotation estimate. An amount of error between the transformed acceleration data and the positional sensor acceleration data is determined. The rotation estimate is updated responsive to the determined amount of error. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149342 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus has an imaging section that creates video data from an optical image of a subject field; a feature acquiring section that acquires features of a main subject in the subject field; a feature holding section that holds the acquired features; a tracking processing section that performs a predetermined process for tracking the main subject using the created video data and the held features; and a controlling section that validates or invalidates an operation of the feature acquiring section, and the controlling section invalidates the operation of the feature acquiring section when the imaging apparatus satisfies a predetermined condition. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149343 | PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING FACE POSE ESTIMATION OF FACE - Provided are a photographing method and apparatus using face pose estimation. The photographing method includes: detecting a face area from an input image; estimating pose information in the detected face area; and determining a face direction based on the estimated pose information and recording the input image according to the face direction. Accordingly, when a face of a subject looks at something other than a camera, a picture is not taken, and thus a failed photograph is prevented. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149344 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING MOVING IMAGE COLOR APPEARANCE MODEL FOR VIDEO QUALITY RATINGS PREDICTION - Embodiments of the invention include systems and methods for predicting video quality through human vision perceptual color response and associated perceptual differences of video relative to a reference. Embodiments include a model of the human vision system developed as an extension to CIECAM02 to predict the macro-behavioral response to light stimuli with the following varying parameters, in addition to the parameters relevant to CIECAM02: spatial frequency, temporal frequency, angular extent, temporal extent, and surround. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149345 | Digital camera - A digital camera ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100149346 | Electronic immediate imaging system and method - The invention discloses an electronic immediate imaging system. The electronic immediate imaging system includes an image capturing module and a display module. The image capturing module includes an image capturing/processing unit, a multiplexer, and an image converting/transmitting unit. The image capturing/processing unit is used for capturing an image to generate a first image signal related to the image. The multiplexer is coupled to the image capturing/processing unit and for receiving and converting the first image signal to a second image signal. The image converting/transmitting unit, coupled to the multiplexer, is for converting the second image signal to a third image signal and transmitting the third image signal out. The display module includes a first image receiver and a display unit. The first image receiver is coupled to the image converting/transmitting unit and for receiving the third image signal. The display unit is used for displaying the image according to the third image signal. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149347 | TERMINAL AND BLOGGING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a terminal and a blogging method thereof. In the blogging method, a preview image displayed through a camera is recognized to acquire information of the preview image. It is determined whether there is a stored blog that has background information that is identical to the information of the preview image, and if a stored blog has background information that is identical to the information of the preview image, contents of the stored blog that uses the preview image as its background are imported and the imported contents are displayed on the preview image. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149348 | DISPLAYING SELECTED IMAGE INFORMATION AND A MAP IN AN ASSOCIATED MANNER - To make it possible to process or retrieve a recorded image in accordance with the location where the image is recorded and record digital image data together with GPS information when capturing a digital image by a video camera. Moreover, when GPS information cannot be captured, GPS information a certain time before is captured. Furthermore, a system is disclosed which accesses the internet in accordance with the captured GPS information. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING IMAGES OF A TARGET AREA ON WHICH INFORMATION IS RECORDED - A system for capturing images of a target area on which information is recorded includes a boom assembly adapted to extend outwardly from a generally vertical surface. At least one digital camera is mounted on the boom assembly at a location spaced from the surface. The at least one digital camera is oriented so that the field of view thereof encompasses a target area on the surface. A controller is in communication with the at least one digital camera. The controller conditions the at least one digital camera to acquire an image of the target area. The image acquired by the at least one digital camera is conveyed to the controller and is processed to determine if an obstacle blocking the target area is in the captured image. If so, the captured image is not further processed and additional images are acquired until an image of the target area is captured without the obstacle therein. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149350 | Image Sensing Apparatus And Image Sensing Method - An image sensing apparatus senses first and second images, and produces a merged image by merging the first and second images together. An exposure time for the second image is longer than an exposure time for the first image. By sensing the first image before the second image, the first image is prevented from being sensed during a camera-shake-increase period starting a long time after the input of a image-sensing-start instruction. Also, by waiting for an image-sensing standby time to elapse before sensing the first image, the first image can be sensed during a period of a particularly small camera shake. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149351 | Shake correction device, shake correction method, and imaging apparatus - A shake correction device includes a shake detection unit detecting shake so as to generate a shake detection signal, a driving unit displacing a relative positional relationship between a lens unit and an imaging device with respect to an optical axis so as to displace the position on the imaging surface of an optical image formed on an imaging surface of the imaging device, a displacement detection unit detecting a displacement state of the correction lens unit or the imaging device, a filter processing unit performing a filter process of the shake detection signal, and a correction control unit displacing the relative positional relationship between the lens unit and the imaging device according to the filter-processed shake detection signal so as to correct the shake of the optical image on the imaging surface generated by the shake detected by the shake detection unit. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149352 | SHAKE CORRECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - Provided are a method and apparatus for correcting a shake of a digital photographing apparatus. The method includes sensing a shake via an inertial sensor comprised in the digital photographing apparatus, and calculating a first shake value; comparing the first shake value with a predetermined threshold value and, when the first shake value is greater than the predetermined threshold value, driving an OIS (optical image stabilizer); detecting an edge component of an image of a target subject, wherein the image is input via an imaging device of the digital photographing apparatus, and calculating a second shake value from a difference value between edge values of sequential frames of the input image; and comparing the second shake value with the first shake value, and according to a result of the comparing, controlling a shake of the target subject to be corrected. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149353 | PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS ACCORDING TO MOTION OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - Provided are a photographing control method and apparatus according to motion of a digital photographing apparatus. The photographing control method may prevent inconvenience when a subject is photographed while changing a viewing angle by using an additional zoom button, by sensing predetermined motion via a motion sensor comprised in the digital photographing apparatus and calculating a first motion value; comparing the calculated first motion value to predetermined threshold values; and controlling a zoom lens to be driven in a predetermined direction according to a result of the comparing. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149354 | IMAGE STABILIZER AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT THEREWITH - A CCD support mechanism includes a CCD holder for holding a CCD, a first printed circuit board having a first printed coil, a second printed circuit board having a second printed coil, a pair of horizontal leaf springs, and a pair of vertical leaf springs. When a camera shake occurs by hand-held shooting, a VCM composed of the first printed coil and a first stationary magnet shifts the CCD, while bending the horizontal leaf springs, to counteract the camera shake in a Y-axis direction. A VCM composed of the second printed coil and a second stationary magnet shifts the CCD, while bending the vertical leaf springs, to counteract the camera shake in an X-axis direction. Current values of the VCMs are determined by feedback control by using an output signal from a shake detector as a target value and a present position from a position detector as a measurement value. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149355 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM - According to a remote control device of the present invention, the operation situation according to the transmission of the remote control signal is judged based on a changing brightness of the image, and the information of the content according to the result of judgment is displayed. Thereby, it is possible to investigate a reaction of the apparatus to be controlled to the remote control signal, and visually indicate the reaction to the user. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149356 | DISPLAY METHOD AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A display method and a photographing apparatus and display apparatus using the display method include displaying a photographed image and received images, and changing a mode of one of the images when a display area of one of the images is changed. Therefore, it is possible to view or record one or more images photographed by one or more external photographing apparatuses in real-time. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149357 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image capture device includes an image capture unit, a calculation unit, an assist unit, a determination unit, a storage unit, a processing unit and a first assist light control unit. The image capture unit captures information under current ambient illumination conditions. The calculation unit calculates brightness of the current ambient illumination conditions. The assist light compensates the current ambient illumination. The determination unit determines whether the current ambient illumination is sufficient and whether the current ambient illumination has been compensated. The storage unit stores a first control table. The processing unit activates the first assist light control unit when the current ambient illumination is insufficient. The first assist light control unit looks up a corresponding setting in the first control table using the calculated current ambient illumination, and controls the assist light using the acquired setting. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149358 | Method and apparatus for producing a panoramic plurality of partly overlapping unit images - A whole image showing the entire range of the object of shooting is generated by picking up unit images, each constituting a part of the scenic range to be imaged, by sequentially shifting the image pickup direction, cutting out image regions of a predetermined size, each constituting a part of each of the unit images picked up in the image pickup step, so as to produce overlapping areas and sequentially and partly superposing the image region. The noise components of the image regions are uniformized to improve the image quality by cutting out image regions as to make two or more than two image regions overlap each other in average for the position of each unit image of the whole image to be generated. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149359 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE IMAGING METHOD - Provided is an imaging apparatus, method, and a program on a media, which accurately determine a subject while photographing the subject by rotating an imaging surface. The apparatus displays a photographed image of the subject formed on an image pickup device surface on a display unit screen. It includes an angle detector, which detects angle information for the imaging surface of the image pickup device tilted with respect to a gravitational horizontal standard, based on a reference point on a plane having a photographing direction of the subject as a normal, within in a body of the imaging apparatus during photographing; and a display controller, which generates an index mark by rotating the photographed image by the angle based on the reference point according to the detected angle information, and displays the index mark by overlapping the index mark on the photographed image of the display screen. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149360 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISOLATED NMOS-BASED ESD CLAMP CELLDITHERING TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE MISMATCH IN MULTI-CHANNEL IMAGING SYSTEMS - An embodiment of the present invention may be directed to a multi channel imaging system. The multi channel imaging system may include an input for a light signal and a plurality of channel circuits. Each of the channel circuits may have an analog signal processing chain converting some portion of the light signal into to a digital representation, the plurality of channel circuits may operate in parallel. The multi channel imaging system may further comprise at least one dither circuit coupled to a point in at least one of the analog signal processing chains to add dither. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149361 | Image evaluation apparatus and camera - To provide an image evaluation apparatus and camera which are capable of evaluating an image which is comprehensively good. An image evaluation apparatus comprising: a storage portion which stores a plurality of images when an imaging portion of a camera has continuously imaged in a predetermined time interval a plurality of frames of a subject in a photographing area of the camera, and an image evaluation portion which evaluates a plurality of the images stored in the storage portion, based on a characteristic amount showing a state in which the subject in the photographing area changing in chronological sequence, when the plurality of the images is imaged. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149362 | Imaging Device - This invention provides an imaging device includes: a mosaic image generation unit which assembles a plurality of still images, and generates a mosaic image; a feature quantity extraction unit which extracts feature quantity from the frame image and the mosaic image; a relative position determination unit which determines a relative position between the frame image and the mosaic image, and a live image display unit which updates a display position of the frame image with respect to the mosaic image, and displays the moving picture image on the mosaic image. The live image display unit changes the display position in response to the relative position when succeeded in positioning of the frame image; and when failed in positioning, the live image display unit does not change the display position and fixes the display position near a position of a final frame image succeeded in positioning. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149363 | Imaging Device - This invention provide an imaging device includes: a still image obtaining unit which obtains a plurality of still images; an omnifocal image generation unit which combines the still images, and generates the omnifocal image; a focal position control unit which obtains a focusing position of at lest a part of the omnifocal image from height shape data, and controls the focal position so that the focal position of the frame image substantially coincides with the focusing position; a feature quantity extraction unit which extracts feature quantity from the frame image and the omnifocal image or a reference image; a relative position determination unit which determines a relative position between the frame image and the reference image; and a live image display unit which updates a display position of the frame image, and displays a moving picture image on the omnifocal image. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149364 | Imaging Device - The present invention provides an imaging device capable of displaying the whole of a display mosaic image in a screen even when the image size of the mosaic image is largely changed, the imaging device including: a mosaic image generation unit which assembles a plurality of still images, and generates the mosaic image; a relative position determination unit which determines a relative position between a frame image and the mosaic image; a display reduction unit which reduces the frame image and the mosaic image respectively based on the image size of the mosaic image, and generates a display frame image and a display mosaic image; and a live image display unit which updates a display position of the frame image with respect to the mosaic image based on a determination result of the relative position. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149365 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, FACE AREA DETECTING METHOD AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - In an image capture mode of a camera, a face area is detected from each of live-view images of a subject captured periodically (step S | 2010-06-17 |
