30th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 65 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150207958 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUM - An apparatus that creates a color profile includes: a color reproduction target value acquiring unit that acquires a plurality of color reproduction target values; an output device color reproduction region acquiring unit that acquires a color reproduction region of an output device; a condition acquiring unit that acquires a condition to select the color reproduction target value; a color reproduction target value selecting unit that selects the color reproduction target value that satisfies the condition out of the plurality of color reproduction target values; and color profile creating units that create, based on the acquired color reproduction region of the output device and the selected color reproduction target value, the color profile in which the color reproduction target value is present in the color reproduction region of the output device. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207959 | SPECTRAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, SPECTRAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - The present invention is a spectral image processing method including the steps of selecting observed spectral information from a multispectral image of a scene, generating a constraint on a spectral distribution of an illumination and a constraint on a surface reflectance of an object using a basis vector of the illumination and a basis vector of the surface reflectance, generating an observation equation that takes as parameters a weight coefficient of the basis vector of the illumination and a weight coefficient of the basis vector of the surface reflectance using the observed spectral information, the constraint on the spectral distribution of the illumination, and the constraint on the surface reflectance of the object, and calculating the spectral distribution of the illumination and the surface reflectance of the object of the scene from the observation equation. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207960 | System and Method of Adjusting the Color of Image Objects Based on Chained Reference Points, Gradient Characterization, and Pre-stored Indicators of Environmental Lighting Conditions - The invention relates to a system and method for adjusting the color of image objects based on chained reference points and/or light gradients to account for the effects of lighting conditions that can vary across different environments, according to an implementation of the invention. To chain reference points and/or characterize light gradients, the system may determine a color shift value, which represents the effects of lighting conditions of a target environment (in which the lighting conditions may be unknown) relative to a reference environment (in which the lighting conditions may be known). The chained reference points, gradient characterization, color shift values, and/or other information may be used to store a delta map that characterizes the lighting conditions of an environment so that it may be reused for subsequent color shifts without re-characterizing the environment. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207961 | Automated dynamic video capturing - A video system is disclosed that include a video robot. The video robot includes a video capturing device and a location sensing mechanism for sensing locations of a target within a space. The robot also include a mechanism for automatically selecting a field of view of the video capturing device to correspond to the locations of the subject as the subject moves through the locations in the space. In the method of the invention, locations of the target are monitored with a video capturing unit using location signals transmitted from a sensor on or near the target. Based on the locations of the target, the field of view of the video capturing unit to automatically adjusted to correspond to the locations of the subject as the subject moves through the space while the video unit simultaneously captures video data and displays representations of the video data on a screen. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207962 | IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE, IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - According to an aspect of the present invention, for which of the original image data before the gradation correction and the original image data after the gradation correction the restoration process is performed is determined depending on whether or not the image information meets the condition under which the ringing appears in the recovery image data due to the restoration process. When the gradation correction is performed after the restoration process, there is a probability that the side effect (the ringing or the like) of the restoration process is emphasized by the gradation correction. Therefore, in the case where the image information meets the condition under which the ringing appears, it is possible to prevent such a side effect (the ringing or the like) of the restoration process from being emphasized by the gradation correction, by performing the restoration process for the original image data after the gradation correction. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207963 | PHOTOGRAPHIC LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR TACTILE TABLET - The present invention relates to a photographic lighting system for tactile tablet including a first dorsal camera noteworthy in that said system can have a removable dorsal protective shell and a light source. According to a variant, the shell and the light source are furnished with connection capabilities allowing removable fixing of the light source to said shell. Preferably, the connection means are magnets. Preferred use in connection with a measurement capture computer program for the optical centring of lenses in a spectacles frame as a function of the physiognomy of the wearer of said frames and of the characteristics of said frames. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207964 | Small UAS With High Definition Video - A sensor system comprising specific subassemblies provides high definition video in small unmanned aerial systems. The sensor system provides for efficient space and power utilization. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207965 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE INCLUDING THE SAME - An image pickup device including a vacant space portion that allows a connection electrode to be exposed to a second main surface side, the vacant space portion being formed at a position overlapping at least the connection electrode in a state where the image pickup device is viewed in plan view from a thickness direction A, and the connection electrode exposed to the second main surface side is electrically connected with a substrate at a position in the vacant space portion, the position overlapping the image pickup device in the state where the image pickup device is viewed in plan view from the thickness direction. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207966 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE UNIT INCLUDING IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND DEVICE HOLDING FRAME, AND OPTICAL DEVICE - An image pickup device unit that can accurately position and hold an image pickup device to realize reduction in a thickness of the image pickup device unit in an optical axis direction and that can efficiently dissipate heat generated by the image pickup device. A device substrate is electrically connected to and arranged on a back side of the image pickup device. A heat conductive device holding frame has an opening for inserting the image pickup device and a plurality of receiving pieces for receiving, from a front side of the image pickup device and in an optical axis direction, the image pickup device inserted to the opening from a back side of the device holding frame to position the image pickup device in the optical axis direction relative to the device holding frame. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207967 | CAMERA MODULE FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A camera module, in particular for a vehicle, the camera module having at least: an objective having a lens mount and at least one lens, an image sensor for acquiring and converting optical signals into electrical signals, a bearer device on which the image sensor is mounted and contacted, and a camera housing for accommodating the objective and the bearer device. The objective is connected to the camera housing, in particular to a first housing part, and is borne by the camera housing. The bearer device can in particular be fixed on the objective or on the first housing part. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207968 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module according to the embodiment includes a housing; a lens barrel disposed in the housing to receive a lens; and an elastic member connecting the housing to the lens barrel, and comprising a first elastic part and a second elastic part bent from the first elastic part to have a height from a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens, which is different from a height of the first elastic part. Therefore, the camera module may automatically correct a shake and may adjust a focus. