52nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100329568 | Networked Face Recognition System - A networked system for face recognition, the system comprising: a face verifier, configured to verify compliance of a face in an image with at least one predefined criterion, and upon successful verification of the compliance, to forward the image for feature extraction, a feature extractor, associated with the face verifier, configured to extract a feature from the forwarded image; and a face identifier, communicating with the feature extractor over a network, configured to receive the extracted feature and identify the face in the forwarded image, using the extracted feature. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329569 | IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing program, which is executable by a computer and is stored in a recording medium readable by the computer, includes: storing one or more features of a plurality of images, each image having a shape defined by a central angle whose origin is a center of a certain image; setting at least one representative shape defined by a central angle whose origin is a center of a search window for scanning a target image; extracting a first value of the one or more features of the representative shape; extracting a second value of the one or more features of one of the plurality of images; and comparing the extracted first value and the extracted second value and determining an image in the search window as an image candidate for the certain image based on a comparison result. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329570 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A facility is provided for recognizing blank and nearly blank images. In various embodiments, the facility receives an indication of an image, creates an analysis image based on the received image by detecting edges, determines an edge ratio for the analysis image, determines whether the edge ratio exceeds a threshold and, when the edge ratio does not exceed the threshold, identifies the received image as a blank image. The facility can include an edge detector component that creates an analysis image based on a selected image by detecting edges in the selected image, a calculator component that calculates an edge ratio for the analysis image, and an analysis component that determines whether the calculated edge ratio exceeds a threshold. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329571 | SHAPE BASED REGISTRATION - A method for registering a source image of an object with a target image of the object includes generating a mask image delineating a structure of interest from the source image, determining a distance map for the mask image, determining a shape representation by identifying an iso-value on the distance map such that level curves correspond to the characteristics of a desired shape, iteratively calculating a similarity metric corresponding to a region of overlap between the level curve based shape representation and the second image resulting in a registration transform, applying the registration transform to the target image to co-register the source image with the target image, and displaying the co-registered source image and the target image on a display device. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329572 | Method And Apparatus For Identification of Image Uniqueness - A processor executing a display driver receives a new image object that has one or more identifiers. The processor makes a first determination as to whether the new image object matches one of a plurality of previously received image objects based on the one or more identifiers. If no match is found, the processor makes a second determination as to whether the new image object matches one of the plurality of previously received image objects based on comparing a hash of the new image object to hashes of the plurality of previously received image objects. If a matching previously received image object is found from either the first determination or the second determination, a reference to the matching previously received image object is sent to a client. If no matching previously received image object is found, the new image object is sent to the client. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329573 | DISPLAY TEST DEVICE, DISPLAY TEST METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A display test apparatus includes a determination information storage unit that stores a determination information for use in determining correctness of content displaying, a file acquisition unit that acquires a file, a content image creation unit that creates an image of content to be displayed on the basis of the file, a content image analysis unit that analyzes a displaying of the content on the basis of the image of content, a determination unit that determines whether the content is correctly displayed on the basis of the determination information and a result of the analysis by the content image analysis unit, and an output unit that outputs a determination result information indicating a result of the determination by the determination unit. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329574 | MIXED MEDIA REALITY INDEXING AND RETRIEVAL FOR REPEATED CONTENT - A system and method for indexing and retrieval of document images in an MMR system having repeated content is described. The system provides one or more hierarchical shared content indices that produce faster and/or more accurate search results. The system is also advantageous because the number and configuration of the hierarchical shared content indices is automated, scalable and efficient for processing documents with partially repeated content. In particular, the MMR matching unit includes a hierarchical shared content index (HSCI) and associated methods of use for processing images where the MMR system includes repeated content. The present invention also includes a number of novel methods including a method for adding an image to a hierarchical shared content index; a method for deleting an image from the hierarchical shared content index, and a method for using the hierarchical shared content index for image recognition, as well as a method for combining multiple MMR indexes into a hierarchical MMR index. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329575 | DATING IMAGES FROM SCANNED WATERMARKS - A method for dating photographic prints comprising scanning a front side of a photographic print forming an image scan; scanning a back side of the photographic print forming a back scan; defining a database of photographic print watermarks, each photographic print watermark comprising a representation of a watermark pattern and an associated date range; analyzing the back scan using a cross-correlation process between the back scan and the watermark patterns in the database of photographic print watermarks to identify a matching photographic print watermark; determining a date range for the image scan responsive to the identified matching photographic print watermark; and associating the determined date range with the image scan. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329576 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ALTERATIONS IN PRINTED DOCUMENT USING IMAGE COMPARISON ANALYSES - A document alteration detection method compares a target image with an original image using a two-step process. In the first step, the original and target images are divided into connected image components and their centroids are obtained, and the centroids of the image components in the original and target images are compared. Each centroid in the target image that is not in the original image is deemed to represent an addition, and each centroid in the original image that is not in the target image is deemed to represent a deletion. In the second step, sub-images containing the image components corresponding to each pair of matching centroids in the original and target images are compared to detect any alterations. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329577 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An image processor includes: a memory storing format information about a format of a document varying in type; a memory storing, based on the format, extraction-portion determination information to determine which of plural configuration portions is extracted from the document; a unit acquiring placement information about where the configuration portion extracted from the document is placed; a unit acquiring image data of the document; a unit acquiring format information about a format of the document of the image data through an analysis of the acquired image data, and determining the format of the document as compared with the stored format information; a unit reading, from the extraction-portion determination information memory, the extraction-portion determination information corresponding to the determined format, and extracting the determined configuration portion from the image data; a unit generating an alternative image derived by placing the extracted configuration portion at the position found in the acquired placement information; and a unit writing the generated alternative image into a memory. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329578 | Image processing apparatus - A image processing apparatus includes a first image converting section for converting an original image into an output resolution image, a second image converting section for converting the original image into an intermediate resolution image, a similarity information generating section for detecting a plurality of similar areas, in a block in the intermediate resolution image corresponding to a predetermined partial area in the output resolution image, that resemble the partial area, and for generating similarity information including a position of each of the plurality of similar areas in the intermediate resolution image and a weight of the position, a texture generating section for generating a texture image by combining high-frequency components of the intermediate resolution image at the position according to the weight, and a texture blending section for blending the output resolution image and the texture image to generate output image. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329579 | CONTINUOUS EXTENSION OF DISCRETE TRANSFORM FOR DATA PROCESSING - A method of compressing and decompressing an image dataset. The method includes providing an image dataset to be compressed and defining a compression factor, selecting a block size than 15 and a block overlap of two or more grid points, compressing said image dataset using said block size and said defined compression factor to obtain a compressed image dataset, and decompressing said compressed image dataset and performing grid point interpolation at or near said block overlap to obtain a decompressed image dataset. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329580 | Image Processing Apparatus - Provided is an image processing apparatus sequentially performing image processing on multiple pieces of band data composing image data. The image processing apparatus includes a RAM and a JPEG encoding circuit. The RAM has a buffer area of a fixed length. The JPEG encoding circuit sequentially performs variable-length encoding on multiple pieces of band data, sequentially writes the band data subjected to the encoding from the beginning of the buffer area, and writes subsequent band data subjected to the encoding from the beginning of the buffer area if the end of the band data subjected to the encoding is positioned in a boundary area having a certain length including an ending part of the buffer area. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329581 | IMAGE SHARPENING PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND SOFTWARE - Provided is an image sharpening processing device capable of performing image sharpening processing by changing only luminance without changing a hue. The image sharpening processing device includes: a smoothing means for smoothing luminance of an input image and thus obtaining a smoothed image; a subtraction means for subtracting the smoothed image from the luminance of the input image and thus obtaining a difference image; a luminance-linked gain calculation means for calculating a luminance-linked gain from the input image; a first multiplication means for multiplying the difference image by the luminance-linked gain and thus obtaining a multiplication result; an addition means for adding the multiplication result to the luminance of the input image and thus obtaining luminance of an output image; a color difference gain calculation means for calculating a color difference gain from a color difference of the input image and the luminance-linked gain; and a second multiplication means for multiplying the color difference of the input image by the color difference gain and thus obtaining a color difference of the output image. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329582 | Adaptive PSF Estimation Technique Using a Sharp Preview and a Blurred Image - An adaptive motion estimation and deblurring technique for acquired digital images includes acquiring multiple digital images with a moving digital image acquisition device that includes an image sensor, including a relatively sharp, underexposed reference image and a blurred image. Anb initial approximate point spread function (PSF) is estimated corresponding to the moving of the device. A different DC offset point is determined and a second PSF is calculated based on the different DC offset point. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329583 | NON-UNIFORMITY ERROR CORRECTION WITH A BILATERAL FILTER - Correction of spatial nonuniformities among detectors in a focal plane array. Incoming image data is incident on the array, and the resulting image signals are corrected with a bilateral filter. The bilateral filter accounts for edge effects by filtering based both on spatial separation between image points and photometric separation between image points. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329584 | Image processing device, image processing method and non-transitory computer readable medium recording image processing program - A first exemplary aspect of the present invention is an image processing device that executes image processing including first image processing and second image processing by using a pipeline mechanism, the image processing device including: a first processing unit that executes the first image processing on an input image data, generates history information recording specifics of processing executed in the first image processing, and outputs the history information to the first processing unit; and a second processing unit that executes the second image processing on the image data obtained in the first image processing according to the output history information. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329585 | Spatial standard observer - The present invention relates to devices and methods for the measurement and/or for the specification of the perceptual intensity of a visual image, or the perceptual distance between a pair of images. Grayscale test and reference images are processed to produce test and reference luminance images. A luminance filter function is convolved with the reference luminance image to produce a local mean luminance reference image. Test and reference contrast images are produced from the local mean luminance reference image and the test and reference luminance images respectively, followed by application of a contrast sensitivity filter. The resulting images are combined according to mathematical prescriptions to produce a Just Noticeable Difference, JND value, indicative of a Spatial Standard Observer, SSO. Some embodiments include masking functions, window functions, special treatment for images lying on or near borders and pre-processing of test images. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329586 | CREATING EMISSION IMAGES OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for creating an image from a device. In one embodiment, the method comprises acquiring first and second images from the device, said first and second images having overlapping portions, and estimating said overlapping portions to obtain an approximate shift amount to align approximately said first and second images. This method further comprises analyzing the overlapping portions, using a defined cross-correlation algorithm, to calculate a precise shift amount to align the first and second images; and using said precise shift amount to join the first and second images together. In one embodiment, an optical system is used to acquire the images, a stage is used to move either the device or the optical system to acquire the first and second images, and the estimating includes using movement of the stage to estimate the overlapping areas. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MERGING SEPARATED PIXEL BLOCKS INTO AN INTEGRAL IMAGE OF AN OBJECT - A method for merging separated pixel blocks into an integral image of an object is provided. The method performs binary image processing on an obtained image to obtain a binary image, finds pixel blocks in the binary image whose area is greater than a first preset value, and stores a position and a size of each found pixel block in a data structure. The method further merges two pixel blocks in the data structure if a distance between the two pixel blocks is less than a second preset value, so as to generate the integral image of the object. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329588 | AUTOCROPPING AND AUTOLAYOUT METHOD FOR DIGITAL IMAGES - The present invention is a method for manipulating acquired digital images in a computer system, comprising creating a crop cost array for each of a set of input images with a set of associated aspect ratios, wherein the cost crop array operates and is stored on the computer system and wherein each element of the array holds a lowest crop cost of an input image for a predetermined aspect ratio, generating plural possible candidate combinations of aspect ratios for the images, wherein one aspect ratio is generated for each image, creating an arrangement of the images for each candidate combination in which each image is cropped to its associated aspect ratio in the candidate combination, evaluating each possible arrangement using a combination of a crop cost of each of the images at their selected aspect ratio and a measure of an aesthetic quality of the layout arrangement, selecting a layout combination with a lowest combined crop cost and layout evaluation score, cropping each image according to a respective aspect ratio in the selected layout combination and arranging the cropped digital images in the selected layout to produce an automatically formatted output layout page. