| 11th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
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| 20130063462 | TILE-BASED IMAGE PROCESSING USING MIPMAPS - Mipmaps are used to optimize image rendering by intelligently determining which generated mipmaps can be reused and then storing the reusable mipmaps in cache for quick retrieval later. A graphic transformation application (GTA) working with or executed by a graphics processing unit (GPU) identifies images to be rendered on a screen and effects to be applied such images. Transforms to carry out the effects are charged with generating mipmaps of the images, and the GTA monitors the generated mipmaps and images to be rendered to determine what mipmaps to cache for future transforms. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063463 | REAL-TIME ATLASING OF GRAPHICS DATA - Performing real-time atlasing of graphics data and creation and maintenance of texture atlases for applications having dynamic graphics content. Embodiments include allocating a texture atlas configured to store textural elements for use in rendering graphical elements, and providing a graphics processing unit (GPU) access to the texture atlas. During subsequent execution of an application, when a graphical element of the application is to be rendered by the GPU, a block of space can be allocated within the texture atlas and a textural element corresponding to the graphical element can be stored within the allocated block. The GPU therefore has access to the textural element when rendering the graphical element. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063464 | PRIMITIVE RENDERING USING A SINGLE PRIMITIVE TYPE - Rendering different types of graphical content using a single primitive type. Embodiments enable graphical elements of different content types representing a scene to be rendered as a batch based on the single primitive type, thereby reducing data transfer and improving processing performance. For example, each graphical element in a batch of graphical elements can rendered based modifications to instances of a template shape, which represents a single primitive type usable for rendering different types of graphical content. The modifications to each instance can include modifying the instance according transformation data, clip data, and/or width and height data to position the instance in a scene, and filling the modified instance according to one or more of shape or brush data corresponding to the graphical element. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063465 | Progressively Indicating New Content in an Application-Selectable User Interface - This document describes techniques for progressively indicating new content in an application-selectable user interface. These techniques permit a user to view indications of new content for applications progressively, rather than all at one time. By so doing, the techniques may avoid mentally or visually overloading or over-stimulating a user viewing the indications. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063466 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ENABLE CORRECTION OF TEXT HANDLING MISMATCHES VIA SEGMENTATION - Disclosed is a processor-implemented method for processing image data using an image processing apparatus. The processor is configured to receive a PDL file of image data and raster image process (RIP) the PDL file to determine at least pixels representing text of a predetermined colorant. The ripped file is then segmented to determine at least any text pixels of the predetermined colorant not initially indicated by the ripped file. The results are combined to determine text pixels of the predetermined colorant for marking onto a substrate using marking material (e.g., ink). In some instances, pixels of the predetermined colorant can be tagged during segmenting using a tag plane to determine text pixels for marking by the output device. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063467 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - Provided is an image processing apparatus including a cursor position acquisition section which acquires a position of a cursor on a display screen where an image is displayed, and a representative color acquisition section for performing a color reduction process which acquires a region including the position of the cursor acquired by the cursor position acquisition section as a color reduction processing region, and acquires a prescribed number of colors as representative colors, from colors included in the color reduction processing region. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063468 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives a target area to which a special effect is to be applied, which is the target area specified by a user in image data displayed on a display unit; a similar area searching unit that searches the image data for similar areas on the basis of a feature value indicating an image characteristic of the specified target area; a display processor that displays, on the display unit, a predetermined number of similar areas from among the similar areas; a receiving unit that receives selected similar areas; and a special effect processor that performs a special effect process for applying the special effect to the selected similar areas and the specified target area. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063469 | METHOD TO DISPLAY AN IMAGE ON A DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a method a method of displaying an image on a display device is described. The display device includes a plurality of clusters. Each cluster has a plurality of pixels and an independent light source associated therewith. Each of the plurality of clusters are illuminated with their associated independent light source. The plurality of pixels in a cluster are refreshed with bits of gray scale. Simultaneously with the refreshing, the light source associated with the cluster where the plurality of pixels are being refreshed is switched off. When the plurality of pixels have been refreshed, the light source is switched on with a predetermined intensity of light. Each of the clusters are refreshed at a rate that is fast enough to eliminate flicker. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063470 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GENERATE MULTIPRIMARY SIGNALS - System and method for generating multiprimary signals with optimization for bit depth for use in display devices. A preferred embodiment comprises converting an input color signal into an output color signal, wherein the number of colors in the output color signal is less than a number of colors used in a display system, when a weighting of the input color signal is less than a specified threshold, and converting the input color signal into an output color signal, wherein the number of colors in the output color signal is equal to the number of colors used in the display system, when the weighting of the input color signal is greater than the specified threshold. The use of fewer colors eliminates low bit depth colors, allowing increased dither quality in dimmer images. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063471 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A high luminance display apparatus is provided. When a spectral radiance of a backlight at a time point of factory shipment is less than a spectral radiance of external light, a CPU generates a correction matrix for performing color correction so that color produced by external light, i.e., color produced by reflection light of external light by a half mirror conforms to color produced by only irradiation light of the backlight, transmits the generated correction matrix to a video image signal processing section as parameter information, and causes execution of color correction based on the parameter information. The CPU generates a correction matrix based on a spectral radiance of external light detected by a second spectral radiance sensor, a spectral radiance of the backlight detected at the time point of factory shipment, and spectral transmittance of a color filter as well as a color-matching function. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063472 | CUSTOMIZED IMAGE FILTERS - An interactive development environment enables a user to create a customized image filter through a user interface that provides the developer with a capability to create a directed acyclic graph representing the mathematical operations and values that generate a customized visual effect. During development of the customized image filter, a visual shader designer engine may execute the operations and values associated with each node in a prescribed order and display the rendered outcome in the render view area of each node. In this manner, the developer is able to quickly visualize the visual effect produced by the image filter in real time. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063473 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAYERING USING TILE-BASED RENDERERS - A method for tile-based rendering of content. Content may be rendered in a memory region organized as multiple tiles. In scenarios in which content is generated in layers, for operations that involve compositing image layers, an order in which portions of the image are processed may be selected to reduce the aggregate number of memory accesses times, which in turn may improve the performance of a computer that uses tile-based rendering. An image may be processed such that operations relating to rendering portions of different layers corresponding to the same tile are performed sequentially. Such processing may be used in a computer with a graphics processing unit that supports tile-based rendering, and may be particularly well suited for computers with a slate form factor. An interface to a graphics processing utility within the computer may provide a flag to allow an application to specify whether operations may be reordered. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063474 | MULTI-PRIMARY COLOR LCD AND COLOR SIGNAL CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A color signal conversion method suitable for a multi-primary color LCD is provided, which includes converting an RGB (red, green, blue) color input signal into a YUV (brightness-chroma) color signal; performing a compensation on a chroma (UV) signal of the YUV color signal according to a minimum color signal of the RGB color input signal and a brightness (Y) signal of the YUV color signal, so as to output a compensated YUV color signal, and providing a W (white) color output signal according to the minimum color signal of the RGB color input signal; and converting the compensated YUV color signal into an RGB color output signal. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEXT RENDERING - A method for text rendering that is well suited for use in a computing device with a high resolution display but a low-power graphics processing unit (GPU). The method may comprise calculating a coverage representation of the text in a format that can be efficiently processed by the GPU. As a result, the GPU may perform anti-aliasing and subsequent operations in the rendering process. Efficient processing may be achieved by providing the coverage representation in a format that allows values associated with pixels to be computed based on a byte-aligned chunk of bits in the coverage representation. Additionally, processing on the chunks may be performed using at least one lookup table. For large filtering kernels used for anti-aliasing, the lookup tables may be partitioned into portions dependent on dynamic text characteristics and those independent of the dynamic text characteristics. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063476 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING A COVERAGE AREA OF A CAMERA IN A DATA CENTER - A system and method for depicting a coverage area of at least one camera within a graphical representation of a data center is disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes establishing, by a computer, a representation of the at least one camera within the graphical representation of the data center, determining at least one device associated with the at least one camera, determining at least two points within the graphical representation of the data center marking outer boundaries of the at least one device, and displaying the coverage area between the outer boundaries and the representation of at least one camera. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063477 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A MOVABLE OBJECT TO CONTROL A COMPUTER - A method from controlling a computer is disclosed. The method includes receiving position data defining an actual position of a sensed object, applying a first scaling profile to the position data. The first scaling profile includes at least one scaling curve defining a relationship between the actual position relative to a virtual position in a rendered scene within an application program executed on the computer. The scaling curve defines a range of actual positions of the sensed object relative to a range of changes in virtual position. The method further includes controlling display of the rendered scene according to the first scaling profile, where changes in actual movement of the sensed object generate corresponding scaled movement of the virtual position in the rendered scene. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063478 | METHOD OF BLOCKING TRANSMISSION OF SCREEN INFORMATION OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL WHILE PERFORMING REMOTE CONTROL USING REGISTRATION OF ALERT MESSAGE IN STATUS BAR - Disclosed is a technique for allowing a user of the mobile communication terminal to block transmission of screen information to a remotely connected computer through a simple handling of an alert message outputted through a status bar, without having to input a command or activate a program associated with an icon during a remote control session. As a result, the user's personal information is protected while at the same time allowing the remote computer and the mobile communication terminal to communicate data effectively. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063479 | LAYERED USER INTERFACE - A user interface for a device comprises a plurality of layers. The content for the user interface is associated with one of the plurality of layers. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063480 | IMAGE GENERATION PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - The image generating program makes the image generating device perform: setting a number of increase or decrease objects in at least one of a plurality of regions on a field having the plurality of regions divided from each other and connected to each other; generating a display image including a display corresponding to the field and the set number of increase or decrease objects; generating the display image in which an increase or decrease number corresponding to a selected level is set in the region within a predetermined area; generating the display image in which the number of increase or decrease objects is increased or decreased on a basis of the set increase or decrease number; and ending the stage when the number of increase or decrease objects set in each of the regions becomes a predetermined value as a result of the increase or decrease. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063481 | Optical System with Dynamic Correction of the Image - In the field of wide field or wide angle optical systems, an optical system comprises at least a first optical element and a second adaptive optical element comprising at least one active component, capable of modifying an optical wavefront virtually instantaneously according to a predetermined law, said optical device being designed to produce an image of an illuminated object whose geometric and photometric characteristics are known, the object and the image being at a finite distance or at infinity. The object is decomposed into a plurality of adjacent regions and the active component is arranged in such a manner that, to each region of the object there corresponds at least one predetermined law for modification of the wavefront received by the active component in such a manner that the geometric aberrations of the optical system for said region of the object are minimized. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063482 | APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FOR A BITMAP COMPOSITION ENGINE - An application programming interface is provided by an operating system that includes a direct composition engine. The composition engine maintains a data structure that represents the display objects to be rendered on a desktop display. The application programming interface allows an application to write data to the data structure to update the display object, such as a window, for the application. Thus, multiple applications can update their respective display objects in this data structure. The direct composition engine is an operating system level process, presented to user-level processes as a service of the operating system. By having an operating system level process, performance standards can be maintained. The application programming interface also allows applications to provide display information that can be rendered more efficiently by the operating system than by the application. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063483 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ENABLE CORRECTION TO APPLICATION OF SUBSTANTIALLY COLORLESS MATERIAL OVER IDENTIFIED TEXT VIA SEGMENTATION - Disclosed is a processor-implemented method for processing image data using an image processing apparatus. The processor is configured to receive a PDL file of image data and raster image process (RIP) the PDL file to determine pixels representing text. The ripped file is then segmented to determine at least any pixels representing text that were not initially indicated or identified by the ripped file. The results are combined to determine locations for marking onto a substrate by the output device using substantially colorless marking material over text pixels (to coat marked text pixels). In some instances, locations for covering text pixels with substantially colorless marking material can be tagged during segmenting image data, using a tag plane. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063484 | Merging User Interface Behaviors - An authoring system for building an application that has a set of graphical objects. The authoring platform includes a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI includes a key indices display area for displaying one or more key-indexed graphs for one or more graphical objects of an application. The graphical objects are associated with behaviors. A behavior includes an association of one or more responses and an event that is associated with a graphical object of the application. A response includes a set of key indices. The GUI also includes a behaviors display area for displaying different possible behaviors. The GUI includes a tool for merging two responses of two possible behaviors by (1) receiving the two possible behaviors at the key indices display area and (2) automatically combining two sets of key indices of the two responses in the key-indexed graphs displayed in the key indices display area. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063485 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE THAT SYNTHESIZES IMAGE - An image processing device, includes: an obtaining unit which successively obtains a plurality of images; a synthesis unit which partially superimposes the plurality of images obtained by the obtaining unit to generate a synthesis image when the obtaining unit obtains the images; a first judgment unit which judges whether the synthesis image contains a feature region having a predetermined feature when the synthesis image is generated by the synthesis unit; and a control unit which makes predetermined processing be executed when the first judgment unit judges that the synthesis image contains the feature region. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063486 | Optical Display System and Method with Virtual Image Contrast Control - A method includes generating a light pattern using a display panel and forming a virtual image from the light pattern utilizing one or more optical components. The virtual image is viewable from a viewing location. The method also includes receiving external light from a real-world environment incident on an optical sensor. The real-world environment is viewable from the viewing location. Further, the method includes obtaining an image of the real-world environment from the received external light, identifying a background feature in the image of the real-world environment over which the virtual image is overlaid, and extracting one or more visual characteristics of the background feature. Additionally, the method includes comparing the one or more visual characteristics to an upper threshold value and a lower threshold value and controlling the generation of the light pattern based on the comparison. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063487 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF USING AUGMENTED REALITY FOR APPLICATIONS - A computerized method for superposing an image of an object onto an image of a scene, including obtaining a 2.5D representation of the object, obtaining the image of the scene, obtaining a location in the image of the scene for superposing the image of the object, producing the image of the object using the 2.5D representation of the object, superposing the image of the object onto the image of the scene, at the location. A method for online commerce via the Internet, including obtaining an image of an object for display, obtaining an image of a scene suitable for including the image of the object for display, and superposing the image of the object for display onto the image of the scene, wherein the image of the object for display is produced from a 2.5D representation of the object. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063488 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LIST-BASED EXPLORATION OF MAPPING DATA - An approach is provided for providing list-based exploration of mapping data. The list-based exploration platform causes, at least in part, an association of one or more features of a geographical area with one or more list objects. Next, the list-based exploration platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of location information associated with one or more map data items to group, to sort, or a combination thereof the one or more map data items into the one or more list objects. Then, the list-based exploration platform causes, at least in part, a rendering of at least one of the one or more list objects in a user interface, wherein the user interface includes one or more user interface elements for controlling a browsing of the one or more map data items in the at least one of the one or more list objects. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063489 | GEOSPATIAL MULTIVIEWER - A geospatial multiviewer can include a geospatial application that provides geospatial data responsive to a user input, the geospatial data corresponding to a representation of at least one geographical region. A request engine is configured to provide a search query for requesting content from at least one data source. The search query is based at least in part on the geospatial data from the geospatial application. A graphics pipeline is configured to dynamically generate at least one transformation for adjusting objects in an output presentation in response to the user input. The output presentation is rendered based on the at least one transformation. The objects in the output presentation comprise received content and the representation of at least one geographical region. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063490 | Progressively Indicating New Content in an Application-Selectable User Interface - This document describes techniques for progressively indicating new content in an application-selectable user interface. These techniques permit a user to view indications of new content for applications progressively, rather than all at one time. By so doing, the techniques may avoid mentally or visually overloading or over-stimulating a user viewing the indications. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063491 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHANGING DISPLAY AREA - A display device to change an image displayed in a display area when the display area is changed includes a memory, a location output unit and a screen display unit. The memory stores size information of a display area displayed on a screen and the image data of the displayed image. The location computing unit computes a start point of the changed display area when the display area is changed. The display unit decodes data corresponding to the size of the display area based on the computed new start point from the image data to display the decoded data in the display area. Since the start point is obtained with center point of the changed display area and its size information and then a display area to be displayed is determined based on the start point, a current search location is maintained even when the screen is swung. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063492 | SCALE FACTORS FOR VISUAL PRESENTATIONS - A device may display a presentation of elements (e.g., icons) on a display component. However, display components have a pixel density that affects aesthetic and practical aspects of the presentation (e.g., rendering the presentation at a variable and inconsistent size); yet, many presentations are not generated in view of the pixel density of the display component of the device. Presented herein are techniques for generating and displaying a presentation of elements in view of the pixel density of the display component, using a scale factor set of scale factors that specify a pixel density range and a scale factor value (e.g., 120%) to be applied to the elements of the presentation. The scale factor set may be kept small to reduce the administrative burden on the designer of the element, while also achieving approximately consistent sizing of the presentation on display components having variable pixel densities. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063493 | Devices and Methods Involving Display Interaction Using Photovoltaic Arrays - Devices and methods involving display interaction using photovoltaic arrays are provided. In this regard, a representative device incorporates: a display operative to display images to a user; and a photovoltaic array positioned in an overlying relationship with at least a portion of the display and being operative to detect light incident upon the photovoltaic array; the display being further operative to respond to a sensed localized differential in intensity of the light incident upon the photovoltaic array such that, responsive to the sensed localized differential, operation of the display is altered. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063494 | ASSISTIVE READING INTERFACE - A screen reader for a computing device with a touch sensitive user interface. The screen reader operates in an investigatory mode in which touch inputs detected through the user interface are interpreted as inputs designating content on the display to verbally render. Each selection may be interpreted as designating a unit of content at the designated location. The size of the unit may be determined based on a direction of motion of pointing device arriving at the location on the display where the unit of content is designated. In this way, a user may, through simple and intuitively learned commands, designate content in units of different sizes such as characters, words, lines or paragraphs, when the content is text, and/or individual user interface elements when the displayed content being selected includes graphical elements. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063495 | THUMBNAIL ZOOM - File exploration is facilitated by enabling zoom with respect to a thumbnail as a function of an identified point of interest. More particularly, a scaled thumbnail of the same size as a thumbnail can be presented as a function of an identified point of interest. Furthermore, navigation, among other things, is enabled to allow panning with respect to a scaled thumbnail, for instance. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063496 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE DISPLAYS COMPRISING MEMS/IMOD COMPONENTS - Several embodiments of display systems are disclosed that comprise a backlight source, a first modulator, a second modulator and a controller. The backlight source may further comprise an edge-lit backlighting source that may be controlled to affect a field-sequential illumination for the dual or multiple modulator display system. In another embodiment, the display system may comprise two or more color primary emitters that each comprise a color gamut. When the color gamuts are driven in a field sequential pattern, the resulting overall gamut is substantially wider. Other display systems and methods are disclosed herein that affect a variety of 3D viewing embodiments. Systems, methods and techniques to increase the dynamic range, color gamut and bit precision of display systems comprising MEMS and/or IMODs are presented. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063497 | Driving System For Electrophoretic Displays - This application is directed to a driving system for an electrophoretic display. The driving system can reduce the memory space required for driving an electrophoretic display. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063498 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a plurality of light emitting elements to display an image; a plurality of pixel circuits including a drive transistor configured to generate a current supplied to each of the light emitting elements, a capacitor having one terminal connected to a gate of the drive transistor, and a reset transistor connected between the gate and a drain of the drive transistor; and a display image determination unit configured to determine a brightness of the image from image data. The reset transistor is brought into a conductive state in a reset period while a voltage of a terminal of the capacitor opposite to the terminal connected to the gate of the drive transistor is set to a data voltage. A length of the reset period is determined according to determination of the display image determination unit. An embodiment of the present invention is the pixel circuit for driving the display apparatus. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063499 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display device having a memory function within pixels, includes: a drive unit that divides image generation for one frame into plural sub-frames and performs display drive by time-division drive in units of sub-frames, wherein the drive unit performs drive of bringing centers of pixels of gray scale representation into coincidence with centers of display images among the plural sub-frames. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063500 | LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL METHOD - There is provided a light source control apparatus including an image change determination unit that determines presence or absence of at least one of a change of an image signal and the image signal, and a light source controller that reduces luminous output of a light source at a predetermined decreasing rate when the image change determination unit determines at least one of no change of the image signal and absence of the image signal. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063501 | System and Method of Boosting Lamp Luminance in a Laptop Computing Device - An information handling system is disclosed and includes a display, a lamp back lighting the display, and a lamp control system coupled to the lamp. The lamp control system is configured to boost a maximum luminance of the lamp as the lamp ages. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063502 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device includes a color converter, a timing controller, and a display panel. The color converter converts R, G, and B data into R′, G′, B′, and W′ data. The R′, G′, B′, and W′ data includes first component data and second component data. The timing controller provides the first component data to a data driver during a first driving time and provides the second component data to the data driver during a second driving time. The data driver provides gray level display voltages corresponding to the first component data and the second component data to a data line, and the display panel displays the R′, G′, B′, and W′ data in response to the gray level display voltage. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063503 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus displays first image data, received from a computer through a first interface, and second image data, received from the computer through a second interface, together. Accordingly, a single monitor can display image data from two or more interfaces together when the monitor receives image data from a single computer through the two or more interfaces. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063504 | INKJET PRINTER AND INK CIRCULATION CONTROL METHOD - According to an exemplary embodiment, there is provided an inkjet printer which causes ink to flow in a circulation path communicating from an upstream ink tank to a downstream ink tank via an inkjet head, and is able to discharge the ink, wherein the inkjet printer includes an ink temperature measuring unit adapted to measure an ink temperature in the upstream ink tank and the downstream ink tank; an ink temperature adjustment portion adapted to gradually raise the ink temperature of the upstream ink tank and the downstream ink tank; a circulation control unit adapted to circulate ink filling the circulation path in a room temperature state for a planned time; and an ink temperature control unit adapted to raise the ink temperature of the upstream ink tank and the downstream ink tank up to a preset temperature while circulating the ink after the planned time elapses. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063505 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRINTING, IN PARTICULAR FOR PRINTING CONTAINERS IN SEVERAL COLORS - An apparatus for printing containers in several colors on an outer container surface with an imprint formed by a print image includes printing head units, a pair of transport systems for moving the head units along a first direction on a closed path, container receptacles, a second transport system moving the receptacles between a feed and a discharge. The transport systems form a printing section between the feed and discharge. One of the transport systems causes controlled and independent motion of the printing head units or receptacles along a motion path thereof. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063506 | CIRCUIT DEVICE AND DROPLET EJECTION APPARATUS - A circuit device drives actuator elements respectively associated with a plurality of nozzles to cause droplets to be ejected from the nozzles. The circuit device includes input terminals; a receiving unit; a switching unit; and a transfer unit. The receiving unit receives, via the input terminals, input signals including a terminal arrangement signal and drive signals for driving the actuator elements. The terminal arrangement signal indicates a type of assignment of signals to be assigned to the input terminals. The switching unit switches the assignment of signals in accordance with the terminal arrangement signal. The transfer unit transfers, to the actuator elements, drive signals that are input to the input terminals after the assignment of signals has been switched. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063507 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING RECORDING HEAD FOR EJECTING LIQUID DROPLETS - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a head driving control unit, and a dummy ejection control unit. The dummy ejection control unit controls first dummy ejection operation to eject droplets to a continuous medium per a constant length and second dummy ejection operation to eject droplets not contributing to image formation to an image formation area. In the first dummy ejection operation, the head driving control unit applies a first non ejection pulse to a pressure generator corresponding to a non ejection nozzle. In the second dummy ejection operation, the head driving control unit applies a second non ejection pulse to the pressure generator corresponding to the non ejection nozzle. When the second non ejection pulse is applied, an amplitude or number of vibrations of a meniscus of liquid in the non ejection nozzle is greater than when the first non ejection pulse is applied. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063508 | DRIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF AN INK JET HEAD - According to one embodiment, a driving method of an ink jet head includes applying a first pulse for expanding volume of a pressure chamber in which an ink is accommodated to an actuator for applying oscillation to the pressure chamber and applying a second pulse for reducing volume of the pressure chamber to the actuator immediately before ink drops discharged from a nozzle which is communicated with the pressure chamber are separated from the nozzle. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063509 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a head having a nozzle; a pressure-changing unit for changing pressure of liquid in the nozzle in such a manner that the liquid is ejected from the nozzle; a first level-data setting unit for setting a selected first level data from a plurality of first level data, based on an ejecting data for a first kind of liquid; a second level-data setting unit for setting a selected second level data from a plurality of second level data, based on an ejecting data for a second kind of liquid; a driving-signal generator for generating a driving signal; and a driving-pulse generator for generating a driving pulse based on the selected first or second level data and the driving signal. The plurality of first level data and the plurality of second level data are different from each other. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063510 | Multi-Mode Printing - A printing system configured for multi-mode printing, the printing system comprising a print head, the print head including a number of nozzle pairs, each nozzle pair comprising a primary ink nozzle and a secondary ink nozzle; and switching circuitry for selectively firing either or both of the nozzles in a selected pair within one of a number of time slots based on a current print mode. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063511 | FLUID JETTING WITH DELAYS - Please replace the abstract at page 29 with the following amended abstract: Among other things, the disclosure features a system for use in fluid jetting. The system comprises a first print module comprising a first row of nozzles, a second print module comprising a second row of nozzles, and a controller to receive a first data packet from a remote device at a first moment and a second data packet from the remote device at a second moment after the first moment. Upon receipt of the first data packet, the controller is configured to cause at least some nozzles in the first row, at a third moment, to eject fluid droplets onto a line on a substrate. Upon receipt of the second data packet, the controller is configured to cause at least some nozzles in the second row, at a fourth moment separated from the third moment by a time delay, to eject fluid droplets onto the line on the substrate. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063512 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE CORRECTION PROGRAM - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus that includes a recording head for forming an image by discharging single color ink from plural nozzle sequences. The image forming apparatus includes a profile generating unit configured to generate a profile including discharging characteristics of the corresponding nozzle sequences and information indicating a positional relationship among the plural nozzle sequences, based on individual images of a predetermined pattern that have been formed by the corresponding nozzle sequences and images that have been formed by the nozzle sequences; and a driving condition determination unit configured to determine drive conditions of the corresponding nozzle sequences by referring to the profile. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063513 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection head, a conveyor, a recording controller, and a flashing controller. The conveyor conveys a recording medium along a conveyance path. The recording controller causes the conveyor to convey a recording medium, and controls liquid ejection from the liquid ejection head to form an image on the recording medium based on image data. The flashing controller causes the conveyor to temporarily stop conveyance of the recording medium, and causes liquid ejection from the liquid ejection head based on drive data which is unrelated to image formation. The flashing controller determines timing for executing a subsequent flashing control so that, within a print enforceable period between one flashing control and the subsequent flashing control, the number of pages subjected to image formation based on image data increases with a decrease in time interval between image formation on one page and on another page. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063514 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS THAT CONTROLS EJECTING TIMINGS AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM USED IN THE SAME - In a liquid ejecting apparatus, a recording medium is conveyed by only a first conveying device during a first period, by only a second conveying device during a second period, and by both the first and second conveying device during a third period. The recording medium is conveyed, in theory, at first and second conveying speeds during the first and second periods respectively. A transition period is set from the first period to the third period or from the third period to the second period. The head controller controls a ejecting head during a period prior to the transition upon assuming that the conveying speed is the first conveying speed, during a period after the transition upon assuming that the conveying speed is the second conveying speed, and during the transition period upon assuming that the conveying speed is a third conveying speed between the first and second conveying speeds. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063515 | INKJET LINE PRINTER - An inkjet line printer has a first encoder for detecting the media conveyance distance of the paper feed roller, and a second encoder for generating a signal to control the ink ejection timing. The encoder scales of the first encoder and second encoder are disposed to the intermediate roller of a speed reducing mechanism that transfers drive power from the paper feed motor to the paper feed roller. Because the second encoder outputs a pulse signal with a predetermined number of pulses in the time the recording paper is conveyed a specific distance by the paper feed roller, the signal from the second encoder can be used as a signal to control the timing of ink ejection from the inkjet head. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063516 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A printer as an ink ejecting apparatus capable of ejecting sedimentation ink includes an LED as a first light emitting unit that emits light to a patch as a measurement target portion printed on a printing medium by the sedimentation ink, a light receiving sensor as a first light receiving unit that receives light transmitted from the LED and passing through the patch, and a control unit as a shielding degree determining unit that determines whether or not the patch has a predetermined shielding degree on the basis of a light reception signal output from the light receiving sensor. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063517 | SOLID PRINTING INK COMPOSITION FOR TEMPORARILY MARKING OPTICAL GLASSES - The present invention relates to a solid printing ink composition, comprising
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| 20130063518 | PIGMENT PARTICLE, INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - Provided is a pigment particle suitable for an ink capable of recording an image that is excellent in color developability and lightfastness, and has a yellow hue. The pigment particle is a pigment particle having a structure represented by the following formula (1), in which a maximum absorption wavelength of an absorption spectrum in a wavelength region of 200 nm or more and 800 nm or less is present in a range of 340 nm or more and 360 nm or less. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063519 | CAPPING DEVICE - A capping device for an ink jet print head includes a base configured to receive an ink jet print head and a cap assembly attached to the base. The cap assembly is configured for sliding movement with respect to the base to provide a closed position of the cap assembly when the print head is not printing and an open position to allow for the ejection of ink from nozzles when the print head is printing. The cap assembly includes a cover support and a cover attached to the cover support in a generally planar relationship thereto. The cover is adapted to provide additional movement with respect to the cover support in a direction different from the sliding direction. The cover includes a rigid mating surface configured to engage a surface of the print head adjacent the nozzles. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063520 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICE HAVING WASTE LIQUID CHAMBER - An inkjet recording device includes a recording head, a pump, a waste liquid chamber, and a first support. The recording head has a nozzle surface formed with a nozzle from which ink droplet is ejected to form an image onto a recording medium. The pump is configured to draw ink from the recording head. The waste liquid chamber is configured to accommodate the ink drawn by the pump. The first support is configured to support the waste liquid chamber at a position above the nozzle surface. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063521 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICE HAVING WASTE LIQUID CHAMBER - An inkjet recording device includes a main body and a movable unit. The main body includes a recording head and a pump. The recording head is configured to eject ink onto a recording medium to record an image. The pump is configured to draw the ink from the recording head. The movable unit is configured to move between a near position and a far position where is away from the near position with respect to the main body. The movable unit includes a waste liquid chamber configured to accommodate the ink drawn by the pump. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063522 | INKJET HEAD AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an inkjet head includes nozzle rows. Each of the nozzle rows includes nozzles. The nozzles are arranged at a fixed pitch in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of a recording medium and arranged spaced apart from one another in the conveying direction in each of the nozzle rows. At least one nozzle located at one end of each of the nozzle rows is provided on an upstream side along the conveying direction than another nozzle provided closest to the nozzle in an arraying direction of the nozzles. At least one nozzle located at the other end of each of the nozzle rows is provided on a downstream side along the conveying direction than another nozzle provided closest to the nozzle in the arraying direction of the nozzles. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063523 | LIQUID RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a liquid recording head in which a protective layer having resistance to liquid and an adhesiveness improving film are disposed on a second surface opposite to a first surface of a silicon substrate. The first surface and the second surface have a plane direction. The protective layer is disposed in a peripheral region of an opening of a liquid supply port. A liquid ejection chip is bonded to a head substrate with an adhesive so that the liquid supply port communicates to a liquid introduction port on a side of the second surface of the silicon substrate. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063524 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR INKJET RECORDING, AND INK - An inkjet recording apparatus including an ink; and an ink discharging head configured to discharge the ink, wherein the ink discharging head is provided with a nozzle having a silicone-containing water-repellent film on a surface thereof on which the ink contacts, wherein the ink contains a colorant; water; and a water soluble organic solvent, wherein the colorant contains a carbon black partially coated with a resin, and wherein the ink meets the following expressions (1) and (2): | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063525 | PRINTHEAD FOR INKJET PRINTING DEVICE - An inkjet printhead is provided for a digitally controlled inkjet printing apparatus wherein the inkjet printhead is comprised of a material layer and a drop formation mechanism positioned in or on the material layer, that is substantially improved in chemical resistance and thermally stability. A chemically resistant and thermally stable multilayer coating is provided onto and in contact with the inkjet printhead, wherein the multilayer coating includes one or more thin film layers comprised primarily of hafnium oxide or zirconium oxide and one or more thin film layers comprised primarily of tantalum oxide, the multilayer coating being located on the material layer. The corrosion resistant film of the invention is particularly beneficial because it can be formed on the printhead using atomic layer deposition film forming methods that produce conformal films that cover complex geometries, thereby enabling the corrosion resistant film to be formed on all surfaces of the printhead that come in contact with inks or other fluids employed in the printing system. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063526 | Inkjet Unit and Inkjet Device - An inkjet unit and an inkjet device are provided. The inkjet unit includes a liquid compartment that forms a liquid receiving cavity and a jetting nozzle that forms a liquid discharge opening. The liquid receiving cavity is in communication with the liquid discharge opening to allow a liquid contained in the liquid receiving cavity to jet outward through the liquid discharge opening. The inkjet unit further includes a gas supply device. The gas supply device delimits a gas flow channel. The gas flow channel has a gas spray orifice that is arranged to surround an outer wall of the jetting nozzle. Accordingly, the gas supply device can spray a gas through the gas spray orifice toward the circumference of the jetting nozzle to clean the jetting nozzle, keeping liquid from attaching to the circumference of the jetting nozzle and thereby preventing the liquid from blocking the liquid discharge opening. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063527 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE HAVING FIRST AND SECOND RESISTORS - A fluid ejection device comprises a first resistor layer that comprises at least a first resistor for heating fluid and a second resistor layer that comprises at least a second resistor for heating fluid. There is an electrically insulating layer between the first and second resistor layers. A print cartridge for a printer comprises a fluid container and a printhead, at least one nozzle, a first resistor layer that comprises at least a first resistor for pre-heating or thermally ejecting fluid, a second resistor layer that comprises at least a second resistor for pre-heating or thermally ejecting fluid, and an electrically insulating layer between the first and second resistor layers. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063528 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE WITH CIRCULATION PUMP - A fluid ejection device includes a fluid recirculation channel, and a drop generator disposed within the channel. A fluid slot is in fluid communication with each end of the channel, and a piezoelectric fluid actuator is located asymmetrically within the recirculation channel to cause fluid flow from the fluid slot, through the recirculation channel and drop generator, and back to the fluid slot. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063529 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING APPARATUSES, AND METHODS OF FORMING NOZZLES OF PRINTING APPARATUSES - A printing apparatus includes: a flow channel plate including, a pressure chamber, a nozzle including an outlet through which ink contained in the pressure chamber is ejected, and a trench disposed around the nozzle, and the outlet extending into the trench; a piezoelectric actuator configured to provide a change in pressure to eject the ink contained in the pressure chamber; and an electrostatic actuator configured to provide an electrostatic driving force to the ink contained in the nozzle. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063530 | ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER - An electromechanical transducer ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063531 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus, including: a recording portion movable to eject ink to perform image recording; flexible ink supply tube connected to the recording portion; and an ink-supply portion for supplying the ink to the ink supply tube. The ink supply tube includes first and second end portions respectively connected to the recording portion and the ink-supply portion. The ink supply tube extends at the first end portion in a first direction and is curved to extend to the ink-supply portion in a second direction, and a shape of the ink supply tube is changed following the movement of the recording portion. The ink-jet recording apparatus comprises a first board at least a portion of which overlaps, in plain view, an occupied area the ink supply tube can occupy while changing in shape, the first board including a controller for controlling the ink-jet recording apparatus. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063532 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND PRINTING FLUID CARTRIDGE SET - A recording apparatus has a cartridge installing section including a case which is formed with an opening and which is configured to receive printing fluid cartridges respectively via the opening; a flat plate-shaped lid which has a rotational shaft and which undergoes posture change to a closed posture and an open posture by being rotated around the rotational shaft. The lid has a curved section which is disposed on a side of one end in a widthwise direction along the rotational shaft and which is curved so that the one end is directed to a side of the ending surface of the case in a state in which the lid is in the closed posture; and the curved section is upstanding upwardly from a side of a bottom surface of the case in a state in which the lid is in the open posture. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063533 | AQUEOUS INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - Provided is an aqueous ink capable of recording an image achieving a high level of both of color developability and lightfastness. The aqueous ink includes a first pigment and a second pigment. The first pigment is C.I. Pigment Yellow 213, and the second pigment is at least one selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Yellows 93, 128, 138, 151, 155, 180, and 215. The content A (% by mass) of the first pigment and the content B (% by mass) of the second pigment based on a total mass of the ink satisfy a relationship of 0.1≦A/(A+B)≦0.9. The ink further includes a water-soluble organic solvent having an SP value (unit: (cal/cm | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063534 | IMAGE FIXATION APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS - An image fixation apparatus includes a supporting surface that is a part of a path along which a recording target medium is transported from an upstream side to a downstream side and can support the recording target medium; and an image fixation section that is provided opposite the supporting surface and performs image fixation processing when the recording target medium is supported by the supporting surface after recording of an image on the recording target medium at a position upstream of the supporting surface, the image fixation processing being processing of fixing the image on the recording target medium, wherein, when measured in a direction in which the supporting surface and the image fixation section are provided opposite to each other, the supporting surface is relatively distant from the image fixation section as compared with a region that is located upstream of the supporting surface in the transportation path. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063535 | PHOTOCURABLE INK JET RECORDING INK COMPOSITION AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - Provided is a photocurable ink jet recording ink composition having a low viscosity and excellent curing property and photopolymerization initiator solubility. The photocurable ink jet recording ink composition includes a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator. The polymerizable compound includes vinyl ether group-containing (meth)acrylic esters represented by Formula (I) in an amount of 20% by mass or more based on the total mass of the ink composition. The photopolymerization initiator includes a bisacylphosphine oxide photopolymerization initiator in an amount of 5% by mass or more based on the total mass of the ink composition and a thioxanthone photopolymerization initiator. The content ratio of the bisacylphosphine oxide photopolymerization initiator to the thioxanthone photopolymerization initiator is from 3:1 to 5:4. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063536 | LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light source control apparatus which controls, based on image data input, light emission of a light source which forms an electrostatic latent image on an image bearing body in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus is disclosed, including a pattern generating unit which generates an internal pattern for position aligning and concentration correcting according to the image data; and a mirroring processing unit which performs a process of mirroring the image data and the internal pattern at a later stage of the pattern generating unit. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063537 | CONFERENCE SYSTEM, EVENT MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND PROGRAM - A conference system includes a first conference device and a second conference device installed at a first site, and is connected with an external conference device installed at a site different from the first site. The second conference device selects one from a group consisting of a video image taken by and received from the first conference device and a video image taken by the second conference device to transmit the selected video image to the external conference device. The second conference device selects a video image taken by the second conference device when the second conference device detects an event occurred at the second conference device. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063538 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DEVICE ANGLE IMAGE CORRECTION - An approach for providing device angle image correction. An image (e.g., still or moving) of a subject is captured via a camera of a mobile device. One or more geometrics parameters associated with the subject are determined in relation to the mobile device. One or more camera parameters for the mobile device are also determined. An image correction scheme is applied to the image based on the camera parameters and the geometrics parameters to output a modified image. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063539 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A signal processing apparatus includes: an audio separator that separates audios into a first audio and a second audio using two inputted audio signals; an audio combiner that combines the first audio with the second audio based on proportions of the audios separated by the audio separator; and an image combiner that combines a first image corresponding to the first audio with a second image corresponding to the second audio based on the proportions of the audios separated by the audio separator. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063540 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDOVER OF VIDEO CALLS FROM A PACKET SWITCHED NETWORK TO A CIRCUIT SWITCHED NETWORK IN A SINGLE RADIO ENVIRONMENT - A method and system for handover of a video call from a packet switched network to a circuit switched network by a first network entity associated with the packet switched network in a single radio environment is provided. A need to perform a video single radio voice call continuity (vSRVCC) handover from a packet switched network to a circuit switched network is detected during a video call session in the packet switched network. Accordingly, a vSRVCC handover request is transtnitted to a second network entity associated with the circuit switched network for performing the vSRVCC handover of the video call session where the vSRVCC handover request includes vSRVCC capabilities of a user equipment (UE) associated with the video call session. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063541 | DATA DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, DATA DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - This technique relates to a data distribution apparatus, a data distribution method, and a program capable of selecting stream data required by a portable terminal from among multiple stream data, and distributing the stream data. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063542 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING VIDEO DATA - A method is provided in one example implementation and includes receiving video data associated with a plurality of video streams during a communication session; receiving a rule selection for a particular video stream that is selected from the plurality of video streams; and displaying the particular video stream based on the rule selection. In more specific examples, the rule selection includes a designation for a video stream corresponding to an active speaker in the communication session, or a designation for a video stream associated with speech that is spoken prior to the active speaker in the communication session, or a designation for a video stream associated with a particular word recited in the communication session, or a designation for a video stream associated with a profile, which identifies an expertise of a participant of the communication session. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063543 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL CALL HOLD - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for accomplishing a virtual call on hold. A client communication device, such as a telephone, smartphone, or computer, receives a notification of a communication session to which the user is invited, and establishes a relationship with the communication session. Alternatively, a server associated with the communication session can establish the relationship with the client communication device. Then, the communication device can present an indication of the relationship with the communication session for a duration of the communication session, such that the user can join the communication session at will via a communication channel, and such that the communication channel is not occupied by the communication session unless or until the user joins the communication session. The communication session can be a conference call, video conference, a multi-modal chat wherein multiple users communicate via different modalities. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063544 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AFFINITY BASED SWITCHING - An example method may include displaying first image data associated with a first participant on a first screen; comparing a first affinity associated with the first participant to a second affinity associated with a second participant; and displaying second image data associated with the second participant on a second screen if the second affinity matches the first affinity. In certain implementations, the first data is displayed as a result of the first participant being an active speaker in a videoconference. The method may also include determining the first affinity and the second affinity based on corresponding uniform resource indicators (URIs) associated with the first affinity and the second affinity. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063545 | Duplicating Digital Streams for Digital Conferencing Using Switching Technologies - Using switching technologies to duplicate packets of a digital stream (e.g., digital video stream) sent from one workstation to multiple recipient workstations, where the switching technologies enable the multiple streams sent from the switch to the recipient workstations to be generated from a single digital stream sent from the sending workstation to the switch. Data units, such as video data units, may be transmitted by using a switch to enable receipt of a stream of data units including a payload portion and an attribute portion from at least two conferencing participants. The switch is used to duplicate at least a subportion of the payload portion of a data unit within the stream of data units, and to enable access to the duplicated subportion of the data unit by two or more conferencing participants. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063546 | Duplicating Digital Streams for Digital Conferencing Using Switching Technologies - Using switching technologies to duplicate packets of a digital stream (e.g., digital video stream) sent from one workstation to multiple recipient workstations, where the switching technologies enable the multiple streams sent from the switch to the recipient workstations to be generated from a single digital stream sent from the sending workstation to the switch. Data units, such as video data units, may be transmitted by using a switch to enable receipt of a stream of data units including a payload portion and an attribute portion from at least two conferencing participants. The switch is used to duplicate at least a subportion of the payload portion of a data unit within the stream of data units, and to enable access to the duplicated subportion of the data unit by two or more conferencing participants. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063547 | MULTIPLE-SITE DRAWN-IMAGE SHARING APPARATUS, MULTIPLE-SITE DRAWN-IMAGE SHARING SYSTEM, METHOD EXECUTED BY MULTIPLE-SITE DRAWN-IMAGE SHARING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A multiple-site drawn-image sharing apparatus is disclosed that causes images drawn on thawing objects provided at multiple sites to be shared between the drawing objects. The apparatus includes an image storage unit configured to store the images drawn at the respective sites; an image synthesizing unit configured to superimpose and synthesize the images stored in the image storage unit in a manner so as not to include the images drawn at transmission destinations; and an image transmission unit configured to transmit the images synthesized by the image synthesizing unit to the respective sites. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063548 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CALL INITIATION BASED ON BIOMETRIC DATA - A videoconferencing endpoint can provides a caller with the ability to make unscheduled video calls to a callee without having knowledge of dialing information of a videoconferencing endpoint where the callee is currently located. The videoconferencing endpoint searches a location database using an identity of the callee provided by the caller, where the location database can store dialing information of a videoconferencing endpoint where the callee is known to be located. The videoconferencing endpoint can collect biometric data from a user and determine the identity of the user by matching the collected biometric data to biometric data stored in a biometric database. If a match is found, the videoconferencing endpoint updates the location database such that the location database indicates the videoconferencing endpoint as the current location of the user. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063549 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING VIDEO - According to some embodiments, systems, methods, apparatus and computer program code for converting 2D video data to 3D video data includes receiving a two dimensional (2D) video feed from a video camera, the feed including a set of image frames, the frames together forming a panorama image, generating a background depth map, extracting for each of the image frames a set of image frame depth maps from the background depth map, generating an updated depth map using the set of image frame depth maps and the background depth map, and rendering an output image, the output image based on the panorama image and the updated depth map, the output image and the panorama image together forming a stereoscopic image pair. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063550 | Human environment life logging assistant virtual esemplastic network system and method - A user borne portable personal digital assistant, a brain activity sensing system, a surround sensing system, and correlation system are provided for video logging and memory enhancement. Signatures simultaneously input from the brain system and surround system representing the environment around the user at a given time and place are correlated into a historical relational database. Real-time query means for identifying correlations between the historical database and current internal and external signatures as the user moves through space and time are provided. Body integrated sensor, processing, and display devices are provided to accomplish statistically valid neural representations within the brain correlated to externally originated geo-spatial information and sensory representations surrounding the user. Methods and systems are disclosed for using the resultant data from the data logging system as input into a simulation, stimulation, search engine, social network, telecommunication, or emulation system within a biological, mechanical, and bio-mechanical system. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063551 | Synchronized Multiple Imager System and Method - One embodiment relates to a synchronized multiple imager system includes a plurality of imagers. One or more respective sensors are coupled to the imagers. The sensors output a vertical raster stream representative of pixel data from pixel columns, thereby generating a plurality of vertical raster streams. A clock circuit synchronizes the sensors to sense selected columns in the imagers and to output the vertical raster streams from the selected columns. A processor circuit stitches seam vertical raster streams from adjacent pairs of imagers. The synchronized multiple imager system may further include a plurality of input buffers coupled to respective sensors. The clock circuit may include input flip-flops configured to acquire the vertical raster stream from respective imagers in accordance with an imager bus clock. The clock circuit may further include asynchronous FIFOs to de-skew the vertical raster streams. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063552 | MULTI FIELD OF VIEW IMAGING SYSTEM - A multi field of view (FOV) imaging system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a dual FOV imaging system includes a composite lens array including a first lens set positioned to focus a first type of FOV and a second lens set positioned to focus a second type of FOV and a composite focal plane array (FPA) including multiple focal plane arrays (FPAs). Further, the composite FPA is disposed at the first type of FOV and the second type of FOV for producing a seamless mosaic dual FOV image of a target region. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063553 | Panoramic Optic Clear Enclosure - An apparatus includes a panoramic optical component shaped to direct light toward a camera; and an enclosure having a transparent portion, the transparent portion being configured such that only light entering the transparent portion in a direction substantially normal to a surface of the transparent portion is transmitted to the panoramic optical component. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063554 | COMPONENTS OF A PORTABLE DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA - An integrated hands-free, point of view, action-sports, digital video camera (or camcorder) ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063555 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE THAT COMBINES A PLURALITY OF IMAGES - An image capturing device ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063556 | EXTRACTING DEPTH INFORMATION FROM VIDEO FROM A SINGLE CAMERA - Techniques are provided for generating depth estimates for pixels, in a series of images captured by a single camera, that correspond to the static objects. The techniques involve identifying occlusion events in the series of images. The occlusion events are events in which dynamic blobs are at least partially occluded, by static objects, from view of the camera. The depth estimates for pixels of the static objects are generated based on the occlusion events and depth estimates associated with the dynamic blobs. Techniques are also provided for generating the depth estimates associated with the dynamic blobs. The depth estimates for the dynamic blobs are generated based on how far down, within at least one image, the lowest point of the dynamic blob is located. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063557 | EYEWEAR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EYEWEAR DEVICE - An eyewear device which adjusts a transmitted light amount to a left eye and a right eye of a viewer to perform an assistance operation, which assists the viewer in viewing images so that the viewer stereoscopically perceives the images, comprising: a receiver configured to receive a synchronization signal in synchronization with display of the images; and a controller which analyzes a signal configuration of the synchronization signal after power supply is started for the assistance operation, and switches a control mode between a first control mode and a second control mode, which is different from the first control mode, based on an analysis result of the signal configuration. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063558 | Systems and Methods for Incorporating Two Dimensional Images Captured by a Moving Studio Camera with Actively Controlled Optics into a Virtual Three Dimensional Coordinate System - A method for incorporating two dimensional images such as those captured by a video camera, which is moving and whose optics, particularly zoom and focus, are controlled by a human or by automatic means, into a virtual three dimensional coordinate system is provided In one embodiment the method acquires calibration data over the functional range of the studio camera optics, and then in operation dynamically performs the appropriate transformations needed to map the video stream to the virtual coordinate system, even as the acquiring studio camera moves, zooms, and changes focus. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063559 | Three-Dimensional Data Acquisition - A projector illuminates an object, within the field of view of a camera, with a sequence of code patterns. The camera captures the illuminated object and provides object images to a decoder to convert the code patterns into code. A transition locator locates discontinuities in the code pattern images. A dequantizer reconstructs a range image from those discontinuities and said code. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063560 | COMBINED STEREO CAMERA AND STEREO DISPLAY INTERACTION - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates interaction between a stereo image-capturing device and a three-dimensional (3D) display. The system comprises a stereo image-capturing device, a plurality of trackers, an event generator, an event processor, and a 3D display. During operation, the stereo image-capturing device captures images of a user. The plurality of trackers track movements of the user based on the captured images. Next, the event generator generates an event stream associated with the user movements, before the event processor in a virtual-world client maps the event stream to state changes in the virtual world. The 3D display then displays an augmented reality with the virtual world. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063561 | VIRTUAL ADVERTISING PLATFORM - In embodiments, a virtual advertising platform may use a three-dimensional mapping algorithm to insert a virtual image within a digital video stream. The virtual advertising platform may apply a three-dimensional mapping algorithm to the virtual digital image, wherein the three-dimensional mapping algorithm causes the virtual digital image to be recomposited within a plurality of frames within a received two-dimensional digital data feed in place of a spatial region within the two-dimensional data feed. The mapping algorithm may enable application of analogous geometric changes to the virtual digital image that are present in the spatial region within the plurality of video frames within the two-dimensional digital video data feed, and may send the recomposited digital data feed for display to a user, wherein the recomposited digital data feed is a virtualized digital data feed that includes the virtual digital image in place of the spatial region. | 2013-03-14 |
