Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
348211300 | Network (master/slave, client or server, etc.) | 59 |
20080231716 | Connecting a camera to a network - A camera for connection to an authorised user via a network. The camera has a processor arranged to execute a communications client program and an image data decoding program. The camera further has means for capturing image data including encoded login data, the image data being supplied to the image data decoding program, the image data decoding program being arranged to decode the image data and to supply the login data decoded from the image data to the communication client program to set up the camera as an authorised device accessible by the user via the network. | 09-25-2008 |
20080297611 | COMPUTER-CONTROLLED LIGHTING FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATION - A video communication system may include a computer program that implements a feedback control process for automatically controlling a light. The feedback control process may include receiving an image from a video camera and determining an initial difference between the received image and a stored image. For example, the feedback control process may determine, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, whether the color and intensity of a facial region in the captured image is sufficiently close to the color and intensity of a facial region in the stored image. If the difference between the captured image and the stored image exceeds a threshold, the feedback control process includes transmitting an optimization instruction to the light. This optimization instruction, when performed by the light, decreases the difference between the received image and the stored image. | 12-04-2008 |
20090027509 | Vision System With Deterministic Low-Latency Communication - Vision system and method. The system includes a vision system, including: a camera, a processor and memory, coupled to the camera, and an EtherCAT interface, coupled to the processor and memory, possibly contained in a chassis, and operable to couple to an EtherCAT network that provides for deterministic low-latency communication between the vision system and devices coupled to the EtherCAT network. The vision system may be configurable to operate as any of: an EtherCAT master device, an EtherCAT slave device, or a TCP/IP Ethernet device. One or more additional vision systems may couple to the EtherCAT network. The vision systems may be synchronized using an EtherCAT distributed clock technique, time-based triggered, and/or event triggered, via the EtherCAT network, e.g., in a multi-view vision, collaborative processing, control, I/O, or video servoing application, e.g., using an EtherCAT deterministic low latency closed loop feedback system, including processing, control, or I/O devices. | 01-29-2009 |
20090033752 | Digital Camera Device and Methodology for Distributed Processing and Wireless Transmission of Digital Images - A digital imaging system is described that provides techniques for reducing the amount of processing power required by a given digital camera device and for reducing the bandwidth required for transmitting image information to a target platform. The system defers and/or distributes the processing between the digital imager (i.e., digital camera itself) and the target platform that the digital imager will ultimately be connected to. In this manner, the system is able to decrease the actual computation that occurs at the digital imager. Instead, the system only performs a partial computation at the digital imager device and completes the computation somewhere else, such as at a target computing device (e.g., desktop computer) where time and size are not an issue (relative to the imager). By deferring resource-intensive computations, the present invention substantially reduces the processor requirements and concomitant battery requirements for digital cameras. Further, by adopting an image strategy optimized for compression (compressed luminosity record), the present invention decreases the bandwidth requirements for transmitting images, thereby facilitating the wireless transmission of digital camera images. | 02-05-2009 |
20090153687 | CAMERA AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CAMERA CRADLE SYSTEM - A camera that has an acquisition unit which acquires an identifier via a cradle apparatus connected to the camera, a comparison unit which compares the identifier acquired by the acquisition unit with an identifier stored in a memory, and a camera controller which controls access of the apparatus connected via the cradle apparatus based on comparison results by the comparison unit. | 06-18-2009 |
20090290031 | ADAPTER DEVICE FOR IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - A network camera system is configured such that an adapter is connected with a digital camera, and the adapter is connected with a network to which a client is also connected. A video signal representing a real-time image and a digital image signal representing a high-resolution still image are transmitted from the camera to the adapter. The adapter has a function of a file server and allows the client to download image data corresponding to the high-resolution still image. The adapter device further has a function of a streaming server and transmits streaming data representing the real-time image. The client can transmit an operation command to the adapter through the network, and the adapter can transfer the command to the camera to perform the operation required by the client. | 11-26-2009 |
20100007750 | VIDEO OVER ETHERNET - The present invention relates to a network enabled digital video camera arranged to be connected to a digital network. The network enabled digital video camera includes a digital network module arranged to transmit and receive digital signals, an input/output port being an electrical connector and being connected to the digital network module, and an analog video generator arranged to output an analog video signal. The input/output port connected to the digital network module is also connected to the analog video generator. The present invention also relates to an adaptor used to connect the network enabled digital video camera to an off-the-shelf video preview device. | 01-14-2010 |