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329589 | Air-Cushioning Material and Bag For Transporting Packaging Object - An air-cushioning material comprises a first air chamber that constitutes a bottom portion of a storage portion for storing a packaging object, and a second air chamber that constitutes a peripheral wall portion of the storage portion. The first air chamber comprises a valve capable of injecting and evacuating air, and an upper face portion in which a vent hole is formed, the first air chamber and the second air chamber are communicated each other via the vent hole. The second air chamber bulges into the storage portion, when the second air chamber is filled, via the vent hole, with air injected into the first air chamber via the valve. Thereby, sufficient air can fill the portion that constitutes the bottom portion of a storage portion where the packaging object is stored, and the cushioning effect of air can be effectively exerted, so that the packaging object can be effectively prevented from being damaged or the like on account of, for instance, external impacts. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329590 | Vertically Stacking Litter Bags - Bags for granular material with a closure on top of the bag and a vertical handle on the lower end of the bag and having suitable dimensions, static coefficient of friction, creep resistance and containing granular materials of limited flow properties can be vertically stacked without support, for example on a pallet. One such suitable granular material is cat litter. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329591 | LIQUID STORAGE BAG - A standing-pouch liquid storage bag in which a bottom forming film folded in half is disposed with a crease provided on the upper end of the bottom forming film at a predetermined position of a bag sheet material folded in half with one side, a bottom side and an other side of the liquid storage bag are closed by heat sealing, and heat sealing is performed on a portion of the one side except for a given length from the upper end of the liquid storage bag to construct a bag main part, wherein at least the one side is cut so as to align one end of the bottom forming film with the side portion of the bag main part, so that the lower part of the liquid storage bag is narrower than the upper part of the liquid storage bag. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329592 | COMPOSITE BREATHABLE PRODUCE BAG WITH A REINFORCED MESH SIDEWALL - A composite or so-called “half and half” bag has a first side wall formed from a synthetic resin mesh material and a second side formed from a synthetic resin film material. A reinforcing strip extends horizontally along the upper end portion of the mesh side wall of the bag. The reinforcing strip overlaps the upper edge of the first side wall such that it is joined to the first side wall through a horizontal seam positioned well beneath the top edge of the reinforcing strip to form an extension that protrudes well above (e.g., ½ inch to 1½ inches or even more) the upper edge of the mesh side wall. In order to strengthen the seam at the sides of the bag, the side edges of the reinforcing strip are joined to the second film side wall along at least most of the vertical extent of the extension. This film-to-film bond is considerably stronger than a bond through an intermediate mesh layer, as occurs along the remainder of the side seams of the bag. In addition, the relatively long extension provides an improved contact point for suction cups or other equipment used on automated bag filling equipment to open a bag during a bag filling process. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329593 | HYDROSTATIC SUPPORT FOR LARGE STRUCTURES AND IN PARTICULAR FOR LARGE TELESCOPES - Hydrostatic support for large structures, particularly suitable for large telescopes, wherein is present a hydraulic preloading chamber and a restraining shaft to obtain high static, dynamic rigidity and allow the tilt movements without sliding surfaces, and wherein are present solutions suitable for allowing high supply pressures and reduced oil consumption. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329594 | LARGE TELESCOPE ELEVATION STRUCTURE LATERAL HYDROSTATIC GUIDANCE SYSTEM - Large structure lateral hydrostatic guidance system, particularly suitable for realising the lateral guidance system of the elevation axis of a large telescope made with at least two guide rings, characterised in that all the hydrostatic supports are tilting and floating and have a hydraulic preloading chamber acting between the base and the runner, connected together so as to achieve an isostatic and uniform sharing out of the loads acting on the structure. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329595 | Linear Motion Guide Unit - The sliding mechanism including rolling elements | 2010-12-30 |
20100329596 | Method and apparatus with a sliding mechanism - An apparatus including a slider part and a base assembly slidingly movable in relation to each other with the aid of a first guide rail and a second guide rail in the base assembly. The distance between the first guide rail and the second guide rail is adjustable while the apparatus is being assembled. A method is also disclosed. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329597 | ROLLING BEARING ARRANGEMENT - A rolling bearing arrangement with at least one outer bearing ring and at least one inner bearing ring and with rolling bodies guided in raceways between the bearing rings. At least one damping body is provided for mechanical vibration damping. The damping body reduces the vibration transmission to at least one component following in the force flux. At least one damping body is materially bonded to at least one of the bearing rings. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329598 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus For A Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member, double row rolling elements, and a constant velocity universal joint connected to a wheel hub of the inner member. A cap, formed as a low friction member, is interposed between a caulked portion and a shoulder portion of the constant velocity joint. The cap has a disc shaped abutting portion, a cylindrical portion and an anchoring portion. The disc shaped abutting portion is adapted to abut against the caulked portion and the shoulder portion. The cylindrical portion extends axially from the radially outermost portion of the abutting portion. The anchoring portion extends radially inward from a free end of the cylindrical portion. The radially inner diameter of the anchoring portion is formed slightly smaller than the radially outer diameter of the caulked portion so that the cap can be mounted on the caulked portion in a snap-fitting manner. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329599 | Rolling Bearing Cage - A roller bearing cage includes the following features: | 2010-12-30 |
20100329600 | Optical waveguide device - In an optical waveguide device, in a cross direction intersecting an extension direction of waveguide sections, one or more bridge portions of a ground electrode closer to a center of stress distribution of a stress due to a support member, and one or more bridge portions of a ground electrode farther from the center of stress distribution are formed with different shapes. The structure of the ground electrodes is devised so that a stress negating the difference in stress characteristics between the plurality of waveguide sections, generated by the stress applied from the support member to a substrate, is applied from the ground electrode to the substrate. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329601 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE - An optical waveguide device includes a substrate of a ferroelectric material, at least a pair of electrodes | 2010-12-30 |
20100329602 | SMART FASTENER AND SMART INSERT FOR A FASTENER USING FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS TO MEASURE STRAIN AND TEMPERATURE - A measurement device including a fastener for use in attaching a first member to a second member, in which the fastener has an aperture extending through a length of the fastener, and a first optical fiber located within the aperture, in which the first optical fiber includes at least one fiber Bragg grating sensor. At least a portion of the first optical fiber can be secured within the aperture. A first end of the first optical fiber can be connected to an associated first optical connector and a second end of the first optical fiber can be connected to an associated second optical connector. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329603 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING AN OPTICAL FIBER AND A SUBMICRONIC WAVEGUIDE - An integrated optical circuit including an operational submicronic waveguide associated with an operational grating intended for the coupling with an optical fiber, further including an alignment grating, identical to the operational grating, associated with a blind waveguide and arranged at a known distance from the operational grating. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329604 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector that requires no complicated fabrication operation such as highly accurate optical axis alignment and that permits an efficient pick up of part of the communication signal light being on-propagation along an optical transmission line, is provided. The optical connector | 2010-12-30 |
