32nd week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 75 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220256004 | REMOTE EXECUTION USING A GLOBAL IDENTITY - Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a streamlined process for performing operations, such as data sharing and data replication, using multiple accounts. A global identity (also referred to as an organization user) may be employed, where the global identity may have access to multiple accounts across the same or different deployments. The global identity may switch between accounts from its login session and perform various tasks in the context of different accounts without undergoing further authentication. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256005 | SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE DEPLOYMENT OF PRINTING SERVICES IN A LOCAL NETWORK - A method for configuring, via a website, a device to provide printing services to a local network is described. The method includes creating, via a website, a service host object that comprises a network address of a device on a local network and a service host name. The method also includes configuring, via the website, one or more printing settings for one or more printing services. The method further includes sending an indication to the device on the local network to run a service manager. The method additionally includes sending an indication to the service manager to run the one or more printing services on the local network based on the one or more printing service settings. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256006 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING TRACKING ELEMENTS OF A WEB PAGE AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method for controlling tracking elements of a web page is disclosed. The method is performed at an electronic device. The electronic device is configured to communicate to a server device and to a web server. The method comprises obtaining a web page address of the web page to connect to the web server. The method comprises transmitting a web page request to the web server based on the web page address. The method comprises receiving, from the web server, a web page response. The web page response comprises tracking elements. The web page response comprises a control tag configured to control tracking elements of the web page. The method comprises rendering the web page based on the web page response. Rendering the web page comprises invoking the control tag. Invoking the control tag comprises obtaining a first set of tracking tags of the web page. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256007 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FOR SUBSCRIBING RESOURCES IN FIELD OF INTERNET OF THINGS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method, apparatus, and device used for subscribing resources in the field of the Internet of Things, and a storage medium, the method used for subscribing resources including: a service entity receiving a subscription request of a third entity for a first object; determining a second object associated with the first object; generating at least a subscription for the second object; and sending a subscription response, the subscription response being used to indicate the result of the subscription. The described method may enable subscribed resources to be more plentiful. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256008 | Method and Apparatus for Selecting Information Pushed-To Terminal - A method for selecting an information pushed-to terminal, includes determining, by a first terminal, a service type of received service information according to a preset terminal service type table, acquiring, by the first terminal from a terminal status table configured in the first terminal, characteristic information of second terminals connected to the first terminal, determining working statuses of the second terminals according to the characteristic information, selecting, by the first terminal from the second terminals according to a preset information push rule, the service type of the service information and the working statuses of the second terminals, a target terminal of information push, and sending a prompt message of having received the service information to the target terminal. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256009 | MANAGEMENT OF EDGE DICTIONARIES IN A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK - Described herein are enhancements for operating cache nodes in a content delivery network to synchronize edge dictionary configurations. In at least one implementation, a cache node of a content delivery network receives a content request from an end user device. In response to the request, the cache node identifies a modification to a key-value pair of an edge dictionary, wherein the edge dictionary comprises a reference key-value function for a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) accelerator service. The method further provides generating a modified version of the edge dictionary based on the modification, and transferring a notification of the modification to at least one other cache node in the content delivery network. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256010 | Integrated Operational Communications Between Computational Instances of a Remote Network Management Platform - A system may involve a communication bus and computational instances configured for communication with one another by way of the communication bus. The system is configured to: (i) receive, by a first computational instance, a first communication request, wherein the first communication request specifies first attributes; (ii) store, in a first persistent storage, the first attributes; (iii) generate a second communication request that specifies second attributes; (iv) transmit, by the first computational instance and to a second computational instance by way of the communication bus, the second communication request; (v) receive, by the second computational instance, the second communication request; (vi) store, in a second persistent storage, the second attributes; (vii) generate a third communication request that specifies third attributes; and (viii) transmit, by the second computational instance and to a third computational instance by way of the communication bus, the third communication request. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256011 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SERVICE DISCOVERY - Embodiments described herein provide methods and apparatuses for relate to methods and apparatuses for providing processing functions by microservices in a service. A first microservice is capable of providing a first processing function in a service comprising a plurality of microservices. The method includes receiving a processing request to provide the first processing function; obtaining a sequence of a plurality of microservices associated with the processing request, wherein the sequence comprises the first microservice; obtaining a current latency requirement associated with the remaining microservices in the sequence; obtaining an estimated latency associated with the remaining microservices in the sequence; and placing the processing request in a processing queue based on a comparison between the current latency requirement and the estimated latency. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256012 | MEDIA TRANSCODING BASED ON PRIORITY OF MEDIA - In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for transcoding digital media in an optimized manner based on media priority. For instance, in one example, a method includes obtaining a plurality of media content items awaiting transcoding before being distributed over a content distribution network, identifying a plurality of transcoding resources available to transcode the plurality of media items, and generating a schedule for transcoding the plurality of media content items using the plurality of transcoding resources, wherein the schedule prioritizes those media content items of the plurality of media content items that have the highest relative business value. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256013 | HIERARCHICAL DATA EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - According to some embodiments, a system to facilitate hierarchical data exchange may include an aggregation platform data store containing electronic records. A data aggregation platform may collect, from a plurality of data source devices, information associated with a plurality of data sources and store the collected information into the aggregation platform data store. The data aggregation platform may also receive a data request from a data consumer device, and, responsive to the received data request, determine a precision tier associated with the data request. The data aggregation platform may then automatically calculate a resource value for the data request based on the precision tier. It may then be arranged for information from the aggregation platform data store to be modified and transmitted to the data consumer device. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256014 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT PARSING - In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for receiving content to be parsed, and configuring a network of parsing devices for use in parsing the content in accordance with templates. The system comprises a management server in communication with the parsing network, and the management server is configured to determine a parsing assignment for one or more parsing devices within the parsing network. The parsing network comprises a plurality of parsing devices, each comprising or associated with an endpoint for enabling communication with the management server. The parsing assignment indicates content items to be parsed by the parsing devices and associated templates for use by the parsing devices. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256015 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND DATA DECOMPRESSION METHOD - A receiving apparatus includes: a packet type determination unit that determines whether or not a TLV packet includes a compressed IP packet; a context information determination unit that determines a context identifier and a context identification header type of the TLV packet determined to include the compressed IP packet; a CID-header storage unit that stores a source IP address assigned to the context identifier; a fixed header information storage unit that stores fixed header information in conformance with an operation specification of a broadcast wave; and a header restoring unit that generates a restored IP packet by decompressing the compressed data in accordance with the TLV packet determined to include the compressed IP packet, the source IP address acquired from the CID-header information storage unit on the basis of the context identifier, and the fixed header information acquired from the fixed header information storage unit. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256016 | MONITORING OF COMMUNICATION - Disclosed is a method for monitoring a communication between a first entity and a second entity. The method includes: receiving measurement data indicative of a payload data; receiving metadata from data storage configured to store metadata received prior to the payload data traffic; comparing at least one parameter derivable from the measurement data to respective at least one parameter derivable from the metadata, and setting a detection result to express one of the following: (i) the payload data between the first communicating entity and the second communicating entity complies with the metadata, (ii) the payload data between the first communicating entity and the second communicating entity deviates from the metadata. Also disclosed is a network node, to a communication system, and to a computer program. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256017 | Processing of Payload Content with Parallel Validation - An example embodiment may involve a network interface configured to transmit and receive frames. The embodiment may also involve a network protocol stack configured to: (i) perform encapsulation of outgoing messages into outgoing frames for transmission by way of the network interface, or (ii) perform decapsulation of incoming frames received by way of the network interface into incoming messages. The embodiment may also involve a parsing and validation module configured to: (i) receive representations of the incoming or the outgoing messages, and (ii) perform one or more validation checks on the representations, wherein the representations define transactions that are functionally equivalent to corresponding transactions that are defined by the messages, wherein the one or more validation checks are performed in parallel to performance of the encapsulation or decapsulation, and wherein a representation of a message failing the one or more validation checks causes the message to be discarded. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256018 | WINDOW AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An electronic device and a window include a folding part, and a first non-folding part and a second non-folding part spaced apart from each other with the folding part disposed between the first non-folding part and the second non-folding part, wherein the folding part includes a base portion, main protruding portions disposed on the base portion, each of the main protruding portions having a first thickness, and spaced apart from each other, and at least one sub-protruding portion having a second thickness less than the first thickness of each of the main protruding portions and disposed between the main protruding portions on the base portion. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256019 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING A CONFIGURABLE HOUSING WITH MULTIPLE ANTENNAS - A communication device, method and computer program product enable multiple transceiver communication in a communication device having a configurable housing. A pivot mechanism is connected between first and second housing portions for relative movement of a housing assembly between open and closed positions. The closed position aligns four antenna positions in the first housing portion adjacent to one of four antenna positions in the second housing portion to present four pairings of adjacent antenna positions. Four antennas are positioned within the first housing portion or the second housing portion at a different one of the four pairings of adjacent antenna positions. A radio frequency (RF) front end is communicatively coupled to the four antennas and has two or more transceivers that utilize the four antennas to communicate without antenna-to-antenna signal cancellation in RF low band while the housing assembly is in either of the open position and the closed position. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256020 | BATTERY MODULE, FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A battery module, a flexible display apparatus, and a mobile terminal are described. A battery module includes energy storage cells disposed along a first direction, a flexible connecting portion connected between adjacent energy storage cells for transmitting electric energy, and support housings corresponding to the energy storage cells in a one-to-one correspondence, a support housing being provided with an accommodation cavity that fits an energy storage cell. The first side of the support housing is provided with an opening, a width of the support housing in the first direction is gradually decreased from the second side to the first side, the second side is opposite to the first side. The battery module further includes a support spacer with preset flexibility, where the support housings are disposed on one side of the support spacer along the first direction, and connecting members with preset flexibility connected between adjacent supporting housings. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256021 | CHEMICALLY TIME-LIMITED USE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES USING THE SAME - A subscriber identity module (SIM) card includes a housing, a printed circuit board contained within the housing, and a plurality of metallic contact pads on a surface of the printed circuit board. At least one contact pad of the plurality of metallic contact pads comprises an enclosed, interior portion. The SIM card further includes a corrosive chemical agent contained within the interior portion. The corrosive chemical agent reacts chemically with the at least one metallic contact pad, in the presence of oxygen, to cause the at least one metallic contact pad to corrode over a period of time. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256022 | WEARABLE ANTENNA SYSTEM - Wearable antenna systems in the form of suspenders are disclosed. Such communications suspenders employ antenna elements having a reduced visual signature while maintaining the load bearing functionality of traditional suspenders. The antenna system communicatively couples to portable radios that operate on different RF frequencies via a communications hub. Some of the antennas elements are dynamically positionable (i.e., swappable, switchable, etc.) on the communications suspenders. A plurality of straps are pivotably coupled to an intermediate portion at one end and a demountable fastener at the other end. The demountable fasteners couple to the user's garment item (e.g., trousers, shorts, skirts, and similar articles). The straps include RF shielding material positioned to reflect RF radiation that emanates from the antenna elements away from the user. The antenna elements are formed using a conductive composition of fully exfoliated graphene sheets present as a percolated network in a polymer matrix. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256023 | ACCOMMODATION DEVICE WITH AIR BLOWING FUNCTION - An accommodation device with an air blowing function includes: an accommodation portion that is formed with an opening portion on an upper surface and accommodates a portable electronic device; a support portion, arranged so as to protrude from a side surface of the accommodation portion into the accommodation portion, the support portion configured to contact with side surfaces or upper and lower surfaces of the portable electronic device accommodated in the accommodation portion and hold the portable electronic device so as to pinch the portable electronic device; and a blower unit that blows air into the accommodation portion. The support portion has an air outlet for guiding the air sent out by the blower unit to the accommodation portion. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256024 | ADSORBABLE ELECTRICAL COUPLING DEVICE HAVING CHARGING AND DATA BACKUP FUNCTIONS - An adsorbable electrical coupling device having charging and data backup functions is provided. An adsorbable coupling component is detachably coupled to a coupling component of an electronic device, such that the adsorbable electrical coupling device is adsorbed on and electrically coupled to the electronic device. When the adsorbable electrical coupling device is electrically coupled to the electronic device, the electronic device receives power from a power supply device of the adsorbable electrical coupling device. A data storage component may backup data of the electronic device or provide data stored in the data storage component to the electronic device. When one or both of power and data are transmitted between the adsorbable electrical coupling device and the electronic device, a user is allowed to manipulate the electronic device to execute other programs. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256025 | Methods and Devices for Precluding Execution of Functions Associated with Touch Actuators - An electronic device includes a device housing supporting a touch actuator operable to initiate a predefined function of the electronic device. One or more processors of the electronic device are operable with the touch actuator. The one or more processors preclude initiation of the predefined function when a predefined condition occurs while the touch actuator is actuated. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256026 | Controlling Devices Using Short Message Service Via a Relay Device - An administrative or relay device can communicate with a target device, for example to disable lost or stolen devices using an SMS command. The SMS command is encrypted to prevent malicious attacks. The SMS command includes a universal device identifier unique to the target device, the phone number of the relaying device, and a time stamp memorializing command creation. The relaying device relays the encrypted command to the target device. Successful decryption authenticates the administrative or relay device. Before executing the command, however, the target device reviews the unique identifier to verify the target and compares the phone number of the relaying device with the number identified with the incoming SMS message to authenticate the relaying device. The target device also considers an embedded time stamp to determine whether the command is superseded by a subsequently issued though later received command. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256027 | PHONE AS AN AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE FOR A COMPUTING SYSTEM - The technology described herein includes a method of receiving, by a phone, audio data from an application running on a computing system coupled to the phone; sending the audio data to an audio output device coupled with the phone; and detecting an incoming phone call to the phone and automatically handling the incoming phone call, based at least in part on one or more preferences of a user of the phone, while receiving the audio data from the application and sending the audio data to audio output device. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256028 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-CALL SUPPORT CAPABILITY ON COMPATIBLE AUDIO DEVICES - A system and method are provided for multi-call communications for audio communication. The system includes one or more control devices (CDs) wherein a target CD is coupled to one HD and other CDs are coupled to a plurality of HDs. The method also includes connecting a first control device (CD) coupled with a first hearing device (HD) to a plurality of call groups, each call group comprising a second CD and a plurality of HDs. The method also includes directing a call channel stream to the first HD coupled to the first CD, the call channel stream selected from the plurality of call groups. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256029 | HEADSET SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING A CALL SESSION - There is provided a headset system for establishing a call session between a selected plurality of users. The headset system comprises a pair of headphones worn by an end-user, and providing audio features for the user, the pair of headphones shaped to substantially fit inside a helmet. The headset system also comprises a companion application running on the end-user's connected device and connected to the pair of headphones, in which the companion application is used for setting up a group consisting of a selected plurality of users; in which the end-user, via a single user input, is able to establish a call session through the connected device between the selected plurality of users without having to take the helmet off and without handling the connected device. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256030 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS THAT CALLS TERMINAL DEVICE ON OTHER END INDICATED BY PREDETERMINED DESTINATION NUMBER, WHEN PRESPECIFIED GESTURE IS DETECTED, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A communication apparatus includes a motion sensor, a communication device, and a control device. The motion sensor detects a gesture of a user. The communication device makes communication with a terminal device on another end, through a predetermined communication network. The control device acts as a controller. The controller causes the communication device to dispatch a call to the terminal device, when the motion sensor detects a prespecified gesture, in a state where a predetermined condition is satisfied. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256031 | VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, VOICE COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND VOICE COMMUNICATION PROGRAM - Provided is a voice communication system that notifies a terminal device of transmission restriction information when the number of received voice signals reaches a predetermined number. A server device continuously counts the number of simultaneously received voice signals. A first terminal device transmits, to the server device, a voice signal with identification information of a second terminal device. The server device transfers, to the second terminal device, the voice signal transmitted from the first terminal device. However, when the number of simultaneous receptions of the voice signals reaches a predetermined restriction value, the server device transfers, to the second terminal device, the received voice signal with transmission restriction information attached thereto. The second terminal device does not transmit a voice signal, even if a user performs a transmission operation, during reception of the voice signal with the attached transmission restriction information. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256032 | MANAGING SPOOFED CALLS TO MOBILE DEVICES - Methods and apparatuses for managing spoofed calls to a mobile device are described, in which the mobile device receives a call transmitted over a cellular or mobile network. The call may include a set of information associated with the network, such as a geological location of a device that generated the call, a hardware device identifier corresponding to the device, an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the device, or a combination thereof. The mobile device may determine whether the call is spoofed or genuine based on the set of information. Subsequently, the mobile device may assist a user of the mobile device to manage the call, such as blocking the call from reaching the user, informing the user that the call is spoofed, facilitating the user to report the call as spoofed to an authority and/or a service provider of the network. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256033 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING RESOURCE USAGE FOR CALL ORIGINATIONS - A method may include determining that a digit pattern has been input on a user device to initiate a call; transmitting the digit pattern to a device that stores a list of digit patterns to which calls are not to be completed; receiving, from the device, data that indicates whether the digit pattern is on the list of digit patterns; prohibiting the call from being initiated with a network when the data indicates that the digit pattern is on the list of digit patterns; and initiating the call with the network when the data indicates that the digit pattern is not on the list of digit patterns. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256034 | METHODS FOR AUDITING COMMUNICATION SESSIONS - A method comprises establishing a communication session between an agent and at least one of a caller and a called party. The method comprises establishing a communication session between an agent and at least one of a caller and a called party and monitoring the communication session for one or more audit triggers. The method comprises detecting the one or more audit triggers. The method comprises, in response to detecting the one or more audit triggers, sending a notification to a client, the notification identifying one or more communication session auditing procedures available for the communication session. The method comprises receiving, from the client in response to the notification, a request to audit the communication session using at least one of the available one or more communication session auditing procedures. The method comprises performing the requested at least one communication session auditing procedure. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256035 | COMMUNICATION ROUTER AND HUB - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a communication router and hub. In examples, a communication platform enables communication between a customer and a service. Customer information associated with a customer is stored as part of a customer record. The customer record may be associated with the customer using a customer address (e.g., a telephone number or an email address) and/or a communication address associated with the service. Thus, in response to a subsequent communication, the communication platform may identify the customer record based at least in part on the customer address and the service communication address, thereby enabling improved communication routing for incoming and outgoing communications associated with the customer. Additionally, customer information from the customer record may be presented to an experience agent of the service, such that the experience agent is able to better assist the customer. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256036 | Limited Derogation of Contact Center Agent Skill Levels - A call handler in a contact center is configured to temporarily derogate the skill level of one or more agents in a group having a common skill. During the time period of derogation, incoming calls will be routed to agents with the highest skill level, such that the normally lower skill level agents will be selected to receive calls. If there are more than one agent meeting this criteria, then the agent that has been waiting the longest to receive a call is selected. This allows the lower skill level agents to gain experience in handling calls and improving their call handling capabilities. After a set threshold, the derogation of the agents is terminated, and their skill level is restored to the pre-derogation level. In this manner the lower skill level agents are given limited opportunities for improvement by handling calls. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256037 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING INTERNET CALL SESSIONS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, including a processing system for performing operations for determining service requirements of a call session at first user equipment associated with a communication network, determining a first codec to facilitate the call session at the first user equipment according to the service requirements of the call session, searching a session border controller table according to the first codec to obtain a first resource identifier associated with a first session border controller type to facilitate the call session at the user equipment, receiving a first address of a first session border controller associated with the communication network from a domain name server associated with the communication network responsive to a first query including the first resource identifier, and sending a first transport protocol message to the first session border controller according to the first address. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256038 | TRANSFERRING AN ACTIVE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION - According to one embodiment, a computing device may conduct an active telephone conversation and a proximity of the computing device to a second computing device may be determined to be within a predetermined distance. Moreover, a determination of a capability of the second computing device to conduct a telephone conversation may be made, and in response to such determinations, the active telephone conversation may be transferred from the computing device to the second computing device. In an example, when a user holding a telephone conversation moves near a smart speaker, the telephone conversation may be transferred to the smart speaker from the user's mobile device, should the user desire such a transfer. Moreover, as the user moves around, the telephone conversation may move with the user from device to device, enabling a seamless and intuitive telephone conversation experience for the user. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256039 | NETWORK EXCEPTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PACKET-SWITCHED TELEPHONY - Asynchronous and/or synchronous telephony protocol systems and methods may include an asynchronous signaling node (ASN) and/or a call duration time quota from a charging onset to place and complete a call based on a first device call request as received from a first user mobile device on a packet switched network. The asynchronous systems include instructions to automatically modify the telephony address with a prefix and destination address when the first device has insufficient or independent balance or upon a network exception; route the modified call signal to the ASN; and deliver and automatically disconnect the call when the call is completed. The synchronous systems are balance-independent and include instructions to automatically set the call duration time quota upon such exception, and deliver and automatically disconnect the call from the second user telephony device when the call is completed or when the call duration time quota is exceeded. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256040 | ZERO CHARGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PACKET-SWITCHED TELEPHONY - Asynchronous and/or synchronous telephony protocol systems and methods may include an asynchronous signaling node (ASN) and/or a call duration time quota from a charging onset to place and complete a call based on a first device call request as received from a first user mobile device on a packet switched network. The asynchronous systems include instructions to automatically modify the telephony address with a prefix and destination address when the first device has insufficient or independent balance or upon a network exception; route the modified call signal to the ASN; and deliver and automatically disconnect the call when the call is completed. The synchronous systems are balance-independent and include instructions to automatically set the call duration time quota upon such exception, and deliver and automatically disconnect the call from the second user telephony device when the call is completed or when the call duration time quota is exceeded. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256041 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING METHOD - A reading unit is configured to capture an image of a shadow generated at a leading end of a document, and a control unit is configured to estimate a thickness of the document based on a pixel value of the shadow. A multifeeding error is displayed on a display unit when it is determined as thin paper in a thick paper determination. The control unit turns multifeeding detection to OFF and stands by until a feeding is completed, and upon completion, returns the multifeeding detection to ON. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256042 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In order to achieve designation of a talk room of a chat service to share image data generated by scanning in an image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus that communicates with a chat server, based on received information indicating a talk room of the chat server, the chat server controlling displaying of information indicating received image data on the talk room, includes a scanning unit configured to scan an image of an original document and generate image data based on the image, a designation unit configured to designate a talk room of the chat server, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data generated by the scanning unit and information indicating the talk room designated by the designation unit to the chat server. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256043 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus does not automatically rearrange buttons in a menu screen when an accessibility function of the apparatus is enabled. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256044 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus executes a document reading operation at a timing when a button is pressed, and displays a confirmation screen for prompting a user to confirm settings for processing during execution of the document reading operation. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256045 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - This image forming device is capable of providing a plurality of usage services, and requires an operation setting for selecting a usage service at the time of use. The image forming device includes a touch panel that accepts a user operation while presenting an operation screen, and a controller that controls the operation screen of the touch panel. At least some of the usage services provided by the image forming device require operation of a reception device (document reader, media reader, QR code reader, or NFC card reader) provided in the image forming device, or connected to the image forming device. When a reception device is operated before an operation setting for usage service selection is performed on the touch panel, the controller switches to an operation screen that shows a preferential display of a usage service which is applicable to the reception device that has been operated. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256046 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PREVENTING DAMAGE TO CABLE - An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a document sheet conveying device, a cable, a shielding member, a protrusion, and a guide member. The housing accommodates a document sheet reading device that reads a document sheet. The document sheet conveying device is coupled to an upper surface of the housing with a hinge, and conveys the document sheet along a conveyance path passing through a scanning position of the document sheet reading device. The cable electrically connects a circuit board accommodated in the housing to the document sheet conveying device. The shielding member surrounds the circuit board and includes an opening portion through which the cable passes. The protrusion is formed in the cable. The guide member has an annular groove portion in which the protrusion is displaceable in a circumferential direction of the cable, and is fitted into the opening portion. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256047 | MEDIUM CONVEYING APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A CONVEYED MEDIUM IS ID CARD - A medium conveying apparatus includes a conveying roller to convey a medium, an imaging device to generate an input image acquired by imaging the conveyed medium, and a processor to extract edge pixels from the input image, detect a degree of roundness at a corner of the medium in the input image based on the edge pixels, determine whether the conveyed medium is an ID card based on the degree of roundness, and control the conveying roller based on a result of the determination or outputs the result of the determination. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256048 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read a document, a processing unit configured to perform character recognition processing of recognizing characters included in an image of the document read by the reading unit, an identification unit configured to identify transfer destination information regarding a transfer destination and a transfer amount from a result obtained by the character recognition processing performed by the processing unit, a transmission unit configured to transmit the transfer destination information regarding the transfer destination and the transfer amount which are identified by the identification unit, a storage unit configured to store the transfer destination information regarding the transfer destination, and an object display unit configured to display an object to call the transfer destination information regarding the transfer destination stored in the storage unit. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256049 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a door, an inlet, a primary power source, a secondary power source, a primary interlock switch, and a secondary interlock switch. The housing has an opening. The door is hinge-coupled to the housing by a hinge, and opens and closes the opening. The inlet is provided near the hinge. The secondary power source is provided farther from the inlet than the primary power source. The first interlock switch is provided on a primary electric circuit between the inlet and the primary power source, and is turned off when the door is opened. The second interlock switch is provided on a secondary electric circuit between the primary power source and the secondary power source, and is turned off when the door is opened. The primary interlock switch is disposed closer to the inlet than the secondary interlock switch. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256050 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a printing section, an electrostatic touch panel, a power source circuit section, and a contact member. The printing section performs printing. The electrostatic touch panel receives a touch operation by a user. The power source circuit section receives supply of power from a commercial power source and supplies power to the printing section and the electrostatic touch panel. The contact member is connected to a ground of an image forming apparatus and is touched by a user operating the electrostatic touch panel. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256051 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY SENDING, DELIVERY AND RECEIVING OF FAXES - Embodiment of systems and methods for the sending, delivery or receiving of faxes are disclosed herein. In particular, certain embodiments include a fax connector that may be deployed at users' sites, and a fax registration system that may be deployed remotely from these users' site. The fax connector can be accessed at a user's site over a computer based network in order to perform functions associated with faxing, including sending, receiving and obtaining status on faxes. The fax connector deployed at a sending user's site communicates with the fax registration system to obtain destination data associated with a recipient user's fax connector and transmits the fax to the destination fax connector over the computer based network based on the destination data obtained from the registration system. The fax can then be presented to the recipient at the recipient user's site. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256052 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a halftone processing unit and a multi-level gradation processing unit. The halftone processing unit is configured to perform a halftone process for a target image and generate a binary image corresponding to the target image. The multi-level gradation processing unit is configured to (a) set a target pixel as a dot pixel in the binary image, (b) determine whether a dot exists on plural first periphery pixels with a predetermined first distance from the target pixel and plural second periphery pixels with a predetermined second distance from the target pixel or not, (c) derive a gradation level of the target pixel among predetermined three or more gradation levels on the basis of a number of dots on the plural first periphery pixels and a number of dots on the plural second periphery pixels and thereby generate a multi-level gradation image. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256053 | Method of Digital Halftoning - A method of digital halftoning a continuous tone image into a halftone raster image having halftone cells wherein each halftone cell has a shape; wherein the method comprises the step generating a halftone dot in said halftone cell with a threshold array for determining non-image pixels and image pixels in said halftone cell and wherein said non-image pixels represent a first closed contour and image pixels represent a second closed contour; and wherein said first closed contour and/or second closed contour has a morphologic image processed shape from the shape of said halftone cell and wherein the halftone cells are arranged according to a periodic tessellation using a tile wherein each halftone cell has one or more edges which is not straight. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256054 | Systems and methods to initiate and perform the painting of an area of interest on a finger - Systems and methods to initiate and perform the painting of an area of interest on a finger are herein disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of capturing an image of the finger in response to receiving a request to paint the area of interest on the finger and using the image of the finger to ascertain an area of interest of the fingernail to be painted. One embodiment includes, in response to determining that the user is satisfied with the area of interest that has been determined, initiating the painting of the area of interest and/or depicting, in real time, the painting of the area of interest to the user. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256055 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There are provided an information processing apparatus, a control method, and a storage medium, which are capable of suppressing the occurrence of an unintended print result. To this end, multiple spot colors that can be designated are displayed on a spot color setting screen. User selects the color to be used as the spot color while visually checking the multiple spot colors that the user can designate. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256056 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There are provided a control apparatus, a controlling method, and a storage medium, which are capable of suppressing the occurrence of an unintended print result. To this end, a controlling method includes a notifying step of executing a prescribed notification based on fulfillment of a prescribed condition concerning a region corresponding to first RGB values by print data even though a first setting is being activated, the first setting is to print a first print region corresponding to the first RGB values in a print target image by using a first color represented by use of at least a specific color ink being an ink of a color other than a process color. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256057 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a predetermined look-up table, in which each of a plurality of grid points that are defined by dividing each axis of RGB color coordinates is associated with a combination of density values respectively corresponding to a plurality of inks to be used by a printing apparatus, the plurality of grid points include a first grid point, at which a density value of a predetermined ink among the plurality of inks dose not correspond to 0, and a second grid point, at which the density value of the predetermined ink corresponds to 0, and the first grid point does not exist at points adjacent to each other in the plurality of grid points. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256058 | CAMERA MODULE AND CAMERA APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - The camera module or camera device according to the embodiment may include a base, a first lens assembly and a second lens assembly disposed and moved within the base, and a third lens assembly disposed and fixed to the base. The first lens assembly includes a first lens barrel in which a first lens is disposed, and a first driver housing in which a first driving part is disposed, and the second lens assembly comprises a second lens barrel in which a second lens is disposed. The second driving part housing may include a second driving part. The base may include a base stopper that limits strokes of the first lens assembly and the second lens assembly. The lens housing of the third lens assembly may include a barrel stopper to limit strokes of the first lens assembly and the second lens assembly. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256059 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An imaging lens system includes a plastic lens element, a lens barrel and a light-absorbing coating layer. The plastic lens element is accommodated in the lens barrel and has an outer annular surface. The lens barrel includes a plate portion and a lateral wall portion. An optical axis of the imaging lens system passes through a light-passable hole of the plate portion. The lateral wall portion is connected to the plate portion and extends along a direction substantially parallel to the optical axis. The light-absorbing coating layer has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface faces and is fixed on the outer annular surface of the plastic lens element. The outer surface is located opposite to the inner surface and in physical contact with the lateral portion of the lens barrel. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256060 | COMPACT OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE WITH SHORTENED OPTICAL DISTANCE, IMAGING MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A compact optical imaging device with short optical length and low sensitivity, for use in an imaging module and an electronic device, comprises first to fifth lenses and a filter. An image-side surface of the fourth lens is convex near an optical axis of the optical imaging device. An image-side surface of the fifth lens is concave near the optical axis. The optical imaging device satisfies formulas 0.03 mm/°2022-08-11 | |
20220256061 | PULSE CHAIN-DRIVEN INFRARED IMAGING ASSEMBLY - The invention describes an infrared imaging assembly ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220256062 | Keyboard Cover with Integrated Camera - An integrated computational interface device includes a housing, at least one image sensor, and a foldable protective cover. The housing has a key region and a non-key region, and a keyboard associated with the key region. The foldable protective cover incorporates the at least one image sensor. The protective cover is configured to be manipulated into a plurality of folding configurations, including a first folding configuration, wherein the protective cover is configured to encase the key region and at least a portion of the non-key region, and a second folding configuration, wherein the protective cover is configured to stand in a manner that causes an optical axis of the at least one image sensor to generally face a user of the integrated computational interface device while the user types on the keyboard. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256063 | WEBCAM INDICATOR - A webcam indicator system includes a computer and a camera connected to the computer at a camera interface. An operating system is configured on the computer. A camera device driver enables operation of the camera interface. A device manager operates on the computer. The device manager has a camera activity monitor and a microphone activity monitor. An indicator device application is installed on the computer. The indicator device application queries the device manager for the status of the camera activity and the microphone activity. An indicator device is external to the computer. The indicator device is configured to be connected to the computer at an indicator device interface. A supplemental indicator light is mounted to the indicator device. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256064 | PROGRAMMABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL VIGNETTING ELEMENT WITH SELECTIVE SHADING FEATURE - An imaging system may comprise: a lens including one or more lens elements; a programmable liquid crystal light modulator disposed adjacent to the lens; an imaging sensor; and a processing system comprising at least one processor and memory. The processing system may be configured to control the imaging system to: capture an image through the lens using the imaging sensor; analyze the image to determine at least one characteristic of the lens; and based on the analysis of the image, control the programmable liquid crystal light modulator to set an effective aperture for the lens. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256065 | OPTICAL UNIT - In this optical unit, a spring portion connecting a movable body to a holding body includes a first plate spring formed in a plate shape and elastically deformable in a rotation direction of the movable body relative to the holding body, and second plate springs formed in a plate shape and elastically deformable in an optical axis direction. The first plate spring and the second plate springs are separately formed. The first plate spring and the second plate spring that are separately formed are fixed to each other, and the first plate spring and the second plate spring that are separately formed are fixed to each other. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256066 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING HIGH SPEED OPTICAL IMAGE DETECTION - The present invention provides a method for performing optical image detection using a camera module comprising a Digital MicroMirror Device, a first point Photo Detector, a second point Photo Detector, a first lens and a second lens. The method comprises: mapping incident light onto an image plane of the DMD to form a light irradiance map; selecting N pixels on the DMD for time frequency coding; associating each selected pixel with a unique Walsh code time sequence; time frequency coding by the DMD the optical irradiance values of each selected pixel using a plurality of selected bits of its associated Walsh code time sequence; detecting the time frequency coded optical irradiance values of the selected pixels simultaneously at the first point Photo Detector and at the second point Photo Detector; and performing simultaneous signal processing on the time frequency coded optical irradiance values detected by the first point Photo Detector and by the second point Photo Detector to determine the light intensity of each of the selected pixels and produce an image of the incident light. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256067 | CAMERA - There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display | 2022-08-11 |
