Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
348231600 | Processing or camera details | 83 |
20080218600 | System, Method, And Computer Program Product For Evaluating Photographic Performance - A method for automatically evaluating photographic performance is provided. The method includes recording with a camera device one or more images during a photography session. The images are digitally stored, and image information related to the images is automatically compiled. The image information may include sales data, image content data, image capture data, and sales condition data. Other image information may be manually compiled. At least one photographic performance metric is automatically generated using at least one of the images and the image information. The performance metric acts to facilitate evaluation of one or more aspects of photographic performance. A system and a computer program product for automatically evaluating photographic performance are also provided. | 09-11-2008 |
20080284875 | Imaging device, method of processing captured image signal and computer program - A constant amount of new portion of image data as still images is always stored on a memory in an image taking operation. In response to a shutter release operation, the image data stored on the memory is recorded onto a recording medium. A next new portion of the image data generated subsequent to the shutter release operation is then recorded on the recording medium to provide a photo opportunity slip prevention function. An operation is performed to modify a pixel count of the image data to be recorded in the photo opportunity slip prevention function. A user can multi-shot photograph with a pixel count of images captured within a unit time increased or with a higher priority placed on image quality. | 11-20-2008 |
20090027517 | Method, apparatus, and system for pre-compression assessment of compressed data length - A method and apparatus are disclosed for image processing using dynamic assessment of image line data to select a compression technique for compressing the image line data prior to storage in a line buffer used for an image processing operation. Compressing the image line of data prior to storage in the line buffer permits reduction in the size of the line buffer. The compressed image data may be decompressed prior to the image processing. | 01-29-2009 |
20090046173 | IMAGE STORING-TRANSFERRING METHOD AND APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSOR - Disclosed herein is a method of storing or transferring an image along with an image-processing parameter for processing the image. When storing or transferring a second image for storage or transfer which has a second resolution for storage or transfer differing from a reference resolution, a reference image-processing parameter set according to a reference resolution image having the reference resolution is corrected based on a difference between the reference resolution and the second resolution, so that it becomes a second parameter corresponding to the second image. The second parameter obtained by the correction is stored or transferred along with the second image. | 02-19-2009 |
20090167895 | Image data recording device, image processing device, and camera - The camera creates an image file in which are stored parameters for image processing and image data in relation to each other, the image data recording device stores the image file, and the image processing device performs processing on RAW image data based on the parameters stored in the image file. A plurality of sets of profiles for use in creation of image data for display having different characteristics of colors from RAW image data (characteristic parameter sets) and a camera-specified profile/gain (characteristic specification information) to designate which profiles from among plurality of profiles in each of the plurality of characteristic parameter sets are to be used for creating image data for display are registered in a file header by an image file creation unit of the camera in relation to each other. The image file is stored in the image file recording device, for example, a memory card. | 07-02-2009 |
20090268057 | Portable memory device with wireless communication capability - The present invention is to provide a portable memory device with wireless communication capability which comprises a controller connected with an input/output interface for connecting with a digital photographic device, a first storage unit for saving photographs and photographic information received from the digital photographic device through the input/output interface, a wireless communication module for establishing a wireless transmission path with a wireless communication module of an environmental information recording device and second storage unit for saving environmental information received from the environmental information recording device through the wireless transmission path respectively. Thus, while a user taking photos by using the digital photographic device, the photos, photographic information and environmental information may at the same time be saved to the first and second storage units respectively, enabling the user to learn about the environmental information while the photos were taken at a later time. | 10-29-2009 |
20090284621 | DIGITAL CAMERA PERSONALIZATION - A method for optimizing a digital image acquired by a camera, according to the preference of the user of the camera, comprises determining the user's preferences based on user behavior in respect of one or more previously acquired images and thereafter changing one or more shooting parameter of the camera based on said behavior. | 11-19-2009 |
20090303351 | DYNAMIC IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, DYNAMIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND WIDE-ANGLE DYNAMIC IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - At least an embodiment enables displaying of a video image of a desired subject or a direction without a need for a camera operator to pay a special attention to the desired subject or the direction. The video displaying method may include cutting out a portion of a still image imaged by the wide-angle lens and producing a display data for a first display image, specifying a changed amount of an imaging angle from the imaging timing for the previously cut-out still image to the imaging timing for the still image to be cut-out, cutting out a second or later still image imaged by the wide-angle lens as well as shifting the cut-out region for the second or later still image so as to cancel the specified change amount of the imaging angle, forming a display data for the second or later display images. | 12-10-2009 |
20100066861 | Imaging Apparatus, Method of Processing Imaging Result, Image Processing Apparatus, Program of Imaging Result Processing Method, Recording Medium Storing Program of Imaging Result Processing Method, and Imaging Result Processing System - This invention is applied to a system applied to an electronic still camera, for instance. According to the invention, thumbnail image data DT obtained by thinning RAW data is recorded along with the RAW data DR, and image correction information DS at the time of imaging-result capturing which is used in presentation. | 03-18-2010 |
20100103285 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING COMPRESSION RATIO OF JPEG IMAGE - A method and an electronic device for adjusting a compression ratio of a JPEG image are used to adjust a size of a JPEG image file. The method includes the following steps. a raw image, a first compression parameter (SF1) and a second compression parameter (SF2) are obtained. Then, the first compression parameter and the second compression parameter is used to compress the raw image respectively to obtain a first file and a second file of the compressed raw image A target file size (Target) is set. The target file size, the size of the first file (FileSize1), and the size of the second file (FileSize2) are used to calculate a target compression parameter (NSF) that is generated according to the equation, | 04-29-2010 |
