46th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110279603 | SYSTEM FOR PRIMING AND DE-PRIMING PRINTHEAD - A system for priming and de-priming a printhead, the system having a fluid container fluidically interconnected with the printhead via a closed fluid flow loop, a gas inlet on the closed loop and a valve on the closed loop for selectively allowing gas to enter the closed loop via the gas inlet, and a pump on the closed loop, wherein the pump is operational to draw fluid from the container in a first direction around the closed loop to prime the printhead with fluid from the container, and the vent is operational to cause fluid in the closed loop and the printhead to de-prime to the container in a second direction around the closed loop. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279604 | SYSTEM FOR FLUSHING PRINTHEAD AND PRINTHEAD BYPASS - A fluid distribution system for a media width printhead, the system having a fluid container having a gas vent; a first fluid path interconnecting the container and a first fluid port at one longitudinal end of the media width of the printhead, a second fluid path interconnecting the container and a second fluid port at the other longitudinal end of the media width of the printhead, a third fluid path interconnecting the first and second paths, pump on the second path, the pump being operational to draw fluid from the container through the first and second paths via the printhead and via the third fluid path to flush gas in the paths to the container for venting via the gas vent. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279605 | PRINTING SYSTEM HAVING VALVED INK AND GAS DISTRIBUTION FOR PRINTHEAD - A printing system having a media width printhead, a plurality of fluid containers fluidically interconnected with the printhead via a respective plurality of fluid tubes each defining an individual closed fluid flow loop, a first multi-channel valve arrangement for selectively allowing fluid flow along each closed loop via the printhead by selectively moving a pinch element into and out of pinching contact with the fluid tubes so as to respectively block and allow fluid flow through the fluid tubes, a plurality of gas vents, each gas vent being associated with a respective one of the closed loops and a second multi-channel valve arrangement for selectively allowing venting of gas in each closed loop via the gas vents. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279606 | LIQUID EJECTING UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - The invention provides a liquid ejecting unit and a liquid ejecting apparatus that can prevent the film of the damper flow passage member from wrinkling. In a surface of a damper flow passage member covered with a film, a communication passage, a first filter chamber in which a first filter is disposed, and an empty chamber disposed between a pressure chamber and the communication passage are provided. The film is attached to a surface of each of the pressure chamber, the empty chamber, and the communication passage so as to cover a first flow passage and a second flow passage with the empty chamber therebetween. In a region of the film facing the empty chamber, a weak portion is formed that permits the stretching of the film. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279607 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, AND LIQUID FILLING METHOD - A liquid discharge member includes discharge ports, and a first opening and a second opening that communicate with the discharge ports. A liquid supply member includes a first filter disposed in a gravitational direction and in a disposed direction, a first containing chamber containing the first filter, a second containing chamber containing the second filter, a first flow path connecting the first opening and the first containing chamber, and a second flow path connecting the second opening and the second containing chamber. The second filter and the first and the second flow path are disposed in an area between a surface perpendicular to the disposed direction and parallel to the gravitational direction and going through one end of the length of the first filter and a surface parallel to the first surface and going through the other end of the length of the first filter in the disposed direction. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279608 | FLUID CONTAINER WITH INTERNAL FILTRATION - A fluid container having a body for containing fluid, a fluid outlet on a first wall of the body at which the contained fluid exits the body and a filter arranged within the body adjoining the first wall so that the contained fluid passes through the filter before exiting the outlet, wherein the filter is inclined relative to the first wall so that filtered fluid is contained in the body between the filter and the outlet. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279609 | FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM HAVING FILTERED INK CONTAINER - A system for distributing filtered ink to an inkjet printhead, the system having an ink container having a body for containing the ink, am ink outlet on a first wall of the body at which the contained ink exits the body, and a filter arranged within the body adjoining the first wall so that the contained ink passes through the filter before exiting the outlet, an inkjet printhead having an ink inlet and an ink line connecting the outlet of the container to the inlet of the printhead, wherein the filter is inclined relative to the first wall so that filtered ink is contained in the body between the filter and the outlet which is distributed to the printhead. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279610 | Fluid Container with Air Lock Prevention - A fluid container having a body for containing fluid, a fluid outlet on a first wall of the body at which the contained fluid exits the body and a filter arranged within the body substantially parallel to, and spaced from, a second wall of the body wherein the second wall adjoins the first wall with the outlet in the space between the filter and the second wall so that the contained fluid passes through the filter before exiting the outlet and the second wall declines from the adjoined first wall when the container is disposed with the filter above the second wall. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279611 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORD MADE BY THE SAME - An ink jet recording method includes making a record on a recording medium having micropores using an ink composition containing a glitter pigment. The glitter pigment has an average particle diameter in the range of 1 nm to 100 nm, inclusive, and the recording medium has an average micropore diameter in the range of 3 nm to 200 nm, inclusive. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279612 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION METHOD - An apparatus includes: a drying unit to dry a printing medium on which an image was printed using an inkjet head; a humidification unit to humidify the printing medium that was dried by the drying unit so that the moisture content of the printing medium becomes the equilibrium state in the ambient environment; a colorimetric unit to perform colorimetry on the printing medium that was humidified by the humidification unit; and a calibration unit to calibrate printing properties on the basis of the result of colorimetry by the colorimetric unit. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279613 | Protective Device For Inkjet Printheads - An inkjet printhead is configured to reduce the likelihood of media coming into contact with a printhead face. The inkjet printhead includes a housing, an aperture plate having a plurality of apertures in an aperture area through which inkjet ejectors eject ink, and a pair of members aligned with a direction of media movement and extending along a length of the aperture area, the pair of members being configured to lift media away from the plurality of apertures in the aperture area. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279614 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING MEDIA IN PRINTER - A system for transporting media in a printer is provided having a media roller rotatably mounted to the printer housing, a motor, a drive belt looped about the motor drive shaft and the roller so as to impart the motor rotational driving force to the roller, a tensioning member pivotally mounted to the housing for contacting and thereby tensioning the drive belt about the motor drive shaft and roller, a brace member mounted to the housing about a slotted arm of the tensioning member, and a locking screw fixed to the housing through the brace member and slotted arm. The pivoted position of the tensioning member relative determines the tension imparted on the drive belt. The locking screw locks the pivoted position and the brace member is fixedly mounted so that rotation of the locking screw is not imparted to the slotted arm during fixing of the locking screw. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279615 | DRIVE BELT TENSIONING APPARATUS FOR PRINTER - A drive belt tensioning apparatus for a printer is provided having a tensioning member pivotally mounted to the printer housing so as to contact and thereby tension a drive belt about a drive shaft of a motor and a roller so as to impart rotational driving force of the motor to the roller for transporting media through the printer, a brace member mounted to the housing about a slotted arm of the tensioning member, and a locking screw fixed to the housing through the brace member and slotted arm. The pivoted position of the tensioning member relative to the housing determines the amount of tension imparted on the drive belt. The locking screw locks the pivoted position of the tensioning member. The brace member is fixedly mounted to the housing so that rotation of the locking screw is not imparted to the slotted arm during fixing of the locking screw. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279616 | PINCH ROLLER APPARATUS FOR PRINTER - A pinch roller apparatus for a printer is provided having a support plate securely mounted to a housing of the printer, a pinch housing movably supported by the support plate, and a series of pinch rollers rotatably held within the pinch housing. The pinch housing has alignment pins for engagement with the housing of the printer through movement of the pinch housing relative to the support plate. The engagement aligns the pinch rollers with a driven roller rotatably mounted to the housing to provide pinched contact for media being transported through the printer. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279617 | METHOD OF SHAPING MEDIA AT PRINTHEAD - Method of shaping media for printing by a media width printhead, the method having transporting media into a print zone defined by a plurality of fluid ejection nozzles of the printhead with input rollers at an angle to a plane parallel with the print zone; transporting media out of the print zone with output rollers at an angle to said parallel plane; and supporting and shaping the media as the media is transported through the print zone with an elongate platen, the platen having a series of upstream ribs disposed upstream of the print zone with respect to the media transport direction and a series of downstream ribs disposed downstream of the print zone with respect to the media transport direction, wherein the ribs are configured so that the transported media is in contact with the ribs in the print zone and adopts a constrained curved path past the nozzles. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279618 | SYSTEM FOR SHAPING MEDIA AT PRINTHEAD - A system for shaping media for printing by a media width printhead is provided having a media width printhead of fluid ejection nozzles defining a media width print zone, input rollers disposed for transporting media into the print zone at an angle to a plane parallel with the print zone, output rollers for transporting media out of the print zone at an angle to a plane parallel with the print zone, and an elongate platen for supporting and shaping the media as the media is transported through the print zone. The platen has a series of ribs disposed upstream of the print zone and a series of ribs disposed downstream of the print zone. The ribs are configured so that the transported media adopts a constrained curved path past the nozzles through contact with the ribs in the print zone. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279619 | MEDIA CLEARANCE MECHANISM FOR PRINTER - A media clearance mechanism for a printer, the media clearance mechanism having a door hingedly mounted to a body of the printer which can be opened to expose a media width of a media path to a media width printhead of the printer; a media diverter mounted to the door such that when the door is in a closed position the door and the diverter define guiding portions of the path, the diverter being pivotally mounted to the door so that the diverter pivots out of the way upon opening of the door; and a displacement mechanism configured to retract the diverter with the opening movement of the door and to reposition the diverter for media guiding with the closing movement of the door | 2011-11-17 |
20110279620 | SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING DRIVEN AND IDLER ROLLERS IN PRINTER - A system for aligning driven and idler rollers in a printer is provided having a housing of the printer which has a first housing portion hingedly mounted to a second housing portion such that the second housing portion is movable with respect to the first housing portion between open and closed positions, a driven roller rotatably mounted to the first housing portion for transporting media through the printer, an idler roller rotatably supported within the second housing portion for contact with the driven roller so as to provide pinched contact on the transported media, and an alignment adjustment mechanism for aligning the idler roller with the driven roller as the second housing portion is hinged into the closed position with the first housing portion. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279621 | PRINTER HAVING MEDIA CLEARANCE MECHANISM - A printer having a media width printhead; a media path from a media input area to the printhead; a door hingedly mounted to a body of the printer which can be opened to expose the media path a media diverter mounted to the door such that when the door is in a closed position the door and the diverter define guiding portions of the path, the diverter being pivotally mounted to the door so that the diverter pivots out of the way upon opening of the door; and a displacement mechanism configured to retract the diverter with the opening movement of the door and to reposition the diverter for media guiding with the closing movement of the door. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279622 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - The optical scanning device performs a first control operation that when the scanning speed of a deflector is stabilized, a light source is turned on, and when a detection signal is received from a photodetector, the light source is turned off while starting counting the scanning period in the main scanning direction from zero; a second control operation that when the count reaches a first value, the light source is turned on, and when a detection signal is received, the light source is turned off while starting counting the scanning period; and a third control operation that when the count reaches a second value, the light source is turned on, and when a detection signal is received, the light source is turned off while starting counting the scanning period, followed by repetition of the third control until scanning is completed. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279623 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning device includes a third fθ lens, an adjusting bar, a pressing portion, a columnar member, and a movement restraining section. The adjusting bar is disposed parallel with a longitudinal direction of the third fθ lens and has projections which are capable of pressing against the third fθ lens at plural points in the longitudinal direction of the third fθ lens. The pressing portion and the columnar member press the adjusting bar against the third fθ lens. The movement restraining section is configured to set the pressing portion and the columnar member in a first state in which the pressing portion and the columnar member are movable in a direction parallel with the longitudinal direction of the third fθ lens or in a second state in which the pressing portion and the columnar member are restrained from moving. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279624 | OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanner includes a third f-theta lens, an eccentric cam, an attaching portion, a first supporting member, a second supporting member and a spring. A distance between a face opposed to the first side-face of the third f-theta lens in the first supporting member and a face opposed to the second side-face of the third f-theta lens in the second supporting member is set to be longer than a distance of the third f-theta lens in its lateral direction. The spring is disposed opposed to the first side-face or the second side-face, and presses the third f-theta lens so that the third f-theta lens is in contact with the eccentric cam and either of the first supporting member and the second supporting member. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279625 | OPTICAL RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS HAVING LABEL PRINTER AND METHOD FOR PRINTING LABELS ON OPTICAL DISK - An optical recording/reproducing apparatus having a label printer for printing labels on an optical disk and a method for printing labels on an optical disk. The optical recording/reproducing apparatus includes an optical disk drive unit recording and reproducing information on a recording surface of an optical disk, a label printer module printing labels on a label surface of the optical disk using thermal transfer, and a controller controlling a label printing operation of the optical disk drive unit and the label printer module, wherein the label printer module includes a ribbon cartridge in which a thermal transfer ribbon to which dyes are attached is wound and which is disposed to face the label surface of the optical disk mounted in the optical disk drive unit, and a thermal printhead transferring the dyes attached to the thermal transfer ribbon onto the label surface of the optical disk using thermal transfer. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279626 | METHOD OF AUDIO-VISUAL COMMUNICATION USING A TELEVISION AND TELEVISION USING THE SAME - A method of audio-visual communication using a television and a television using the same are provided, wherein the broadband network and television technologies are used to achieve services of audio-visual communication over a network, such that a user uses the television to conduct audio-visual communications. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279627 | METHOD OF AUDIO-VISUAL COMMUNICATION USING A TELEVISION AND TELEVISION USING THE SAME - A method of audio-visual communication using a television and a television using the same are provided, wherein the broadband network and television technologies are used to achieve services of audio-visual communication over a network, such that a user uses the television to conduct audio-visual communications. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279628 | Conducting a Private Videoconference Within a Videoconference via an MCU - Conducting a private videoconference within a videoconference. A videoconference may be established between a plurality of endpoints. Input may be received requesting the private videoconference for a plural subset of the plurality of endpoints. The private videoconference may be established between the plural subset of the plurality of endpoints. The initial videoconference may continue during the private videoconference. Private videoconference data may be transmitted only to the plural subset of endpoints of the private videoconference. The private videoconference may be sent directly between the plural subset of endpoints or may be sent via a multipoint control unit, e.g., of the initial videoconference. The private videoconference data may not be sent to the remaining endpoints of the initial videoconference. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279629 | Conducting a Direct Private Videoconference Within a Videoconference - Conducting a private videoconference within a videoconference. A videoconference may be established between a plurality of endpoints. Input may be received requesting the private videoconference for a plural subset of the plurality of endpoints. The private videoconference may be established between the plural subset of the plurality of endpoints. The initial videoconference may continue during the private videoconference. Private videoconference data may be transmitted only to the plural subset of endpoints of the private videoconference. The private videoconference may be sent directly between the plural subset of endpoints or may be sent via a multipoint control unit, e.g., of the initial videoconference. The private videoconference data may not be sent to the remaining endpoints of the initial videoconference. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RETRACTING OPTICS IN A VIDEO CONFERENCING ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus is provided in one example and includes a camera configured to receive image data associated with an end user involved in a video session. The apparatus also includes a display and an optics element configured to interface with the camera. The optics element reflects the image data associated with the end user positioned in front of the display. A retracting mechanism is also provided and is configured to retract the optics element in a direction such that the camera moves to an inactive state and the optics element is removed from a view of the display from the perspective of the end user. An effective optical distance from the camera to the end user is increased by manipulating a position of the optics element. In more detailed embodiments, the camera can be configured above the display such that its lens points downward toward the optics element. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279631 | Automatically Customizing a Conferencing System Based on Proximity of a Participant - Customizing a conferencing system based on proximity of a participant. A first participant may be detected as being proximate to a first conferencing system. For example, the first participant may provide user input to check in to the first conferencing system. Alternatively, the conferencing system may automatically detect the first participant (e.g., by automatically detecting a personal device of the first participant). In response to detecting the proximate participant, the first conferencing system may be automatically customized for the participant. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279632 | Multiway Telepresence without a Hardware MCU - System and method for performing a videoconference. The videoconference may be established between at least three videoconferencing locations. Each videoconferencing location may include respective pluralities of displays, video inputs, and videoconferencing units. A first videoconferencing unit at a first videoconferencing location may receive an indication that there is an active talker at the first videoconferencing location. An indication that there is an active talker at the first videoconferencing location may also be provided to a second videoconferencing unit at the first videoconferencing location. The first and second videoconferencing units may provide signals to corresponding videoconferencing units at second and third videoconferencing locations indicating that videoconferencing signals from the first videoconferencing location should be displayed. The second and third videoconferencing locations may switch to display videoconferencing signals from the first videoconferencing location based on the signals which indicate that videoconferencing signals from the first videoconferencing location should be displayed. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279633 | Telepresence Between a Multi-Unit Location and a Plurality of Single Unit Locations - Performing a videoconference. The videoconference may be established at a first videoconferencing location between at least three videoconferencing locations. The locations may include the first location, a second location, and a third location. The first location may maintain a plurality of videoconferencing units and the second and third locations may each maintain a single videoconferencing unit. A first videoconferencing unit of the first location acts as a multipoint control unit (MCU) of the videoconference. The MCU may receive respective videoconferencing information from each videoconferencing unit of the videoconference. The MCU may provide active videoconferencing information of an active participant to ones of the videoconferencing units at the second and third locations corresponding to non-active participants. The MCU may provide second and third videoconference information from the videoconferencing units of the second and third locations for presentation at the first location. This provision may be performed independently of the active participant. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279634 | Systems and methods for real-time multimedia communications across multiple standards and proprietary devices - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support the operation of a Virtual Media Room or Virtual Meeting Room (VMR), wherein each VMR can accept from a plurality of participants at different geographic locations a variety of video conferencing feeds from video conference endpoints that can be either proprietary or standards-based and enable a multi-party video conferencing session among the plurality of participants. Each single VMR can be implemented across an infrastructure of globally distributed set of servers/media processing nodes co-located in Points of Presence (POPs) for Internet access. Each VMR also gives its users a rich set of conferencing and collaboration interaction hitherto not experienced by video conferencing users. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279635 | Systems and methods for scalable composition of media streams for real-time multimedia communication - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support the operation of a Virtual Media Room or Virtual Meeting Room (VMR), wherein each VMR can accept from a plurality of participants at different geographic locations a variety of video conferencing feeds from video conference endpoints that can be either proprietary or standards-based and enable a multi-party video conferencing session among the plurality of participants by composing one composite audio and video stream for each of the participants. Each single VMR can be implemented across an infrastructure of globally distributed set of servers/media processing nodes co-located in Points of Presence (POPs) for Internet access. Each VMR also gives its users a rich set of conferencing and collaboration interaction hitherto not experienced by video conferencing users. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279636 | Systems and methods for scalable distributed global infrastructure for real-time multimedia communication - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support the operation of a Virtual Media Room or Virtual Meeting Room (VMR), wherein each VMR can accept from a plurality of participants at different geographic locations a variety of video conferencing feeds of audio and video streams from video conference endpoints. A globally distributed infrastructure that supports operations of the VMR through a plurality of MCUs (Multipoint Control Unit) built from off-the-shelf components instead of custom hardware as media processing nodes, each configured to process the plurality of audio and video streams from the plurality of video conference endpoints in real time. Each single VMR can be implemented and supported across the infrastructure of globally distributed set of servers/media processing nodes co-located in Points of Presence (POPs) for Internet access, wherein such massively distributed architecture can support thousands of simultaneously active VMRs and yet is transparent to the users of the VMRs. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279637 | Systems and methods for security and privacy controls for videoconferencing - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support the operation of a Virtual Media Room or Virtual Meeting Room (VMR), wherein each VMR can accept from a plurality of participants at different geographic locations a variety of video conferencing feeds of audio and video streams from video conference endpoints and enables a multi-party video conferencing session in real time among the plurality of participants. Each of the participants is offered a rich set of conferencing and collaboration interaction hitherto not experienced by video conferencing participants and a moderator of the video conference is further offered with in-meeting management and control over a plurality of security and privacy settings during the video conference. These interactions encompass controlling of a video conferencing session, its configuration, privacy, security, the visual layout of the participants, customization of the VMR and adaptation of the room to different vertical applications. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279638 | Systems and methods for novel interactions with participants in videoconference meetings - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support the operation of a Virtual Media Room or Virtual Meeting Room (VMR), wherein each VMR can accept from a plurality of participants at different geographic locations a variety of video conferencing feeds of audio and video streams from video conference endpoints. The approach provides various ways for the participants to the video conference to access, control, and interact with each other during the conference for a customized personal experience. A globally distributed infrastructure supports the sharing of the event among the participants at geographically distributed locations through a plurality of MCUs (Multipoint Control Unit), each configured to process the plurality of audio and video streams from the plurality of video conference endpoints in real time. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279639 | Systems and methods for real-time virtual-reality immersive multimedia communications - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support the operation of a Virtual Media Room or Virtual Meeting Room (VMR), wherein each VMR can accept from a plurality of participants at different geographic locations a variety of video conferencing feeds of audio and video streams from video conference endpoints. The approach further utilizes virtual reality and augmented-reality techniques to transform the video and audio streams from the participants in various customizable ways to achieve a rich set of user experiences. A globally distributed infrastructure supports the sharing of the event among the participants at geographically distributed locations through a plurality of MCUs (Multipoint Control Unit), each configured to process the plurality of audio and video streams from the plurality of video conference endpoints in real time. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279640 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments relate to a display apparatus that can perform video communication and a method of controlling the display apparatus. The display apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a camera for acquiring video data and outputting the video data at a predetermined resolution; a network monitoring unit for detecting an available bandwidth of a network for transmitting video communication data; a resolution adjusting unit for adjusting the output resolution of the camera in accordance with the detected available bandwidth; and a communication unit for transmitting video data outputted from the camera to an external device. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279641 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM AND METHODS FOR VIDEO CROPPING, TEMPORALLY-COHERENT WARPING AND RETARGETING - A method for warping a video is provided. The method for warping a video, comprising steps of (a) receiving a video having at least a frame having a specific area; (b) defining a target video cube having a predetermined warping ratio and including the specific area; and (c) warping the frame so that the warped frame conforms to an aspect ratio of the target video cube. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279642 | OPTICAL DISK FOR HIGH RESOLUTION AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO RECORDING, OPTICAL DISK REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL DISK RECORDING APPARATUS - The present invention has an objective of providing an optical disk having a high resolution picture and a system for reproducing data on the optical disk, which are compatible with a conventional system for reproducing an ordinary resolution picture. A high resolution signal is divided into a main signal and a sub signal by picture division means and MPEG-encoded. The main signal and the sub signal are divided into frames each having 1 GOP or more. The resultant first interleave block | 2011-11-17 |
20110279643 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus that corrects gradation of a first image, which is one image from among the image for left eye and the image for right eye, and gradation of a second image, which is the other image from among the image for left eye and the image for right eye, the image processing apparatus comprises: a detection unit that detects parallax between the first image and second image; a correction unit that detects a pixel in the second image corresponding to a pixel in the first image on the basis of the parallax, and corrects a gradation value of the pixel in the first image and a gradation value of the pixel in the second image corresponding to the pixel in the first image by using a single gradation conversion curve. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279644 | 3D CAPTION SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND 3D CAPTION DISPLAY METHOD - A method for transmitting a three-dimensional (3D) caption signal and caption display method are disclosed to three-dimensionally display caption text such that it fits a 3D image in a 3D display device. 3D caption box configuration information and caption text are generated to display a 3D caption within a 3D image, and the 3D caption box configuration information and the caption text are inserted into a video picture header region to code the image signal, and then, the image signal is transmitted. In the caption display method, a broadcast signal including a 3D image signal is received, and 3D caption box configuration information and caption text included in the broadcast signal are acquired. A caption image including 3D caption text disposed within a 3D caption box is then generated based on the 3D caption box configuration information and the caption text, and displayed. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279645 | TRANSFERRING OF 3D IMAGE DATA - A system of transferring of three dimensional (3D) image data is described. A 3D source device ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110279646 | BROADCAST RECEIVER AND VIDEO DATA PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A broadcast receiver and a method for processing 3D video data are disclosed. A method for processing video data of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a broadcast signal including a video stream, wherein the video stream includes a plurality of video stream sections having different viewpoints, acquiring viewpoint information indicating corresponding viewpoints of the video stream sections, and outputting an interface indicating a viewpoint of the video stream that is currently displayed according to the viewpoint information. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279647 | 3D VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND 3D VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - A 3D video processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes an offset value complementing unit which complements an offset value of the first picture, by assigning a value which is equal to or greater than the first offset value and equal to or smaller than the second offset value, the first offset value representing the smaller one of the offset value assigned to the second picture temporally preceding the first picture and the offset value assigned to the third picture temporally succeeding the first picture, and the second offset value representing the larger one of the offset value assigned to the second picture and the offset value assigned to the third picture. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279648 | SCANNED-BEAM DEPTH MAPPING TO 2D IMAGE - A method for constructing a 3D representation of a subject comprises capturing, with a camera, a 2D image of the subject. The method further comprises scanning a modulated illumination beam over the subject to illuminate, one at a time, a plurality of target regions of the subject, and measuring a modulation aspect of light from the illumination beam reflected from each of the target regions. A moving-mirror beam scanner is used to scan the illumination beam, and a photodetector is used to measure the modulation aspect. The method further comprises computing a depth aspect based on the modulation aspect measured for each of the target regions, and associating the depth aspect with a corresponding pixel of the 2D image. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279649 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus, computer readable medium, and a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus comprising a plurality of optical systems, the method including deriving shake information from the plurality of optical systems; and determining a base optical system from among the plurality of optical systems according to the shake information. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279650 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A BODY CONDITION SCORE OF AN ANIMAL - An arrangement for determining a body condition score of an animal comprises a three-dimensional camera system directed towards the animal and provided for recording at least one three-dimensional image of the animal; and an image processing device connected to the three-dimensional camera system and provided for forming a three-dimensional surface representation of a portion of the animal from the three-dimensional image recorded by the three-dimensional camera system; for statistically analyzing the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation; and for determining the body condition score of the animal based on the statistically analyzed surface of the three-dimensional surface representation. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279651 | Method and Apparatus for Auto-Convergence Based on Auto-Focus Point for Stereoscopic Frame - A method and apparatus for performing auto-convergence on a frame of a stereoscopic image or video based on at least one auto-focus point. The method includes retrieving a location of focus points from the image, estimating the disparity of focus points in the image, determining the disparity of the frame for the stereoscopic image or video, and shifting the frame to automatically adjust the convergence of the fame for the stereoscopic image or video. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279652 | TWO-STAGE CORRELATION METHOD FOR CORRESPONDENCE SEARCH - The invention presents a method for comparing the similarity between image patches comprising the steps of receiving form at least two sources at least two image patches, wherein each source supplies an image patch, comparing the received image patches by extracting a number of corresponding subpart pairs from each image patch, calculating a normalized local similarity score between all corresponding subpart pairs, calculating a total matching score by integrating the local similarity scores of all corresponding subpart pairs, and using the total matching score as an indicator for an image patch similarity, determining corresponding similar image patches based on the total matching score. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279653 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS - Distortion correction with different correction accuracy is performed on images acquired in accordance with an image pick-up mode for a 3D moving image, a 3D still image, and the like, and an image cut-out process corresponding to an optical axis deviation amount of each of right and left photographing optical systems is also performed thereon, whereby optical axis deviation is corrected. In this case, an optical axis deviation amount corresponding to a current image pick-up mode is read out from among optical axis deviation amounts after distortion correction, the optical axis deviation amounts being stored in advance into an EEPROM at the time of adjustment before shipment and corresponding to respective image pick-up modes. Distortion correction corresponding to the current image pick-up mode is performed on right and left images acquired in accordance with the current image pick-up mode. Then, a cut-out process of images for stereoscopic display from the images with a full angle of view after the distortion correction is also performed on the basis of the read-out optical axis deviation amount. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279654 | CAMERA BODY, IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CAMERA BODY, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A camera body includes a body mount, an imaging element, and a controller. If the interchangeable lens unit has a first optical system configured to form a left-eye optical image in a first region and a second optical system configured to form a right-eye optical image in a second region, the controller produces left-eye image data from an image signal corresponding to the first region, and produces right-eye image data from an image signal corresponding to the second region. If the interchangeable lens unit has a third optical system configured to form a left-eye optical image in a second region and a fourth optical system configured to form a right-eye optical image in a first region, the controller produces left-eye image data from an image signal corresponding to the second region, and produces right-eye image data from an image signal corresponding to the first region. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279655 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - This invention provides an apparatus for stereoscopic imaging. The stereoscopic imaging apparatus includes: a first optical imaging lens group, a second optical imaging lens group, a first flat reflector, a second flat reflector, a third reflector, a single image sensor, and an image processing circuit. The first and the second optical imaging lens groups receive light from outside respectively. The first and the second flat reflectors are used to perform the first reflection of the light from their corresponding first and second optical imaging lens groups respectively. The third reflector is located between the first flat reflector and the second flat reflector, which is used to perform the second reflection of the light from the first reflection. The single image sensor receives the light of the second reflection on its imaging plane to form two parallel images. The image processing circuit processes image signals of the image sensor to form stereoscopic image signals. The present invention further comprises a method for stereoscopic imaging. By employing the apparatus and method for stereoscopic imaging, as a single image sensor is used, a stereoscopic image with good imaging effect can be obtained with low cost. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279656 | Surface Scanning System - The present invention relates to a surface scanning system, which enables obtaining three dimensional models of the geometries of the objects particularly having shiny or specular surfaces, and which comprises at least one light source, a moving mechanism that enables the light source to move relative to the object to be scanned, at least one camera, a moving mechanism that enables the camera to move relative to the object to be scanned, a moving mechanism that enables the object to be scanned to move in order for it to be viewed from different angles, at least one controller that controls the light source, camera and the moving mechanisms. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279657 | ADAPTER PLATE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING OF STEREO VISUAL VISUALIZATION IN DETERMINED VISUAL DISTANCE - Adapter plate applicable for use with display devices for making of stereo visual visualization in given visual distance (R) wherein the pixel size ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110279658 | METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING REMOTE DEVICE - A method for synchronizing a function on a remote device with a function on a primary device includes selectively broadcasting, from a radio frequency (RF) transmitter of the primary device, data broadcast on channels at different times relative to a fixed period strobe signal of the primary device. Only the channels that have a noise level below a specified threshold level selectively broadcast the data and each of the channels have an associated fixed time frame offset relative to the fixed period strobe signal. Each of the channels is broadcast after their associated fixed time frame offset expires. An RF receiver of the remote device receives the data on one of the channels. The data on each of the channels is received at different times, depending on its associated fixed time frame offset, which results in the data on each received channel having an associated received time reference relative to a strobe signal of the remote device. The remote device strobe signal is synchronized to determine a received time reference and the fixed time frame offset. The remote device function is cyclically performed, which results in the remote device function being synchronized with the primary device function. The method may be used to synchronize a 3D video signal broadcast from a transmitter to sets of 3D glasses. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279659 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A stereoscopic image display and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The stereoscopic image display includes a display panel, that displays data of a 2D image in a 2D mode and display data of a 3D image in a 3D mode in a time division manner, and a data modulation unit that previously stores modified values satisfying a luminance of a predetermined gray level and modulates left eye image data or right eye image data input during a current frame period to a modified value selected based on the result of a comparison between right/left eye image data input during a previous frame period and the left/right eye image data of the current frame period using the previously stored modified values. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279660 | IR RECEIVER, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER GLASSES HAVING THE SAME - There are provided an IR receiver and liquid crystal shutter glasses with the same, and more particularly, an IR receiver and liquid crystal shutter glasses having the same to solve the problem in that a pair of the crystal liquid shutter glasses malfunctions by infrared generated from the surrounding environment, such as a halogen light. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279661 | ATTENTION ATTRACTING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing device operable to output an actuating signal, and an attention attracting device connected to the image capturing device. The attention attracting device includes an attention attracting unit electrically operable for attracting attention, a signal receiving component electrically connected to the image capturing device for receiving the actuating signal from the image capturing device, and a control circuit electrically connected to the attention attracting unit and the signal receiving component. The control circuit is operable, in response to receipt of the actuating signal from the signal receiving component, to control operation of the attention attracting unit for attracting attention. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279662 | Reflex Longitudinal Imaging Using Through Sensor Insonification - An ultrasonic reflex imaging device and a method are described. A device according to the invention may include a platen, a generator, and a receiver positioned between the platen and the generator. A backer may be positioned so that the insonification device is between the receiver array and the backer. The backer may be configured to absorb or delay energy that originated from the generator. The generator produces an energy pulse, which travels through the receiver and the platen to reach a biological object. Part of the energy pulse is reflected from the biological object. The reflected energy pulse travels through the platen to the detector. The detector converts the reflect energy pulse to electric signals, which are then interpreted to create an image of the biological object. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279663 | REAL-TIME EMBEDDED VISION-BASED HUMAN HAND DETECTION - In one aspect there is provided an embodiment of an image capture device comprising a camera, an image processor, a storage device and an interface. The camera is configured to capture images in ambient light of a human hand in a field of view (FOV) of the camera. The image processor is configured to process a first one of the images to detect a presence of the hand. The image capture device is configured to assign a position of the presence of the hand, track movement of the hand within the FOV by processing at least a second one of the images and generate a command based on the tracked movement of the hand within the FOV. The interface is configured to transmit the detection of the presence of the hand, the assigned position of the hand and the command to an external apparatus. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279664 | Ultrasonic Area-Array Sensor With Area-Image Merging - A method and device for using a small area-array sensor to produce a larger image of a biological object is disclosed. In a method according to the invention, the presence of a biological object is detected, and images of the biological object are collected using the area-array sensor. Pixels from at least some of the collected area-images are discarded to produce a set having modified area-images, and the area-images of the set are combined to form an extended image using an image merging algorithm. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279665 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD AND IMAGE RECORDING PROGRAM - There is provided an image recording apparatus including an image-capturing section that captures an image of the observed person, an observation result input section that inputs a result of the observation done by the observer, an input detecting section that detects the input of the observation result by the observation result input section, and an image storing control section that stores the image of the observed person which is captured by the image-capturing section when the input detecting section detects the input of the observation result. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279666 | DETECTION OF GAZE POINT ASSISTED BY OPTICAL REFERENCE SIGNAL - A gaze-point detection system includes at least one infrared (IR) signal source to be placed in a test scene as a reference point, a pair of eye glasses to be worn by a person, and a data processing and storage unit for calculating a gaze point of the person wearing the pair of eye glasses. The pair of eye glasses includes an image sensor, an eye-tracking unit and a camera. The image sensor detects IR signals from the at least one IR signal source and generates an IR signal source tracking signal. The eye-tracking unit determines adapted to determine the gaze direction of the person and generates an eye-tracking signal, and the camera acquires a test scene picture. The data processing and storage unit communicates with the pair of eye glasses and calculates the gaze point relative to the test scene picture. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279667 | METHOD AND MEASURING SYSTEM FOR SCANNING MULTIPLE REGIONS OF INTEREST - The invention relates to a method for carrying out measurements on at least one region of interest within a sample via a laser scanning microscope having focusing means for focusing a laser beam and having electro-mechano-optic deflector for deflecting the laser beam, the method comprising: providing a scanning trajectory for the at least one region of interest; providing a sequence of measurements and the corresponding scanning trajectories; providing cross-over trajectories between the scanning trajectories of two consecutive measurements; deflecting the laser beam via the electro-mechano-optic means for moving a focus spot of the focused laser beam along a scanning trajectory at an average scanning speed; and deflecting the laser beam via the electro-mechano-optic means for moving the focus spot of the laser beam along a cross-over trajectory at a cross-over speed having a maximum, the maximum of the cross-over speed being higher than the average scanning speed. The invention further relates to a measuring system for implementing the method according to the invention | 2011-11-17 |
20110279668 | IMAGE INSPECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image inspection device includes a first illuminating unit illuminating an object from an oblique direction with a first illuminating light; an imaging unit receiving specular reflection light of the first illuminating light from the object; and a focusing unit focusing the specular reflection light on the imaging unit. The image inspection device is configured to inspect the image based on the intensity of the specular reflection light received by the imaging unit. The first illuminating unit includes light-emitting elements and an illumination light producing unit that is configured to deflect light emitted from the light-emitting elements and thereby to produce the first illuminating light such that the specular reflection light from the object enters a pupil of the focusing unit. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279669 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING VERTICAL TAKEOFF VEHICLES - According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a radar altimeter which utilizes a downward looking MIMO phased array to form multiple beams, covering a relatively wide sector, e.g., +/−60 degrees or thereabouts. The distance to the ground is then measured in each beam allowing the ground profile to be formed. The beams may be tilted forward to cover from about +90 degrees forward (horizontal) to about 30 degrees behind nadir. The provision of such a forward tilt gives a greater degree of coverage in the direction of approach vector to the ground. This additional cover enables the altimeter to more accurately detect other vehicles in the proximity to the current approach vector of the vehicle to the desired landing zone. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279670 | Apparatus for Measuring Three-Dimensional Profile Using LCD - Provided is an apparatus for measuring a three-dimensional profile using a LCD in which a sine wave pattern is formed on a measurement object, whereby image information of the measurement object is obtained using the sine wave pattern and a camera, and the image information is analyzed to measure a profile of the measurement object, the apparatus including a LCD projector including: a light source irradiating light forward; a LCD panel disposed at a front side of the light source, generating a sine wave pattern having a plurality of phases and a plurality of periods; polarization plates respectively disposed on front and rear sides of the LCD panel; a first focusing lens disposed apart from a front side of the LCD panel, focusing the sine wave pattern generated by the LCD panel on the measurement object; and a housing supporting the light source, the LCD panel, the polarization plates and the first focusing lens. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279671 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING A FACILITY PROVIDED WITH CAMERA - A device for monitoring an installation comprising means for issuing a cue to the environment of a camera indicating that the camera is passing from a state in which it is not capable of picking up images to a state in which it is capable of picking up images, or is indeed picking them up, and vice versa. The cue is issued in at least one of the following two forms: a movement of a mask suitable for covering a lens of the camera; and a sound signal. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279672 | COPLANAR CAMERA SCANNING SYSTEM - A system for scanning objects having at least two linear array sensors, adapted to detect light input signals, is provided. A lens is optically connected to each of the linear array sensors, and are adapted to receive and transmit an optical image located in a respective lens field of view along a respective lens axis to the respective one of the at least two linear array sensor. A light source which generates an illumination stripe in general linear alignment with the lens axis across a depth of the field of view is provided. A cylindrical lens is positioned between the light source and an object to be scanned. The cylindrical lens adapted to collect, transmit and focus light from the light source to form the illumination stripe. This arrangement provides a wider system field of view with generally more uniform resolution. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279673 | MARITIME CONTROLS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for various embodiments of maritime control components. For example in one embodiment, a control component, adapted to be used with a watercraft, includes a mounting feature adapted to mount the control component to a steering wheel of the watercraft, and a mode selector of the control component adapted to receive and transmit a first user input signal corresponding to a user selected mode of operation from a plurality of selectable modes of operation including a map mode, a sonar mode, a fishfinder mode, a radar mode, an autopilot pattern mode, an entertainment mode, and/or a maritime mode. The control component further includes an increase/decrease actuator adapted to receive and transmit a second user input signal corresponding to a user selection within the user selected mode of operation. Embodiments of a watercraft and a method of display control are also provided. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279674 | DRIVE ASSIST DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a drive assist display apparatus which can realize, from imaging to displaying the front, left, right and down wide area of the backward or frontward of a vehicle, displaying in high visibility of a form of an imaged subject in accordance with purposes, improving visibility of directional and positional relationships between the imaged subject and the vehicle, and facilitating a movement of the eye line targeting to the subject on the display. It is assumed that planes are respectively perpendicular relationship with the vehicle front-back direction, the downward direction being vertically in perpendicular relationship with the vehicle front-back direction, the leftward direction being horizontally in perpendicular relationship with the vehicle front-back direction, and the rightward direction being horizontally in perpendicular relationship with the vehicle front-back direction. Square subjects assumed to be on the planes are displayed as squares or rectangles each having an area equal to one another on respective regions in accordance with the direction. The regions include a forward correction image display region | 2011-11-17 |
20110279675 | CAMERA MODULE - Manufacture of molded cases of various types is not required even if the molded cases house different numbers of substrates, so that cost of manufacturing camera modules with various functions is reduced. A camera module includes an optical system holder composed of a substrate supporting part in the form of a square box with a down-facing opening, and a cylindrical lens unit fixing part provided integrally with the substrate supporting part and formed at the center of the top of the substrate supporting part. A lens unit is supported in the lens unit fixing part, and an image capturing element holding substrate on which an image capturing element is placed is fixed in the substrate supporting part. A substrate holder is coupled to an end portion of the substrate supporting part of the optical system holder, and a circuit component holding substrate is supported in the substrate holder. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279676 | DRIVING ATTENTION AMOUNT DETERMINATION DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A driving attention amount determination apparatus includes: an electroencephalogram measurement section for measuring an electroencephalogram signal of a driver; a central stimulation presentation section for presenting a visual stimulation in a central visual field of the driver; a peripheral stimulation presentation section for presenting a visual stimulation in a peripheral visual field of the driver; a threshold setting section for setting a determination threshold for attention amount determination from a distribution of amplitude of an event-related potential in the electroencephalogram signal based on a point of presenting the stimulation in the central visual field as a starting point; and an attention amount determination section for determining an attention amount through a comparison between the determination threshold and an amplitude of an event-related potential in the electroencephalogram signal based on a point of presenting the stimulation in the peripheral visual field as a starting point. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279677 | Systems and Methods for Providing Event-Related Video Sharing Services - Systems and methods for providing sports-related video sharing services to subscribers to such services are disclosed. The systems and methods enable the capture and storage of video data corresponding to sporting events held at sports venues, and the communication of captured video data to subscribers or others for viewing. The systems and methods also enable subscribers to create video highlight reels, with or without annotations and/or music, from the captured video data, to post the video highlight reels on web pages hosted by the system, and to communicate the video highlight reels for viewing by others. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279678 | Surveillance System with Direct Database Server Storage - A video surveillance system includes at least one of a camera or a streamer. A data base server is coupled to the camera and can store metadata for a video clip from the camera or streamer. A media storage server is coupled to both the camera or, the streamer, and to the data base server to store the clip in the absence of any network video recorders. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279679 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN IMAGE OF A FLUORESCENT PATTERN UNDER AMBIENT LIGHT - The invention provides an imaging apparatus ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110279680 | PASSIVE INFRARED IMAGER - An infrared camera includes a lens to receive infrared radiation from an image to be viewed. A thermal detector is positioned to receive the infrared radiation from the lens and vary the amount of light transmitted through the thermal detector responsive to the infrared radiation. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279681 | ROOM-TEMPERATURE FILTERING FOR PASSIVE INFRARED IMAGING - A device, for imaging a scene, includes a detector of the radiation that includes a plurality of detector elements, a circularly variable filter, a mechanism for rotating the filter perpendicular to the optical path of the radiation from the scene to the detector, and a data capture apparatus. All the detector elements are repeatedly interrogated by as a group as the filter rotates, to acquire images of the scene, each of which includes a plurality of image portions in respective spectral bands of the filter. The image portions are assembled to form processed images, each of which depicts the scene in a single respective spectral band. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279682 | Methods for Target Tracking, Classification and Identification by Using Foveal Sensors - A method of operating a sensor system may include the steps of sensing a predetermined area including a first object to obtain first sensor data at a first predetermined time, sensing the substantially same predetermined area including the first object to obtain second sensor data at a second predetermined time, determining a difference between the first sensor data and the second sensor data, identifying a target based upon the difference between the first sensor data and the second sensor data, identifying a material of the target and determining a target of interest to track based upon the material of the target. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279683 | Automatic Motion Triggered Camera with Improved Triggering - An automatic motion triggered camera with improved triggering to produce images with the target animal substantially centered in the field of view. A single motion detector, a camera, and image memory are controlled by a processor that detects changes in the motion detector output and generates a trigger signal for the camera. The trigger follows a first stage of waiting until a predetermined minimum threshold of movement is detected and a second stage of waiting until a further change in the output signal indicative of an animal being substantially centered in the field of view of the camera is detected. Compensation for camera capture delay time can be included by sampling a plurality of motion detector signals, computing an estimated time at which the animal will be centered, and triggering the camera prior to that time. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279684 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a signal processing device including a measured value acquisition unit configured to acquire a measured value for a feature quantity, the feature quantity having an influence on an estimation of a motion that appears in each frame of an input video signal, a determination unit configured to, on the basis of the measured value acquired by the measured value acquisition unit, determine a characteristic of a filter to be applied to the input video signal, and a filtering unit configured to generate a video signal for use in the estimation of a motion by applying to the input video signal a filter with the characteristic determined by the determination unit. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279685 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC OBJECTS LOCALIZATION - A method for automatic localization of objects in a mask. The method includes building a dictionary of atoms, wherein each atom models the presence of one object at one location and iteratively determining the atom of said dictionary which is best correlated with said mask, until ending criteria are met. The invention system concerns also automatically detects objects in a mask. At least one fixed camera is provided for acquiring video frames. A computation device is used for calibrating at least one fixed camera for extracting foreground silhouettes in each acquired video frames for discretizing said ground plane into a non-regular grid of potential location points for constructing a dictionary of atoms, and, for finding objects location points with the previous method. And a for propagating device is provided to propagate the result in at least one fixed camera view. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279686 | IMAGE CORRECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD THEREOF - An image correction device includes an image capturing module, a first calculating module, a second calculating module, a third calculating module, and a correction module. The image capturing module includes an image sensor having a center (Xo, Yo). The image capturing module takes an image of a test chart. A center of the group of black stripes is coincident with a center of the image. The first calculating module is for calculating coordinates of a center of each black stripe of the group of black stripes. The second calculating module is for calculating coordinates (Xc, Yc) of the center of the image. The third calculating module is for calculating a coordinate deviation (ΔX, ΔY)=(Xc−Xo, Yc−Yo). The correction module is for inputting the coordinate deviation (ΔX, ΔY) into the image sensor so that the image sensor corrects the image according to the coordinate deviation (ΔX, ΔY). | 2011-11-17 |
20110279687 | NOTEBOOK COMPUTER WITH PICO-PROJECTOR AND DIGITAL CAMERA - A notebook computer includes a housing comprising a keyboard; an LCD pivotably mounted to a front edge of the housing; an inverted U shaped frame pivotably mounted to the front edge of the housing wherein the frame and the LCD are adapted to rest upon the housing by pivoting; a pivotal pico-projector on the frame; and a pivotal digital camera on the frame. The notebook computer provides more features for use choice. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279688 | LAPTOP WITH PIVOTAL CAMERA AND MICRO-PROJECTOR AND SCREEN AS A REPLACEMENT OF DISPLAY - A laptop includes a housing; a keyboard mounted on the housing; a rectangular frame element pivotably secured to a front end of the housing and being adapted to open or close onto the keyboard; a screen enclosed by the frame element; an inverted U-shaped frame member pivotably secured to front corners of the housing and being adapted to open or close onto the frame element; a micro-projector pivotably mounted on a transverse part of the frame member; and a camera pivotably mounted on the transverse part of the frame member besides the micro-projector. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279689 | Integrated Display Camera Using Oscillating Display Elements - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for capturing photographic images with a camera integrated in an electronic display. The system includes: a display screen; a set of display elements coupled to a front side of the display screen; a set of masking elements coupled behind the set of display elements; and an image-capturing mechanism coupled to a backside of the display screen. The display elements are configured to cycle between an active state, in which the display elements are illuminated to display a display image on the display screen, and an inactive state, in which the display elements are darkened and at least partially transparent. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279690 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CAMERA, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT OF IMAGE PROCESSING - An electronic device includes: a specifying unit that specifies image data to be designated as a print target; an image generation unit that generates a single image as a print target image based upon a plurality of sets of image data when the specifying unit specifies as the print target a set of image data contained in a first image file that includes the plurality of sets of image data for constituting the single image; an image file generation unit that generates a second image file containing the print target image having been generated by the image generation unit; an image file recording unit that records the second image file having been generated by the image file generation unit, into a storage medium; and a print information recording unit that generates print information to be used when printing the print target image and records the print information into the storage medium. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279691 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus having a continuous shooting function includes an imaging unit configured to generate an image signal based on an optical signal of a subject, a storage unit configured to store an image file based on the image signal, a first detector configured to detect a motion of the imaging apparatus, and a controller configured to control a capturing interval of the imaging unit for capturing an image in a continuous shooting operation based on a detecting result of the first detector so that the capturing interval for a magnitude of the motion of the imaging apparatus which is larger than a predetermined value is shorter than the capturing interval for the magnitude of the motion of the imaging apparatus which is smaller than the predetermined value. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279692 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE - Performing data processing more effectively for camera shake correction is desirable. Movement of an image-capturing device is compensated on the basis of displacement velocity of the image-capturing device detected by a displacement velocity detector and position regarding a focus adjustment member of the image-capturing device detected by a position detector. An input data format converter converts the displacement velocity detected at the displacement velocity detector from fixed-point format to floating-point format and converts the detected position of the focus member to floating-point data. Furthermore, a gyro filter uses data processing in floating-point format to calculate displacement data for a required amount the image-capturing device is to be displaced and a Hall filter uses data processing in floating-point format to generate drive data for the focus adjustment member. Then, the drive data in floating-point format from the Hall filter is converted to drive data in fixed-point format. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279693 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CAMERA SHAKE CORRECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus includes: an image capturing unit capturing an image of an object; an image capture controller that causes the image capturing unit to capture first color component images having a first color component by multi-shot exposure, and causes the image capturing unit to capture second and third color component images, a displacement information acquiring unit that acquires displacement information; an image adding unit that aligns and adds the first color component images based on the displacement information to generate an added image; a calculator that calculates a first point spread function based on the displacement information; a first correcting unit that corrects the second and third color component images using the first point spread function; and a combining unit that combines the added image with the corrected second and third color component images. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279694 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, SERVER AND CLIENT ON NETWORK, AND PROGRAM CODES REALIZING COMMUNICATION THEREOF - An end user is provided with an environment to easily remote-control a video camera via a general network such as the Internet. For this purpose, on a client side, the content of camera control is described in file-transfer protocol description, and the description is transferred to a camera server on the Internet via a browser. The camera server interprets the description, controls a camera in accordance with the designated content, to perform image sensing, and returns the obtained video image as the content of a file to the client. The client performs various controls while observing the video image. When a desired angle has been found, the client instructs to register the angle in a bookmark, then angle information displayed at that time is registered. Thereafter, when the user of the client can see the video image obtained on the same image-sensing conditions by merely select-designating the angle information registered in the bookmark. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279695 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to capture a subject image to generate image data, an instruction receiving unit configured to receive an instruction for shooting a still image, a moving image recorder configured to record, as moving image data, the image data in a recording medium, and a still image information recorder configured to record information about still image shooting in a nonvolatile recording medium when the instruction receiving unit receives the instruction for shooting the still image during recording of the moving image data. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279696 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD FOR IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus, which is capable of recording a still image during a moving image recording operation, includes a display unit, an operation unit configured to receive an instruction from a user, and a controller configured to control the display unit to display information about a number of recordable still image data, when the operation unit receives a predetermined instruction during a moving image recording operation. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279697 | AR NAVIGATION FOR REPEAT PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIFFERENCE EXTRACTION - Systems and methods for repeat photography and difference extraction that help users take pictures from the same position and camera angle as earlier photos. The system automatically extracts differences between the photos. Camera poses are estimated and then indicators are rendered to show the desired camera angle, which guide the user to the same camera angle for repeat photography. Using 3D rendering techniques, photos are virtually projected onto a 3D model to adjust them and improve the match between the photos, and the difference between the two photos are detected and highlighted. Highlighting the detected differences helps users to notice the differences. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279698 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including an image acquisition unit that obtains color image data composed of wavelength components in a visible light region only, and monochrome image data which does not contain the wavelength components in the visible light region and which is composed of wavelength components in other than visible light region only, a color information extraction unit that extracts color information from the color image data, a luminance information extraction unit that extracts luminance information from the monochrome image data, and a synthesis unit that synthesizes the extracted color information and the extracted luminance information to generate composite image data. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279699 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: an input section receiving input of first image data obtained by shooting a subject in a first optical-system state of an imaging section, and second image data obtained by shooting the subject in a second optical-system state of the imaging section with a blur state different from a blur state of the first image data; and a distance-information calculation section calculating distance information corresponding to a position in a depth direction of the subject on the basis of the first image data and the second image data, wherein the distance-information calculation section corrects a change in the blur by an image height of the optical system to calculate the distance information. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279700 | Digital Image Acquisition Control and Correction Method and Apparatus - An unsatisfactory scene is disqualified as an image acquisition control for a camera. An image is acquired. One or more mouth regions are determined. The mouth regions are analyzed to determined whether they are frowning, and if so, then the scene is disqualified as a candidate for a processed, permanent image while the mouth is completing the frowning. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279701 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, FACE DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image pickup device can effectively detect a face in accordance with an object without causing a user to do bothersome setting. A speed preference mode and a person-number preference mode both having different detection conditions of a face region are prepared beforehand as face detection modes. The user is caused to select a desired face detection mode, and minimum values of a face size set as detectable in a face detection and a maximum number of face regions to be detected are set to values corresponding to the face detection mode selected by the user. In a case where an image-pickup preparation is set by pressing a shutter key halfway, when the face detection mode is the speed preference mode, the mode is forcibly changed to the person-number preference mode. | 2011-11-17 |
20110279702 | Method and System for Providing a Programmable and Flexible Image Sensor Pipeline for Multiple Input Patterns - A method and system are provided in which color channel information may be stored in a multimedia processor. The color channel information may comprise information for each of the color filter positions in a color filter pattern. The color channel information may be stored in a plurality of registers, wherein each register may correspond to a color channel. The color channel information may be dynamically stored in the multimedia processor. Based on the color channel information, a color channel may be assigned to each color filter position. The color channel assigned to a color filter position may be one of red, green, blue, white, cyan, yellow, and/or magenta. When an indication of the color filter pattern is received, the assignment may be based on both the color channel information and the received indication. Pixel values associated with the color filter pattern may be processed based on the color channel assignment. | 2011-11-17 |