41st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120256995 | Method and Device for Printing at Least One Printing Substrate - A method and device are provided for printing at least one printing substrate on a printing support, more particularly a printing table, by use of a digital printing unit. The method feeds the printing substrate onto the printing table, detects the position of the printing substrate on the printing table, and aligns a print image produced by the digital printing unit in accordance with the detected position of the printing substrate. | 2012-10-11 |
20120256996 | Method for Actuating a Digital Printing Unit, and Digital Printing Press - A method for actuating at least one digital printing unit of a digital printing press, includes at least one driven transport device and an associated movement control device. The at least one digital printing unit is connected to the movement control device via a data connection. Values of variables characterizing the transport are transmitted digitally from the movement control device via the data connection to the at least one digital printing unit, so as to be used for controlling the printing process in the at least one digital printing unit. | 2012-10-11 |
20120256997 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a transportation mechanism that transports a recording material, a recording head that discharges photoactive liquids, a light irradiation section that irradiates the discharged photoactive liquids with light, and a failure detection section that detects failure of light emitting devices in the light irradiation section. This recording apparatus executes recording by masking a nozzle opening which corresponds to a failed light emitting device, when the failure detection section detects the failure. | 2012-10-11 |
20120256998 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, PRINT HEAD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light emitting device includes light emitting chips, a mount board on which the light emitting chips are mounted, and a buffer amplifier. Each of the light emitting chips includes light emitting elements and transfer elements. The transfer element sequentially specify, by sequentially entering an on-state, the light emitting elements as targets for control of illumination or non-illumination. Each of the transfer elements is provided for a corresponding one of the light emitting elements. The buffer amplifier is provided on the mount board, and outputs a transfer signal on the basis of an input transfer signal. The transfer signal is used to sequentially set the transfer elements, which are included in each of the light emitting chips, to be in the on-state. | 2012-10-11 |
20120256999 | PRINTING IMAGE DATA GENERATING DEVICE, THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A printing image data generating device generates printing image data for a thermal transfer printer that heats a thermal head generating friction force depending on grayscale values to thermally transfer ink. The printing image data generating device includes: an image data acquirer configured to acquire image data as a printing subject; a density deviation line specifying section configured to specify density deviation lines at which density after printing is estimated to deviate from desired density attributed to sudden change in the friction force; a correction-subject pixel specifying section configured to specify, as a correction-subject pixel, a pixel whose variation degree of the grayscale value is lower than a predetermined value; a correcting section configured to correct the grayscale value of the specified correction-subject pixel in such a direction as to eliminate density deviation; and a generating section configured to generate the printing image data based on image data after correction. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257000 | System and method for a grooming mirror in a portable electronic device with a user-facing camera - A system for a grooming mirror in a portable electronic device with a user-facing CCD camera has a makeup function that when activated activates the user-facing camera on the device, the camera captures images of a user's face and displays live images of the user face on the screen, wherein, the device functions as a grooming mirror for the user. The makeup function operates on the captured images to crop and digitally focus the images to show close up images of the user face, thus the device functions as a mirror for the face for grooming and applying cosmetics. The device has a feature to put on hold a face to face communication function, while the user uses the makeup function for grooming and to apply cosmetics. The device is equipped with a user-facing light that is activated to light up the face for the camera. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257001 | Method for Simultaneous Communications Management - A method for presenting multiple communications in a wireless communication device ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120257002 | Visual telephony apparatus, system and method - A visual telephony apparatus, system and method are provided. In one embodiment, the visual telephony method includes a method implemented using a processor, the method including the steps of: detecting at least one telephony attribute associated with a voice call directed from a voice communication device to a publicly switched telephone network number; identifying a visual content that has been preassociated with the at least one telephony attribute; initiating a request for the visual content in response to the detecting step; and receiving the visual content in response to the initiating step, the visual content being received at a display device. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257003 | Calculating A Fully Qualified Number - A teleconference server may calculate a fully qualified number (FQN), which specifies a string of numbers that, if dialed by an calling party, will establish a call with a called party. The fully qualified number may include, for example, an external access code, an international access code, a country code, a national destination code, and/or a subscriber number. In order to determine a calling party and a called party, the teleconference server may access data regarding a scheduled call. The teleconference server may determine a fully qualified number based on the relationship between the called party and the calling party. The teleconference server may send the fully qualified number to the calling party, which may then initiate a scheduled call with the called party by dialing the received fully qualified number. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257004 | Direct Eye-Contact Enhancing Videoconferencing Unit - A desktop videoconferencing endpoint for enhancing direct eye-contact between participants can include a transparent display device and a camera placed behind the display device to capture images of a near end participant located in front of the display device. The display device can alternate between display states and non-display states. The camera can be operated to capture images of the near end participant only when the display device is in the non-display state. The camera can be placed behind the display device at a location where an image of eyes of the far end participant is displayed. Images captured by the camera when displayed at to the far end participants can give the perceived impression that the near end participant is making direct eye-contact with the far end participant. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257005 | High Resolution Wide Field of View Digital Night Vision System - A wide field of view night vision system is described. The system comprises a head attachment apparatus configured to attach to a user's head and a night vision subsystem. The night vision subsystem comprises one or more night vision image sensors attached to the head attachment apparatus. Each sensor receives input light and produces a digital image of the input light. A processor processes the digital image(s) to produce a wide-field image. The wide-field image spans at least 60 degrees of a user's horizontal field of view. A display and eyepiece attached to the head attachment apparatus receives and displays the wide-field image. The eyepiece is positionable between the display and the user's eye to image the wide-field image into the user's eye. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257006 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE CAPABLE OF GENERATING WIDE-RANGE IMAGE - The CPU of a digital camera according to the present invention acquires a plurality of panoramic images, and generates a wide-range image by combining the acquired panoramic images. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257007 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE CAPABLE OF GENERATING WIDE-RANGE IMAGE - A digital camera according to the present invention includes a CCD, an image display section, and a CPU. The CPU controls the CCD to perform consecutive image-capturing, and generates a wide-range image based on a plurality of images consecutively captured by the CCD. In addition, the CPU detects a predetermined trigger indicating the completion of consecutive image-capturing in a predetermined direction by the CCD. Furthermore, the CPU displays on the image display section information indicating a range to be consecutively captured by the CCD to generate a panoramic image, while changing the information every time the predetermined trigger is detected. