11th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120062653 | INKJET PRINTHEAD HAVING BILAYERED NOZZLE PLATE COMPRISED OF TWO DIFFERENT CERAMIC MATERIALS - An inkjet printhead includes a bi-layered nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzle apertures. The bi-layered nozzle plate being includes a lower first nozzle plate formed from a first material and an upper second nozzle plate disposed on the first nozzle plate, the second nozzle plate being formed from a second material. The first and second materials are different from each other and are each independently selected from the group consisting of: silicon nitride, silicon oxide and silicon oxynitride. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062654 | LIQUID DROP EJECTION USING DUAL FEED EJECTOR - A printer includes a printhead die including liquid ejectors separated by walls. Each liquid ejector includes a nozzle orifice and an associated drop forming mechanism. First and second liquid feed channels, extending in opposite directions, are in fluid communication with each liquid ejector. A liquid inlet includes a plurality of first and second segments in fluid communication with the first liquid feed channels and the second liquid feed channels, respectively. The first and second segments are located on opposite sides of the nozzle orifice. For a given liquid ejector, both of the first and second segments are directly in line with the liquid ejector. An electrical lead extends from each drop forming mechanism toward an edge of the printhead die. At least one of the electrical leads is positioned between neighboring segments of at least one of the first and second segments of the liquid inlet. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062655 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head that includes a fluid channel formation substrate and pressure generation units. The fluid channel formation substrate is made of a silicon single crystal substrate having a crystal face orientation of. The fluid channel formation substrate has a plurality of separate flow channels that include at least pressure generation chambers demarcated by partition walls, each of the pressure generation chambers being in communication with a nozzle opening that ejects liquid drops. The fluid channel formation substrate further has a communication portion that is in communication with each of the separate flow channels. The pressure generation units are provided so as to correspond to the pressure generation chambers and generate a pressure change in the pressure generation chambers so as to cause ejection of liquid drops. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062656 | THERMAL BEND ACTUATOR HAVING BILAYERED PASSIVE BEAM - A thermal bend actuator includes: an active beam for connection to drive circuitry; and a passive beam mechanically cooperating with the active beam, such that when a current is passed through the active beam, the active beam expands relative to the passive beam, resulting in bending of the actuator. The passive beam has first and second layers with the second layer sandwiched between the first layer and the active beam. The first layer is thicker than the second layer. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062657 | PIEZOELECTRIC INKJET HEAD STRUCTURE - A piezoelectric inkjet head structure includes an upper cover plate, a lower cover plate, a piezoelectric actuating module, a nozzle plate and a seal layer. The piezoelectric actuating module includes an upper piezoelectric chip, a lower piezoelectric chip, a first electrode, a second electrode, a conductive layer and a plurality of flow channels. The entrances of the flow channels of the upper piezoelectric chip and the lower piezoelectric chip are separated from each other by the same spacing interval. The entrances of the flow channels of the upper piezoelectric chip and the entrances of the flow channels of the lower piezoelectric chip are arranged in a staggered form. During operation of the piezoelectric actuating module, ink liquid is introduced into the flow channels of the piezoelectric actuating module from the upper cover plate and the lower cover plate, and then ejected out of the nozzles. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062658 | Liquid jet head, liquid jet apparatus, and method of manufacturing liquid jet head - The liquid jet head ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120062659 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid discharge head unit includes a liquid container tank storing a liquid and a head discharging liquid droplets from its nozzles. The head includes a common channel supplying the liquid to liquid-chambers communicating with the nozzles, and the common channel includes a supply port introducing the liquid and a discharge port discharging the liquid. The liquid container tank includes a container including upstream and downstream chambers separated via a filtering member, a supply path supplying the liquid from the downstream chamber to the supply port of the head, a discharge path discharging the liquid obtained from the discharge port of the head, a communication path via which the downstream chamber communicates with the discharge path, and a communication path via which the upstream chamber communicates with the discharge path, where a fluid resistance of the second communication path is higher than that of the first communication path. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062660 | INK FILLING METHOD - In an ink filling method according to the present invention, a suction arrangement having a pump is air-tightly coupled to a head unit having a plurality of ink supply ports, and sucking is performed by using the pump, thereby supplying an ink stored in an ink supply source to a plurality of the ink supply ports via a flow channel arrangement including one ink flow channel that communicates with the ink supply source and a plurality of branched flow channels that branch out from the ink flow channel and communicate with corresponding ones of the ink supply ports. The sucking is stopped from a time point when one of the branched flow channels is entirely filled with the ink until air in the flow channel arrangement moves in a branching portion, and the sucking is resumed when the air has moved in the branching portion. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062661 | INK COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - An ink composition includes an aqueous dispersion of particles of a first material and separate particles of a second material. The first material contains an oxide, sulfide, or selenide of a magnetic metal. The ink is formulated to exhibit, after application to a solid substrate, a degree of metallic luster enhanced by the presence of the second material. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062662 | REPLACEABLE PRINTING COMPONENT - A replaceable printing component includes a housing, and an array of pockets separated by ribs and each having a first geometrical shape formed in a side of the housing, wherein at least one of the ribs between adjacent ones of the pockets is removed to form a combined pocket having a second geometrical shape. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062663 | INK CARTRIDGE FOR INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS, CONNECTION UNIT AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink cartridge for supplying the ink in an ink reserving chamber via an ink supply port into a recording head has a differential pressure valve mechanism disposed between an ink flow port and the ink supply port in the ink reserving chamber, whereby the ink is supplied an adequate amount to the recording head by opening or closing the differential pressure valve mechanism in accordance with an ink pressure of the recording head. As a result, it is possible to supply the ink at a substantially constant pressure to the recording head without regard to the variation in the amount of ink or the movement of the carriage. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062664 | INK CARTRIDGE WITH HIGH FLOW RATE SUPPLY TO PRINTHEAD - An ink cartridge supplies an inkjet printhead by forming a sealed engagement with an inlet on the printhead. The ink cartridge has an ink storage volume, an outlet opening in fluid communication with the ink storage volume, an outlet valve for connection to an inlet on the inkjet printhead, the outlet valve having a radially extending flange portion fixed within the outlet opening and, an annular skirt of resilient material extending from the outlet opening to the flange portion. The resilient material elastically biases part of the annular skirt into sealing engagement with the flange portion to close the outlet valve. Engagement with the inlet on the printhead during installation of the ink cartridge, compresses the annular skirt to open the outlet valve such that ink flows from the ink storage volume around the radially extending flange portion to the printhead. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062665 | METHODS OF ADJUSTING GLOSS OF IMAGES ON SUBSTRATES USING INK PARTIAL-CURING AND CONTACT LEVELING AND APPARATUSES USEFUL IN FORMING IMAGES ON SUBSTRATES - Apparatuses and methods for forming images on substrates in printing are provided. An exemplary embodiment of the apparatuses includes a first marking station for applying a first ink having a first color to a surface of a substrate; a first partial-curing station downstream from the first marking station including at least one first radiant energy source for irradiating the first ink on the surface of the substrate with first radiation to partially-cure, and adjust gloss of, the first ink; a second marking station downstream from the first partial-curing station for applying a second ink having a second color to the surface of the substrate; a second partial-curing station downstream from the second marking station including at least one second radiant energy source for irradiating the first ink and the second ink on the surface of the substrate with second radiation to further partially-cure the first ink and to partially-cure the second ink to adjust gloss of the first ink and the second ink; a leveling device comprising a first member, a second member, and a nip formed by the first member and second member, the first member and second member being configured to apply pressure to the partially-cured first ink and second ink when the substrate is received at the nip to level the first ink and second ink on the surface of the substrate; and a post-leveling curing device for irradiating the as-leveled first ink and second ink on the surface of the substrate to substantially-fully cure the first ink and the second ink. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062666 | METHODS OF FORMING IMAGES ON SUBSTRATES WITH INK PARTIAL-CURING AND CONTACT LEVELING AND APPARATUSES USEFUL IN FORMING IMAGES ON SUBSTRATES - Methods of forming images on substrates in printing and apparatuses for forming images on substrates in printing are provided. An exemplary embodiment of the methods of forming images on substrates in printing includes applying ink onto a surface of a substrate; irradiating the ink on the surface of the substrate with first radiation to partially-cure the ink; applying pressure to the substrate and partially-cured ink at a nip with a first surface of a first member and a second surface of a second member to level the ink on the surface of the substrate; and irradiating the as-leveled ink on the surface of the substrate with second radiation to substantially fully cure the ink. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062667 | METHODS OF ADJUSTING GLOSS OF IMAGES LOCALLY ON SUBSTRATES USING INK PARTIAL-CURING AND CONTACT LEVELING AND APPARATUSES USEFUL IN FORMING IMAGES ON SUBSTRATES - Apparatuses and methods for forming images on substrates in printing are provided and may include a first marking station for applying a first ink having a first color to a surface of a substrate, a first partial-curing station downstream from the first marking station, a second marking station downstream from the first partial-curing station for applying a second ink having a second color to the surface of the substrate, a second partial-curing station downstream from the second marking station, a leveling device for applying pressure to the substrate and the partially-cured first ink and second ink to level the first ink and second ink on the surface of the substrate, and a post-leveling curing device for irradiating the as-leveled first ink and second ink on the surface of the substrate to substantially-fully cure the first ink and the second ink. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062668 | METHODS OF TREATING INK ON POROUS SUBSTRATES USING PARTIAL CURING AND APPARATUSES USEFUL IN TREATING INK ON POROUS SUBSTRATES - Methods of treating ink on a porous substrate and methods of printing onto porous substrates are provided. An exemplary embodiment of the methods of treating ink on a porous substrate includes applying a layer of ink onto a first surface of a porous substrate; irradiating the layer of ink with first radiation having a first spectrum effective to partially cure the ink layer and reduce penetration of the ink into pores of the substrate; leveling the partially-cured ink layer; and irradiating the as-leveled ink layer with second radiation to further cure the ink layer, the second radiation having a second spectrum different from the first spectrum of the first radiation. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062669 | CURABLE PHASE CHANGE INK CONTAINING ALKOXYSILANE MONOMER - A phase change ink includes an ink vehicle that includes at least one curable carrier, at least one gellant, at least one wax and at least one alkoxysilane monomer. In a method of forming an image with the ink, the phase change ink is melted, then jetted onto an image receiving substrate, wherein the phase change ink forms a gel state, and exposed to ultraviolet light to cure the curable components of the phase change ink. The alkoxysilane participates in crosslinking to form silicon-oxygen-silicon bonds, thereby producing an ink with advantageous stability and high image quality. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062670 | PHASE CHANGE INK COMPOSITION - The present invention relates a composition which is useful in printing an electrical conductor on the front surface of a substrate, such as a solar cell. A phase change binder is used to allow printing of narrow grid lines which also may have adequate height to provide sufficient electrical conduction. The present invention is also directed to a process to print a pattern of the composition. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062671 | Plateless-transfer printing film, apparatus, and appliance using the same - A plateless-transfer printing apparatus having a plateless-transfer printing film and a transfer printing machine is disclosed. The plateless-transfer printing film includes a substrate and a transfer layer. The transfer layer has a release layer, a pattern layer, a white-ink layer and an adhesive layer. Those layers are orderly positioned on the substrate. In particular, the transfer printing machine has a pressure part, a heating part, an upper prop part and a lower prop part. An article-to-be-printed is firstly placed on the lower prop part. The plateless-transfer printing film positioned on the article is then heated by the heating part. Next, the pressure part presses both upper and lower prop parts, and the transfer printing film is formed on the surface of the article. It is featured that the pressure part evenly presses both the article and transfer printing film between the upper and lower prop parts. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062672 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - An image recording device includes a suction part that suctions a medium supported on a medium support part via suction holes, the medium being suctioned by at least two air-blowing parts, and a control part that stops one of the air-blowing parts during an action preceding the conveying action, whereby a first mode in which a first suction force is applied by the suction part on the medium is switched to a second mode in which a second suction force that is lower than the first suction force is applied by the suction part on the medium. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062673 | DUPLEX WEB PRINTER WITH TURNING MECHANISM - A printing machine for printing on a web includes a plurality of guide rollers for guiding the web through a simplex and a duplex path in the printing machine. The duplex path is adjacent and laterally shifted with respect to the simplex path. An apparatus for turning or laterally shifting the web and transfer the web from the simplex path to the duplex path includes four rollers. 90° twists are present between rollers | 2012-03-15 |
