25th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 86 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170180568 | APPLICATION-SPECIFIC MOBILE DATA ALLOCATION - Mobile devices may obtain applications from an application market infrastructure. The applications may consume data from a data allocation that has been purchased from a mobile data provider. A user may assign a sub-allocation of the data allocation with a specific application, for use by the application. When the sub-allocation is depleted, the application may alert the user and also give the user an opportunity to purchase additional data. If the user accepts an offer to purchase additional data, the application calls the application market infrastructure to process a purchase transaction for the additional data. The application market infrastructure interacts with the user to complete the transaction and then instructs the mobile data provider to allocation additional data to the mobile device of the user, which is then added to the sub-allocation associated with the application. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180569 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus is for generating image data by using drawing information for drawing an image. The information processing apparatus includes a print data acquirer configured to acquire print data including the drawing information from outside; a request acceptor configured to accept a request to display the image data of any page in the print data; a reader configured to read specific drawing information of pages in the print data up to a page before the any page accepted by the request acceptor, from a drawing information storage storing the specific drawing information, which is the drawing information that may be applied to the image data of pages after a page in which the drawing information is described, among the drawing information included in the print data; and a generator configured to generate the image data of the any page by applying the read specific drawing information. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180570 | FUNCTION EXECUTION APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - A function execution apparatus includes a controller configured to display a standby screen for selecting a specific function from among one or more functions, the one or more functions including a file processing function to use a file storage service provided by a service providing apparatus when data communication with the service providing apparatus is performed through a communication network, determine whether the file processing function is in an executable condition, in response to determining that the file processing function is in an unexecutable condition, display on the standby screen an error image representing that the file processing function is in the unexecutable condition, accept a selection of the specific function in a state where the standby screen is displayed, and execute the selected specific function. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180571 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit, a region specifying unit, and a partial-image recognition unit. The image acquisition unit acquires first image data representing a first image and second image data representing a second image that is an image acquired by performing additional recording on the first image. The region specifying unit specifies a region, where additional recording is performed with respect to the first image, of the second image in accordance with the first image data and the second image data acquired by the image acquisition unit. The partial-image recognition unit recognizes a partial image recorded in the region specified by the region specifying unit. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180572 | FORMATTER CAGE - A formatter cage is disclosed. The formatter cage includes a three point mounting system for expansion modules. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180573 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus ( | 2017-06-22 |
20170180574 | FIDUCIAL FOR USE IN DETERMINING TWO MEDIA TYPES OF DIFFERENT LENGTHS USED ON A FLATBED SCANNER - A fiducial on a backer of a flatbed scanner is used for determining a media size of a target scanned on the platen of the scanner. The fiducial is comprised of a plurality of symbols, either arranged in a predetermined pattern or randomly within a fiducial frame, and is placed at a predetermined location on the backer on the scanner lid. Each symbol has a finish that reflects light differently than a finish on the backer and has a high peak correlation value and a low off-peak correlation value when scanned. Image data from a scan of a target along with the backer is searched for the fiducial image. When the fiducial image is found, the media is selected to be of a first shorter length target type and, when the fiducial is not found, the target is selected to be of a second longer length target type. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180575 | METHOD OF USING A FIDUCIAL IN DETERMINING TWO MEDIA TYPES OF DIFFERENT LENGTHS USED ON A FLATBED SCANNER - A method for determining a media size of a target scanned on the platen of the flatbed scanner using a fiducial placed on a backer of the flatbed scanner at a predetermined location. The fiducial is comprised of a plurality of objects, either placed in a predetermined pattern or randomly within a fiducial frame. A target is placed on the platen of the flatbed scanner and scanned along with the backer. The scanned image data of the target and backer is searched for the fiducial image. When the fiducial image is found, the media is selected to be of a first target type of a first media size, and, when the fiducial is not found the target is selected to be of a second target type of a second media size greater than the first media size. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180576 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND PROCESSING PRINT DATA, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In various embodiments, an MFP receives print data from an information processing apparatus such as a mobile terminal or a PC, and determines an orientation of an image based on information specified in the print data, the information indicating a position of post-processing to be performed on a sheet on which an image has been printed based on the print data. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180577 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BORDER DETECTION ON A DOCUMENT AND FOR PRODUCING AN IMAGE OF THE DOCUMENT - A system of border detection on a document and for producing an image of the document is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the system comprises: a frequency specific reflective border on the document; an image capture device; a filter tuned to the frequency of the reflective border; a border detection algorithm; and a processor communicatively linked to the image capture device, to the notch filter, and to the border detection algorithm. The image capture device is configured to capture an image of the document. The processor is configured to apply the filter to the captured image and to produce a second frame. The processor is further configured to apply the border detection algorithm to the second frame to determine a document border mask. The processor is further configured to apply the border mask to the captured image to produce a document image. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180578 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including a rotatable operation unit for information display and data input and configured to form an image on a sheet includes a tilt drive unit configured to rotate the operation unit, a tilt motor configured to drive the tilt drive unit, a volume sensor configured to detect a rotation position at which the operation unit is rotated, and a CPU configured to control rotation of the operation unit by driving the tilt motor based on a detection result acquired by the volume sensor, wherein the CPU prohibits a first rotation operation for rotating the operation unit to a predetermined position if the first rotation operation is not finished within a first predetermined time, and cancels the prohibition of the first rotation operation if a second rotation operation for rotating the operation unit to a standby position is finished within a second predetermined time. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180579 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a guide member whose part in sliding-contact with a light-emitting portion is formed of synthetic resin. A control portion is configured to execute a control of changing a turn position among a plurality of positions including a first position and a second position downstream in an image reading direction of the first position in case that the light-emitting portion irradiates the first size sheet with light to read an image thereof. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180580 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus that is capable of determining whether an original is a blank-paper original without stopping a reading operation. A feeding unit feeds an original to a read position. A read unit is equipped with a plurality of line sensors that read the original at the read position. An obtaining unit obtains dust-position information about dust adhering to the read position based on image information that is obtained by reading a guide member arranged corresponding to the read position with the read unit before reading the original. A determination unit determines whether the original is a blank-paper original using image information corresponding to pixels without being affected by the dust that is obtained by excluding image information corresponding to the dust-position information from image information read by the line sensors of the read unit. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180581 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON- TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires a read image obtained by an image reading unit by reading at least a formation portion of a document to which a code image has been affixed, the code image being formed. The output unit outputs at least one of a recommended formation condition, which is a recommended condition used when the code image is formed on the document, and a recommended reading condition, which is a recommended condition used when the image reading unit reads the formation portion, on the basis of the read image acquired by the acquisition unit. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180582 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus performs, when a power-on operation has been subsequently performed after a power-off operation, a first snapshot developing process regardless of presence or absence of a change related to a device configuration of the image forming apparatus, the first snapshot developing process being performed such that first partial data (evacuation object information about a common device group in various device configurations) of snapshot data are written back from a nonvolatile storage to a volatile storage. In the case where the power-on operation has been performed and it is detected that there is no change related to the device configuration, a second snapshot developing process is also performed such that the second partial data (evacuation object information about a non-common device group whose presence or absence is changeable in the various device configurations) of the snapshot data are written back from the nonvolatile storage to the volatile storage. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180583 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND OPTICAL SCANNING METHOD - An optical scanning device according to an embodiment includes a light source, a MEMS mirror, a MEMS-mirror driving unit, a control unit, and a sensor. The light source radiates a plurality of laser beams that scan a photoconductive drum. The MEMS mirror includes a reflection surface that reflects the plurality of laser beams radiated from the light source. The MEMS-mirror driving unit reciprocatingly moves the MEMS mirror. The sensor supplies a horizontal synchronization signal to the control unit by detecting the laser beam reflected on the reflection surface when the MEMS mirror reaches a predetermined position. After detecting the horizontal synchronization signal supplied from the sensor, the control unit performs the auto power control of the light amount of at least one laser beam among the plurality of laser beams. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180584 | Image Forming Apparatus, Image Forming Method, and Recording Medium Therefor That Enable Reduced Setting Loads of a Plurality of Image Forming Apparatuses - An image forming apparatus includes a setting unit, a storage unit, an operation display unit, and a setting-change-information transmitting unit. The storage unit stores a shared-setting list as a shared-setting target. The operation display unit accepts a shared-setting input and a setting-change input. The shared-setting input is for setting a shared-setting item included in the shared-setting list among the plurality of setting items. The setting-change input is for changing settings of the plurality of setting items. The setting-change-information transmitting unit, in response to the setting-change input for the shared-setting item, transmits to the management device setting change information indicating content of the setting change. The setting unit, in response to reception of the setting change information, sets the setting item using the received setting change information if there has been a setting change to the setting item included in the shared-setting list. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180585 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PERFORMING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND METHOD OF SETTING AND STARTING A JOB THEREOF - An image forming apparatus including a wireless communication circuitry configured to make a wireless communication with a portable information processing device including a display unit; and a computer and a memory storing a program causing the computer to execute: a recognition step recognizing a portable information processing device that is within a communicable range through communication via the wireless communication circuitry; a job setting step receiving a job setting, and a job control step receiving a start instruction and executing the job in response to the start instruction, wherein the job setting step receives the job setting, which is made in the portable information processing device, via the wireless communication circuitry after the portable information processing device falls within the communicable range. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180586 | SOUND ABSORBER, SHEET FEEDER INCORPORATING THE SOUND ABSORBER, IMAGE READING DEVICE INCORPORATING THE SHEET FEEDER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SOUND ABSORBER, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING THE SOUND ABSORBER - A sound absorber, which is included in a sheet feeder included in an image reading device, an image forming apparatus, and an electronic device, includes a cavity, a communication portion through which the cavity communicates with an outside of a sheet feeder, and a communication direction changing device configured to change a communication direction of the communicating portion. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180587 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE CALIBRATION POSITION FOR DOCUMENT SCANNER CALIBRATION USING A CALIBRATION STRIP - What is disclosed is an apparatus and method for calibrating an optical module of a document scanning device. In one embodiment, imaging sensors of an optical module of the scanning device are used to obtain an image scan of a calibration strip mounted on a surface of a platen on which a sheet to be scanned has been manually placed. The calibration strip has a first vertical line at a first distance from a right edge of the strip, a second vertical line at a second distance from a left edge of the strip, and a sloping horizontal line positioned between the first and second vertical lines. A slope of the horizontal line is non-zero. In a manner more fully disclosed herein, the image scan of the calibration strip is to obtain calibration measurements. The calibration measurements are, in turn, used to calibrate the scan head of the optical module. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180588 | POSITIONAL CAMERA AND GPS DATA INTERCHANGE DEVICE - A location tagged data provision and display system. A personal communication device (PCD) with electromagnetic communication capability has a GPS receiver and a display. The PCD requests maps and location tagged data from data providers and other for display on the PCD. The data providers respond to requests by using searching and sorting schemes to interrogate data bases and then automatically transmitting data responsive to the requests to the requesting PCD. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180589 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING TIME LAPSE IMAGE - A photographing apparatus is provided, including a photographing device comprising imaging circuitry configured to generate an image signal by photoelectric conversion of incident light, a processor comprising processing circuitry configured to determine a sampling interval of time lapse photographing over time based on a reference value acquired in real time while the time lapse photographing is performed, to sample a plurality of input frames generated from the image signal at the sampling interval while the time lapse photographing is performed, to stabilize a plurality of frames selected by sampling the plurality of input frames using a window determined based on the sampling interval, and to compress the plurality of selected frames at an output frame rate to generate a time lapse image file, and a storage configured to store the time lapse image file. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180590 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus capable of exchanging various types of information with at least one image forming apparatus includes a nonvolatile storage unit capable of higher-speed access processing than a hard disk drive of the image forming apparatus and capable of storing amount-of-use information regarding an amount of use of the image forming apparatus by each user, and a management unit configured to manage usage of the image forming apparatus by a user, by using the amount-of-use information stored in the storage unit. On a predetermined condition, the management unit shifts specific amount-of-use information to a shift destination device that is another image forming apparatus different from the image forming apparatus, the specific amount-of-use information being amount-of-use information about a specific user out of a plurality of pieces of amount-of-use information about each of a plurality of users stored in the storage unit. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180591 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD - An information processing apparatus accepts, on a print setting screen provided by a first application, an instruction that a browser displays information. If a second application that has issued a print instruction to a printer driver is determined to be a default browser of an operating system, a built-in browser of the first application displays information, and if the second application is determined to be not the default browser, the default browser displays the information. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180592 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store document data used to perform maintenance of the apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine a search range, in which data designated by a search instruction in the stored document data is to be searched for, based on configuration information, a detection unit configured to detect the data included in the search range and designated by the search instruction in the stored document data, and a display control unit configured to display a detection result of the detection unit on a display unit. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180593 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing device includes a detection unit and a transmission unit. The detection unit detects whether or not the information processing device is attached to an object. If the information processing device is not attached, the transmission unit transmits an identifier of the information processing device and information indicating that the information processing device is not attached. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180594 | Apparatus and Method for Processing Image Data with Multiple Flip-Flop Storages - An image processing system includes a first flip-flop bank and a second flip-flop bank, and a control system configured to control JPEG processing of image data. The control system is further configured to, during a first period, use one of the first or second flip-flop banks as a write bank and the other of the first or second flip-flop banks as a read bank and, during a second period, alternate the use of the first and second flip-flop banks as the write bank and the read bank. Further, the control system is configured to, after alternating the use, initialize the read bank to zero. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180595 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a printer, a first wireless communicator, and a second wireless communicator. The first wireless communicator performs wireless local-area network (LAN) communication. The second wireless communicator transmits, to the information terminal, information required to perform the wireless LAN communication between the printing apparatus and an information terminal. The first wireless communicator receives print data from the information terminal. The printer performs printing based on the print data. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180596 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A server for controlling a plurality of image forming apparatuses each provided with an autonomous navigation system that enables the image forming apparatus to travel to a destination: receives first location information indicating a current location of each image forming apparatus, and second location information indicating a current location of the information terminal; receives at least a monochrome printing time that indicates a time period in which the image forming apparatus performs monochrome printing when the image forming apparatus is not capable of performing color printing; and selects one of the plurality of image forming apparatuses as an image forming apparatus to perform printing according to the user request, based on the first location information, the second location information, and the device information. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180597 | CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A control method for an image forming apparatus configured to perform transmission of information includes performing retransmission of the information a predetermined number of times in a case where the transmission of the information fails, wherein an entry about the retransmission of the information is added to a notification table managed by the image forming apparatus, clearing the entry from the notification table, in a case where the retransmission of the information is completed the predetermined number of times or a case where the image forming apparatus receives a response to the retransmission of the information, and clearing the entry from the notification table in a case where user information necessary for the retransmission of the information is changed. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180598 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus comprises: a printing section that prints out print data onto a medium; an imaging section that captures an image of a print result on the medium; and an error notification section that performs error notification in a case of occurrence of an error during the printing of the print data. The error notification section judges whether to issue an error notice or not. In a case of an affirmative judgment to issue the error notice, the error notification section acquires a print image showing the print result by using the imaging section and transmits the acquired print image together with the error notice. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180599 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide an electronic device that is capable of displaying a warning indication of urging a replacement of a memory at an optimal timing. A system control calculate a warning indication threshold value based on a ratio of a value to a TBW (guaranteed write capacity), the value being a multiplication of a sum of the data write quantity per day that are defined for a for-system partition and a for-each function partition of the SSD and specific days (for example, 3 months) before the sum of write quantities reach the TBW. The system control part, which controls data write on the aforementioned partitions, causes a panel part to display the warning indication of urging a replacement of the SSD when a remaining write capacity of the TBW reaches the warning indication threshold value. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180600 | Computer-Readable Recording Medium and Facsimile Machine - A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for a mobile terminal is provided. The computer readable instructions may cause the mobile terminal to transmit authentication information, indicating authorization of the mobile terminal to instruct a facsimile machine to execute a facsimile transmitting action with use of first sender information, to a facsimile machine; determine receipt of the first sender information transmitted from the facsimile machine; transmit first facsimile instructing information for instructing the facsimile machine to execute the facsimile transmitting action with use of the received first sender information to the facsimile machine in response to determination of receiving the first sender information; and transmit second facsimile instructing information for instructing the facsimile machine to execute the facsimile transmitting action without using the first sender information to the facsimile machine in response to determination of not receiving the first sender information. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180601 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An original is read, image data is generated, image data of a set transmission resolution is generated based on the generated image data, printing is performed based on the generated image data, a transmission instruction is accepted, and image data of a set transmission resolution is transmitted in accordance with the accepted transmission instruction. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180602 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH MEMORY STORING PRE-PROCESSED IMAGE DATA - An image processing apparatus comprises a scanner section, a pre-processing section, a memory and a post-processing section. The scanner section reads a document to output first image data. The pre-processing section carries out a pre-processing serving as an image processing that is not changed according to setting of a user for the first image data output by the scanner section to output second image data. The memory stores the second image data output by the pre-processing section. The post-processing section carries out a post-processing serving as an image processing that is changed according to setting of the user for the second image data output by the pre-processing section to output third image data, and if the setting is changed, carries out the post-processing corresponding to the changed setting for the second image data read from the memory to output the third image data. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180603 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE IMAGE READING DEVICE - An image reading device, which may be incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes an image reader, a color reference body, a biasing body, a reading gap forming device, and a driving device. The image reader reads an image of an original document. The color reference body has a white reference face to position facing the image reader within a predetermined range in a document width direction. The biasing body biases the color reference body to the image reader. The reading gap forming device forms a reading gap while receiving a biasing force from the biasing body on the outside of the predetermined range. The driving device has a force drive transmission body engaged with a center of the color reference body in the document width direction and drives the color reference body in the document width direction at the center via the force drive transmission body. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180604 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD - An disclosed image processing apparatus reproduces an input pixel expressed by a gray level through a printing process performed on a plurality of segmented regions of the input pixel, based on an output pattern. The image processing apparatus includes: a duplicator configured to duplicate the input pixel into at least two pixels; a storage configured to store a plurality of tables, each of the plurality of tables associating the gray level and an output pattern of one of the duplicated pixels, such that a plurality of output patterns exist with respect to each gray level; and a controller configured to control a plurality of output regions, based on the output pattern corresponding to the gray level of the input pixel in accordance with a table selected for each of the duplicated pixels, the plurality of output regions corresponding to the plurality of segmented regions of each of the duplicated pixels. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180605 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING THEREOF - An image forming apparatus and a method for imaging process thereof are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a scanner configured to scan a transcript and generate a scanned image, at least one processor configured to determine a type of the transcript using the scanned image, detect a personal information area within the scanned image based on the determined type of the transcript, and correct the scanned image by blurring the detected personal information area, and an image forming device configured to print the corrected scanned image. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180606 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING DOCUMENTS USING PRINT HARDWARE AND AUTOMATIC PRINT DEVICE IDENTIFICATION BASED ON CONTEXT CORRELATION - A method for printing a document from a mobile device includes identifying a document to be printed and generating a notification comprising a selection of at least one candidate print device that may be selected for printing. The notification may be generated by analyzing, by one or more mobile device applications, the document to be printed to identify a document context including a security level of the identified document; using data sensed by one or more mobile device sensors to identify a user context including at least a current geographical location of the user; using the user context to detect a print device near the geographical location of the user; and accessing a rule set to determine if the identified document can be printed on the detected print device based on the security level of the identified document; and causing a user interface to output the notification. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180607 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND USER INFORMATION SHARING METHOD - An image processing system comprises a master image processing apparatus provided with an image forming section for processing an image and a slave image processing apparatus provided with an image forming section for forming an image. The master image processing apparatus comprises a first user information storage section which stores user information, an acquisition section, a first user information update section which updates the user information stored in the first user information storage section according to the user information acquired by the acquisition section and a sending section which sends the user information acquired by the acquisition section to the slave image processing apparatus. A second user information storage section of the slave image processing apparatus stores the user information. A second user information update section updates the user information stored in the second user information storage section according to the user information received by a receiving section. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180608 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided is an image forming apparatus that is able to prevent a security environment from being changed due to maintenance work without an administrator user noticing. The image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus that performs image formation, and includes a setting receiving unit that receives settings such as settings related to maintenance of the image formation, settings related to security, and an administrator user setting. The setting receiving unit receives all of the settings by a maintenance worker when the administrator user setting is unset, and prohibits receiving settings related to security by the maintenance worker when the administrator user setting is set. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180609 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming device includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium in response to an input of image data representing the image, a reading unit that reads a first image formed by the image forming device, and a second image formed by another image forming device to respectively generate a first read image and a second read image, the first image and the second image being formed based on identical image data, a discrimination unit that discriminates the first read image and the second read image from each other, and a color correction unit that performs, on the image formed by the image forming unit, a color correction that cancels out a difference in color between the first read image and the second read image. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180610 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING A PRINTER - A standard printer characterization target is printed with a reference printer and measured. From the measured data, a model is derived that describes for each ink the behavior of each individual ink in combination with different combinations of the other inks. In order to reduce the complexity for obtaining a printer model of a second printer, a second target is printed that includes only a subset of the color patches in the standard printer characterization target. With the model and interpolation, it is possible to reconstruct colorimetric data for missing color patches in the reduced target. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180611 | Method and Apparatus to Capture Continuous High Resolution Images of Moving Train Car Undercarriage and its Structural Components - A container that will house components of the device will be mounted to railroad ties to permit the user of this device to gather high resolution images of the undercarriage of a moving train car as it passes overhead. The speed of the camera shutter will be dictated by the software that will work in conjunction with a linear speed device. The gathered images can be reassembled and forwarded to a remote location. The software provides an alarm in the event of a present danger. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180612 | HIGH MASS LIGHT POLE INSPECTION AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A motorized high mast pole inspection device that is self-powered and autonomous with respect to the internal lever of a high mast pole. The inspection device provides a means for mechanically climbing a vertical, cylindrical, tubular high mast light pole. Video monitoring and recording equipment may be deployed on the device for inspecting high mast light poles. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180613 | IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present technology relates to an imaging device, a manufacturing device, and a manufacturing method that enable a reliable manufacturing device to be manufactured without an increase in the number of manufacturing steps. A substrate on which an image sensor is mounted, a frame that fixes an infrared cut filter (IRCF), and a unit including a lens are included. The image sensor is sealed by the substrate, the IRCF, and the frame. A vent connected to a space in which the image sensor is sealed is provided in a part of the frame. The vent is blocked by a member that bonds the unit and the frame together. The vent is provided in the frame, in a predetermined shape, and in a vertical direction with respect to a surface to which the member is applied. The present technology can be applied to the imaging device. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180614 | IRIS IMAGING - Techniques for imaging an iris are described. An example of an electronic device includes a camera and a Light Emitting Diode (LED) assembly to provide light for an iris image. The LED assembly comprises an LED and a tunable filter disposed over the LED. The tunable filter tunes the wavelength of the light emitted by the LED assembly. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180615 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A CAMERA LENS OR VIEWING POINT INDICATOR - Methods and apparatus for providing a user of a camera information about the status of one or more lenses and/or providing a subject of a photograph an indicator of where to look during image capture are described. In some embodiments different sets of camera modules are used for taking photographs depending on user input and/or the distance to the objects to be captured. In various embodiments an indicator, e.g., light emitting element, is associated with each of the different sets of camera modules which maybe used to indicate where a subject should look during image capture by the corresponding set of camera modules. In some embodiment dirty lenses of the camera are detected and the user is notified of the dirty lenses through an audible and/or visual indication. In some embodiments the indication of which lens/lenses are dirty is provided by illuminating light emitting elements corresponding to the dirty lens(es). | 2017-06-22 |
