31st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140210976 | ENDOSCOPE WITH A T-SHAPED FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD - An endoscope with a T-shaped flexible circuit board includes: a base mounting frame, a flexible circuit, a photosensitive element, two light emitting elements and a camera. The photosensitive element, the two light emitting elements and the camera are mounted onto the T-shaped flexible circuit board, then the flexible circuit board deforms to fit in the base mounting frame. During assembly, the photosensitive element, the two light emitting elements and the camera are maintained in the same orientation, and the T-shaped flexible circuit can be pushed into the base mounting frame simply by applying a force in a single direction parallel to the orientation direction of the photosensitive element, the two light emitting elements and the camera. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210977 | Wireless Camera Coupling With Rotatable Coupling - A system for wirelessly powering various devices positioned on an endoscope, including, for example, a light source, various electronics including an imager and/or a memory device. The endoscope is coupled to a camera where the endoscope may be rotated relative to the camera when coupled thereto. The system is further provided such that video signal processing parameters are automatically set for an endoscopic video camera system based upon characteristics of an attached endoscope, with reduced EMI and improved inventory tracking, maintenance and quality assurance, and reducing the necessity for adjustment and alignment of the endoscope and camera to achieve the data transfer. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210978 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF DYNAMIC ATTENTIVE STATES FOR PROVIDING AN INATTENTIVE WARNING - A method and apparatus for determining an inattentive state of an operator of a vehicle and for providing information to the operator of the vehicle by obtaining face images of the operator of the vehicle, obtaining images of an environment of the vehicle, determining one or more areas of interest in the environment of the vehicle based on the images of the environment, obtaining, from a relevance and priority database, relevance and priority values corresponding to the one or more areas of interest, determining a probability of attention of the operator of the vehicle to the one or more areas of interest based on the images of the environment and the relevance and priority values, determining an attention deficiency based on the determined probability of attention and the face images, and providing the information to the operator of the vehicle based on the determined attention deficiency. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210979 | DETECTING A BLOOD SAMPLE - Apparatus for detecting presence of a blood sample is presented where the apparatus comprises a housing having an aperture, the aperture configured to receive a body part of a user, a camera having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the aperture, the camera configured to capture images of the user's body part, and a processor. The processor is configured to control operation of the camera receive the captured images, and determine whether a predetermined quantity of blood is present on the surface of the user's body part. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210980 | IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD - An image acquisition apparatus includes a photographing unit, an AF (Auto Focus) processing unit, and a calculation unit. The photographing unit is configured to photograph a pathological sample mounted on a slide glass using an objective lens. The AF processing unit is capable of selectively making a switch between a contrast AF method and a phase difference AF method for focusing a focal point of the objective lens on the pathological sample. The calculation unit is configured to judge a staining method of the pathological sample and select the AF method to be executed by the AF processing unit based on a result of the judgment. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210981 | METHOD FOR PRESENTING AND EVALUATION OF IMAGES OF MICRO-TITER PLATE PROPERTIES - A system and method is provided for determining selected properties of a microplate comprising a plurality of sample wells. An example method includes the steps of performing a focusing function to determine a well surface z-position for a current x-y position based on an intensity indicative of a best focus of the well surface. The focusing function is performed again to determine a plate bottom z-position for the current x-y position based on an intensity indicative of a best focus of the plate bottom. The well surface z-position and the plate bottom z-position corresponding to each of the plurality of x-y positions are determined by repeating the steps of positioning the objective lens, performing the focusing function to determine the well surface z-position, and performing the focusing function for the plate bottom z-position. The well surface z-positions and the plate bottom z-positions at the plurality of x-y positions are then used to generate data to determine the selected properties of the microplate. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210982 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FOR ASSEMBLY LINE PROCESSES - A system and method is disclosed for a quality control and/or inspection procedure for assembly line processes. The disclosed system and method enable automatic optical inspection of a device during different stages of manufacture as well as in its finished form. The disclosed system and method enable the automatic quality control process to be self-learning, dynamic, and to identify and classify defects in real time. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210983 | OPTICAL MICROSCOPE DEVICE AND TESTING APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME - The present invention allows observation or capturing of a high-contrast image of a sample for which sufficient contrast cannot be obtained in bright-field observation, such as a wafer having a pattern with a small pattern height. According to the present invention, a sample is illuminated through an objective lens used for capturing an image, and an imaging optics are provided with an aperture filter so that an image is captured while light of bright-field observation components is significantly attenuated. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210984 | System, Apparatus, And Method For Gas Turbine Leak Detection - Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods for monitoring fluid passage. In an embodiment, a device may receive a thermographic image of a region comprising a fluid passage. Subsequently the device may determine that the thermographic image comprises an image pattern indicative of a degraded portion of the fluid passage. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210985 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit for capturing a subject and generating image data of the subject, an operation input unit for receiving inputs of operation signals containing a release signal for instructing the imaging unit to shoot, an acceleration detector for detecting an acceleration of the imaging apparatus, a state detector for separately detecting a case in which the imaging apparatus is overland, a case in which the imaging apparatus is underwater and a photographer shoots while swimming, and a case in which the imaging apparatus is underwater and the photographer shoots while changing a water depth, and a control unit for performing operation control depending on an input into the operation input unit and/or into the acceleration detector according to a state detection result by the state detector. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210986 | Tracking-Enabled Multi-Axis Tool for Limited Access Inspection - A multi-axis tool may include, in some embodiments, a gimbal adapted to be positioned adjacent an opening in a wall; an extended-reach device having first and second ends and an end effector adjacent the first end, the extended-reach device engaging the gimbal for relative rotational movement and relative slidable movement through the opening such that the end effector is positioned on a side of the wall opposite the second end; a sensor system configured to measure a linear position of the extended-reach device relative to the gimbal, and a position and spatial orientation of the end effector relative to the opening; and a computer control connected to receive signals from the sensor system to determine at least one of a position and an orientation of the end effector relative to the opening. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210987 | Temperature Display Helmet - A heads-up digital display within a firefighting or welding helmet that indicates the temperature of the observed region is disclosed. Data is provided by a thermal imaging camera mounted on or through the helmet's exterior surface. Readings of the temperature across the field of vision may be localized and calibrated to a target point such as crosshairs, printed on the face shield, or may be generalized, for example taking an average temperature or maximum temperature from across the field of vision. The temperature reading would be displayed digitally on a temperature display mounted within the helmet. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210988 | Inspection Apparatus and Method for Producing Image for Inspection - In order to obtain a quality image without deterioration owing to radiation noise in inspection using the optical video camera in high radiation environment, an inspection apparatus is formed of an image pick-up unit, an image obtaining unit which fetches a video image that contains a signal (noise) that is substantially independent of each frame obtained by the image pick-up unit, a local alignment unit which locally aligns frames with different time phases for forming the image fetched by the image obtaining unit, a frame synthesizing unit which synthesizes the plurality of frames aligned by the local alignment unit for generating a synthesis frame with an SN ratio higher than the SN ratio of the frame before frame synthesis, and an image output unit for displaying or recording the image formed of the synthesis frame generated by the frame synthesizing unit. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210989 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING A SMART CABLE STORAGE DRUM AND NETWORK NODE FOR TRANSMISSION OF DATA - Among other things, techniques, systems, methods and computer readable storage medium with executable instructions relating to the viewing of data from and the controlling of the operation of an inspection camera at a remote computing device that is connected to the inspection camera via a network are described. Various features may be realized by using an installable software application or a web browser at the remote computing device. Features of the invention also pertain to a smart cable storage drum comprising a push cable, an inspection camera, and a network transceiver configured to communicate with a remote computer. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210990 | Portable Apparatus For Use In Machine Vision - A portable machine vision component for use in machine vision systems is provided. The component can include a base portion configured to removably connect with a machine vision device, the base portion including an electrical input and an electrical output. The component can also include a control system operatively connected with the base portion, the control system configured to control an operation of the machine vision device and to receive feedback from the machine vision device. The component can further include one or more interface elements associated with the base portion, the one or more interface elements configured to allow a user to access the control system and communicate with the machine vision device. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210991 | SEALING METHOD FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of sealing a flat panel display device by using laser and a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera. The sealing method includes applying a sealant around a light-emitting unit on a substrate and covering above the light-emitting unit with the encapsulating substrate; irradiating light onto a sealant area to harden the sealant for the first time (first hardening); monitoring a hardening state of the sealant; and further irradiating light onto a region of the sealant in a bad hardening state based on the monitoring result to harden the region of the sealant in the bad hardening state (second hardening). The sealing method may prevent a sealing flaw caused from insufficient laser irradiation dosage, and thus ensure a more stable sealed structure. This may improve quality of the flat-plan-display-device. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210992 | INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY WITH LASER - A thermography system includes a laser adapted to emit energy. An emitter attached to a mount, optically coupled to the laser, the emitter adapted to radiate the energy in substantially a first direction and an infrared camera attached to the mount with a field of view intersecting a portion of the first direction. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210993 | AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING OF SOLDER PASTE INSPECTION SYSTEM - A system for measuring solder paste stencil aperture positions and sizes is provided. The system includes at least one camera configured to acquire images of the stencil and an alignment target. A motion system generates relative motion between the at least one camera and the stencil. A controller is coupled to and controls the motion system. The controller is configured to analyze the images to generate aperture information relative to the stencil. The aperture information is provided to automatically program a solder paste inspection system. Other features and benefits that characterize embodiments of the present invention will be apparent upon reading the following detailed description and review of the associated drawings. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210994 | LOCK IN THERMAL LASER STIMULATION THROUGH ONE SIDE OF THE DEVICE WHILE ACQUIRING LOCK-IN THERMAL EMISSION IMAGES ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE - Controlled amount of heat is injected into a stacked die using a light beam, and the propagated heat is measuring with LIT camera from the other side of the die. The thermal image obtained can be characterized so that it can be used to calibrate the phase shift from a given stack layer, or can be used to identify defects in the stacked die. The process can be repeated for each die in the stack to generate a reference for future testing. The thermal image can be investigated to detect faults, such as voids in vias, e.g., TSV. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210995 | INSPECTION METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - An inspection method for a semiconductor light-emitting device includes an image capturing step for irradiating light to the semiconductor light emitting device so as to excite an active layer and capturing an image of photoluminescence released from the active layer, an inspection region extracting step for extracting an inspection region of the captured image, a luminance average determination step for, determining as defective when a luminance average is smaller than a predetermined threshold, a luminance variance determination step for determining as defective when a luminance variance is larger than a predetermined threshold, and a total determination step for totally determining the semiconductor light-emitting device as defective when determined the semiconductor light emitting device as defective in at least one of the two determination results. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210996 | LASER PROJECTION SYSTEM WITH MOTION COMPENSATION AND METHOD - A method of accurately projecting a laser image pattern on a work surface and continuously compensating for relative dynamic movement between the laser and the work surface, including establishing a position of the camera in three dimensions relative to the work surface by locating the targets in the camera image, establishing a position of the laser relative to the work surface utilizing the fixed position of the laser relative to the camera, and using a computer to continuously adjust the rotation of the laser projector mirrors in response to dynamic movement of the laser projector relative to the work surface as determined by the camera. In one embodiment, the computer continuously tracks at least two prior locations of the laser projector relative to the work surface and predicts the next location of the laser, compensating for movement of the laser relative to the work surface. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210997 | System and Method for Automated Crack Inspection and Repair - A system for automated inspection of a surface; the system may include a self-propelled, steerable carriage capable of traversing the surface, the carriage having a camera positioned to view an object on the surface, and at least of one of a sensor capable of detecting a defect in the surface, a tool for treating the defect, and a sensor for inspecting a repair of the defect; and a computer controller connected to receive image data from the camera, communicate with and selectively actuate the at least of one of a sensor capable of detecting a defect in the surface, a tool for treating the defect, and a sensor for inspecting a repair of the defect, and control the carriage to move on the surface along one or more of a pre-set path and a path to one or more pre-set locations. | 2014-07-31 |
20140210998 | METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING AN OBJECT - A method for authenticating an object that includes providing a label ( | 2014-07-31 |
20140210999 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus calculates a distance in a depth direction of an object in an image by using a plurality of images whose blur amount is different. The image processing apparatus has: an acquisition unit configured to acquire distance range information for designating a range of a distance to be calculated; a determination unit configured to determine a photographing condition of each of images photographed, on the basis of the distance range information; and a calculation unit configured to calculate the distance by using a plurality of images photographed in the respective photographing conditions determined by the determination unit. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211000 | Sensing Signals with Affine-Harmonically Related Rows of Kronecker-Product Matrices - A mechanism for efficiently loading rows of an N×N transform matrix H | 2014-07-31 |