20100220202 | INTERNET-BASED CAMERA FOCUSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An Internet based camera providing cost-effective higher security and easier and quicker installation by internally determining a degree of quality measure and providing low latency feedback to the installer on adjusting focus. | 09-02-2010 |
20110037864 | Method and apparatus for live capture image - A live image system for transferring live images via Internet includes one or more live image providers adapted for frequently capturing live image information with a predetermined capture interval, and a platform communicatively linking with the live image providers through Internet. The live image information, which is a still image file and a web based viewable format, is continuously transferred to the platform. Therefore when the live image information is kept refreshing at the platform by overwriting the previous live image information with the latest live image information, the platform provides a real time video like image at a predetermined frame rate for web browsers to watch without any proprietary software. | 02-17-2011 |
20110279694 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, SERVER AND CLIENT ON NETWORK, AND PROGRAM CODES REALIZING COMMUNICATION THEREOF - An end user is provided with an environment to easily remote-control a video camera via a general network such as the Internet. For this purpose, on a client side, the content of camera control is described in file-transfer protocol description, and the description is transferred to a camera server on the Internet via a browser. The camera server interprets the description, controls a camera in accordance with the designated content, to perform image sensing, and returns the obtained video image as the content of a file to the client. The client performs various controls while observing the video image. When a desired angle has been found, the client instructs to register the angle in a bookmark, then angle information displayed at that time is registered. Thereafter, when the user of the client can see the video image obtained on the same image-sensing conditions by merely select-designating the angle information registered in the bookmark. | 11-17-2011 |
20120147203 | TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED PERPETRATOR IMAGING - Techniques for providing improved perpetrator imaging are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for providing improved perpetrator imaging comprising identifying a client device as at least one of lost and stolen, detecting, on the client device, a difference in first pixel data associated with a first frame of a visual image and second pixel data associated with a second frame of the visual image, and capturing, on the client device, a plurality of photographs in response to detecting the difference. | 06-14-2012 |
20130070113 | Master and Slave Machine Vision System - The technology provides, in some aspects, methods and systems for triggering a master machine vision processor and a slave machine vision processor in a multi-camera machine vision system. Thus, for example, in one aspect, the technology provides a method that includes the steps of establishing a communications link between a slave machine vision processor and a master machine vision processor; receiving on the slave machine vision processor a data message from the master machine vision processor; and triggering the slave machine vision processor to perform a machine vision function, the triggering occurring at a frequency based upon the data message, wherein at least one triggering of the slave machine vision processor occurs independent of the master machine vision processor. | 03-21-2013 |
20130182138 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method of controlling a mobile terminal to perform remote capture is provided. The method of controlling a mobile terminal includes: setting remote capture conditions; transmitting the remote capture conditions with a remote capture request signal to one or more remote terminals; and receiving images captured by one or more remote terminals that capture predetermined images according to the remote capture conditions from among the one or more remote terminals. | 07-18-2013 |
20130278786 | REMOTE VIDEO PRODUCTION - The present invention relates to a system for remote video and/or audio production, which system comprises a first part related to the control room for the video production and a second part on the site of an event to be recorded, and where the first and second part communicate with each other by means of a data stream. It is proposed that the data stream is adapted to be sent between the first and second part by means of a wide area network. | 10-24-2013 |
20140267812 | Endoscopic Imaging System And Method For Adapting To Remote Stimulus - A camera system having a camera head with at least one button; a camera control unit coupleable to the camera head, the camera unit having a network port for receiving requests or information from a remote user; a monitor coupleable to the camera control unit for displaying images from the camera head and information from the camera control unit; the at least one camera head button being configurable by the camera control unit to have a first function and reconfigurable by the camera control unit to have a second function upon receipt of a request or information from a remote user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267813 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - When a wireless communication network is built in an ad hoc mode, it is possible to appropriately build the wireless communication network regardless of start timings of wireless communication functions of image capturing apparatuses. In order to achieve the object, there is provided the image capturing apparatus which is capable of building a wireless communication network by wirelessly connecting to another image capturing apparatus in an ad hoc mode, and which is capable of switching between a function as a creator and a function as a joiner, including a start unit configured to start as the creator, a unit configured to execute a scan process, and a unit configured to determine based on a result of the scan process whether to function as the creator and to function as the joiner, and to control the image capturing apparatus in accordance with the determination result. | 09-18-2014 |
