07th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100039464 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A print head which includes at least two discharge nozzle lines arranged on at least two lines, out of a base line corresponding to a radial direction of the rotating print object and at least one offset lines parallel to the base line, discharges ink drops of the same color from discharge nozzles of the discharge nozzle lines, moves the print head so as to minutely move the discharge nozzle lines on the base line or the offset lines, and discharges ink drops of the same color from the discharge nozzles passing through second paths moved minutely from the first paths over the rotating print object. In this way, the ink drops are discharged on the area where print defects are caused because the area is not on the paths of the discharge nozzles before the discharge nozzles are minutely moved. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039465 | NON-CONDUCTIVE FLUID DROPLET CHARACTERIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A fluid droplet characterizing apparatus and method includes a pressurized source of a non-conductive fluid in fluid communication with a nozzle channel and a characterization electrode. The pressurized source is operable to form a jet of the non-conductive fluid through the nozzle channel. At least one portion of the characterization electrode is electrically conductive and contactable with first portion and thereafter a second portion of the non-conductive fluid jet. The at least one electrically conductive portion of the characterization electrode is operable to transfer a first electrical charge to a region of the first portion of the non-conductive fluid jet and transfer a second electrical charge to a region of the second portion of the non-conductive fluid jet. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039466 | PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing device includes a first nozzle column in which nozzles discharging liquid to a medium are arranged in a line in a predetermined direction, a second nozzle column in which nozzles discharging liquid to the medium are arranged in the predetermined direction, in which the first and second nozzle columns are arranged in a line in an intersecting direction with respect to the predetermined direction, a control portion which causes the first nozzle column and the second nozzle column to discharge the liquid to the medium while moving the first and second nozzle columns and the medium relatively to each other in a moving direction, in which the control portion forms a certain correction pattern composed of a first pattern formed by the first nozzle column and positioned on one side in the intersecting direction with respect to the moving direction and a second pattern formed by the second nozzle column and positioned on the other side in the intersecting direction with respect to the moving direction in parallel with the first pattern, and the correction pattern forms another correction pattern in which the distance between the second side end of the first pattern and the first side end of the second pattern in the intersecting direction with respect to the moving direction is different from that in the certain correction pattern. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039467 | INKJET PRINTER SYSTEM HAVING EQUALISED CONTROL OF DIFFERENT NOZZLE COUNT PRINTHEAD ICS - An inkjet printer system is provided having a printhead and controller. The printhead has a row of inkjet nozzles for printing one ink color formed by adjacent inkjet nozzle rows of adjacent integrated circuits. Each integrated circuit has a different number of inkjet nozzles in the respective inkjet nozzle row. The controller is configured to transfer print data to each of the integrated circuits at a rate proportional to the relative number of inkjet nozzles so that the print data is transferred to each of the integrated circuits in equal time. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039468 | ADJUSTMENT METHOD - A method of adjusting a print apparatus includes: a first nozzle array configured of nozzles which are aligned in a predetermined direction to eject a liquid to a medium; a second nozzle array configured of nozzles which are aligned in the predetermined direction to eject a liquid to a medium; a base plate on which the first nozzle array and the second nozzle array are disposed on positions shifted in a direction cross to the predetermined direction; and a moving mechanism which moves the base plate and a medium relative to each other in a moving direction, wherein a first pattern is formed by the first nozzle array, and a second pattern is formed by the second nozzle array so as to be adjacent to the first pattern in a direction cross to the moving direction, and wherein an inclination of the base plate with respect to the moving direction is adjusted on the basis of an interval between the first pattern and the second pattern in a direction cross to the moving direction. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039469 | DENSITY CORRECTION SYSTEM - A density correction system includes a conveyance unit that conveys a recording medium, a first ink ejection unit that ejects ink in a multi-drop driving system to the recording medium based on image data, a second ink ejection unit that ejects ink in the multi-drop driving system to the recording medium based on the image data and in which a volume per one drop is smaller than that of the first ink ejection unit, and a control unit that corrects number of drops from the first ink ejection unit and number of drops from the second ink ejection unit, which constitute a droplet amount for one pixel on the recording medium subjected to image formation. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039470 | LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTION METHOD - A liquid ejection device includes: | 2010-02-18 |
20100039471 | Inkjet Printhead with Overlapping Segments - An inkjet printhead has a pair of adjacent printhead segments having overlapping ink ejection nozzles. A degree of overlap of the printhead segments is determined, and a half toning of a continuous tone image is provided. The half toning is provided by a dither matrix outputting a dither value to an adder, the adder having an overlap input signal which varies depending on the degree of overlap between the adjacent printhead segments. The half toning is adjusted in a region of overlap between the adjacent printhead segments to reduce artifacts between the adjacent printhead segments. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039472 | PRINTING HEAD, PRINTING DEVICE, SERIAL DATA GENERATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A printing head of a liquid discharge type includes a printing head structure, in which head chips, each of which has overlapped nozzle regions formed before and after an effective nozzle region, are disposed such that a front end position of an effective nozzle region of a head chip and a rear end position of an effective nozzle region of another head chip, the head chips being adjacent to each other, are aligned with each other with difference in level. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039473 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND CALCULATION METHOD - An image recording apparatus, including: a platen which supports a sheet; a movable carriage disposed so as to face to the platen; a head mounted on the carriage to record an image on the sheet; an optical sensor mounted on the carriage and constituted by an emitting element which emits light and a receiving element which receives light reflected from the sheet and output an electric signal according to intensity of the reflected light; a changing mechanism which changes the optical sensor between first and second positions; and a calculation section which calculates at least one of a distance between the optical sensor and the sheet and a reflectivity of the sheet on the basis of (a) a first electric signal outputted from the receiving element with the optical sensor disposed at the first position and (b) a second electric signal outputted from the receiving element with the optical sensor disposed at the second position. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039474 | LIQUID DROPLET EJECTION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A liquid droplet ejection apparatus performs a drawing operation on a workpiece set on a set table by driving the ejection of a functional liquid droplet ejection head in a head unit while moving the head unit in a main scanning direction relative to the set table facing a drawing area by an X-axis table. The liquid droplet ejection apparatus includes a periodic flushing unit which is disposed on a main scan moving axis at a position offset from the drawing area towards the main scanning direction and which receives forcible ejection from the functional liquid droplet ejection head during non-drawing time and a pre-drawing flushing unit which is disposed adjacent to the set table and faces the drawing area and which receives forcible ejection from the functional liquid droplet ejection head performed immediately before starting the drawing operation. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039475 | Cradle Unit For Receiving Removable Printer Cartridge Unit - A cradle unit for receiving a printer cartridge unit includes a printed circuit board (PCB) on which a print engine controller for controlling a printhead of the printer cartridge unit is provided, the PCB having a row of electrical contacts; a cover assembly movable between a closed position where the printer cartridge unit is mechanically secured in the cradle unit, and an opened position where removal of the printer cartridge unit from the cradle unit is facilitated; a pair of arms for supporting the PCB therebetween, each of the pair of arms having a grooved portion; and a pair of tension springs, one end of each tension spring being engaged with the grooved portion of respective arms, and another end of each tension spring being engaged with the cover assembly. The cover assembly, pair of arms, and tension springs are configured to bias the row of electrical contacts into electrical contact with the printer cartridge when the cover assembly is moved from the opened position to the closed position. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039476 | METHOD AND INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS EJECTING INK IN DEFLECTED FASHION - A method and an inkjet printing apparatus for ejecting ink in a deflected manner are provided. The inkjet printing apparatus includes an inkjet printhead having a passage plate, an electrostatic-force-application unit, and a heating unit. The passage plate includes ink chambers that hold ink and nozzles that eject the ink from the ink chambers as ink droplets. The electrostatic-force-application unit applies an electrostatic force. The heating unit heats up a portion of the ink inside the nozzles. The heating unit can include heaters disposed around each nozzles or a laser diode disposed outside the inkjet printhead. The electrostatic force forms a meniscus at the surface of the ink inside the nozzle. When a portion of the ink inside the nozzle is heated by the heating unit, the shape of the meniscus is changed and the direction in which the ink droplets are ejected through the nozzles is deflected. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039477 | THERMAL INKJET PRINTHEAD AND METHOD OF DRIVING SAME - Provided are an inkjet printhead and a method of driving the inkjet printhead. The inkjet printhead includes a heater configured to heat ink to produce ink bubbles, an electrode configured to apply or provide the current to the heater, and a resistor connected to the electrode and separated by a distance from the heater. The resistor having a negative temperature coefficient of resistance (NTC) that can be used to compensate for the effects that temperature has on the ejection speed and mass of ejected ink droplets produced by the inkjet printhead and that result from temperature changes that occur during the operation of the inkjet printhead. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039478 | INKJET PRINTHEAD COMPRISING ACTUATOR SPACED APART FROM SUBSTRATE - An inkjet printhead comprising a substrate and a plurality of nozzle assemblies disposed on the substrate. Each nozzle assembly includes a nozzle chamber for containing ink and an actuator for ejecting an ink droplet from a nozzle aperture when a resistive element of the actuator is heated by an electrical current. The resistive element of the actuator is spaced apart from the substrate and suspended in ink contained in the nozzle chamber. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039479 | PRINTHEAD - Ink jet printheads and printhead components are described. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039480 | Liquid Projection Apparatus - Vista RLCT - A device for projecting liquid as jets or droplets from multiple nozzles, the device comprising: | 2010-02-18 |
20100039481 | Film depositing apparatus, a film depositing method, a piezoelectric film, and a liquid ejecting apparatus - A film depositing apparatus comprises: a process chamber; a target holder provided in the process chamber for holding a target; a substrate holder for supporting a deposition substrate such that the deposition substrate faces the target holder in the process chamber; a power supply for supplying electric power between the target holder and the substrate holder to generate plasma in the process chamber; and an anode provided between the target holder and the substrate holder for capturing ions and/or electrons in the plasma being generated within the process chamber, wherein the anode includes: a cylindrical member provided so as to surround an outer periphery of a side of the substrate holder that faces the target holder; and at least one annular plate member attached to an inside wall of the cylindrical member, the plate member having a central opening larger than a surface of the deposition substrate. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039482 | MULTILAYER BODY, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, AND LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE - A multilayer body which includes a low-resistance metal layer having a low electrical resistance, excellent thermal resistance and low surface irregularity is provided. The multilayer body includes a substrate, and a low-resistance metal layer which is formed on the substrate and has a single-layer structure or a multilayer structure of two or more sublayers. The low-resistance metal layer includes a gold-containing layer or sublayer composed of gold and another metal. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039483 | Impregnation Fluid for Capturing Member, Capturing Member for Ink-Jet Printer, and Ink-Jet Printer - The invention provides an impregnation liquid containing at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a hardly water-soluble resin and a water-soluble resin to be impregnated into a capturing member for directly capturing ink droplets ejected to areas other than a recording medium among the ink droplets ejected from the printer head for ink-jet recording; a capturing member for ink-jet printer containing the impregnation liquid; and an ink-jet printer equipped with the capturing member. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039484 | Ink Cartridge With An Internal Spring Assembly For A Printer - A printer ink cartridge with a spring assembly pressurising the ink to dispense it when the outlet establishes fluid communication with the printer. The cartridge has an outer portion with the spring assembly and a base portion containing a deformable ink membrane for containing ink. At least part of the base portion slides against the outer portion, and the spring assembly presses the deformable ink membrane to dispense ink as the at least part of the base portion slides within the outer portion by application of a force. The cartridge also has an ink outlet for fluid communication with the printer. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039485 | INK STICK WITH ELECTRONICALLY-READABLE MEMORY DEVICE - A machine, such as a phase change or solid ink printing apparatus, comprises at least one ink stick and a coupler external to the ink stick. The ink stick has an electronically-readable memory device attached thereto, with the memory device having stored therein electronic data associated with the ink stick. The coupler is configured to read the electronic data from the memory device. The data in the memory device may include identification data, anti-arbitrage variables, usage data, maximum use values, and performance data related to the ink stick, and the coupler and memory device may employ various means for communicating this data. Also, communication between the coupler and memory device facilitates a method for determining a quantity of marking material in the machine. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039486 | INK DEGASSING FOR CIRCULATING INK SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN INK JET PRINTERS - An ink circulation system includes a supply subtank for supplying ink to an ink jet print head and a return subtank returning the ink not ejected by the ink jet print head. A print circulation path links the supply subtank with the ink jet print head and the return subtank for providing a print flow of ink from the supply subtank to the ink jet print head, the return subtank, and back to the supply subtank. A degas circulation path links the supply subtank with a through-flow degassing unit for providing a degas flow of ink from the supply subtank to the through-flow degassing unit and back to the supply subtank. The ink circulation system improves the degassing quality of the ink supplied to the ink jet print head of a printing apparatus is provided. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039487 | Digital Ink Jet Printer and Process - There is provided a digital ink jet printer for printing and curing graphics on a cylindrical object comprising: (i) a printhead assembly comprising at least one printhead, wherein said at least one printhead contains ink; ii) a UV lamp for curing ink, attached to the printhead assembly, wherein said UV lamp is aligned in a plane with said at least one printhead; and (iii) a carrier moveably attached to said printhead assembly, wherein said carrier is positioned such that the cylindrical object is below the printhead assembly. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039488 | Printing System Having Drying Compartment - A printing system is provided. The system has a support for supporting a media cartridge containing media web and a printhead, a drying compartment for drying the media web printed on by the printhead, and a driven roller for feeding the media web along a straight media path from the media cartridge past the printhead and through the drying compartment. The drying compartment has a door adjacent the media path, the printed media web extending from the media path as a catenary loop into a cavity of the drying compartment when the door is open. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039489 | Line Head and Image Forming Apparatus Using the Same - A line head includes multiple light emitting element groups each including multiple light emitting elements. In each light emitting element group, the multiple light emitting elements are disposed in a two-dimensional arrangement so that a distance Gx is greater than a distance Gy. The light emitting element groups are arranged so that pitches Px are greater than pitches Py. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039490 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING PATTERNS OF NON-CONTIGUOUS FEATURES - A pattern of non-contiguous features that can be imaged in one pass of a multi-channel imaging head is divided into sets of the non-contiguous features. Each set of the non-contiguous features is imaged separately during a single scan of the multi-channel imaging head. The pattern can be completely imaged after all of the sets have been separately imaged. The non-contiguous features of one set may be interleaved with the non-contiguous features of another one of the sets. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039491 | Beam Imprinting Disk - A beam imprinting disk which is provided with a supporting layer, a photosensitive printing layer is formed on the supporting layer, and a paint printing layer is formed on the photosensitive printing layer. One surface of the disk is a data-rewriting surface for writing data, and the other surface of the disk is a label predetermined surface for setting patterns and words. The photosensitive printing layer is disposed on the label predetermined surface of the disk, the paint printing layer is partially disposed on the photosensitive printing layer, so that the user can simultaneously see the photosensitive printing layer and the paint printing layer from the label predetermined surface. By such arrangements, the disk is applicable to the ink jet printer or the beam imprinting optical disk drive, so that the beam imprinting disk has a wide range of application and can meet different user's requirements. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039492 | CAMERA SERVICE PORT AND REMOTE CAMERA SYSTEM - A camera service port has an automatic termination for connecting to a near-side monitor. The camera service includes an audio jack and a phone jack. The audio jack includes first and second terminals for receiving signals from a camera and connecting to the near-side monitor. The phone jack includes a first connector coupled to the camera, an equivalent resistor coupled to the first connector, and a second connector coupled to the camera. The second connector is flexible to connect to the first terminal without being connected to an equivalent resistor. When the audio jack is plugged into the phone jack, the first terminal is coupled to the second connector and the second terminal is coupled to the first connector for receiving the signal from the camera. When the audio jack is not plugged into the phone jack, the equivalent resistor is coupled between the second connector and the first connector. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039493 | Mobile video headset - A mobile video headset includes a housing adapted for being worn at an ear of a wearer, an audio unit adapted for communicatively linked to an electronic device for audio signal transmission, and a video unit including an image capturing device provided at the housing for capturing image at a point of view (POV) of the wearer when the housing is worn by the wearer, such that the image capturing device is operated in a hands free manner to capture image what the wearer sees. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039494 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED VIDEO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - The present invention provides a vehicle-mounted video communication system being characterized in that the wiring between a plurality of image pickup devices and a plurality of video processing devices can be simplified, the total length of cables can be reduced, and the respective devices can be reduced in size. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039495 | METHOD TO POPULATE CONTACT LIST FROM RECENT CALL LOG - A method for efficiently accessing pertinent information retrieved from a videoconferencing system call log. System call logs typically contain a chronological list of raw information pertaining to inbound and outbound videoconferencing calls. The method for efficiently accessing this chronological information is performed using input from the user at an endpoint to correlate and sort for display the information required at the current time. Videoconferencing systems typically are shared use or community type devices and the method of this disclosure allows for more user friendly access to pertinent information. Auto population of a speed dial list or associating a smart tag with the retrieved information is another possible feature to aid the end user. This method will allow a business to more efficiently use a limited number of videoconferencing systems amongst diverse groups of users with diverse calling needs. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039496 | Video Conferencing Using Affiliated Displays - Methods for providing video conferencing through network enabled electronic displays are presented. Each of a plurality of displays, preferably digital picture frames, is assigned an identifier used to identify the displays for a video conferencing session. The displays can form a group affiliation as a function of their identifier and can be packaged for sale as a group. Consumers can purchase a package of affiliated displays preconfigured to support a video conference among each other. During a video conferencing session the affiliated displays are allowed to exchange video conferencing data through an intermediary video conferencing server or directly with each other. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039497 | SATELLITE MICROPHONES FOR IMPROVED SPEAKER DETECTION AND ZOOM - Architecture for exploiting satellite microphones and employing other techniques of conference room camera/microphone systems to significantly improve the true positive rate (reduce false positives) in sound source localization (SSL). Techniques for realizing the improvement include using an LED emitter to determine the precise location of the satellite microphones on a table, using the base SSL and external sounds to determine the approximate location of the satellite microphone on the table, using the satellite microphone phase to improve the SSL performance, using the satellite microphone amplitude to improve the active speaker detector (ASD) performance, and using the satellite microphones to estimate camera zoom. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039498 | CAPTION DISPLAY METHOD, VIDEO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE - A caption display method in a video communication includes the following steps. A video communication is established. Speech signals of a speaker are recognized and converted to text signals. The text signals and picture video signals that need to be received by and displayed to other conference participators are superposed and encoded, and are sent through the video communication. A video communication system and device are also described. Users directly decode display pictures and character information corresponding to a speech. The method is simple, and a real-time performance is high. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039499 | 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CREATING APPARATUS, 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS, 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH THE PROGRAM - An image signal composed of sequential frames is input to a 3-dimensional image creating apparatus, frame by frame. A controller ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100039500 | Self-Contained 3D Vision System Utilizing Stereo Camera and Patterned Illuminator - A self-contained hardware and software system that allows reliable stereo vision to be performed. The vision hardware for the system, which includes a stereo camera and at least one illumination source that projects a pattern into the camera's field of view, may be contained in a single box. This box may contain mechanisms to allow the box to remain securely and stay in place on a surface such as the top of a display. The vision hardware may contain a physical mechanism that allows the box, and thus the camera's field of view, to be tilted upward or downward in order to ensure that the camera can see what it needs to see. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039501 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - According to an image recording device and an image recording method according to the present invention, images can be recorded in such a manner that even an image processing apparatus not having a function that reads a plurality of image data from an extended image file storing the plurality of image data and reproduces or edits them can read representative image data in an extended image file. Furthermore, if a basic file has been deleted or altered, the basic file can be restored using the representative image data in the extended image file, so it is possible to provide another image processing apparatus with the representative image data before the alteration any time. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039502 | Stereoscopic depth mapping - Provided is a method and apparatus for linear depth mapping. Linear depth mapping includes using algorithms to correct the distorted depth mapping of stereoscopic capture and display systems. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039503 | DISPLAY AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A display and a display method thereof are provided. The display is used for displaying 2D and/or 3D video image. The display method includes displaying 2D video image according to a first gamma curve and displaying 3D video image according to a second gamma curve, wherein the gamma value of the first gamma curve is greater than the gamma value of the second gamma curve. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039504 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CORRECTION DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE REPRODUCTION DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROVISION SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A three-dimensional image correction device includes when a displacement amount which is a difference between a convergence angle on a display surface and a convergence angle on a perceived three-dimensional surface based on image information for a three-dimensional image is set as a disparity amount, a width of a depth amount represented by pop-up and pull-in of the three-dimensional image is set as a dynamic range, and display device specification information is set as display device information, a disparity amount detection unit for inputting the image information to detect the disparity amount from the image information, a correction computation unit for adjusting the detected disparity amount on the basis of the display device information to correct the dynamic range, and a disparity amount correction unit for correcting the disparity amount in the corrected dynamic range while corresponding to the display device information. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039505 | Portable information device, imaging apparatus and information acquisition system - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging portion that takes an image of a subject, a position information acquisition portion that acquires position information of an imaging position, and an orientation information acquisition portion that acquires orientation information representing an imaging direction at the imaging position. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039506 | System for and method of visualizing an interior of body - A navigation system includes a display monitor, a CPU, and a camera, wherein the camera is mounted to a back side of the display monitor to form a monitor unit. One or more reference units are placed on a body while acquiring an image data set, and are tracked during a surgical operation by the monitor unit to register and correlate a position of a visual image of an exterior surface of the body with the image data set including information concerning internal structures of the body. The image data set is displayed on the display monitor superimposed in registration over the visible image of the exterior of the body with an angle of view and aperture in accordance with the actual position of the camera, whereby the display monitor displays the internal structures corresponding to the line-of-sight of the camera and the observer. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039507 | IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An object is to provide an image acquisition apparatus that can acquire an image having a tint substantially equal to that of an image acquired with reference light having a flat color distribution even when the color distribution of illumination light is not uniform, and to provide an endoscope system including such an image acquisition apparatus. The image acquisition apparatus includes an LED unit that emits observation light illuminating an examination site; an image-acquisition element that acquires an image of the examination site illuminated by the observation light; a correction-coefficient recording section that stores a correction coefficient for making the color distribution of first image information acquired by the image-acquisition element with the emitted observation light approximate the color distribution of second image information acquired by the image-acquisition element with emitted reference light having a flat color distribution; a video-signal processing section that corrects the color distribution of the first image information using the correction coefficient stored in the correction-coefficient recording section; and a display monitor that displays the first image information corrected by the video-signal processing section. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039508 | Face Recognition Apparatus Based on Even Light Source - The present invention relates to a face recognition apparatus based on even light source, which includes a data processor ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100039509 | System and Method for Determining the Kosher Status of Fish - Presented are a system and a method for determining the kosher status of fish. The system includes a fish processing apparatus configured to process the fish, and at least one image recording apparatus configured to record images of the fish during processing. The images include information regarding whether or not the fish have scales. The system also includes at least one image display apparatus that is configured to view the at least one image of the at least one fish and enable an authorized inspecting party to compare the at least one image of the at least one fish with the at least one fish. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039510 | Method and DEVICE for PRINT INSPECTION - An apparatus to conduct an inspection of printed impressions placed on a conveyor transport system which is synchronized with an optical collection device that captures and digitizes the image of the impressions. The images are then reformatted and analyzed for defects using a reference image. The images are also filtered and converted to an LCH representation which further inspected using the CIE methodology. The final results of the inspection are presented to the operator in real time on a display monitor. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039511 | Device of monitoring system and method thereof - The present invention provides a device of a monitoring system and a method thereof. The device of the present invention includes a monitoring camera that includes at least one red light-emitting diode and contains motion detection monitoring camera therein and at least one auxiliary visible light source, cooperating with the method of the present invention that includes steps of monitoring and video-recording a monitored zone, detecting the monitored zone, activating an auxiliary visible light source, detecting the monitored zone, and de-activating the auxiliary visible light source. Whereby, with the least power consumption, images obtained in the nighttime can contain color contents as clear as those obtained in the daytime. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039512 | DEVICE FOR TELECOMMUNICATION COMPRISING ALARM DEVICES IN SECURED AREAS - A device for telecommunication comprising alarm devices or the like, installed in secured areas ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100039513 | IMAGE-BASED INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION AND IMAGE CORRECTION - Systems for monitoring an inventory condition of objects based on captured images are described. An exemplary system includes at least one storage drawer, each storage drawer including a plurality of storage locations for storing objects, wherein each drawer is associated with an identifier with known color attributes; and an image sensing device configured to capture an image of one of the storage drawers along with the associated identifier. A data storage device of the system stores, for each storage drawer, information of the known color attributes of the associated identifier. A data processor of the system is configured to access information of the known color attributes of the identifier associated with the drawer corresponding to the captured image; determine color attributes of the identifier in the captured image; determine a correction factor based on the color attributes of the identifier in the captured image and the known color attributes of the identifier; and apply the correction factor to subsequent images captured by the image sensing device. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039514 | System and Method for Image Projection of Operator Data From An Operator Control Unit - A system is provided for projecting images of operator data from an operator control unit. The system includes an imaging device configured to collect and transmit one or more visual images of a portion of a locomotive (or other vehicle) or an area surrounding the locomotive. In addition, the system includes an off-board operator control unit configured to receive the one or more visible images from the imaging device and comprising a projector configured to project the received one or more images onto a substrate. Additionally, a method for projecting images of operator data from an operator control unit is provided. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039515 | Method and Apparatus for Alignment of a Trailer Hitch - A system for facilitating the backing of a vehicle to couple a hitch and trailer, the system including one or more cameras providing visual images to the vehicle driver to assist in backing the vehicle and making the coupling. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039516 | Video thermometery - System and method are described for display of remote surface measurement areas by capture of both a visible and an infrared view of an identified surfaced measurement area and the mutual display of the visible and infrared views of the thermal image zones with temperature indication across a panoramic view of the measured area by video. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039517 | FILM CADENCE DETECTION - A film cadence in a video signal (VA) is detected in the following manner Successive classification indications (BC | 2010-02-18 |
