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20080259204 | Digital Image Acquisition Vision Sensor - A digital image acquisition vision sensor, wherein a television camera defines a pickup axis, and a lighting device associated with the television camera has a Fresnel lens connected to the television camera so that the television camera is integrated with the lighting device, and the energy released by the lighting device is substantially coaxial with the pickup axis. | 10-23-2008 |
20080266445 | INFRA-RED CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION CAMERA HAVING REFLECTION PLATE - The invention relates to an Infra Red Closed Circuit Television (IR CCTV) surveillance camera equipped with IR LEDs, having a case and a lens section installed in the case's interior. The IR CCTV camera includes a separate LED plate installed with infra-red LEDs, installed in the case in front of the lens section. A reflection plate enables increased efficiency of the IR light, which irradiates from the IR LEDs, and is concentrated on the subjects. Furthermore the reflection plate enables a reduction in the numbers of IR LEDs required for illumination. | 10-30-2008 |
20080273112 | Portable Electronic Device for Capturing Images - A portable electronic device having a main body, the device comprising: including a camera arrangement for capturing images in a plurality of directions relative to the main body of the device; a lighting element; and a reflector, at least a portion of which is movable about the lighting element to change the direction of light reflected from the lighting element. | 11-06-2008 |
20080284902 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CAMERA - An image processing system which performs photography of the teeth of a patient while causing a plurality of illumination light LEDs of different wavelengths to emit light by means of a photography device when producing a crown repair or denture of the patient, whereby image data are acquired. The image data are transmitted to a dental filing system constituting a processing device where color reproduction data are determined through computation. In addition, color reproduction data are transmitted to the dental technician's office via a public switched network. A repair material compound ratio calculation database is searched and compound data for a material that matches the hue of the patient's teeth is retrieved, so that a crown repair or denture or the like that very closely matches the color of the patient's teeth can be produced. | 11-20-2008 |
20090002545 | Method and system for color management in digital imaging - A color management system has an illuminating source identification algorithm to identify the ambience at which a picture is taken. One or more illumination sensors, along with a plurality of narrow-band filters are used to measure the spectral distribution of the illuminating light so that the illuminating source or sources can be identified. Based on the identified ambience, the color contents of the image data can be corrected. At the image visualization stage, the image data can be further corrected based on the color characteristics of the display device. Part of the color management system can be integrated into an image device, for example. Thus, an illumination sensor can be provided in a camera to spectral measurement purposes. A user interface can be used to allow a user to identify the picture-taking ambience. | 01-01-2009 |
20090040366 | Transmitting Video Signals from a Camera of an Operating Lamp System - An operation lamp system includes an adjustable mount, an operation lamp mounted to the adjustable mount, a camera mounted to the adjustable mount, a signal compression device mounted to the adjustable mount. The signal compression device is configured to provide a compressed video signal from a video signal of the camera. The operation lamp system further includes a camera control device, and a transmission system arranged along the adjustable mount and including a video connection electrically connecting the signal compression device and the camera control device. | 02-12-2009 |
20090040367 | Method for detection and recognition of fog presence within an aircraft compartment using video images - Detecting video phenomena, such as fire in an aircraft cargo bay, includes receiving a plurality of video images from a plurality of sources, compensating the images to provide enhanced images, extracting features from the enhanced images, and combining the features from the plurality of sources to detect the video phenomena. Extracting features may include determining an energy indicator for each of a subset of the plurality of frames. Detecting video phenomena may also include comparing energy indicators for each of the subset of the plurality of frames to a reference frame. The reference frame corresponds to a video frame taken when no fire is present, video frame immediately preceding each of the subset of the plurality of frames, or a video frame immediately preceding a frame that is immediately preceding each of the subset of the plurality of frames. Image-based and non-image based techniques are described herein in connection with fire detection and/or verification and other applications. | 02-12-2009 |
20090066835 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND IMAGING METHOD THEREOF - An imaging system includes an attention-getting unit. The attention-getting unit is configured for attracting the attention of a human subject to the imaging system. | 03-12-2009 |
20090073307 | Digital image capture device and method - A device for illuminating and capturing an image of an object can include a first light source mounted to structure; a second light source mounted to the structure; and an image sensor disposed adjacent to the first and second light sources and mounted to the structure. The image sensor may capture at least two different partial images of a target area, the partial images being captured under different acquisition conditions. A controller section may also include that has at least a memory that stores the at least two partial images to form a larger image. | 03-19-2009 |
20090122181 | Photographic illumination device, image-capturing system, camera system and camera - An image-capturing system includes: an image-capturing device that captures an image of a subject; and an illumination device that illuminates the subject. The image-capturing device includes a control unit that calculates a light quantity needed to illuminate the subject based upon at least, either an exposure time or an aperture value and image-capturing sensitivity. The illumination device includes a current-controlled light emission unit that emits light used to illuminate the subject and a light emission control unit that controls the light emission unit so as to emit light in the light quantity calculated by the control unit. | 05-14-2009 |
20090251592 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A CAMERA - Lighting device for use with a camera comprising:
| 10-08-2009 |
20090268084 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE HAVING PULSED LED FLASH - An image capturing device employing as illumination source(s) (flash apparatus(es)) a plurality of light emitting diodes emitting light of different colors; wherein such light emitting diodes are respectively made to emit light in pulsed fashion in turn by emitted color during exposure time(s). Furthermore, during exposure time(s), such light emitting diodes may be made to sequentially emit light in pulsed fashion in turn by emitted color, and/or such light emitting diodes may be made to sequentially emit light in pulsed fashion in turn by emitted color over multiple iterations. | 10-29-2009 |
20100123820 | LUMINANCE CONTROL SYSTEM AND RELATED CONTROL METHOD - A luminance control system includes a light-emitting module including at least one light-emitting unit, a sensing device for sensing an ambient environment to generate a sensing output, and an image processing apparatus coupled to the sensing device and the light-emitting module for receiving the sensing output, and alternatively turning on and turning off the light-emitting unit to control a luminance of the light-emitting unit according to the sensing output. | 05-20-2010 |
20100128165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING IMAGES - A vision system useful in acquiring images includes: a light dome having a window and a perimeter; an annular light curtain positioned within and radially inwardly from the perimeter of the light dome such that an annular gap is formed between the light dome and the light curtain; and a light ring positioned to illuminate the gap between the light dome and the light curtain. The light curtain and window are sized and positioned such that no direct light from the light ring reaches the window. The system further comprises a camera having a lens facing the window to acquire images of an object on a side of the window opposite the camera. The images acquired by the camera can then be compared to stored images to determine whether the identity of the objects (which may be pharmaceutical tablets) is as expected. | 05-27-2010 |
20100141829 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTICALLY AMPLIFIED IMAGING - An apparatus and method for ultrafast real-time optical imaging that can be used for imaging dynamic events such as microfluidics or laser surgery is provided. The apparatus and methods encode spatial information from a sample into a back reflection of a two-dimensional spectral brush that is generated with a two-dimensional disperser and a light source that is mapped in to the time domain with a temporal disperser. The temporal waveform is preferably captured by an optical detector, converted to an electrical signal that is digitized and processed to provide two dimensional and three dimensional images. The produced signals can be optically or electronically amplified. Detection may be improved with correlation matching against a database in the time domain or the spatial domain. Embodiments for endoscopy, microscopy and simultaneous imaging and laser ablation with a single fiber are illustrated. | 06-10-2010 |
20100171875 | IMAGER CAPTURING AN IMAGE WITH A ROLLING SHUTTER - An imager is provided having an image-capturing sensor, a focusing detector, a flicker detector, and a light source. The image-capturing sensor captures a subject image with a rolling shutter and outputs image data. The focusing detector determines whether a subject image is in focus of said image-capturing sensor using the output image data. The flicker detector detects a flicker in the output image data. The light source illuminates a subject while the image-capturing sensor captures a subject image. The light source emits light having a phase opposite to the phase of the flicker detected by said flicker detector. | 07-08-2010 |
