03rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100013882 | CONTINUOUS WEB PRINTING SYSTEM ALIGNMENT METHOD - A method of aligning a printhead is described herein. The method includes accelerating a media along a process path, controlling a first printhead to form a first mark upon the accelerating media, detecting the first mark on the accelerating media, comparing a first mark detection data with first printhead desired alignment data, determining a first correction based upon the comparison of the first mark detection data, and modifying an alignment of the first printhead based upon the determined first correction. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013883 | Ink circulation type inkjet printer - An ink circulation type inkjet printer includes a maintenance controller configured to: (1) allow a maintenance mechanism to execute maintenance processing for a plurality of inkjet heads before a present printing job under three conditions that: (c1) an elapsed time from a last printing job to a present printing job is less than a first reference time; (c2) the present printing job requests for ejecting ink from unused nozzles of multiple nozzles of the plurality of inkjet heads in the last printing job; (c3) the elapsed time is more than a second reference time; (2) allow the ink circulation type inkjet printer to perform the present printing job without the maintenance processing for the plurality of inkjet heads when the elapsed time is less than the predetermined second reference time. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013884 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A correction of density is effectively performed. The printing method includes the following steps. A step of performing correction of density for only a predetermined color, among a plurality of colors, for each dot row region so as to suppress the unevenness in density between rows of dots on a medium formed with the rows of dots arranged along a movement direction by each of the nozzles, when a plurality of the nozzles, that ejects a plurality of colors of different ink and that are arranged along a predetermined direction for each color of ink, ejects ink while being moved in a movement direction that intersects a predetermined direction. A step of printing by ejecting ink while a plurality the nozzles are moved. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013885 | LIQUID EJECTION METHOD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejection method of ejecting liquid from a movable ejection head onto a medium comprises the steps of: detecting a position of an end of the medium; and changing, according to a feed amount of the medium fed after the position of the end of the medium has been detected, at least either a starting position or a terminating position for ejecting the liquid from the ejection head being moved. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013886 | CONSTANT FLOW HIGH PRESSURE PRINTING SYSTEM - A high pressure printing system comprising: a high pressure printing head, constructed and arranged for printing a printing fluid with a printing pressure in at least a part of a channel upstream of the printing head in an interval of 15-3000 bars; a pressure system comprising a printing fluid inlet and a plurality of pressure cylinders constructed and arranged for providing a constant flow of said printing fluid, the pressure cylinders being interconnected by at least a pressure valve; and a damper, connected between an outlet of the pressure system and said high pressure printing head, provided for damping the valve action of the pressure valve. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013887 | HEAD CHIP FOR INK JET TYPE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A head chip for an ink jet type image forming apparatus with an improved cooling structure is disclosed. The head chip includes a plurality of nozzles to eject ink, a plurality of heaters for ink ejection to apply heat to ink so that the ink is ejected through the plurality of nozzles, and a cooling channel to circulate a refrigerant around the plurality of heaters for ink ejection. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013888 | Method Of Maintaining Printhead Using Maintenance Roller - A method of maintaining a printhead comprises the steps of: (i) providing a maintenance roller having a contact surface for sealing engagement with the printhead; (ii) moving the roller into a first position in which the contact surface is sealingly engaged with the printhead; (iii) moving the roller into a second position in which the contact surface is disengaged from said printhead; and (iv) rotating the roller such that the contact surface is conveyed away from the printhead. The maintenance roller does not rotate when the contact surface is sealingly engaged with the printhead. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013889 | INK JET PRINTING HEAD - There is inexpensively and simply provided a highly reliable printing head including a printing element substrate which is located with high positioning precision and therefore causes no occurrence of ink leak regardless of the printing head having a large printing width. An ink jet printing head comprising a plurality of printing element substrates in each of which a plurality of ejecting openings, printing elements and an ink supply opening, a support member and an ink supply member wherein the support member is formed of a first member and a second member and is integral with the first member so as to surround the first member and the support member and the ink supply member are bonded in such a manner that bonding faces of the first member and the second member, and the second member are not in contact with the opening. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013890 | Inkjet Printhead With Internal Rim In Ink Chamber - An inkjet printhead includes an ink supply channel extending through a substrate; an ink chamber arranged on the substrate, into which chamber ink from the ink supply channel is supplied, the ink chamber defining an ink ejection port on one surface thereof; an internal rim provided within the ink chamber, the rim interposed between the ink supply channel and the ink ejection port; and a thermal bend actuator extending into the chamber from outside the chamber, the thermal bend actuator terminating in the chamber with a paddle. The periphery of the paddle and the internal rim are shaped with complementary edges turned towards the ink ejection port. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013891 | NOZZLE PLATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NOZZLE PLATE, DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD, AND DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE - A nozzle plate, comprising: a nozzle discharging a liquid as droplets; a liquid-repellent film preventing attachment of the liquid on one surface of the nozzle plate; and a first bonding film formed on the other surface of the nozzle plate and bonded with a substrate. In the nozzle plate, the liquid-repellant film and the first bonding film are plasma polymerized films having a Si skeleton, the Si skeleton including a siloxane (Si—O) bond and having a random atomic structure, and an alkyl group bonded with the Si skeleton. Further, the alkyl group existing around a surface of the first bonding film is eliminated from the Si skeleton by an application of energy, which is applied to a region of at least a part of the first bonding film, so as to develop adhesiveness with respect to the substrate in the region of the surface of the first bonding film. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013892 | PRINTER MODULE LOGICALLY AND PHYSICALLY CONNECTABLE TO FURTHER MODULES - A printer module having an elongate cylindrical body is disclosed. The printer module includes modular connectors arranged on longitudinal ends of the body to permit at least an image processing module to be attached to the body. A communications bus associated with the modular connectors interconnects the printing module and other modules, including the image processing module to facilitate communication between the printing mechanism and the image processing module for receiving print data. A pagewidth printing mechanism positioned in the body and adjacent a media feed path prints the print data onto print media in the media feed path. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013893 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - A liquid ejecting head includes: a flow path unit including a nozzle forming member with a plurality of nozzle orifices provided in a row, and a flow path forming substrate made of a metal, in which pressure generating chambers in communication with the nozzle orifices are formed; and an actuator unit for giving a pressure fluctuation to the pressure generating chambers, wherein a recess portion is formed in a side of the flow path forming substrate, which faces the nozzle forming member, in a sunken state from a surface of the flow path forming substrate, and a heater is received in the recess portion. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013894 | PIEZOELECTRIC LAMINATE, SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE, THIN-FILM PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR, AND PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - A piezoelectric laminate including a base and a first piezoelectric layer formed above the base and including potassium sodium niobate. The first piezoelectric layer is shown by a compositional formula (K | 2010-01-21 |