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257008 | Mobile Device Case Having an Integrated Wide-Angle Lens - A case for a mobile device is provided, which may advantageously include an integrated wide-angle lens for photography and/or videography. The mobile device case includes a protective casing with an opening that exposes a mobile device camera, where the mobile device camera has a default angle of view. The protective casing encloses the mobile device and may include one or more hinges and one or more locking mechanisms. A wide-angle lens is integrated within the protective casing of the mobile device case. In some embodiments, the wide-angle lens is removably attached to the protective casing of the mobile device. The wide-angle lens provides a wider angle of view to the mobile device camera than the default angle of view. Furthermore, the wide-angle lens is positioned a predetermined distance from the mobile device camera. The wide-angle lens, in some embodiments, is a fisheye lens. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257009 | Image Processing Device and Method for Matching Images Obtained from a Plurality of Wide-Angle Cameras - The present invention relates to an image processing device and method for matching images obtained from a plurality of wide-angle cameras. There is provided an image processing device for matching images obtained from a plurality of wide-angle cameras, comprising: at least 2 wide-angle cameras arranged in such a way as to overlap with a portion of the photographing area between neighboring cameras; an image signal receiver which receives at least 2 input image signals obtained from the plurality of wide-angle cameras; a lookup table which stores image mapping data concerning the relationship between the respective image pixels that constitute a plurality of input image signals obtained from the plurality of wide-angle cameras and the image pixels of composite image signals; an image matching unit which receives a plurality of input image signals from the image signal receiver and constructs image pixels of composite image signals for the respective image pixels forming each input image signal in reference to the lookup table; and an image signal output unit which creates output images based on the composite image signal configured in the image matching unit. There is also provided an image processing method using this image processing device. The inventive image processing device and method make it possible to configure a plurality of images obtained from a plurality of wide-angle cameras as a single planar image in a swift and efficient manner. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257010 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC 3D STEREOSCOPIC DISPARITY CURSOR - Embodiments of the present invention provide a “disparity cursor” for easily measuring disparity within a selected region of a 3D image under test. In operation, a user places a window that defines the disparity cursor over a selected region of the 3D image under test using a mouse, keyboard, or other user-interface device. An average disparity value for the image segments contained within the window is then automatically calculated and reported to the user. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257011 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO DATA - Methods and systems are disclosed for processing stereoscopic video data for transmission into a single frame or field, including multiplexing color data for left-eye and right-eye image into a single frame or field in a spatially incongruous manner. Embodiments of the invention also relate to methods and systems for processing such a single frame or field and displaying the corresponding stereoscopic video data either on a passive monitor or on an active monitor, to render three-dimensional (3D) video content. The invention also relates to corresponding computer programs and signals. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257012 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY - A display method and a display apparatus of a 3D image are provided. The display method includes: receiving an image stream; determining a viewing mode of the image stream; determining whether or not a screen of a display apparatus is adjusted according to the determined viewing mode; and adjusting the screen of the display apparatus in the case in which it is determined in the determining of whether or not the screen of the display apparatus is adjusted that the screen is adjusted, wherein the viewing mode of the image stream includes a 2D image viewing mode and a 3D image viewing mode. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257013 | ANALYSIS OF 3D VIDEO - An image analysis apparatus for processing a 3D video signal comprising successive pairs of images representing different respective views of a scene to generate an image depth indicator comprises a correlator configured to correlate image areas in one of the pair of images with image areas in the other of the pair of images so as to detect displacements of corresponding image areas between the two images; a graphics generator configured to generate a graphical representation of the distribution of the displacements, with respect to a range of possible displacement values, across the pair of images; and a display generator for generating for display the graphical representation in respect of a current pair of images and in respect of a plurality of preceding pairs of images, so as to provide a time-based representation of variations in the distribution of the displacements. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257014 | STEREO IMAGE DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND STEREO IMAGE DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS - A CC encoder outputs CC data for displaying a caption with a closed caption. A disparity information creation unit outputs disparity information related with each Window ID included in the CC data. The disparity information has added thereto instruction information instructing which of the left eye and the right eye is to be subjected to shifting on the basis of the disparity information. Also, the disparity information is either configured to be commonly used in individual frames during a display period of closed caption information or configured to be sequentially updated during the individual periods, and has added thereto identification information thereabout. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257015 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR 3D BROADCASTING SERVICE IN BROADCASTING SYSTEM COMBINED WITH MOBILE BROADCASTING - Provided is an apparatus and a method for providing a three-dimensional (3D) broadcasting service that may provide a two-dimensional (2D) fixed broadcasting service using a fixed broadcasting signal or a 2D mobile broadcasting service using a mobile broadcasting signal when a transmitter transmits each of a left image and a right image constituting a 3D image using the fixed broadcasting signal or the mobile broadcasting signal, and the receiver receives the fixed broadcasting signal and the mobile broadcasting signal, or may provide a 3D broadcasting service by composing an image received using the fixed broadcasting signal and an image received using the mobile broadcasting signal into a 3D image. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257016 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING PROGRAM - In three-dimensional modeling apparatus, an image obtaining section obtains image sets picked up by stereoscopic camera. A generating section generates three-dimensional models. A three-dimensional model selecting section selects a first three-dimensional model and a second three-dimensional model to be superimposed on the first three-dimensional model among generated three-dimensional models. A extracting section extracts first and second feature points from the selected first and second three-dimensional model. A feature-point selecting section selects feature points having a closer distance to stereoscopic camera from the extracted first and second feature points. A parameter obtaining section obtains a transformation parameter for transforming a coordinate of the second three-dimensional model into a coordinate system of the first three-dimensional model. A transforming section transforms the coordinate of the second three-dimensional model into the coordinate system of the first three-dimensional model. And a superimposing section superimposes the second three-dimensional model on the first three-dimensional model. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257017 | METHOD AND SURVEYING SYSTEM FOR NONCONTACT COORDINATE MEASUREMENT ON AN OBJECT SURFACE - Noncontact coordinate measurement. With a 3D image recording unit, a first three-dimensional image of a first area section of the object surface is electronically recorded in a first position and first orientation, the first three-dimensional image being composed of a multiplicity of first pixels, with which in each case a piece of depth information is coordinated. First 3D image coordinates in an image coordinate system are coordinated with the first pixels. The first position and first orientation of the 3D image recording unit in the object coordinate system are determined by a measuring apparatus coupled to the object coordinate system by means of an optical reference stereocamera measuring system. First 3D object coordinates in the object coordinate system are coordinated with the first pixels from the knowledge of the first 3D image coordinates and of the first position and first orientation of the 3D image recording unit. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257018 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGE DATA FOR STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - Provided is a stereoscopic display device provided with a stereoscopic display panel and a display controller, the stereoscopic display panel including a lenticular lens, a color filter substrate, a TFT substrate, etc. Unit pixels arranged in a horizontal direction parallel to the direction in which both eyes of viewer are arranged are alternately used as left-eye pixels and right-eye pixels. The display controller determined, according to temperature information from a temperature sensor, the contraction/expansion of the lens by a stereoscopic image generating module and generates 3D image data for driving the display panel in which the amount of disparity in a specific disparity direction is corrected on the basis of parameter information defined by an effective linear expansion coefficient inherent in the stereoscopic display panel, or the like and the magnitude of the temperature to thereby ensure a predetermined stereoscopic visual recognition range even when the lens are contracted/expanded. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257019 | STEREO IMAGE DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, STEREO IMAGE DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, STEREO IMAGE DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND STEREO IMAGE DATA RECEIVING METHOD - [Object] To maintain perspective consistency with individual objects in an image when displaying captions (caption units) based on an ARIB method in a superimposed manner. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257020 | RASTER SCANNING FOR DEPTH DETECTION - Techniques are provided for determining distance to an object in a depth camera's field of view. The techniques may include raster scanning light over the object and detecting reflected light from the object. One or more distances to the object may be determined based on the reflected image. A 3D mapping of the object may be generated. The distance(s) to the object may be determined based on times-of-flight between transmitting the light from a light source in the camera to receiving the reflected image from the object. Raster scanning the light may include raster scanning a pattern into the field of view. Determining the distance(s) to the object may include determining spatial differences between a reflected image of the pattern that is received at the camera and a reference pattern. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257021 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A game apparatus includes a CPU, and in a mode of examining a flower based on an imaged image, the CPU activates two outward cameras to allow a user to image a flower. The CPU obtains color information, shape information and a size of the imaged flower from the imaged image. A shape category is obtained from the shape information, and with the shape category, data for search included in a database for search is filtered. Then, by comparing color information, shape information, and the size of the imaged flower with the data for search to be used, a score of a degree of approximation of the color information and scores of the degree of matching of the shape information and size, etc. are obtained. Then, images of flowers as candidates are presented in the descending order of the score (similarity level). | 2012-10-11 |
20120257022 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging section converting image light impinging thereon through a lens device into an electrical imaging signal; an imaging process section processing the imaging signal output by the imaging section; an output section converting the imaging signal processed by the imaging process section into an image signal in a predetermined format and outputting the image signal; a terminal for synchronization for connection with another imaging apparatus; and an imaging control section controlling imaging at timing in synchronism with the other imaging apparatus and putting the lens device in the same state of control as the state of control of the other imaging apparatus when the communication with the other imaging apparatus can be performed through the terminal section for synchronization. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257023 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STEREO IMAGING DEVICE - To provide a control system of a stereo imaging device that is able to obtain a stereo image, which can be viewed stereoscopically, even when relative-position relationship of a pair of imaging units is unknown. A control system of a stereo imaging device includes a pair of imaging units, an error calculation unit and a control unit. A pair of the imaging units has a digital or analog degree of freedom so as to be able to control at least a yaw, pitch, roll and zoom factor, and can capture video frames using imaging elements. The error calculation unit uses each of images captured by a pair of the imaging units to calculate a rotating error and zoom error of each imaging unit on the basis of a difference from a predetermined standard convergence model of each imaging unit. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257024 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING DEVICE - Disclosed is a stereoscopic imaging device which answers the need for system compatibility over the entire range of long-distance (telescopic) imaging to close-up imaging, and which can faithfully reproduce stereoscopic images on the display side without adjustment. To that end, stereoscopic imaging device is disclosed in which the imaging lens optical axes (phi (L), (R)) in an imaging unit provided with imaging lenses and imaging elements (S) are arranged so as to be laterally parallel, and the distance between the optical axes (D | 2012-10-11 |
20120257025 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) MULTI-ANGLE VIEW CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a method for controlling a 3D multi-angle view thereof. Multi-angle views of a 3D image captured by a plurality of cameras are displayed, switched (converted) and selected according to a touch input. And, a selected angle view of the 3D image undergoes a capturing or a recording. While appreciating different-angle views of a 3D image (broadcast image) captured by a plurality of cameras, a desired angle view of the 3D image may be played, recorded and stored with using a user interface. This may enhance a user's convenience. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257026 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A three dimensional image display device includes a display panel in which at least one of two consecutive left eye images and two consecutive right eye images are inputted, where the two consecutive left eye images are substantially the same as each other, and the two consecutive right eye images are substantially the same as each other, and where gate scanning directions of the two consecutive left eye images are opposite to each other, and gate scanning directions of the two consecutive right eye images are opposite to each other. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257027 | Stereoscopic Image Display Apparatus, Image Display System and Method for Displaying Stereoscopic Image - A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes: a liquid crystal display device that alternately displays a left-eye image in a first time frame and a right-eye image in a second time frame, the left-eye image and the right-eye image being images to be respectively viewed by left and right eyes of a viewer; and an LCD shutter glasses that includes: a left-eye shutter that covers the left eye of the viewer during the second time frame; and a right-eye shutter that covers the right eye of the viewer during the first time frame, wherein the liquid crystal display device sequentially displays a first left-eye image frame and a second left-eye image frame included in the left-eye image during the first time frame and sequentially displays a first right-eye image frame and a second right-eye image frame included in the right-eye image during the second time frame. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257028 | CAMERA MODULE FOR ENDOSCOPE - A camera module consists of an image sensor, an objective lens system, and a lens drive mechanism. The objective lens system includes a taking lens and a prism having a reflection surface inclined at an angle of 45° to an optical axis of the taking lens, to reflect incident light toward the image sensor on a circuit board, which is positioned in parallel to the optical axis of the taking lens. The lens drive mechanism includes a motor and a rotary shaft driven by the motor. The motor is positioned behind the prism, and a drive shaft of the motor is coupled to the rotary shaft through a power transmission mechanism. The rotary shaft is positioned on one radial side of the taking lens and is coupled to a movable lens element of the taking lens such that the movable lens element is moved in the axial direction by rotary motion of the rotary shaft. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257029 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING OBJECT IMAGE USING ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope apparatus includes a CCD that picks up an image of an object to be examined, an image processing section that generates, based on an image pickup signal obtained by the CCD, an average image signal, which is an average value of weighted pixel values, from image pickup signals of at least two or more narrow band wavelengths, generates a first image signal with a high-frequency component suppressed with respect to the average image signal, generates a difference image signal, which is a difference value of the weighted pixel values, from image pickup signals of predetermined two narrow band wavelengths, and generates a second image signal with a high-frequency component suppressed with respect to the difference image signal, and an observation monitor that allocates the first image signal and the second image signal to one or more predetermined color channels and performs display. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257030 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD OF THE ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An endoscope apparatus is provided. The endoscope apparatus includes an illumination unit configured to selectively provide light of different wavelength bands and white light, a sensing unit configured to generate an image signal by receiving light of a near infrared wavelength band and light of a visible light band, and an image processing unit configured to generate a color image and a plurality of narrow band images from image signals of different wavelength bands generated by the sensing unit. The sensing unit includes a plurality of photodetection pixels, each photodetection pixel comprising an infrared sub-pixel for sensing near infrared light, a red sub-pixel for sensing red light, a blue sub-pixel for sensing blue light, and a green sub-pixel for sensing green light. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257031 | IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE, BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image acquisition device includes: an imaging unit which has a plurality of light receiving elements; a condensing unit which condenses light which is input to the light receiving elements, and includes a plurality of microlenses which are arranged one to one with the light receiving elements on a plane; and a band pass filter including amorphous silicon films on a path on which light from an object is input to the light receiving elements. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257032 | FINGERPRINT SENSING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MAKING - A fingerprint sensing module includes a sensor substrate having a sensing side and a circuit side, an image sensor including conductive traces on the circuit side of the sensor substrate, and a sensor circuit including at least one integrated circuit mounted on the circuit side of the sensor substrate and electrically connected to the image sensor. The sensor substrate may be a flexible substrate. The module may include a velocity sensor on the sensor substrate or on a separate substrate. The module may further include a rigid substrate, and the sensor substrate may be affixed to the rigid substrate. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257033 | OPTICAL BIOMETRICS IMAGING WITH FILMS - Methods and systems are provided for performing a biometric measurement on an individual. A purported skin site of the individual is illuminated under a plurality of distinct optical conditions during a single illumination session. Light scattered beneath a surface of the purported skin site is received separately for each of the plurality of distinct optical conditions. A multispectral image of the purported skin site is derived from the received light. A biometric function is performed with the derived multispectral image. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257034 | INTRAVITAL OBSERVATION DEVICE - Disclosed is an intravital observation device that has a simple structure and that can observe a foreign material and both blood vessels of an artery and a vein inside a living body without requiring an angiographic agent, X-rays, or harming the body. The intravital observation device comprises a light source that irradiates light having a wavelength peak in a wavelength region of 800 to 1000 nm onto the living body and an imaging device that outputs an image data obtained by receiving the light that has passed through the living body. The imaging device is a digital camera whose minimum detection light amount per output at a time when receiving the light of 0.4 to 10 μW is less than or equal to 0.055 μW/bit. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257035 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK BY TRACKING USER GAZE AND GESTURES - User interface technology that provides feedback to the user based on the user's gaze and a secondary user input, such as a hand gesture, is provided. A camera-based tracking system may track the gaze direction of a user to detect which object displayed in the user interface is being viewed. The tracking system also recognizes hand or other body gestures to control the action or motion of that object, using, for example, a separate camera and/or sensor. The user interface is then updated based on the tracked gaze and gesture data to provide the feedback. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257036 | DIRECTIONAL SOUND CAPTURING - This disclosure is directed to a sound recording arrangement comprising a sound recording arrangement and a method in the sound recording arrangement for amplifying sounds in a primary gaze direction of the user of the sound recording arrangement. The method comprises the actions of recording sounds arriving at a sound recording unit from objects in the field of view of the user, and recording a first set of images of the head and/or the eyes of the user, and determining a primary gaze direction of the user based on the first set of images, and amplifying sounds arriving in the primary gaze direction compared to sounds arriving from other directions. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257037 | HIGH SPEED MICROSCOPE WITH TWO-STAGE SCANNING FOR DETECTION OF RARITIES IN SAMPLES - A system and method of implementing a two-stage scanning technique with a high-speed microscope. The microscope is operable to provide spectrally resolved, multi-dimensional images from a single scan of a sample. The microscope may include one of a multi-beam point scanning microscope, a single beam line scanning microscope, and a multi-beam line scanning microscope. The sample is first tagged such that, if the sample has a particular makeup, it emits energy at particular wavelengths upon receiving excitation beams. The microscope is used to perform a first, wide area scan. If the sample is determined to have emitted energy having particular characteristics, the microscope performs a second, focused scan of the area that emitted the energy having the particular characteristics. The two-stage scanning technique is automated and may be used to quickly identify rare cells, microbes, viruses, and other components within one or more samples. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257038 | HIGH SPEED MICROSCOPE WITH NARROW DETECTOR AND PIXEL BINNING - A system and method of high-speed microscopy using a two-photon microscope with spectral resolution. The microscope is operable to provide spectrally resolved, multi-dimensional images from a single scan of a sample. The microscope may include one of a multi-beam point scanning microscope, a single beam line scanning microscope, and a multi-beam line scanning microscope. The microscope includes a descanning arrangement such that emitted fluorescence is static on a receiving detector. The detector is a narrow detector with a width at least half the size of the length, to reduce the amount of pixel data being transmitted and improve scan speeds. The microscope may also incorporate one or more binning techniques whereby pixels are binned together to improve resolution or scan speeds. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257039 | Image Processing Device, Measuring/Testing System, and Program - The present invention provides a contour extraction technique capable of resolving not only spuriousness, duplication, or branches in the contours of a sample pattern, but also discontinuities in the contours. A thinning process is performed with respect to design data for generating a sample pattern, and pattern in/out definition information defining the inside and outside of a pattern formed on a target sample is generated. Then, based on the Marker Controlled Watershed Segmentation method, region segmentation is performed by expanding regions indicated by the pattern in/out definition information while referencing pixel values of an edge-enhanced image of a target sample image, and pattern contours are generated. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257040 | ADAPTIVE PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPE - An optical microscope is provided with an adjustable optical phase ring. The adjustable ring provides a way to compensate for distortion in the visible phase ring before the light reaches the sample. In an inverted microscope, when observing transparent cells under a liquid, the visible light phase ring is distorted. By the use of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) in place of a fixed ring, the projected ring is adjusted to realign the light and produce phase. In a typical micro plate, the meniscus formed produces a lens effect that is realigned by providing changes in the position and pattern, to allow phase imaging over a wider portion of the well. The realignment of the ring can be manual or automated and can be dynamically adjusted based upon an observed image of the sample. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257041 | METHOD FOR DEFECT INSPECTION AND APPARATUS FOR DEFECT INSPECTION - Provided is a technique for a wafer inspection conducted by simple operation, which is useful even when the inspection covers a variety of items and the inspection items are changed frequently with time like in a start-up period of a semi-conductor process. According to the technique, inspection images are collected, and then a template is prepared from the inspection images. A plurality of regions are defined on the template, and inspection methods and output indexes are registered in correspondence with the respective regions. In the inspection, by reference to the template images corresponding to the derived inspection images, the inspection is conducted based on the inspection information registered therein and the quantitative output levels are calculated. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257042 | System for scanning, mapping and measuring conduits - The present invention relates to a system for scanning, mapping and measuring conduits. The system includes a data collection subsystem having a carriage assembly sized to fit within a conduit for travel therethrough and equipment module supported on the carriage assembly. The equipment module includes a housing, a video capture system and a lighting assembly accommodated within the housing, and a laser beam emitting and diffusion assembly attached to the housing forwardly of the video capture system. The laser beam emitting and diffusion assembly is operable to emit a laser beam and diffuse the laser beam along a plane P substantially perpendicular to the laser beam so as to trace a visible light contour where the plane P intersects the inner surface of the conduit. The laser beam is a light of a first colour. The video capture system is operable to record images of the conduit and the visible light contour generated by the laser beam emitting and diffusion assembly. The lighting assembly includes at least one LED light capable of emitting light of a second colour. The light of the second colour is different than the light of the first colour. The light of the second colour is selected so as provide sufficient illumination within the conduit to reveal features of the conduit when the at least one LED light is activated, while not substantially lessening the contrast of the visible light contour against the dark background formed by the conduit thereby allowing the images of the visible light contour of a sufficient quality to be captured for further processing. The system is further provided with a data processing subsystem that is in data communication with the data collection subsystem. The data processing subsystem being operable to process the images of the conduit and the visible light contour and to generate therefrom digital views of the conduit. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257043 | COMPONENT MOUNTING APPARATUS, ILLUMINATING APPARATUS USED IN IMAGING AND ILLUMINATING METHOD - A component mounting apparatus, an illuminating apparatus used in imaging in the component mounting apparatus and an illuminating method are provided which can support various recognition objects and can meet the requirement of downsizing by reducing the occupied space. In the component mounting apparatus which performs an operation for mounting a component on a board ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120257044 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING INDIRECT BANDGAP SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | 2012-10-11 |
20120257045 | IMAGE SYNCHRONIZATION FOR A MULTIPLE IMAGER SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An imager system and method thereof are provided, the imager system is configured for use with a vehicle and has a plurality of imagers including a first imager having a first field of view, and a second imager having a second field of view The imager system further includes a video processor module configured to approximately synchronize at least the first and second imagers, and a serial data communication connection communicatively connecting the plurality of imagers and the video processor module, wherein at least the first and second imagers are approximately synchronized by communicating a synchronization signal via a connection other than the serial data communication connection, and the images captured by the first and second imagers are approximately synchronized without buffering the captured images. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257046 | OPTICAL TOPOGRAPHIC IMAGING - Methods and devices of studying a predefined portion of an object having a feature of interest are disclosed. The feature of interest defines a class of objects that includes the object. Light sources directly illuminate the object from different illumination directions. The light sources are maintained in a stable configuration relative to the object. For each illumination direction, an image is generated from light scattered from the object with a camera maintained in a stable configuration relative to the light sources. A methodology derived from machine learning for the class of objects is applied to filter the generated images are filtered for a characteristic consistent with the fetaure of interest. Surface gradients are determined from the filtered images and integrated to generate a topography of a surface of the object. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257047 | GEOMETRIC REFERENCING OF MULTI-SPECTRAL DATA - A sensing device for obtaining geometric referenced multi-spectral image data of a region of interest in relative movement with respect to the sensing device, includes a first two dimensional sensor element and a spectral filter. The sensing device obtains subsequent multi-spectral images during the relative motion of the region of interest with respect to the sensing device, thus providing spectrally distinct information for different parts of a region of interest using different parts of the first sensor. A second two dimensional sensor element, using the second sensor element, provides an image of the region of interest for generating geometric referencing information to be coupled to the distinct spectral information. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257048 | VIDEO INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND VIDEO INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - It is desired to check a difference of a given movement performed on different date. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257049 | METHOD FOR VISUALIZING SPATIALLY-RESOLVED MEASUREMENT RESULTS AND CORRESPONDING MEASURING ARRANGEMENT - In a measuring apparatus ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120257050 | Method for Calibrating a Measurement Instrument of an Optronic System - A method for calibrating measurement instruments of an optronic system in motion, with positions P | 2012-10-11 |
20120257051 | VERSATILE WIRELESS VIDEO AND VOICE MONITOR - A method for capturing data comprising at least one of video and audio from a camera comprising a transmitter and receiver integrated with the camera, wherein the camera outputs data to a first local device in a first communication format and wherein the camera simultaneously outputs data in a second different communication format. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257052 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMITIES OF IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - In a method for detecting an abnormity of an image capturing device, an image of a monitored area is captured, and an image texture of the image is calculated according to the image. When a count of image textures recorded in a history record list is greater than a predetermined value, the method compares the image texture with at least two image textures recorded in the history record list, to determine whether the image is abnormal. If the image is abnormal, the method increments an abnormity record value of the image capturing device by a value of one. Once the abnormity record value is equal to an alert value, the method generates an alarm to warn of an abnormity of the image capturing device. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257053 | IMMORTAL BACKGROUND MODES - A method and system for updating a visual element model of a scene model associated with a scene captured in an image sequence. The visual element model includes a set of mode models for a visual t corresponding to a location of the scene. The method identifies a first mode model from the set of mode models for the visual element model as a candidate deletion mode model. The method then removes the identified candidate deletion mode model from the set of mode models for the visual element model, to update the visual element model for the video sequence, when a first temporal attribute associated with the candidate deletion mode model satisfies a first threshold and a second temporal attribute associated with a second mode model in the set of mode models satisfies a second threshold (T | 2012-10-11 |
20120257054 | VISUAL MONITORING DEVICE | 2012-10-11 |
20120257055 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ON-SCREEN DISPLAY AND SYSTEM FOR REPROGRAMMING CAMERA MODULE HAVING THE SAME - There is provided an apparatus for processing an on-screen display (OSD), the apparatus including: a buffer unit receiving first dynamic guideline image information, a color determining unit determining colors for previously divided sections included in the first dynamic guideline image information from the buffering unit, and an image synthesizing unit synthesizing second dynamic guideline image information having the colors for each of the sections, determined by the color determining unit with an image from a camera. With the apparatus for processing an OSD, a user freely sets colors of a warning message, a static guideline, and a dynamic guideline, whereby the warning message, the static guideline, and the dynamic guideline can be displayed on a screen without obscuring a rearview image. In addition, a dynamic guideline can be set as different colors according to sections divided into distances from the rear of a vehicle and an image can be continuously displayed. Further, the camera module can be reprogrammed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257056 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes image acquisition units which are mounted in a vehicle, and each of which is configured to acquire an image, a vehicle information acquisition unit configured to acquire vehicle information indicating a movement state of the vehicle, and an image correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate an amount of image correction based on positional relationship between a first image acquired by one of the image acquisition units and a second image acquired by the other image acquisition units, wherein the positional relationship is estimated based on the vehicle information. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257057 | DEVICE WITH A CAMERA UNIT - The invention relates to a device, particularly for a rear area of a vehicle, and a related method for operating the device, where the device includes a camera unit serving to record an image of the exterior area of the vehicle with the camera unit being protectively arranged via a support element at the vehicle, particularly protected in a housing, and a mobile closing element being provided for closing the housing opening, which by a drive unit can be moved into at least two end positions, namely a closed position and an open position. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257058 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In an image processing device configured to be installed in a vehicle, an image acquirer acquires camera images captured by cameras provided on the vehicle. A synthetic image generator generates synthetic images, which include downward views of the vehicle and a periphery thereof viewed from viewpoints different from one another, based on the camera images. A display image provider outputs, to the display device installed in the vehicle, information corresponding to a display image in which the synthetic images are continuously reproduced. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257059 | VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM - A vehicular vision system includes a CMOS photosensor array including a plurality of photosensor elements. The photosensor array is disposed at an interior portion of a vehicle and has a forward field of view to the exterior of the vehicle through the windshield of the vehicle at a windshield area that is swept by the windshield wipers. The photosensor array has a field of view forward of the vehicle that is generally in line with the vehicle's primary direction of forward travel. A control includes an image processor that processes image data captured by the photosensor array. The control may analyze image data captured by photosensor elements where an object exterior of the equipped vehicle is determined to be present more than the control analyzes image data captured by other photosensor elements where the determined object is not present. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257060 | VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM - A vision system for a vehicle includes at least one imaging sensor having a forward field of view with respect to a forward direction of travel of the vehicle. The imaging sensor captures image data representative of objects present in the forward field of view. A control is responsive to the imaging sensor and processes image data captured by the imaging sensor to determine an object present in the forward field of view. The control processes image data to determine a distance between the vehicle and the object determined present in the forward field of view. The control may determine the distance between the vehicle and the determined object at least in part in response to at least one of (i) size of the determined object, (ii) position of the determined object, (iii) light intensity of the determined object, and (iv) rate of approach of the determined object. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257061 | Neighborhood Camera Linking System - A method and apparatus for recording video. The method includes the steps of a plurality of security systems within a predetermined geographical area each detecting intruders within a respective home of the predetermined geographic area, a camera associated with each of at least some respective homes of the plurality of private security systems, the camera recording video in a public area surrounding the respective home of the security system, detecting an intruder within a security system of the plurality of security systems and activating the at least one camera within each of the at least some security systems to record video in response to the detected intruder. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257062 | VIDEO SWITCH SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VIEWING SURVEILLANCE VIDEOS - In a video switch method of viewing surveillance videos implemented by a server, a dividing mode, an arrangement mode, and a switch mode are acquired from a client device when a user of the client device is validated. The server controls at least one agent-computing device to divide display screens of each monitors connected to the at least one agent-computing device, into several sub-display areas according to the dividing mode. Individual surveillance videos of different monitored places from video record devices are displayed on the sub-display areas created, according to the arrangement mode. A predetermined next surveillance video replaces a current surveillance video displayed on a sub-display, either by manual switching or by means of an automatic cycle over a period of time. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257063 | IMAGE PROPERTY DETECTION - An image property detection apparatus for processing a pair of images representing different respective views of a scene to generate a colour property difference amount, comprises a difference detector configured to derive a difference amount dependent upon an average of the differences in colour properties between the pair of images at each of a set of possible image colours, each weighted by the image content of at least one of the pair of images at that respective image colour. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257064 | TRACKING AND MONITORING CAMERA DEVICE AND REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM USING SAME - A camera apparatus including a wide area monitoring camera and an intensive monitoring camera as one body. The camera apparatus includes a main frame, a first camera unit and a second camera unit. The main frame has a lens installation surface where a normal line is directed to the lower outside. The first camera unit is installed in the main frame, has a wide angle lens disposed on the lens installation surface so as to direct an optical axis to lower outside and a first image sensor for converting light entering through the wide angle lens into an electrical signal, and photographs images of neighboring areas including an area directly below the camera apparatus. The second camera unit has a second image sensor and is installed so as to rotate horizontally and vertically with respect to the main frame. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257065 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CALIBRATE A MULTI CAMERA DEVICE - Present embodiments contemplate systems, apparatus, and methods to calibration a multi camera device. Particularly, present embodiments contemplate initiating a calibration of multiple cameras in response to a predetermined event. A calibration records current environmental conditions along with the sensor positions of each camera when focused. By recording a plurality of calibration points under a variety of imaging and environmental conditions, a more accurate synchronization of the multiple cameras' focus positions can be achieved. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257066 | DRIVING SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL WEB CAMERA - A driving system for virtual web camera enabling several applications to access corresponding virtual web cameras is disclosed. The driving system includes the operations of: linking an upper filter to top of USB Video Class Driver as a driver for the virtual web camera through an upper filter driver mechanism provided by an operating system; executing the upper filter to perform initialization and generate device objects, each corresponding to a real web camera as the virtual web camera and having a specific device name; a file handle for the device object being assigned to the application, which opens the device object and then communicates with the web camera without changing the source code; and releasing the file handle when the file handle is closed at the request of the application such that another application can open and use the device object without interfering with other current applications. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257067 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOCUS TRANSITION - Systems and methods for setting a focal transition for an image capturing device receive data including user selections of focal settings for respective areas of interest in an image, generate a first interface that includes indicators of the focal settings for the respective areas of interest, receive data including user selections of transitional focal settings for respective transitional areas between the areas of interest, and generate a second interface, the second interface including indicators of the transitional focal settings for the respective transitional areas between the areas of interest. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257068 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOCUS TRANSITION - Systems and methods for setting a focal transition for an image capturing device receive data including user selections of focal settings for respective areas of interest in an image, generate a first interface that includes indicators of the focal settings for the respective areas of interest, receive data including user selections of transitional focal settings for respective transitional areas between the areas of interest, and generate a second interface, the second interface including indicators of the transitional focal settings for the respective transitional areas between the areas of interest. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257069 | Imaging - A method, apparatus and computer program is provided. The apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one memory storing a computer program including computer program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause at least the following to be performed: determining at least one area of interest in a scene imaged by an image sensor; initiating capture of a image, including the at least one area of interest, by causing the image sensor to be exposed to light conveyed by an optical arrangement; detecting movement of the apparatus during capture of the image; and controlling movement of at least one of: the image sensor and the optical arrangement, in dependence upon the detected movement of the apparatus and the at least one area of interest, in order to mitigate the perspective error, at the at least one area of interest, in the image being captured. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257070 | Acquisition System for Images Having a High Dynamic Range - An image acquisition system comprises: a single set of focussing optics focussing an incident beam from a scene to be imaged on a first sensor and a second sensor exhibiting identical spectral response curves; followed by separation means separating the irradiance of the beam coming from the focussing optics into first and second predetermined fractions, the separation means orienting the first fraction towards the first sensor and the second fraction towards the second sensor; control means for controlling a first acquisition time of the scene to be imaged by the first sensor to obtain a first image and/or a second acquisition time of the scene to be imaged by the second sensor to obtain a second image; and merging means that merge the first image coming from the first sensor and the second image coming from the second sensor to generate a final image. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257071 | DIGITAL CAMERA HAVING VARIABLE DURATION BURST MODE - A digital camera for having a variable time duration burst capture mode, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system; a data processing system; a frame buffer memory; and a program memory. The program memory stores instructions including: specifying a first frame rate; initiating an image capture sequence; storing a sequence of digital images captured at the first frame rate in the frame buffer memory; determining whether the frame buffer memory has been filled to a predetermined capacity. If the frame buffer memory has been filled to the predetermined capacity, the program memory further includes instructions for specifying a second frame rate, wherein the second frame rate is lower than the first frame rate; designating a set of stored digital images that can be overwritten; and storing a sequence of digital images captured at the second frame rate in the frame buffer memory, overwriting the designated set of stored digital images. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257072 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR MANIPULATING IMAGES USING METADATA - Many cameras have the ability to capture an image and generate metadata associated with the image. Such image metadata may include focus point metadata information that may be indicative of the potential focus points available to the camera as well as which one or more of those potential focus points were utilized to capture the image. As the location of a focus point used during image capture is generally intended to coincide with the location of the photographer's main area of interest within the image, such focus point metadata can be accessed during image editing and used to zoom in to the captured image at that focus point location. Performing a “smart-zoom” based on an image's focus point metadata may save time and reduce frustration during the image editing process. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257073 | CAPTURING DEVICE - A capturing device includes a capturing unit for capturing an image, a compass, a computing unit and a processor. The compass is used for rotating the pointer thereof to a predetermined direction when the capturing device rotates. The computing unit is used for computing an angle and direction rotated by the pointer of the compass in the process of the capturing unit capturing the image. The processor is used for correcting the captured image according to the angle and direction computed by the computing unit. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257074 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUSES, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a data processing apparatus including: a data sort block configured to sort, into multiple groups by information data of a same type, input data including information data of multiple types formed by multiple bits; a maximum value extraction block configured to extract a maximum value of the information data in each of the groups sorted by the data sort block; and a bit position decision and bit reduction block configured to determine a reduction position of bits common to the information data of the same type in each group on the basis of the maximum value extracted by the maximum value extraction block and reduce the common bits in accordance with the determination. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257075 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a solid-state imaging device mounted on a substrate; a bonding wire that electrically connects a pad formed on the solid-state imaging device to a lead island formed on the substrate; a frame member that has a frame-like shape and surrounds side portions of the solid-state imaging device; and a light-transmissive optical member so accommodated in the frame member that the optical member faces an imaging surface of the solid-state imaging device, wherein the frame member has a leg portion extending from the side where the optical member is present toward the imaging surface, and the frame member is integrally fixed to the solid-state imaging device with an end of the bonding wire that is connected to the pad covered with the leg portion. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257076 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: an image obtaining unit which obtains an image signal; an extraction position information obtaining unit which obtains information about an extraction position, where an image is extracted, from the image signal; a correction target value calculating unit which calculates a correction target value for correcting the image signal in accordance with the position information from an image center based on the extraction position information; an image correcting unit which corrects the image signal based on the correction target value; and an image extracting unit which extracts the image based on the extraction position information. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257077 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP METHOD AND RECORDING DEVICE RECORDING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A digital camera has an image pickup unit which can obtain a set of plural input images with different exposure amounts by photographing the same subject; an image synthesizing unit which creates a synthesized image from the set of plural input images; a live-view image output unit which outputs a live-view image on the basis of the synthesized image obtained by synthesizing a set of n pieces of (n is an integer not less than 2) input images with different exposure amounts obtained from the photographing unit during a view display operation; and a recorded image creating unit which creates an image for recording on the basis of the synthesized image obtained by synthesizing a set of m pieces of (m is an integer not less than 2) input images with different exposure amounts obtained from the image pickup unit during main photographing in the image synthesizing unit. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257078 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SETTING GUI DISPLAY METHOD, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus including: a GUI generation unit configured to generate GUI data in which one of two mutually-orthogonal directions on a screen is allocated as a direction in which information flows, a plurality of processing systems for information processing are expressed as a plurality of lines along the one direction, and one or more blocks in which a name and setting value of one or more setting items of the processing system corresponding to at least one of the lines are displayed on the line are arranged; and a display processing unit configured to display the generated GUI data on the screen. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257079 | Multi-Field CCD Capture for HDR Imaging - Techniques are described to combine image data from multiple images with different exposures into a relatively high dynamic range image. A first image of a scene may be generated with a first operational mode of an image processing system. A second image of the scene may be generated with a second different operational mode of the image processing system. The first image may be of a first spatial resolution, while the second image may be of a second spatial resolution. For example, the first spatial resolution may be higher than the second spatial resolution. The first image and the second image may be combined into an output image of the scene. The output image may be of a higher dynamic range than either of the first image and the second image and may be of a spatial resolution higher than the second spatial resolution. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257080 | LUMINANCE CONTROL OF A DISPLAY DEVICE - A device is proposed comprising a display screen for displaying digital information and/or images in a first mode of operation of the device, an image sensor having a set of photosensitive cells for capturing at least one digital image in a second mode of operation, and a control unit for controlling at least one display parameter of the screen in the first mode of operation. The control unit is configured to adjust the parameter on the basis of information representative of the brightness of ambient light obtained from at least a subset of the set of photosensitive cells of the image sensor. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257081 | IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An exposure control value is calculated based on a first photometric value calculated based on first image data read out from an image sensor and a second photometric value calculated based on second image data read out from the image sensor, and wherein the first image data is obtained without or with adding pixel signals and the second image data is obtained by adding a number of pixel signals larger than pixel the number of signals added to obtain the first image data. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257082 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A setting unit selects and sets one of a plurality of commercial power frequencies. A frame rate setting unit sets a frame rate corresponding to the commercial power frequency set by the setting unit. A control unit controls an imaging unit such that imaging is carried out at the frame rate set by the frame rate setting unit to thereby acquire image data successively. A detection unit detects a scanning line part at which luminance changes to differ between image data items successively acquired by the control unit. A changing unit changes the commercial power frequency set by the setting unit in accordance with a detection result obtained by the detection unit. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257083 | Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method - A database stores a plurality of image data to which the shooting date is attached. A list displaying unit displays on a display device a list of thumbnail images of the image data. An instruction receiving unit acquires a thumbnail image as a specified image. An image classifying unit generates one or a plurality of groups of images by classifying the plurality of image data in terms of the year when the image data were shot. A representative image selector acquires, as a representative image of each image group, image data having a shooting month-day identical to or close to the shooting month-day of the image data corresponding to the specified image from each image group. The list displaying unit displays a list of the each image group for each year and displays the representative image placed at the head of each image group. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257084 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - An image pickup device may include a storage unit that maps photographing position information to at least two pieces of target direction information, and stores the mapped information; an acquisition unit that acquires apparatus position information and photographing direction information; a calculation unit that selects at least one from among the plurality of pieces of photographing position information stored in the storage unit based on the apparatus position information acquired by the acquisition unit, and calculates at least two direction differences that are differences between the at least two pieces of target direction information, which are mapped to the selected photographing position information and are stored in the storage unit, and the photographing direction information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a display unit that displays information corresponding to the at least two direction differences calculated by the calculation unit. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257085 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR GENERATING COMPOSITE IMAGE HAVING PREDETERMINED ASPECT RATIO - A digital camera according to the present invention includes a CCD, a CPU and an image processing section. The CPU sets an arbitrary aspect ratio, and acquires a composite image having a predetermined aspect ratio which has been generated by a plurality of images consecutively captured by the CCD being combined. The image processing section trims the composite image acquired by the CPU to be an image having the set arbitrary aspect ratio. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257086 | IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGING PROGRAM - An object of the present invention is to achieve segmented image taking and merging processing of segmented images with logical consistency with high efficiency at low cost and thereby to enable easy formation of a high-definition merged image. An imaging system | 2012-10-11 |
20120257087 | DIFFERENTIAL SCAN IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for producing background-reduced fluorescence imaging signals include an illumination system that provides illumination light from an illumination source to a targeted area on the sample platform, a sensor adapted to detect light and having an array of sensing locations, and collection optics arranged and configured to project light emanating from the sample platform onto the sensor. In typical operation, light from the targeted area is projected onto a first portion of the sensor comprising a first plurality of the sensing locations and light from proximal to the targeted area on the platform is projected onto a second portion of the sensor comprising a second plurality of the sensing locations, and a second signal detected by the second portion of the sensor is subtracted from a first signal detected by the first portion of the sensor to produce a background-reduced signal, e.g., a signal with reduced background related noise. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257088 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A plurality of image data obtained by divided-capturing an object and correction image data obtained by capturing a correction chart at an angle of view wider than that in the divided capturing are input. Heterogeneity of luminance in the plurality of image data is corrected based on the correction image data. Joined image data representing the entire image of the object is generated by joining the plurality of image data in which the heterogeneity of luminance has been corrected. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257089 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE - An image processing apparatus calculates a smoothed value obtained by smoothing signal levels of a plurality of pixels including a processing target pixel in a local area of an input image and a feature amount representing an edge degree of the processing target pixel using a pre-noise reduction image obtained by reducing an impulse noise of the input image. The image processing apparatus weighted-adds a signal level of the processing target pixel and the smoothed value at a ratio corresponding to the feature amount and outputs the weighted-addition result as a signal level after noise reduction processing. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257090 | PIXEL, PIXEL ARRAY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE PIXEL ARRAY AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE PIXEL ARRAY - Disclosed are a pixel, a pixel array, a method for manufacturing the pixel array, and an image sensor including the pixel array. The pixel includes a first color filter layer to transmit a visible light and an IR, and a second color filter layer to transmit a light, in which the visible light is blocked, at one side of the first color filter layer. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257091 | DIGITAL IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital image photographing apparatus and a method of controlling the digital image photographing apparatus, the method involving dividing an imaging surface of an imaging device into a plurality of areas, and applying a first skip mode to an area that is expected to include a target object and applying a different second skip mode to an area that is not expected to include the target object, so that images having different resolutions may be obtained from the plurality of areas. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257092 | PIXEL, PIXEL ARRAY, IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE IMAGE SENSOR - Disclosed are a pixel, a pixel array, an image sensor including the pixel array and a method for operating the image sensor. The pixel includes a photo-electro conversion unit; a capacitor for storing charges converted by the photo-electro conversion unit; an output switching device for outputting an electric potential of the capacitor; and a removal unit for removing a part of the charges converted by the photo-electro conversion unit. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257093 | PIXEL, PIXEL ARRAY, IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE IMAGE SENSOR - Disclosed are a pixel, a pixel array, an image sensor including the pixel array and a method for operating the image sensor. The pixel includes a photo-electro conversion unit; a first capacitor for storing a first quantity of charges of the photo-electro conversion unit; a second capacitor for storing a second quantity of charges of the photo-electro conversion unit; and an output unit to output the first and second quantities of the charges. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257094 | IMAGING DEVICES OPERABLE WITH MULTIPLE ASPECT RATIOS - Imaging devices including a novel imaging system wherein a 2-dimensional pixel array has a diagonal dimension larger than the diameter measurement of the image circle, thereby being capable of handling rectangular images with multiple aspect ratios. These new imaging devices can be used in various electronic imaging apparatus with or without a lens system. | 2012-10-11 |