53rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 80 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150381811 | INFORMATION SYSTEM WITH DETACHABLE INFORMATION MODULE - A unitary handheld portable module includes a keypad for entering data and a display for displaying data. A base module is configured to be coupled with and communicate through a telephone line and includes a keypad for dialing a telephone number and a display for displaying information. The portable and base modules are configured to have a mounted configuration in which the portable module is removably mounted on the base module and covers the base module's display, and the modules communicate with each other for the portable module's display to display information relating to operation of the base module. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381812 | Voice-Messaging with Attachments - A network method for using a network telephone voice-mail service, by which a caller may leave a voice-message that includes the identification of an attachment, which may include, as examples only, audio, video, text, programs, spreadsheets and graphic attachments. A video, text, spreadsheet or graphic attachment may be converted to an audible attachment to the voice-mail at the caller's or the voice-mail subscriber's request. Such entries may be made, after receiving an automated prompt for leaving an attachment identifier or conversion request, audibly or by using a keypad entry. A network method is also provided for using a network telephone voice-mail service, by which the voice-mail service may detect an attachment to a voice-mail message and provide access to the attachment to the voice-mail message. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381813 | Message Storage - A messaging application receives a sequence of user-consumable messages directed to at least one destination user. The messages are stored in non-volatile storage comprising one or more non-volatile storage devices, and the messages consist of a number of consumed messages having been consumed by the destination user, and a number of unconsumed messages not yet having been consumed by the user. An automatic message manager is configured to implement different respective retention policies for the consumed messages and the unconsumed messages. The retention policy for the consumed messages comprises automatically determining when the number of consumed messages exceeds a threshold for consumed messages, and in response automatically deleting at least one of the consumed messages from the non-volatile storage so as to bring the number of consumed messages back within the threshold for consumed messages. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381814 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED QUALITY OF A CALL OVER NETWORK WITH LOAD LEVELING AND LAST MILE SIGNAL INDICATION - Systems and methods for improving quality of a call over network (CON) are provided. Modules may be distributed over the network at nodes. The modules monitor data quantity through the node, and data quality from one node to another. This fidelity and usage data is provided to a server where the data may be utilized to decide on how to route a call over network. The selected pathway may be decided based upon avoidance of “problem” legs where packets have historically been lost, or based upon the desire to load level data transmissions. A signal indicator for the signal quality of the networks “last mile” may be provided to the user. The last mile is the portion of the data pathway dependent upon the telephone service provider's infrastructure that cannot be rerouted around. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATIONS IN A MULTI-PLATFORM ENVIRONMENT - A radio networking system includes at least a first communication port operable to facilitate communication between the radio networking system and a first communication platform. The system further includes at least a second communication port operable to facilitate communication between the radio networking system and a second communication platform. Additionally, a call control software module is operable to automatically and intelligently switch an incoming call from the first communication platform to the second communication platform which is controlled by a processor operable to execute the call control software module according to the information contained in a system configuration database. The call control software module further manages the configuration of call connections and conferencing services and supports real time user control of desired communication services. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381816 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZING A CALL OVER NETWORK WITH A CALLER READINESS DIALOG BOX - Systems and methods for a readiness dialog box for a call over network (CON) are provided. In some embodiments, the readiness dialog box is presented to the callers prior to the onset of the call. It presents the other participant's and their status. For example, it may indicate which participants are online, but not yet ready, those who are ready, and those not available. It also enables the caller to send messages (both preconfigured and customized) to the other participants. Once sufficient participants have joined, the call may start. Sufficiency of participants could include a quorum of individuals, may require that specific participants are ready, everyone is ready, or may be time dependent. The participant requirements may be configured by the individual setting up the call based upon call type. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381817 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A CALL OVER NETWORK WITH A VISUALIZED SUMMARY - Systems and methods for a call over network (CON) with a visualized summary are provided. In some embodiments, after the call concludes, a visualized summary of the call can be generated. The summary includes any of the recording of the call, transcriptions, scenario information, speaker information and the duration each speaker was talking, etc. Scenario may be generated by comparing the call speaking pattern to known templates of call types. Additionally, participant features employed in the call may be summarized in chronological relation to the calls progression in a visual format. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381818 | CATCHING UP WITH AN ONGOING CONFERENCE CALL - Various technologies described herein pertain to retaining content of a conference call for accelerated replay. The content of the conference call can be recorded. Further, establishment of a connection of a participant to the conference call can be detected. For instance, the connection can be established with a computing device of the participant. Moreover, the establishment of the connection of the participant to the conference call can be detected subsequent to initiation of the recording of the content of the conference call. Responsive to detection of the establishment of the connection of the participant to the conference call, at least a portion of recorded content of the conference call can be transmitted to the computing device for playback at a playback speed that is greater than a speed at which the content is recorded. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381819 | Method and Communications Arrangement for Operating a Communications Connection - The invention relates to a method and a communications arrangement for operating a communications connection between a communications terminal device (KE | 2015-12-31 |
20150381820 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS USING INTERNET PROTOCOL - A database stores unique associations between account identifiers and mobile-network telephone numbers assigned by a mobile network to mobile communications devices. The account identifiers are also associated with voice-over-IP (VoIP) telephone numbers. Voice calls between the mobile communications devices are made as voice-over-IP (VoIP) calls using respective VoIP telephone numbers. Tracking of the VoIP calls is performed through the mobile network using respective mobile-network telephone numbers, so that a prepaid balance can be enforced. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381821 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUDIO PROCESSING - An audio apparatus comprises a circuit ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150381822 | ECHO CANCELLATION DEVICE - An echo cancellation device includes: a full-band echo canceller that generates a pseudo-echo signal; a downsample processor that downsamples a received signal and extracts a low-band component delayed by a delay amount D | 2015-12-31 |