20100013895 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - The present invention is a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a carriage that reciprocates in a main scanning direction; a liquid ejecting head mounted on the carriage, having a plurality of head-liquid-supplying ports and a plurality of nozzles; and a sub-tank member mounted on the carriage, having a plurality of liquid-storing-room openings that are respectively communicated with the plurality of head-liquid-supplying ports of the liquid ejecting head. The sub-tank member is formed as a single integral member. Each of the plurality of liquid-storing-room openings is closed by an elastic partition having a predetermined area in order to form a liquid storing room. The plurality of liquid-storing-room openings are respectively communicated with a plurality of liquid-communication ways provided in the sub-tank member. The plurality of liquid-communication ways are respectively communicated with a plurality of sub-tank-liquid-supplying ports provided at an outside of the sub-tank member. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013896 | LIQUID DELIVERY SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The liquid delivery system is equipped with a liquid container that is installable on the liquid jetting device, a liquid supply device, and a liquid flow passage member. The liquid container is equipped with a recess portion having an opening provided on a first surface, a container main unit having a liquid delivery portion for delivering liquid to the liquid jetting device, and a sealing film that seals the opening of the recess portion to define together with an inner surface of the recess portion a chamber and a inner flow passage at an upstream side of the liquid delivery portion. The liquid flow passage member is connected to at least one of the chamber and the inner flow passage via a hole provided on the sealing film. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013897 | INK CARTRIDGE FOR INKJET PRINTERS - Ink cartridge ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013898 | Ink Sticks with Visually Discernible Feature Patterns - A solid ink stick is comprised of an ink stick body formed of a phase change ink material. The ink stick body is configured for inclusion in a first set of ink sticks and has substantially a same size and shape as other ink sticks in the first set of ink sticks and ink sticks in a second set of ink sticks. The first set of ink sticks is of a different series than the second set of ink sticks. An identification pattern is formed on the ink stick body. The identification pattern is one identification pattern in a set of identification patterns. The identification pattern formed on the pattern area of the ink stick body is visually discernible from the other identification patterns in the set. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013899 | PHOTO-CURABLE COMPOSITION, INK COMPOSITION, AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD USING THE INK COMPOSITION - A photo-curable composition including (A) a cationic polymerizable compound, (B) a sensitizing colorant represented by the following formula (I), and (C) an onium salt; an ink composition containing the photo-curable composition; an inkjet recording method using the ink composition are provided, and in formula (I), X represents O, S or NR, R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an acyl group, n represents 0 or 1, each of R | 2010-01-21 |
20100013900 | Device With A Printhead And Media Drive Shaft - A mobile telecommunications device is disclosed having an inkjet printhead, a drive shaft for feeding a substrate past the printhead, and a capper assembly. The capper assembly moves between a capped position covering nozzles of the printhead and an uncapped position spaced from the nozzles. The capper assembly is adapted for engagement a leading edge of the substrate to move the capper from the capped position and towards the uncapped position. The drive shaft disengages a trailing edge of the substrate before the trailing edge is printed. The trailing edge is projected past the printhead by momentum and the capper assembly grips the substrate after the substrate has been printed so that the substrate partially extends from the mobile telecommunications device in readiness for manual collection. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013901 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus in which unintentional operation of the operation unit does not occur when sheets on which images have been formed or sheets prior to image forming or the like are placed on the top surface of the main body of the apparatus. The operation unit and a bearing are connected by a linking member. The operation unit can be disposed further forward than the carriage, so the distance between the operator and the operation unit is small, the operation is thereby made easier. The operation unit can be disposed closer to the center of the apparatus than the position of the carriage when it has moved as far as possible to the operation unit side, so the width of the whole recording apparatus can be made narrower. The operation unit rotates about a rotation shaft, so no matter what specific position the operation unit is located in, the operation unit is lower than the top surface of the apparatus main body. Therefore, when sheets on which images have been. formed or sheets prior to image forming or the like are placed on the top surface of the main body of the apparatus, unintentional operation of the operation unit does not occur. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013902 | PRINT HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - Disclosed are a print head and an image forming apparatus employing the same. The print head, which irradiates light to multiple locations of a photosensitive medium to form pixels of electrostatic latent image, includes an array of light sources corresponding to the pixels, a distributed Bragg reflector disposed adjacent the surface of the light source array from which the light source array output light, and a light focusing unit which focuses the light that have passed through the distributed Bragg reflector onto the locations of photosensitive medium. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013903 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD - Provided is a recording apparatus capable of performing recording on a recording medium having a lenticular lens. The recording apparatus includes a mounting portion on which the recording medium is mounted, the mounting portion including a positioning structure that comes to be positioned between neighboring lens elements of the lenticular lens of the recording medium so as to be engaged with at least one of the lens elements, thereby positioning the recording medium with respect to the arrangement direction of the lens element; a distance information acquisition unit that acquires information on the distance between a reference edge, which serves as the reference of a recording position and is defined at the edge in the arrangement direction of the lens elements, and a predetermined reference position with respect to a target recording medium which is the recording medium which is mounted at a predetermined position of the mounting portion in a state of being positioned by the positioning structure, and on which recording is actually performed; a correction unit that corrects the recording position on the target recording medium based on the distance information obtained by the distance information acquisition unit; and a recording unit that performs recording on the recording medium based on the recording position corrected by the correction unit. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013904 | Domestic Animal Telephone - A phone for pets and pet owners is taught which allows the owner to call the house and “talk” to the pet. The owner can then see a video image of the pet in front of the pet phone to verify presence and happiness. The device can also present the owner's scent to the pet and deliver treats on remote command. In some embodiments, the pet can initiate the phone call. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013905 | FLOOR CONTROL IN MULTI-POINT CONFERENCE SYSTEMS - In one embodiment, a conference with multiple end points is provided. At the locations, multiple screens may be configured to display video from a portion of the multiple end points. Video from multiple locations is output onto the multiple screens, such as video streams from N different segments are output on N different screens. The video output may be determined based on a first dimension of the floor control algorithm. A push-to-talk input may then be received from a button. A video segment associated with the push-to-talk button is then determined and the video segment is output on one of the multiple screens in response to receiving the push-to-talk input. The push-to-talk input may be used by users that cannot actively participate in the first dimension of the floor control algorithm. For example, users using sign language cannot speak louder and thus by using the push to talk button or hand gestures can indicate their desire to be switched in as one of the displayed segments. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013906 | ZOOM BY MULTIPLE IMAGE CAPTURE - An image sensor assembly includes a fixed focal length optical lens; a mirror that reflects light from the scene to an optical lens and moves into a plurality of positions; and an image sensor that receives the light after it passes through the optical lens and captures a plurality of images that represents each image captured from each position of the mirror; wherein at least portions of the plurality of images are stitched together to form a composite image with a desired zoom factor. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013907 | Separation Type Unit Pixel Of 3-Dimensional Image Sensor and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A separation type unit pixel of an image sensor, which can control light that incidents onto a photodiode at various angles, and be suitable for a zoom function in a compact camera module by securing an incident angle margin, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The unit pixel of an image sensor includes: a first wafer including a photodiode containing impurities having an impurity type opposite to that of a semiconductor material and a pad for transmitting photoelectric charge of the photodiode to outside; a second wafer including a pixel array region in which transistors except the photodiode are arranged regularly, a peripheral circuit region having an image sensor structure except the pixel array, and a pad for connecting pixels with one another; and a connecting means connecting the pad of the first wafer and the pad of the second wafer. Accordingly, manufacturing processes can be simplified by constructing the upper wafer using only a photodiode and the lower wafer using the pixel array region except the photodiode, and costs are reduced since transistors are not included in the upper wafer portion, which in turn cannot affect the interaction with light. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013908 | Asynchronous photography automobile-detecting apparatus - The invention discloses the asynchronous photography for dual camera apparatus and processing the method for real-time forward vehicle detection. Image is captured by a pair of monochrome camera and stored into a computer. After the video pre-process, the edge information is used to locate the forward vehicle position, and then obtained the disparity from a fast comparison search algorithm by the stereo vision methodology. Proposed algorithm calculation of the invention can conquer the asynchronous exposure problem from dual camera and lower the hardware cost. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013909 | DETERMINING CAMERA MOTION - Camera motion is determined in a three-dimensional image capture system using a combination of two-dimensional image data and three-dimensional point cloud data available from a stereoscopic, multi-aperture, or similar camera system. More specifically, a rigid transformation of point cloud data between two three-dimensional point clouds may be more efficiently parameterized using point correspondence established between two-dimensional pixels in source images for the three-dimensional point clouds. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013910 | STEREO VIEWER - Various embodiments of opto-electronic display modules for viewing real time, stored or computer generated images and video information in 3D or 2D are presented. The various 2D or 3D viewer embodiments of the present disclosure allow independent use of the imaging information in a way that is convenient to the user without affecting the other tasks that the user needs to perform. Multiple viewers of the present embodiment can be used concurrently by multiple users, where each viewer is fully maneuverable and controllable for and by each specific user. Additionally, the viewer of the present disclosure may communicate to various input devices as well as send user commands to such devices in an electrical, optical, or wireless transmission format. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013911 | Dual Projection System With Inversely Synchronized Channel Projections - A dual projection system utilizes a first projector and a second projector to project alternating left and right channel images of a 3D display. The projectors are inversely synchronized such that while the first projector projects a right channel image the other projector projects a left channel image. A projection filter in each projector has left channel properties when the image being projected is a left channel image and right channel properties when the image being projected is a right channel image. The images projected from each projector alternate between left and right channel images approximately once per frame. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013912 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes a display panel and an image conversion sheet. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units. Each pixel unit has a zigzag shape that extends in a first direction. The image conversion sheet includes a plurality of lens units. Each lens unit extends in the first direction and is disposed in a second direction different from the first direction. A plurality of the lens units is disposed in parallel with each other. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013913 | DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT A WHEEL - A device and a method for obtaining information about a wheel ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013914 | IN-VIVO SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN IMAGERS AND PROCESSOR THEREOF - An in-vivo sensing device having multiple imagers controlled by a single processor and a method for communicating between the processor and the imagers. The processor and imagers are connected via common data and control busses, instead of by direct separate conducting lines thereby reducing the number of pins on the processor and the corresponding number of conducting lines. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013915 | SYSTEM FOR TAKING IMAGES OF THE FACE OF AN INDIVIDUAL - The invention relates to a system ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013916 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING A TIRE, IN PARTICULAR USING AN INTERFEROMETRIC MEASURING METHOD - A device for inspecting a tyre ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013917 | Method and system for performing surveillance - A method and system for performing surveillance includes receiving location information for a detected object via a first sensor and slewing a second sensor to the detected object in accordance with the location information provided by the first sensor. In one embodiment, the first sensor detects the presence of the object (which may or may not be moving), and the second sensor provides more refined or specific information about the detected object, such as a higher-resolution image of the detected object. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013918 | VIEWING SYSTEM - A surveillance system comprising a middleware server ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW COST MOTION DETECTION - A non-frame-based motion detection method and apparatus for imagers requires only a few line buffers and little computation. The non-frame-based, low cost motion detection method and apparatus are well suited for “system-a-chip” (SOC) imager implementations. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013920 | SURVEILLANCE IMAGING WITH UPSAMPLING - Surveilling a subject may include irradiating a portion of the subject with electromagnetic radiation, receiving radiation reflected from the subject, and producing digital image data representative of an image of the portion of the subject. The digital image data may be used as input for computations including image processing and/or analysis, and the result of such processing and/or analysis may be used to make determinations about the subject, such as whether subject is carrying contraband. In some embodiments, the digital image data may be upsampled into expanded digital image data, which may improve the quality and/or effectiveness of downstream image processing and/or analysis. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013921 | Monitoring system and terminal device - A monitoring system for surveiling an object substance includes plural movable bodies periodically patrolling surveillance areas each having a prescribed area and acquiring image data and/or audio data showing statuses during a patrol, an area local control institution installed in each of the surveillance areas for receiving from the movable bodies and storing various data including the image data and/or audio data, plural communicating devices installed in the surveillance areas for functioning as access points for building up a wireless network and a terminal device the object substance takes along or is provided with. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013922 | Surveillance camera - A surveillance camera has a case, an optoelectronical module and an assistant light module. The optoelectronical module is mounted securely inside the case and has a camera lens and a contact pad module. The contact pad module is a printed circuit board that has at least two contact pads thereon and is mounted adjacent to the camera lens. The assistant light module is detachably mounted around the camera lens and has an assistant light unit. The assistant light unit is detachably mounted around the camera lens and has at least two contact members. Each contact members is disposed corresponding to one of the at least two contact pads and is electronically contacted to a corresponding contact pad when the assistant light unit is mounted in the case. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013923 | MONITORING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a monitoring system equipped with low-power-consumption camera devices. A main monitor device ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013924 | METHOD OF RETRIEVING IMAGE DATA OF A MOVING OBJECT, APPARATUS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING AND DETECTING A MOVING OBJECT, AND APPARATUS FOR RETRIEVING IMAGE DATA OF A MOVING OBJECT - The purpose of the present invention is to efficiently retrieve the image data of a specific moving object from the data of images photographed in a plurality of photographing positions. A number of photography and detection apparatuses having an RFID detection function and a photography function are arrayed in the positions where roads cross each other, and detect the RFID of a moving object which passes the photographing positions and transmit the image data of the moving object in association with the detected RFID to the server system. The server system stores the data of images photographed in a plurality of photographing positions in the storage device and retrieves the image data associated with the designated RFID from the storage device. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013925 | PORTAL PROXIMATE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A device which incorporates a digital camera and video display monitor that displays, in real time, live video of activities occurring in the proximity of the device and as a digital signage electronic display that is capable of receiving and displaying video information, advertising and other messages transmitted from a network. The device is typically mounted on or proximate to a door of a residential dwelling or a hotel guestroom. A group of devices can be managed locally or remotely over a network. The multi-functional display is capable of displaying live video of the area located on the exterior side of the door and/or video advertising that may or may not be specifically directed to a specific group of devices. The device includes, among other things, a miniature camera and camera housing located on the exterior of the door and a video display and motion sensor located on the interior of the door and controlled by a microprocessor. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013926 | Video Surveillance System Employing Video Primitives - A video surveillance system is set up, calibrated, tasked, and operated. The system extracts video primitives and extracts event occurrences from the video primitives using event discriminators. The system can undertake a response, such as an alarm, based on extracted event occurrences. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013927 | Systems and Methods of Capturing Large Area Images in Detail Including Cascaded Cameras and/or Calibration Features - A method and system are presented in which images are captured from overview and detail imaging devices such that overview images are created with a first degree of redundancy, and detail images are captured with less overlap and a second degree of redundancy. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013928 | IMAGE RECORDING SYSTEM - An image recording system having a CCD camera or CMOS camera for picking up the surroundings of a vehicle. The image recording system additionally includes a radiation sensor for sensing a pulsed light source, as well as a control device, controlled by the radiation sensor, which determines the discrepancy between the exposure phase of the camera and the ON phase of the pulsed light source and minimizes it by synchronizing the exposure phase with the ON duration | 2010-01-21 |
20100013929 | Event Data Recorder with Lane Departure Warning Function - An event data recorder with a function of lane departure warning is revealed. The device combines a LDWS (Lane Departure Warning System) with a EDR (Event Data Recorder). The LDWS uses at least one image sensor to capture road images that are sent to a DSP for being processed and identified. The EDR uses image/audio sensors to capture images in front of the car and/or sounds of surrounding. The data is sent to a recorder and is compressed for being saved into a storage device. Thus the device not only has both functions of the EDR as well as the LDWS, it further records vehicle signals, numbers of lane departure issues, and surrounding conditions of car accidents for finding out human or vehicle faults that cause the accident. Therefore, functions and efficiency of the EDR are improved. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013930 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD - A video display apparatus for displaying on a monitor videos captured using capturing sections is provided. The capturing sections ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013931 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING, STORING, ANALYZING AND DISPLAYING DATA RELATING TO THE MOVEMENTS OF OBJECTS - A system and method for the capture and storage of data relating to the movements of objects, in a specified area and enables this data to be displayed in a graphically meaningful and useful manner. Video data is collected and video metadata is generated relating to objects (persons) appearing in the video data and their movements over time. The movements of the objects are then analyzed to detect the movements within a region of interest. This detection of movement allows a user, such as a manager of a store, to make informed decisions as to the infrastructure and operation of the store. One detection method relates to the number of people that are present in a region of interest for a specified time period. A second detection method relates to the number of people that remain or dwell in a particular area for a particular time period. A third detection method determines the flow of people and the direction they take within a region of interest. A fourth detection method relates to the number of people that enter a certain area by crossing a virtual line, a tripwire. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013932 | VIDEO DETECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF A SPORT OBJECT - A system for video detection and enhancement of a sport object during a sport contest. The system includes the sport object configured to phosphoresce at a selected non-visible frequency; a video collection and separation apparatus configured to detect visible light from a scene that includes the sport object and to detect phosphorescence radiation emitted by the sport object at the selected non-visible frequency, configured to separate the detected visible light from the detected phosphorescence radiation, and configured to create a visible light signal from the detected visible light and to create a phosphorescent signal from the detected phosphorescence radiation; an enhancement module configured to receive and to enhance the phosphorescent signal, and a merge module configured to receive and to recombine a resulting enhanced-phosphorescent signal and the visible light signal into a recombined signal. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013933 | Adaptive surveillance network and method - A plurality of modules interact to form an adaptive network in which each module transmits and receives data signals indicative of proximity of objects. A central computer accumulates the data produced or received and relayed by each module for analyzing proximity responses to transmit through the adaptive network control signals to a selectively-addressed module to respond to computer analyses of the data accumulated from modules forming the adaptive network. Interactions of local processors in modules that sense an intrusion determine the location and path of movements of the intruding object and control cameras in the modules to retrieve video images of the intruding object. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013934 | SYSTEM FOR IMAGE ACQUISITION - A system for image acquisition for acquiring images includes at least two optical devices for acquiring images, each optical device including a respective linear camera suitable for acquiring images from at least one object passing on a transporting plane, at least one lighting device associated with each of the at least two cameras and suitable for lighting the said object in regions of the object from which the images may be acquired, the lighting devices light the object with light pulses, the light pulses being synchronized so that light generated by the at least one lighting device associated with a camera does not interfere with the acquisition of another of the at least two cameras, the cameras acquiring the images only when the respective at least one lighting device is active. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013935 | MULTIPLE TARGET TRACKING SYSTEM INCORPORATING MERGE, SPLIT AND REACQUISITION HYPOTHESES - A tracking system having a video detector for associating observations of blobs and objects and deriving objects' or blobs' paths. Hypotheses may be computed by the system for merging, splitting and reacquisition of the observations. There may be objects tracked among the observations, and best paths selected as trajectories of corresponding objects. The observations may be placed in a sliding window containing a series of observations inferred from a collection of frames for improving the accuracy of the tracking (or data association). The processed observations and data may be represented graphically. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013936 | MONITOR WITH CAMERA - A monitor includes a display circuit used for controlling display of the monitor. A camera is disposed on a frame of the monitor, and includes a plurality of signal pins. A power circuit is used for providing power to the display circuit and the camera. A monitor video interface mates with a video interface of a motherboard of a host computer. The monitor video interface includes a plurality of video pins connected to the display circuit, and a plurality of idle pins connected to the plurality of signal pins of the camera. A power pin and a ground pin of the camera are correspondingly connected to a power pin and a ground pin of the power circuit. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013937 | IMAGE STABILIZATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An image stabilization control apparatus includes a vibration correction unit configured to correct an image shake occurring due to vibration, a first vibration detection unit configured to detect and output an angular velocity of the vibration, a second vibration detection unit configured to detect and output an acceleration of the vibration, a first extractor configured to extract a signal in a predetermined frequency band based on an output of the first vibration detection unit, a second extractor configured to extract a signal in a predetermined frequency band based on an output of the second vibration detection unit, an output correction unit configured to correct the output of the first vibration detection unit based on the signals extracted by the first and second extractors, and a driving unit configured to drive the vibration correction unit based on the output of the first vibration detection unit as corrected. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013938 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a first image acquisition section that acquires a first image of an object at illumination-off time, a second image acquisition section that acquires a second image of the object at illumination-on time, a difference image generation section that generates a difference image based on a difference between luminance of each of pixels constituting the first image and luminance of each of pixels constituting the second image, a high-luminance area extraction section that extracts an image area constituted by pixels having a luminance value which is equal to or more than a predetermined luminance value from the difference image, and a movement determination section that determines a movement amount of the object between image take timing of the first image and image take timing of the second image based on the image area. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013939 | IMAGE APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An imaging apparatus includes a barrel unit having a photographic lens, an image pickup device configured to receive light through the photographic lens to capture a subject image, a movable unit configured to movably support the image pickup device in a direction perpendicular to a light-receiving axis of the subject image, a processing unit configured to process signals from the image pickup device, a flexible board configured to connect the image pickup device to the processing unit, and a positioning unit configured to position the flexible board. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013940 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A circuit processing a method is provided that is more practical for restoring an image as well as preventing a device from becoming large. The image processing device includes an image processing unit for processing an image. The processing unit produces restored data approaching to an initial image data before fluctuating by repeating the following processes: generating comparison data Io′ from arbitrary signal data Io by using data G of fluctuation factor information that triggers image fluctuation; comparing the comparison data Io′ with original image data Img′ as an object to be processed thereafter; producing a restored data Io+n by allocating a difference data δ to the arbitrary image data Io while using the data G of fluctuation factor information; and substituting the restored data Io+n for the arbitrary signal data Io thereafter. Further, various methods using the above basic processing can also be applied. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013941 | System and method for communicating data in a video system - A system and method of controlling a video camera arranged to provide a video signal on a transmission medium including: transmitting command data on the video transmission medium to the camera, and receiving response data from the camera over the video transmission medium during a single vertical blanking period of the video signal, improving controllability of dome type cameras. Using an encoding format with data with bit widths narrower than those conventionally used in UTC protocols, increases the usable transmission medium length for the system by allowing for longer propagation delays without errors caused by interference. A method of downloading data to a camera by disabling the video signal, and a method of self-instantiating camera functions are also provided. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013942 | DIGITAL CAMERAS INDICATING SELECTED MODE - An imaging device having first and second operable modes of operation, the imaging device includes a user interface for selecting the first operable mode of operation or a second operable mode of operation; a processor that, upon startup, detects whether the first operable mode of operation or the second operable mode of operation is selected; and one or more sensory mechanisms that output a first signal when the processor detects the first operable mode and outputs a second signal when the processor detects the second operable mode of operation. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013943 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD RELATING TO AN IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE - An input system for a digital camera may include a portion for taking at least one image to be used as a control image; and a controller to control at least one operation of the digital camera based on a control command recognized from the control image, the control command controlling a function of the camera | 2010-01-21 |
20100013944 | Gesture Recognition Apparatus and Method - A method of identifying a human gesture using a machine includes providing a time sequence of data related to the human gesture; transforming the time sequence of data into waveforms; extracting features from the waveforms; and identifying the human gesture based on the extracted features. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013945 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - To provide a camera determining a subject for which an image capturing condition is set at the time determined based on whether or not the subject is detected before an image capturing instruction is issued. The subject is detected, it is determined whether the subject detection result satisfies a predetermined condition, the subject for which the image capturing condition should be set is determined before the image capturing instruction is accepted when the subject detection result satisfies the predetermined condition, the image capturing instruction is accepted, the image capturing condition is set based on the determined subject when the subject detection result satisfies the predetermined condition and the image capturing condition is set based on the subject detection result obtained after the image capturing instruction is accepted when the subject detection result does not satisfy the predetermined condition, and actual image capturing is performed under the set image capturing condition. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013946 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - Disclosed herein is an imaging device including: an imaging element configured to carry out photoelectric conversion of subject image light incident through a lens and produce a video signal; an imaging element controller configured to control timing of readout of the video signal from the imaging element; a circular disk shutter configured to have a light-blocking part and a passage part, the shutter being driven to rotate by a motor; a shutter position detector configured to detect a rotational position of the shutter; and a shutter controller configured to control a rotational speed of the shutter and cause the imaging element controller to start readout of a video signal from the imaging element when the light-blocking part of the shutter is located in front of the imaging element based on information on the rotational position of the shutter, detected by the shutter position detector. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013947 | PHASE DIFFERENCE DETECTION DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, PHASE DIFFERENCE DETECTION METHOD - The ratio between an image A and an image B is calculated as the comparison result of the images A and B obtained from a pair of optical images. The variance is then calculated in order to evaluate the statistical fluctuation of the ratio obtained for each pixel. The fluctuation due to the variance is evaluated for each phase difference while the phase between the image A and the image B is shifted. The phase difference detection is performed on the basis of the evaluation result of the fluctuation. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013948 | MULTI-COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A multi-color image processor according to the present invention includes an image capturing section | 2010-01-21 |