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207969 | LENS UNIT AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - A lens unit including a lens barrel that contains a lens inside and has a rectangular image pickup window through which an optical axis passes, and an image pickup element unit including an image pickup element and an element attachment plate having the image pickup element mounted on one surface. The image pickup element unit is attached to the lens barrel by a plurality of screws such that the image pickup window and the image pickup element are opposite to each other. A shim unit is disposed between the lens barrel and the element attachment plate. The shim unit is made of a shim base attached to a circumferential edge of the image pickup window and having a shape along at least two sides of the image pickup window, and one or a plurality of shims mounted at one or a plurality of portions of the shim base, respectively. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207970 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user's convenience. The present invention includes a first camera, a second camera, a touchscreen, and a controller, if the first and second cameras are activated, outputting a first preview screen for the first camera through the touchscreen, the controller outputting a second preview screen for the second camera to a prescribed region having a first shape in the outputted first preview screen, the controller changing the first shape into a second shape based on an image received through at least one of the first camera and the second camera. Accordingly, an image can be effectively photographed or a video call can be effectively performed, using front and rear cameras. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207971 | MONITORING APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SHUTTER - A monitoring apparatus is connected to a shutter which opens and closes to limit a capturing area of an image capturing device. The monitoring apparatus includes an information obtaining section, configured to obtain information, an existence determiner, configured to determine whether a person exists or not in a predetermined area in accordance with the information obtained by the information obtaining section, and a shutter control unit, configured to control the shutter to be opened in response that the existence determiner determines that the person does not exist in the predetermined area. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207972 | IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS - The image acquisition apparatus includes an imaging optical system configured to form an image of an object, multiple image sensors each configured to capture an image of the object through the imaging optical system, multiple variable angle prisms disposed between the imaging optical system and the image sensors, and the variable angle prisms each being paired with one of the image sensors. A controller is configured to control each variable angle prism to correct defocus of the imaging optical system on the image sensor paired with that variable angle prism. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207973 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device of the present invention comprises an additive combination for subjecting image data to additive combination, a gain application section for applying minus gain image data that has been subjected to additive combination by the additive combination section, an additive combination section for, at the time of imaging in the imaging section, respectively subjecting a plurality of image data, that have been acquired by divided exposure at the divided exposure time, to additive combination to create combined image data, and a gain application section for applying the minus gain to the combined image data to create taken image data. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207974 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES - Methods and apparatus to generate wide dynamic range images are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first processing block having first input, second input to receive input data from an image sensor, and first output; a second processing block having third input, fourth input to receive input data from the image sensor, and second output, at least one of the first and second outputs to output a WDR image based on at least two of the first, second, third and fourth inputs; an architecture recognizer having fifth input and third output, the third output to convey an architecture type of the image sensor; a function selector having fourth output to identify at least one of the first and second processing blocks based on the third output; and a sensor adapter having seventh input coupled to the fourth output and having fifth output coupled to the first and third inputs. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207975 | DCT BASED FLICKER DETECTION - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for reducing flicker in image frames captured with a rolling shutter. A flicker detection and correction engine selects a first channel from a first image frame for processing. The flicker detection and correction engine subtracts each pixel value in the first channel from a corresponding pixel value in a prior image frame to generate a difference image frame. The flicker detection and correction engine identifies a first alternating current (AC) component based on a discrete cosine transform (DCT) associated with the difference image frame. The flicker detection and correction engine reduces flicker that is present in the first image frame based on the first AC component. One advantage of the disclosed techniques is that the flicker resulting from fluctuating light sources is correctly detected and reduced or eliminated irrespective of the frequency of the fluctuating light source. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207976 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is a control apparatus including a detector configured to detect current position information, a setting part configured to set information-for-recognition that varies depending on position information, a recognition part configured to recognize a given target shown by the information-for-recognition set by the setting part in accordance with the current position information detected by the detector, and a controller configured to control at least one of an imaging part and a sound pick-up part in accordance with a recognition result obtained by the recognition part. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207977 | METHOD OF SETTING CAMERA PROFILE AND APPARATUS OF OBTAINING IMAGE - An apparatus for receiving an image is provided. The apparatus includes: a camera searcher configured to search for a camera connected to a network; a camera register configured to register information about the camera which is identified as a result of the searching by the camera searcher; a profile setter configured to set a profile of the camera by referring to the information obtained from the camera; and an image receiver configured to receive an image from the camera according to the profile. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207978 | AUTO-FOCUS IMAGE SYSTEM - An auto-focus image system that includes a pixel array coupled to a focus signal generator. The pixel array captures an image that has a plurality of edges. The generator generates a focus signal that is a function of a plurality of edge-sharpness measures, each being measured from a different one of the plurality of edges. The edge-sharpness measure is a quantity that has a unit that is a power of a unit of length. It may be a distance in the edge. It may be an area. It may be a central moment. The generator may reduce a relative extent to which an edge contributes to the focus signal on basis of detecting that the edge does not have sufficient reflection symmetry in a sequence of gradients of an image signal across the edge according to a predefined criterion. The edge may be prevented from contributing altogether. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207979 | FOCUS CONTROL APPARATUS, FOCUS CONTROL METHOD, CAMERAAPPARATUS AND FOCUS CONTROL METHOD IN CAMERA APPARATUS - There is provided a focus control apparatus including: a first adjustment unit configured to adjust a focus distance; a second adjustment unit configured to adjust an addition amount of the focus distance adjusted with the first adjustment unit; and a focus control unit configured to control a focus based on the focus distance adjusted with the first adjustment unit and the addition amount adjusted with the second adjustment unit. Also provided are a focus control method, a camera apparatus and a focus control method in the camera apparatus. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207980 | IMAGING APPARATUS - A focus detection apparatus of an imaging apparatus includes an imaging optical system for forming a plurality of optical images with divided light fluxes that have passed through an imaging lens, on a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. A viewing field mask is disposed more on a side of the photoelectric conversion elements than an expected imaging surface of an imaging lens, and determines contours of the optical images formed on a detection plane. A focus detection element includes focus detection regions each for detecting an optical image. A termination pixel disposed outside an optical image and a termination pixel disposed inside the optical image are provided in each of the focus detection regions. A control unit obtains data of adjustment values indicating effective ranges of the focus detection regions from a storage unit, performs focus detection for the imaging lens, and controls a focus adjustment operation. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207981 | IMAGING APPARATUS - A focus detection apparatus includes the following: a viewing field mask disposed more on a photoelectric conversion element side than an expected imaging plane of an imaging lens and configured to determine contours of optical images formed on a detection plane, a sensor including a photoelectric conversion element disposed extending outside the optical images and including a plurality of pairs of focus detection regions in each of which the optical images are detected, a memory configured to store, as adjustment values, pieces of data indicating positions of effective ranges in the pairs of focus detection regions, in a plurality of storage areas in a way that each of the pieces of data is stored in a corresponding one of the storage areas, and a control unit configured to obtain the adjustment value data from the memory and perform focus detection for the imaging lens to control focus adjustment operation. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207982 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND FOCUS CONTROL APPARATUS - A change in a subject is quickly sensed and a focusing lens is driven with degradation in durability and out-of-focus states of output video images due to driving of the focusing lens more than necessary avoided. To achieve the object described above, the invention relates to an imaging apparatus that controls a focusing lens based on a contrast signal provided from a video signal and includes a controller that performs first evaluation based on comparison between the value of the contrast signal and the value of a main threshold, performs second evaluation after the first evaluation based on comparison between the value of the contrast signal and a sub-threshold that is greater or smaller than the main threshold and is set to decrease or increase with the lapse of time, and performs focus control on the focusing lens based on a result of the second evaluation. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207983 | CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD FOR AUTO FOCUSING THEREOF - A camera module including a fixing unit including a hole formed therein a moving unit including at least one lens, and configured to linearly move in the hole of the fixing unit; and a driving unit configured to drive the moving unit. Further, the driving unit includes a corresponding magnet arranged in the inner surface of the hole of the fixing unit; a moving coil surrounding the outer surface of the moving unit; and a fixed coil arranged in the fixing unit and configured to receive from the moving coil a current or voltage variable based on a distance with the moving coil. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207984 | FOCUSING ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS AND FOCUSING ADJUSTMENT METHOD - A focusing adjustment apparatus includes a recording unit, a focusing adjustment unit, a calculation unit, and a calculation unit. The recording unit records a recording signal output from an image sensor. The focusing adjustment unit adjusts focusing on an object image entering the image sensor based on information about an image-forming position in a first evaluation band of the recording signal. The calculation unit calculates the image-forming position in the first evaluation band of the recording signal by correcting, using a correction value, an image-forming position in a second evaluation band of a focusing adjustment signal obtained from the image sensor. The calculation unit changes the correction value using information about the first evaluation band of the recording signal. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207985 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging device includes: an imaging unit imaging an object and generating image data of the object; a display unit displaying an image corresponding to the image data; a display controller controlling the display unit to display an expression guide image in which at least a part of expression of a face in the object has been changed; an expression determination unit determining similarity between the expressions in the image and in the expression guide image; an imaging controller controlling the imaging unit to continuously image the object until the expression determination unit determines that the expressions in the image and in the expression guide image are matched, wherein the display controller controls the display unit to display another expression guide image at a time the expression determination unit determines that the expressions in the image in the expression guide image are matched. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207986 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes an image pickup unit, an extracting unit, an estimating unit, a categorizing unit, and a recording control unit. The image pickup unit captures an image of a subject. The extracting unit extracts a human figure from the captured image of the subject captured by the image pickup unit. The estimating unit estimates a posture of the human figure extracted by the extracting unit. The categorizing unit categorizes the posture of the human figure estimated by the estimating unit into a previously prepared pose. The recording control unit controls recording of the captured image on the basis of the pose that the posture of the human figure is categorized into by the categorizing unit. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207987 | Systems and Methods for Tracking Location of Movable Target Object - An automated process uses a local positioning system to acquire location (i.e., position and orientation) data for one or more movable target objects. In cases where the target objects have the capability to move under computer control, this automated process can use the measured location data to control the position and orientation of such target objects. The system leverages the measurement and image capture capability of the local positioning system, and integrates controllable marker lights, image processing, and coordinate transformation computation to provide tracking information for vehicle location control. The resulting system enables position and orientation tracking of objects in a reference coordinate system. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207988 | INTERACTIVE PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY BASED ON COMBINED VISUAL AND INERTIAL ORIENTATION TRACKING - A panoramic image is generated from a plurality of source images. A panoramic analysis engine samples a first source image and a second source image included in the plurality of source images to generate a first proxy image and a second proxy image, respectively. The panoramic analysis engine samples inertial measurement information associated the two proxy images. The panoramic analysis engine detects a feature that is present in both the first proxy image and the second proxy image. The panoramic analysis engine blends the second proxy image into the first proxy image based on the inertial measurement information and a first position of the feature within the second proxy image relative to a second position of the feature within the first proxy image to generate a preview image. Finally, the panoramic analysis engine renders the preview image according to a first panoramic mode to generate a first partial display image. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207989 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OF A PLATFORM, IN PARTICULAR A NAVAL PLATFORM, PERISCOPE AND PLATFORM COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE - This device for monitoring the external environment of a platform, in particular a military platform, comprising:
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20150207990 | MONOCENTRIC LENS DESIGNS AND ASSOCIATED IMAGING SYSTEMS HAVING WIDE FIELD OF VIEW AND HIGH RESOLUTION - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for capturing and forming large high quality images using monocentric optical imaging. In one aspect, an optical imaging system includes an optical imaging module that collects light to form an image on an imaging surface, one or more imaging sensors each including an array of optical detectors located away from the imaging surface to receive light representing the image initially formed on the imaging surface and to convert the received light into detector signals, and optical waveguides coupled between the imaging surface and the one or more imaging sensors to receive light from the imaging surface and configured to selectively deliver a desired portion of the received light to the one or more imaging sensors while suppressing undesired stray light from reaching the one or more imaging sensors so that the optical waveguides effectuate an optical aperture stop with a limited angle range for receiving light by the one or more imaging sensors. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207991 | DIGITAL 3D/360 DEGREE CAMERA SYSTEM - The digital 3D/360° camera system is an omnidirectional stereoscopic device for capturing image data that may be used to create a 3-dimensional model for presenting a 3D image, a 3D movie, or 3D animation. The device uses multiple digital cameras, arranged with overlapping fields of view, to capture image data covering an entire 360° scene. The data collected by one, or several, digital 3D/360° camera systems can be used to create a 3D model of a 360° scene by using triangulation of the image data within the overlapping fields of view. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207992 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In the present invention, when a user operation (shutter button depression) for instructing to start still image recording or a user operation (REC button depression) for instructing to start moving image recording is performed and detected at recording timing in interval shooting, a CPU records a still image or a moving image by an imaging section based on the user operation, without temporarily stopping the recording for the interval shooting. In addition, the CPU stores, in an external memory, a still image or a moving image recorded by the interval shooting and the still image or the moving image recorded by the detection of the user's instruction operation such that they can be managed to be usable as material for the interval shooting. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207993 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In the present invention, in interval shooting, a CPU of an imaging apparatus controls to repeatedly record images sequentially captured by an imaging section as a moving image at predetermined timing. This CPU controls to select to record an image captured by the imaging section as a still image or to select to record images sequentially captured by the imaging section as a moving image, in accordance with the movement of the imaging apparatus based on a detection result of an acceleration sensor or the movement of a photographic subject from images captured by the imaging section or a detection result of an infrared sensor. That is, when there is a possibility of motion blur or camera shake, moving image capturing is switched to still image photographing and a still image is recorded. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207994 | CONTROLLING METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH ONE SWITCH BUTTON - A controlling method suitable for an electronic apparatus is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a camera module and a switch button. The controlling method includes following steps. A holding duration is measured started from a first time point when the switch button is pressed down. In response to the holding duration ends within a first threshold period, a singular image is generated. In response to the holding duration exceeds the first threshold period and ends within a second threshold period from the first time point, a series of burst images during the holding duration is generated. In response to the holding duration exceeds the second threshold period, a series of burst images during the second threshold period is generated, and also a video is generated. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207995 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image capturing apparatus including a positioning adjustment mechanism for performing positioning adjustment of an area image-captured by an image capturing unit; an image processing unit for recognizing a subject using an image signal generated in the image capturing unit; a vibration detection unit for detecting vibration of the image capturing apparatus; a control unit for determining a priority order of subject tracking processing for driving the positioning adjustment mechanism based on a subject recognition result provided from the image processing unit and image vibration correction processing for driving the positioning adjustment mechanism based on a vibration detection result of the vibration detection unit, and for limiting an adjustment amount of the positioning adjustment mechanism for the processing having no priority. Also, an image capturing method thereof and a program therefor are provided. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207996 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device of the present invention, for taking and storing movies, comprises an image sensor, an imaging processing section, and a control section for controlling exposure of the image sensor and controlling taking of an optical image, wherein the control section, when carrying out shooting a movie, carries out exposure by dividing a time corresponding to a single frame of the movie into a plurality of times, applies processing by the imaging processing section to acquire a plurality of image data, and combines a plurality of image data without carrying out positional alignment of the subject image of the priority of image data and stores as a single frame of the movie data. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207997 | Fill With Camera Ink - A content editing application may receive preview image data from a sensor. The preview image data may be displayed within an interface of the content editing application. The content editing application may request that the sensor capture a final image and the final image may be displayed within the interface of the content editing application. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207998 | IMAGE CAPTURING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND VEHICLE PHOTOGRAPHING TERMINAL - An image capturing lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second and third lens elements have refractive power. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The image capturing lens assembly has a total of six lens elements with refractive power. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207999 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPOSITING IMAGE BY USING MULTIPLE FOCAL LENGTHS FOR ZOOMING IMAGE - Provided are an image zooming method and an image zooming apparatus for optical zooming by using a plurality of lenses with different focal lengths. The image zooming method includes capturing an identical scene via a plurality of lenses; obtaining a first image and a second image of the identical scene that have different resolving powers; determining a first area of the first image and a second area of the second image which corresponds to the first area; and generating a composite image the second area and a remaining area of the first image from which the first area is excluded. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208000 | PERSONALIZED MEDIA REMIX - An embodiment of the invention relates to a method comprising receiving media content from at least one recording device, wherein at least one media content received from said at least one recording device is complemented with personating data and creating remixed media content of the media content being received with said at least one personating data. In addition an embodiment of the invention relates to a method comprising capturing media content by a recording device; monitoring the capture of the media content by logging personating data to the recording device and transmitting at least part of the captured media content to a server, which at least part of the captured media is complemented with the personating data. Embodiments of the present invention also relates to a technical equipment for executing the methods. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208001 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging device includes: an imaging unit configured to image an object and generate image data of the object; a contour detector configured to detect a contour of the object in an image corresponding to the image data generated by the imaging unit; a special effect processor configured to generate processed image data that produces a visual effect by performing different image processing for each object area determined by a plurality of contour points that constitutes a contour of the object in accordance with a perspective distribution of the plurality of the contour points that constitutes the contour of the object from the imaging unit, the image processing being performed on an area surrounded by the contour in the image corresponding to the image data generated by the imaging unit. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208002 | Portable Video Production System - A portable video production system includes a stand, a prompter portion, a mirror, a piece of glass, and a measuring device. The stand includes a table and a plurality of legs, and is configured to adjust a height of the legs based on a height of a user. The prompter portion includes a plurality of legs and a plurality of supports, and the supports extend between the legs of the prompter portion. The mirror is connected between first and second supports of the plurality of supports, and is configured to reflect a display of a laptop. The piece of glass is connected between third and fourth supports of the plurality of supports, and reflects the reflection of the display from the mirror to provide a reflected image to the user and to enable a video to be filmed through the glass without the reflected image appearing in the video. The measuring component is connected to the table, and extends from the table and being of a first specific length to indicate a first distance for the user to stand from the table. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208003 | ACTIVE MICROWAVE DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD - Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting potentially hazardous and/or explosive material concealed under clothing or in luggage. Through the emission, reflection, and reception of microwave radiation, a 3D image of a targeted area can be constructed. The image will show the outline of a moving person as well as any dielectric objects potentially hidden on their body. By measuring phases and amplitudes of microwaves reflected off a dielectric object, the optical path of the microwave through a hidden object can be determined, thus allowing for the creation of a 3D microwave image of a targeted area. Several emitters and receivers can be utilized at once, and video imaging can also be superimposed over the microwave image for improved detection accuracy. The invention has security and safety applications across the nation, particularly in areas of mass transit and large public events. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208004 | LOW LIGHT VISION ASSISTANCE - A portable unit for equipping vehicles for enhanced night vision system. The portable unit performs: presenting information to a user with a display of a portable unit; receiving by the portable unit an infrared image signal from an infrared camera; and presenting objects described by the infrared image signal to the user by the display of the portable unit. Corresponding method, apparatus, system and computer program are disclosed. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208005 | CAMERA SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY FOR A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING IMAGE INFORMATION OF A SIGNAL SOURCE PULSED AS A FUNCTION OF TIME - A camera system is described, particularly for a vehicle, the camera system having at least: a camera which has an image sensor and a filter mask, and a control and evaluation device which receives image signals output by the image sensor, the image sensor having an array of sensor pixels outputting pixel signals, and the filter mask having an array of filters which are disposed in front of the sensor pixels and have different wavelength-selective transmission response, a portion of the filters being attenuation filters, and sensor pixels, in front of which in each case one of the attenuation filters is disposed, outputting attenuation pixel signals. The attenuation filters advantageously attenuate white light more strongly than the other filters of the filter mask; in particular, they are blue pixels. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208006 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF CORRECTING OUTPUT SIGNAL OF THE IMAGE SENSOR - A method of processing signals from an image sensor outputting signals from rows of pixels in the image sensor having optical signals, outputting signals from rows of pixels in the image sensor not having optical signals, and correcting the signals from the rows of pixels having optical signals based on the signals corresponding to the rows of pixels not having optical signals. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208007 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT HAVING IMAGE SIGNAL OVERFLOW PATH - Since the great number of elements constituting a unit pixel having an amplification function would hinder reduction of pixel size, unit pixel n,m arranged in a matrix form is comprised of a photodiode, a transfer switch for transferring charges stored in the photodiode, a floating diffusion for storing charges transferred by the transfer switch, a reset switch for resetting the floating diffusion, and an amplifying transistor for outputting a signal in accordance with the potential of the floating diffusion to a vertical signal line, and by affording vertical selection pulse φVn to the drain of the reset switch to control a reset potential thereof, pixels are selected in units of rows. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208008 | IMAGE SENSOR, DRIVING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image sensor includes a capacitor, a low-impedance virtual battery, and a boost current source. The capacitor includes one end connected to a vertical signal line and the other end. The low-impedance virtual battery is connected to the other end of the capacitor and configured to detect a current flowing in the capacitor. The boost current source is configured to provide a boost current to the vertical signal line, the boost current being a current corresponding to the current flowing in the capacitor. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208009 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF CORRECTION OUTPUT SIGNAL OF THE IMAGE SENSOR - A pixel array includes an array of pixels to receive light, a first pixel to be blocked from receiving the light, and a circuit to adjust signals output from pixels in the array based on a signal from the first pixel. The signals output from the pixels in the array include a first error value. The circuit reduces the first error value in the signals from the pixels in the array based on the signal from the first pixel. The circuit may also reduce a second error value in the signals output from the pixels in the array based on a signal from a second pixel. The first and second pixels may be outside of the pixel array. The first and second error values may be storage diode leakage value and a dark current value. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208010 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - An image sensor includes a plurality of pixel groups each of which includes pixels corresponding to at least two row lines among a plurality of row lines in a pixel array, a readout block configured to read out pixel signals output from the pixels in each of the pixel groups, and a row driver configured to control an operation of the pixel groups. The row lines are differently spaced according to position information of the pixels. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208011 | PHOTODETECTOR COMPRISING A PINNED PHOTODIODE THAT IS FORMED BY AN OPTICALLY SENSITIVE LAYER AND A SILICON DIODE - In various embodiments, a photodetector includes a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of pixel regions. Each of the plurality of pixel regions comprises an optically sensitive layer over the semiconductor substrate. A pixel circuit is formed for each of the plurality of pixel regions. Each pixel circuit includes a pinned photodiode, a charge store, and a read out circuit for each of the plurality pixel regions. The optically sensitive layer is in electrical communication with a portion of a silicon diode to form the pinned photodiode. A potential difference between two electrodes in communication with the optically sensitive layer associated with a pixel region exhibits a time-dependent bias; a biasing during a first film reset period being different from a biasing during a second integration period. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208012 | MULTI-PURPOSE HANDHELD ELECTRONIC COMMAND AND CONTROL DEVICE WITH ERGONOMIC FEATURES - A multi-purpose handheld electronic device with ergonomic features for a handheld device is described. This device may be configured or reconfigured for multiple uses that may include a remote control device, a WIFi phone device, a gaming device, a data entry and data display device, and a video display device. Some of the unique features of this device are directed to ergonomic features of the device. These are size and shape of the device, as well as placement of controls on the device. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208013 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IGNORING UNINTENTIONAL KEY PRESSES - Various arrangements are described for ignoring inadvertent remote control key presses. A remote control may detect multiple key presses associated with various commands. It may be determined whether the first key press and the second key press have occurred within a predefined threshold time period. If the key presses occurred within the threshold time period, the first command and the second command may be ignored. Additional or alternate factors may be considered in determining whether one or more key presses of the remote control should be ignored. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208014 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING CONTROLLING DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY - A controlling device is automatically configured to issue a communication directly to a first controllable appliance to control a functional operation of the first controllable appliance in the event that the first controllable appliance is determined to be unresponsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link or to issue a communication to a second controllable appliance to control the functional operation of the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link in the event that first controllable appliance is determined to be responsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208015 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention provides an image processing system, an image processing method, and a program capable of suppressing confusion that may arise in a case where a target person is identified when tracking a person. An image processing system includes: a camera control unit which accepts input video images captured by a plurality of video cameras; a tracked person registering unit capable of registering one or more persons appearing in the video images inputted from the camera control unit; and a display screen generating unit which displays switchable windows of the video images inputted from the video cameras for each person registered by the tracked person registering unit. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208016 | FLEXIBLE VIDEO DISPLAY IN USE WITH A SHEET OF TRANSPARENT MATERIAL - The present invention is directed to a display apparatus that includes a flexible video display and/or a flexible solar panel. The flexible video display and/or a flexible solar panel have an extended position out of the housing and a retracted position in the housing. The flexible video display and/or a flexible solar panel can be disposed adjacent to the first sheet of transparent material when the flexible video display and/or a flexible solar panel is in the extended position. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208017 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel, a light source disposed on a rear side relative to the display panel, an optical member disposed on the rear side relative to the display panel, a light source housing component housing the light source, and first and second flat components extending in an outward direction relative to an opening edge of the light source housing component, the first and second flat components being substantially parallel to a rear face of the display panel, the second flat component being disposed closer to the display panel than the first flat component, the second flat component supporting the optical member. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208018 | SENSOR MEANS FOR TELEVISION RECEIVER - An electric and electronic sensor for selecting high resolution multi-medial operative programs and functions, connected to an interface device ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150208019 | IMAGE CORRECTION - A method can include determining characteristics of a surface; determining a point of view for an object with respect to the surface; and projecting an adjusted image onto the surface, the adjusted image being adjusted based at least in part on the characteristics of the surface and the point of view for the object with respect to the surface. Various other methods, apparatuses, systems, etc., are also disclosed. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208020 | VOICEOVER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of obtaining feedback on performance of an activity includes creating an input audio/video file or stream of performance of an activity, and providing the input audio/video file or stream to an evaluator. The evaluator inserts feedback in the input audio/video file or stream to create a feedback-annotated audio/video file. The feedback-annotated audio/video file includes at least one pause break during which audio commentary and/or graphical information inserted by the evaluator are presented while audio and video of the input audio/video file or stream are paused. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208021 | IMAGE RECORDING SYSTEM - An image recording system including a component capable of displaying and processing of images such as a central processing unit (CPU)/digital signal processor (DSP) that may be installed in a network video recorder (NVR) so that the image recording system may be used to implement a video summary/video synopsis technology in an embedded NVR/digital video recorder (DVR)/set-top box (SETTOP) system having a Host CPU and a plurality of DSP cores. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208022 | DISPLAY CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A VIDEO SIGNAL - A display control unit is connected to a display and arranged to generate a video signal representing a sequence of video frames to be displayed consecutively on said display. The display control unit may include a first memory unit arranged to buffer a set of image descriptors; a second memory unit connected between said first memory unit and said display; an update unit connected to said first memory unit and arranged to update said image descriptors in said first memory unit and to generate a proceed signal only when said set of image descriptors in said first memory unit is up to date; a copy unit arranged to copy said image descriptors from said first memory unit to said second memory unit in response to said proceed signal; and a video unit arranged to generate said video signal on the basis of said image descriptors in said second memory unit. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208023 | NEURAL NETWORK FOR VIDEO EDITING - An automated video editing system uses user inputs and metadata combined with machine learning technology to gradually improve editing techniques as more footage is edited. The system is designed to work primarily with a network of automated video recording systems that use cooperative tracking methods. The system is also designed to improve tracking algorithms used in cooperative tracking and to enable systems to begin using image recognition based tracking when the results of machine learning are utilized. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208024 | DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, DATA GENERATING METHOD, DATA REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, AND DATA REPRODUCING METHOD - The present technique relates to a data generation apparatus, a data generating method, a data reproduction apparatus, and a data reproducing method capable of enabling a user to enjoy an HDR image. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208025 | Video Processing Method and Apparatus - A video processing method and apparatus, which relate to the field of multimedia, and the method includes acquiring, by an video processing apparatus, two field images of an interlaced frame image in an interlaced video; performing temporal deinterlacing on either field image in the two field images to obtain a temporal virtual field image, and performing spatial deinterlacing on the either field image to obtain a spatial virtual field image; performing directional combing detection on the temporal virtual field image along a preset candidate combing detection direction with reference to the other field image in the interlaced frame image, to determine whether combing exists in the temporal virtual field image; and according to this, selecting the temporal virtual field image or the spatial virtual field image to be fused with the other field image to generate a new image. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208026 | PLUGGABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OUTPUT DATA OF PLUGGABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A pluggable electronic device is provided, where the pluggable electronic device is used to connect to a display, the pluggable electronic device is used to generate data complied with a first standard or a second standard, and to transmit the data to the display. The pluggable electronic device includes: a control circuit for generating audio/video signals and control signals; a selection signal generating circuit for generating a selection signal according a determining result indicating whether the pluggable electronic device is connected to an external power source or not; a multiplexer, for receiving the audio/video signals and the control signals, and selectively generating the audio/video signals and the control signals complied with the first standard or the second standard according to the selection signal; and a connector for transmitting the audio/video signals and the control signals from the multiplexer to the display. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208027 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A transmitter apparatus is provided with a first multi-value signal generator to convert the non-video signal of natural number “a”×natural number M bits other than a video signal into a multi-value signal of a multi-value number 2 | 2015-07-23 |
20150208028 | Method And Apparatus For Interference Mitigation In A Wireless Home Gateway Interface - The invention relates to a wireless home gateway apparatus and methods of wirelessly delivering audio and/or video programs between a home gateway and a client device and to interference mitigation techniques on such system. Specifically, the invention relates to transmitting an audio video program on a first channel, receiving a control signal from a remote control indicating interference on said first channel, changing the transmission channel to a second channel, and transmitting data indicating said second channel to said remote control. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208029 | COORDINATED VIDEO-PHONE OVERLAY ON TOP OF PC DESKTOP DISPLAY - Disclosed is a system and method for rendering a video from a video phone system to a monitor associated with a computing device such a PC. A chroma-key color is utilized to define a video window in the monitor and the video phone system will overlay video content in the window. A mouse pointer will continue to be visible even when it is in the video overlay location and continue to be able to manipulate and control content in the monitor, including the video layout. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208030 | SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING VIDEO CALLS IN TELEPHONE CALL CENTERS - A communication system particularly for managing voice, video and data services between the station of an operator and the station of a user, the system including at least one device controlled by the operator to receive telephone calls forwarded by a call routing center and at least one unit that is controlled by the user and provided with elements for entering and displaying information and generating telephone calls. The device further includes elements for disabling the audio component of a telephone call generated by the at least one unit and elements for establishing with the unit a video call associated with the telephone call. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208031 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING VISUAL MUTE OF A PARTICIPANT DURING VIDEO CONFERENCING - A method for adapting video data (video room | 2015-07-23 |