20100188561 | Intelligent light source with synchronization with a digital camera - An intelligent light source for use with the test of a digital camera module provides a plurality of shapes of light. A fast light pulse is created with turn-on and turn-off transitions less than or equal to one microsecond. Other waveform shapes comprise a ramp and a sinusoid, and all shapes can be made to occur once or repetitively. The magnitude of the light has a range from 0.01 LUX to 1000 LUX, and the ramp has a ramp time that has a range from microseconds to 100 ms. The light comprises of a plurality of colors created by serial connected strings of LED devices, where the LED devices in a string emit the same color. The light emanating from the light source is calibrated using a photo diode and the control of a tester by adjusting offset voltages of a DAC controlling a current through the LED strings. | 07-29-2010 |
20100208129 | System and method for differentiating subjects using a virtual green screen - There is provided a method for capturing images of subjects having a first subject placed a distance in front of a second subject, comprising shining a first light on the subjects during a first period of time, wherein the first light is shone with more intensity on the first subject than the second subject; capturing a first image of the subjects during the first period of time; terminating the shining of the first light on the subjects after the capturing of the first image; shining a second light on the subjects during a second period of time after the terminating, wherein the second light is shone with more intensity on the second subject than the first subject; and capturing a second image of the subjects during the second period of time. | 08-19-2010 |
20100231784 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - [Problems to be Solved] To solve a problem that introducing electric appliances such as a transmitter for transmitting micro radio waves such as Bluetooth and RFID, a transmitter for transmitting infrared rays, and a camera for capturing an image into an in-house requires a high cost. | 09-16-2010 |
20100283889 | MEDIA DISPLAY APPARATUS - A mobile system that is capable of providing advertising both indoors or outside is provided. The system may be remotely controlled by a user. Using the remote control the user is capable of changing the height of the advertisement display, on demand, for example, depending on the location and desired height that a user would like to display an advertisement. | 11-11-2010 |
20110013075 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING SOUND SOURCE IN TERMINAL AND TERMINAL USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a method for processing sound source in terminal capable of receiving an outside sound source through at least two microphones and displaying a position of the outside sound source on a display unit, and a terminal using the same, wherein the terminal includes: at least two microphones configured to receive an outside sound source; a display unit configured to display a predetermined data; and a controller configured to obtain position information of the sound source using at least one of an amplitude, a phase and a period of the outside sound source received from the two microphones, and controllably display the position information of the sound source on a display unit. | 01-20-2011 |
20110019073 | Camera with Precise Visual Indicator to Subject When Within Camera View - A camera may include a lens, an image sensor, an image detection system, a controllable light source, and a light source control system. The image detection system may be configured to generate electronic information representative of images generated by the lens by detecting sequential images sensed by the image sensor. The detecting may not be done during certain periods of time. The controllable light source may be behind the lens and configured to controllably project light through the lens and back onto a scene in front of the lens. While in at least one mode, the light source control system may be configured to activate the controllable light source only while the image detection system is not detecting an image from the image sensor. The light source control system may be configured to activate the controllable light source and to cause it to emit light at an intensity which is sufficient to be readily visible to a normal human looking at the lens while within the scene, but not sufficient to materially alter the electronic information generated by the image detection system. | 01-27-2011 |
20110037891 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING LIGHT SOURCE - An electronic device includes a body, a camera module, a light source, and a lens. The body includes an upper surface defining a blind hole and a primary recess communicated with the blind hole. The camera module is embedded in the upper surface of the body near the blind hole. The light source is received in the blind hole with has a light emitting surface. The light emitting surface faces the entrance of the blind hole. The lens is movably received in the recess. The lens is capable of partly sliding out from the recess to cover the light emitting surface of the light source. | 02-17-2011 |
20110050984 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CELL ANALYSIS - A method and a System to obtain a more realistic image of an object by acquiring a plurality of e.g. monochromatic images without increasing the structure of a, for example, charged coupled device array by a sequential acquisition of the images by using a colour sequential flash. | 03-03-2011 |
20110050985 | SYSTEM FOR ARTIFICIALLY IMPROVING CONTRAST FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES - A system for artificial enhancement of contrast in image visualization may include at least one illumination source that emits short light pulses in a divergent beam, an optical system which forms an output image from the light reflected by objects that have been illuminated, a device which selectively blocks during specific time intervals the output image of the system, and an electronic system for synchronizing the instants of time when the illuminating pulses are emitted as well as when the output images are blocked. | 03-03-2011 |
20110085075 | Method for Imaging an Object - The invention relates to a method for imaging an object, comprising the illumination of the object, and the detection of light coming from an area where the object is located and, based on the detected light, forming the image, with the illumination of the object taking place by distinguishing image elements in an imaging plane or space, and by separately illuminating the object parts corresponding with these image elements, while simultaneously registering the applied illumination dose of these object parts, and wherein the image is subsequently constructed by assembling the image elements corresponding with the illuminated object parts, subject to the light output and illumination doses pertaining to those image elements, wherein the illumination dose of each separate object part depends at least on a light output and/or illumination dose of another object part or several other object parts. | 04-14-2011 |
20110102664 | LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE, VIDEO CAMERA COMPRISING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention provides a lighting control module, a video camera comprising the same and a control method of the same. The video camera of the invention includes a sensing module, a light-emitting module and a control module. The sensing module receives a reflected light beam from a recording direction of the video camera, and generates an image of a scene in the recording direction. The light-emitting module emits a light toward the recording direction. Additionally, the lighting control module is connected to the light-emitting module for controlling the light-emitting module to periodically emit the light from a first brightness to a second brightness. | 05-05-2011 |
20110115969 | DISTRIBUTED AGILE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A distributed agile illumination system and method associated with multiple coordinated illumination sources for projecting a large amount of illumination on a subject at a distance and with an eye safe level of illumination at a close range. An entire scene may be imaged via an image capturing device and a targeted subject with respect to the scene may be detected and prioritized. An initial calibration may be performed to determine a relative geometric location of the illumination sources and the image capturing device with respect to each other. The subject's predicted location and the geometric location may be employed to determine an offset position for each of the independent illumination sources. A pan/tilt device and optional mirror associated with each illumination source utilizes the offset position to point each illumination source towards the subject to acquire better imagery at varying subject distances. | 05-19-2011 |
20110141345 | Projected Light Scale for Forensic Photography - A Projected Light Scale for Forensic Photography that projects indicators onto a scene which is captured by a digital imaging device. These indicators may be produced by collimated light, resulting in fixed and diverging indicators. This enables a user viewing the captured image to extrapolate the true size of objects within the image, as well as to determine the distance and orientation of the digital imaging device relative to the imaged scene. | 06-16-2011 |
20110169999 | TERMINAL HAVING PLURALITY OF OPERATING MODES - There is set forth herein a terminal having an image sensor array and a plurality of operator selectable operating modes. The image sensor array can have an associated light source bank. The operator selectable operating modes can include at least one camera operating mode and at least one flashlight operating mode. In the at least one camera operating mode the image sensor array and light source bank can be controlled for optimization of frame capture. In the at least one flashlight operating mode the image sensor array and the light source bank can be controlled for optimizing illumination of an operators viewing area with reduced average power consumption. | 07-14-2011 |
