| 08th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
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| 20110043625 | SCENE PRESET IDENTIFICATION USING QUADTREE DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS - Techniques are disclosed for matching a current background scene of an image received by a surveillance system with a gallery of scene presets that each represent a previously captured background scene. A quadtree decomposition analysis is used to improve the robustness of the matching operation when the scene lighting changes (including portions containing over-saturation/under-saturation) or a portion of the content changes. The current background scene is processed to generate a quadtree decomposition including a plurality of window portions. Each of the window portions is processed to generate a plurality of phase spectra. The phase spectra are then projected onto a corresponding plurality of scene preset image matrices of one or more scene preset. When a match between the current background scene and one of the scene presets is identified, the matched scene preset is updated. Otherwise a new scene preset is created based on the current background scene. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043626 | INTRA-TRAJECTORY ANOMALY DETECTION USING ADAPTIVE VOTING EXPERTS IN A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A sequence layer in a machine-learning engine configured to learn from the observations of a computer vision engine. In one embodiment, the machine-learning engine uses the voting experts to segment adaptive resonance theory (ART) network label sequences for different objects observed in a scene. The sequence layer may be configured to observe the ART label sequences and incrementally build, update, and trim, and reorganize an ngram trie for those label sequences. The sequence layer computes the entropies for the nodes in the ngram trie and determines a sliding window length and vote count parameters. Once determined, the sequence layer may segment newly observed sequences to estimate the primitive events observed in the scene as well as issue alerts for inter-sequence and intra-sequence anomalies. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043627 | Locative Video for Situation Awareness - An exemplary system and method are disclosed for providing a combined video stream with geospatial information. Embodiments use a visualization tool to synchronize information in a virtual camera with attributes, such as video frames, from a physical camera. Once the camera position information is supplied to the visualization tool, the visualization tool retrieves geospatial data, such as terrain features, man made features, and time sensitive event data, and transforms the camera position information into a coordinate system of the virtual camera. The visualization tool uses the coordinate system of the virtual camera to generate geospatial snapshots. Embodiments use locative video software to combine the video frames from the physical camera with the geospatial snapshots from the virtual camera to generate a combined video stream, which provides a single view of multiple types of data to enhance an operator's ability to conduct surveillance and analysis missions. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043628 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A surveillance system including a tracking module, a controller and a detection module is provided. The tracking module processes at least one first image frame that is acquired via a first camera to track an object in the at least one first image frame, and generate location information of the object being tracked. The controller generates a control signal based on the location information and transmits the control signal to a second camera to control the movement of the second camera. The detection module processes at least one second image frame that is acquired via the second camera to detect a feature part of the object being tracked. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043629 | MULTI-MEDIA IMAGING APPARATUS WITH COMPRESSION AND AUTOFOCUS - The present invention is directed to a surveillance device that provides a wide range of monitoring and is adapted to log and transmit video, audio, collateral environment data, and event data over a network, utilizing a relatively low bandwidth and low power consumption, while maintaining a resolution and features that greatly enhance surveillance applications. The multimedia surveillance device of the present invention provides support for dynamic addressing, compression, auto-focus and alarm notification. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043630 | Image Processing Sensor Systems - An image processing sensor system functions as a standalone unit to capture images and process the resulting signals to detect objects or events of interest. The processing significantly improves selectivity and specificity of detection objects and events in a series of motions that may precede a patient who is at elevated risk of falling. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043631 | USE OF VIDEO CAMERA ANALYTICS FOR CONTENT AWARE DETECTION AND REDUNDANT STORAGE OF OCCURRENCES OF EVENTS OF INTEREST - Video analytics and a mass storage unit are contained in a camera housing of a video camera. Video data representing a field of view of a scene observed by the camera are stored in the mass storage unit. The video analytics analyzes video data produced by the camera and detects whether there is an occurrence of a defined event of interest. A video clip of the scene representing the event of interest is sent to a remote storage unit. Since only about 1% of security video data is reviewed, storing only video data representing events of interest remotely, while storing more complete video data of the scene observed by the camera local to the camera, reduces the remote storage capacity and bandwidth demand for the video system. Remote redundant storage of events of interest also provides higher reliability and fault tolerant storage for the video data that are most important. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043632 | VEHICLE PERIPHERAL IMAGE DISPLAYING SYSTEM - A vehicle-peripheral image displaying system (a side view monitor system A | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043633 | Use of a Single Camera for Multiple Driver Assistance Services, Park Aid, Hitch Aid and Liftgate Protection - The present invention is a system for providing multiple driver assistance services which includes a vehicle having at least one door, and at least one imaging device operable for detecting the presence of one or more objects in proximity to the door for providing all distances between a vehicle and one or more objects in proximity to the vehicle. The imaging device is operable for displaying an image representing the various objects. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043634 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND DISPLAYING THE REAR AND/OR SIDE VIEW OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for detecting and displaying the rear and/or side traffic of a motor vehicle is to be improved upon such that the driver can safely and quickly detect the present traffic situation by way of the overall image shown, in particular when the direction of travel is changed. This is accomplished in that the device for detecting and displaying the rear and/or side view of a motor vehicle ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043635 | VEHICLE DRIVING EVALUATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A vehicle driving evaluation apparatus ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043636 | METHOD OF DETERMINING AN INTRUSION INTO A MONITORED AREA AND A SYSTEM THEREFORE - A method of determining an intrusion into a monitored area comprises the evaluation of images of specific optical pattern ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043637 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - An image pickup device includes a main body, an image pickup assembly, and a cover. The image pickup assembly is located in the main body and has an image pickup section and an infrared emitter section. The image pickup section has a lens, a light filter, and a light sensing element. The light filter is located between the lens and the light sensing element to allow visible light and infrared light of a predetermined wavelength to pass therethrough and reach at the light sensing element. The cover is located on the main body to cover the image pickup assembly, and has an image pickup window positioned corresponding to the image pickup section and an emission window positioned corresponding to the infrared emitter section. With these arrangements, the image pickup device can be used to pick up images of an object in a fully dark environment. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043638 | Optronic Infrared System with Predictive Maintenance Following a Sudden Drift - The invention relates to an optronics system equipped with: a detector cooler having a cooling machine, a cryostat, an IR detector placed in the cryostat, and a sensor for measuring the temperature T | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043639 | Image Sensing Apparatus And Image Processing Apparatus - An image sensing apparatus includes an imaging unit which outputs image data of images obtained by photography, and a photography control unit which controls the imaging unit to perform sequential photography of a plurality of target images including a specific object as a subject. The photography control unit sets a photography interval of the plurality of target images in accordance with a moving speed of the specific object. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043640 | Methods and apparatus for detecting and locating leakage of digital signals - A system for detecting and locating a digital TV leakage signal in an HFC network. The system comprises a headend unit and a leakage detector. The headend unit receives the TV signal at the headend for use as a reference signal. The reference signal is sampled at a rate corresponding to a time reference signal, to produce reference signal samples. The reference signal samples and timestamp are transmitted to the leakage detector. The detector receives the digital TV signal from a leakage source, for detection as a leakage signal. The detector includes a cross-correlation processor. The leakage signal is sampled at a rate corresponding to the time reference signal, to produce leakage signal samples. The cross-correlation processor performs a cross-correlation of the reference signal samples with the leakage signal samples to produce a cross-correlation function having a peak, and the TV leakage signal is detected from this peak. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043641 | CONFIGURING A DIGITAL CAMERA AS A CO-PROCESSOR - A processor included in a digital camera operates as a co-processor in conjunction with a processor included in a computing device to perform one or more processing operations involving digital video, audio, and/or still images. When the digital camera is coupled to the computing device, the processor in the computing device causes the processor in the digital camera to perform one or more processing operations involving the digital video, audio and/or still images. Advantageously, a user of the digital camera is not limited by the processing resources of the computing device when performing processing operations involving the digital video, audio, and/or still images. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043642 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING OBJECT INFORMATION AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE APPLYING THE SAME - A method for providing object information and an image pickup device applying the same are provided. An image is picked up. The picked-up image or pattern information of an object included in the picked-up image is transmitted to an external server. Information on the object included in the picked-up image is received from the external server. The received information is displayed on a screen. Accordingly, a user can be provided with information on the object by taking a picture of the object. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043643 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING IMAGE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME - An image transmitting method and a photographing apparatus using the same are provided. According to the image transmitting method, a face included in an image is recognized and contents to be transmitted or a transmission destination is determined using a recognized face. Accordingly, a user may transmit a photographed image to another person easily using the photographing apparatus. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043644 | Apparatus and Method for a Dynamic "Region of Interest" in a Display System - A method and apparatus of displaying a magnified image comprising obtaining an image of a scene using a camera with greater resolution than the display, and capturing the image in the native resolution of the display by either grouping pixels together, or by capturing a smaller region of interest whose pixel resolution matches that of the display. The invention also relates to a method whereby the location of the captured region of interest may be determined by external inputs such as the location of a person's gaze in the displayed unmagnified image, or coordinates from a computer mouse. The invention further relates to a method whereby a modified image can be superimposed on an unmodified image, in order to maintain the peripheral information or context from which the modified region of interest has been captured. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043645 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE CONTROL SIGNAL GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - One or more control signals in specified output states are generated at one time at a predetermined timing. A command generation section generates control data, piece by piece at each predetermined timing, corresponding to the plural control signals. A register sequentially receives the generated control data at the each predetermined timing and outputs one or more pieces of the control data to a command execution section at one time at a timing predetermined for the one or more pieces of the control data. The command execution section generates, at one time, one or more control signals of a value or values corresponding to the one or more pieces of the control data received from the register at one time at a timing predetermined for the one or more pieces of the control data. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043646 | IMAGE STABILIZATION CONTROL CIRCUIT - The accuracy of servo control of a corrective lens in an image stabilization control circuit is prevented from decreasing due to non-linear characteristics of a position-detecting element. A signal representing a component of vibration of an image pickup apparatus is generated based on an angular velocity signal from a vibration-detecting element. A microcomputer corrects the vibration component signal according to a predetermined correction function and generates a target position signal representing a target position of the lens. A position-detection signal based on an output from the position-detecting element is compared with the target position signal, and the position of the lens is servo-controlled. The correction function is set so that the characteristics of variation of the target position signal relative to the target position will be the same as the characteristics of variation of the position-detection signal relative to the actual position of the lens. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043647 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SHAKEN IMAGE BY USING AUTO FOCUSING - A method and apparatus for determining a shaken image by using auto focusing. The method includes calculating a maximum AF value of a preview image and a maximum AF value of a captured image that is down-sampled according to the preview image and comparing the maximum AF value of the preview with the maximum AF value of the captured image to determine whether the captured image is shaken or not. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043648 | Adaptive PSF Estimation Technique Using a Sharp Preview and a Blurred Image - An adaptive motion estimation and deblurring technique for acquired digital images includes acquiring multiple digital images with a moving digital image acquisition device that includes an image sensor, including a relatively sharp, underexposed reference image and a blurred image. Anb initial approximate point spread function (PSF) is estimated corresponding to the moving of the device. A different DC offset point is determined and a second PSF is calculated based on the different DC offset point. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043649 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD,AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - The present invention relates to generation of an appropriate high-resolution image with respect to a plurality of input images. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043650 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - According to the invention, extracting still and moving pictures having different aspect ratios from an original picture from within an extraction range suitable for an imaging mode can be performed. An embodiment of the invention, according to the selected imaging mode, sets the still picture extraction range with an aspect ratio of 4:3 for extracting a still picture and the moving picture extraction range with an aspect ratio of 16:9 for extracting an HD moving picture within the imaging range of the imaging device 17. Then, the embodiment, from the imaged picture, extracts a picture within the set still picture extraction range as still picture, and extracts a picture within the set moving picture extraction range as HD moving picture. That is, the embodiment can switch between the still picture extraction range and the HD moving picture extraction range having different aspect ratios according to the imaging mode. And thus, from the picture within the imaging range (i.e., the original picture), the embodiment can extract the still picture and the HD moving picture having different aspect ratios from within the extraction range suitable for the imaging mode. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043651 | CAMERA AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A camera according to the present invention comprises: an imaging section converting an object image into image data; a storage section storing still image data of a still image obtained by the imaging section, thumbnail image data of the still image, and moving image data of a moving image which has been photographed at timing at least either before or after photographing of the still image; a display section performing display of one or more thumbnail views according to the thumbnail image data; and a display control section, when one of the thumbnail views is designated in the thumbnail view display, performing display of the still image on the display section according to the still image data corresponding to the designated thumbnail view after having performed display of the moving image according to the moving image data corresponding to the designated thumbnail view stored in the storage section. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043652 | AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDING CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH CAPTURED INFORMATION, SUCH AS INFORMATION CAPTURED IN REAL-TIME - A system and method for automatically providing content associated with captured information is described. In some examples, the system receives input by a user, and automatically provides content or links to content associated with the input. In some examples, the system receives input via text entry or by capturing text from a rendered document, such as a printed document, an object, an audio stream, and so on. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043653 | ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD HIGH SPEED IMAGING APPARATUS - An electromagnetic field high speed imaging apparatus, using an image sensing element having a filter function for each pixel, converts a local polarization state in detection light containing a difference frequency component Δf (|fLO−fRF|) between the modulation frequency fLO of irradiated light and the frequency fRF of the electromagnetic field emitted from a subject into local intensity of light, and captures it by an image sensor of an imaging unit to generate a two-dimensional image of distribution of the near electromagnetic field emitted from the subject. Each pixel of the image sensor comprises a photoelectric conversion element for converting the detection light from the optical unit into an electric charge, a plurality of charge storages, and a charge splitting part for dividing the electric charge generated in the photoelectric conversion element between the plurality of charge storages. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043654 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a capturer. A capturer captures an original image representing a scene. A first creator creates a first recorded image corresponding to a first cut-out area allocated to the scene, based on the original image captured by the capturer. A second creator creates a second recorded image corresponding to a second cut-out area having a size that falls below a size of the first cut-out area and being allocated to the scene, based on the original image captured by the capturer. A first outputter outputs a first display image corresponding to the first recorded image created by the first creator. A second outputter outputs depiction-range information indicating a depiction range of the second recorded image created by the second creator, in parallel with the output process of the first outputter. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043655 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT HAVING RECORDED THEREON A PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - A digital photographing apparatus, a method of controlling the same, and a recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method for obtaining a plurality of clear sections in a plurality of images and combining such clear section into a final image. The digital photographing apparatus including: a lens unit including a focusing lens that adjusts a focal length; an image capturing device that obtains image data from incident light; a border image data obtaining unit that obtains border image data from image data obtained by the image capturing device; and a clear image determining unit that determines an image including an area that is the clearest from among images that respectively correspond to a plurality of image data. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043656 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing device includes: an input unit that inputs an image obtained by imaging; a resize processing unit that performs one of enlargement and reduction processing for the image input by the input unit as a category decision target image, so as to obtain a first image equivalent of a predetermined camera-to-subject distance; a feature amount calculation unit that calculates a first feature amount that indicates a feature of the first image resized by the resize processing unit; and a decision unit that makes a category decision on the category decision target image based upon the first feature amount, the category decision being to make a decision as to which of a plurality of categories the category target image corresponds to. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043657 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CORRECTING CHROMATIC ABERRATION - There is a problem in that when magnification chromatic aberration correction is carried out, the difference in reproducibility of high-frequency components, depending on the spatial position, between a color for which position shift correction is not performed and a color for which position shift correction is performed may influence the image quality of an output image. In order to perform magnification chromatic aberration correction, high-frequency components, which are lost due to the position shift correction of a color for which position shift correction is carried out, are extracted from a color for which position shift correction is not carried out, and are added to the color for which position shift correction is carried out. Therefore, the high-frequency components are restored in a pseudo manner. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043658 | INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - At the time content is to be utilized, position information regarding personal information is prevented from being revealed to other people. An image capturing unit | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043659 | IMAGING DEVICE CAPABLE OF REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION - An electronic camera is provided with a power-saving S-AF mode and a C-AF mode as focus adjustment modes. In the S-AF mode, focus adjustment is performed upon half depression of a release button. In the C-AF mode, the focus adjustment is repeated during a shooting mode regardless of the half depression of the release button to simplify the focus adjustment of a shooting time so that shooting is smoothly performed. When the electronic camera is set to the shooting mode, an AF controller obtains an Ev value representing subject brightness. The Ev value is compared with a threshold value stored in a memory. When the Ev value exceeds the threshold value, the focus adjustment mode is changed to the S-AF mode. When the Ev value falls below the threshold value, the focus adjustment mode is changed to the C-AF mode. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043660 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus that records image data on a detachable storage medium in a previously set recording format is provided. The apparatus sets the recording format of image data, and determines whether or not a storage medium attached to an attachment unit has a communication function that communicates with a different apparatus than the image processing apparatus. If it is determined that the storage medium has a communication function, and that the recording format of image data that can be transferred by the communication function does not match the recording format that has been set, the apparatus issues a warning. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043661 | Camera Adapter Based Optical Imaging Apparatus - The invention describes several embodiments of an adapter which can make use of the devices in any commercially available digital cameras to accomplish different functions, such as a fundus camera, as a microscope or as an en-face optical coherence tomography (OCT) to produce constant depth OCT images or as a Fourier domain (channelled spectrum) optical coherence tomography to produce a reflectivity profile in the depth of an object or cross section OCT images, or depth resolved volumes. The invention admits addition of confocal detection and provides simultaneous measurements or imaging in at least two channels, confocal and OCT, where the confocal channel provides an en-face image simultaneous with the acquisition of OCT cross sections, to guide the acquisition as well as to be used subsequently in the visualisation of OCT images. Different technical solutions are provided for the assembly of one or two digital cameras which together with such adapters lead to modular and portable high resolution imaging systems which can accomplish various functions with a minimum of extra components while adapting the elements in the digital camera. The cost of such adapters is comparable with that of commercial digital cameras, i.e. the total cost of such assemblies of commercially digital cameras and dedicated adapters to accomplish high resolution imaging are at a fraction of the cost of dedicated stand alone instruments. Embodiments and methods are presented to employ colour cameras and their associated optical sources to deliver simultaneous signals using their colour sensor parts to provide spectroscopic information, phase shifting inferometry in one step, depth range extension, polarisation, angular measurements and spectroscopic Fourier domain (channelled spectrum) optical coherence tomography in as many spectral bands simultaneously as the number of colour parts of the photodetector sensor in the digital camera. In conjunction with simultaneous acquistion of a confocal image, at least 4 channels can simultaneously be provided using the three color parts of conventional color cameras to deliver three OCT images in addition to the confocal image. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043662 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ZOOM USING TOUCH SCREEN - A method and apparatus for controlling zoom of a digital photographing apparatus using a touch screen. According to the method, a view angle may be modified by inputting a zooming gesture to the touch screen and zooming operation may be conveniently performed on a reproduced image. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043663 | IMAGING TERMINAL, DISPLAY TERMINAL, DISPLAY METHOD, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging unit sequentially outputs original image data into which a light flux incident on an imaging area has been photoelectrically converted in a frame. An image processing unit generates image data of a first image size from original image data of a portion corresponding to a first area within the imaging area. A magnification generation unit generates image data of a second image size from original image data of a portion corresponding to a second area as a partial area within the first area. A transmission image generation unit extracts a part from the image data of the first image size and the image data of the second image size in the frame unit. A WLAN interface wirelessly sequentially transmits image data of the first image size and image data of the second image size extracted. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043664 | Image forming optical system and electronic image pickup apparatus equipped with same - An image forming optical system comprising, in order from the object side: a first lens group G | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043665 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND CAMERA MODULE - According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes a shading correcting unit, a distortion correcting unit, a lens-characteristic estimating unit, and a resolution restoring unit. The shading correcting unit, the distortion correcting unit, the lens-characteristic estimating unit, the resolution restoring unit carry out signal processing for each of image data obtained by a plurality of sub-camera modules. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043666 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input image data representing a captured image photographed by a photographing unit, a region specifying unit configured to specify a region of an in-focus object in the captured image, a filter acquisition unit configured to acquire a correction filter for correcting blur in the captured image according to information about a distance to the in-focus object, and a correction unit configured (a) to perform blur correction processing on the captured image by applying the correction filter to the region specified by the region specifying unit, and (b) not to perform the blur correction processing performed on the region specified by the region specifying unit on a region other than the region specified by the region specifying unit. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043667 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus for generating corrected image data from a plurality of input image data by performing an iterative calculation process includes an input unit configured to input the plurality of input image data, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a photographing parameter used for photographing to acquire the input image data, a setting unit configured to set for each image area a number of iterations for generating the corrected image data based on the photographing parameter, and a generation unit configured to generate correction data from the plurality of image data by performing an iterative calculation process on each image area based on the number of iterations set for each image area. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043668 | Detection of Defective Pixels in an Image Sensor - A system and method for detecting defective pixels in a sensor. A plurality of pixel values of the sensor may be detected. The values may include those of a first pixel and each nearest neighboring pixel to the first pixel. A second pixel may have the highest value of the neighboring pixels. A third pixel may have the next highest value of the neighboring pixels. A first function may be performed on the second pixel value, producing a first output value. A second function may be performed on the third pixel value, producing a second output value. If the first pixel value is higher than the first output value, or, if the first pixel value is higher than the second output value and the second pixel value is higher than the second output value, it may be determined that the first pixel is defective. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043669 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that respectively generates, with imaging devices different from one another, a first captured image with a specific direction of a subject set in a longitudinal direction, a second captured image with an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the specific direction set in a longitudinal direction and including a subject adjacent to one side of the orthogonal direction of the subject included in the first captured image, and a third captured image with the orthogonal direction set in a longitudinal direction and including a subject adjacent to the other side of the orthogonal direction of the subject included in the first captured image; a detecting unit that detects a state of the imaging apparatus; and a control unit that determines, based on the detected state, a range of a target image as a target of display or recording among the first to third captured images. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043670 | IMAGING PROCESSOR - An imaging and processing device includes: an optical element; a single imager with a color filter array of a plurality of colors attached thereto for outputting a value according to an amount of light which has been guided by the optical element and transmitted through the color filter array, thereby enabling to obtain separate images of the plurality of colors for every frame time point; a first adder section for adding together values, associated with a first color of the plurality of colors, of different images obtained over a plurality of frame time points; a second adder section for adding together a plurality of values, associated with a second color of the plurality of colors other than the first color, of an image captured at a single frame time point; and an image restoring section for restoring an image including a plurality of colors at each frame time point from an image based on the first color which has been subjected to the addition by the first adder section, and an image based on the second color which has been subjected to the addition by the second adder section. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043671 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A signal processing device includes a preprocessing unit interpolating a G color component to positions of a pixel of interest and a pixel having the same color component as the pixel of interest so as to produce a first G interpolation signal; a proximity G pixel G color difference and R/B pixel producing unit producing a first R-G/B-G color difference signal on the positions of the pixel of interest and the pixel having the same color component, producing a second R-G/B-G color difference signal on a position of a proximity G pixel, and interpolating the R/B color component to the position of the proximity G pixel; a G color difference re-constitution processing unit re-constituting a third R-G/B-G color difference signal on the position of the pixel of interest; and a G color difference interpolation processing unit interpolating an R-G/B-G color difference signal to a position of a predetermined pixel. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043672 | IMAGING MODULE - An imaging module includes an imaging element provided with an external terminal that is disposed at an end of the front surface on which a light-receiving surface is formed and also includes a substrate on which the imaging element is mounted. On the back surface of the imaging element, an external connecting electrode that is electrically connected to the external terminal is disposed. On the main surface of the substrate, an imaging element connecting electrode is disposed at a position opposing the external connecting electrode. The external connecting electrode is connected to the imaging element connecting electrode. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043673 | IMAGE SENSOR AND A CONFIGURATION FOR IMPROVED SKEW TIME - A method of providing a signal to a plurality of signal destinations configured in a planar array, the method comprising: electrically connecting all the signal destinations with at least one conducting element; and providing the signal substantially simultaneously to signal destinations substantially along the perimeter of the planar array and along diagonals of a rectangle. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043674 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A photographing apparatus includes an imaging unit having a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns and that captures an image of a subject; a detector that detects a photographing condition of the subject; a mechanical shutter that moves to shield the imaging unit; an operation controller that controls movement of the mechanical shutter; and a scan controller that controls an exposure start scan of the imaging unit by applying reset signals to the pixels at a time controlled based on the photographing condition of the subject before the mechanical shutter moves to shield the imaging unit. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043675 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - According to the embodiments, a method of driving a solid-state image sensing device includes, selecting a read target row of a pixel region and resetting a voltage of a detector to a reference level of a video signal, and enabling a source follower circuit of the unit pixel as a preliminary operation for an operation of raising the voltage of the detector set at the reference level of the video signal of the unit pixel. And the start of resetting to the reference level is earlier than or simultaneous with a start of enabling the source follower circuit. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043676 | CMOS IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SIGNAL DETECTING METHOD - A CMOS image sensor includes a photodiode, a switch configured to transfer a signal sensed by the photodiode to a sensing node, and a comparator electrically and directly connected to the sensing node and configured to compare the sensed signal of the sensing node and a ramp signal. Reset offset of the comparator is maintained at a constant offset voltage level during an initialization mode. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043677 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE - There are provided an image display device and an imaging device with which efficiency can be improved in the comparison of a plurality of images. A digital camera includes a liquid crystal monitor, a body microcomputer, and an image display controller. The body microcomputer has a display manager and a selector. The liquid crystal monitor has a first display region and a second display region and is configured to display images recorded to a recording medium. The display manager is configured to manage as display objects one or more images that have yet to be displayed on the liquid crystal monitor in a specific mode. The selector is configured to select an image from among the display objects as a selected image for display on the liquid crystal monitor. The image display controller is configured to display the selected image in the first display region or the second display region. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043678 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, CAMERA BODY, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An interchangeable lens includes a drive unit that drives a focus lens back and forth along an optical axis, a storage unit that stores driving method information indicating a driving method for autofocus control which is supported by the interchangeable lens, a sending unit that sends the driving method information to the camera body, and a lens controller that controls an operation of the interchangeable lens. A camera body determines control on the interchangeable lens by referring to the driving method information obtained from the interchangeable lens to generate a control signal. The lens controller of the interchangeable lens controls the drive unit according to the driving method instructed by the control signal received from the camera body, when autofocus control is performed. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043679 | CAMERA DEVICE AND ADJUSTING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A camera device includes a light detection and ranging system to emit laser light to scan a determined scene to obtain three-dimensional information of the determined scene. The camera device stores a first set of three-dimensional information of the determined scene at a first time, and compares a second set of three-dimensional information of the determined scene at a second time with the first set of three-dimensional information, to determine whether there is an invading object in the determined or not, and then sends a driving command to a driving module to adjust a lens angle and a focus of an image capture module to capture images of the invading object in focus in response to there being a invading object. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043680 | AUTO FOCUSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - The invention includes steps of setting a main area set within the frame of a photographed image signal, and a plurality of auxiliary areas each of which is smaller than the main area, selecting one or a plurality of focus detection areas from the main area and the auxiliary areas in accordance with the in-focus position of a focus lens based on the focus signals of the main area and the auxiliary areas, and controlling the focus lens to move to the in-focus position of the focus lens in the focus detection area selected in the selecting step. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043681 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to photoelectrically convert an object image incident via a focus lens to acquire image data; a detection unit configured to detect a size and a position of an object based on the acquired image data; an adjustment unit configured to execute focus adjustment by acquiring a focus signal indicating a focusing state of the focus lens based on the image data while moving the focus lens, and moving the focus lens based on the focus signal; and a control unit configured to execute an operation if the detected size has changed, and to change the operation if the detected position has changed while the detected size has not changed. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043682 | METHOD FOR USING FLASH TO ASSIST IN FOCAL LENGTH DETECTION - A method for assist in focal length detection is adapted to a digital camera having a flash. The method includes the following steps. First, the flash of the digital camera is actuated and an image having a face portion is captured. Afterwards, an exposure feature value of the face portion in the image is calculated. A focus range comparison table is looked up according to the exposure feature value to obtain an initial focus position. Then, a focus procedure is performed according to the initial focus position to obtain a target focal length. After the target focal length is obtained, a flash feature value of the image is further calculated, and a guide number (GN) and a diaphragm value are set according to the flash feature value. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043683 | IMAGE DIVERSION SYSTEMS & METHODS FOR IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICES - Disclosed herein are systems and methods that divert images for image capture devices. An image diversion system includes a housing, at least one reflective surface within the housing, and a mounting mechanism. The housing is adapted to mount onto an existing image capture device. The at least one reflective surface can divert the image that is captured by the image capture device when the housing is mounted on the image capture device. Another image diversion system also includes at least one total internal reflection (TIR) element that can divert the image that is captured by the image capture device when the housing is mounted on the image capture device. A method provides a housing, at least one reflective and/or refractive surface within the housing, and a mounting mechanism. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043684 | Imaging device and method of producing the same - An imaging device comprises: a lens housing on which lens groups are mounted and which has a first opening opened along an optical axis direction of the lens groups; and a drive housing on which a drive source for moving the lens groups in the optical axis direction is mounted and which has a drive-use opening to be communicated with the first opening of the lens housing. The lens housing and the drive housing are combined together so as to be separable from each other in a state that the first opening and the drive-use opening are communicated with each other. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043685 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CAMERA MODULE - A portable electronic device includes a main body, a number of ball bearings, a spherical retaining member and a camera module. The main body includes a cavity formed therein, and a number of recesses formed in inner walls of the cavity and in communication with the cavity. The ball bearings are received in the respective recesses. The spherical retaining member is located in the cavity and is in contact with the ball bearings. The spherical retaining member defines a receiving space therein and an opening in communication with the receiving space. The camera module is received in the receiving space and facing the opening, the camera module is retained by the spherical retaining member in a manner such that the camera module is rotated by rotating the spherical retaining member relative to the ball bearings. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043686 | IMAGE SENSING MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE HAVING SAME - An exemplary image sensing module includes a base, a transparent plate, many first electrically conductive poles, an image sensor, and many passive components. The base includes a top surface and a recess defined in the top surface. The transparent plate is mounted on the top surface of the base, and covers the recess. The transparent plate includes a first surface facing away from the recess. The first electrically conductive poles extend through the transparent plate. The image sensor is received in the recess of the base. The passive components are attached on the first surface of the transparent plate, and surround the image sensor. The passive elements are connected electrically with the image sensor via the first electrically conductive poles. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043687 | CAMERA MODULE - An exemplary camera module includes an image sensor package, an enclosure, and a lens module. The image sensor package includes a circuit board and an image sensor mounted on the circuit board. The enclosure is attached on the circuit board and includes four elastic engaging portions protruding from an interior surface thereof. The lens module includes a barrel and at least one optical element received in the barrel. The barrel defines four recesses in an outer surface thereof. The barrel is detachably mounted in the enclosure. The engaging portions engage in the respective recesses. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043688 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIDEO OVERLAY ON FILM DETECTION ON PROGRESSIVE VIDEO INPUT - A video processor receives an interlaced video comprising source video content and video overlay content. A progressive video of the received interlaced video is used for video overlay detection. The received interlaced video is deinterlaced and converted to a high frame-rate progressive video for display. Video overlay detection and frame based cadence detection are performed independently during frame-rate conversion. Candidate cadences are detected for each video frame. Decisions on final cadences for each video frame are made based on the detected candidate cadences and the detected video overlay content. A frame-rate upconversion is performed according to the final cadence detection decisions. Video frame differences between each video frame and associated adjacent video frames are generated for video overlay detection. Pixel values per line are integrated for each generated video frame difference. An overlay detection vector is formed for each video frame via an element-wise min-operation and refined temporally and/or spatially. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043689 | FIELD-OF-VIEW CHANGE DETECTION - Techniques are disclosed for detecting a field-of-view change for a video feed. These techniques differentiate between a new or changed scene and a temporary variation in the scene to accurately detect field-of-view changes for the video feed. A field-of-view change is detected when the position of a camera providing the video feed changes, the video feed is switched to a different camera, the video feed is disconnected, or the camera providing the video feed is obscured. A false-positive field-of-view change is not detected when the scene changes due to a sudden variation in illumination, obstruction of a portion of the camera providing the video feed, blurred images due to an out-of-focus camera, or a transition between bright and dark light when the video feed transitions between color and near infrared capture modes. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043690 | Signal transmission system - A signal transmission system includes a transmission apparatus and a reception apparatus, the transmission apparatus including: a first portion that converts a video signal into differential signals, converts a vertical synchronization signal into a common mode signal, and transmits the converted signals to the reception apparatus via three pairs of signal lines; and a second portion that converts a horizontal synchronization signal into differential signals, converts a first console signal into a common mode signal, transmits the converted signals to the reception apparatus via a single pair of signal lines; the reception apparatus including: a third portion that restores the differential signals to the video signal, and restores the common mode signal to the vertical synchronization signal; and a fourth portion that restores the differential signals to the horizontal synchronization signal, and restores the common mode signal to the first console signal. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043691 | METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING VIDEO STREAMS - A method for synchronizing at least two video streams originating from at least two cameras having a common visual field. The method includes acquiring the video streams and recording of the images composing each video stream on a video recording medium; rectifying the images of the video streams along epipolar lines; extracting an epipolar line from each rectified image of each video stream; composing an image of a temporal epipolar line for each video stream; computing a temporal shift value δ between the video streams by matching the images of a temporal epipolar line of each video stream for each epipolar line of the video streams; computing a temporal desynchronization value D | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043692 | VIDEO PROJECTION SYSTEM AND SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD - In a video projection system, an operating device ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043693 | SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL CIRCUIT AND VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - A synchronization control circuit is provided with a first sampling means for sampling the envelope signal of the modulation signal at a first sampling timing, a second sampling means for sampling the envelope signal at a second sampling timing, a third sampling means for sampling the envelope signal at a third sampling timing, a phase error calculation means for calculating a phase error value indicating the amount of synchronization deviation between the modulation signal and the reference clock signal using the outputs of the first, second, and third sampling means, a delay control means for generating a delay control signal on the basis of the phase error value, and a delay generation means for generating the first, second, and third sampling timing by delaying the reference clock signal based on the delay control signal. Thereby, a synchronization control circuit that can reduce the circuit size required for obtaining the synchronization with relative to the Early/Late system can be provided. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043694 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTENTS REPRODUCING SYSTEM - A transmitting apparatus connects to a receiving apparatus via a transmission medium, and transmits contents based on an audio transmitting clock. The transmitting apparatus includes a frequency deviation receiving unit and a clock varying unit. The frequency deviation receiving unit receives, from the receiving apparatus, information indicating a frequency deviation between the audio transmitting clock and an audio reproducing clock. The clock varying unit varies a transmitting-side system clock based on the information of the frequency deviation obtained from the receiving apparatus. The receiving apparatus includes an audio reproducing clock generating unit. The receiving apparatus buffers the audio data by the audio transmitting clock, and transfers the audio data from the buffer to a DAC in accordance with the audio reproducing clock, so as to eliminate the audio quality deteriorating factor caused by a receiving circuit of the transmitting apparatus and the receiving apparatus. Further, the receiving apparatus detects the frequency deviation between the audio transmitting clock and the audio reproducing clock and transmits its information to the transmitting apparatus so that the buffer does not cause an overflow and an underflow. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043695 | Information Processing Apparatus Enabling an Efficient Parallel Processing - A method of processing information, includes: creating threads for respective input data streams, and switching them for processing, the threads each being for applying predetermined processing to an input data stream and storing the resulting intermediate data into a buffer; and reading multiple pieces of the intermediate data from the respective corresponding buffers to output multiple pieces of output data in parallel. The switching for processing includes: detecting the amount of intermediate data that is stored and yet to be read in the buffers when starting processing the threads; and stopping processing of the thread when the amount of the intermediate data thereof exceeds a set value, and switching processing to other threads. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043696 | Display device and display method - Provided is a display device including a display mode controller for controlling a screen transition to a whole screen display mode for displaying an image in an entire screen of a display section, a multiple content display mode for displaying, on the screen, a plurality of thumbnail images related to contents, or a panel display mode for displaying, on the screen, a panel on which information related to the contents is displayed, and a panel shape determination section for determining a shape of the panel based on the contents to be displayed on the panel. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043697 | Remote control, remote control method, display device and display method - Provided is a remote control including a detection section for detecting position information, velocity information, and acceleration information. a trigger switch section for receiving an operation by a user, and a transmission section for transmitting a reference decision signal which determines that an image focused on a screen is a reference point of a user operation when the trigger switch section receives the user operation, and for transmitting the position information, the velocity information, and the acceleration information, to a display device including a display mode controller for controlling a screen transition to a whole screen display mode for displaying an image in an entire screen of a display section, a multiple content display mode for displaying, on the screen, a plurality of thumbnail images related to contents, or a panel display mode for displaying, on the screen, a panel on which information related to the contents is displayed. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043698 | DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An electric resistor element is provided outside of the image region. The electric resistor element and a potential regulating element are connected outside of the image region. A part of a surface of a front substrate other than a surface thereof opposite to the rear substrate and a part of a surface of a rear substrate other than a surface thereof opposite to the front substrate are connected by a high thermal conducting member. The electric resistor element is disposed between the part of the surface of the front substrate, which is connected to the part of the surface of the rear substrate by the high thermal conducting member, and the part of the surface of the rear substrate, which is connected to the part of the surface of the front substrate by the high thermal conducting member. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043699 | SPATIO-ACTIVITY BASED MODE MATCHING - Disclosed is a method ( | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043700 | Method and Apparatus for Analog Graphics Sample Clock Frequency Offset Detection and Verification - A method and apparatus for an analog-to-digital video signal converter. The converter is controlled by a clock with controllable frequency and phase for sampling an analog signal. A circuit corrects the clock frequency using a period of a columnar frame differences as a function of columnar location. The sampling clock frequency is changed by an amount dependent on the period of the columnar differences. A second measure of the difference between successive frames is computed for a sequence of clock phases. The frequency of the clock is verified using a characteristic of the second measure. The characteristic can be the ratio of the maximum to the minimum of the second measure over selected clock phases. Other characteristics can be used such as a difference of a maximum and a minimum measure. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043701 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A video processing apparatus determines whether a video signal of a predetermined resolution is a pseudo-resolution video signal generated from a video signal of resolution lower than the predetermined resolution. The video processing apparatus generates a first frequency histogram relating to a video signal of a first resolution among a plurality of video signals which are identical in contents and different from one another in resolution and a second frequency histogram relating to a video signal of a second resolution which is lower than the first resolution, compares the first frequency histogram with the second frequency histogram, compares a similarity between the first frequency histogram and the second frequency histogram with a predetermined threshold value, and determines, if the similarity is equal to or less than the predetermined threshold value, that the video signal of the first resolution is a pseudo-resolution video signal. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043702 | INPUT CUEING EMMERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides an input cueing system and method that allows the user to manually draw an image, input text, interface and gesture on an input surface, which is then brought into a computer such that the visual output from the computer is combined in an overlapping manner with the visual imagery of the user's hands, and then shown on a display. Located above the drawing surface is an image capturing device that captures live video images of the user's hands or other objects placed on the drawing surface. One or more reflectors and/or image repeating devices are disposed of between the input surface and the image capturing device to effectively reduce the height and/or focal length so that the visual image is properly aligned and oriented to provide a real ‘live’ view of the users hands and/or action on the display. In one embodiment, the system is used with a desktop computer and a display. In further embodiments, the system is incorporated into a laptop computer, a slate, a PDA, or a cellular telephone with a built-in display. In various embodiments, a combiner module is used to combine the visual action occurring on and/or about the input surface by an image capturing device with the visual output from a computer or computing device, so that the resulting combined visual imagery may be simultaneously transmitted and on a display, with the users hands, fingers and/or tools shown in a semi-transparent and/or opaque manner. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043703 | VIDEO DEVICE CAPABLE OF DETECTING CONNECTION TO DISPLAY DEVICES - A video device to generate analog video signals to a plurality of display devices comprises a video processing chip, a plurality of video output interface circuits and a plurality of detection circuits. The video processing chip converts input video data into the analog video signals and comprises at least one video decoder and a plurality of analog to digital convertors. The video output interface circuit transmits the analog video signals to the plurality of display devices. The detection circuit detects voltage of horizontal sync signals of the analog video signals to determine connection of the video output interface circuit to the display device, and generates a feedback signal to the video processing chip to control the video decoder and the analog to digital convertor accordingly. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043704 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An image display device includes: an image projecting unit for externally performing enlargement projection of a main-image signal; a basic-property selecting unit for selecting a predetermined basic-gamma property from multiple basic-gamma properties of the main-image signal; a correction-property selecting unit for selecting a predetermined correction-gamma property from multiple correction-gamma properties of the main-image signal; a gamma-property calculating unit for calculating a gamma property for each signal level of the main-image signal based on the selected basic-gamma and correction-gamma properties; a gamma correcting unit for subjecting the main-image signal to gamma correction based on the calculated gamma property; an operating unit for outputting a first signal corresponding to a user's basic-gamma-property selection operation, and a second signal corresponding to a user's correction-gamma-property selection operation; and a control unit for controlling each of the selection operations of the predetermined basic-gamma and correction-gamma properties based on the first and second signals. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043705 | BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTING METHOD - A brightness adjusting device of the present invention includes: a brightness setting section that accepts input of brightness change information that is an instruction to change a brightness setting value; a brightness adjusting section that performs brightness adjustment by either one of a first brightness adjusting unit and a second brightness adjusting unit having different characteristics from each other, in accordance with the instruction that is input from the brightness setting section; a determining section that determines whether or not the brightness adjustment of the brightness adjusting section switches from the first brightness adjusting unit to the second brightness adjusting unit; and an output section that outputs an alarm when the brightness adjustment of the brightness adjusting section is determined to switch from the first brightness adjusting unit to the second brightness adjusting unit based on a determination result of the determining section. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043706 | Methods and Systems for Motion Estimation in a Video Sequence - Aspects of the present invention are related to systems and methods for determining local-analysis-window size and weighting parameters in a gradient-based motion estimation system. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043707 | CONTENT TRANSMITTING DEVICE - A content transmitting device | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043708 | OPTIMIZED MOBILE TELEVISION - A television (TV) receiver system includes a circuit having a TV tuner. The tuner receives a terrestrial TV broadcast and a mobile TV broadcast. A motion detection system is coupled to the tuner. The motion detection system detects a motion status of the tuner. A broadcast detection system is coupled to the tuner. The broadcast detection system identifies a source of one of the terrestrial TV broadcast and the mobile TV broadcast. A tuner switching system is coupled to the tuner. The tuner switching system causes the tuner, as a function of the motion status, to automatically select one of the terrestrial TV broadcast and the mobile TV broadcast for processing and displaying. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043709 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - To provide a remote controller into which a kitchen timer function and a television control function are integrated so that mutual cooperation between cooking and television watching is simplified. As shown in FIG. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043710 | WHITE SPACE SPECTRUM SENSOR FOR TELEVISION BAND DEVICES - A television band device has DTV pilot signal detection logic that generates DTV pilot signal detection decisions associated with a monitored television channel. A wireless microphone detection logic generates wireless microphone detection decisions associated with the monitored television channel. A sensing manager receives DTV pilot signal detection decisions and the wireless microphone detection decisions and analyzes at least one the respective decisions to determine whether the monitored television channel is available white space. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043711 | VIDEO SIGNAL LINE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A source driver of the present invention is for driving a source signal line provided in a liquid crystal display device and varies, based on distribution of an optimum common-electrode electric potential calculated by a flicker minimum value determining method over a line perpendicular to video signal lines, an electric potential of an output signal in accordance with to which video signal line the output signal is to be outputted. A center electric potential of the output signal is greater as the video signal line is farther from an approximate center of a display surface of the liquid crystal display device toward at least one end of the display surface. Thus, the present invention provides a video signal line driving circuit for preventing (i) in-plane flicker which arises due to distribution of an optimum electric potential varying in accordance with distances from a scanning signal line driving circuit and (ii) in-plane flicker which arises due to distances from the scanning signal lines and shifts by CS trunk line resistance. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043712 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: a light source; a polarization conversion unit that converts the light flux from the light source into polarized light having a plane of polarization parallel to a first direction; a color separation/light guiding system including a separating surface and at least one optical-path deflecting mirror; and a plurality of light modulators, wherein the separating surface is disposed in such a way that the plane of incidence of the polarized light with respect to the separating surface is perpendicular to the first direction, and the at least one optical-path deflecting mirror is disposed in such a way that the plane of incidence of the corresponding polarized light flux from the separating surface with respect to the optical-path deflecting mirror is parallel to the first direction. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043713 | Stereoscopic image display device - A stereoscopic image display device includes a display panel configured to display an image, a barrier placed over the display panel and configured to include a plurality of liquid crystal cells each of which is selectively driven to become a transparent cell or an opaque cell, a polarizing plate placed between the display panel and the barrier, and a phase retarder placed between the internal polarizing plate and the display panel. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043714 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereoscopic display device is provided for displaying a 3-dimentional image including a first slice, a second slice and a third slice arranged in the order written. The stereoscopic display device includes a first LCD, a second LCD, and a number of distance adjusting members between the first and second LCDs. Each distance adjusting member includes two magnetic elements. The two magnetic elements are aligned with each other and fixed to the first and second LCDs, respectively. One of the two magnetic elements is an electromagnet. The two magnetic elements are configured for cooperatively creating repulsion forces and attractive forces applied between the two LCDs such that the first LCD is reciprocally moved relative to the second LCD between a first position where the first LCD displays a contour of the second slice and a second position where the first LCD displays a contour of the third slice. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043715 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS - A stereoscopic image displaying apparatus is provided. The stereoscopic image displaying apparatus, including: an image generation section having a plurality of pixels for a plurality of colors arranged in a two-dimensional matrix and adapted to drive the pixels for the colors to generate a color image; and a parallax applying section adapted to apply a parallax to the image to allow color display of a three-dimensional image and capable of changing over a parallax direction between a first direction of the color image and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The parallax applying section has a first parallel state and a second parallel state. The image generation section and the parallax application section are configured so that the rates of the colors at the pixels for the colors corresponding to light transmission regions between adjacent ones of the parallax barrier regions are uniform or got closer in both of the parallel states. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043716 | DISPLAY MEDIUM - A display medium comprises: a pair of electrodes to which a voltage is applied; and a liquid crystal layer stack provided between the pair of electrodes. The liquid crystal layer stack contains a first liquid crystal layer having a first liquid crystal that undergoes transition into a specific alignment state in response to the voltage applied to the electrodes becoming equal to or greater than a first voltage value, and a second liquid crystal layer having a second liquid crystal that undergoes transition into the specific alignment state in response to the voltage becoming equal to or greater than a second voltage value. The second voltage value is greater than the first voltage value, and the second liquid crystal has a higher isotropic phase transition temperature than the first liquid crystal. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043717 | Low voltage liquid crystal lens with variable focal length - Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal lens with a variable focal length. The gradient profile of the liquid crystals molecules that causes the gradient profile of the refractive index is achieved by inducing non-uniformly distributed anchoring energy and an external electric or magnetic field applied to the liquid crystal layer. Unlike existing electrically controlled liquid crystal lens, the external electric or magnetic field has a uniform spatial distribution within the liquid crystal layer. The focal length of the liquid crystal lens is controlled via the non-uniformly distributed anchoring energy and by varying the uniformly distributed electric or magnetic field. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043718 | Pixel Circuit Structure of Display - A pixel circuit structure of a display includes a pixel unit, a light sensing element, a light sensing storage capacitor, a data reading element, and a co-electrode line. The pixel unit has a main pixel and a sub-pixel, the main pixel is coupled to the sub-pixel by a coupling capacitor, and the main pixel is further coupled to a data line and a gate line perpendicular to the data line. A first end of the light sensing element is coupled to the pixel unit. The light sensing storage capacitor is coupled to the light sensing element, and used for storing data of the data line. The data reading element is respectively coupled to the light sensing element, a read data line, and the gate line. The co-electrode line provides a bias voltage for the main pixel, the sub-pixel, the light sensing element, and the light sensing storage capacitor. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043719 | OPTICALLY TRANSMISSIVE COMPOSITE FILM FRAME - Optical display backlight assemblies having a transmissive optical film affixed to a frame which at least partially surrounds a backlight, are disclosed. The transmissive optical film can provide an increased bending resistance to the frame. The increase in bending resistance of the frame also increases the bending resistance of a display which incorporates the backlight assemblies. The optical film can be in tension after being affixed to the frame, and the tension in the film also can result in a flatter film surface with less sag. The film can be placed in tension prior to being affixed to the frame, the frame can be elastically distorted prior to affixing the film to impart tension to the film, or the film can develop tension by shrinkage after being affixed to the frame. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043720 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a display device includes; a first step of preparing a plastic substrate placed on a support substrate, a second step of bonding a first region of an expanded silicone sheet to an end of the plastic substrate, and bonding a second region of the silicone sheet to the support substrate having the plastic substrate placed thereon, thereby fixing the plastic substrate to the support substrate by a biasing force of the silicone sheet, and a third step of laminating a plurality of thin films over the plastic substrate fixed to the support substrate. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043721 | BACK LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A back light assembly having uniform interior temperature to prevent quality deterioration of a liquid crystal display and a liquid crystal display including the same includes a light guide plate, a light source unit to emit light to an edge of the light guide plate, a lower cover to receive the light guide plate and the light source unit, heat generated from the light source unit being transferred to the lower cover, and a heat insulator provided adjacent to at least one region of the lower cover in an area to correspond to the light source unit. | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043722 | CABLE HOLDING STRUCTURE AND CABLE HOLDING METHOD - A cable holding structure including a plurality of ribs | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043723 | Lighting Device for Liquid Crystal Screen - A lighting device for liquid crystal display provides as output a polarized extended light flux. It comprises a light source | 2011-02-24 |
| 20110043724 | Backlight unit and display device using the same - The backlight unit comprises a bottom cover, a light guide plate on which a reflection layer is disposed on at least one side surface thereof, the light guide plate being disposed on an inside of the bottom cover, and a light emitting module disposed on at least one side surface of the light guide plate. | 2011-02-24 |