20150208032 | Content data capture, display and manipulation system - A system for manipulating content data such as video, word documents, graphics, spread sheets and data bases is disclosed. The system includes a networked viewing device that displays representations of the content data that pushed from or originating from a applications running on a networked computing device, such as a smart phone. This viewing device includes a touch screen or a periphery tool, such as keyboard and/or a computer mouse which is synchronized to the computing device for manipulating the content data while viewing a representation of the content data on the viewing device. In further embodiments of the invention the a periphery tool is the computing device, whereby a control application is running on the computing device to manipulate the content data originating from invisible application or program running on the computing device while the content data is displayed on the networked viewing device. The viewing device, the computing device and/or the system preferably includes a video capturing unit. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208033 | Pairing Devices in Conference Using Ultrasonic Beacon amd Subsequent Control Thereof - A videoconferencing system has a videoconferencing unit that use portable devices as peripherals for the system. The portable devices obtain near-end audio and send the audio to the videoconferencing unit via a wireless connection. In turn, the videoconferencing unit sends the near-end audio from the loudest portable device along with near-end video to the far-end. The portable devices can control the videoconferencing unit and can initially establish the videoconference by connecting with the far-end and then transferring operations to the videoconferencing unit. To deal with acoustic coupling between the unit's loudspeaker and the portable device's microphone, the unit uses an echo canceller that is compensated for differences in the clocks used in the ND and D/A converters of the loudspeaker and microphone. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208034 | Pairing Devices in Conference Using Ultrasonic Beacon and Subsequent Content Sharing - A videoconferencing system has a videoconferencing unit that use portable devices as peripherals for the system. The portable devices obtain near-end audio and send the audio to the videoconferencing unit via a wireless connection. In turn, the videoconferencing unit sends the near-end audio from the loudest portable device along with near-end video to the far-end. The portable devices can control the videoconferencing unit and can initially establish the videoconference by connecting with the far-end and then transferring operations to the videoconferencing unit. To deal with acoustic coupling between the unit's loudspeaker and the portable device's microphone, the unit uses an echo canceller that is compensated for differences in the clocks used in the ND and D/A converters of the loudspeaker and microphone. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208035 | Pairing Devices in Conference Using Ultrasonic Beacon and Subsequent Connection Transfer - A videoconferencing system has a videoconferencing unit that use portable devices as peripherals for the system. The portable devices obtain near-end audio and send the audio to the videoconferencing unit via a wireless connection. In turn, the videoconferencing unit sends the near-end audio from the loudest portable device along with near-end video to the far-end. The portable devices can control the videoconferencing unit and can initially establish the videoconference by connecting with the far-end and then transferring operations to the videoconferencing unit. To deal with acoustic coupling between the unit's loudspeaker and the portable device's microphone, the unit uses an echo canceller that is compensated for differences in the clocks used in the A/D and D/A converters of the loudspeaker and microphone. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208036 | VIDEO CONFERENCE DISPLAY METHOD AND DEVICE - A video conference display method includes: an MCU obtaining a stereoscopic video source of a conference site where a first terminal device in a video conference is located; and the MCU sending the stereoscopic video source to one or more other terminal devices, except the first terminal device, in the video conference, wherein the stereoscopic video source is used by one or more other terminal devices for non-screen displaying of the conference site where the first terminal device is located in one or more conference sites where the one or more other terminal devices are located. The scheme solves the problem of poor user experience of video conferencing, improves the sense of being present at the video conference, has no other differences from an on-site conference except that the entities cannot be touched, improves the user experience, and is an important step towards widely popularizing the video system. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208037 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING AN MCU'S PERFORMANCE USING COMMON PROPERTIES OF THE H.264 CODEC STANDARD - This disclosure describes an apparatus ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150208038 | SIGHTING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a sighting device ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150208039 | MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A medical image diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a setting unit, a rendering unit, and a display controller. The setting unit sets a viewpoint position and a calculation terminal position different from the viewpoint position on an image of a subject. The rendering unit performs rendering processing on, as a target, a range ahead of the calculation terminal position in a direction toward the calculation terminal position from the viewpoint position based on volume data of the subject so as to generate a rendering image. The display controller causes the rendering image to be displayed on a display unit. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208040 | OPERATING A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - Methods, systems and Devices for operating a surveillance system are described herein. One method includes determining a plurality of parameters of a video camera installed at a particular location in a facility based on a projection of an image captured by the video camera onto a virtual image captured by a virtual video camera placed at a virtual location in a building information model of the facility corresponding to the particular location, determining a two-dimensional geometry of the facility based on the building information model, wherein the geometry includes a plurality of spaces, determining a coverage of the video camera based on a portion of the plurality of parameters and the geometry, determining which spaces of the plurality of spaces are included in the coverage, and associating each space included in the coverage with a respective portion of the image. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208041 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes an image input section inputting images taken by a vehicle camera, a calibration target specifying section specifying a calibration target included both in a first image and in a second image, a vehicle information input section inputting information indicating travel distance and orientation change of the vehicle, a calculation section, and a storing control section. The calculation section converts the first and the second images to the first and second bird's-eye view images, respectively, arranges the first and the second birds-eye view images on common coordinate system with consideration of corresponding image taking positions and image taking orientations, and calculates at least one orientation parameter of the camera which minimizes position difference and rotation angle difference between the two calibration targets included in the first and second birds-eye view images. The storing control section stores the orientation parameter in storage. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208042 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTO-COMMISSIONING AN INTELLIGENT VIDEO SYSTEM - An auto-commissioning system provides automatic parameter selection for an intelligent video system based on target video provided by the intelligent video system. The auto-commissioning system extracts visual feature descriptors from the target video and provides the one or more visual feature descriptors associated with the received target video to an parameter database that is comprised of a plurality of entries, each entry including a set of one or more stored visual feature descriptors and associated parameters tailored for the set of stored visual feature descriptors. A search of the parameter database locates one or more best matches between the extracted visual feature descriptors and the stored visual feature descriptors. The parameters associated with the best matches are returned as part of the search and used to commission the intelligent video system. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208043 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING IN-STORE AISLE - A computer system for managing an in-store aisle, the computer system including a camera that captures a video in a retail store, and a computer connected to the camera, wherein the computer extracts a position of at least one customer who appears in the video captured by the camera and one or more kinds of emotion of the at least one customer at the position based on the video captured by the camera, and stores and manages a most-extracted emotion of the at least one customer in an aisle in which the at least one customer is positioned as information on the aisle. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208044 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A VIDEO RECORDING WITH SENSOR DATA - A method for processing a video recording involves receiving sensor data from at least one sensor located on a person performing a physical activity. The sensor data includes biometric and/or biomechanical measurements taken from the person while performing the activity. The video recording is of the person performing the activity. The received video recording is correlated with the received sensor data to allow portions of the video recording to be matched with portions of the sensor data from corresponding periods of time. Correlation allows one to readily find and review video footage that show the activity being performed correctly or not based on an interpretation of the sensor data. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208045 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - During shooting, first encoded image data based on image data obtained by performing a simplified development process on RAW image data is recorded together with a RAW image, and afterward, second encoded image data based on image data obtained by performing a high-quality development process on the RAW image data is generated and recorded. By estimating the data amount of the second encoded image data during shooting and reflecting an area based on this data amount on management information of the recording medium as an area for recording the second encoded image data, the area in the recording medium is ensured. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208046 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an image processing apparatus including a comparing unit to perform comparison using at least one of a maximum value and an average value of luminance signals of an input image, with a saturation level as a reference of comparison, the saturation level being a level of light accumulation performed for a predetermined time length which is one of a plurality of time lengths for accumulating light in imaging of the input image; a tone curve generator to generate a tone curve to be used for performing compression processing to luminance gradation of the input image, on the basis of a result of the comparison being made; and a luminance gradation compression processor to perform compression processing to luminance gradation of the input image, according to the tone curve being generated. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208047 | VIDEO IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS, VIDE IMAGE PROJECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a method for inhibiting an object contained in an image from becoming hard to be visually recognized when the image is divided and then projected in order to avoid an area on which a projected image is hard to be visually recognized, if, when an input image is to be divided by an unsuitable-for-projection area, a predetermined object exists at a position where the input image is divided, the position of division of the input image is changed to such a position that the object within an area corresponding to the unsuitable-for-projection area is not divided. Then, on areas that exclude the unsuitable-for-projection area, the divided input images are projected after being adjusted to sizes that match the areas. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208048 | IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for image correction and image projection apparatus using the same are provided, where the image projection apparatus scans a projection light beam on a projection plane to form an image. The image correction method includes the following steps. A plurality of projection points of the projection light beam on the projection plane are sampled to define a projection coordinate system. An image projection area is defined on the projection coordinate system. The projection light beam is moved to scan on the projection plane and projected to the projection points sequentially. Whether the projection point is located in the image projection area is determined. When the projection point is located in the image projection area, a corrected image information is provided to the projection point. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208049 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING A DISPLAY - An apparatus including a viewing screen supported by a display supporting surface, including a level device configured to indicate that an edge of the viewing screen is substantially level. The height of the viewing screen from the floor may be adjusted using a removable apparatus which may be disconnected from the viewing screen after the viewing screen is leveled. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208050 | PROJECTOR, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF PROJECTOR - A position detection portion of a projector detects an operation on a screen based on a captured image obtained by capturing the screen. A control portion executes a calibration in which positions in a projection image and positions in the captured image are associated with each other based on the captured image obtained by capturing the projection image projected by a calibration control portion based on auto calibration images in which marks for specifying positions are arranged. In addition, the calibration control portion executes the calibration based on the captured image corresponding to the plurality of auto calibration images which are different in arrangement states of the marks. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208051 | IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE, IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A restoration process using a restoration filter that is based on a point spread function for an optical system is performed for original image data acquired from an image-capturing element by an image taking of an object image using the optical system, so that recovery image data are acquired. The above restoration process is performed, in a point-image restoration processing section, for color data of the original image data in which a gradation correction has been performed by a logarithmic process. The restoration filter may be configured by a filter coefficient corresponding to the image data before the logarithmic process, or may be configured by a filter coefficient corresponding to the image data after the logarithmic process. Thus, by performing the restoration process capable of flexibly responding to various properties of the original image, it is possible to reduce the image degradation such as the ringing in the recovery image. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208052 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROJECTOR - According to one embodiment, an image processor including: a corrector; a simulator; and a parameter calculator. The corrector calculates a correction image regarding a first image. The first image is processed. The simulator calculates a simulation image using the correction image. The simulation image is estimated to be acquired when the correction image is projected on a projection surface. The parameter calculator calculates a correction parameter regarding the projection surface using the simulation image and a second image acquired by imaging the projection surface. The corrector calculates the correction image using the first image and the correction parameter. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208053 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND SOFTWARE FOR IMPROVED VIDEO DATA RECOVERY EFFECTIVENESS - Methods, systems, and software are provided herein that allow for storing a data file in a storage device. The storage system splits a video data file into a plurality of data segments, generates a plurality of recovery headers for the data segments, and combines ones of the recovery headers with ones of the data segments to form a plurality of storage packets. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208054 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A DEPTH CUE - A method of generating a depth cue for three dimensional video content is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of (a) detecting three dimensional video content that will appear in observer space when displayed ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150208055 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF PREDETERMINED THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO SETTINGS BASED ON SCENE CONTENT - Predetermined three-dimensional video parameter settings may be dynamically adjusted based on scene content. One or more three-dimensional characteristics associated with a given scene may be determined. One or more scale factors may be determined from the three-dimensional characteristics. The predetermined three-dimensional video parameter settings can be adjusted by applying the scale factors to the predetermined three-dimensional video parameter settings. The scene may be displayed on a three-dimensional display using the resulting adjusted set of predetermined three-dimensional video parameters. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208056 | 3-DIMENSIONAL DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided are three-dimensional (3D) data processing apparatus and method. 3D stereoscopic image common format data preserving common 3D image information is defined by converting 3D stereoscopic image data of each format to apply the same 3D image processing algorithm to 3D data of various formats, and native format data of each format is maintained to maintain merits of each format, and a format-specific algorithm table is maintained with respect to a common 3D image processing function, whereby the same 3D image processing algorithm may be applied to various 3D data and a unique algorithm allowing for maintaining the merits of each 3D data may be applied. | 2015-07-23 |
20150208057 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING DEPTH INFORMATION, METHOD FOR GENERATING DEPTH INFORMATION, AND STEREO CAMERA - A device for generating depth information includes a plurality of light sources, an image capture unit, a control unit, and a processing unit. Each light source of the plurality of light sources emits a corresponding intensity light. The control unit controls the each light source of the plurality of light sources to emit the corresponding intensity light in turn, and controls the image capture unit to capture a plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of light sources. The processing unit generates a plurality of depth information corresponding to the plurality of light sources according to the plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of light sources and a background image after the image capture unit captures the plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of light sources and the background image. | 2015-07-23 |