20110211110 | A METHOD AND AN INTERACTIVE SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING AND/OR PLAYING BACK IMAGES - The present invention relates to an interactive system ( | 09-01-2011 |
20110216236 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit. | 09-08-2011 |
20120002100 | Optimized Illumination for an Omniscanner - An imaging device preferably for use in a 2-D CCD or CMOS sensor is disclosed. The illumination means uses a plurality of illumination sources, some of which are coupled to lenses in an offset manner to promote far field illumination, and some of which are not so coupled and are arranged to provide near field illumination. | 01-05-2012 |
20120019714 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE WITH CHOPPER CIRCUIT AND DIMMING CONTROL METHOD - A lighting device is provided for lighting control of an LED module based on an externally provided dimming control signal. A chopper circuit includes a switch coupled across a DC input and an inductor which receives and stores energy when the switch is turned on, and discharges energy to the LED module when the switch is turned off. A control circuit determines a current value to the switch, and compares the current value to a predetermined value. During normal operation, the switch is turned off when the detected current value reaches the predetermined value and turned back on when inductor discharge has completed. During a dimming operation, the normal operation is intermittently disabled in accordance with the dimming control signal. The dimming control signal may be a low-frequency PWM signal, with the lighting output being dimmed as a result of a duty ratio of the PWM signal. | 01-26-2012 |
20120038820 | Rapid Test Quantitative Reader - This invention is about an apparatus, capable of capturing and processing images for patterns and tags. Images obtained by using this invention will be analyzed for the tag recognition. Once tag is recognized corresponding image pattern recognition algorithm is applied to determine the validity and measure of the captured image. The measure is used to determine the quantitative results of a diagnostic test. The quantitative results are determined based on the average image pixel strength of pattern area. Pixel strength is determined based on red, blue and green color component of the pixel and also brightness, hue, saturation, gamma, and contrast. This invention includes specific devices designed to capture the object images, algorithms, procedures and methods used to process images to determine the corresponding quantitative measure. The objects included in the present invention are rapid test kits. | 02-16-2012 |
20120092548 | IMAGE-ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND IMAGE-ACQUISITION METHOD - A needless irradiation region in an image-acquisition apparatus is reduced. Provided is a light-transmitting portion that radiates light and a light-receiving portion that receives reflected light, which is the light emitted from the light-transmitting portion being reflected upon reaching a target, and that converts the obtained reflected light to an image signal and outputs the image signal. The light-transmitting portion includes an irradiation scanning section that makes an irradiation region for a field of view smaller than the size of the entire field of view and that irradiates the entire field of view with light by scanning the irradiation region for the field of view. | 04-19-2012 |
20120133824 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY OPTIMIZING OPTICAL CONTRAST IN AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT - Techniques for automatically adjusting and/or optimizing the color and/or intensity of the illuminating light used in a vision system is presented. The intensity of each of a plurality of illuminating light colors is allowed to be independently adjusted to adapt the illumination light based on the color of a part feature against the part feature background of a part being viewed by the vision system to produce high contrast between the part feature and background. Automated contrast optimization may be achieved by stepping through all available color combinations and evaluating the contrast between the part feature and background to select a color combination having a “best” or acceptable contrast level. | 05-31-2012 |
20120154672 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM OF IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An illumination optical system of an image capturing device that is compact and low cost and that achieves a reduction in specular noise is provided. An illumination optical system | 06-21-2012 |
20120229699 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING AN IMAGE OF AN ILLUMINATED AREA OF INTEREST - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for facilitating the capture of an image of an illuminated area of interest. A method, apparatus and computer program product may tailor the operation of the illumination source based upon the illumination conditions of one or more regions within the area of interest. Additionally, the method, apparatus and computer program product may coordinate the operation of the illumination sources and one or more image sensors to facilitate improved image capture. | 09-13-2012 |
20120249863 | BORESIGHT ALIGNMENT STATION - A boresight alignment system facilitates aligning a plurality of cameras and/or images of the cameras with respect to one another. The system may have a mount configured to facilitate attachment of a bezel containing a plurality of cameras to the mount. The system may have a plurality of targets and each target may be configured to provide light of at least two different wavelengths and/or ranges of wavelengths. One or more baffles may be disposed optically between the mount and the target assembly to inhibit stray light from being incident upon the cameras. | 10-04-2012 |
20120268649 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes a plurality of light emitters. Each of a plurality of light emitters emits light in a mutually different manner. A plurality of optical systems are respectively corresponding to the plurality of light emitters. A selector selects a desired shooting mode from among a plurality of shooting modes in each of which a scene is captured in a mutually different manner. A driver drives a light emitter corresponding to the shooting mode selected by the selector out of the plurality of light emitters. A creator creates an electronic image based on an optical image went through an optical system corresponding to the light emitter driven by the driver out of the plurality of optical systems. | 10-25-2012 |
20120287334 | Method of Controlling a Video-Lighting System - The invention provides a video-lighting system ( | 11-15-2012 |
20120320262 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT SOURCE TO CAPTURE IMAGE - A light source control device according to the present invention includes an image capturing unit for capturing an image by using light emitted from a light source and reflected or scattered on a subject; a user interface for receiving information regarding optical characteristics of the light source; a control unit for generating a light source control signal for setting a lighting state of the light source by using the received information regarding optical characteristics; and a wireless communication module for transmitting the generated light source control signal to the light source. | 12-20-2012 |
20120327295 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICALLY INSPECTING A TEST SPECIMEN HAVING AN AT LEAST PARTLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE - An apparatus for optically inspecting a test specimen has an at least partly reflective surface including a camera having a number of pixels and an illumination device having a multiplicity of spatially distributed light sources. A workpiece receptacle serves for positioning the test specimen relative to the illumination device and the camera, such that light from the light sources is reflected by the surface to the camera. An evaluation and control unit generates a series of different illumination patterns on the surface, wherein in the course of the series different light sources are switched on. An individual light origin region is determined on the basis of the images recorded by the camera for at least one pixel, whereby the region represents a spatial distribution of individual light contributions generated by the light sources via the surface on the at least one pixel. | 12-27-2012 |
20130100340 | TTL Photographic Wireless Communication System and Method - A system and method for synchronizing a remote lighting device to a camera using a hot shoe connection and a wireless communication device connected via the hot shoe connector. The wireless communication device receives a request for flash data from the camera via the hot shoe connector. The wireless communication device responds to the request with response data that mocks information that a photographic lighting device would provide if the photographic lighting device were connected to the hot shoe connector, such that the camera continues to provide TTL data via the hot shoe connector to the wireless communication device. | 04-25-2013 |
20130135521 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ILLUMINATION IN A VISION SYSTEM - This invention provides a system and method for enabling control of an illuminator having predetermined operating parameters by a vision system processor/core based upon stored information regarding parameters that are integrated with the illuminator. The parameters are retrieved by the processor, and are used to control the operation of the illuminator and/or the camera during image acquisition. In an embodiment, the stored parameters are a discrete numerical or other value that corresponds to the illuminator type. The discrete value maps to a corresponding value in look-up table/database associated with the camera that contains parameter sets associated with each of a plurality of values in the database. The data associated with the discrete value in the camera contains the necessary parameters or settings for that illuminator type. In other embodiments, some or all of the actual parameter information can be stored with the illuminator and retrieved by the camera processor. | 05-30-2013 |