20100013949 | EYEBALL PARAMETER ESTIMATING DEVICE AND METHOD - A head posture estimating unit estimates, from a face image of a person photographed by a camera, a head posture of the person in a camera coordinate system. A head coordinate system eyeball central position candidate setting unit sets candidates of an eyeball central position in a head coordinate system based on two-point eyeball feature coordinates expressed in the head coordinate system. A camera coordinate system eyeball central position calculating unit calculates an eyeball central position ({right arrow over (a)}) in the camera coordinate system based on the head posture resulting from the estimating of the head posture estimating unit, the candidates of the eyeball central position set by the head coordinate system eyeball central position candidate setting unit, and a pupil central position detected from the face image. An eyeball parameter estimating unit estimates an eyeball central position (O) and an eyeball radius (r) in the head coordinate system based on the eyeball central position ({right arrow over (a)}) in the camera coordinate system. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013950 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF THE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE CONTROL PROGRAM - An image sensing apparatus sets a trimming area for an image file obtained by image sensing. An image processing apparatus acquires the image file to which the trimming area has been added, and displays the acquired image file on a display unit. The image processing apparatus then sets a new trimming area for the displayed image file, and distinguishably displays the trimming area set by the image sensing apparatus and the trimming area set by the image processing apparatus on the display unit. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013951 | Digital Watermarking Methods, Programs and Apparatus - The present claims recite various steganographic and digital watermarking methods and apparatus. One claim recites a method of watermarking a representation of a physical object. The method includes: projecting a watermark orientation component onto a physical object; and using a camera or image sensor, capturing an image or video of the physical object including the watermark orientation component as projected thereon. Another claim recites an apparatus including: a light source for projecting a registration component onto a physical object; a camera or sensor for capturing an image or video of the physical object including the registration component as projected thereon; and an electronic processor programmed for encoding a message in the image or video captured by said camera or sensor. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided as well. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013952 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GAIN OF COLOR SIGNAL - An apparatus for controlling gain of color signal includes an auto white balance algorithm applying unit determining a white estimation region from an input image, and calculating a first color signal gain for correcting an average color signal level of pixels of the white estimation region to white, a pixel determining unit determining a form of each pixel according to brightness and color using the color signal level of the each pixel of the input image, and a color signal gain determining unit determining a color signal gain to be applied to the each pixel according to the form of the each pixel of the input image as any one of the first color signal gain, a second color signal gain determined by the color signal level of the each pixel for correcting the each pixel to white and a unit gain. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013953 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND FLICKER DETECTION METHOD - An exposure control unit | 2010-01-21 |
20100013954 | VIDEO CAMERA - A video camera includes an image sensor. The image sensor repeatedly outputs an object scene image captured on an imaging surface. A CPU detects a luminance component of the object scene image outputted from the image sensor, i.e., an AE/AWB evaluation value, and also detects a high-frequency component of the object scene image outputted from the image sensor, i.e., an AF evaluation value. Moreover the CPU executes a flicker determining process for determining whether or not a flicker is occurred based on the luminance component of the object scene image. However, prior to the flicker determining process, whether or not there is a dynamic object in the object scene is determined based on the high-frequency component of the object scene image. The flicker determining process is prohibited when there is the dynamic object while it is permitted when there is no dynamic object. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013955 | IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging control apparatus inputs an image signal from an image sensing unit, controls, based on a first image signal from the image sensing unit for a first region, a mechanical component which controls an aperture for image sensing by the image sensing unit, and electronically controls, based on the first image signal and a second image signal from the image sensing unit for a second region, the image luminance represented by an output from the image sensing unit for the second region. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013956 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - An image capture device according to the present invention includes: an optical system for producing a subject's image; an imager with multiple photodiodes, which reads an electrical signal representing the intensity of light that has been incident on each photodiode from the photodiode, thereby generating an image signal representing the subject's image; a controller, which acquires sensitivity information by photometry in order to adjust the sensitivity of the imager to light and which selects one of multiple methods for reading the electrical signal from each photodiode according to the sensitivity information acquired; and a driver for driving the imager by the reading method selected. The multiple reading methods include a mixing reading method, by which the electrical signals supplied from the photodiodes are added together and then output. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013957 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The invention provides: a code generation and data assignment circuit that sets the order in which a confidential image and a reversed image are displayed, based on an orthogonal code; and a shutter glass control signal generation circuit that controls so that during a period when an image signal of an image including at least part or all of the confidential image is outputted, the shutter glasses disposed between the succeeding display apparatus and the user's eyes are set in a light transmission state and during a period when another image is displayed, the shutter glasses are set in a light shielding state. The image signal of the confidential image and the image signal of the reversed image are in a relationship such that when the brightness values of the images are added together for each pixel, the resultant image has no correlation with the first output image. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013958 | IMAGING SYSTEM WITH BUILT-IN IMAGE SEARCH FUNCTION - An imaging system, the imaging system may be a DSC, and a mobile phone, and includes a imaging module, a storage module, display module, a metadata module, and an image search module. The imaging module is for acquiring images. The storage module is for storing the acquired images of the imaging module. The display module is for displaying the images and interactive windows for a user. The metadata module is configured for writing new metadata to image(s) in response to an input of the user. The image search module is configured for searching desired image(s) by comparing a search term input by a user and added metadata of the image(s). | 2010-01-21 |