20100103286 | IMAGE PICK-UP DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM INCLUDING RECORDED PROGRAM FOR CONTROL OF THE DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - If a plurality of objects exist, an image pick-up device of this invention more easily identifies an object that a user desires and optimizes an image pick-up condition. The device includes: an object learning data extractor ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100118162 | CAMERA CONTROL APPARATUS AND CAMERA CONTROL METHOD - A camera control apparatus includes: an input section to which a plurality of cameras controlled by the apparatus are connected, each of the cameras including a first preset information storage section capable of storing up to n preset information on the state of the camera setting; a second preset information storage section capable of storing (n+1)-th to m-th preset information (n05-13-2010 | |
20100182456 | IRIS IMAGE STORING METHOD AND AN IRIS IMAGE RESTORED METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of storing and restoring an iris image, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring an original image I | 07-22-2010 |
20100201844 | Apparatus and Method for Image Capturing - An image capturing method including following steps is provided. A preview image is captured and compressed into a compressed preview image according to a preview quantization table. An image complexity is judged by determining the amount of high frequency components the preview image has according to a set of factors consisting of the preview quantization table, a resolution of the preview image and a size of the compressed preview image. The more the amount of high frequency components the preview image has, the higher the image complexity. A to-be-captured image is captured. An initial quantization table is determined according to a set of factors consisting of the image complexity, a resolution of the to-be-captured image and an image compression target. The to-be-captured image is compressed into an output image according to the initial quantization table. | 08-12-2010 |
20100231753 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE SUITABLE FOR PHOTOGRAPHING A PERSON - A digital camera | 09-16-2010 |
20100253808 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an image file creation unit, a storage control unit, an extracting unit, and a display controller. The image file creation unit is configured to create a file including a plurality of images, first management information indicating a specified Exif version, and second management information including an image size and a total number of the images in the file. The storage control unit is configured to store the image file in a storage. The extraction unit is configured to extract the image from the image file in the storage based on the second management information. The display controller is configured to display the image on a display. | 10-07-2010 |
20100265361 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - A imaging device includes an imaging element; a memory unit configured to temporarily store pieces of image data captured individually at predetermined timings via the imaging element; a comparator configured to compare the image data recorded in the memory unit to detect whether an image change greater than or equal to a first threshold has occurred; a determining unit configured to determine whether the image change has converged to an amount less than or equal to a second threshold by comparing the image data recorded in the memory unit when an image change greater than or equal to the first threshold has been detected; and a controller configured to exercise control so that image data captured via the imaging element is recorded on a predetermined recording medium when it is determined that the image change has converged to an amount less than or equal to the second threshold. | 10-21-2010 |
20100309335 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE HAVING CONTINUOUS IMAGE CAPTURE - Methods, devices, and systems for continuous image capturing are described herein. In one embodiment, a method includes continuously capturing a sequence of images with an image capturing device. The method may further include storing a predetermined number of the sequence of images in a buffer. The method may further include receiving a user request to capture an image. In response to the user request, the method may further include automatically selecting one of the buffered images based on an exposure time of one of the buffered images. The sequence of images is captured prior to or concurrently with receiving the user request. | 12-09-2010 |
20110122293 | IMAGE PROCESSING UNIT - An image processor that can get a number of image files resized collectively is provided in order to realize a more user-friendly resizing function. | 05-26-2011 |
20110141313 | IMAGE OUTPUT SYSTEM, IMAGE OPERATING APPARATUS, IMAGE METHOD, IMAGE OPERATING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to the present invention, the album including user's favorite pictures as main features can be easily provided. The system includes; a image capturing section which captures an image; an image capturing time measuring section which measures the time after setting the image capturing section ready to capture the image and while the user continues to operate the image capturing section to capture the image in each image capturing operation of the image capturing section; a ranking calculating section which ranks the image based on the image capturing time calculated by the image capturing time measuring section; and an output controlling section which displays or prints out the image ranked more highly by the ranking calculating section. | 06-16-2011 |
20110149112 | LENS SHADING CORRECTION - A method including using an optical image stabilization function in an imaging apparatus comprising a lens and an image sensor; acquiring system change information, the system change information concerning changes that affect optical path through the lens to the image sensor during capturing of an image through the lens; adjusting a lens shading correction function on the basis of the acquired system change information; and applying the adjusted lens shading correction function to image data representing the captured image. | 06-23-2011 |
20110157423 | Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, image processing method, and program - An image processing apparatus includes an imaging operation state acquiring unit that acquires imaging operation state information representing imaging operation states at the time of an imaging operation for a plurality of images that are consecutively generated in a time series, an image processing unit that performs image processing, which is used for generating a synthesized image representing transition in a specific operation of an observed subject included in the plurality of images, based on the acquired imaging state information for the plurality of images, and an image synthesis unit that generates a synthesized image by synthesizing the plurality of images for which the image processing has been performed. | 06-30-2011 |
20110187897 | Update Control of Image Processing Control Data - This invention relates to the updating of image processing control data that is related to image data and controls image processing of the image data. An image related data generator generates an image file that includes image data and image processing data pre-stored therein. The image processing control data can be updated according to the following process. The image related data generator sends specification data that specifies image processing control data to be updated to an update data server. Then the image related data generator receives the update data from the update data server. And the image related generator updates the image processing control data stored therein with the update data. | 08-04-2011 |
