34th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 69 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150237198 | Methods, Devices and System for Logging Calls for Terminals - A method is provided for notification of an event relating to execution of a procedure for processing a communication session to be supported by a communication device belonging to a set of devices associated with a user. The method includes: reception of a subscription request from a so-called subscriber terminal belonging to the aforementioned set, requesting subscription to an event notification service for at least one so-called event that may occur on a device in the set; reception of information indicating an occurrence of at least one so-called event on a device in the set, other than the subscriber terminal; and sending an event notification to the subscriber terminal, signalling the occurrence. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237199 | TESTING APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - Testing apparatuses and methods are provided. The solution comprises establishing a digital connection with an external controller, receiving from the external controller on the digital connection test parameters and a command to establish a wireless connection to a given subscriber address, establishing a wireless phone call connection to the given subscriber address, receiving sample audio data on the connection, and transmitting information related to the received sample audio data to the external controller using the digital connection. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237200 | End-to-End Logic Tracing of Complex Call Flows in a Distributed Call System - A logic history can be provided for every request or call instance through a distributed computing system that uniquely traces its entire path, end-to-end, in-band within the messaging for the system. The end result is a single true representation of what occurred with no post computational inference. Accordingly, unique logic history codes are not forced across the system. Rather sub-components that are logic history enabled can use codes that have meaning and applicability to itself. Unique logic history codes are not forced across the system, which in practice would be brittle. Rather each sub-component that is logic history enabled can use codes that have meaning and applicability only to itself. This allows the system to be flexible and lets sub-components change and redefine their logic and logic history traces without impacting the rest of the system. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237201 | Telephone Caller Authentication - Techniques for authenticating the identity of a caller in a telephone call are disclosed. The device generating the call implements encrypting caller identification information and initiating the telephone call, said initiating comprising providing a voice carrier signal including tire caller identification information; and simultaneously providing a data carrier signal including tire encrypted caller identification information. The receiving device implements receiving the telephone call; decrypting the encrypted caller identification information at the recipient device; and verifying the identity of at least an unknown caller at the recipient device by at least one of verifying the authenticity of a certificate used to encrypt the caller identification information; and comparing the decrypted caller identification information with the caller identification information from the voice carrier signal. A telephony device implementing such an authentication technique is also disclosed. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237202 | TECHNIQUES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONTACT MANAGEMENT ON AN END USER DEVICE - Various embodiments are directed to techniques managing telephone numbers and other telecommunication identifiers when placing and receiving calls or messages from a single device. In some embodiments, one of a plurality of outbound telephone numbers or other identifiers associated with the device or an application executing on the device may be selected when making an outbound telephone call or sending a message. In another embodiment, an outbound telephone number or other identifier is automatically selected when making an outbound telephone call or sending a message based on an association of that outbound telephone number with the intended recipient of the call or message. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237203 | System and Method for Automatic Call Scheduling - A computer system for connecting a user to a scheduled call, including a processor in communication with non-volatile memory and code for receiving a user phone number where the user may be contacted and information allowing access to the user's calendar or email, code for accessing the user's calendar or email and identifying the scheduled call in the user's calendar or email, the scheduled call having information including at least a scheduled call number and a scheduled call time, code for placing a call to the scheduled call number before the scheduled call time, code for placing a call to the user at the user phone number before the scheduled call time, code for confirming the user has answered the call to the user, and code for connecting the call to the user to the call to the scheduled call number. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237204 | CUSTOMER SERVICE CALL ROUTING - Customer service calls to media service providers are addressed by remotely monitoring and diagnosing the customer's installed equipment. Such remote diagnosis decreases the need for assistance from customer service representatives and on-site repair technicians. In a method of operating a customer service routing system for a media service provider, subscriber equipment is first identified and then data specific to the subscriber equipment is collected. Relevant data can be maintained as an equipment health history in a database that is updated periodically by automatic monitoring. The database can be located within a remote server. Equipment data can be extracted automatically and relayed directly to the subscriber, thereby bypassing interaction with a customer service representative. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237205 | Systems and Methods for use in Marketing - A method for scheduling outbound communications to sales leads based, at least partly, on a model of customer behaviour derived from (i) customer data gathered from a plurality of customers that initiated contact with an electronic communications interface, and (ii) time data recording for each of the customers a time or time period at which the customer interacted with the electronic communications interface. The model predicts, for one or more time periods and segments of a population, a likelihood of successfully engaging with a person from the segment of the population. The scheduling includes prioritising the outbound communications to the sales leads during one or more defined time periods. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237206 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING LEAKAGE FROM CHAT TO VOICE - The customer experience is enhanced by detecting leakage-to-voice from chats and providing recommendations to operations, chat agents, and customers. A chat is classified into leakage-to-voice or leakage-to-text chat and actionable recommendations are then provided to operations, chat agents, and customers based on the leakage information. Once leakage is identified, various other insights are extracted from chats and such insights are fed into the knowledge-base. Such insights also used in agent training and are provided to chat agents as recommendations. This results in a better customer experience. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237207 | CALL CENTER CUSTOMER SERVICE KIOSK - A customer uses an in store kiosk to establish a communication session, such as a video communication session between the kiosk and an agent in a contact center. The customer can transfer the communication session to the customer's personal mobile communication device by selecting to transfer the communication session at the kiosk. A presence of the customer's personal mobile communication device is detected. The presence of the customer's personal mobile communication device can be detected by the use of various technologies, such as Near Field Communications or scanning a code on the kiosk from the mobile communication device. In response to detecting the presence of the mobile communication device the communication session is transferred from the kiosk to the mobile communication device using a communication application in the mobile communication device. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237208 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING CALLERS TO AN AGENT IN A CONTACT CENTER - Techniques for handling contacts and agents in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for handling contacts and agents in a contact center system including identifying a first contact available for assignment to a first agent, comparing information about the first contact with information about the first agent, and postponing assignment of the first contact and the first agent based on the comparing. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237209 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING CALLERS TO AN AGENT IN A CONTACT CENTER - Techniques for handling contacts and agents in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for handling contacts and agents in a contact center system including comparing a first measure of performance of a first method for pairing the contacts and the agents with a second measure of performance of a second method for pairing the contacts and the agents. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237210 | CALL TRANSFER USING SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) - A system is provided for providing communication event routing and transfer capability in a multi-site communication-center environment. The system utilizes a presence protocol application and a routing application for determining availability of an agent or system and for setting up the transfer from a point of transfer on a network to a destination of transfer on the same or connected network. In a preferred use the presence protocol application is shared by communication-center sites cooperating in the transfer and routing of events and the presence protocol enables at least one event-handling process normally performed by the routing application. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237211 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING CALLERS TO AN AGENT IN A CONTACT CENTER - Techniques for handling contacts and agents in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for handling contacts and agents in a contact center system including identifying a plurality of agents ordered for assignment to a contact queue, and assigning a first out-of-order agent from the plurality of agents to a first contact that arrives at the contact queue based on information about the first contact. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237212 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING CALLERS TO AN AGENT IN A CONTACT CENTER - Techniques for handling contacts and agents in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for handling contacts and agents in a contact center system including determining a first caller grade for a first call, determining a first agent grade for a first agent, and matching the first caller and the first agent based on a comparison of the first caller grade with the first agent grade | 2015-08-20 |
20150237213 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING CALLERS TO AN AGENT IN A CONTACT CENTER - Techniques for handling contacts and agents in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for handling contacts and agents in a contact center system including identifying a plurality of contacts ordered for assignment to a plurality of agents, and assigning a first out-of-order contact from the plurality of contacts to a first agent of the plurality of agents who becomes available for assignment to any contact of the plurality of contacts based on information about the first agent. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237214 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AMBIENT SOCIAL TELEPHONY - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for providing a communications service in a communications network are disclosed. For example, the method monitors a conference call, detects a triggering event during the conference call registered for a particular user, wherein the particular user is not a participant in the conference call, and notifies the particular user of the triggering event. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237215 | Determining Usage Predictions And Detecting Anomalous User Activity Through Traffic Patterns - A system for selecting and monitoring data plans for telecommunications systems, and methods of determining, learning and estimating usage patterns in-order to predict usage and tie this to cost and the overlaying of plan selection for cost optimization. Further, additional methods are applied to determine anomalous user behaviors and raise security and data leakage related events. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237216 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Providing Service Credit to Customer Accounts in a Wireless Communications Service Network - Systems, methods, and computer program products use combinations of international mobile equipment identity (IMEI), international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), and account information to determine if a customer is eligible for service credit in near real-time. The customer needs an active account prior to inserting a subscriber identity module (SIM) into a device and powering on the device for the system to determine credit eligibility. No further customer action is required. The credit application process determines credit eligibility based upon device credit eligibility, account tenure, and/or credit rules, and applies the credit to the customer's account. The customer may be proactively notified when the credit is applied. The credit and tenure rules may be changed as the industry and business needs change to remain competitive in the industry. The SIM used is configured with software to lock the SIM to the device upon first power-on. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237217 | PORTABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - A mobile wireless communications system includes a container having an interior compartment for holding one or more portable wireless communication components. The container can be adapted in various ways to facilitate use of the wireless communication components without having to unpack the components from the container. The system can include a shroud adapted to protect one or more electrical connections associated with wires connecting components inside the container to external electrical devices. The system can include a moveable support for holding one or more of the wireless communication components in the container and rotating the communication equipment to an orientation that provides better access without removing the components from the container. The system can also include features that help manage various wires that may be used to connect wireless communication components inside the container to other devices. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237218 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDIRECTING PRINT JOB REQUESTS TO DIGITAL ALTERNATIVES - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for redirecting a print job request are disclosed. For example, the method receives a print job request, converts the print job request into a format of a digital alternative, analyzes the print job request to obtain one or more print job parameters, applies one or more print rules to the one or more print job parameters to determine that the print job request should be redirected to the digital alternative, provides an option to redirect the print job request to the digital alternative and provides the digital alternative when the option to redirect the print job request to the digital alternative is selected. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237219 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONVERTING A MOBILE RENDERING JOB TO A SECURE RENDERING JOB - Methods, systems and processor-readable media for converting a mobile rendering job to a secure rendering job. A secure rendering module can be configured in association with a print path with respect to a mobile telecommunications device. A rendering job from the mobile telecommunications device configured with a mobile multifunction device user interface can be received by the secure rendering module. The document context (e.g., metadata) as well as the context of the MFD context (e.g., MFD location and activity) can be checked in order to determine a confidentiality of the rendering job. The rendering job can be securely transmitted to the MFD based on the confidentiality. An email notification with respect to the release of the secure rendering job can be sent to a user. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237220 | TRACKING SOURCE OF JOB PARAMETERS IN PRINT JOBS - Methods and devices receive a print job, evaluate the print job to identify job parameter settings and associated sources of the job parameter settings, transmit the job parameter settings and the associated sources to a database, and transmit the print job to a marking device to cause the marking device to print the print job. These methods and devices also provide access to the database to view the job parameter settings and the associated sources, and/or change the job parameter settings. The access to the database is provided before and/or after the marking device prints the print job. When evaluating the print job, these methods and devices identify “potential” and “final” job parameter settings and associated sources. The final settings and sources are used to perform marking and finishing operations, while the potential setting and sources comprise a pre-printing, job preparation history in the database. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237221 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR READING AND RECORDING IMAGE - An image reading and recording apparatus includes a reading unit, a recording unit, and a movable member. The movable member is configured to select a discharge way of the document discharged from the reading unit from at least a first discharge way in which the document is discharged into a space between the reading unit and the recording unit and a second discharge way in which the document is discharged to a side of the recording unit. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237222 | IMAGING MODALITY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN IMAGING MODALITY - In an imaging modality and a method for operating an imaging modality with at least one control unit, a mobile control device is used for the at least partial control of the imaging modality. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237223 | Methods and Systems for Communicating Sensor Data on a Mobile Device - Methods and systems for communicating sensor data on a mobile device are described. An example method involves receiving, by a processor and from an inertial measurement unit (IMU), sensor data corresponding to a first timeframe, and storing the sensor data using a data buffer. The processor may also receive image data and sensor data corresponding to a second timeframe. The processor may then generate a digital image that includes at least the image data corresponding to the second timeframe and the sensor data corresponding to the first timeframe and the second timeframe. The processor may embed the stored sensor data corresponding to the first timeframe and the second timeframe in pixels of the digital image. And the processor may provide the digital image to an application processor of the mobile device. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237224 | METHOD OF USING ADDRESS BOOK OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS ON WEB BROWSER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of using an address book of an image forming apparatus on a web browser includes receiving web data in an image forming apparatus from a web server; displaying a web page corresponding to the received web data on a display unit of the image forming apparatus; receiving an input of selecting one of at least one input box comprised in the web page; analyzing a form tag corresponding to the selected input box from the web data; and displaying a virtual text input device or an address list on the display unit based on the analysis result in which the selected input box is determined as an input box for receiving an input of an email address or a phone number, wherein the virtual keyboard is capable of being synchronized with an address book of the image forming apparatus. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237225 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus displays a menu indicating one or more settings pertaining to image adjustment processing and a unique marker corresponding to a currently selected setting in the menu. A portable terminal detects the marker as depicted in a captured image that has been captured by an image capturing device and displays a screen indicating an effect of performing the image adjustment processing in accordance with a setting corresponding to the marker. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237226 | PRINTING INSTRUCTION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, PRINTING INSTRUCTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A printing instruction apparatus includes a display, a reception unit, and a changing unit. The display displays a selection screen for allowing a user to select an execution function, which is a printing function to be executed, from among printing functions provided in plural printing apparatuses. The reception unit receives a selection of the execution function. The changing unit changes the selection screen so that, after the reception unit receives the selection of the execution function, a printing function executable by a printing apparatus which has the execution function that has already been received by the reception unit is selectable and the other printing functions are not selectable. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237227 | SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NETWORK CAMERA APPARATUS - A system includes an image forming apparatus and a network camera apparatus that communicates with the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a user of the image forming apparatus and a transmission unit that, in a case where the detection unit detects the user, transmits an imaging request to the network camera apparatus. The network camera apparatus includes an imaging unit, a receiving unit that receives the imaging request transmitted from the image forming apparatus, and a control unit that, in a case where the receiving unit receives the imaging request, controls the imaging unit to image a vicinity of the image forming apparatus which has transmitted the imaging request. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237228 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus capable of switching power state between a first power state and a second power state, which is lower in power than the first power state, shifts from the second power state to the first power state. In a case where the image forming apparatus shifts to the second power state in response to a current time reaching a set time, the image forming apparatus is controlled not to shift from the second power state to the first power state in response to an object approaching the image forming apparatus being detected. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237229 | EQUIPMENT UNIT, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An equipment unit is disclosed, including a first obtaining unit which obtains first identification information for a parameter set for calculating a use amount of the equipment unit; a comparison unit which compares the first identification information and second identification information for a parameter set for calculating a use amount of the equipment unit; a second obtaining unit which obtains information on a difference between the parameter set related to the first identification information and the parameter set stored in the equipment unit when the first identification information and the second identification information differ; and a control unit which calculates an amount of use of the equipment unit based on the parameter set stored in the equipment unit, and the information on the difference and controls the use of the equipment unit by the user. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237230 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a reading apparatus body, an accommodation member, and a positioning member. The reading apparatus body reads a document mounted on a document platen. The accommodation member accommodates the reading apparatus body and moves from one end portion to the other end portion of the document when reading the document. The positioning member is mounted on the reading apparatus body, the positioning member having a convex section positioning the reading apparatus body in a height direction by coming into contact with the document platen and an engaging section engaging with an engaged section formed in the accommodation member in the height direction. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237231 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing device including a first reception unit configured to receive data and store the data in a first storage unit; a process control unit configured to acquire the stored data and sequentially execute process units with respect to the acquired data; a second storage unit configured to store data corresponding to an execution result obtained up to one of the process units, when the one of the process units is suspended; and a moving unit configured to move the data stored in the second storage unit to the first storage unit in response to receiving a request to process the data stored in the second storage unit. The process control unit executes the process units from and beyond the suspended one of the process units, with respect to the data that has been moved from the second storage unit to the first storage unit. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237232 | IMAGE REPRODUCING METHOD AND DIGITAL PROCESSING MACHINE USING SUCH METHOD - An image reproducing method for a digital processing machine is provided. The image reproducing method includes the following steps: scanning an original to generate image data; analyzing the image data to generate an analysis result; designating M proper user setting items among N user setting items according to the analysis result, wherein N and M are positive integers, and M is less than N; providing only the M proper user setting items on a human-machine interface; and outputting a copy of the original according to a user input received through the human-machine interface. In addition, a digital processing machine providing an intelligent human-machine interface is also provided. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237233 | PRINTED MATTER IDENTIFYING DEVICE AND PRINTED MATTER IDENTIFYING SYSTEM - A printed matter identifying device that identifies a printed matter printed by a predetermined printing apparatus and having on its surface at least two or more areas that are different in surface property to each other includes: an image reading unit that controls an external light source and camera so that reflected images displayed by the light source respectively on the areas of the surface of the printed matter are captured by the camera to acquire respective image information of the reflected images; an image processing unit that performs image-processing of the image information of the reflected images acquired by the image reading unit; and an image determination unit that uses a differential value between the image information of the reflected images obtained by the image-processing by the image processing unit, to determine whether or not the printed matter is a printed matter printed by the predetermined printing apparatus. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237234 | Color Image Conversion - A color image is converted to a gray image and/or a black and white image. The amount of chroma in an input image is detected ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150237235 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a color processing apparatus including an associated information obtaining section that obtains first associated information in which first color information in a first color space is associated with first output color information that is a target to be output in a second color space, and second associated information in which the first color information is associated with second output color information in the second color space of an image output, an output section that outputs second color information in the first color space to the color adjustment target unit, an output color information obtaining section that obtains third output color information in the second color space output by the color adjustment target unit, and a conversion relation creating section that creates the conversion relation. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237236 | MODIFYING APPEARANCE OF LINES ON A DISPLAY SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method of modifying image data is presented. The method entails detecting a triggering pattern based on colors and saturation values of a group of pixels, wherein at least one of the pixels includes a plurality of subpixels, and wherein the triggering pattern includes at least a portion of one of a diagonal line and a vertical line. The method changes the image data for a specific subpixel in the group of pixels, wherein the specific subpixel is located in or adjacent to the diagonal line or the vertical line. Alternatively, the method entails detecting a border between saturated-color subpixels and non-saturated-color subpixels, and adding luminance to white subpixels at the border. A display system configured to execute the above methods and a computer-readable medium storing instructions for executing the above methods are also presented. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237237 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Alternate Audio Sources - Audio and video signals are synchronized for pleasing presentation of content. As content is streamed to a device, an audio portion may lag or lead a video portion. Spoken words, for example, are out of synch with the lip movements. Video content is thus synchronized to audio content to ensure streaming content is pleasing. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237238 | Modular Camera System - What is described herein is a system which includes an arm where the arm includes a cutout which is a same shape as at least some part of a video camera and which is configured to hold the video camera. The system further includes a base which is configured to be placed on a surface. The system further includes a joint which is configured to be connected to the arm and the base. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237239 | Arrow with Electronic Device - An arrow includes an arrowhead, a shaft, a nock, and an internal cavity. The internal cavity includes a camera. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237240 | SUSPENSION FOR CAMERA MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE HAVING THE SAME - A suspension for a camera module and a camera module having the suspension are disclosed. A suspension for a camera module is installed between an optical unit and housing having the optical unit received therein in such a way that the suspension is extended in a direction of optical axis, and the suspension supports the optical unit in such a way that the optical unit is floated from a bottom face of the housing. The suspension includes: a first wire having one end thereof coupled with the optical unit; a second wire having one end thereof coupled with the housing; and a plate member interposed between the first wire and the second wire and comprising a plurality of openings. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237241 | CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE - A capsule endoscope having a folded optical imager resting upon a coverglass overlying a sensor such that such that the sensor is substantially at the image plane of the imager and an image may be formed on the sensor. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237242 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising: a first lens unit having positive optical power; a second lens unit having negative optical power; a third lens unit having positive optical power; a fourth lens unit having negative optical power, a fifth lens unit having negative optical power; and a sixth lens unit having positive optical power, wherein the condition: 3.5<|f | 2015-08-20 |
20150237243 | PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, STROBOSCOPIC IMAGE PREDICTION METHOD, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING STROBOSCOPIC IMAGE PREDICTION PROGRAM - A display device includes an image pickup device, a stroboscope, and a stroboscopic image prediction creation unit. The stroboscope applies stroboscopic light to a subject together with the photography by the image pickup device. The stroboscopic image prediction creation unit acquires distance distribution information showing the distribution of distance information relative to the subject of the photography of the subject together with the application of stroboscopic light, and predict in advance, on the basis of the distance distribution information, a stroboscopic image for the photography of the subject together with the application of the stroboscopic light. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237244 | IMAGING CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control apparatus for controlling an imaging apparatus capable of changing an imaging direction of an imaging unit in panning and tilting directions includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image captured by the imaging unit, and an provision unit configured to provide, together with the captured image, when the imaging direction of the imaging unit coincides with a panning rotational axis for rotating the imaging direction in the panning direction, a panning direction guide for indicating that changing the imaging direction in the panning direction rotates the captured image around an intersection of an optical axis of the imaging unit and a plane containing the captured image. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237245 | LOW PROFILE CAMERA MODULE WITH IMAGE COMPENSATION - A low-cost resin lens is disclosed for use in miniature cameras. The resin lens features a low profile that is particularly well-suited to consumer products such as smart phones. The resin lens is mounted to an integrated circuit die that is attached to a standard four-layer substrate. The integrated circuit die includes electronic and/or optoelectronic circuits to support digital image capture, transfer, and processing. Image correction software adjusts the image to correct for distortion introduced by the resin lens. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237246 | STATE MONITORING APPARATUS - A state monitoring apparatus in a vehicle monitors the state of a driver using a face image of the driver. The state monitoring apparatus emits light from a light projecting part toward a predetermined area and receives, via an imaging unit, light reflected by the face that is assumed to be positioned in the predetermined area. A control circuit in the state monitoring apparatus adjusts a gradation value of the face image by changing length of an exposure period in which an imaging element of the imaging unit is set to an exposure state. Further, the control circuit controls light emission of the projecting part so that light emission brightness at the time of start of the exposure period becomes higher as the exposure period of the imaging element is shortened. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237247 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes an image processing section configured to generate a first image based on a first exposure period and a second image based on a second exposure period including the first exposure period. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237248 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An image processing method applied in an image processing device, which includes an image capturing unit, an image processing unit, an image recognition unit and an exposure adjusting unit, is provided. The image processing method includes the following steps: obtaining a first image by the image capturing unit, generating an average brightness of a dark part of the first image by the image processing unit; recognizing the first image by the image recognition unit; generating a first average brightness of a human face by the image processing unit and generating a first exposure value according to the average brightness of the dark part of the first image, the first average brightness of the human face and a weight array, when the human face is recognized from the first image; and adjusting an exposure of the first image according to the first exposure value by the exposure adjusting unit. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237249 | IMAGING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND INFORMATION NOTIFICATION METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that generates image data; a feature information generation unit that generates feature information smaller in data amount than the image data, the feature information indicating features of a subject image included in an image corresponding to the image data; an imaging-side first and second communication units; a communication status determination unit that determines the status of communication between an external communication device and the imaging-side first communication unit; and an imaging-side communication control unit that transmits the feature information to the communication device via the imaging-side second communication unit when the status of communication between the communication device and the imaging-side first communication unit is not favorable. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237250 | IMAGE RECEPTION DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM, IMAGE RECEPTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY MEDIUM SAVING PROGRAM - An image reception device includes a storage module that associates and stores first identification information which is used for identifying an image capture device or a lens module and second identification information which is used for visually identifying establishment of communication connection between the image capture device and the image reception device; an information acquisition unit that acquires the first identification information from the image capture device; a second communication module that transmits, to the image capture device, first control information which instructs the first display interface to display first information after the communication connection with the image capture device is established and receives image data from the image capture device; and an information output unit that outputs second control information which instructs a second display interface to display second information to the second display interface after the communication connection with the image capture device is established. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237251 | HANDLE FOR HANDHELD TERMINAL - A handle for a handheld terminal includes a first interface module, a first key module, a first power supply module, and a base handle module. The handle couples with the handheld terminal. The handle makes a wireless connection with the handheld terminal the first interface module or a wired connection with the handheld terminal via the first interface module. The first key module includes one or more user operation command keys. The first power supply module supplies power for the handle. The handle is operable with one hand. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237252 | Portable Digital Video Camera Configured for Remote Image Acquisition Control and Viewing - A wearable digital video camera ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150237253 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND AUTO FOCUSING METHOD - A solid-state image sensor of an electronic device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form and having a plurality of phase difference pixel of the plurality of pixels. The plurality of phase difference pixels are arranged at locations of pixels that are commonly read out in a plurality of different skip readout modes. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237254 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS THAT DRIVINGLY CONTROLS LENSES AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus that performs focusing and zooming by driving lenses and enables focusing that reduces variations in the angle of view without making any modifications to an optical system. An image pickup optical system has a first lens that changes the shooting angle of view, and a second lens that changes a focus position for a subject. An image of the subject formed by the image pickup optical system is converted into an electric signal. The first lens and the second lens are driven. The amount of wobble for use in controlling the focus position for the subject is set according to drive characteristics of at least one of the first lens and the second lens. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237255 | FOCUS DETECTING APPARATUS, LENS APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DETECTING DEFOCUS AMOUNT - A focus detector, which detects a defocus amount from a displacement amount between images formed by a pair of light beams split from an image pickup system so as to pass through a pair of pupil regions, includes a pair of lenses and phase difference sensors, a memory unit for storing an image displacement amount between the image signals on the phase difference sensors in an in-focus state, a waveform read out controller for setting pixels to be calculated for the phase difference sensors, respectively, based on the image displacement amount, a correlation calculator for calculating a correlation amount between the image signals from the pixels to be calculated, a waveform degree-of-conformity calculator for calculating a waveform degree-of-conformity based on the image signals obtained from the pixels to be calculated, and a defocus calculator for calculating the defocus amount based on the correlation amount and the waveform degree-of-conformity. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237256 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND ACTIVATION METHOD THEREFOR - An image capturing device includes a first controller operable to control image capturing; an operation section including a switch; a detector operable to detect a change to an image capturing mode and to send a signal representing the change; a second controller operable to monitor and process the sent signal, the second controller having a power consumption less than that of the first controller; and a power supply operable to supply power to the first controller, the second controller, and a functional section of the device. When the second controller receives the signal sent from the detecting section in a power saving state in which power is supplied from the power supply to the second controller, the power saving state is changed to a power supplying state capable of image capturing by supplying power from the power supply to portions of the device including the first controller. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237257 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING IMAGE - An apparatus for correcting an image may include a first correction unit measuring movement of a camera module and a position of a lens in the camera module and adjusting the position of the lens in the camera module in accordance with the movement, and a second correction unit calculating error vectors using the measured movement value of the camera module and the position value of the lens and correcting an image from the camera module using the error vectors. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237258 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CORRECT DIGITAL IMAGE BLUR BY COMBINING MULTIPLE IMAGES - Signal processing techniques are applied to digital image data to remove the distortion caused by motion of the camera, or the movement of the subject being photographed, or defective optics, or optical distortion from other sources. When the image is captured, the effect of relative motion between the camera and the subject is that it transforms the true image into a blurred image according to a 2-dimensional transfer function. The 2-dimensional transfer function representing the motion is derived using blind estimation techniques or by using information from sensors that detect the motion. The transfer function is inverted and used to define a corrective filter. The filter is applied to the image and the blur due to the motion is removed, restoring the correct image. Another embodiment uses the transfer function to avoid blur by combining multiple consecutive images taken at a fast shutter speed. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237259 | IMAGE STABILIZER, LENS BARREL, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - An image stabilizer includes a support member, a movable member holding a correcting member and rotatable relative to the support member around a first rotating axis, which intersects with an optical axis, or a second rotating axis, which intersects with both the optical axis and the first rotating axis, and a restricting member which rotatably holds the movable member around the first rotating axis and restricts rotation of the movable member around the second rotating axis. The support member rotatably holds the restricting member around the second rotating axis along with the movable member and restricts rotation of the restricting member relative to the support member around the first rotating axis. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237260 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image processing apparatus includes a motion detection unit ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150237261 | IMAGING DEVICE - The imaging device has a display section, an imaging section configured to generate an image of an object, an operation section configured to accept an operation, and a record control section. The record control section starts recording of video image data based on the generated image after a predetermined operation through the operation section is accepted and a predetermined period of time passes thereafter. Until the operation section accepts the predetermined operation, the display section displays a first mark in a first form. Until the predetermined period of time passes after acceptance of user operation thorough the operation section, the display section displays the first mark in a second form. After the predetermined period of time passes, the display section displays a second mark different from the first mark. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237262 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - Provided is an image pickup apparatus including an image pickup device, an AE control section, an image pickup control section that makes the image pickup device perform shooting, an EVF for image observation by looking thereinto, and an electronic display section, the electronic display section and the EVF alternatively displaying an image, wherein in exposure control, the AE control section sets a first exposure condition that is the same as an exposure condition for capturing image data for recording when the image is displayed on the electronic display section, and sets a second exposure condition that is different from the first exposure condition when the image is displayed on the EVF. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237263 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELF CAMERA SHOOTING - An apparatus capable of taking a self-portrait picture includes a screen, a camera, and a controller configured to cause the screen to display a live preview image received from the camera, after the live preview image is displayed, detect a first user gesture for triggering a display of an indicator on the screen, cause the screen to display the indicator at a changeable position where the first user gesture is detected, wherein the indicator indicates that a gesture detection mode is entered to recognize a second user gesture different from the first user gesture, while the indicator is displayed on the screen, detect the second user gesture in the indicator, and after detecting the second user gesture, cause the camera to automatically take a self-portrait picture. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237264 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE-FRAME BASED SUPER RESOLUTION INTERPOLATION FOR DIGITAL CAMERAS - A digital camera system for super resolution image processing constructed to receive a plurality of input frames and output at least one digitally zoomed frame is provided. The digital camera system includes a motion registration module configured to generate motion information associated with the plurality of input frames, an interpolation module configured to generate a plurality of interpolated input frames based at least in part on the plurality of input frames and the motion information, a weights calculation module configured to calculate one or more weights associated with the plurality of input frames based on at least the motion information, and a weighted merging module configured to merge the plurality interpolated input frames consistent with the one or more weights to generate the at least one digitally zoomed frame. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237265 | ZOOM LENS UNIT AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens unit comprises a first and fourth lens groups with positive refractive power, a second and third lens groups with negative refractive power. The first and the fourth lens groups are fixed, the second lens group moves toward an image side and the fourth lens group moves when changing a magnification ratio from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end. The fourth lens group includes a negative resin lens and at least one positive lens. At least one of said positive lenses fulfills following conditions: | 2015-08-20 |
20150237266 | Image Forming Optical System and Electronic Image Pickup Apparatus Using the Same - An image forming optical system includes, a negative first lens unit, a positive second lens unit, a negative third lens unit, and a positive fourth lens unit, and the first lens unit either includes a negative lens and a positive lens, or includes a negative lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens, and the second lens unit includes a first lens component and a second lens component, and the second lens component includes a cemented lens, and the third lens unit includes either one lens or two lenses as a whole, and a lens having a curvature of a surface on an image side larger than a curvature of a surface on the object is disposed nearest to an object, and the fourth lens unit includes one positive lens component. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237267 | VIDEO GENERATING SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE IMAGE SENSORS AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF - A video generating system includes: a plurality of image sensors, arranged to generate a plurality of images and a plurality of synchronization signals corresponding to the images; a combining circuit, coupled to the image sensors, arranged to generate a plurality of output images according to the images, and generate a plurality of output synchronization signals corresponding to the output images according to the synchronization signals; and a bus, coupled between the image sensors and the combining circuit, arranged to perform signal transmission. The image sensors comprise a first image sensor and a second image sensor; and when the combining circuit receives image data of at least a first image generated by the first image sensor, the combining circuit does not receive image data of at least a second image generated by the second image sensor at the same time. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237268 | Multiple Camera Imaging - Technology is described for combining content from a front camera and a rear camera of a mobile computing device. The method can include receiving an instruction via a graphical user interface to capture a plurality of content objects in response to a single instruction. The method can also include capturing a first content object from the front camera of the mobile device in response to the single instruction. The method can further include capturing a second content object from the back camera of the mobile device in response to the single instruction. The method can also include combining the first content object and second content object together into a combined viewable content object. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237269 | Methods and Systems for Adjusting Sensor Viewpoint to a Virtual Viewpoint - Example methods and systems for adjusting sensor viewpoint to a virtual viewpoint are provided. An example method may involve receiving data from a first camera; receiving data from a second camera; transforming, from the first viewpoint to a virtual viewpoint within the device, frames in a first plurality of frames based on an offset from the first camera to the virtual viewpoint; determining, in a second plurality of frames, one or more features and a movement, relative to the second viewpoint, of the one or more features; and transforming, from the second viewpoint to the virtual viewpoint, the movement of the one or more features based on an offset from the second camera to the virtual viewpoint; adjusting the transformed frames of the virtual viewpoint by an amount that is proportional to the transformed movement; and providing for display the adjusted and transformed frames of the first plurality of frames. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237270 | INFARED IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING - A lens unit ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150237271 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CAMERA - A solid-state image capturing apparatus, comprising a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions disposed in a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a first portion of the first conductivity type disposed in the first semiconductor region and configured to supply a first potential to the first semiconductor region, and a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type configured to receive a second potential, wherein the first portion is disposed between first and second photoelectric conversion portions neighboring each other, and the second semiconductor region is disposed between the first portion and each of the first and second photoelectric conversion portions. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237272 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE IN WHICH CHARGES OVERFLOWING A MEMORY DURING A CHARGE TRANSFER PERIOD ARE DIRECTED TO A FLOATING DIFFUSION AND METHOD OF DRIVING SAME - A CMOS image sensor has an image array as a matrix of unit pixels each including at least a photodiode, a memory for holding a charge stored in the photodiode, a floating diffusion region for converting the charge in the memory into a voltage, a first transfer gate for transferring the charge from the photodiode to the memory, a second transfer gate for transferring the charge from the memory to the floating diffusion region, and a resetting transistor for resetting the charge in the floating diffusion region. The unit pixels are driven to set the potential of a potential barrier at a boundary between the memory and the floating diffusion region to a potential such that a charge overflowing the memory is transferred to the floating diffusion region, when the first transfer gate is turned on. The CMOS image sensor operates in a global shutter mode for capturing moving images. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237273 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, ANOMALOUS OBLIQUE INCIDENT LIGHT DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In an aspect of the invention, plural pixels constituting a color image pickup device include a first pair of RB pixels and a second pair of RB pixels both constituted by a red pixel R having a red color filter and a blue pixel B having a blue color filter in a horizontal direction A and vertical direction B, the red pixel and the blue pixel being adjacent to each other. A position of the red pixel R and a position of the blue pixel B are opposite to each other between the first pair of RB pixels and the second pair of RB pixels. Pixel data of the blue pixel B of the first pair of RB pixels is compared with pixel data of the blue pixel of the second pair of RB pixels to detect whether or not anomalous oblique incident light is incident on the color image pickup device. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237274 | CORRELATED DOUBLE SAMPLING CIRCUIT AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A correlated double sampling (CDS) circuit may include a sampling circuit and a switching circuit. The CDS circuit may perform a CDS operation on a reset component of an input signal and an image component of the input signal based on a ramp signal, and the CDS circuit may generate an output signal. The switching circuit may include an auto-zero switch that connects a first input terminal receiving the input signal to an output node in response to an auto-zero control signal during an auto-zero interval. The switching circuit may connect a first terminal of the auto-zero switch to a reference voltage in order to cutoff a leakage current flowing to the auto-zero switch in response to a first boosting control signal during a first comparison interval and a second comparison interval. The output signal may be provided at the output node. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237275 | IMAGE SENSORS WITH ANTI-ECLIPSE CIRCUITRY - An image sensor may include an array of image pixels arranged in rows and columns. Image pixels arranged along the same column may be coupled to a column line. The column line may be coupled to anti-eclipse control circuitry. In one suitable arrangement, the anti-eclipse control circuitry may include a data converter and an eclipse condition judgment circuit. The eclipse condition judgment circuit may be configured to record pixel output values at different points in time and to compare the recorded data to a predetermined threshold to determine whether an eclipse condition is satisfied. In another suitable arrangement, the anti-eclipse control circuitry may include a comparator and an eclipse condition judgment circuit. The comparator may compare a temporarily elevated pixel output value to a reference voltage to determine whether the eclipse condition is satisfied. In either arrangement, a maximum pixel level may be output when the eclipse condition is met. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237276 | Image Sensor Array with External Charge Detection Circuitry - An image sensor may include an array of pixels that, do not include any source follower, reset, or addressing transistors, which helps to increase pixel well capacity, reduces or eliminates random telegraph signal (RTS) noise, and reduces undesirable dark current. Charge to voltage conversion may be performed by charge detection circuitry that is external to the array of pixels. The charge detection circuitry may include amplifier circuitry such as an operational amplifier and may be located at the periphery of the array of pixels or on a different semiconductor substrate. By locating the charge detection circuitry outside of the array of pixels, additional flexibility may be provided for the charge detection circuitry. The charge detection circuitry may be provided with switchable gain or with non-linear charge to voltage conversion capability. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237277 | IMAGE SENSORS WITH COLUMN MEMORY REPAIR CIRCUITRY - An image sensor may include an array of image pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each image pixel arranged along a column may be coupled to a pixel column line. Each pixel column line may be coupled to column memory circuitry via a respective analog-to-digital converter circuit. The column memory circuitry may include multiple column memory circuits, including a spare column memory circuit. If none of the column memory circuits are defective, the spare column memory circuit is idle. If one of the column memory circuits is defective, the spare column memory circuit is engaged to bypass the defective column memory circuit. Configured in this way, the column memory circuitry is provided with column-wise memory repair capabilities. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237278 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR A SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section that has at least one pixel with a photoelectric conversion unit and a charge detection unit. A driving section is configured to read out a signal of the pixel, a first portion of said signal being based on signal charge, a second portion of said signal being based on a reset potential. A signal processing section is configured to read out the first portion of the signal as a reference voltage, with the reference voltage being adjusted to cause the first and second portions of the signal to be within an input voltage range. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237279 | SOLID STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A solid state image pickup device is provided that includes a pixel array unit having a plurality of pixels and a signal processing circuit that has a capacitor operatively configured to process a respective signal output from each of the plurality of pixels. The capacitor is operatively configured as a stacked capacitor or a trench capacitor. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237280 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSORS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes first and second image signal processors (ISPs) independently capable of processing an image received from an image sensor. The first ISP processes a first image having a first resolution and the second ISP processes a second image having a different second resolution. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237281 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND IMAGE SENSOR - According to an embodiment, a semiconductor integrated circuit includes an amplification unit, a comparison unit and a control unit. The amplification unit is configured to amplify a pixel value with an amplification factor that is set in a variable manner, the pixel value being according to an intensity of light irradiated on a pixel. The comparison unit is configured to compare an output value given by the amplification unit and a reference value. The control unit is configured to cause the amplification factor to be higher than a present amplification factor, only when the output value given by the amplification unit is not saturated even where the amplification factor is caused to be higher than the present amplification factor, based on the comparison result of the comparison unit. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237282 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Provided is an image pickup device including: an image pickup pixel group including a plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix; a focus detection pixel group of focus detection pixels discretely arranged in the image pickup pixel group; a first readout circuit including a first AD converter that converts only pixel signals from the image pickup pixel group to digital signals; and a second readout circuit including a second AD converter that converts only pixel signals R, L, T and B from the focus detection pixel group to digital signals. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237283 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus having a plurality of Bayer arrays each including 4 pixels sharing a common electrode connected to a vertical signal line wherein: each of the pixels has a pixel electrode connected to a horizontal signal line; and the location of each of the horizontal signal lines and the location of each of the pixel electrodes each connected to one of the horizontal signal lines are determined so that the locations in a neighboring Bayer array are a mirror image of counterpart locations in another Bayer array adjacent to the neighboring Bayer array. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237284 | IMAGER READOUT ARCHITECTURE UTILIZING A/D CONVERTERS (ADC) - The invention provides an imager readout architecture utilizing analog-to-digital converters (ADC), the architecture comprising a band-limited sigma delta modulator (SDM) ADC; and a serpentine readout which can be configured to allow the band-limited SDM to multiplex between multiple columns by avoiding discontinuities at the edges of a row. SDM ADC image reconstruction artifacts are minimized using a modified serpentine read out methodology, the methodology comprising using primary and redundant slices with the serpentine read out in opposite directions and averaging the slices. Advantageously, the invention can be used to develop a read out integrated circuit (ROIC) for strained layer superlattice imagers (SLS) using sigma delta modulator (SDM) based analog to digital converters (SDM ADC). | 2015-08-20 |
20150237285 | COMPARATOR, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND DRIVING METHOD - A solid-state imaging device that outputs a pixel signal having a signal level corresponding to charges generated by a photoelectric conversion includes a comparator. The comparator has a first amplifying unit with first and second transistors configured as a differential pair and provides a signal output by amplifying a difference of signals input to the gate electrodes of the first and second transistors. It also has a second amplifying unit that amplifies the signal output, a first condenser disposed between the gate electrode of the first transistor and a reference signal supply, a second condenser disposed between the gate electrode of the second transistor and pixel signal wiring that reads out the pixel signal, and a switching circuit that connects the reference signal supply to the pixel signal wiring. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237286 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a comparator comparing a signal output from pixels with a reference signal of which level changes dependent on time; a plurality of first bit storage units and a plurality of second bit storage units holding, bit by bit, a count signal of the plurality of bits from a counter, according to a write control signal based on a result of the comparing by the comparator; and a control unit arranged between the comparator and the first and second bit storage units, and adjusting a delay time of the write control signal. An order of lengths of the delay time of the count signal held by the first and second bit storage units is the same as an order of lengths of the delay time of the write control signal of the first and second bit storage units. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237287 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array, a first vertical signal line, a second vertical signal line, and a control unit. Each of cells includes a plurality of pixels. The first vertical signal line is connected to first cells. The second vertical signal line is connected to second cells. The control unit generates a timing signal. In each of the cells, two pixels are arrayed in a horizontal direction and at least two pixels are arrayed in a vertical direction. The control unit prioritizes ordering of pixels selected from the plurality of pixels to cause timings to read signals from the selected pixels to continue in the vertical direction. The control unit generates a timing signal that prioritizes ordering of the selected pixels over other pixels. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237288 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - In a solid-state image sensing apparatus of an addressing method, a clock-conversion part generates a high-speed clock signal having a frequency two times or more the frequency of a low-speed clock signal. A signal processing part receives 10-bit pixel data through a horizontal signal line, performs predetermined signal processing, and passes parallel-format data to a switching part. The switching part selects each one bit of the parallel-format 10-bit data in a predetermined sequence to output from an output terminal using the high-speed clock signal from the clock-conversion part as a switching command, thus converts the parallel-format data into serial-format data, and passes it to an output buffer. The output buffer externally outputs differential output of normal video data and inverted video data individually from output terminals. Accordingly, the problems in power consumption, noises, and unnecessary radiation are solved, and higher-speed output is achieved. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237289 | IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM WITH PHOTOSENSITIVE CONVERSION ELEMENT - An imaging device including a pixel array section functioning as a light receiving section which includes photoelectric conversion devices and in which a plurality of pixels, which output electric signals when photons are incident, are disposed in an array; a sensing circuit section in which a plurality of sensing circuits, which receive the electric signals from the pixels and perform binary determination regarding whether or not there is an incidence of photons on the pixels in a predetermined period, are arrayed; and a determination result integration circuit section having a function of integrating a plurality of determination results of the sensing circuits for the respective pixels or for each pixel group, wherein the determination result integration circuit section derives the amount of photon incidence on the light receiving section by performing photon counting for integrating the plurality of determination results in the plurality of pixels. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237290 | REMOTE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN THEREOF - A remote controller and a method for controlling a screen using the remote controller are provided. The remote controller includes a first screen key; an output interface configured to output a control signal; and a controller configured to control the first screen key and the output interface. The controller outputs first control information corresponding to a press of the first screen key to a display by using the output interface. The first control information is information for scaling a content screen displayed on the display and for displaying the scaled content screen on a first screen area of split screen areas of the display. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237291 | DISPLAY DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided are a mounting member which may be fixed to a substrate with a simple structure without using a solder, and easily mount the substrate to another member having a simple structure, while maintaining stable fixation to the substrate, a display device including the mounting member, and a television receiver including the display device. The mounting member includes a first abutting plate part formed in a square flat shape, a side abutting plate part connected to the first abutting plate part at a right angle, and a second abutting plate part connected to the side abutting plate part at a right angle. The mounting member is mounted so as to pinch a portion of an edge part of the substrate. The other member abuts the first abutting plate part, and a screw is inserted into a screw insertion hole of the other member, the screw insertion hole of the first abutting plate part, and the screw insertion hole of the substrate, and screwed to a female thread such that the substrate is mounted to the other member. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237292 | PROJECTION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION METHOD THEREOF - A projection system and a projection method thereof are provided. An illumination beam is outputted through a light-uniforming element which an aspect ratio of a light emitting terminal conforms to an ultrawide projection ratio. A host is instructed by an extended display identification data to provide an image signal corresponding to the ultrawide projection ratio. A light valve is configured to a mode corresponding to the ultrawide projection ratio. The light valve is controlled to convert the illumination beam into an image beam according to the image signal. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237293 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING PROJECTION IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM - In response to receiving a sound signal representing sounds originated from a viewer for each one of a plurality of projectors, which are collected at each one of a plurality of microphones that are associated with the plurality of projectors, a projector control apparatus generates, for each one of the plurality of projectors, distance information indicating a distance of the viewer relative to the projector using the sound signal, and determines a layout of a projection image to be displayed by at least one of the plurality of projectors, based on the distance information of each one of the plurality of projectors. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237294 | Multiple Stage Modulation Projector Display Systems Having Efficient Light Utilization - Dual or multi-modulation display systems comprising a first modulator and a second modulator are disclosed. The first modulator may comprise a plurality of analog mirrors (e.g. MEMS array) and the second modulator may comprise a plurality of mirrors (e.g., DMD array). The display system may further comprise a controller that sends control signals to the first and second modulator. The display system may render highlight features within a projected image by affecting a time multiplexing scheme. In one embodiment, the first modulator may be switched on a sub-frame basis such that a desired proportion of the available light may be focused or directed onto the second modulator to form the highlight feature on a sub-frame rendering basis. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237295 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING, CAPTURING, AND DISTRIBUTING CUSTOMIZED EVENT RECORDINGS - A system that enables an event or moments within an event to be captured and provided in a record that preserves at least some aspects of the participant's perspective of the event. In particular, the present invention involves centralized recording of the event in one or more modes including video, audio, and still image recordings and a system that enables a participant (i.e., one who perceives the event) to select portions of the event recording substantially contemporaneously with the event occurrence. A personalized record is made by duplicating the selected portions from the event record. In a particular example, the personalized record is recorded on a digital media such as a compact disc (CD) or digital video disk (DVD) or the like. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237296 | RETROFIT COMBINATION VIDEO RECORDER AND MICROPHONE, WITH SCREEN DISPLAY AND INSTANT PLAYBACK, FOR FIRST-RESPONDER TYPE RADIOS - An apparatus including a first handheld device and a known radio pack. The first handheld device may include a radio microphone, and an integrated video recorder. The first handheld device communicates with the radio pack through the radio microphone and a communications link. The first handheld device may further include a global positioning satellite receiver configured to supply a global positioning satellite location of the first handheld device to the video recorder. The first handheld device may include a computer display screen and a play button; wherein the computer display screen communicates with the video recorder and displays videos recorded by the video recorder in response to selection of the play button. The first handheld device may further include a recording microphone different from the radio microphone; wherein the recording microphone communicates with the video recorder and to cause audio to be recorded and linked to recorded video. | 2015-08-20 |
20150237297 | TELEVISION CAMERA - A first video signal having a first frame rate optionally settable is generated by an image pickup device, and the first video signal is memorized in a memory and outputted from the memory. A write control device controls the write of the first video signal with respect to the memory, and a read control device controls the read of the video signal with respect to the memory. The write control device writes respective first frame data constituting the first video signal in the memory in each cycle determined by the first frame rate of the first video signal. The read control device reads the first frame data as a second video signal. The second video signal is formed from sequentially arranging the first frame data in a partially duplicating manner in a standard video signal having a standard frame rate based on a determined arrangement rule. The predetermined arrangement rule is an arrangement rule employed when respective frame data constituting a video signal having a second frame rate equal to or lower than the standard frame rate are arranged in a duplicating manner in the standard video signal. In the foregoing manner, an time elongation/contraction effect on an image can be speedily and inexpensively obtained. | 2015-08-20 |