20220256068 | DUAL EXPOSURE CONTROL IN A CAMERA SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods related to applying lighting models to images of objects are provided. A neural network can be trained to apply a lighting model to an input image. The training of the neural network can utilize confidence learning that is based on light predictions and prediction confidence values associated with lighting of the input image. A computing device can receive an input image of an object and data about a particular lighting model to be applied to the input image. The computing device can determine an output image of the object by using the trained neural network to apply the particular lighting model to the input image of the object. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256069 | SHUTTER CONTROL DEVICE, SHUTTER UNIT, IMAGING APPARATUS, SHUTTER CONTROL METHOD, AND SHUTTER CONTROL PROGRAM - A shutter control device that controls a drive device for a mechanical shutter included in an imaging apparatus, includes: a processor configured to control a drive interval of the mechanical shutter in a case where the mechanical shutter is continuously driven by the drive device, and the processor is configured to: set, as a first time, a drive interval of the mechanical shutter at which a temperature of the drive device is made to be saturable at a saturation temperature lower than an allowable upper limit temperature in a case where the mechanical shutter is continuously driven by the drive device; and control a drive interval of the mechanical shutter based on a comparison between an elapsed time from a reference timing and a number of times of the mechanical shutter being driven during the elapsed time, the elapsed time being calculated by a unit of the first time. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256070 | DEVICE HAVING A CAMERA OVERLAID BY DISPLAY - A device is provided that includes a display stack having display pixels. The device also includes a substrate including at least one camera sensor located proximate to the display stack, and one or more light elements located proximate the at least one camera sensor. The device additionally includes a processor, and a memory storing program instructions accessible by the processor. Responsive to execution of the program instructions, the processor is configured to obtain display information associated with the display pixels, and modify the one or more light elements based on the display information. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256071 | ADAPTIVE IMAGE DATA LINEARIZATION FOR HDR IMAGE SENSORS - A high-dynamic-range (HDR) camera module with adaptive image data linearization includes (i) an HDR image sensor configured to generate tone-compressed HDR images as respective frames that include active pixel data and metadata, (ii) a processor outside the HDR image sensor, and (iii) a memory outside the HDR image sensor and storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, control the processor to: (a) extract, from a frame of a first tone-compressed HDR image, tone-compressed pixel intensities from the active pixel data and a histogram of pre-tone-compression pixel intensities from the metadata, (b) derive, from the tone-compressed pixel intensities and the histogram, a correspondence between tone-compressed pixel intensities and pre-tone-compression pixel intensities, and (c) linearize at least a portion of the active pixel data of either the first tone-compressed HDR image or a subsequent tone-compressed HDR image, according to the correspondence, to produce a linearized HDR image. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256072 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING PIXELS WITH MULTIPLE PHOTODIODES - A high dynamic range imaging pixel may include first and second photodiodes that generate charge in response to incident light. The second photodiode may have a higher sensitivity than the first photodiode. When generated charge in the first photodiode exceeds a given charge level, the charge may overflow through a transistor to a capacitor. The overflow path from the first photodiode to the capacitor may optionally pass through the floating diffusion region. A transistor may be coupled between the first and second photodiodes. A gain select transistor may be coupled between the floating diffusion region and the capacitor. After sampling the overflow charge, the charge from both the first and second photodiodes may be sampled. In one arrangement, overflow charge may be transferred to a capacitor in a subsequent row. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256073 | High Dynamic Range Point Spread Function Generation for Image Reconstruction - A method includes capturing, by a camera disposed behind a display panel of an electronic device, a plurality of point spread functions (PSFs) through a semi-transparent pixel region of the display panel. Each of the plurality of PSFs is captured at a different exposure time. The method further includes generating an intensity dataset corresponding to the plurality of PSFs, the intensity dataset comprises a plurality of pixel location and a plurality of exposure times associated with the respective pixel locations, calculating a plurality of noise statistics values for the plurality of pixel locations of the intensity dataset, respectively, generating a pixel mask, the pixel mask filters the plurality of pixel locations for pixel locations with respective noise statistics values within a particular threshold, generating one or more high dynamic range (HDR) PSFs utilizing the plurality of PSFs and the pixel mask. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO RECORDING - The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for controlling video recording. The method is applied to a head-wearable device provided with a camera and a touch-control area, including: starting video recording in response to a multi-touch operation on the touch-control area; adjusting, in a process of the video recording, a zoom ratio for the video recording according to a moving track of a touch point corresponding to the multi-touch operation; terminating the video recording when it is determined that a recording termination condition is met, where the recording termination condition includes that the multi-touch operation disappears and a duration of the disappearing reaches a first preset duration. In the technical solution of the present disclosure, a series of operation of quickly starting video recording, zooming during recording, and terminating video recording can be completed through simple multi-touch operations, improving the efficiency of interactive operations and the user experience. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256075 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CAPTURE IMAGES - Methods and apparatus to capture images are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes an image sensor to observe a first image of a face, and a logic circuit to determine whether the face in the first image is in a first orientation with respect to the image sensor, and when the face in the first image is in the first orientation: trigger the image sensor to capture a second image of the face, and perform a facial recognition process on the second image, but not on the first image. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256076 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL NOISE REDUCTION - Systems and methods are disclosed for image signal processing. For example, methods may include receiving a current image of a sequence of images from an image sensor; combining the current image with a recirculated image to obtain a noise reduced image, where the recirculated image is based on one or more previous images of the sequence of images from the image sensor; determining a noise map for the noise reduced image, where the noise map is determined based on estimates of noise levels for pixels in the current image, a noise map for the recirculated image, and a set of mixing weights; recirculating the noise map with the noise reduced image to combine the noise reduced image with a next image of the sequence of images from the image sensor; and storing, displaying, or transmitting an output image that is based on the noise reduced image. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256077 | Intelligent Digital Camera having Deep Learning Accelerator and Random Access Memory - Systems, devices, and methods related to a Deep Learning Accelerator and memory are described. For example, a digital camera may be configured to execute instructions with matrix operands and configured with: a housing; a lens; an image sensor positioned behind the lens to generate image data of a field of view of the digital camera; random access memory to store instructions executable by the Deep Learning Accelerator and store matrices of an Artificial Neural Network; a transceiver; and a controller configured to generate, and communicate using the transceiver to a separate computer, a description of an item or event in the field of view captured in the image data, based on an output of the Artificial Neural Network receiving the image data as an input. The separate computer may selectively request a portion of image data from the digital camera based on the processing of the description. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256078 | CAMERA SYSTEM, CAMERA, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, AND COMPATIBILITY DETERMINATION METHOD OF CAMERA SYSTEM - Provided are a camera system, a camera, an interchangeable lens, and a compatibility determination method of a camera system capable of simply and quickly determining compatibility between the camera and the interchangeable lens. An eleventh contact (CC | 2022-08-11 |
