42nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100265304 | Printing cartridge with radio frequency identification - A printing device includes: a processor; a printing cartridge having a housing and a supply of media; a memory storing at least one of: (a) a plurality of values representing various characteristics of the printing cartridge, and (b) a script containing instructions relating to an operation of a printhead of the print device; a data lookup table storing a plurality of first codes, each of the first codes corresponding either one of the plurality of values stored in the memory, or the script; a radio frequency tag embedded within the housing of the printing cartridge and carrying one or more second codes; and a radio frequency tag reader communicating the one nor more second codes to the processor. The processor applies an algorithm to the one or more second codes to identify a first code associated therewith, and further determines a value or a script stored in the memory corresponding to the identified first code. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265305 | INK CARTRIDGE FOR INKJET PRINTER - An ink cartridge for an inkjet printer is provided. The ink cartridge includes a light detection portion, a first triangular prism and a second triangular prism, made of transparent material and disposed on the light detection portion, for receiving, deflecting, or refracting light emitted by a light emitting element on the printer. Two surfaces of the second triangular prism contact ink in the ink cartridge. When the ink cartridge has ink contained therein and is installed into a printer, the light emitted by the light emitting element is totally reflected by the first triangular prism and refracted by the second triangular prism into the ink, and will not be received by a light receiving element on the printer. When the ink in the ink cartridge is exhausted, the light is totally reflected by the second triangular prism onto the first triangular prism, and then is reflected onto the light receiving element, and thus the printer detects that the ink is exhausted. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265306 | INK CONTAINER FOR INK JET PRINTER, HOLDER FOR THE CONTAINER, CARRIAGE FOR THE HOLDER, AND INK JET PRINTER - An ink container for containing ink to be supplied to an ink jet head to which the ink container is detachably mountable, includes an ink supply port for supplying the ink to the ink jet head; a air vent for fluid communication with ambience; a claw-like projection provided on a first side of the ink container; a latching lever provided on a second side opposite from the ink container, the latching lever being resiliently supported on the ink container and having a latching claw. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265307 | Compositions and methods including depositing nanomaterial - An ink composition comprising a nanomaterial and a liquid vehicle, wherein the liquid vehicle comprises a composition including one or more functional groups that are capable of being cross-linked is disclosed. An ink composition comprising a nanomaterial, a liquid vehicle, and scatterers is also disclosed. An ink composition comprising a nanomaterial and a liquid vehicle, wherein the liquid vehicle comprises a perfluorocompound is further disclosed. A method for inkjet printing an ink including nanomaterial and a liquid vehicle with a surface tension that is not greater than about 25 dyne/cm is disclosed. In certain preferred embodiments, the nanomaterial comprises semiconductor nanocrystals. Devices prepared from inks and methods of the invention are also described. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265308 | Suction Device for Sucking a Print Medium in a Large Inkjet Printer - A suction device for sucking a print medium in a large inkjet printer is disclosed. The suction device is disposed on a suction conveying platen of the large inkjet printer, wherein the print medium is conveyed on the suction conveying platen for being printed by a printing module. The suction device comprises at least one suction member disposed on the top surface of the suction conveying platen for supporting the print medium. The suction member including a sucking portion, a non-sucking portion located alongside the sucking portion, and a plurality of orifices formed in the sucking portion. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265309 | NON-AQUEOUS INK-JET INK AND INK-JET RECORDING METHOD - A non-aqueous ink-jet ink which has printability on non-absorbing recording media such as polyvinyl chloride (abrasion resistance and water resistance), is excellent in ejection stability and safety, is free from problems concerning odor, does not cause operational abnormality in an ink-jet head even in long-term use, and can be stably used even after long-term storage. Also provided is a method of ink-jet recording with the ink. This non-aqueous ink-jet ink comprises a pigment, a binder resin, and an organic solvent. It is characterized in that at least 60 mass % of the organic solvent is accounted for by a water-soluble organic solvent and that the content in the ink of a metal salt which is the highest in content among the salts of metals selected among sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium is 3-50 ppm in terms of metal-ion concentration. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265310 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning device that uses a light spot to scan an image surface with a light source, a deflector, and an imaging element includes a housing in which the light source, the deflector, and the imaging element are set. The housing includes at least two sidewalls opposed to each other, a bottom surface that extends substantially perpendicular to the sidewalls, and ribs that are substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface and formed to extend from the two sidewalls, respectively. Discontinuous sections (sections between ribs or notched sections of the ribs) for passing light beams are provided in the ribs. A reinforcing member separate from the ribs are bridged to the discontinuous sections. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265311 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR A SMART FIXTURE - A device having a monitor operable to display information to a customer. The device further including a touch sensitive module coupled to the monitor. Also, the device has an image capturing module operable to capture an image of the customer. Additionally, the device has a storage unit operable to store the image of the customer and product information including information related to products offered at a retail establishment and products offered in an online store of the retail establishment. Furthermore, the device has a communication module communicatively coupling the device to a server via a network. The server accessing a database to provide up-to-date product information to the device. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265312 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH PROJECTOR AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DATA THEREON - A portable terminal equipped with a projector and a method for displaying data using the portable terminal provides capabilities for both conferencing and video presentations. When a projection function is selected in the portable terminal while the portable terminal is making a video call with other portable terminal, presentation data that will be output via the projector is transmitted to another portable terminal. The presentation data and image data transmitted from the other portable terminal is output via the projector of the portable terminal. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265313 | IN-CAMERA GENERATION OF HIGH QUALITY COMPOSITE PANORAMIC IMAGES - Apparatus and method for automatically generating panoramic still photographs from a sequence of images collected during panning. Programming within the camera allows creating the panoramic image output from multiple captured stills and/or video frames without laborious user “stitching”. A sequence of images are captured under control of the camera which span a desired subject area being panned (in any direction) by the user. As the images are being captured, the programming assures that the edges of adjacent images in the sequence sufficiently overlap one another as the desired subject area is being panned, as well as controlling other necessary camera adjustments (e.g., maintaining fixed focus). A set of sequential overlapping image frames is collected and combined to create at least one panoramic still photograph. The user can preferably change settings to control how the images are put together into the panoramic image output. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265314 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD CAPABLE OF TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION AND RECORDING OF IMAGE FILE OBTAINED BY PANORAMIC IMAGE SHOT - In recording an image file that is shot by panoramic image shooting, a plurality of pieces of image data are recorded in the image file, and therefore there is a problem that the file size increases. Although it is possible to reduce the file size by applying higher compression processing using JPEG or the like, there is a problem that the image degradation appears noticeably. With respect to an input image file, it is determined whether or not it is the one obtained by panoramic image shooting, and then at the time of recording, one of two overlap areas is deleted and the positional information on the other overlap area is attached. Thereafter, at the time of transmission or printing, the overlap area is restored based on the attached positional information. In this manner, the file size at the time of recording is reduced without degrading the image. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265315 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE COMBINING APPARATUS - A three-dimensional image combining apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain data of a main image as an image enabling stereoscopic view, data of an additional image to be combined with the main image and be displayed, and position information for defining a display position in a depth direction of the additional image in stereoscopic view of the additional image, a scaling unit configured to upscale or downscale the main image, an adjusting unit configured to adjust the position information based on a magnification of upscaling or downscaling the main image, and a combining unit configured to combine the additional image with the upscaled or downscaled main image based on the adjusted position information so that the additional image can be viewed stereoscopically. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265316 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING AND IMAGING - Imaging apparatus includes an illumination subassembly, which is configured to project onto an object a pattern of monochromatic optical radiation in a given wavelength band. An imaging subassembly includes an image sensor, which is configured both to capture a first, monochromatic image of the pattern on the object by receiving the monochromatic optical radiation reflected from the object and to capture a second, color image of the object by receiving polychromatic optical radiation, and to output first and second image signals responsively to the first and second images, respectively. A processor is configured to process the first and second signals so as to generate and output a depth map of the object in registration with the color image. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265317 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes: a photographing section that can photograph a subject from a plurality of viewpoints with parallax, and can photograph a 2D moving image of the subject obtained by photographing from at least one of the viewpoints and a 3D image of the subject obtained by photographing from the plurality of the viewpoints; a recording section that records the 2D moving image and the 3D image; a subject situation determination section that determines a timing suitable for photographing the 3D image while photographing the 2D moving image; and a photographing control section that controls the photographing section so as to photograph the 3D image when the subject situation determination section determines that the timing is suitable for photographing the 3D image. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265318 | 3D Biplane Microscopy - A microscopy system is configured for creating 3D images from individually localized probe molecules. The microscopy system includes a sample stage, an activation light source, a readout light source, a beam splitting device, at least one camera, and a controller. The activation light source activates probes of at least one probe subset of photo-sensitive luminescent probes, and the readout light source causes luminescence light from the activated probes. The beam splitting device splits the luminescence light into at least two paths to create at least two detection planes that correspond to the same or different number of object planes of the sample. The camera detects simultaneously the at least two detection planes, the number of object planes being represented in the camera by the same number of recorded regions of interest. The controller is programmable to combine a signal from the regions of interest into a 3D data. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265319 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING AN IMAGE IN THREE DIMENSIONS AND PANEL THUS PRODUCED - The invention seeks to make it possible to display an image in three dimensions without additional display means, and to furnish a device that is easy to implement and applicable to drawings and paintings. To that end, a purpose of the invention is a direct display panel of images in three dimensions that comprises a bottom panel ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100265320 | System and Method for Improved Forensic Analysis - A system and method for analyzing a forensic sample. A forensic sample is illuminated nondestructively with light of a first wavelength λ | 2010-10-21 |
20100265321 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes first light sources that have first frequency characteristics; second light sources that have second frequency characteristics different from the first frequency characteristics and that are arranged in positions different from those of the first light sources; an imaging unit that generates an image of a subject by receiving light that is emitted from the first light sources and the second light sources and then reflected from an object; and an image corrector that performs color unevenness correction on the image, which is captured by the imaging unit, using correction data with which a ratio of luminance of a first image, which is captured by the imaging unit using the first light sources, with respect to luminance of a second image, which is captured by the imaging unit using the second light sources, in each area is uniform based on the first image and the second image. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265322 | IMAGING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND IMAGING METHOD - An image generating device includes a first image-information generating unit that generates first image information based on a plurality of pieces of acquired color element information, a color-component detecting unit that detects a predetermined color component based on each piece of color element information, a color-component eliminating unit that eliminates the predetermined color component detected by the color-component detecting unit from a predetermined piece of color element information among the plurality of pieces of color element information, and a second image-information generating unit that generates second color information based on a piece of color element information obtained by eliminating the predetermined color component by the color-component eliminating unit and another piece of color element information. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265323 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF FOCUSING IN AUTOMATED MICROSCOPE SYSTEMS - The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to focusing in automated microscope systems. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes obtaining an image of at least a portion of a scan region, analyzing the image to find an area in the image representing a sample, determining a nature of the sample at a selected focus point location in the area in the image, selecting an automated focusing process for use at the selected focus point location based on the determined nature of the sample at the selected focus point location, and focusing the selected automated focusing process. The selecting can include selecting different automated focusing processes for different focus point locations based on different tissue characteristics at the locations. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265324 | OPTICAL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING CALIBRATION DATA FOR USE IN CALIBRATING A PART INSPECTION SYSTEM - An optical method and system for generating calibration data are provided. The calibration data is for use in calibrating a part inspection system. The method includes supporting a calibration device having a central axis and a plurality of regions which are rotationally symmetric about the axis. The method further includes scanning the device with an array of spaced planes of radiation so that the device occludes each of the planes of radiation at spaced locations along the central axis to create a corresponding array of unobstructed planar portions of the planes of radiation. Each of the unobstructed planar portions contains an amount of radiation which is representative of a respective geometric dimension of the device. The method still further includes measuring the amount of radiation present in each of the unobstructed planar portions to obtain measurement signals. The method includes processing the measurement signals to obtain calibration data for calibrating the system. The calibration data is capable of converting raw data to calibrated data. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265325 | LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEM - A lane departure warning system (LDWS) installed on vehicles is revealed. The LDWS includes a camera that captures road images and the data of images is sent to an electronic control unit (ECU) for processing and recognition. The ECU is directly connected with a global positioning system (GPS) that provides vehicle speed signals so as to check whether dangerous driving occurs. Once the dangerous driving occurs, a warning unit is turned on to send an alert. The conventional LDWS that complicatedly connects with vehicles parts such as turn signal lights or speedometers is replaced by connection with a GPS. Thus the convenience of installation of LDWS in vehicles is improved. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265326 | Sensory enhancement method and system for visual media - A sensory enhancement method and system for visual media provides a user with additional sensory information associated with visual events displayed upon a view screen. The system comprises a sensory-information-delivery chamber, at least one air source, and central processing machinery. The chamber comprises a framework, vent assemblies, a support platform, and a view screen. The framework comprises a series of interconnected air ducts. The vent assemblies are operably connected to the air ducts. The view screen displays visual events inherently associated with air movement. The vent assemblies comprise air outlets that direct moving air toward the user for providing the user with tactile sensory information. The central processing machinery is operably connected to the view screen and the air sources for selectively displaying the visual events and for selectively directing air against the user in simultaneous occurrence with the visual events display for delivering a coordinated visual-tactile sensation. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265327 | System for recording Surroundings - A system and method to record the surroundings for a movable device. The system has at least one sensor for the visual recording of the surroundings, as well as respectively at least one sensor for recording the direction of motion and the orientation of the device, the system being developed to process information provided by the sensors. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265328 | CAMERA DEVICE CAPABLE OF SYNCHRONOUSLY SHOOTING IMAGES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE A CAR - A camera device includes a case having a first camera and a second camera arranged therein. The case is assembled from a first and a second half-case. The first camera is used to shoot images of the driver inside a car and the second camera is used to shoot images of the road in front of the car. The camera device also includes a mounting mechanism that allows adjustment of the case of the camera device to different orientations. Therefore, when the camera device is installed in a car, the first and second cameras can be adjusted to a desired shooting angle and images inside and outside the car can be synchronously shot and be used in an accident to determine which party should be responsible for the accident. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265329 | LIGHTWEIGHT PLATFORM FOR REMOTE SENSING OF POINT SOURCE MIXING AND SYSTEM FOR MIXING MODEL VALIDATION AND CALIBRATION - An aerial remote sensing platform remotely collects information including environmental monitoring data. The aerial remote sensing platform includes a camera, a microcontroller, and sensors. A ground base station communicates with the aerial remote sensing platform. The microcontroller monitors a pitch, a yaw, and a roll of the aerial remote sensing platform and automatically adjusts a pan and a tilt of a camera accordingly, thereby locking on a region of interest for the capture and processing of visible light and thermographic images of mixing from point source pollutant discharges. The aerial remote sensing platform auto adjustment occurs responsive to the microcontroller, which processes a variety of feedback loop information gathered by the sensors. A viewer is configured to display an analysis of the collected information including visible light and thermographic images. The analysis provided is used to validate a CORMIX simulation model for point source mixing. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265330 | INTELLIGENT HEADLIGHT CONTROL USING CAMERA SENSORS - A system and method for intelligently controlling headlights receive a multiplicity of images that represent frames of a video sequence of an external environment of a vehicle. At least one bright spot, or blob, is found that stands out from a dark background of the external environment within each frame of the multiplicity of images. A multiplicity of features is extracted from a found blob. A type is recognized of a found blob that is selected from a multiplicity of types of blobs. A determination is then made whether to turn on a high beam light or a low beam light based at least on the recognized type of the found blob and a set of rules. Finally, an action based on such decision is performed. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265331 | Surveillance camera apparatus and surveillance camera system - A wide-angle camera is fixed to direct an optical axis in a fixed direction. A telephotographic camera can be inclined in panning and tilting directions to change an aiming direction of its optical axis. An image signal from the wide-angle camera is evaluated. When an image of a moving object is identified in a frame captured by the wide-angle camera, directivity information corresponding to a position of the moving object is calculated based on a relative position to the center of the frame. In accordance with the directivity information, posture of the telephotographic camera is controlled to aim its optical axis at the moving object. Thereafter, the posture of the telephotographic camera is controlled continuously to place the image of the moving object in the center of the frame captured by the telephotographic camera. The telephotographic camera captures the moving object while tracking it. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265332 | IR CAMERA WITH IMPROVED PARAMETER INTERPRETATION AND IMAGE CONTROL - Embodiments of the invention relate to an IR camera for capturing thermal images of an imaged view, the IR camera comprising an IR camera display configured to display the captured thermal images to a user of the IR camera; a display control unit configured to control the IR camera display to further display a current temperature range of the IR camera. The IR camera is characterised in that the display control unit is configured to determine an indication scale comprising the entire current temperature range of the IR camera wherein equally sized temperature intervals have different geometric size in the indication scale based on upon the actual image content of the captured thermal image, and control the IR camera display to display the indication scale to a user of the IR camera. Embodiments of the invention further relate to a method for use in displaying captured thermal images of an IR camera and a computer-readable medium encoded with executable instructions for the same. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265333 | QUANTUM NANODOT CAMERA - A quantum nanodot camera, comprising: a quantum nanodot camera sensor including: at least one visible pixel sensor configured to capture scenes including actors and/or objects in a visible band; and at least one IR pixel sensor configured to capture motions of at least one quantum nanodot (QD) marker tuned to emit a narrowband IR signal. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265334 | AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENTS FOR VIDEO POST-PROCESSOR BASED ON ESTIMATED QUALITY OF INTERNET VIDEO CONTENT - A system including a quality estimation module configured to estimate a visual quality of video content based on data from a decoder module. The system further including a settings database configured to store a plurality of predetermined settings. The settings database outputs at least one of the predetermined settings in response to the visual quality. The system further including a video post-processor module configured to automatically adjust settings of the video post-processor module based on the at least one of the predetermined settings. The video content is processed based on the settings of the video post-processor module that were automatically adjusted. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265335 | IMAGE CALIBRATION METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM UTILIZING THE METHOD - An image calibration method includes: (a) sensing at least one target pixel of a sensing row from an effective pixel region of an image sensor to generate at least one target pixel value; (b) sensing at least one reference pixel of a shading region in the image sensor to generate a calibration value, wherein the reference pixel and the sensing row do not belong to the same row; and (c) referring to the calibration value to calibrate and output the target pixel value. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265336 | Digital camera and method for testing the function of a digital camera - The invention refers to a digital camera | 2010-10-21 |
20100265337 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - When an instruction of shooting a moving image is given in a mail writing mode, a mobile communication terminal detects the instruction, controlling an image pick-up unit | 2010-10-21 |
20100265338 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and recording medium for electronic equipment including an electronic camera - A personal computer to which electronic equipment, such as, an electronic camera is connected reads recording units that are recorded in the electronic camera and displays a table consisting of recording information. In recording information such as a main image, a sub image and sound in the electronic camera, data within the electronic camera are inter-related by an index which indicates that the information is part of a common recording unit. The date having the same index are output and displayed in a same thumbnail area. When a recording unit for deletion is designated from the table, check boxes are displayed according to information contained in the recording unit. For example, an “x” is displayed in the check box of the information to be deleted, indicating that the information is a target of deletion. After the selection of information is completed and an “OK” button is pressed, the personal computer sends a control command to the electronic camera and deletes the designated information. Rather than deletion, the designated information can be read from the electronic camera into the personal computer. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265339 | CENTRAL PROCESSOR FOR DIGITAL CAMERA - A central processor for a camera having printing capabilities includes a CPU core for interpreting a programming script inputted thereto; a vector processor connected to the CPU core via a data cache, the vector processor for executing image processing processes instructed by the programming script; an input buffer connected to the vector processor; an image sensor interface adapted to write data to the input buffer for processing by the vector processor; an output buffer connected to the vector processor, the output buffer receiving data processed by the vector processor; and a printhead interface adapted to read processed data from the output buffer and provide the processed data to a print head. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265340 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control apparatus for controlling an image capture apparatus includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit transmits a first command to the image capture apparatus if a predetermined area in a captured image received from the image capture apparatus and a pointer operated by an operation unit are overlapped. The communication unit transmits a second command to the image capture apparatus if a button of the operation unit is clicked in a state that the predetermined area and the pointer are overlapped. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265341 | IMAGE STABILIZATION CIRCUIT - A first high-pass filter comprising a low-pass filter which allows only a frequency component of an input signal less than or equal to a first frequency to pass, a latch unit which latches an output of a low-pass filter according to a control signal, and a calculating unit which outputs a difference between an input signal and an output of the latch unit are provided on an image stabilization circuit. When latching in the latch unit is released, a held value of the latch unit is stepwise changed to the output value of the low-pass filter. Such a first high-pass filter is used in a centering process of an optical element. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265342 | MOTION INFORMATION ASSISTED 3A TECHNIQUES - A method for adjusting parameters in a video capture device using motion information is disclosed. Motion information that indicates motion of a video capture device is determined. The motion information is compared to an upper bound and a lower bound. An aggressiveness level that indicates a change in a white balance gain for the video capture device is determined based on the comparison. A new white balance gain for the video capture device is determined based on the aggressiveness level. An exposure convergence holding time is adjusted based on the motion information. An exposure step size is increased based on the motion information. A brightness level of the video capture device is adjusted based on the convergence step size. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265343 | IMAGE STABILIZATION DRIVING ASSEMBLY - An image stabilization driving assembly that corrects a shake of a digital camera includes a driving plate in which a correction lens is mounted and that operates in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis; a base plate that supports the driving plate at a rear of the driving plate; a tilt correction plate fastened at a rear of the base plate and that adjusts the fastening degree and corrects tilting of the driving plate; and a plurality of suspension wires having one end fixed to the driving plate, another end fixed to the tilt correction plate, and extending through the base plate. The plurality of suspension wires may be formed of an elastic material. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265344 | AUTO-TRIGGERED FAST FRAME RATE DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING - This disclosure describes techniques for triggering recording of digital video in a fast frame rate mode. In one example, a digital video recording apparatus includes a video sensor that captures digital video data at a fast frame rate in a fast frame rate mode, a video buffer that buffers the captured digital video data according to a first-in-first-out storage schema, a video storage that stores digital video data, and a motion detection unit that detects fast motion in the buffered digital video data, that stores digital video data from the video sensor in the video storage after detecting the fast motion, and that copies the contents of the video buffer to the video storage prepended to the stored video data. The digital video recording apparatus may be incorporated in a wireless communication device, such as a cellular phone. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265345 | VEHICLE BASED NIGHT-VISION ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A vehicle based night-vision arrangement includes a night-vision camera, an analyzer unit for analyzing image information collected by the night-vision camera and extracting a kind and/or position of a probable obstacle ahead in a driving direction of the vehicle; and a control unit to initiate producing a light spot on the display unit indicating the probable obstacle. A method for operating such a vehicle based night-vision arrangement is also provided. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265346 | CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AMALGAMATING IMAGES TO CREATE AN OMNI-FOCUSED IMAGE - This invention relates to a system and method for creating an omni-focused image. Specifically, this invention relates to a system and method for electronically amalgamating images using real-time distance information to create an omni-focused image. The system of the invention comprises one or more video cameras aimed at a scene each generating a video output focused at a different distance, a distance mapping camera providing distance information for one or more objects in the scene, and a pixel selection utility wherein the pixel selection utility uses the distance information to select pixels from the video outputs to be used to generate a video display. The system is then operable to focus and amalgamate the video outputs to produce one image with multiple focal points or an omni-focused image. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265347 | METHODS, ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ENCODING IMAGE FILES TO FACILITATE BROWSING THEREOF - An electronic device is operated by receiving a first image file, generating a second image file by encoding the first image file using an encoding technique such that it is less complex to decode the second image file than it is to decode the first image file, and associating the first image file with the second image file. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265348 | Systems and Methods for Image Data Transfer - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for efficient image data transfer and/or storage. As an example, some embodiments of the present invention provide data storage systems that include an image capture device, a storage medium and a processor. The image capture device generates a first still image and a second still image. The processor is communicably coupled to the storage medium, and generates a first compressed image and a second compressed image. The first compressed image and the second compressed image are generated by: receiving the first still image and the second still image; selecting an image portion of the first still image; identifying a similarity between the image portion of the first still image and an image portion of the second still image; indicating the similarity; and eliminating the image portion of the second still image. The processor stores the first compressed image and a second compressed image to the storage medium. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265349 | DIGITAL CAMERA MODULE - Provided is a digital camera module. The digital camera module includes an image sensor generating an electrical signal including a video signal and a clock signal and an optical interconnection unit converting the at least one of the video and clock signals into an optical signal to transmit the converted optical signal. The digital camera module further includes an image signal processor receiving the video signal restored from the optical signal to the electrical signal to convert the received video signal into a signal that is visually displayable. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265350 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT, OPTICAL APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a solid-state image pickup element capable of transmitting pixel signals read from a pixel unit as optical signals at high speed, an optical apparatus, a signal processing apparatus, and a signal processing system. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265351 | COMMUNICATION-CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - When storing an image file in an external recording medium with a communication function that is configured to automatically transfer a JPEG file stored in a predetermined directory, the apparatus stores a thumbnail image obtained by reducing an image size of a primary image in a predetermined directory. The primary image file is stored in a different directory to the predetermined directory. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265352 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus that enables a demosaicing process to be accurately carried out on a color image signal. With respect to a color mosaic image signal related to each pixel generated by photoelectrical conversion of an optical image reflecting a subject image, an interpolation process is carried out in which signals of missing colors in the each pixel are interpolated using image signals related to pixels in predetermined directions around the each pixel. The interpolation process is carried out in each of a plurality of predetermined directions. Color image signals in the predetermined directions subjected to the interpolation process are evaluated, and based on an evaluation result, a color image signal to be outputted as an interpolation process result is generated. The color image signals in the respective predetermined directions subjected to the interpolation process are evaluated with respect to homogeneity and signal intensity. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265353 | Image Processing Device, Image Sensing Device And Image Reproduction Device - There is provided an image processing device which uses a main image and a sub-image shot at different times to generate an output image. The image processing device includes a subject detection portion which detects a specific subject from each of the main image and the sub-image and detects the position and the size of the specific subject on the main image and the position and the size of the specific subject on the sub-image, and generates the output image by causing the main image to be blurred based on a variation in the position of and a variation in the size of the specific subject between the main image and the sub-image. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265354 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Provided is an image processing apparatus including a parameter storage that stores, in association with a plurality of attributes, a plurality of image processing parameters for respectively rendering subject images of different attributes from each other, into high image quality; and an image generating section that generates a high quality image of a subject image included in an input image, using the plurality of image processing parameters stored in the parameter storage. The image generating section may select at least one image from high quality images of the subject image included in the input image using respectively different combinations of the plurality of image processing parameters, based on comparison with the input image, and generate the selected image as the high quality image. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265355 | PHASE CORRECTION PLATE, IMAGING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS, MOBILE PHONE, IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, MONITOR CAMERA, ENDOSCOPIC APPARATUS, DIGITAL CAMERA, DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA, AND LENS UNIT - A phase correction plate is mounted on an imaging lens. The phase correction plate is structured in such a manner that the phase difference of light that has passed a middle region of the phase correction plate is lower than the phase difference of light that has passed a peripheral region of the phase correction plate, and that in the peripheral region, the phase difference of light that has passed through the phase correction plate increases from the middle-region side of the peripheral region toward the periphery side of the peripheral region. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265356 | Image processing method, image processing apparatus, image capturing appartus and image processing program - There is described an image processing method, which makes it possible to continuously and appropriately corrects excessiveness or shortage of light amount in the flesh-color area. The image processing method includes: a light source condition index calculating process for calculating an index representing a light source condition of the captured image data; a correction value calculating process for calculating a correction value of the reproduction target value, corresponding to the index representing the light source condition; a first gradation conversion condition calculating process for calculating a gradation conversion condition for the captured image data, based on the correction value of the reproduction target value; an exposure condition index calculating process for calculating an index representing an exposure condition of the captured image data; and a second gradation conversion condition calculating process for calculating a gradation conversion condition for the captured image data, corresponding to the index representing the exposure condition. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265357 | GENERATION OF SIMULATED LONG EXPOSURE IMAGES IN RESPONSE TO MULTIPLE SHORT EXPOSURES - Simulating a long exposure-time image from a sequence of short exposure-time images captured at slightly different times. The sequence of images is combined in a temporal integration process to create a long exposure image that simulates the output from a still camera, steadied by a tripod, whose light-sensitive material has been exposed to the same scene from the time of the beginning of the first input image of the sequence to the last image of the input sequence. The method overcomes limitations of hand-held video and image recording devices, allowing the user to easily create effects normally associated with high-end digital still cameras under expert control. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265358 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE CORRECTION - A system and method for correcting image data. Embodiments of the present invention provide calibration and image correction to overcome various lens effects including lens shading and lens imperfections. In one embodiment, the correction of image data is performed via utilization of a spline surface (e.g., Bezier surface). The use of spline surfaces facilitates efficient hardware implementation. The image correction may be performed on a per channel and illumination type basis. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for determine a spline surface to be used for calibrating an image signal processor to be used in correcting image data. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265359 | Output image adjustment of image data - A CPU calculates modified brightness correction amount tCurve_Y with consideration of exposure correction amount (or exposure value) EV if photography information PI (or Exif IFD) is included in image data GF. Specifically, the modified brightness correction amount tCurve_Y is calculated by dividing original brightness correction amount tCurve_Yorg by 2 | 2010-10-21 |
20100265360 | MAP DISPLAY APPARATUS, MAP DISPLAY METHOD, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | 2010-10-21 |
20100265361 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - A imaging device includes an imaging element; a memory unit configured to temporarily store pieces of image data captured individually at predetermined timings via the imaging element; a comparator configured to compare the image data recorded in the memory unit to detect whether an image change greater than or equal to a first threshold has occurred; a determining unit configured to determine whether the image change has converged to an amount less than or equal to a second threshold by comparing the image data recorded in the memory unit when an image change greater than or equal to the first threshold has been detected; and a controller configured to exercise control so that image data captured via the imaging element is recorded on a predetermined recording medium when it is determined that the image change has converged to an amount less than or equal to the second threshold. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265362 | Zoom optical system and image pickup apparatus provided with the same - A zoom optical system comprising, in order from the object side, a first lens unit with negative power, a second lens unit with positive power, a third lens unit with positive power, and a fourth lens unit, wherein spacing between the first lens unit and the fourth lens unit is fixed to an image surface, and the second lens unit and the third lens unit are moved on an optical axis so as to change spacings between the respective lens units when the magnification of the zoom optical system is changed. The third lens unit comprises lens elements more than three, including an aperture stop, at least a lens element with positive power and at least a lens element with negative power, and the most image-side lens element of the third lens unit is a meniscus lens element with a concave surface facing the image side. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265363 | ZOOM LENS OPTICAL SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a zoom (magnification variable) lens optical system that is used for a mobile phone camera or a digital camera. The zoom lens optical system includes, along a light axis in order of arrangement from an object side, a first lens group having a negative refractive power and comprising a prism provided with a reflective surface for bending a light path by reflecting light passed through the first lens at an angle of 90°, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, and a stop, wherein the variation of magnification is performed by moving at least two of the second to fourth lens groups. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265364 | SELF-CORRECTING ADAPTIVE LONG-STARE ELECTRO-OPTICAL SYSTEM - An imaging platform minimizes image distortion when there is relative motion of the imaging platform with respect to the scene being imaged where the imaging platform may be particularly susceptible to distortion when it is configured with a wide field of view or high angular rate of movement, or when performing long-stares at a given scene (e.g., for nighttime and low-light imaging.) Distortion correction may be performed by predicting distortion due to the relative motion of the imaging platform, determining optical transformations to prevent the distortion, dynamically adjusting the optics of the imaging platform during exposure, and performing digital image correction. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265365 | CAMERA HAVING IMAGE CORRECTION FUNCTION, APPARATUS AND IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD | 2010-10-21 |