20110205397 | PORTABLE IMAGING DEVICE HAVING DISPLAY WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS - A digital image capture device having a soft-copy display with improved image visibility under adverse viewing conditions, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system; a soft-copy display; a data storage system storing a plurality of color transforms; an environmental sensing means; and a processor for performing the steps of capturing an input digital image; selecting a preview color transform responsive to a signal from the environmental sensing means, wherein a preview color transform that provides improved image visibility is selected for signals from the environmental sensing means corresponding to adverse viewing conditions; transforming the input digital image using the preview color transform to form a preview image; displaying the preview image on the soft-copy display; and recording the input digital image in a processor-accessible memory without using the preview color transform | 08-25-2011 |
20110234849 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL IMAGES HAVING AN ASSOCIATION FILE SEPARATE FROM AN IMAGE LIFE - A portable image capture device, program and method for controlling and managing data captured thereby. A device program residing on the portable image capture device generally associates data processing attributes with image files generated for image data captured by the portable image capture device. In some embodiments, the device program associates data processing attributes related to prompts for pre-defined image data with corresponding image files generated in response to the prompts. The device program, and attribute and prompt data therefor are created on a data processing system and are transferrable therefrom to the portable image capture device. | 09-29-2011 |
20110261228 | IMAGE CAPTURE MODULE AND IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD FOR AVOIDING SHUTTER LAG - An image capture module and an image capture method are provided. The image capture module includes an image signal processor, a preview interface module, and an image temporary storage module. The image signal processor receives an image data stream and processes the stream to generate a preview image stream and an output image stream, which will be respectively sent to the preview interface module and the image temporary storage module. The preview image stream has a first preview image frame while the output image stream has a first output image frame corresponding to the first preview image frame. When an image capture command is generated after the preview interface module receives and outputs the first preview image frame, the image temporary storage module will output the first output image frame from the buffer memory unit. | 10-27-2011 |
20110273588 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CAMERA PROVIDING FLASH COMPENSATION OF IMAGES, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An improved handheld electronic device and camera apparatus upon which can be executed an improved method enable a modular camera to be used in conjunction with a flash. In one implementation, compensation parameters that are intended for use in a non-flash situation are overwritten with compensation parameters that are configured to compensate for the combined effects of the camera and the flash and are used by an embedded compensation routine executed on the camera. In another implementation, an image signal is processed by the embedded compensation routine using the original compensation parameters, but if it is determined that the image signal is a flash image signal, the image signal is further processed by the embedded compensation routine employing an additional set of parameters which compensate the image signal for the effect of the flash. | 11-10-2011 |
20110279708 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image capture apparatus includes an image sensor of a line-sequential scanning type, an optical database which stores optical characteristics of the optical system in advance, a calculation unit which calculates optical parameters including at least information of a focal length of the optical system for each area of the image sensor based on drive information of the image sensor and drive information of the optical system, a referring unit which refers to optical characteristics corresponding to the optical parameters calculated by the calculation unit of the optical characteristics stored in the optical database, a correction value generation unit which generates correction values used to correct the image signal based on the optical characteristics referred to by the referring unit, and a correction unit which corrects the image signal using the correction values generated by the correction value generation unit. | 11-17-2011 |
20110279709 | SHOOTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SHOOTING APPARATUS - A camera includes: a shooting section that outputs images of an object; a moving image shooting control section that controls the shooting section to repeat shooting under predetermined shooting conditions at a predetermined frame rate; a moving image generation section that generates moving images based on images shot under the predetermined shooting conditions, respectively; an image extraction section that extracts a first image and a second image based on a predetermined condition from each of the moving images; a display section; and a display control section that performs control to simultaneously multi-display the first image and the second image of each moving image on the display section. | 11-17-2011 |
20120019687 | AUTOMATIC DIGITAL CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHY MODE SELECTION - A digital camera having a plurality of photography modes, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system for imaging a scene onto the image sensor; an image capture control for initiating an image capture operation; a photography mode user interface for selecting between a plurality of photography modes, the photography modes having associated image capture and image processing settings; a power control for turning the digital camera on or off, wherein when the camera is in an off state and the power control is activated with a first activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a default photography mode and when the power control is activated with a second activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a previously selected photography mode. | 01-26-2012 |
20120033103 | Raw-Split Mode Image Capture - Systems, methods and a computer readable mediums for reducing run-time bandwidth requirements within digital image capture devices are disclosed herein. As the resolution of digital image capture devices increase, the bandwidth needed to support this increased resolution is becoming increasingly difficult to support. To reduce the problems associated with run-time bandwidth requirements, it may be beneficial to obtain full-resolution and display-resolution images at the same time from the image capture circuitry—writing both to memory at virtually the same time. The display resolution image may then be delivered to a display unit directly without the need for additional memory operations on the full-resolution image. Only when a user indicates they wish to capture an image need additional memory operations on the full-resolution image be performed. | 02-09-2012 |