20100039518 | PORTABLE INFORMATION PRODUCT WITH LASER PROJECTION - A portable information product with laser projection is disclosed. The portable information product can be a cellular phone, a portable computer, or a personal digital assistant, wherein the portable information product has a data processing device. The data processing device has a main circuit module for processing stored data and forming an image output signal according to the stored data. Additionally, a laser projection device is disposed in the data processing device and is electrically connected to the main circuit module. Specifically, the laser projection device has a laser LED module, an energy reduction module, and an image amplifying module. In which, the laser LED module generates a laser scanning projection according to the image output signal. After that, the laser scanning projection is transmitted to the energy reduction module for decreasing the energy level, and then the energy-reduced laser scanning projection is transmitted to the image amplifying module for enlarging the image size and projecting onto a display region. As a result, the data stored in the data processing device can be easily viewed by multiple users. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039519 | IMAGE SYNTHESIS DEVICE, IMAGE SYNTHESIS METHOD, IMAGE SYNTHESIS PROGRAM, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND IMAGING METHOD - The frame interpolation unit | 2010-02-18 |
20100039520 | In-Camera Based Method of Detecting Defect Eye with High Accuracy - A portable digital image acquisition device includes multiple lenses and/or multiple flashes. A main digital image and first and second reference images are acquired. The first and second reference images are acquired with different flash-lens combinations that have different flash-lens distances. One or more flash eye defects are detected and corrected in the main image based on analysis of the first and second reference images. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039521 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH IMAGE ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - An image adjustment method includes providing an input unit configured for receiving inputs, obtaining a desired image and sending the desired image to the display unit, adjusting the desired image on the display unit according to the inputs, obtaining an adjusted desired part of the desired image, reducing a resolution of the adjusted desired part of the desired image according to a resolution of the display unit, and copying the reduced desired part of the desired image to a desired location. An electronic device with an image adjustment function is also provided. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039522 | DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE CAPABLE OF DETERMINING DESIRED EXPOSURE SETTINGS AND EXPOSURE METHOD THEREOF - An exposure method is disclosed. An image is captured using current exposure settings. The image is displayed on a screen which is subdivided into several areas to provide judgement of whether the current exposure settings are desired or not and allow determination of adjustment of metering weights for the areas if the current exposure settings are not desired. The adjustment of the metering weights for the areas is carried out based upon the determination. Light in the scene is measured based upon using the adjusted metering weights. New exposure settings are calculated based upon the measurement of light. The above steps are circled through until a desired exposure has been obtained. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039523 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image capture device includes an image detection unit, a display unit, and a control system. The image detection unit captures images of an object of which orientations can be detected. The display displays the captured images. The control system acquires the captured images, extracts features of the object, recognizes the orientations of the object, identifies an angle between the orientations and physical direction of the display unit, implements a corresponding command stored therein associated with the angle, and executes the corresponding command to adjust display direction of the display unit. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039524 | Passing Embedded Data Through A Digital Image Processor - A method and apparatus for processing an image includes a buffer memory, which is configured to receive and store an input data stream including multiple image lines and one or more embedded data lines, which are interleaved with the image lines and include metadata that are not a part of the image. An image processor receives the input pixel values in succession from the buffer memory and processes the input pixel values so as to generate an output data stream including output pixel values, which are different from the input pixel values. A processing controller detects the one or more embedded data lines and controls the image processor, responsively to detecting the one or more embedded data lines, so that the embedded data lines pass through the image processor without modification of the metadata and are interleaved with the image lines of the output pixel values in the output data stream. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039525 | Perfecting of Digital Image Capture Parameters Within Acquisition Devices Using Face Detection - Within a digital acquisition device, acquisition parameters of a digital image are perfected as part of an image capture process using face detection within said captured image to achieve one or more desired image acquisition parameters. Default values are determined of one or more image attributes of at least some portion of the digital image. Values of one or more camera acquisition parameters are determined. Groups of pixels are identified that correspond to an image of a face within the digitally-captured image. Corresponding image attributes to the groups of pixels are determined. One or more default image attribute values are compared with one or more captured image attribute values based upon analysis of the image of the face. Camera acquisition parameters are then adjusted corresponding to adjusting the image attribute values. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039526 | Signal processing apparatus and method, and program - Signals are provided which allow colors in a wider color range than predetermined standards, which can be handled by apparatus according to such predetermined standards. A primary color converter converts first color signals having primary color points in a wider color range than the primary color points according to BT.709 into second color signals based on the primary colors according to BT.709. A photoelectric transducer converts the second color signals into third color signals according to photoelectric transducer characteristics defined in a numerical range wider than a range from 0 to 1.0 of color signals corresponding to a luminance signal and color difference signals according to BT.709. A color signal converter converts the third color signals into a luminance signal and color difference signals. A corrector incorporated in the color signal converter corrects the color difference signals into color difference signals. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039527 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PHOTOGRAPHY USING DESIRABLE FEATURE RECOGNITION - To improve the quality of photographs of people, the disclosure describes a system and method of photography using desirable feature recognition. The system and method recognize when the subject persons in a photograph possess one or more desirable features for a desirable photograph, such as when they are all smiling and/or not blinking. The system and method may be applied either to individual or group photographs. The system and method of the present invention may operate in a “Full Mode”, in which a picture is taken when all subject persons possess the desirable feature(s). The system and method also may operate in a “Proportional Mode”, in which a picture is taken when a set proportion of the subject persons possess the desirable feature(s). The system and method also may operate in a “Best Picture Mode”, in which multiple photographs are imaged, and the best photograph is selected for keeping, as measured by the photograph containing the highest proportion of subject persons who possess the desirable feature(s). The system and method also may operate in a timer mode, which permits the camera user to appear in the photograph. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039528 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE CORRECTING IMAGE DATA, IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device of an example of the invention comprises a section which acquires a gain value obtained by an automatic white balance process executed on image data to be processed, a section which, based on the gain value, determines a correction color matrix coefficient having a property of correcting a change in an appearance caused by a color temperature corresponding to the gain value, and a section which, based on the correction color matrix coefficient, performs a color adjustment on the image data obtained by the automatic white balance process. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039529 | Information recording apparatus, imaging apparatus, information recording method, and program - An imaging apparatus includes: a captured image data generation unit generating captured image data by capturing a subject; a positional information acquisition unit acquiring positional information indicating a position at which the captured image data are generated; an area determination unit determining whether the position indicated by the acquired positional information is included in a positional information conversion area for converting the acquired positional information; a positional information conversion unit, when the area determination unit determines that the position indicated by the acquired positional information is included in the positional information conversion area, converting the acquired positional information into positional information indicating a position different from the position indicated by the acquired positional information; and a record control unit, when recording the generated captured image data, carrying out control to record the generated captured image data in association with the positional information converted by the positional information conversion unit. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039530 | Apparatus and Method for Compensating for Variations in Digital Cameras - A method of manufacturing a digital video camera is provided. The method comprises acquiring video images of colored light, and measuring a light intensity response of the video camera to the colored light. The method further comprises comparing the intensity of the measured response to a desired colored light intensity for determining a color intensity bias and storing the intensity bias for the colored light in the camera so that the bias can be applied when the camera is operating at an arbitrary lighting condition. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039531 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED DIGITAL IMAGE PLAYBACK - Disclosed are an apparatus and method for improving digital image playback by switching among a plurality of displayed playback images according to a control signal generated from a user input. The apparatus includes a playback image generating unit (in an embodiment, a digital signal processor), which generates a playback image by using image data included in an image file. A display unit displays the playback image generated by the playback image processor. A detecting unit determines the duration of the control signal generated from the user input, and the playback image generating unit adjusts a specified speed of switching among a plurality of playback images according to the input of the control signal and the specified speed of switching playback images is adjusted according to the detected duration. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039532 | In Flight Autofocus System And Method - A camera module and method for focusing a tunable lens configured to continuously vary its optical power in response to a drive signal. A drive circuit generates the drive signal so that the tunable lens performs a continuous scan of its optical power. An image sensor is configured to acquire light images passing through the tunable lens, and to convert the light images to image signals during the continuous scan. A processor is configured to generate focus scores of the acquired light images using the image signals during the continuous scan. The processor is configured to determine from the focus scores a peak focus score achieved or achievable, and to instruct the drive circuit to adjust the drive signal so that the tunable lens settles at a value of the optical power that corresponds to the peak focus score. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039533 | Method and Apparatus for Sharing Information Using a Handheld Device - A method and apparatus for sending information to a data processing apparatus for identifying a document to share with a recipient. A handheld device is capable of communicating with the data processing apparatus. Information is captured from the document and stored in the handheld device as document data. A communications path is established between the handheld device and the data processing apparatus. The document data is sent to the data processing apparatus through the communications path. Reference documents are provided. Each reference document has reference data stored in a memory. At least a portion of the received document data is extracted as scanning data. The reference data is retrieved from the memory. The scanning data is compared with the reference data. When the scanning data matches at least a portion of the reference data of one of the reference documents, the one reference document is selected as the identified document for forwarding to the recipient. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039534 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING USING A SINGLE CAMERA - The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039535 | PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A photographic apparatus comprises a monitor, a face detector, and an electronic zoom controller. The monitor displays a first through-image based on image data. The face detector performs face detection on an image of an area displayed on the monitor, based on the image data. The electronic zoom controller performs first electronic zoom control that enlarges and displays a second through-image corresponding to a predetermined area including a face area detected by the face detector, to the size of a display area of the first through-image, on the monitor. The electronic zoom controller performs second electronic zoom control that enlarges and displays an intermediate through-image corresponding to an intermediate area including the predetermined area and larger than the predetermined area, to the size of the display area of the first through-image, on the monitor, before performing the first electronic zoom control. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039536 | Video recording device and method - Video recording devices and corresponding methods are disclosed. In an embodiment, when a zoom arrangement is operated to change a field of view, an encoder for encoding images captured by a sensor and for outputting a corresponding stream of video frames changes the rate of frames which are encoded only upon themselves per time unit. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039537 | METHOD FOR REDUCING ROW NOISE WITH DARK PIXEL DATA - A method for reducing the row noise from complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor by using average values from sub-regions of the shielded pixels. The method operates on sensor with and without a Color Filter Array (CFA) before any interpolation is applied and estimates the local offset by subtracting out outliers and averaging the averages of sub-regions in the shielded pixels. The method also reduces the pixel-to-pixel noise while reducing the row noise. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039538 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device is comprised of: a frequency component resolution section for resolving an image obtained from an image sensor having a light-shielded pixel area and a non-light-shielded pixel area into two or more frequency components; a noise amount calculation section for calculating a noise amount for the frequency component based on the frequency component in the light-shielded pixel area; a noise suppression section for suppressing the noise component for the frequency component in the non-light-shielded pixel area according to the noise amount that has been calculated by the noise amount calculation section; and a frequency component synthesis section for synthesizing the frequency component that has been resolved by the frequency component resolution section to thereby form an image. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039539 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus and an image processing method are provided that enable accurate detection of color shift occurring due to chromatic difference of magnification. An image processing apparatus includes an image signal extraction unit to extract at least a part of an image signal from image data based on signal characteristics of the image signal, an edge detection unit to detect an edge portion in an image by the image data from a detection target that is the extracted image signal based on a luminance value of the image signal, and a color shift amount detection unit to detect a color shift amount by calculating a correlation of at least two color components contained in the image signal according to a distance from a reference position in the image. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039540 | DETERMINATION OF THE FIXED PATTERN NOISE DURING THE OPERATION OF A CAMERA - A fixed pattern noise of an image converter is automatically determined. A first optical image is converted using the image converter into digital image data, the light level of the first optical image is determined, the light level of the first optical image is compared with a threshold value, and the image converter characteristics of the image converter are reset to a dark image setting in such a way that the image data generated over the photosensitive imaging surface of the image converter at constant distribution of the determined light level include no component produced by the light level. Immediately thereafter, using the dark image setting previously set, a first dark image is recorded. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039541 | Method for driving semiconductor device having capacitive load, method and apparatus for driving load, and electronic apparatus - When a signal is read from a CCD solid-state image pickup element, the CCD solid-state image pickup element is driven with at least two driving voltages so that high-speed reading is performed with generation of noise due to interference between the driving voltages reduced. The CCD solid-state image includes a charge storage section between a vertical transfer register and a horizontal transfer register. By performing the transfer of charge in the direction of columns during an effective transfer period of the transfer in the direction of rows, signal charge of one row generated by a light receiving sensor is transferred to the charge storage section, and by performing the transfer outside the effective transfer period in the transfer in the direction of the row, the signal charge of one row transferred to the charge storage section is transferred to the horizontal transfer register. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039542 | ROLLING SHUTTER FOR PREVENTION OF BLOOMING - A rolling shutter technique for a pixel array is described in which multiple rows of the array are hard reset as the shutter moves down the array. As the rolling shutter progresses down the array, each row is hard reset multiple times before its integration period begins, thereby ensuring that the row is in a true hard reset condition at the beginning of its integration period. Also, multiple rows are hard reset in advance of the beginning of the integration period for a given row, thereby making it less likely that overexposed pixels several rows away will be able to distort the integrating row by blooming. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039543 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE SENSOR - A solid-state image sensor includes: a plurality of pixels, each having a photodiode, a floating diffusion, a transfer transistor, a reset transistor, and an amplifying transistor; vertical signal lines | 2010-02-18 |
20100039544 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In recent years, the performance of CMOS and CCD image sensors has dramatically improved, and to utilize the improved performance of these sensors, processing circuitry is provided here. This processing circuitry employs a adjustable gain that varies depending on the intensity of the signal from the image sensor so as to reduce noise, reduce area used, and reduce power consumption. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039545 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE-PICKUP DEVICE - Pupil correction is performed on wiring lines with a high flexibility by improving an arrangement structure of wiring layers. An image-pickup region is divided in two, the left and right sides. Regarding wiring lines at the position of a pixel that is arranged on the left side (the −X side) with respect to the center of the image-pickup region, a contact unit | 2010-02-18 |
20100039546 | CMOS PHOTOGATE 3D CAMERA SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED CHARGE SENSING CELL AND PIXEL GEOMETRY - A photosurface for receiving and registering light from a scene, the photosurface comprising: a first semiconductor region in which electron-hole pairs are generated responsive to light incident on the photosurface; a single, first conductive region substantially overlaying all of the first semiconductor region; at least one second semiconductor region surrounded by the first semiconductor region; a different second conductive region for each second semiconductor region that surrounds the second semiconductor region and is electrically isolated from the first conductive region; wherein when the second conductive region is electrified positive with respect to the first conductive region, electrons generated by light incident on the first semiconductor region are collected in the second semiconductor region. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039547 | PHOTO-SENSOR, MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - The present invention provides a photo-sensor with a stable current limiting function and pixel reset function. When the incident light quantity of the phototransistor is equal to or less than a predetermined quantity and the base potential of the phototransistor is in a first potential of an operation point in a stationary state, an MOSFET for discharging an electric charge is controlled so as to be turned OFF. In addition, when the incident light quantity of the phototransistor is equal to or more than the predetermined quantity, a MOSFET for detecting an electric current is controlled so as to operate in a saturation region. When the base potential of the phototransistor has changed to a second potential from the first potential, the MOSFET for discharging an electric charge is controlled so as to be turned ON. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039548 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program and imaging apparatus - There is provided an image processing apparatus including an operation display unit for displaying an image on a display screen and capable of an operation input on the image displayed on the display screen, an operation input detection unit for detecting an operation input in the operation display unit, an approximate straight line derivation unit for deriving first approximate straight line approximately indicating a trajectory of the operation input based on the detection result in the operation input detection unit, and an image correction unit for correcting a tilt of the image displayed on the display screen based on the derived first approximate straight line and a predetermined reference line. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039549 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An exemplary communication terminal includes a housing, a camera module, and a zooming subassembly. The housing defines a guiding slot. The camera module is positioned in the housing. The zooming subassembly includes a convex lens and a controlling member. The controlling member is connected to the convex lens and slidably received in the guiding slot. The convex lens is capable of moving in front of the camera module when the controlling member moves along the guiding slot. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039550 | Bearing Assembly for Use in a Gimbal Servo System - A bearing assembly suitable for use in a gimbal servo system is provided. The bearing assembly comprises a shaft having an end adapted to be coupled to a payload, a sleeve disposed over the shaft, an inner bearing rotatingly coupled to the shaft and the sleeve, an outer housing disposed over the sleeve, an outer bearing rotatingly coupled to the sleeve and the outer housing such that the sleeve is adapted to rotate about the shaft relative to the housing, a first motor operatively configured to rotate the shaft relative to the outer housing, and a second motor operatively configured to rotate the sleeve about the shaft. The second motor rotates the sleeve in a predetermined direction at a predetermined velocity such that a sum of the predetermined velocity and a velocity associated with inner bearing friction remains positive regardless of the direction of the shaft rotation. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039551 | DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND EXPOSURE METHOD THEREOF - An exposure method is disclosed. Correct exposure settings are determined for an object in a scene. The determined exposure settings include an exposure time. Whether any portion of an image of the scene formed using the determined exposure settings is overexposed or underexposed is detected. Adjustment times of photometers of an image sensor corresponding to the over/underexposed region(s), if any, to the exposure time are calculated. The calculated adjustment times are converted into regional exposure time(s) for the over/underexposed region(s). The image sensor is exposed using the exposure time and the regional exposure time(s). | 2010-02-18 |