20130141635 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR L.E.D. ILLUMINATION - An illumination source for a camera includes one or more LEDs, and an electrical circuit that selectively applies power from the DC voltage source to the LEDs, wherein the illumination source is suitable for handheld portable operation. In some embodiments, the electrical circuit further includes a control circuit for driving the LEDs with electrical pulses at a frequency high enough that light produced has an appearance to a human user of being continuous rather than pulsed, the control circuit changing a pulse characteristic to adjust a proportion of light output having the first characteristic color spectrum output to that having the second characteristic color spectrum output. Some embodiments provide an illumination source including a housing including one or more LEDs; and a control circuit that selectively applies power from a source of electric power to the LEDs, thus controlling a light output color spectrum of the LEDs. | 06-06-2013 |
20130155315 | ELECTROCHROMIC LIGHT CONTROL ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - To provide an electrochromic light control element in which a response speed in a low temperature environment can be easily and also efficiently improved. | 06-20-2013 |
20130169860 | SHORT-RANGE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE FOR IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - The present invention discloses a short-range light source device for use with an image pick-up apparatus and the image pick-up apparatus provided with the same. The short-range light source device comprises a fixing base, multiple protective cap units, multiple light source units and multiple driving units. The fixing base constitutes a light receiving pathway corresponding to the lens of the image pick-up apparatus. Upon being driven by the driving units, the protective cap units are pivotally rotated in relation to the fixing base between a protective shielding position and an open position in a synchronous manner. Each of the light source units has a light exit face which is shielded and protected when the protective cap units are located at the shielding position and exposed when the protective cap units are located at the open position. | 07-04-2013 |
20130176481 | Video Photography System - A video photography system includes a video camera system and a background lighting system. The video camera system is configured to capture photographs of a subject positioned between the video camera system and a background. The background lighting system is configured to generate background lighting conditions on the background. The background lighting conditions include at least a first lighting condition and a second lighting condition. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176482 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE CAPABLE OF HAVING OPTICAL ACCESSORY ATTACHED FORWARD OF LIGHT EMISSION SECTION THEREOF, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, FILM HOLDER, LIGHT EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE, AND LIGHT EMISSION CONTROL METHOD - Light emission control makes it possible to determine an appropriate main light emission amount even when an optical accessory that changes color characteristics of transmitted light is attached forward of a light emission section of an illumination device. A strobe capable of having a color filter attached thereto, which changes color characteristics of transmitted light. The strobe includes a strobe microcomputer that acquires information on characteristics of the color filter attached forward of the light emission section, and transmits the acquired information on the characteristics to an image pickup apparatus on which the strobe is mounted. | 07-11-2013 |
20130208180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE IMAGE CAPTURE FOR A DEVICE HAVING A CAMERA - A guidance system ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130235258 | FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION DEVICE - Provided is a fluorescence observation device comprising an illuminating section that emits excitation light and illumination light onto a subject; a fluorescence-image capturing section that acquires a fluorescence image by image-capturing fluorescence generated in the subject by irradiation with the excitation light from the illuminating section; a return-light-image capturing section that acquires a return-light image by image-capturing return light that returns from the subject by irradiation with the illumination light from the illuminating section; a region extracting section that extracts a high-luminance region in which the fluorescence image acquired by the fluorescence-image capturing section has a gradation level higher than or equal to a set threshold value; and a threshold setting section that sets the threshold value higher as the gradation level of the return-light image acquired by the return-light-image capturing section increases. | 09-12-2013 |
20130242178 | OPTICAL MODULE FOR IMAGE MEASURING APPARATUS - An optical module includes a first sleeve, a second sleeve, a connecting member and a beam splitter. The first sleeve defines a first hollow cavity and includes a first light source and a pattern plate. The second sleeve defines a second hollow cavity and a second light source. The connecting member is connected to the first sleeve and the second sleeve, and communicates with the first hollow cavity and the second hollow cavity. The beam splitter is positioned in the connecting member. Light from the first light source passes through the pattern plate, and the beam splitter, light from the second light source passes through the beam splitter, the beam splitter refracts the light from the first light source and the second light source to a tested workpiece. | 09-19-2013 |
20130258177 | Structured Light Projection and Acquisition - A structured light pattern is projected onto a scene using pulses of light emitted by light emitting diodes (LEDs) of the projector, wherein during the pulses of the LEDs, the LEDs are driven at an overdrive current when the LEDS are ON. A sensor of a camera only integrates light from the scene during the pulses to acquire images of the scene. | 10-03-2013 |
20130258178 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, COMPONENT MOUNTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SUBSTRATE - An illumination apparatus includes a light source section, an irradiation section, and a selection section. The light source section includes a light source configured to emit first-wavelength light having a first wavelength in order for an imaging apparatus to image a subject. The irradiation section is configured to convert the first-wavelength light from the light source into second-wavelength light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength and to radiate the second-wavelength light to the subject. The selection section is configured to select the second-wavelength light as light to enter the imaging apparatus such that an image of the subject is captured using the second-wavelength light radiated to the subject. | 10-03-2013 |
20130278819 | FLASH LIGHT DEVICE - The invention provides a flash light device, which includes a light source, a light diffuser and a light diffuser's driving unit. The light diffuser's driving unit provides the light diffuser with a required driving voltage according to a voltage information, in which the voltage information is determined according to an original image without light-complementing of the light source and a pre-flash image with light-complementing of the light source. | 10-24-2013 |
20130286279 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING SAME - An electronic apparatus includes a lighting device, an imaging device, and a photographing system. The lighting device emits visible light. The imaging device views a subject. Prior to an image capture, the photographing system recognizes blocking of a bright light by a subject's hand or arm, where the bright spot of light and the photographing system controls the bright light to switch off and immediately capture an image. | 10-31-2013 |
20130293770 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING PHOTOGRAPHIC AND/OR VIDEOGRAPHIC IMAGES - A photographic system and integrated methods thereof that makes use of four frames and light heads on robotic brackets, which can be positioned automatically using a mechanical gantry device. The lights can be positioned, rotated and adjusted automatically in response to a user input selection based on a desired photographic result selected at a user interface. | 11-07-2013 |
20130342756 | ENABLING HYBRID VIDEO CAPTURE OF A SCENE ILLUMINATED WITH UNSTRUCTURED AND STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION SOURCES - What is disclosed is a system and method for enabling hybrid video capture of a scene being illuminated with structured and unstructured illumination sources over a wavelength range of interest that significantly intersects with each other. In one embodiment, the present system comprises a video capture device for capturing video of a scene being actively illuminated by both a structured and unstructured illumination source; a controller for controlling a manipulation of at least one structured and at least one unstructured illumination sources during capture of the video by the video capture device; and a processor in communication with the controller, the processor executing machine readable program instructions effectuating the manipulation. Various embodiments are disclosed. | 12-26-2013 |
20140002722 | IMAGE ENHANCEMENT METHODS | 01-02-2014 |
20140002723 | IMAGE ENHANCEMENT METHODS | 01-02-2014 |
20140022448 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM WITH SUCCESSIVELY ACTIVATED ILLUMINATION SOURCES - An illumination assembly for an interactive input system ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140071337 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CAMERA MODULE - An electronic device includes a housing, a shield cover, a camera module, and a plurality of light emitting members. A connecting hole is defined in the housing. The transparent protective cover is positioned in the connecting hole. The shield cover is positioned in the housing facing the connecting hole. The camera module is positioned and is received in the shield cover. The plurality of light emitting members is positioned and is received in the shield cover around the camera module. | 03-13-2014 |