20100329605 | OPTICAL SUBASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING LIGHT INTO AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - An optical subassembly for low-feedback coupling of light from a light source into an optical waveguide such as an optical fiber is described. The optical subassembly has an aspherical lens with surface sag having a rotationally symmetrical sag component without having a cone sag component, and a rotationally asymmetrical helical component for reducing coupling of light reflected from the optical fiber tip back into the laser aperture by causing a significant portion of the reflected light to encircle the laser aperture. The lens shape and the height of the helix are selected so that tight focusing onto the fiber tip is preserved, while the optical feedback is reduced. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329606 | LATERAL GUIDE OPTICAL FIBER - A lateral guide optical fiber is revealed. The lateral guide optical fiber includes a transparent optical fiber body covered by a refraction layer and a reflector connected with one side of the optical fiber body. Thereby after light emitted into the optical fiber body from one end thereof, it is projected onto the refraction layer and then is refracted downward to be gathered onto the reflector. Then the light gathered is reflected by the reflector and is projected out. Thus the light intensity and uniformity of the optical fiber are increased dramatically by the light gathering and light reflection. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329607 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH REDUCED MECHANICAL-ALIGNMENT SENSITIVITY - An optical connector is described. This optical connector spatially segregates optical coupling between an optical fiber and an optical component, which relaxes the associated mechanical-alignment requirements. In particular, the optical connector includes an optical spreader component disposed on a substrate. This optical spreader component is optically coupled to the optical fiber at a first coupling region, and is configured to optically couple to the optical component at a second coupling region that is at a different location on the substrate than the first coupling region. Moreover, the first coupling region and the second coupling region are optically coupled by an optical waveguide. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329608 | PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT, CHROMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATOR, METHODS FOR DESIGNING CHROMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATOR, OPTICAL FILTER, METHODS FOR DESIGNING OPTICAL FILTER, OPTICAL RESONATOR AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING OPTICAL RESONATOR - There is provided a planar optical waveguide element comprises a core of an optical waveguide; and first Bragg grating pattern and second Bragg grating pattern that are provided on the core, wherein the first Bragg grating pattern and the second Bragg grating pattern are mutually parallel along a propagation direction of guided light. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329609 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An optical fiber connector has a first ferrule holding an end of a first optical fiber, a first fiber stub connected to the first ferrule, a second ferrule holding an end of a second optical fiber, and a second fiber stub connected to the second ferrule. The first fiber stub enlarges the beam diameter of light transmitted through the first optical fiber, and produces the collimated light. The second fiber stub reduces the beam diameter of the collimated light, and leads the converging light into the second optical fiber. The first and second fiber stubs are detachably connected inside a connection sleeve across a predetermined gap. First and second GI fibers contained in the first and second fiber stubs satisfy L | 2010-12-30 |
20100329610 | CONNECTOR ENCLOSURE - A connector enclosure for enclosing a cable assembly includes a main body that has a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion is adapted for selective releasable engagement with the second body portion. Each of the first and second body portions defines a cavity having a first connector portion and a second connector portion. The cavity of each of the first and second body portions cooperatively defines a passage through the main body. The passage is configured to retain a cable assembly. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329611 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A fiber optic connector assembly includes a coupling interface component, a connector housing, and an optical fiber connector. The coupling interface component extends along a center axis from a back end to a coupling end and includes an interior chamber. The connector housing is disposed within the interior chamber of the coupling interface component. The optical fiber connector is joined to an optical fiber and is interconnected with the connector housing. The optical fiber connector is configured to optically couple the optical fiber with a mating connector. The coupling interface component engages the connector housing and the mating connector and prevents movement of the connector housing relative to the coupling interface component and the mating connector. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329612 | EXPANDED BEAM OPTICAL FIBRE CONNECTOR - The present invention relates to an optical connector for use in a fibre optic communications system, and particularly an expanded beam optical connector ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100329613 | Field Installable Ferrule and Tool and Method for Installing Optical Fibers in the Ferrule Using The Tool - A field-installable multi-fiber ferrule has two portions and one portion has optical fibers already secured therein. The second portion receives optical fibers to mate with the secured optical fibers. A tool is provided to assist in inserting the optical fibers into the multi-fiber ferrule by aligning and holding the optical fibers while they are secured in the multi-fiber ferrule. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329614 | COMPOSITE, OPTICAL FIBER, POWER AND SIGNAL TACTICAL CABLE - A composite cable includes at least two optical fiber components and at least one additional component. An irradiated crosslinked jacket surrounds the optical fiber component and the at least one additional component. A shield encloses at least the two optical fiber components within the jacket, where the shield protects the optical fibers from irradiation of the crosslinked jacket. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329615 | CABLE WITH FEATURES FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN FIBER GROUPS - Micromodule subunit cables are constructed to allow for ease of identification between optical fibers in differing groups of optical fibers. In one cable, a first group of fibers is located within a buffer tube core while a second group of fibers is located within the cable jacket, but outside of the core. The fibers in the first and second groups can accordingly use the same color coding sequence without requiring additional indicia such as stripes or binding. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329616 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR CONTROL OF REFRACTIVE INDEX, AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND OPTICAL COMPONENT USING THE SAME - Provided are: a resin composition for the formation of an optical waveguide, which shows low transmission loss and high heat stability and enables to form a waveguide pattern at high shape accuracy and at low cost; an optical waveguide; a method of forming an optical waveguide; and an optical element using the method. A photosensitive resin composition is used, which includes a polyamic acid represented by a general formula (I) or a polyamic acid ester (A), a compound (B) having an epoxy group, and a compound (C) which generates an acid by being exposed to light. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329617 | RADIATION-CURABLE COATING COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a radiation-curable primary coating composition comprising 0.6-10 vol % of particles which when cured has an equilibrium modulus of about 1.5 MPa or less, and a cavitation strength at which a tenth cavity appears (α | 2010-12-30 |
