38th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110227998 | LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE - A liquid ejection device includes a liquid ejection head, a cap member and a cleaning liquid. The liquid ejection head has a nozzle face in which a nozzle is formed. The cap member is attached to the nozzle face such that a space exists in a region facing the nozzle. The cleaning liquid ejection port is arranged inside the space to eject a cleaning liquid toward the nozzle face. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227999 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING INK-MIST BLOCKING MECHANISMS - An image forming apparatus includes a printing head having an ink nozzle configured to discharge ink droplets onto a recording medium in order to form an image on the recording medium in a recording operation; a carriage on which the printing head is mounted and being moved in a main-scan direction during the recording operation; a linear encoder sheet having a counter for detecting a position of the carriage; an encoder sensor mounted on the carriage and detecting the position of the carriage by optically reading the counter of the linear encoder sheet; an carriage unit enclosure in which at least the carriage, the linear encoder sheet, and the encoder sensor are disposed; and an internal pressure adjusting unit adjusting an internal pressure of the carriage unit enclosure to be other than a negative pressure. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228000 | Printhead Assembly Employing Modular Printheads And Common Substrate Channel - A printhead assembly for a pagewidth printer includes a substrate channel; a plurality of printhead modules positioned in the channel to form a pagewidth printhead module assembly; an ink hose positioned within the substrate channel to supply the printhead modules with ink; an extrusion for housing bus bars providing electrical power to the printhead modules; a cover plate securing a flex printed circuit board (PCB) in the assembly, the PCB forming a data bus to the printhead modules; and compressible conductive strips provided between the busbars abutting contacts on an upper side of parts of the flex PCB. The substrate channel defines a series of groups of holes through which the printhead modules are supplied with differently colored inks. The hose defines parallel channels extending a length of the hose, the channels connected to ink containers at one end and sealed with a channel extrusion cap at the other end. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228001 | PRINTHEAD INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING CONNECTOR POSTS ENCAPSULTED WITHIN NOZZLE CHAMBER SIDEWALLS - A printhead integrated circuit includes a substrate having a plurality of inkjet nozzles assemblies formed on a surface of the substrate. The substrate contains drive circuitry for supplying power to the nozzle assemblies. Each nozzle assembly includes a nozzle chamber for containing ink, the nozzle chamber having a roof and sidewalls extending from the roof to the surface of said substrate, the roof having a nozzle opening defined therein; an actuator for ejecting ink through the nozzle opening; a pair of electrodes positioned at the surface of the substrate; and a pair of connector posts encapsulated within the sidewalls, each connector post electrically connecting a respective electrode to the actuator. Each connector post extends linearly from a respective electrode to the actuator. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228002 | OVERLAP PRINTING - Methods and means for imaging are provided. A sequential application hierarchy of two or more colors is defined. A page-wide print array forms images on a moving media using colored inks. Shingling is performed in accordance with the sequential application hierarchy within the overlap print zones of the page-wide print array. Images formed on the media are visually seamless and of proper hue and color saturation throughout as a result of the present teachings. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228003 | LIQUID EJECTING METHOD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - After a gloss-based liquid is ejected from a liquid ejection head, which ejects liquid from nozzles of a nozzle row, to a predetermined position on a landing target to form a glossy layer, a white-based liquid is ejected onto the glossy layer to form a white layer, the ejection amount of the gloss-based liquid being greater than the ejection amount of the white-based liquid. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228004 | METHOD OF HYDROPHOBIZING EJECTION FACE OF PRINTHEAD - A method of hydrophobizing an ejection face of a printhead is provided which avoids hydrophobizing fluid distribution structures of the printhead. The method involves (a) filling fluid distribution structures of the printhead exposed to the ejection face with a liquid, and (b) depositing a hydrophobizing material onto the ejection face of the printhead, provided that step (a) is performed prior to step (b). | 2011-09-22 |
20110228005 | INK JET PRINT HEAD PLATE - A nozzle plate for an inkjet printhead, the nozzle plate including a nozzle through which ink is ejected, the nozzle optimally positioned in the nozzle plate. The nozzle plate further including at least one priming hole, the priming hole distinct from and of a smaller diameter than the nozzle, the priming holes positioned at selected locations of the nozzle plate to purge air from the ink jet print head. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228006 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet by discharging a liquid droplet from a nozzle hole to the sheet, includes a voltage applying part that applies a voltage to an electrostatic attraction member to cause the electrostatic attraction member to attract the sheet, and acts as an electrically charging part that causes the liquid droplet to be electrically charged; and a checking part that detects an electrical charge or an induced electric current of the liquid droplet that has been electrically charged, for checking a state of the liquid droplet being discharged from the nozzle hole, wherein an electric potential applied by the voltage applying part is different between at a time when the liquid droplet is separating from the nozzle hole and at a time when the liquid droplet is flying. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228007 | INK PRINTHEAD HAVING CERAMIC NOZZLE PLATE DEFINING MOVABLE PORTIONS - An inkjet printhead includes a ceramic nozzle plate having a plurality of movable portions defined therein and a polymeric material covering the nozzle plate and the plurality of movable portions. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228008 | PRINTHEAD HAVING RELATIVELY SIZED FLUID DUCTS AND NOZZLES - A printhead is provided having a substrate having a droplet ejection side and a liquid supply side opposite the droplet ejection side, at least one nozzle formed on the droplet ejection side of the substrate having a drop ejection actuator and an associated drop ejection aperture for ejecting drops of liquid, ducting extending from the liquid supply side into the substrate and terminating before reaching the droplet ejection side, and at least one liquid inlet for establishing fluid communication between the ducting and the nozzle. The ducting has a smaller cross section transverse to flow direction than that of the drop ejection aperture of the nozzle. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228009 | PRINTHEAD NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT EMPLOYING VARIABLE VOLUME NOZZLE CHAMBER - A printhead has a plurality of nozzle arrangements. Each nozzle arrangement includes an ink inlet aperture for receiving ink into the nozzle arrangmenet; a wall portion bounding the ink inlet aperture; a crown portion arranged opposite the ink inlet aperture and defining a nozzle opening; a skirt portion depending from the crown portion to form part of a peripheral wall of the nozzle arrangement, the crown and skirt portions being displaceable with respect to the wall portion towards the substrate to alter a volume of a nozzle chamber defined by the wall, crown and skirt portions; and a thermal actuator interconnecting the crown portion with the substrate, the actuator for displacing the crown and skirt portions. The wall portion is angled inwardly with respect to the nozzle chamber defined by the wall, crown, and skirt portions. The wall portion defines a lip at a to free end thereof, the lip for facilitating the formation of a fluidic seal with the skirt portion. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228010 | PRINTHEAD WITH BUBBLE VENTS - An inkjet printhead includes a plurality of ink chambers fed by a common ink inlet, the plurality of ink chambers sharing a common roof structure; a plurality of heater elements respectively allocated to each of ink chambers; a plurality of nozzle apertures defined through the common roof structure and respectively aligned with the heater element of each ink chamber; and a bubble vent defined in the common roof of the ink chambers and aligned with the common ink inlet, the bubble vent sized to allow ink surface tension to restrict an egress of ink, and permit egress of gas bubbles therefrom. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228011 | Restriction Of Fluid Ejector Membrane - A fluid ejection module includes a die having a plurality of substantially identical fluid ejector units formed therein. Each fluid ejector unit includes a flow path formed therethrough, the flow path including a pumping chamber fluidically connected to a nozzle, and an actuator assembly including a membrane providing a wall of the pumping chamber and an actuator, the actuator assembly configured to eject fluid from a pumping chamber through an associated nozzle. The plurality of individually actuatable fluid ejector units includes a plurality of individually actuatable first fluid ejector units and at least one second fluid ejector unit, and the actuator assembly of the at least one second fluid ejector unit includes a material deposited on the actuator such that the actuator assembly of the at least one second fluid ejector unit is stiffer than the actuator assemblies of the first fluid ejector units. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228012 | INK-JET APPARATUS - An ink-jet apparatus comprising: an ink supply channel through which ink flows; an ink chamber that communicates with the ink supply channel via an ink inlet channel, holds the ink supplied from the ink supply channel, and has a nozzle that discharges the ink; an ink evacuation channel that communicates with the ink chamber via an ink outlet channel, and through which the ink evacuated from the ink chamber flows; an ink circulating section that applies pressure to the ink so that the ink flows into the ink evacuation channel from the ink supply channel via the ink chamber; a first actuator that vibrates a wall of the ink chamber; and a second actuator that changes an area of a cross-section of the ink outlet channel. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228013 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, DROPLET-EJECTING HEAD, DROPLET-EJECTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A piezoelectric element includes a first electrode disposed on a substrate, a piezoelectric layer disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer, and a resin layer that covers at least the side surfaces of the first electrode. The first electrode includes a metal layer and an anti-oxidation layer. The metal layer is formed of a base metal. The anti-oxidation layer is disposed between the metal layer and the piezoelectric layer to prevent contact between the metal layer and the piezoelectric layer. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228014 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A piezoelectric element comprises electrodes and a piezoelectric member which is disposed between the electrodes. The piezoelectric member includes a first layer containing bismuth and titanium and a second layer containing bismuth lanthanum iron and manganese. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228015 | DROPLET-EJECTING HEAD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DROPLET-EJECTING HEAD, AND DROPLET-EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided are a droplet-ejecting head having good displacement and a droplet-ejecting apparatus. The droplet-ejecting head includes a pressure chamber; a piezoelectric element which includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a piezoelectric layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the piezoelectric layer being made of a lead zirconate titanate; and a nozzle plate having a nozzle orifice communicating with the pressure chamber. The first electrode includes at least one lanthanum nickelate layer which is located on the piezoelectric layer side. The piezoelectric layer has a distribution in which the concentration of lanthanum and nickel decrease from the interface between the lanthanum nickelate layer and the piezoelectric layer toward the second electrode. Lanthanum is locally distributed in the piezoelectric layer. Nickel is globally distributed in the piezoelectric layer so as to have a plurality of peaks. At least one of the peaks is split. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228016 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ATMOSPHERIC AIR OPENING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a sub tank that supplies a liquid to a head that ejects liquid droplets, the sub tank including a generating unit that generates a negative pressure inside the sub tank by expanding and contracting as the liquid is supplied to and ejected from the sub tank, and an opening mechanism that performs an opening operation of opening the sub tank to atmospheric air; a supply mechanism that supplies the liquid in a main tank to the sub tank; a carriage that moves in a main scanning direction above a sheet, the head being disposed in the carriage; a moving mechanism that changes a distance between the sheet and the head; and a control unit that causes the opening mechanism to perform the opening operation in conjunction with the moving mechanism changing the distance between the sheet and the ejecting head. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228017 | SHUT OFF VALVE FOR DISCONNECTING A PRINTHEAD FROM AN INK SUPPLY - A shut off valve is disclosed for connecting and disconnecting an ink supply to a printhead of an inkjet printer. The shut off valve has an ink inlet for connection to the ink supply and an ink outlet for connection to the printhead. A valve seat and a diaphragm biased into sealing engagement with the valve seat to disconnecting the ink supply to the printhead are also provided. The ink outlet and the ink inlet are both in fluid communication with one side of the diaphragm. Unsealing the diaphragm draws the diaphragm away from the valve seat to lower the fluid pressure in the ink inlet and the ink outlet. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228018 | INKJET PRINTER WITH FLOAT VALVE REGULATION OF HYDROSTATIC INK PRESSURE - An inkjet printer includes: an inkjet printhead; an ink reservoir containing a supply of ink; and a pressure-regulating chamber for maintaining ink contained therein at a predetermined first level. The chamber includes: an inlet port connected to the ink reservoir via an ink supply line; an outlet port connected to an ink inlet of the printhead via an upstream ink line; an air vent open to atmosphere; and a float valve for maintaining the predetermined first level of ink. The float valve includes: an arm pivotally mounted about a pivot; a float mounted at one end of the arm; and a valve stem attached to the arm, said valve stem having a valve head for closure of a valve seat, the valve seat being positioned at the inlet port of the pressure-regulating chamber. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228019 | INK CARTRIDGE - An ink cartridge includes an ink storing portion configured to store ink therein, an ink outlet path configured to place an interior of the ink storing portion in fluid communication with an exterior of the ink storing portion, a particular valve disposed at the ink outlet path configured to selectively close the ink outlet path, and a further valve. The further valve is disposed at the ink outlet path. The further valve includes a valve seat separately formed from the particular valve, and a further valve member that closes the further valve when the further valve member contacts the valve seat. The further valve member is urged against the valve seat toward the particular valve when the further valve is closed. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228020 | DROPLET DISCHARGING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND BUBBLE SEPARATING METHOD - A droplet discharging apparatus for discharging droplets of a recording fluid includes a negative pressure portion and a pressurizing portion connected to the negative pressure portion via a valve. The pressurizing portion is disposed upstream of the valve in a direction of a flow of the recording fluid. The pressurizing portion includes a bubble storing area configured to separate and store bubbles of the recording fluid. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228021 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes: a head body which ejects a liquid supplied from a liquid storing member via a liquid supply path; a first supply member which is provided with a first liquid supply path forming a part of the liquid supply path; a second supply member which is provided with a second liquid supply path communicating with the first liquid supply path and forming a part of the liquid supply path, and which supplies the liquid to the head body; and a filter which is sandwiched between the first and second liquid supply paths, wherein a sandwiching portion including the first and second supply members and sandwiching the filter includes an inclination portion that is inclined to the downstream side so as to face the outside of the liquid supply path. A liquid ejecting apparatus includes the liquid ejecting head. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228022 | FLUID INTERCONNECT FOR FLUID EJECTION SYSTEM - A fluid interconnect for a fluid ejection system includes a fluid port having a fluid passage formed therethrough, and a filter provided at an end of the fluid port such that fluid passing through the fluid port passes through the filter to the fluid passage, wherein the filter is secured to an end surface and a peripheral surface of the fluid port. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228023 | LIQUID EJECTING METHOD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - After one ink of a white ink or a silver ink is ejected in a predetermined position of a recording medium such as a piece of recording paper to form a base layer, the other ink thereof is ejected on the base layer to form an intermediate layer, and a clear ink is ejected on the intermediate layer to form an epidermal layer. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228024 | Inkjet Printing Apparatus - A printing apparatus has been developed that prints inkjet images on a continuous web with a configurable number of distinct ink colors. The printing apparatus includes a frame configured to support a plurality of components to form a printing system, the frame including a plurality of mounting locations, a plurality of printing system components including at least one printhead array and at least one first ink composition curing assembly, each printing system component in the plurality of printing system components being configured to mount to a mounting location on the frame, and the printing apparatus being enabled to eject a first ink composition onto an image receiving surface when a first set of printing system components selected from the plurality of printing system components is mounted to the frame and being enabled to eject a second ink composition onto an image receiving surface when a second set of printing system components selected from the plurality of printing system components is mounted to the frame, the second set of printing system components not including a first ink composition curing assembly. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228025 | DRYING DEVICE AND RECORDING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH DRYING DEVICE - A drying device includes a drying unit configured to carry out a drying process on a recording medium by blowing heated air from a discharge port formed at a location partway along the conveyance path of the recording medium as the medium is conveyed from the upstream side to the downstream side in the conveyance direction. A drying zone is disposed on the downstream side of the drying unit in the conveyance direction over the front face of the recording medium so that the air blown from the discharge port is retained in the drying zone. An upper surface of the drying zone is defined by an extended surface portion of an outer surface of a housing of the drying unit, the extended surface portion extending from the discharge port toward the downstream side in the conveyance direction to cover the conveyance path from above. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228026 | DIGITAL CAMERA SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUS PRINTING AND MAGNETIC RECORDING - A digital camera system includes a print medium having a first surface delimiting an area in which images are printed, and a second surface pre-treated to be magnetically sensitive; a photo-width printhead integrated with a digital camera, the photo-width printhead for printing digital images on the first surface of the print medium; and a magnetic recorder for recording information associated with said digital images on the second surface of the print medium at the same time the printhead prints the digital images onto the printing area. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228027 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POSITION DEVIATION - An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor drum, a first printer head that forms a first pattern on the photoconductor drum and has a first end part, a second printer head that forms second and third patterns on the photoconductor drum and has a second end part that overlaps the first end part in a main scanning direction, a detection sensor that detects the densities of first and second test patterns formed at an area of the photoconductor drum at which the first and second end parts overlap, the first test pattern being formed by combining the first and second patterns, the second test pattern being formed by combining the first and third patterns, and a determination part that determines a deviation direction between the first and second printer heads by comparing the densities detected by the detection sensor. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228028 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE OPTICAL DEVICE INCORPORATED THEREIN - An optical device is provided with an optical unit for forming an optical path of a laser beam, and a housing defining an internal space for accommodating the optical unit. The housing includes a partition for dividing the internal space into a first space and a second space. The optical unit includes a sensor arranged in the first space to detect the laser beam in the second space, a mirror arranged in the second space to define a direction of the optical path, a drive source arranged in the second space to operate the mirror to adjust the direction of the optical path, a power line for supplying power to the drive source, and a signal line for transmitting an output signal of the sensor. The signal line extends in the first space and the power line extends in the second space. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228029 | OPTICAL WRITER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPTICAL WRITER - An optical writer includes a scanning part causing a light beam from a light source to perform scanning on a photosensitive body; an image information obtaining part obtaining image information of an image; a dithering information obtaining part obtaining dithering information of the image; a pixel clock generating part generating a pixel clock signal; and a light emission control part to control the light source based on the image information in accordance with the pixel clock signal. The pixel clock generating part modulates the clock frequency of the pixel clock signal in accordance with phase shift information for correcting a change in the speed of the scanning on main scanning lines on the photosensitive body, and determines the timing of modulating the clock frequency based on the dithering information on a main scanning line basis so that the timing of modulating the clock frequency differs between the main scanning lines. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228030 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TURN-ON TIME CORRECTION METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a light source that emits light beams for scanning a photoconductive element and for image forming of image data, a storage unit that stores a correction amount of a turn-on time of the light source associated with a preset turn-on pattern of the light beams, an acquiring unit that compares a pattern of the image data with the turn-on pattern, so as to acquire the correction amount corresponding to the pattern of the image data which is associated with the turn-on pattern, from the storage unit; and a light source controller that controls turn-on of the light source by a turn-on time corrected with acquired correction amount. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228031 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposure apparatus that emits light toward a latent-image bearing member configured to bear a latent image, the latent image formed on the latent-image bearing member being used in a developing process performed by a developing device. The exposure apparatus includes a first light-emitting unit including an organic electroluminescence element disposed along a main scanning direction of the latent-image bearing member, the first light-emitting unit emitting light toward the latent-image bearing member, and a second light-emitting unit disposed along the main scanning direction, the second light-emitting unit correcting an amount of light to which the latent-image bearing member is exposed in cooperation with the first light-emitting unit. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228032 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL SCANNING METHOD - An optical scanning device includes: light sources emitting first beams having colors; a beam splitting unit splitting the first beams into second beams; a deflecting unit including reflecting members, each corresponding to one of the second beams and each performing deflection scanning of the second beams; an optical system for image formation of the second beams scanning on target surfaces that have been assigned with colors corresponding to the first beams; a detecting unit for detecting which of the reflecting member corresponds to the second beam; an interchanging unit for obtaining data of a lines corresponding to each of the first beams and interchanging the data of the lines based on a detection result; and a light source control unit for controlling the light sources in such a way that the light sources emit the first beams in accordance with the data of the lines interchanged. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228033 | SURFACE EMITTING LASER MODULE, OPTICAL SCANNER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a surface emitting laser module including a surface emitting laser element formed in a semiconductor substrate and having a surface emitting laser array that emits light in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the semiconductor substrate; a package having a region in which the semiconductor substrate is provided; and a metal cap having a cylindrical part formed of metal, the cylindrical part having a transparent substrate on one side thereof and a bottom part on the other side thereof bonded to the package. The transparent substrate is provided in the metal cap in such a manner as to be inclined with respect to the semiconductor substrate, the package has a metal part at a bonding part thereof bonded to the metal cap, and the metal part and the metal cap are bonded together by welding. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228034 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DRIVER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A semiconductor laser driver to drive a semiconductor laser, the semiconductor laser includes a drive circuit to generate a drive current to cause the semiconductor laser to emit, and a current control circuit to cause the driving current to repeatedly increase and decrease in a predetermined cycle. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228035 | SURFACE-EMITTING LASER MODULE, OPTICAL SCANNER DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A disclosed surface-emitting laser module includes a surface-emitting laser formed on a substrate to emit light perpendicular to its surface, a package including a recess portion in which the substrate having the surface-emitting laser is arranged, and a transparent substrate arranged to cover the recess portion of the package and the substrate having the surface-emitting laser such that the transparent substrate and the package are connected on a light emitting side of the surface-emitting laser. In the surface-emitting laser module, a high reflectance region and a low reflectance region are formed within a region enclosed by an electrode on an upper part of a mesa of the surface-emitting laser, and the transparent substrate is slanted to the surface of the substrate having the surface-emitting laser in a polarization direction of the light emitted from the surface-emitting laser determined by the high reflectance region and the low reflectance region. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228036 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DRIVER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A semiconductor laser driver to drive at least one semiconductor laser, the semiconductor laser including a storage device, an emission-intensity setting device, and a drive circuit. The storage device stores emission-intensity switching data to control light-emission intensity of the semiconductor laser, the emission-intensity setting device sets the light-emission intensity based on the emission-intensity switching data stored in the storage device, and, the drive circuit generates a driving current to drive the semiconductor laser based on the light-emission intensity set in the emission-intensity setting device. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228037 | LASER DRIVING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A laser driving unit drives a semiconductor laser apparatus including a plurality of light sources, includes a light detecting part to detect light emissions from the light sources, a driving current generator to generate a driving current based on an input signal, an auxiliary driving current generator to generate an auxiliary driving current in an initial time period of an ON-time of the driving current, and an auxiliary current set part to set an auxiliary amount of the auxiliary driving current to be added to the driving current, for each of the light sources, based on a difference between the light emissions detected by the light detecting part and a target light emission of the light sources. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228038 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REALIZING A VIDEO PHONE - A method and apparatus for realizing a video phone are provided. Wherein the method includes the following steps: the equipment on the local side establishes a physical path between the equipment on the opposite side and itself through a wireless data card (S | 2011-09-22 |
20110228039 | VARIABLE BANDWIDTH COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A variable bandwidth communication system includes a first and a second communication station, coupled for continuous, bi-directional communication. The first communication station is capable of transmitting at a first and a second bandwidth, and is capable of receiving at a third and a fourth bandwidth. The second communication station is capable of receiving at the first and second bandwidth and is capable of transmitting at the third and fourth bandwidth. The transmitting bandwidth of each station is selectable by the user. The second bandwidth is greater than the first and the fourth bandwidth is greater than the third. Preferably, but not necessarily, the first and third bandwidth like the second and fourth bandwidth are about the same. The first communication system can display communication received at the fourth bandwidth at the first bandwidth, and the second communication system can display communications received at the second bandwidth at the third bandwidth. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228040 | Auto Stereoscopic 3D Telepresence Using Integral Holography - A holographic direct-view display system uses holographic integral imaging techniques that is an auto stereoscopic way to reproduce parallax and occlusion. The display is not resolution limited and is scalable to display life size images if desired. The system can be used to transmit 3D depictions of a scene at video and sub-video rates as well as other information, such as images of documents or computer generated images. The images may be captured, transmitted and displayed in real-time (or near real-time) for telepresence or stored for time-shifted display. The system combines integral holography, a pulsed laser to record the hologram at high speed and a dynamic refreshable holographic material such as a photorefractive polymer as a recording media. The system uses techniques to write, read and erase the updateable hologram that allow the holographic material, hence direct-view display to remain stationary throughout each of the processes for continuous presentation of the hologram to the audience. The system may write, read and erase at the same time and continuously to increase throughput. This system may also use additional novel techniques to improve brightness, efficiently implement a full-parallax display and to implement a full-color display in a transmission geometry. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228041 | Videophone System and Method - System and method for providing personal videotelephony in which a plurality of videophones are connected to a communications network that is configured for transmitted video and audio communications. Each of the videophones typically includes a camera, display device, telephone keypad, speaker and microphone all of which are operatively connected. The videophones further include means for selectably receiving and transmitting signals over the communications network, which signals represent images and/or sound, and for selectably displaying the signals representing any received signals representing the images on the display screen, and for playing any received signals representing the sounds on said speaker. Means are also provided for selectably accessing a remote location, such as, but not limited to, another videophone, using information entered or selected by a user of the videophone, and to retrieve the signals representing the images and sounds being transmitted from the remote location. In one or more embodiments the present invention further includes at least one networks operation center to store information related to the operation of the videophones and to facilitate the operation of the videophones. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228042 | Various Configurations Of The Viewing Window Based 3D Display System - A panoramic 3D image is created by using multiple projectors whose field-of-view is narrower than the screen's width. Each projector provides a different image of a common subject from a different view angle, and the different images are mosaiced onto the screen. An observer may have a limited view of the composite image depending on which projectors are within the observer's field-of-view. A viewing volume is also extended by using space beyond a far limit line dependent upon the observer's inter-pupillary distance, the width of each projector's viewing window, and the distance from the projection baseline to the screen | 2011-09-22 |
20110228043 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND 3D INFORMATION OBTAINING SYSTEM - In a pantoscopic camera, right and left images, which overlap with each other, are captured from a subject. Overlap areas are detected from these images, and a composite image is produced from either of the overlap areas and non-overlap areas of the respective images. So long as a shutter button is not operated, the right and left images are successively captured to display the composite image as a moving through-image on an LCD. When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the LCD is switched from the composite image to an overlap area image that corresponds to the overlap area. On the basis of the detected overlap areas, 3D information on the subject may be obtained, or a stereoscopic image may be displayed. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228044 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN - An imaging apparatus including a capturing section which captures images, a detection section which detects an image capturing direction of the capturing section, a setting section which sets a plurality of image capturing directions of images for use in a composite necessary to generate a wide-angle image based on a reference image which is a first image captured by the capturing section, a judgment section which judges whether or not the image capturing direction detected by the detection section coincides with any one of the plurality of image capturing directions set by the setting section, and an imaging control section which controls to capture an image for use in the composite by the capturing section in the image capturing direction detected by the detection section, when the judgment section judges that mutual directions coincide. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228045 | REMOTE DETERMINATION OF IMAGE-ACQUISITION SETTINGS AND OPPORTUNITIES - Pre-image-acquisition information is obtained by a digital camera and transmitted to a system external to the digital camera. The system is configured to provide image-acquisition settings to the digital camera. In this regard, the digital camera receives the image-acquisition settings from the external system and performs an image-acquisition sequence based at least upon the received image-acquisition settings. Accordingly, the determination of image-acquisition settings can be performed remotely from the digital camera, where data-processing resources can greatly exceed those within the digital camera. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228046 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING CONFIGURATION OF A CONTROLLING DEVICE VIA A 3D SYNC SIGNAL - A controlling device is configures to control functional operations of an appliance by using a 3D sync signal transmitted to synchronize a wearable 3D viewing apparatus with a device adapted to render 3D media to select from a library of command codes a command code set appropriate for controlling functional operations of the appliance. The command codes within the command code set selected from the library of command codes are assigned to respective keys of the controlling device whereupon a subsequent activation of one or more of the respective keys of the controlling device will cause the controlling device to issue a command transmission via use of one or more of the command codes within the command code set selected from the library of command codes to thereby control one or more functional operations of the appliance. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228047 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING STEREOGRAPHIC IMAGES - The present invention relates to a method of displaying stereographic images of a region R. The method comprises: moving a vehicle ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110228048 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING BLACK FRAME INSERTION EFFECT - In order to enhance black frame insertion effect when displaying three-dimensional images, first start to output an image frame. After completely outputting the image frame, output a black frame. After starting to output the black frame for a predetermined time and a portion of the image frame is replaced by the black frame, start to switch a left shutter and a right shutter of a pair of shutter glasses, and substantially turn off a backlight module. And after the left shutter and the right shutter are switched, substantially turn on the backlight module. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228049 | STEREOSCOPIC VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - Apparatus for presenting a stereoscopic image to a viewer, the apparatus comprising:
