10th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090058990 | Method for photographing panoramic picture - A method for photographing a panoramic picture includes the steps of checking motion of a corresponding photographing apparatus compares currently input images and previous images in real time through a motion estimation technique employing exposure compensation. Respective images constituting a panoramic picture are photographed, and image photography information is checked that includes focus distance and optical magnification to calculate actual photography range distance of the images. A pre-set threshold is set in consideration of a calculated actual photography range distance of the images. The checked motion is confirmed as to whether the pre-set threshold has been reached, and photography time points of the respective images are determined. The respective images are photographed according to a manual mode or an automatic mode at the photography time point of the respective images. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058991 | METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING PANORAMIC PICTURE - A panoramic picture photographing method permits more accurate photographing of an image, particularly a panoramic image of a subject, without additional equipment, or separate devices and hardware. The method includes projecting an image, which is successively inputted in every predetermined unit of time, to an imaginary surface having a same focal distance in photographing each image constituting a panoramic picture to obtain a projected image; confirming movement of a corresponding photographing apparatus so that the projected image is compared with a previous image in real time by using a motion estimation technique, to which exposure correction has been applied; determining a photographing time point of each image by confirming the confirmed movement of the corresponding photographing apparatus according to a photographing direction has reached a predetermined critical value; and photographing each image at the photographing time point of each image according to a passive input or automatically. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058992 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC LENS SYSTEM - Provided is a three-dimensional image capturing lens system having a structure in which left and right image sensing lenses are provided, and light is synthesized to form an image on a single CCD (charge-coupled device) in order to prevent loss of light intensity. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058993 | CMOS STEREO CAMERA FOR OBTAINING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - A CMOS stereo camera for obtaining a three-dimensional image, in which two CMOS image sensors having the same characteristics are disposed on a single semiconductor substrate, is provided. The CMOS image sensors have image planes which are located on the same plane by disposing the two CMOS image sensors on the same semiconductor substrate. A digital signal processor (DSP) for processing a three-dimensional image is disposed between the CMOS image sensors. Optical axes of the CMOS image sensors are parallel with each other and orthogonal to the image planes. Since optical devices formed on the CMOS image sensors can be manufactured through the same processes, distortion of the optical axes between the two CMOS image sensors can be minimized. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058994 | STEREO PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM - A stereo projection optical system, includes a first polarizing beam splitter configured for separating a light input into a first polarized light component and a second polarized light component; a first transmission-type spatial light modulator configured for receiving the first polarized light component; a second transmission-type spatial light modulator configured for receiving the second polarized light component; a second polarizing beam splitter positioned to receive the light outputs of the first, second spatial light modulators. The first and second transmission-type spatial light modulators respectively generate two images formed by the first polarized light component and the second polarized light component with spatial information. When a viewer wears glasses that have two polarizing lenses whose polarization directions are perpendicular to each other, the viewer can perceive projected images as being three-dimensional. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058995 | DATA RECORDING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND DRIVE RECORDER - A data recording system includes: a trigger generation section that generates a plurality of triggers each of which is generated when the trigger generation section has detected an event that is to be recorded, a data acquisition section that performs a data acquisition process that acquires and stores the input data in a first storage section, and a data storing section. The data storing section reads first storing-target data corresponding to a first trigger of the plurality of triggers from the first storage section and stores the first storing-target data in a second storage section, the first storing-target data having been acquired within a target period that is a predetermined period beginning at a first time before the generation of the first trigger and ending at a second time after the generation of the first trigger. The data storing section sets a subsequent trigger reception period after the first trigger has been generated. The data storing section stores second storing-target data corresponding to a second trigger of the plurality of the triggers in the first storage section when the second trigger has been generated within the subsequent trigger reception period. The data storing section reads the second storing-target data from the first storage section and stores the second storing-target data in the second storage section. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058996 | IN-VIVO IMAGE ACQUIRING SYSTEM, IN-VIVO IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND BODY-INSERTABLE APPARATUS - The present invention has an object to provide an in-vivo image acquiring system, an in-vivo image processing method, and a body-insertable apparatus which can decrease a number of wasted images. According to the in-vivo image acquiring system of the present invention, the body-insertable apparatus attaches type information corresponding to optical information of the imaging unit of the body-insertable apparatus to image information of the inside of the subject, and transmits the image information. A processing apparatus | 2009-03-05 |
20090058997 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND SIGNAL TRANSMITTING METHOD - An endoscope system comprises: an endoscope comprising an image pickup portion which performs image pickup; a signal processing apparatus which performs signal processing for an output signal from the image pickup portion; a signal transmitting portion which sends a video signal based on the output signal from the image pickup portion, by radio waves from the endoscope to the signal processing apparatus; and a transmission state detecting portion which detects a transmission state of the video signal in the signal transmitting portion. The signal transmitting portion includes: a signal sending portion and sends the video signal; and a signal receiving portion and receives the video signal sent by radio waves from the signal sending portion. The transmission state detecting portion detects the transmission state of the video signal by changing an output level of the signal sending portion or a receiving sensitivity level of the signal receiving portion. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058998 | IMAGE TAKING APPARATUS - The image taking apparatus includes: a CCD which takes an image of a subject to obtain a shot image; a processor-side CPU which has three or more photometric modes having different analysis schemes to measure brightness of the shot image by analyzing the shot image taken by the CCD; and an aperture for reducing light from a light source based on the brightness measured by the processor-side CPU. In the processor-side CPU, two or more of the photometric modes corresponding to a selecting operation are selected, and one of the selected photometric modes is cyclically switched between the selected photometric modes upon reception of the switching operation instructing the switching. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058999 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE FOR BIOLOGICAL OBSERVATION APPARATUS - Tissue information of a desired deep portion of a biological tissue based on a spectral image obtained from signal processing is adjusted to image information in a color tone suitable for observation. Outputs of a matrix computing section | 2009-03-05 |