20220256079 | METHOD OF DIGITALLY PROCESSING AN IMAGE AND METHOD OF DIGITALLY PROCESSING A PLURALITY OF PIXELS - A method of digitally processing an image comprises: generating an intensity distribution model ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220256080 | PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE AND METHOD APPLIED TO SAME - A hand-held photographing device capable of outputting panoramic images includes a screen, a plurality of camera modules, and a control device. The screen is curved and extends to cover multiple surfaces of the device. The camera modules are located on different surfaces of the device, and the camera modules which are on the same surfaces of the panoramic photographing device as the screen are covered by the screen. Each camera module includes a large wide-angle camera. The control device issues instructions to the camera modules. Images from different directions are collected and the multiple images are used to synthesize a panoramic image for storage or display. The present disclosure also provides a panoramic image photographing method, which is applied to a panoramic photographing device. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256081 | PANORAMIC CAMERA - A panoramic camera is provided with an orientation sensor to record orientation along with a panoramic image. The display or print image is selected from the captured panoramic image, a warped, non-scale-correct image. The selection of the display image is done using the orientation sensor. The orientation sensor data can be recorded with the panoramic image as metadata. The orientation sensor can also be used to control an external display and/or panoramic image selection during browsing. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256082 | TRAVELING ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A traveling environment recognition apparatus includes a camera, a first traveling environment recognition unit, a second traveling environment recognition unit, and an imaging mode switching unit. The first traveling environment recognition unit calculates the movement amount of a vehicle on the basis of an optical flow in an image captured by the camera. The second traveling environment recognition unit calculates a vehicle position in the real space on the basis of positioning signals received from positioning satellites. The imaging mode switching unit drives the camera in a first imaging mode when positioning accuracy based on the positioning signals is high, while the imaging mode switching unit drives in a second imaging mode when the positioning accuracy is low. When the camera is driven in the second imaging mode, the second traveling environment recognition unit estimates the vehicle position on a road map based on the movement amount. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256083 | IMAGING SUPPORT DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING SUPPORT SYSTEM, IMAGING SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging support device that supports imaging performed by an imaging apparatus includes an acquisition portion that acquires an in-image shift amount between a predetermined position in a captured image obtained by capturing an imaging region by an imaging element and a position of a target subject image showing a target subject, and a focal length of the imaging apparatus, a derivation portion that derives a movement amount required for moving the position of the target subject image to a specific position by a position adjustment portion which adjusts the position of the target subject image in the captured image, based on the in-image shift amount acquired by the acquisition portion, the focal length acquired by the acquisition portion, and information related to a pixel interval of pixels in the imaging element, and an output portion that outputs the movement amount derived by the derivation portion. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256084 | IMAGE STABILIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image stabilization apparatus comprises a motion vector detector that detects a motion vector from images repeatedly output from an image sensor; a first calculator that calculates a first image stabilization coefficient based on the motion vector; a second calculator that calculates a second image stabilization coefficient based on acceleration of shake of an image capturing apparatus; a determination unit that selects either of the first or the second image stabilization coefficient based on information about accuracy of detection of the motion vector; and a translational shake calculator that calculates an amount of translational shake using the first or the second image stabilization coefficient selected by the determination unit. In a case where the information indicates that the accuracy is low, the determination unit selects the second image stabilization coefficient, and select the first image stabilization coefficient otherwise. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256085 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an electronic zoom unit, a motion vector detection unit, a first representative vector calculation unit , a second representative vector calculation unit , and a third representative vector calculation unit, wherein the third representative vector calculation unit determines the third representative motion vector by setting a weight of the first representative motion vector greater than a weight of the second representative motion vector when an enlargement magnification in the electronic zoom unit is equal to or greater than a threshold, and determines the third representative motion vector by setting a weight of the second representative motion vector greater than a weight of the first representative motion vector when an enlargement magnification in the electronic zoom unit is less than the threshold. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256086 | IMAGING SUPPORT DEVICE, IMAGING SUPPORT SYSTEM, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging support method includes acquiring a focal length of an imaging apparatus, detecting a subject image position of a target subject image showing a target subject in a captured image obtained by capturing an imaging region including the target subject by the imaging apparatus, and performing registration control for setting the detected subject image position to a specific position in the captured image by increasing a ratio of application of an image region movement component compared to a lens moving mechanism in a case where the acquired focal length is greater than or equal to a threshold value, and increasing a ratio of application of the lens moving mechanism compared to the image region movement component in a case where the focal length is less than the threshold value. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256087 | MACHINE VISION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH STEERABLE MIRROR - Systems and methods are provided for acquiring images of objects using an imaging device and a controllable mirror. The controllable mirror can be controlled to change a field of view for the imaging device, including so as to acquire images of different locations, of different parts of an object, or with different degrees of zoom. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256088 | VIRTUAL ZOOM LENS - An optical imaging system for a dimensional measuring machine including a digital sensor having an array of addressable pixels, a lens system that provides for forming an image of a test object on the digital sensor, and a variable size aperture of the lens that changes an f-number of the lens system for imaging points of the test object on the digital sensor at different spot sizes. An aperture controller varies the aperture size. An image controller groups contiguous clusters of one or more of the pixels having a common output such that the number of pixels within each of the clusters having a common output can be varied. A magnification controller that works in conjunction with the aperture controller and the image controller provides for (a) increasing the number of pixels within each of the clusters having a common output in accordance with an increase in the spot sizes at which points of the test object are imaged and (b) decreasing the number of pixels within each of the clusters having a common output in accordance with a decrease in the spot sizes at which points of the test object are imaged. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256089 | Method of Mapping Monitoring Point in CCTV Video for Video Surveillance System - The present invention generally relates to a technology of accurately mapping a specific point in CCTV video onto the corresponding point on a map. More specifically, the present invention relates to a technology of mapping a specific point in CCTV video onto the corresponding point on a map through coordinate transformation between pixel coordinate of canvas plane of the CCTV camera and global coordinate of physical space for the video surveillance system. The present invention may provide an advantage of improving the efficiency of video surveillance system. When an urgent situation is found in CCTV video, the location in which the urgent situation is occurring may be accurately specified, which renders an effective action possible. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256090 | DEVICE FOR AUTONOMOUS TRACKING - An autonomous tracking device, including a base, a body, the body rotatably mounted to the base, and a stand rotatably mounted to the body. The stand including a retention device configured to hold a mobile device, wherein the stand is configured to support the mobile device using the retention device. The device further including a panning motor configured to rotate the body with respect to the base. The device further comprising a camera configured to capture a scene within a field of view and create a digitized image. The device further comprising a controller containing circuitry configured to receive an object location communication as a function of the digitized image, generate a panning motor control signal, and send a panning motor control signal, wherein the panning motor control signal causes the panning motor to rotate the body such that the object remains in view of the camera. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256091 | IMAGING SUPPORT DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING SUPPORT SYSTEM, IMAGING SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an imaging support device including an acquisition portion that acquires reversal information indicating that a revolution direction of an imaging apparatus that is caused to revolve about one axis out of a first axis and a second axis intersecting with the first axis as a central axis by a revolution mechanism enabling the imaging apparatus to revolve about each of the first axis and the second axis as the central axis is reversed, and a control portion that, in a case where the reversal information is acquired by the acquisition portion, performs a control of operating an adjustment portion capable of adjusting a position of a captured image obtained by imaging performed by the imaging apparatus. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256092 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a processor, and a memory connected to or built in the processor, in which the processor performs first distance measurement of measuring a distance to an imaging region based on an irradiation timing at which a light irradiator emits light to the imaging region and a light-receiving timing at which a light receiver receives reflected light of the light from the imaging region, performs second distance measurement of measuring the distance to the imaging region based on a first image obtained by imaging the imaging region by an imaging apparatus, and executes a specific process in a case in which a first distance measurement result obtained by performing the first distance measurement and a second distance measurement result obtained by performing the second distance measurement are different from each other. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256093 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An image sensor outputs captured image data by discriminating whether to add a result of an imaging plane phase difference AF calculation to a top of the captured image data or whether to add the result to an end of the captured image data, thus reducing a time lag between exposure and focus position movement. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256094 | Method and System for Assisting a User Who is Looking at a Screen of a User Device - A method for assisting a user, who is looking at a screen of a user device, to focus on a camera region of the screen includes receiving image data of the user, the image data being captured by a camera of the user device arranged to the screen close to the camera region; determining user input data indicative of that the user wants assistance to focus on the camera region; determining, based on the user input, gaze tracking data of the user looking at the screen, wherein the gaze tracking data are representative for a gaze area on the screen, at which the user is looking at a time of the user input or shortly before the user input; and displaying a screen content in the gaze area of the screen in the camera region. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256095 | DOCUMENT IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control method of a document image capturing device cooperates with a storage unit. The control method includes an image capturing process, a default image detection process, a command judgment process, and an operation execution process. The image capturing process being to continuously capture an image. The default image detection process being to generate a recognition image when the image contains a default image. The command judgment process being to obtain a first feature command and a second feature command in accordance with the recognition image. The first feature command being corresponding to a specific block address of storage blocks of the storage unit, and the second feature command being corresponding to a control command. The operation execution process being to perform operations on the storage block of the specific block address of the storage unit according to the first feature command and the second feature command. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256096 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - To enable a photo opportunity not to be missed while reducing a bandwidth and power consumption related to image transmission when a captured image is displayed on a display unit. An image processing device according to the present technology includes an image generation unit configured to generate a first frame rate image based on a captured image and a second frame rate image having a frame rate lower than the first frame rate image; and an output unit configured to output the first frame rate image and the second frame rate image generated by the image generation unit so as to be displayed in different display regions of a display unit. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256097 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING OMNIDIRECTIONAL VISION OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The embodiments are a method, a system and an apparatus for implementing an omnidirectional vision obstacle avoidance, and a storage medium. The method for implementing an omnidirectional vision obstacle avoidance includes: transmitting a trigger signal to an image capture device, to trigger the image capture device to capture image signals; combining the image signals to obtain combined image data; disassembling the combined image data to obtain disassembled image data; and visually processing the disassembled image data to acquire a visual image. Based on the technical solutions in the present invention, a multi-lens access problem of existing aircrafts during omnidirectional vision obstacle avoidance is resolved and image processing efficiency and performance are improved. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256098 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus and a method are provided to enable performance recording without incurring problems of infringement of portrait rights or privacy. The apparatus includes a data processing section that receives input of a captured image for image processing. The data processing section changes a human image area included in a predetermined partial area within the captured image into an image denying personal identification. For example, a blurring process is carried out. A blurring process target area is determined on the basis of information input from a user terminal via a short-range communication section. After completion of the process of determining the area, a recording process is started in response to a recording start request input from the user terminal via the short-range communication section. Before completion of the area determination process, the recording process is not executed even when the recording start request is input. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256099 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING VIDEO, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is a method for processing a video. The method includes: superimposing a transparent image layer on a video playback window; acquiring a first image by capturing images from a video played in the video playback window in response to acquiring a specified region to be enlarged and displayed in the video playback window; acquiring a second image by clipping the first image based on the specified region, wherein the second image comprises the specified region; and enlarging and displaying the second image on the transparent image layer. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256100 | IMAGE SYNTHESIS DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC MIRROR AND METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, an image synthesis device for an electronic mirror includes a rear camera which obtains a first image from a first position, and a side camera which obtains a second image of the same direction with a view of the rear camera from a second position. The second image includes a view obstruction. When a part of the first image is connected as a complementary image to the view obstruction of the second image, an image processing device converts an image of the view obstruction into a translucent image, superimposes the complementary image on the translucent image, and obtains a third image which remains an outline of the complementary image. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256101 | SELECTIVE IDENTIFICATION AND ORDER OF IMAGE MODIFIERS - Systems, devices, media and methods are presented for presentation of modified objects within a video stream. The systems and methods select an object of interest depicted within a user interface based on an associated image modifier, determine a modifier context based at least in part on one or more characteristics of the selected object, identify a set of image modifiers based on the modifier context, rank a first portion of the identified set of image modifiers based on a primary ordering characteristic, rank a second portion of the identified set of image modifiers based on a secondary ordering characteristic and cause presentation of the modifier icons for the ranked set of image modifiers. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256102 | Multimedia Distribution System for Multimedia Files with Packed Frames - A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information. | 2022-08-11 |
20220256103 | CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A control apparatus connected to a plurality of radiographic imaging apparatuses, includes a receiver that receives state information indicating whether a state is a first state in which the radiographic imaging apparatus is not connected to or synchronized with a specific synchronization source or a second state in which the radiographic imaging apparatus is connected to and synchronized with the specific synchronization source, from each of the plurality of radiographic imaging apparatuses, a hardware processor that makes a first determination that at least one of the plurality of radiographic imaging apparatuses is in the first state or a second determination that all of the plurality of radiographic imaging apparatuses are in the second state, based on the state information received from each of the plurality of radiographic imaging apparatuses, and an outputter that outputs whether a determination result by the hardware processor is the first determination or the second determination. | 2022-08-11 |