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20110228050 | System for Positioning Micro Tool of Micro Machine and Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a system for positioning micro tool of micro machine is provided in this invention, wherein the system comprises a stereo-photographing device, an image analysis system, a PC-based controller, and a micro machine. The image analysis system can analyze position of the micro tool of the micro machine and work piece by using algorithm, and the micro tool is then positioned to a pre-determined location. A method for positioning micro tool of the micro machine is also provided in this invention. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228051 | Stereoscopic Viewing Comfort Through Gaze Estimation - A method of improving stereo video viewing comfort is provided that includes capturing a video sequence of eyes of an observer viewing a stereo video sequence on a stereoscopic display, estimating gaze direction of the eyes from the video sequence, and manipulating stereo images in the stereo video sequence based on the estimated gaze direction, whereby viewing comfort of the observer is improved. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228052 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A three-dimensional measurement apparatus includes a plurality of cameras, a normal calculation unit for obtaining from respective captured images a normal direction serving as a physical feature of a surface of a measurement object, and a corresponding point calculation unit for retrieving corresponding pixels of the images using the physical feature. Using the apparatus, a three-dimensional measurement can be performed on a basis of a parallax between the corresponding pixels. Also, the apparatus transforms the normal direction of each image into a common coordinate system. A parameter of the coordinate transformation may be calculated from a parameter obtained during a camera calibration. This three-dimensional measurement apparatus can measure a three-dimensional shape of a mirror surface object precisely without being affected by differences in positions and characteristics of the cameras. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228053 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING APPARATUS - A stereoscopic imaging apparatus which uses contrast AF to obviate disadvantages of phase-difference AF, shorten processing time of contrast AF, and improve focusing accuracy. A phase-difference CCD in which object images having passed through different regions in a predetermined direction of a single photographing optical system are pupil-split and imaged subjects the object images having passed through the respective regions to photoelectric conversion to obtain a main pixel image and a sub-pixel image which have a mutual phase difference. Contrast AF is performed using only one of the main pixel image and the sub-pixel image. Which one of the main pixel image and the sub-pixel image will be used for the contrast AF is determined depending on whether the position of an AF area in the angle of view belongs to a main pixel AF area or a sub-pixel AF area. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228054 | Methods To Eliminate/Reduce The Crosstalk Artifacts Of The Retro-Reflective Auto-Stereoscopic 3D Display - Crosstalk artifacts in a retro-reflective auto-stereoscopic 3D display system are compensated by providing various methods of directing surface reflections of a screen away from a viewing region, i.e. a region from which the screen is viewed. This is achieved by splitting the screen in two, and tilting the left-side and right-side of the screen either towards, or away, from a projection baseline so as to direct mirror reflections away from the viewing region. Alternatively, the screen is not split, but virtical v-shaped grooves are made along the surface of the screen facing the projection line. The angle of the v-shaped groove direct surface reflections away from the viewing region, but the groove are substantially small that the screen appears flat to an observer. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228055 | SPACE SKIPPING FOR MULTI-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE RENDERING - Space skipping for multi-dimensional image rendering is described. In an embodiment a ray-casting engine is used to form a two dimensional image from an at least three dimensional image volume by computing rays extending from a camera location, through the two dimensional image and into the volume. For example, a space skipping logic is used to clip the rays such that computationally expensive aspects of ray-casting only need to be performed along the clipped rays. For example a volume pyramid is formed by repeatedly reducing the resolution of the volume data. In an example, each ray is intersected with the lowest resolution volume of the pyramid and clipped using data from that volume. In examples, the clipping is then repeated at higher resolutions in order to clip the ray closely to non-transparent voxels in the volume and optimize the task of rendering the image. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228056 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, VIDEO OUTPUT SYSTEM, AND VIDEO OUTPUT METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a video output module, a receiving module, and an image quality adjusting module. The video output module is configured to output 2D video and 3D video selectively. The receiving module is configured to receive a wearing state signal indicating whether or not a user wears shutter glasses. The image quality adjusting module is configured to determine a first image quality adjustment amount when the video output module outputs the 2D video and the wearing state signal indicates that the user wears the shutter glasses, and to determine a second image quality adjustment amount when the video output module outputs the 2D video and the wearing state signal indicates that the user does not wear the shutter glasses. The second image quality adjustment amount is different from the first image quality adjustment amount. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228057 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Conversion Method, and Program - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus including: a determining unit that determines, based on parallax of a 3D main image including a left-eye main image and a right-eye main image, parallax of a sub-image overlapped with the 3D main image and determines a zoom-in/out ratio of the sub-image based on parallax of the corresponding sub-image; a magnification/reduction processing unit that magnifies or reduces the sub-image depending on the zoom-in/out ratio; a creating unit that creates a left-eye sub-image and a right-eye sub-image by shifting the sub-image in left and right directions based on the parallax of the sub-image; and a synthesizing unit that synthesizes, for each eye, the left-eye main image and the right-eye main image with the left-eye sub-image and the right-eye sub-image created by magnifying/reducing and shifting the sub-image in left and right directions. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228058 | REPRODUCING DEVICE, REPRODUCTION CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - A reproducing device includes a reproducing section that reproduces a two-dimensional video and a three-dimensional video recorded on a predetermined video recording medium, and a reproduction controller that controls to reproduce a three-dimensional test video for confirmation of stereovision by a viewer before reproducing the three-dimensional video, when the video reproduced by the reproducing section is switched from the two-dimensional video to the three-dimensional video. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228059 | PARALLAX AMOUNT DETERMINATION DEVICE FOR STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A parallax appropriate for a viewer is determined. An iris-to-iris distance of a user is stored for each user. A viewer at the front of the display screen of a stereoscopic image display apparatus is photographed, and an iris image of the viewer is detected. Iris authentication is carried out, and if the same image as the detected iris image is stored, it is understood which user is the viewer. The iris-to-iris distance of the viewer is read. A parallax is determined from the read iris-to-iris distance, the distance from the display screen to the viewer, and the display screen size. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228060 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A three-dimensional video reproduction apparatus includes: a video decoder unit which generates a right-eye video signal and a left-eye video signal; a graphics decoder unit which generates a right-eye graphics signal and a left-eye graphics signal; a synthesizing unit which synthesizes the right-eye video signal and the right-eye graphics signal and synthesizes the left-eye video signal and the left-eye graphics signal, to generate a right-eye output signal and a left-eye output signal; and an output unit which reproduces the three-dimensional video by alternately outputting the right-eye and left-eye output signals. When two adjacent pixels in the right-eye or left-eye output signal are represented by a common chrominance signal, and are generated respectively using a video signal and a graphics signal, the synthesizing unit generates the common chrominance signal such that a synthesis ratio of the video signal and the graphics signal is biased in favor of one of these. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228061 | SYNCHRONIZING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL EYEWEAR - An application for three-dimensional eyewear that includes a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter. The shutters open and close in unison with a display of left-eye content and right-eye content. Because the shutters do not instantaneously open and close, a delay is inserted into the opening of each of the shutters until the other shutter has had enough time to have at least partially closed. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228062 | 3D Glasses with OLED Shutters - A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228063 | GEMSTONE VIEWER - An apparatus for viewing images of a gemstone is described. The apparatus comprises a support structure for supporting the gemstone at an observation position. An illumination structure comprises a plurality of directional light sources directed towards the observation position so as to illuminate the gemstone. The support structure and illumination structure are relatively rotatable relative to one another about a rotation axis. An imaging device is arranged to obtain images of the gemstone at the observation position at a variety of relative rotational positions between the illumination structure and support structure: the imaging device has an imaging axis passing through the observation position. The support structure is arranged so that the gemstone can be placed at the observation position in such a way that the normal to a selected facet of the gemstone is within a range of tilt angles from the rotation axis. The arrangement of directional light sources is such that, for any tilt angle within the range, at least one of the directional light sources will be specularly reflected from the selected facet into the imaging device for at least one rotational position of the support structure. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228064 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD - An endoscope system includes an imaging section that includes an optical system and an imaging element, an observation mode setting section that sets an object observation mode, a diaphragm control section that selects a diaphragm state based on the observation mode, and an image processing section that processes an image acquired by the imaging section. The diaphragm control section selecting a first diaphragm state when the observation mode is a first observation mode. The first diaphragm state being a state in which a resolution determined by a diffraction limit based on a diaphragm of the optical system is lower than a resolution determined by the imaging element. The diaphragm control section selecting a second diaphragm state when the observation mode is a second observation mode. The second diaphragm state being a state in which the resolution determined by the diffraction limit based on the diaphragm of the optical system is equal to or higher than the resolution determined by the imaging element. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228065 | WIRELESS SENSOR DEVICE - A wireless sensor device capable of constant operation without replacement of batteries. The wireless sensor device is equipped with a rechargeable battery and the battery is recharged wirelessly. Radio waves received at an antenna circuit are converted into electrical energy and stored in the battery. A sensor circuit operates with the electrical energy stored in the battery, and acquires information. Then, a signal containing the information acquired is converted into radio waves at the antenna circuit, whereby the information can be read out wirelessly. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228066 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF CARIES - A method for obtaining an image of tooth tissue directs incident light toward a tooth, wherein the incident light excites a fluorescent emission from the tooth tissue. Fluorescence image data is obtained from the fluorescent emission. Back-scattered reflectance image data is obtained from back-scattered light from the tooth tissue. The fluorescence and back-scattered reflectance image data are combined to form an enhanced image of the tooth tissue for caries detection. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228067 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF CARIES - A method for obtaining an image of tooth tissue directs incident light toward a tooth, wherein the incident light excites a fluorescent emission from the tooth tissue. Specular reflection of incident light from the tooth tissue is reduced. Fluorescence image data is obtained from the fluorescent emission. Back-scattered reflectance image data is obtained from back-scattered light from the tooth tissue. The fluorescence and back-scattered reflectance image data are combined to form an enhanced image of the tooth tissue for caries detection. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228068 | SYNTHETIC APERTURE OPTICS IMAGING METHOD USING MINIMUM SELECTIVE EXCITATION PATTERNS - A synthetic aperture optics (SAO) imaging method minimizes the number of selective excitation patterns used to illuminate the imaging target, based on the objects' physical characteristics corresponding to spatial frequency content from the illuminated target and/or one or more parameters of the optical imaging system used for SAO. With the minimized number of selective excitation patterns, the time required to perform SAO is reduced dramatically, thereby allowing SAO to be used with DNA sequencing applications that require massive parallelization for cost reduction and high throughput. In addition, an SAO apparatus optimized to perform the SAO method is provided. The SAO apparatus includes a plurality of interference pattern generation modules that can be arranged in a half-ring shape. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228069 | Technique for estimating cell conditions and image processor for cell observation - Provided is a means whereby the degree of activity of a cell can be determined during cell viewing. By an imaging device, first and second images in which a cell under observation is captured are sequentially obtained at a predetermined time interval, and after aligning the rotational angle orientations on the image plane of the cell under observation that is included in the images, a correlation value or difference of intracellular texture feature values in the first image and second image is sequentially computed. A time series variation of the computed correlation value or difference is then derived, and the degree of activity of the cell under observation is detected based on the state of variation. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228070 | System and Method for Determining Image Focus by Sampling the Image at Multiple Focal Planes Simultaneously - A system and method for maintaining focus in an imaging device; the imaging device having an objective lens with an optical axis, a stage for supporting a specimen, and a controller for controlling the stage-to-objective distance; the system comprising: one or more image sensors placed at a plurality of substantially different axial focal positions, and at least one computing device executing computer-readable instructions stored in its memory and configured to acquire images from each of the image sensors; the method comprising: computing a quantitative image characteristic for each of the images acquired by the computing device, computing an axial stage-to-objective distance correction based on the computed quantitative image characteristics and the plurality of axial focal positions, and causing the controller to adjust the axial stage-to-objective distance according to the computed axial stage-to-objective distance correction. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228071 | Microscope for Forensic Examination - A remote forensic evidentiary item examination system includes a first station and a second station. The first station is locatable at a first location, and is adapted to have a forensic evidentiary item mounted at a fixture thereof. The second station is locatable at a second location different than and remote to the first location, and is in communicative connection with the first station. The second station is adapted to permit a user at the second location to examine the forensic evidentiary item at the first location. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228072 | GENERATION OF A MULTICOLOUR IMAGE OF AN UNSTAINED BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN - At least two chemically different substances of interest of an unstained biological specimen ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110228073 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS OPTIMIZED FOR SYNTHETIC APERTURE OPTICS IMAGING USING MINIMUM SELECTIVE EXCITATION PATTERNS - A synthetic aperture optics (SAO) imaging method minimizes the number of selective excitation patterns used to illuminate the imaging target, based on the objects' physical characteristics corresponding to spatial frequency content from the illuminated target and/or one or more parameters of the optical imaging system used for SAO. With the minimized number of selective excitation patterns, the time required to perform SAO is reduced dramatically, thereby allowing SAO to be used with DNA sequencing applications that require massive parallelization for cost reduction and high throughput. In addition, an SAO apparatus optimized to perform the SAO method is provided. The SAO apparatus includes a plurality of interference pattern generation modules that can be arranged in a half-ring shape. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228074 | UNDERWATER CAMERA WITH PRESSSURE SENSOR - A digital image capture device for use in capturing underwater digital images, comprising a watertight housing; an image sensor for capturing a digital image; an optical system for imaging a scene onto the image sensor; a means for sensing a pressure outside the watertight housing; and a processor. The processor performs the steps of determining a sensed pressure; capturing a digital image of a scene using the image sensor; using the sensed pressure to determine an indication of whether the digital image capture device is being operated underwater and selecting an underwater photography mode or a normal photography mode accordingly; processing the captured digital image according to the selected photography mode; and storing the processed digital image in a processor accessible memory. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228075 | DIGITAL CAMERA WITH UNDERWATER CAPTURE MODE - A digital image capture device for use in capturing underwater digital images, comprising: a watertight housing; an image sensor for capturing a digital image; an optical system for imaging a scene onto the image sensor; a means for setting the digital image capture device to operate in an underwater photography mode or a normal photography mode; and a processor. The processor performs the steps of: capturing a digital image of a scene using the image sensor; controlling a color reproduction of the captured digital image responsive to whether the digital image capture device is operating in an underwater photography mode or a normal photography mode; and storing the captured digital image in a processor accessible memory. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228076 | Multifunctional monitoring apparatus - A multifunctional monitoring apparatus includes an operating portion, two flexible tubes and two camera modules. The operating portion includes a handle, a controller, a display screen and two connecting ends. The handle provides a grip for users and facilitates the operation of the monitoring apparatus. The controller is connected to the display screen. Each flexible tube is coupled to each connecting end. Each camera module includes a sleeve, a camera and a circuit board. Each camera is installed in each sleeve and connected to each circuit board. Each circuit board is connected to the controller through a transmission line, such that after the controller has received image data captured by the cameras, the image data can be transmitted to the display screen. Users simply need to place the two camera modules at two desired observing locations to observe and compare the environments of two different locations. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228077 | System for monitoring Dynamic Stability of Micro Machine Process and Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a system for monitoring dynamic stability of micro machine is provided in this invention, wherein an image-capturing device and an analytic device are included. The image-capturing device captures an image on a surface of a work piece milled by the micro machine. The analytic device comprises an image input interface, means for gray-scaling an image, means for analyzing abnormal gray-scaled value of the gray-scaled image, and means for analyzing numbers of veins of the gray-scaled image. This invention also provides a method for monitoring dynamic stability of micro machine. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228078 | REAL-TIME AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE, REAL-TIME AUGMENTED REALITY METHOD AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF - A real-time augmented reality device, a real-time augmented reality method and a computer storage medium are provided. The real-time augmented reality device may work with a navigation device and an image capture device. The navigation device is configured to generate navigation information according to the current location of the navigation device. The image capture device is configured to capture the real-time image which comprises an object. The real-time augmented reality device is configured to generate the navigation image according to the real time image and the navigation information. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228079 | METHOD FOR THE SELECTIVE DISPLAY OF INFORMATION FROM A CAMERA SYSTEM IN A DISPLAY DEVICE OF A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE WITH A CAMERA SYSTEM - A method is provided for the selective display of information from a camera system in a display device of a vehicle and vehicle with a camera system. The method includes, but is not limited to selecting an operating mode of the camera system, determining at least one quantity characterizing a possible reversing of the vehicle, and displaying information from at least one camera of the camera system in the display device as a function of the selected operating mode of the camera system if the at least one determined quantity characterizes an imminent reversing of the vehicle. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228080 | UP-LOOK CAMERA BASED VISION APPARATUS TO AUTO ALIGN PICK-AND-PLACE POSITIONS FOR DEVICE HANDLERS - A method of pick-and-place alignment comprises (a) determining a pick location of a device from a tray of devices; (b) determining place location of the device using an up-looking camera; and (c) determining offset error for the device by comparing the pick location and the place location. The method may further comprise repeating steps (a)-(c) for additional devices on the tray of devices; and generating an offset map for alignment of devices on the tray. The method further uses the offset map to make pick and place corrections during runtime. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228081 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND VIDEO IMAGING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus of a mobile object, includes: a receiver configured to receive video information from at least one of external video imaging apparatuses; a video information analyzer configured to obtain imaging position information and information with respect to an imaging angle and an imaging method from the received video information; a position measure configured to measure a present position and traveling direction of the mobile object; a video mapping determiner configured to determine a mapping format of a video, which is a displaying object of a display screen region in the received video information, based on outputs of the video information analyzer and the position measure; a video converter configured to correct and convert the received video based on the mapping format; and an output controller configured to output the corrected and converted video to a display device. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228082 | Measuring system for a 3D Object - A measuring system for a 3D object is disclosed. The system comprises a base, a horizontal scanning device disposed on the base, a first light emitting device, a second light emitting device, an image capture device, and a control device. The first light emitting device, the second light emitting device, and the image capture device are connected to the horizontal scanning device. The control device controls the horizontal scanning device to cause planar motion relative to the base. With the control of the control device, the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device alternate in projecting a light source onto a 3D object. The image capture device comprises a double-sided telecentric lens to capture a plurality of images of the 3D object when the light source is projected onto the 3D object. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228083 | OUTDOOR SECURITY COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An outdoor security communication device comprises: a fixing substrate; a base that is combined with the fixing substrate and has a first waterproof washer, a groove and an anti-thief shrapnel being further disposed on the base; an upper lid combined with the base to form an accommodating space; and a cover plate covering over the surface opposite to the one where the upper lid and the base are combined. A main circuit board, an amplifier module, a shooting module, an audio input module and a button module are further disposed in the accommodating space for operation of the outdoor security communication device. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228084 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT IN A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a method and system for content management in a video surveillance system. The present disclosure provides content management by which a video management system (VMS) can provide transparent access to video content recorded on edge device storage. The video content access is provided without transferring or copying the video content from the edge device storage to the VMS storage. This access is provided to a client within the VMS framework, without requiring any user intervention to switch or reconfigure connections. The present disclosure also provides a VMS service reflector arranged to reflect services provided by the VMS by having the client establish direct connections to the edge devices when a connection to the VMS is unavailable. The functionality is still provided in the framework of the VMS, and the direct connections are closed when the VMS connection is restored. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228085 | Method and Apparatus for Acquiring Images of Car License Plates - Apparatus and method for acquiring images of car license plates, the apparatus is configured to be part of an LPR (License Plate Recognition) system. The apparatus includes a camera, a multi band-pass filter, LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and an illumination control board. The camera is configured for acquiring the images, having a focus shift corrected lens. The multi band-pass filter is coupled to the focus shift corrected lens, being configured for allowing only wavelengths of multiple predetermined spectrum ranges to reach the lens. Each one of said LEDs is configured for emitting light in at least one of the multiple predetermined spectrum ranges for the purpose of illuminating the car license plates and their vicinity. The illumination control board is coupled to the LEDs and to the camera, for controlling operation thereof. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228086 | Method and System for Light-Based Intervention - A method and system are provided in which a device having one or more illumination sources and may receive information for a target location through a network connection. The information may be based on video captured by a surveillance camera. The device may adjust a projection position of one of the illumination sources based on the target location information and may project a light beam generated by the illumination source onto the target location when the projection position is adjusted. The light beam may project a pattern onto the target location, which may comprise an image, a letter, a word, a symbol, or a combination thereof. The device may receive an indication of a type of situation taking place at the target location and may utilize the indication to select an illumination source and/or a type of pattern to project onto the target location. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228087 | Method for Manufacturing Black Plastic Article Capable of Transmitting Infrared Ray - A method for manufacturing black plastic article capable of transmitting infrared ray, which includes mixing a black colorant, produced by mixing several transparent colorants of different color, into a transparent resin used as support, and processing the resulting mixture to manufacture a black plastic article. Said black plastic article is capable of absorbing visible light and transmitting infrared ray, and may be used in combination with an infrared region-sensitive CCD camera. The infrared region-sensitive CCD camera can take photos of the subject in a long distance through the black plastic article, if sufficient infrared ray from a subject may penetrate the black plastic article. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228088 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING AN ENVIRONMENT OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a device for monitoring an environment of a vehicle, wherein the environment is captured by means of a plurality of image capturing units, the capture ranges ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110228089 | METHOD FOR DETECTING VEHICLE LIGHTS AND RETROREFLECTORS WITH A CAMERA SYSTEM - A method is disclosed for distinguishing between approaching vehicle lights (VL) and retroreflectors (R) in the dark, which are recorded as light surfaces by an image recording device oriented towards the surroundings of a vehicle. The image recording device records at least one image of the vehicle surroundings. The image is evaluated by an image processing unit. Light surfaces present on the image are analyzed. A decision is then taken as to whether the light surface is a vehicle light (VL) or a retroreflector (R). Light surfaces whose optical interaction with other objects is shown in the image are identified as vehicle lights (VL). | 2011-09-22 |
20110228090 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES OR THE LIKE - The present disclosure relates to method and system for detecting improvised explosive devices or the like. According to the present disclosure, the method is of the image-correlation type and involves continuously delivering current images representative of said path followed by a vehicle, in replacing some of said current images with pre-recorded earlier images taken at the same point, and in displaying said current images and said replacement earlier images in succession in order to detect said explosive devices. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228091 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES TO A COMMON TIME BASE - Systems and methods are described herein that cause data from asynchronous data sources to be provided with a timestamp that corresponds to a common time base. A trigger board can be used to control synchronized data sources, and can generate timestamps when data is collected by the synchronized data sources. Unsynchronized data sources can generate data independent of the trigger board. System timestamps are generated each time data from the synchronized data source and the unsynchronized data source is received. Values of the system timestamp can be modified, and can be replaced by timestamps that correspond to the time base used by the trigger board. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228092 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A surveillance system includes an input unit to receive a plurality of video frames that are acquired through the use of a first camera, a video processing unit to perform prediction and encoding processes on the plurality of video frames, a moving-object tracking unit to track a moving object between the video frames based on at least part of the results from the prediction and encoding processes to generate location information of the moving object being tracked, and a control unit to generate a control signal based on the location information and to transmits the control signal to a second camera to control the movement of the second camera | 2011-09-22 |
20110228093 | VIDEO CAMERA MONITORING SYSTEM AND CAMERA MONITORING METHOD THEREOF - A video camera monitoring system includes one or more cameras, a controller, a computer, a computer monitor, a video encoder, and one or more camera monitors. The cameras capture images and convert the captured images into video signals. The controller transfers the video signals to the computer. The computer monitor displays video images corresponding to the video signals. The computer selects a section of each of the video images and sends video signals corresponding to the section of each of the video images back to the controller. The controller compresses the video signals from the computer and transfers the compressed video signals to the video encoder. The video encoder encodes the compressed video signals into analog video signals. The camera monitors receive the analog video signals and display the video images of the analog video signals. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228094 | ADAPTIVE MULTI-MODAL INTEGRATED BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION DETECTION AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS - A surveillance system is provided that includes at least one sensor disposed in a security area of a surveillance region to sense an occurrence of a potential security breach event; a plurality of cameras is disposed in the surveillance region; at least one camera thereof has a view of the security area and can be configured to automatically gather biometric information concerning at least one subject person in the vicinity of the security area in response to the sensing of a potential security breach event; one or more other of the plurality of cameras can be configured to search for the at least one subject person; a processing system is programmed to produce a dossier corresponding to the at least one subject person to match biometric information of one or more persons captured by one or more of the other cameras with corresponding biometric information in the dossier. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228095 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING THE SEARCH FOR A SCENE ON THE BASIS OF A STREAM OF IMAGES ARCHIVED IN A VIDEO DATABASE - A method of searching for a scene based on a stream of images archived in a video surveillance database including: a first phase of preprocessing prior to archiving of the images including extracting generic information from the images of the stream, systematically annotating the scenes of the images by at least one indication defined as a function of the generic information, and indexing the scenes of the images based on information extracted from the indications originating from one or more streams; a second phase of investigation by preselecting video segments from the stream of images including the annotation indications associated with the images; and a third phase of searching for a particular scene based on at least one additional characteristic not forming part of the annotations associated with the preselected video segments. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228096 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING VIDEO IMAGES IN A CONFERENCING ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example and includes receiving image data for a field of view associated with a display. The image data is used to generate a plurality of red green blue (RGB) frames. The method also includes emitting infrared energy onto the field of view in order to generate a plurality of infrared frames, the plurality of RGB frames and the plurality of infrared frames are generated by a single camera. The plurality of RGB frames can be combined with the plurality of infrared frames in order to generate a video data stream. In a more particular embodiment, the emitting of the infrared energy is synchronized with the camera such that the infrared energy is emitted onto the field of view at one half of an existing frame rate of the camera. | 2011-09-22 |
20110228097 | Image Sensor Including Color and Infrared Pixels - An image sensing system includes an IR notch filter configured to block transmission of spectral energy having wavelengths in an interface region between the visible and the invisible spectra and enable transmission of spectral energy having wavelengths in at least the visible spectrum and the near-infrared (IR) spectrum, a digital image sensor including a two-dimensional array of pixel elements and configured to generate output signals at each pixel element as pixel data representing an image of a scene, and a color filter array including a two-dimensional array of selectively transmissive filters superimposed on and in registration with the two-dimensional array of pixel elements. The color filter array includes a first group of selectively transmissive filters disposed to transmit spectral energy in one or more colors of the visible spectrum and a second group of gray color filters disposed to transmit spectral energy in at least the near-infrared (IR) spectrum. | 2011-09-22 |