07th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130038624 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING ANTI-ALIASED GRAPHIC OBJECTS - The invention provides a method and an apparatus for displaying anti-aliased graphic objects. Subpixels are generated with two different memories including the one for alpha masking and the other for color storage, and function as a small virtual bitmap in which each position (i.e. subpixel) is set to be stainable on a one-off basis at every frame update. If plural objects share an identical pixel, the virtual bitmap for the pixel is to be filled gradually in forward-to-rearward order, reflecting the accurate objects' intensities. Transparent representation is processed via determination of active subpixels smaller in number than the number of subpixels, thereby shrinking the coverage of rendering objects in respective pixels. These active subpixels are selected with bit masks, and plural bit masks are provided to control transparent levels of rendering objects. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038625 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING ANTI-ALIASED GRAPHIC OBJECTS - The invention provides a method and an apparatus for displaying anti-aliased graphic objects. Anti-aliasing in prior art is often concentrated at the relationship between foreground object and background view, and such a case where plural objects reside in the same pixel is not necessarily put in the consideration. The present invention offers to provide “colored” subpixels for each pixel thereto render a plurality of anti-aliased graphic objects together in the same frame. Since the colored subpixels are generated with two different memories, they cannot be alpha blended. The transparent representation is to be processed with determination of active subpixels smaller in number than the number of subpixels, thereby shrinking the coverage of rendering objects in respective pixels. These active subpixels are selected through bit masks, and plural bit masks are provided to control transparent levels of graphic objects. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038626 | COLOR AUGMENTED LOCAL AREA CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT - A method and system for color enabled local area contrast enhancement, are provided by generating a first copy of an image; processing the first copy to locally enhance visual contrast in the image; generating a second copy of the image; processing the second copy of the image to provide at least one visual cue to radiant flux within the image incident on the focal plane pixels; displaying a combined image formed from the combination of the locally enhanced first copy and flux mapped the second copy. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038627 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - An electronic device and a method of operation thereof for facilitating the provision of an image as a background wallpaper of a user interface for display on a display of an electronic device, the device being configured to display the user interface and wallpaper in first and second different orientations during use, comprising: generating, based on the image, a first thumbnail representation of the appearance of the display having the image as the background wallpaper in a first orientation; generating, based on the image, a second thumbnail representation of the appearance of the display having the image as the background wallpaper in a second orientation; and simultaneously displaying on the display the first and second thumbnails. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038628 | AUTOMATED BOUNDING BOX GENERATION WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF ARBITRARY SHAPES - One embodiment is directed to a computer program, embodied on a computer readable medium. The computer program is configured to control a processor to execute instructions. The instructions include sampling a plurality of points that lie within the interior of an arbitrary shape, drawing one or more rectangles from each of the points, gradually increasing the length and width of the rectangles until the rectangles no longer falls within the interior of the arbitrary shape, and assigning the largest of the increased rectangles as the interior bounding box. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038629 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VISUALIZING THE REGISTRATION QUALITY OF MEDICAL IMAGE DATASETS - A method for visualizing a registration quality of medical image datasets is provided. A reference image and an object image are acquired and registered with each other to form a merged image by a registration method having a non-elastic and an elastic registration method section. A deformation field is determined having displacement vectors from image points of the object image to image points of the reference image which are conditioned by the elastic registration method section. One region of the merged image is overlayed with an overlay into which parameters of the deformation field are fed. The region of the merged image and the overlaid overlay is visualized. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038630 | IMAGE DRAWING DEVICE AND IMAGE DRAWING METHOD - Disclosed is an image drawing device including a gradation drawing unit for generating two background drawing objects which are to be located in a lower layer than a gradation target drawing object and drawing the gradation target drawing object on one of the background drawing objects while carrying out an antialiasing process between the one of the background drawing objects and the gradation target drawing object to generate a source image, and combining the source image on a basis of an alpha map to generate a destination image. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038631 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VIRTUAL TERRAIN DISPLAY - Embodiments of the present invention provide improved systems and methods for providing a virtual terrain display. In one embodiment, a method comprises identifying a location within an enclosure. The location is referenced against an external environment containing the enclosure. The method also comprises identifying a portion of a structure of the enclosure. The portion of the structure exists between the location and the external environment and blocks a view of the external environment. The method also comprises generating a display depicting a view of the external environment from the location; and applying a translucent structure representation to the display. The structure representation is a visual depiction of the portion of the structure and appearing in front of the depicted view without blocking the depicted view of the external environment. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038632 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE REGISTRATION OF MULTIPLE VIDEO STREAMS - Provided herein are methods and systems for image registration from multiple sources. A method for image registration includes rendering a common field of interest that reflects a presence of a plurality of elements, wherein at least one of the elements is a remote element located remotely from another of the elements and updating the common field of interest such that the presence of the at least one of the elements is registered relative to another of the elements. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038633 | ASSEMBLING METHOD, OPERATING METHOD, AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An assembling method for assembling a measurement or production set-up includes providing an augmented reality system with a processing device, an output device and a sensing device. The sensing device captures sensing data belonging to a working space. The method then includes providing first and second set-up components having first and second markers at the working space where the second set-up component is connectable to the first set-up component. The method captures the first and second markers by the sensing device and identifies the first and second marker. The processing device retrieves respective digital information assigned to the identified first and second markers from a database and makes a decision on the compatibility of the first set-up component with the second set-up component based on the retrieved digital information. An augmented representation of at least part of the captured sensing data and the decision on the compatibility is output. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038634 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - An information display device includes: an image display unit that displays an image according to an orientation of a display screen; a terminal posture detection unit that detects a posture of the device using an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, and a geomagnetic sensor; and a display direction determination unit that determines whether or not the posture of the device changes, and determines the orientation of the display screen. In the case where the display screen is substantially horizontal and the posture of the device changes, the orientation of the display screen is determined so that, when the device moves by a predetermined angle or more with respect to the orientation (reference orientation) of the display screen before the determination of the posture change, a side of the device at the predetermined angle or more from the reference orientation corresponds to the top of the display screen. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038635 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SMART ZOOMING OF A GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION - An approach is provided for custom zooming of geographic representation. A custom zooming application determines an input specifying a level of zoom for rendering a geographic representation presented at a device, the geographic representation including a plurality of objects. The custom zooming application determines respective degrees of relevance of the plurality of objects based, at least in part, on the device, a user of the device, related context information, or a combination thereof. The custom zooming application determines to render one or more of the plurality of objects with at least one different level of visibility with respect to other ones of the plurality of objects based, at least in part, on the respective degrees of relevance, the level of zoom, or a combination thereof. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038636 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An information processing terminal is provided with a first display and a second display and a control means that, when start-up of a first application has been instructed, displays the windows of each of the first application and a second application on the first display or the second display. The control means determines displays on which the windows of each of the first application and the second application are to be displayed based on the relation between the first application and the second application. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038637 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An acquisition unit acquires list data concerning contents and records the acquired list data in a recording medium. A list display unit arranges a plurality of content images adjacent to each other and places them on a screen. As a receiving unit acquires an instruction to select one of the content images in a content list, the list display causes a display of the content list including a selected content image, in a first area of the screen and, at the same time, causes a display of detailed information associated with the selected content image, in a second area of the screen. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038638 | CONTROL CIRCUIT AND LCD MODULE AND LCD USING THE SAME - A control circuit includes a power supply, a control IC, a liquid crystal panel, a driving integrated chip arranged between the control IC and the liquid crystal panel, and a number of voltage adjusting sub-circuits. The driving integrated chip includes a plurality of output ports for outputting a plurality of driving voltages respectively. Each voltage adjusting sub-circuit is arranged between the corresponding output port of the driving integrated chip and the liquid crystal panel for adjusting an initial value the voltage outputted from the corresponding output port before the driving voltage is transferred to the liquid crystal panel. With the voltage adjusting sub-circuits, the driving voltages received by the liquid crystal panel have the same value to avoid the color deviation of the images displayed in the liquid crystal panel. This improves the display effect of the liquid crystal panel under without increasing the layout area. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038639 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND A DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device including a display panel displaying a still image and a moving image and a signal controller controlling signals to drive the display panel, wherein the signal controller includes a frame memory storing image data of the still image and providing the image data to the display panel, and the display panel is driven with a first scan ratio when displaying the moving image and is driven with a second scan ratio that is lower than the first scan ratio when displaying the still image. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038640 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT, AND LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT ARRAY, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS EACH USING THE ELEMENT - Provided are organic electroluminescence elements that suppress SP loss even in a strong cavity satisfying a λ/4 interference condition, thereby being improved in luminous efficiency. The organic electroluminescence elements emit light having a peak wavelength of 440 nm or more to 470 nm or less, in which a wavenumber difference δk (Re) between surface plasmons generated at respective reflecting electrode and transparent electrode falls within a specific range. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038641 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device and a method for manufacturing the same which can improve the reliability of TFTs and provide good contrast characteristics are provided. A display device according to the present invention includes a light-transmissive substrate; an impurity-doped layer provided in a part of the light-transmissive substrate; an insulating film provided on the impurity-doped layer and the light-transmissive substrate; a TFT circuit formed on the insulating film and including a plurality of TFTs; and a shutter array including a plurality of shutters drivable by the TFT circuit. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038642 | METHOD FOR DRIVING PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE, PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE, AND PLASMA DISPLAY SYSTEM - Crosstalk is reduced to provide a high quality of image display when displaying a stereoscopic image on a plasma display panel. For this purpose, there is provided a method for driving a plasma display apparatus which displays the image on the plasma display panel, by alternately repeating a field for right-eye displaying an image signal for right-eye and a field for left-eye displaying an image signal for left-eye. The method is such that, in a first field and a temporally consecutive second field, for a discharge cell where a gradation displayed in the occurring-temporally-later second field is not larger than a predetermined comparison value, when displaying a gradation not smaller than a predetermined threshold in the occurring-temporally-earlier first field, image data are set where address operation is prohibited in a last subfield of the first field. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038643 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE AND DRIVING APPARATUS THEREOF - A liquid crystal display module includes a liquid crystal display panel, a plurality of lamps for irradiating a first light onto the liquid crystal display panel, and a back light unit including a plurality of light emitting diode arrays, each of the light emitting diode arrays having a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged between the lamps to irradiate a second light onto the liquid crystal display panel. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038644 | ALIGNED MULTIPLE EMITTER PACKAGE - A multiple element emitter package is disclosed for increasing color fidelity and heat dissipation, improving current control, and increasing rigidity of the package assembly. In one embodiment, the package comprises a casing with a cavity extending into the interior of the casing from a first main surface. A lead frame is at least partially encased by the casing, the lead frame comprising a plurality of electrically conductive parts carrying a linear array of LEDs. Electrically conductive parts, separate from the parts carrying the LEDs, have a connection pad, wherein the LEDs are electrically coupled to the connection pad, such as by a wire bond. This arrangement allows for a respective electrical signal to be applied to each of the LEDs. The emitter package may be substantially waterproof, and an array of the emitter packages may be used in an LED display such as an indoor and/or outdoor LED screen. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038645 | METHOD FOR DRIVING PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE, PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE, AND PLASMA DISPLAY SYSTEM - Crosstalk is reduced to provide a high quality of image display when displaying a stereoscopic image on a plasma display panel. For this purpose, a driving method is provided in which one field is formed of a plurality of subfields each having an address period and a sustain period, image data is set to indicate light-emission/no light-emission for respective discharge cells for each of subfields in accordance with an image signal, and a field for right-eye for displaying an image signal for right-eye and a field for left-eye for displaying an image signal for left-eye are alternately repeated, which thereby displays the image on the plasma display panel. The method is such that, for a discharge cell displaying a gradation not smaller than a predetermined threshold, address operation is prohibited in the last subfield of each of the field for right-eye and the field for left-eye. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038646 | DIMMER AND PROJECTOR - A dimmer includes a pair of pivoting sections provided across an optical axis of a light beam and having pivot axes and a pair of light blocking sections held by the pair of pivoting sections and configured to pivot following pivoting of the pivoting sections to block the light beam. In a maximum light blocking state, positions in the optical axis direction of opposed ends on the optical axis side of the pair of light blocking sections are different from each other. In the maximum light blocking state, the opposed ends on the optical axis side of the pair of light blocking sections are arranged to overlap each other in a direction along the optical axis. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038647 | NAIL PRINT APPARATUS AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - A nail print apparatus which prints on a nail and a printing control method of the nail print apparatus. In one implementation of the present invention, the nail print apparatus includes a imaging section; a nail region information detecting section which detects an outline and an area of the nail region; a print design image generating section; an element position judging section which judges whether or not a design element is contained within the nail region; and a printing section. The print design image generating section positions a design element in a position in the nail region which corresponds to a position on a standard nail model an element to a value in proportion with a ratio of the area of the nail region to an area of the standard nail model. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038648 | NAIL PRINT APPARATUS AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - A nail print apparatus which prints on a nail and a print controlling method. According to one implementation, a nail print apparatus includes an imaging section, a finger dimension obtaining section, a storage section, a model selecting section, a region specifying section and a printing section. The model selecting section selects one specific nail region extracting model based on a dimension of the finger obtained by the finger dimension obtaining section. The region specifying section specifies a nail region to be a specific nail region extracting model selected by the model selecting section to a region of the nail in the finger image obtained by the imaging section. The printing section applies ink on the specified nail region. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038649 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF PRINT GAP - Gas bearing systems, print gap control systems, and methods of print gap control are provided. The gas bearing systems can accommodate one or more print module packages. The systems and methods can be used for inkjet and/or thermal printing applications such as manufacturing organic light emitting devices (OLEDs). Gas bearing systems can employ one or more of pressurized gas and vacuum. For oxygen-sensitive applications, an inert gas, such as nitrogen gas, can be employed as the pressurized gas. Fluid channels and apertures of the gas bearing systems can be varied in terms of size and relative position to one another. Fluid channels and apertures can be grouped and paired with one or more manifolds and ultimately a pressurized gas and/or vacuum source. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038650 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING RECORDING HEAD FOR EJECTING LIQUID DROPLETS - An image forming apparatus includes a suction controller to seal a nozzle face of a recording head with a cap and drives a suction device to suck liquid from the head to perform sucking operation. The dummy ejection controller ejects, from the head, droplets not contributing to image formation to perform dummy ejection. The first tinier measures a first elapsed time after the dummy ejection. The second timer measures a second elapsed time after the sucking operation. A liquid discharge amount of the sucking operation is set to be greater than that of the dummy ejection. When the first elapsed time is equal to or greater than a first threshold time, the dummy ejection controller performs the dummy ejection. When the second elapsed time is equal to or greater than a second threshold time which is greater than the first threshold time, the suction controller performs the sucking operation. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038651 | INK-JET PRINTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An ink-jet printing method includes the steps of dividing multiple ink droplet discharging pulses into two or more groups in an ink droplet discharging order, providing the multiple ink droplet discharging pulses to a pressure generator per scan line time, and discharging ink droplets from an ink droplet discharge head in accordance with the multiple ink droplet discharging pulses. The method further includes the steps of combining ink droplets of a former group as a first combined ink droplet, combining ink droplets of a latter group as a second combination droplet, combining the second combined ink droplet of the latter group with that of former group before the ink droplets reach a target, and maintaining a prescribed amount of ink droplets landing on the target by decreasing the number of ink droplet discharging pulses. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038652 | PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - There is provided a printing method that is performed by using a first nozzle ejecting color ink that is used for printing an image on a medium, a second nozzle ejecting a process solution that is used for processing the surface of the medium. The printing method includes printing an image constituted by color dots on the medium by ejecting the color ink from the first nozzle so as to form the color dots on the medium and forming process dots in areas other than the image on the medium by ejecting the process solution from the second nozzle, transporting the medium in a direction opposite to a transport direction after the color dots and the process dots are formed on the medium, and coating the color dots and the process dots with the process solution after the medium is transported in the direction opposite to the transport direction. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038653 | Information Processing Method, Printing Apparatus, and Computer-Readable Medium for Supressing Light Scattering - Print data is generated to form an image on a printing medium by superposing a plurality of types of printing materials in some or all pixels of an output image in an order complying with the intensities of the light scattering characteristics of the plurality of types of printing materials. The generated print data is transmitted to a printing apparatus. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038654 | LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE - A liquid ejecting device includes a driving waveform signal generating circuit that generates a driving waveform signal, a modulation circuit that performs pulse modulation on the driving waveform signal to generate a modulation signal, a digital power amplifier that amplifies power of the modulation signal to generate a power amplification modulation signal in the form of a pulse wave, a filter that smoothes the power amplification modulation signal in the pulse wave to generate the driving signal, a connection cable that connects the filter to the capacitive load and is provided such that at least one of the filter and the capacitive load is detachable, a connection line information acquiring unit that acquires connection line information associated with the connection cable, and a frequency changing unit that changes a frequency when the modulation circuit performs the pulse modulation on the driving waveform signal, on the basis of the connection line. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038655 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND DENSITY CORRECTION METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique which is capable of always achieving excellent print quality even in any use environment. In order to attain this object, a provisional print read data acquisition part displays provisional print read data which is acquired by reading a provisional printed matter, on a display part. When a user selects a position in the provisional printed matter through a provisional print read data display screen on which the provisional print read data is displayed, a selected position corresponding head specifying part specifies a head which performs printing on the selected position which is received and determines the head as a head to be corrected. A density correction part corrects the density of a printing area of which the head to be corrected is in charge. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038656 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - An image recording apparatus includes a transport unit which transports a medium with a joint portion along a transport path, a head unit which performs recording of a printing image on both the joint portion and a non-joint portion by ejecting ink onto the medium, a heating unit which dries liquid forming the printing image by heating a portion of the medium located at a heating region on the transport path, a detection unit which detects the joint portion, and a controller which controls transporting of the medium by the transport unit so that a heating time of the joint portion in the heating region becomes longer than a heating time of the non-joint portion in the heating region on the basis of a detection signal from the detection unit. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038657 | In Situ Calibration Of Multiple Printheads To Reference Ink Targets - A method for calibrating in situ a plurality of printheads in an imaging device has been developed. Firing signals operate a plurality of printheads to form ink test patterns on an image receiving member. Reflectance measurements of light reflected from the test patterns and optical density measurements for a portion of the patterns formed by only one printhead in the plurality of printheads are used to adjust the firing signals and enable the printheads to print within a predetermined range about an average reflectance value and a predetermined optical density. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038658 | NON-AQUEOUS INK AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - A non-aqueous ink comprising a carbon black and a non-aqueous solvent is provided, wherein the carbon black comprises:
