39th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110234777 | THREE-DEMENSIONAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEM - A stereoscopic display apparatus and a stereoscopic display system capable of reducing flicker due to the influence of a fluorescent lamp while preventing an increase in crosstalk. The stereoscopic display apparatus includes a display controller that causes a display section to display left-eye video and right-eye video based on an input left-eye video signal and right-eye video signal and a shutter control section that controls an open/closed state of left and right shutters of stereoscopic image observation glasses in an opening/closing cycle in accordance with a display cycle of the left-eye video and the right-eye video, wherein the shutter control section controls a duty ratio of an Open period of each of the left and right shutters to a greater value than 50% and the display controller causes the display section to display video on a side whose shutter is in the open state of the left-eye video and the right-eye video only while the shutter control section exercises control so that one of the left and right shutters is in the closed state. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234778 | Remote Controller and Related System - A remote controller including a wireless communication module, an image capture module and a host processor is provided. The wireless communication module is for communicating with a be-controlled appliance. The image capture module is for photographing and generating an image signal. The host processor is for performing a remote control function to control the be-controlled appliance, and processing the image signal to transmit to the be-controlled appliance via the wireless communication module to be post-processed. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234779 | Remotely controllable photo booth with interactive slide show and live video displays - An advanced photo booth comprises a camera, a kiosk printer; and attraction means for inducing patronage of passers-by. The attraction means comprises: a camera and a touch screen for capturing and displaying passerby images; and interactive communication with passers-by. Interactive communication may include personalized greetings made possible through facial recognition techniques that compare a presently captured passerby image with previous passerby and patron images stored in a memory. Digital image processing techniques automatically permit proper tilting of a head in the display screen, regardless of a head position in captured passerby images. The attraction means also comprises a second exterior display screen usable for advertising and CATV broadcasts. The passerby touch screen or a touch screen display within the enclosure permits customization of digital images, including: face replacement, hair replacement, and background selection; and also permits previewing of customized images. Remote control capabilities enhance the flexibility of booth operations. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234780 | MEDICAL APPARATUS - A medical apparatus includes an endoscopic insertion portion provided with an image pickup unit and a channel; a treatment unit provided with a sensor and a bending portion and passed through a channel, with a distal end portion of the treatment unit being allowed to protrude from an insertion-portion distal end portion of the endoscopic insertion portion, where the sensor is disposed in the distal end portion and the bending portion is adapted to bend the distal end portion; a storage unit adapted to store three-dimensional image data; a target position setting unit adapted to set the target position based on the three-dimensional image data; a virtual endoscopic image generating unit adapted to generate a virtual endoscopic image using a line-of-sight parameter which includes a position, a direction, and a roll angle of the distal end portion detected by the sensor, based on the three-dimensional image data; and an image processing unit adapted to perform a superimposition process and thereby display operation information used to insert the distal end portion to the target position in superimposition on the virtual endoscopic image. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234781 | Dental Intra-oral Camera - The invention relates to an intra-oral camera having an imaging system for depicting the object located in front of an observation window of the camera on a recording unit, wherein the imaging system has at least one focusing unit for setting a suitable focus and an aperture unit for forming a variable aperture. The setting of the aperture is carried out independently of the focus adjusted by the focusing unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234782 | APPARATUS TO PROVIDE WHITE ILLUMINATING LIGHT - An apparatus to provide white illuminating light for medical or boroscopic applications includes a first light source with a light-emitting diode to emit light with a broad spectrum, a second light source to emit monochromatic light, and a coupling device to couple light of the first light source and light of the second light source into a common beam path in order to generate illuminating light with improved color rendering. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234783 | MILLIMETER WAVE IMAGING APPARATUS - A millimeter wave imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device provided with a millimeter wave sensor that receives millimeter waves radiated from a subject; an image data generation device that generates image data of the subject based on an output from the millimeter wave sensor constituting the imaging device; a storage device that stores inspection target object data indicating, with respect to each object to be an inspection target object, a shape of the object and a size of the object relative to the subject; a detection device that compares the inspection target object data stored by the storage device and the image data generated by the image data generation device, thereby to detect an inspection target object hidden in the subject; and an output device that outputs results of detection by the detection device. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234784 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A display device is proposed that can encourage a user to frequently turn on and off the display device. The display device includes: a video signal display unit | 2011-09-29 |
20110234785 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus that captures an object that changes temporally includes: first acquisition means for acquiring an overview image of the object; determination means for determining a reference part in the overview image in which there is less temporal change than in other parts; setting means for setting, in a first overview image, a capturing position of the object where detailed capturing is to be performed; registering means for, in the case where a second overview image has been acquired for the same object as the object in the first overview image, registering the second overview image with the first overview image based on the reference parts in the first and second overview images; and second acquisition means for acquiring a detailed captured image of the object in a position corresponding to the capturing position of the first overview image in the registered second overview image. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234786 | OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING METHOD AND OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS - An optical tomographic imaging method of picking up a cross-sectional image of an object comprises scanning a predetermined region of the object with spots of a plurality of measurement lights in the same direction so as to irradiate different positions of the object with different spots, detecting interference signals formed by the plurality of return lights reflected or scattered by the object and a plurality of corresponding reference lights reflected by a reference mirror, and executing an arithmetic process on the detected interference signals based on a displacement amount between the different spot positions using interference signals corresponding to at least two of the spots out of the respective interference signals. The region to be scanned has a length smaller than the sum of diameters of the spots in a direction perpendicular to the scanning direction. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234787 | OPTICAL ALIGNMENT SYSTEM, SUCH AS FOR AN ORBITING CAMERA - A system and method for adjusting an optical system, such as that of a telescope in a satellite where the optical system is misaligned after launch of the satellite, includes obtaining at least one image captured by the optical system of the telescope, wherein the captured image is of at least one star. The system and method then analyzes the at least one image captured and generates adjustment signals to control at least one actuator to move at least one movable element in the optical system and perform positional correction of the optical system. Other details of the system and method are provided herein. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234788 | ASSEMBLY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLY PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An assembly inspection apparatus includes a marker having four or more unit pattern marks which are provided, at a predetermined positional relationship, in a portion of an assembly component to be put into a receiving assembly component and which are formed in such a way that a density pattern sequentially changes from a center position to a periphery of the pattern mark; an imaging tool that is disposed opposite the assembly component put into the receiving assembly component and that captures an image of the marker; a layout information recognition block that recognizes layout information about a position and an attitude of the assembly component put into the receiving assembly component by use of at least imaging information about the marker whose image has been captured by the imaging tool; and an assembly inspection block that inspects whether or not a superior assembly state is achieved. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234789 | RECEIVING ASSEMBLY COMPONENT RECOGNITION STRUCTURE, AND ASSEMBLY INFORMATION RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLY PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT USE THE STRUCTURE - A structure for recognizing a receiving assembly component, comprising:
