47th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100295897 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus including a main carriage to move and scan in a main scanning direction, a sub-carriage connectable to the main carriage to move and scan in the main scanning direction together with the main carriage, a positioning guide provided on one of the main carriage and the sub-carriage, and a position detector provided on the other one of the main carriage and the sub-carriage. The position detector reads the positioning guide as the main carriage and the sub-carriage connect to each other to detect relative positions of the main carriage and the sub-carriage. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295898 | DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE - A droplet discharge device includes a plurality of discharge heads configured and arranged to discharge droplets toward a plurality of pattern film formation regions disposed on a substrate with the pattern film formation regions including at least one narrow pattern film formation region that is narrower than the other pattern film formation regions. A number of the discharge heads corresponding to the narrow pattern film formation region is greater than a number of the discharge heads corresponding to one of the pattern film formation regions having an area that is larger than that of the narrow pattern film formation region. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295899 | PAGEWIDTH PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING LAMINATED SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A printhead assembly extending in pagewidth direction includes an elongate support beam; an elongate shell at least partially enclosing and restraining the support beam; and a plurality of printhead integrated circuits mounted to the support beam and substantially aligned with one another in the pagewidth direction. The support beam has formed therein at least one printing fluid reservoir arranged in fluid communication with the plurality of printhead integrated circuits. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295900 | MINI-EXTRUSION MULTILAYERING TECHNIQUE FOR THE FABRICATION OF CERAMIC/PLASTIC CAPACITORS WITH COMPOSITION-MODIFIED BARIUM TITANATE POWDERS - A printer includes a work surface and a print head disposed over the work surface. The print head and the work surface are relatively movable in associated planes. The print head includes a first nozzle to deposit a polymeric ink, a second nozzle to deposit a conductive ink, and a third nozzle to deposit a dielectric ink. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295901 | FLUID DISPENSING SUBASSEMBLY WITH POLYMER LAYER - A fluid dispensing subassembly has a diaphragm arranged to be operated on by a transducer, a body pressure chamber arranged to be operated on by the diaphragm, and an adhesive attachment layer arranged between the diaphragm and the body pressure chamber. A fluid dispensing subassembly has a body pressure chamber formed of either a single plate or set of plates, a diaphragm arranged to operate on the body pressure chamber, and an adhesive layer arranged between the body pressure chamber and the diaphragm. A method of manufacturing a fluid dispensing subassembly includes forming a body pressure chamber from a body plate or a set of plates including a body plate, and adhesively bonding a diaphragm plate to at least the body plate of the fluid dispensing subassembly. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295902 | NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT FOR INKJET PRINTHEAD INCORPORATING A PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE - A nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printhead, the nozzle arrangement includes a substrate defining a nozzle chamber bounded by walls and a roof, the roof defining an ink ejection port; an ink-ejecting member positioned in the nozzle chamber, the ink-ejecting member displaceable towards the ink ejection port to eject ink from the ink ejection port; a work-transmitting structure displaceable with respect to the substrate, the work-transmitting structure connected to the ink-ejecting member; an actuator connected to the work-transmitting structure, the actuator for displacing the work transmitting structure upon receipt of an electrical drive signal; and a covering formation defining an air chamber. The actuator is positioned within the air chamber. The roof, the work transmitting structure and the covering formation together defining a protective structure for the nozzle arrangement. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295903 | INK EJECTION NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT FOR INKJET PRINTER - An ink ejection nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printer includes a wafer substrate with an etched ink chamber and ink channel leading to the chamber; ink ejection nozzle defined over the chamber with an ejection port etched therein; a dielectric actuator arm attached to the substrate via a post on the substrate, the arm having a heating means formed of an electrically conductive material attached at a lower portion thereof proximate the post, wherein the arm extends through a slot in the chamber; and paddle fast with the arm inside the chamber, the paddle interposed between the ink channel and the ejection port. The slot in the chamber defines corrugations to inhibit leaking of ink from the slot. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295904 | DROPLET BREAK-UP DEVICE - The invention relates to a droplet break up device comprising: a chamber for containing a printing liquid comprising a bottom plate; a pump for pressurizing the printing liquid; an outlet channel having a central axis, provided in said chamber for ejecting the printing liquid; and an actuator for breaking up a fluid jetted out of the outlet channel. The actuator is provided around the outlet channel, arranged to symmetrically impart a pressure pulse central to the outlet channel axis. Accordingly, smaller droplets can be delivered at higher frequencies. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295905 | INK SUPPLY DEVICE FOR INKJET PRINTER AND INKJET PRINTER - An ink supply device for an inkjet printer includes a sub-tank and a main tank. The sub-tank has an ink chamber to store liquid ink and is connected to a print head configured to eject the liquid ink via a head-side supply passage. The sub-tank has a plurality of supply holes which connect the ink chamber and the head-side supply passage. At least two of the plurality of supply holes have their openings on the ink chamber side formed at different heights. The main tank is connected to the sub-tank and contains the liquid ink to be supplied to the ink chamber. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295906 | PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY HAVING INK SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT AND PLURALITY OF PRINTHEAD SEGMENT CARRIERS - A printhead assembly includes an ink supply arrangement, the ink supply arrangement having a profile member defining a semi-open cross-section, the profile member having peripheral, structured side walls defining free, opposing, lengthwise running edges delineating a gap extending along the entire length of the profile member, the profile member further defining three internal webs protruding from a base wall section of the peripheral wall into the interior of the profile member to define, together with the side walls, four ink supply channels opening towards the gap; and a plurality of printhead segment carriers attached to the ink supply arrangement, each of the printhead segment carriers arranged on the ink supply arrangement in fluid communication with the ink supply channels of the ink supply arrangement. The internal webs and the wall sections are arranged to define a semi-circular cross-sectional channel. Each of the ink supply channels opens into the semi-circular cross-sectional channel. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295907 | Supply Item for Laser Printer including Keying Structure - Supply items, such as toner bottles for laser printers, include substantially identical housings amongst the many different colors of toners. To distinguish the items and prevent improper installation, a keying structure attaches per each bottle and is indexed relative to adjacent items. In one aspect, indexing includes rotating a knob of the keying structure about a central axis to provide different keying orientations to an imaging unit in the printer. During installation, users mate the knob with variously arranged channels in a wall defining a slot for receiving the bottles. A lengthy flange on the bottle mates with a lengthy slit of the wall to provide installation stability. Other embodiments contemplate delaying engagement of a shutter on the bottle that prevents the toner from communicating with the imaging unit until the mating of the keying structure is assuredly made relatively proper. This prevents inadvertent mixing of toner colors. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295908 | Imaging-Material Container, Ink Cartridge, And Image Forming Apparatus - An imaging-material container that stores imaging material to be supplied to an image forming device includes a flexible storage member, a pressure unit, a regulation member, and a pushing unit. The flexible storage member stores imaging material. The pressure unit applies pressure on the flexible storage member. The regulation member contacts the flexible storage member to deform the flexible storage member. The pushing unit moves the regulation member as the imaging material is consumed. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295909 | INK-RECIPIENT PARTICLE, MATERIAL FOR RECORDING, RECORDING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEMBER FOR INK-RECIPIENT PARTICLE - A recording apparatus comprises: an intermediate transfer body; a releasing agent supply device that supplies a releasing agent onto the intermediate transfer body; a particle supply device that supplies hydrophilic ink-recipient particles that receive an ink, onto the releasing agent supplied onto the intermediate transfer body; an ink ejection device that ejects the ink onto the ink-recipient particles supplied onto the intermediate transfer body; and a transfer device that transfers the ink-recipient particles that received the ink, onto a recording medium from the intermediate transfer body, the releasing agent comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of a silicone oil, a fluorinated oil and an organic compound having a solubility parameter (SP value) of about 11 or less. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295910 | PRINTHEAD WITH POROUS CATCHER - A printhead includes a catcher and a negative pressure source. The catcher includes a liquid drop contact structure. The liquid drop contact structure includes a plurality of pores, each of the plurality of pores having a substantially uniform size when compared to each other. The plurality of pores have a critical pressure point above which air can displace liquid from the plurality of pores. The negative pressure source is in fluid communication with the plurality of pores of the liquid contact structure. The negative pressure source includes a pressure regulator to control the negative pressure such that the negative pressure remains below the critical pressure point of the plurality of pores of the liquid drop contact structure. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295911 | ROTATING COANDA CATCHER - A catcher includes a housing and a drop contact structure. The housing defines a liquid removal conduit. The drop contact structure includes a moveable surface that delivers collected liquid drops to the liquid removal conduit of the housing. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295912 | POROUS CATCHER - A catcher for use in a continuous printhead includes a liquid drop contact structure and a reinforcing structure. The liquid drop contact structure includes a plurality of pores with each of the plurality of pores having a substantially uniform size when compared to each other. The reinforcing structure, which is in contact with the liquid drop contact structure, includes a plurality of fluid channels through which liquid from the plurality of pores can be removed. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295913 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR INK JET ULTRAVIOLET TRANSFUSE - In a tonerless imaging process, an inked image layer jetted on an image receptor is simultaneously transferred and fused to a recording medium. A radiation-curable material is incorporated in the image layer such that irradiation of the image layer cures the radiation-curable material therein. An ink jet printing apparatus for performing the above process is also disclosed. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295914 | DIGITAL STAMP HAVING A COMPRESSIBLE HOUSING - A stamp includes a compressible housing having an upper housing portion telescopically receiving a lower housing portion, the lower housing portion defining an aperture at a lower end thereof substantially spanning a width of the lower housing portion; a printhead and ink cartridge arrangement housed within the lower housing, the printhead displaceable from a protected position within the housing to traverse the aperture of the lower housing portion; a mechanical arrangement comprising a pair of arms fixed at one end to a top of the printhead and at another end to the upper housing, the arms acting on the printhead in accordance with a movement of the upper housing portion with respect to the lower housing to effect traversal of the printhead from the protected position across the aperture; and a spring engaged at one end with the printhead and engaged at another end with the lower housing, the spring for returning the printhead to the protected position. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295915 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ON LENTICULAR SHEETS - A system for printing on lenticular sheets, including a printer having a lenticular sheet feed tray for holding at least one lenticular sheet having a plurality of lenticules; a laterally reciprocating lenticular sheet sensor flushly disposed on the lenticular sheet feed tray for sensing parameters of the plurality of lenticules; a computing system in communication with the printer and the laterally reciprocating lenticular sheet sensor and configured to execute software modules for adapting an interphased graphical image to the parameters and printing the adapted interphased graphical image on the at least one lenticular sheet. Methods for printing on lenticular sheet and electronic systems for printing on lenticular sheet are also included. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295916 | Method of Forming Double Side Extended Tab Label With Verification of Prescription Information - A method of forming an extended tab label is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a paper supply to a printer, the paper supply having an adhesive covering at least a portion thereof. Inputting patient-specific information through a computer to the printer. Printing the patient-specific information on the paper supply, where the paper supply containing patient-specific information thereon forms a label having a length greater than a circumference of a container accepting the label. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295917 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus capable of enhancing the accuracy of the scanning position of a laser beam to thereby obtain a more precise image. Optical sensors detect reflected light from a surface of a photosensitive drum. During image formation, the apparatus detects the scanning speed of the laser beam in a main scanning direction based on detection signals from the respective optical sensors in each of divisional sections of an image forming area in the main scanning direction. The apparatus corrects magnification of the image in the main scanning direction, based on results of detection of the scanning speed of the laser beam in the main scanning direction. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295918 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The optical scanning apparatus has at least two scanning units S | 2010-11-25 |
20100295919 | Multiple Integrated Multi-Beam Laser Scanning System - Two integrated multi-beam sources are positioned and disposed such that each emits light toward an optical combiner. The combiner is of a type in which the optical paths of said first laser beams and the optical paths of said second laser beams may be made to be generally parallel to one another such that the optical system aperture throughput for the two integrated multi-beam sources is roughly the same as for a single integrated multi-beam source. The combiner may be a splitter such that a portion of the optical energy from each source is directed into an imaging path and a portion of the optical energy is directed toward an optical sensor for, inter alia, controlling the output of the sources. Additional sources and combiners maybe added in series, with the output of one combiner being the input to the additional combiner together with the output from the additional source. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295920 | Method and apparatus for enabling improved eye contact in video teleconferencing applications - A method and apparatus for displaying images for use during a video teleconference provides improved eye contact between the participants. A video camera mounted on a display (e.g., a monitor or laptop) is co-located with a first participant in the video teleconference. An image of a second participant in the video teleconference is received, and a location of one or more facial features (e.g., the eyes) contained in the image of the second participant is determined. Then, the image of the second participant is displayed on the screen such that the eyes of the second participant are displayed in close proximity to (e.g., directly below) the video camera. In this manner, improved eye contact between the participants is advantageously provided. Alternatively, metadata representing the location of such facial features (e.g., the eyes) contained in the image of the second participant is received along with the image of the second participant. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295921 | Virtual Interactive Presence Systems and Methods - Provided herein are methods and systems for virtual interactive presence. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295922 | Coding Mode Selection For Block-Based Encoding - In a method of selecting coding modes for block-based encoding of a digital video stream composed of a plurality of successive frames, depth values of pixels contained in coding blocks having different sizes in the plurality of successive frames are obtained, the largest coding block sizes that contain pixels having sufficiently similar depth values are identified, and coding modes for block-based encoding of the coding blocks having, at minimum, the largest identified coding block sizes are selected. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295923 | MULTI-SCREEN DISPLAYING APPARATUS - Provided is a multi-screen display capable of displaying more images with no sense of discomfort by using multi-screen display while reducing a load on the decoding processing of encoded image contents. The multi-screen display for displaying a plurality of images composed of encoded data including mixed pictures (I, P, B) on a single screen comprises a highlight screen determining section for specifying a screen in which a highlight image out of the images is displayed every predetermined time and a load reducing section for reducing the processing load in a decoding processing section on images other than the image displayed on the screen determined by the highlight screen determining section by deleting the picture (B). With this, a highlighted image is displayed while being changed for each predetermined time, whereby the line of sight of the user can be so navigated as to face a smooth image. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295924 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus, which provides images for stereoscopic viewing by synthesizing images obtained by capturing an image of real space by a main image sensing device and sub image sensing device to a virtual image, measures the position and orientation of the main image sensing device, calculates the position and orientation of the sub image sensing device based on inter-image capturing device position and orientation held in a holding unit and the measured position and orientation of the main image sensing device. Then the information processing apparatus calculates an error using the measured position and orientation of the main image sensing device, the calculated position and orientation of the sub image sensing device, and held intrinsic parameters of the main image sensing device and sub image sensing device. The information processing apparatus calibrates the held information based on the calculated error. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295925 | Apparatus for the automatic positioning of coupled cameras for three-dimensional image representation - Apparatus for the automatic positioning of at least two, or for the automatic selection from at least three cameras (K), coupled for three-dimensional image recording, including a device for distance measurement (EM), which is configured to measure the distances of relevant points ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100295926 | Fast Three Dimensional Recovery Method and Apparatus - The present invention comprises a method and an apparatus for three dimensional modeling to allow dense depth maps to be recovered, without previous knowledge of the surface reflectance, from only a single pair of stereo images. Several initial steps are performed for stereo and radiometric calibration and rectification for obtaining accurate results. The apparatus for the stereo images acquisition includes internal light sources, these are automatically commuted by a illumination control in order to fulfill the reciprocity property, a stereo camera head composed by the necessary optics to acquire the reciprocal stereo images and a compatible PC interface. The invention is faster than other systems since it requires only two images for obtaining a dense depth model of objects with an arbitrary surface reflectance distribution allowing the system to be used in a wide range of applications such as metrology, quality control, medical and dynamic three dimensional modeling. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295927 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING - A method is disclosed for performing stereoscopic imaging. The method may involve obtaining a first image of a scene, at a first time, using a camera disposed on a platform, where the distance between the camera and the scene is changing. The camera may be used to obtain a second image of the scene, at a second time, with one of the first and second images being larger than the other. One of the images that is larger than the other may be resized so that the sizes of the two images are substantially similar. Both of the images may be rotated a predetermined degree so that the images form a stereo pair that may be viewed with a stereoscope viewing component or made into an anaglyph for viewing with an anaglyph viewing component. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295928 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC REPRESENTATION OF IMAGE INFORMATION - A method for the autostereoscopic representation of image information on a matrix screen on which image points are formed through a subpixel group, each with a plurality of subpixels, wherein two stereoscopic fields are imaged on one of two subgroups of the image points, and wherein light emanating from the two subgroups of image points is guided through a barrier raster into two adjacent viewing zones, and wherein a change of the viewer's head position is further detected, and activation of the subpixels is adapted to the change of the head position by shifting intensity centroids, in particular, within the image points in that, upon a change in the viewing distance between the head position and the matrix screen by adapting of weightings of intensities within the image points such that a lateral distance between the centroid of the intensity distributions in a left viewing zone and the centroid of the intensity distributions in a right viewing zone in a viewing plane remains constant. A respective device for the autostereoscopic representation of image information is described. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295929 | SYNCHRONIZATION CIRCUITS AND METHODS USABLE IN SHUTTER GLASSES - Described herein are circuits and methods enabling a user to view 3D video using shutter glasses. The shutter glasses can wirelessly receive a video synchronization signal to synchronize the timing of a shutter operation with the timing of displayed video. A self-timing signal can be generated based on a measured period of the video synchronization signal. A low-power mode of operation can be entered for a period of time in which reception of the video synchronization signal is disabled and the shutter operation is controlled based on the self-timing signal. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295930 | STEREOSCOPIC METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - The invention relates to stereoscopic video equipment and can be used to design stereoscopic TV sets and monitors with a possibility to observe stereo images both glasses-free and with use of passive glasses while keeping a possibility to observe monoscopic images. These possibilities are provided in the method and in the device by means of a light flux elliptical polarization modulator with polarization modulation parameters determined by inverse trigonometric functions such as arctg, arcctg, arccos and arcsin (or their combinations) from algebraic relations between squared amplitudes of image temporal scanning signals, that permits with help of spatially-periodic polarization selector to obtain the images of the left and the right views in the left and right observation areas. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295931 | MEDICAL NAVIGATION IMAGE OUTPUT COMPRISING VIRTUAL PRIMARY IMAGES AND ACTUAL SECONDARY IMAGES - The invention relates to an image output method for medical navigation in which the positional relationship of an instrument with respect to a part of a patient's body is ascertained, and in which the instrument and the part of the patient's body are displayed in the correct positional relationship on an image output, wherein the display of the part of the patient's body is based on the one hand on virtual image data captured by means of a medical imaging method and on the other hand on actual images captured during navigation, wherein the virtual image data is displayed on the image output primarily and as the basis of the image, and the actual images are superimposed on it merely as an addition and secondarily. It also relates to an image generating and image output device for medical navigation. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295932 | IMAGE OBTAINING APPARATUS, IMAGE SYNTHESIS METHOD AND MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - An image sensor captures an observation image formed on a light-receiving surface. An order adjustment unit makes the image sensor capture an original entire-area image being a picture of the observation image for an entire area of the light-receiving surface under a first exposure condition, and makes the image sensor capture a partial-area image being a picture of the observation image for only a partial area of the light-receiving surface under a second exposure condition. A synthesizing unit synthesizes the original entire-area image and the partial-area image to obtain an entire-area image having a wider dynamic range than the original entire-area image. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295933 | WATERTIGHT MONITORING DEVICE - The present invention discloses a watertight monitoring device and comprises: fixing frame, a watertight cover, an image-capturing module, an upper cover, at least an adjustment tab, at least a plastic film, a front cover, and a rear cover; wherein the fixing frame has an outer surface provided with a recess having at least a through hole, the plastic film having an end coupled with the bottom edge of the adjustment tab and an opposite end passing sequentially through the aperture of the watertight cover and the through hole of the recess on the outer surface of the fixing frame and coupled with the adjustment rod of the image-capturing module, wherein the projecting portion of the adjustment tab can be pushed along the outer surface of the monitoring device so that the adjustment tab is moved in the arc direction, and the plastic film thus driving the adjustment rod of the image-capturing module so as to adjust functions of the image-capturing module. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295934 | Monitoring apparatus and monitoring method - A monitoring apparatus is provided with an imaging section which can partially pick up an image of a wafer ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100295935 | ON-HEAD COMPONENT ALIGNMENT USING MULTIPLE AREA ARRAY IMAGE DETECTORS - A sensor for sensing component offset and orientation when held on a nozzle of a pick and place machine is provided. The sensor includes a plurality of two-dimensional cameras, a backlight illuminator and a controller. Each camera has a field of view that includes a nozzle of the pick and place machine. The backlight illuminator is configured to direct illumination toward the plurality of two-dimensional cameras. The backlight illuminator is positioned on an opposite side of a nozzle from the plurality of two-dimensional cameras. The controller is coupled to the plurality of two-dimensional cameras and the backlight illuminator. The controller is configured to determine offset and orientation information of the component(s) based upon a plurality of backlit shadow images detected by the plurality of two-dimensional cameras. The controller provides the offset and orientation information to a controller of the pick and place machine. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295936 | Optical connector inspection apparatus capable of inspecting a held posture of an optical fiber - The light source is disposed in a direction traversing the axial direction A of the optical connector. The optical connector holder comprises an inspection light reflecting portion. The inspection light reflecting portion deflects and reflects the inspection light from the light source to the axial direction A so that the inspection light enters the reference hole portion of the optical connector. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295937 | TRANSMITTING A COMPOSITE IMAGE - Embodiments described herein comprise a system and method for improving visibility of a roadway using an improved visibility system. The method comprising receiving data from a plurality of fog detectors located proximate a roadway and determining, based on the data from the plurality of fog detectors, that fog is present about the roadway. The method further comprising obtaining, after the determining that fog is present about the roadway, a plurality of images of the roadway by activating a plurality of cameras located proximate the roadway. The method further comprising creating a composite image by combining two or more of the plurality of images, wherein the composite image depicts the roadway unobstructed by fog and transmitting the composite image to a display device located in a vehicle traveling along the roadway. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295938 | Apparatus for the Optical Inspection of Wafers - An apparatus ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100295939 | TABLE GAUGE - A high resolution imaging system and method for using it. More specifically, the present invention relates to an imaging system including an imaging apparatus, a processor and a various features to minimize reflected and ambient light producing consistent, high fidelity images to facilitate high resolution imaging. The system may be used for material inspection and may be particularly beneficial for enlarging an image of an object, determining the geometry or morphology of an object surface, or enabling precise measurement of a feature of an object. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295940 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DISTANCE - A method for determining the distance of at least one object in a space relative to an image capturing device. A picture generating element displays at least a part of a spatial image captured by a picture generating element at a certain setting angle and a sensor element signal is generated corresponding to a sensor element. The relative velocity of movement of the image capturing device relative to the object is determined, and by evaluating the sensor element signals of at least two sensor elements—voxel—a spatial image angular speed is determined and the object distance is determined using the relative velocity of the image capturing device, the orthogonal object angular speed attained from the spatial image angular speed of the object displayed on the sensor elements and the setting angle of the object. As a result, comprehensive detection of object distances is possible with simple technical media. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295941 | SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A shape measurement apparatus includes a work stage supporting a target substrate, a pattern-projecting section including a light source, a grating part partially transmitting and blocking light generated by the light source to generate a grating image and a projecting lens part making the grating image on a measurement target of the target substrate, an image-capturing section capturing the grating image reflected by the measurement target of the target substrate, and a control section controlling the work stage, the pattern-projecting section and the image-capturing section, calculating a reliability index of the grating image and phases of the grating image, which is corresponding to the measurement target, and inspecting the measurement target by using the reliability index and the phases. Thus, the accuracy of measurement may be enhanced. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295942 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING WEAPON POINTING ANGLES - A weapon orientation measuring device in accordance with the disclosure includes a processor configured to receive first location information indicative of locations of a first point and a second point on a weapon, the first and second points being a known distance apart in a direction parallel to a pointing axis of the weapon, and to receive second location information indicative of the locations of the first and second points on the weapon. The processor is further configured to receive information indicative of a first earth orientation, and determine a second earth orientation corresponding to the weapon based on the first and second location information and the information indicative of the first earth orientation. The first location information represents location relative to a first sensor at a first location and the second location information represents location relative to a second sensor at a second location, and the first and second sensors are separated by a given distance. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295943 | REAL-TIME RFID POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD, REPEATER INSTALLATION METHOD THEREFOR, POSITION CONFIRMATION SERVICE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Provided are to a real-time RFID location determination system for accurately determining a location of a mobile object using radio frequency identification (RFID) in real-time, a method thereof, and a method for installing a wireless repeater such as a RFID reader or a RFID reader and an access point (AP) using the same. The location determination system includes: a wireless repeater for identifying a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag by communicating with the RFID tag attached or installed at a target object to determine a location thereof, wherein the wireless repeater is installed a urban facility and a location of the target object is determined based on a coordinate of a corresponding urban facility as a reference point. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295944 | MONITORING SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, ANALYSIS APPARATUS, AND MONITORING METHOD - Monitoring system is provided which includes an image capturing apparatus including a basic analysis section that performs analysis processing based on image data input from an image capturing section that captures an image of a subject and generates first metadata, and a first metadata output section that outputs the first metadata and second metadata different from the first metadata to a monitoring apparatus connected to a network via the network, and an analysis apparatus including an extended analysis section that performs analysis processing different from that of the basic analysis section based on the image data received from the image capturing apparatus and generates the second metadata, and a second metadata output section that outputs the second metadata to the image capturing apparatus. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295945 | Vehicle-Mountable Imaging Systems and Methods - Imaging systems, methods, and vehicles having imaging systems. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295946 | LONG-RANGE MOTION DETECTION FOR ILLUMINATION CONTROL - An illumination system and methods to control a light source are provided. An illumination system includes a light source, a two-dimensional non-Passive Infrared (non-PIR) imager, and a controller. The light source provides at least two levels of illumination. The non-PIR imager images an area and to produce image data representative of images across at least part of a visible portion of an electromagnetic spectrum. The controller is communicatively coupled to receive the image data from the non-PIR imager and process the received image data to detect at least one ambient environmental characteristic of the area in the part of the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, where the ambient environmental characteristic is indicative of a presence or imminent presence of a body in the area. The controller is also coupled to control operation of the light source based on, at least in part, detection of the ambient characteristic of the environment. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295947 | Multi-Spectral Color and IR Camera Based on Multi-Filter Array - A color filter array is provided that includes a mosaic of two new filters that are sensitive only to a narrow band of near infrared light centered around 850 nm. In one embodiment, the color filter array is provided for a two-dimensional CMOS sensor device, the filter array including a filter arrangement of green, blue, green, red, infrared and infrared color filters. A de-mosaicing process can be used to create a full-resolution color image from the image detected by the CMOS sensor through the color filter array. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295948 | Method and device for camera calibration - Techniques pertaining to methods and devices for calibrating camera parameters are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, objects on an image are detected and features on the objects, such as the top of a person, are identified. Perspective parallel lines based on the object features are constructed and vanishing points from the converged perspective parallel lines are determined. A vanishing line is defined according to the vanishing points. The intrinsic parameters, such as focal length, and the extrinsic parameters, such as tilting and pan angles, of a camera are calibrated according to the vanishing points, the vanishing line and a reference object with known dimensions, or known camera angles, The calibrated camera parameters are used for accurate photogrammetric measurements and computer vision applications. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295949 | CRT test system - A cathode ray tube (CRT) test system for testing a CRT device is disclosed. The CRT test system comprises a connecting device, a power module, a control module, a first test module, and an illumination module. The connecting device detachably and electrically connects with the CRT device; the power module electrically connects with the connecting device; the control module electrically connects with the connecting device; and the control module comprises test program. After the CRT device receives a control signal transmitted from the test program, the CRT device generates a response signal and transmits the response signal to the first test module. When the first test module detects that the control signal and the response signal fit in with a first test signal status, the illumination module displays a first light sign; when the control signal and the response signal do not fit in with the first test signal status, the illumination module displays a second light sign. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295950 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PRINTING SYSTEM - This invention has as its object to allow an authentication process that avoids unnecessary information from being stored in a digital camera irrespective of whether or not a digital camera connected to the printer has a direct print function. To this end, in this invention, in an early stage of connection between a digital camera DSC and PD printer, the PD printer side requests an object which contains a keyword as authentication information of those which are stored and held by the DSC (S | 2010-11-25 |
20100295951 | MODULAR CAMERA AND PRINTER - A modular camera and printer is disclosed. A camera module is provided having an image sensor for capturing an image in a RGB format. The camera module also has a central processing unit with program memory for storing program steps for execution by the central processing unit to operate the camera module, and an image storage memory for storing the captured image in the RGB format. An image processing unit of the camera module is in communication with the image storage memory and transforms image data in the image storage memory into a L*a*b* format. The camera module also has a serial bus for outputting transformed image data in the L*a*b* format. A printer module is provided also having a serial bus in communication with the serial bus of the camera module. The printer module receives the image data from the camera module in the L*a*b* format, converts the image data to a color space of the printer module, and then prints the image data on a printhead. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295952 | IMAGE STABILIZING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image stabilizing apparatus may include a fixing member disposed to a lens assembly having a through hole of which a center coincides with an optical axis of the lens assembly, a moving member disposed to move perpendicular to the optical axis with respect to the fixing member having a lens holder projecting in a direction of the optical axis to hold a compensating lens, a driving portion causing the moving member to move in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis and in a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis and the first direction, four position determining portions formed in the first direction and the second direction on an outer circumferential surface of the lens holder of the moving member, and four stoppers projecting from an outer circumferential surface of the through hole of the fixing member to the moving member. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295953 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A plurality of image capturing data time-divisionally exposed by a capturing unit are input. By first and second processes, the plurality of image capturing data are divided into synthesis images or motion detection images, a motion amount of the capturing unit at the time of time-division exposure is detected from the image capturing data of the motion detection images, synthesized image capturing data is generated by synthesizing the synthesis images, and a vibration of the synthesized image capturing data is corrected based on a divide pattern indicating divisions and the motion amount. Corrected image capturing data obtained by the first and second processes are integrated to obtain image capturing data after image stabilization. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295954 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A plurality of image capturing data time-divisionally exposed by a capturing unit are input, and are divided into synthesis images or motion detection images. A motion amount of the capturing unit at the time of time-division exposure is detected from the image capturing data of the motion detection images, and synthesized image capturing data is generated by synthesizing the synthesis images. Then, a vibration of the synthesized image capturing data is corrected based on a divide pattern indicating divisions, and the motion amount. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295955 | DIGITAL CAMERA - A digital camera of the present invention includes a receiving portion | 2010-11-25 |
20100295956 | Imaging apparatus and shake correcting method - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that generates an image signal of a picked up image by performing photoelectric conversion for an optical image formed by an imaging optical system; a shake detecting unit that detects a shake; a correction amount setting unit that sets a shake correction amount used for correcting the shake based on the shake detected by the shake detecting unit; and a correction processing unit that performs correction of distortion aberration generated by the imaging optical system for the picked up image, movement of an extraction area for an image in which the distortion aberration is corrected in accordance with the shake correction amount, and extraction of an image of the extraction area. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295957 | METHOD OF CAPTURING DIGITAL IMAGES AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A method of capturing digital images is disclosed. The method comprises registering an image projected on an image sensor; determining motions present in the image; determining a metric representing an amount of the motions; and storing the registered image with associated meta data comprising the metric. Further, image capturing apparatus is disclosed, comprising an image sensor; optics arranged to project an image on the image sensor; a signal processor arranged to receive signals provided by the image sensor, to determine motions present in the image, and to determine a metric representing an amount of the motions; and a memory arranged to store a registered image with associated meta data comprising the metric. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295958 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING A DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH AN APPARATUS - A portable electronic apparatus includes a display, a user position estimating unit and a display movement estimating unit. The user position estimating unit is for estimating the user position with respect to the display. The display movement estimating unit is for estimating the display movement. The apparatus is configured for estimating the user position, here referred to as initial user position, at least at a first moment; and, during at least an interval of time after the first moment, estimating the display movement, and controlling the display content based on the initial user position and the display movement. The invention also relates a method for controlling such an apparatus and to a computer program therefor. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295959 | RED-EYE FILTER METHOD AND APPARATUS - A digital image acquisition system having no photographic film, such as a digital camera, has a flash unit for providing illumination during image capture and a red-eye filter for detecting a region within a captured image indicative of a red-eye phenomenon, the detection being based upon a comparison of the captured image and a reference image of nominally the same scene taken without flash. In the embodiment the reference image is a preview image of lower pixel resolution than the captured image, the filter matching the pixel resolutions of the captured and reference images by up-sampling the preview image and/or sub-sampling the captured image. The filter also aligns at least portions of the captured image and reference image prior to comparison to allow for, e.g. movement in the subject. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295960 | VIDEO CAMERA WITH MULTIFUNCTION CONNECTION PORTS - A digital device including a processor that includes a first unit configured to receive signals in accordance with a first communications protocol and a second unit configured to receive signals in accordance with a second communications protocol. The digital device further includes a data connector coupled to the processor and operable in accordance with the first communications protocol, a switch coupled to the data connector and configured to further couple the data connector to either the first unit or the second unit, and a sensor coupled to the switch, where upon activation of the sensor, a switching signal is transmitted from the sensor to the switch that causes the switch to uncouple the data connector from the first unit and couple the data connector to the second unit to make the data connector operable in accordance with the second communications protocol. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295961 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE COMPOSITION METHOD - An imaging apparatus is provided that includes an image sensor, a composite image processor, a position detector, and a determiner. The image sensor captures an object image through a lens system. The composite image processor merges together a plurality of images captured by the image sensor to produce a composite image. The position detector obtains information related to the position of the apparatus. The determiner evaluates the availability of the composite image. The availability of the composite image is determined with reference to the variation between the position of the apparatus at the beginning of a first exposure and at the beginning of subsequent exposures that are carried out to capture the plurality of images. The positional variation is obtained from this information. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295962 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND HDRI METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor and a processor that merges together a plurality of images captured by said image sensor to produce a composite image. The positions or the plurality of images being adjusted to reduce displacement of a reference area that is determined within each one of said plurality of images before the plurality of images is merged together. The reference area includes at least one of an in-focus area determined by a focusing operation, a face area determined by face-sensing processes, a predetermined-color area determined by white-balance information and predetermined color information, and a predetermined-brightness area determined by photometry. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295963 | CAMERA SYSTEM, CAMERA BODY, AND INTERCHANGEABLE LENS UNIT - A camera body includes a body mount, a first imaging sensor, an information acquisition section, and an imaging sensor selector. The information acquisition section is configured to acquire imaging sensor information from the interchangeable lens unit. The imaging sensor selector selects a first imaging sensor as the selected imaging sensor on the basis of the imaging sensor information when an interchangeable lens unit that guides an optical image to the first imaging sensor is mounted to the body mount, and selects a second imaging sensor as the selected imaging sensor on the basis of the imaging sensor information when an interchangeable lens unit having this second imaging sensor is mounted to the body mount. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295964 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR A DIGITAL CAMERA - There is provided a digital image processor. An exemplary digital image processor comprises a pre-processor arranged to pre-process received digital images having a first resolution into a lower resolution to form pre-processed digital images. The pre-processor may be arranged to output the pre-processed digital images to a display independently from the received digital images being stored for subsequent post-processing. The exemplary digital image processor may also comprise a post-processor arranged to post-process received digital images that have been stored for post-processing. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295965 | System and Method for a High Dynamic Range Sensitive Sensor Element or Array - A high dynamic range sensitive sensor element or array is provided which uses phase domain integration techniques to accurately capture high and low intensity images. The sensor element of the present invention is not limited by dynamic range characteristics exhibited by prior art solid-state pixel structures and is thus capable of capturing a full spectrum of electromagnetic radiation to provide a high quality output image. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295966 | DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA WITH HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGING SYSTEM - A method that includes receiving image data from a digital image sensor that is associated with a series of video frames. The method further includes processing a first portion of the image data to generate a first video frame included in a video sequence, where the first video frame has a first resolution, storing the first video frame in a first memory location, processing a second portion of the image data to generate an image having a second resolution that is greater than the first resolution, and storing the second video frame in a second memory location. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295967 | Photographic Silver Emulsion-based Digital Archival Storage - A photographic digital data archival apparatus includes an article of media that includes a substrate and one or more layers of silver-emulsion based light-sensitive material, the article of media being configured to store digital data in the one or more layers and including a human-readable portion that provides instructions on reading and interpreting the digital data using basic imaging and computing technologies that do not require a person reading the instructions to previously possess or first acquire, as a prerequisite, knowledge of a format or encoding scheme associated with the digital data. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295968 | MEDIUM ADJUSTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A medium adjusting system includes a displaying unit, an image capture unit, a processing unit, and a storage system. The image capture unit captures a number of viewer images. The storage system examines the number of viewer images to find faces in each viewer image, determines the speeds of viewers, the distances between the found faces and the displaying unit, and each viewer's gaze, and selects a medium content from the storage system correspondingly. The displaying unit displays the selected medium content. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295969 | Multimedia information appliance - A multimedia information appliance includes a camera unit, an image display unit, and a multi-port memory. The camera unit includes an image sensor, an image signal processor, an application processor, and a multi-port memory. The image sensor is configured to receive an optical signal of a photographed image from a lens, and to convert the optical signal into an electrical signal. The image signal processor is configured to convert the electrical signal into an image signal, and to control the image sensor. The application processor is configured to process the image signal. The multi-port memory includes a plurality of data input/output ports and stores signals received from the image signal processor and the application process through different data input/output ports. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295970 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - An imaging unit outputs a video signal at a frame rate higher than a standard frame rate. During a zoom operation period or a period including the zoom operation period and periods before and after the zoom operation, a video signal from the imaging unit is recorded in a recording medium at a high recording frame rate. Other than this period, a video signal is recorded in the recording medium at the standard frame rate. The recording frame rate and zoom operation information is recorded as metadata in the recording medium. During reproduction, based on a set reproduction mode, thinning processing is carried out on a video signal recorded during a zoom operation, and the processed signal is output at the standard frame rate. In this way, it is possible to change a frame rate in view of a photographer's intention and assure compatibility with existing viewing and reproduction environments. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295971 | IMAGE ZOOMING USING PRE-EXISTING IMAGING INFORMATION - Aspects of the invention pertain to enhanced zooming capability of user devices. A user device such as a mobile phone with a camera may capture images of different objects of interest. The capture and zooming limitations of the user device are overcome by replacing, supplementing or otherwise enhancing the image taken with one or more geo-coded images stored in a database. For instance, if the user attempts to zoom in on a feature of an object of interest and exceeds the zooming capability of the user device, a request is sent to a remote server to provide an image showing the feature of the object of interest at a desired resolution. The server determines which, if any, stored images correlate to the captured image of the object of interest. The resulting imagery is provided to the user device and is presented on a display. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295972 | Ocular Motor Controller Using Principle of Vestibulo-ocular Reflex - An ocular motor controller for preventing an image blur by using the principle of vestibulo-ocular reflex in response to translational movement. The ocular motor controller comprises an image pickup section ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100295973 | DETERMINATE AND INDETERMINATE OPTICAL SYSTEMS - An optical system ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100295974 | Electronic image pickup apparatus - An electronic image pickup apparatus comprising a zoom lens system and an image pickup device disposed on an image side of the zoom lens system and which converts an image formed by the zoom lens system into an electric signal, the zoom lens system having, in order from an object side, a negative first lens unit, a positive second lens unit, a negative third lens unit, and a positive fourth lens unit, the first lens unit having, in order from the object side, a negative lens and a reflective optical element which reflects an optical path, and during zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, each space between the lens units which are adjacent with each other being changed, the first lens unit being arranged in a fixed position to the image pickup device, and at least the second lens unit and the third lens unit being moved. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295975 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A device includes a first isolated-point candidate detection section calculates a parameter value used for detecting an isolated-point candidate from a near-field region of a target pixel of a color image signal, a color-space conversion section combines a plurality of signals constituting the color image signal together, and converts the combined signals into a plurality of color signals on defined color space, a second isolated-point candidate detection section calculates a parameter value used for detecting an isolated-point candidate from a near-field region of a target pixel of the converted color signal, and an isolated-point degree determination section determines an isolated-point degree on the basis of parameter values calculated by the isolated-point candidate detection sections. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295976 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND FRAME DATA CORRECTING METHOD - The present invention relates to a solid-state imaging device, etc., which makes it possible to obtain an image with higher resolution by properly correcting pixel data even when any one of row selecting wirings is disconnected. A solid-state imaging device ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100295977 | IMAGE PROCESSOR AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A digital camera | 2010-11-25 |
20100295978 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus that shortens a time for reading out pixel signals of all pixels and improves the aperture ratio of pixels is provided. The solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of pixels ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100295979 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device | 2010-11-25 |
20100295980 | CMOS IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A CMOS image sensor includes a pixel array unit, a row selection unit, and a logic circuit. The pixel array unit is used for sensing an object. The pixel array unit includes M pixels and P multiplexers wherein each of the M pixels is electrically connected to one of the P multiplexers. The row selection unit and the logic circuit are electrically connected to the P multiplexers. The row selection unit is used for generating a row selection signal. The logic circuit is used for determining a sensing region corresponding to the object wherein the sensing region includes N of the M pixels. Furthermore, the logic circuit controls Q multiplexers, which are electrically connected to the N pixels, to transmit the row selection signal to the N pixels. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295981 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DEVICE - In a three-TR configuration pixel, the solid-state image capturing apparatus according to the present invention is capable of securing an electric potential difference sufficiently between a signal voltage and a reset voltage at the transferring of a signal charge and performing complete transferring of the signal charge from a photoelectric conversion element to an FD section easily and stably. Each pixel section, constituting a pixel array, has a 3TR configuration including reset transistors, transfer transistors and amplifying transistors. In each row of the pixel array, provided are a level shifter for driving reset drain wiring connected to a drain of the reset transistor, with an electric potential higher than a power supply voltage, and another level shifter for driving a reset signal line connected to a gate of the reset transistor, with an electric potential higher than the power supply voltage. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295982 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND FRAME DATA CORRECTING METHOD - The present invention relates to a solid-state imaging device, etc., having a structure which enables to obtain an image with higher resolution by correcting pixel data even when any one of row selecting wirings is disconnected. A solid-state imaging device ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100295983 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display device includes first and second image display units that display images, a video signal processing unit that executes a predetermined signal processing, a scanning direction instructing unit that instructs the second image display unit to execute a scanning, first and second color specifying units that specify a color of a graphics image, first and second position specifying units that specify a position of the graphics image to be synthesized, a first synthesizing unit that outputs a signal obtained by synthesizing a signal of a color stored when the first color specifying unit specifies a color with the video signal input from the video signal processing unit, and a second synthesizing unit that outputs a signal obtained by synthesizing a signal of a color stored when the second color specifying unit specifies a color with the video signal input from the video signal processing unit. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295984 | System and Method for Varying Exposure Time for Different Parts of a Field of View While Acquiring an Image - A system and method for exposing different parts of a single field of view for various and differing lengths of time while capturing an image is provided. For astrophotography, unwanted light pollution or over-saturation bleeding from nearby or obtrusive stars may be greatly reduced or eliminated while still capturing the image of the nearby brighter star in the same field of view. Also, a system and method for real-time contrast control while capturing an image to optimize signal-to-noise ratio for various parts of the captured image, is provided. An embodiment of the present invention provides such techniques by using spatial light modulator devices, such as a digital micro-mirror device, to controllably mask different portions of light from an image that expose film or a charge-coupled device. A system and method for a way to use a spatial light modulator device as an active and controllable mask for photolithography, is provided. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295985 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND DIGITAL APPARATUS - A variable magnification optical system of the present invention and an image pickup device and a digital apparatus including this are provided with a four-component optical system of negative-negative-positive-negative arrangement, wherein a first lens group thereof includes only one negative lens as a lens having an optical power, and a third lens group thereof satisfies a conditional expression of 1.4<β3t/β3w<4 when β3t and β3w respectively denote image magnifications of the third lens group at a telephoto end and at a wide-angle end. The variable magnification optical system, the image pickup device and the digital apparatus having such a construction can be further downsized. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295986 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes an imager which outputs an object scene image in a designated cycle. The first changer changes a distance from a focus lens to the imaging surface. The first adjustor adjusts the designated cycle to a length corresponding to an illuminance of the object scene in association with a process of the first changer. The first specifier specifies a distance range including a focal point in parallel with the process of the first changer. The second changer changes the distance from the focus lens to the imaging surface in the distance range specified by the first specifier. The second adjustor adjusts the designated cycle to a length corresponding to a contrast of the object scene in association with a process of the second changer. The second specifier specifies the distance corresponding to the focal point in parallel with the process of the second changer. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295987 | IMAGE STABILIZATION CIRCUITRY FOR LIQUID LENS - A method of controlling a liquid lens in an imaging device, the liquid lens including a liquid-liquid interface between first and second immiscible liquids deformable by electrowetting; a chamber containing the first and second liquids, the first liquid being an insulating liquid and the second liquid being a conducting liquid; and a first electrode in contact with the second liquid and at least one second electrode insulated from the second liquid by an insulating layer, the first and second electrodes being arranged to allow a plurality of voltages levels to be applied between the first and second electrodes to control the curvature of the liquid-liquid interface, the method including: determining motion data representative of a movement of the imaging device; determining focusing data representative of a desired focus of the imaging device; determining the plurality of voltage levels to be applied between the first and second electrodes, wherein each of the voltage levels is a function of the motion data, the focusing data and at least one parameter relating to the liquid lens and preliminary determined in a calibration phase. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295988 | Information Recording Apparatus and Power-Saving Method Therefor - An information recording apparatus for recording information obtained from a sensor, comprises: a face detecting unit for detecting a face of a person among the information obtained from the sensor; a face detection switching unit for switching a control of the face detecting unit between valid and invalid; a face detection setup information obtaining unit for obtaining information of whether face detection set up by the face detection switching unit is valid or invalid; a face detection observation unit for observing on whether detection is made on the face or not, when the face detection is valid; a power-saving controller unit for executing a power-saving control; a recording unit for record the information inputted from the sensor onto a recording medium; a recording observation unit for observing on whether recording of the information is conducted or not by the recording unit; a memory unit for memorizing information necessary for controlling the information recording apparatus; and a controller unit for controlling each constituent elements mentioned above, wherein the controller unit executes a control for reducing an electric power consumption of the information recording apparatus, by the power-saving controller unit, when determining that: the control of the face detection unit is valid from the face detection setup information obtaining unit; face detection is not made on the face of the person from the face detection observation unit; and recording of the information is not made from the recording observation unit. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295989 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEALING STRUCTURE - An image capturing device including a housing, a sealing element, a light-permeable cover and a lens module is provided. The housing has an opening portion, and the opening portion has an inner periphery and an outer periphery. The sealing element is integrated with the housing by injection molding, wherein the inner periphery and the outer periphery of the opening portion are surrounded by the sealing element. The light-permeable cover is integrated with the sealing element by injection molding and corresponding to the opening portion, wherein a periphery portion of the light-permeable cover is surrounded by the sealing element, and a containing space is defined by the housing, the sealing element and the light-permeable cover. The lens module is disposed in the containing space. In addition, a manufacturing method of a sealing structure is also provided. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295990 | METHOD FOR SCALING VOLTAGE IN MOBILE TERMINAL - Provided is an operating voltage scaling method for a portable terminal. The method includes, if reproduction of a moving image is requested, acquiring DYNamicity (DYN) of the reproduction-requested moving image, determining whether frame skipping is possible for the moving image according to the acquired DYN of the moving image, and if it is determined that frame skipping is possible for the moving image, supplying a low operating voltage to a controller of the mobile terminal to control the mobile terminal to operate with a low-speed clock, and reproducing the moving image while skipping a frame. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295991 | LUMINANCE INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A display method and apparatus are provided for enabling a user, whether or not he has experience, to readily detect a luminance level of a video image with high accuracy. A luminance level of a video signal of a video image is converted to color information to display a change in the luminance of the video image as a change in color. The conversion preferably involves a method of converting the luminance level to color information of three primary colors, red, green, blue, in accordance with a plurality of weights, respectively, a method of converting a luminance level in a predetermined range to color information having a changing rate larger than a changing rate of the luminance level, a method of converting a luminance level out of the predetermined range to color information of a maximum or a minimum level, or the like. Also, the input video signal is preferably displayed together with a converted video image side by side or one on another. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONING BROADCAST CONTENT WITH SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION - Disclosed herein is a system and method for providing a supplementary information associated with a broadcast content. The system provides a supplementary information associated with a specific broadcast program in the broadcast content by means of a supplementary information server, wherein the supplementary information server comprises a broadcasting receiving unit for receiving the broadcast content; a synchronization information unit for storing a synchronization information of the supplementary information associated with the specific broadcast program; a video comparison unit for comparing screens of the broadcast content with a previously stored scene change screen of the specific broadcast program and setting a start time of the specific broadcast program; a supplementary information extracting unit for calculating an elapsed time from the start time of the specific broadcast program to a specific screen and extracting the supplementary information corresponding to the elapsed time. The supplementary information associated with the specific broadcast program in the broadcast content is provided through the steps of receiving a synchronization information of the supplementary information associated with the specific broadcast program; setting a start time of the specific broadcast program by comparing screens of the broadcast content with a previously stored scene change screen of the specific broadcast program; calculating an elapsed time corresponding to a specific screen based on the start time; extracting the supplementary information corresponding to the elapsed time. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295993 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN VIDEO AND AUDIO IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for synchronization between video and audio in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method for the synchronization between the video data and the audio data in the mobile communication terminal includes acquiring Presentation Time Stamp (PTS) information for each of audio data and video data which need to be played simultaneously; determining a delay time between the terminal and a wireless device which plays one data of the audio data and the video data; generating new PTS information for the one data by reflecting the determined delay time in the PTS information; and synchronizing the one data and the other data using the new PTS information for the one data and the acquired PTS information for the other data. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295994 | MANAGEMENT AND DISPLAY OF VIDEO CONTENT - A method of transmitting video content between a computing device and display device. The method includes establishing a data connection between a receiver unit and the display device, where the receiver unit includes a first wireless transceiver and an output port, establishing a data connection between a transmitter unit and the computing device, where the transmitter unit includes a second wireless transceiver and a memory and is configured to perform two-way wireless communications with only the receiver unit and is configured to not perform two-way wireless communications with any other devices, and transmitting the video content from the transmitter unit to the receiver unit. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295995 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TOASTED VIDEO DISTRIBUTION - The systems and methods disclosed transmit a composite channel to a receiver. The composite channel may be a static channel that contains different original channels of content in different locations on a displayed page, or may be a dynamic channel that is processed by the receiver to display a multiple different video streams on a single display device. | 2010-11-25 |
20100295996 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A circuit and a method for image processing are provided. The image processing circuit has an adaptor and a sharpening circuit. The adaptor has a processing unit and a weight generator. The processing unit receives an input video signal, and the input video signal has information of a plurality of pixels. The processing unit processes the input video signal to calculate a color difference value of a target pixel of the pixels. The weight generator generates a weighting signal according to the color difference value. The sharpening circuit performs a sharpening operation on the input video signal according to the weighting signal to generate a sharpened video signal. | 2010-11-25 |