20100039552 | Webcam module having a clamping device - A webcam module having a clamping device includes a body portion, a first sliding unit, a second sliding unit, a first torsion element and a second torsion element. The first sliding unit and the second sliding unit are provided on the body portion. The first sliding unit is able to slide by means of the cooperation between the sliding block and the guiding though-groove. The torsion elements are used to generate a force for clamping an article. Via the above arrangement, a user can turn a first turning portion of the first sliding unit and a second turning portion of the second sliding unit, thereby opening a first clip and a second clip to a predetermined angle. The torsion elements allow the first clip and the second clip to be clamped at a predetermined position. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039553 | Camera module - The present invention relates to a camera module including a substrate; a housing which is coupled to the substrate and includes a support unit extended to an inside of a lower part and a shaft insertion groove at one side of the support unit; a guide shaft vertically coupled inside the housing by inserting a lower end portion into the shaft insertion groove; a conductive pattern extended from a lower end portion of the housing to a bottom surface of the support unit; an image sensor closely coupled to the bottom surface of the support unit by being electrically connected to the conductive pattern; a lens barrel fixed to an upper part of the housing by coupling a lens inside; and a movable lens barrel vertically moved along the guide shaft by mounting lens inside. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039554 | IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS FOR SHOOTING AND REPRODUCING A MOVING IMAGE - A user friendly image pick-up apparatus is provided, which is capable of reproducing a moving image in various ways. The image pick-up apparatus | 2010-02-18 |
20100039555 | Method of Predicting Motion and Texture Data - The invention relates to a method for generating for at least one block of pixels of a picture of a sequence of interlaced pictures at least one motion predictor and at least one texture predictor from motion data, respectively texture data, associated with the pictures of a sequence of low resolution progressive pictures. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039556 | MULTI-RESOLUTION TEMPORAL DEINTERLACING - System and methodologies are provided herein for de-interlacing a video sequence. Various aspects described herein can utilize a motion adaptive video de-interlacing algorithm based on block-based texture classification and a multi-level decision hierarchy to interpolate missing fields of an interlaced video signal in the spatial and temporal domains. In accordance with various aspects described herein, respective blocks of an interlaced video sequence can be classified by a texture classifier as “textured” or “non-textured.” Based on this classification, one or more motion detection schemes can be utilized to determine whether the respective blocks are static or moving. Missing pixels from one or more blocks can then be estimated using the texture and motion classifications based on values of neighboring lines and/or pixels in the field from which the block was obtained as well as values of corresponding pixel locations in temporally adjacent fields. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039557 | IMAGE DISPLAYING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - It is an object to prevent the image quality deterioration of a moving image likely to include a plurality of the same consecutive images such as a movie video and an animation video due to the motion-compensated frame rate conversion (FRC) processing. An image displaying device is provided with an FRC portion ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100039558 | REAL TIME HIGH DEFINITION CAPTION CORRECTION - Systems and methods are provided for correcting captions in real time using a closed caption decoder/encoder with a video processing system with real time program duration compression and/or expansion that adds to and/or drops frames from a captioned video signal in real time. A decoder captures caption data from the captioned input video signal, time-stamps the caption data with time codes and transmits the time-stamped caption data to a captioning processor. The captioning processor monitors the video processing system to provide a list of added and/or dropped frames. The captioning processor, with the information captured from the decoder and the video processing system, corrects the timing of the caption data and encodes the corrected captions into the edited video output signal. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039559 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME WITH TELEVISION TUNING FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A method used in a digital photo frame (DPF) with television (TV) tuning function is provided. The method includes: receiving search parameters input by users during a DPF mode of the DPF; searching in a pre-stored TV program schedule to find TV programs matched the search parameters; determining whether any of the TV programs matched the search parameters is on or about to start at the current time; displaying a program list showing information at least on the “currently on” or “about to start” TV programs among the matched TV programs; switching the DPF from the DPF mode to a TV mode if a “currently on” or “about to start” TV program is selected to play; and receiving and playing the selected TV program. A related DPF is provided. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039560 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - There are provided a video processing apparatus and a video processing method. The video processing apparatus includes: a buffer for storing data of an image frame inputted from the outside in the unit of line; a memory unit for randomly writing and reading data; a video processing unit for processing and outputting the image frame; and a central processing unit for inverting the image frame left-side right and/or upside down when writing the image frame stored in the buffer in the memory unit and/or reading the image frame from in the memory unit. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039561 | SYSTEM, METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING LIGHT RADIATION - A system that provides a more immersive viewing experience of an image sequence is provided. This is realized by extending the currently presented frame of the image sequence. The backlighting effect is used to display the extended part of the currently presented frame. A method and computer-readable medium is also provided. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039562 | Source and output device-independent pixel compositor device adapted to incorporate the digital visual interface (DVI) - A pixel compositor device for routing an incoming stream of pixel data having been rendered elsewhere and bound for being projected. The device includes a plurality of digital signal inputs each adapted for receiving a plurality of pixel information from the incoming stream of pixel data. The digital signal inputs are in communication with at least one buffer for the pixel information once received by the device. A processing unit is included for image warping the pixel information by performing, on each of a respective of the pixel information: (i) a mapping relating to location of the respective pixel information, and (ii) a scaling function. The geometric mapping can be performed by applying an interpolation technique; and the scaling function can be any of a number of photometric correction functions (alpha-blending, color uniformity correction, image brightness or contrast adjustment, etc.). Once an image warping has been performed on the respective pixel information, it is routed out of the device through one of several digital signal outputs. A system for routing pixel data is disclosed having two or more of the pixel compositor devices in communication with an image rendering cluster of units (as the source of the incoming stream of pixel data) and a plurality of projectors; as is a method for routing an incoming stream of pixel data having been rendered elsewhere and bound for being projected. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039563 | Demosaicking Single-Sensor Camera Raw Data - An image processing method that demosaicks a mosaic input image of R, G, and B components to generate a full color output image. The image processing method calculates both vertical and horizontal luminance-chrominance difference components for each pixel of the mosaic input image. Next, the image processing method calculates an enhanced version of both the vertical and horizontal luminance-chrominance difference components for each pixel of the mosaic input image. Next, the image processing method evaluates the variations in the enhanced luminance-chrominance difference components in order to create an edge directional map indicating the direction in which demosaicking should be performed. Then, the image processing method interpolates a G component for each of the pixels with the original R and B components using the edge directional map. Next, the image processing method interpolates an R component for each of the pixels with the original G and B components and a B component for each of the pixels with the original R and G components. Finally, the image processing method enhances the interpolated R and B components using the edge directional map. | 2010-02-18 |