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20110234790 | TIME RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL INSPECTION - A time-resolved photoluminescence technique is disclosed to image photovoltaic cells and wafers. The effective lifetime is measured directly using a photodetector that has a fast response. A pulsed light source flashes the wafer, generating excess carriers in the silicon. The rate of carrier recombination is monitored by imaging the photoluminescence decay over time. An effective lifetime can be extracted from the photoluminescence decay curve, which can be used to determine the quality of the photovoltaic cells and wafers. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234791 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including an image acquisition unit for acquiring a real space image including an image of another apparatus, a coordinate system generation unit for generating a spatial coordinate system of the real space image acquired by the image acquisition unit, and a transmission unit for transmitting spatial information constituting the spatial coordinate system generated by the coordinate system generation unit to the other apparatus sharing the spatial coordinate system. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234792 | SURVEILLANCE CAMERA - A surveillance camera having a stationary portion and a rotating portion and comprising a camera located on the rotating portion of the surveillance camera for generating signals indicative of a scene in a field of view of the camera, a first circuit located on the rotating portion of the surveillance camera and electrically connected to the camera for compressing the signals generated by the camera and for converting the signals generated by the camera to Ethernet protocol signals, a slip ring having a stationary portion with a plurality of electrical connections and a rotating portion with a plurality of electrical connections corresponding with the plurality of electrical connections on the stationary portion, the first circuit being electrically connected to a first subset of the plurality of electrical connections of the rotating portion of the slip ring, an RF reference plane located on the stationary portion of the surveillance camera and electrically connected to a first subset of the plurality of electrical connections of the stationary portion of the slip ring at RF frequencies; and a second subset of the plurality of electrical connections of the stationary portion of the slip ring being selected for conducting Ethernet protocol signals, wherein each of the second subset of the plurality of electrical connections of the stationary portion of the slip ring has a first side and a second side and a first one of the first subset of the plurality of electrical connections of the stationary portion of the slip ring is located adjacent to the first side and a second one of the first subset of the plurality of electrical connections of the stationary portion of the slip ring is located adjacent to the second side. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234793 | DIGITAL SECURITY MONITORING SYSTEM - A digital security monitoring system includes a main control unit, at least one camera, and a recording unit. The at least one camera is electrically connected to the main control unit. The main control unit is also electrically connected to the recording unit which includes a robotic arm, at least two optical disc recorders, and an optic disc storage area. The mentioned optical disc recorders and the optic disc storage area are arranged at a location adjacent to the robotic arm to allow the robotic arm to access the optic disc storage area and also to allow the at least two optical disc recorders to carry out uninterrupted disc recording operations. Thus, it provides a real-time recording of video data from the camera, non-interrupted recording operation, extended time of video data protection, easy filing and management and timely displaying of data, etc. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234794 | Uni-directional traffic monitoring system - This invention discloses a traffic monitoring system, which uses Doppler sonar to measure the direction and speed of people and object moving within a target area, such as a secure one way exit. The system is un-obtrusive, accurate, and easy to operate. In case of unauthorized movement direction, the system triggers build-in alarms, as well as signals the integrated security and surveillance systems. The system consists of Head Modules, which are responsible for sending and receiving continuous ultra-sound wave at a pre-set direction of traffic and digital processing of the data; and Management Module, which is responsible for controlling the system, as well as interfacing with other surveillance and security systems. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234795 | Versatile pole support, system and method - An apparatus includes a lockable, adjustable pole support rail allowing a user to adjust a mounted pole to vertical on sloping terrain. The apparatus has multiple embodiments and useful applications, in that it can be attached to a vehicle's hitch receiver, or can be self-supporting utilizing fold-out stabilizing or attachable legs, for example. In addition, the apparatus may include wheels, thus permitting ease of transport to or from a vehicle. The pole can be deployed with a range of attachments or devices depending on the application. Exemplary applications include a photography camera, a surveillance camera, an infra-red camera, an antenna, loudspeakers, lighting equipment, signage, weather monitoring equipment, inspection equipment, and detection equipment. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234796 | System and Method for Automatically Merging Imagery to Provide Enhanced Situational Awareness - The system relates to a method for merging surveillance imagery to provide enhanced situational awareness. In one aspect of the method, near real time video from an unmanned aerial done is merged with existing imagery from a database. The method also contemplates writing the merged images into a Keyhole Markup Language (KML) Zip (KMZ) file to permit the merged images to be viewed by an Earth browser. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234797 | CAMERA UNIT IN PARTICULAR FOR SURVEILLANCE IN A TRANSPORTATION MEANS - A camera unit ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110234798 | CAMERA DEVICE AND VEHICLE WITH SAME - A camera device includes a camera module, a driving member, and a mirror. The camera module has an optical axis associated therewith. The driving member has a driving shaft. The mirror is coupled to the driving shaft. The driving member is configured for driving the mirror to rotate around the driving shaft. The mirror is obliquely oriented relative to the optical axis. The camera module is configured for capturing images formed in the mirror. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234799 | REAR-VIEWING SYSTEM, REAR-VIEWING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES AND A METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A STABLE IMAGE - A rear-viewing device and a rear-viewing system for vehicles comprise a camera configured to capture input images and a display configured to display output images based on the input images. The device and the system further comprises a vibration sensor configured to determine a vibration of the display and/or the camera and a microprocessor configured to compensate the vibration in the output images based on the determined vibration. An orientation of the display corresponds to a direction in which the camera captures the input images. The device and the system may further comprise a housing holding the display and a fixing member configured to fix the housing to a vehicle. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234800 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes a control signal generator, a selector, a memory, and a combined image generator. The control signal generator is configured to detect a synchronization pulse from a vertical synchronization signal in each of a plurality of video signals and configured to generate a first control signal indicative of selecting one video signal of the plurality of video signals of which the synchronization pulse is detected in turn for a predetermined period. The selector is configured to select the one video signal of the plurality of video signals according to the first control signal. The memory is configured to store the selected video signal in one region of a plurality of regions corresponding to the selected video signal in a predetermined format. The combined image generator is configured to generate a combined image by combining the plurality of video signals stored in the plurality of regions. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234801 | IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS - An image display system is capable of generating a composite image that shows a surrounding area of a vehicle viewed from virtual viewpoints, by combining a plurality of shot images taken by a plurality of on-vehicle cameras that are disposed at different locations on the vehicle. The image display system changes data volumes of two shot images taken by two of the on-vehicle cameras based on a lighting mode of a lighting apparatus, the data volumes being used for an overlap area of the composite image that corresponds to the surrounding area of the vehicle where the two on-vehicle cameras can shoot in overlap. This reduces problems caused by lighting of the lighting apparatus in the overlap area of the composite image. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234802 | ON-VEHICLE LIGHTING APPARATUS - In an image display system, respective light volumes of a plurality of light sources are individually adjusted according to surrounding areas of a vehicle indicated as subject images of display images on a display. Thus, only the light volumes of a necessary part of the light sources can be increased. Therefore, all of the plurality of light sources are not necessary to be emitted at maximum capacity constantly, so that consumed electric power can be reduced. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234803 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an optical element forming an image of an object, a lens barrel retaining the optical element, an image pickup device section having an image pickup device and obtaining the image of the object, a mounting wall portion surrounding one end portion of the lens barrel at an object side, a lens-barrel side screw groove provided on an outer circumference surface of the lens barrel, and a screw fixation section provided on the mounting wall portion and screwing with the lens-barrel side screw groove to fix the lens barrel to the mounting wall portion while pressing the one end portion of the lens barrel to the mounting wall portion in a direction of a photographing optical axis. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234804 | VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING APPARATUS - Bicycles present before a vehicle are identified. A picked-up image having intensity values that are in accordance with the temperatures of objects is acquired to extract image regions having intensity values representative of higher temperatures than a background. An object, which includes a pair of first object portions (legs) and a second object portion (a tire), would be identified as a bicycle if the pair of first object portions, which have greater dimensions in length in the vertical direction than in width in the horizontal direction and the distance between which is less than a predetermined value in the horizontal direction, are detected from the extracted image regions and further if the second object portion, which has a different intensity value from any one of the first object portions and also has a length greater than a predetermined value in the vertical direction, is existent between the pair of first object portions. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234805 | VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING APPARATUS - Provided is a device for monitoring the surrounding area of a vehicle. The device separates and extracts an object around the vehicle in better precision from the background. The device detects the ambient temperature of the vehicle, and determines a temperature difference between the ambient temperature and an object surface temperature estimated on the basis of the ambient temperature. On the basis of the brightness value of the background of a captured image obtained by an infrared camera and a brightness difference corresponding to the temperature difference, the brightness value of the object is calculated. The captured image is binarized by using the brightness value of the object as a threshold value, and the object is extracted. Since the binary threshold value is set on the basis of the relation between the ambient temperature and the object surface temperature, the object can be separated and extracted in the better precision from the background. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234806 | MONITOR FOR AUTOMOBILE - A monitor used in an automobile includes an image sensing module, a visual field adjustor, and a display. The image sensing module includes a lens module and an image sensor secured on an emitting light path of the lens module. The visual field adjustor includes a prism made from transparent materials and movably installed in an incident light path of the lens module. When the automobile reverses, the image sensing module cooperates with the visual field adjustor to capture optical image signals, and the display uses the optical image signals to create an image and displays the image. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234807 | DIGITAL SECURITY CAMERA - The systems and methods described herein provide imaging systems for imaging a scene. The imaging system includes an optical head, a processor, and an analog communication port. The processor receives captured digital image data from the optical head. The processor sends the image data to the analog communication port to generate an analog video stream that is protocol compatible with typical closed-circuit television (CCTV) networks, such as PAL or NTSC. The imaging system has a physical interface that allows the system to plug into a conventional CCTV network. To generate a video stream that is protocol compatible with the CCTV network, the analog communication port may down sample the digital image data to generate a PAL or NTSC compatible image. The down sampled digital image data is converted to a compliant analog signal and delivered over the physical layer of the CCTV network for display on a conventional television monitor. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234808 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGING AN OBJECT USING ELECTROMAGNETIC HIGH FREQUENCY RADIATION - A device for imaging an object by electromagnetic high frequency radiation including at least one detector for electromagnetic high frequency radiation and at least one imaging device for generating a focus. To provide a device for and a method of imaging an object by electromagnetic high frequency radiation, which makes it possible to detect even a rapidly moving object with a high level of resolution, it is proposed that the device has at least one controllable element for changing the beam direction, which is so adapted that the focus of the imaging device is movable. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234809 | DUAL-LENS IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - A dual-lens image capture device includes an optical conversion module, a first image sensor, a second imager sensor, a first lens, and a second lens. The optical conversion module includes an infrared light filter, a collimator, and a spectroscope. The infrared light filter filters infrared light of light from a light source and allows visible light from the light source to pass through. The collimator converts the visible light into parallel beams. The spectroscope is placed at one side of the collimator away from the infrared light filter, and reflects a portion of the parallel beams and allows remaining parallel beams to pass through. The first lens receives the reflected parallel beams, and focusing the beams onto the first image sensor. The second lens receives the passed parallel beams, and focusing the beams onto the second image sensor. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234810 | GENERATED SET TOP CALIBRATION PATTERNS IN MANUFACTURING - Included are systems and methods for performing an internal operations test to a set top terminal (STT). At least one embodiment of a method includes creating a test pattern for testing video functionality of the STT, sending the created test pattern to a digital encoder, and converting the test pattern to an analog signal. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234811 | OPTIMAL RAW RGB DETERMINATION FOR COLOR CALIBRATION - Improving color calibration, and similar operations, by generating an optimal raw RGB color chart, in the raw RGB domain, for an imaging device with a given type of image sensor, such as for a digital still camera. Calibration is performed in response to a constraint which takes into account the spectral sensitivity of the image sensor used on the camera as well as spectral reflectance and spectral radiance of multiple illuminants. Calibration is performed using the raw RGB color chart which is illuminant independent and image sensor specific and which can match the calibration performance of known calibration standards, such as Macbeth 24. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234812 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A TARGET IN A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE BY IMAGE ANALYSIS - The present invention relates to methods for identifying and optionally quantifying stained cells in a cell or tissue sample and determining expression level of a target, as well as methods for determining staining intensity and/or staining quality of a stained sample, calibrating digital imaging apparatus using the methods, as well as systems and a computer readable mediums therefore. In particular the invention relates to a method for identifying stained targets in a sample and uses of said method, said method comprising providing at least one digital representation of the sample wherein the sample has been stained with a stain staining a target, and filtering the digital representation with at least three filters, each of said filters comprising filter constants), applying said filter constant(s) to each pixels in at least a subset of the digital representation and determining an eigensolution based on the filter output for each pixel in the subset, wherein said filters are capable of enhancing the stained targets obtaining a filtered representation, segmenting the digital representation based on information from the optionally normalized filtered representation into stained cell targets and background, optionally combining with the digital representation, thereby obtaining a segmented representation, wherein said segmented representation discriminates between stained targets and other structures in the digital representation, and from said segmented representation identifying the stained targets in the sample. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234813 | SENSOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE FUNCTION THEREOF - In a method for monitoring the function of a sensor module, which has a sensor, by means of the sensor a measurement signal for a physical quantity to be determined is generated and applied to an output terminal in an unchanged form or in processed form—after at least one linear signal processing step and/or at least one nonlinear signal processing step are performed. In addition, a test signal is generated whose spectrum lies substantially outside the spectrum of the measurement signal. The test signal is supplied at a place in the sensor from which it reaches the output terminal in unchanged form or in processed form—after the performance of the at least one linear signal processing step—only in the case of a functional sensor. An output signal present at the output terminal is compared with the test signal and a diagnosis signal is generated, which indicates whether the test signal is present at the output terminal. The test signal is filtered out of the output signal and the remaining signal is applied as the measurement signal at a measurement signal output of the sensor module. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234814 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND AFTERIMAGE CORRECTING METHOD - To provide a video display apparatus and an afterimage correcting method for solving the problem of image quality degradation. Removing unit | 2011-09-29 |
20110234815 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF NAVIGATION AND IMAGE INFORMATION FOR HANDHELD SCANNER - A computer peripheral that operates either as a computer mouse or as a scanner. The peripheral includes navigation sensors that generate information on motion of the device and an image array that captures successive image frames of an object being scanned. In a mouse mode, the peripheral periodically transfers readings from the navigation sensors to a computing device so that the computing device can track a position of the device. In a scanner mode, in addition to obtaining navigation information from the navigation sensors, the peripheral also captures image frames as it is moved across the object. Operation of the navigation sensors and image array may be synchronized such that an association between the image data and the navigation information may be generated and maintained as image frames are transferred to the computing device, even if some of the frames are dropped in transmission between the scanner-mouse and a computer. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234816 | METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a method for image pickup and an image pickup device using the same. The image pickup device includes a lens, an image-processing program, and a user interface. The lens is utilized to obtain a main image by shooting an object. The image-processing program divides the main image into a plurality of sub-image blocks, computes the resolution of every sub-image block, and compares each resolution with a threshold. The user interface displays the compared result of each sub-image block to indicate if the lens and the object are parallel. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234817 | IMAGE CAPTURING TERMINAL, EXTERNAL TERMINAL, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capturing system includes an image capturing terminal and an external terminal communicating with the image capturing terminal. Either the image capturing terminal or the external terminal includes a terminal information acquisition unit having a sensor and acquiring the position of the local terminal and the image capturing direction of the image capturing terminal from the sensor; and a calculation unit calculating a relative positional relationship between a subject and the local terminal. The image capturing system includes an instruction unit instructing a correction of the position of the local terminal or the image capturing direction of the image capturing terminal based on calculation result information indicating a calculation result of the relative positional relationship calculated by the calculation unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234818 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT CONTAINING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing device includes: an evaluation unit that evaluates a plurality of images by designating predetermined image characteristics as an evaluation index; an image processing unit that executes image processing, which will affect the evaluation index, on at least one image among the plurality of images; and an image selection unit that selects an image with superiority in an evaluation value calculated in correspondence to the evaluation index, among the plurality of images evaluated by the evaluation unit by factoring in application of the image processing by the image processing unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234819 | INTERACTIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM FOR ALPINE APPLICATIONS - A system for monitoring and recording of recreational activities wherein the system does not require human interaction with the field of activities. The system allows the user the ability to manipulate data retrieved with the field of activities subsequent to storage in an offsite data base and data processing center. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234820 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CAMERAS USING THE SAME - An electronic device and method for controlling a plurality of cameras includes determining a selected camera though a control system, displaying a route map of the selected camera, and calculating motion parameters of a touch motion on a touch panel of the electronic device. The motion parameters are sent to the control system to control the selected camera according to the motion parameters. The touch panel displays acquired video images from the selected camera. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234821 | IMAGING DEVICE - The timing when the operation state of an operation unit is changed is detected by a timing detection unit. A difference between a sound signal on which operation sound is superimposed or is highly likely to be superimposed and a sound signal on which operation sound is not superimposed is calculated based on the timing signal to obtain the operation sound information of the operation unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234822 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a shake detector configures to detect a shake applied to the imaging apparatus, a first calculation unit configured to calculate a first shake correction amount based on an output of the shake detector, a vector detector configured to detect a motion vector on an imaging surface, a first integration unit configured to integrate an output of the vector detector, a second calculation unit configured to calculate a second shake correction amount based on the output of the vector detector, a shake correction unit configured to correct an image-shake based of the first shake correction amount and the second shake correction amount; and an angle-of-view change determination unit configured to detect an angle-of-view changing operation of the imaging apparatus, wherein the angle-of-view change determination unit determines the start of the angle-of-view changing operation when a signal obtained based on the output of the shake detector is greater than a predetermined value or an output of the first integration unit is greater than a predetermined value. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234823 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The correction amount of an aberration caused in each pixel of the region by the optical system is calculated. A predetermined number of peripheral pixels center on a position apart from the pixel by the distance corresponding to the calculated aberration correction amount are multiplied by interpolation coefficients obtained from an interpolation function and added, thereby deriving the pixel value at the pixel position after correction. If the predetermined number of peripheral pixels around the position apart by the distance corresponding to the calculated aberration correction amount are not present in the readout region, aberration correction is implemented by changing the interpolation function. More specifically, the interpolation function is changed so as to make the frequency response behavior of the interpolation function more moderate than that of the interpolation function that gives the interpolation coefficients to multiply the predetermined number of peripheral pixels and used in the correction processing. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234824 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an image processing method includes storing, in a frame memory, first and second images of continuously taken N (however, N is not less than 2) images, cutting an image as an image for correction from a plurality of reference areas of the first and second images stored in the frame memory, calculating such a hand shake correction amount that the first image and the second image overlap with high accuracy with the use of a plurality of images for correction of the first and second images and correcting the first image with the calculated hand shake correction amount, overwriting the corrected first image in the first image stored in the frame memory, composing the corrected first image and the second image to obtain a composite image, and overwriting the composited the composite image in the second image stored in the frame memory. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234825 | ACCELEROMETER / GYRO-FACILITATED VIDEO STABILIZATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a control system for video processes that selectively control the operation of motion stabilization processes. According to the present invention, motion sensor data indicative of motion of a mobile device may be received and processed. A determination may be made by comparing processed motion sensor data to a threshold. Based on the determination, motion stabilization may be suspended on select portions of a captured video sequence. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234826 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND CIRCUIT - An image capturing apparatus ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110234827 | OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical apparatus is disclosed which can prevent displacement of subject images due to an initializing operation of the image stabilizing unit from being seen by a photographer through a finder. The apparatus comprises an image-stabilizing unit which includes a movable unit movable for image stabilization and balls movable in conjunction with the movement of the movable unit, and a controller which controls operations of the movable unit. The controller causes the movable unit to perform a specific operation for moving the balls to a specific position in response to mounting of the optical apparatus on another optical apparatus, the specific operation being a different operation from an image stabilization operation of the image-stabilizing unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234828 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a recording apparatus including: a movement cycle determining section which receives moving image data including image contents of an object which performs a movement in which a movement state and a non-movement state are alternately and periodically repeated, and determines an operating period which corresponds to the movement state and a static period which corresponds to the non-movement state; and a recording control section which records the number of frame image data, per unit time, for forming the moving image data in the static period to be smaller than in the operating period, when the moving image data is recorded. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234829 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS TO CONFIGURE AN IMAGING DEVICE - In some embodiments, a non-transitory processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions to cause a processor to receive a first image of a visual pattern from a sensor. The visual pattern encodes at least one compression parameter, at least one capture parameter or at least one video analytic parameter to be applied to the sensor. The code represents instructions to cause the processor to apply the at least one compression parameter, the at least one capture parameter or the at least one video analytic parameter to the sensor. The code further represents instructions to cause the processor to receive a second image from the sensor. The sensor captures or analyzes the second image according to the at least one compression parameter, the at least one capture parameter or the at least one video analytic parameter. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234830 | Solid-state image pickup device, method of manufacturing thereof, and electronic apparatus - Provided is a solid-state image pickup device including: a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a photoelectric conversion portion and a pixel transistor formed in a front surface side of a substrate, wherein a rear surface side of the substrate is set as a light receiving plane of the photoelectric conversion portion; and an element, which becomes a passive element or an active element, which is disposed in the front surface side of the substrate so as to be superimposed on the photoelectric conversion portion. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234831 | Communication device - There is provided a communication device capable of improving a decline in the usability caused by an angle of view of a camera. The communication device includes: a camera capturing a picture; an information processing section detecting a face image from the picture captured by the camera, to generate a partial picture including the detected face image; a transmitting section encoding the partial picture to generate encoded data, and transmitting the encoded data to a counterpart; and a first receiving section receiving data transmitted from the counterpart, and decoding the received data to generate a picturephone picture. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234832 | Control device, camera system and program - A control device of present invention includes a display control portion that performs control such that a whole image display region, in which a whole image captured by a camera is displayed, and an enlarged image display region, in which a region corresponding to a position specified on the whole image is enlarged and an enlarged image is displayed, are displayed, and a control portion that performs control such that the region corresponding to the position specified on the whole image is changed. The region includes at least one preset region, and the display control portion displays, on the whole image, a section that corresponds to the preset region. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234833 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus that effectively extends a depth of field of an imaging unit by performing restoration processing on image data obtained by imaging a subject with the imaging unit, in which image data (A/D converted digital image signal) are corrected by a linear correction unit such that an input light versus output signal value characteristic of the image sensor becomes linear and the restoration processing for depth of field extension is performed on the linear corrected image data. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234834 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - To track the movement of a common subject contained in a sequence of image frames time-sequentially captured by a digital camera, feature points of the subject are extracted from a first image frame, and corresponding points to the extracted feature point are identified in a second image frame that is captured after the first image frame. When the number of traceable feature points, to which the corresponding points can be identified, is less than a predetermined value, the speed of movement of the subject is judged high, and the shutter speed of the digital camera is set at a higher value. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234835 | APPARATUS FOR AUTO-FOCUSING DETECTION, CAMERA APPLYING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING DISTANCE TO SUBJECT - An apparatus for auto-focusing detection, a camera applying the same, and a method for calculating a distance to a subject are disclosed. The camera calculates a focusing control state based on synthetic image data output as an image passing through a pupil split unit provided with a filter arranged at one or more of the at least two holes as taken by an image pickup unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234836 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE TAKING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a solid-state image taking device including a pixel section and a scan driving section wherein on each pixel column included in the pixel area determined in advance to serve as a pixel column having the unit pixels laid out in the scan direction, the opto-electric conversion section and the electric-charge holding section are laid out alternately and repeatedly, and on each of the pixel columns in the pixel area determined in advance, two the electric-charge holding sections of two adjacent ones of the unit pixels are laid out disproportionately toward one side of the scan direction with respect to the optical-path limiting section or the opto-electric conversion section. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234837 | RECEIVING APPARATUS, RECEIVING METHOD, PROGRAM AND TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - A receiving apparatus includes: a communication unit performing communication with a transmitting apparatus as a transmission source of contents; and a control unit acquiring remaining drive time of the apparatus itself calculated based on a battery remaining amount of the apparatus itself and time necessary for transmitting the contents to compare the remaining drive time with the necessary time when receiving the contents from the transmitting apparatus through the communication unit and recording the contents in a storage unit, and selecting any one of a first mode in which part of the contents is received from the transmitting apparatus through the communication unit and recorded in the storage unit and a second mode in which reception of the contents is not performed when determining that the necessary time is longer than the remaining drive time based on the compared result. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234838 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, ELECTRONIC CAMERA, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processor including an acquisition unit and a moving image generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires image analysis information of a feature in an image. The moving image generation unit generates a moving image superimposed and displayed on the image so that the moving image is displayed in a pattern that changes in accordance with the image analysis information acquired by the acquisition unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234839 | Electronic camera - An electronic camera comprises an image processing unit that performs image processing using a plurality of adjustment parameters and a parameter setting unit that sets each of the plurality of parameters for the image processing unit according to a single change command. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234840 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR RECOGNIZING A GESTURE IN A PICTURE, AND APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING A DEVICE - An apparatus for recognizing gestures in a picture includes a Hough transformer configured to identify elements in the picture or in a pre-processed version of the picture as identified gesture elements and to obtain information about the identified gesture elements. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234841 | Storage and Transmission of Pictures Including Multiple Frames - According to various embodiments, multiple frames, each having image data and metadata, can be aggregated into pictures. The frames may come from different image capture devices, enabling aggregation of image data from multiple sources. Aggregation can be automatic, or it can be performed in response to user input specifying particular combinations of frames to be aggregated. In various embodiments, pictures are mutable, whereas immutability of the constituent frames is enforced. In various embodiments, certain metadata elements that are not essential to rendering can be selectively removed from frames, so as to address privacy concerns. In various embodiments, frames can be authenticated by the use of digests generated by a hash function. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234842 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An image processing device that corrects a pixel value in image data, includes: an input unit that inputs image data having a plurality of color components and including a plurality of pixels each holding one color component; a calculation unit that calculates a maximum value among pixel values of a plurality of same-color neighboring pixels each holding a color component identical to a color component held in a processing target pixel selected from the pixels included in the image data and pixel values of a plurality of different-color neighboring pixels each holding a color component different from the color component held in the processing target pixel, which take up positions closer to the processing target pixel than the plurality of same-color neighboring pixels; and a correction unit that compares a pixel value of the processing target pixel with the maximum value and replaces the pixel value of the processing target pixel with the maximum value if the pixel value of the processing target pixel is greater than the maximum value. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234843 | Signal processing device, signal processing program and electronic camera - The present invention includes a color converting section carrying out color conversion processing and a coefficient correcting section setting a correcting coefficient group to a coefficient group of the color conversion. The coefficient correcting section sets a local area containing a pixel to be processed, and calculates “feature information of the local area” containing at least one of averaged color information, averaged luminance information, and flatness on the basis of the pixel signals of the local area. The coefficient correcting section determines a correcting coefficient group to be used for the pixel to be processed on the basis of the feature information of the local area. With this construction, the present invention suppresses influence of noise when changing the color conversion processing for each pixel. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234844 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - This invention makes it possible to provide a technique for suppressing a decrease in resolution of a sensed image even when an image sensor on which solid-state image sensing elements with different sensitivities are arranged is used. A demosaic unit obtains a color component of a given pixel, sensed at the first sensitivity, by performing interpolation calculation using color components of pixels each of which is adjacent to the given pixel and is sensed at the first sensitivity. The demosaic unit also obtains a color component of a given pixel, sensed at the second sensitivity, by performing interpolation calculation using color components of pixels each of which is adjacent to the given pixel and is sensed at the second sensitivity. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234845 | AUTO WHITE BALANCE CORRECTION VALUE CALCULATION DEVICE, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A normal AWB (auto white balance) correction value is calculated based on inputted image data. Further, a face area is identified from the inputted image data and a face AWB correction value is calculated based on image data in the face area. Then, first feature data and second feature data are extracted from the inputted image data and image data in the face area, respectively. A total AWB correction value is calculated in accordance with at least one of the face AWB correction value and the normal AWB correction value based on a comparison result of the first feature data and the second feature data. Thus, an erroneous correction can be prevented in an AWB correction using a face detection function. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234846 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A CAMERA MODULE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE COLOR SPECTRUM OF A WHITE LED - A method and an apparatus enabling use of a light source emitting a spectrum of light not following characteristics of a blackbody source of light with a camera module programmed for use with light sources following characteristics of blackbody sources of light, wherein a white-balance patch is transmitted to the camera module to cause the camera module to accept color coordinates representing a point on a chromaticity chart that partly defines a region of color coordinates on the chromaticity chart into which color coordinates of the light source fall and to which color coordinates of a reference white color derived by a white-balance routine of the camera module are constrained. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234847 | Image Processing Method and Apparatus - An image processing technique includes acquiring a main image of a scene and determining one or more facial regions in the main image. The facial regions are analysed to determine if any of the facial regions includes a defect. A sequence of relatively low resolution images nominally of the same scene is also acquired. One or more sets of low resolution facial regions in the sequence of low resolution images are determined and analysed for defects. Defect free facial regions of a set are combined to provide a high quality defect free facial region. At least a portion of any defective facial regions of the main image are corrected with image information from a corresponding high quality defect free facial region. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234848 | Sound recording device, imaging device, photographing device, optical device, and program - A sound recording device includes an input unit, a timing detection unit, a section setting unit that sets a first section including a section in which an operation unit operates in a sound signal, a reference signal determination unit that determines, as a first reference signal, the sound signal corresponding to a second section following the first section, a signal detection unit that detects, as a second reference signal, a sound signal with the highest correlation with the first reference signal, an interpolation signal detection unit that detects, as an interpolation signal, a sound signal that follows the second reference signal detected by the signal detection unit in the sound signal and has the same time length as the first section, a signal replacement unit that replaces the sound signal in the first section with the interpolation signal, and a recording unit that records the sound signal replaced by the signal replacement unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234849 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL IMAGES HAVING AN ASSOCIATION FILE SEPARATE FROM AN IMAGE LIFE - A portable image capture device, program and method for controlling and managing data captured thereby. A device program residing on the portable image capture device generally associates data processing attributes with image files generated for image data captured by the portable image capture device. In some embodiments, the device program associates data processing attributes related to prompts for pre-defined image data with corresponding image files generated in response to the prompts. The device program, and attribute and prompt data therefor are created on a data processing system and are transferrable therefrom to the portable image capture device. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234850 | SantaCam - A camera for producing a taken picture that is seen jointly with fictional characters contained digitally and superimposing said figure in the picture overlapped with owner's location. The camera contains a Memory card with multiple fictional character figures such as Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, etc., in various positions, poses and sizes which the operator can choose for the picture that best fits the operator's home or location. The digital picture frame is formed by a series of picture options using multiple fictional characters each being pre-photographed and uploaded to the memory card to create a latent image thereon of a character at a predetermined position within the digital frame. Parental control option switches the camera to manual mode. When, therefore, the shutter is actuated by the operator in manual mode, a picture is taken in which the location appears in juxtaposition to the fictional character. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234851 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A photographing apparatus including an imaging unit to photograph a subject to acquire image data; an object detection unit to detect a predetermined object from the image data; and a detection condition setting unit to allow a user to set a detection condition for the object detection unit by selecting one of detection rate-priority and detection speed-priority. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234852 | Imaging apparatus, image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program - An imaging apparatus includes: an image generation section that generates at least one of a first captured image having a predetermined size and a second captured image having an aspect ratio different from that of the first captured image; a recording control section that, when an instruction operation to record the generated captured image is received, records the generated captured image based on the instruction operation; and a display control section that, when a captured image to be displayed at the time of displaying the recorded captured image on a display section is the second captured image, displays the second captured image and an enlarged image of a specific region in the second captured image are displayed on the display section in a correlated manner. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234853 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided are an imaging apparatus and a display apparatus capable of taking a plurality of plane images in different photographing ranges and storing a display method of the plane images along with the taken plane images to arrange a reproduction method during imaging. When moving images are taken by a tele/wide simultaneous imaging mode, the moving images are displayed, and the moving images are recorded every certain time (for example, one second). In parallel with recording of the images, information associating a display method displayed on a monitor with an elapsed time from the start of imaging is stored in ancillary information. When a change in the display method is instructed, a CPU 110 switches the display of a monitor 16 to set the designated display method and stores information on designation of display method in the ancillary information in the next recording. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234854 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes an image pickup unit, an extracting unit, an estimating unit, a categorizing unit, and a recording control unit. The image pickup unit captures an image of a subject. The extracting unit extracts a human figure from the captured image of the subject captured by the image pickup unit. The estimating unit estimates a posture of the human figure extracted by the extracting unit. The categorizing unit categorizes the posture of the human figure estimated by the estimating unit into a previously prepared pose. The recording control unit controls recording of the captured image on the basis of the pose that the posture of the human figure is categorized into by the categorizing unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234855 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN - An imaging apparatus including a capturing section which captures an image at a first viewing angle, a capturing control section which performs consecutive image capturing by the capturing section, a setting section which sets areas to be captured at the first viewing angle to generate a composite image reproducing a captured image at a second viewing angle by combining captured images, a judgment section which judges whether a captured image is suitable for any one of the set areas, and a recording control section which corresponds the captured image with an area and records the capture image in a recording section when the captured image is suitable, wherein the judgment section further judges whether the captured image is more suitable for an area than previously recorded by corresponding a recorded image in comparison with a previously recorded image, when an image that was previously recorded in the record means exists. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234856 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention is a semiconductor device including: a resistor R | 2011-09-29 |
20110234857 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM RECORDING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus capable of being opened and closed includes storage means, display means, and taken image display control means. The storage means stores a taken image therein. The display means has a display screen provided in a surface which is located inside when the information processing apparatus is closed and which is located outside when the information processing apparatus is opened. The taken image display control means displays a taken image on the display screen, and changes a taken image to be displayed between before and after closing and opening the information processing apparatus when the information processing apparatus is closed and opened again. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234858 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - Whether a pixel of interest contained in applied image data exhibits color bleed (a false color or purple fringe) is determined. If the pixel of interest is determined to exhibit color bleed, a direction along which luminance is monotonically decreasing in the vicinity of the pixel of interest is discriminated using the pixel of interest as a starting point. A search is performed in the direction of monotonically decreasing luminance to find a pixel where the monotonic decrease in luminance ends. The found pixel where the monotonic decrease in luminance ends is decided upon as a target pixel and a correction value for causing the color of the pixel of interest to match the color of the target pixel is calculated. The color of the pixel of interest is corrected using the calculated color correction value. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234859 | IMAGE-PROJECTING AND IMAGE-CAPTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An image-projecting and image-capturing system primarily includes a projecting sub-system for projecting an image and a capturing sub-system for capturing an image. The capturing sub-system primarily comprises a zoom lens that consists of many lens groups moving along an optical axis. When capturing an image, the projecting sub-system is arranged at a location out of the optical axis; when projecting an image, the projecting sub-system is moved to aim the optical axis. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234860 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a correction-parameter storing unit corrects a position of a captured image captured by an image sensor, and an image-position correcting unit corrects the position of the captured image for each pixel based on the correction parameter. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234861 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device comprising a single photographing optical system, an image sensor having a plurality of pixels for obtaining a plurality of viewpoint images by photo-electrically converting a luminous flux passing through different regions of the photographing optical system, and a shading correction part for conducting a shading correction to the plurality of viewpoint images. The shading correction part varies the amount of shading correction based on light-reduction property for one viewpoint image among the plurality of viewpoint images with respect to the amount of shading correction based on light-reduction property for the other viewpoint image among the plurality of viewpoint images. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234862 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes: an image sensor that outputs pixel signals by capturing a subject image, the image sensor including a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix pattern and; a calculation unit that calculates correction values each used to individually correct errors in pixel signals read out from one of pixel columns at the image sensor, while the image sensor in a continuous shooting state continuously outputs the pixel signals; and a correction unit that corrects the pixel signals by using the correction values calculated in the continuous shooting state, wherein: if a specific condition changes in the continuous shooting state, the correction unit corrects the pixel signals by using the correction values already in use. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234863 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, COLOR FILTER ARRANGEMENT METHOD THEREFOR AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device having color pixels in which color filters are arranged for respective pixels, wherein in a color filter array in which two blocks of two pixels in a row direction×two pixels in a column direction of an X1 color are arranged on one diagonal line, and a block of two pixels in the row direction×two pixels in the column direction of an X2 color and a block of two pixels in the row direction×two pixels in the column direction of an X3 color are arranged on the other diagonal line, the pixels are shifted by one pixel in the column direction alternately in the row direction. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234864 | IMAGING DEVICE - A color filter array having two color filter patterns of 2×2 pixels is employed. In one of the two color filter patterns, the transmittances of the R and B filters are lower than the transmittances of the G color filters. In the other color filter pattern, the transmittances of the G color filters are lower than the transmittances of the R and B color filters. As a result, when four adjacent pixels are binned in moving images, three or more different colors are generated, and when all pixels are separately read out in still images, the output of an imager is corrected, whereby outputs equivalent to those of the RGB Bayer filter can be generated. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234865 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, COLOR FILTER ARRANGEMENT METHOD THEREFOR AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, in a solid-state imaging device having color pixels in which color filters are arranged for respective pixels, two blocks of two pixels in the row direction×two pixels in the column direction of an X1 color are arranged on one diagonal line, and a block of two pixels in the row direction×two pixels in the column direction of one of an X2 color and an X3 color and a block of two pixels of the other color and two pixels of an X4 color arranged diagonally are arranged on the other diagonal line, and magnitudes of wavelengths satisfy the following relationship: X3 color2011-09-29 | |
20110234866 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT UNIT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A photoelectric conversion element unit includes a package includes a package including a photoelectric conversion element configured to perform a photoelectric conversion for an optical image of an object, a substrate mounted with an electronic component that includes a drive circuit configured to drive the photoelectric conversion element and a signal processing circuit configured to process a signal from the photoelectric conversion element, and a fixing plate having an opening, wherein the package and the electronic component are adjacent to each other in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis in the opening, and the package and the substrate are fixed onto the fixing plate. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234867 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a VOB region, an effective pixel region, a comparator, a holder, and a drive controller. The effective pixel region outputs the reset signal, and an image signal to the vertical signal line. The comparator compares the reset signal transferred from the VOB region through the vertical signal line with a reference signal, and determining whether the reset signal is within a digital level range. The holder is capable of holding either a value representing a first result or a value representing a second result, according to a determination result of the comparator. The drive controller varies a pulse timing period according to the value held by the holder, and automatically sets the period when the reset signal is read from the effective pixel region to the vertical signal line. A voltage of the vertical signal line is clamped in the period. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234868 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprises multiple photoelectric conversion portions ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110234869 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A solid-state image sensor according to the present invention includes: a semiconductor layer ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110234870 | IMAGING APPARATUS FOR FULLY AUTOMATIC SCREEN PRINTER - An imaging apparatus for fully automatic screen printer including two stacked light sources, two stacked beamsplitters, two stacked optical reflectors, two stacked imaging lens and two stacked image sensors, wherein the two stacked optical reflectors and the two stacked light sources are correspondingly disposed on two different sides of the two beamsplitters, the two stacked imaging lens are disposed on another side of the beamsplitters different from that of the optical reflectors and the light sources, the two stacked image sensors are disposed behind the imaging lens; the optical reflectors are provided with an upward reflection plane and a downward reflection plane, the optical axes of the imaging lenses are orthogonal to that of the light sources. The imaging apparatus is of two independent optical paths which capture the image of the printed circuit board and that of the screen respectively. Furthermore, the imaging apparatus is of compact structure, high acquiring speed and optical paths easy to be adjusted. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234871 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, the pixel driving circuit causes the amplifying transistor to form a source follower circuit without applying a bias voltage to the vertical signal line and connects the FD to the power source. Thereafter, the pixel driving circuit separates the current source from the vertical signal line to cancel the source follower circuit, applies a bias voltage to the vertical signal line so that the voltage of the FD is raised when the brightness of the subject is higher than the reference value, and the voltage of the FD is lowered when the brightness of the subject is lower than the reference value, and turns on the read transistor. The pixel driving circuit turns off the read transistor, and then connects the current source to the vertical signal line, and causes the amplifying transistor to form the source follower circuit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234872 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, the data transfer circuit outputs n bits for each N columns (n≧2) in the pixel array among digital data of a predetermined number of bits digitally converted in accordance with the column selection signal which collectively and sequentially selects N columns (N≧2) in the pixel array by using one data line. One data line is commonly and correspondingly connected to one differential input terminals of 2 | 2011-09-29 |
20110234873 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup element, including: a photoelectric conversion region; a transistor; an isolation region of a first conductivity type configured to isolate the photoelectric conversion region and the transistor from each other; a well region of the first conductivity type having the photoelectric conversion region, the transistor, and the isolation region of the first conductivity type formed therein; a contact portion configured to supply an electric potential used to fix the well region to a given electric potential; and an impurity region of the first conductivity type formed so as to extend in a depth direction from a surface of the isolation region of the first conductivity type in the isolation region of the first conductivity type between the contact portion and the photoelectric conversion region, and having a sufficiently higher impurity concentration than that of the isolation region of the first conductivity type. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234874 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CAMERA - An imaging apparatus including a pixel, a current source, and a signal processing circuit. The pixel outputs signal charge, obtained by imaging, as a pixel signal. The current source is connected to a transmission path for the pixel signal and has a variable current. The signal processing circuit performs signal processing on a signal depending on an output signal to the transmission path and performs control so that a current of the current source is changed in accordance with the result of signal processing. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234875 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes first and second pixel portions, first and second transfer transistors, first and second accumulation portions, an element isolation region, first and second amplifier transistors, and a first and second signal lines. The first and second pixel portions include photoelectric conversion elements, respectively. The first and second transfer transistors transfer first and second charges photoelectrically converted by the first and second pixel portions, respectively. The first and second accumulation portions are interposed between the first and second pixel portions, and accumulate the first and second charges, respectively. The element isolation region is interposed between the first and second accumulation portions. The first and second amplifier transistors amplify voltages generated in accordance with the first and second charges accumulated in the first and second accumulation portions, respectively. The first and second signal lines output signal voltages amplify by the amplifier transistors, respectively. | 2011-09-29 |
20110234876 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH DOUBLE CHARGE TRANSFER FOR LARGE DYNAMIC RANGE AND METHOD OF READING - The invention relates to image sensors with active pixels. | 2011-09-29 |