20140078381 | Method of Controlling Image Sensor and Image Sensor Using the Method - An image capture device includes an image sensor having an array of pixels therein, which are configured to receive light reflected from an object during an image capture time interval. A light source is provided, which is configured to project light to the object during at least a portion of the image capture time interval. A control circuit/unit is provided, which is electrically coupled to the image sensor and the light source. This control circuit is configured to drive the light source with signals that cause the light source to project light to the object without interruption during at least a first time interval when all rows of a frame of pixels within the array are being sequentially read and during a second time interval when all rows of the frame of pixels within the array are being sequentially read. | 03-20-2014 |
20140104487 | Compensation of Compressive Imaging Measurements Based on Measurements from Power Meter - An imaging system and method that captures compressive sensing (CS) measurements of a received light stream, and also obtains samples of background light level (BGLL). The BGLL samples may be used to compensate the CS measurements for variations in the BGLL. The system includes: a light modulator to spatially modulate the received light stream with spatial patterns, and a lens to concentrate the modulated light stream onto a light detector. The samples of BGLL may be obtained in various ways: (a) injecting calibration patterns among the spatial patterns; (b) measuring complementary light reflected by digital micromirrors onto a secondary output path; (c) separating and measuring a portion of light from the optical input path; (d) low-pass filtering the CS measurements; and (e) employing a light power meter with its own separate input path. Also, the CS measurements may be high-pass filtered to attenuate background light variation. | 04-17-2014 |
20140132827 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, a control apparatus includes an identification unit and a derivation unit. The identification unit is configured to identify an attribute of an object included in image data. The derivation unit is configured to derive a combination of at least two types of light sources and lighting rates of the light sources, based on the identified attribute of the object, the lights having different spectral power distributions. | 05-15-2014 |
20140160345 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - In an image capturing system, a lighting device includes a base disposed on a medium setting surface on which a medium serving as a reading target is set, an arm extending upward from the base, a top unit extending from the arm in such a manner that the top unit faces the medium setting surface, a placement surface that is provided to the top unit and on which a smartphone (imaging unit) is placed at a position allowing the smartphone to photograph the medium set on the medium setting surface, and a lighting LED that is provided to the top unit and irradiates the medium setting surface. | 06-12-2014 |
20140168506 | IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An image capturing system includes a smartphone serving as an imaging unit, and a mounting stand to be disposed on a medium setting surface on which a medium serving as a reading target is set. The mounting stand has a placement surface on which the smartphone is placed at a position allowing the smartphone to image the medium set on the medium setting surface. When generating a starting trigger based on image information of an imaging area in the state where the smartphone is placed on the mounting stand, the smartphone executes a function (scanning operation) associated with the starting trigger. | 06-19-2014 |
20140192258 | MOVEABLE LED ARRAY FLAPS IN IR LED CAMERA - An apparatus including a camera housing having an aperture, a camera having an imaging axis disposed in the housing with a lens disposed adjacent the aperture providing a field of view extending outwards through the aperture, around the imaging axis of the camera, at least one light source that illuminates the field of view of the camera, the light source is in an annular space between the lens and periphery of the aperture, at least one flap that supports the at least one light source, the flap extends around the annular space, the flap is pivotally attached to the camera and periphery of the aperture and an actuator that moves the camera along the imaging axis. | 07-10-2014 |
20140198249 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A control apparatus includes a control unit configured to control a cycle from a first irradiation start timing to a second irradiation start timing to be shorter than a cycle of each of first and second picture periods. The first irradiation start timing is a timing at which a light source device starts radiating pulsed illumination light in the first picture period in which an image pickup device performs reading. The second irradiation start timing is a timing at which the light source device starts radiating the illumination light in the second picture period succeeding the first picture period and having the same cycle as the first picture period. | 07-17-2014 |
20140204268 | TERMINAL HAVING PLURALITY OF OPERATING MODES - There is set forth herein a terminal having an image sensor array and a plurality of operator selectable operating modes. The image sensor array can have an associated light source bank. The operator selectable operating modes can include at least one camera operating mode and at least one flashlight operating mode. In the at least one camera operating mode the image sensor array and light source bank can be controlled for optimization of frame capture. In the at least one flashlight operating mode the image sensor array and the light source bank can be controlled for optimizing illumination of an operators viewing area with reduced average power consumption. | 07-24-2014 |
20140267887 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTION OF ROLL SURFACE - A system and method that includes, in an embodiment, a prism, a camera, a light source, and a plate. The system, in an embodiment, is configured for scanning a roll and generating an image of the roll surface. The prism, in an embodiment, is positioned below the camera and above the plate. In an embodiment, the plate is positioned below the prism and above the roll surface. In an embodiment, the light source is positioned above the prism. In an embodiment, the light source and the prism are positioned to provide light to the roll surface at an angle of at least 75 degrees measured from a line normal to the roll surface. In an embodiment, the prism is configured to refract light from the light source, the camera is a line scan camera that includes a row of pixel sensors, and the light source includes light emitting diodes. | 09-18-2014 |
20140307160 | BACKGROUND SEPARATED IMAGES FOR PRINT AND ON-LINE USE - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for producing background separated product images for print and on-line display. An image formation system provides lighting of a product to facilitate acquiring images that can be automatically processed to generate high resolution item-only images free of quality defects and imaging artifacts. Image processing programs accurately detect an outline of an item in a set of digital images taken using the image formation system and automatically store processed images in an image library. The images in the library may be repurposed for print, sales display, transmission to a user, on-line customer support, and the like. A user display configured with an adaptable user interface facilitates user interaction with images in the library. | 10-16-2014 |
20140327816 | TUNABLE LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM WITH WAVELENGTH MEASUREMENT FOR A HYPER-SPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A tunable light source system with wavelength measurement capability for a hyper-spectral imaging system is disclosed. A method includes reference filtering a portion of a tunable light beam while tuning the center wavelength, detecting with at least one photodetector the reference-filtered tunable light beam and generating therefrom at least one detector signal that varies with the center wavelength, and determining a tunable center wavelength based on the at least one detector signal. | 11-06-2014 |
20140333826 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A REMOTE FLASHLIGHT SOURCE PROVIDED BY A PEER PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES UTILIZING THE SAME - A wireless communications system. A first portable electronic device collects environment information via an image sensor, transmits the environment information to a second portable electronic device, and activates a flashlight in response to a flashlight assistant request signal for assisting in a photographic operation of the second portable electronic device. The second portable electronic device communicates with the first portable electronic device to receive the environment information, determines at least one photographic parameter for a camera module according to the environment information, transmits the flashlight assistant request signal to the first portable electronic device, and performs the photographic operation according to the photographic parameter. | 11-13-2014 |
