01st week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 70 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160006911 | IMAGING UNIT - An imaging unit includes a plurality of imaging devices configured to capture images of an object; a circuit substrate configured to generate image data based on the images captured by the imaging devices; a chassis that holds the imaging devices; and a heat transfer member including a contacting portion configured to contact an installed member in a case where the imaging unit is installed on the installed member. The heat transfer member contacts the chassis or the circuit substrate, and heat conductivity of the heat transfer member is greater than the heat conductivity of the chassis. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006912 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module is disclosed. The camera module in accordance with an aspect of the present invention can include a housing having a receiving portion formed therein and a lens barrel being inserted into the receiving portion, and a rib can be formed on an inside surface of the receiving portion, and an insertion groove can be formed on an outside surface of the lens barrel in an latitudinal direction in such a way that the lens barrel is engaged with the housing by inserting the rib into the insertion groove. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006913 | OPTICAL IMAGING APPARATUS, IN PARTICULAR FOR COMPUTATIONAL IMAGING, HAVING FURTHER FUNCTIONALITY - The optical apparatus comprises a semiconductor substrate and at least one optics substrate. The semiconductor substrate comprises a first active region establishing a first image sensor, said semiconductor substrate further comprising an additional active region, different from said first active region. The additional active region establishes or is part of an additional sensor which is not an image sensor. And the at least one optics substrate comprises for said first image sensor at least one lens element for imaging light impinging on the optical apparatus from a front side onto the first image sensor. Preferably, at least two or rather at least three image sensors are provided, such that a computational camera can be realized. The additional sensor may comprise, e.g., an ambient light sensor and/or a proximity sensor. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006914 | Interactive Illumination for Gesture and/or Object Recognition - Methods and systems described here may be used for target illumination and mapping. Certain embodiments include a light source and an image sensor, where the light source configured to, communicate with a processor, scan a target area within a field of view, receive direction from the processor regarding projecting light within the field of view on at least one target, the image sensor configured to, communicate with the processor, receive reflected illumination from the target area within the field of view, generate data regarding the received reflected illumination; and send the data regarding the received reflected illumination to the processor. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006915 | IMAGING UNIT - An imaging unit provided at a tip portion of an endoscope includes: an imaging element configured to receive light and perform photoelectric conversion on the light to generate an electrical signal; an oscillator configured to generate a clock signal for driving the imaging element; a photoelectric element configured to convert the electrical signal generated by the imaging element into an optical signal and to output the optical signal to outside; a regulator configured to convert electric power input from the outside into electric power depending on each of the imaging element, the oscillator, and the photoelectric element, and to supply the converted electric power thereto. The imaging element is spaced farther than the oscillator and the photoelectric element from the regulator. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006916 | LENSLESS COMPRESSIVE IMAGE ACQUISITION - Systems, structures, devices and methods for lensless compressive image acquisition are disclosed herein with which images may be obtained from a single detection element while performing fewer times than a number of pixels associated with the image. Advantageously such systems, structures, devices and methods may be adapted to acquiring images at wavelengths that are difficult or impossible with contemporary CCD or CMOS imagers. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006917 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes a pixel including a first photoelectric conversion element, a second photoelectric conversion element, and a microlens commonly provided for the first and the second photoelectric conversion elements, a read-out circuit configured to reset the first and the second photoelectric conversion elements, read out a first focal point detection signal based on signal charges generated in the first photoelectric conversion element, and read out, after the first focal point detection signal is read out, a second focal point detection signal based on signal charges generated in at least the second photoelectric conversion element, and a correction unit configured to correct at least one of the first and the second focal point detection signals in accordance with a time difference between a timing of the read-out of the first focal point detection signal and a timing of the read-out of the second focal point detection signal. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006918 | EVENT CORRELATION USING DATA HAVING DIFFERENT TIME RESOLUTIONS - Methods, Systems, Devices and Programs are provided for obtaining high time resolution data from low time resolution data and subsequently comparing the timings of two events which have been simultaneously recorded by devices with two different time resolutions. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006919 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REDUCING INFLUENCE OF FLICKER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus capable of reducing influence of flicker while suppressing delay of start of photographing. An image pickup device and a photometric sensor pick up images of an object. A CPU obtains images by controlling driving of one of the device and the sensor to perform charge accumulation and charge readout. Further, the CPU detects a flicker frequency and a flicker phase of a flicker light source, and stores them in a memory as first information. When photographing, if the CPU determines that the first information is not valid, an ICPU obtains images by controlling driving of the other of them to perform charge accumulation and charge readout. Further, the ICPU detects the flicker frequency and the flicker phase and stores them in a memory as second information. The CPU controls exposure timing according to the second information to perform photographing. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006920 | SYSTEM FOR MOBILE DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE CAMERA AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A system which is used to obtain photographs and videos includes at least one mobile device and at least one detachable camera. The camera includes a body of flexible and magnetic polymeric material attached to a non-ferrous metal head which encapsulates the main components that interface with the main device. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PREDICTING WHETHER A PERSON IN AN IMAGE IS AN OPERATOR OF AN IMAGER CAPTURING THE IMAGE - Embodiments of the invention include a method of predicting that a person appearing in an image is an operator of a device capturing the image. Embodiments of the method include designating a first person appearing in a first image stored in a storage-unit associated with the device and designating a second person appearing in a second image stored in the storage-unit. Embodiments of the method further include calculating a first probability that the first person is the operator of the device, calculating a second probability that the second person is the operator of the device and comparing the first probability to the second probability. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006922 | Vehicle Camera System - A vehicle camera system and method for operating a vehicle camera system comprising a vehicle camera with communication capabilities. The vehicle camera operating in conjunction with other components to provide information to users. The vehicle camera system compiles information from multiple components into a single repository of video recordings with information, such as location information, vehicle status and diagnostic information, alert information and other information. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006923 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS DIGITAL CAMERA - Provided is an interchangeable lens digital camera that is capable of correcting a rolling shutter distortion in a live view image without delay in displaying the image. At the start of live view imaging, a lens controller in an interchangeable lens controls a shake detection sensor to detect the direction and amount of a shake, and produces deviation information on the basis of shake detection signals from the shake detection sensor, the deviation information indicating fluctuation in direction and amount of the shake for one frame of the live view image in the form of a parameter. The deviation information is transmitted to a body controller of a camera body through a serial communication unit, to correct the rolling shutter distortion on the basis of the deviation information. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006924 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image sensor configured to perform photoelectric conversion on light that enters via an imaging optical system and output an image signal; a focus detection unit configured to detect an in-focus position based on the image signal output from the image sensor; an edge detection unit configured to detect an edge angle and a number of edge of a subject included in an image based on the image signal output from the image sensor; and a correction unit configured to obtain a correction amount for the in-focus position based on the detected edge angle and the number of edge and correct the in-focus position detected by the focus detection unit based on the obtained correction amount. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006925 | IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup element including an image pickup unit including an array of a plurality of unit pixels, each of the plurality of unit pixels including a plurality of pixels; a saturation detection unit configured to detect a saturated pixel based on a plurality of pixel signals of a subject image output from the plurality of pixels of each of the plurality of unit pixels; a first image signal generation unit configured to generate a first image signal of the subject image by combining the plurality of pixel signals output from each of ones of the plurality of pixels; and an output unit configured to output information indicating a result of detection of the saturated pixel conducted by the saturation detection unit and the first image signal. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006926 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - A solid-state image pickup device including a lens, a first light receiving element, a second light receiving element, and an element separation area. The first light receiving element is configured to receive light from the lens. The second light receiving element is configured to receive light from the lens. The element separation area is between the first light receiving element and the second light receiving element. The lens has an optical axis, which is offset from a center of the element separation area. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006927 | Apparatus and Method for Supplying Content Aware Photo Filters - A server includes a photo filter module with instructions executed by a processor to identify when a client device captures a photograph. Photograph filters are selected based upon attributes of the client device and attributes of the photograph. The photograph filters are supplied to the client device. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006928 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE USE MAXIMIZATION - The present invention provides systems, devices, and methods for point-of-care and/or distributed testing services. The methods and devices of the invention are directed toward automatic detection of analytes in a bodily fluid. The components of the device can be modified to allow for more flexible and robust use with the disclosed methods for a variety of medical, laboratory, and other applications. The systems, devices, and methods of the present invention can allow for effective use of samples by improved sample preparation and analysis. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006929 | COUNTING GEMSTONES USING IMAGE PROCESSING - Method(s) and apparatus(s) of counting gemstones using image processing is described. A gemstone counting apparatus ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160006930 | Method And System For Stabilization And Reframing - A method and apparatus for dynamically maintaining a horizontal framing of a video. The system permits the user to freely rotate the device while filming, while visualizing the 5 final output in an overly on the device viewfinder or screen during shooting. The resulting recording is subsequently corrected to maintain a single orientation with a stable horizon. The system and method is operative display an overly over a captured representation of the captured video wherein the overlay indicates a modified image with respect to said orientation. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006931 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element, a reading scheme setting unit, and an image processing unit. A phase-difference detecting pixel for detecting a focal point is arranged at part of the imaging pixels of the imaging element. The reading scheme setting unit sets a reading scheme for reading pixel data from the imaging pixels and phase-difference detecting pixel. The image processing unit corrects the pixel data of the phase-difference detecting pixel. The image processing unit performs the correction, to change a use ratio of the pixel data of the phase-difference detecting pixel to the data interpolated from the pixels adjacent to the phase-difference detecting pixel. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006932 | GRID-BASED IMAGE RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT FOR VIDEO PROCESSING MODULE - A method for providing a high resolution display image that includes providing a camera image that can be processed into at least two different camera views. The method also includes identifying a warped grid in each of the at least two different camera views and identifying a minimum field of view for displaying each of the at least two different camera views. The method further includes cropping the camera image based on the identified minimum field of view and de-warping the at least two different camera views to provide the high resolution display image. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006933 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIRTURAL PROCESSING EFFECTS FOR WIDE-ANGLE VIDEO IMAGES - A system and method for capturing and presenting immersive video presentations is described. A variety of different implementations are disclosed including multiple stream pay-per-view, sporting event coverage and 3D image modeling from the immersive video presentations. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006934 | Sliding Accessory Lens Mount with Automatic Mode Adjustment - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided with: an accessory lens mount configured to movably attach to a camera, the camera having an objective; a plurality of different optical elements attached to the accessory lens mount such that each of the different optical elements is movable to a co-operating position with the objective by the accessory lens mount to a corresponding position by a user; and an optical mode indicator configured to enable automatic optical mode adjustment of the camera to suit with the optics formed by the objective and the optical element that is moved to the co-operating position with the objective. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006935 | Low Light Video Image Stabilization Strength Modulation - Techniques to improve a digital image capture device's ability to stabilize a video stream in low light capture conditions are presented. In general, techniques are disclosed for stabilizing video images using an overscan region and a look-ahead technique enabled by buffering a number of video input frames before generating a first stabilized video output frame. More particularly, techniques are disclosed for buffering an initial number of input frames so that a “current” frame can use time stamped image capture device motion data from both “past” and “future” frames to adjust the strength of a stabilization metric value so as to keep the current frame within its overscan. The calculated adjustments to the strength of the stabilization metric value for a particular frame may be limited to a target max strength value that is determined based, at least in part, on an estimated amount of motion blur in the current frame. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006936 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, MONITORING SYSTEM, ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The purpose of the present invention is to provide image processing technology that can reduce shimmering in the entirety of images that include both still regions and moving bodies. This image processing device finds gradient distribution for each of a frame to be corrected and a frame for correction, changes, according to the degree of similarity in the gradient distribution, the proportion in which the frame to be corrected and the frame for correction are used, and then corrects the frame to be corrected using the frame for correction (see FIG. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006937 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL SYSTEM - In a photographing apparatus and a photographing control system which drive an image sensor (moving member) to obtain an optical low-pass filter effect, an exposure time setter sets an exposure time; a drive cycle setter sets the drive cycle of the moving member so that the exposure time, which is set by the exposure time setter, becomes an integer multiple of the drive cycle; a moving member drive controller drives the moving member and controls the operation thereof via the moving member driver so that the moving member traces a predetermined path an integer number of times in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis within the exposure time, which is set by the exposure time setter, based on the drive cycle, which is set by the drive cycle setter. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006938 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a camera, a display, processing circuitry and display circuitry. The processing circuitry produces, by using first images of a first range photographed by the camera, a second image of the first range, a second quality of the second image higher than first qualities of the first images. The display circuitry displays simultaneously both a view image of the camera on a first area of a screen of the display and a transition image being produced by the processing circuitry during producing the second image, a quality of the transition image changing between the first qualities and the second quality. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006939 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a first image; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a second image; a characteristics acquisition unit configured to acquire characteristics information from the first image; a conversion unit configured to convert the first image to a third image by performing image processing in which a correspondence relationship of a gradation value and display brightness is made closer to a correspondence relationship in the second image, based on the characteristics information acquired by the characteristics acquisition unit; and a combination unit configured to generate a combined image by combining the second image and the third image. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006940 | DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER AIMING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an aiming device for a digital video recorder (DVR). An open frame with an attachment means is mounted to the DVR such that one can see what the DVR will record through the open frame, yet still be able to view the non-recorded material at the same time. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006941 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HEALTH STATUS INFORMATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE - Provided is a device and method of providing health status information. The device includes: a device including: a storage configured to store a first image including a face of a user and first health status information extracted from the first image; an imager configured to capture an image; a controller configured to control the imager to capture a second image including the face of the user and to extract second health status information from the captured second image; and a display configured to output the second image and information other than the stored first health status information from among the extracted second health status information. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006942 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND AN IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image pickup apparatus includes a first image reduction unit configured to reduce the size of an image output by an image pickup element, a memory configured to store the image reduced by the first image reduction unit, an external output unit configured to output the image stored in the memory, a display configured to display an image being shot, a second image reduction unit configured to reduce, to the display size on the display, the image reduced by the first image reduction unit, without causing the reduced image to be stored in the memory and a signal processor for the display configured to perform signal processing of the image reduced to the display size on the display. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006943 | Endoscope With Multiple Views And Novel Configurations Adapted Thereto - Disclosed is an endoscope system, which comprises an endoscope, the endoscope having at its distal end multiple cameras each having a different field of view (FOV). The system also comprises an image processing box adapted to receive images of different FOVs from the multiple cameras and process the image to form a consolidated image covering 360-degree view of areas surrounding the distal end using the received images of different FOVs and image-stitching techniques. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006944 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC VIDEO SEGMENTATION - A method and apparatus for dynamically fragmenting a video into ideal segments to ease content sharing. For example, a system is taught in which a video is segmented in 8 second segments. The resulting video is then saved as multiple 8 second videos. The user may then select the segments of interest and either share them individually, or combine them into a file video of sharing. Segment boundaries may be determined based on the attributes of the content in addition to the 8 second segmentation. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006945 | IMAGING APPARATUS, COMPOSITION ASSISTING APPARATUS, COMPOSITION ASSISTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPOSITION ASSISTING PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes an object database, a composition database, an imaging unit, a determination unit, a search unit, a priority setting unit, and a display. The determination unit extracts an image feature amount from a photographed image data, and determines a kind of an object of the photographed image data, based on data stored in the object database. The search unit detects composition assisting information corresponding to the photographed image data from the composition database, based on the kind of the object and data stored in the composition database. The priority setting unit extracts characteristic information and determines presentation priority based on characteristic information differences. The display displays the composition assisting information based on the priority. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006946 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE VIDEO CONSTRUCTION - A system and method for automatically constructing personalized video clips for a viewer. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006947 | SURROUNDINGS MONITORING DEVICE FOR SLEWING-TYPE WORK MACHINE - A slewing-type hydraulic excavator has a plurality of cameras | 2016-01-07 |
20160006948 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image capture apparatus can execute automatic focus detection of an imaging optical system, using a signal obtained from an image sensor. First image-forming position information is obtained by performing, using first weights, weighted addition on information regarding image-forming positions of the imaging optical system, the information corresponding to different spatial frequencies. In addition, second image-forming position information is obtained by performing, using second weights, weighted addition on the information. A result of the automatic focus detection is corrected based on a result of a comparison between the first and second image-forming position information. The first weights correspond to an evaluated band at the time of appreciating an image, and the second weights correspond to an evaluated band of the signal used in the automatic focus detection. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006949 | Method and Apparatus for Supporting Image Processing, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium for Executing the Method - A support for image processing is provided, comprising: (a) detecting respective face regions from images consecutively photographed for a first person at predetermined time intervals by an image pickup unit to display images of the face regions detected in relation to the first person in a first region of a screen, and providing a user interface for indicating that a specific face image is selected from the face images of the first person displayed in the first region; (b) additionally displaying the specific face image through a second region adjacent to the first region; and (c) displaying a synthesized image using the specific face image as a representative face of the first person, when the specific face image displayed through the second region is selected. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006950 | Method for observing a region of the earth's surface, notably located at high latitudes; ground station and satellite system for implementing this method - A method for observing a region of the Earth's surface, called region of interest, implementing a plurality of satellites spaced apart along at least one non-stationary orbit, the method comprises: the acquisition, by at least two of the satellites, during a same passage over the region of interest and in successive acquisition periods, of a plurality of images of the Earth's surface, called partial images, each covering a portion of the region of interest; and the obtaining of an image covering all of the region of interest by the merging of at least two partial images, exhibiting a predefined time shift between their acquisition periods, for each of the at least two satellites. A satellite system for observing a region of the Earth's surface for the implementation of such a method, and ground segment belonging to such a system is provided. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006951 | 3D IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system for generating a three-dimensional model of an object, the system including a portable hand-held imaging device including a housing, a plurality of sensors attached to the housing and at least one electronic processing device coupled to the plurality of sensors. The electronic processing device determines from the plurality of sensors, whilst the imaging device is in at least two different poses relative to the object, range data indicative of a range of the object and thermal infrared data indicative of a thermal infrared image of the object, generates a three-dimensional model based at least partially upon the range data from the at least two different poses and associates model data derived from the thermal infrared data from the at least two different poses with the three dimensional model to thereby provide a three dimensional thermal infrared model of the object. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006952 | CAMERA | 2016-01-07 |
20160006953 | Signaling Device for an Obscured Environment - A portable signaling device for use in a reduced visibility environment. The signaling device includes a housing for carrying the signaling device into the reduced visibility environment, the housing having a signaling side and an attachment side, the signaling side configured to transmit an infrared signal and the attachment side configured to be secured to a structure within the environment, and an infrared energy source located within the housing, the infrared energy source including a power source, an emitter connected to the power source, and a switching mechanism connected to the power source and the emitter. The signaling device also includes a control circuit coupled to the infrared energy source, the control circuit configured to receive an input representing a message to be transmitted to a thermal imaging camera being carried by a first responder, the message providing a visual indication of a firefighting operation, and operate the infrared energy source to transmit the infrared signal representing the message to the thermal imaging camera. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006954 | Multispectral Detection and Processing From a Moving Platform - A system, method, and computer program for multispectral imaging from a moving platform. The moving platform comprises an imaging sensor to capture images within a field of view. The moving platform further comprises a lens and a filter comprising a plurality of filter segments. The filter segments includes a near infrared filter segment and a Red-Green-Blue filter segment. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006955 | REMAPPING METHODS TO REDUCE DISTORTIONS IN IMAGES - The present invention provides software, methods, and systems for characterizing an actual scan pattern of a scanning beam device. The characterization of the actual scan pattern may be used in an image remapping method and/or a drive signal remapping method to reduce distortions in an image. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006956 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND DRIVING METHOD OF IMAGING APPARATUS - During a period in which an electric potential of one node of a holding capacitance shifts from a first electric potential to a second electric potential, the other node of the holding capacitance is in an electrically-floating state. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006957 | IMAGE SENSORS, METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image sensor may include a comparator including a first input terminal configured to receive a reset signal, a second input terminal configured to receive an image signal, a third input terminal configured to receive a ramp signal configured to ramp in one direction, and an output terminal. The comparator may further include a switch circuit including a plurality of switches. The comparator may be configured to compare the reset signal with the ramp signal and output a first comparison signal through the output terminal according to a first arrangement of the switches in a reset phase and the comparator may be configured to compare the image signal with the ramp signal and output a second comparison signal through the output terminal according to a second arrangement of the switches in an image phase. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006958 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup element converting an object image to an electric signal, a magnetic shield member arranged in front of the image pickup element, a fixing member to which the image pickup element and the magnetic shield member are attached, and an elastic member arranged between the magnetic shield member and the image pickup element, and configured to press the image pickup element so as to surround a circumference of a light receiving plane of the image pickup element and to press the magnetic shield member toward the fixing member. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006959 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE TAKING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state image taking device including a pixel section and a scan driving section wherein on each pixel column included in the pixel area determined in advance to serve as a pixel column having the unit pixels laid out in the scan direction, the opto-electric conversion section and the electric-charge holding section are laid out alternately and repeatedly, and on each of the pixel columns in the pixel area determined in advance, two the electric-charge holding sections of two adjacent ones of the unit pixels are laid out disproportionately toward one side of the scan direction with respect to the optical-path limiting section or the opto-electric conversion section. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006960 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an image processing apparatus. A first correction unit sets each of a plurality of pixels included in an image as a target pixel in sequence, determines whether or not the target pixel is a defective pixel, and corrects the defective target pixel using peripheral pixels. The first correction unit does not use, in the correction of the target pixel, a defective pixel in the peripheral pixels that is known. A second correction corrects each corrected pixel that has been corrected by the first correction unit using a defective pixel which was unknown at the time of the correction, using the peripheral pixels used by the first correction unit. The second correction unit uses, for the defective pixel in the peripheral pixels used by the first correction unit, a corrected pixel by the first correction unit. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006961 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL CONTROL METHOD - A photoelectric conversion element comprises: a plurality of pixels, each of which performs photoelectric conversion and outputs an analog signal; an analog processing unit that sequentially processes, on a pixel-to-pixel basis, the analog signals output from a pixel group including the pixels; and a signal supply unit that supplies a signal needed for preliminary operation to the analog processing unit so as to enable the analog processing unit to perform the preliminary operation before the analog processing unit starts to process the analog signals output from the pixel group. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006962 | IMAGING SENSOR, IMAGING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND IMAGING METHOD - There is provided an image sensor including at least three pixel transfer control signal lines, on a per line basis, configured to control exposure start and end timings of a pixel in order for exposure timings of a plurality of the pixels constituting one line in a specific direction to have at least three patterns. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006963 | IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE FOR INCREASING ASSEMBLY FLATNESS AND SHORTENING FOCUSING TIME AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - An image capturing module includes an image sensing unit, a housing frame, an actuator structure and a reflecting material. The image sensing unit includes an image sensing chip having a first horizontal top surface. The reflecting material is temporarily placed on the movable lens assembly of the actuator structure. The reflecting material has a second horizontal top surface. The distance from the laser light source to the first horizontal top surface is defined as a first horizontal distance, the distance from the laser light source to the second horizontal top surface is defined as a second horizontal distance, and a predetermined fixed focusing distance from the second horizontal top surface to the first horizontal top surface is obtained by subtracting the second horizontal distance from the first horizontal distance, for shortening the focusing time of the movable lens assembly relative to the image sensing chip. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006964 | IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE FOR INCREASING ASSEMBLY FLATNESS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - An image capturing module includes an image sensing unit, a housing frame, an actuator structure and a reflecting material. The image sensing unit includes a carrier substrate and an image sensing chip, and the image sensing chip has a first horizontal top surface on the top side thereof. The housing frame is disposed on the carrier substrate to surround the image sensing chip. The actuator structure includes a lens holder disposed on the housing frame and a movable lens assembly movably disposed inside the lens holder. The reflecting material is movably and temporarily placed on the movable lens assembly, and the reflecting material has a second horizontal top surface on the top side thereof. The first horizontal top surface and the second horizontal top surface are horizontal to each other, for increasing the assembly flatness of the movable lens assembly relative to the image sensing chip. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006965 | IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An image sensor includes a first pixel that is in an active pixel region, a second pixel that is in a dummy region adjacent the active pixel region, and a first deep trench isolation (DTI) formed between the first pixel and the second pixel. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006966 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device comprising: a pixel array that includes pixels arranged in rows and columns, each of the pixels outputting a pixel signal; vertical signal lines each of which is provided for each of the columns; a reference-signal generator that generates a reset signal corresponding to a reset voltage of the pixels; a signal processor that outputs a differential signal corresponding to a difference between the pixel signal and the reset signal; a first switch that is connected between one of the vertical signal lines and the signal processor, the first switch switching between input and interruption of the pixel signal from each of the pixels to the signal processor; and a second switch that is connected between the reference-signal generator and the signal processor, the second switch switching between input and interruption of the reset signal from the reference-signal generator to the signal processor. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006967 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - Provided is an imaging apparatus, including: a driving circuit switching between a current supplying state and a current non-supplying state of the current sources included in column circuits in the respective columns; at least one second readout line to which image signals output from the column circuits in the respective columns are input; switches each having one terminal and another terminal; and a switch control circuit configured to output switch control signals for respectively controlling the switches to be turned on or off, each of the one terminals being connected to corresponding second readout line and each of the another terminals being connected commonly to an output line, in which, in a period in which the switch control signals for respectively controlling the switches to be turned on are output, the number of the current sources controlled to be in the current supplying state by the driving circuit is constant. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006968 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - Provided is an imaging apparatus and an imaging system that can suppress high-brightness darkening phenomenon without preventing achievement of high-speed operation. The imaging apparatus includes: pixels each outputting a signal based on photoelectric conversion to each of signal lines; clip units each having a first transistor for clipping the voltage of each of the signal lines; a holding capacitor having a first electrode connected to a control electrode of the first transistor, and having a second electrode; a shift unit configured to supply, to the second electrodes, a plurality of voltages having values different from each other; and a voltage supplying unit provided separately from the shift unit and supplying a first voltage to the second electrodes. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006969 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a solid-state imaging device including: a pixel section configured to include a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, the plurality of pixels performing photoelectric conversion; column signal lines configured to transmit pixel signals output from the pixels in units of columns; an AD converting section configured to include a comparator that compares a reference signal serving as a ramp wave with the pixel signals transmitted via the column signal line and convert a reference level and a signal level of the pixel signals into digital signals independently based on a comparison result of the comparator; a switch configured to be connected with the column signal lines; and a control section configured to turn on the switch only during a certain period of time in a period of time in which the comparator is reset and cause the column signal lines to be short-circuited. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006970 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a layout in which one sharing unit includes an array of photodiodes of 2 pixels by 4×n pixels (where, n is a positive integer), respectively, in horizontal and vertical directions. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006971 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and method are provided. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display a multi screen, a communicator configured to communicate with a plurality of external input apparatuses of different types, a storage configured to store information about the plurality of external input apparatuses respectively mapped with a plurality of types of content, and a processor configured to, in response to receiving a control signal from an external input apparatus, control an operation state of a screen of the multi screen corresponding to the received control signal, based on a type of content provided on a multi screen. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006972 | TUNING CIRCUIT AND RECEIVER - The present invention discloses a tuning circuit that includes a first band-pass filter that passes a first predetermined frequency band corresponding to the selected channel in the broadcast signal, a mixing circuit that generates a mixed signal by mixing a signal having a predetermined frequency band corresponding to the selected channel with the broadcast signal passed through the first band-pass filter, and a second band-pass filter that passes a second predetermined frequency band in the mixed signal. At least one of a first frequency of the first band-pass filter and a second frequency of the second band-pass filter of the selected channel is changed. The present invention provides a receiver that can improve a quality of the output signal. By using the tuning circuit for a receiver, a quality of the output signal can be improved. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006973 | FLAT-SCREEN DISPLAY DEVICE - There has been a need for a technology for effectively realizing a narrow frame in a flat-screen display device including a speaker. A liquid crystal television is provided with SP bosses ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160006974 | System, a method, a wearable digital device and a recording device for remote activation of a storage operation of pictorial information - The invention relates to a system, a method, a wearable digital device and a recording device for remote activation of a storage operation of pictorial information. According to the invention, it involves a first wearable digital device receiving instructions from a user and storing them as input values for a processing unit using said instructions, and a wireless signaling unit for communication with external devices over a wireless link. It also involves a second device comprising a recording apparatus adapted to be set in a mode of continuous capture of pictorial information, a memory, and a wireless signaling system for communicating with external devices over a wireless link. The processing unit in the first wearable digital device is adapted to issue commands to be sent over said wireless link to said second digital device for instructing storage of captured pictorial information in the memory of said at least one second device. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006975 | PLAYBACK DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In a case where a first access request from a playback controller ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160006976 | RANDOMLY ACCESSIBLE VISUAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND RECORDING METHOD, AND REPRODUCING DEVICE AND REPRODUCING METHOD - Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I | 2016-01-07 |