20120069217 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device is provided that is configured to perform continuous shooting and includes an imaging unit, a memory, an imaging control unit and a grouping determination unit. The imaging unit is configured to capture an image of a subject. The memory is configured to store continuous shooting control information indicating a value of a control parameter related to continuous shooting. The imaging control unit is configured to cause the imaging unit to perform continuous shooting in accordance with the stored continuous shooting control information. The grouping determination unit is configured to determine, based on the stored continuous shooting control information, whether a series of image information are to be grouped together. The series of image information is obtained in one continuous shooting. | 03-22-2012 |
20120075500 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention facilitates the setting of a condition for the execution of predetermined processing and enables the execution of processing conforming to a user's intention. In an image processing apparatus, a predetermined object is detected in an image selected based on an instruction from a user, a determination is made regarding an attribute of the detected object, and the determined attribute is set as an execution condition used when executing predetermined processing on an image. | 03-29-2012 |
20120081576 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE INFORMATION - An image processing method and apparatus for automatically rotating an image and a display unit, and an information storage medium storing image information. The apparatus including a photographing unit which generates image data and a rotation sensing unit which generates rotational information of a rotation state of the photographing unit. When an object is photographed, the rotation information of the image is obtained and stored together, and when the image is displayed, the rotation is analyzed and the image and display unit are automatically rotated. When an image including moving picture information is watched, an image always optimized to be horizontal without additional work by a user can be seen. | 04-05-2012 |
20120182447 | Methods, Circuits, Devices, Apparatuses and Systems for Providing Image Composition Rules, Analysis and Improvement - The present invention includes methods, circuits, devices, apparatuses and systems for analyzing, characterizing and/or rating the composition of images. Further embodiments of the present invention include methods, circuits, devices, apparatuses and systems for providing instructive feedback or automatic corrective actions, relating to the quality of the composition of an image, to a user of an imaging device (e.g. digital camera, camera phone, etc.)—Optionally while the user is preparing to acquire an image, i.e. in real time. Embodiments of the present invention may further include methods, circuits, devices, apparatuses and systems for extracting image composition related rules based on analysis of composition parameters of rated images. | 07-19-2012 |
20120236179 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - If an image acquired from a video camera ( | 09-20-2012 |
20120281113 | USING A MULTI-CHIP SYSTEM IN A PACKAGE (MCSiP) IN IMAGING APPLICATIONS TO YIELD A LOW COST, SMALL SIZE CAMERA ON A CHIP - According to some embodiments, a camera includes a multi-chip system in a package (MCSiP). The MCSiP comprising a set of electronics, an encapsulate, and a plurality of interconnects. The set of electronics includes a plurality of bare integrated circuit dies and other passive or active electronic components. Each die is operable to provide a functional component of a computing system operable to receive a signal describing electromagnetic radiation detected by an imaging sensor and facilitate generating an image according to the signal. The encapsulate comprises an adhesive molding compound deposited outwardly from the set of electronics in order to hold the set of electronics in position. The interconnects communicatively couple each die to other dies, the other electronic components, or components external to the MCSiP. | 11-08-2012 |
20130002903 | CAMERA USER INPUT BASED IMAGE VALUE INDEX - In an imaging evaluation method, camera, and system, a scene is imaged with a camera. User inputs to the camera are received concurrent with the imaging. The inputs each define a setting of one of a plurality of operational functions of the camera. The inputs are valued to provide a set of input values. An image value index is calculated using the input values. | 01-03-2013 |
20130010158 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a memory configured to store information of an OTF or a PSF of an optical system for at least one of capturing conditions, and an image processor configured to generate secondary and higher components of a phase of an OTF or a shape component of a PSF corresponding to a capturing condition of a captured image through an interpolation based on at least two OTFs or PSF in the memory, while center-of-gravity positions or maximum intensity positions are accorded with each other or differential root-mean-square values of the point spread functions are minimum, and to restore the image utilizing the generated OTF or an OTF derived from the generated PSF. | 01-10-2013 |
20130083219 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A user interface (UI) is provided which displays a process in which photographing setting values change correspondingly, so that a user can easily recognize the changes of the photographing setting values. A UI is also provided through which a user can adjust all photographing setting values. | 04-04-2013 |
20130135496 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing device includes: an image probability model generation unit calculating a feature amount in units of local regions as division regions of a captured image of an imaging apparatus and generating an image probability model configured by the calculated feature amount, the image probability model indicating the generation probability of each noiseless pixel value; a memory storing a noise probability model generated from imaging element-dependent noise characteristic information, the noise probability model indicating the conditional probability of a given noised pixel value being generated in a case where a given noiseless pixel value is generated; and a Bayesian estimation unit generating a noise reduced image in which the noise of the captured image is reduced through a Bayesian estimation process in which the image probability model and the noise probability model are applied. | 05-30-2013 |
20130155278 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS - An image capture apparatus has an image capture unit to capture an object image, an acquisition unit to acquire a developing parameter for image data captured by the image capture unit, an analysis unit to analyze RAW image data generated by the image capture unit, an image composition unit to compose a plurality of RAW image data generated by the image capture unit and generate composite RAW image data, a composition ratio determination unit to determine a composition ratio for a plurality of developing parameters respectively for development of the plurality of RAW image data acquired by the acquisition unit, a parameter composition unit to compose the plurality of developing parameters and generate one composite developing parameter, and a development unit to develop the composite RAW image data using the composite developing parameter. | 06-20-2013 |
20130278796 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EMBEDDING CAMERA INFORMATION IN IMAGES - The present invention is related to providing, in association with an image, information related to the image capture device used to capture the image. In one embodiment, information related to a first static camera characteristic and camera setting information related to a first captured digitized image is embedded in the first captured digitized image using a watermark. The watermarked information may be used to identify the source or owner of the picture, and/or to aid in the more accurate reproduction of the image. | 10-24-2013 |