20090059000 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING DEBUG INFORMATION USING A PERIPHERAL DEVICE - A system and method for capturing debug information are disclosed. In one aspect, a method comprises connecting a portable test device having a memory and no processor to a television, the test device having stored therein a debug program configured to be executed by a control unit of the television to capture debug information from the television and store the captured debug information on the test device. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059001 | Remote-control door viewer surveillance system - A remote-control door viewer surveillance system includes a door viewer holding a lens assembly in the door panel of a house, an image sensor for picking up image signals through the lens assembly, an image processing circuit for processing image signals received from the image sensor into digital image signals, a monitor for displaying images of digital image signals outputted by the image processing circuit, a communication module for transmitting digital image signals outputted by the image processing circuit to the user's mobile phone, a memory for storing digital image signals outputted by the image processing circuit for further review, and a TCP/IP equipment for transmitting the digital image signal outputted by the image processing circuit to a computer at a predetermined IP address for monitoring and storage. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059002 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO FRAME - A surveillance video processing method including selecting at least one target object from a surveillance area, capturing image information of the surveillance area, detecting motion has occurred in the surveillance area using the captured image information, extracting feature data of an object causing the detected motion, comparing the extracted feature data of the object causing the detected motion and feature data of the at least one target object, and determining whether or not to perform a recording operation for recording the captured image information based on a result of the comparing step. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059003 | MONITORING CAMERA - A monitoring camera capable of preventing light interference from occurring in a capturing unit due to light diffusely reflected from a covering member. The monitoring camera can include an image capturing unit; a lighting unit to emit light in a capturing direction of the capturing unit and to illuminate a monitoring area; a covering member to cover the capturing unit and the lighting unit; and a light guide unit, mounted in the capturing unit, to guide the light diffusely reflected from the covering member so the light does not enter the capturing unit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059004 | System and Method for Monitoring the Handling of a Shipment of Freight - The invention provides a system and method in which a lift truck that is equipped with a weighing device; a remote computer, an input device, and a display screen. The display screen is located on the lift truck in a position that permits the operator to see information displayed thereon. During use, the operator of the lift truck inputs identifying information for the piece of freight into the computer and obtains a weight of the piece of freight with the weighing device. This information is displayed on the display screen. A video imaging device disposed on the lift truck captures video image data of information displayed on the display device. The captured video image data is communicated from the lift truck to a receiver and is displayed on a second display device within the freight terminal. The displayed video images can be monitored to verify that lift truck operators are obtaining weight data for pieces of freight. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059005 | Image processor and camera - An image processor outputs an image containing relatively much information of a central area in the horizontal direction. A mask composed of an upper mask and a lower mask is superimposed on the image. The upper mask is concave on the lower side thereof and disposed along the upper side of the image. The lower mask is concave on the upper side thereof and disposed along the lower side of the image. When the image is masked with this mask, the peripheral portion of the image that is prone to be distorted becomes invisible. Therefore, discomfort a user feels because of distortion can be reduced. In addition, the user can view the image with the much information of the central area of the image in the horizontal direction. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059006 | Image processing apparatus - An image processing apparatus permits a user to readily recognize a current state of an angle of view. When an angle of view is switched from a wide-angle to a narrow-angle, range display is performed for a predetermined time prior to the switching. Range display includes a narrow-angle image frame formed with lines indicating a border of an image displayed for a predetermined time prior to the switching. After the predetermined time, a narrow-angle image is displayed and the range display is no longer displayed. The range display allows a user to readily recognize that the wide-angle image has been switched to the narrow-angle image by recognizing to what area in a pre-switching wide angle of view image the post-switching narrow-angle image corresponds. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059007 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OBJECT TRACKING - A method of tracking objects on a plane within video images of the objects captured by a video camera. The method includes processing the captured video images so as to extract one or more image features from each object, detecting each of the objects from a relative position of the objects on the plane as viewed from the captured video images by comparing the one or more extracted image features associated with each object with sample image features from a predetermined set of possible example objects which the captured video images may contain; and generating object identification data for each object, from the comparing, which identifies the respective object on the plane. The method further includes generating a three dimensional model of the plane and logging, for each detected object, the object identification data for each object which identifies the respective object on the plane together with object path data. The object path provides a position of the object on the three dimensional model of the plane from the video images with respect to time and relates to the path that each object has taken within the video images. The logging includes detecting an occlusion event in dependence upon whether a first image feature associated with a first of the objects obscures a whole or part of at least a second image feature associated with at least a second of the objects; and, if an occlusion event is detected, associating the object identification data for the first object and the object identification data for the second object with the object path data for both the first object and the second object respectively and logging the associations. The logging further includes identifying at least one of the objects involved in the occlusion event in dependence upon a comparison between the one or more image features associated with that object and the sample image features from the predetermined set of possible example objects, and updating the logged path data after the identification of at least one of the objects so that the respective path data is associated with the respective identified object. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059008 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - A data processing apparatus includes: a detection section detecting an image of an object from moving image data; a table creation section recording position information indicating a position on the moving image data in a table on the basis of a detection result by the detection section; a dubbing processing section performing dubbing processing on the moving image data; and a control section controlling the dubbing processing section so as to extract a portion of the moving image data recorded on a first recording medium on the basis of the position information recorded in the table, and to perform the dubbing processing on the extracted portion onto a second recording medium. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059009 | OBJECT TRACKABILITY VIA PARAMETRIC CAMERA TUNING - A method and apparatus are described for improving object trackability via parametric camera tuning. In one embodiment, a determination is made as to whether the camera settings loaded cause saturation of a video image and hue differences between objects and between the objects and a background of the video image. If the saturation and hue differences do not exceed the threshold, a search of camera settings is performed to increase saturation and hue differences between objects and between the objects and a background of the video image. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059010 | Method and apparatus for evaluating performance for a video broadcast and/or multicast - There are provided methods and apparatus for measuring a received quality of at least one of a video multicast and a video broadcast for a plurality of users. A method includes receiving ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090059011 | CALIBRATION METHOD FOR STRUCTURE PARAMETERS OF STRUCTURED-LIGHT VISION SENSOR - This disclosure provides a calibration method for structure parameters of a structured-light vision sensor, which includes setting up the coordinate frames of a camera, image plane and target for calibration. The calculation of coordinates in the camera coordinate frame of stripes, projected by structured-light, on the planar target and a structured-light equation fitting according to the coordinates in the camera coordinate frame of the stripes on the planar target, by moving the planar target arbitrarily multiple times. The calibration method of the structured-light vision sensor provided by the disclosure is easy to operate and no auxiliary apparatus is needed, which can not only promote the efficiency of the calibration of structured-light, but also extend the application scope of calibration of structured-light. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059012 | Programmable digital black level calibration with feedback control - A programmable digital black level calibration circuit comprises a combining circuit, a digital programmable gain amplifier (PGA), and a black level feedback circuit. The combining circuit combines a digital image signal for optical black (OB) pixels and a feedback signal and outputs a digital PGA input signal. The PGA amplifies the digital PGA input signal by a PGA gain value and outputs a digital PGA output signal. The black level feedback circuit receives the digital PGA output signal and a target black level and in response outputs the feedback signal such that a black level of the OB pixels is calibrated with respect to the target black level. The programmable digital black level calibration circuit calibrates the black level in pure digital domain using signed data buses. The target black level is adjustable to a desired positive or negative value independent from the PGA gain value. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059013 | METHOD FOR INTERACTIVELY TRANSFERRING VIDEO BY THE NETWORK CAMERAS OR NETWORK VIDEO SERVERS - The present invention relates to a method for interactively transferring video on the network video cameras or network video servers, which contains the following steps: providing a network camera or network video server; transferring a first video signal from the network camera or network video server to a first computer through a network; translating this first video signal to a first video image and displaying it onto the first computer; newly generating a drawing pattern and pasting it onto the first video image by covering; transferring a second video signal from the network camera or network video server to a second computer through a network; translating this second video signal to a second video image and displaying it onto the second computer; newly generating a drawing pattern and pasting it onto the second video image by covering. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059014 | Device and method for embedding and retrieving information in digital images - A digital imaging device and methods thereof that will enable the embedding and retrieving of information in digital images are provided. The digital imaging device includes a capture module for capturing an image and creating a digital image file; an input module for inputting information regarding the captured image; and a processing module for associating the inputted information to the digital image file. The device further includes a scanning module for reading a symbology associated with a printed digital image and wherein the processing module is adapted to use the symbology to retrieve the associated information of the digital image file. The device may be embodied as a digital camera, a mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), etc. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059015 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND REMOTE COMMUNICATING SYSTEM - An information processing device is connected to an overview image capturing device that captures an overview image of an object and an enlarged image capturing device that captures an enlarged image of the object, and is connected to a remote control device that remote-controls at least the enlarged image capturing device. The information processing device includes: an encoding unit that encodes the overview image and the enlarged image; a transmitting unit that transmits the images encoded by the encoding unit to the remote control device; and a switching unit that switches an encoding method to be utilized by the encoding unit and a transmission method to be utilized by the transmitting unit among a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode. When there is not a continuous change in the overview image captured by the overview image capturing device, the overview image is transmitted in the first mode. When there is a continuous change in the overview image, the overview image is transmitted in the second mode. The enlarged image captured by the enlarged image capturing device is transmitted in the third mode. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059016 | IMAGE STABILIZATION APPARATUS FOR CAMERA - An image stabilization apparatus being mounted on a lens device of a television camera includes an angular velocity sensor, a HPF, a LPF, an A/D converter, a CPU, a D/A converter, a motor driving circuit, a motor, and an anti-vibration lens. The CPU acquires a sensor signal output from the angular velocity sensor, and performs image stabilization based on the angular velocity signal by driving the anti-vibration lens. The image stabilization apparatus has a connector for acquiring a vibration signal being output from a tripod for supporting the television camera. The CPU may acquire the vibration signal received from the connector through the HPF, the LPF, and the A/D converter, and perform the image stabilization based on the vibration signal by driving the anti-vibration lens. Whether the image stabilization is performed based on the sensor signal or the vibration signal can be selected with a changing-over switch. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059017 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An imaging device includes an imager, with which an optical image of an object scene is repetitively captured. A first movement detector detects, as to each of a plurality of object scene images according to a time series output from the imager, a movement of a first feature point between the object scene image and the object scene images immediately before, and a clipper performs clipping processing on each of the plurality of object scene images on the basis of the detection result. When a still image recording operation is performed, a CPU changes an exposure time of the imager in such a direction as to shorten the time, and a second movement detector detects a movement of a second feature point between the object scene image immediately after the recording operation (reference object scene image) and the three object scene images being successive thereto out of a plurality of object scene images, and an adder adds the respective three object scene images to the reference object scene image while displacing the same on the basis of the detection result. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059018 | NAVIGATION ASSISTED MOSAIC PHOTOGRAPHY - An imaging apparatus for producing a mosaic image of a scene, including: an imager operable to capture a plurality of images of the scene; a motion sensor coupled to the imager; a transformation processor electrically coupled to the imager and the motion sensor and a mosaic processor electrically coupled to the transformation processor. The motion sensor is adapted to determine a pitch parameter and a yaw parameter of the imager associated with each captured image of the scene. The transformation processor is adapted to transform each captured image into a mosaic coordinate system using the associated pitch parameter and yaw parameter of the imager. The mosaic processor is adapted to produce a mosaic image of the scene from the transformed images. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059019 | AUDIO/VIDEO APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - An audio/video apparatus includes a sensor for sensing vital signs of a human body and outputting a signal corresponding to the vital signs, a physiological parameter detector for generating a physiological parameter according to the signal outputted by the sensor, an analyzing unit for analyzing whether the physiological parameter generated by the detector is within a preset range, a playing module for playing an audio/video content, and a play controller for controlling whether the playing module plays the audio/video content according to an analysis result of the analyzing unit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059020 | DATA PROCESSING CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, CAMERA DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DATA PROCESSOR - A storing part stores contents data to be reproduced in switching an operational mode. A reproducing part reproduces data to be reproduced in each of a plurality of operational modes and the contents data stored in the storing part. A controlling part allows, in detecting operational mode switching, the reproducing part to reproduce the contents data until a contents reproducing time necessary for reproducing the contents data elapses, and allows the reproducing part to reproduce given data to be reproduced in the switched operational mode after the contents reproducing time has elapsed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059021 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method, apparatus and computer readable medium for use in photography are disclosed. A first electronic image analysis is performed on a potential image to determine whether any suitable subjects are within a frame of the potential image. If any suitable subjects are found in the frame, a second electronic image analysis is performed to determine whether the suitable subjects are in a predetermined position. The potential image is recorded if the second image analysis determines that the suitable subjects are in the predetermined position. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059022 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup unit adapted to shoot an object; an image processing unit adapted to execute image processing to an image data obtained from the image pickup unit to obtain an processed image data; a recording unit adapted to record both the image data obtained from the image pickup unit and the processed image data as related image data; and a display control unit adapted to control to display the processed image data recorded by the recording unit on a display unit, and to control not to display on the display unit the image data related to the processed image data. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059023 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, LENS UNIT AND FACE DETECTION METHOD - An image pickup apparatus includes a face detection unit configured to detect a face portion of an object in image data obtained by moving the focus lens to a plurality of movement positions, and a changing unit configured to change a movement position where the focus lens is located when image data to be subjected to face detection processing using the face detection unit is obtained in accordance with a change of a depth of field. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059024 | IMAGE PICKUP CIRCUIT - An image pickup circuit includes a plurality of circuit blocks. Each of the plurality of circuit blocks includes a plurality of comparing elements, a single counter, and a plurality of storage units. Each of the comparing elements compares a pixel signal supplied through a vertical signal line connected to vertically aligned pixels in a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and a slope signal whose voltage is changed from an initial voltage at a constant slope. The counter counts an elapsed time since a voltage of the slope signal starts to change from the initial voltage. Each of the storage units stores a count value obtained by the counter in accordance with a comparison result of the comparator, the count value corresponding to an elapsed time until the voltage of the slope signal is changed from the initial voltage to a voltage coinciding with the pixel signal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059025 | Electronic Camera - An electronic camera includes an image sensor. The image sensor has an imaging surface irradiated with an optical image of an object scene through a focus lens and repeatedly generates an object scene image. A CPU executes an AF process for adjusting a distance from the focus lens to the imaging surface to a distance corresponding to a focal point, based on the object scene image generated by the image sensor. However, the CPU has a high-luminance excluding function for excluding from a target to be noticed of the AF process a partial image having a luminance exceeding “TH | 2009-03-05 |