20100265366 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an evaluation value calculation unit configured to acquire an evaluation value from image data, a reduction coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate a reduction coefficient based on the evaluation value, a reduction unit configured to subject the image data to image processing to reduce color bleeding in a target area in the image data based on the reduction coefficient, and a size change unit configured to change the size of the image data. The reduction coefficient calculation unit calculates the reduction coefficient to reduce the color bleeding in a target area in the image data when the evaluation value exceeds a threshold. The threshold is set so that the range of the evaluation value where the reduction coefficient is not calculated when the size change unit sets the size of the image data to a second value larger than a first value is made wider than the range of the evaluation value where the reduction coefficient is not calculated when the size change unit sets the size of the image data to the first value. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265367 | VIDEO CAMERA - Embodiments provide a video camera that can be configured to highly compress video data in a visually lossless manner. The camera can be configured to transform blue and red image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The data can then be compressed and stored in this form. This allows a user to reconstruct the red and blue data to obtain the original raw data for a modified version of the original raw data that is visually lossless when demosacied. Additionally, the data can be processed in a manner in which the green image elements are demosaiced first and then the red and blue elements are reconstructed based on values of the demosaiced green image elements. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265368 | Analog Dark Average Circuit and Method for an Image Sensor - An analog dark-signal averaging circuit and method for an image sensor are disclosed. Each sub-circuit of the dark-signal averaging circuit correspondingly inputs a signal from a pixel circuit of the image sensor, and each sub-circuit includes a correlated double sampling (CDS) circuit. The capacitors of the sub-circuits are controllably coupled by average switches, thereby averaging the reset signals and the image signals among the black pixels. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265369 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE WITH TWO MOVEABLE CAMERA MODULES - An image capturing device includes an adjustment assembly and two camera modules. The adjustment assembly includes a base, a driving member fixed on the base, and two supporting boards. The driving member includes an elastic connecting board having two ends connected to the base, a rigid board fixed to the elastic connecting board facing the base, and a cam rotating unit positioned between the base and the rigid board. The cam rotating unit abuts the rigid board and is rotatable to cause the rigid board to move toward or away from the base. The two supporting boards are attached to the elastic connecting board opposite to the base and spaced apart from each other. The two camera modules are fixed to the two supporting boards respectively. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265370 | PRODUCING FULL-COLOR IMAGE WITH REDUCED MOTION BLUR - A method of forming a full-color output image using a color filter array image having a plurality of color channels and a panchromatic channel, comprising capturing a color filter array image having a plurality of color channels and a panchromatic channel, wherein the panchromatic channel is captured using a different exposure time than at least one of the color channels; computing an interpolated color image and an interpolated panchromatic image from the color filter array image; computing a transform relationship from the interpolated color image; and forming the full color output image using the interpolated panchromatic image and the functional relationship. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265371 | Image Sensor Circuit - An image sensor circuit comprises at least one pixel cell for providing an output signal which is variable according to illumination of said pixel cell between a maximum and a minimum level, an analogue-to-digital converter for converting output signals from said pixel cell into digital data, and an offset signal source for providing an offset signal having a level between said maximum and minimum levels. The analogue-to-digital converter is fully differential and is connected to said pixel cell and to said offset signal source. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265372 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate; photoelectric conversion units formed in array on the semiconductor substrate and forming a light receiving unit; and wiring sections formed in positions among the photoelectric conversion units. The wiring sections include wiring bodies formed by superimposing wiring layers on the light receiving unit and including a bottom wiring body on the semiconductor substrate side, a top wiring body on an uppermost side, and an intermediate wiring body between the bottom wiring body and the top wiring body, and contacts connecting the wiring bodies in order of vertical overlap, and in at least one of the wiring sections, the wiring bodies other than the bottom wiring body are superimposed while being shifted from a position right above the bottom wiring body, and amounts of shift of the intermediate wiring body and the contacts connected to the intermediate wiring body are the same. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265373 | Solid State Image Pickup Device and Driving Method Therefor - The objective of this invention is to provide a solid-state image pickup device and its driving method that has a minimum circuit area and a wide dynamic range. The invention includes: a sensor array SA; a memory M; and a signal determination circuit DC. The sensor array has plural pixels in an array integrated on a semiconductor substrate. Each pixel sequentially outputs a first signal and a second signal. The memory M is connected to each column of pixels array and stores the first signal or the second signal. The signal determination circuit DC outputs signal (SS) such that it works as follows: when the first signal is input to memory M from the pixel, the signal determination circuit DC determines whether the first signal can be used. If so, the first signal is selected and the second signal is discarded and is not output to memory M. When the second signal is selected, the second signal is uploaded to memory M. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265374 | A/D converter, solid-state imaging device and camera system - An A/D converter includes: plural comparators to which reference voltages as ramp waves different from each other are supplied, which are configured to compare the supplied reference voltages with an analog input signal; and plural latches arranged so as to correspond to the plural comparators, which are configured to count comparison time of the corresponding comparators, to stop counting when an outputs of the comparator is inverted and to store the count value, wherein the plural reference voltages are offset by an arbitrary voltage at the same time point. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265375 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: a light-receiving element; and a multilayer film which is disposed on a side of a light-receiving surface of the light-receiving element and is formed by laminating a plurality of layers made of materials having different refractive indices, in which a defect layer is included in at least one of the laminated layers, wherein in the defect layer, a plurality of kinds of materials having different refractive indices coexist in a surface parallel to the light-receiving surface. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265376 | SEMICONDUCTOR IMAGE DEVICE - A line sensor includes a second conductive type semiconductor substrate where a first conductive type well region is formed, a pixel line formed in the well region, a plurality of pixels being formed on the well region, the plurality of pixels generating charges corresponding to an incident light, a CCD register unit formed on the well region, a transfer electrode being arranged on the well region, the transfer electrode transferring the charges in response to a transfer clock, an output circuit which outputs a voltage signal corresponding to the charges transferred by the transfer electrode, a wiring part which supplies a reference potential to the well region and the output circuit, and a resistor which is included in a wiring, the wiring connecting a first contact between the well region and the wiring part to a second contact between the output circuit and the wiring part. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265377 | METHOD OF DRIVING AN IMAGE SENSOR, AND AN IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - When an external trigger is received as a predetermined signal after receiving a signal concerning a start of imaging, controls are carried out to stop driving of a CCD type solid-state image sensor (CCD) from receipt of the signal concerning a start of imaging until receipt of the external trigger, and to start the driving of the CCD synchronously with the receipt of the external trigger. Thus, the driving of the CCD is not started immediately upon receipt of the signal concerning a start of imaging, and the driving time of the CCD can be shortened by the time from receipt of the signal concerning a start of imaging until receipt of the external trigger, thereby suppressing heat generation of the CCD. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265378 | DIGITAL PICTURE FRAME WITH LIGHT-SHIELDING CARRYING PORTION - An exemplary digital picture frame includes a frame body, a supporting portion, a carrying portion, an image capturing unit and light sources. The frame body includes a rear surface. The supporting portion extends from the rear surface and is configured for supporting the digital picture frame on a supporting surface. The carrying portion is arranged at the rear surface. The carrying portion includes a mount for facing the supporting surface. The mount is configured for holding a printed picture thereon. The image capturing unit is arranged at the supporting portion and is configured for capturing an image of the printed picture. The light sources are arranged at the supporting portion and are configured for illuminating the printed picture. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265379 | DIGITAL CAMERA - A digital camera of the present invention includes a microcomputer | 2010-10-21 |
