52nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130342641 | STEREOSCOPIC SHOOTING DEVICE - A stereoscopic shooting device includes: a first shooting section that obtains a first image; a second shooting section that outputs a second image; an angle of view matching section that cuts image portions to have the same angle of view from the first and second images; a parallax information generating section that generates parallax information indicating parallax between the two image portions; a reliability information generating section that generates reliability information indicating the degree of reliability of the parallax information based on at least one of the first and second images and the parallax information; and an image generating section that generates, based on the parallax information and the first image, a third image that forms, with the first image, stereoscopic images. The parallax information generating section corrects the parallax information based on the reliability information. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342642 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TEMPORAL FILTERING OF DISPARITY MAPS - The invention consists in a method of and a device for temporal filtering of disparity maps of n different frames, each map indicating the disparity of pixels of 3D images comprising the steps of marking the stationary pixels and the non stationary pixels and implementing temporal filter for stationary pixels, detecting limitations for temporal filtering corresponding to a variation of moving pixels above a determined threshold value and automatically de-activating the temporal filters as response to the detected limitations for temporal filtering. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342643 | Scalable System and Method of Providing Stereoscopic Video in a Requested Format - Various systems and methods for providing stereoscopic video in the format requested by a user to a recipient are provided. A variable number of users and recipients can be accommodated by dynamically determining the computing resources to utilize in providing requested stereoscopic video. Providing stereoscopic video in the format requested by a user allows for accommodating multiple types of stereoscopic video equipment. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342644 | APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIDEO CODING AND DECODING - There is disclosed a method, apparatus and computer program product in which a view synthesis prediction utilizes a depth map, disparity information or other ranging information of a co-located reference frame in another view. A first uncompressed texture block of a first texture picture representing a first view and ranging information associated with the first uncompressed texture block are obtained. Disparity information with reference to a second view is derived on the basis of the ranging information. Reference samples of the second view are obtained on the basis of the disparity information. A view synthesis prediction is performed by using the reference samples to obtain a reference block for encoding the first uncompressed texture block. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342645 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program, whereby playback of PG and TextST images can be controlled from a BD-J application. There are defined a mono PG/TextST stream of a PG/TextST image that is a mono image serving as a 2D image, a stereo PG/TextST stream of a PG/TextST image that is a stereo image serving as a 3D image, and a PG/TextST stream for offset of a PG/TextST image that is a mono image to be used for generating a stereo image along with an offset value for giving disparity to the mono image, as a PG/TextST stream of a PG/TextST image. An stream selecting API selects a mono PG/TextST stream, a stereo PG/TextST stream, or a PG/TextST stream for offset. The present invention may be applied to a BD player configured to play a BD, or the like. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342646 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DIGITAL BROADCAST SIGNAL - The present invention relates to a device and a method for transmitting/receiving a digital broadcast signal having a three-dimensional image. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a device for receiving a digital broadcast signal comprises: a tuner which receives a digital broadcast signal of a transport packet that contains signaling data and a video stream for implementing a three-dimensional image; a demodulation unit which demodulates said received digital broadcast signal; a decoding module which extracts mode conversion information from said demodulated digital broadcast signal; and an output formatter which outputs a decoded image signal on the basis of said mode conversion information. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342647 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present technique relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of generating a color image of a display viewpoint using a color image and a depth image of a predetermined viewpoint. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342648 | TRANSMISSON APPARATUS AND METHOD AND RECEPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PROGRAM ASSOCIATED STEREOSCOPIC BROADCASTING SERVICE - Disclosed herein are a transmission apparatus and method and a reception apparatus and method for a program associated stereoscopic broadcasting service. The transmission apparatus includes: a real time stream encoder generating a real time stream by encoding a reference image; a non-real time (NRT) stream encoder generating an NRT stream based on an additional image; an image synchronization information generator generating a service signaling and image synchronization information (including an event information table (EIT) and a program map table (PMT)) stream for synchronizing the reference image and the additional image with each other based on 3D content synchronization information; and a re-multiplexer generating a program associated stereoscopic broadcasting stream by multiplexing the real time stream, the non-real time stream, and the service signaling and image synchronizing information stream. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342649 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING NON-REAL-TIME STEREOSCOPIC BROADCASTING SERVICE - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for transmitting a broadcasting service capable of signaling non-real-time | 2013-12-26 |
20130342650 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device may include a housing and a pair of lenses mounted in the housing. A mechanism maintains the lenses in a horizontal orientation when the housing is rotated about an imaging axis. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342651 | ENCODING DATA IN DEPTH PATTERNS - A depth imaging system comprises a depth camera input to receive a depth map representing an observed scene imaged by a depth camera, the depth map including a plurality of pixels and a depth value for each of the plurality of pixels. The depth imaging system further comprises a tag identification module to identify a 3D tag imaged by the depth camera and represented in the depth map, the 3D tag comprising one or more depth features, each of the one or more depth features comprising one or more characteristics recognizable by the depth camera. The depth imaging system further comprises a tag decoding module to translate the one or more depth features into machine-readable data. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342652 | TRACKING AND FOLLOWING PEOPLE WITH A MOBILE ROBOTIC DEVICE - Tracking and following technique embodiments are presented that are generally employed to track and follow a person using a mobile robotic device having a color video camera and a depth video camera. A computer associated with the mobile robotic device is used to perform various actions. Namely, in a tracking mode, a face detection method and the output from the color video camera is used to detect potential persons in an environment. In addition, a motion detection method and the output from the depth video camera is also used to detect potential persons in the environment. Detection results obtained using the face and motion detection methods are then fused and used to determine the location of one or more persons in the environment. Then, in a following mode, a mobile robotic device following method is used to follow a person whose location was determined in the tracking mode. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342653 | CARGO SENSING - Cargo presence detection systems and methods are described herein. One cargo presence detection system includes one or more sensors positioned in an interior space of a container, and arranged to provide spatial data about at least a portion of the interior space of the container and a detection component that receives the spatial data from the one or more sensors and identifies if one or more cargo items are present in the interior space of the container based on analysis of the spatial data. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342654 | 3D VIDEO REPRODUCTION DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, 3D DISPLAY DEVICE, 3D IMAGING DEVICE, AND 3D VIDEO REPRODUCTION METHOD - A stereoscopic video reproduction device comprising a first acquisition unit; a second acquisition unit; a decision unit; a parallax correction unit configured to correct a parallax when the binocular fusion is impossible, such that the binocular fusion becomes possible in the stereoscopic video in a predetermined interval in which the binocular fusion is decided to be impossible; and an output unit configured to: when outputting the acquired stereoscopic video to the stereoscopic display, output, to the stereoscopic display, the stereoscopic video in which the parallax is corrected in the stereoscopic video by the parallax correction unit in the predetermined interval in which the binocular fusion is decided to be impossible in a case where the decision unit decides that the binocular fusion is impossible; and output the acquired stereoscopic video as is to the stereoscopic display in a case where the decision unit decides that the binocular fusion is possible. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342655 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MACRO PHOTOGRAPHIC STEREO IMAGING - A macro photographic apparatus for creating focus stacked images of a specimen may include a rigid longitudinal member having a longitudinal axis and including a camera mount thereon. A translation device may be fixed to the member for translating the specimen along the member toward and away from the camera mount. A rotation device may be mounted on the translation device. The rotation device may support the specimen and enable rotation of the specimen around first and second axes that are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the member. At any single position of the translation device along the longitudinal axis of the member, as the specimen is rotated around the first and second axes, the spatial location of the specimen remains substantially the same. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342656 | IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS HAVING A FUNCTION OF RECOGNIZING A FACE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - It is judged whether or not a human face detecting mode is set. When it is determined that the human face detecting mode is set, a two-dimensional face detecting process is performed to detect a human face. When it is determined that a human face has not been detected in the two-dimensional face detecting process, a three-dimensional face detecting process is performed to detect a human face. In addition, when an animal face detecting mode is set, a three-dimensional face detecting process is performed to detect a face of an animal corresponding to the set detecting mode. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342657 | STEREO VISION CAMERA FOR LASER RADAR - Stereoscopic imaging systems are coupled to laser radar systems to permit selection of an intended scan area. Such imaging systems can also provide target depth data that can be used in conjunction with laser radar scan data. In some examples, stereoscopic images are presented to an inspector for operation assisted pointing of a laser radar axis or for computer-aided assessment of target conformance to design. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342658 | CAMERA SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A camera system for acquiring a stereo image of the surroundings of a motor vehicle having two cameras and a control device, the camera system being arranged on the inside of a motor vehicle window and the two cameras looking outward through the motor vehicle window in order to observe the surroundings. Each of the two cameras has a camera-specific camera viewing cone which forms a penetrating cut surface with the window surface. In order to delimit the installation space of the camera system, the camera viewing cone of each camera is delimited by cropping the penetrating cut surface, the cropping of the two penetrating cut surfaces being performed symmetrically relative to the vertical plane of symmetry of the two cameras. The erroneous formation in the image of one camera viewing cone is compensated in the control device by the image information of the other camera viewing cone. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342659 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITION/ATTITUDE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITION/ATTITUDE RECOGNITION METHOD, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITION/ATTITUDE RECOGNITION PROGRAM - An objective of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional position/attitude recognition apparatus, a three-dimensional position/attitude recognition method, and a three-dimensional position/attitude recognition program, that can perform three-dimensional position/attitude recognition on an object by analyzing an image of an edge portion with a simple configuration. A three-dimensional position/attitude recognition apparatus according to the present invention includes: a detection part for detecting an edge direction of an object by analyzing an image element of an object in at least one of first and second images that have been captured; a determination part for determining whether or not to change relative positions of the object and at least one of first and second image capturing parts based on a result of the detection; and a movement part for moving at least one of the first and second image capturing parts relative to the object. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342660 | 3D IMAGE TAKING APPARATUS - A 3D image taking apparatus includes: a monocular photographic lens; a first and second solid-state imaging devices that receive one part and another part of incident light coming from a subject via the photographic lens in parallel; a light splitting member that splits the incident light into the one part and the other part of the incident light using a boundary region that extends perpendicularly to an optical axis, and causes the one part and the other part of the incident light to enter the first and second solid-state imaging devices, respectively; a parallax separation member that prevents a part of the incident light entering the boundary region from entering the first and second solid-state imaging devices; and an image processing unit that generates 3D image data of the subject by performing image processing on respective output signals of the first and second solid-state imaging devices. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342661 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A 3D image capture device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a light-transmitting section | 2013-12-26 |
20130342662 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - By the prior art, it was not possible to cope with a change in the way colors are viewed depending on the posture of a viewer. An image processing device for an image display system including glasses having polarizing elements and an image display device, characterized by having a color correction unit configured to perform color correction processing on image data indicating an image to be displayed based on inclination information of the glasses with respect to a display screen of the image display device. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342663 | EYEWEAR DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, VIDEO SYSTEM COMPRISING EYEWEAR DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE, AND VIDEO SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD - The instant application discloses an eyewear device including: a light amount adjuster which adjusts a light amount transmitted to left and right eyes of an observer to perform assistance operation that assists in observing a video so that the video is stereoscopically perceived; a battery portion which stores power for the light amount adjuster to perform the assistance operation; and a transmitter configured to transmit a notification signal for notifying a condition of the battery portion. The notification signal contains charge information, which indicates whether or not the battery portion is being charged, and remaining level information, which indicates a power amount stored in the battery portion. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342664 | SWITCHABLE IMAGING DEVICE, SWITCHABLE OPTICAL DEVICE, AND DISPLAY - A switchable imaging device ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130342665 | DEEP TISSUE FOCAL FLUORESCENCE IMAGING WITH DIGITALLY TIME-REVERSED ULTRASOUND-ENCODED LIGHT - A device and method for performing fluorescence imaging with digitally time reversed ultrasound encoded light, using a source of ultrasound waves, a coherent light source, a digital optical phase conjugation (DOPC) device comprising a camera and a spatial light modulator (SLM), a detector of fluorescence, and one or more computers, to obtain an output that at least approximates an interaction between a complete time reversed field, of all of the encoded light's fields, and the scattering medium. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342666 | ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS - An assistance system for visually handicapped persons with visual impairment in a part of their visual field includes body-worn sensors to inform them actively about objects or movements in the visually impaired sides. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342667 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, REPRODUCING APPARATUS, DISPLAYING METHOD AND INSPECTION REPORT GENERATING APPARATUS - An endoscope apparatus includes: an image processing portion that performs image processing on a signal of an image picked up by an image pickup device provided at a distal end portion of an endoscope insertion portion to generate an endoscope image; a gravity direction detecting portion that detects information about a gravity direction of the distal end portion; a gravity signal processing portion that performs predetermined signal processing on a signal of the information about the gravity direction detected by the gravity direction detecting portion to detect gravity information. The recording medium reading/writing portion of the endoscope apparatus stores data of the endoscope image generated by the image processing portion and data of the gravity information detected by the gravity signal processing portion in two AVI files and records the files on a recording medium. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342668 | MEDICAL INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS - A medical information recording apparatus includes: an input portion that includes a plurality of input terminals and into which a medical image can be inputted from a plurality of image pickup apparatuses, and that detects whether the medical image is inputted through any input terminal among the plurality of input terminals and outputs a detection result; a screen synthesis portion that performs synthesis processing according to one synthesis pattern among a predefined plurality of synthesis patterns for one or more of the medical images inputted through the plurality of input terminals, determines a medical scene or changing of the medical scene based on a detection result of the input portion, switches the synthesis pattern based on a determination result, and outputs a synthesized image based on the one or more medical images that are inputted; and a recording processing portion that records the synthesized image as a single image file. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342669 | METHOD FOR AUTO-ADJUSTING AUDIO OUTPUT VOLUME AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for auto-adjusting audio output volume is disclosed. The method can automatically adjust an output volume according to a distance between a user and a screen. The method may also balance a left and right audio channel according to an angle between the user and the screen to provide a better display quality. An electronic apparatus using the method is also disclosed. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342670 | CONTINUOUS CARDIAC PULSE RATE ESTIMATION FROM MULTI-CHANNEL SOURCE VIDEO DATA WITH MID-POINT STITCHING - What is disclosed is a novel system and method for extracting photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals (i.e., cardiac signals) on a continuous basis from signals generated from video images captured of a subject being monitored for cardiac function in a non-contact remote sensing environment. In one embodiment, a time-series signal is received. The time-series signal is generated from video images captured of a region of exposed skin where a PPG signal of a subject of interest can be registered. The time-series signal is then divided into batches for processing, with successive batches having at least a 95% overlap with a previous batch. Each of the batches of time-series signals is processed to obtain a PPG signal from each batch. A mid-point of each of these PPG-signals is stitched together to obtain a continuous PPG signal for the subject. The continuous PPG signal for the subject can then viewed on a display device. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342671 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING HUMAN HANDS USING PARTS BASED TEMPLATE MATCHING WITHIN BOUNDED REGIONS - Systems and methods for tracking human hands using parts based template matching within bounded regions are described. One embodiment of the invention includes a processor; an image capture system configured to capture multiple images of a scene; and memory containing a plurality of templates that are rotated and scaled versions of a finger template. A hand tracking application configures the processor to: obtain a reference frame of video data and an alternate frame of video data from the image capture system; identify corresponding pixels within the reference and alternate frames of video data; identify at least one bounded region within the reference frame of video data containing pixels having corresponding pixels in the alternate frame of video data satisfying a predetermined criterion; and detect at least one candidate finger within the at least one bounded region in the reference frame of video data. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342672 | USING GAZE DETERMINATION WITH DEVICE INPUT - A computing device, in a locked operational state, captures image information of a user which is analyzed to determine the direction of the user's gaze. When the user's gaze is determined to be substantially in the direction of the device, a predetermined input from the user, such as a tap or a voice command, will provide the user with access to at least some functionality of the device that was previously unavailable. If, however, the computing device detects what appears to be the predetermined input, but the user's gaze direction is not in the direction of the device, the computing device will remain in the locked operational state. Therefore, in accordance with various embodiments, gaze determination is utilized as an indication that the user intends to unlock at least some additional functionality of the computing device. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342673 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FOCUSSING A MICROSCOPE AUTOMATICALLY - A method for automatic focusing of a microscope with a microscope objective on a selected area of a specimen, in which a digital hologram of the selected area of the specimen is generated in an off-axis mode and a microscope with which the method is implemented. The digital hologram is used to determine, on the optical axis of the microscope objective, a focus position to be set in which the selected area of the specimen is optimally in focus. Subsequently, a control system is used to set the microscope to the focus position determined and thus is focused on the area selected. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342674 | Pathology Slide Scanners For Fluorescence And Brightfield Imaging And Method Of Operation - An instrument for scanning a specimen has a two-dimensional sensor array, the sensor array containing a mosaic colour filter array or a scanning colour filter array. The instrument can be operated in fluorescence or in brightfield. The scanning colour filter array has the same colour throughout each row with adjacent rows having different colours. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342675 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit and an output unit. The storage unit is capable of storing an image of a slide including both images of a sample and a label, which are obtained by shooting the slide. The slide holds the sample and has a front surface on which the label indicating label information relating to the sample is provided. The output unit is capable of outputting the image of the slide as a thumbnail image. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342676 | MEDICINE INSPECTION DEVICE, AND MEDICINE PACKAGING DEVICE - A medicine inspection device includes an inspection unit for inspecting a medicine disposed on the inspection unit; a vibrator to impart vibration to the medicine disposed on the inspection unit; and a shooting means capable of photographing the medicine disposed on said inspection unit. The medicine inspection device further includes a medicine information detector capable of detecting at least the quantity or type of the medicine based on an image obtained by the shooting means; and a distribution detector configured to detect a distribution of the medicine on the inspection unit based on the image obtained by said shooting means, wherein the vibrator is configured to operate based on a result of detection by the distributor detector. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342677 | VISION TESTING DEVICE USING MULTIGRID PATTERN - Provided is a vision testing device using a multigrid pattern for determining good or bad of a testing object by photographing the testing object assembled or mounted during the component assembly process and comparing the photographed image with a previously inputted target image, comprising: a stage part for fixing or transferring the testing object to the testing location; a lighting part for providing lighting to the testing object located on an upper portion of the stage part; a center camera part for obtaining a 2-dimensional image of the testing object located in a center of the lighting part; a irradiating part placed on a side section of the center camera part; a vision processing unit for reading the image photographed by the center camera part and determining good or bad of the testing object; and a control unit for controlling the stage part, the grid pattern irradiating part, the center camera part, wherein the grid pattern irradiating part irradiates grid patterns having periods of different intervals. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342678 | VISUAL MONITORING, OR IMAGING, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - The present invention relates generally to both a system and method for visually (e.g., via a video-based system or some other visual system) monitoring one or more objects where such objects are obscured by a high intensity light source such as a plasma, flame, or welding arc. In one embodiment, a system in accordance with the present invention comprises a digital camera, at least one light emitting diode (LED) light source, and at least one filter. In another embodiment, a system in accordance with the present invention comprises a digital camera, at least one light emitting diode (LED) light source, and at least one filter selected from a notch filter, a neutral density filter, or combinations thereof. Additionally, the system of the present invention can further include software designed to process, interpret and/or collect various data captured by the visual monitoring, or, imaging, system of the present invention. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342679 | VIDEO INSPECTION METHOD FOR INSPECTING WELDS, STRUCTURAL BEAMS, AND UNDERDECKS OF MARINE VESSELS AND LIKE STRUCTURES - A method for inspecting a marine vessel underdeck utilizes a video camera such as a digital video camera with a magnifying or telephoto lens. The method produces a magnified image on a monitor for viewing by an inspector that appears to be no more than about 24 inches (61 cm) away. The method includes the step of filming the uuderdeck of a distance of about 40-70 feet (12-21 m). The lens provides a focal length of between about 15 feet (4.6 m) and 150 feet (46 m). Thus the method is conducted at a workable focal range of between about 15 feet (4.6 m) and 150 feet (46 m). The lens preferably has a focal length of between 30 feet (9 m) and 75 feet (23 m). The method includes the step of scanning the suspect area of the underdeck of a speed of about 1 inch (2.54 cm) per second to three feet (91.4 cm) per second. The preferred method contemplates scanning of the suspect area of a rate of between about 0.5-1 foot (15.2-30.5 cm) per second. The digital video can be focused on a particular area for about 15-30 seconds to create a loop for vetting. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342680 | MULTI-SPECTRAL INFRARED IMAGING SYSTEM FOR FLARE COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY MONITORING - The multi-spectral imaging system for real-time measurement of combustion efficiency of an industrial flare is provided. The system includes four spectral bands, one for a hydrocarbon group (fuel), one for carbon dioxide (CO | 2013-12-26 |