20090059026 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - In an image processing device, an image processing method, and an image pickup apparatus according to an aspect of the invention, a compression characteristic is generated based on one of multiple smoothed images to be generated based on an input image, and a compressed base component image having a smaller dynamic range than the dynamic range of a base component image is generated by using the compression characteristic. The image processing device, the image processing method, and the image pickup apparatus enable to more advantageously define a proper compression characteristic, and compress the dynamic range of the input image in a simplified manner and with high quality, as compared with the background art. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059027 | APPARATUS INCLUDING FUNCTION TO SPECIFY IMAGE REGION OF MAIN SUBJECT FROM OBTAINED IMAGE, METHOD TO SPECIFY IMAGE REGION OF MAIN SUBJECT FROM OBTAINED IMAGE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM TO SPECIFY IMAGE REGION OF MAIN SUBJECT FROM OBTAINED IMAGE - Disclosed is an image pickup apparatus 100 including a sound obtaining section | 2009-03-05 |
20090059028 | Imaging Standard Apparatus and Method - A standard used to test imaging systems is imaged by a digital camera which expresses the image of the standard as a plurality of pixels having associated intensities. A computer automatically finds the image of the standard in the image and quantitatively compares intensities of pixels of a subsequent image of the standard to the first image to discern changes indicative of malfunction. A set of images of the standard may be collected and compiled to develop standard data, such as average of median values, that can be used to test imaging apparatus. The standard may be provided with a plurality of types of imaging standards occupying sub-areas that produce a different photoresponse to a plurality of different light sources. A fluorescent standard may be included that has a plurality of different fluorescence levels. Multiple sub-areas of the same type may be distributed over the surface area of the standard to measure the photoresponse in several areas and also to facilitate locating all sub-areas of the standard, e.g., multiple white squares may be distributed over the standard that may be identified by thresholding. The results of testing via the standard may be graphically displayed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059029 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Program, Image Processing System, and Image Processing Method - There is provided a configuration including a subject detection section adapted to detect an image of a specific subject in a target image, a ratio information acquisition section adapted to acquire ratio information representing a ratio between a size of the subject captured via a monocular lens used for taking an image of the target image and a size of the subject sensed by both eyes, and a transformation processing section adapted to execute image transformation on an area including the image of the subject on the target image based on the ratio information obtained by the ratio information acquisition section. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059030 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Image Processing System - An image processing apparatus includes a face detecting unit that detects a face included in image data generated by a photographing operation, a face transforming and correcting unit that performs a face correcting process for shrinking a width of a detected face in a case where the face is detected by the face detecting unit, and a shading processing unit that performs a process for increasing sharpness of an in-focus area of the image data and performs a shading process for an out-of-focus area of the image data, in a case where a face has not been detected by the face detecting unit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059031 | Image-Capturing Apparatus and Method, Recording Apparatus and Method, and Reproducing Apparatus and Method - The present invention is applied to, for example, an image-capturing apparatus to generate an image signal by all-angle-of-view thinning-out read processing for every set field or frame and an image signal by all-pixel partially read processing on remaining fields or frames. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059032 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD IN A CAMERA MODULE FOR CONVERTING NON-LINEAR RGB IMAGE DATA TO L*A*B* IMAGE DATA - A method of image processing an image in a camera module, said method comprising the steps of capturing an image as a Color Filter Array image having non-linear RGB pixel data from an image sensor of said camera module; linearizing said image from said image sensor to generate a linearized image by using at least three lookup tables, one lookup table for each of three RGB colors, said linearizing step performed by using an address for current RGB pixel data being read to index the at least three lookup tables and incrementing the addresses for the RGB pixel data; generating at least three histograms of said linearized image data, one histogram for each of at least three RGB image color planes, and storing at least a high and a low threshold for each histogram; planarizing said linearized image by using at least the high and the low threshold to generate a planarized linear RGB image; and transforming said image from planarized linear RGB form to L*a*b* form. The step of transforming said image from planarized linear RGB form to L*a*b* form includes a step of referring to each of the histograms and applying a thresholding algorithm thereto. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059033 | Camera exposure controller - In an exposure controller of a camera mounted on a robot for taking an image utilizing incident light from external world in which an object such as a human being is present, a brightness histogram of the image is generated and exposure parameters are set based on the generated histogram. Then, it is determined whether the set exposure parameters are within a predetermined range and when they are out of the range and if a high-brightness imaging region is present in the image due to high-brightness incident light, it is again determined whether it is necessary to remove the high-brightness imaging region. When it is determined to be necessary, the high-brightness imaging region is extracted and is removed from the image, thereby enabling the camera to image the object with suitable brightness even when a bright light source such as the sun is within the camera angle of view. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059034 | Device and method for embedding and retrieving information in digital images - A digital imaging device and method for embedding and retrieving of information in digital images are provided. The digital imaging device includes a capture module for capturing an image and creating a digital image file; a locational information module for determining a location of the device when capturing the image; and a processing module for associating the location information to the digital image file. The device further includes a user verification module for verifying an identity of a user of the device at a time of image capture and an encryption module for encrypting the digital image file and associated information. The method provides for securing information associated with the digital images and for verifying activities of a user. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059035 | PICTURE PRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND PICTURE PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A user carries a user medium in a facility, for example, in a theme park. Position data and time data are written into the user medium according to user's actions. Photographic devices installed at predetermined places constantly take pictures, and the pictures are stored in a picture production apparatus. When the user wishes to receive the pictures of himself/herself, he/she allows the picture production apparatus to read the data of the user medium when he/she leaves the facility. The picture production apparatus then extracts pictures for the user from the stored pictures based on the data read from the user medium, and produces a picture package. Then, the picture production apparatus records the produced picture package into a portable recording medium, for example, a disk, a memory card, or magnetic tape, and provides it to the user, or distributes the picture package to the user via a communication line. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059036 | Memory Emulation in an image capture device - An image capture device using a memory array that is directly addressed and non-volatile is disclosed. The memory array can be used to replace and emulate multiple memory types such as DRAM, SRAM, non-volatile RAM, a non-volatile memory card, and FLASH memory, for example. The memory array may be randomly accessed. Data stored in the memory array is retained in the absence of electrical power. One or more memory arrays may be used in the image capture device. At least one of the memory arrays may be in the form of a removable memory card. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059037 | USING A DISPLAY ASSOCIATED WITH AN IMAGING DEVICE TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SUBJECTS BEING RECORDED - A method, computer program product, and system are provided for displaying an image device subject command on an imaging device. The imaging device receives an image device subject command from a user. The image device subject command instructs an action to be performed by a subject being recorded by the imaging device. The imaging device identifies a visual representation that correlates to the image device subject command. The imaging device displays the visual representation of the subject command on a display associated with the imaging device. The visual representation directs the subject being recorded to perform the action. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059038 | Image magnifier for the visually impaired - A image magnifier for the vision impaired which magnifies the image of face up source material ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090059039 | Method and apparatus for combining multi-exposure image data - A method and apparatus of combining multiple exposure images by applying a transfer function to pixel output signals from pixels in a pixel array, the pixel output signals from each pixel including at least a first pixel output signal generated in response to a first exposure time and a second pixel output signal generated in response to a second exposure time. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059040 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image processing device includes a corrector for performing an optical correction of correcting a distortion of an image by interpolating image data of the distorted picked-up image resulting from an optical characteristic of an image pickup section, and locally changing a resolution of the image; and a compressor for performing a dynamic range compression of compressing a dynamic range of the image data by extracting an illumination component from the image data based on a space frequency of the image, and compressing the extracted illumination component, wherein the compressor performs the dynamic range compression with respect to image data of an after-correction-image to be obtained after the optical correction is performed by the corrector. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059041 | METHOD OF CORRECTING IMAGE DISTORTION AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE USING THE METHOD - A method of correcting image distortion and an apparatus for processing an image using the method are provided, where the method can overcome the disadvantages of the conventional methods of correcting lens distortion and can minimize image quality degradation at outer portions,. The method includes: receiving an image from a wide-angle lens; extracting a distortion coefficient of the distortion in the image caused by the wide-angle lens; correcting the distortion of the image by using the extracted distortion coefficient; and displaying a corrected image. The apparatus includes: a wide-angle lens for receiving an image; an image processing unit comprising a distortion coefficient extracting unit for extracting a distortion coefficient of distortion in the image caused by the wide-angle lens and a distortion correcting unit for correcting the distortion of the image using the extracted distortion coefficient; and a display unit for displaying a corrected image. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059042 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT - A common high frequency component common to signals adjusted based on a local similarity of signal amplitudes thereof before sampling so that folding components therein are cancelled is generated, and the generated common high frequency component is adjusted to a ratio corresponding to the balance of the original signal. The adjusted high frequency component is added to a low frequency component of each signal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059043 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING HIGH-RESOLUTION CAMERA WITH AUTO FOCUS LENS - An improved system for incorporating a high-resolution digital camera function into a multifunction portable electronic device is provided. In exemplary embodiments, a clamshell portable electronic device, such as a mobile telephone, is provided with a digital camera function. The lens of the camera function is located in one portion of the clamshell, and the image sensor is located in another portion of the clamshell. When the clamshell is closed, the lens and image sensor become optically aligned so that the camera function may be employed. By providing a system in which the digital camera function is used with the clamshell in the closed position, the potential focal length is effectively doubled as compared to that in the typical clamshell mobile telephone. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059044 | WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE CMOS IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor with a pixel array that includes at least one pixel. The sensor may also include a circuit that is connected to the pixel and provides a final image pixel value that is a function of a sampled reset output signal generated from the pixel. The final image pixel value is set to a reserved value if the sampled reset output signal exceeds a threshold. The final image may be a function of first, second and/or third images and a field that provides information on whether the final image includes a first exposure rate, a second exposure rate and/or a third exposure rate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059045 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device 5 includes photoelectric conversion elements | 2009-03-05 |
20090059046 | Field Sequential Color Camera System - The invention provides a field sequential color camera system wherein a light-emitting strobe or diode with invisible light such as infrared or ultraviolet light added to red, green and blue visible light is combined with an illumination unit capable of emitting light in a field sequential mode so that high-definition images are finished and obtained at two frames. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059047 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - Provided is a solid-state imaging device having pixel units that are two-dimensionally arranged, and including: a photodiode that generates an optical signal charge corresponding to an intensity and an exposure time of light; a MOS transistor that transfers the optical signal charge; an accumulating unit that generates a voltage corresponding to the signal charge through the MOS transistor; a storing unit that stores a voltage corresponding to an optical signal charge in the accumulating unit; and a voltage setting unit that sets a value of a voltage in the accumulating unit to a value corresponding to the voltage in the storing unit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059048 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IN DOWN-SAMPLING MODE - An image sensor has an array of photo-sensitive pixels and supports a line-by-line read out of rows. In a normal resolution each row has the same nominal gain and exposure time. In a down-sampling mode the exposure times of the rows are varied according to an alternating sequence having at least two different exposure times. During down-sampling, raw pixel data from rows with different exposure times is combined to simultaneously achieve down-sampling and a high dynamic range. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059049 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes a plurality of pixels and increasing portions increasing charges stored in the pixels, wherein the frequency of increasing the charges is controlled every group of at least one pixel in response to luminance of light incident upon the pixels by the increasing portions. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059050 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD OF CCD TYPE SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - There is provided a driving method of a CCD solid-state imaging device that includes: a first pixel group including pixels arranged in a square lattice; a second pixel group including pixels shifted in a row direction and a column direction of the square lattice by 2/1 of a pixel pitch with respect to the pixels in the first pixel group; color filters arranged in Bayer array with respect to each of the first pixel group and the second pixel group; vertical transfer paths; a horizontal charge transfer path; and a line memory. The method includes adding signal charges, which are detected in two same color pixels adjacent in a horizontal direction in the first pixel group, in the horizontal charge transfer path and outputting the added signal charges, by means of a four-phase drive pulse of the horizontal charge transfer path and a drive pulse of the line memory. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059051 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD FOR CCD TYPE SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A driving method for driving a CCD type solid-state imaging device, includes: controlling, when taking dynamic images without a mechanical shutter, exposure time of a first pixel group and exposure time of a second pixel group separately by an electronic shutter function and by timings of reading pulses applied to transfer electrodes which concurrently functions as reading electrodes and which are included in vertical charge transfer paths; causing the vertical charge transfer paths to hold, until the reading pulses are applied to the second pixel group, signal charges read from the respective pixels of the first pixel group to which the reading pulses are applied beforehand of the first pixel group and the second pixel group; and transferring the signal charges read from the first pixel group and signal charges read from the second pixel group together on the vertical charge transfer paths. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059052 | Digital photo frame with photographing function - A digital photo frame with photographing function includes a digital frame, a lens module, a bracket, and a copy stand. The digital frame may further include a display module, a frame, a memory module, a control module, an input module, a power supply module, and a sense module. The display module is framed within the frame, and the lens module is disposed at a predetermined location on the frame. A paper photo can be disposed on the copy stand that is pivotally connected to the bracket. The input module can input a control signal to operate and control the lens module to copy photograph the paper photo into a digital photo and store the digital photo in the memory module and further display the digital photo on the display module. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059053 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device acquiring a captured image on a subject; a display section; setting means for setting whether to make effective a temporary recording mode in which the captured image is temporarily recorded in a first storage section; if the temporary recording mode is effective, display control means for playback displaying the captured image recorded in the first storage section from when the temporary recording mode has been effective on the display section in response to an instruction operation of a user; and recording control means for recording an image specified by the user from the playback-displayed captured images in a second storage section as an image to be saved. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059054 | Apparatus, method, and recording medium containing program for photographing - A photographing apparatus, such as a digital camera, provided with a scene recognition function is disclosed, in which images photographed according to a photographing mode or color candidate corresponding to a recognized scene are played back according to a predetermined classification. Live view data and actually-photographed image data representing a subject are acquired, and the live view data is analyzed to recognize at least one scene representing the subject. Then, a photographing mode or a color candidate corresponding to the scene is selected. The photographing mode or color candidate selected for each actually-photographed image data is recorded together with the actually-photographed image data acquired according to the selected photographing mode or color candidate. A photographing mode or color candidate for playing back the actually-photographed image data is specified to play back all the actually-photographed image data acquired according to the specified photographing mode or color candidate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059055 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An optical device includes: an optical element including an imaging region, a peripheral circuit region formed at the rim of the imaging region and including a plurality of electrode portions, and a plurality of microlenses formed on the imaging region; a plurality of through-hole electrodes connected to the respective electrode portions and formed through the semiconductor substrate along the thickness of the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of metal interconnects connected to the respective through-hole electrodes and formed on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate opposite to a principal surface of the semiconductor substrate; an adhesive member formed on a surface of the optical element and made of a resin; and a transparent board bonded to the optical element with the adhesive member interposed therebetween. The transparent board has a planar shape larger than that of the optical element. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059056 | VIDEO CAMERA - A video camera includes an image sensor. The image sensor has an imaging surface irradiated with an optical image of an object scene through a focus lens and repeatedly generates an object scene image. A position of the focus lens is repeatedly changed among three points by a driver, in parallel with a generating process of the object scene image by the image sensor. A high-frequency AF evaluation value of the object scene image generated by the image sensor is repeatedly detected by a high-frequency AF evaluation circuit and a CPU, in parallel with a changing process of the position of the focus lens. The CPU references the detected high-frequency AF evaluation value to determine a focal characteristic, and based on a determination result, adjusts the position of the focus lens to a focal position. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059057 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Video Image Having Multiple Focal Lengths - A method and apparatus for providing a video image having multiple focal lengths includes a multi-focal lens system and a drive mechanism capable of moving the multi-focal lens system through a cyclic path. A plurality of optical images are formed as the multi-focal lens system moves through the cyclic path. An image pickup device is capable of converting each of the plurality of optical images into a corresponding image signal. An image processor is operative to preferably form a composite image signal wherein individual elements of the optical images are selected to provide preferred focus characteristics. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059058 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND FOCUSING CONDITION DISPLAYING METHOD - In an image pickup apparatus of the present invention, an image of an object is picked up and an image signal representing the object is continuously captured so that a through-the-lens image is displayed based on the captured image signal, and then a display area for displaying focusing information is composited into the through-the-lens image of a displaying device. In addition, based on the captured image signal, an automatic focus adjustment is performed to maximize the contrast of the object, and the result of the focus adjustment is detected. Based on the detected focusing condition, focusing information which is composited into the display area is changed. The focusing information includes at least focusing information of an unfocused condition and focusing information of a focused condition. This enables information that a desired area of an object became focused to be displayed to a user in a manner easy to understand. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059059 | Electronic Camera - An electronic camera includes an image sensor having an imaging surface for capturing an object scene through a focus lens. When the object scene captured by the imaging surface includes a face portion of a human, a CPU designates, as a focal-point search area a first imaging area for covering an outline of the face portion. The CPU also designates, as a frequency-component detection area, a second imaging area that is smaller than the first imaging area and is for capturing an inner side of the outline of the face portion. Subsequently, the CPU obtains a high-frequency AF evaluation value and a mid-frequency AF evaluation value detected corresponding to the frequency-component detection area, and designates, as a lens moving range, a range different depending upon a relative ratio between the high-frequency AF evaluation value and the mid-frequency AF evaluation value. Thereafter, the CPU moves the focus lens within a designated range, and references a partial image generated on the imaging surface in a manner to correspond to the focal-point search area so as to search a focal point for the face portion. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059060 | LENS BARREL ROTATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND LENS BARREL ROTATION TYPE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A lens barrel rotation detection apparatus for detecting a rotational state of a lens barrel to which a lens for image pickup is attached and which is rotated in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction by driving force of a driving section, includes: a single rotatable member rotatable together with rotation of the lens barrel; and three rotation detection section for detecting a rotational state of the rotatable member. The rotatable member has a fixed pattern formed thereon so as to be detected by said rotation detection section and a rotation limit section indicative of limit positions of a range of rotation of the lens barrel. The rotation detection section is disposed for detection of presence or absence of rotation of the rotatable member and the limit positions of the range of rotation. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059061 | Digital photographing apparatus and method using face recognition function - A digital photographing apparatus and method using a face recognition function for obtaining an image in which a plurality of faces are focused by setting AF areas in the plurality of recognized faces and photographing the faces in a bracket mode based on the set AF areas. The digital photographing apparatus includes: a face recognition unit detecting face information from a real image; an AF region setting unit setting a plurality of AF areas based on the detected face information; and a control unit operating so that an image is captured by adjusting focuses of the set plurality of AF areas. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059062 | IMAGING DEVICE AND AUTOFOCUSING METHOD - In a digital video camera according to one aspect of the invention, a black level of a video signal is specified during an initialization process. An autofocusing process obtains an AF evaluation value and a brightness evaluation value at each current position of a compensator lens and updates a maximum AF evaluation value and a corresponding position of the compensator lens based on the obtained data. The autofocusing process also detects an AGC gain, computes an offset value of the AF evaluation value from the detected AGC gain, the obtained brightness evaluation value, and the specified black level, and calculates a threshold value from the computed offset value and the updated maximum AF evaluation value. When the obtained AF evaluation value is less than the calculated threshold value, the lens position corresponding to the maximum AF evaluation value is specified as the focus position. When the obtained AF evaluation value is not less than the calculated threshold value, on the other hand, this series of processing is repeated with a position shift of the compensator lens by a preset number of steps. This arrangement ensures efficient and precise hill-climbing autofocus control in view of the potential influence of high frequency noise in the digital video camera or another electronic camera. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059063 | Camera mount bracket for mounting a thermal imaging camera to a protective helmet - A camera mount bracket ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090059064 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an apparatus main body including a recording and reproducing unit that houses a main recording medium and records an information signal in and reproduces the information signal from the main recording medium and an auxiliary recording medium unit that is detachably mounted on a mounting section of the apparatus main body and houses an auxiliary recording medium separate from the main recording medium. During imaging, the apparatus main body is placed on one shoulder of a camera operator and a grip section provided on a front surface side of the apparatus main body is gripped. The mounting section is formed between the grip section and the recording and reproducing unit on a side surface on the opposite side of a side surface on the camera operator side of the apparatus main body during imaging. The auxiliary recording medium unit is detachably attachable during imaging. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059065 | INTERPOLATIVE FRAME GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, there is disclosed an interpolative frame generating apparatus includes a first operation unit performing block matching processing with respect to a fixed-length first block, and based on the processing result, calculating a size of a second block, a second operation unit performing block matching processing using a second block having the size calculated in the prior interpolated frame processing cycle, and a third operation unit selecting one from a plurality of motion vector candidates based on the motion vector of the second block calculated in the prior interpolated frame processing cycle when a plurality of motion vector candidates is detected in the block matching processing of the first block. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059066 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method - A double rate processing part generates, at a double rate, a non-interlaced image signal every frame to twice generate a double-rate non-interlaced signal which has identical information duplicately. An interlace part, after a predetermined process is carried out on the double-rate non-interlaced signal twice generated by the double rate processing part, extracts an odd scan lines from one of the twice generated double-rate non-interlaced signal to generate an odd scan line image signal, extracts an even scan lines from the other of the twice generated double-rate non-interlaced signal to generate an even scan line image signal, so as to obtain an interlaced image signal for one frame. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059067 | MOTION VECTOR DETECTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF DETECTING MOTION VECTORS, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A motion vector detection apparatus is disclosed capable of detecting accurate motion vectors from between a previous frame of image and the presently displayed frame of image even in edge regions of the frames where inaccurate motion vectors would normally tend to be detected. A motion vector-detecting portion reads in an image signal from the signal input portion as well as image signals entered through first through third frame memories. Processing for detecting motion vectors is performed, based on four frames entered in synchronism to the motion vector-detecting portion out of the frames forming the image signals. Vectors produced between the image signal from the first frame memory delayed by one frame relative to the image signal from the signal input portion and the image signal from the second frame memory delayed by two frames relative to the image signal from the signal input portion are detected as motion vectors. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059068 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - In an image display device having a frame rate converting (FRC) portion, it is possible to prevent image degradation of a combined image display portion such as an OSD and PinP attributed to the FRC process. The image display device includes: an FRC portion | 2009-03-05 |
20090059069 | BTSC pilot signal lock - An integrated digital BTSC encoder with an improved pilot signal generator substantially implemented on a single CMOS integrated circuit. By digitally generating a sinusoid that is frequency locked to a two-state input reference signal using a high rate internal clock, a hardware-efficient BTSC pilot signal generator is provided with good acquisition and tracking performance. Implemented efficiently as a simple phase detector, a low-complexity loop filter, a pilot frequency offset adder, a phase accumulator and a sinusoidal generator, the invention enables lower-rate post-processing of the pilot tone without a costly variable interpolator decimator structures. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059070 | Horizontal synchronization detection device - Pulse detection portion detects pulses in a horizontal synchronization signal and acquires the occurrence period and the pulse width of the detected pulses. Synchronization pulse decision portion determines pulses, for which the differences between the occurrence period and the reference period and between the pulse width and the reference pulse width are within their respective error tolerance ranges, as synchronization pulses. Mean period acquisition portion obtains the mean period by averaging occurrence periods of the synchronization pulses. Reference period correction portion carries out either or both of correcting the reference period so as to get closer to the mean period and correcting the error tolerance range of the reference period so as to get narrower, under the condition that the occurrence frequency of the synchronization pulses for which the difference between the occurrence period and the mean period is outside of a predetermined tolerance range exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059071 | SEPARATING DEVICE FOR SEQUENTIAL INTERLACED VIDEO SCREENS - The present invention relates to a separating device of sequential interlaced video scenes, which comprises the following components: one separating unit of interlaced video scenes; one input unit of interlaced scene video signals, which electrically connects with the separating unit of interlaced video scenes, and provides one interlaced scene video signal to the separating unit of interlaced video scenes; in which, the interlaced scene video signal is integrated by one first scene video signal and one second scene video signal and interlaced combined by time; the separated unit of the interlaced video scenes is able to separate the interlaced scene video signals to the first video scene video signal and the second scene video signal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059072 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes: a structure computation unit that obtains a connection structure of HDMI compliant equipments connected with one another by HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) from physical addresses of the HDMI compliant equipments; and a video output unit that outputs video signal for displaying the connection structure of the HDMI compliant equipments connected by HDMI. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059073 | DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A display control method, and a display apparatus and display system using the method are provided. The display control method includes detecting a command to change to multi-screen display mode, and displaying a video corresponding to a video signal having a resolution changed according to the size of a split screen of a display on the split screen, if the command is detected. Therefore, it is possible to change a resolution of a video to a resolution most suitable for display on the split screen. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059074 | Display apparatus - A display apparatus including an image processing unit for performing a frame rate conversion process of converting a frame rate using an interpolating image generated based on a motion vector between adjacent frames with respect to a picture signal which is a collection of image signals of a plurality of frame units taken along a time-series; and a display unit for displaying a picture based on the picture signal of after the frame rate conversion process; wherein the image processing unit performs the frame rate conversion process using an image at least one part of which is the same as a frame immediately before as the interpolating image when an OSD superimposed picture signal having an OSD image signal superimposed on an input picture signal is input to the frame rate conversion section. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059075 | TV SIGNAL DETERMINING SYSTEM, TV SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM UTILIZING WHICH AND METHOD THEREOF - A TV signal determining system utilized for determining a type of a TV signal includes: a detection unit, for utilizing a predetermined profile to detect if the TV signal has a signal segment corresponding to the predetermined profile to generate a detection result signal; and a determining unit, coupled to the detection unit, for determining the type of the TV signal according to the detection result signal. A TV signal processing system utilizing the TV signal determining system and a related method are also disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059076 | GENERATING DEVICE FOR SEQUENTIAL INTERLACED SCENES - The present invention relates to a generating device for sequential interlaced scenes comprising: an interlaced scene generating unit; a video signal input unit, which electrically connects with the interlaced scene generating unit, for receiving a first scene video signal and a second scene video signal, and transferring the first scene video signal and the second scene video signal to the interlaced scene generating unit; wherein the interlaced scene generating unit is able to generate an interlaced scene video signal, and the interlaced scene video signal is combined by the first scene video signal and the second scene video signal in interlacing and by time. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059077 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - There are provided a signal processing apparatus and a control method thereof. The signal processing apparatus includes: a noise detecting unit which detects a signal-to-noise ratio of an input video signal; a coring unit which performs coring to remove a component of the video signal having a level within a predetermined reference range; and a control unit which adjusts the reference range of the coring unit corresponding to the detected signal-to-noise ratio and controls the coring unit to core the video signal based on the adjusted reference range. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059078 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING SATURATION OF RGBW IMAGE SIGNAL - A system and method for improving the saturation of a red-green-blue-white (RGBW) image signal, the system including: an image signal classification unit to classify a frame of an image signal into an image classification unit using an image classification parameter based on a luminance and a saturation of the frame; a backlight luminance controller to increase a backlight luminance with respect to the frame if the image classification unit thereof is a saturation improvement target; and a W sub-pixel controller to decrease a luminance of a W sub-pixel of the frame according to an amount of increase in the backlight luminance. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059079 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Computer Program - An image processing device corrects a color of a specific area in a target image into an appropriate color. A representative brightness value represents the specific area in a first color space that has a brightness index value. Representative color component values represent the specific area in a second color space that has no brightness index value and a plurality of color component values. The color of the specific area is corrected based on the representative brightness and color component values. The brightness of the specific area is corrected by modifying the brightness index value in the first color space and the color component values in the second color space. First and second brightness correction degrees are set on the basis of the representative brightness value. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059080 | Device and Method for Color Adjustment - Device and method for color adjustment for adjusting white color of an image including a weight generating unit, a color shift value generating unit, and an adjustment unit. The weight generating unit receives a first color value of the image and generates a weight according to the first color value. The color shift value generating unit receives the first color value and the weight and generates a color shift value according to the first color value and the weight. The adjustment unit receives the first color value and the color shift value and generates a second color value according to the first color value and the color shift value. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059081 | HISTOGRAM DETECTOR FOR CONTRAST RATIO ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM - The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for processing a video signal, comprising assigning pixels from a set of pixels to at least one of a plurality of bins based on a brightness level associated with each pixel of the set of pixels, each of the plurality of bins containing pixels having a brightness level above or below a specified value, and identifying a coarse horizon value corresponding to a first one of the bins that includes a number of pixels corresponding to a brightness level. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059082 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO TRANSMIT, VIEW, AND MANIPULATE MEDICAL IMAGES IN A GENERAL PURPOSE VIEWING AGENT - An apparatus may include a processor configured to determine a first value for a center of brightness and a second value for a window width for contrast. The processor may further be configured to process a first image to generate a second image having a reduced bit-depth based at least in part upon the determined first and second values. The processor may additionally be configured to provide the second image to a remote device to facilitate viewing and manipulation of the second image in a general purpose viewing agent. Corresponding methods, computer program products, and systems are also provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059083 | IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAYING DEVICE, AND CONTRAST-ADJUSTING CIRCUIT FOR USE THEREWITH - A system provides an image displaying technique that provides stable high contrast even in an area having high brightness. Based on information about an average brightness level of a digital luminance signal, black-correction processing which decreases a brightness level by offsetting the brightness level to the minus side, and increase processing which increases a contrast gain within a dynamic range, are performed for an analog luminance signal or a digital luminance signal, enabling improvement in contrast even where brightness is intense. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059084 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a unit configured to calculate a sum of absolute differences between pixel values of pixels in a block of interest and pixel values of pixels in a reference block, a unit configured to compare sums of absolute differences calculated and to determine a minimum sum of absolute differences thereamong, a unit configured to estimate a motion vector for the pixel of interest using the reference pixel having the minimum sum of absolute differences and the pixel of interest, a unit configured to generate a motion-compensated image by using pixel values of the pixels as pixel values of corresponding pixels in the motion-compensated image, a unit configured to cumulatively add sums of absolute differences, and a unit configured to generate an interpolation image by mixing the pixels and corresponding pixels in the motion-compensated image according to an obtained cumulative-sum result. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059085 | VIDEO SYSTEM - A video system comprises a video receiving unit for obtaining a video signal, and a video signal processing device for having a display device display the obtained video signal, in which the video receiving unit is operative to determine that a transmission path having the video signal transmitted to the video signal processing device is in one of a normal state, an open state, a power connected state, and a ground connected state based on a direct current signal level obtained from the transmission path of the video signal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059086 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A digital broadcast receiving system and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving a broadcast signal having mobile service data and main service data multiplexed therein, extracting transmission parameter channel (TPC) signaling information and fast information channel (FIC) signaling information from a data group within the received mobile service data, wherein the FIC signaling information includes a current/next (C/N) indicator, and wherein the TPC signaling information includes FIC version information, and detecting ensemble configuration information of a current MH frame. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059087 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM UTILIZING SRS AND TRS CODE TO IMPROVE RECEIVING PERFORMANCE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A digital broadcasting transmission and/or reception system having an improved reception performance and a signal-processing method thereof. A digital broadcasting transmitter comprises a TRS encoder for to TRS-encode an MPEG-2 transmission stream having null data for inserting an SRS data and a TRS parity at predetermined positions, randomizer to input and randomize data stream from the TRS encoder, a SRS exchanger to replace the null data for inserting the SRS data to the known data, and an encoder for encoding a data streams to which the Known data is inserted. Accordingly, the present invention detects the known data from a signal received from a reception side and uses the detected known data for synchronization and equalization and further uses the TRS parity for correcting error of the received signal, so that the digital broadcasting reception performance can be improved at poor multipath channels. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059088 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM REFERENCE CHART DISPLAYING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a tuner selecting and receiving a broadcast signal of digital broadcast; a recording control module making video data obtained by the tuner receiving the broadcast signal recorded in a recording medium; a video reproducing module reproducing a video signal by using the video data recorded in the recording medium; a video data selecting module selecting only identical apparatus video data obtained by the tuner of the identical apparatus receiving the broadcast signal, among the video data recorded in the recording medium; and a displaying control module making a program reference chart corresponding to the identical apparatus video data selected by the video data selecting module displayed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059089 | Method for station sorting and storage in a television or radio set - In a method for sorting and storing stations in a television or radio broadcasting set, the received stations are firstly represented in an arbitrary order in a matrixlike list or table on a display device. An input field into which a user inputs a program location number is represented for each station. The input may be effected by directly inputting one or more numerals, or be selecting a number from a list of available program location numbers. Selection fields whose selection brings about a deletion of the respective station or a shift to the end of the list may additionally be represented. Once the input or selection fields have been filled in or selected, the stations are sorted in accordance with the inputs. The sorted list is then stored. | 2009-03-05 |