20100265380 | VARIABLE POWER OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE, AND DIGITAL DEVICE - A variable power optical system ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100265381 | IMAGING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an imaging device, including: an imaging lens having an aperture stop; an imaging element adapted to obtain image data based on received light; and a microlens array provided in the focal plane of the imaging lens between the imaging lens and imaging element, the microlens array including a plurality of microlenses arranged in such a manner that each microlens is associated with a plurality of imaging pixels of the imaging element, wherein the arrangement of the microlenses of the microlens array is corrected from an equidistant arrangement to a non-linear arrangement according to the height of the image from the imaging lens on the imaging element. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265382 | ULTRA-WIDE ANGLE MEMS SCANNER ARCHITECTURE - An optical microscanner achieves wide rotation angles utilizing a curved reflector. The optical microscanner includes a moveable mirror for receiving an incident beam and reflecting the incident beam to produce a reflected beam and a Micro Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) actuator that causes a linear displacement of the moveable minor. The curved reflector produces an angular rotation of the reflected beam based on the linear displacement of the moveable mirror. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265383 | COLOR IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND FILTER | 2010-10-21 |
20100265384 | LIGHT GUIDE ARRAY FOR AN IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor pixel that includes a photoelectric conversion unit supported by a substrate and an insulator adjacent to the substrate. The pixel includes a cascaded light guide that is located within an opening of the insulator and extends above the insulator such that a portion of the cascaded light guide has an air interface. The air interface improves the internal reflection of the cascaded light guide. The cascaded light guide may include a self-aligned color filter having air-gaps between adjacent color filters. Air-gaps may be sealed from above by a transparent sealing film. The transparent sealing film may have a concave surface over the air-gap to diverge light that crosses the concave surface into the air-gap away from the air-gap into adjacent color filters. These characteristics of the light guide eliminate the need for a microlens. Additionally, a portion of a support wall between a pair of color filters may have a larger width above than below to form a necking to hold down the color filters for better retention. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265385 | Light Field Camera Image, File and Configuration Data, and Methods of Using, Storing and Communicating Same - Certain devices and methods are directed to acquiring, generating and/or outputting image data corresponding to a scene. In one aspect, the method comprises (i) acquiring light field data which is representative of a light field from the scene, (ii) acquiring configuration data which is representative of how light rays optically propagate through the data acquisition device (used to acquire the light field data), (iii) generating first image data using the light field data and the configuration data, wherein the first image data includes a focus or focus depth that is different from a focus or focus depth of the light field data, (iv) generating a first electronic data file including (a) the first image data, (b) the light field data, and (c) the configuration data, and (v) outputting the first electronic data file. In one aspect, the light field acquisition device comprises optics, a light field sensor (located in the optical path of the optics) to acquire light field image data, processing circuitry to: (i) determine configuration data which is representative of how light rays optically propagate through the optics and light field sensor, and (ii) generate and output the electronic data file, wherein the electronic data file includes (a) image data, (b) light field data which is representative of a light field from the scene, and (c) configuration data. The device also includes memory (internal and/or external) to store the electronic data file. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265386 | 4D Light Field Cameras - A camera acquires a 4D light field of a scene. The camera includes a lens and sensor. A mask is arranged in a straight optical path between the lens and the sensor. The mask including an attenuation pattern to spatially modulate the 4D light field acquired of the scene by the sensor. The pattern has a low spatial frequency when the mask is arranged near the lens, and a high spatial frequency when the mask is arranged near the sensor. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265387 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes an optical assembly, an image sensor, a barrel holder, an angle measurement assembly, a perpendicularity adjustment assembly and a controller. The optical assembly has an optical axis. The image sensor has a light surface. The optical assembly and the image sensor are housed in the barrel holder. The angle measurement assembly is configured for measuring perpendicularity of the optical axis to the light sensing surface of the image sensor. The perpendicularity adjustment assembly is arranged between the optical assembly and the barrel holder, and includes an electrostrictive member deformable in response to a voltage, thereby adjusting the perpendicularity of the optical axis to the light sensing surface. The controller is configured for providing the voltage to the perpendicularity adjustment assembly to deform the electrostrictive member. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265388 | LID OPENING AND CLOSING MECHANISM - A container unit ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100265389 | CAMERA SOCKET MODULE - A method of tracking and acting on events related to the delivery of a mail piece is provided. An integrated record associated with an addressee of a mail piece is created. The mail piece is given a unique identifier, is associated with the addressee, and is placed in a mail stream with the date and nature of associated delivery events being recorded. After a predetermined delivery event occurs, a follow-up communication is transmitted to the addressee, and the date of this follow-up communication is recorded. The date of any response by the addressee to the follow-up communication is also recorded. To the integrated record associated with the addressee is added the date and nature of the delivery events associated with the mail piece, the date of the follow-up communication, and the date of any response by the addressee to the follow-up communication. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265390 | System for Facilitating the Search of Video Content - A system for facilitating the search of video content, comprising a fingerprint extractor which is adapted to extract a fingerprint associated with a video content clip for specific time of video content; a fingerprint archive database from which database entries matching the specific time of video content are selected; a search module to which the database entries matching the specific time of video content are delivered, by which the searched database entries into continuous fingerprint streams are reconstructed, and in which the searched database entries from the same location and channel are grouped together, and the fingerprint data sections are stripped out of the entries and concatenated according to the segment ID and time-stamps contained within each entry; a matcher by which the fingerprint associated with the video clip is searched from the continuous fingerprint streams to find a match; and a formatter which is adapted to combine a matching result with additional information obtained from the archive entries to form a search report. The system according to the present invention can extract fingerprint information from video content for the purpose of archiving without the huge storage capacity required, can collect statistics and extract additional information from the archived video information automatically based on the user entered searching video clip information, and can search through video fingerprint data for identifying historical recording and collect statistics and extract additional information of video content easily at low hardware cost. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265391 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND TELEVISION TUNER - An information processor includes an operation unit for receiving a selected analog television channel, an identification signal generator for generating, from the selected channel, an analog identification signal for identifying the frequency of an analog broadcast signal, an identification signal acquirer for acquiring the analog identification signal, a storage for prestoring correspondence information between a digital identification signal indicating a frequency of a digital broadcast signal and the analog identification signal for each of stations, an identification signal converter for converting the analog identification signal into the digital identification signal using the correspondence information, a receiver for receiving a digital broadcast signal identified by the digital identification signal and extract video and audio code, a video converter and an audio converter for converting the code into equivalent analog video and audio signals, and an analog video acquirer and an analog sound acquirer for acquiring the analog video and audio signals. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265392 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROGRESSIVE RATE ADAPTATION FOR UNCOMPRESSED VIDEO COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS SYSTEMS - Uncompressed video information is transmitted over a wireless communication medium from a wireless sender device to a wireless receiver device. Progressive transmission data rate adaptation is performed on original uncompressed video pixel information. The progressive transmission data rate adaptation is performed on selected pixel information to obtain a rate-reduced pixel information. The rate-reduced pixel information requires a lower transmission data rate than the original frame. The rate-reduced pixel information is transmitted over the wireless communication medium to the wireless receiver device. At the receiver, a reverse operation is performed to recover the original uncompressed video pixel information. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265393 | DE-INTERLACING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND MOVING CAPTION COMPENSATOR - A de-interlacing method includes the following steps. A de-interlacing pixel datum of a target pixel is obtained according to a current field and multiple correlated fields. A caption region of the current field is defined according to the fields, and a region motion vector and a region confidence are correspondingly obtained. When the target pixel belongs to the caption region, a compensation pixel datum of the target pixel is obtained by motion compensation according to at least a part of the fields and the region motion vector, and the target pixel is judged as a foreground pixel or a background pixel to output a compensation select signal according to the region motion vector and the region confidence. The de-interlacing pixel datum or the compensation pixel datum is outputted as a correlated pixel datum of the target pixel according to the compensation select signal. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265394 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a modeling unit, in video image data composed of frame images having an X direction and a Y direction perpendicular to the X direction, separating a motion from a standard image, which is one frame before a reference image subjected to a process, until the reference image into motions in the X and Y directions and representing the motions in the X and Y directions respectively as vector fields composed of a translation component composed of identical magnitude and direction regardless of positions in the X and Y directions, an X dependent component primarily changing with the position in the X direction, and a Y dependent component primarily changing with the position in the Y direction; and a calculation unit respectively calculating the translation component and the X and Y dependent components corresponding to the X and Y directions represented by the modeling unit. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265395 | Reduction of phosphor lag artifacts on display devices - Luminous elements of the three colours red, green and blue of video display devices have a different response time. Therefore, a coloured edge and trail appear at edges in direction of a moving object. In order to reduce the disturbing character of such coloured edges and trails, a horizontal spatial equalisation of the response time of luminous elements having a shorter response time by low-pass filtering a component signal of the video component signals for driving luminous elements having a shorter response time dependent on a horizontal speed of changes of the component signal is recommended to reduce phosphor lag artifacts on display devices. The arrangement for processing video component signals of different colour comprises a compensation unit which according to a preferred embodiment is realised by a FIR filter and a horizontal speed correction unit supplied with a horizontal and vertical motion estimation signal. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265396 | AUDIO OVER A STANDARD VIDEO CABLE - A source unit has a video source, a digital audio source, a DDC/CI communications capability and a switch for coupling a pin of a standard video cable either to the digital audio source or to a non-audio conventional connection. A display device has a video consumer, a digital audio consumer, a DDC/CI communications capability and a switch for coupling the pin of the standard video cable either to the digital audio consumer or to a non-audio conventional connection. The switch in the display device is responsive to a DDC/CI command. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265397 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMICALLY DETERMINED CLOSED CAPTION TRANSLATIONS FOR VOD CONTENT - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for providing dynamically determined closed caption translations for video on demand (VOD) content. In particular embodiments, the systems and methods deliver a video program selected by a viewer from a VOD service over a unicast stream in a preferred language identified by the viewer. In addition, in particular embodiments, the systems and methods deliver the video program over the unicast stream along with a voice track in the viewer's preferred language. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265398 | Systems and methods for transmitting media content via digital radio broadcast transmission for synchronized rendering by a receiver - Systems, methods, and processor readable media are disclosed for encoding and transmitting first media content and second media content using a digital radio broadcast system, such that the second media content can be rendered in synchronization with the first media content by a digital radio broadcast receiver. The disclosed systems, methods, and processor-readable media determine when a receiver will render audio and data content that is transmitted at a given time by the digital radio broadcast transmitter, and adjust the media content accordingly to provide synchronized rendering. In exemplary embodiments, these adjustments can be provided by: 1) inserting timing instructions specifying playback time in the secondary content based on calculated delays; or 2) controlling the timing of sending the primary or secondary content to the transmitter so that it will be rendered in synchronization by the receiver. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265399 | VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM - Provided is a video/audio input/output system including a video/audio input system including a video input device and a plurality of audio input devices and a video/audio output system including a video output device having a display surface, the video output device being for outputting a video on the display surface based on a video signal obtained by the video input device, and a plurality of audio output devices respectively corresponding to the plurality of audio input devices. The plurality of audio output devices are each installed at a location determined by decreasing or increasing, according to a reduction rate or an enlargement rate of the video to a real size and with a centre of the video as a reference, a distance from the centre of the video to a foot of a perpendicular drawn from the location of installation of the corresponding audio input device to the display surface, and the plurality of audio output devices output audio based on the audio signals obtained by the corresponding audio input devices. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265400 | METHOD OF OPERATING A RECEIVER - A method of operating a receiver, comprising: determining a location of the receiver by analyzing a broadcast signal received by the receiver, determining information for a user, the information being dependent on the determined location, and presenting the information to the user. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265401 | VIDEO OUTPUT DEVICE AND VIDEO OUTPUT METHOD - A video output device includes a screen configuration management section for managing a placement or a scaling of a screen for displaying at least one video, an area determination section for determining a character area in an input video, a supplemental information storing section for cutting out a video on a supplemental information area including the at least one character area determined by the area determination section and storing it as supplemental information, a supplemental information display determination section for determining whether or not the supplemental information stored by the supplemental information storing section is displayed in addition to an input video based on the screen configuration managed by the screen configuration management section, and an output section for outputting the input video and the supplemental information in accordance with commands from the screen configuration management section and the supplemental information display determination section. The supplemental information display determination section determines that the supplemental information is displayed based on a size of a character included in the character area in the input video changing in response to a scaling managed by the screen configuration management section. Therefore, the display form of the supplemental information can be changed in response to a scaling factor of the display size of the input video. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265402 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING - A video signal processing apparatus for processing a video signal comprises a receive unit ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100265403 | PROJECTOR APPARATUS AND PROJECTION IMAGE CORRECTING PROGRAM PRODUCT - A projector apparatus includes: a projection unit that projects an image onto a projection surface; a reflectance distribution detection unit that detects a reflectance distribution at the projection surface; a density distribution detection unit that detects a density distribution of a base pattern on the projection surface; a smoothing unit that smooths the reflectance distribution and the density distribution; an input unit that inputs image data; a correction unit that corrects the input image data based upon the smoothed reflectance distribution and the smoothed density distribution; and a control circuit that controls the projection unit so as to project the image based upon the correction image data. | 2010-10-21 |