20140098259 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING IMAGES - A photographing apparatus for synthesizing a plurality of continuously captured images is provided. The photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit that captures a plurality of images by continuously photographing an object; an input unit that receives a selection of a reference image from the plurality of captured images and a modification section in the reference image; a display unit that displays the reference image; a controller that, when the modification section is selected in the reference image and an image for replacing the modification section is determined, generates a mask image based on the modification section and generates a final image by synthesizing the reference image and the image for replacing the modification section using the mask image; and a storage unit that stores a data file including information of the mask image, the plurality of captured images, and the final image. | 04-10-2014 |
20140218563 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME - If a setting device such as a focus switch happens to be changed during the time that a power supply is off, the user is notified of how the setting device has changed. When the power supply of a digital camera is turned off, the set state of the setting device at such time is stored. When the power supply is turned on, the set state of the setting device is detected and this set state is compared with the set state of the setting device that was in effect when the power supply was turned off. If the set state has been changed, a warning image is displayed and the set state that was in effect when the power supply was turned off and the set state currently in effect are displayed. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218564 | LENS UNIT, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING LENS UNIT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A lens unit L | 08-07-2014 |
20140240539 | GESTURE MAPPING FOR IMAGE FILTER INPUT PARAMETERS - This disclosure pertains to systems, methods, and computer readable medium for mapping particular user interactions, e.g., gestures, to the input parameters of various image processing routines, e.g., image filters, in a way that provides a seamless, dynamic, and intuitive experience for both the user and the software developer. Such techniques may handle the processing of both “relative” gestures, i.e., those gestures having values dependent on how much an input to the device has changed relative to a previous value of the input, and “absolute” gestures, i.e., those gestures having values dependent only on the instant value of the input to the device. Additionally, inputs to the device beyond user-input gestures may be utilized as input parameters to one or more image processing routines. For example, the device's orientation, acceleration, and/or position in three-dimensional space may be used as inputs to particular image processing routines. | 08-28-2014 |
20140267831 | LENS APPARATUS AND A CAMERA SYSTEM - A lens apparatus detachably attachable to an image pickup apparatus, the lens apparatus includes a variable magnification lens arranged to move along an optical axis when changing magnification, a focus lens ( | 09-18-2014 |
20140293090 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes: an image processing section that receives input images of a plurality of frames, divides an image of each input frame into a plurality of blocks for each image of the frame, and generates an image corresponding to each frame by performing predetermined image processing on each division block; and an overlap width control section that separately saves overlap width data to be used in each of a plurality of image processing operations by the image processing section for generating the image corresponding to each frame for each piece of the overlap width data corresponding to each image processing operation when image data included in an overlap width area in which block areas overlap within the image of each frame is saved as overlap width data, and switches the overlap width data to be used when the image processing section performs each image processing operation. | 10-02-2014 |
20140300777 | AUTOFOCUSING OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE - An optical imager includes: an image sensor for capturing images of targets and outputting image signals; a lens for focusing the target on the image sensor as a function of lens position; a memory for storing predetermined lens positions determined from predetermined target sizes; and a controller for determining current target size based on captured images and positioning the lens at a predetermined lens position by correlating current target size with predetermined target sizes. | 10-09-2014 |
20140307126 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an electronic apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The electronic apparatus includes a photography lens that receives an optical signal from an object. The photography lens includes a focus lens. The electronic apparatus further includes a distance sensor that outputs image data based on the optical signal incident thereon through the photography lens and that outputs distance information. The electronic apparatus further includes a controller that calculates respective distance positions of the focus lens for one or more distances based on the distance information and that calculates respective contrast positions of the focus lens corresponding to the distance positions based on the image data and that corrects respective reference positions of the focus lens for the one or more distances. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307127 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE QUALITY CORRECTION METHOD OF IMAGING APPARATUS, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS BODY - An imaging apparatus includes a condenser lens optical system and a solid-state imaging device so that a pencil of incident light rays passing through the condenser lens optical system and then incident on the solid-state imaging device can be converged in a conical shape with a result that an image of the pencil of incident light rays can be formed on one point of a light receiving surface of the solid-state imaging device due to light condensing effect of the condenser lens optical system, and the imaging apparatus further includes a correcting portion which performs image quality correction on a taken image signal outputted from the solid-state imaging device in accordance with set correction quantities; and each of the correction quantities is defined in accordance with an image height direction angle width and an incidence angle as defined herein. | 10-16-2014 |
20140313371 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS, FOCUS DETECTION METHOD AND PROGRAM, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A focus detection apparatus for performing a focus detection on the basis of pixel data of an object obtained from an imaging unit having pupil dividing means of a photographing optical system, Sets a focus detection area divided into division areas and a plurality of different first areas for deciding a focus state in the focus detection area, arithmetically operates first correlation data from the pixel data with respect to the object image of each division area to hold into a memory, adds the first correlation data of the division areas included in each first area read out from the memory, generates second correlation data of each first area, And discriminates focus states of a plurality of first areas in predetermined order on the basis of the second correlation data of each first area. | 10-23-2014 |