20100013959 | Efficient Generation Of A Reflection Effect - In one embodiment, a method generates an output image having a reflection special effect at the time of capture of an original image having a first area. The output image is generated using a memory having a capacity limited to storing a single image and a buffer having a capacity limited to storing one line of the original image. The first area of the original image is stored in the memory at memory locations corresponding with an unmodified region of the output image and in the buffer. Modified pixels and addresses are generated. The modified pixels are stored in the memory. Each modified pixel is generated from one or more pixels of the first area stored in the buffer. Addresses for storing each modified pixel are generated according to a reflection mapping function and an offset mapping function. The output image is fetched from memory and rendered. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013960 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DATA GENERATION APPARATUS WITH ELECTRONIC REDUCTION AND ENLARGEMENT SIGNAL PROCESSING CAPABILITIES - A recording mode control circuit controls a first recording mode in which still image data having a first image size corresponding to the number of pixels of an image sensing element is generated and recorded and a second recording mode in which moving image data having a second image size smaller than the first image size is generated and recorded. In generating the moving image data in the second recording mode, a camera signal processing circuit executes electrical zoom processing to obtain the second image size. At this time, a maximum magnification ratio setting circuit sets the maximum variable magnification ratio of electrical zoom processing in the camera signal processing circuit. With this processing, an image recording apparatus which allows a user to select a zoom mode with a small degradation in image quality in electrical zoom processing can be implemented. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013961 | Pixel sensor array and image sensor for reducing resolution degradation - There are provided a pixel sensor array and an image sensor including the pixel sensor. The pixel sensor array includes: a first sensor pixel group disposed in a predetermined central portion and including a plurality of pixel sensors sensing incident light; and a second pixel sensor group disposed in a peripheral portion around the central portion and including a plurality of pixel sensors sensing the incident light, the peripheral portion includes a greater number of pixels per unit area than the central portion. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013962 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM - This invention makes shot image data match dust correction data as much as possible even when the dust adhesion state changes. An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit which photo-electrically converts, by an image sensor, an object image formed by a photographing lens to generate an image signal, a foreign substance information detection unit which detects, based on the image signal, foreign substance information serving as information on at least the position of a foreign substance adhering to an optical element placed in front of the image sensor, and an association unit which associates an image signal with foreign substance information, and associates foreign substance information detected by the foreign substance information detection unit not only with an image signal obtained after detecting the foreign substance information, but also with even an image signal obtained before detecting the foreign substance information. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013963 | VIDEO CAMERA - Embodiments provide a video camera that can be configured to highly compress video data in a visually lossless manner. The camera can be configured to transform blue and red image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The data can then be compressed and stored in this form. This allows a user to reconstruct the red and blue data to obtain the original raw data for a modified version of the original raw data that is visually lossless when demosacied. Additionally, the data can be processed in a manner in which the green image elements are demosaiced first and then the red and blue elements are reconstructed based on values of the demosaiced green image elements. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013964 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - An image sensing apparatus includes an image sensor including a pixel array, on which a plurality of pixels are arranged, and a reading section configured to read a signal from the pixel array, a detection unit configured to detect a defective pixel in the pixel array based on a signal read from the pixel array by the reading section under a condition that the pixel array is shielded from light, and a control unit configured to control the reading section to read a signal from the pixel array under a condition that a defect tends to occur when the detection unit detects the defective pixel. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013965 | SEPARATION AND CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT OF OVERLAPPING CAST SHADOW COMPONENTS AND TARGET DETECTION IN SHADOW USING POLARIZATION - Shadow is an inseparable aspect of all natural scenes. When there are multiple light sources or multiple reflections several different shadows may overlap at the same location and create complicated patterns. Shadows are a potentially good source of information about a scene if the shadow regions can be properly identified and segmented. However, shadow region identification and segmentation is a difficult task and improperly identified shadows often interfere with machine vision tasks like object recognition and tracking. A shadow separation and contrast enhancement method based on the polarization of light is provided. Polarization information of scenes is captured by a polarization-sensitive camera and the scenes are processed to effectively separate shadows from different light sources. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013966 | Electo-optical color imaging systems having strong lateral chromatic aberration compensated by digital image processing - A spatially-varying sharpening filter and a color registration module compensate for significant lateral color in poorly corrected optics. In one aspect, a color imaging system includes image-forming optics, a sensor array and a processing module. The processing module includes a color registration module and a spatially-varying sharpening filter. The image-forming optics suffers from lateral chromatic aberration. The sensor array captures color pixels of the chromatically aberrated optical image. The spatially-varying sharpening filter sharpens the image (e.g., reduces the blurring caused by lateral color), and the color registration module realigns different color channels of the image. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013967 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid state imaging device includes: a light receiving portion; a transfer gate; a clock wiring group; and a substance. The light receiving portion includes a plurality of light receiving elements formed on a substrate. The charge transfer portion transfers electric charges supplied from the light receiving portion. The transfer gate is provided between the light receiving portion and the charge transfer portion and supplies the electric charges accumulated in the light receiving portion to the charge transfer portion. The clock wiring group includes a plurality of wirings and supplies a plurality of clocks for transferring the electric charges. The substance shields light with a wavelength lower than a predetermined wavelength. The plurality of wirings is arranged away from one another with a gap corresponding to the predetermined wavelength. The substance is arranged to cover the gap and shields light with a wavelength possibly passing through the gap. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013968 | Image sensor module embedded in mobile phone and method of manufacturing the same - Disclosed herein is an image sensor module embedded in a mobile phone and a method of manufacturing the same, in which a device is mounted on an image sensor chip to miniaturize the resulting product, thus enabling cost savings and enhancing product competitiveness. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013969 | Solid-state imaging element and camera system - Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging element including a pixel unit configured to include a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and a pixel signal readout unit configured to include an analog-digital conversion unit that carries out analog-digital conversion of a pixel signal read out from the pixel unit. Each one of the pixels in the pixel unit includes a plurality of divided pixels arising from division into regions different from each other in optical sensitivity or a charge accumulation amount. The pixel signal readout unit reads out divided-pixel signals of the divided pixels in the pixel. The analog-digital conversion unit carries out analog-digital conversion of the divided-pixel signals that are read out and adds the divided-pixel signals to each other to obtain a pixel signal of one pixel. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013970 | Semiconductor imaging instrument and manufacturing method thereof, and camera and manufacturing method thereof - A semiconductor imaging instrument is disclosed, including a prescribed substrate, an imaging device array provided on the substrate and having plural semiconductor imaging devices and electrodes for outputting a signal charge upon photoelectric conversion of received light, and a color filter layer provided on the imaging device array, with an infrared light absorbing dye being contained in the color filter layer. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013971 | IMAGING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an imaging device including: a lens mount section with a removable lens section; an imaging element adapted to generate a video signal by converting image light of the subject entering through the lens section attached to the lens mount section into an electric signal; a disk-shaped shutter having a light shielding section and a transmission section, the light shielding section adapted to shield the imaging element from incident light, and the transmission section adapted to transmit incident light onto the imaging element; a shutter drive motor adapted to drive the disk-shaped shutter; a detection section adapted to detect whether the lens section is attached or detached; and a shutter control section adapted to supply a control signal to the shutter drive motor to stop the shutter if the detection section has detected that the lens section is detached. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013972 | PIXEL SENSOR CELL WITH FRAME STORAGE CAPABILITY - A set of frame transfer transistors are provided between a hold gate transistor and a transfer gate transistor of a CMOS image sensor to enable storage of charge generate in the photosensitive diode after exposure. The readout of the charges from the set of frame transfer transistors may be performed after a plurality of exposures of the CMOS image sensor, between each of which charges are shifted toward the transfer gate transistor within the set of frame transfer transistors. Useful operation modes are enabled including a burst mode operation for rapid capture of successive images and high dynamic range operations in which multiple images are taken with different exposure times or a large capacitance is provided by ganging the diffusions of the set of frame transfer transistors. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013973 | PIXEL SENSOR CELL WITH FRAME STORAGE CAPABILITY - A set of frame transfer transistors are provided between a hold gate transistor and a transfer gate transistor of a CMOS image sensor to enable storage of charge generate in the photosensitive diode after exposure. The readout of the charges from the set of frame transfer transistors may be performed after a plurality of exposures of the CMOS image sensor, between each of which charges are shifted toward the transfer gate transistor within the set of frame transfer transistors. Useful operation modes are enabled including a burst mode operation for rapid capture of successive images and high dynamic range operations in which multiple images are taken with different exposure times or a large capacitance is provided by ganging the diffusions of the set of frame transfer transistors. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013974 | Remote image processing for wireless communication and personal safety applications - This invention relates to wireless communication products, digital camera phones (or wireless transceiver capable of recording and transmitting digital photos); Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) applications in wireless technologies; handheld wireless safety alarms; or wireless accessories combination thereof It streamlines “Threat Phone: camera phone automation for personal safety” (Inventor: Barrett Gay; patent application Ser. No. 11/068,449; publication no. US-2006-0199609-A1; Sep. 9, 2006). Provisional patent application for “Standalone Image Capturing and Remote Digital Processing for Wireless Personal Safety” was granted to Applicant Barrett Gay, Fairburn, Ga. on Feb. 12, 2007 (USPTO-PPA No. 60/900,925). | 2010-01-21 |
20100013975 | IMAGE SENSOR - This image sensor includes a charge transfer region transferring signal charge, a transfer electrode formed on the surface of the charge transfer region through a first insulating film, an increasing portion provided on the charge transfer region for increasing the signal charge and a transistor, provided on a region other than the charge transfer region, having a second insulating film smaller in thickness than the first insulating film. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013976 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, A METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, A SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A solid-state image pickup device including: a pixel array portion; a dummy pixel; a differential circuit; a reset voltage supplying section; and a common phase feedback circuit. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013977 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - It is enabled to check a detail of a subject being a tracking object more rapidly and easily by including an image-capturing unit capturing a subject image and generating an image, a selecting unit continuously selecting a focus detection object area at the time of image-capturing by the image-capturing unit based on the image generated by the image-capturing unit, a displaying unit capable of displaying the image generated by the image-capturing unit, a generating unit cutting out a part corresponding to the focus detection object area from the image generated by the image-capturing unit and generating a tracking object checking image, and a controlling unit displaying on the displaying unit by overlapping a through image for a composition checking based on the image generated by the image-capturing unit and the tracking object checking image at the time of image-capturing by the image-capturing unit. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013978 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH IMAGE CAPTURING FUNCTION - An electronic device includes a lens body, a rotatable portion, a base, and a main body. The lens body contains a lens module. The rotatable portion is secured to the lens body, and defines a number of grooves on the circumference surface thereof. The base defines a through hole with the rotatable portion received therein. An elastic sheet is disposed at a lateral side of the through hole and has a protrusion projecting into the through hole for engaging with the grooves of the rotatable portion. The main body is secured with the base. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013979 | SNAPSHOT SPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Digital cameras for spectrally imaging an object or scene comprise an imaging component, a fixed one-dimensional disperser and an image sensor having sensor pixels, the disperser and image sensor arranged with matching optical parameters and in a predetermined spatial relationship. Each sensor pixel detects multiplexed spectral information from at least two adjacent object points and the spectral information detected by each sensor pixel is demultiplexed and processed into spectral-spatial data to provide spectral images. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013980 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - Provided is a digital photographing apparatus that includes a lens unit frame having an opening through which light enters from a forward direction, and having a lens unit to be disposed inside the frame, or having a lens barrel comprising a lens unit to be disposed inside the frame; and a lens unit base disposed at a rear of the frame so as to be coupled to the frame, wherein the frame comprises a first opening through which a printed circuit board (PCB) emerges from the inside of the frame to the outside of the frame, and wherein the frame and the lens unit base are disposed to form a gap therebetween, thereby forming a second opening corresponding to the gap through which a PCB emerges from the inside of the frame to the outside of the frame. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013981 | FOCUS CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A control method of detecting an object image to be focused from a sensed image, setting a focus detection area in detecting an in-focus state of a photographing optical system, and exercising control such that the photographing optical system is moved based on a signal output in the focus detection area to carry out focus control, wherein, in the setting of the focus detection area, a first focus detection area corresponding to an object to be focused detected from the sensed image and a second focus detection area which is larger than the first focus detection area are set, and in the focus control, control is exercised such that the photographing optical system is moved based on output signals in the set first and second focus detection areas. | 2010-01-21 |