20140320683 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS ON IMAGE DATA STORED IN AN EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE - A technique of directly and simply operating image data stored in an external storage device using a camera is provided. To accomplish this, an image processing device connectable to a network, comprises a connection unit configured to connect to an imaging device, an acquisition unit configured to acquire image data captured by the imaging device from an external device on the network, in accordance with a user operation on the imaging device, and a display control unit configured to display the image data acquired by the acquisition unit and image data stored in the imaging device in accordance with a display unit of the imaging device. | 10-30-2014 |
20140333786 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY CREATING AND PROCESSING MEDIA FILES - A system for processing media files is provided. The system includes an identity assignment module, a positioning module, a camera management module, an association module, and an output module. The identity assignment module is used to assign an identification number to an electronic device. The positioning module is used to determine a geographical location of the electronic device. The camera management module is used to control the camera device to take photos or record videos wherein the camera device is in a predetermined location where the electronic device is located in. The association module is used to associate the identification number with the captured photos or the recorded videos. The output module is used to output the captured photos or the recorded videos in response to a user input. A method for processing media files is also provided. | 11-13-2014 |
20150009348 | PROVIDING REAL-TIME, PERSONAL SERVICES BY ACCESSING COMPONENTS ON A MOBILE DEVICE - An apparatus, method, or system for providing real-time or almost real-time personal services by accessing or using components on electronic devices is disclosed. Access or control may be given to human personal service providers to an electronic device so that certain tasks or jobs may be performed remotely. | 01-08-2015 |
20150015731 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO REDUCE PTZ LATENCY - An apparatus, system, and method to reduce PTZ latency are provided. The system can include an input port and a motor driver unit, and the input port can receive a PTZ request. The input port can transmit the PTZ request to the motor driver unit, and the motor driver unit can extract a PTZ command from the PTZ request. In some embodiments, the PTZ request can obviate transmission through a parser and a processor. | 01-15-2015 |
20150036012 | AUTOMATIC IMAGE-CAPTURING SYSTEM - An automatic image-capturing system is used for capturing an image and transmitting the image to a remote device. The automatic image-capturing system includes a photography module for capturing the image; a storage module for storing the image captured by the photography module; a transmission module for receiving a control instruction sent by the remote device; a master core module for making the photography module to capture the image based on the control instruction, and segmenting the image into a plurality of files and segmenting the files into a plurality of packets to be transmitted to the remote device by the transmission module, and a slave core module for monitoring the operations of the master core module to turn off and restart the master core module when there is an abnormal operation in the master core module. | 02-05-2015 |
20150049212 | Distributed Vision System with Multi-Phase Synchronization - This invention provides a system and method for synchronization of vision system inspection results produced by each of a plurality of processors that includes a first bank (that can be a “master” bank) containing a master vision system processor and at least one slave vision system processor. At least a second bank (that can be one of a plurality of “slave” banks) contains a master vision system processor and at least one slave vision system processor. Each vision system processor in each bank generates results from an image acquired and processed in a given inspection cycle. The inspection cycle can be based on an external trigger or other trigger signal, and it can enable some or all of the processors/banks to acquire and process images at a given time/cycle. In a given cycle. each of the multiple banks can be positioned to acquire an image of a respective region of a plurality of succeeding regions on a moving line. A synchronization process (a) generates a unique identifier and that passes a trigger signal with the unique identifier associated with the master processor in the first bank to each of the slave processor in the master bank and each of the master and slave processor and (b) receives consolidated results via the master processor of the second bank, having the unique identifier and consolidated results from the results from the first bank. The process then (c) consolidates the results for transmission to a destination if the results are complete and the unique identifier of each of the results is the same. | 02-19-2015 |
20150062361 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products For Digital Image Capture - A method including initiating video functionality of an optical image capture device, using the video functionality to capture a plurality of still images at video speed, saving the plurality of still images as a cached timeline from which a user may select a desired still image, and providing a user interface on a display screen to allow the user to select a desired still image. | 03-05-2015 |
20150092070 | COMPOSITE IMAGE CREATION ASSIST APPARATUS, COMPOSITE IMAGE CREATION ASSIST METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - There are provided a composite image creation assist apparatus and a composite image creation assist method capable of easily assisting the creation of a composite image using not only an image group that a user himself or herself holds but also images that other users hold. An other user image group extraction section extracts image groups of other users belonging to the same group as a target user based on the registration information of an SNS. A second candidate image selection section selects at least one second candidate image suitable for the composite image from the extracted image groups of other users. A use image determination section determines use images, which are to be used for the composite image, from the plurality of first candidate images and the second candidate image. | 04-02-2015 |