20100329618 | RARE EARTH DOPED AND LARGE EFFECTIVE AREA OPTICAL FIBERS FOR FIBER LASERS AND AMPLIFIERS - Various embodiments described herein include rare earth doped glass compositions that may be used in optical fiber and rods having large core sizes. Such optical fibers and rods may be employed in fiber lasers and amplifiers. The index of refraction of the glass may be substantially uniform and may be close to that of silica in some embodiments. Possible advantages to such features include reduction of formation of additional waveguides within the core, which becomes increasingly a problem with larger core sizes. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329619 | Dimpled Light Collection and Concentration System, Components Thereof, and Methods - A light guide apparatus includes a light guide layer further including light injection elements and respective light bypass elements disposed optically upstream of the light injection elements. The light injection elements and/or the bypass elements can take the form of injection facets (air prisms), surface diffraction elements, volume diffraction elements, and gradient index profiles. A light collection and concentration system comprises a single light guide apparatus, a light-transmitting medium layer disposed immediately adjacent the single light guide apparatus, and a primary light concentrator component disposed adjacent the light-transmitting medium layer, including a plurality of primary concentrator elements each of which is in optical registration with a respective one of the light injection elements of the single light guide apparatus. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329620 | CABLE LOOP DEVICE FOR OPTICAL SYSTEMS - A cable loop device ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100329621 | Fiber Optic Cable Slack Storage Module - A fiber optic cable slack storage module is disclosed. The fiber optic cable slack storage module has a base with an interior space. A plate having a plate top and a plate bottom mounts in the interior space. The plate is adapted to receive and support an upper fiber optic cable at the plate top and a lower fiber optic cable at the plate bottom. The upper fiber optic cable arranges in the interior space in a serpentine configuration at the plate top. The lower fiber optic cable arranges in the interior space in a serpentine configuration at the plate bottom. The serpentine configuration allows the upper and lower fiber optic cables to enter and exit the fiber optic cable slack storage module in a way to avoid the probability of severe bending. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329622 | Connector Unit and Base Station - A connector unit and a base station that, even when an optical cable is connected, can secure excellent maintainability permitting easy inserting/removing operation for each cable and receive extra length of the optical cable in saved space through efficient arrangement with other parts to thereby attain space saving. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329623 | LOW PROFILE FIBER DISTRIBUTION HUB - Certain embodiments of a fiber distribution hub include a swing frame pivotally mounted within an enclosure having a low profile. For example, the enclosure can have a depth of less than about nine inches. Termination modules can be mounted to the swing frame and oriented to slide at least partially in a front-to-rear direction to facilitate access to connectors plugged into the termination modules. Splitter modules and connector storage regions can be provided within the enclosure. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329624 | HIGH DENSITY FIBER DISTRIBUTION HUB - The present invention relates to a fiber distribution hub. The fiber distribution hub comprises a base case comprising at least one port portion for introducing an optical cable, wherein the optical cable includes a first fiber; a splitter case releasably attached to the base case; a splice tray rotatably hinged to the splitter case; and a cover engagable with the base case to enclose the splitter case and the splice tray. The first fiber is connected to a second fiber in the splice tray, and the second fiber is connected with a splitter in the splitter case to separate the second fiber into a plurality of separate third fibers. Thus, the invention provides a compact and modular fiber distribution hub. In addition, the fiber distribution hub can join optical fibers by mechanical splices, fusion splices and fiber optic connectors in a single unit. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329625 | FIBER DROP TERMINAL - A drop terminal mounting system includes a fiber drop terminal having a housing and a base attached to the housing. The housing includes an outer surface containing a plurality of receptacles and cooperatively defines an inner cavity with the base. The drop terminal mounting system further includes a bracket having a first fastening region and a second fastening region adapted to secure the drop terminal to the bracket. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329626 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION MODULE - The invention relates to an optical fiber connection module, comprising a housing ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100329627 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE RETAINER FOR A FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a cable retainer for attaching a connector to a fiber optic cable. The cable retainer includes at least a grooved anchor whereby a connector assembly formed of a connector and a cable can be aligned and secured through the anchor alone. The cable retainer may further comprise a crimp band that is slid over the anchor and connector assembly to secure aramid yarns, and to provide additional support to the connector assembly. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329628 | Optical guide including nanoparticles and manufacturing method for a preform intended to be shaped into such an optical guide - The invention relates to an optical fibre comprising a gain medium which is equipped with: a core ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100329629 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PROCDUCTION OF AN ELASTOMERIC OPTICAL CONDUCTOR FIBER AND OPTICAL CONDUCTOR FIBER - A method of producing an elastomeric optical conductor fiber composed of plastic includes drawing a fiber composed of a high-viscosity liquid reactive starting material. The starting material is added by way of a nozzle to a reaction apparatus, to which a liquid, which is inert towards the starting material, has been charged. At least partial crosslinking of the starting material takes place in the reaction apparatus. The elastomeric plastic of the optical conductor fiber is in particular a three-dimensionally crosslinked polyurethane. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN EARLY START OF AUDIO-VIDEO RENDERING - The present invention relates to a method at a receiver for playing a stream comprising a set of video samples and a set of audio samples, said audio samples and said video samples being adapted to be rendered at a standard rendering speed in a synchronized manner, comprising at the receiver the steps of starting the reception of the stream, starting the rendering of the video samples at a speed slower than the standard rendering speed and accelerating the rendering speed up to the standard rendering speed. The invention also concerns methods for an early rendering of audio samples, when the stream comprises a set of audio samples, wherein the audio and video samples are adapted to be rendered at a standard rendering speed in a synchronized manner. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329631 | DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM AND DETECTING METHOD THEREOF - A digital video recording system includes a number of cameras, a video decoder, a video multiplexer, a video stream compressor, a processor, a storage system, a video stream de-compressor, a video encoder, and a number of switch units. The video decoder, the video multiplexer, the video stream compressor, the processor, and the storage system are connected in series. The processor is also connected to the video stream de-compressor and the video encoder in series. Each switch connects one of the number of cameras to the input of the video decoder or connects the output of the video encoder to the input of the video decoder selectively. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329632 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a decoding module, a detection module, a frame rate calculation module, and a display timing determining module. The decoding module decodes encoded moving image data including processing units each of which includes pictures for a predetermined reproduction time. The detection module detects picture group information of a reproduction target processing unit, the information indicative of the number of pictures and the ratio of progressive frame pictures to interlaced field pictures. The frame rate calculation module calculates a frame rate corresponding to a reproduced processing unit preceding the target unit based on picture group information detected when the preceding unit is decoded, if the target unit includes no timing information indicating display timing of pictures. The display timing determining module determines display timings for the pictures in the target unit based on the frame rate. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329633 | Method, system, and apparatus to derive content related to a multimedia stream and dynamically combine and display the stream with the related content - A method, system, and apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment method includes receiving multimedia data from a source device. Then the method determines one or more pieces of content information from the received multimedia data through a content awareness algorithm. Next, the method searches one or more data repositories for relational information associated with the content information. Then the method retrieves any found relational information from the one or more data repositories. Finally, the method displays the retrieved relational information alongside the multimedia data on a display device. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329634 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY OF A VIDEO FILE - A method and system for display of a video file are provided in which multiple time segments of the video file are displayed simultaneously to enable small changes to be identified in less time than viewing the entire file in a single playback. The method includes dividing a first portion of a video file into multiple segments each of a same time duration and sending each of the multiple segments of the first portion of the video file to be played simultaneously in multiple windows of a display device. The method then includes dividing a second portion of a video file starting at the end of the first portion, into multiple segments each of a same time duration and sending each of the multiple segments of the second portion of the video file to be played simultaneously in multiple windows of the display device. The method is repeated for subsequent portions until the entire video file has been played. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329635 | VIDEO REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A video reproducing apparatus for reproducing video data, comprises: a group classify unit for classifying the video data into groups upon a degree of similarity of video characteristic; an importance degree determine unit for determining on whether a video belonging to the group is the video or not, being high in a degree of importance, among those within the group, which are classified by the group classifying unit; a reproduction time setup unit for setting up reproduction time of video for each video, depending on the degree of importance, which is determined by the importance degree determine unit; a unit for holding the degree of importance and the reproduction time that are set up; and a video output unit for outputting the video to a video display unit so that it is displayed in accordance with the reproduction time that is set up, or in the above, further comprises: a reproduction order setup unit, which is configured to set up reproduction order of video for each video, by means of the importance degree determine unit and depending on the video a characteristic quantity; and wherein the video output unit, which is configured to output the video to a video display unit so that it is displayed in accordance with the reproduction order that is set up. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329636 | Video playback apparatus - A video playback apparatus includes a first unit which inputs a viewing time of video data to be played back, a second unit which extracts scenes on a basis of a power of audio in the video data or a movement of image in the video data so that a sum of the time of the extracted playback scenes is within the viewing time, and a third unit which plays back the extracted scenes. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329637 | System and method for displaying priority transport stream data in a paused multi-channel broadcast multimedia system - A pausable system that processes multi-channel, multimedia content including a multimedia content delivery device having a priority detector for determining priority multimedia content and a decoder that can decode the priority content while the system is in a paused state. The system can also output an indicator if a priority multimedia content becomes disrupted based on a received rate compared to an embedded rate. The priority detector can also determine if the priority content is intended for a particular recipient before processing by the multimedia content delivery device. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329638 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDEPENDENT LICENSING OF AUDIO IN DISTRIBUTION OF AUDIOVISUAL ASSETS - A method and apparatus is disclosed for enabling and facilitating the licensing of audio portions of audio-video assets per individual copy of the asset. The method and apparatus involves omitting unlicensed portions of the audio content from the asset and instead inserting tags identifying the omitted audio portions and distributing the audiovisual asset, whereupon each individual distributee may obtain licenses for the unlicensed audio portions of the asset and then accessing and playing those audio portions during playback of the asset. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329639 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING COPYRIGHT FOR MOTION PICTURE AND RECORD MEDIUM - Provided are an apparatus and method for processing motion picture and a record medium, which decompose a motion picture into unit frames and insert copyright information into the unit frames, enabling to determine the infringement of copyright when the motion picture is illegally circulated. The apparatus includes a processing unit, a merging unit and an output unit. The processing unit decomposes a motion picture into a plurality of unit frames, and generates a main frame, a sub-frame including copyright information for the motion picture and a degree frame which is paired with the sub-frame, based on the unit frames. The merging unit merges the sub-frame into the main frame according to a degree of mergence of the degree frame. The output unit continuously outputs the merged frames in time order. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329640 | Recording/Reproducing Apparatus - A recording/reproducing apparatus, for enabling recording/reproducing of a three-dimensional (3D) video stream, by taking a display environment into the consideration thereof, comprises: a stream distinguishing means for distinguishing the three-dimensional (3D) video stream; a 3D/2D stream converting for converting the three-dimensional (3D) video stream distinguished by the stream distinguishing means into a two-dimensional (2D) video stream; and a conversion indicating means for indicating to execute the 3D/2D conversion, wherein the three-dimensional (3D) video stream is converted into the two-dimensional (2D) video stream by the 3D/2D stream means, when the 3D/2D conversion is indicted in the conversion indicating means. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329641 | Video Recording System - A video camera comprises an optic system | 2010-12-30 |
20100329642 | Dynamic Icons Associated with Remote Content - Dynamic icons associated with remote content provide one or more pieces of information to a user by changing the appearance of the icon based on changes to data of a data source associated with the icon. For example, when the icon represents data available from a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed, the icon may be represented as an image extracted from the RSS feed, which may change when the RSS feed is updated or includes new content. In some embodiments, the icon may by dynamically updated based on user information and/or device information, such as an icon for a weather forecast that is based at least in part on a location of a device and thus directs the icon to show imagery and/or information based at least in part on the respective location. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329643 | METHOD FOR RESERVING AND PLAYING DIGITAL TELEVISION PROGRAMS, SET TOP BOX, AND PLAYING SYSTEM THEREOF - A method for reserving and playing digital television (DTV) programs, a set top box, and a DTV playing system are provided in the embodiments of the present invention. The method provides for the generation of a prompt (such as a visual prompt) indicating the reservation of multiple DTV programs to be played concurrently at, or prior to, arrival of the time of playing the reserved DTV programs, and playing one DTV program that is selected from the multiple reserved DTV programs when the time of playing the reserved DTV program has arrived. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329644 | AUTOMATED PROGRAMMING RECORDING - A method and system of providing access to television programs without requiring a user to operate an electronic programming guide or to independently determining information required to access the television program. Optionally, access to the television program may be facilitated by scheduling a recording of the televisions program or providing instructions to facilitate accessing an on-demand showing of the television program. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329645 | PROGRAM RECORDING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM RECORDING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a program recording apparatus is provided, which includes a storage configured to hold files, a console module configured to select a program when operated, a reception processing circuit configured to play back the program selected at the console module, while receiving the program, a presence detection sensor configured to detect a non-viewed state in which the program being played back by the reception processing circuit is not viewed, and a recording controller configured to record the program selected, as a file, in the storage, and to erase the file of the program from the storage if the program is confirmed not set to a non-viewed state before the program comes to an end. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329646 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE FILM COLOR CORRECTION - A system and method for remote film color correction are provided. The system and method provide for capturing at least one scene on a film negative at a first location ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100329647 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA BASED ON BUFFERING STATES OF THE MULTIMEDIA SERVICE - Provided are a method and apparatus for recording digital multimedia by buffering. The method includes performing buffering with regard to each of a plurality of received multimedia services in a predetermined output mode; managing buffering information relating to buffering settings with regard to each of the buffered multimedia services; and controlling output of a corresponding multimedia service according to the buffering information, wherein the output mode comprises a time shift mode where a previously buffered multimedia service is called and reproduced and a background mode where a currently received multimedia service is buffered without being displayed on a screen. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329648 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENSURING CORRECT EXECUTION OF A LABORATORY PROTOCOL OR PROCEDURE - A system and a method of ensuring correct execution of a laboratory protocol or procedure are provided. An embodiment of the disclosure records videos of a bench area with a monitoring device, processes and stores the recorded video, and allows users to review the video. By reviewing the video of the lab procedure while conducting the laboratory protocol or procedure or shortly thereafter, users can resolve doubts and problems about particular steps of the lab procedure and conduct the procedure correctly. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329649 | Infra-red heater assembly - An infra-red heater assembly takes on the conditions that afflict buildings: bed bugs, termites, other insects, molds, bacteria, and the like, and their resulting odors, and other contaminants. The assembly includes a portable electric infra-red emitting panel system with vertically stacked panels that distribute heat energy to the entire height of a wall. Removable panel covers over the infra-red heating elements protect them from damage during transport and when opened, act as deflectors, to direct, the radiant energy, widthwise, to restrict the line of site energy transferred to a wall. The heating panels are regulated by room air and wall temperature sensors to prevent structural damage and fire during usage of the invention. The infra-red heater may be pivotally mounted within its supporting structure so as to direct heat in various angular directions within the building being treated. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329650 | HOT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR CONSTANTLY MAINTAINING TEMPERATURE OF HOT WATER - The present invention relates to a hot water supply system that heats low-temperature water flowing into an inlet at a high temperature by using a heating device and supplies the high-temperature water through an outlet. The hot water supply system according to the present invention includes a heat exchanger that transmits heat of the heating device to the inflow water so as to supply the inflow water at a user set temperature; a flow sensor that measures a flow rate of the water flowing into the hot water supply system; a water tank that stores water discharged from the heat exchanger, a temperature sensor that is installed at a predetermined position on a pipe through which the water flows; and a controller that has an input unit to allow a user to input desired conditions, wherein the controller controls the operation of the heating device by comparing the user set temperature with a temperature measured by the temperature sensor and controls the operation of the heating device depending on variation in the flow rate measured by the flow sensor. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329651 | SYSTEM FOR AND A METHOD OF HEATING WATER - A system for heating water which includes a first container and a second container, an air-tight connection between upper ends of the first and second containers, each container including a respective water heating element, and a water outlet port and a water inlet port, a manifold which is operatively connected to the respective inlet and outlet ports of each container and which connects, in a controlled manner, the respective inlet port of each container to a pressurised source of cold water, and each container, at least in a respective upper volume thereof, and in the air-tight connection, containing a gas, and whereby cold water which is introduced into the first container via the manifold displaces gas via the air-tight connection from the first container into the second container thereby to expel warm water from the second container through the respective outlet port. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329652 | ELECTRICITY GENERATOR - A wind turbine and generator arrangement comprises a turbine that drives a self-excited induction generator via a shaft and mechanical gearbox. The induction generator includes an electrical circuit that includes a variable capacitance and a variable resistance. The variable capacitance may be constituted by a fixed capacitor and a triac under the control of a controller, or by a bank of capacitors switched by a relay under control of the controller. The variable resistance includes a triac controlled resistor or a bank of relay-switched resistors which constitute heating elements for heating domestic hot water. In use the generator frequency and voltage are allowed to ‘float’ whilst the optimal generator power output is maintained, but adjusting the impedance of the electrical circuit as the wind speed varies. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329653 | CAMERA - A camera comprising a location sensor, a first recorder, a first calculator, and a first motor, is provided. The location sensor detects the present location of the camera. The first recorder records a past location. The past location is a location where an image was photographed at a previous point in time. The first calculator compares the present location of the camera with the past location. The first calculator calculates a first difference between the present location of the camera and the past location. The first monitor displays the calculated first difference. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329654 | LENS DRIVING APPARATUS WITH ANTI-SHAKE MECHANISM - An exemplary lens driving apparatus includes a first retaining frame having first retaining portions, first coils of wire received in the first retaining portions, and a voice coil motor movably received in the first retaining frame. The voice coil motor includes a second retaining frame having second retaining portions, magnets received in the second retaining portions, and a core member having a second coil of wire wound around and being movably received in the second frame. The core member receives lens therein. The magnets generate magnetic fields which are capable of driving the core member to move along the lens optical axis when the second coil of wire is electrically powered; the magnets are applied reverse force of Ampere's force when the first coils of wire are electrically powered, such that the voice coil motor together with the lens is moved in a plane perpendicular to the lens optical axis. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329655 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus which can perform phase difference detection while causing light to enter an imaging device is provided. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329656 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus capable of performing phase difference detection while allowing light to enter an imaging device is provided. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329657 | Method and Apparatus for Imaging a Moving Object - A relatively rapidly moving object is imaged with a sensor incorporating a rolling electronic shutter, while using flash illumination which is comparable to or dimmer than ambient light. This is achieved by utilizing a physical shutter between the object and sensor which is synchronized to the flash. Preferably, the physical shutter is also operated so as to be open for a time interval which is coextensive with the presence of the flash. Preferably, an optical mechanism is provided between the object and sensor which causes the image to be focused when the light is flashed and blurred otherwise. Preferably, an optical filter is positioned between the object and sensor, and this filter is constructed to transmit to the CMOS sensor light at the wavelength of the flashing light source but to attenuate ambient light. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329658 | DIAPHRAGM CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERCHANGEABLE LENS CAMERA - A diaphragm control apparatus in a camera body includes a stepping motor, a lead screw thereof, wherein a slider is driven by the lead screw, a position detector, and a controller. When the stepping motor is in a free state, the slider allows a diaphragm operatively-associated rod to move to an initial position. The controller detects the slider origin position when the stepping motor is in the free state and drives the stepping motor stepwise to move the slider away from the origin position against a biasing force of a resilient biaser, and drives the stepping motor stepwise to move the slider toward the origin position while detecting the slider position; and sets an initial excitation pattern of the stepping motor upon a distance from the detected slider position to the origin position becoming less than a slider moving distance for one step of the stepping motor. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329659 | DIAPHRAGM CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERCHANGEABLE LENS CAMERA - A diaphragm control apparatus is provided in a camera body, in which a controller drives a stepping motor to move the slider away from an origin position, thereafter drives the stepping motor in the opposite direction toward the origin position, and thereafter detects the slider position after holding the stepping motor for a first waiting time upon a distance from the slider to the origin position becoming less than slider-moving distance for one step of the stepping motor. The controller causes the stepping motor to enter a free state upon a lapse of the first waiting time and detects the slider position upon a lapse of a second waiting time to set an initial excitation pattern from a difference between the slider position detected during the first waiting time and the slider position detected in the free state thereof and from the moving distance of the slider. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329660 | DIGITAL MOVING PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM TO EXECUTE THE METHOD, AND METHOD OF DETERMINING MOVEMENT OF SUBJECT - A digital moving picture photographing apparatus is provided for increasing user convenience by excluding unnecessary parts of a recording moving picture and starting/stopping a photographing operation automatically, as is an appertaining method and computer readable recording with code to implement the method. The digital moving picture photographing apparatus includes: an image capture device for generating image data from incident light; and a storage medium for storing the image data generated by the image capture device. The method includes: starting storing data of frame images, when a movement of a subject is sensed from the frame images of image data generated by the image capture device in a shooting mode; and stopping the recording of the moving picture when the movement of the subject is not sensed from the frame images of the image data generated by the image capture device during storing of the frame images in the storage medium. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329661 | Scouting Camera User Interface - A game scouting camera including a processing system having an operating system and a memory device and a user interface operably connected to the processing system that has (a) a visual display, (b) at least one operation key for inputting user commands, and (c) a multiple-stage manual switch movable to multiple alignment positions to control multiple camera functions during a camera setup procedure. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329662 | Photographing Device of a Global Positioning System - A photographing device of a global positioning system includes a casing, a display screen, a control circuit board and a photographing device. A side of the casing is the display screen, the casing contains a holding space, and the holding space includes the photographing device which is assembled with the control circuit board by an electric connection assembly. The control circuit board includes an access unit, a positioning and transmission unit, a computing unit and a battery unit. When the photographing device is used, the photographing device starts to shoot and record. Next time when a car is driving on a route, an image of which is stored by the photographing device, the photographing device compares the route image recorded with the route image planned by a user; after comparison, the route image that fits is transmitted to the display screen by the access unit to facilitate watching. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329663 | BARRIER UNIT - The present invention provides a barrier unit structure that can avoid not only ruining the appearance of a barrier unit due to a vertical misfit of blades that contact with each other at their edges when closed but also interfering with smooth movement of the blades due to their unintentional overlap. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329664 | SHUTTER DEVICE FOR CAMERA - A shutter device mounted in a compact device such as a camera or mobile phone is provided. The shutter device includes, a base which forms a light permeation hole through which a film or a charge coupled device (CCD) is exposed to a light; a first and second electromagnets which are mounted to opposite sides of the base; a driving arm in which one end is rotatably assembled with a side of the base between the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet; a first and second shutters which open or close the light permeation hole while concurrently rotating about a part of the base in association with the rotation of the driving arm; and a magnetic which is mounted to an end of the driving arm, and rotates the driving arm in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction while moving by the magnetic force between the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet along a direction of an electric current applied to the first and second electromagnets. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329665 | DIAPHRAGM CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERCHANGEABLE LENS CAMERA - A diaphragm control apparatus in a camera body includes a stepping motor; a lead screw thereof, wherein a slider is driven by the lead screw; a position detector; and a controller. When driving the stepping motor by a predetermined number of steps in a direction to move the slider away from an origin position, the controller detects the slider position before driving the stepping motor stepwise as the origin position via the position detector, and thereafter detects a stepping position of the slider to compare the stepping position with the origin position each time the stepping motor is driven by one step, and counts the number of steps based from the moment at which the stepping position of the slider exceeds a predetermined position in the direction to move the slider away from the origin position against the biasing force of the resilient biaser. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329666 | THERMAL CHIRP COMPENSATION IN A CHIRP MANAGED LASER - Thermal chirp compensation in a chirp managed laser. In one example embodiment, a method for thermal chirp compensation in a chirp managed laser (CML) includes several acts. First, a first bias condition and temperature is selected. Next, a first thermal chirp compensation signal is generated. Then, the laser is driven by biasing a first input drive signal with the first thermal chirp compensation signal. Next, a second bias condition and temperature is selected. Then, a second thermal chirp compensation signal is generated. Finally, the laser is driven by biasing a second input drive signal with the second thermal chirp compensation signal. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329667 | INTERFEROMETER, DEMODULATOR, AND OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION MODULE - In a delay line interferometer inside a demodulator, with respect to polarization states of two split beams of light to be interfered with each other, p polarization and s polarization are reversed by a half beam splitter and, further, again multiplexed by the half beam splitter used for splitting so that interference beams of light are generated. | 2010-12-30 |