44th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100277544 | INKJET PRINTER WITH MAINTENANCE STATION HAVING NON-CONTACT FILM - An inkjet printer has a carrier frame supporting an ink supply manifold; a pagewidth printhead with an ink ejection surface; an encapsulant defining a film guide and a maintenance station. The maintenance station includes: a chassis; a plurality of rollers mounted on the chassis; a film wound in a loop around the rollers; and a drive motor operatively connected to one of the rollers such that actuation of the drive motor rotates the film around said rollers. The chassis is moveable between a printing position in which the film is remote from the printhead and a cleaning position in which the film engages the film guide so that a cavity is defined by the film, the encapsulant and the ink ejection surface. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277545 | PRINTER HAVING DISENGAGEABLE MEDIA PICK UP - A printer is provided having a support frame, a media cartridge removably engaged with the support frame, the media cartridge having a supply of sheet media, a driven roller arranged to be rotated so as to contact and pick-up sheet media from the media cartridge and deliver the picked sheet media to a sheet media transport mechanism of the printer, and a gear assembly for engaging driving power from a motor to the driven roller. The gear assembly has a first gear on a shaft of the driven roller and a second gear directly coupled with the first gear. The gear assembly is configured to decouple the second gear from the first gear to thereby disengage said driving power upon delivery of the picked sheet media to the sheet media transport mechanism. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277546 | MODULAR PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY WITH CONNECTOR ARRANGMENT - A printhead assembly has a plurality of printhead modules, each with a plurality of printhead integrated circuits (ICs). The printhead modules also have a print engine controller for controlling the operation of the plurality of printhead ICs. An elongate support frame supports the printhead modules and a connector arrangement is supported by the end plate. The connector has a pair of holes, a first connector extending from the body portion between the holes and a second connector configured to engage with the holes. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277547 | PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY HAVING A CASING PART FOR SUPPORTING PRINTHEAD MODULES - A printhead assembly is disclosed. The printhead assembly includes at least one printhead module having at least two printhead integrated circuits, a drive electronics part incorporating at least one controller for controlling the printing operation of at least one of the at least two printhead integrated circuits, and a casing part for supporting the drive electronics part and the at least one printhead module. The casing part incorporates a clamping arrangement for removably clamping the at least one printhead module to the casing part. The clamping arrangement allows movement of the at least one printhead module relative to the casing during operation of the printhead assembly. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277548 | INKJET RECORDING INK, INK CARTRIDGE, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS, AND INK RECORDED MATTER - The present invention provides an inkjet recording ink containing at least a pigment dispersion liquid A containing at least a first carbon black, a dispersant, and water, and a self-dispersible pigment dispersion liquid B which contains a second carbon black having a surface functional group, wherein a mass ratio (Ac:Bc) of the amount of the first carbon black (Ac) in the pigment dispersion liquid A to the amount of the second carbon black (Bc) having a surface functional group in the self-dispersible pigment dispersion liquid B is 98:2 to 50:50. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277549 | NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT FOR INKJET PRINTER WITH INK WICKING REDUCTION - A nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printer includes a wafer substrate defining a supply channel; chamber side and roof walls positioned on the substrate, said walls defining a nozzle chamber operatively supplied with ink via the supply channel, the roof wall having a nozzle rim defined thereon; a thermal bend actuator attached to said substrate via a post, the actuator passing through a slot defined in a wall of the chamber, the actuator ending in an ejection paddle inside the chamber, said actuator configured to eject ink from the nozzle chamber; a poker extending from the paddle towards the nozzle rim such that an ink meniscus is formed between the rim and the poker; and an actuator slot protection barrier mounted on the actuator proximate the slot and configured to reduce ink wicking on the nozzle rim during ejection of ink from the nozzle rim. The actuator includes a conductive heater portion which is normally balanced with a corresponding layer in thermal equilibrium. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277550 | PRINTHEAD HAVING HEATER AND NON-HEATER ELEMENTS - A printhead is provided having a plurality of nozzles, a plurality of heater elements, and a plurality of non-heater elements formed of the same heater material as the heater elements. Each heater element is disposed in a corresponding one of the nozzles and is connected to corresponding electrodes so as to heat fluid within the nozzle thereby forming a gas bubble in the fluid which causes ejection of fluid through the a port in the corresponding nozzle. Each non-heater element is disposed in a corresponding one of the nozzles. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277551 | MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT HAVING CANTILEVERED ACTUATOR - A micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printhead includes a substrate defining an inverted pyramidal ink chamber with a vertex thereof terminating at an ink supply channel defined by the substrate, said substrate having a layer of CMOS drive circuitry; a roof structure connected to the drive circuitry layer and covering the ink chamber, the roof structure defining a fluid ejection nozzle rim above said chamber; a plurality of actuators fast with and displaceable with respect to the roof structure, the actuators radially spaced about the nozzle rim between the guide rails, each actuator having a serpentine heater element configured to expand thermally upon receiving current from the drive circuitry thereby moving said actuators into the chamber and increasing a fluid pressure inside the chamber to eject a drop of ink via the ejection nozzle, wherein each actuator is cantilevered to a heater element in a bendable manner; and a central arm which having metal and PTFE portions to provide structural support for the actuators. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277552 | JET DIRECTIONALITY CONTROL USING PRINTHEAD DELIVERY CHANNEL - A method of printing and an apparatus for controlling the directionality of liquid emitted from nozzles of a printhead are provided. Example embodiments of the apparatus include directionality control of liquid jets or liquid drops using a liquid jet directionality control mechanism. Example embodiments of the liquid jet directionality control mechanism include asymmetric energy application device configurations, nozzle geometry configurations, liquid delivery channel geometry configurations, or combinations of these configurations. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277553 | INKJET PRINTER WITH INK SUPPLY CONFIGURABLE FOR BOTH PRINTING AND PURGING - A printer includes an inkjet printhead and an ink supply system. The ink supply system includes: an ink reservoir for storing ink, the ink reservoir being contained in a pressurizable chamber; an ink conduit providing fluid communication between the ink reservoir and the printhead; an air compressor for positively pressurizing the chamber; and a valve in the ink conduit for controlling a supply of ink to the printhead. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277554 | INK CARTRIDGE, ESPECIALLY FOR AN INK JET PRINTER - An ink cartridge ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277555 | Ink Cartridge And Image Forming Apparatus Employing The Ink Cartridge - An ink cartridge removably mountable in an image forming apparatus includes a flexible storage member, a pressurization-space formation member, an output port, and an opening-and-closing assembly. The flexible storage member stores ink. The pressurization-space formation member hermetically houses the storage member and forms a pressurization space to which a fluid is supplied between the pressurization-space formation member and the storage member. The output port is connected to the storage member, through which the ink is supplied from the storage member to the image forming apparatus. The opening-and-closing assembly opens and closes between the output port and the storage member by the fluid supplied into the pressurization space. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277556 | PRINT ENGINE WITH INK STORAGE MODULES INCORPORATING COLLAPSIBLE BAGS - A print engine for an inkjet printer unit includes a cradle unit and a replaceable cartridge unit to be releasably received within the cradle unit. The cartridge unit includes an elongate body defining a row of cavities; an ink storage module assembly including a plurality of ink storage modules received within the cavities, each ink storage module including a collapsible ink storage bag extending between a pair of plates; and a printhead assembly mounted to the body and including an ink ejection integrated circuit (IC) connected to receive ink from the ink storage modules. Each ink storage module further includes a biasing means configured to bias the plates apart so that the bag expands and thereby maintains ink within the bag at negative pressure. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277557 | Segmented Ink Stick - A method facilitates insertion of a segmented ink stick into an ink feed system of a phase change ink jet printer. The method includes bending of a flexible strand between ink stick segments during insertion of the ink stick segments and then straightening the flexible strand to orient the ink stick segments in the ink feed system. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277558 | INKJET PRINTHEAD WITH BUBBLE TRAP AND AIR VENTS - An inkjet printhead that has an array of ink chambers arranged to remove air bubbles entrained in the ink supply flow. Each of the ink chambers has a nozzle and a thermal actuator respectively, the array of ink chambers defined by sidewalls extending between a nozzle plate and an underlying wafer substrate. The printhead also has ink inlets extending through the underlying wafer substrate. Each of the ink inlets has an ink permeable trap and a vent sized such that the surface tension of an ink meniscus across the vent prevents ink leakage. The ink permeable trap has columns extending from the underlying wafer substrate to the vent to direct gas bubbles entrained in a flow of ink through the ink inlet towards the vent. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277559 | PRINTER WITH HIGH FLOWRATE INK FILTER - An inkjet printer that has a filter with a chamber divided into an upstream section and a downstream section by a filter membrane. An inlet conduit establishes fluid communication between an ink supply and the upstream section. An outlet conduit establishes fluid communication between the downstream section and a printhead. During use at least part of the inlet conduit is elevated relative to the filter membrane. By elevating the inlet conduit relative to the filter membrane, it acts as a bubble trap to retain bubbles that would otherwise obstruct the filter. This allows the filter size to be reduced for a more compact overall design. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277560 | THERMAL PRINT HEAD POSITIONING DEVICE - A thermal print head positioning device is disposed in a printing device having a CPU and comprises a thermal print head, a transmission set is made up by a transmission component and a shaft, a cam, an actuator comprising a rotating shaft, a checking plate comprising a plurality of indentations with different sizes, a sensing component, and a supporting frame. The cam and the checking plate are disposed on the shaft. The actuator is electrically connected to the CPU and utilized for actuating the transmission set. The sensing component is disposed on the checking plate and electrically connected to the CPU, and utilized for sensing the sizes of the indentations to make the CPU determine to accelerate or decelerate the actuator. The supporting frame is connected to the cam and the thermal print head, driven by rotation of the cam to make the thermal print head rise or descend. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277561 | LASER REACTIVE MEDIA AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WRITING AN IMAGE ONTO SUCH MEDIA - An optical disk label writing method for writing a label on an optical disc uses a similar writing operation to that used to write data to the disc. The disc has a label side including a laser reactive material for forming the label image, and a tracking format that can be tracked by a writing laser in a similar way to a writing operation. A computer program is provided for converting a label image to a disk image file for writing to the label side. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277562 | Fast session setup extensions to H.324 - A multimedia device configured to support video in a session of a call includes one or more media providing devices and one or more computer codes directed to performing an initialization process for the one or more media providing devices. The initialization process may be performed at an initialization time prior to or substantially equal to a first time prior to or substantially equal to a reception time associated with receiving an indication of call acceptance from a called device, or second time prior to or substantially equal to an acceptance time associated with call acceptance by the multimedia device. The multimedia device also includes one or more computer codes directed to transmitting one or more preferences for the session according to a session setup procedure, one or more media processors coupled to the one or more media providing devices, and one or more computer codes directed to transmitting media on one or more media channels associated with the session. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277563 | VIDEO CONFERENCING EYEWEAR - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for enabling a user to participate in a videoconference. For example, in one embodiment, a video conferencing eyewear apparatus that includes a network interface for receiving a data stream from a video conference server, the data stream including a video and audio associated with a first party, and a shared presentation. In addition, the video conferencing eyewear apparatus includes a data storage component that stores computer executable instructions; and a processor that executes the computer executable instructions to display the video on a first display of the video conferencing eyewear apparatus; display the shared presentation on a second display of the video conferencing eyewear apparatus; and output the audio to an audio output component of video conferencing eyewear apparatus. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277564 | SYSTEM AND PROCEDURE FOR CALL CENTRE COMMUNICATIONS - System that includes a web server ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277565 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR ESTABLISHING SIMULTANEOUS INCOMING INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK CALLS - A method, device, and computer-readable medium for establishing simultaneous incoming connections from at least two remote video conferencing endpoints using a video conferencing device in a circuit switched network, the video conference device receiving calls on a first protocol layer from the at least two remote video conferencing endpoints. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277566 | HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMS - We describe a method of displaying an image holographically using a spatial light modulator (SLM), the SLM having a plurality of pixels, the method including: displaying a diffraction pattern on the pixels of the SLM; and illuminating the pixels such that light diffracted by said diffraction pattern on the SLM pixels includes a content of said displayed image. A variation in brightness of said displayed image across the displayed image is modulated by an intensity envelope determined by the diffraction pattern of an individual said pixel, for example a sinc envelope. The method further includes moving a peak or centre of gravity of the intensity envelope away from a zero order spot and towards a centre of the displayed image by imposing a pattern of phase delay across the SLM pixels, the pattern of phase delay repeating at a spatial interval corresponding to a pixel interval of the SLM. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277567 | Transmitting apparatus, stereoscopic image data transmitting method, receiving apparatus, stereoscopic image data receiving method, relaying apparatus and stereoscopic image data relaying method - A disc player transmits left-eye image data and right-eye image data for displaying a stereoscopic image to a TV set through an HDMI cable. If image timing of left-eye image data and right-eye image data reproduced in the disc player and display timing of a left-eye image and a right-eye image displayed in the TV set are different, the disc player or the TV set corrects the timing of the left-eye image data and the right-eye image data so as to coincide with the display timing of the left-eye image and the right-eye image. The disc player uses display timing information acquired from the TV set. The TV set uses image timing information acquired from the disc player. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277568 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STEREOSCOPIC DATA PROCESSING BASED ON DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA BROADCASTING - A stereoscopic data processing method and apparatus to provide service of stereoscopic data interoperating with digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) is provided. The stereoscopic data processing method, including: receiving a transmission stream (TS) including a program map table from an external device; recognizing stereoscopic program information descriptor in the program map table; and recognizing defined bit values in the stereoscopic program information descriptor and processing data. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277569 | MOBILE INFORMATION KIOSK WITH A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING EFFECT - The present invention discloses a mobile information kiosk with a three-dimensional imaging effect, which is primarily applied to a hand-held mobile information kiosk. The kiosk includes a dual-lens photographing device with various light traveling angles, a displayer, a stereoscopic optical element which is provided on the displayer, and a data processing module for three-dimensional display. The displayer displays an interleaved grid-shape pattern which is processed by the data processing module. The grid-shape pattern is deflected leftward and rightward in a longitudinal series through the stereoscopic optical element and is projected respectively to both eyes of a user, such that the user can visually sense a three-dimensional image. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277570 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing system includes a photographing apparatus and a processing apparatus. The photographing apparatus includes LEDs for emitting light with characteristics of spectroscopic distributions varied in a visible light area, an image pick-up device unit which picks-up a subject image that is illuminated by the LEDs and is formed by an image pick-up optical system and which outputs an image signal, and a control unit. The control unit sequentially lights-on the LEDs upon an instruction for photographing a subject spectroscopic image being input from an operating switch, picks-up the image, and thus controls the operation for capturing subject spectroscopic images. The processing apparatus includes a calculating device which performs a desired image calculation based on the image signal. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277571 | Body Surface Imaging - An embodiment of the invention may provide a portable, inexpensive two-view 3D stereo vision imaging system, which acquires a 3D surface model and dimensions of an object. The system may comprise front-side and back-side stereo imagers which each have a projector and at least two digital cameras to image the object from different perspectives. An embodiment may include a method for reconstructing an image of a human body from the data of a two-view body scanner by obtaining a front scan image data point set and a back scan image data point set. A smooth body image may be gained by processing the data point sets using the following steps: (1) data resampling; (2) initial mesh generation; (3) mesh simplification; and (4) mesh subdivision and optimization. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277572 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A technique for reducing the time required before a tracking process is performed again in calculating the position and orientation of an image capturing apparatus or an object. Images captured by the apparatus are acquired, the acquired images are stored in order per frame, straight lines detected in the captured images and straight lines in a three-dimensional space model are matched, the position and orientation of the apparatus are initialized by obtaining correspondences having the highest consistency, a captured image to be processed is selected from the captured images, the change in position and orientation of the apparatus is measured using the change in position and orientation of a target object in the selected image based on the initialized position and orientation of the apparatus, and if the measured change in position and orientation is not within a predetermined threshold, initialization is performed using the selected image. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277573 | Orthostereoscopic Motion Picture Theater - A system for presenting stereoscopic motion pictures comprising a predominantly hemispherical screen ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277574 | VIDEO OUTPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - There is provided a method for controlling a video output apparatus that displays on a display device three-dimensional video that a viewer facing a display surface of the display device can perceive as video protruding from the display surface to a viewer side, the method comprising steps of: acquiring a maximum protruding amount that is a value corresponding to a maximum protruding degree that the viewer perceives if the three-dimensional video is displayed on the display device; generating, using the acquired maximum protruding amount, a notification three-dimensional image for letting the viewer perceive the maximum protruding amount from the display surface; and displaying the generated notification three-dimensional image on the display device. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277575 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A 3D IMAGE VIA A MEDIA DEVICE - Embodiments of the subject invention relate to a method and apparatus for providing a 3D image and/or 3D video. Specific embodiments can provide a 3D image and/or 3D video via a handheld media player. Examples of handheld media players via which embodiments can provide a 3D image and/or 3D video include, but are not limited to, an IPod®, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cell phone, or an IPhone®. In accordance with specific embodiments of the invention, the problem of viewing three-Dimensional (3D) images on personal or handheld media devices is solved by the use of a compatible 3D viewer. Embodiments of the viewer, can provide a 3D experience to a user from images provided on the smaller viewscreen of a smaller, personal, or handheld media device. Specific embodiments described herein provide a 3D viewer that can present two stereoscopic images (i.e., 2-Dimensional (2D) images, having horizontal disparity) to a user's or viewer's eyes, such that each eye sees only one of the two stereoscopic images. By the process of stereopsis, the images are combined by the brain into a single 3D image giving the sensation, or perception, of depth and/or distance. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277576 | Systems for Capturing Images Through a Display - The present invention describes a visual-collaborative system comprising: a display screen having a first surface and a second surface; a first projector positioned to project images onto a projection surface of the display screen, wherein the projected images can be observed by viewing the second surface; and a first camera system positioned to capture images of objects through the display screen, the first camera system including a first filter disposed between a first camera and the first surface, wherein the first filter passes the light received by the camera but substantially blocks the light produced by the first projector, wherein the first filter is a GMR (Guided Mode Resonance) filter. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277577 | Enhanced ZScreen modulator techniques - A method and system for use in conjunction with a push-pull liquid crystal modulator system for creating circularly polarized light of alternating handedness is provided. The method and system comprise a pair of surface mode liquid crystal cells and a driver electrically coupled to the cells. The driver is configured to move an electrical charge using a quenching pulse comprising a relatively brief voltage spike at a beginning of a waveform period. Multiple additional improvements are provided, including reducing the thickness of the LC gap (the distance between cell electrode plates), creating a charge connection or wiring connection to the cell electrodes, employing anti-reflection coating technology, thinner ITO and ITO index matched to the LC material, bonding all possible air to material surfaces, using superior glass, employing more efficient polarizers, and reducing projector blanking time. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277578 | INSPECTION CAMERA - An inspection camera ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277579 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VOICE BASED ON MOTION INFORMATION - Disclosed are an apparatus and method of deducing a user's intention using motion information. The user's intention deduction apparatus includes a speech intention determining unit configured to predict a speech intention regarding a user's speech using motion information sensed by at least one motion capture sensor, and a controller configured to control operation of detecting a voice section from a received sound signal based on the predicted speech intention. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277580 | MULTI-MODAL SPOT GENERATOR AND MULTI-MODAL MULTI-SPOT SCANNING MICROSCOPE - The invention relates to a spot generator ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277581 | MICROSCOPE - A microscope, which moves an objective lens along an observation optical axis with respect to a specimen, includes an imaging unit and a supporting unit. The imaging unit has an imaging lens, which is arranged on the observation optical axis and forms an observation image of the specimen, and an imaging element, which is arranged on the observation optical axis and takes the observation image, and is optically connected to the objective lens by a parallel light flux. The supporting unit fixedly supports the imaging unit, and movably supports the objective lens. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277582 | OPTICAL PROBE - An optical probe having a hand held device with markers, a digital camera for digitally imaging the handheld device with markers, and a computer for calculating the position of the hand held device from the position of the markers in the digital image. This allows the hand held device to be used to take measurements, wherein the digital camera is a high resolution visible light digital camera and the markers are visible light markers. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277583 | Optical Method and Device for Detecting the Movements of a Solid in Space - The optical method for detecting the orientation of an object in space, the object comprising a triple of notable and aligned points tied to the said object, whose relative positions are known, the three points defining a first straight line in space, optical detection means making it possible to determine the relative positions in its image plane of the projections of notable points in space, a computer making it possible, by means of the relative positions of the projections in the image plane of the three notable points, and of an identifiable characteristic of an extremal one of the points of the triples of points, to determine a direction vector of the straight line and of its orientation. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277584 | Systems and Methods for Video Surveillance - Surveillance systems and units that are secure, self-contained and readily moveable to satisfy changing surveillance needs are disclosed. The surveillance systems are capable of essentially indefinite operation by way of a battery system and solar panels. The surveillance systems include a unique telescoping mast that elevates a camera or other surveillance device, thereby improving surveillance capabilities while simultaneously deterring theft, vandalism, or other activity to disable the surveillance device. The surveillance units/systems also include an enclosure that contains electronic equipment to serve the surveillance purposes of the surveillance systems. The enclosure may also completely enclose the telescoping mast and any attached surveillance devices during storage or transport, providing an additional measure of security and mobility. The connections between the surveillance device and the electronic equipment may be entirely housed within the telescoping mast, thereby further discouraging tampering and enhancing the security of the surveillance systems. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277585 | VOICE AND VIDEO OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL ENABLED SECURITY SYSTEM - A method and apparatus are provided for operating a security system. The method includes the steps of providing a security panel coupled to a plurality of security sensors, a central monitoring station monitoring the security panel, coupling the security panel to the central panel through an Ethernet connection and periodically generating a heartbeat within the security panel that is periodically sent to the central station to confirm the operability of the Ethernet connection. The Ethernet connection may include a voice over Internet protocol connection or a voice and video over Internet protocol connection. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277586 | Method and apparatus for updating background - Techniques for updating background in a video surveillance system are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a background frame is obtained before detecting motion. An absolute value of a difference between a pixel of the current frame image and a corresponding pixel of the current background frame is calculated; a probability density of the one pixel of the current frame image is calculated to update the corresponding pixel of the current background frame according to the one pixel of the current frame image, unless the absolute value is larger than a difference threshold and the probability density is less than a probability density threshold. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277587 | Digital mapping system based on continuous scanning line of sight - Apparatus for capturing images while in motion, including at least one CCD camera housed within an aircraft traveling along a flight path, for capturing aerial images of ground terrain, a motor for rotating an axis on which the at least one CCD camera is mounted, and for generating a sweeping back-and-forth motion for a field of view of the at least one CCD camera, the sweeping motion being transverse to the aircraft flight path, and an optical assembly connected to said at least one CCD camera. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277588 | METHOD APPARATUS SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUTOMATED COLLECTION AND CORRELATION FOR TACTICAL INFORMATION - A method, and corresponding system, apparatus, and computer program product for automated collection and correlation for tactical information includes identifying an entity in imagery based on a field of view of the imagery using a processor, creating a relationship between the imagery and the entity, and storing the relationship in a database. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277589 | Internal(inside) automobile side rearview mirrors for the rearview of left and right side of the vehicle mounted on the both sides of dash board, which are to replace the external(outside) side (rearview) mirrors mounted on the both sides of the front doors of the vehicle or on the body of the vehicle and thus minimize the risk of getting the side mirror being smashed/damaged by other passing by vehicle and maximize the side rearview for changing the lane and help avoid making the hazardous decision while driving - Computerized internal side rearview mirrors showing the wider angle of both sides and rear of the vehicle with additional function of alerting the driver when trying to change the lane at the risk of accident. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277590 | Construction Machine - [Problem] To provide a construction machine, which can surely perform confirmation of conditions around a machine body upon starting work and can start a prime mover even when obstruction exists around the machine body. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277591 | PORTABLE CAMERA AND SURVEILLANCE DEVICE - The invention is a portable camera and surveillance device adapted to attach to a plurality of distinct support structures and transmit an image signal. More particularly, an apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a housing including a universal connector capable of securely attaching to a plurality of distinct support structures, an image-capturing element disposed within the housing, wherein the image-capturing element is adapted to generate an image signal in response to detecting electromagnetic energy, and a transmitter disposed within the housing, wherein the transmitter is adapted to transmit the image signal. Distinct support structures may include a pole, weapon, helmet, or other device adapted to receive a universal connector. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277592 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A read out operation for reading out image data from a conversion circuit irradiated with a radiation, and a read out operation for reading out offset image data from the conversion circuit without irradiated with a radiation are selectively conducted, a control is conducted to repeat at a plurality of times the operation for reading out the offset image data, offset data corresponding to each pixel is extracted from one of the plurality of the offset image data to generate corrective offset image data such that offset data corresponding to all the pixels in a row of the matrix is not extracted from one of the plurality of offset image data, and the corrective offset image data is subtracted from the image data to perform an offset correction to render line noise less noticeable, for an offset correction without line noise by a simple signal processing to be provided. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277593 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN IMAGE - In order to detect an image generated by an image source, a mirror arrangement is arranged between the image source and a detector. The mirror arrangement includes two spaced-apart deflection mirrors, which are parallel to each other or form an acute angle of less than 90° between them. In particular when the image source is a scintillator layer, shielding of X-rays from the detector with simultaneous compact dimensioning of the apparatus is achieved in this manner. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277594 | Imaging System with Wavefront Modification - An imaging system ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277595 | CLIP-ON INFRARED IMAGER - A clip-on infrared imager may be coupled and decoupled to an existing night vision system to add infrared imaging to provide a fused image through at least one of the night vision system eyepieces. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277596 | AUTOMATIC TRACKING APPARATUS AND AUTOMATIC TRACKING METHOD - An automatic tracking apparatus controls a direction of an imager and adjusts an imaging region so as to include a tracked object in imaged video by a pan/tilt/zoom controller and a pan/tilt driver. Here, a tracking speed is acquired from control information for controlling the imager by a tracking speed decision portion. Then, when a tracking speed is a predetermined value or less, a zoom scaling factor is calculated according to the tracking speed by a zoom scaling factor calculator and a zoom scaling factor of the imager is changed by the pan/tilt/zoom controller and a zoom lens driver. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277597 | System and Method for Photo-Image Discovery and Storage - A system and method are provided for automatic photo-image discovery and storage. A photo-image discovery device scans communication interfaces for photo-capable devices. The photo-image discovery device is capable of concurrently scanning wireless and hardwired connector interfaces. A determination is made of whether the detected photo-capable devices have stored electronically formatted photo-images, which may be either still or video images. The photo-images are acquired into the photo-image discovery device. Then, the acquired photo-images are automatically uploaded to a network-connected storage site. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277598 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING ANTI-ALIASING DIRECTX MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS MOVING PICTURE - Disclosed is a method for capturing a directX moving picture. The method consists of (a) allowing the control unit to generate a multisampled rendertarget surface of a moving picture using an anti-aliasing technique for a capturing target moving picture of the directX multimedia contents in a buffer; (b) allowing the control unit to detect the capturing target moving picture using the anti-aliasing technique, which is provided in a back-buffer by executing the directX multimedia contents and copy and temporarily store the detected capturing target moving picture to and in the multisampled rendertarget surface; (c) allowing the control unit to output the temporarily stored capturing target moving picture on the basis of an FIFO method when the capturing target moving picture is stored in the multisampled rendertarget surface at a reference value or higher; and (d) allowing the control unit to convert and store the output capturing target moving picture. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277599 | Digital camera - The object of the present invention is to provide a digital camera capable of deciding display form of the multi-display optimally suited an external monitor on the basis of detecting pixel information of the external monitor connected to the digital camera. In one aspect of the present invention, a digital camera includes a memory that stores a plurality of image frames, a display that shows an image frame, an output means that outputs image data to an electric instrument, a multi-display forming means that shows simultaneously a plurality of image frames stored in the memory, an image selection means that selects a given image frame among the plurality of image frames of the multi-display shown on the display, and a controller that controls such that when the multi-display is shown on the display, only the given image data selected by the image selection means is output from the output means. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277600 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING - A system and method for image information processing are disclosed. The system for image information processing includes: at least one image pickup terminal for providing image data picked up through a camera; an image information processing server for processing data collected from at least one image pickup terminal into data of a new format; and an application server for receiving the processed data from the image information processing server and providing the same to at least one user terminal. The amount of transmission data can be reduced and the reliability of information security can be increased since it is possible to allocate unique IDS to a plurality of image pickup terminals and application servers and identify the image pickup terminals and application servers only by their unique IDs without containing any particular information upon data transmission. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277601 | DIGITAL CAMERA AND PRINTING SYSTEM INCLUDING OUTPUT SPECIFICATION SELECTION ELEMENT - With a digital camera | 2010-11-04 |
20100277602 | Shaking Detection Device, Shaking Correction Device, Imaging Device, and Shaking Detection Method - A data thinning unit prepares thinned images by extracting only one component in raw data of each of a standard image and reference image, a block extracting unit extracts a search block and a template block for finding residual differences, a luminance difference comparing unit obtains a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of luminance values of each block, and, when smaller than a threshold value, excludes this from a scope of acquisition of residual differences. The residual difference acquiring unit acquires residual differences from blocks which were not excluded, a block selecting unit selects a predetermined number of blocks having small residual differences, and a hand shake (blur or unintentional movement) acquiring unit finds a position of the template block at which the residual difference becomes the minimum, calculates a center value of all positions, and defines the same as the amount of hand shake. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277603 | Image Capture Device to Minimize the Effect of Device Movement - A device to capture an image includes an image sensor on which an optical image is formed by a lens. The image sensor provides electrical signals that represent the optical image. A motion sensor is included to sense movement of the image sensor. An image processor is coupled to the image sensor and the motion sensor. The image processor adjusts an integration time of the image sensor responsive to the motion sensor and creates a digital image according to the electrical signals received from the image sensor. The image processor may further respond to a signal-to-noise ratio in the electrical signals when adjusting the integration time. The image processor may select a frame scan of the image sensor responsive to the motion sensor. The image processor may add movement metadata to the digital image. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277604 | FLEXIBLE WIRING BOARD MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF AN IMAGE SHAKE CORRECTING APPARATUS - A flexible wiring board mounting structure of an image shake correcting apparatus, the image shake correcting apparatus includes a image sensor serving as a part of a photographing optical system and capable of moving in directions orthogonal to an optical axis of the photographing optical system, a control circuit mounted to an element independent of the image sensor, and a flexible wiring board which connects the image sensor and the control circuit to each other. The flexible wiring board includes an inner side connecting portion connected to the image sensor, an outer side connecting portion connected to the control circuit, and a flexible portion provided in an allowance space defined between the inner side connecting portion, the outer side connecting portion, the image sensor and an inner peripheral surface of an innermost ring member, out of ring members that support lens groups of the photographing optical system. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277605 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - The present invention relates to an electronic camera which images an object image and records image data. Particularly, the present invention relates to technology to record image data in a good shooting state, such as with little blurring due to hand shaking. The invention has an image pick-up means which continuously images an object, a temporary memory means which temporarily stores a plurality of frames of image data which are continuously imaged by the image pick-up means, a shooting evaluation means which evaluates a good or bad shooting state of the image data imaged by the image pick-up means, a still image selection means which selects the image data with the highest evaluation of the shooting evaluation means among the image data which are stored in the temporary memory means, and an image saving means which saves the image data which is selected by the still image selection means. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277606 | PREDICTIVE PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER OPERATION - A predictive personal video recorder (PVR) can include a tuner, a buffer, a predictive tuner, and a predictive buffer. The tuner can be configured to allow viewing of a currently-selected digital video channel chosen from a plurality of digital video channels received by a predictive PVR. The buffer can be configured to store video data of the currently-selected digital video channel, allowing time-shifted viewing of the currently-selected digital video channel. The predictive tuner can be configured to capture video data for a predicted digital video channel. The predicted digital video channel can be selected based upon a predictive factor. The predictive buffer can be configured to store the captured video data for the predicted digital video channel received by the predictive tuner to allow time-shifted viewing of said predicted digital video channel. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277607 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING AND INTEGRATED MOTION DETECTION - This disclosure describes: (1) two different schemes to enhance dynamic range, (2) a new motion detection scheme using in-pixel digital storage, and (3) the motion detection in high illumination for CMOS image sensors. The schemes may be implemented in a small pixel size and easily incorporated in simple column-level circuits for existing CMOS image sensor systems. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277608 | IMAGE SHOOTING APPARATUS, VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM THEREWITH - An image shooting apparatus records video information obtained by shooting a subject, and transfers the video information to an external appliance by communication conforming to the HDMI standards. The image shooting apparatus also records rotation information representing how, when a video based on the video information is displayed on the external appliance, the video is to be rotated, and, when transferring the video information, transmits the rotation information to the external appliance by use of CEC conforming to the HDMI standards. Thus, an image shooting apparatus that transmits a shot video to an external appliance also transmits rotation information by use of CEC so as to be capable of making the external appliance display the shot image in a rotated state. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277609 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera, includes an image sensor, a rangefinding means, an arithmetic operation means for calculating a characteristic quantities based upon at least either pixel density in an image obtained via the image sensor or rangefinding information obtained via the rangefinding means, a judgment means for judging a photographic scene based upon characteristic quantities calculated by the arithmetic operation means, and a control means for selecting camera settings in correspondence to the photographic scene having been judged. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277610 | Apparatus, Method And Computer Program Product Providing a Light Source With Memory - An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for a light source having a memory. The method includes: capturing image data in conjunction with use of a light source; obtaining a light source-related parameter from the light source; and performing image processing on the captured image data in order to form an image, wherein the image processing utilizes the light source-related parameter. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277611 | AUTOMATIC CONTENT TAGGING, SUCH AS TAGGING DIGITAL IMAGES VIA A WIRELESS CELLULAR NETWORK USING METADATA AND FACIAL RECOGNITION - Described in detail herein are systems and methods for automatically generating tags for digital content, such as digital images from a digital camera or camcorder. Further, the system can automatically determine who or what may be in digital content. Further details and features are described herein. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277612 | MEMORY MANAGEMENT IN AN IMAGE STORAGE DEVICE - The present invention discloses methods and apparatuses for managing the memory of an image storage device. Compressed image data is organized into multiple compression layers. The present invention takes advantage of the compression layers to free up additional storage space in memory when necessary. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277613 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE AND IMAGE REPRODUCTION DEVICE - An image recording device ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277614 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image capture device includes an image capture unit, a signal processing circuit a control unit, and a display. The image capture unit captures image information of the object and forms an imaging plane. The signal processing circuit receives analog image signals and converts them to digital image signals. The control unit locates a target sector, frames a square area within the sector, defines a central point of the square area, forms reference points, calculates a distance from the central point to each of the reference points, duplicates the square area to locate the central point at each of the reference points, and calculates an actual movement distance required for the image capturing device to relocate to the reference points according to a relationship of the distance. The display displays a layout of the reference images and the information. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277615 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD - Provided is an image processing apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires location information indicating a photographed point and date/time information indicating a photographed date/time for each of a plurality of images representing image data obtained by photographing; a determination unit that determines whether the photographed point of each image is a main photographed point or a sub-photographed point on the basis of the location information and the date/time information; and a recording unit that, if the photographed point of the image is the main photographed point, records information indicating the location of the main photographed point in association with the image data of the image, and that, if the photographed point of the image is the sub-photographed point, records information indicating the locations of the sub-photographed point and of the main photographed point in association with the image data of the image. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277616 | IMAGE FILE FOR STORING DIGITAL IMAGES AND ANCILLARY DATA VALUES USING MULTIPLE ENCODING METHODS - An image format for storing digital images within a baseline DCT compatible bitstream comprises entropy coded image data, a first application marker storing a first data value using a first encoding method to convey a first information value related to the image, and a second application marker storing a second data value using a second encoding method to convey the same said first information value related to the image. More specifically, the first application marker uses TIFF tags within an Exif application marker and the second application marker uses a FlashPix compatible structured storage stream, while the entropy coded data includes restart markers to define tile boundaries within the entropy coded image data. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277617 | Ball with camera and trajectory control for reconnaissance or recreation - A ball that provides normalized images of a ground-based target subject captured over the course of the arc of its airborne trajectory. The improvements include a processing unit that compiles multiple images into a smooth continuous fly-by video of the target subject, a processing unit that stitches multiple images captured at a single moment in the ball's trajectory into a panoramic image and further normalizes and compiles multiple panoramic images into a smooth, continuous fly-through video, and an embedded motion sensor to initiate operations when the ball is pitched, and an embedded impact sensor to shut down operations for power conservation, and a mass which forces the camera into a repeated spinning or precessing orbit around the core of the ball, and a wireless transmission of surveillance imagery captured by the ball, and ground-based transmission of the target subject's location for subsequent image capture, and means for capturing multiple images of varying viewpoints including a camera aperture connected to a branching collection of fused fiber optic bundles. Also disclosed are means for directing the ball along a controllable trajectory to move toward a ground-based target subject. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277618 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program - An image processing apparatus includes an image-effect determination unit configured to determine, on the basis of an environmental information item at a time of capture of an image data item, the environmental information item being associated with the image data item, a dynamic image effect in which, when the image data item is displayed, a visual change is generated for the displayed image data item; and a display control unit configured to control, for display of the image data item, a display operation so that the dynamic image effect which has been determined by the image-effect determination unit is applied. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277619 | Dual Lens Digital Zoom - A camera with a pair of lens/sensor combinations, the two lenses having different focal lengths, so that the image from one of the combinations has a field of view approximately two to three times greater than the image from the other combination. As a user of the camera requests a given amount of zoom, the zoomed image provided will come from the lens/sensor combination having the field of view that is next larger than the requested field of view. Thus, if the requested field of view is less than the smaller field of view combination, the zoomed image will be created from the image captured by that combination, using cropping and interpolation if necessary. Similarly, if the requested field of view is greater than the smaller field of view combination, the zoomed image will be created from the image captured by the other combination, using cropping and interpolation if necessary. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277620 | Imaging Device - Before performing a zoom in operation, a view angle candidate frame indicating an angle of view after the zoom in operation is superimposed on an input image to generate an output image. A user checks the view angle candidate frame in the output image so as to check in advance an angle of view after the zoom in operation. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277621 | Imaging method and imaging apparatus - An imaging method includes a step of setting, when a digital zoom operation mode for enlarging an image imaged by a imaging part of an X-Y address type is selected, a zoom magnification and enlarging the image at the zoom magnification set. The imaging method includes the steps of: setting an imaging range in a vertical direction of the imaging part according to the zoom magnification set in the digital zoom step; outputting a driving signal for scanning the shutter signal and the readout signal to perform exposure in the imaging range set in the imaging range setting step and driving the, imaging part; and discarding, when the zoom magnification is changed in the digital zoom step, images imaged by the imaging part before and after the change of the zoom magnification to prevent the images from being used. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277622 | Image sensor including noise removing unit, image pickup device having the image sensor, and image sensing method performed in the image sensor - An image sensor including a noise removing unit may sense images accurately by measuring the amount of noise generated when the image sensor does not perform a sensing operation, storing information about the measured noise amount in each pixel, and removing photocharge corresponding to the information about the measured noise amount during image sensing. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277623 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - This invention is an image pickup device that realizes a wide dynamic range while minimizing circuit area using a pixel array that can pick up a low-sensitivity image and a high-sensitivity image. This invention obtains information (S | 2010-11-04 |
20100277624 | System and Method for Canceling Dark Photocurrent in a Color Sensor Circuit - A system and method for canceling dark photocurrent in a color sensor circuit is disclosed. A color sensor is described including a color sensor circuit, a dark color sensor circuit, and a differential amplifier circuit. The color sensor circuit receives photocurrent from a color component of a light input. The color sensor circuit outputs a first voltage indicating intensity of the color component. The dark color sensor circuit receives dark photocurrent and outputs a second voltage indicating an offset voltage. The differential amplifier circuit is coupled to the color sensor circuit and to the dark color sensor circuit. The differential amplifier circuit receives the first and second voltages and outputs a final output that cancels contributions of the offset voltage in the first voltage due to the dark photocurrent. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277625 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CORRECTION COEFFICIENT CALCULATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a location information storing section, a correction coefficient storing section, a correction object pixel location setting section, a correction object pixel data extracting section, an other-color pixel data extracting section, and a pixel data correcting section. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277626 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE SIGNAL CORRECTION METHOD, CORRECTION MATRIX CALCULATION METHOD, AND IMAGING DEVICE - Provided is an imaging device that is equipped with an image acquisition element having color filters in prescribed arrays; a judgment unit that judges to which group individual pixels of a color image belong, the group being a group among a plurality of groups determined in accordance with the arrangement of color filters, and the color image being an image generated based on output signals from the image acquisition element; a storage unit in which the groups are stored in association with correction matrices; and a correction unit that obtains the correction matrices corresponding to groups to which each of the pixels belongs from the storage unit and that corrects the image signal values of individual pixels by using the obtained correction matrices. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277627 | Image Sensor - Image sensor having a large number of image sensor units in an essentially array-like arrangement, the light-sensitive surfaces of the image sensor units being node points at a spacing relative to each other and these, together with the horizontal and vertical connection lines which connect the node points, spanning a two-dimensional network, and the array-like arrangement having a central region and an edge region, the central region and the edge region being connected to each other along at least connection line, characterised in that the spacing respectively of two adjacent node points of the array-like arrangement is different along the at least one connection line in the central region and in the edge region. Furthermore, a camera system with an image sensor according to the invention and an additionally disposed lens system is disclosed. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277628 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An objective is to provide a solid-state image sensor which can reduce the pixel rate while restraining the reduction in the angle of view and the deterioration in image quality when image data is output from the image sensor, and an imaging apparatus using the image sensor. A solid-state image sensor includes: plural photoelectric conversion elements which respectively have color filters being divided into plural groups each including color filters of plural colors, the groups being cyclically provided; and an signal output unit which mixes up digital signals, which are output via the A/D converter, at predetermined sampling positions and at predetermined different rates, and outputs signals which are smaller in number than the photoelectric conversion elements, and sampling gravity centers of the signals output from the signal output unit are at equal intervals. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277629 | PHOTO DETECTING DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD THEREON - A photo detecting device and method thereon capable of obtaining a color image without significant deterioration even in an optical system having a lens array. The photo detecting device includes a lens array having a plurality of lenses; and a photoelectric converter having a plurality of photoelectric conversion areas, each area comprising a plurality of pixels which generate electrical signals from light passing through a corresponding lens of the lens array and striking at least one of the plurality of pixels; wherein each of the areas has a first zone and a second zone, wherein the second zone has a spectrum sensitivity characteristic different from a spectrum sensitivity characteristic of the first zone. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277630 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - Pixels including a photoelectric conversion element | 2010-11-04 |