20160006977 | RECORDING EVENTS IN A VIRTUAL WORLD - Systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for recording events occurring in a virtual world. In one embodiment, properties of events previously recorded and/or attended by a user may be identified. Recording criteria for the user may be derived from the identified properties. Upon identifying an event satisfying the recording criteria, the event may be recorded. The recorded event may be played back at the convenience of the user. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006978 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device comprising: a recording unit configured to record a previous frame image input before a target frame image that is to be a processing target or an output frame image from the previous frame image; an alignment unit configured to align the target frame image with the previous frame image or with the output frame image from the previous frame image; a correction unit configured to perform a temporal correction process to correct a pixel value of the target frame image by use of a pixel value of the previous frame image or a pixel value of the output frame image from the previous frame image that has been aligned by the alignment unit, with reference to the recording unit; and a generation unit configured to generate an output frame image from the target frame image by use of the target frame image corrected by the correction unit. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006979 | INSTANTANEOUS PREVIEW OF DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A VIDEO - A method comprising using at least one hardware processor for receiving a video and metadata associated with the video, indicating, in a video player, a current time in the video, receiving an indication of a different time in the video and responsive to said receiving of the indication, displaying a datum of the metadata, wherein the datum is correlated with the different time in the video. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006980 | WIRELESS AUGMENTED REALITY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The system of the present invention is a highly integrated radio communication system with a multimedia co-processor which allows true two-way multimedia (video, audio, data) access as well as real-time biomedical monitoring in a pager-sized portable access unit. The system is integrated in a network structure including one or more general purpose nodes for providing a wireless-to-wired interface. The network architecture allows video, audio and data (including biomedical data) streams to be connected directly to external users and devices. The portable access units may also be mated to various non-personal devices such as cameras or environmental sensors for providing a method for setting up wireless sensor nets from which reported data may be accessed through the portable access unit. The reported data may alternatively be automatically logged at a remote computer for access and viewing through a portable access unit, including the user's own. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006981 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HOSTING INTERACTIVE LIVE STREAM VIDEO EVENTS FOR PAYMENT OR DONATION - Methods and systems are provided for scheduling and hosting communication events between users and at least one host, such as a sports hero, inspirational person, or celebrity that offers a personal interaction. The platform can process the request, execute a method specified by the host (or by others) in response to the request, determine the user or users that will take place in the communication event, and host the communication event. The communication event may be free or in exchange for payment or a donation, such as to a charity. The communication event may be a one-on-one event, or one or more to many. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006982 | On-Screen Caller ID with Video Playback and Storage Capability - Novel tools and techniques to enable video enhancements identifying the calling party of an incoming telephone call. In an aspect of some such tools, a video message from the calling party is sent to the receiving party through a communication channel in the provider network. Upon receiving an incoming telephone call at the provider network, the video message can be associated with the incoming telephone call, and routed to a video screen associated with the receiving party to show the video message for the receiving party as an indication of the incoming telephone call and identification of the calling party. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006983 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERIPHERAL AWARENESS OF, AND NOMINAL INTERACTION WITH, A REMOTE MEETING USING A WEARABLE DEVICE - Provided is a system and associated method that allow meeting participants to maintain a basic awareness of the audio and visual content of a meeting using a wearable device, such as a smartwatch, well known to persons of ordinary skill in the art. Embodiments of the described system and method also provide essential interaction mechanisms such that the remote, mobile users can interact with the distributed meeting without distracting them from their other tasks. In one embodiment, the described techniques provide an unobtrusive way for users to participate in ongoing distributed meetings using a smartwatch-based interface for a video conferencing application. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006984 | Method and Apparatus for Displaying Conference Material in Video Conference - A method and an apparatus for displaying a conference material in a video conference. The method includes determining a position coordinate of a first specified user at a conference site; collecting a video image signal of the conference site, segmenting the video image signal of the conference site according to the position coordinate to acquire a video image signal of the first specified user, and acquiring a video data signal of a displayed conference material; and synthesizing the video image signal of the first specified user and the video data signal of the conference material into one channel of encoded video signal, and sending the channel of encoded video signal to another conference site for signal decoding and for displaying on a same display screen at the other conference site. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006985 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TELEPRESENCE SESSIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, receiving first and second media content portraying images of first and second users, wherein the first and second users participate in a conference call. Joint media content is generated of the conference call including the images of the first and second users, that when presented at a display of a third user includes the images of the first and second users. Speech of the first user directed to the second user is detected and, in response, the image of the first user of the joint media content is adjusted to obtain a rotated image of the first user. The joint media content includes the rotated image of the first user and the image of the second user, that when presented at the display of the third user portrays the first user turned toward the second user. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006986 | SPEECH RATE MANIPULATION IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE - A method and system for modifying playback in a media conference, including receiving, during a media conference, an instruction to delay an audio feed of the conference at a first endpoint, where the conference includes the local endpoint and remote endpoints, and delaying the audio feed at the local endpoint, including storing the audio feed to a buffer in real time, and modifying a playback of the audio feed at the local endpoint from the buffer, where the audio feed to the plurality of remote endpoints remains unaffected by the delay at the first endpoint. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006987 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AVATAR CREATION AND SYNCHRONIZATION - A video communication system that replaces actual live images of the participating users with animated avatars. A method may include initiating communication between a first user device and a remote user device; receiving selection of a new avatar to represent a user of the first user device; identifying a new avatar file for the new avatar in an avatar database associated with the first user device; determining that the new avatar file is not present in a remote avatar database associated with the remote user device; and transmitting the new avatar file to the remote avatar database in response to determining that the new avatar file is not present in the remote avatar database. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006988 | SURVEILLANCE APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED SURVEILLANCE METHOD - A surveillance apparatus and an associated surveillance method are provided. The surveillance apparatus includes a video recorder, an infrared sensor and a motion detector. The surveillance method includes following steps. First, a video stream corresponding to a surveillance region is captured. Then, an infrared status of an infrared sensing region is sensed to selectively generate a trigger signal. The infrared sensing region and the surveillance region are partially overlapped. A motion detection signal according to the video stream is selectively generated. Whether a moving object is detected is determined according to the trigger signal and the motion detection signal. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006989 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF - Surveillance systems and methods for detecting unauthorized access are provided. A network device having one or more cameras integrated therein is provided. The network device may incorporate one or more physical connections to provide mechanical and/or electrical connections to one or more additional cameras. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the cameras are cosmetically undetectable on a surface of the network device. Therefore, the cameras are less likely to be vandalized. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006990 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURATION OF VIDEO STREAM OUTPUT FROM A DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA - The present invention provides a method for configuration of video stream output from a digital video camera that comprises: at the digital video camera connected to a communication network, producing a first video stream of a scene and producing a second video stream of the scene; at a client connected to the communication network, receiving the first and second video streams and causing at least one video stream parameter of the first set of video stream parameters to be adjusted such that a bit rate of the first video stream is affected; at the digital video camera, continuously adjusting the producing of the first video stream based on the caused adjustment of the at least one video stream parameter of the first set of video stream parameters; and on a display of the client, continuously displaying at least a portion of each frame of the first video stream. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006991 | VIRTUAL MASK FOR USE IN AUTOTRACKING VIDEO CAMERA IMAGES - A surveillance camera system includes a camera that acquires images and that has an adjustable field of view. A processing device is operably coupled to the camera. The processing device allows a user to define a virtual mask within the acquired images. The processing device also tracks a moving object of interest in the acquired images with a reduced level of regard for areas of the acquired images that are within the virtual mask. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006992 | MOBILE WORKSTATION HAVING NAVIGATION CAMERA - A mobile computer workstation includes a base assembly including a plurality of wheels, an adjustable column assembly mounted to the base assembly and adapted to support a computer monitor, and a camera configured to communicate a video signal, the camera being mounted on the workstation such that a line of sight of the camera is directed rearward from the computer monitor. The workstation further includes a computing device stored within the workstation operatively coupled to the camera and the computer monitor. The computing device is configured to determine whether the workstation is moving based on a comparison of a sensed motion of the workstation and a predetermined motion threshold and, in response to the comparison, initiate the camera, receive the video signal from the camera, and display the video signal on the computer monitor. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006993 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A base image includes a B image signal in which ductal structure is brighter than mucous membrane and capillary vessels are darker than the mucous membrane. The B image signal is subjected to a frequency filtering process for extracting frequency components including the ductal structure and the capillary vessels. Thereby, a structure-extracted image signal, in which a pixel value of the ductal structure is a positive value and a pixel value of the capillary vessels is a negative value, is generated. Based on the structure-extracted image signal, a display controlling image to be used for enhancing display of the ductal structure and suppressing display of the capillary vessels is generated. The base image is combined with the display controlling image to obtain a display-controlled image in which the display of the ductal structure is enhanced and the display of the capillary vessels is suppressed. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006994 | DIGITAL PICTURE TAKING OPTICAL READER HAVING HYBRID MONOCHROME AND COLOR IMAGE SENSOR ARRAY - A portable hand held optical reader having a specially constructed two-dimensional image sensor array is operational in a bar code decoding mode and in a picture taking mode. The specially constructed image sensor array, in one embodiment, is a hybrid monochrome and color image sensor pixel array, wherein a first subset of the pixels are monochrome pixels devoid of wavelength selective color filter elements and a second subset of the pixels are color sensitive pixels including wavelength selective color filter elements. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006995 | IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING COLOR SEPARATION ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor includes a pixel array having a Bayer pattern structure including a first pixel row in which first pixels and second pixels are alternately provided and a second pixel row in which additional ones of the second pixels and third pixels are alternately provided, a first element to control light of a first wavelength band to travel in directions toward left and right sides of the first element and to control light of a second wavelength band of the incident light to travel in a direction directly under the first element, and a second element to control light of a third wavelength band to travel in the directions toward the left and right sides of the second element and to control the light of the second wavelength band to travel in a direction directly under the second element. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006996 | PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection-type image display device includes a first housing and a second housing. The first housing houses a light source unit configured to emit light, an image generating unit configured to modulate the light from the light source unit according to a video input signal to generate image light, and a projecting unit configured to project the image light generated by the image generating unit. The second housing includes an output unit configured to output a light signal and/or an input unit configured to input a light signal which are/is exposed and arranged on a surface of the second housing. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006997 | Video Projector Assembly - A video projector assembly includes a housing that has a length and a width between about 12 cm and 15 cm. The housing may be carried by a user. A processor is coupled to the housing. A projector is coupled to the housing and the processor. The projector projects an image onto a surface. The image is visible to an observer. A data port is coupled to the housing and the processor. The data port is selectively operationally coupled to an external electronic device. The data port transfers data of the image to between the external electronic device and the processor. A display is coupled to the housing and the processor. A user touches the display to actuate the processor and the projector. An actuator is coupled to the housing and the processor. The user actuates the actuator to controls the processor and the projector. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006998 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - An image correcting method includes capturing projected images, generating first captured images based on the capturing, analyzing a number of pixels depending on color intensities of colors of the first captured images, and correcting the first captured images based on the analyzing. | 2016-01-07 |