20150116523 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGE STATISTICS - An image signal processor (ISP) and a method of generating image statistics. One embodiment of the ISP includes: (1) a client configured to employ image statistics to process a current frame of a scene if changes in the current frame relative to a previous frame of the scene rise above a threshold, and (2) a statistics engine associated with the client and configured to generate the image statistics based on the current frame if the changes rise above the threshold. | 04-30-2015 |
20150124109 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HOSTING A LIVE CAMERA AT A GIVEN GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION - A camera network comprising a plurality of cameras located at one or more locations is disclosed. A server receives real-time video data stream from multiple cameras, wherein the server hosts a web service to display thumbnails associated with each camera, wherein the server continuously prerecords a first predefined duration of the video data received from the multiple cameras. A user uses the web service to select a camera. Then, the user initiates recording of the video data stream received from the selected camera and the web service records a second predefined duration of the video. Finally, the web service combines the prerecorded first predefined duration of the video received from the selected camera and the second predefined duration of the video to obtain a third video. | 05-07-2015 |
20150146027 | STRATEGIES FOR TRIGGERING DEPTH SENSORS AND TRANSMITTING RGBD IMAGES IN A CLOUD-BASED OBJECT RECOGNITION SYSTEM - Systems, apparatus and methods for triggering a depth sensor and/or limiting bandwidth and/or maintaining privacy are presented. By limiting use of a depth sensor to times when an optical image alone is insufficient, mobile device power is saved. Furthermore, by reducing a size of an optical image to only the portion of the image needed to detect an object, bandwidth is saved and privacy is maintained by not communicating unneeded or undesired information. | 05-28-2015 |
20150296119 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus includes: an encoding unit configured to perform encoding processing on an image output from an image capturing unit for obtaining an image; a communication unit configured to receive designation of a resolution of the encoding unit from an information processing apparatus; an obtaining unit configured to obtain a resolution which is associated with the resolution set for the image capturing unit, and is settable for the encoding unit; a determination unit configured to determine whether the designated resolution is the resolution obtained by the obtaining unit and settable for the encoding unit; and a transmission unit configured to transmit an error response to the information processing apparatus, if the determination unit determines that the designated resolution is not the resolution obtained by the obtaining unit and settable for the encoding unit. | 10-15-2015 |
20150304540 | SYSTEM ALLOWING USERS TO INTERACT WITH ANIMALS, BOTH REAL AND SIMULATED - The present disclosure provides for methods and systems of remote interaction. Preferably, one remotely interacts with a non-human animal. The animal is preferably housed in a rescue or adoption type shelter, but may be present in any particular location. A video feed allows individuals to view and subsequently interact with the animals via an electronic device and communications network. For example, a user may have the option to feed the animal via an interactive unit located at the shelter. The user may also be able to interact with the animal remotely via commands or with the assistance of the shelter staff or other individuals at the remote location. In some instances, sounds may be transmitted from either location to the other. These interactions are achieved using an electronic device preferably running a web or mobile application permitting access to the system through a communications network. | 10-22-2015 |
20150341539 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD - An information communication method is provided for obtaining information from a subject. The information communication method includes transmitting position information indicating a position of an image sensor used to capture the subject, and receiving an ID list that is associated with the position indicated by the position information. The information communication method also includes setting an exposure time of the image sensor so that in a bright line corresponding to an exposure line included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The information communication method further includes obtaining a bright line image including the bright line, obtaining information by demodulating data specified by a cycle length or frequency of a stripe pattern of the bright line included in the obtained bright line image, and searching the ID list for identification information that includes the obtained information. | 11-26-2015 |
20150350519 | REMOTE PHOTOGRAPH SYSTEM AND METHOD - A remote photograph system and method are provided, in which a first client provides a first scene image to a second client and then a second client displays a first scene image and gets a picture from a first scene image to generate a first picture, whereby a rapid and convenient remote photograph result is achieved. | 12-03-2015 |
20150358526 | CAMERA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for restricting and allowing the initiation of operations on an electronic device according to settings of management control functions on the electronic device. In certain instances, operations may be initiated after the electronic device determines, detects, or receives an authorized event. The initiation of operations on the electronic device may also be prevented after the electronic device determines, detects, or receives an unauthorized event. A user of an electronic device consistent with the invention may set settings that identify whether a remote electronic device or user of a remote electronic device may initiate a camera function. Preferred embodiments of the invention are implemented in part or entirely within the operating system of a smartphone, or a cellphone. | 12-10-2015 |