20130342681 | COMPRESSIVE SENSING BASED BIO-INSPIRED SHAPE FEATURE DETECTION CMOS IMAGER - A CMOS imager integrated circuit using compressive sensing and bio-inspired detection is presented which integrates novel functions and algorithms within a novel hardware architecture enabling efficient on-chip implementation. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342682 | Systems And Methods Of Using Digital Photograph Of A Structure To Quantify Its Dimensions, Weight, Volume, And The Amount Of Material Associated Therewith - A method in a computer system for estimating an area of an object comprises the step of placing a scaling object adjacent a first side of the object. A first digital image of the object first side and the scaling device is taken. The scaling device is then placed adjacent the second side of the object, and a second digital image of the object second side and the scaling device is taken. The first image is converted into a first pixel grid and the second image is converted into a second pixel grid. An input device is used to mark respectively on the first and second pixels grids the endpoints of the scaling device along with endpoints of the first and second sides. Numerical values for a height and a width of the scaling device are entered using the input device. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342683 | System and Method for Detecting Environmental Conditions Using Hyperspectral Imaging - A system and method for detecting environmental conditions using SWIR hyperspectral imaging. A method may comprise collecting a plurality of interacted photons from at least one location and passing the interacted photons through a tunable filter, filtering the interacted photons into a plurality of wavelength bands. These filtered photons may be detected and analyzed to determine the presence or absence of an environmental condition. A system may comprise at least one collection lens configured to collect at least one plurality of interacted photons from at least one location and a tunable filter for filtering the interacted photons into a plurality of wavelength bands. The system may further comprise a detector configured to detect the filtered photons and generate at least one hyperspectral image representative of the location. The system may further comprise a processor for analyzing the hyperspectral data set and determining the presence or absence of an environmental condition. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342684 | Method and System for Determining Particle Size Information - The invention concerns a method and system for determining particle size information of particles contained in a sample, the method comprising illuminating the particles with at least three light sources placed on different locations, detecting light reflected from the particles using a detector capable of spatial resolution, and processing the output of the detector so as to determine the particle size information. According to the invention, the particles are illuminated simultaneously with the at least three light sources each operating at a different wavelength channel, and the wavelength channels are simultaneously detected at the detector. The invention reduces the need for sample preparation, among other benefits. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342685 | LUBRICANT DISTRIBUTION ACQUISITION DEVICE AND LUBRICANT DISTRIBUTION ACQUISITION METHOD - In this lubricant distribution acquisition device ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130342686 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A MEASURING STATION FOR MEASURING A VEHICLE - A method for calibrating a measuring system for measuring a vehicle, including a measuring plane for accommodating a vehicle to be measured and two measuring sensors, each of the measuring sensors having at least two camera systems, includes: positioning at least four measuring panels on the measuring plane; orienting the measuring sensors such that at least one measuring panel is in view of each camera system, and each measuring panel is in view of at least one camera system; carrying out a first measuring step of recording images of the measuring panels; interchanging the two measuring sensors; carrying out a second measuring step of recording images of the measuring panels; determining and comparing positions of the measuring panels recorded in the first and second measuring steps; and calculating at least one correction value from the difference between the positions recorded in the first and second measuring steps. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342687 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFINING AN AREA OF INTEREST OF AN IMAGING OCCUPANCY SENSOR - A system and method are disclosed for adjusting a field of view of an image sensor to correspond to an outer dimension of a monitored space. The image sensor may be part of an occupancy sensor configured to sense movement within the space and to adjust lighting in the area accordingly. The occupancy sensor includes an image sensor coupled to a processor, an input device for adjusting the field of view in a plurality of dimensions. By knowing the height at which the sensor will be mounted above the space, a user can employ the input device to adjust the field of view of the sensor so that when the sensor is mounted the field of view corresponds to at least one outer dimension of the monitored space. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342688 | Security System and Method using Wireless Adapters and PoE Cameras - A wireless adapter and method for providing a wireless connection to at least one wired security device includes at least one combined data/power physical port to which the wired security device connects. A power supply module receives power from an external power source and a power injector provides power to the combined data/power physical port to thereby power the wired security device. In this way, the wireless adapter supplies both power and data connection at the same physical port/jack of the wired security devices, such as IP security cameras, via an interface cable from the wireless adapter. This configuration has advantages in lowering the manufacturing costs of the cameras and reducing installation costs. Furthermore, the same standard camera can be used for both standard wired connections and wireless connections. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342689 | VIDEO ANALYTICS TEST SYSTEM - Various embodiments are directed to a system for testing a video analytics system. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a processor circuit executing a sequence of instructions causing the processor circuit to receive a first data specifying boundaries of a first rectangular region indicated as comprising an image of a face in a video frame of a motion video; receive a second data specifying boundaries of a second rectangular region indicated as comprising an image of a face in the video frame of the motion video; measure a distance between corresponding corners of the first and second rectangular regions; compare the distance to a distance threshold; and determine whether the first and second rectangular regions comprise images of a same face based on the comparison. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342690 | Technique for Enhancing the Quality of Compressed Video Images - The scene is illuminated by light pulses at higher intensities at predetermined times than at times between the predetermined times. Images of the scene are captured at the predetermined times to provide a sequence of anchor frames in a stream of images, and images of the scene are captured at times between said predetermined times to provide non-anchor frames in the stream. The anchor and non-anchor frames are then compressed and processed to produce video with greater compression and reduced noise artifacts. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342691 | INFANT MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING THERMAL IMAGING - Various techniques are disclosed for systems and methods using thermal imaging to monitor an infant or other persons that may need observation. For example, an infant monitoring system may include an infrared imaging module, a visible light camera, a processor, a display, a communication module, and a memory. The monitoring system may capture thermal images of a scene including at least a partial view of an infant, using the infrared imaging module enclosed in a portable or mountable housing configured to be positioned for remote monitoring of the infant. Various thermal image processing and analysis operations may be performed on the thermal images to generate monitoring information relating to the infant. The monitoring information may include various alarms that actively provide warnings to caregivers, and user-viewable images of the scene. The monitoring information may be presented at external devices or the display located remotely for convenient viewing by caregivers. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342692 | PTZ VIDEO VISIBILITY DETECTION METHOD BASED ON LUMINANCE CHARACTERISTIC - Disclosed is a PTZ video visibility detection method based on luminance characteristic, which includes acquiring a road condition video image by utilizing a PTZ video camera, extracting the region of interest ROI of the road surface to obtain high constancy of selected pixels; acquiring precise road surface region by utilizing region-growing algorism based on Nagao filtering to ensure the illuminance constancy of the selected pixels in world coordinates; in the road surface region, extracting the contrast curve which reflects the luminance variation of the road surface, and searching the feature points of the luminance curve to calculate the human eye distinguishable and maximum far pixels in the image with an extinction coefficient; calculating the maximum visibility distance in combination with camera calibration to determine the visibility value. The present invention can take full advantage of existing PTZ camera to video the road condition and acquire the image without the need of providing any artificial marker. Monitoring can be in real time and has a low monitoring cost, and the monitoring requirement of large area road condition can be satisfied. Monitoring is stable and can not be disturbed by environment. It is a visibility detecting method with the advantages of simpleness, easy realization, high precision and excellent use effect. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342693 | Baby monitoring system including video enhancement capability operable at various frequencies - A video-enabled baby monitoring system including at least two separate units, and typically at least three separate units. The first unit is a transmitter with a camera feature which captures motion and includes microprocessors which generate a series of video signal codes which are transmitted at specific radio frequencies to a dedicated receiver unit. The transmitter unit also includes an infrared light source and a sound capture source, where the sound capture source generates sound signal codes. The second unit is a receiver unit with a display screen, a video-off button and frequently a total power off button. A third unit which provides for enhanced, convenient data transfer from the transmitter unit may be selected from a number of adaptor docking stations; or a smart phone platform; or a docking cradle with Wi Fi capability. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342694 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USE OF INTRINSIC IMAGES IN AN AUTOMOTIVE DRIVER-VEHICLE-ASSISTANCE DEVICE - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of arranging a digital camera on a vehicle body, operating the digital camera to provide an image file depicting an image of a scene related to vehicle operation, in a computer memory, generating an intrinsic representation of the image and using the intrinsic representation to analyze the scene. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342695 | Vehicle Display System - A method and apparatus comprising a view generator. The view generator is configured to identify a position of a mobile display device relative to an exterior of a vehicle. The view generator is further configured to identify image data from a sensor system for the vehicle that corresponds to a field of view of the mobile display device from the position of the mobile display device relative to the vehicle. The view generator is further configured to display an external view for the vehicle on the mobile display device using the image data. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342696 | MONITORING THROUGH A TRANSPARENT DISPLAY OF A PORTABLE DEVICE - Traffic obstacles or other objectives in front of a person is monitored by using a monitoring system including a portable device, a camera unit, and a control unit. The portable device can be a helmet or glasses, which includes a display unit with a transparent display allowing a user to view a scene through the transparent display. The camera unit produces scene images of the scene. The control unit determines objective(s) according to the scene images, and transmits objective data corresponding to the objective(s) to the display unit. The transparent display of the display unit displays objective information indicating virtual image(s) of the objective(s) seen through the transparent display according to the objective data. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342697 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED VIDEO SYSTEM WITH DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING - A vehicle-mounted system for recording video and audio. The system uses distributed processing, including encoding the video and audio at their source(s), and a high-speed, e.g., Ethernet, bus connecting the various system components and external devices. The system may include a display monitor which is integrated into the same housing as a rear view mirror of the vehicle, with the display monitor being located behind the mirror and video displayed on the monitor being visible through the mirror. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342698 | Method of Processing Images and Apparatus - A method of processing an image includes a region of a highway in front of the vehicle captured using an imager having a two dimensional array of image capturing pixels. The array includes a first set of pixels substantially independent of hue and a second set of pixels dependent of a limited range of hues. The method further includes the steps of producing a first image where each pixel is assigned a value derived from the first set of pixels and producing a second image where each pixel is assigned a value derived from the first set of pixels and the second set of pixels. The method includes identifying-for at least one pixel in the first image a first intensity change value indicative of the difference between that pixel and at least one adjacent pixel identifying for a corresponding pixel in the second image a second intensity change value indicative of the difference between that pixel and at least one adjacent pixel. A combined image is formed using a defined set of combination rules to assign a value to the corresponding pixel in the combined image which depends on the first and second identified intensity change values for that corresponding pixel. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342699 | RFID TAG READ TRIGGERED IMAGE AND VIDEO CAPTURE EVENT TIMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for automatically taking an image of a participant in an event with a timing system determining a time of a passing a detection line on a route by a participant having an RFID tag, the system includes a RFID tag reader system obtaining the RFID tag numbers of the RFID tag in RFID tag reads, time stamping each RFID tag read, and transmitting a tag read message including the RFID tag number, an image capture device capturing images of participants when in proximity to one of the monitored points, generating image data, an image capture system creating an image capture message including the image data, and transmitting the image capture message, and the timing system determining the RFID tag number within the tag read messages, associating the received image data with the identified participant, and storing the image data associated with the determined RFID tag number. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342700 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING PATTERN MATCHING TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF DESIGNATED OBJECTS IN DIGITAL IMAGES - A system and method for determining a presence of a designated object in digital images is provided. Images may be acquired by cameras configured to record events that take place in a region of interest. Processing means may perform pattern matching. The cameras may be controlled by the processing means to track the designated object. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342701 | ACTIVE ADAPTIVE THERMAL STEALTH SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a thermal vision countermeasure system to enable concealment of objects from identification by thermal imaging night vision systems, including a screen made of thermoelectric modules, disposed between the target object and an IR detector. The screen, formed of at least one thermoelectric unit, is coupled to the target object, and the thermoelectric unit includes a Thermoelectric Cooler (TEC) module coupled to a plate formed of a material selected from aluminum, copper, or aluminum with copper, the plate being substantially larger than the TEC module. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342702 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR FACIAL VERIFICATION - Systems and methods for detecting a live human face in an image are disclosed. The methods and systems are capable of receiving multispectral image data that includes a human face. The multispectral image data can comprise visible light image data and near-infrared (NIR) image data. The multispectral image data can be processed to detect the human face. The detected human face in the visible light image data can be associated with the detected human face in the NIR image data to determine whether the detected human face is a live human face. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342703 | System and Method for Identifying Human Face - The present invention discloses a system for identifying a human face, which includes a visible light camera, an infrared (IR) camera, a non-contact temperature sensing device and a processing unit. The visible light camera and the IR camera aim at a same photograph zone for respectively photographing at least one visible-light picture and at least one IR picture. The non-contact temperature sensing device senses a present target temperature in a temperature sensing zone, which is in the photograph zone. When the processing unit detects that a human face is existed in the corresponding zone of the visible-light picture and that of the IR picture, it determines if the present target temperature is in a body-temperature range. When the present target temperature is in the body-temperature range, the processing unit determines that the human face detected in the corresponding zone is an alive human face. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342704 | INTERACTIVE AUDIOVISUAL DEVICE - Disclosed is a portable low-power audio-visual (A/V) device including: a housing enclosing a computer board, a projector, a speaker, a power supply and optionally a webcam. The power supply may be one or more power converters connected to a DC battery. The A/V device may include a user interface enabling web browsing with functions including scroll, refresh, home, listing playable/viewable files, and generating a projection screen keyboard. Navigating on the screen can be achieved by a user input system that is calibrated to be used on a projected image, such as an infrared point source. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342705 | BACKGROUND MODEL UPDATE METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESS - The present invention relates to a background model update method for image process. The accuracy of distinguishing a foreground image from the background model can be improved by adjusting the background model update level according to image variations such as brightness variation, motion variation, color variation, etc. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342706 | CAMERA CALIBRATION APPLICATION - A method and system for camera calibration comprises configuring a calibration target comprising calibration reflectors on a test vehicle. Video of a test scene is collected. Next the test vehicle is identified as it enters the test scene and recorded as it passes through the test scene. The position of the calibration target in each frame of the video is determined and the corresponding individual position of each calibration reflector for each frame of the recorded frames is used to construct a camera calibration map to calibrate the video camera. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342707 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AN ONLINE POLL VIA A SYMBOLOGY - Methods and systems for managing, receiving, responding to, and preparing polls accessible via mobile electronic devices are disclosed. A mobile electronic device may capture an image of a poll symbology and determine whether the poll symbology is in an expected format. The mobile electronic device may decode the poll symbology to form a sequence and transmit the sequence to a remote computing device. The remote computing device may determine whether the code is valid and transmit a poll including a plurality of response items and that is associated with the sequence to the mobile computing device. The mobile electronic device may identify a selected response item based on a user input and transmit information pertaining to the selected response item to the remote computing device. The remote computing device may store the selected response item and perform one or more actions associated with the selected response items if necessary. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342708 | Image Transfer Apparatus and Method Thereof - An image transfer apparatus and a method thereof comprise: capturing at least one first image, wherein the first image includes at least one face image; performing a face detection to obtain at least one face feature; a database has at least one identification information which comprises at least one face photo and a corresponding communication information; comparing the face feature with the face photo saved in the database; retrieving the corresponding communication information and the identification information corresponding to the face photo, if the face feature matches the face photo; performing the face image processing corresponding to the identification information in the first image, so as to obtain at least one second image; transmitting each second image according to the communication information of the processed face image in the second image. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342709 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a first finite spatial filter having image resolution anisotropy, and a calculation unit configured to compute a second spatial filter by convolving a finite filter with respect to the first spatial filter, the finite filter having a sum of elements being 0 and at least two of the elements being non-0. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342710 | FIRST INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SECOND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a first information processing apparatus capable of wirelessly communicating with a second information processing apparatus, the first information processing apparatus including a storage unit configured to store a maximum number of connections that the first information processing apparatus is able to establish with an apparatus in a network through wireless communication, an identifier generating section configured to generate identifier information of the first information processing apparatus, the identifier information including the stored maximum number of connections, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the generated identifier information to the second information processing apparatus, the second information processing apparatus searching for an apparatus in the network via the first information processing apparatus. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342711 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS - An image capture apparatus includes an image capture unit, an image processing unit, an image quality adjusting unit, and an output unit. The image capture unit generates first image data using an image capture device. The image processing unit generates second image data from the first image data so that an image quality of the second image data corresponds to a flat image quality. The image quality adjusting unit converts the second image data into third image data by adjusting the image quality of the second image data to be a predetermined image quality. The output unit outputs the third image data instead of the second image data to an external apparatus if a predetermined condition is satisfied. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342712 | PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL METHOD - A photographing control apparatus for controlling a shooting direction of a camera determines as to whether the shooting direction of the camera is controlled or not according to a designation of a position in a display area in which an image captured by the camera is displayed, based on a parameter derived by the camera. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342713 | CLOUD SERVICE BASED INTELLIGENT PHOTOGRAPHIC METHOD, DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL - Provided in the present invention is a cloud service based intelligent photographic method, device and mobile terminal. The cloud service based intelligent photographic method includes: acquiring current environment information and device information of a mobile terminal, transmitting the environment information and device information to a cloud service device, so that the cloud service device generates photographic parameters corresponding to the environment information and device information; and receiving the photographic parameters transmitted by the cloud service device, and setting a photographic module of the mobile terminal according to the photographic parameters. Since the photographic parameters generated according to current environment information and device information can be received from the cloud service device, the photographic parameters can be aimed at the current environment features and adapted to hardware setting of the mobile terminal, thus intelligent setting of the photographic parameters can be achieved and photographing effect can be greatly enhanced. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342714 | AUTOMATED TRIPOD DETECTION AND HANDLING IN VIDEO STABILIZATION - An apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium for motion sensor-based video stabilization. A motion sensor may capture motion data of a video sequence. A controller may compute instantaneous motion of the camera for a current frame of the video sequence. The controller may compare the instantaneous motion to a threshold value representing a still condition and reduce a video stabilization strength parameter for the current frame if the instantaneous motion is less than the threshold value. A video stabilization unit may perform video stabilization on the current frame according to the frame's strength parameter. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342715 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS, IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION METHOD, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an image blur correction apparatus including a lens unit having an imaging optical system and an imaging unit configured to generate an image signal of a captured image, a blur detection unit configured to detect blurring occurring in the lens unit, a first correction unit configured to perform image blur correction by turning the lens unit in a first direction and in a second direction, a second correction unit configured to perform image blur correction on a captured image obtained by the imaging optical system, and an image blur correction control unit configured to drive the first correction unit and the second correction unit based on blurring detected by the blur detection unit. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342716 | ZOOM LENS, IMAGING OPTICAL DEVICE, AND DIGITAL DEVICE - Disclosed is a zoom lens that forms an optical image of an object on a light receiving surface of an imaging element converting the optical image to an electrical signal, having the diagonal length of 2Y max, is constituted by a positive first group, a negative second group, a negative third group, an aperture, and a rear group having positive power as a whole, in order from an object side, and satisfies a conditional expression 1.52013-12-26 | |