20140211001 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A COMPLEXLY FORMED OBJECT - A device for measuring a complexly formed object includes a plurality of light-section measuring devices, a rotator for causing a rotation between the complexly formed object and the plurality of light-section measuring devices around a rotation axis, wherein each of the plurality of light-section measuring devices is configured to generate a respective fan beam in a respective fan plane, wherein the fan planes are arranged such that the rotation axis extends within each of the fan planes, wherein the plurality of light-section measuring devices is configured such that the fan beams are directed to the complexly formed object from different fan directions which, when projected into a common plane through which the rotation axis extends, by rotation around the rotation axis, differ from each other. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211002 | Video Object Detection System Based on Region Transition, and Related Method - A video object detection system based on region transition includes a video acquiring unit, a user interface unit and a control module. The video acquiring unit is utilized for acquiring a video frame. The user interface unit is configured to provide a user to define at least one detection region with a set of image pixels on the acquired video frame and to define at least one region transition rule for identifying video objects of interest. Each detection region is represented with a set of image pixels. The control module is utilized for detecting position of a target video object and determining whether a moving trajectory of the target video object matches the at least one region transition rule. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211003 | SAFETY MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD - An example safety monitoring method includes obtaining a password, and determining that a first total number of authorized people entered the area by increasing a count by one when the obtained password is the same as the preset password. The method then obtains a number of images captured by each camera at preset time intervals. Next, the method creates 3D models of the area corresponding to the obtained images of the area. The method then determines that a second total number of people entered the area by increasing a count by the number of people appeared in an entrance or exit of one of the 3D models which contains the highest number of people in the area. Next, the method informs each authorized people when the first total number is not the same as the second total number. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211004 | MONITORING CAMERA - A monitoring camera is provided. The monitoring camera includes an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject therein, the image capturing unit having an image capturing field angle adjustable by a zooming optical system; and a light source having a light emitting diode configured to emit an illuminating radiation. The camera further includes a lens unit configured to apply the illuminating radiation in a direction which is substantially identical to a direction in which the image capturing unit captures the image; and an irradiation moving unit configured to variably set an irradiation range of the illuminating radiation to irradiate an area which is substantially the same as the image capturing field angle of the image capturing unit. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211005 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECT DETECTION, LOCATION, ANALYSIS, IDENTIFICATION, AND REPORTING OF VEGETATION CLEARANCE VIOLATIONS - A method and system for processing digital image data taken from a three-dimensional topographic area including terrain and a right of way including a first and a second object to establish a clearance surface to define clearance violations within a boundary area. Waypoints are located to define a centerline and the boundary area to be analyzed. Vegetation coordinate points in the scene are determined from the digital image data. Ground coordinate points are determined from the digital image data. A clearance surface segment is constructed within the boundary area between the first and second object. The clearance surface is determined from the location of the first and second object and clearance criteria. The clearance surface is used to define a violation region. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211006 | IMAGING MACHINE WITH SEVERAL DETECTOR ARRAYS ARRANGED IN A FOCAL PLANE - An imaging device intended to be placed on board a satellite or an aircraft comprises at least two detector arrays that are arranged in the same focal plane. Each detector array itself comprises a unidirectional detector and at least one additional detector, produced on one same single-piece substrate dedicated to said detector array. The arrangement of the detectors in the focal plane is then carried out in a modular fashion, by positioning the respective substrates of the detector arrays. Several arrangements are proposed that are compatible with the unidirectional and bidirectional push-broom scanning modes. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211007 | OBJECT DETECTOR - An object detection circuit detects an object moving in a periphery of a vehicle by use of a shot image. A state judgment part changes a parameter relevant to a detection function so as to change whether the detection function of the object detection circuit is to be enabled or disabled while the object detection circuit is kept activated. Thus, even when the detection function of the object detection circuit is disabled, the object detection circuit is kept activated. Therefore, since there is no need to restart the object detection circuit in order to enable the detection function of the object detection circuit, a detection result by the object detection circuit is promptly obtained. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211008 | MOTORCYCLE HAVING A VIDEO CAMERA MOUNTED THEREON FOR MONITORING A ROAD SURFACE, AND METHODS OF USING SAME - A motorcycle has a video camera attached thereto in such a manner as to shoot sharp images. A motorcycle includes a camera adapted to shoot a road surface. The camera is arranged below an engine or a swing arm and more rearward than the center of a crankshaft of the engine. The swing arm pivotally supports a rear wheel with a rear edge portion thereof. The camera is fastened to, and supported either by a lower portion of the engine or by a lower portion of a vehicle body frame connected to the engine. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211009 | LENS ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM CAMERA - A vehicular vision system includes a camera having an image sensing array and a lens assembly. The camera is disposed at a vehicle and has a field of view exterior of the vehicle, and the image sensing array is operable to capture image data. The lens assembly images light onto the image sensing array and the lens assembly includes a plurality of optic elements disposed along an optic path generally perpendicular to the image sensing array. The plurality of optic elements includes (i) an outer wide angle glass optic, (ii) a doublet optic comprising two optic elements that are bonded together and (iii) at least one intermediate plastic optic disposed between the doublet optic and the outer wide angle glass optic, with the doublet optic disposed closer to the image sensing array than the outer wide angle glass optic. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211010 | DEPLOYABLE CAMERA SYSTEMS - A deployable camera system for a vehicle includes a body defining a cavity therein, and a camera including a housing having an exterior surface. The camera is reversibly transitionable between a stowed position in which the camera is recessed into the cavity and the exterior surface is substantially flush with the body, and a deployed position wherein the camera protrudes from the cavity and the exterior surface is not substantially flush with the body. The deployable camera system includes a first shape memory alloy element transitionable between a first state and a second state in response to a first thermal activation signal. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211011 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPLEMENTING AN INSTRUMENT PANEL BY UTILIZING AUGMENTED REALITY - An approach is provided for complementing various devices and/or instruments by utilizing augmented reality and providing an adaptive user interface to a user at a user device. A user device determines one or more information items associated with at least one instrument panel of at least one vehicle. Then the user device determines one or more representations of the one or more information items and causes, at least in part, a presentation of the one or more information items at the user device, wherein the user device may complement and/or may be substituted for the at least one instrument panel. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211012 | Tracking Traffic Violations within an Intersection and Controlling Use of Parking Spaces Using Cameras - Tracking traffic violations within an intersection and use of a destination location are disclosed. Initially, two or more first images from a first camera having a first field of view are received. Next, a first unique identifier of a first vehicle and a violated traffic restriction within the intersection are determined based on the two or more first images. Next, two or more second images from a second camera having a second field of view are received. A second unique identifier and a first characteristic of a second vehicle are determined based on the two or more second images. Next, two or more third images from a third camera having a third field of view are received. That the second vehicle is stopped in a destination location at a first time and that the second vehicle has left the destination location at a second time are determined based on the two or more third images. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211013 | ACCESSORY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An accessory system for a vehicle includes a control and an accessory disposed at and behind a windshield of the vehicle. The accessory includes a forward facing camera viewing forward and through the windshield of the vehicle. The control includes digital circuitry and a microprocessor. The control controls at least the forward facing camera. The control includes a bus interface that connects with a vehicle network of the vehicle. The control sends data via the vehicle network of the vehicle and receives data via the vehicle network of the vehicle. The vehicle network includes a controlled area network. The control may connect with the vehicle network via at least one of (i) a cable connection and (ii) a fiber-optic connection. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211014 | BOUNDARY LINE RECOGNITION APPARATUS - In a boundary line recognition apparatus, a boundary line candidate extracting part extracts boundary line candidates from image data obtained by an on-vehicle camera based on known image processing such as pattern matching and Hough transform. One or more kinds of boundary line feature calculating parts calculate one or more likelihoods of each boundary line candidate. The likelihood indicates a degree of probability to be the boundary line. A boundary line feature combining means multiplies the likelihoods of each boundary line candidate and outputs a combined likelihood. A boundary line candidate selecting part selects the boundary line candidate having a maximum likelihood as the boundary line. The boundary line feature calculating part further calculates the likelihood of the boundary line candidate using a dispersion of brightness and an internal edge amount, and changes the likelihood based on an additional likelihood obtained by a driving lane surface feature extracting part. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211015 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING IMAGE DATA OF PROPERTY - Video drive-by data provides a street level view of a neighborhood surrounding a selected geographic location. A video and data server farm incorporates a video storage server that stores video image files containing video drive-by data corresponding to a geographic location, a database server that processes a data query received from a user over the Internet corresponding to a geographic location of interest, and an image processing server. In operation, the database server identifies video image files stored in the video storage server that correspond to the geographic location of interest contained in the data query and transfers the video image files over a pre-processing network to the image processing server. The image processing server converts the video drive-by data to post-processed video data corresponding to a desired image format and transfers the post-processed video data via a post-processing network to the Internet in response to the query. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211016 | Profiling and Tracking Vehicles Using Cameras - Profiling and tracking vehicles using cameras is disclosed. Initially, two or more first images from a first camera having a first field of view are received. A first static characteristic of a first vehicle is determined based on at least one of the two or more first images. Next, a desired static characteristic of a vehicle of interest is received. The desired static characteristic of the vehicle of interest is compared with the first static characteristic of the first vehicle. In response to the comparison, it is determined that the desired static characteristic of the vehicle of interest is approximately equal to the first static characteristic of the first vehicle. In response, it is determined that the vehicle of interest is present in the first field of view of the first camera. Finally, it is indicated that the vehicle of interest is present in the first field of view. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211017 | LINKING AN ELECTRONIC RECEIPT TO A CONSUMER IN A RETAIL STORE - A computer-implemented method is disclosed herein. The method includes the step of receiving, at a processing device of a commerce server, a first video signal containing an image of a consumer's face. The method also includes the step of linking, with the processing device, a receipt of a purchase by the consumer of at least one product with the image of the consumer's face. The method also includes the step of receiving, at the processing device, a second video signal generated at an exit of a retail store. The method also includes the step of identifying, with the processing device, the consumer in the second video signal based on the image of the consumer's face in the first video signal. The method also includes the step of transmitting, with the processing device, a receipt signal containing the receipt to a display positioned at the exit of the retail store in response to the identifying step. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211018 | DEVICE CONFIGURATION WITH MACHINE-READABLE IDENTIFIERS - An example in accordance with the present disclosure includes receiving, from a node, information associated with a machine-readable identifier; accessing a profile associated with the machine-readable identifier from the storage medium; and configuring a device associated with the node based on the profile. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211019 | VIDEO CAMERA SELECTION AND OBJECT TRACKING - Embodiments described herein provide approaches relating generally to selecting and arranging video data feeds for display on a display screen. Specifically, the invention provides for video surveillance systems that model and take advantage of determined spatial relationships among video camera positions to select relevant video data streams for presentation. The spatial relationships (e.g., a first camera being located directly around a corner from a second camera) can facilitate an intelligent selection and presentation of potential “next” cameras to which a tracked object may travel. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211020 | Video Capture Attachment and Monitor for Optical Viewing Instrument - The present invention is an attachable and detachable video image capture and display instrument that comprises a digital video capture device that can easily be physically connected to a gun scope, spotting scope, telescope, microscope, monocular, binocular or other optical viewing instrument or optical instrument used for viewing or examining an object or scene. It has electronic output to a display device, recording instrument, computing instrumen video projection devise, or data transmission instrument by way of connections of various options including wires, blue tooth, cellular, or other methods of video and audio data transmission. The video data coming into the optical instrument can be viewed while it happens on various display monitors that are physically mounted to the optical instrument, or not physically mounted to the optical instrument. The image capture mode can he black and white, color, 3 dimensional, night vision, thermal vision, and all other imaging modes available in the industry. This device is capable of video output of image data that can be integrated with computer applications that use image technologies with examples including image recognition and motion detection algorithms. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211021 | TEST SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING MOBILE DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A test system includes a mobile device including an evaluation application, and a host including a test automation framework (TAF). The host is configured to receive an image corresponding to a screen of the mobile device via the evaluation application and the TAF, display the received image on a screen of the host, scan the received image, and identify a portion of the received image based on a result of scanning the received image. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211022 | ACQUISITION OF COLOR CALIBRATION CHARTS - The present disclosure related to acquisition of color calibration charts. In at least some examples herein, an image of a calibration color chart is processed. A lighting condition of the color calibration chart may be automatically determined. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211023 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT BORDERLINE - Methods and systems for detecting an object borderline. A first image with respect to the object can be captured by an image-capturing unit without a flash light and borderlines of the object can be detected. If the detection is successful, the detected borderlines can be outputted. Otherwise, a second image with respect to the object can be captured by the image-capturing unit by applying a flash light and the borderlines can be detected in the image. A geometric transformation between the two images can then be estimated. Finally, the border lines in the first image can be determined by transforming the borderlines detected in the second image. Such an approach effectively detects the appliance borderlines and avoids artifacts caused by applying flash. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211024 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus stores a plurality of pieces of image data including grouped image data. The communication apparatus transmits, to another communication apparatus, information of representative image data out of the grouped image data, and information indicating a number of pieces of image data contained in the group, in response to a request from the other communication apparatus. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211025 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A communication apparatus includes a conversion unit configured to convert data, an estimation unit configured to estimate a size after conversion of the data by the conversion unit before the conversion unit converts the data, and a notification unit configured to notify another communication apparatus of the size estimated by the estimation unit. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211026 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus is configured to accept input of a condition for selecting a communication apparatus to connect to, receive, from a first communication apparatus that is operating as a base station in a wireless network, information on the first communication apparatus and information on a second communication apparatus that is participating in the wireless network established by the first communication apparatus, and display, from among the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus, a communication apparatus or communication apparatuses that meet the condition input via the input unit, based on the received information. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211027 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS - An approach for providing access to live video data from a plurality of cameras in a DVM system. The approach may incorporate maintaining, for each camera, data indicative of relatedness scores for one or more other cameras in the DVM system. The approach may also incorporate providing functionality via the user interface thus enabling convenient access to one or more cameras with highest relatedness scores for a camera that is currently being viewed by a user. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211028 | Video Stabilization - Method, device and computer program product for stabilizing a video signal. A plurality of frames of the video signal are captured using a camera. A motion sensor associated with the camera is used to generate a plurality of samples representing motion of the camera. The samples are used to determine a displacement of the camera between a first time and a second time, wherein the first time corresponds to an exposure time midpoint of a first frame of the video signal and the second time corresponds to an exposure time midpoint of a second frame of the video signal. The determined displacement is used to compensate for motion in the video signal between the first and second frames caused by the motion of the camera, to thereby stabilize the video signal. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211029 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens including, in order from an object side; a positive first lens unit, a negative second lens unit; and a positive third lens unit, in which: an interval between the first and second lens units is increased, and an interval between the second and third lens units is decreased during zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end; the second lens unit is an image stabilizing lens unit which moves with a component of motion in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis whereby an imaging position is moved in the direction of motion perpendicular to the optical axis; and a focal length of an entire system at the wide angle end, a focal length of the first lens unit, and a movement amount of the first lens unit during zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end are each set appropriately. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211030 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A lens apparatus includes: an optical system which includes a movable lens group, the optical system including a first correction lens group which adjusts an optical performance of the optical system and a second correction lens group which adjusts a center position of an image which is formed by the optical system; and a control unit which controls driving of the first correction lens group so as to correct the change of the optical performance due to movement of the movable lens group based on position information of the movable lens group and controls driving of the second correction lens group so as to correct displacement of the center of an image due to the movement of the movable lens group and the first correction lens group based on position information of the first correction lens group. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211031 | AUTO PICTURE ALIGNMENT CORRECTION - A camera device is disclosed. The camera device includes a sensor to capture an image, a sensor to detect direction of gravity and a processor configured to extract a part of the image to produce a horizontally aligned image from the image using the detected direction of gravity. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211032 | Video Stabilization - Method, device and computer program product for transmitting a video signal from a user device includes capturing a plurality of frames of the video signal using a camera at the user device, determining a functional state of the device and selectively stabilizing the video signal prior to transmission based on the functional state. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211033 | MULTIPLE SPECTRAL SINGLE IMAGE SIGHTING SYSTEM USING SINGLE OBJECTIVE LENS SET - A sighting system is disclosed, comprising a housing with small upper minor mounted in its upper center, redirecting light from a single objective lens set, and a larger lower mirror mounted coaxially relative to the lens set and upper minor, both mirrors set at 45° and redirecting light at 90° angles to the lens set. The smaller mirror is positioned closer than the lower minor to the lens set. A night camera system is used for receiving an image through the lens set redirected by the lower mirror and amplified through an intensifier before transmission to a video display monitor(s). A day camera system receiving the image from the lens set redirected by the smaller minor transmits the image to the monitor(s) for separate display of the image, enabling simultaneous capture of the optimum amount of light by each camera, maximizing the housing's diametrical space to receive incoming light. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211034 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - When a blurring process is performed for an image, noise is reduced according to the characteristics of a blurring process filter in a target region of the blurring process. Accordingly, a difference occurs in noise amount with a non-target region of the blurring process. In view of such situations, an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention adds noise to the blurring target region. Accordingly, the difference in noise amount can be reduced, and a blurring-emphasized image with a natural texture can be created. Furthermore, the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention determines the noise amount according to the blurring amount by the blurring process filter while considering that, the larger the blurring amount is, the more greatly the noise is reduced by the blurring process, and adds the noise. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211035 | DETERMINING A DEVICE IDENTIFIER FROM A LIGHT SIGNAL EMITTED BY A DEVICE - A method performed by a processing system includes determining device identifier corresponding to a device from a series of captured images that include a light signal emitted by the device. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211036 | IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing method includes: continuously generating, using a processor, one or more OFF images in which the subject is captured with the illumination turned OFF, for a first number of times; continuously generating, using the processor, ON images in which the subject is captured with the illumination turned ON, for a second number of times; continuously generating, using the processor, one or more OFF images in which the subject is captured with the illumination turned OFF, for the first number of times; computing, using the processor, a difference image between each of the generated ON images and the OFF image corresponding to the ON image among the generated OFF images; and integrating, using the processor, the computed difference images. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211037 | Electronic Apparatus, Method for Controlling the Same, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium - An electronic apparatus includes a photographing unit, a processing unit, and a display unit. The photographing unit creates an image signal and captures a first image corresponding to a first shutter release signal. The processing unit creates a first quick view image of the first captured image and creates a live view image based on the image signal. The display unit displays the first quick view image and the live view image. If a second shutter release signal is inputted within a first reference time from a moment at which the first shutter release signal is inputted, the processing unit creates and displays, at the display unit, a second quick view image corresponding to the second shutter release signal. If the second shutter release signal is not inputted within the first reference time, the processing unit creates and displays, at the display unit, the live view image. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211038 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus ( | 2014-07-31 |
20140211039 | Efficient Transforms and Efficient Row Generation for Kronecker Products of Hadamard Matrices - If a Hadamard matrix H | 2014-07-31 |
20140211040 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - A control unit monitors a state of captured image sequentially outputted by an image capturing unit. The control unit carries out a first determination that determines whether or not the state of a captured image satisfies a prescribed condition. When the result is that the prescribed condition is satisfied, the captured image is recorded in a recording unit. The control unit also carries out a second determination that determines whether or not the state of the captured image is appropriate for being subjected to the first determination. When the result is that the state is not appropriate for being subjected to the first determination, a warning is issued to the user to this effect. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211041 | REDUCE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT EFFECT USING MULTIPLE CAMERAS - Methods and devices for automatically white balancing an image are described. In one embodiment, a method includes: capturing a first image using a first camera associated with an electronic device and capturing a second image using a second camera associated with the electronic device, the first image and the second image being temporally related; determining one or more white balance correction values for the first image by analyzing the first image and the second image, the white balance correction value representing the effect of lighting conditions on the first image and the second image; and correcting one or more images captured by the first camera based on the white balance correction value. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211042 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE VIDEO - Certain cameras and systems described herein produce enhanced dynamic range still or video images. The images can also have controlled or reduced motion artifacts. Moreover, the cameras and systems in some cases allow the dynamic range and/or motion artifacts to be tuned to achieve a desired cinematic effect. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211043 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A method for controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes entering, via a camera of the mobile terminal, a capture mode; receiving, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a start input for starting a grouping image process; capturing, via the camera, at least one image; receiving, via the controller, an end input for ending the grouping image process; and storing, in a memory associated with the mobile terminal, the at least one image captured between the start input and the end input in a group. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211044 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING IMAGE KNOWLEDGE CONTENTS BASED ON CROWDSOURCING - A system for generating crowdsourcing-based image knowledge content, includes an image provision unit configured to provide image data; and an image crowdsourcing unit configured to generate, store, or manage image knowledge in order to provide an image-base knowledge service. Further, the system includes an image acquisition and processing unit configured to connect the image provision unit and the image crowdsourcing unit and actively or automatically provide a crowdsourcing technique. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211045 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus has: a depth map acquiring unit configured to acquire a depth map that records information indicating a depth distance corresponding to each point on a photographed image; an in-focus position acquiring unit configured to acquire an in-focus position on the photographed image; a reference distance determining unit configured to acquire a depth distance corresponding to the in-focus position from the depth map and sets the acquired depth distance as a reference distance; and an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on the photographed image by using the depth map and the reference distance. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211046 | Apparatus and Method for Processing Digital Image - An apparatus and method for processing a digital image that allow a user to selectively set a composition in an image by setting a selected location and a selected size of an image of a subject to be photographed in advance. The apparatus for processing a digital image includes a digital signal processor, wherein the digital signal processor sets the selected location and the selected size of an image of a subject to be photographed, zooms corresponding to the set selected size, and induces a composition change corresponding to the set selected location. An optimal image is obtained by enabling selective composition change in an image by a user by setting location and size of an image of a subject to be photographed in advance. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211047 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus is provided. The control method includes detecting a gesture of a user for the digital photographing apparatus using a plurality of video images sequentially generated according to live view photographing, changing an operation of the digital photographing apparatus to a zoom adjustment mode when the detected gesture of the user includes a preset first user gesture, and controlling a zooming state of the digital photographing apparatus step-by-step according to a moving path of a second user gesture after the first user gesture has ended, when the operation mode has been changed to the zoom adjustment mode. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211048 | DYNAMIC, LOCAL EDGE PRESERVING DEFECT PIXEL CORRECTION FOR IMAGE SENSORS WITH SPATIALLY ARRANGED EXPOSURES - Various technologies described herein pertain to defect pixel correction for image data collected by a pixel array of an image sensor with spatially arranged exposures. The pixel array includes a first subset of pixels having a first exposure time and a second subset of pixels having a second exposure time. An exposure ratio (ratio of first exposure time to second exposure time) is received. A value of at least a particular neighbor pixel of a given pixel from the image data is adjusted based upon the exposure ratio. Neighborhood statistics for the given pixel from the image data are computed based on values of neighbor pixels of the given pixel from the image data as adjusted. Whether the value of the given pixel is defective is detected based on the neighborhood statistics. The value of the given pixel is replaced when detected to be defective to output modified image data. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211049 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup device that outputs pixel signals picked up by a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional manner for picking up an image of an object; a white spot positional information storage portion that stores positional information of a white-spot pixel that exists in the image pickup device; an image pickup device drive portion; and a white spot correction portion that, based on positional information of the white-spot pixel that is read out from the white spot positional information storage portion, performs correction with respect to the pixel signal of the pixel that is determined to be the white-spot pixel based on a white spot correction value calculated based on seven pixels that surround a pixel that is determined to be the white-spot pixel. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211050 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging method includes setting a manual focus mode for moving a focus lens according to an operation of an operation unit, generating a contrast image, which is an image in which an edge of a taken image is enhanced or extracted, and superimposing and displaying, in the case of the manual focus mode, the contrast image on an optical image of the object in an optical finder. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211051 | SOLID STATE IMAGE CAPTURING ELEMENT, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND FOCUSING CONTROL METHOD - An image capturing element | 2014-07-31 |
