46th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 69 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150326724 | CALL MAPPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING VARIANCE ALGORITHM (VA) AND/OR DISTRIBUTION COMPENSATION - Method, system and program product, comprising obtaining agent performance data; ranking, agents based the agent performance data; dividing agents into agent performance ranges; partitioning callers based on criteria into a set of partitions; determining for each partition an outcome value for a first agent performance range and a second agent performance range; calculating for the partitions a respective outcome value difference indicator based on the outcome value for the first agent performance range and the outcome value for the second agent performance range for the partition; matching a respective agent to a respective caller in one of the partitions, based on the outcome value difference indicators for the partitions. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326725 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY ROUTING A COMMUNICATION - A method for automatically routing a telephonic communication to at least one of a plurality of communication destination addresses is provided. The method is implemented by a computer readable medium having a plurality of code segments. The method comprises the step of receiving customer identifier and communicating with a customer history database configured to store historic data. The method also includes determining whether the received customer identifier corresponds to a stored customer identifier in the customer history database, wherein the customer profile included in the stored historic data is based on one or more components of a customer's demographic identity. Historic data corresponding to the stored customer number is identified based on the comparison of the received customer identifier and the stored customer identifier. The telephonic communication is associated with a predetermined communication destination based on the identified historic data. The associated communication data is transmitted to a switching signal. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326726 | VOICEMAIL SYSTEM - A system comprises a first and second interface and a voicemail server. The first interface-communicating via a communications network with a first communication device operated by a calling party. The voicemail server configured to receive via the first interface from the first communication device a call directed to a called party and redirected to connect the calling party to the voicemail server. The voicemail server providing to the calling party a notification of a network location. The second interface is associated with the network location and communicates via a communications network with a second communication device operated by the calling party. The second interface receives via the communications network from the second communication device a request for access to the network location and provides to the calling party via the network location, access to a registration process for registering the calling party to receive a voicemail service from the voicemail system. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326727 | DELIVERY OF VISUAL VOICEMAIL OVER MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICE - A visual voicemail (VVM) service uses the MMS (Multimedia Message System) system as a transport mechanism to deliver a voicemail payload to a client VVM application on a mobile device such as a cellular phone or smartphone. The payload is identified as a voicemail using a specific identifier included in a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) Push message that provides a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that the VVM client application follows to download the voicemail as an attachment to an MMS message from the VVM service. Regular MMS messages that are not associated with the specific identifier are handled by a conventional messaging application on the mobile device while VVM messages are handled by the client VVM application for presentation in visual form on a user interface supported by the mobile device. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326728 | System and method for associating audio clips with objects - A system and method for associating an audio clip with an object is provided wherein the voice-based system, such as a voicemail system, is used to record the audio clips. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326729 | PHONE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COMMUNICATION - Phone systems, phone devices (including hardware, software and firmware), and methods of operating a phone. Described herein are user interfaces for phones and phone systems. In particular, described herein are dissociated phone systems including one or a plurality of local client phones with basic call handling capability that communicate though a remote phone server to handle advanced calling features, including transfers, voicemail, conference calls, call parking, etc. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326730 | Key Code for a Conference Operation - Methods, products, apparatuses, and systems may facilitate a conference operation. The conference operation may include conference chaining, conference switching, conference modification, conference announcement, and so on. A collection of authentication data for a plurality of distinct conferences may be performed to chain the conferences. Switching among the distinct conference may be performed in response to a switch key code. The switch key code may include a general key code applicable to each of the conferences and/or a specific key code application to a specific conference. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326731 | Notification of Communication Events - A network element of a communication provider comprises transceiver apparatus arranged to receive a request message from an originating endpoint via a packet-based communication network; and processing apparatus configured to generate, in response to the request message from the originating endpoint, a push notification relating to a communication from the originating endpoint intended for a destination endpoint, the communication to be conducted over the packet-based network. The transceiver apparatus is arranged to send the push notification to the destination endpoint over the packet-based network. The processing apparatus is further configured to generate the push notification with a payload comprising an indication of an image representing an originating user, to be output by the destination endpoint in a user notification notifying a destination user regarding the communication. At least the indication of the image is determined and inserted into the payload of the push notification at the network element. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326732 | System and Method for Re-Routing Calls - The disclosed embodiments include a system, computer program product, and method for routing a call over a packet network. A call request may be received from a calling party to call a called party at a network address. At least one potential call path over a packet network may be determined to connect the calling party to the called party at the network address. Network performance information associated with each potential call path may be accessed and a determination may be made that each of the call paths are impaired or congested. In response to determining that each of the call paths are impaired or congested, the call may be routed over a call path other than one of the at least one potential call paths to enable the calling party to communicate with the called party. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326733 | OPTIMAL USE OF MULTIPLE CONCURRENT INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) DATA STREAMS FOR VOICE COMMUNICATIONS - Examples are disclosed for hosting a communication session between a hybrid mobile device and a second communication device in an Internet Protocol (IP) based packet data network. A communications server functions as a bridge service between the hybrid mobile device and the second communication device enabling the exchange of multiple concurrent IP packet data media streams over multiple different IP based networks between the hybrid mobile device and the communications server. The hybrid mobile device determines a packet quality for each corresponding packet in the multiple concurrent IP packet data media streams and creates a blended IP packet data media stream by selecting the highest quality packet from among the multiple concurrent IP packet data media streams. On the send side, the hybrid mobile device fully and partially encodes an IP packet data stream to be sent out over the multiple different IP based networks to the communications server. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326734 | SBC FOR CLOUD ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SBC - A resource monitoring method comprises the steps of: generating process information including a process identifier, process user, process name, CPU usage, and IO usage; determining at least one first process having the same process user and process name from among a plurality of processes currently being executed; generating first group process information including a group process identifier, total CPU usage, and total IO usage of the determined at least one first process; and monitoring resources of the computing device in units of the generated first group process information. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326735 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUALITY AUTO-BLENDING IN CALL ROUTING - A system and method blend particular quality considerations into the process of expanding the route choices in a route table, such that more calls can be successfully routed while maximizing certain objectives. The quality considerations drive how additional routes are chosen for the route table and how call volumes are allocated to the chosen routes so that overall profitability can be maximized within the governing constraints of quality targets, route quality, predicted traffic, and route capacity. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326736 | System and Method for Providing Detection of Signaling-Only Engagements in a Telecommunication Network - A network server may be configured to prevent user equipment (UE) from communicating payload information across a telecommunication network without paying for the access or use of the network. This may be accomplished by the network server receiving signaling information relating to the UE from a first network component, receiving data plane information relating to the UE from a second network component, determining whether the UE is a signaling-only device based on the received information, and performing a responsive operation when it is determined that the user equipment device is a signaling-only device. The responsive operation may include applying a policy rule to the signaling communications of the UE when it is determined that the UE is a signaling-only device. The policy rule may be charging rule that causes a charging system to bill a subscriber account or a network access rule that blocks the signaling communications of the UE. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326737 | OFFLINE CHARGING FOR PROXIMITY SERVICES - Systems and methods for performing offline charging for proximity services. One embodiment is a proximity service element that controls proximity services for a mobile network. The proximity service element receives a request from User Equipment (UE) for a proximity service, and collects offline charging information related to the proximity service. The proximity service element formats the offline charging information into an offline charging communication, and transmits the offline charging communication to an offline charging system. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326738 | ONLINE CHARGING FOR PROXIMITY SERVICES - Systems and methods for performing online charging for proximity services. One embodiment is a proximity service element that controls proximity services for a mobile network. The proximity service element receives a service request from User Equipment (UE) for a proximity service, and collects online charging information related to the proximity service. The proximity service element formats the online charging information into an online charging request, and transmits the online charging request to an online charging system. The proximity service element receives an online charging response from the online charging system that includes a credit authorization result for the proximity service, and transmits a service response to the UE indicating the credit authorization result for the proximity service. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326739 | Electronic Device for Displaying a Print Preview - An electronic device in the present disclosure includes the following: an imaging device configured to scan a paper sheet, wherein the paper sheet comprises a first side and a second side, wherein scanning the paper sheet produces an image; a display device; a printing image acquisition unit configured to acquire a printing image; an image forming apparatus configured to print the printing image; and a display control unit configured to control the display device to display, if the produced image includes an image of a paper sheet, a composite image that combines the acquired printing image and the image of the paper sheet within the produced image. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326740 | APPARATUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, APPARATUS MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus management system includes a first apparatus; a second apparatus having an apparatus type different from the first apparatus; and an apparatus management configuration connected via a network with the first apparatus and the second apparatus, and managing the apparatuses. The apparatus management configuration includes a reception part that receives apparatus information that includes apparatus type identifiers for identifying the apparatus types of the first apparatus and the second apparatus; and a control part that carries out control to generate management information according to the apparatus types, based on the apparatus type identifiers. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326741 | IMAGE READING DEVICE OUTPUTTING OUTPUT IMAGE AND EXPLANATION IMAGE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A reading device includes a reading unit, an output unit, and a processor. The processor is configured to: control the reading unit to read an image from an original sheet; perform an image process on the read image; and output, to the display, both an output image and an explanation image representing contents of the image process performed on the read image. The output image represents one of the read image and an image resulting from the image process performed on the read image. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326742 | IMAGE EDITING APPARATUS AND IMAGE EDITING METHOD - An image editing apparatus includes a display device, a storage device for storing image data, and a preview display unit for displaying a preview image of the image data on a display screen. The preview display unit displays a scroll bar as a UI component for scrolling the preview image, on the display screen. When the image is scrolled, the scroll bar is changed to an enlarged scroll bar. On the screen image, a page jump button and a page number are additionally displayed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326743 | IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE READING DEVICE - An image reading device ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150326744 | TECHNIQUE FOR SETTING PAPER SIZE FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus indicates on a display a message prompting placement of paper, which is to be placed in a cassette, on a reading device and issuance of an instruction to start reading, in order to set a size of paper placed in the cassette. When touch of a button is detected after the message is indicated and a user operation giving an instruction to start reading is accepted, the image forming apparatus detects the size of placed paper using the reading device. The image forming apparatus then sets the size of paper placed in the cassette to the detected size. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326745 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image forming apparatus and a method thereof are disclosed. The image forming apparatus comprises: a first interface unit, which includes a first port and a second port, respectively used for establishing a first channel and a second channel between the image forming apparatus and a driving device of the image forming apparatus; an imaging controller, used for receiving data from the first channel as page data to be imaged, and acquiring data from the second channel as virtual data; and a timer, used for calculating a first duration from a last time when the image forming apparatus receives either page data from the first channel or virtual data from the second channel, whichever comes later, wherein when the first duration reaches a first predetermined duration, the imaging controller performs timeout handling for ceasing a present imaging job. The image forming apparatus can save resources and improve user friendliness. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326746 | SINGLE-FACET SPINDLE IMPLEMENTATION FOR A LASER SCANNER SYSTEM - A system includes a laser scanner system. The system includes a scanner laser to generate an optical scanning beam. The system also includes a spindle assembly comprising a spindle that extends along an axis and reflects the optical scanning beam. The system also includes a beam detector to receive the reflected optical scanning beam from the single facet and to indicate when to generate a latent image corresponding to an image based on the optical scanning beam for a given scan operation. The system further includes a scan controller to control the scanner laser such that the optical scanning beam is reflected from only a single facet of the spindle during the given scan operation. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326747 | Information Reading Apparatus and Computer-Readable Storage Medium - An image control apparatus which stores in a storage section an image captured in an imaging section, comprising a comparing section which, after changing from a first static image in which an imaging subject is not in motion into a dynamic image in which the imaging subject is in motion and at a time when changing from the dynamic image into a second static image in which an imaging subject is not in motion, compares the first static image and the second static image; and a storage controlling section which controls whether or not to store the second static image in the storage section, in accordance with a comparison result of the comparing section. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326748 | Dual-Microphone Camera - A camera is configured with multiple microphones to reduce wind noise in audio data collected by the camera. The camera receives motion data, which may comprise data indicating acceleration of the camera, a plurality of video frames received by the camera, or a background level of noise associated with one or more microphones configured on the camera. The camera determines a motion vector from the motion data. The motion vector is parallel to the direction of motion of the camera. The camera selects a subset of one or more microphones in the direction of the motion vector. By recording audio data using the one or more selected microphones, the camera reduces wind noise in the audio data. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326749 | REMOTE DYNAMIC INDICATION OF SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND MONITORING - A system and method for assigning unique and immutable attributes to user profiles and associated image(s) to facilitate the dynamic indication of supervisory control and monitoring through iconic representation, steganographic processing and/or encryption processing. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326750 | DATA HIDING METHOD VIA REVISION RECORDS ON A COLLABORATION PLATFORM - The present invention provides a data hiding method via revision records on a collaboration platform, which first creates a collaborative database including a plurality of articles and revision records. A user puts as input a cover document, a secret message, and a key on a collaboration platform. Based on four characteristics of multi-user collaborative-writing processing, the collaborative-writing platform is used, together with a key, to hide a secret message into the cover document automatically while simulating a collaborative-writing process and generate a stego-document where the secret message is hidden. Only authorized users with the key can extract the right secret message from the stego-document i.e. the message-hidden document successfully. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326751 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING IMAGE DATA TO AN OUTPUT DESTINATION - A data processing system comprising a device and a data processing apparatus that is connected to the device via a network and that stores screen data in association with identification information of the device, the screen data including an image processing condition and output destination data for each of one or more operation components, the data processing apparatus comprising a reception unit configured to receive image data and identification data transmitted from a device, an authentication unit configured to obtain authentication data corresponding to an output destination, and receive an authentication of the output destination using the authentication data, and a transfer unit configured to transfer the image data to an output destination indicated by the output destination data corresponding to the identification data of the device. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326752 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a dividing process section ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150326753 | IMAGE TONE ADJUSTMENT METHOD, APPARATUS THEREOF AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - The disclosure relates to an image tone adjustment method, an apparatus thereof, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: fitting overlapping areas to obtain a first correction parameter and a second correction parameter, performing interpolation on each pixel of the target image to obtain a corresponding correction parameter, correcting the target image according to the corresponding correction parameters; fitting an overlapping area between the corrected target image and the first image, and an overlapping area between the corrected target image and the second image to obtain a first RGB three-channel linear transformation parameter and a second RGB three-channel linear transformation parameter, performing linear interpolation on each pixel of the corrected target image to obtain a corresponding RGB three-channel linear transformation parameter, and transforming the corrected target image. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326754 | Synchronisation of Audio and Video Playback - A method of playing audio content to a viewer in synchronisation with a video content. The method comprises receiving and digitising an ultrasonic signal comprising ultrasonic synchronisation signal(s) encoding a respective timecode through modulation of ultrasonic carrier signal(s), a first ultrasonic carrier signal having been amplitude modulated to encode logical “1” or “0” in data-carrying segments, each data-carrying segments being followed by non-data-carrying segments in which the amplitude of the ultrasonic carrier signal does not exceed a predetermined threshold. A digitised ultrasonic synchronisation signal is processed to identify the data-carrying segments, and the corresponding timecode is extracted from the data-carrying segments. A stored audio content is played back from a playback point determined based on the timecode. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326755 | INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326756 | CAMERA MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING A CAMERA MODULE - A camera module for a motor vehicle includes a lens objective, a lens holder holding said lens objective, and a back plate connected to said lens holder and holding an image sensor in or close to an image plane of the lens objective. The alignment of the lens holder relative to the back plate is fixed by a glue joint between the lens holder and the back plate. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326757 | HOUSING ASSEMBLY - A housing assembly for a monitoring system is provided. The housing assembly includes a main housing, a light transmission member, an adjustable arm and a shield. The main housing has a front face. The main housing has an opening located on the front face. The monitoring system is located in the main housing. The light transmission member is assembled with the opening, in which the monitoring system monitors via the light transmission member. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326758 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus having first and second cases ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150326759 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - Provided is an image capture device including a lens unit that includes a lens, a supporting member that supports the lens unit and rotates in a predetermined rotating direction with the lens unit, a rotation regulating member that regulates rotation of the supporting member by coming into contact with the supporting member while the supporting member is rotating, and a move permitting part that permits the rotation regulating member being in contact with the supporting member to move a predetermined amount in the rotating direction in a manner that the supporting member is rotatable 360 degrees or more in the rotating direction. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326760 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING AN IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system for a motor vehicle includes a camera housing part and at least one camera module to be mounted to said camera housing part. The camera module has first rotation locking means, the camera housing part has second rotation locking means adapted to cooperate with the first rotation locking means, wherein the first and second rotation locking means cooperate to lock the camera module against rotation relative to the camera housing part. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326761 | CAMERA BAG - The present invention relates to a camera bag comprising a supporting frame for fixing a camera, and a shell for accommodating the camera and the supporting frame. The supporting frame comprises a front panel having a lens aperture and a supporting plate for fixing the camera. The front panel is detachably connected to the supporting plate through a connector. The camera bag further comprises a fixing means for fixing front of the camera lens on the front panel of the supporting frame. The present invention allows a user to shoot at any time without taking the camera out of the bag, and it can prevent the camera from the damage of rain, snow, and sand wind. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326762 | Mounts for Attaching a Motion Capture Device to a Head Mounted Display - The technology disclosed relates to providing devices and methods for attaching motion capture devices to head mounted displays (HMDs) using existing features of the HMDS, with no modification to the design of the HMDs. A motion capture device is attached with an adapter to a wearable device that can be a personal HMD having a goggle form factor. The motion capture device is operable to be attached to or detached from an adapter, and the adapter is operable to be attached to or detached from an HMD. The motion capture device is attached to the HMD with an adapter in a fixed position and orientation. In embodiments, the attachment mechanism coupling the adapter to the HMD utilizes existing functional or ornamental elements of an HMD. Functional or ornamental elements of the HMD include; air vents, bosses, grooves, recessed channels, slots formed where two parts connect, openings for head straps etc. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326763 | Integrated Image Sensor and Lens Assembly - An integrated image sensor and lens assembly comprises a lens barrel adhered to a lens holder or a lens barrel adhered to an image sensor assembly using an adhesive. The lens barrel and lens holder or the lens barrel and the image sensor assembly are bonded based on the sheer strength of the adhesive. Thus, adhesive expansion does not substantially affect the distance between the lens and the image sensor and therefore does not affect the focal plane of the assembly. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326764 | EXTENDABLE-REACH IMAGING APPARATUS WITH MEMORY - Disclosed are embodiments of an image acquisition apparatus with an extendable arm on which an image sensor is located and is easily manipulated to reach hard-to-reach places and transmit captured images to the user. In one embodiment, the combination of a telescopic sensor mount and an image sensor can be an integral part of or an add-on accessory for cell phones, cameras, iPads, iPods, etc. In another embodiment the apparatus may be added to cars or replace car radio antennas, to serve as observation beacons in crowded and congested traffic. In different embodiments the image data gathered by the image sensor may be transmitted to the user by wire, wirelessly, or optically. In other embodiments a microphone and/or a flash may also be installed on the extendable mount. Various embodiments may also include a battery, a processor, a receiver, a transmitter, a data memory/storage, or any combination thereof. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326765 | CAMERA MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF PRE-FOCUSING A LENS OBJECTIVE IN A LENS HOLDER - A camera module for a motor vehicle having a lens objective, a lens holder holding said lens objective, and a back plate connected to said lens holder and holding an image sensor in or close to an image plane of the lens objective. The materials, shapes and/or relative positions of the components of the lens objective are designed to keep the image plane in or close to the sensitive plane of the image sensor over an operating temperature range of the camera module. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326766 | Integrated Image Sensor and Lens Assembly - An integrated image sensor and lens assembly comprises a lens barrel adhered to a lens holder or a lens barrel adhered to an image sensor assembly using an adhesive. The lens barrel and lens holder or the lens barrel and the image sensor assembly are bonded based on the sheer strength of the adhesive. Thus, adhesive expansion does not substantially affect the distance between the lens and the image sensor and therefore does not affect the focal plane of the assembly. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326767 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A light-emitting device includes a board, a light-emitting diode chip disposed on the board, a molding part disposed on the board and covering the light-emitting diode chip, and a lens cap disposed on the board that is coupled with the substrate thereon and covering the molding part. An air gap is disposed between the lens cap and the molding part. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326768 | CAMERA MODULE - The camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention including: a printed circuit board on which | 2015-11-12 |
20150326769 | IMAGING DEVICE FOR SCENES IN APPARENT MOTION - Imaging systems and methods for imaging of scenes in apparent motion are described. A multi-axis positioning mechanism is operable to move an area imaging device along a tracking axis. A control module directs the multi-axis positioning mechanism to set the tracking axis to be substantially parallel with the apparent motion, and directs the multi-axis positioning mechanism to move the area imaging device in one or more cycles such that the area imaging device moves, in each of the one or more cycles, forward along the tracking axis at a tracking speed that compensates for the apparent motion. The control module directs the area imaging device to take at least one exposure during each of the one or more cycles to generate one or more exposures. An imaging module forms an image of the scene based on the one or more exposures. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326770 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes: multiple optical propagation paths configured to propagate light; a photoelectric conversion element configured to perform photoelectric conversion on light propagated through each of the multiple optical propagation paths at mutually different partial areas in a photoelectric conversion area; and an estimating unit configured to estimate illuminance or color temperature to be obtained at the photoelectric conversion element, using an electric signal corresponding to light propagated through each of the optical propagation paths. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326771 | IMAGING DEVICE AND EXPOSURE ADJUSTING METHOD - An imaging device includes a filter, an imaging element, a lens, a spectral image generator, and an exposure adjuster. The filter includes a plurality of filter areas having different spectral transmission characteristics. The imaging element receives light transmitted through the filter and outputs image information. The lens array includes a plurality of lenses arranged approximately parallel to a light receiving surface of the imaging element and is arranged between the filter and the imaging element. The spectral image generator generates a plurality of spectral images respectively corresponding to the plurality of filter areas on the basis of the image information output by the imaging element. The exposure adjuster adjusts an exposure time of the imaging element on the basis of luminance values of the spectral images. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326772 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine, based on luminance information of an object, a shooting condition from among a plurality of shooting conditions containing information on an aperture value and a shutter speed, a control unit configured to perform control so as to sequentially shoot a plurality of images having in-focus positions different from each other while discretely moving a focus lens by each moving amount depending on the aperture value, and an image synthesizing unit configured to synthesize the plurality of images, and the determination unit determines the shooting condition from among the plurality of shooting conditions so as to reduce a time for shooting the plurality of images. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326773 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTERNAL CONTROL OF MOBILE DEVICE - A method and apparatus ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150326774 | DEVICE WITH TWO WIRELESS PROTOCOLS - A system composed of a mobile device and field camera is disclosed. The field camera includes an imaging module that electronically records still image data upon detection of motion, a first wireless module adapted to that receives data from the mobile device over the first wireless protocol, a second wireless module that transmits data to the mobile device over the second wireless protocol, the second wireless protocol being capable of transmitting data at a faster rate than the first wireless protocol, a battery capable of supplying DC power to the field camera, and a processor in communication with the imaging module, the first wireless module, the second wireless module, and the battery. Upon receipt of data from the mobile device over the first wireless protocol, the processor initializes the second wireless module so the second wireless processor may transmit still image data to the mobile device. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326775 | CAMERA DEVICE, CAMERA SYSTEM AND CAMERA CONTROL METHOD - A camera device includes: an imaging unit taking image light to obtain a video signal; an output unit outputting the video signal obtained in the imaging unit to a connected cable; a detection unit detecting current variation or voltage variation of the video signal to be outputted from the output unit; and a control unit determining a control signal transmitted through the cable based on the signal variation detected by the detection unit and performing operation control corresponding to the determined control signal. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326776 | DYNAMICAL FOCUS ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND RELATED DYNAMICAL FOCUS ADJUSTMENT METHOD - A dynamical focus adjustment method is applied to a dynamical focus adjustment system. The dynamical focus adjustment method includes setting a focus area within a display window on a screen, making a first video by a first focus value when an object passes the focus area, displaying the first video on a play window of the screen, and determining whether a focus adjusting function is actuated according to an image of the first video on the play window. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326777 | CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating a speed at which an imaging apparatus changes an imaging range thereof, an input unit configured to input a first instruction for changing display of an image displayed on a display unit, a display control unit configured to, if the input unit has input the first instruction, change display of the image at a speed corresponding to the information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the imaging apparatus, a second instruction for changing the imaging range according to the display of the image being changed by the display control unit. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326778 | PHOTO SURVEY - Disclosed is an image capturing device for use in photo surveys, wherein said image capturing device comprises: a camera unit for capturing images; a processing unit for controlling said camera unit; a first shutter release button for activating said camera unit to capture an image of a motive; and a second shutter release button for activating said camera unit to capture an image of a motive. The processing unit, when either said first shutter release button or said second shutter release button is activated, is configured to control said camera unit to capture an image of a motive, and generate an opinion variable associated with said captured image, wherein said opinion variable is for indicating the opinion of a user towards said motive, and wherein said opinion variable is generated dependent on the used shutter release button. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326779 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND INEFFECTIVE REGION SETTING METHOD - [Structure] A mobile phone | 2015-11-12 |
20150326780 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, CAMERA SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF CAMERA SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING APPARATUS - An interchangeable lens includes an optical system which is variable in focal distance and in which a size of an image circle varies by the focal distance, the image circle being an effective image formation region of an optical image of a subject; a lens data storage unit which stores data indicating a correspondence between a value of the focal distance and a value of the size of the image circle; and a lens interface unit which sends data indicating the correspondence to the imaging apparatus. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326781 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus and an information processing method in which each piece of data included in light field data including a plurality of pieces of data indicating an incidence position, an incidence direction, and an intensity of a ray incident on an imaging apparatus from an object is projected based on a plurality of pieces of data corresponding to an object that is the same as the object corresponding to the data in a light field space defined by the incidence position and the incidence direction of the ray. Thus, light field data with an amount of information increased in a predetermined space in the light field space. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326782 | AROUND VIEW SYSTEM - An around view system includes a navigation module configured to display a driving speed and a driving route of a vehicle on a navigation map, and an around view monitor (AVM) module configured to generate a panoramic image by photographing front and rear and left and right images relative to the vehicle when the driving speed falls within a predetermined threshold speed range. The AVM then transmits image control information to the navigation module so as to map the panoramic image onto the driving route. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326783 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM FOR IMAGING BUILDING FACADES USING A DIGITAL CAMERA, A NEAR-INFRARED CAMERA, AND LASER RANGE FINDER - A system that facilitates collecting data is described herein. The system includes a digital camera that is configured to capture images in a visible light spectrum and a near-infrared camera that is configured to capture near infrared images, wherein a field of view of the digital camera and the field of view of the near-infrared camera are substantially similar. The system further includes a trigger component that is configured to cause the digital camera and the near-infrared camera to capture images at a substantially similar point in time, and also includes a mounting mechanism that facilitates mounting the digital camera and the near-infrared camera to an automobile. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326784 | IMAGE CAPTURING CONTROL METHOD AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image of a work is formed such that the image moves in a fixed direction across an image sensing area of an image sensor. The image of the work is captured by the image sensor when it is at an image capture position, and image data thereof is output in a predetermined output format. The image sensor has an extraction area having a small image size or a small pixel density and is located on a side of an image sensing area of the image sensor from which the moving object enters the image sensing area. When it is detected in this extraction area that the object has arrived at a preliminary detection position located before the image capture position, the mode of the image sensor is switched such that image data is output in the output format, and the image data is output in this output format. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326785 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A first anti-shake unit included in an image processing apparatus executes an anti-shake process for image data relating to a captured image and records image data after the anti-shake process on a recording unit. Also, a second anti-shake unit executes a re-anti-shake process while performing a control process of removing influence of the anti-shake process executed by the first anti-shake unit on the image data after the anti-shake process recorded on the recording unit based on auxiliary information regarding the anti-shake process output by the first anti-shake unit. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326786 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes memory and a calculator. The memory stores a first storage image. The calculator stores at least a portion of a target image in the first storage image. The calculator determines to set a reference image to be the target image when a relationship between the reference image and the target image satisfies a determination condition, the storing being based on a motion vector between the reference image and the target image. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326787 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided a control device including a display control unit configured to cause display of a display unit to shift between a first display mode in which a first kind of image having a predetermined relation with an electric-to-electric (EE) image acquired by an imaging unit and a second kind of image different from the first kind of image are displayed and a second display mode in which the first kind of image is not displayed and the second kind of image is displayed, and a power control unit configured to control power supply to the imaging unit in the shift between the first and second display modes. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326788 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes a communication circuit that transmits an image data to an external display device, and an image sensor. The imaging device also includes an outer case in which the image sensor is disposed, and a coupling a coupling portion disposed at a rear side of the imaging device, where the rear side is opposite side from an light incident side of the image sensor. A large-diameter portion and an inclined portion are provided in the outer case, in a manner that the diameter of the inclined portion is reduced according to approach from the large-diameter portion to the rear side, and an image taking button is disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the large-diameter portion. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326789 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING TOUCH PANEL, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus which is capable of, when drawing information is input from a touch panel by a photographer when a display unit rotatable between a reverse display state and a normal display state is in the reverse display state, easily obtaining image data which reflects drawing information intended by the photographer without changing a flipping status of the taken image. On the display unit, the drawing information is displayed in a manner being superimposed on the taken image. Whether the display unit is in the reverse display state or the normal display state is detected, and in response to switching between the reverse display state and the normal display state, the drawing information displayed on the display unit is flipped. According to a type of the drawing information, the drawing information is vertically flipped, or the drawing information is vertically flipped and also horizontally flipped. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326790 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image pickup device includes a display unit that includes a plurality of display areas, a display control unit that controls the display unit so that an image displayed in one of the plurality of display areas is changed from a live view image to an image obtained by an image pickup unit in accordance with a shooting instruction when a first reception unit has received the shooting instruction and so that an image displayed in a display area specified by a display position changing instruction is changed to a live view image when a second reception unit has received the display position changing instruction, and an image process unit that synthesizes image data of a plurality of images being displayed in the plurality of display areas and generates image data of a combined image in which the plurality of images are laid out as displayed in the display unit. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326791 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A NEED FOR A CHANGE IN A PIXEL DENSITY REQUIREMENT DUE TO CHANGING LIGHT CONDITIONS - There is provided a method for determining a need for a change in a pixel density requirement due to changing light conditions. The pixel density requirement specifies a pixel density which enables identification of an object in images captured by a camera. The method comprises receiving and monitoring (S | 2015-11-12 |
20150326792 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Provided is an image pickup apparatus including a zoos lens and a solid-state image pickup element. The zoom lens includes a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, an aperture stop, and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power. The first lens unit consists of a first lens sub-unit having a negative refractive power, which consists of two negative lenses, and a second lens sub-unit having a positive refractive power. The first lens unit and the second lens unit are configured to move in different loci for zooming. Each of a full-open f-number (Fnow) of the zoom lens, a focal length of the zoom lens, a focal length of the first lens sub-unit, and a pixel pitch (P) of the solid-state image pickup element is appropriately set. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326793 | ZOOM INPUT AND CAMERA INFORMATION - A method comprising receiving first camera information from a first camera module that is configured to face in a first camera direction, causing display of at least part of the first camera information, receiving information indicative of a zoom input that corresponds with a zoom direction that signifies zooming out of the first camera information, determining that the zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond a zoom out threshold associated with the first camera information, receiving second camera information from a second camera module that is configured to face in a second camera direction based, at least in part, on the determination that the zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond the zoom out threshold, and causing display of at least part of the second camera information is disclosed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326794 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing apparatus comprises an image sensor in which pixels including a correction pixel region and an effective pixel region are arrayed two-dimensionally; and a creating unit configured to create uncompressed or losslessly-compressed image data from signals acquired from the effective pixel region and the correction pixel region, wherein in the case where a resizing process is to be carried out on the effective pixel region included in the image data, the creating unit does not carry out the resizing process on the correction pixel region. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326795 | STORAGE CONTAINER WITH INVENTORY CONTROL - Systems and methods of the invention relate to managing an inventory of items within a storage container. A storage container can house one or more items for distribution among one or more users such as, for instance, employees. The storage container discussed herein provides authentication of a user, tracking of the inventory each user removes or returns, video/image capture of user during access of the storage container, wireless tracking of items housed within the storage container, among others. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326796 | BINAL SYNCHRONIZED LENS SYSTEM - A duel lens camera for optimizing images including: a first lens, where the first lens includes a CMOS sensor; a second lens, where the second lens includes a spinning cylinder and said spinning cylinder spins the second lens to capture lighting values; a first CPU, where the first CPU processes an image captured by the first lens; a second CPU, where the second CPU process an image captured by the second lens; and a image layering processor, where the image layering processor weaves the two images together where the cylinder image becomes the platform image that applies balance and proportional light onto the image. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326797 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - An image processing device performs image processing on an image being captured to display the image on a display unit having a resolution lower than a resolution of the image. The image processing device includes an extraction section that extracts an edge component from the image, an edge enhancing section that enhances the edge component by performing low-pass filter processing on the edge component after performing full-wave rectification processing on the edge component, a combining section that combines the enhanced edge component with the image to generate a composite image, and a resolution conversion section that performs resolution conversion of the composite image to match a resolution of the composite image with the resolution of the display unit. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326798 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device, comprising an imaging section for forming a subject image and obtaining image data, a lens control section for changing focus lens position, and a position correction section for carrying out alignment of a plurality of image data that have been acquired by the imaging section, wherein the position correction section selectively executes local alignment processing for carrying out alignment locally, and global alignment processing for carrying out alignment globally, based on relative focus position between two images that will be combined. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326799 | REDUCING CAMERA INTERFERENCE USING IMAGE ANALYSIS - Various embodiments relating to reducing camera interference are disclosed. In one embodiment, an infrared image of a scene may be received from a camera that emits infrared light. An interference condition likely to degrade infrared performance of one or more proximate infrared devices may be recognized. Responsive to recognizing the interference condition, an instruction to mitigate the interference condition may be output. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326800 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion sections configured to generate a signal charge according to an amount of an incident light and disposed in a matrix, a first accumulation section configured to accumulate the signal charge, a first transfer section configured to transfer the signal charge from the photoelectric conversion sections to the first accumulation section, a second accumulation section configured to accumulate the signal charge accumulated in the first accumulation section, a second transfer section configured to transfer the signal charge accumulated in the first accumulation section to the second accumulation section, a reset section configured to reset the signal charge accumulated in the second accumulation section, an output section configured to output a signal according to the signal charge accumulated in the second accumulation section, and first and second control sections configured to control each section for every row or column. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326801 | RECTIFICATION TECHNIQUES FOR HETEROGENEOUS CAMERA ARRAYS - Rectification techniques for heterogeneous camera arrays are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise logic, at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic to receive a captured image array captured by a heterogeneous camera array, select a rectification process for application to the captured image array, identify a set of rectification maps for the selected rectification process, and apply the identified set of rectification maps to the captured image array to obtain a rectified image array. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326802 | X-RAY DETECTING METHOD, PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD USING THE X-RAY DETECTING METHOD, AND X-RAY DETECTOR USING THE METHODS - Provided are methods of detecting X-rays, a photographing methods using the X-ray detecting method and/or an X-ray detector using the methods. For example, one method of detecting X-rays includes radiating a first X-ray, removing, by a first X-ray detection unit, a first electric charge generated by the radiated first X-ray, and outputting, by a second X-ray detection unit adjacent to the first X-ray detection unit, a voltage corresponding to the first X-ray. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326803 | AD CONVERTER, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is an AD converter including a first AD converting unit in which pixel columns of a pixel array are divided into at least two groups, and that compares a first ramp signal and a first pixel signal output from a first group of the pixel columns and performs AD conversion on the first pixel signal; and a second AD converting unit that compares a second ramp signal and a second pixel signal output from a second group of the pixel columns and performs AD conversion on the second pixel signal, in which the first ramp signal is a signal of which a level is decreased with a constant slope over time in a D-phase period for detecting a signal level of a pixel signal, and the second ramp signal is a signal of which a level is increased with a constant slope over time in the D-phase period. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326804 | BIAS SAMPLING DEVICE AND CMOS IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A bias sampling device includes a reference current generation unit suitable for generating a reference current; a plurality of multi-staged current mirror circuits suitable for receiving the reference current generated from the reference current generation unit and outputting a bias voltage; and a bias sampling unit suitable for performing sampling on a first bias voltage of a first current mirror circuit of the plurality of multi-staged current mirror circuits, wherein the first bias voltage of the first current mirror circuit, which is located prior to a final-staged current mirror circuit of the plurality of multi-staged current mirror circuits, is preset. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326805 | PHOTOSENSOR ARRANGEMENTS - A photosensor arrangement may include an amplifier configured to receive charge from a photosensor device at a first input, and a second input configured to receive a first reference voltage. The amplifier may provide an output voltage on an output. A comparator has a first input at the output voltage, a second input at the first reference voltage and is configured to provide a compare output. A capacitor is configured to have a first plate coupled to the output of the amplifier and a second plate coupled to the first input of the comparator. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326806 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device that can reduce the power consumption in outputting a low-resolution image, a method of driving the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326807 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a solid state imaging device including: a pixel portion where pixel sharing units are disposed in an array shape and where another one pixel transistor group excluding transfer transistors is shared by a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions; transfer wiring lines which are connected to the transfer gate electrodes of the transfer transistors of the pixel sharing unit and which are disposed to extend in a horizontal direction and to be in parallel in a vertical direction as seen from the top plane; and parallel wiring lines which are disposed to be adjacent to the necessary transfer wiring lines in the pixel sharing unit and which are disposed to be in parallel to the transfer wiring lines as seen from the top plane, wherein voltages which are used to suppress potential change of the transfer gate electrodes are supplied to the parallel wiring lines. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326808 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGES - An image processing device includes a first rearrangement circuit that receives, in parallel, pieces of line data included in image data. The first rearrangement circuit rearranges A-bit pixel data (where A is an integer that is greater than or equal to two) in the line data to arrange pixel data for only one color component in at least one of the line data. LUT correction circuits, arranged in correspondence with the line data, each include a memory that stores a lookup table and correct the rearranged A-bit pixel data using the corresponding lookup table. A second rearrangement circuit rearranges the corrected A-bit pixel data to return the A-bit pixel data rearranged by the first rearrangement circuit to an original arrangement order. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326809 | DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - There are provided a driving method for an image pickup device, a driving method for an imaging system, an image pickup device, and an imaging system, which changes an operation for mixing signals generated by a plurality of pixels in accordance with an amplification factor of a signal processing circuit in the image pickup device or an amplification unit externally provided to the image pickup device. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326810 | RADIATION DETECTOR, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DEVICE, AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention provides radiation detector, radiographic imaging device and radiographic imaging system that may detect irradiated radiation while maintaining quality of radiographic image. The radiation detector has: pixels having a sensor portion that generates charges in accordance with light converted from irradiated radiation, TFT switch that outputs, to a signal line, charges read-out from the sensor portion, and radiation detection TFT switch that is not connected to a signal line; and radiation detection pixels that have the sensor portion, the TFT switch, and radiation detection TFT switch that is connected to a signal line and that outputs, to the signal line, charges read-out from the sensor portion. The radiation detection TFT switches are connected to radiation detection scan lines, and ON/OFF states are controlled by scan signals that are outputted from a radiation detection control circuit. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326811 | COLUMN A/D CONVERTER, COLUMN A/D CONVERSION METHOD, SOLID IMAGING DEVICE, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a column A/D converter, column A/D conversion method, imaging device, and camera system that can reduce the amount of IR drop by dispersing the current consumed during the count operation, mitigate the counter characteristic degradation, readily reduce the amount of fluctuation in the power source voltage, and achieve operation at a low power source voltage. The column A/D converter includes a plurality of column processing units including an A/D conversion function, a plurality of counters configured to generate digital codes in response to a reference clock and arranged corresponding to each or a set of the column processing units, and a count start offset unit configured to trigger a pseudo count operation in each of the counters and to offset a count start code for at least two or more counters among the plurality of counters before the reference clock is supplied to the counters. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326812 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGING APPARATUS, AND APPARATUS USING THE IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an imaging apparatus, including: a photoelectric conversion element; an amplifier transistor configured to output a voltage corresponding to electric charges generated by the photoelectric conversion element; a load transistor configured to supply a bias current to the amplifier transistor; and a voltage supply unit configured to input one of a first voltage and a second voltage, which have different voltage values, to a control node of the load transistor via an input capacitor. In the imaging apparatus, a current value of the bias current to be supplied by the load transistor at a time when the second voltage is input to the control node via the input capacitor is larger than a current value of the bias current to be supplied by the load transistor at a time when the first voltage is input to the control node via the input capacitor. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326813 | VIDEO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A video transmission system is disclosed. The video transmission system comprises a multi-drop bus, a first source driving chip, a second source driving chip and a timing controller. The first source driving chip comprises a first source driving circuit and a first terminal circuit. The first terminal circuit is coupled to the multi-drop bus and the first source driving circuit for providing a first terminal resistor. The second source driving chip comprises a second source driving circuit and a second terminal circuit. The second terminal circuit is coupled to the multi-drop bus and the second source driving circuit for providing a second terminal resistor. The timing controller is coupled to the first source driving chip and the second source driving chip via the multi-drop bus. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326814 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR TIMING COMMERCIAL BREAKS - Various arrangements are presented for handling broadcast television commercials. A television receiver may receive, from a television service provider, metadata that indicates a commencement of a television commercial break and an expected duration. Based on the metadata, the television receiver may initiate a countdown timer such that the countdown timer is based on the expected duration of the television commercial break and counts down. The television receiver may output for presentation a remaining duration based on the countdown timer as the countdown timer counts down. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326815 | AUDIOVISUAL APPARATUS - An audiovisual apparatus includes: a display section configured to display a picture; and one or a plurality of main speakers and a plurality of sub-speakers each having a sound output surface generating sound corresponding to the picture. The sound output surfaces of one or more of the plurality of sub-speakers are arranged to be inclined toward outside of the display section as compared with the sound output surfaces of the main speakers. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326816 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a display apparatus includes an enclosure having a display portion and an internal space, and a speaker accommodated in the internal space and having a sound emitting surface directed in an opposite direction of the display portion. The enclosure includes a first opening area configured to emit sound of the speaker in the opposite direction of the display portion, and a second opening area configured to emit the sound of the speaker in a lateral direction to the display portion. A volume of the sound emitted from the first opening area is greater than a volume of the sound emitted from the second opening area. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326817 | News Production System with Integrated Display - An example news production system includes a scheduling system, a composite display, and a camera. The scheduling system accesses a news program schedule that specifies a sequence of actions to be performed by the news production system. The scheduling system reads entries from the news program schedule, identifies actions associated with each, and sends signals to cause the actions to be performed. The news production system may cause the composite display to render video content in accordance with a specified layout. A camera can capture video of a field of view that includes at least a portion of the composite display while the specified video content is rendered thereon. The news production system may also cause an output video stream to be based, at least in part, on the captured video. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326818 | IMAGE SCROLLING ON A PHOTO SHARING DEVICE DISPLAY - Systems and methods are disclosed to retrieve a first plurality of images from a local storage location at an electronic device; display each image of the first plurality of images on a display of the electronic device with a first transition between consecutively displayed images of the first plurality of images; receive a second plurality of images from a remote storage location through a communication interface of the electronic device; and display each image of the second plurality of images on the display of the electronic device with a second transition between consecutively displayed images of the second plurality of images, wherein the second transition is different than the first transition. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326819 | REMOTE, DIRECTED DELIVERY OF DATA FOR ON-AIR GRAPHICS - Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation, the operation comprising defining, in a message, attributes of a graphics object to overlay on a video as part of a media broadcast, wherein the attributes comprise an identifier of a template for the graphics object and a time in the video to overlay the graphics object, and publishing the message to one or more recipients. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326820 | DIGITAL CONTENT CONVERSION QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Automated, algorithmic quality control is performed for digital content converted from one form or format to another. Such conversion may be made of movies, television programs, feature films, advertisements, or any other content. The conversion process may be semi or fully automated, and may include a range of alterations, such as pulldown or frame rate conversions, size and/or resolution conversions, addition of content, deletion of content, and so forth. Actual content contained in pre- and post-converted frames is utilized, such as by image recognition techniques, as a base for the quality control routines. Audio data may also be considered. The quality control is fully or nearly fully automated with minimal manual involvement. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326821 | VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM AND DISPLAY ALLOCATION METHOD THEREOF - A display allocation method is disclosed herein. The display allocation method is applied to a display in a conference meeting and comprises the following steps: allocating a first, a second and a third image block on the display, in which sizes of the first and the second image block are larger than size of the third image block; detecting an effective sound of a first candidate video corresponding to the third image block to identify whether the first candidate video is effective; setting one of the first and the second image block as a primary image block, and setting another one of the first and the second image block as a secondary image block, in which the secondary image block includes a secondary video; and allocating the first candidate video and the secondary video to the secondary and the third image block respectively if the first candidate video is effective. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326822 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING VIDEOTELEPHONY USING THE SAME - A display apparatus and method are provided. The display apparatus includes a videotelephony performer that is configured to perform a videotelephony with another display apparatus; and a controller configured to control a corresponding feedback that is output when gestures and speech of a user and the other party of the videotelephony have a preset correlation during a process in which the videotelephony is performed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150326823 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANGING MODE OF DEVICE - Methods and apparatuses are provided for changing a mode of a device by a server. The server receives, from a master device, at least one of a user preference document including information related to whether mode synchronization is activated between devices, a device context profile (DCP) document including a rule applied per mode, and a DCP directory document including information related to a profile activated in the DCP document. The at least one of the user preference document, the DCP document, and the DCP directory document is registered. When information related to changing a mode of the master device is received, the at least one of the user preference document, the DCP document, and the DCP directory document is changed based on the changed mode of the master device. The at least one of the changed user preference document, the changed DCP document, and the changed DCP directory document is transmitted to at least one slave device. | 2015-11-12 |