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20130038659 | INKJET INK AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - Provided is an inkjet ink which can form high-quality images with high abrasion resistance and adhesiveness on a non-absorptive recording medium and which exhibits high ejection properties and excellent storage stability. Also provided is an inkjet recording method. An inkjet ink which comprises water, a pigment, a water-soluble resin, a water-soluble organic solvent and a surfactant, characterized in that: the water-soluble resin comprises a water-soluble resin consisting of a copolymer resin which has an acid value of 50 to 130 mgKOH/g, a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 30 to 100° C., and a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 20,000 to 80,000, said copolymer resin being a resin which is synthesized from a monomer component that comprises methyl methacrylate, an alkyl acrylate or methacrylate, and an acid monomer and in which the total mass of methyl methacrylate and the alkyl acrylate or methacrylate is 80 to 95% relative to the total mass of all of the monomers constituting the copolymer resin; and the surfactant comprises a fluorochemical surfactant and a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038660 | INKJET RECORDING INK AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE USING THE SAME - An inkjet recording ink, which contains: carbon black; a surfactant; water; a water-soluble organic solvent; and particles formed of an anionic self-emulsifying poly(ether urethane) resin, wherein the carbon black contains first carbon black whose surface has been treated with an anionic surfactant and second carbon black which has been coated with a resinous polymer, where a mass ratio of the first carbon black to the second carbon black is 10/90 to 90/10, and wherein the anionic surfactant is a naphthalenesulfonic acid-formaldehyde condensate. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038661 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICE AND NOZZLE SURFACE WIPING METHOD FOR AN INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - An inkjet printer | 2013-02-14 |
20130038662 | PRINTHEAD MAINTENANCE ASSEMBLY HAVING FIRST AND SECOND TRANSFER ROLLERS - A printhead maintenance assembly for maintaining an ink ejection face of an inkjet printhead. The printhead maintenance assembly includes: a first transfer roller having a transfer surface for receiving ink from the ink ejection face; a drive mechanism configured for rotating the first transfer roller; and a second transfer roller for engagement with the first transfer roller. During use, the second transfer roller receives ink from the first transfer roller. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038663 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a carriage to mount a recording head which discharges a liquid droplet on a recording medium to form an image, a carriage guide member to support the carriage and move the carriage to scan in a main scanning direction orthogonal to a sub-scanning direction in which the recording medium is conveyed, and a recording medium conveyance unit detachably mounted to a main body of the apparatus which includes an endless conveyance belt to convey the recording medium being adsorbed on the belt, and a pair of rollers around which the conveyance belt is extended circulating in the sub-scanning direction. The carriage is cantilevered by the carriage guide member, and the recording medium conveyance unit is removable from a space above the conveyance belt, in an area other than the carriage guide member. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038664 | INK COMPOSITION, RECORDING UNIT AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND RECORDED MATERIAL - An aspect of the invention provides an ink composition ejected from a nozzle having a step, the ink composition containing at least any one of a first water-soluble organic solvent and a second water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the first water-soluble organic solvent exhibits a surface tension of 30 mN/m or lower at 20° C., an aqueous solution of the second water-soluble organic solvent of 10 mass % exhibits a surface tension of 50 mN/m or lower at 20° C., and the total content of the first water-soluble organic solvent and the second water-soluble organic solvent is 0.15 mass % or higher. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038665 | PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing system ( | 2013-02-14 |
20130038666 | INK JET HEAD, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BY THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY BY THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PEIZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an ink jet head capable of ejecting an exact amount of ink, an angular velocity sensor capable of measuring an exact angular velocity, and a piezoelectric generating element capable of generating an electric power due to positive piezoelectric effect, even when the applied electric field of 40 kV/cm or more is applied. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038667 | Ink Container - Ink concentrate container, comprising an inner volume, containing ink for liquid electrostatic printing (LEP), the ink comprising a carrier liquid and electrically chargeable toner particles for electrostatic imaging, an outlet, and at least one flexible wall extending along the inner volume, so that ink can be pressed through the outlet out of the inner volume by deforming the flexible wall. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038668 | PRINT PREPARATION METHOD - Provided is a print preparation method possessing an ejection step in which liquid drops of actinic energy radiation curable type ink-jet ink each containing a polymerizable compound, a photo-polymerizable initiator and a gelling agent are injected from an ink-jet recording head to supply the actinic energy radiation curable type ink-jet ink onto a recording medium, and an actinic energy radiation exposure step, wherein the print preparation method further comprises step (A) in which the recording medium is exposed to electromagnetic waves having a longer wavelength than a wavelength of an absorption wavelength of the photo-polymerization initiator contained in the actinic energy radiation curable type ink-jet ink from a side of a surface on which the image is formed, before conducting the actinic energy radiation exposure step, the print preparation method by which a print having images exhibiting excellent image wear resistance, gloss evenness and image density evenness is provided. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038669 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTED MATTER - A method of manufacturing a printed matter in which a printed matter is manufactured by print images with consecutive numbers on a medium includes a recording base material, and a separating base material which is provided at a side opposite to the recording base material, and has a joint portion formed on both the recording base material and the separating base material, and the method includes arranging the print image on both the joint portion and non-joint portion in numerical order to be aligned, printing the same image as the image recorded on the joint portion on the unrecorded non-joint portion, cutting a portion of the recording base material from the separating base material, separating the separating base material to which a portion of the recording base material corresponding to the image recorded in the joint portion is adhered. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038670 | Printing Device with Marking Function - A printing device with a marking function is provided. The printing device includes a printing module, an identification module and a marking member. The printing module is used for printing images on a transfer paper, thereby producing a barcode paper. The identification module is used for scanning the barcode paper, and judging the printing quality of the barcode paper. If the printing quality of the barcode paper is unqualified, the marking member produces a mark on the barcode paper. In addition, the barcode paper is successively transported through the printing module, the identification module and the marking member. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038671 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO PERFORM EXPOSURE CONTROL AND EXPOSURE METHOD - The data conversion unit of an image forming apparatus converts input image data into dot image data in which pixel values having gradation information are arranged in a matrix. A storage unit stores optical face tangle error information of each reflecting surface of a rotary polyhedron. An assignment unit assigns a number to each of the plurality of reflecting surfaces, specifies by which of the plurality of reflecting surfaces light emitted for each line of the dot image data is to be reflected and assigns the number of the reflecting surface to each line of the dot image data. A determination unit determines a light emission mode corresponding to the dot image data based on the optical face tangle error information and the number of the reflecting surface. An exposure control unit causes the light source to emit light in accordance with the determined emission mode. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038672 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND LIGHT BEAM POWER ADJUSTING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus to form an image by optical scanning includes a light emitter to emit a light beam; a rotary reflective mirror to reflect the light beam; a photoreceptor to receive the light beam reflected by the rotary reflective mirror to form a latent image; a light sensor to detect the light beam; and an optical scanning controller to control scanning of the light beam. In such an image forming apparatus, the optical scanning controller causes the light emitter to emit the light beam when the light beam does not expose an area of the photoreceptor where a latent image is formed and adjusts a power of the light beam in discrete increments to a predetermined level appropriate for optical scanning. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038673 | Automated Calendared Conference Rescheduling and Forwarding - Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically rescheduling and optionally transferring audio/video conferences when a conference runs longer than its previously allocated time. The disclosed relocation process incorporates one or more of a plurality of input sources such as electronic calendars, face/voice recognition systems, proximity systems, enterprise maps, and/or resource databases to assist in schedule adjustments. For example, if it is determined a meeting is running long then an organizer of a second impacted meeting can be notified of the over-run and prompted for information. If the second meeting organizer is amenable to delay or reschedule, options are presented to the second meeting organizer Once a plan change is determined, changes in schedule or location are automatically propagated to resources and attendees scheduled for the second meeting. Also, when a conference must relocate, actions associated with relocating resources are automated and confidentiality concerns can be taken into account. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038674 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING AND INTERACTING WITH IMAGES IN A NETWORK - A method is provided for receiving and interacting with a set of presentation images by a user on a mobile device, during a presentation given by a presenter to a plurality of participants. The presentation images are received on the mobile device from a presentation server. A first display instruction is also received from the presenter via the server. The presentation images (rendered locally on the mobile device) are displayed through an interactivity interface on the device taking into account the first display instructions as permitted by the capabilities of the mobile device. When a second display instruction is received from the presenter via the server the appearance or pacing of the presentation images is automatically changed on the interactivity interface without the need to reload the presentation images from the presentation server. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038675 | Apparatus and Method for Video Conferencing - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to determine video conferencing capability of a group of communication devices associated with a user where the group of communication devices comprises a set top box and where the determination of the video conferencing capability is performed in temporal proximity with establishing a voice call over an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network between a mobile communication device and at least one device of the group of communication devices; and establish a video conference for participating devices in response to a request from one device of the mobile communication device and the group of communication devices, where the video conference is established over an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network, and where the participating devices comprise the mobile communication device and the set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038676 | TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING TRANSMISSION PROGRAM - A transmission terminal transmits video data and display data of a screen shared with another transmission terminal to the other transmission terminal via a predetermined relay apparatus. The transmission terminal includes a storage unit that stores relay apparatus information of the relay apparatus to which the transmission terminal transmits the video data; a receive unit that receives the display data from an external input apparatus connected to the transmission terminal; and a transmitting unit that transmits the display data received by the receive unit to the relay apparatus indicated by the relay apparatus information stored in the storage unit. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038677 | DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIME MEDIA COMPOSER - A system and a method allowing simultaneous exchange of audio, video or data information between a plurality of units over a communication network, supported by a central unit, wherein the central unit is, based on knowledge regarding one or more of the units, adapted to instruct said one or more units to generate multimedia data streams adjusted to fit into certain restrictions to be presented on other units participating in a same session. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038678 | VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OVER SATELLITE - A videoconference system has videoconference terminals which communicate with a centralized station over satellite. Video signals from each videoconference terminal are unicast to the centralized station via satellite. The centralized station forms a composite signal of all the video signals multicasts the composite signal to the local videoconference terminals over satellite that can be received by hundreds, thousands or more recipients. The system dynamically allocates satellite bandwidth and other network resources to establish a high definition videoconference call on demand. A frequency allocation manager manages the resources available on the satellite network according with the capacity of each transponder and network resources available. It administrates the resources available and dynamically assigns a satellite capacity and network resources. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038679 | VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OVER SATELLITE - A videoconference system has videoconference terminals which communicate with a centralized station over satellite. Video signals from each videoconference terminal are unicast to the centralized station via satellite. The centralized station forms a composite signal of all the video signals multicasts the composite signal to the local videoconference terminals over satellite that can be received by hundreds, thousands or more recipients. The system dynamically allocates satellite bandwidth and other network resources to establish a high definition videoconference call on demand. A frequency allocation manager manages the resources available on the satellite network according with the capacity of each transponder and network resources available. It administrates the resources available and dynamically assigns a satellite capacity and network resources. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038680 | IN CAMERA IMPLEMENTATION OF SELECTING AND STITCHING FRAMES FOR PANORAMIC IMAGERY - A system, method, and computer program product for selecting qualifying frames from an image sequence for use in subsequent stitching into a composite panoramic image are disclosed. Incoming frames from any source may be cropped and downscaled prior to evaluation against qualifying criteria relating to image overlap and local motion. Qualifying images are saved and/or output. The resulting panoramic image generally uses fewer qualifying images and appears smoother and has fewer artifacts than those of the prior art. The qualifying criterion for image overlap is a predetermined overlap margin or percentage between a current image and a previous image from the sequence. The qualifying criterion for image motion includes a maximum amount of local motion, often due to passing objects. The embodiments may process incoming images in real time or from stored sequences. Problems may trigger user warnings. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038681 | Method and Device for Determining the Speed of Travel and Coordinates of Vehicles and Subsequently Identifying Same and Automatically Recording Road Traffic Offences - The automatic system makes it possible to reduce the probability of error when identifying the vehicle of an offender, increases the length of a speed limit monitoring zone to several hundreds/thousands of meters, and makes it possible to cut expenditure on the construction and maintenance of gantries for the installation of speed limit monitoring devices. A method for the combined processing of signals from a radar and a panoramic video camera is proposed, in which data flows from the video camera and the radar are independently obtained, after which they are compared and data about the speed and coordinates are obtained with little probability of error in identifying the vehicle of an offender. The device for realizing the method comprises a radar with a signal processing module to calculate the speed and distance of all vehicles on a chosen section of road, and a panoramic video camera. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038682 | APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE - An apparatus for capturing a stereoscopic image maintains the image quality of partial image data by appropriately cutting out the partial image data from image data generated by an imaging unit. The apparatus includes imaging units which generate right-eye image data and left-eye image data having binocular parallax for making a viewer sense a stereoscopic image; an information storage unit which stores, when image center points of the right-eye and left-eye image data image data are origins, position information indicating positions of right and left correction points obtained by moving marks projected on the right-eye and left-eye image data by a differential vector, respectively; and a cutout control unit which, based on the position information, cuts out pieces of partial image data having the same size from the right-eye and left-eye image data. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038683 | IMAGE DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, IMAGE DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, IMAGE DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DATA RECEIVING METHOD - Service compatibility with respect to a 2D TV is realized when transmitting frame compatible type stereoscopic image data. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038684 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR RECEIVING STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY CONTENT AT ONE FREQUENCY AND OUTPUTTING THE STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY CONTENT AT ANOTHER FREQUENCY - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for receiving stereoscopic display content at one frequency and outputting the stereoscopic display content at another frequency. In use, a frame of stereoscopic display content intended for viewing by a first eye of a user is received at a first frequency. Additionally, the stereoscopic display content is output at a second frequency by outputting a first instance of the frame without illumination by a backlight, and sequentially outputting one or more additional instances of the frame with illumination by the backlight. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038685 | 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD AND STRUCTURES - A method, apparatus and structure(s) for displaying 2D/3D images. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038686 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO WITH ASYMMETRIC SPATIAL RESOLUTION - A video coding device may be configured to code a bitstream including multiple views plus depth information. Two of the views may have reduced resolutions, while a third view may have a full resolution. The third view may be predicted relative to upsampled versions of the two reduced-resolution views. Each view may include texture data and depth data, such that a view component may include a texture component and a depth component. Moreover, the texture and depth components may be arranged within an access unit according to a particular order, which may simplify component extraction from the access unit. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038687 | VIDEO DECODING DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - To efficiently provide 2-dimensional display of a 3-dimensional video Stream. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038688 | CONTINUOUS ADJUSTABLE 3DEEPS FILTER SPECTACLES FOR OPTIMIZED 3DEEPS STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING AND ITS CONTROL METHOD AND MEANS - Continuous Adjustable Pulfrich Filter Spectacles are provided with lenses with continuously changeable optical densities, so that viewing of 2D movies is optimized for visualization in natural 3D. Method and means are disclosed for the continuous Adjustable Pulfrich Filter Spectacles to perform two independent optimizations to achieve optimized 3Deeps visual effects on 2D movies. First they compute the optical density setting of the lenses for optimal viewing of 2D movies as 3D. Then they continuously render the lenses of the spectacles to these optical densities optimized for characteristics of the electro-optical material from which the lenses of the spectacles are fabricated. The invention works for both 3DTV and 3D Cinema theater viewing. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038689 | IMAGE CAPTURE UNIT AND METHOD WITH AN EXTENDED DEPTH OF FIELD - In a minimally invasive surgical system, an image capture unit includes a prism assembly and sensor assembly. The prism assembly includes a beam splitter, while the sensor assembly includes coplanar image capture sensors. Each of the coplanar image capture sensors has a common front end optical structure, e.g., the optical structure distal to the image capture unit is the same for each of the sensors. A controller enhances images acquired by the coplanar image capture sensors. The enhanced images may include (a) visible images with enhanced feature definition, in which a particular feature in the scene is emphasized to the operator of minimally invasive surgical system; (b) images having increased image apparent resolution; (c) images having increased dynamic range; (d) images displayed in a way based on a pixel color component vector having three or more color components; and (e) images having extended depth of field. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038690 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for generating three-dimensional image information is disclosed. The method involves directing light captured within the field of view of the lens to an aperture plane of the lens, receiving the captured light at a spatial discriminator located proximate the aperture plane, the discriminator including a first portion disposed to transmit light having a first optical state through a first portion of the single imaging path and a second portion disposed to transmit light having a second optical state through a second portion of the single imaging path. The first and second portions of the single imaging path provide respective first and second perspective viewpoints within the field of view of the lens for forming respective first and second images at an image sensor disposed at an image plane of the lens. The first image represents objects within the field of view from the first perspective viewpoint and the second image represents the objects from the second perspective viewpoint, the first and second images together being operable to represent three dimensional spatial attributes of the objects. The method also involves receiving the first image at a first plurality of sensor elements on the image sensor, the first plurality of elements being responsive to light having the first optical state, and receiving the second image at a second plurality of sensor elements on the image sensor, the second plurality of elements being responsive to light having the second optical state. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038691 | ASYMMETRIC ANGULAR RESPONSE PIXELS FOR SINGLE SENSOR STEREO - Depth sensing imaging pixels include pairs of left and right pixels forming an asymmetrical angular response to incident light. A single microlens is positioned above each pair of left and right pixels. Each microlens spans across each of the pairs of pixels in a horizontal direction. Each microlens has a length that is substantially twice the length of either the left or right pixel in the horizontal direction; and each microlens has a width that is substantially the same as a width of either the left or right pixel in a vertical direction. The horizontal and vertical directions are horizontal and vertical directions of a planar image array. A light pipe in each pixel is used to improve light concentration and reduce cross talk. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038692 | Remote Control System - A remote control system comprises a mobile object, a remote controller for remotely controlling the mobile object, and a storage unit where background images to simulate a driving room or an operation room of the mobile object are stored. The mobile object has a stereo camera, a camera control unit for controlling image pickup direction of the stereo camera, and a first communication unit for communicating information including at least images photographed by the stereo camera. The remote controller has a second communication unit for communicating to and from the first communication unit, a control unit for controlling the mobile object, and a display unit for synthesizing at least a part of the images photographed by the stereo camera and the background images and for displaying the images so that a stereoscopic view can be displayed. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038693 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING FRAME REPETITION IN STEREOSCOPIC 3D IMAGING - The present invention is directed towards enhancing the reproduction of three-dimensional dynamic scenes on digital light processing (DLP) and (liquid crystal display) LCD projectors and displays by adding optimal amount of motion blur to stimulate the covered eye to continue perceiving scene picture changes. Too much blur would bring smearing, but a lack of blur induces motion breaking. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038694 | METHOD FOR MOVING OBJECT DETECTION USING AN IMAGE SENSOR AND STRUCTURED LIGHT - A method for detecting moving objects including people. Enhanced monitoring, safety and security is provided through the use of a monocular camera and a structured light source, by trajectory computation, velocity computation, or counting of people and other objects passing through a laser plane arranged perpendicular to the ground, and which can be setup anywhere near a portal, a hallway or other open area. Enhanced security is provided for portals such as revolving doors, mantraps, swing doors, sliding doors, etc., using the monocular camera and structured light source to detect and, optionally, prevent access violations such as “piggybacking” and “tailgating”. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038695 | PLAYBACK APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, RECORDING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A terminal device ( | 2013-02-14 |