20150358527 | IMAGING DEVICE, CLIENT DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF CLIENT DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging device that can be connected to a client device through a network includes an imaging optical system | 12-10-2015 |
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. | 12-31-2015 |
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. | 12-31-2015 |
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. | 12-31-2015 |
20160014319 | CAMERA SYSTEM | 01-14-2016 |
20160014323 | REMOTELY CONTROLLING CAMERA FUNCTIONALITY | 01-14-2016 |
20160037049 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CLIENT APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLIENT APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus connectable to a client apparatus via a network includes an imaging optical system, an image sensor, an infrared cut filter (IRCF) driving circuit that inserts and retracts an IRCF into and from an optical path of the imaging optical system, and a communication circuit that receives, from the client apparatus, an automatic insertion and retraction control command for causing the imaging apparatus to automatically control insertion and retraction of the IRCF and additional information about insertion and retraction of the IRCF. The communication circuit transmits, to the client apparatus, operation information indicating which of cases the imaging apparatus uses the additional information received by the communication circuit. The cases include a case where the IRCF is inserted into the optical path, a case where the IRCF is retracted from the optical path, and both the cases where the IRCF is inserted and where the IRCF is retracted. | 02-04-2016 |
20160044226 | Interactive Broadcast Television - A system includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor receives a video feed from a camera, where the video feed includes video from a filmmaking set. The processor also sends the video feed to a viewer electronic device. The processor also receives a command to control an aspect of the filmmaking set and sends the command to the filmmaking set. | 02-11-2016 |
20160057336 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HOSTING ENTITY-SPECIFIC PHOTO-SHARING WEBSITES FOR ENTITY-SPECIFIC DIGITAL CAMERAS - A system and method hosts entity-specific photo-sharing websites for entity-specific image capture devices. The system and method provides software for the entity-specific image capture devices that causes the image capture devices to transmit entity ID information when the image capture devices transmit images over the Internet. The system and method further provide an online photosharing service capable of hosting the entity-specific photo-sharing websites for each of the entities, such that when the image capture devices connect to photo-sharing service, the photo-sharing service uses the entity ID received from the image capture devices to automatically associate the image with the photo-sharing websites of the identified entity. | 02-25-2016 |
20160065828 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING IP CAMERA HAVING FUNCTION OF WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLLER - A networked camera for controlling electronic devices is provided. The camera includes a camera module for obtaining images, a remote control module for generating remote control signals for electronic devices, and a module for controlling orientation of the remote control module. The remote control module includes an IR (infrared) beam emitter for generating IR remote control signals. In response to a control command from a user device, the camera identifies a target electronic device, an orientation associated with the target electronic device. The camera changes orientation of a remote control module toward the target electronic device using the identified orientation and transmit an IR control signal for controlling the target electronic device. | 03-03-2016 |
20160065829 | IMAGING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF INTERVAL PHOTOGRAPHING - In synchronous interval photographing by a plurality of imaging apparatuses, an imaging apparatus functioning as a master clocks a photographing interval in the interval photographing, sequentially generates photographing instruction signals at clocked photographing intervals, instructs its own imaging section to perform image photographing every time a photographing instruction signal is generated, and transmits the photographing instruction signal to the other imaging apparatus. The imaging apparatus functioning as the slave instructs its own imaging section to perform image photographing every time a photographing instruction signal is received from the imaging apparatus functioning as the master. | 03-03-2016 |
20160080629 | CAMERA SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a camera system comprises a camera module and a first processing unit. The first processing unit comprises a first controller and a second controller. The first controller can receive commands from a second processing unit. The first controller executes a command destined for the first processing unit from among the received commands. The second controller transmits a command destined for the camera module from among the received commands to the camera module. | 03-17-2016 |
20160088211 | NETWORK CAMERA SYSTEM AND NETWORK CAMERA THEREOF - A network camera system includes a network camera and a power-over-Ethernet switch for providing a network power. The network camera is connected to the power-over-Ethernet switch via a network cable and includes a casing, a main board, and a splitting circuit board. The main board is disposed in the casing for operating the network camera. The splitting circuit board is disposed in the casing and connected to the main board and the power-over-Ethernet switch. The splitting circuit board includes a signal transceiver and a power transceiver. The signal transceiver is used for performing network signal transmission between the power-over-Ethernet switch and the main board. The power transceiver is used for selectively splitting a first splitting power from the network power to the main board as an operating power of the network camera. | 03-24-2016 |