20140347517 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set, in a first range encompassing an area of a captured image acquired by an imaging unit, a first analysis graphic or a first line on a display screen displaying the first analysis range, and set, in the first setting range, a display range of the captured image to be displayed on a display unit, and a determination unit configured, when the display range is such that the first graphic or the first line set in the first range is partially located outside the display range, to determine a second analysis graphic having a number of vertexes equal to or smaller than a number of vertexes of the first analysis graphic, and contained within the display range or a second line contained within the display range. | 11-27-2014 |
20140375839 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF EASILY GENERATING ALBUM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus that is capable of generating an album by laying out desired images in desired positions by a simple operation, while confirming a result of the layout by a photographer when shooting an image. A control section displays a through-the lens-image obtained by shooting an object on a display section by inserting the through-the lens-image in a plurality of frames on a template. When it is detected that one of the plurality of frames has been designated, the control section generates an image file by executing image pickup processing, and stores the generated image file in a storage medium in association with the designated frame of the plurality of frames on the template. | 12-25-2014 |
20150015738 | IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, CAMERA DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - A camera device is provided with: an imaging unit for generating an area image obtained by shooting an area from above; and a display image generation unit for generating a display image of a target moving in the area using a clip image which is clipped from the area image. In this case, a rotation angle of a current frame is calculated on the basis of the rotation angle of the previous frame and a reference angle of the current frame. As a result, a rapid change in an orientation of the target displayed in the display image can be suppressed. | 01-15-2015 |
20150022691 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit and an image processing unit. The image capturing unit captures a subject by an image sensor including focus detection pixels. The image processing unit includes a correction range determination unit configured to determine a range of a correction coefficient based on an optical condition of a photographing optical system, and a correction coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate the correction coefficient based on pixel data of a pixel positioned near the focus detection pixel, and a pixel correction unit configured to correct the pixel data of the focus detection pixel based on the correction coefficient and the range. | 01-22-2015 |
20150022692 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus arranged so that an optical image of an object obtained by emitting a flash is converted into an electric signal to obtain a first image regarding photographing of the object, the same optical image of the object is converted into an electric signal to obtain a second image, a distance from the object is measured for each image area of the first image on the basis of the second image, and the first image is corrected on the basis of the distance from the object measured for each image area and light distribution characteristic data of a flash stored beforehand corresponding to the distance of the object. | 01-22-2015 |
20150036021 | Multiple Scattering Medium For Compressive Imaging - A method for estimating an optical, electromagnetic or acoustic image having at least the successive steps of: scattering an incident optical, electromagnetic or acoustic signal using a multiple scattering medium corresponding to a known transmission matrix stored into a memory of an imaging system; measuring the scattered signal using a detector array and storing the measurements into the memory of the imaging system; and determining an estimated image having a number of image elements that is greater than the number of measurements, at full spatial bandwidth. The estimated image is determined from the measurements and the transmission matrix using a sparsity-promoting algorithm. | 02-05-2015 |
20150049215 | Systems And Methods For Generating High Dynamic Range Images - A method determines a pixel value in a high dynamic range image from two images of different brightness by obtaining corresponding input pixel intensities from the two images, determining combination weights, and calculating the pixel value in the high dynamic range image as a weighted average of the input pixel intensities. Another method determines a pixel value in a high dynamic range image from more than two images by forming pairs of corresponding input pixel intensities, determining relative combination weights for the input pixels intensities for each pair, applying a normalization condition to determine absolute combination weights, and calculating the pixel value in the high dynamic range image as a weighted average of the input pixel intensities. Systems for generating high dynamic range image generation from two or more input images include a processor, a memory, a combination weight module, and a pixel value calculation module. | 02-19-2015 |
20150049216 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus capable of interchanging a lens unit includes a processing unit configured to perform image correction processing based on data acquired by an acquisition unit. In the image capturing apparatus, the acquired data includes information of a first shooting condition, configured in a discrete manner, information of a plurality of second shooting conditions provided for each information of the first shooting condition, and correction information corresponding to a combination of the information of the first shooting condition and the information of the second shooting condition. | 02-19-2015 |
20150054982 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME, AND PROGRAM - A trimming target specifying unit specifies a trimming target during editing of image data. A trimming area determining unit determines the specified target as a trimming area in an image. A trimming area analyzing unit analyzes image data in the trimming area determined by the trimming area determining unit. A focus range determining unit determines a focus range in accordance with the result of analysis by the trimming area analyzing unit. The focus range appending unit appends information about the focus range determined by the focus range determining unit to image data. A storage unit stores image data before and after trim editing and data appended thereto and a display unit displays the image data before and after trim editing. | 02-26-2015 |
20150054983 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT IS CAPABLE OF CORRECTING COLOR SHIFT, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus capable of highly accurately detecting and correcting color shift of image data, caused by a chromatic difference of magnification. The image processing apparatus stores first color shift amount data including color shift amount information of the image data and accuracy information indicative of detection accuracy of the color shift. The image processing apparatus analyzes the image data to thereby determine second color shift amount data including color shift amount information of the image data and accuracy information indicative of detection accuracy of the color shift. The image processing apparatus corrects the color shift of the image data using the color shift amount information selected from the first and color shift amount data, based on the accuracy information included in the first color shift amount data and the accuracy information included in the second color shift amount data. | 02-26-2015 |
