48th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140347429 | Inks - An ink comprising a colorant, an organic solvent having a boiling point below 170° C. and a radiation-curable component of molecular weight >1000, wherein the ink contains less than 10 wt % of radiation-curable components of molecular weight 1000 or less and the ink contains less than 5 wt % water. The ink is particularly useful for printing packaging used for products intended for ingestion by humans or other animals. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347430 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light irradiating device causes a light source to emit light with normal emitted light quantity sufficient for adhering toner on a photosensitive member, on an image portion of the photosensitive member, and causes the light source to emit light with minute emitted light quantity sufficient for preventing toner from being adhered on the photosensitive member, which is smaller than normal emitted light quantity. The light irradiating device includes a determining unit to determine a reference value input to the light irradiating device. Minute emitted light quantity is set based on the reference value input to the light irradiating device. The determining unit determines the reference value to be input to the light irradiating device based on information of relationship between a predetermined reference value and the light quantity in the position of the photosensitive member when causing the light source to emit light, based on the predetermined reference value. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347431 | MEDIA DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for automatically calibrating a media sensor configured to detect advancing print media in a printing device. In some embodiments, the apparatus selects a first light intensity level and a second light intensity level greater than the first light intensity level. A light source unit, such as a light emitting diode or laser diode is activated to emit light at the second light intensity level. The light passes though print media, for example, a roll of self-adhesive labels, that is advanced along a print path of the printing device. The amount of light transmitted through the print media is measured as the print media advances. If the measured light increases, the light source unit is reactivated to emit light at the first light intensity level. In some embodiments, the apparatus identifies whether print media has changed or an out-of-stock condition exists. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347432 | MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE WITH ENHANCED MEDIA AND RIBBON LOADING AND UNLOADING FEATURES - A device for processing media may include a front panel, a rear panel, a side panel, a support surface, and an access door assembly. The access door assembly may be pivotally coupled to the support surface and may include a major door pivotally coupled to a minor door. The minor door may be movable from an operational position to a minor support position and the major door may be movable from the operational position to a major support position in which the major door is positioned against and supported by the support surface. The side panel may define an imaginary plane that extends upward beyond the support surface and the access door assembly may be sized to be supported on the support surface without crossing the imaginary plane. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347433 | ESTABLISHING AND CONTROLLING AUDIO AND VOICE BACK CHANNELS OF A WI-FI DISPLAY CONNECTION - Methods, systems, and devices are described for using a back channel for communicating in a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer remote display connection. A Wi-Fi peer-to-peer remote display connection may be established with a source device. Communications may be transmitted from a sink device to the source device using a back channel of the Wi-Fi peer-to-peer remote display connection. The sink device may connect with a plurality of source devices. A plurality of input streams may be multiplexed into a single output stream. The single output stream may be distributed to the plurality of source devices using back channels of the Wi-Fi peer-to-peer remote display connection. In addition, a source device may connect, via a wired connection, with a sink device. Wi-Fi connection parameters may be exchanged with the wired connection. A Wi-Fi peer-to-peer connection may be established based at least in part on the Wi-Fi connection parameters. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347434 | Meeting terminal and traffic processing method thereof - The disclosure provides a meeting terminal, including: a video input module configured to acquire a video file through a camera; an audio input/output module configured to acquire an audio file, decode and then play an encoded audio signal; a central processing module configured to encode the acquired audio file/an acquired video file to obtain the encoded audio signal/an encoded video signal, send the encoded audio signal to the audio input/output module, and send the encoded video signal to a projection module; and the projection module, configured to decode and then play the encoded video signal sent by the central processing module. The disclosure further provides a traffic processing method for a meeting terminal. By means of a technical solution of the disclosure, the meeting terminal and the traffic processing method thereof not only can reduce the complexity in implementation greatly, lower cost, and increase portability, but also can meet a user's needs in various occasions, thus improving user experience. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347435 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING CONTENT IN VIDEOCONFERENCING - Content presented in association with a transmitting endpoint is obtained by the transmitting endpoint and transmitted to a receiving endpoint of a videoconference, along with associated information regarding interaction of a presenter with the content at the transmitting side. The receiving endpoint presents the presented content obtained from the transmitting endpoint similar to the presentation format at the transmitting side. Where the original presentation format is not suitable for transmission, a video image of the content in the original presentation format may be transmitted. An intermediate control unit, such as a multipoint control unit, may relay content and associated information between transmitting and receiving endpoints. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347436 | PORTABLE TRANSPARENT DISPLAY WITH LIFE-SIZE IMAGE FOR TELECONFERENCE - A local teleconference participant can view a near-life-size image of a remote teleconference participant on a thin transparent upright display. Because the display is transparent, local background images that surround the image of the remote participant can be viewed through the display just as they would be if the remote participant were present locally. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347437 | Communications Adaptable to Mobile Devices - A communication system is provided that is preferably a peer-to-peer (p2p) system. One or both of audio and video can be transferred among a number of user terminals in the p2p system. The user terminals can include at least one master terminal, which could be an unhosted master terminal that does not communicate its own audio and/or video. In one embodiment, a first master terminal is included that controls video or audio, or both, transfers among user terminals and an unhosted second master terminal is provided that communicates with at least two user terminals to provide desired connectivity involving such user terminals in order to ensure proper audio and/or video communications between or among them. In another embodiment, an unhosted master terminal is provided with the communication system when the user terminals include mobile terminals in order to avoid power usage by mobile terminals. This communication system can be utilized with online game playing in which a game server is included, as well as having other communication applications. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347438 | TRIANGULATION-BASED, 3-D METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGING THE OUTER PERIPHERAL SURFACE OF A PART - Triangulation-based, 3-D method and system for imaging a part are provided. The system includes an enclosure and a plurality of angularly-spaced, triangulation-based, sensor heads. Each of the sensor heads is configured to generate focused lines of radiation and to sense corresponding reflected lines of radiation. The sensor heads simultaneously sense their corresponding reflected lines to obtain corresponding 2-D profile signals. A linear actuator linearly moves the enclosure and the sensor heads in unison along the length of the part to obtain corresponding sets of 2-D profile signals. Each set of profile signals represents a 3-D view of one of the exterior side surfaces of the part and the sets of 2-D profile signals represent a 360° panoramic composite 3-D view of the outer peripheral surface of the part. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347439 | MOBILE DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING PANORAMIC VIDEO - A system and mobile device for generating a panoramic video is presented. The system comprises a plurality of cameras and a mobile device. The mobile device further comprises a CPU and a GPU. The plurality of cameras is operable to capture video frames from different directions through 360° to generate multi-channel video streams. The CPU is configured to issue to the GPU an instruction to process the multi-channel video streams. The GPU is configured to mosaic synchronous video frames of the multi-channel video streams by utilizing parallel computing according to the instruction, so as to generate the panoramic video in real time. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347440 | Omnidirectional Vehicle Camera System - A video surveillance system adapted for use with vehicles is provided. The present invention comprises a housing having a plurality of cameras disposed around its periphery, a means for multiplexing the captured video footage into a single video feed, a removable storage medium that is preferably directly connected to the housing via a video cable or other such video transmitter. Furthermore, the present invention is either permanently or removably affixed to an individual's automobile. Each of the cameras is non-rotational, but they have a field of view such that the entire 360 degree area surrounding the present invention is simultaneously and continuously recorded. The present invention thereby provides an uninterrupted and complete video record of all of the events that occurred surrounding the user's vehicle. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347441 | 360 Degree Photobooth Kiosk - The present invention relates to a kiosk design for an advanced photographic system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a self-contained, automated photobooth kiosk. In embodiments of the invention, the photobooth kiosk is capable of taking a 360 degree panoramic photograph or sequence of photographs of a subject and surrounding background. For instance, a customer of the photobooth kiosk may stand in the center of the photobooth and have his or her picture taken with a plurality of specialized “machine vision” cameras, with the images sent to a central processor such as a computer for processing into a 360 degree panoramic photograph or video clip. After the photo-taking session, the customer may collect prints of the pictures at the kiosk, similar to presently available photobooths. The photobooth kiosk may be fully automated such that no operator is necessary, and all options and features desired by the customer may be self-selected by the customer prior to, during, and after the photo-taking session. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347442 | RGBZ PIXEL ARRAYS, IMAGING DEVICES, CONTROLLERS & METHODS - A pixel array includes color pixels that have a layout, and depth pixels having a layout that starts from the layout of the color pixels. Photodiodes of adjacent depth pixels can be joined to form larger depth pixels, while still efficiently exploiting the layout of the color pixels. Moreover, some embodiments are constructed so as to enable freeze-frame shutter operation of the pixel array. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347443 | INDIRECT REFLECTION SUPPRESSION IN DEPTH IMAGING - A depth-sensing method for a time-of-flight depth camera includes irradiating a subject with pulsed light of spatially alternating bright and dark features, and receiving the pulsed light reflected back from the subject onto an array of pixels. At each pixel of the array, a signal is presented that depends on distance from the depth camera to the subject locus imaged onto that pixel. In this method, the subject is mapped based on the signal from pixels that image subject loci directly irradiated by the bright features, while omitting or weighting negatively the signal from pixels that image subject loci under the dark features. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347444 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STEREO BASE EXTENSION OF STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES AND IMAGE SEQUENCES - The invention relates to a method and a device for improving the depth impression of stereoscopic images and image sequences. In autostereoscopic multi-viewer display devices, generally a plurality of intermediate perspectives are generated, which lead to a reduced stereo base upon perception by the viewers. The stereo base widening presented in this application leads to a significant improvement and thus to a more realistic depth impression. It can either be effected during recording in the camera or be integrated into a display device. The improvement in the depth impression is achieved by the generation of synthetic perspectives situated, in the viewing direction of the camera lenses, on the left and right of the extreme left and extreme right recorded camera perspective on the right and left lengthening of the connection line formed by the extreme left and extreme right camera perspectives. These synthetic perspectives are calculated only on the basis of a disparity map, which is supplied or which is calculated in a preprocessing step. In this case, the method presented solves the following problems: 1. Calculation of the new extension perspectives, 2. Correct repositioning of the camera perspectives supplied within the visual zones, 3. Definition of which disparities are intended to be continued in the case of collision in the extension and 4. Interpolation of the image regions which become visible as a result of the extension of the stereo base. In this case, instances of left and right masking are also identified and optically correctly maintained and supplemented in the extension perspectives. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347445 | 3D IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Provided is a 3-dimensional (3D) image acquisition apparatus and a method of driving the same. The 3D image acquisition apparatus includes a light source, an optical shutter, an image sensor, an image signal processor, and a controller. The light source is configured to project illumination light on an object. The optical shutter is configured to modulate the illumination light reflected from the object with a predetermined gain waveform. The image sensor is configured to generate a depth image by detecting the illumination light modulated by the optical shutter. The image signal processor is configured to calculate a distance from the 3D image acquisition apparatus to the object using the depth image generated by the image sensor. The controller is configured to control an operation of the light source and an operation of the optical shutter. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347446 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IC 3D LEAD INSPECTION HAVING COLOR SHADOWING - A system for three-dimensional inspection of leads mounted on an integrated circuit device includes an integrated circuit device, a first light source having a first color, a second light source having a second color different from the first color, a RGB color camera and a processor. The first light source is disposed at an acute angle to the integrated circuit device, and is configured to illuminate the leads such that lead shadows are created in a first color plane. The second light source is disposed in front of a surface of the integrated circuit device on which the leads are mounted, and is configured to illuminate the leads in a second color plane. The camera is configured to image the illuminated leads and lead shadows. The processor is configured to analyze the first and second color planes of a single image to detect three-dimensional bent leads. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347447 | OPTICAL SECTIONING OF A SAMPLE AND DETECTION OF PARTICLES IN A SAMPLE - An apparatus for obtaining a plurality of images of a sample includes a sample device suitable for holding a liquid sample; a first optical detection assembly including a first image acquisition device, the first optical detection assembly having an optical axis and an object plane, the object plane including an image acquisition area from which electromagnetic waves can be detected as an image by the first image acquisition device; one translation unit arranged to move the sample device and the first optical detection assembly relative to each other; and an image illumination device, wherein the apparatus is arranged to move the sample device and the first optical detection assembly relative to each other along a scanning path, which defines an angle theta relative to the optical axis, wherein theta is in the range of about 0.3 to about 89.7 degrees. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347448 | Determining the Characteristics of a Road Surface by Means of a 3D Camera - The invention relates to a method and a device for detecting the condition of a pavement surface by means of a 3D camera. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347449 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes: a first imaging device configured to perform photoelectric conversion on subject light input through a first filter to output a first image signal, the first filter preventing light in a predetermined wavelength band of wavelengths longer than that of visible light from being transmitted; a second imaging device arranged at a different position from the first imaging device and configured to perform photoelectric conversion on subject light containing a wavelength component of the light in the predetermined wavelength band to output a second image signal; a correlation detection unit configured to detect a correlation between the first and second image signals; a luminance signal generation unit configured to generate a luminance signal; a color signal generation unit configured to generate a color signal; and a three-dimensional image generation unit configured to generate a three-dimensional image by the correlation, the luminance signal, and the color signal. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING 3D IMAGE OF VEHICLE SURROUNDINGS - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for creating a 3D image of vehicle surroundings. The method according to the present invention includes the steps of: mapping images captured by a plurality of cameras installed in a vehicle to a virtual plane defined by a 3-dimensional space model having a container shape with a flat bottom surface and a top surface which has an increasing radius; and creating a view image having a viewpoint of a virtual camera by using the image mapped to the virtual plane. According to the present invention, it is advantageous that an image of vehicle surroundings including surrounding obstacles can be expressed naturally and three-dimensionally. It is also advantageous that an optimal image of vehicle surroundings can be provided by changing the virtual viewpoint according to a traveling state of the vehicle. There is also the advantage that a user can conveniently adjust the viewpoint of the virtual camera. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347451 | Depth Adaptation for Multi-View System - In a multi-view autostereoscopic display system ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140347452 | EFFICIENT STEREO TO MULTIVIEW RENDERING USING INTERLEAVED RENDERING - Approaches are described for generating a multiview autostereoscopic image from a stereo three-dimensional input image pair. A stereo to multiview rendering system receives a stereo three-dimensional image including a left image and a right image at a first view position and a second view position, respectively. The system generates a first input warp and a second input warp that maps the left image and the right image to a third and fourth positions, respectively, where the third and fourth positions lie between the first and second view positions. The system generates a plurality of output warps based on the first warp and the second warp. The system resamples each output warp in the plurality of output warps to create a plurality of partial output images. The system interleaves the plurality of partial output images to generate a composite output image. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347453 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a display device in which the occurrence of the crosstalk can be suppressed. A display unit includes a display panel ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140347454 | COMPUTER DEVICE WITH POWER-CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANAGING POWER-CONSUMPTION OF COMPUTER DEVICE - The present invention relates to a computer device comprising a detector for detecting a user's eye and a processor. The processor is configured to determine if the position of the user's eye is kept in a zone for a first time period, and if the position of the user's eye is kept in the zone for the first time period, suspend for a second time period detecting the user's eye and determining the position of the user's eye. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347455 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING AND PLAYBACK OF STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO SEQUENCES - A method for decoding a compressed image stream, the image stream having a plurality of frames, each frame consisting of a merged image including pixels from a left image and pixels from a right image. The method involves the steps of receiving each merged image; changing a clock domain from the original input signal to an internal domain; for each merged image, placing at least two adjacent pixels into an input buffer and interpolating an intermediate pixel, for forming a reconstructed left frame and a reconstructed right frame according to provenance of the adjacent pixels; and reconstructing a stereoscopic image stream from the left and right image frames. The invention also teaches a system for decoding a compressed image stream. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347456 | VIEWER WITH VARIFOCAL LENS AND VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM - A viewer includes a varifocal lens and a lens controller that adjusts a focal length of the varifocal lens, and can adjust a focal point in accordance with eye movement of the user. When a 3D image viewing detector detects 3D image viewing by the user, a focal length fixing section instructs a lens controller to fix a focal length of the varifocal lens irrespective of eye movement of the user. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347457 | Multiposition Handheld Electronic Magnifier - Disclosed is a magnifier for use by blind or low vision users. The magnifier includes a camera, such as a CMOS image sensor, that displays enlarged images upon a screen for easy viewing. The magnifier further includes a handle that is pivotally interconnected to a housing to allow for handheld use in a variety of different configurations. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347458 | CELLULAR PHONE CAMERA FOR DRIVER STATE ESTIMATION - A method of monitoring a driver of a vehicle includes positioning a cellular telephone within a vehicle such that a camera of the cellular telephone views a driver's head, executing application software on the cellular telephone to capture images of the head using the camera, categorizing a pose of the head from the captured images, and affecting at least one safety system of the vehicle based on the categorization. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347459 | Method and System for Imaging a Cell Sample - The present disclosure provides a method of determining a reference depth level within a cell sample. The method comprises obtaining data representative of a series of images captured by performing a depth scan of the cell sample using a digital microscope, the series of images being associated with a series of depth levels of the cell sample; processing said data for detecting at least one depth level corresponding to a drop in image contrast; and identifying the detected depth level as the reference depth level. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347460 | COINCIDENT FOCUS MICROSCOPE HAVING SUPERIOR RESOLUTION AND CONTRAST IN THREE DIMENSIONS - A microscope having an objective lens and illumination means configured in combination such that said illumination means illuminates a specimen through a different region of the objective lens than that used for observation, and having an opaque region separating the illumination and observation regions. The basic optical design is capable of resolving optically isolated micron-sized voxels deep within tissue, without the use of a computer and when illuminated only with visible light. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347461 | MICROSCOPE FOR WIDEFIELD MICROSCOPY - A microscope for microscopy having a detection beam path and an illumination beam path. The microscope includes a filter wheel device, which is arranged in the detection beam path and/or illumination beam path and has a filter wheel, wherein the filter wheel is mounted to rotate about an axis, and wherein the filter wheel is divided into segments. Filters forming a first part-circle are arranged in a first part of the segments, such that said filters are consecutively introduced into the detection beam path or illumination beam path when the filter wheel is rotated. A camera records images at a predefined frequency. The filter wheel device includes a motor-driven shaft that rotates the filter wheel at a predefined rotation frequency. The microscope also comprises a control system for synchronising the image-recording frequency and rotation frequency based on the filters arranged on the filter wheel. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347462 | QUANTITATIVE NONLINEAR OPTICAL MICROSCOPY USING A SHAPED BEAM - A nonlinear optical microscope is provided, including source of a pulsed laser beam; a spatial light modulator for modulating the spatial profile of the pulsed laser beam; an objective for guiding the modulated beam towards a slide intended to carry a specimen; and a detector for collecting signals originating from the specimen, wherein the spatial light modulator is designed to modulate the intensity and/or the phase of the pulsed laser beam on the rear pupil of the objective to produce a beam that is axially extended and confined in one or two lateral directions after focusing by the objective, and wherein the slide is placed on a motorized stage of a histology slide scanner assembly. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347463 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUNTING CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES - The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for counting biomolecules or cells. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a cell counting or biomolecule counting system including: a covered chamber having a known height and configured to hold a suspension of biomolecules or cells in a sample; at least one fluorescent light source connected to at least one fluorescent light beam narrowing device; a bright-field light source connected to a bright-field light beam narrowing device; a microscope objective; a detection device; a fluorescent filter assembly to allow only excitation light to illuminate the sample and allow only emission light from the sample to be imaged by the detection device; and a movable light shutter to block bright-field light during fluorescent detection. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347464 | COATING APPARATUS AND LIQUID SURFACE DETECTING METHOD - Disclosed is a coating apparatus configured to properly detect a liquid surface of a coating liquid stored within a slit nozzle. The disclosed coating apparatus includes a slit nozzle, a moving mechanism, a storage portion illumination unit, and an imaging unit. The slit nozzle includes an elongated main body, a storage portion configured to store a coating liquid within the main body, and a slit-shaped ejecting port configured to eject the coating liquid fed from the storage portion through a slit-shaped flow path, wherein at least a part of each of a first wall and a second wall which face each other in the main body is formed of a transparent member. The moving mechanism is configured to move the slit nozzle with respect to a substrate. The storage portion illumination unit is configured to illuminate an inside of the storage portion through the transparent member of the first wall. The imaging unit is configured to image the inside of the storage portion through the transparent member of the second wall. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347465 | READY FOR ROTATION STATE DETECTION DEVICE, METHOD OF DETECTING READY FOR ROTATION STATE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A ready for rotation state detection device is configured to detect a state in which a substrate, which is placed on a concave portion formed in a surface of a turntable, will not fly out of the concave portion when the turntable is rotated in a chamber. The ready for rotation state detection device includes a ready for rotation state detection unit configured to detect that a height of a surface of an end of the substrate is equal to or lower than a predetermined value indicating that the turntable is rotatable, upon receiving the substrate on the concave portion. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347466 | IMAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND IMAGE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - An image transmission method, from an image sensor which collects a fixed number of pixel data items obtained by a plurality of imaging elements into a data block, and outputs the pixel data items, including a transmission region setting step of setting an interest region by using a unit lower than the fixed number, a region extension step of extending the interest region to obtain an extension interest region in which the data block is represented as a unit and obtaining extension ranges from the interest region to the extension interest region, an imaging step of performing imaging with the image sensor, an output step of outputting the data block included in the extension interest region from the image sensor, and an extension range erasing step of erasing pixel data of the extension ranges from the output data block so as to obtain an image of the interest region. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347467 | DEVICE FOR INSPECTING RAISED FIBER STATE OF WEB MEMBERS OF SANITARY ARTICLES AND METHOD OF THE SAME - A device for inspecting a raised fiber state of a web member of a sanitary article, the web member having, on at least one face, fiber raisable parts that come off from the one face in a predetermined dispersed arrangement pattern, new exposed parts being created on the one face when the fiber raisable parts come off to be raised, wherein the inspection device includes an image capturing processing part that captures an image of the one face and creates as a planar image data, a data of a planar image of the one face, a binarization processing part that performs, when creating a binarized image based on the planar image data, a binarization process so that areas in which images of the new exposed parts in the planar image are captured, are included in an image specified by one value of two values in the binarized image, and a quality judgment processing part that performs quality judgment of the raised fiber state based on a value indicating a size of the image. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347468 | SUBSTRATE WORKING DEVICE - A substrate working device includes: a base; a first substrate working table and a second substrate working table movably supported on the base; an indicator provided to one of a base side member, which is formed on the base or a member fixed to the base, and the first and second substrate working tables; an imaging unit provided on the other one, which is different from the one, of the base side member and the first and second substrate working tables in order to image the indicator; and a control unit that, by causing the imaging unit to image the indicator and based on image data thereof, acquires position information related to each of the substrate working tables and that moreover determines whether or not the respective substrate working tables interfere with each other at the time of movement of each substrate working table based on the position information. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347469 | ENHANCED PERSPECTIVE VIEW GENERATION IN A FRONT CURB VIEWING SYSTEM - A system and method for creating an enhanced perspective view of an area in front of a vehicle, using images from left-front and right-front cameras. The enhanced perspective view removes the distortion and exaggerated perspective effects which are inherent in wide-angle lens images. The enhanced perspective view uses a camera model including a virtual image surface and other processing techniques which provide corrections for two types of problems which are typically present in de-warped perspective images—including a stretching effect at the peripheral area of a wide-angle image de-warped by rectilinear projection, and double image of objects in an area where left-front and right-front camera images overlap. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347470 | ENHANCED TOP-DOWN VIEW GENERATION IN A FRONT CURB VIEWING SYSTEM - A system and method for creating an enhanced virtual top-down view of an area in front of a vehicle, using images from left-front and right-front cameras. The enhanced virtual top-down view not only provides the driver with a top-down view perspective which is not directly available from raw camera images, but also removes the distortion and exaggerated perspective effects which are inherent in wide-angle lens images. The enhanced virtual top-down view also includes corrections for three types of problems which are typically present in de-warped images—including artificial protrusion of vehicle body parts into the image, low resolution and noise around the edges of the image, and a “double vision” effect for objects above ground level. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347471 | DETECTION OF SPURIOUS INFORMATION OR DEFECTS ON PLAYING CARD BACKS - Methods and systems detect markings or flaws on the backs of playing cards. The method includes: providing ambient radiation at a gaming table and reflecting some of that radiation off a back surface of a playing card; capturing reflected radiation with a radiation sensor; the radiation sensor transmitting signals based on the reflected radiation captured by the radiation sensor; the transmitted signals providing data that contains image data of the back of the playing card; and displaying an image of the back of the playing card based on the image data. The transmitted signals provide image data of the back of the playing card and are also received by a processor that evaluates or compares that data. The system may be an installed casino system (with eye-in-the-sky technology), a portable box, or a component within a shuffling device or dealer shoe. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347472 | SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF OIL SANDS ORE FACE FOR REAL TIME ORE BLEND MANAGEMENT - Apparatus is provided featuring a signal processor or signal processing module configured to receive signaling containing information about images of an ore sample; and determine information about a Bitumen Content of the ore sample based at least partly on the signaling, including for use in real time ore blend management in a bitumen recovery process related to mined oil sands. The ore sample may be an ore face, and the signaling may contain information about the images of the ore face. The signal processor or signal processing module may be configured to determine a real time ore face ore grade visualization based at least partly on the signaling, and provide corresponding signaling containing information about the real time ore face ore grade visualization, including a composite overlay image. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347473 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT SURFACE MEASUREMENT USING A LASER DISPLACEMENT SENSOR - This invention provides a system for measuring displacement of an object surface having a displacement sensor that projects a line on the object surface and receives light from the projected line at an imager in a manner defines a plurality of displacement values in a height direction. A vision system processor operates on rows of imager pixels to determine a laser line center in columns of imager pixels in each of a plurality of regions of interest. Each region of interest defines a plurality of rows that correspond with expected locations of the projected line on the object surface. A GUI can be used to establish the regions. In further embodiments, the system generates grayscale images with the imager. These grayscale images can be compared to a generated height image to compensate for contrast-induced false height readings. Imager pixels can be compared to a reference voltage to locate the line. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347474 | Device and method for monitoring the cutting edge sharpness - A device for monitoring the cutting edge sharpness of a knife is provided with a light source for illuminating the knife and a camera for recording images of the knife. The light source projects at least one reference line onto the knife. In the field of vision of the camera, the reference line crosses the cutting edge of the knife. The cutting edge sharpness of the knife is estimated by the shape of the reference line in an image that captures the knife and its cutting and is recorded by the camera. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347475 | REAL-TIME OBJECT DETECTION, TRACKING AND OCCLUSION REASONING - A system for object detection and tracking includes technologies to, among other things, detect and track moving objects, such as pedestrians and/or vehicles, in a real-world environment, handle static and dynamic occlusions, and continue tracking moving objects across the fields of view of multiple different cameras. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347476 | BRIDGE INSPECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for inspecting a bridge is provided. The system includes an image sensor; a base immobily secured to the bridge and having an actuator disposed thereon; and a suspending medium having a first and a second ends, respectively connected with the image senor and the actuator so that the actuator actuates the image sensor to swing in one of a swing and a spinning mode through the suspending medium. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347477 | Integrating Street View with Live Video Data - An approach is provided in which a system retrieves a street view image that depicts a geographical area viewed from a street view perspective. The system identifies a video device depicted in the street view image that provides a live video stream of a real-time viewable area corresponding to at least a portion of the depicted geographical area. In turn, the system generates a composite image that combines the street view image with a viewing area overlay corresponding to the real-time viewable area. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347478 | NETWORK CAMERA USING HIERARCHICAL EVENT DETECTION AND DATA DETERMINATION - Provided is a network camera, including: an event detector configured to detect an event; an image sensor configured to capture an image in response to the detected event; a storage configured to store image data of the captured image; a transceiver configured to transmit and receive the image data over a network; a controller configured to control the event detector, the image sensor, the storage, and the transceiver, to select a single network mode from among a plurality of network modes based on whether power is supplied from an outside, and to configure the network based on the selected network mode; and a power source configured to supply the power to the event detector, the image sensor, the storage, the transceiver, and the controller. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347479 | Methods, Systems, Apparatuses, Circuits and Associated Computer Executable Code for Video Based Subject Characterization, Categorization, Identification, Tracking, Monitoring and/or Presence Response - The present invention includes methods, systems, apparatuses, circuits and associated computer executable code for providing video based subject characterization, categorization, identification, tracking, monitoring, authentication and/or presence response. According to some embodiments, there may be provided one or more Image Based Biometric Extrapolation (IBBE) methods, systems and apparatuses adapted to extrapolate static and/or dynamic biometric parameters of one or more subjects, from one or more images or video segments including the subjects. According to some embodiments, extrapolated biometric parameters of subjects may be used to identify, track/monitor and/or authenticate the subjects. According to further embodiments, extrapolated biometric parameters may be used to determine physical positions of subjects and may further be used to identify one or more subjects exhibiting suspicious behavior based on their physical positions. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347480 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING AN EVENT IN SENSOR DATA - An apparatus automatically detects an event occurring in sensor data. The apparatus has a recording device which is configured to receive the sensor data, a feature identification device which is configured to automatically identify a predetermined number of features of the sensor data in the recorded sensor data, an evaluation processing device which is configured to acquire from the predetermined number of features, for each of the features, an evaluation which relates to the event to be detected and which is based on a set of evaluation criteria, and a detection device which is configured to automatically acquire the event to be detected by the features identified by the feature identification device, based on the detected evaluations for the predetermined number of features. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347481 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO AND IMAGE COMPRESSION - Systems and methods for interest (ROI), or Frame Segmentation can be provided within a video stream, in real-time, or within a few milliseconds of video frame duration of 30 msec, or even in the sub-millisecond range. This video frame segmentation is the basis of Pre-ATR-based Ultra-Real-Time (PATURT) video compression. Additionally, morphing compression, and watermarking can be based on the PATURT. Example applications of the PATURT include ROI-based real-time video recording in “black-box” devices, recording aircraft accidents, or catastrophes. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347482 | OPTICAL IMAGE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - A system and method of acquiring information from an image of a vehicle in real time wherein at least one imaging device with advanced light metering capabilities is placed aboard a unmanned aerial vehicle, a computer processor means is provided to control the imaging device and the advanced light metering capabilities, the advanced light metering capabilities are used to capture an image of at least a portion of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and image recognition algorithms are used to identify the current state or position of the corresponding portion of the unmanned aerial vehicle. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347483 | WORK VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING SYSTEM AND WORK VEHICLE - A work vehicle periphery monitoring system ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140347484 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION OF VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing the surrounding environment information of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a first information extraction unit for collecting sensing information about a surrounding environment of a vehicle and extracting lane information and object information based on the sensing information. A second information extraction unit acquires an image of the surrounding environment of the vehicle, and extracts lane information and object information based on the image. An information integration unit matches and compares the lane information and the object information extracted by the first information extraction unit with the lane information and the object information extracted by the second information extraction unit, determining ultimate lane information and ultimate object information based on results of comparison, and providing the ultimate lane information and the ultimate object information to a control unit of the vehicle. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347485 | ENHANCED FRONT CURB VIEWING SYSTEM - A system and method for determining when to display frontal curb view images to a driver of a vehicle, and what types of images to display. A variety of factors—such as vehicle speed, GPS/location data, the existence of a curb in forward-view images, and vehicle driving history—are evaluated as potential triggers for the curb view display, which is intended for situations where the driver is pulling the vehicle into a parking spot which is bounded in front by a curb or other structure. When forward curb-view display is triggered, a second evaluation is performed to determine what image or images to display which will provide the best view of the vehicle's position relative to the curb. The selected images are digitally synthesized or enhanced, and displayed on a console-mounted or in-dash display device. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347486 | VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH TARGETLESS CAMERA CALIBRATION - A camera calibration system of a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The camera is operable to capture image data. An image processor operable to process image data captured by the camera. The camera calibration system is operable to generate camera calibration parameters utilizing a bundle adjustment algorithm. Responsive to image processing of captured image data during movement of the vehicle along an arbitrary path, and responsive to the bundle adjustment algorithm, the camera calibration system is operable to calibrate the camera. The bundle adjustment algorithm may iteratively refine calibration parameters starting from a known initial estimation. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347487 | METHOD AND CAMERA ASSEMBLY FOR DETECTING RAINDROPS ON A WINDSCREEN OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method and a camera assembly for detecting raindrops ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140347488 | VIDEO DISPLAY MIRROR AND VIDEO DISPLAY MIRROR SYSTEM - A video display mirror is provided with a half mirror, a monitor, and an interlocking mechanism. The half mirror is used so that a vehicle passenger can look toward the rear of the vehicle. The monitor is disposed near the half mirror toward the front of the vehicle. The interlocking mechanism moves in relation to a video image being displayed on the monitor and changes the angle of a reflection surface of the half mirror from the position of the half mirror when the rear of the vehicle is viewed. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347489 | VEHICLE REAR MONITORING SYSTEM - A vehicle rear monitoring system ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140347490 | VEHICLE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To provide a semiconductor device in which a layer to be peeled is attached to a base having a curved surface, and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, a display having a curved surface, and more specifically a light-emitting device having a light emitting element attached to a base with a curved surface. A layer to be peeled, which contains a light emitting element furnished to a substrate using a laminate of a first material layer which is a metallic layer or nitride layer, and a second material layer which is an oxide layer, is transferred onto a film, and then the film and the layer to be peeled are curved, to thereby produce a display having a curved surface. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347491 | Smart Watch and Food-Imaging Member for Monitoring Food Consumption - This invention is a device and system for monitoring a person's food consumption comprising: a wearable sensor that automatically collects data to detect probable eating events; an imaging member that is used by the person to take pictures of food wherein the person is prompted to take pictures of food when an eating event is detected by the wearable sensor; and a data analysis component that analyzes these food pictures to estimate the types and amounts of foods, ingredients, nutrients, and/or calories that are consumed by the person. In an example, the wearable sensor can be part of a smart watch or smart bracelet. In an example, the imaging member can be part of a smart phone. The integrated operation of the wearable sensor and the imaging member disclosed in this invention offers accurate measurement of food consumption with low intrusion into the person's privacy. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347492 | VENUE MAP GENERATION AND UPDATING - Image data from cameras can be used to detect structural components and furnishings of a venue using image processing. A venue map can be generated or updated accordingly. Image data may be obtained from existing cameras (e.g., security cameras) and/or specialized cameras (e.g., IR cameras). The updated or generated building map may then be transmitted to a mobile device and/or stored by a server for use by a positioning system. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347493 | IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND FILTER - An image-capturing device including a lens system and an image-capturing unit upon which light having passed through the lens system is incident, wherein the image-capturing unit includes a plurality of first image-capturing elements configured to receive light in a first wavelength band and a plurality of second image-capturing elements configured to receive light in a second wavelength band which is different from the first wavelength band, and wherein the lens system or the image-capturing unit is provided with an optical element so that the light in the first wavelength band of which light quantity is less than the light quantity of the light in the second wavelength band reaches the image-capturing unit. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347494 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging lens is provided with: a first lens with negative power; a second lens with negative power; a third lens with positive power; and a fourth lens with positive power. The cemented fourth lens is formed from an object side lens with negative power and an image side lens with positive power. The thickness of a resin adhesive layer that bonds the object side lens and the image side lens is 20 μm or greater on the optical axis, and when Sg1H is the amount of sag in the image side lens surface of the object side lens and Sg2H is the amount of sag in the object side lens surface of the image side lens. The bonding operation is easy without damage occurring to the cemented surfaces, with a design that takes into account thickness of the resin adhesive layer; therefore various forms of aberration can be corrected. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347495 | LENS SYSTEM - A fragmented lens system for creating an invisible light pattern useful to computer vision systems is disclosed. Random or semi-random dot patterns generated by the present system allow a computer to uniquely identify each patch of a pattern projected by a corresponding illuminator or light source. The computer may determine the position and distance of an object by identifying the illumination pattern on the object. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347496 | SELF TEST OF IMAGE SIGNAL CHAIN WHILE RUNNING IN STREAMING MODE - An imager including a self test mode. The imager includes a pixel array for providing multiple pixel output signals via multiple columns; and a test switch for (a) receiving a test signal from a test generator and (b) disconnecting a pixel output signal from a column of the pixel array. The test switch provides the test signal to the column of the pixel array. The test signal includes a test voltage that replaces the pixel output signal. The test signal is digitized by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and provided to a processor. The processor compares the digitized test signal to an expected pixel output signal. The processor also interpolates the output signal from a corresponding pixel using adjacent pixels, when the test switch disconnects the pixel output signal from the column of the pixel array. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347497 | PROJECTOR, MULTI-PROJECTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PROJECTOR - A projector that projects an image includes a communication section that sends a projection request command that requests another projector connected to the projector to project a test image, an imaging section that captures an image of the test image projected in response to the projection request command by the another projector, and a layout recognition section that recognizes a relative layout relationship between the projector and the another projector based on the image captured by the imaging section. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347498 | SELF TEST OF IMAGE SIGNAL CHAIN WHILE RUNNING IN STREAMING MODE - An imager including a self test mode. The imager includes a pixel array for providing multiple pixel output signals via multiple columns; and a test switch for (a) receiving a test signal from a test generator and (b) disconnecting a pixel output signal from a column of the pixel array. The test switch provides the test signal to the column of the pixel array. The test signal includes a test voltage that replaces the pixel output signal. The test signal is digitized by an analog-to digital converter (ADC) and provided to a processor. The processor compares the digitized test signal to an expected pixel output signal. The processor also interpolates the output signal from a corresponding pixel using adjacent pixels, when the test switch disconnects the pixel output signal from the column of the pixel array. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347499 | AUTOMATIC GLASS-TO-GLASS VIDEO AND A/V SYNC TEST TOOL - Disclosed is a method and tool that performs glass-to-glass testing of a test AV system. The test AV system may be a transmitter device that senses AV stimuli and transmits an AV signal to a receiver device that displays video and provides an audio out/speaker of the audio. A light source and a sound source may be placed at the transmitter device. A light sensor and microphone/direct audio out connection may be placed at the receiver device. The automatic test tool may cycle synchronized light/sound stimuli to the transmitter device and measure the delay/latency times for audio, video, and AV synchronization at the receiver device. The automatic test tool may be comprised of a computer running user interface/test management software connected to a low cost FPGA that controls the video/sound sources and sensors to accurately measure both video and audio glass-to-glass latency/synchronization in a continuous, automatic, and self-calibrating manner. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347500 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DOCUMENT TAGGING BY PATTERN MATCHING - Embodiments of the present invention relate to classification of documents. A user is able to take a snapshot of a document using a smart device. The photo of the document is matched to one or more existing templates. The one or more existing templates are locally stored on the smart device. If the document in the photo is recognized based on pattern matching, then the photo is tagged with an existing classification. The tagged photo can be locally stored on the smart device, uploaded to and backed up in a cloud, or both. The user is able to perform a search for a particular document based on key words rather than to visually review all photos. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347501 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a first optical system, a second optical system, and a casing. The first optical system is configured to input light into a first imaging device. The second optical system is configured to input light into a second imaging device. The casing includes one surface long in a specific direction with the first optical system and the second optical system being arranged in the one surface in an orthogonal direction almost orthogonal to the specific direction. The first optical system and the second optical system are arranged such that an optical axis of the first optical system and an optical axis of the second optical system form an angle in the specific direction. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347502 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WAVELENGTH SPECIFIC CORRECTION OF DISTORTION IN DIGITAL IMAGES - A method and apparatus for digital image correction in which a plurality of received color component arrays received from a digital camera are each corrected for distortion dependent upon the color associated with the array. Other corrections may also be applied, such as for sensitivity non-uniformity in the sensing array or illumination non-uniformity. The corrected color component arrays for each of the plurality of color components are combined to form a corrected digital image. The method and apparatus may be integrated with digital cameras in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, digital document imaging. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347503 | CAMERA OPERATION TERMINAL, CAMERA, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE DEVICE - A display control section causes a display section to display an image corresponding to imaging data generated by an imaging element before the wireless reception of imaging data which is wirelessly transmitted from a camera is started, and causes the display section to display an image corresponding to imaging data which is wirelessly received after the wireless reception of the imaging data which is wirelessly transmitted from the camera is started. A parameter generating section generates imaging parameters when an instruction for the imaging parameters is input in a state where the image corresponding to the imaging data generated by the imaging element is displayed on the display section. A communication control section causes a wireless communication circuit section to wirelessly transmit the imaging parameters generated by the parameter generating section to the camera, and to wirelessly receive the imaging data wirelessly transmitted from the camera. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347504 | PICTURES USING VOICE COMMANDS AND AUTOMATIC UPLOAD - A system and method is disclosed for enabling user friendly interaction with a camera system. Specifically, the inventive system and method has several aspects to improve the interaction with a camera system, including voice recognition, gaze tracking, touch sensitive inputs and others. The voice recognition unit is operable for, among other things, receiving multiple different voice commands, recognizing the vocal commands, associating the different voice commands to one camera command and controlling at least some aspect of the digital camera operation in response to these voice commands. The gaze tracking unit is operable for, among other things, determining the location on the viewfinder image that the user is gazing upon. One aspect of the touch sensitive inputs provides that the touch sensitive pad is mouse-like and is operable for, among other things, receiving user touch inputs to control at least some aspect of the camera operation. Another aspect of the disclosed invention provides for gesture recognition to be used to interface with and control the camera system. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347505 | FOCUS DETECTION SENSOR - A focus detection sensor and an image pickup system are provided. The focus detection sensor includes photoelectric conversion units converting light into charges, memory units storing the charges generated by the photoelectric conversion units as pixel signals, transfer units transferring the charges generated by the photoelectric conversion units to the memory units, reset units resetting the photoelectric conversion units and the memory units, a detection unit outputting a first detection signal in accordance with the pixel signals stored in the memory units, and a mode switching determination unit performing switching from a first operation mode in which the transfer units are set to a transfer state in a charge accumulation period after the photoelectric conversion units are reset to a second operation mode in which the transfer units are set to a non-transfer state. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347506 | OPTICAL APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPTICAL APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus detects the angular rotational shake and translational shake generated in the apparatus using an angular velocity sensor and an accelerometer. An angular rotational shake correction coefficient calculation unit calculates a first correction coefficient using a zoom lens position and a focus lens position. A translational shake correction coefficient calculation unit calculates a second correction coefficient using the imaging magnification of an imaging optical system. The camera CPU | 2014-11-27 |
20140347507 | IMAGING CONTROL TERMINAL, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM DEVICE - An imaging control terminal includes a wireless communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with an imaging terminal, an imaging module configured to generate imaging data, a display interface configured to display an image corresponding to the imaging data generated by the imaging module, an operation interface configured to receive an operation of an operator designating an imaging area or an imaging target to be imaged by the imaging terminal for the image, an information generation unit configured to generate imaging area information representing the imaging area or imaging target information representing the imaging target, and a communication control unit configured to cause the wireless communication interface to wirelessly transmit the imaging area information or the imaging target information to the imaging terminal. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347508 | Zero Delay Photographic Synchronization System and Method - A method of synchronizing a remote device to image acquisition by a camera body including detecting a predictor signal of the camera body that occurs a known time prior to shutter opening. The detected predictor signal is used to determine a time to synchronize the remote device to image acquisition via wireless communication. For example, the detected predictor signal may be used to predict when the shutter of the camera will be open. A wireless communication system for synchronizing a remote device to a camera body may include a memory having information used to synchronize the remote device to image acquisition based on the detection of the predictor signal occurring prior to a shutter opening. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347509 | Capturing and Processing of Images Including Occlusions Captured by Arrays of Luma and Chroma Cameras - Systems and methods for implementing array cameras configured to perform super-resolution processing to generate higher resolution super-resolved images using a plurality of captured images and lens stack arrays that can be utilized in array cameras are disclosed. An imaging device in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes at least one imager array, and each imager in the array comprises a plurality of light sensing elements and a lens stack including at least one lens surface, where the lens stack is configured to form an image on the light sensing elements, control circuitry configured to capture images formed on the light sensing elements of each of the imagers, and a super-resolution processing module configured to generate at least one higher resolution super-resolved image using a plurality of the captured images. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347510 | IMAGE RECORDING AND PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND IMAGE RECORDING AND PLAYBACK METHOD - An image processing device of the present invention comprises a storage section for storing first image data obtained by imaging in front of the imaging device body or using a telephoto lens, and second image data obtained by imaging behind the imaging device body or using a wide-angle lens; a movement pattern detection section for processing the first image data to detect a movement pattern of the first image represented by the first image data; a movement pattern determination section determining whether or not the movement pattern of the first image is unstable movement; and an image processing section for rewriting a part of the first image data, for which it has been determined by the movement pattern determination section that the movement pattern of the first image is unstable, using the second image data. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347511 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIDENCE-BASED IMAGE PROCESSING - A system and method for triggering image re-capture in image processing by receiving a first image captured using a first mode, performing a computer vision task on the first image to produce a first result, generating a confidence score of the first result using a machine learning technique, triggering an image re-capture using a second mode in response to the confidence score of the first result, and performing the computer vision task on a result of the image recapture using the second mode. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347512 | IMAGING SENSOR AND METHOD FOR BIOMETRIC MAPPING OF FACIAL SKIN - A diagnostic system for biometric mapping of facial skin includes a light filter a light sensor, a non-transient memory, a correlation processor, and an output unit. The light filter filters light reflected from an object to a filtered light signal. The light sensor receives the filtered light signal and generates a first electronic image signal representative of an image of the object in accordance with the filtered light signal. The memory stores a first electronic diagnostic signal representative of a predetermined mal-condition of the object. The processor determines a correlation between the first electronic image signal and the first electronic diagnostic signal, generates a correlation signal representative of a strength of the correlation, determines a diagnosis of the associated object based on the correlation signal, and generates a diagnosis signal in accordance with the diagnosis. The output unit generates a diagnosis result signal in accordance with the diagnosis signal. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347513 | DETECTION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DETECTING FEATURE POINT AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A feature point detection apparatus sets, in accordance with a shooting mode or a designation from a user, a detection parameter for each region of an image to detect a feature point, and detects the feature point based on the detection parameter. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347514 | Detecting Facial Expressions In Digital Images - A method and system for detecting facial expressions in digital images and applications therefore are disclosed. Analysis of a digital image determines whether or not a smile and/or blink is present on a person's face. Face recognition, and/or a pose or illumination condition determination, permits application of a specific, relatively small classifier cascade. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347515 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING DEVICE USING SAME - An imaging lens includes, arranged in sequence from the object side to the imaging surface side, a first lens having a positive power and convex surfaces on both sides; an aperture diaphragm; a second lens being a meniscus lens having a negative power and a convex surface on the object side; a third lens being a meniscus lens having a positive power and a concave surface on the object side; and a fourth lens having a negative power and concave surfaces on both sides. With this structure, the imaging lens is well corrected for various aberrations in spite of being compact in the lens radial direction and thin in the optical axis direction. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347516 | SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a signal processor including a phase difference detection part configured to acquire a pixel value of one light-shielding pixel having a part of a light-receiving region shielded therein and pixel values of a peripheral pixel row of the light-shielding pixel in a light shielding direction. A corrected pixel value obtained by subjecting the pixel value of the light-shielding pixel to a reduced sensitivity correction is compared with the pixel values of the peripheral pixel row to detect a phase difference of the light-shielding pixel. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347517 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set, in a first range encompassing an area of a captured image acquired by an imaging unit, a first analysis graphic or a first line on a display screen displaying the first analysis range, and set, in the first setting range, a display range of the captured image to be displayed on a display unit, and a determination unit configured, when the display range is such that the first graphic or the first line set in the first range is partially located outside the display range, to determine a second analysis graphic having a number of vertexes equal to or smaller than a number of vertexes of the first analysis graphic, and contained within the display range or a second line contained within the display range. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347518 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A write control unit selects, in a row or column direction, N storing units from N×N storing units for storing pixel data of N (N≧2) read lines of image pickup devices and writes the data in sets of N pixels thereto, and switches a selection direction for selecting the storing units each time writes of the data of N lines are completed. A read control unit selects, in a direction different from the selection direction, N storing units and starts parallel reads of the data of N lines during writes of the data of every N-th line. Each storing unit to be first selected in the writes of the data of every N-th line performs write and read operations using different terminals, and each of the remaining storing units performs write and read operations using a common terminal. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347519 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus includes an interval shooting section ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140347520 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus for performing efficient signal processing depending on the operational mode. In the finder mode, a CCD interface | 2014-11-27 |
20140347521 | Simulating High Dynamic Range Imaging with Virtual Long-Exposure Images - A total exposure time (TET) may be selected. A plurality of images of a scene may be captured using respective TETs that are based on the selected TET. At least two of the images in the plurality of images may be combined to form a merged short-exposure image. A digital gain may be applied to the merged short-exposure image to form a virtual long-exposure image. The merged short-exposure image and the virtual long-exposure image may be combined to form an output image. More of the output image may be properly-exposed than either of the merged short-exposure image or the virtual long-exposure image. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347522 | Zoom Lens and Imaging Apparatus - The zoom lens includes at least, in order from an object side: a first lens group G | 2014-11-27 |
20140347523 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens includes, in order from object side to image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power. During zooming, the first lens unit and the second lens unit move so that the distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit changes. The first lens unit includes at least one positive lens and at least one negative lens. The total length of the zoom lens at the wide angle end, the back focal length at the wide angle end, the focal length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end, the focal length of the first lens unit, the focal length of the second lens unit, and the refractive index of the material of the at least one positive lens included in the first lens unit are each appropriately set according to mathematical conditions. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347524 | Zoom Lens and Imaging Apparatus - The zoom lens is composed of: an object side lens group at least including, in order from an object side: a first lens group G | 2014-11-27 |
20140347525 | Zoom Lens and Imaging Apparatus - A zoom lens includes a first lens group having positive refracting power, a second lens group having negative refracting power, a third lens group having positive refracting power, a fourth lens group having negative refracting power and a fifth lens group having negative refracting power in order from an object side, in which the lens groups move in magnification change from a wide angle end to a telephoto end such that a gap between the first lens group and the second lens group increases and a gap between the second lens group and the third lens group decreases, a negative lens group disposed closer to an image focusing side than a diaphragm among all lens groups is set as a focusing lens group, and the focusing lens group moves toward the image focusing side at focusing from infinity to a close object, and the fifth lens group includes at least a single lens block of a meniscus shape provided with a concave surface at an object side, the single lens block of the meniscus shape has a negative focal distance. The zoom lens and the fifth lens group each satisfies a respective conditional expression. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347526 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a decimating unit configured to decimate pixels in a target image to obtain a decimated image containing a smaller number of pixels than the target image; an extracting unit configured to extract similar pixels at each of which a similarity to a pixel of interest is a threshold or more, from a region containing the pixel of interest among pixels of the decimated image; a first calculating unit configured to calculate a correction candidate value based on pixel values of the similar pixels; a second calculating unit configured to calculate a correction candidate value for each decimated pixel, based on the correction candidate value calculated for each pixel of the decimated image; and a correcting unit configured to correct a target pixel value of a target pixel in the target image, based on the correction candidate value calculated by the first or second calculating unit. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347527 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE PERFORMING FILTERING PROCESS ON IMAGE DATA USING FILTER COEFFICIENT - An image processing device includes an acquisition section, first conversion section, determination section, filtering section, and second conversion section. The acquisition section acquires first image data defined by a plurality of color components. The first conversion section converts, for each pixel data, the plurality of color components into converted pixel data defined by a luminance and a color difference. The determination section determines whether or not each converted pixel data is target pixel data having a black character attribute. The filtering section performs a filtering process on a luminance of each target pixel data using a filter coefficient to obtain processed pixel data defined by the luminance and the color difference. The filter coefficient enhances a difference in the luminance between the each target pixel data and neighboring pixel data. The second conversion section converts each processed pixel data into updated pixel data defined by the plurality of color components. | 2014-11-27 |
20140347528 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus for and a method of executing noise reduction processing and defect compensation processing on an image in an RGBW arrangement are provided. In pixel value compensation processing of a color pixel that makes up image data in the RGBW arrangement that has each color pixel of R, G, and B and a white (W) pixel, the W pixel is interpolated at a position of an attention pixel that is a compensation target, and at a position of a reference pixel which has the same color as an attention pixel within a reference area, smoothing weight is calculated based on each pixel value of the interpolation W pixel, and thus a compensation pixel value of the attention pixel is calculated by executing smoothing processing to which the calculated smoothing weight is applied. Moreover, by applying the W pixel in the neighborhood of the color pixel, it is determined whether or not the color pixel is in a texture area, and only if the color pixel is not in the texture, defect compensation processing is executed. | 2014-11-27 |