20150381823 | Charging Method, Access Network Device, and Gateway Device - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a charging method and device. The method includes: obtaining, by a radio access device located in an access network, first information, where the first information includes or is used to indicate a type of service data borne on a radio interface of the radio access device and a type of the radio interface; and sending, by the radio access device, the first information to a charging network element located in a core network, so that the charging network element performs charging by using the first information. The method provided in the embodiments of the present invention can implement service data charging without requiring a wireless local area network access gateway, thereby simplifying a communication process between network elements and reducing management costs of a network. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381824 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS WITH GRACE PERIOD - A mobile communications device receives an indication of a balance from a server when establishment of a voice call or sending of a message is requested. The mobile communications device determines whether the balance is sufficient to place the voice call or send the message over a mobile network. If the balance is sufficient to place the voice call or send the message over the mobile network, the voice call is established or the message is sent under normal operating conditions. If the balance is insufficient to place the voice call or send the message over the mobile network, a grace period is activated and the voice call is established or the message is sent during the grace period over an available wireless local-area network. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381825 | MOBILE APPLICATION USAGE MONITOR - Described herein is a framework to monitor mobile application usage. In accordance with one aspect of the framework, sensor data from one or more sensors in a mobile computing device is received. Usage of one or more mobile applications implemented on the mobile computing device may be monitored based on such sensor data to generate monitoring results. A report may be generated based on the monitoring results. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381826 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DATA USAGE FOR A SERVICE ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICES - An approach for managing the amount of data spent by one or more user devices on one or more services is described. A data usage analysis platform receives an input for specifying a data budget associated with a service, wherein the service operates on one or more devices. The data usage analysis platform also monitors data usage data associated with the service across the one or more devices. Still further, the data usage analysis platform presents a report of the data usage data with respect to the data budget. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381827 | SERVER APPARATUS STORING PRINT DATA, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND PRINTING SYSTEM FOR CHECKING PROCESSING STATUS ON A PRINT DATA LIST - A server apparatus includes a first receiving unit configured to receive print data transmitted from a client apparatus, a storage unit configured to store the print data of which reception has finished by the first receiving unit, and a second receiving unit configured to receive, from a printing apparatus, a request of print data, and a transmission unit configured to, in response to the request received by the second receiving unit, transmit a list of print data to the printing apparatus, the list of print data including identification information of the print data stored in the storage unit and identification information of print data of which reception has been started but has not finished by the first reception unit yet. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381828 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus has a display for an operation operated by an application program. The apparatus includes an operation screen displayer that displays an operation screen in the display. The application program is an object to be operated in the operation screen. The apparatus also includes a rule violation displayer that displays that a rule violation has occurred in the display, the rule violation occurring when a processing request from the application program exceeds a predetermined allowable range of an operation condition. A manager switches the display, by the rule violation displayer, from the operation screen to a screen showing a rule violation notice that the rule violation has occurred, in response to the processing request, if it is determined that the processing request is the rule violation based on information as to an operation authority permitted to the application program. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381829 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus including a communication unit, a controller, and an image processing unit. The communication unit receives information related to a processing condition for image processing stored in and specified with a terminal device. The controller sets a state in which the information related to the processing condition is accepted with the communication unit from one terminal device, which performs wireless communication, and not from another terminal device, which performs wireless communication, other than the one terminal device. The image processing unit performs the image processing. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381830 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING WIRELESS CONNECTION AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method for establishing a wireless connection comprises initiating, by a first device, a procedure of establishing a first wireless connection of a first communication protocol with relatively higher data rate and higher power consumption, between the first electronic device and a second electronic device, in response to one of: (a) detecting a first signal from a peripheral unit of the first electronic device, the first signal leading the first electronic device to become active and (b) detecting a second signal from the second electronic device via a second wireless connection of a second communication protocol established between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, the second signal indicating that the second electronic device is in use, or in response to (c) detecting the first signal that is detected within a predetermine time after receiving the second signal. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381831 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a display and one or a plurality of processors that executes the following processes: determining one of a plurality of screen switch groups as a search target, the plurality of screen switch groups each being composed of a plurality of multi-level screens, the multi-level screens to be displayed on the display; obtaining strings by searching the determined screen switch group, the strings each having a keyword specified by the user, the strings representing setting options to be set on the multi-level screens, the multi-level screens composing the determined screen switch group; and displaying the setting options on the display in a manner allowing the user to select one of the setting options, the setting options being represented by the obtained strings, and then displaying a screen for setting one of the setting options upon the one setting option being selected by the user. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381832 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION CONVERTER, SERVER, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An information converter includes an acquisition part for acquiring execution information of a specific function mode, the specific function mode being included in customized information which is operation setting information customized for a specific user and not being installed in a specific image forming apparatus; and a converter for dividing an operation to be executed in the specific function mode into a plurality of jobs which can be executed in the specific image forming apparatus and converting the execution information of the specific function mode into converted execution information described by using combination of the plurality of jobs. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381833 | PRINTING APPARATUS WITH PULL SCAN FUNCTION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Regarding a Pull Scan function, a printing apparatus allows a user to select either employing a method for displaying a specific screen in using the Pull Scan function, or employing a method for permitting the use of the Pull Scan function even without displaying the specific screen. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381834 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit that stores a personal setting value of a user, a reception unit that receives a login of the user, and a control unit that that determines whether the personal setting value of the user whose login is received can be stored in the storage unit, and in a case where it is determined that the personal setting value cannot be stored and registration of the personal setting value is instructed by the user whose login is received, performs control so as to store the personal setting value of which the registration is instructed in a virtual storage area prepared for temporary storage. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381835 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - A scanner includes: platen glass, a housing, and an upper left frame (and an upper right frame) which is formed around the platen glass. An engagement section at which the upper left frame engages with the housing is configured to include a hook and a loop member. The hook includes a first inclined portion that allows engagement with the loop member to be performed when the upper left frame is attached to the housing in a vertically downward direction and a second inclined portion that allows the loop member to be disengaged from an engaged state between the hook and the loop member when the upper left frame is shifted with respect to the housing in a second direction intersecting with a first direction. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381836 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH IMAGE SENSOR CONTAINED IN SLIDABLE CARRIAGE - An image reading apparatus includes: a contact glass setting a manuscript thereon; an image sensor extending in a first direction and having a reading surface which faces the contact glass for reading an image from the manuscript on the contact glass; a rail member extending inside the apparatus main body in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a carriage having a sensor container to contain the image sensor, a taper end portion formed in an end portion in the first direction to become smaller in height toward the end side, and an opening formed in the bottom of the sensor container on the taper end portion side; a biased portion adjacent to the reading surface of the image sensor in the second direction; and a biasing member biasing the image sensor toward the contact glass via the biased portion. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381837 | IMAGE READING DEVICE - There is provided an image reading device which includes an original retaining portion that includes an ADF unit which rotates to be capable of opening and closing in relation to an image reading surface, and a reinforcing member, and that retains the original which is placed on the image reading surface in a state in which the ADF unit is closed, and first and second fixing members which are elastic and serve as fixing portions which fix the reinforcing member to the ADF unit, in which, when the ADF unit is opened, a stretch amount of the second fixing member is less than that of the first fixing member, and in which, at the free end side of the ADF unit, a corner side of the sheet-shaped member separates from the image reading surface before the center side. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381838 | IMAGE READING DEVICE - An image reading device includes a document conveyance section, a reading section, a determination section, an operation control section, a reading instruction request section, and a reading instruction reception section. The determination section determines whether a document sheet is an identifier sheet indicating identification information for identifying an information processing device that is a communication target. The reading instruction request section communicates with the information processing device identified by the identification information, thereby requesting the information processing device for an instruction pertaining to document reading. Upon the reading instruction reception section receiving the instruction, the operation control section causes the reading section to perform document reading in accordance with a reading setting indicated by the instruction in order to generate image data for document sheets from a document sheet directly after the identifier sheet through to a document sheet directly prior to a next identifier sheet. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381839 | Image Processing Apparatus, and Method and Computer-Readable Medium for the Same - An image processing apparatus including a sensor detecting a document set on the image processing apparatus, an image processing device performing an image processing operation for the document, a reader reading registration information from a recording medium, the registration information including at least one of identification information and setting information, and a controller configured to, in response to the recording medium being brought in proximity to or in contact with the reader, control the reader to read the registration information from the recording medium, acquire the setting information based on the registration information, determine whether the document is set on the image processing apparatus, based on a detection signal from the sensor, and in response to determining that the document is set on the image processing apparatus, control the image processing device to perform the image processing operation in accordance with the setting information. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381840 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a determination section, an acquisition section, a generation section, a notification section, and a management section. The determination section determines, when receiving a print job from a predetermined terminal apparatus via a network, whether or not the print job is a private print job. If the print job is a private print job, the acquisition section acquires, from another image forming apparatus coupled to a self-apparatus to communicate with the self-apparatus, information regarding the another image forming apparatus. The generation section generates a one time password on the basis of the acquired information. The notification section notifies the terminal apparatus of the generated one time password. The management section manages the generated one time password in association with the private print job and, when receiving the one time password from a user, executes the private print job associated with the one time password. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381841 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes: an accepting unit to accept user operations to transition the apparatus from a standby state to a power save state; a detecting unit to detect objects around the apparatus; and a power control unit to transition the apparatus from the power save state to the standby state according to detection of an object by the detecting unit, and to transition the image forming apparatus from the standby state to the power save state according to user operations accepted at the accepting unit. The power control unit prohibits the apparatus from transitioning from the power save state to the standby state according to the detection of the object, until a user, which performed operations accepted by the accepting unit to transition the apparatus from the standby state to the power save state, thereafter ceases to be detected by the detecting unit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381842 | DEVICE ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE - A device administration system includes a device and a first server. The first server transmits restriction information, for restriction on use of a function of the device, and first destination information, indicating a destination of transmission of authentication information for cancel of the restriction, to the device without a request of the device. The device is configured to: upon receiving the transmitted restriction information, restrict the use of the function corresponding to it; upon receiving the transmitted first destination information, store it; accept the authentication information that is input for removal of the restriction; upon accepting the authentication information, transmit the accepted authentication information to a destination indicated by the stored first destination information; and upon receiving permission information from the destination of transmission, cancel the restriction of the use of the function. The permission information permits the use of the function. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381843 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus includes a communication unit, a display unit, an input unit, and an image processing unit. The communication unit receives information related to at least one processing condition for image processing stored in and specified with a terminal device. The display unit displays a screen in which the at least one processing condition received by the communication unit is displayed. The input unit, when a user wishes to change the at least one processing condition displayed in the display unit, allows the user to input a different processing condition to which the user wishes to change the displayed processing condition. The image processing unit performs the image processing. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381844 | Image Scanner and Image Scanning Method - An image scanner includes a transparent plate, a scanning device, a driving device, a positioning member, a light absorbing portion and a white reference portion. The transparent plate has an original placing surface. The scanning device irradiates an original with light by means of a light source and scans reflected light from the original. The driving device reciprocates the scanning device along the transparent plate. The positioning member positions the original placed on the original placing surface of the transparent plate. The light absorbing portion, which is disposed on the original placing surface side of the positioning member and at substantially a central portion of the positioning member in moving directions of the scanning device, absorbs ambient light entering to the original placing surface side of the positioning member through the transparent plate. The white reference portion is provided to the original placing surface side of the positioning member. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381845 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OBTAINING IMAGE - Disclosed is an apparatus for obtaining an image. The apparatus for obtaining an image includes a light source, a scanner, a first beam splitter, and a light receiving unit. The light source generates a laser pulse. The scanner irradiates the laser pulse in a first direction. The first beam splitter splits the laser pulse irradiated in the first direction in the first direction and a second direction and irradiates the split laser pulse. The light receiving unit detects reflected light. Accordingly, it is possible to irradiate light to a wide range by a light source having a relatively small divergent angle. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381846 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image reading apparatus includes: an illumination unit that is disposed so as to be moved relative to a recording medium and illuminates the recording medium with light beams of plural colors that are circulated in predetermined order; a reading unit that reads an image recorded on the recording medium by receiving reflection light that is produced as a result of the illumination unit's illuminating the recording medium during the moving relative to the recording medium; and a control unit that controls the illumination unit so that a difference between a first illumination interval and a second illumination interval is determined based on a reading resolution of the reading unit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381847 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a casing configured to cut off ambient light and have a casing-opening portion at the bottom, an image capturing unit configured to perform image capturing of a medium that is exposed to an inside of the casing in the casing-opening portion, a plurality of light sources configured to be arranged on the inside of the casing and emit light to different areas on horizontal plane in the casing-opening portion, a control unit configured to control at least the image capturing unit and the plurality of light sources, and an attachment configured to be detachably attached to the bottom of the casing. The attachment surrounds the casing-opening portion in a state in which the attachment is attached to the casing and cuts off the ambient light together with the casing in a state in which the bottom is placed on the medium. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381848 | IMAGE SENSOR UNIT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGE SENSOR UNIT - Light guides emit light from the side surface thereof toward the subject to be read, the light emitted to one end surface of each of the light guides. A frame is frame shaped, the frame houses the light guides and a lens, the frame including light guide holders that support a first to-be-supported section on the side surface of the light guides. A cover covers at least a part of one opening of the frame, and does not restrict light from passing through between the light guides and the subject to be read, the cover including light guide holders that support a second to-be-supported section opposite of the first to-be-supported section on the side surface of the light guides. The light guides are fixed inside the frame by the flange portion including the light guide holders provided by the frame and the light guide holders provided by the cover. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381849 | Document Processing Device That Facilitates Evaluation of Document, Document Processing Method, and Recording Medium - A document processing device includes a storage circuit, an input circuit, an output circuit, and a control circuit. The storage circuit stores document data including at least one of character data and image data. The output circuit outputs the stored document data. The control circuit causes the output circuit to output the stored document data to evaluate the document data by at least one evaluator. The input circuit accepts location information and an evaluation result. The location information indicates a location of at least one evaluated part selected by the at least one evaluator who has evaluated the output document in the document data. The evaluation result is given to each of the evaluated parts. The storage circuit stores the location information and the evaluation result accepted by the input circuit. The control circuit extracts the evaluated part from the document data based on the stored location information. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381850 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus control method includes receiving an image, displaying the received image, presenting candidates for a printing device to be allowed to print the displayed image, selecting at least one of the presented candidates for the printing device, and transmitting, to the selected printing device, an instruction to print the displayed image. When the candidates for the printing device include a printing device that transmitted the image, the printing device that transmitted the image is presented in preference to the other printing devices. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381851 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a punch hole detection section, a position calculating section, an image adding section, and an image forming section. The punch hole detection section analyzes image data of a scan image obtained through scanning of an original document to detect two punch hole images. The position calculating section calculates a midpoint between the two punch hole images in the scan image when the two punch hole images are detected. The image adding section adds image data of a midpoint indicating image to the image data of the scan image so that the midpoint indicating image is added to the scan image at a position corresponding to the midpoint. The image forming section performs image formation on a sheet based on the image data of the scan image to which the image data of the midpoint indicating image has been added. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381852 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A data processing apparatus obtains an input pixel region contained in image data, inputs a pixel value contained in the input pixel region into an image processor, obtains the image-processed pixel value from the image processor, and outputs an output pixel region. Data of the input pixel region and data of the output pixel region are temporarily stored, and the size of an input area that stores the data of the input pixel region and the size of an output area that stores the data of the output pixel region are set based on the number of pixels in the input pixel region and the number of pixels in the output pixel region. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381853 | SCANNER - One scanner taught in the present specification may be provided with a processor and a memory that stores computer-readable instructions. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the scanner to perform: obtaining a scan request from a terminal device; determining a target scan resolution based on software-related information included in the scan request; generating scan image data having the target scan resolution; and supplying the scan image data to the terminal device. The software-related information is information relating to a software installed in the terminal device and used by the terminal device for supplying the scan request to the scanner. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381854 | DOCUMENT READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A document reading device includes: a document feed section; a contact glass plate on which an original document is fed from the document feed section; a white color reference member beside a front surface of the contact glass plate; a first reading unit beside a back surface of the contact glass plate, configured to read the original document on the front surface of the contact glass plate or the white color reference member; and a positioning member configured to position the white color reference member to be read selectively between a first reading position being the same position as the original document in contact with the front surface of the contact glass plate and a second reading position away from the front surface of the contact glass plate by a document passage clearance allowing the original document to pass between the contact glass plate and the white color reference member. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381855 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND FACSIMILE MACHINE - An image processing device reduces an image in a sub-scanning direction at a reduction factor of 1/2 | 2015-12-31 |
20150381856 | IMAGE-DISPLAYING DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL CIRCUIT - An image-displaying device includes an image output section, an image data generation section, and a display section. The image output section outputs output data corresponding to an image of a subject. The image data generation section converts the output data to image data by each line and converts image data of a line in a first period. The display section displays the image data the line in a horizontal synchronization period of the display section. The first period is shorter than the horizontal synchronization period. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381857 | GoPro Aiming Laser - This device employs a visible laser module that will typically be a laser diode with an output beam mechanically aligned to the GoPro camera lens and its FOV (Field of View). This device is small and lightweight and can either be built into any part of the GoPro assembly or can be attached to part of the camera assembly. The housing includes the laser module, On/Off switch, batteries, tilt switch, and the required electrical interconnections. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381858 | MONITORING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING A FIXED MONITORING DEVICE - A fixed monitoring device is disclosed comprising an image collector arrangement and a first adjustment arrangement. The adjustment arrangement comprises a main gear arranged to rotate for adjusting a placement of the image collector arrangement, a first motor, a second motor, a first gearing arrangement operatively connecting said first motor to said main gear, a second gearing arrangement operatively connecting said second motor to said main gear. Each of the first and second gearing arrangements are self-locking. A method of adjusting a fixed monitoring device is also disclosed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381859 | PORTABLE CAMERAS AND RELATED METHODS - A wireless camera system and related methods are disclosed in which the camera system has a camera body and a mounting base. The camera body has electronics to create a wireless connection hotspot that can be connected to wireless connection enabled device. The mounting base can be positioned on any surface and can include one or more magnetic inserts to mount the camera system on a magnetic surface, such as to a car chassis. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381860 | USER PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING FLOATING SENSOR ASSEMBLY TO MAINTAIN FIXED GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATION OF SENSORS - A user portable device includes a device chassis comprising at least one opening at a surface of the device chassis and a sensor assembly aligned with the at least one opening. The sensor assembly includes a mounting structure and a plurality of sensors mounted to the mounting structure. The sensors include at least two sensors utilized by the user portable device based on a specified geometric configuration between the at least two sensors. The user portable device further includes a mounting fastener that mounts the sensor assembly to the device chassis so as to isolate the sensor assembly from deformation of the surface of the device chassis along one or more axes during user handling, and thus aid in preventing alteration of a baseline geometric configuration of one or more sensors of the sensor assembly due to the chassis deformation. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381861 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module including a PCB mounted with an image sensor; a holder member disposed at the PCB; a lens module coupled to the holder member; an actuator disposed at an upper surface of the lens module; and an electronic circuit pattern extending along an outer surface of the holder member. Further, a first end of the electronic circuit pattern is electrically connected to the PCB, and a second end of the electronic circuit pattern is electrically connected to the actuator | 2015-12-31 |