20150070529 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CORRECTION DATA GENERATING METHOD - It is an imaging apparatus that outputs subject capture images having a plurality of kinds of number of pixels by binning imaging in which pixel addition of a plurality of pixels of an imaging device is performed, including: a correction information storage unit that stores a dark correction file storing an image correction data for one screen of the imaging device, a correction calculation data generating unit that generates a correction calculation data by obtaining a correction calculation value corresponding to each pixel of the subject capture image from the image correction data when the number of pixels of the subject capture image is different from the number of pixels of the image correction data; and an image correcting unit that corrects each pixel of the subject capture image by using the correction calculation value of a corresponding pixel position of the correction calculation data. | 03-12-2015 |
20150077589 | IMAGING APPARATUS, PHOTOGRAPHIC LENS UNIT, AND IMAGING UNIT - An imaging apparatus includes a photographic optical system, an image sensor, and an image processing unit. The system includes an aberration control element for generating a predetermined aberration. The system forms an optical image. The image sensor generates an image signal corresponding to the image. The processing unit processes the image signal to improve image characteristics degraded based on the predetermined aberration. The aberration control element, at a first spatial frequency less than a Nyquist frequency of the image sensor, sets a response of a system optical transfer function to a reducible maximum value. The aberration control element positions a field distance of a maximum pupil height of a spherical aberration curve of the system, and a field distance of an inflection point proximate to the maximum pupil height, on either a plus side or a minus side with respect to a field distance of the pupil height of zero. | 03-19-2015 |
20150085159 | MULTIPLE IMAGE CAPTURE AND PROCESSING - Various embodiments relating to image capture with a camera and generation of a processed image having desired image characteristics are provided. In one embodiment, a plurality of images of a scene captured by a camera and associated image metadata are stored. Image metadata associated with each image of the plurality of images includes image characteristics of that image, and each image has a different set of values of image characteristics. A request for an image of the scene that most closely matches a specified image characteristic profile that defines one or more values of one or more image characteristics is received. The image characteristic profile is compared to image metadata of each of the plurality of images. A processed image generated from the plurality of images of the scene having image characteristics that most closely match the image characteristic profile based on the comparison is provided. | 03-26-2015 |
20150092082 | VARIABLE-MAFNIFICATION IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A variable-magnification image processing apparatus, comprising: a magnification setting group storing unit to store a magnification setting group; a display magnification obtaining unit to obtain a display magnification of an image displayed on a display screen at an equal pixel magnification; a magnification setting selection unit configured to select one of the magnification settings in one of decreasing order and increasing order; and a display control unit configured to display the image at the magnification setting, wherein the magnification setting selection unit is configured to execute at least one of: operation to select the obtained display magnification subsequently to a maximum one of the magnification settings smaller than the obtained display magnification when a magnifying operation is conducted; and operation to select the obtained displaying magnification subsequently to a minimum one of the magnification settings larger than the obtained display magnification when a reducing operation is conducted. | 04-02-2015 |
20150097987 | AUTOMATED EXTENDED DEPTH OF FIELD IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An imaging apparatus and method enables an automated extended depth of field capability that automates and simplifies the process of creating extended depth of field images. An embodiment automates the acquisition of an image “stack” or sequence and stores metadata at the time of image acquisition that facilitates production of a composite image having an extended depth of field from at least a portion of the images in the acquired sequence. An embodiment allows a user to specify, either at the time of image capture or at the time the composite image is created, a range of distances that the user wishes to have in focus within the composite image. An embodiment provides an on-board capability to produce a composite, extended depth of field image from the image stack. One embodiment allows the user to import the image stack into an image-processing software application that produces the composite image. | 04-09-2015 |
20150103205 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DIGITAL APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD BY RECOGNITION OF HAND SHAPE, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A digital apparatus is provided. The digital apparatus includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image of a user and a controller configured to recognize a hand shape in the acquired image of the user and to perform a function corresponding to the recognized hand shape. | 04-16-2015 |
20150109478 | Determining an Image Capture Payload Burst Structure Based on a Metering Image Capture Sweep - A first plurality of images of a scene may be captured. Each image of the first plurality of images may be captured with a different total exposure time (TET). Based at least on the first plurality of images, a TET sequence may be determined for capturing images of the scene. A second plurality of images of the scene may be captured. Images in the second plurality of images may be captured using the TET sequence. Based at least on the second plurality of images, an output image of the scene may be constructed. | 04-23-2015 |
20150116542 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR MAKING BOKEH IMAGE AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus and a method for making a bokeh image are provided. The electronic apparatus includes an image photographing unit configured to photograph an image, a display configured to display a user interface (UI) to set a bokeh option on the image, and a controller configured to, when the image is divided into a plurality of areas on the UI, and a bokeh pattern is determined for each of the plurality of areas, generate a bokeh image by mapping the bokeh pattern determined for each of the plurality of areas to a light source point included in the respective each of the plurality of areas. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116543 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In order to set appropriate parameters for pattern recognition while reducing a processing amount and a memory capacity for processing, an information processing apparatus includes a first setting unit configured to set a parameter candidate(s) to be used for pattern recognition, a first feature data generation unit configured to generate feature data of image data obtained by using the parameter candidate(s) set by the first setting unit, a storage unit configured to store an estimation model which is a modelization of a relationship between feature data of a plurality of image data obtained by using each of a plurality of model parameters and an evaluation value for each of the model parameters, and an estimation unit configured to refer to the estimation model and estimate an evaluation value for the parameter candidate(s) based on the feature data generated by the first feature data generation unit. | 04-30-2015 |