20170180616 | LIGHT INDICATION DEVICE FOR FACE RECOGNITION SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - A light indication device and a light indication method for a face recognition system are disclosed. The light indicator may be adapted to attract the attention of a person to a camera and provide the person feedback and indications as to the pose of his or hers face in a captured image and how to correct it, as well as indications regarding the progress of the face recognition process. The light indication device may comprise a housing having an central aperture adapted to accommodate a camera, a processor, a memory, a plurality of light emitting elements and a sensor to sense when a person is in vicinity to the light indication device. A method for using the light indication device is also provided. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180617 | MICROPHONE AND CAMERA DISRUPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for use with an electronic device having a microphone and a camera. The apparatus comprises a structure configured to detachably couple to the device, and a shutter supported by the structure and comprising a lens shutter configured to obscure a lens of the camera when in an engaged position. A generator is supported by the structure and configured to generate a force that acts on the microphone and renders the microphone unresponsive to voice sounds. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180618 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTATIONAL SCHEIMPFLUG CAMERA - Method and devices are disclosed for focusing on tilted image planes. For example, one imaging device includes an objective lens configured to focus a scene at an image plane, the scene having an object plane tilted relative to the objective lens plane and a sensor receive light from the objective lens, the sensor having a plurality of light sensing elements configured to generate image data based on the light received at the sensor. The imaging device also includes a processor and memory component configured to receive the image data, the image data indicative of a first image; receive a tilt parameter indicative of an orientation of a selected non-parallel image plane, and convert the image data to relative image data based on the tilt parameter, the relative image data indicative of a second image focused along the non-parallel image plane. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180619 | Autofocus Camera Using MEMS Actuation of Image Sensor - A miniature camera module that achieves autofocus (AF) by applying actuation to the image sensor using MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) actuators comprising of a piston-tube electrostatic actuators. The camera comprises of a MEMS piston-tube actuator, an image sensor die, an IC package, a housing, and a lens barrel. The image sensor die is attached and is electrically bonded to the moving rotor of the MEMS electrostatic piston-tube actuator, which is, in turn, attached and electrically bonded to a semiconductor device package. The packaged piston-tube actuator with the image sensor attached to it is covered with a transparent protection lid which could be an IR filter. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180620 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an AWB gain calculation section that calculates a WB gain Gs and a hysteresis gain Gh for every frame, a WB correction section that performs WB correction using Gh, a control section that causes the WB correction section to perform the WB correction using a fixed gain Gf during lock of white balance, and a gain adjustment section that weights and adds a WB gain Gs(n) and a correction hysteresis gain Gh′(n−1) to calculate a correction hysteresis gain Gh′(n) after unlock of the white balance, and the control section causes the WB correction section to perform WB correction for a frame n using Gh′(n). | 2017-06-22 |
20170180621 | OPTICAL DETECTOR - A sensor array including at least two image sensors situated one above the other in layers, including at least one organic semiconductor, and subdivided into pixels. The at least two image sensors are different in the size of their pixels. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180622 | AUTO RANGE CONTROL FOR ACTIVE ILLUMINATION DEPTH CAMERA - A method and apparatus for auto range control are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a projector configured to project a sequence of light patterns on an object; a first camera configured to capture a sequence of images of the object illuminated with the projected light patterns; a controller coupled to the projector and first camera and operable to receive the sequence of images and perform range control by controlling power of the sequence of light patterns being projected on the object and exposure time of a camera based on information obtained from the sequence of images captured by the camera. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180623 | SELFIE-DRONE SYSTEM AND PERFORMING METHOD THEREOF - A selfie-drone system and a performing method thereof are disclosed. The selfie-drone system includes a selfie-drone body; a camera unit; a selecting unit electrically coupled to a database, the database including a plurality of selfie photo templates, the selecting unit utilized for selecting at least one of the selfie photo templates from the database, each of the selfie photo templates includes at least one selfie parameter; and a controlling unit utilized for receiving the at least one selfie parameter of the at least one of the selfie photo templates selected by the selecting unit, controlling the selfie-drone body to fly to a specific height and a specific angle matching to the at least one selfie parameter, and controlling the camera unit to photograph. A selfie person can view effect of a selfie photo in advance via the selfie-drone system. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180624 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS WITH CAMERA COORDINATION FOR DETECTING EVENTS - A surveillance system and method for providing communication between wireless input capture devices, such as cameras. The system has multiple capture devices configured to capture video and/or still images of a target environment. The system can detect events, notify users, and provide data to a user upon request. Capture devices are capable of smart cross-communication with each other and/or a base system. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180625 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a case where a recording medium having a communication function is used for a digital still camera, noise may be generated and superposed on data to be recorded if data transmission is performed in imaging. On the other hand, in a case where data is transmitted in response to a user's request from an external apparatus, communication interruption degrades usability. The digital still camera obtains a product name of the recording medium from the recording medium so as to specify a transmission mode. If an automatic transmission mode for spontaneously performing data transmission is specified, data transmission is interrupted when imaging instruction is issued and furthermore the communication function of the recording medium may be disabled. On the other hand, if a manual transmission mode for performing data transmission in response to a request is specified, a communication state is maintained even if an imaging instruction is issued. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180626 | LIVE VIEW CONTROL DEVICE, LIVE VIEW CONTROL METHOD, LIVE VIEW SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - A live view control device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a display control unit that displays each of a plurality of live view images received from a plurality of imaging devices in each of a plurality of areas of a display screen, a priority setting unit that sets a priority of the plurality of live view images, a transfer condition setting unit that sets transfer conditions including at least one of a frame rate of transfer and an image size of the transfer of the plurality of live view images on the basis of the priority of the plurality of live view images, and a communication control unit that transmits a transfer instruction for a live view image according to the set transfer conditions to the plurality of imaging devices via the wireless communication unit. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180627 | AUTO-FOCUS SYSTEM FOR A DIGITAL IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an auto-focus system and method based on a sensor, using hierarchical extraction and motion estimation for an image. The auto-focus method may include the steps of: (a) extracting a phase difference image from a sensed image; (b) extracting a robust feature image which satisfies a preset reference with respect to noise and out-of-focus blur, from the phase difference image; and (C) estimating a motion vector for lens shift from the feature image. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180628 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CAMERA - An image pickup apparatus including a focus detection pixel configured to perform focus detection by a phase difference method, is provided. The focus detection pixel comprises a photoelectric conversion unit arranged in a substrate, a microlens arranged above the photoelectric conversion unit, and a light guide arranged between the photoelectric conversion unit and the microlens. A refracting power of the microlens on a first plane is smaller than a refracting power of the microlens on a second plane. The first plane passes through a top of the microlens, is perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate, and is located along a direction in which the focus detection pixel performs the focus detection. The second plane passes through the top of the microlens, is perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate, and intersects the first plane. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180629 | FOCUS CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - In an focus control apparatus, a focus detection unit detects a defocus value, a control unit controls focus position adjustment, a first acquisition unit acquires reliability of the defocus value, a storage unit stores images captured by an image sensor at an in-focus position based on the defocus value and other focus positions and the defocus value detected for each image, in association with each image, and a second acquisition unit acquires a first correction value to be used for correcting the focus position adjustment based on the defocus values of unselected images in a case where the reliability of the defocus value corresponding to a selected image is lower than a first threshold, wherein The control unit adjusts the focus position using the first correction value. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180630 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In an image processing apparatus of the present invention, multiple subjects are selected in an image signal, and subject distances for focusing on each of the selected subjects are specified. A subject distance range defined by the specified subject distances is then set. Then, based on the image signal, the image processing apparatus generates a reconstructed image that is focused on each of the subjects that are to be focused on in the set subject distance range. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180631 | LENS BARREL, IMAGING DEVICE BODY, AND IMAGING DEVICE - There are provided a lens barrel, an imaging device body, and an imaging device that can reduce a deviation in a blurred image of oblique luminous flux caused by an APD filter. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180632 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method for capturing an image includes obtaining location coordinates of an electronic device when a camera device enters a preview mode. Images are obtained according to the obtained location coordinates. The obtained images are displayed on a display device. One of the obtained images is set to be a reference image. Orientation parameters of the reference image and orientation parameters of the electronic device are obtained. One or more difference values are calculated using the obtained orientation parameters. The one or more difference values are displayed on the display device according to one or more indicating icons. Once an adjustment to the orientation of the electronic device is ended, the camera device is controlled to capture an image. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180633 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus includes a touch detection unit, a switching unit performing switching between a first state where a touch operation for a specific item is accepted and a second state where a touch operation for the specific item is not accepted, a display control unit displaying the specific item in both the first state and the second state, and a control unit performing a specific process in response to a touch operation for a predetermined region not corresponding to the specific item and performing the process of the specific item in response to the touch operation for the specific item in the first state, and performing the specific process in response to a touch operation for the predetermined region and not performing the process of the specific item but performing the specific process even when there is a touch operation for the specific item in the second state. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180634 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic device includes a control unit that performs control to set the electronic device to a second state in a case where the electronic device is set to a first state and a detected orientation of the electronic device changes from a first orientation to a second orientation, set the electronic device to the first state in a case where the detected orientation changes from the second orientation to the first orientation, perform predetermined processing according to a touch operation performed on a display unit in a case where the electronic device is set to the first state, and not perform the predetermined processing even if the touch operation is performed on the display unit, in a case where the electric device is set to the second state. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180635 | IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, CAMERA SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - An imaging control device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a rotation instruction input unit that receives an input of an instruction of rotation of a pan and tilt mechanism of a camera, a rotation instruction output unit that outputs the rotation instruction to the camera, an image input unit that receives a live view image according to the rotation instruction from the camera, and a display control unit that causes the display unit to perform a display for superimposing the live view image input from the camera on a limit display image of a two-dimensionally displayed spherical surface indicating an imagable region and a non-imagable region respectively corresponding to within a rotation limit and out of the rotation limit of the imaging unit of the camera, and rotating the limit display image along the two-dimensionally displayed spherical surface according to the input of the rotation instruction. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180636 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capturing method includes detecting a predetermined target, the predetermined target includes an object that is positioned on a user. A camera device is controlled to capture an image or a video, when the predetermined target is detected. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180637 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND/OR INDICATING A BLOCKED SENSOR OR CAMERA MODULE - Methods and apparatus for detecting and/or indicating a blocked sensor and/or blocked camera module are described. The sensor maybe a distance sensor used to support focus operations. Depending on the embodiment, the camera system may include one or more sensors and one or more camera modules. As sensor output is received and/or images are captured by one or more camera modules, the sensor output, e.g., distance sensor output, and/or captured images, e.g., optical image sensor output, are checked to determine if one or more of the sensors and/or camera modules are obstructed. When an obstruction of a sensor or camera module is detected, to make a user aware of the obstruction condition a visual and/or physical indication of an obstructed sensor or camera module is provided to the user of the camera device. The indication may include haptic feedback in the form of vibrations and/or a visual obstruction indication. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180638 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A lens apparatus is attachable to and detachable from an image capturing apparatus and configured to communicate with the image capturing apparatus. An accessory is attachable to and detachable from the lens apparatus and configured to communicate with the lens apparatus. The lens apparatus includes a determiner configured to determine whether update data is used for the lens apparatus or the accessory, the update data being transmittable from the image capturing apparatus and used to update stored data stored in the lens apparatus or the accessory, and a controller configured to transmit the update data to the accessory received from the image capturing apparatus when the determiner determines that the update data is used for the accessory. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180639 | Method and System for Motion Adaptive Fusion of Optical Images and Depth Maps Acquired by Cameras and Depth Sensors - A method and system for fusing sensed measurements includes a depth sensor to acquire depth measurements of a scene as a sequence of frames, and a camera configured to acquire intensity measurements of the scene as a sequence of images, wherein a resolution of the depth sensor is less than a resolution of the camera. A processor searches for similar patches in multiple temporally adjacent frames of the depth measurements, groups the similar patches into blocks using the intensity measurements, increases a resolution of the blocks using prior constraints to obtain increased resolution blocks, and then constructs a depth image with a resolution greater than the resolution of sensor from the increased resolution blocks. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180640 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING CAMERA VIEWS - A method for correlating views of two or more video camera systems includes obtaining a plurality of data point coordinate sets to represent relative positioning between the camera systems and data point objects in the environment. The views may be correlated through interpolation or extrapolation using the obtained data point coordinate sets. Devices such as lasers may also be used to correlate views of two or more video camera systems. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180641 | IMAGE JOINING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE JOINING METHOD, AND IMAGE JOINING PROGRAM - An image joining apparatus includes: a motion vector detection unit that detects a motion vector between images; a motion compensating unit that performs correction of compensating for a positional difference value between the images on one of the images using the motion vector to generate a motion compensated image; a difference determination unit that selects one of the images and determines whether a difference value between adjacent pixels in the selected image is equal to or larger than a value; an overwriting unit that overwrites another image with the selected image in an area of the selected image in which the difference value between the adjacent pixels is equal to or larger than the value; and a mixing unit that locally mixes the selected image and the other image in an area of the selected image in which the difference value between the adjacent pixels is smaller than the value. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180642 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH DOCUMENT IMAGING FACILITY AND METHOD - An imaging device has an imager or camera defining an optical axis and operable to generate an image. The device includes an orientation sensor operable to detect the orientation of the body with respect to a frame of reference such as vertical, and to generate an orientation signal based on the detected orientation. A processor has a number of image modification modes and is operable to receive the image and to modify the image based on the image modification mode. The processor is connected to the orientation sensor and operates to select an image modification mode based on the orientation signal. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180643 | Dual Field of View Annular Folded Optics with Switchable Mirrored Surface - An optical system that images a scene at two different fields of view, with switching between fields of view enabled by switchable mirrored surface is disclosed. The two fields of view vary in focal length by a factor of three. Both the wide field of view configuration and the narrow field of view configuration image broad-band short wave infrared radiation at an effective f/number of 1.4. A voltage change across the switchable mirror element generates a change in the reflection and transmission properties of the element, such that the element switches between a mirror state and a lens state. When nested in an annular reflective optic system of a given field of view, the switching element enables the opening of an additional optical path through the center of the reflective optics where a set of refractive optics are assembled into an imaging system for a second field of view. This dual field-of-view system changes field of view with no mechanical movement. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180644 | THRESHOLD DETERMINATION IN A RANSAC ALGORITHM - A method determines a movement of an apparatus between capturing first and second images. The method includes testing model hypotheses of the movement by for example a RANSAC algorithm, operating on a set of first points in the first image and assumed corresponding second points in the second image to deliver the best model hypothesis. The testing includes, for each first point, calculating a corresponding estimated point using the tested model hypothesis, determining the back-projection error between the estimated point and the second point in the second image, and comparing each back projection error with a threshold. The testing comprises for each first point, determining a correction term based on an estimation of the depth of the first point in the first image and an estimation of the movement between the first and second images, and determining the threshold associated with the first point by using said correction term. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180645 | Dynamic Synchronization of Frame Rate to a Detected Cadence in a Time Lapse Image Sequence - A frame rate is synchronized to a detected cadence in order to generate an output image sequence that is substantially stabilized. In an in-camera process, a camera receives motion data of the camera while the camera captures the sequence of image frames. A dominant frequency of motion is determined and the capture frame rate is dynamically adjusted to match the frequency of detected motion so that each image frame is captured when the camera is at approximately the same position along the axis of motion. Alternatively, in a post-processing process, frames of a captured image sequence are selectively sampled at a sampling rate corresponding to the dominant frequency of motion so that each sampled frame corresponds to an image capture that occurred when the camera is at approximately the same position along the axis of motion. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180646 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed are a mobile terminal, and a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes: a body; a camera provided at the body; a display unit configured to display a preview screen as the camera is driven; a sensing unit configured to sense a moved degree of the body as the camera is driven; and a controller configured to control the camera to execute a timer capturing, if a face region of a subject is detected from the displayed preview screen, and if the sensed moved degree of the body satisfies a preset capturing condition. The controller may execute an operation corresponding to the timer capturing, and may consecutively generate a next capturing command at a reference time interval while the moved degree of the body is within a reference range. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180647 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL VIDEO STABILIZATION VIA CONSTRAINT-BASED ROTATION SMOOTHING - Systems and methods for digital video stabilization via constraint-based rotation smoothing are provided. Digital video data including a set of image frames having associated time stamps and a set of camera orientation data having associated time stamps may be provided. A smoothed set of camera orientation data may be generated by minimizing a rate of rotation between successive image frames while minimizing an amount of empty regions in a resulting set of smoothed image frames reoriented based on the smoothed set of camera orientation data. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180648 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method for capturing an image includes obtaining location coordinates of an electronic device when a camera device enters a preview mode. Images are obtained according to the location coordinates of the electronic device. The obtained images are displayed on a display device. One of the obtained images is set to be a reference image. Related parameters of the reference image are obtained. Once the camera device and/or a preview image of a current scene of the camera device is adjusted according to the obtained related parameters, the camera device is controlled to capture an image of the current scene. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180649 | METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for photographing an object. One or more shooting modes are selected and a photograph is taken in accordance with the one or more selected shooting modes. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180650 | IMAGING CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - A live view control device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a radio wave intensity detection unit that detects radio wave intensity with respect to each of a plurality of imaging devices, a priority setting unit that sets a priority of a plurality of live view images on the basis of the detected radio wave intensity, a transfer condition setting unit that sets transfer conditions including at least one of a frame rate of transfer and an image size of the transfer of each of the plurality of live view images on the basis of the priorities of the plurality of live view images, and a communication control unit that transmits the set transfer conditions to the plurality of imaging devices via a wireless communication unit. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180651 | Capturing an Image - An imaging device for capturing an image of a scene, comprising: an image sensor; an optical arrangement operable to focus light from a portion of the scene onto the image sensor whilst preventing light from other portions of the scene from being focused onto the sensor; a controller configured to cause the optical arrangement to focus light from a sequence of portions of the scene onto the sensor so that the sensor captures the said sequence of portions of the scene; and a processor configured to use the captured portions of the scene to construct an image of the scene. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180652 | ENHANCED IMAGING - System and techniques for enhanced imaging are described herein. Light from an environment may be sampled to create an image. Energy reflected from the environment may also be sampled to create a depth image of the environment. A classifier may be applied to both the image and the depth image to provide a set of object properties for an object in the environment. A composite image may be constructed that includes portions of the image and depth image representing the object as well as the object properties. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180653 | PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to an electronic device for capturing a reproduction speed changing video which is reproducible in all devices without additional encoding, and a control method thereof. The method of controlling an electronic device for capturing a video includes generating, at a first frame rate, a first frame group obtained by photographing a subject, receiving an input for changing a reproduction speed, and determining a second frame rate based on the changed reproduction speed. The method further includes generating, at the second frame rate, a second frame group obtained by photographing the subject, and generating a single video file by encoding the first frame group and the second frame group based on the first frame rate. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180654 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO PERFORMANCE OF A DEPTH CAMERA SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for enhancing the signal to noise ratio performance of a depth camera system are described. In one embodiment, the method includes exposing a portion of a pixel array of a rolling camera sensor, and activating a portion of a rolling projector to generate a portion of a projection pattern during the exposure of the portion of the pixel array. The method may also include capturing image data for the generated portion of the projection pattern with the exposed portion of the pixel array of the rolling camera sensor. Furthermore, the method may include performing depth reconstruction based, at least in part, on the captured image data. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180655 | IMAGE SENSOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - The present technology relates to an image sensor, an electronic apparatus, a signal transmission system, and a control method that are capable of easily reducing adverse effects of a parasitic capacitance. An assist signal line is adjacent to a VSL and placed along the VSL, a signal output from a pixel flowing through the VSL, and a signal control unit causes a similar signal to flow through the assist signal line, the similar signal having a similarity to a signal that flows through the VSL. The present technology is applicable to, for example, an image sensor including a VSL through which a signal output from a pixel flows, and a signal transmission system including a transmission path through which a signal flows. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180656 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus includes a pre-processor configured to generate information relating to image positions based on Bayer image signals obtained by cameras. The image processing apparatus further includes an independent image signal processor (IISP) configured to perform a first image signal processing operation for generating first image data of an RGB format from a first one of the Bayer image signals obtained by a first one of the cameras. The IISP is further configured to generate image processing information calculated during the first image signal processing operation. The image processing apparatus further includes a dependent image signal processor configured to perform a second image signal processing operation for generating second image data of the RGB format from a second one of the Bayer image signals obtained by a second one of the cameras using the image processing information and the information relating to the image positions. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180657 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A photoelectric conversion device includes a plurality of pixels arranged to form a plurality of columns, each of the pixels including a photoelectric conversion unit including first and second electrodes, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first and second electrodes, and an insulating layer between the photoelectric conversion layer and the second electrode, an amplifier unit connected to the second electrode and configured to output a signal, and a reset unit for supplying a reset voltage to the second electrode. In accordance with a voltage applied between the first and second electrodes, an accumulating operation for accumulating signal charges and a removing operation for removing the signal charges are alternately executed, the reset unit supplies the reset voltage for at least a part of a horizontal scanning period, and the period during which the reset unit supplies the reset voltage is longer than the horizontal scanning period. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180658 | DEPTH SENSOR, THREE-DIMENSIONAL CAMERA, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NOISE OF MACRO PIXEL - A depth sensor and a 3D camera include a macro pixel that provides an output signal when light is received and a programmable concurrent detector (PCD) circuit that compares an electric signal provided by the macro pixel with a number of concurrence (NC) and determines a necessity of providing the output signal of the macro pixel. In addition, the depth sensor and the 3D camera may include a controller that measures a dark count of the macro pixel, changes the number of concurrence (NC) of the macro pixel, based on the dark count, and controls noise of the macro pixel. In addition, the depth sensor and the 3D camera may control the noise of the macro pixel, based on an external light count which is a noise signal generated due to the external light. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180659 | Calibration of Defective Image Sensor Elements - The present disclosure relates to methods and systems that may reduce pixel noise due to defective sensor elements in optical imaging systems. Namely, a camera may capture a burst of images with an image sensor while adjusting a focus distance setting of an optical element. For example, the image burst may be captured during an autofocus process. The plurality of images may be averaged or otherwise merged to provide a single, aggregate image frame. Such an aggregate image frame may appear blurry. In such a scenario, “hot” pixels, “dead” pixels, or otherwise defective pixels may be more easily recognized and/or corrected. As an example, a defective pixel may be removed from a target image or otherwise corrected by replacing a value of the defective pixel with an average value of neighboring pixels. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180660 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD AND METHOD FOR READING OUT IMAGE SENSOR - The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus, including a pixel array comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, wherein at least one of the pixels comprises: a first capacitor configured to store a reset signal, and a second capacitor configured to store a pixel signal; a plurality of column circuits, wherein at least one of the column circuits reads the reset signal from the first capacitor, reads the pixel signal from the second capacitor, and generates difference between the reset signal and the pixel signal, wherein the pixel is configured to store the pixel signal to the second capacitor after the reset signal is stored to the first capacitor. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180661 | IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGING APPARATUS AND LIVE BODY IMAGING APPARATUS - There is provided an image sensor including a pixel unit, the pixel unit including a photodiode, a first color filter and a second color filter each disposed in a different position on a plane above the photodiode, and a first on-chip lens disposed over the first color filter and a second on-chip lens disposed over the second color filter. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180662 | IMAGE SENSOR COLOR CORRECTION - An image sensor includes a plurality of photodiodes disposed in a semiconductor material and a plurality of transfer transistors. Individual transfer transistors in the plurality of transfer transistors are coupled to individual photodiodes in the plurality of photodiodes. A floating diffusion is also coupled to the plurality of transfer transistors to receive image charge from the plurality of photodiodes. The floating diffusion is coupled to receive a preset voltage, and the preset voltage is substantially equal a dark condition steady-state read voltage. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180663 | HIGH SPEED ROLLING IMAGE SENSOR WITH ADM ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING THEREOF - High speed rolling image sensor includes pixel array disposed in first semiconductor die, readout circuits disposed in second semiconductor die and conductors. Pixel array is partitioned into pixel sub-arrays (PSAs). Each of the PSAs includes a plurality of pixels. Pixel groups include pixels that are non-contiguous, non-overlapping and distinct. Each pixel group includes pixels from different PSAs. Each pixel group is coupled to a corresponding analog-to-digital converter and memory unit tiles (ADMs) respectively included in readout circuits. ADMs respectively include (i) analog-to-digital (ADC) circuits that convert the image data from pixel groups from analog to digital to obtain ADC outputs, and (ii) memory units to store ADC outputs. Conductors are coupling pixel array to ADMs. Conductors include number of conductors per column of pixel array. Number of conductors per column of pixel array may be equal to number of pixels in PSA arranged in same column. Other embodiments are described. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180664 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE THAT IS PROVIDED WITH PERIPHERAL CIRCUITS TO PREVENT CHIP AREA FROM BEING INCREASED, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup device which suppresses an increase in chip area of peripheral circuits without degrading the performance of a pixel section and makes it possible to prevent costs from being increased. The image pickup device includes a first semiconductor substrate and a second semiconductor substrate. A pixel section includes photo diodes each for generate electric charges by photoelectric conversion, floating diffusions each for temporarily storing the electric charges generated by the photo diode, and amplifiers each connected to the floating diffusion, for outputting a signal dependent on a potential of the associated floating diffusion. Column circuits are connected to vertical signal lines, respectively, for performing predetermined processing on signals output from the pixel section to vertical signal lines. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180665 | METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, AND IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM - An image capture device includes multiple pixels, each of which has multiple photoelectric conversion elements. Each of first pixels which are some of the pixels outputs a signal based on charges obtained by adding together the charges generated in the photoelectric conversion elements. Each of second pixels outputs a signal based on charges generated by a photoelectric conversion element disposed at a first position, without outputting charges generated by a photoelectric conversion element disposed at a second position among the photoelectric conversion elements. Each of third pixels outputs a signal based on charges generated by the photoelectric conversion element disposed at the second position, without outputting a signal based on charges generated by the photoelectric conversion element disposed at the first position. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180666 | Current Accumulative Pixel Structure for CMOS-TDI image sensor - The present invention relates to technical field of analog integrated circuit design. TDI function is better realized by CMOS image sensor and it improves scanning frequency of the CMOS-TDI image sensor and extends application range of TDI technique. To this end, the present invention proposes a technical solution of a current accumulative pixel structure for CMOS-TDI image sensor which comprises a photodiode, four MOS transistors M | 2017-06-22 |
20170180667 | High scanning frequency COMS-TDI image sensor - The present invention relates to technical field of analog integrated circuit design. TDI function is better realized by CMOS image sensor and it improves scanning frequency of the CMOS-TDI image sensor and extends application range of TDI technique. To this end, the present invention proposes a technical solution of high scanning frequency CMOS-TDI image sensor. The pixels include a photodiode, an operational amplifier, integration capacitors C | 2017-06-22 |