20140211052 | WDR PIXEL ARRAY, WDR IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - Disclosed is a WDR pixel array having high sensitivity under the middle intensity of illumination and high intensity of illumination by using the 4T pixel structure representing high sensitivity under the low intensity of illumination. According to the embodiment, the overflow charges generated under the very high intensity of illumination are not discarded or partially stored, but read through the 3T pixel operation, so that the WDR pixel array having high sensitivity under the middle intensity of illumination and high intensity of illumination can be obtained based on the 4T pixel structure without additionally providing a transistor or a photodiode for the high intensity of illumination in the WDR pixel array. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211053 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel region in which shared pixels which share pixel transistors in a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions are two-dimensionally arranged. The shared pixel transistors are divisionally arranged in a column direction of the shared pixels, the pixel transistors shared between neighboring shared pixels are arranged so as to be horizontally reversed or/and vertically crossed, and connection wirings connected to a floating diffusion portion, a source of a reset transistor and a gate of an amplification transistor in the shared pixels are arranged along the column direction. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211054 | CAMERA MODULE - Disclosed herein is a camera module capable of selectively using according to a mode by disposing an imaging sensor and a recognition sensor within a view angle of a lens, the camera module including: a sensor die including a silicon substrate and a sensor implemented on the silicon substrate; and a lens barrel hermetically holding the sensor die and including at least one lens, wherein the silicon substrate includes an imaging sensor and a recognition sensor implemented adjacent to each other so as to be included within a view angle of the lens. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211055 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, A/D CONVERTER AND A/D CONVERSION METHOD - In a reference signal comparison AD conversion scheme, a reference signal SLP_ADC and each of P and D phases of a pixel signal voltage Vx are compared. A count clock CKcnt | 2014-07-31 |
20140211056 | VERTICALLY STACKED IMAGE SENSOR - A vertically stacked image sensor having a photodiode chip and a transistor array chip. The photodiode chip includes at least one photodiode and a transfer gate extends vertically from a top surface of the photodiode chip. The image sensor further includes a transistor array chip stacked on top of the photodiode chip. The transistor array chip includes the control circuitry and storage nodes. The image sensor further includes a logic chip vertically stacked on the transistor array chip. The transfer gate communicates data from the at least one photodiode to the transistor array chip and the logic chip selectively activates the vertical transfer gate, the reset gate, the source follower gate, and the row select gate. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211057 | Black Level Control for Image Sensors - An embodiment image sensor includes a pixel region spaced apart from a black level control (BLC) region by a buffer region. In an embodiment, a light shield is disposed over the BLC region and extends into the buffer region. In an embodiment, the buffer region includes an array of dummy pixels. Such embodiments effectively reduce light cross talk at the edge of the BLC region, which permits more accurate black level calibration. Thus, the image sensor is capable of producing higher quality images. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211058 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM - Provided are an image pickup device and a camera system that are capable of performing high-precision image pickup with less noise both at low illuminance and high illuminance without increasing the speed of a sense circuit and power consumption. The image pickup device includes a pixel array section including a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, each of the pixels including a photoelectric conversion device, a storage section, and an amplifier device configured to output an accumulated charge as an electrical signal, each of the pixels configured to output an electrical signal to an output signal line in response to photon incidence; and a sense circuit section including a sense circuit, the sense circuit configured to perform decision as to whether or not a photon is incident on the pixel in a predetermined period, in which the sense circuit includes an AD conversion device connected to the output signal line, the AD conversion device is allowed to operate by at least two modes, i.e., a one-bit output mode by binary decision and a gray-scale output mode by multi-bit resolution, and at least when the one-bit output mode is selected, the AD conversion device integrates output results from each of the pixels by a plurality of exposures to determine intensity of light incident on each of the pixels by calculation. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211059 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURE ELEMENT, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, AND FOCUS CONTROL METHOD - A solid-state image capture element includes a pixel, which receives light of one of a pair of light beams which pass through iris regions of different locations on a photographic lens, and a pixel which receives light of the other, in a pair of said pixels. The pair of pixels are positioned shifted from one another in a direction which intersects the x-axis which is the phase difference direction. The pair includes a plurality of first pairs and second pairs which respectively have mutually inverse location relations with respect to the pixels and the pixels therein. The first pair and the second pair are alternately positioned in either the phase difference detection direction or the direction which is orthogonal thereto. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211060 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A signal processing apparatus | 2014-07-31 |
20140211061 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND DRIVE METHOD THEREFOR - A solid-state image capture device includes; a solid-state imaging element having output portions configured to output signals read from pixels; samplers provided for the respective output portions and configured to sample the signals output from the output portions of the solid-state imaging element; and a controller configured to vary, at the samplers, sampling timings at which the samplers sample the signals or to vary, at the output portions, output characteristics with which the output portions output the signals read from the pixels. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211062 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CAMERA SWITCHING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and a camera switching method thereon are provided. The electronic device includes a first camera module, a second camera module, a touch screen and a processor. The touch screen is configured to detect a touch event, wherein the touch event is triggered as the touch screen is touched and dragged from a first position to a second position. The processor is configured to switch between the first camera module and the second camera module in response to the touch event. The camera switching method is applied to the electronic device to implement the operations. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211063 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus includes: a photographing optical system; an image capturing element; and a viewfinder device, in which the viewfinder device includes at least one variable magnification lens that may be inserted on and removed from an optical path of the viewfinder device, and a drive mechanism configured to drive the variable magnification lens, in which the image capturing apparatus further includes: a variable magnification lens control unit configured to supply a drive signal to the drive mechanism so as to control the insertion and removal of the variable magnification lens on and from the optical path, and perform a high-speed control to move the variable magnification lens through a maximum moving distance for a first time, and a low-speed control to move the variable magnification lens through the maximum moving distance for a second time that is longer than the first time. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211064 | LENS SYSTEM AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A lens system for a camera, includes: an image formation optical system including a movable lens group and a correction lens group; a drive section driving the correction lens group; a lens position acquisition section acquiring a lens position of the movable lens group; a specification section specifying a partial image of a part of region in an image; a storage section storing a data table; and a control section, in accordance with the lens position of the movable lens group acquired by the lens position acquisition section, on the basis of the data table, acquiring a position for the correction lens group that improves optical performance of the partial image specified by the specification section and then controlling the drive section such as to move the correction lens group to the acquired position. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211065 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING A CONTEXT BASED CAMERA COLLAGE - A method and a system for creating a context based dynamic collage while capturing images are provided. The method facilitates a user to create an image collage while capturing images. Each snapshot captured by the user shall be added sequentially to the collage based upon the context. In a case where the context changes, a snapshot will be added to the new context collage. The user can have an option to view the collages being created in real time. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211066 | FOCUSING APPARATUS THAT EFFECTIVELY SETS A FOCUS AREA OF AN IMAGE WHEN A FOCUSING MODE IS CHANGED - A focusing apparatus includes a focus area setting unit that sets a first focus area in a first captured image, an auto focusing control unit that performs focusing according to a first focus evaluation value that is calculated from the first focus area by automatically adjusting a focus lens, an information deriving unit that derives focus aid information corresponding to a second focus evaluation value that is calculated from a second focus area in a second captured image by manually adjusting the focus lens, and a storage unit that stores at least one of first focus area information about the first focus area and second focus area information about the second focus area, wherein the focus area setting unit sets a third focus area in a third captured image from among the first focus area information and the second focus area information stored during another focusing. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211067 | USER-GUIDED OBJECT IDENTIFICATION - A user attempting to obtain information about an object can capture image information including a view of that object, and the image information can be used with a matching or identification process to provide information about that type of object to the user. In order to narrow the search space to a specific category, and thus improve the accuracy of the results and the speed at which results can be obtained, the user can be guided to capture image information with an appropriate orientation. An outline or other graphical guide can be displayed over image information captured by a computing device, in order to guide the user in capturing the object from an appropriate direction and with an appropriate scale for the type of matching and/or information used for the matching. Such an approach enables three-dimensional objects to be analyzed using conventional two-dimensional identification algorithms, among other such processes. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211068 | IMAGING APPARATUS | 2014-07-31 |
20140211069 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging device comprising: a camera mount; an imaging element; an optical finder capable of observing an optical image of an object which goes through an optical system different from the interchangeable lens; an electronic viewfinder capable of superimposing and displaying a taken image based on the image signal and the optical image; a lens information acquiring unit for communicating with the interchangeable lens mounted on the camera mount and acquiring information concerning the interchangeable lens; a communication determination unit configured to determine whether or not the interchangeable lens is communicable with the lens information acquiring unit; and a first display control unit for causing the electronic viewfinder to superimpose and display the taken image and the optical image if the communication determination unit determines that the interchangeable lens is not communicable with the lens information acquiring unit. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211070 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging method includes imaging light from an object passed through an imaging optical system to acquire a taken image, changing an imaging magnification of the imaging optical system, and switching a finder magnification of a finder optical system different from the imaging optical system from a first finder magnification to a second finder magnification when the imaging magnification increases and switching the finder magnification from the second finder magnification to the first finder magnification when the imaging magnification decreases. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211071 | CELL PHONE AUTHENTICATION DEVICE - A system for authenticating an object includes a label ( | 2014-07-31 |
20140211072 | OPTICAL DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE OPTICAL DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an optical device includes a substrate and a first optical layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The second surface is on an opposite side of the first surface. The first optical layer is provided on the first surface and includes a plurality of first refractive index setting units disposed along the first surface. Each of the first refractive index setting units has a plurality of metal patterns. The metal patterns provide different permeability to the each of the first refractive index setting units. The each of the first refractive index setting units has a refractive index in accordance with the permeability. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211073 | OBJECTIVE OPTICS WITH INTERFERENCE FILTER - Optical apparatus includes an image sensor and an optical assembly, which is configured to focus optical radiation via an aperture stop onto the image sensor. The optical assembly includes a plurality of optical surfaces, consisting of a first, curved surface through which the optical radiation enters the assembly, a final surface through which the rays exit the assembly toward the image sensor, and at least two intermediate surfaces between the first and final surfaces. An interference filter, which has a center wavelength and a passband no greater than 4% of the center wavelength, and includes a coating formed on one of the optical surfaces. All rays of the optical radiation passing through the aperture stop are incident on the coating over a range of incidence angles with a half-width that is no greater than three fourths of the numerical aperture of the optical assembly. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211074 | Zoom Lens and Image Pickup Apparatus Using the Same - A zoom lens includes in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power, and includes an aperture stop which is disposed between the second lens unit and the fourth lens unit, and the first lens unit includes a negative lens and a plurality of positive lenses, and at the time of zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, a distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit widens, a distance between the second lens unit and the third lens unit narrows, and a distance between the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit changes, and the zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211075 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING FOCUSING PARAMETER VALUE - An image capturing apparatus includes: an image capturing element in which a plurality of pixels and phase difference pixels are formed within an effective pixel region; a photographing lens; a phase difference amount detecting unit analyzing a captured image signal and obtaining a phase difference amount from detection signals of two of the phase difference pixels that make a pair; and a control unit obtaining a defocus amount of a photographic subject image from the detected phase difference amount and performing a focusing control, in which the control unit obtains a parameter value regarding a ratio of the defocus amount and the phase difference amount based on photographing lens information of the photographing lens and a light receiving sensitivity distribution indicating sensitivity for each incident angle of incident light for the two of the phase difference pixels that make the pair, and obtains the defocus amount. | 2014-07-31 |