20160100093 | LIVE VIDEO SYSTEM - A live video system is provided. The system includes a camera, a mobile device, and a wireless communication link between the camera and the mobile device, wherein video and audio captured by the camera is sent to the mobile device. The mobile device may further include a live video software application, wherein the live video software application provides instruction to a processor of the mobile device to activate a mobile network connection with a server to send video and audio captured by the camera and received by the mobile device through the mobile network connection to the server for streaming. The camera further includes local memory and may record audio and video simultaneously with the sending the audio and video to the mobile device, wherein the recording is in high definition and remains in the custody of the emergency personnel in order to maintain proper custody for evidence purposes. | 04-07-2016 |
20160127627 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CLIENT DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF CLIENT DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus is connected to a client device and has an infrared cut filter to cut infrared light, a toggling unit to toggle an infrared cut filter state between on and off, and reception, control, and transmission units. The reception unit receives automatic adjustment information relating to the state, along with an imaging setting command for the imaging apparatus to automatically control the state. The control unit automatically controls the toggling unit based on the imaging setting command. The transmission unit transmits setting information relating to the automatic adjustment information to the client device. The setting information transmitted by the transmission unit indicates whether automatic adjustment information used by the control unit can be set in each of a case where the state is turned on to enable the infrared cut filter or a case where the state is turned off to disable the infrared cut filter. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127634 | REMOTE-CAMERA CONTROL METHOD, REMOTE PHOTOGRAPHY SYSTEM, AND SERVER - A remote-camera control method includes: obtaining first remote image data and terminal image data acquired by photography performed by a remote camera and a terminal camera in a same time segment; authenticating the user terminal by comparing the two pieces of image data with each other and by determining that the user terminal is in a photography spot of the remote camera when an identical subject is found in both the pieces of image data; and providing second remote image data acquired by the remote camera to the user terminal after the user terminal is authenticated. | 05-05-2016 |
20160134801 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A network camera includes a pan driving unit and a tilt driving unit for changing a shooting direction of an imaging unit. A detection unit detects rotation angles of movable units to be driven by the pan driving unit and the tilt driving unit. A pan/tilt control unit corrects a target position of the movable unit according to a correction value according to the detected rotation angle and controls each of the driving units using a value after the correction. In addition, when masked image drawing for processing an image is performed so that a partial image of a predetermined position is not visible in the image captured by an imaging unit, an image processing unit performs a process of correcting a rotation angle detected by the detection unit according to the correction value and drawing a masked image at a mask drawing position after the correction. | 05-12-2016 |
20160142612 | DEVICES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VISUAL IMAGING ARRAYS - A method substantially as shown and described the detailed description and/or drawings and/or elsewhere herein. A device substantially as shown and described the detailed description and/or drawings and/or elsewhere herein. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142613 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR VISUAL IMAGING ARRAYS - Computationally implemented methods and systems include capturing a scene that includes one or more images, through use of an array of more than one image sensor, selecting a particular portion of the scene that includes at least one image, wherein the selected particular portion is smaller than the scene, transmitting only the selected particular portion from the scene to a remote location, and de-emphasizing pixels from the scene that are not part of the selected particular portion of the scene. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142614 | WEB CAMERA AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A web camera and an operation method thereof are provided. The web camera includes a photographic unit, an infrared (IR) transmitter, a network communication unit and a processing unit. The photographic unit captures an image. The network communication unit establishes a connection with a remote host via a communication network. The processing unit sends the image captured by the photographic unit to the remote host via the network communication unit. The processing unit receives a control command from the remote host via the network communication unit. The processing unit transmits an IR control code corresponding to the control command to a target device via the IR transmitter. The processing unit determines whether the target device responds to the IR control code based on the image. | 05-19-2016 |
20160173755 | MOTION CONTROLLER DEVICE | 06-16-2016 |
20160191779 | Adaptive Video End-To-End Network with Local Abstraction - An adaptive video end-to-end network is described that uses local abstraction. One example includes an image sensor to generate a sequence of images, a processor coupled to the image sensor to analyze the sequence of images to detect an event, to select images related to the event and to generate metadata regarding the event, and a communications interface coupled to the processor to send the metadata information through a network connection to a central node. | 06-30-2016 |
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