20130342717 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USE OF IMAGING ASSEMBLY ON MOBILE TERMINAL - A system for collecting data comprising a mobile terminal for capturing a plurality of frames of image data, the mobile terminal having a first imaging assembly and a second imaging assembly, the first imaging assembly for capturing a first frame of image data representing a first object and the second imaging assembly for capturing a second frame of image data representing a second object, wherein the system for use in collecting data is operative for associating first frame information and second frame information, the first frame information including one or more of image data of the first frame of image data and information derived utilizing the image data of the first frame of image data, the second frame information including one or more of image data of the second frame of image data and information derived utilizing the image data of the second frame of image data. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342718 | DEVICES AND METHODS INVOLVING ENHANCED RESOLUTION IMAGE CAPTURE - Devices and methods involving enhanced resolution image capture are provided. A representative electronic device includes: an image capture sensor having a plurality of pixels, the image capture sensor being operative to acquire a frame of image information by converting light incident upon the pixels during an exposure duration into electrical signals; and an image capture system selectively operative in a first image capture mode and a second image capture mode; in the first image capture mode, the image capture system outputs an image corresponding to a single frame of image information acquired during a single exposure duration; and in the second image capture mode, the image capture system outputs an enhanced image corresponding to frames of image information acquired during multiple exposure durations such that the enhanced image exhibits a higher resolution than a resolution exhibited by the acquired image associated with the first mode. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342719 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A display control apparatus, which executes control required to display a moving image, received via a network, on a display unit, the apparatus comprising: an input unit configured to input an operation instruction required to operate the display control apparatus; and a control unit configured to execute control required to display, on the display unit, a moving image at a frame rate depending on whether or not processing according to the operation instruction input by the input unit is executed. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342720 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that generates first image data by an imaging process; a receiving unit that receives view angle change request information to instruct a change in angle of view on which an imaging process is performed, and number-of-pixels information related to the number of pixels of a display unit of an operation terminal; an image cropping unit that sets an area of part of a first image data as a crop area based on the view angle change request information and the number-of-pixels information, and crops a second image data included in the crop area; and a transmitting unit that transmits the second image data to the operation terminal. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342721 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING APPARATUS - For a lens barrel that restricts the rectilinear of a lens group using a restricting portion, the light-shielding property for external light, the degree of freedom of design relating to the arrangement of the interlocking section for a cam ring, and a change in the relative distance between a front group and a rear group are increased. A lens barrel has a first group (front group) and a second group (rear group) that are movable in the optical axis direction, and further includes a first group cam ring cam-engaged with and held by a holding member of the first group, a second group cam ring cam-engaged with and held by the holding member of the second group, a moving cam ring that guides the first group cam ring and the second group cam ring, and a fixed tube cam-engaged with the moving cam ring to rotatably support it. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342722 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: pixels each including a hybrid photoelectric conversion portion and pixel transistors, wherein the hybrid photoelectric conversion portion includes a semiconductor layer having a p-n junction, a plurality of columnar or cylindrical hollow-shaped organic material layers disposed in the semiconductor layer, and a pair of electrodes disposed above and below the semiconductor layer and the organic material layers, wherein charges generated in the organic material layers through photoelectric conversion move inside the semiconductor layer so as to be guided to a charge accumulation region, and wherein the solid-state imaging device is configured as a back-illuminated type in which light is incident from a surface opposite to the surface on which the pixel transistors are formed. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342723 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS, VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - A video processing apparatus includes an image capturing apparatus and a processing apparatus connected to the image capturing apparatus. The image capturing apparatus includes an image obtaining unit that obtains a frame image; a frame image transmitting unit that transmits the frame image to the processing apparatus; a transformation parameter setting unit that sets transformation parameters received from the processing apparatus in the image capturing apparatus; an image transforming unit that applies an image transformation to the frame image using the transformation parameters thus set; and a transformed frame image transmitting unit that transmits a transformed frame image to the processing apparatus. The processing apparatus includes a transformation parameter calculating unit that calculates the transformation parameters for the image transformation, using the frame image received from the image capturing apparatus; and a transformation parameter transmitting unit that transmits the transformation parameters to the image capturing apparatus. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342724 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus is provided that allows accurate white balance gains to be obtained by accurately estimating the illuminant colors of various objects in an image. The white balance gains are obtained based on values of white pixels that have been extracted from an input image and have colors included in an extraction range, and the white balance gains are obtained based on specular reflection components included in the input image, are mixed in accordance with a mix ratio. The mix ratio is determined in accordance with, for example, a degree of reliability of extraction of the white pixels. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342725 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC WHITE BALANCE - A method for calibrating automatic white balance (AWB) in a digital system is provided that includes capturing an image of a test target under a natural lighting condition, generating a first color temperature reference from the captured image, and outputting AWB configuration data for the digital system, wherein the AWB configuration data comprises the first color temperature reference and a second color temperature reference generated using the test target under simulated lighting conditions. A method for calibrating automatic white balance (AWB) in a digital system comprising a first imaging sensor is provided that includes receiving a reference for AWB that was generated using an image captured using a second imaging sensor, and compensating a histogram reference into a histogram reference for AWB for the first imaging sensor in the digital system based on R, G, B adjustment values from the second imaging sensor to the first imaging sensor. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342726 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus is provided in which a flicker is prevented. The imaging apparatus includes an imaging part that includes an optical system to form an image of a subject and an imaging element to generate an image signal by photoelectrically converting an optical image of the subject formed by the optical system, an image processing part to perform an image processing on the image signal, a display part/operation part having at least display and setting functions, a luminance change detection part to detect change of luminance of the subject, a signal processing part to calculate flicker amounts at respective frequencies based on signal intensities with respect to luminance change information acquired by the luminance change detection part, and a control unit to cause the display part/operation part to display the flicker amounts at the respective frequencies calculated by the signal processing part. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342727 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes a first exposer. A first exposer exposes an imager in a plurality of exposure amounts different from each other when an exposure operation is accepted. An acquirer acquires a plurality of electronic images generated by a process of the first exposer, from the imager. A reproducer reproduces any one of the plurality of electronic images acquired by the acquirer. An acceptor accepts a designating operation of designating a part of the electronic image reproduced by the reproducer. A designator designates, out of the plurality of electronic images acquired by the acquirer, an electronic image in which a brightness of a partial image designated by the designating operation indicates an appropriate value, as a target of the reproducer. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342728 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A solid-state image capturing device includes: a pixel array unit including plural pixels each converting light selectively incident through a mechanical shutter into charges to be stored in a storage portion and having an overflow path through which charges exceeding a saturation charge amount are discharged; and a driving unit starting an exposure by simultaneously resetting all pixels of the pixel array unit, maintaining the overflow path in an opened state during the exposure period, and closing the overflow path during a period while signals are read from the pixels after ending the exposure by closing the mechanical shutter. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342729 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA IN TERMINAL - A method for processing a photo image in a terminal comprises displaying a photo image if photographing is requested in a preview mode, setting a touch memo area by rearranging the displayed photo image, generating an edited photo image by displaying a pen touch input in the touch memo area, and storing the edited photo image by combining with a touch memo. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342730 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND AUDIO ZOOMING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal and an audio zooming method thereof capable of effectively capturing audio based on an image while capturing and reproducing video. According to the present disclosure, if an event for changing the capture location or range or capture mode of a subject occurs when capturing the subject while capturing the sound of the subject in a predetermined sound capture range, the sound of the subject may be captured by changing a sound capture angle and automatically controlling a sound capture range according to the relevant event, and if an event for changing the capture location or range or capture mode of a subject occurs, the sound of the subject may be captured by automatically controlling a sound capture range according to the event. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342731 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND AUDIO ZOOMING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal and an audio zooming method thereof capable of effectively capturing audio based on an image while capturing and reproducing video. According to the present disclosure, if an event for changing the capture location or range or capture mode of a subject occurs when capturing the subject while capturing the sound of the subject in a predetermined sound capture range, the sound of the subject may be captured by changing a sound capture angle and automatically controlling a sound capture range according to the relevant event, and if an event for changing the capture location or range or capture mode of a subject occurs, the sound of the subject may be captured by automatically controlling a sound capture range according to the event. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342732 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - The image processing method disclosed includes acquiring an input image produced by image capturing through an image capturing optical system, storing image restoration filters to be used for an image restoration process to a memory, acquiring information showing an image capturing state that is a state of the image capturing optical system for the image capturing, and determining whether or not to perform the image restoration process on the input image depending on the image capturing state. The method further includes acquiring the image restoration filter corresponding to the image capturing state from the memory only when a determination to perform the image restoration process is made, and performing the image restoration process on the input image by using the acquired image restoration filter. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342733 | Optoelectronic device and method for brightness correction - An optoelectronic device ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130342734 | SUPER-RESOLUTION DIGITAL ZOOM - When a user selects digital zooming in a camera such as might be included in a wireless telephone or PDA, a series of images are automatically obtained and superimposed using super-resolution techniques to produce an improved digital zoom image transparently to the user. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342735 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DEFOCUS OPERATION ACCORDING TO IMAGE ALIGNMENT RELATED INFORMATION - An image processing method includes: receiving a plurality of input images; deriving an image alignment related information from performing an image alignment upon the input images; and generating a processed image by performing a defocus operation upon a selected image selected from the input images according to the image alignment related information. For example, the image processing method may be employed by an electronic device such as a mobile device. Thus, the mobile device may capture two or more images to generate the defocus visual effect, which is similar to professional long-focus lens. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342736 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: a noise-removed image generation unit which, on the basis of an input image and a reduced image obtained by reducing the input image at predetermined magnification, generates a noise-removed image with noise in the input image removed; and a corrected image generation unit which generates, from the noise-removed image, a high-frequency component image primarily having a frequency component of the noise-removed image in the same band as a frequency component to be removed by band limitation in the reduction at the predetermined magnification and generates an edge-corrected image on the basis of the noise-removed image and the high-frequency component image. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342737 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing method, for correcting a blur a due to an optical system of an image capturing apparatus, the image processing method including, storing a plurality of representative filters in a memory, selecting a subset of representative filters from the plurality of representative filters based on a pixel position of a pixel of interest in an image, applying each of the selected representative filter to a pixel value of the pixel of interest, and correcting the pixel value of the pixel of interest based on (a) a result of the application of filters, and (b) the pixel position of the pixel of interest. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342738 | Tone Mapping For Low-Light Video Frame Enhancement - A technique is provided for generating sharp, well-exposed, color images from low-light images. A series of under-exposed images is acquired. A mean image is computed and a sum image is generated each based on the series of under-exposed images. Chrominance variables of pixels of the mean image are mapped to chrominance variables of pixels of the sum image. Chrominance values of pixels within the series of under-exposed images are replaced with chrominance values of the sum image. A set of sharp, well-exposed, color images is generated based on the series of under-exposed images with replaced chrominance values. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342739 | Dual Processing of Raw Image Data - Systems, methods, and devices for dual processing of raw image data by main image processing and alternative image processing capabilities of an electronic device are provided. According to an embodiment, alternative image processing may analyze a first copy of a frame of raw image data before a second copy of the frame of raw image data is processed by main image processing. Thereafter, the main image processing may process the second copy of the frame of raw image. The main image processing may be calibrated based at least in part on the analysis of the first copy of the frame of raw image data. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342740 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CAPTURING VIDEO CONTENT - In accordance with an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method comprises receiving a first set of frames corresponding to a scene captured by a color image sensor and a second set of frames corresponding to the scene captured by a panchromatic image sensor. A number of frames in the second set is greater than a number of frames in the first set. The method further comprises generating color frames corresponding to the scene at a frame rate higher than a frame rate of the first set of frames based at least in part on processing of the first set of frames and the second set of frames. | 2013-12-26 |