20140340569 | Methods and apparatus for multi-frequency camera - In exemplary implementations of this invention, a multi-frequency ToF camera mitigates the effect of multi-path interference (MPI), and can calculate an accurate depth map despite MPI. A light source in the multi-frequency camera emits light in a temporal sequence of different frequencies. For example, the light source can emit a sequence of ten equidistant frequencies f=10 MHz, 20 MHz, 30 MHz, . . . , 100 MHz. At each frequency, a lock-in sensor within the ToF camera captures 4 frames. From these 4 frames, one or more processors compute, for each pixel in the sensor, a single complex number. The processors stack all of such complex quantities (one such complex number per pixel per frequency) and solve for the depth and intensity, using a spectral estimation technique. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340570 | SYSTEM AND PROCESSOR IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR IMPROVED IMAGE QUALITY AND GENERATING AN IMAGE OF A TARGET ILLUMINATED BY QUANTUM PARTICLES - According to some embodiments, system and methods for image improvement comprise: receiving a plurality of frames of a given region of interest, the frames comprised of a plurality of pixels; determining, based on a quantum property of the frames, a normalized pixel intensity value for each pixel of each of the plurality of frames; and generating an improved image of the given region of interest based on the plurality of frames and the corresponding normalized pixel intensity values for the frames, the order of the image being two. Also embodiments for generating an image of a target illuminated by quantum entangled particles, such as, photons, are disclosed. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340571 | ILLUMINATOR FOR AN IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM - An illuminator includes: a body with an opening, for receiving optical means; illuminating means arranged around the opening in a frontal face of this body and commandable to illuminate a space in front of the frontal face, electronic control means of the illuminator; heat dissipating means; connecting means for removably fixing the illuminator at least to the optical apparatus. The body of the illuminator includes a rear face opposite the frontal face which includes a plurality of distinct functional case elements positioned around the opening for receiving at least the electronic control means and/or which defines the heat dissipating means and/or the connecting means, in such a manner as to enable an operator, when the optical apparatus is associated with the illuminator, to access the optical means to dismantle the optical means from the apparatus and/or adjust optical adjusting means of the optical means. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340572 | IMAGE PICKUP AUXILIARY LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND DIGITAL CAMERA PROVIDED WITH SAME - An illumination device has LEDs, EDLCs for LED use, and a non-volatile memory for recording the difference between the color temperature and/or the illumination spectrum of LEDs and Xe gas. The unused charge in an EDLC is recovered by a power cell. Illumination strength is changed in accordance with the image pickup distance of a DSC. Illumination strength is changed in accordance with exposure time so that a fill-in ratio is maintained. The illumination strength of LEDs is gradually increased and then at the peak strength is suddenly reduced. The mixture ratio of light from LEDs having different light distributions is changed due to focal distance, and then an incidence angle is changed. A group of LEDs is disposed in a ring shape on the front of a lens. During continuous capture, LEDs are caused to illuminate continuously or synchronously. | 11-20-2014 |
20140347554 | IMAGING APPARATUS, FLASH DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An imaging apparatus for performing wireless communication with an external device. An instruction transmitting unit transmits an operation instruction to the external device. A response signal receiving unit receives a response signal from the external device. A first controlling unit starts a first operation relating to an imaging process in a case that a first time passes from a point of receiving the response signal by the response signal receiving unit. The external device executes a second operation relating to the imaging process in a case that a second time passes from a point of transmitting the response signal from the external device to the imaging apparatus. | 11-27-2014 |
20140368728 | Methods and Apparatus for High Speed Camera - In exemplary implementations of this invention, a light source illuminates a scene and a light sensor captures data about light that scatters from the scene. The light source emits multiple modulation frequencies, either in a temporal sequence or as a superposition of modulation frequencies. Reference signals that differ in phase are applied to respective subregions of each respective pixel. The number of subregions per pixel, and the number of reference signals per pixel, is preferably greater than four. One or more processors calculate a full cross-correlation function for each respective pixel, by fitting light intensity measurements to a curve, the light intensity measurements being taken, respectively, by respective subregions of the respective pixel. The light sensor comprises M subregions. A lenslet is placed over each subregion, so that each subregion images the entire scene. At least one temporal sequence of frames is taken, one frame per subregion. | 12-18-2014 |
20150009398 | PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE AND LAMP DEVICE THEREOF - The disclosure provides a photographing device which includes a main body, an image capturing module, a lighting module and a reflection module. The main body includes a substrate. The image capturing module is disposed on the main body. The lighting module is disposed on the substrate. The reflection module includes a cover movably disposed on the main body, for making the cover have a first position and a second position relative to the main body. The cover includes a first reflecting component and a second reflecting component. The first and the second reflecting components are adapted to make beams emitted from the lighting module form a first illumination and a second illumination field when the cover is located at the first position and the second position respectively. Accordingly, the lighting module has at least two illumination fields different from each other. | 01-08-2015 |
20150015775 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE SENSOR DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - There are provided a retaining unit that retains a basic model indicating a plurality of relations for a plurality of subject conditions between a plurality of illuminances and a plurality of luminance of a plurality of captured images, which are obtained when a subject is imaged by changing an illuminance condition under the subject conditions; a reference image acquiring unit that acquires a captured image captured in a target space for illuminance estimation as a reference image; a reference illuminance acquiring unit that acquires illuminance of the target space at a time of imaging the reference image as reference illuminance; and an illuminance estimation model generating unit that generates an illuminance estimation model indicating a relation between illuminance and luminance in the target space from a data value indicated as a pair of the reference illuminance and luminance of the reference image based on the basic model. | 01-15-2015 |
20150015776 | PHOTO STUDIO FOR USE IN A KITCHEN - The invention relates to a photographical setup for taking pictures of food, comprising of a platform on which a dish can be put, a light source and a digital photo device, consisting of at least an objective and a light sensitive sensor, with the characteristic that said objective of said photo device is placed coaxially with and In the middle of the light source, almost centrally above said platform. The Invention will be used In a kitchen, in order to quickly take digital and reproducible pictures of dishes In a standardised way. | 01-15-2015 |
20150022715 | IRRADIATION DEVICE, IRRADIATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an irradiation device including an irradiation unit configured to emit light, and an irradiation control unit configured to switch irradiation regions irradiated with the light by the irradiation unit according to a synchronization signal for controlling an exposure period of a pixel of an imaging device of an imaging unit. | 01-22-2015 |
20150036041 | System and Method for Controlling Illumination in a Vision System - This invention provides a system and method for enabling control of an illuminator having predetermined operating parameters by a vision system processor/core based upon stored information regarding parameters that are integrated with the illuminator. The parameters are retrieved by the processor, and are used to control the operation of the illuminator and/or the camera during image acquisition. In an embodiment, the stored parameters are a discrete numerical or other value that corresponds to the illuminator type. The discrete value maps to a corresponding value in look-up table/database associated with the camera that contains parameter sets associated with each of a plurality of values in the database. The data associated with the discrete value in the camera contains the necessary parameters or settings for that illuminator type. In other embodiments, some or all of the actual parameter information can be stored with the illuminator and retrieved by the camera processor. | 02-05-2015 |
20150042871 | CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A control method, a control apparatus and an electronic device are provided. The control method is applicable to an electronic device including an image acquisition unit and a light source, an acquisition region of the image acquisition unit at least partially overlaps with an illumination region of the light source. The method includes: obtaining a distance between the image acquisition unit and an acquired object in the acquisition region; obtaining a set of correspondence relationships of distances between the image acquisition unit and acquired objects with respect to light source parameters, where the set includes at least two different correspondence relationships; selecting a light source parameter according to the distance and the correspondence relationship; and controlling the light source according to the light source parameter in the course of acquiring the acquired object by the image acquisition unit. | 02-12-2015 |
20150042872 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device has an intra-plane pixel summation unit and an inter-plane pixel summation unit. In the frame of interest, the intra-plane pixel summation unit sums the signals of the pixel of interest and selected highly correlated neighboring pixels to generate an intra-plane sensitized signal and a code indicating the pattern formed by the pixel of interest and the selected pixels. The inter-plane pixel summation unit selects pixels for summation from among the pixels positioned identically to the pixel of interest and pixels in the neighborhood of the identically positioned pixels in one or more frames neighboring the frame of interest on the basis of the agreement or disagreement of their pixel summing pattern codes and correlation of their intra-plane sensitized signals. In a Bayer array imaging device, enhanced sensitivity is obtained without causing color mixing. | 02-12-2015 |
20150049239 | Illumination Apparatus and Method for the Generation of an Illumination Field - An illumination apparatus ( | 02-19-2015 |
20150049240 | Illumination Apparatus and Method for Generating an Illumination Field - An illumination apparatus ( | 02-19-2015 |