20150381862 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A base member holds a first ring-shaped operating member such that the first ring-shaped operating member can move rectilinearly in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of a lens unit and holds a second ring-shaped operating member such that the second ring-shaped operating member can rotate about the optical axis of the lens unit. When the rotation of the second ring-shaped operating member is not detected by a rotation detection unit, a restricting unit permits rectilinear movement of the first ring-shaped operating member, and when the rotation of the second ring-shaped operating member is detected by the rotation detection unit, the restricting unit restricts the rectilinear movement of the first ring-shaped operating member. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381863 | Optical System and Imaging Device - An optical system including: a first lens group Gf; a vibration control lens group Gvc; and a third lens group Gr, the first lens group Gf, the vibration control lens group Gvc, and the third lens group Gr being provided in order from an object side. The third lens group Gr has at least one lens having negative refractive power, and specified conditional expressions are satisfied. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381864 | Optical System and Imaging Device - An optical system including: a first lens group Gf; a vibration control lens group Gvc; and a third lens group Gr, the first lens group Gf, the vibration control lens group Gvc, and the third lens group Gr being provided in order from an object side. The vibration control lens group Gvc is constituted of a single lens unit, the third lens group Gr includes at least one lens having negative refractive power, and specified conditional expressions are satisfied. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381865 | INFRARED CAMERA - An infrared camera, comprising photosensitive element ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150381866 | IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An imaging element includes: a plurality of pixels configured to receive light from outside and generate and output an imaging signal depending on an amount of the light received; a first transfer line connected to the pixel; a second transfer line; a column selection switch configured to select one pixel column and output the imaging signal to the second transfer line; a column source follower including a gate to which the imaging signal transferred by the first transfer line is input, a drain end being connected to a power supply voltage, and a source end being connected to the column selection switch; a constant current source configured to drive the column source follower and read out the imaging signal to the second transfer line; and a current generating unit configured to flow a predetermined current to the source end side of the column source follower. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381867 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing apparatus comprises: a first image sensor configured to photo-electrically convert a subject image and output an image signal; a first image processing unit configured to develop a first image signal generated by the first image sensor; a second image processing unit configured to reduce a number of pixels in the first image signal and develop the image signal whose pixels have been reduced as a second image signal; a recording unit configured to record an image signal; and a display unit having a lower pixel count than the pixel count of the first image sensor, wherein in the case where an instruction to capture a still image has been made, the recording unit records the image signal developed by the first image processing unit and the display unit displays the image signal developed by the second image processing unit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381868 | FLASH COLLISION DETECTION, COMPENSATION, AND PREVENTION - Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for flash collision detection, compensation, and prevention. For example, the flash of another camera or other sudden increases in ambient lighting of an image scene can introduce unwanted quality degradations into captured images, such as over-exposure of part or all of the captured image. Flash collision can be detected through a row sum calculation and comparison process in some examples. In some examples, flash collision can be compensated for by analysis of row sum data from a number of preview frames. In other examples, flash collision can be mitigated or prevented through use of a flash traffic controller. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381869 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHODS FOR IMAGE SENSORS WITH PHASE DETECTION PIXELS - An image sensor may include a pixel array having image pixels for capturing image data and phase detection pixels for gathering phase information during automatic focusing operations. Phase detection pixels may form phase detection pixel pairs having first and second pixels with different angular responses. The first and second pixels may have color filters of the same color or may have color filters of different colors. The phase detection pixel pairs may be isolated from other phase detection pixel pairs in the array or may be arranged consecutively in a line. The phase detection pixels may, for example, be provided with color filters to match the color filter pattern of the pixel array. Processing circuitry may adjust red and green pixel signals from a phase detection pixel pair having a red and green color filter and may subsequently determine a phase difference using the adjusted pixel signals. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381870 | Dynamic Noise Reduction For High Dynamic Range In Digital Imaging - Implementations pertaining to dynamic noise reduction for high dynamic range (HDR) in digital imaging are described. A method may involve receiving a data related to digital imaging. The method may also involve determining a respective HDR enhancement ratio for each of one or more portions of a plurality of portions of the data. The method may further involve determining a respective level of noise reduction corresponding to the respective HDR enhancement ratio for each of the one or more portions of the data. The method may additionally involve performing noise reduction up to the respective level of noise reduction for each of the one or more portions of the data. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381871 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus includes: an image sensor in which multiple light receiving elements are arrayed with respect to one lens on an image sensing plane on which an object image is formed by an imaging lens, the lens being arranged such that the exit pupil of the imaging lens and the light receiving elements are in a conjugate relationship; a polarizer arranged at approximately the position of the exit pupil of the imaging lens, and having multiple areas that have different polarization directions corresponding to different areas of the exit pupil; and an image processing unit that generates multiple images corresponding to the areas of the polarizer from output of the light receiving elements. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381872 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus via a network includes, a combining unit configured to combine a plurality of images captured under different exposure conditions, an exposure setting unit configured to acquire an image under a set exposure condition, a reception unit configured to receive a command for specifying an operation of the combining unit and the exposure setting unit from the external apparatus, and a first control unit configured to control a timing of the operation of the exposure setting unit, specified by the command received by the reception unit, based on an operation state of at least one of the combining unit and the exposure setting unit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381873 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REDUCING EFFECT OF FLICKER, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus that is capable of photographing after performing a detection process for light-amount variation characteristics and an object recognition process without increasing processing time. An accumulation unit makes an image pickup device perform a plurality of times of charge storage and charge readout at a predetermined interval to obtain a plurality of images. A photometry unit performs photometry to the plurality of images to obtain a plurality of photometry values. A detection unit detects a light-amount variation characteristic of light from an object based on the plurality photometry values. A combining unit applies a combining process to the plurality of images to obtain an combined image. An object recognition unit applies an object recognition process to detect the object in the combined image. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381874 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION - An electronic system includes a first electronic apparatus and a second electronic apparatus. The first electronic apparatus includes a first low-energy communication unit, a camera unit and a first control unit. The camera unit is configured for capturing multimedia files. The first control unit is configured for generating a plurality of metadata related to the multimedia files respectively. The second electronic apparatus includes a second low-energy communication unit and a second control unit. The second low-energy communication unit is configured for establishing a first wireless connection with the first low-energy communication unit, and receiving the metadata related to each of the multimedia files without receiving original contents of the multimedia files. The second control unit is coupled with the second low-energy communication unit. The second control unit is configured for classifying the metadata into at least one group. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381875 | NETWORK CAMERA DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a network camera data management system for managing camera data of a network camera, including: a data importing device, a splitting and storing device, and a data retrieving device. A management method utilized by the network camera data management system includes the steps of: splitting the imported camera data into a camera audio data and a camera video data based on the respective data formats; storing the camera audio data and the camera video data respectively in different servers and/or in different server storage areas that have non-sequential storage addresses with each other in one server; and retrieving, according to a retrieval condition, a fragment of the camera audio data and/or a fragment of the camera video data from the camera audio data and/or the camera video data stored. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381876 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH BLUR MEASUREMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - An image processing system and method of operation includes: an image processing device; an image capture module for capturing a source image on the image processing device; an assessment module for detecting an edge of the source image, and measuring an edge width measure of the edge; and a retrieving module for retrieving a depth of field from the edge width measure. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381877 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS IMAGING - A liquid crystal lens imaging apparatus includes a lens group containing at least a liquid crystal lens, a drive circuit, an image collecting unit, and an image processing unit. The drive circuit is connected to the liquid crystal lens to drive the liquid crystal lens into an out-of-focus state or into an in-focus state. The image collecting unit is configured to collect light signal passing through the liquid crystal lens and to generate an image according to the light signal. When the liquid crystal lens is in the in-focus state, the image collecting unit generates an in-focus image of the light signal and, when the liquid crystal lens is in the out-of-focus state, the image collecting unit generates an out-of-focus image of the light signal. Further, the image processing unit is connected to the image collecting unit to receive both the in-focus image and the out-of-focus image and to process the in-focus image using the out-of-focus image to obtain a processed in-focus image as a final generated image. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381878 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes an imaging element, a lens and an image processor. Light passes through the lens toward the imaging element. A relative position of the imaging element and the lens is changeable. The image processor acquires a first image and a second image. The image processor derives a first stored image by adding at least a portion of the second image to the first image. The first image is captured by the imaging element when the relative position is in a first range. The second image is captured by the imaging element when the relative position is in a second range different from the first range. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381879 | IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - An image pickup system is an image pickup system in which an image pickup section and a confirmation section that displays a picked-up image from the image pickup section are separable, the image pickup system including: a first motion determination section that determines a motion of the image pickup section; a second motion determination section that determines a motion of the confirmation section; and a control section that controls at least one of the image pickup section and the confirmation section by obtaining a relationship between the motion of the image pickup section and the motion of the confirmation section based on determination results of the first and second motion determination sections. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381880 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, LENS UNIT, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image pickup apparatus detachably mounting a lens unit including a plurality of optical members includes an image pickup unit that accumulates charge in synchronization with a vertical synchronizing signal to generate an image signal, and a control unit that generates control information for each of the plurality of optical members of the mounted lens unit and communicates the control information with the lens unit in synchronization with the vertical synchronizing signal. The control unit is configured to perform a first communication in synchronization with the vertical synchronizing signal, and to perform a second communication, for controlling an optical member different to the optical before a next first communication that is performed in synchronization with a next vertical synchronizing signal. The first communication and the second communication are predetermined packet communications in which optical members to be controlled among the plurality of optical members are different from each other. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381881 | IMAGING DEVICE HAVING AUTOFOCUS CAPABILITY - Herein disclosed is an imaging device having an imaging optical system, the device including: an imaging element configured to include a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels arranged along a predetermined direction; a first processor configured to execute focal detection processing by a phase difference detection system based on charge signals obtained from the plurality of second pixels; and a second processor configured to execute specific processing based on charge signals obtained from the plurality of first pixels, the specific processing being different from the focal detection processing by a phase difference detection system and being necessary for a function of the imaging device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381882 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF BRACKETING PHOTOGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A photographing apparatus includes an input unit, a distinction unit, a setting unit, and a photographing control unit. The input unit is constituted by a touch screen and enables a sliding operation according to touch. The distinction unit distinguishes a characteristic of a trajectory of a continuous (seamless) sliding operation on the touch screen. The setting unit respectively sets a plurality of values of photographing parameters used for the bracketing photography, according to the characteristics of the trajectory of the one continuous sliding operation thus distinguished. The photographing control unit controls to execute the bracketing photography with the plurality of values of the photographing parameters thus set. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381883 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Provided are an image processing device, an imaging device, and an image processing method which can perform focusing control using an intuitive operation. First and second images based on image signals that are output from an imaging element including first and second pixel groups on which an object image that passes through first and second regions of an imaging lens and is pupil-divided is formed are combined and displayed on a display unit having a touch panel. It is detected whether an operation of selecting the first or the second image on the display image is performed. It is detected whether a moving operation in a direction intersecting a division direction is performed. When the selection operation and the moving operation are sequentially detected, control is performed such that a focus lens is moved in an optical axis direction of the focus lens in response to the moving operation. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381884 | Systems, Methods, And Computer Program Products For Digital Image Capture - A method of editing a digital image is provided herein. The method includes displaying a first image in a user interface presented in a display of a user device, receiving a selection of an edit area of the first image, and displaying a portion of a second image of a plurality of still images in the edit area of the first image. Each of the plurality of still images is captured in succession adjacent to the first image. The method further includes replacing the edit area of the first image with the portion of the second image to generate a modified image and storing the modified image in memory as an image file. Associated systems and computer program products are also provided herein. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381885 | GLASS-TYPE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A glass-type mobile terminal including a frame body configured to be worn as glasses by a user; a camera mounted on the frame body and configured to capture an image; and a controller configured to control the camera to capture at least one image of an object currently viewed with the glass-type mobile terminal based on at least one of linguistic expression information of the user and emotion information of the user on the currently viewed object. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381886 | Camera Controlling Apparatus For Controlling Camera Operation - A camera apparatus on an imaging terminal side detects the installation state (imaging state) of its own camera based on sensor information obtained by an imaging state sensor of the camera, and specifies the state as an imaging condition thereof. Then, the camera apparatus refers to a task table and thereby specifies a camera task associated with the installation state (imaging state) which is the imaging condition as a task of its own camera. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381887 | IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - An image pickup system includes an image pickup unit and a confirmation unit that displays a picked-up image transmitted from the image pickup unit, the image pickup unit and the confirmation unit being separable from each other, and the image pickup system is provided with: a first motion determination section that determines a motion of the image pickup unit; and a control section that instructs the image pickup unit to perform continuous shooting based on a determination result by the first motion determination section when the image pickup unit and the confirmation unit are separated from each other, which enables photographing without missing a photo opportunity. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381888 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR GROUPING IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICES, AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREOF - An image capturing device, control method for grouping image capturing devices, and control system thereof are provided. The control method is applied in the control system for controlling image capturing devices. Every image capturing device includes a direction detection unit for indicating a current direction, a command receiving unit, a computing unit, a driving unit and an image capturing unit. The control method comprises the following steps. A steering command for indicating a specified region is provided to at least two image capturing devices. The computing unit calculates a steering angle according to the current direction and specified region. The driving unit drives the image capturing device to capture the specific region according to the steering angle. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381889 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING PLURALITY OF IMAGE PICKUP UNITS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus which is capable of reducing erroneous shooting when a third party other than a photographer has come within the field of view. A first detection unit detects a subject from first image data obtained as a result of shooting by a first image pickup unit. A second detection unit detects a subject from second image data obtained as a result of shooting by a second image pickup unit. When the first detection unit detects, from the first image data, the subject detected by the second detection unit, a shooting process is carried out in which a shooting operation is performed using the first image pickup unit, and image data obtained by the shooting operation is recorded. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381890 | FLASH COLLISION DETECTION, COMPENSATION, AND PREVENTION - Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for flash collision detection, compensation, and prevention. For example, the flash of another camera or other sudden increases in ambient lighting of an image scene can introduce unwanted quality degradations into captured images, for example over-exposure of part or all of the captured image. Flash collision can be detected through a row sum calculation and comparison process in some examples. In some examples, flash collision can be compensated for by analysis of row sum data from a number of preview frames. In other examples, flash collision can be mitigated or prevented through use of a flash traffic control protocol. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381891 | STABILIZATION OF LOW-LIGHT VIDEO - In one embodiment, a method includes determining a maximum exposure time for capturing one or more image frames of a video clip. The maximum exposure time represents an exposure time below which the captured image frames are substantially free of motion-blur artifacts and above which the captured image frames exhibit motion-blur artifacts. The method also includes capturing the image frames with an exposure time that is less than or equal to the maximum exposure time. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381892 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING CAMERA - There is provided a system for calibrating a camera including: a memory storing centering calibration data reflecting a deviation of an optical axis of a lens; and an image signal processor determining an image recognition region of an image sensor based on the centering calibration data to process an image signal input from the image sensor. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381893 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprises a first calculation unit for calculating a shake correction amount for a moving image by using a shake signal output from shake detection unit, a second calculation unit for calculating a shake correction amount for a still image by using a shake signal output from the shake detection unit, a generation unit for generating, based on a comparison result between the shake correction amount for the moving image and the shake correction amount for the still image, evaluation values serving as indices used for extracting a still image from among frame images of the moving image, and a recording unit for recording the evaluation values in association with the frame images of the moving image. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381894 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A photographing apparatus includes a photographing optical system having a diaphragm and a photographing lens; an image sensor; a driver which drives a shake-correction member in a plane orthogonal to the optical axis-to make the object-emanating light rays incident on pixels of the image sensor that have different in detection colors to obtain an optical low-pass filter effect, wherein the image sensor and/or a lens element-constitutes the shake-correction member; a retriever which retrieves information on an aperture diameter of the diaphragm and on a resolving power of the photographing lens; and a drive controller which varies a range of the pixels, having different-in detection colors and on which the object-emanating light rays are incident, in accordance with the information on the aperture diameter of the diaphragm and/or on the resolving power of the photographing lens to vary the optical low-pass filter effect. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381895 | Method of Generating Selfie for a Portable Device - The present invention provides a method for generating self-image with desired image for a portable device comprising: providing a control unit, a first and a second image capturing device coupled to the control unit and a display coupled to the control unit. A first picture is taken by the first image capturing device and a second picture is taken by the second image capturing device, followed by displaying the first picture on an upper layer and a second picture on a lower layer on the display. The first picture or the second picture is adjusted and the first picture and the second picture are combined to generate a composed image. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381896 | METHOD OF MANAGING DATA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING THE SAME - An electronic device and a method for generating or storing data are provided. A method of operating an electronic device includes outputting a first application execution screen in a first reproduction area in response to an application execution request, outputting a second reproduction area for generating a command related to recording data generation in at least a part of the first reproduction area, outputting a second application execution screen in the second reproduction area, and generating recording data in response to an input for the second reproduction area. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381897 | IMAGE-DISPLAYING DEVICE AND DISPLAY TIMING CONTROL CIRCUIT - An image-displaying device includes an image data generation section, a progress information acquisition section and a display control section. The image data generation section is configured to perform processing for generating image data indicative of an image of a subject based on output data from an image-capturing section that captures the image of the subject, the image data being composed of a plurality of predetermined data units. The progress information acquisition section is configured to acquire progress information indicative of a status of progress of the processing for generating the image data with respect to each of the predetermined data units of the image data. The display control section is configured to control the display section to display at least one of the predetermined data units of the image data for which the processing for generating the image data is ended based on the progress information. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381898 | DIRECTING FIELD OF VISION BASED ON PERSONAL INTERESTS - A method for directing the field of vision based on personal interests. The method includes receiving a keyword and/or an image file and processing the keyword and/or image file to generate data representing a user interest. The method includes receiving a video input from a camera representative of the field of vision of the camera and processing the video input to identify a visible element in the field of vision of the camera. The method further includes comparing the visible element in the field of vision of the camera and the data representing the user interest to determine whether the visible element is of interest to the user. A notification is provided to the user for identified visible elements that are of interest to the user. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381899 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING PLURALITY OF IMAGES - An image processing apparatus | 2015-12-31 |
20150381900 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INFORMATION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic device includes: a range setter which sets a range for searching an image of light from an information source included in an image; and an informer which makes informed the range set by the range setter. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381901 | VIDEO SWITCHING APPARATUS, VIDEO SWITCHING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A video switcher includes: a reception unit which receives video data within a range of a prescribed bandwidth via a network from video output apparatuses; a transmission unit which selects one or more pieces from among received video data, and transmits the selected one or more pieces to a video processing apparatus; a selection unit which dynamically sets a priority degree of each piece of video data, and selects video data to be received; and a control unit which controls a transmission and reception of video data. When a bandwidth necessary for a reception of new video data is insufficient, the selection unit selects video data for which reception is to be stopped from among video data being received based on the priority degree, and the control unit performs a control so as to stop a reception of selected video data and start a reception of the new video data. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381902 | Automatic Image Alignment in Video Conferencing - In one implementation, at least two images are captured from a respective at least two cameras of a telepresence system. The at least two cameras have horizontally overlapping fields of view such that the at least two images horizontally overlap. A processor identifies, by image processing of the overlap of the at least two images, portions of each of the at least two images. The portions spatially correspond to adjacent displays and do not include the overlap. Subsequent images captured by the at least two cameras are displayed on the adjacent displays in a video conference. The displayed images are for the portions of the field of view corresponding to the adjacent displays | 2015-12-31 |
20150381903 | IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image generating device has a camerawork information extracting unit ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150381904 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A display device including a display section configured to display an image; a display control section configured to arrange a plurality of display areas in a display range of the display section and display an image in each of the display areas; an image selection section configured to select the image to be displayed in each of the display areas from a plurality of input images; and a multi-screen display control section configured to display an image designation panel designating an image of a display object out of the plurality of input images on the display section, determine the images to be displayed in all of the display areas in a lump if the images to be displayed in all of the display areas are designated during display of the image designation panel and a determination operation is performed, and make the image selection section select the images determined. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381905 | PHOTO BOOTH KIT - Described is a photo booth kit. The kit includes a frame having a. tablet mount adapted to hold a tablet computer. A cover is included that is formed to cover the frame and, together with the frame, forms a photo booth. At least one panel in the cover includes a chroma-keyed color. Party supplies and props are included. The party supplies and props are formed to depict a coordinated theme. Finally, a photo booth software application is included. The photo booth software application is operable to cause the tablet computer to obtain photos of a user in front of the panel and superimpose the user over a background that is stored in the tablet computer and rendered by the photo booth software application. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381906 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF CLOSED CAPTIONING - A system for performing closed captioning enables a caption prepared remotely by a captioner to be repositioned by someone other than the captioner, such as by a program originator. This capability is particularly useful when, for example, the program originator wishes to include a banner in a video but also wishes to avoid having a closed caption interfere with the banner. In one illustrative system, the program originator is a broadcast station that includes a conventional encoder and a broadcast station computer. In one arrangement, control data generated at the station computer is incorporated into the caption data by the station computer. In another arrangement, the control data is sent from the station computer to the captioner computer, which incorporates the control data into the caption data. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381907 | IMAGING SYSTEMS FOR INFRARED AND VISIBLE IMAGING WITH PATTERNED INFRARED CUTOFF FILTERS - An image sensor may include a pixel array having visible and infrared imaging pixels for simultaneously detecting light in the visible and infrared spectral ranges. The pixel array may include an array of photodiodes, an array of filter elements formed over the photodiodes, and an array of microlenses formed over the array of filter elements. The filter elements may include infrared cutoff filter elements that block infrared light while passing visible light. The infrared cutoff filter elements may be formed from a patterned layer of infrared blocking material. Each visible imaging pixel includes a portion of the infrared blocking material and a color filter element. Each infrared imaging pixel is aligned with an opening in the infrared blocking material. The opening may be filled with an infrared pass filter element that passes infrared light while blocking visible light. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381908 | SYSTEM FOR HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING IN VISIBLE LIGHT, METHOD FOR RECORDING A HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGE AND DISPLAYING THE HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGE IN VISIBLE LIGHT - An imaging system comprises a light field camera ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150381909 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING SIMULTANEOUSLY VISIBLE LIGHT IMAGE AND INFRARED LIGHT IMAGE FROM FLUOROPHORES - The invention provides systems and methods for imaging a sample. In various embodiments, the invention provides a system comprising an image sensor, a laser for emitting excitation light for an infrared or near-infrared fluorophore, a visible light source, a notch beam splitter, a notch filter, a synchronization module, an image processing unit, an image displaying unit, and light-conducting channels. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a system comprising an image sensor, a laser for emitting excitation light for an infrared or near-infrared fluorophore, a laser clean-up filter, a notch filter, a white light source, an image processing unit, an image displaying unit, and light-conducting channels. In accordance with the present invention, the image sensor can detect both visible light and infrared light. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381910 | IMAGING UNIT, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON A CONTROL PROGRAM - Provided is an imaging unit including an imaging section that includes a pixel capable of performing charge accumulation a plurality of times in response to an imaging instruction for generating one frame of image data; a storage section that stores a pixel signal based on output from the pixel; an updating section that updates the pixel signal already stored in the storage section by performing an integration process to integrate the pixel signal output from the pixel as a result of a new charge accumulation and the pixel signal already stored in the storage section; and a control section that controls whether the updating section performs the update, for each of a plurality of pixel groups that each include one or more pixels. | 2015-12-31 |