20130038696 | Ray Image Modeling for Fast Catadioptric Light Field Rendering - A catadioptric camera creates images light fields from a 3D scene by creating ray images defined as 2D arrays of ray-structure picture-elements (ray-xels). Each ray-xel capture light intensity, mirror-reflection location, and mirror-incident light ray direction. A 3D image is then rendered from the ray images by combining the corresponding ray-xels. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038697 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH DUAL IMAGING UNITS - A mobile phone includes a shell and a camera module received in the shell. The shell has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface defines a first opening. The second surface defines a second opening and a third opening. The camera module includes a first imaging unit, a second imaging unit, and an image processor. The first imaging unit is aligned with the first opening or the second opening, to obtain a first image of an object. The second imaging unit is aligned with the third opening to obtain a second image of the object. When the first imaging unit faces the second opening, the image processor processes the first image and the second image to form a three-dimension image. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038698 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGING DEVICE - An image processing device includes an input unit that receives a first image and a second image that are taken from different positions. A first cutting unit cuts a first block from the first image. A second cutting unit moves a second block by P pixels in a row direction, in a moving limit set in a processing area of the second image, and cuts the second block from the second image. A correlation value calculating unit calculates a correlation value between the first and second blocks. A deviation amount calculating unit calculates an amount of deviation between the first and second images based on a largest value of the correlation value. The setting unit narrows the moving limit based on the correlation value calculated in the N-th row when the amount of deviation is calculated in the (N+1)-th row of the first image. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038699 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE REPRODUCING DEVICE, AND EDITING SOFTWARE - A recording unit recording the plurality of time-series parallax images outputted from the plurality of imaging units on a recording medium when the moving image is photographed, reading out the first and second information from the storage unit, and recording the first information and the second information read out from the storage unit on the recording medium in association with the plurality of parallax images. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038700 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An object is to obtain a focal length of an imaging device with ease at a high speed. In order to achieve the object concerned, an information processing device is configured to include: an image obtaining unit that, with regard to an object in a state where a spatial relationship with an imaging system is kept, obtains a standard image in which the object is imaged by an imaging condition having a known standard focal length, and a reference image in which the object is imaged by an imaging condition having an unknown reference focal length; and a focal length obtaining unit that obtains a value of the reference focal length by performing arithmetic operation processing for scaling a value of the standard focal length by using information of image sizes of the object in the standard image and the reference image. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038701 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CAPTURE A STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PAIR - Described are a system, apparatus, and method to capture a stereoscopic image pair using an imaging device with a single imaging sensor. Particularly, discussed are systems and methods for capturing a first and second image through an image sensor, determining a vertical and horizontal disparity between the two images, and applying corrections for geometric distortion, vertical disparity, and convergence between the two images. Some embodiments contemplate displaying a directional indicator before the second image of the stereoscopic image pair is captured. By displaying a directional indicator, a more optimal position for the second image of the stereoscopic image pair may be found, resulting in a higher quality stereoscopic image pair. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038702 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING ACTIONS BASED ON RECEIVED INPUT IN A THEATER ENVIRONMENT - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing actions based on received input in a theater environment. In operation, content is displayed to a plurality of users in a theater environment. Additionally, input from one or more of the plurality of users is received in response to the displaying. Further, one or more actions are performed based on the received input. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038703 | DATA STRUCTURE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to data structures, image processing apparatuses, image processing methods, and programs for enabling appropriate processing of video data of 3D content. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038704 | STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereoscopic video image display method according to the present invention is such that in a case where switching between a right-eye image and a left-eye image, both of which accommodate a parallax that allows an observer to visually recognize a stereoscopic video image, is done once, for example, every two frames, a gray scale transition emphasis process is carried out in each of the frames, and that in a case where, in a visual recognition period (e.g. frame F | 2013-02-14 |
20130038705 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A video-image selection unit cyclically acquires at least two types of video images. A replacing mask determination unit selects, for each acquired video image, a mask pattern for masking a video image acquired by the video-image selection unit by replacing some pixels composing the video image with pixels of a single color such that said some pixels are spatially removed. Based on the mask pattern, the video-image replacing unit replaces said some pixels composing the video image with the pixels of a single color. A video-image output unit outputs the video image for which the replacement was performed. When selecting a mask pattern, the replacing mask determination unit selects a mask pattern that is different from a mask pattern used for the last video image, the mask pattern being different in the position of pixels not to be replaced with pixels of a single color. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038706 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND SHUTTER GLASSES - The frequencies and the phases of frame timing signals are synchronized between a display apparatus and shutter glasses through a wireless network. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038707 | Apparatus and Method for Using Augmented Reality Vision System in Surgical Procedures - A system and method for improving a surgeon's vision by overlaying augmented reality information onto a video image of the surgical site. A high definition video camera sends a video image in real time. Prior to the surgery, a pre-operative image is created from MRI, x-ray, ultrasound, or other method of diagnosis using imaging technology. The pre-operative image is stored within the computer. The computer processes the pre-operative image to decipher organs, anatomical geometries, vessels, tissue planes, orientation, and other structures. As the surgeon performs the surgery, the AR controller augments the real time video image with the processed pre-operative image and displays the augmented image on an interface to provide further guidance to the surgeon during the surgical procedure. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038708 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An endoscope apparatus having a plurality of observation modes includes: an objective optical system including a moving lens; a CCD that picks up an image of an object via the objective optical system; a contour enhancement section that performs contour enhancement of the image outputted from the CCD and outputs contour component signals; a signal value comparison section that compares a maximum value of the contour component signals and a predetermined threshold value according to the observation mode; a focusing evaluation section that determines a focusing state by determining a signal distribution of the contour component signals; and an actuator drive section that controls movement of the moving lens based on the focusing state determined by the focusing evaluation section and a result of the comparison by the signal value comparison section. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038709 | ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope includes: a CDS circuit that samples an image pickup signal from a CCD via a feedthrough sampling pulse SHP and a clamp pulse SHD to output a post-sampling image pickup signal; a CPU that controls a sampling timing of each of SHP and SHD and evaluates the post-sampling image pickup signal from the CDS circuit, and a flash memory that stores timing information on the respective timings and timing determination procedure information. The CPU, upon receipt of an adjustment instruction for adjustment of the respective timings of SHP and SHD, rewrites the timing information in the flash memory according to a result of evaluation of a plurality of post-sampling image pickup signals obtained by shifting the respective timings based on the timing determination procedure information. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038710 | IDENTIFICATION OF DENTAL CARIES IN LIVE VIDEO IMAGES - A method for identification of caries, executed at least in part on data processing hardware, captures a plurality of blocks of digital tooth images, each block of tooth images comprising a fluorescence image and one or more reflectance images. At least one registered fluorescence image is generated from the fluorescence image and the one or more reflectance images. A combined image is generated using each of the one or more reflectance images and the at least one registered fluorescence image. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038711 | CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A capsule endoscope system includes a capsule endoscope which attaches irradiation time of illuminating light required to pick up an image of an object to an item of image data, a magnetic field generating apparatus which generates a guidance magnetic field, an operation section which allows at least one of position and orientation of the capsule endoscope to be changed by manipulating the guidance magnetic field, a control section which attaches posture of a subject, an operating history of the operation section, and an output history of the guidance magnetic field to the item of the image data, a storage unit which stores the item of the image data, and an image play control section which determines, based on at least one piece of the information attached to each item of the image data, whether or not it is necessary to play and display the item of the image data. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038712 | DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ON THE WINDSCREEN OF AN AUTOMOBILE - The invention relates to a driving aid system incorporated into a vehicle comprising a windshield, the system comprising visual information that is not visible, disposed at several predefined locations on the windshield and a lighting device able to illuminate each of the predefined locations so as to cause the appearance thereat of the corresponding visual information in the field of vision of the driver. The visual information comprises at least a first group of identical information, and the system further comprises a unit for detecting the ocular point of the driver providing directional information to the light device which is adjusted so as to illuminate, depending on the directional information received, the predefined location of one of the items of information of the first group, situated in correspondence with the ocular point of the driver detected. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038713 | REFLECTED DARK FIELD METHOD AND APPARATUS - A reflected dark field structure includes a bottom plate, a support tube, a light unit, a diffuser structure, and a reflector unit that provides reflected dark field illumination, such that a gem held by the support tube and surrounded by the diffuser structure is illuminated and viewable through an aperture in the reflector unit. A method for imaging and analyzing a gem includes placing the gem onto a support tube where it is illuminated with dark field and reflected dark field illumination, and viewing the gem via an aperture located on a top reflector unit, which provides a top cover for the gem. Furthermore, a method and apparatus for obtaining images of a gem includes a dark field stage, a reflector unit, and an image-acquiring device, such that a gem placed in the dark field stage is illuminated, and such that the reflector unit covers the dark field stage and provides reflected dark field illumination, and such that the image-acquiring device is directed towards an aperture in the reflector unit. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038714 | DRIVE ASSIST DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a drive assist display apparatus which displays a main view | 2013-02-14 |
20130038715 | PARKING ASSIST DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A first guidance control unit constituted of a parking assist ECU and a steering ECU guides a vehicle to a power transfer unit of a power feeding apparatus by controlling steering of the vehicle based on an image taken by a camera. When the vehicle is guided by the first guidance control unit to a predetermined position with respect to the power transfer unit, a second guidance control unit constituted of a vehicle ECU, a motor control ECU and a charging ECU performs alignment between the power transfer unit and a power reception unit by controlling speed of the vehicle based on a power receiving situation of the power reception unit. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038716 | METHOD OF INSPECTING A MASK AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - In a method of inspecting a mask, an image of a first die in a corrected mask may be obtained. The corrected mask may be corrected using correction data that may include deformation factors related to an exposure process. The first image may be reversely corrected based on correction data. The reversely corrected first image may be compared with a reference image to determine whether the first die may be properly implemented or not. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038717 | Image Based Position Determination - A method and apparatus for identifying a position of a platform. Features are identified in a series of images generated by a camera system associated with the platform while the platform is moving. A shift in a perspective of the camera system is identified from a shift in a position of the features in the series of images. A change in the position of the platform is identified based on the shift in the perspective. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038718 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD - An imaging device includes a separability calculating portion for calculating a separability of a frame image by filtering the frame image containing a ball image elliptically deformed using an ellipse separability filter having an inside region and an outside region located outside of the inside region, an estimating portion for estimating a set of a center position, major axis, minor axis and inclination angle of the inside region, the set resulting in a maximum separability by changing the center position, major axis, minor axis and inclination angle of the inside region, as a set of a center position, major axis, minor axis and inclination angle of the ball image, and a speed calculating portion for calculating a speed of the ball based on a difference between the center positions of the ball images estimated by the estimating portion, a number of frames between the frame images and a frame rate. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038719 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An image capturing device includes an image forming device including a sensor defining an optical reception axis, at least one reading distance, and a region framed by the sensor on a substrate at said at least one reading distance. An illumination device includes an array of adjacent light sources defining an optical illumination axis. The light sources are individually drivable, and each light source is adapted to illuminate an area of a size much smaller than the size of said region framed by the sensor. The illumination axis does not coincide with the reception axis. A driver of the light sources is adapted to drive the light sources so as to switch off at least the light sources that illuminate outside of the boundary of the region framed by the sensor on the substrate at said at least one reading distance. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038720 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus includes first and second position acquiring units which respectively acquire a position metadata piece from a target data piece and position metadata pieces from plural data pieces different from the target data piece. A target acquiring unit acquires target metadata pieces other than the position metadata pieces from the other data pieces, and an analysis unit analyzes a distribution of the target metadata pieces based on positions indicated by the position metadata pieces acquired from the other data pieces. An assignment unit assigns to the target data piece a target metadata piece that has a value related to the target data piece, the target metadata piece being selected from among the analyzed target metadata pieces, based on the distribution and the position indicated by the position metadata piece acquired from the target data piece. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038721 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An imaging apparatus includes an image capturing unit including an image sensor capable of photoelectrically converting a subject image and configured to generate moving image data based on an output signal of the image sensor, a storage unit configured to store foreign substance information including information relating to at least a position and a size of a foreign substance adhered to an optical element disposed on a front side of the image sensor, a detection unit configured to detect a shake amount of the image sensor, a control unit configured to control an image clipping position on an entire screen of the image sensor according to the shake amount of the image sensor detected by the detection unit, and a recording unit configured to record the foreign substance information and information indicating the image clipping position in association with the moving image data. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038722 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - An image processing apparatus and method includes a light source that beams light toward a subject, a first camera that is spaced apart from the light source by more than a predetermined distance and senses light reflected from the subject, and a calculation unit that generates depth information based on reflected light sensed by the first camera, and corrects distortion of the depth information based on at least one of an angle of view of the first camera, a distance between the light source and the first camera, and a distance between the light source and the subject. When the camera generating the depth information and the light source are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, distorted information caused by a distance difference between the light source and the camera thereby is corrected. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038723 | IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image acquisition apparatus according to the present invention includes a first image capturing unit group including a plurality of image capturing units in which at least part of in-focus distance ranges overlap each other and a second image capturing unit group including a plurality of image capturing units in which at least part of in-focus distance ranges overlap each other. The second image capturing unit group is different from the first image capturing unit group. A first object distance to an object is obtained from image data acquired by the first image capturing unit group and a second object distance different from the first object distance is obtained from image data acquired by the second image capturing unit group. | 2013-02-14 |