20150109525 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprising an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image, a detection unit configured to detect each object region from the image acquired by the acquisition unit a luminance distribution calculation unit configured to calculate a luminance distribution for each object region detected by the detection unit, a representative luminance value calculation unit configured to calculate a representative luminance value for each object region detected by the detection unit; and a determination unit configured to determine tone characteristics for each object region based on the luminance distribution for each object region calculated by the luminance distribution calculation unit and a relationship between the representative luminance values for the respective object regions calculated by the representative luminance value calculation unit. | 04-23-2015 |
20150116585 | TIME OF FLIGHT CAMERA SYSTEM WITH A DATA CHANNEL - A light speed camera system, with a camera module, which has a light speed photo sensor, preferably based on mixed photo detection, having at least one reception pixel, and with an illumination module which has an illumination light source, wherein the illumination module and the camera module each have a transmission circuit which is formed in such a way that a first signal as a differential signal and a second signal as a modulated basic voltage can be transmitted between the camera module and illumination module via a differential signal line is provided. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116586 | Illumination Systems and Methods for Computer Imagers - The present invention can provide solutions to many common imaging problems, such as, for example, unevenly distributed illumination, shadows, white balance adjustment, colored ambient light and high dynamic range imaging. Imaging systems and methods can be provided through a computer (e.g., laptop or desktop) such that the system or method can take advantage of the computer's processing power to provide functionality that goes beyond typical camera. Such an imaging system may include an imaging device, a camera, a light source and a user interface. | 04-30-2015 |
20150124159 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR BACK LIGHT OF IMAGE - An apparatus and method for compensating for back light of an image are provided. The method includes receiving an image at a preset time interval, upon receiving the image, dividing pixels constituting the received image according to preset ranges, determining whether the received image is a back light image by confirming a distribution degree of pixels of each of the divided ranges, adjusting the brightness of the back light image when the received image is the back light image, and storing the received image and the back light compensated image. | 05-07-2015 |
20150130994 | System and Method of Recognizing Signal Patterns - A system of recognizing signal pattern for recognizing a signal pattern of an electronic device includes a determining unit coupled to the electronic device for outputting an operating command to the electronic device according to an operating state, wherein the electronic device generates a light signal according to the operating command, and an image capturing unit coupled between the determining unit and the electronic device for capturing the light signal to generate a first signal pattern to the determining unit, such that the determining unit determines whether the first pattern corresponds to the operating state. | 05-14-2015 |
20150130995 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An object of the present invention is to realize novel information processing which uses light field data. To attain the object, light field data which represents directions of light beams which are emitted from an object to an image pickup unit and intensity of the light beams is obtained, and the light field data is corrected on a coordinate of the light field data. | 05-14-2015 |
20150130996 | MICRO ELECTRIC LIQUID DEVICE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a micro electric liquid device and an apparatus including the device. The micro electric liquid device includes a first fluid that is opaque, a second fluid that is transparent a first channel configured to have the first and second fluid flow therein without mixing, a second channel overlapped and spaced apart from the first channel, wherein the second channel is configured to have the first and second fluids flow therein, and a connection part connecting the first and second channels, wherein an aperture is adjusted by a positional change of an interface between the first and second fluids in the first and second channels, and wherein the second channel includes a first sub channel configured to have the first and second fluids flow therein and having a non-uniform height and a second sub channel configured to have the second fluid to flow therein and having a uniform height. | 05-14-2015 |
20150138432 | IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING IMAGE DATA - An image capturing system includes an image capturing unit configured to photograph the medium on a medium installation face, a lighting configured to irradiate the medium installation face, a lighting control unit configured to control the lighting, and a non-readable area determining unit configured to determine whether there is a non-readable area from which the image capturing unit is unable to read information of the medium due to reflected light of the lighting. The non-readable area is determined based on an image acquired by photographing the medium in a turned-on state of the lighting. When the non-readable area determining unit determines that there is the non-readable area, the medium is photographed in different lighting states set by the lighting control unit, and among the image data generated in photographing process, image data corresponding to the medium is generated by synthesizing areas except an area corresponding to the non-readable area. | 05-21-2015 |
20150138433 | Illumination Control System and Illumination Control Method - An illumination control method and an illumination control system for controlling at least one illuminating device are disclosed. The illumination control method includes following steps: capturing an image through an image capturing device; analyzing a characteristic of the image; and generating a first control signal. | 05-21-2015 |
20150146090 | SYSTEM FOR CAMERA VIEWING AND ILLUMINATION ALIGNMENT - The system includes a camera contained with a housing and a lighting fixture that is pivotedly attached to the housing. An angle adjuster attached to a proximate end of each of the housing and the lighting fixture converts a linear movement to the adjuster into an angular adjustment of the lighting fixture with regard to an optical axis of a camera contained with the housing. In another aspect of the invention, the system of aligning a camera view and light fixture may be attached to a magnification lens in order to align the magnified view with the camera view and the illumination of the lighting fixture. | 05-28-2015 |
20150146091 | SYSTEM FOR CAMERA VIEWING AND ILLUMINATION ALIGNMENT - A system for aligning a camera view and the illumination of a lighting fixture is disclosed. The system includes a camera contained with a housing and a lighting fixture that is pivotedly attached to the housing. An angle adjuster attached to a proximate end of each of the housing and the lighting fixture converts a linear movement to the adjuster into an angular adjustment of the lighting fixture with regard to an optical axis of a camera contained with the housing. In another aspect of the invention, the system of aligning a camera view and light fixture may be attached to a magnification lenswear and a focal point of the magnification lenswear may be aligned with the aligned camera view and the illumination of the lighting fixture. | 05-28-2015 |
20150296115 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A light emitting apparatus that can obtain accurate color information including change of color information during luminescence. An information obtaining unit obtains status information on a status change of a light source in a luminescence time period of the light source. A determination unit determines color information of a light emitted from the light source in the luminescence time period based on the status information obtained by the information obtaining unit. | 10-15-2015 |
20150309390 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS ENABLING AUTOMATIC IRRADIATION DIRECTION CONTROL, LIGHTING DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AUTOMATIC IRRADIATION DIRECTION CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus that is capable of performing suitable automatic irradiation direction control in a case where the automatic irradiation direction control for a lighting device is operated by a plurality of operation members. The lighting device that changes an irradiation direction of a light emitting section is mounted or is attachable to the image pickup apparatus. A first operation member starts automatic irradiation direction control that drives the light emitting section to direct in a determined irradiation direction, and starts photographing preparation. A second operation member starts the automatic irradiation direction control. A control unit continuously performs the automatic irradiation direction control in operation without stopping when the second operation member is operated during the automatic irradiation direction control owing to the operation of the first operation member. | 10-29-2015 |
20150312462 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus capturing an object image based on a set time includes: a first state-changing unit setting an light emission unit in a first state with a light emission corresponding to image capturing, and in a second state with less power consumption than that in the first state; a second state-changing unit setting the apparatus to a third state where an image is captured, and in a fourth state with less power consumption than that in the third state; and a light emission determining unit that determines whether to cause the emission unit to emit a light for the next capturing. The second state remains until the next capture when it is determined not to emit a light. The change to the fourth state starts after it is determined not to emit a light. Then, the apparatus changes to the third state again for the next capturing. | 10-29-2015 |