20160006999 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, DRIVING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A generation unit generates adjustment information to adjust a first clock indicating a timing of illumination of a laser beam to scan on a screen, based on a scanning position to be scanned by the laser beam. | 2016-01-07 |
20160007000 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS, IMAGE PROJECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM OF PROGRAM - An image projection apparatus for generating a projection image based on image data input to the image projection apparatus and projecting the projection image onto a projection face includes a correction unit to correct the projection image, a synthesis image projection unit to superimpose a superimposition image on the projection image corrected by the correction unit to generate a synthesis image and project the synthesis image onto the projection face, and an image capturing unit to capture the synthesis image projected on the projection face. The synthesis image projection unit changes a display position of the superimposition image to fit the superimposition image within a display area of the synthesis image by referring an image of the synthesis image captured by the image capturing unit, and projects the synthesis image after changing the display position of the superimposition image. | 2016-01-07 |
20160007001 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE THAT PERFORMS WHITE BALANCE CONTROL, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image processing device capable of stably performing white balance control. A first WB correction value is calculated according to an infrared light amount obtained from a first image. A second WB correction value different from the first one is calculated according to white pixels obtained from the first image. A third WB correction value is calculated based on the first and second WB correction values. White balance processing is performed on the first image using the third WB correction value, which is stored as a reference WB correction value. When the infrared light amount not smaller than a predetermined amount is obtained from the second image and also the number of obtained white pixels is smaller than a predetermined number, white balance processing is performed on the second image using the stored reference WB correction value. | 2016-01-07 |
20160007002 | PRINTED PUBLICATION WITH A DIGITAL FILE ENHANCER FROM AN AFFIXED CHIP - A printed publication comprise: a plurality of printed pages, wherein multiple written articles are printed on one or more of the printed pages; a microchip affixed to the printed publication, wherein the microchip comprises multiple digital files, wherein each of the multiple digital files is a digital file enhancer that is related to a specific written article from the multiple written articles; a positioning structure, wherein the positioning structure enables a positioning structure device to determine which written article from the printed pages is currently visible to a user; a correlating hardware logic, wherein the correlating hardware logic correlates a specific digital file, from the multiple digital files, with the written article that is currently visible to the user to identify a relevant digital file from the microchip; and a transceiver, wherein the transceiver transmits the relevant digital file from the microchip to a receiving device. | 2016-01-07 |
20160007003 | A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A VIDEO FRAME TYPE - A computer-implemented method for determining whether a video frame is of a 3D TB type (Top-Bottom) or a 3D LR type (Left-Right) frame, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: receiving a video frame ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160007004 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an apparatus may include a determination unit configured to determine a position on a surface of the determination unit corresponding to a contact between a portion of a operating tool and the determination unit surface. The apparatus may also include a definition unit configured to define a first display position of a first stereoscopic image, and a generation unit configured to generate a second stereoscopic image in response to the contact. A control unit may be configured to generate a signal to display the first stereoscopic image at the first display position and display the second stereoscopic image at a second display position, the first and second display positioned being within a predetermined distance of the contact position. | 2016-01-07 |
20160007005 | METHOD FOR SUB-RANGE BASED CODING A DEPTH LOOKUP TABLE - The invention relates to a method ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160007006 | STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO RECORDING METHOD, STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO RECORDING MEDIUM, STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO REPRODUCING METHOD, STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO RECORDING APPARATUS, AND STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO REPRODUCING APPARATUS - The present invention is for more optimally performing recording and reproduction of stereoscopic video. In the present invention, parallax information is utilized to store, in a recording medium, stereoscopic video including left-eye images and right-eye images. Particularly, for video content that contains stereoscopic images, information is obtained regarding the amount of variation in parallactic angle having a given or larger value, a variation time that the variation in parallactic angle takes, and the number of times that the variation in parallactic angle occurs. An evaluation value is calculated that corresponds to the degree of eye fatigue on the basis of the amount of variation, the variation time, and the number of times of the variation. According to the present invention, the video content is encoded in such a manner that the evaluation value is within a given range, and then recorded in the recording medium. | 2016-01-07 |
20160007007 | SECURABLE WEARABLE COMPUTER INTERFACE - A wearable computer interface comprising a three dimensional (3D) range camera and a picture camera that image the user and a controller that process the images to identify the user and determine if the user is authorized to use the interface to access functionalities provided by a computer interfaced by the interface. | 2016-01-07 |
20160007008 | MOBILE CAMERA SYSTEM - Some embodiments include methods and/or systems for using multiple cameras to provide optical zoom to a user. Some embodiments include a first camera unit of a multifunction device capturing a first image of a first visual field. A second camera unit of the multifunction device simultaneously captures a second image of a second visual field. In some embodiments, the first camera unit includes a first optical package with a first focal length. In some embodiments, the second camera unit includes a second optical package with a second focal length. In some embodiments, the first focal length is different from the second focal length, and the first visual field is a subset of the second visual field. In some embodiments, the first image and the second image are preserved to a storage medium as separate data structures. | 2016-01-07 |
20160007009 | IMAGING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE OF AN OBJECT - An imaging device includes an image sensor circuit including a pixel element. The pixel element is configured to receive during a first receiving time interval electromagnetic waves having a first wavelength, and to receive during a subsequent second receiving time interval electromagnetic waves having a second wavelength. The imaging device includes an image processing circuit configured to produce a color image of the object based on a first pixel image data and a second pixel image data. The first pixel image data is based on the electromagnetic waves having the first wavelength received by the pixel element during the first receiving time interval. The second pixel image data is based on the electromagnetic waves having the second wavelength received by the pixel element during the second receiving time interval. | 2016-01-07 |
20160007010 | Display Apparatus and Display System - A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel, and a plurality of light sources irradiating the liquid crystal panel with light. The display apparatus respectively displays signals corresponding to the respective regions in an image frame, in respective regions of the liquid crystal panel irradiated with light by each of the light sources, in an order from both end sides in an arrangement direction thereof toward a center alternately with each other, respectively. The display apparatus irradiates the respective regions with light by the light sources corresponding thereto, in a latter period within a period in which the signals are displayed in the respective regions of the liquid crystal panel. | 2016-01-07 |