20100149366 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE DRIVING METHOD - A photoelectric conversion device comprises a plurality of pixels, a driving supplemental element, a signal line to which the plurality of pixels and the driving supplemental element are connected, a driving unit which drives the plurality of pixels and the driving supplemental element, and an output circuit which processes a signal output to the signal line from a readout pixel selected by the driving unit and outputs the processed signal, each of the plurality of pixels including a first charge-voltage converter, a first reset unit which resets the first charge-voltage converter, and a first output unit which outputs a signal corresponding to a voltage of the first charge-voltage converter, the driving supplemental element including a second charge-voltage converter, a second reset unit which resets the second charge-voltage converter, and a second output unit which outputs a signal corresponding to a voltage of the second charge-voltage converter. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149367 | DIGITAL IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING SCENE RECOGNITION - A method of displaying scene recognition of a digital image signal processing apparatus includes generating an input image, recognizing a scene of the input image, producing a frame image corresponding to the recognized scene, synthesizing the frame image and the input image to generate an output image, and displaying the output image on a display unit. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149368 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device that images an object image through an optical system; an image signal processing section having a function of combining a plurality of imaged images into a combined image piece using a given initial value, the imaged images being obtained while the imaging apparatus is moved; a position sensor capable of obtaining the position information of the imaging apparatus; a controller that processes the information of the position sensor to perform collaborative control based on the processing results and processing the results of the image signal processing section, wherein the image signal processing section obtains the relative positional relationship of the images via image recognition; and the controller obtains the positional relationship of the images, specifies the absolute positional relationship of the respective images, and supplies the absolute positional relationship to the image signal processing section as the initial value. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149369 | MAIN FACE CHOOSING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME, AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus chooses a main face from among faces detected in successively captured images based on a degree of priority calculated for each detected face. Moreover, the image capturing apparatus compares the degree of priority assigned to the face corresponding to a last chosen main face and the degrees of priority assigned to the faces corresponding to faces other than the main face, and then counts the number of times the degrees of priority assigned to the faces corresponding to faces other than the main face exceed the degree of priority assigned to the face corresponding to the main face. When one of the number of times counted for the faces other than the main face exceeds a preset threshold value, the image capturing apparatus performs a main face changeover to the one of the faces. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149370 | PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING IMAGE DATA AT A MOMENT IN TIME WHEN BOOTING - Provided are a photographing control method and apparatus for capturing image data at a moment in time when booting. According to the photographing control method, booting and photographing are simultaneously performed by combining use of a power supply button and a certain key button or by pressing a certain key button for a predetermined time without pressing a power supply button. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149371 | Foreground/Background Segmentation in Digital Images - An analysis and classification tool compares at least a portion of a captured image and a reference image of nominally the same scene. One of the captured and reference images is taken with flash and the other is taken without flash. The tool provides a measure of the difference in illumination between the captured image and the reference image. The tool compares the measure with a threshold and segments a foreground region from a background region based on the measure. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149372 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING WITH MULTIPLE CAMERAS - Pictures can be taken with multiple (e.g., two) cameras, and the statistics associated with any of those pictures can be used to correct (e.g., color balance) any of the other pictures. Generally speaking, first image data captured by a first camera is accessed (e.g., retrieved from memory). Similarly, second image data captured by a second camera is accessed. The first image data and second image data are acquired at or about the same time using the first and second cameras together (e.g., at the same location, so that each camera is subject to the same light source). The first image data can then be processed (e.g., color balanced) using information that is derived using the second image data. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149373 | Apparatus and method of reproducing color - A color reproduction apparatus may include a white balance performing unit to perform white balance with respect to an image obtained from a sensor using a white balance gain, an image restoring unit to restore an RGB image from the white-balanced image by interpolating a color filter array image, a first color corrector to correct a color distortion caused by a light source by applying first correction data, and a second color corrector to correct a color distortion caused by a characteristic of a sensor by applying second correction data. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149374 | GAIN CALCULATING DEVICE - A more preferable WB gain is calculated during strobe illuminated photography. When a WB gain for an image captured through strobe illuminated photography is calculated, the degree of contribution of strobe light is first estimated. When the degree of contribution is estimated, the image is first divided into a plurality of blocks, and typical brightness values and typical color values of the respective blocks are determined (S | 2010-06-17 |
20100149375 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FASTER RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION OF DIGITAL VIDEO IMAGES - The present invention provides a faster method and apparatus for recording and reproduction of a digital movie. The photographing apparatus includes both a recording unit and a reproducing unit for playback. Digital image data is produced by an imaging device as a sequence of frames. Because parameters (such as luminance and chrominance) that describe each frame are calculated and stored while the frames are being recorded, the parameters may be read upon playback by the reproducing unit of the present invention, thereby eliminating the need for redundant image processing. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149376 | Information processing apparatus, buffer control method, and computer program - An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a buffer for holding image data output line by line from an image pickup device, a write enable generator for generating a write enable signal which indicates a timing by which the image data is written to the buffer line by line, an adder for adding per reference clock a read frequency set value which determines readout frequency of the image data written in the buffer, and a write enable generator for generating a read enable signal which indicates a timing by which the image data written in the buffer is read out line by line based on an added value of the read frequency set values. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149377 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that includes a shooting lens for collecting an image of a subject to be shot; and an imaging element that forms the image collected by the shooting lens and generates image data through photoelectric conversion of formed image. The imaging apparatus also includes an inclination detector that detects an inclination of the imaging apparatus from a predetermined position, through a rotation around a shooting optical axis of the shooting lens. The apparatus also includes a control unit that changes an operating mode to a switchable state capable of switching between operating modes when a predetermined time has elapsed in a state in which the inclination detected by the inclination detector falls within a predetermined range in which the operating modes of the imaging apparatus are switched to each other. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149378 | Imaging apparatus, image processing apparatus, zoom control method, and zoom control program - An imaging apparatus is provided which includes an image recording range extraction unit for extracting, from a video of a subject to be imaged, an image corresponding to a first imaging region configured by a predetermined first aspect ratio and an image corresponding to a second imaging region configured by a predetermined second aspect ratio different from the first aspect ratio, a zoom control unit for magnifying or reducing the video of the subject to be imaged, and a zoom restriction setting unit for setting a zoom restriction on either one of or both of the first imaging region and the second imaging region. A predetermined process for preventing the predetermined subject from being image-defected from an imaging region set with the zoom restriction is executed according to a relationship of the predetermined subject magnified or reduced by the zoom process and the imaging region set with the zoom restriction. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149379 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTERCONNECT AND CCD - An image sensor and associated image capture device and method include a sensing wafer with a plurality of charge storage elements. One or more floating diffusions are associated with the plurality of charge storage elements, and charge is transferred among the charge storage elements to the one or more floating diffusions. The one or more floating diffusions on the sensing wafer are electrically connected to support circuitry on a circuit wafer. | 2010-06-17 |
20100149380 | DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND BRIGHTNESS CORRECTION METHOD THEREOF - A digital image capture device and a brightness correction method thereof are described. The digital image capture device is adapted to correct the brightness value of a shot object in a digital image through the compensation of a strobe during shooting. The method includes setting a shooting magnification of the digital image capture device to the shot object; capturing a pre-shot image at least including the image of the shot object; triggering a strobe to emit a main flash onto the shot object, so as to shoot a digital image; setting a plurality of light measuring areas in the digital image; calculating a corresponding object distance of the shot object from each of the light measuring areas; establishing a shading table according to each of the object distances; and loading the shading table to adjust the brightness value of each of the light measuring areas in the digital image. | 2010-06-17 |