20150130966 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The embodiments of the present invention provide an image forming method and apparatus, and an electronic device. The image forming method includes: matching a real-time image formed by an image forming element with a pre-stored registered image, when a depth of field of the image forming element moves; and making a shooting when an object corresponding to the registered image is matched with an object in the real-time image and the object is within the depth of field of the image forming element. With the embodiments of the present invention, an accurate auto-focusing can be achieved, an effect of highlighting a specific object and clearly imaging the same can be obtained, and an image of higher quality can be formed. | 05-14-2015 |
20150138396 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing device including a storage control unit that causes shooting parameters to be stored, a change instruction unit that transmits an instruction to change the shooting parameters, and a change processing unit that, in response to the instruction from the change instruction unit, changes the shooting parameters without relying on a surrounding environment. The instruction from the change instruction unit does not indicate content of the change in the shooting parameters, but instructs execution of the change. | 05-21-2015 |
20150312474 | VEHICULAR SOCIAL MEDIA SYSTEM - A social media system for a vehicle and a method of operating the social media system are provided. The social media system, for example, may include, but is not limited to a camera, an interface, a memory configured to store one or more safety settings, and a processor communicatively coupled to the camera, the interface and the memory, the processor being configured to receive, via the interface, a command request to utilize the social media system, determine, based upon the safety settings stored in the memory, when the command request may be completed, and executing the command request when the processor determines that command request may be completed. | 10-29-2015 |
20150365583 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - The interchangeable lens apparatus includes a memory to store first correction information to be used to correct focus state information on a focus state of its image capturing optical system, the focus state being detected in the image capturing apparatus by using a signal from an image sensor thereof, and a lens calculator configured to produce, by performing an interpolation process on the first correction information by using image sensor information that is information on the image sensor and received from the image capturing apparatus, second correction information corresponding to the image sensor information. The lens calculator sends the second correction information to the image capturing apparatus in a case where the lens calculator performs the interpolation process and sends the first correction information to the image capturing apparatus in a case where the image capturing apparatus performs the interpolation process. | 12-17-2015 |
20150373259 | Digital-Photo Analyzing Apparatus and Computer-Readable Medium Storing Digital-Photo Analyzing Program - Digital-photo analyzing apparatus and computer-readable medium storing a digital-photo analyzing program for presenting the relationship between respective values and the quality of a digital photo based on a shutter speed, a TV value, a diaphragm value, an AV value, an ISO sensitivity, or a shooting record EV value of the digital photo. The digital-photo analyzing apparatus displays: a two-dimensional matrix using the shutter speed as a scale, the TV value, the diaphragm value, the AV value, or the shooting record EV value; and a three-dimensional matrix further using the ISO sensitivity as a scale. The two-dimensional matrix and the three-dimensional matrix display a plot or a thumbnail of the digital photo. Reference to the two-dimensional matrix or the three-dimensional matrix displaying the plot or the thumbnail allows a user to recognize the relationship between the digital photo and various values and analyze the various values affecting on the quality of the digital photo. | 12-24-2015 |
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20160044234 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND AUTO-FOCUS COMPENSATION METHOD THEREOF - An auto-focus compensation method, adapted to an image capturing device having a touch screen, includes the following steps. First, a first touch operation performed on a first object displayed on the touch screen is detected. Next, an auto-focusing procedure is performed so as to obtain a focused image. A staying time of the first touch operation on the first object is accumulated and determined whether it exceeds a time threshold. When the staying time exceeds the time threshold, an adjustment interface is displayed on the touch screen, and a second touch operation performed on the adjustment interface is detected. The focused image is adjusted according to the second touch operation, and a new focused image is thus obtained and captured. An image capturing device is also provided in the invention to implement the aforementioned auto-focus compensation method. | 02-11-2016 |
20160065887 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS COMMUNICABLE WITH EXTERNAL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus that communicates with an external apparatus includes a connection unit that connects to a storage medium in which image data is recorded, and a control unit that, in a case where a request for a resized image of the image data is received from the external apparatus, generates a resized image by reading the image data from the storage medium in response to the request, controls transmission of the resized image to the external apparatus, and controls generating and temporarily storing metadata of the resized image. | 03-03-2016 |
20160088218 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, CAMERA SYSTEM, AND FOCUS ADJUSTMENT METHOD - A focus adjustment apparatus comprising a focus detection unit to detect image phase difference information using a light flux having passed through a photographic optical system including a focus lens, and a focus adjustment unit converts first image phase difference information detected by the focus detection unit into a defocus amount using a conversion coefficient and causes the focus detection unit to detect second image phase difference information after having moved the focus lens according to the defocus amount, and corrects the conversion coefficient according to the second image phase difference information and causes a storage unit to store the corrected conversion coefficient. | 03-24-2016 |
20160150155 | DETERMINATION OF AT LEAST ONE PARAMETER FOR PRODUCING IMAGES FOR USE BY AN APPLICATION - In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a camera accessible to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to command the camera to produce a first image using at least a first parameter and a second image using at least a second parameter different from the first parameter, permit access to the first image and second image by an application, and receive from the application data which indicates which of the first parameter and the second parameter to use to produce at least a third image. | 05-26-2016 |
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