20160021286 | IMAGING APPARATUS - A camera body includes a body mount to which an interchangeable lens is attachable; a CMOS image sensor; a main circuit board; and a mechanical shutter provided with an aperture. The main circuit board is disposed between the body mount and the CMOS image sensor, and an opening through which light from the interchangeable lens toward the CMOS image sensor passes is formed in the main circuit board. The mechanical shutter is disposed between the body mount and the CMOS image sensor, and is attached to the main circuit board. | 01-21-2016 |
20160037041 | ADAPTIVE ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein are an adaptive illumination apparatus and an adaptive illumination method. The adaptive illumination apparatus is associated with a target scene and comprises a control module and an illumination module. The control module is configured to generate a command associated with an area included in the target scene. | 02-04-2016 |
20160037042 | SHOOTING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a shooting method and apparatus of an electronic device, and the electronic device. The shooting method of an electronic device provided in the embodiments of the present invention includes: enabling a front-facing camera to prepare for shooting; and when the front-facing camera is used to perform shooting, adjusting a pixel grayscale of a liquid crystal display to a set grayscale value and/or adjusting a color of the liquid crystal display to a set color, so as to supplement light to an object being photographed. In the embodiments of the present invention, a pixel grayscale and/or a color of a liquid crystal display are/is adjusted so as to supplement light to an object being photographed, thereby resolving a problem of a dim shooting effect of a front-facing camera. | 02-04-2016 |
20160044219 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A communication device capable of preventing a failure in light emission control caused due to communication with a lighting device such as the master and the slave. The communication device is capable of connecting to an image pickup device and transmits a lighting instruction from the image pickup device to a lighting device through a communication unit capable of performing bidirectional communication. It is determined whether or not the lighting device is ready for lighting. The lighting device is prevented from transmitting information to the communication unit when the lighting device is ready for lighting. | 02-11-2016 |
20160072991 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED POWER AND SECONDARY ILLUMINATION PROVISIONS - Power for an illumination device and a camera is provided from power integrated onto a data cable between a controller/computer and the light illumination device. The camera-controller/computer interface includes one of GEV with PoE, USB and CXP, where a power is provided within the data interface cable, and the distance between the camera and the controller/computer is very long. In order to avoid running multiple long cables in a production manufacturing environment, a power extraction module is incorporated into a light illuminator, in order to extract the power for the interface cable, and to generate the individual powers for the light illuminator and the camera. In cases where the interface standard does not provide integrated power, power can be injected to the cable and extracted from the light illumination module. The light illuminator may electrically and mechanically support secondary and/or supplemental light illuminators. | 03-10-2016 |
20160073041 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - One example discloses an illumination apparatus, including: a first illumination source, having a pulsed illumination output structure; and a capture sensor, having an image capture structure synchronized with and responsive to reflection signals generated by the pulsed illumination output signal structure. Another example discloses an article of manufacture including at least one non-transitory, tangible machine readable storage medium containing executable machine instructions for illumination which include: transmitting a first pulsed illumination signal from a first illumination source; capturing an image; and synchronizing the transmitting and capturing with a synchronization trigger. | 03-10-2016 |
20160080619 | CAMERA AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A camera includes a data acquisition unit, a photographing area control unit, a photographing unit and a communication unit. The data acquisition unit acquires, as photographing information, at least one of time information, information on a position of the sun, information on an angle between a sunlight and a ground, and projection information of an external projection device. The photographing condition calculation unit calculates a photographing condition based on the photographing information. The photographing area control unit controls a photographing area based on the photographing condition. The photographing unit generates an image data by photographing the photographing area. The communication unit transmits the image data to the external projection device. | 03-17-2016 |
20160109784 | External Lighting Device and System for Handheld Smart Devices - Provided herein are devices for enhancing the quality of photo shooting using a camera integrated into a handheld smart device, such as a smartphone. An external lighting device comprises a base plate removably securable to a mount on the smart device, a connecting structure disposed at the edge of the top surface of the base plate and a ring-like turntable rotatably connected on the base plate via the connecting structure and a plurality of LED lights on the top surface of the turntable. When secured on the body of the smart device, the ring-like turntable rotates to a position where the LED lights surround the cameras to provide adjustable lighting. Further provided is a handheld camera system comprising a smart device, the external lighting device as described above and a protective case with a mount to attached to the lighting device. | 04-21-2016 |
20160112622 | APPARATUS FOR ILLUMINATING A SCENE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for illuminating a scene to be captured includes an illumination source configured to illuminate the scene; an adaptive optical element configured to be controlled to change an illumination in the scene by the illumination source; and a controller configured to determine an illumination pattern corresponding to the scene, and configured to control the adaptive optical element to change the illumination in the scene by the illumination source based on the determined illumination pattern. | 04-21-2016 |
20160116825 | POLYNOMIAL TEXTURE MAPPING AND REFLECTANCE TRANSFORMATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND TECHNIQUES - An image enhancement device and related techniques in support of polynomial texture mapping (PTM) (also known as reflectance transformation imaging (RTI)) photography. The device may include a number of pod legs that extend from a camera focal plane to a base location around an object of interest. At least some of the pod legs may include one or more markers that indicate locations at which directional light sources are used to illuminate an object for the purpose of creating PTM images. A user may place a light at a number of successive marker locations, and trigger the capture of images of the object. The successive images, along with the known locations of the markers, may be used to generate PTM images of the object. The device and associated techniques improve the accuracy and reliability of PTM image capture and creation as well as provide pedagogical support for teaching PTM techniques. | 04-28-2016 |
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20160148045 | POSE DETERMINATION FROM A PATTERN OF FOUR LEDS - The present invention relates to the field of computation and covers methods to find one to one mapping between fiducial markers on a tracked object and fiducial marker projections on the image plane captured by a camera in optical object tracking systems. A method for solving correspondence problem is realized to find correspondences between 3D points of an object and 2D projection of that object onto the image plane so that this can be used to find the object's 3D location and orientation. It is designed to work without current pose of the tracked object thus it is equally efficient on initial correspondence problem as correspondence problem. Furthermore, a method for selecting LED groups to be used for solving correspondence problem is also presented, which uses pose data representing possible poses of tracked object under working conditions thus LEDS groups are selected to satisfy use case requirements. | 05-26-2016 |
20160165110 | Inspection System and Method for Obtaining an Adjusted Light Intensity Image - An inspection system for obtaining an adjusted light intensity image includes a light source, an image capturing device and a controller. A field of view of the image capturing device is adjusted within an illumination area of the light source. A plurality of light emitting units of the light source are turned on in sequence. The image capturing device captures a calibration image when each of the light emitting units is turned on to obtain a plurality of the calibration images. The controller adjusts the light emitting intensities of the light emitting units respectively according to the light intensity distributions of the calibration images to obtain a specific intensity distribution of an inspection image in the field of view and compensate a vignette effect of the image capturing device. | 06-09-2016 |
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20220141369 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An image capturing device, configured to illuminate an object by an illumination means and capture reflected light from the object as a reflection image by a capturing means, includes an irradiation angle range determination means. The irradiation angle range determination means determines, assuming that a group of pieces of unevenness existing at the same position on the surfaces of a plurality of individuals of an object is an unevenness group, an irradiation angle range for irradiating the object by the illumination means, on the basis of a statistic value of the inclination angles of the unevenness group in which variations in the inclination angles of the unevenness between individuals is larger than other unevenness groups, among the plurality of unevenness groups. | 05-05-2022 |