20100277631 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array unit in which unit pixels are two-dimensionally disposed; a vertical scanning unit selecting the unit pixels, which read out the signal electric charges, for each line; signal processing units separately disposed for each column of the pixel array unit and generate pixel signals corresponding to the signal electric charges; a horizontal scanning unit reading out the pixel signal by sequentially selecting the signal processing unit and outputting image signals in the unit of one line; and a scanning control unit performing operations of the vertical scanning unit and the horizontal scanning unit, wherein the scanning control unit selects a line having an exposure period different from that of a selected line between lines selected in the scanning order and sequentially outputs an image signal of an image having the different exposure period in the unit of one line from the horizontal scanning unit. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277632 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging device comprises a pixel array; a reference signal generation unit operable to generate a reference signal that changes monotonically for a predetermined period in a horizontal period; a comparator operable to compare the level of a pixel signal with the level of a reference signal; a counter operable to count input clock pulses; a memory operable to store the number of counts counted by the counter as a digital value; and a timing control unit operable to generate a clock that is to be input into the counter, and change frequency of the clock that is to be input into the counter based on external input data. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277633 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM PROVIDING IMAGER VERTICAL BINNING AND SCALING USING COLUMN PARALLEL SIGMA-DELTA DIGITAL CONVERSION - A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for digitizing a plurality of analog pixel signals of a pixel array in a manner which produces a digital signal representing the combination of said plurality of analog pixel signals. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277634 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging element in which first and second pixels for storing signal charges in accordance with an amount of received light are alternately arranged in an array; a flash light emission unit that emits flash light in a shooting scene in which the flash light is emitted; and an imaging control unit that exposes the first pixels for a long time, and exposes the second pixels for a short time. The imaging control unit starts the short-time exposure and the long-time exposure at the same time in the shooting scene in which flash light is emitted, ends the short-time exposure earlier than the long-time exposure, and causes the flash light emission unit to start emitting the flash light at required timing immediately before the end timing of the short-time exposure. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277635 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND FILE TRANSFER METHOD USED IN THE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A photographing apparatus and a file transfer method in the photographing apparatus efficiently process files of an external device and image data of the photographing apparatus which have a same name when transferring the image data to the external device, such as a personal computer. The photographing apparatus which captures an image and creates and stores image data of the image includes a display unit that displays the image data, a communication interface that performs data communications with an external device by transmitting data to and receiving data from the external device, and a control unit that controls the communication interface to transfer the image data to the external device and, when the external device includes a file having the same file name as the image data, controls the display unit to display a synthesized image of the image data and an image of the file of the external device. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277636 | IMAGING DEVICE - A focus area contains one or more areas, into which an image signal captured by an image sensor ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277637 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - An image pickup device includes a fixedly provided half mirror that separates object light that has passed through a shooting optical system into transmitted light and reflected light, and an image pickup unit that generates an image of an object by receiving the transmitted light. The half mirror includes an optically transmissive film that is optically isotropic. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277638 | IMAGE SPACE FOCUS - A camera having a lens and a sensor between which one or more transparent plates can selectively be disposed. The plates may have different thickness or indices of refraction, or they may have the same thickness and index of refraction and various combinations of them can be employed. Alternatively, a single plate may be used. The single plate may have one or more regions of different thickness or index of refraction or both. One option may including removing any of the plates from the area between the lens and sensor. With any of these various embodiments, the object distance of best focus is varied when the plate is added or removed or different areas on a plate are used or different combinations of plates are added. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277639 | AUTOMATIC FOCUSING APPARATUS - An automatic focusing apparatus includes: plural focus detection units detecting focus states in plural areas independently; a unit measuring detection time of the focus detection units; a unit calculating a maximum focus detection time; a unit calculating defocus amounts based on outputs from the focus detection units; a unit driving a focus lens based on the defocus amounts; and a unit calculating an object predicted position. When the focus detection time exceeds the maximum focus detection time, all detections by the focus detection units are completed, defocus amounts corresponding to the respective plural areas are calculated based on the focus states in the areas detected by the focus detection units, and the focus lens is driven according to an output of the focus detection unit corresponding to a focus target position where a difference between the focus target position and the object predicted position is within an allowable range. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277640 | CAMERA APPARATUS FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A camera apparatus is attached to a portable electronic device. The camera apparatus includes an imaging module, a socket and a holder. The imaging module is positioned in the socket. The holder includes a base portion, and two positioning cylinders. The base portion provides a receiving space accommodating the socket and the imaging module, and the positioning cylinders are fixed to the portable electronic device. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277641 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - The image display apparatus and the image display method that can provide higher-definition moving images. An image processor ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277642 | Text Protection Device and Related Motion Adaptive De-interlacing Device - A text protection device for de-interlacing operation includes a pixel value difference calculation unit, a text detection unit and a vertical interpolation unit. The pixel value difference calculation unit is utilized for calculating pixel value differences of a plurality of pixels of a field according to a position of a target pixel being inserted into the field. The plurality of pixels forms a detection area corresponding to the target pixel. The text detection unit is utilized for determining whether the detection area includes a text stroke and determining whether the target pixel is located within a range of the text stroke to generate a text detection signal. The vertical interpolation unit performs a vertical interpolation operation to generate a pixel value of the target pixel according to the text detection signal. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277643 | Display frequency boosting system for increasing image display frequency - A display frequency boosting system for increasing image display frequency includes a buffer to receive a first frame, a second frame, and a third frame of image data and store the frames in a form of zero to fifth fields, a motion estimation device to perform a motion estimation on the fields to produce a motion vector, an interpolator connected to the buffer to perform an interpolation on the fields to produce an interpolated field, a motion compensation device to perform a motion compensation according to the motion vector, the fields and the interpolated field to produce sixth and seventh fields, and a controller to control read and write operations of the buffer, wherein each frame is composed of an odd field and an even field, and a fourth frame corresponding to the sixth and the seventh fields locates between the first and second frames in a display time axis. | 2010-11-04 |