20120062674 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - An image recording device includes a suction part and a control part. The suction part is configured to suction a medium on a medium support part via suction holes and has a negative pressure chamber communicating with the suction holes and at least two air-blowing parts whereby air inside the negative pressure chamber is discharged and negative pressure is generated in the negative pressure chamber, the air-blowing parts being attached at different positions on an outer surface of the negative pressure chamber. The control part is configured to switch between a first mode in which a suction force of the suction part on the medium is set to a first suction force and a second mode in which the suction force is set to a second suction force lower than the first suction force. The control part is configured to stop one of the air-blowing parts in the second mode. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062675 | PAPER CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND PRINTER - A paper conveyance device for a printing device is disclosed that includes a detector and first, second, and third conveyance mechanisms. The first conveyance mechanism includes a tractor that conveys continuous paper along a paper feed direction. The second conveyance mechanism is disposed between the first conveyance mechanism and a print head and includes feed and pressure rollers. The third conveyance mechanism is disposed downstream from the print head and includes feed and pressure rollers. The detector detects the paper feed distance of the first conveyance mechanism and the rotation of the feed roller of the second conveyance mechanism, and adjusts the paper feed distance of the first conveyance mechanism based on the detected paper feed distance. A paper feed distance per unit time of each of the second and third conveyance mechanisms is greater than a paper feed distance per unit time of the first conveyance mechanism. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062676 | PAPER CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND PRINTER - A paper conveyance device for a printing device that prints information using a printhead on conveyed continuous paper R, including a paper conveyance mechanism that holds and conveys the continuous paper to the print area of the printhead, and a guide unit that has two guide surfaces facing the conveyed continuous paper. The guide unit has a plurality of ribs that are disposed to at least one of the two guide surfaces with a specific gap therebetween in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction, protrude to the continuous paper side, and extend in the conveyance direction. The rib located in the middle of the width of the conveyed continuous paper being the longest of the plural ribs in the conveyance direction, and the length in the conveyance direction of the other ribs becoming gradually shorter with proximity to the sides of the continuous paper width. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062677 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD THEREFOR - A printing apparatus includes: a transporting unit that transports a printing medium; a printing unit that performs a printing process on the printing medium, which is transported forward from an upstream side to a downstream side by the transporting unit, at a print position in a transport path; a cutting unit that cuts the printing medium at a cutting position on the downstream side of the print position so as to divide a part of the printing medium, on which the printing process is performed, from a non-printed part thereof on the upstream side of the part; and a removing unit that removes cutting dust. The printing unit performs the printing process on the non-printed part thereof from which the cutting dust is removed through the removing unit by transporting the printing medium backward to the print position. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062678 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING/CUTTING CONTROL METHOD - A recording apparatus includes a cutting execution unit that cuts a recording medium in a width direction by operating a cutter at a cutting position corresponding to the position of a image to be recorded on the recording medium with a hold down device being actuated (corresponding to S | 2012-03-15 |
20120062679 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, an inkjet recording apparatus includes a conveying unit, an inkjet recording head, and a vibratory unit. The conveying unit is configured to convey a recording medium along a conveying path. The recording medium includes first and second surfaces which are opposed to each other. The inkjet recording head is arranged on the conveying path and is configured to eject an ink toward the first surface to apply the ink to the recording medium. The vibratory unit is configured to apply an ultrasonic vibration to the recording medium. The vibratory unit is arranged on the conveying path downstream of the inkjet recording head and includes an end part configured to make substantially line contact with the second surface along a width direction of the recording medium. The width direction is substantially perpendicular to a conveying direction in which the recording medium is conveyed. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062680 | RECORDING DEVICE AND RECORDING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - A recording device includes a conveying part that conveys a roll paper, a support part that supports the roll paper, a recording part that ejects a liquid on the roll paper supported by the support part to record an image on the roll paper, a heating part that heats the support part to dry the liquid ejected on the roll paper, a cleaning part that cleans the recording part, and a controller that controls the conveying part to convey the roll paper while controlling the cleaning part to carry out a cleaning operation for cleaning the recording part. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062681 | OPTICAL WRITING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING OPTICAL WRITING DEVICE - An optical writing device that forms an electrostatic latent image on a photoreceptor. The device includes a pixel-information acquiring unit, a line-pixel-information storage unit that stores the acquired pixel information corresponding to a plurality of lines for each main scanning line, a light source device that exposes the photoreceptor with a period corresponding to an N-fold sub-scanning direction resolution of the pixel information, a positional-shift-information storage unit that stores a positional shift information, a sub-line counting unit that counts a sub-line period, a reading-line selecting unit that performs N times of selection that determines which main scanning line is selected as the line from which the pixel information is read out, on the basis of a calculated value from the counted value of the sub-line period and the positional shift information, and a pixel-information reading unit. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062682 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - An embodiment of the image processing apparatus for controlling the lighting of a line head that is driven with binary data and performs exposure with subline lighting to thereby form images, includes: a subline generating unit that generates a plurality of sublines from a same image data; an inclination correcting unit that exposes the generated sublines so as to generate correction image data used to correct an inclination of an exposure position; a gradation control unit that controls the lighting of sublines based on the correction image data generated by the inclination correcting unit to express gradation; and a light intensity correction unit that corrects and controls the light intensity based on the correction image data generated by the inclination correcting unit, wherein an output of the gradation control unit and an output of the light intensity correction unit are input into the line head in parallel. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062683 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having: a light source for emitting a beam; a deflector for deflecting the beam; a light receiving element for receiving the beam and generating a detection signal; a converter for converting electric potentials of the detection signal into data values and generating time data associated with the data values; and a first calculator for calculating a position of center of the beam from the data values and the time data. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062684 | IMAGE CARRIER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THEREWITH - An image carrier includes: a support that circulatively rotates, a plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of switches that are placed like a matrix on the support in a one-to-one correspondence with the pixel electrodes; a plurality of scan signal lines that are provided on the support so as to extend along the rotation axis direction of the support for transmitting a scan signal for selecting; a plurality of latent image forming signal lines; a plurality of signal leads that are provided on the support so as to extend in the rotation axis direction of the support; a scan signal supply device that are provided in an end part other than the pixel electrode placement area; and a latent image forming signal supply device that are provided in an end part other than the pixel electrode placement area. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062685 | Optical scanner and image forming apparatus including same - An optical scanner includes a light source, an optical part, a housing, and a retainer. The light source projects light against a target. The optical part is disposed on a light path between the light source and the target. The housing houses the light source and the optical part. The retainer fixed to the housing holds the optical part and includes a plurality of flanges disposed along an outer circumference of the retainer. One of the plurality of flanges of the retainer is adhered to the housing an adhesive agent. An image forming apparatus includes the optical scanner. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062686 | EXPOSURE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An exposure device includes: an optical system member that causes light irradiated from a light emitting element to converge; an optical system support part that supports the optical system member; and a fixing member for fixing the optical system member to the optical system holding part. An elongation of the fixing member is in a range of 40% to 80% inclusive. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062687 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING SHARED PROGRAM CONTENT VIDEOCONFERENCING - A videoconferencing system provides sharing program content during a videoconferencing session. A graphical user interface (GUI) allows participants to select a program to be shared and participants to share the selected program with. A scheduler communicates with the videoconferencing systems of the participants to tune or configure them to receive the selected shared program content at a scheduled time. The scheduler also communicates with a multipoint control unit (MCU) for initiating a videoconferencing session between the participants. The videoconferencing system combines mixed video streams received from the MCU with the program stream of the selected shared program and displays the combined stream on the display device. The scheduler can be located at a program service provider or at the initiating participant's videoconferencing system. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062688 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATION - A network apparatus in a collaboration system with a plurality of participants, the apparatus comprising a processing structure and a non-transitory machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instruction executable by the processing structure to cause the processing structure to at least: automatically discover a network server configured to distribute shared content among the plurality of participants; couple the apparatus to the network server; present content on a display coupled to the processing structure; select a portion of the display for sharing, the portion having the shared content; and automatically send the shared content to at least one of the plurality of participants. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062689 | PERSONALIZED VIRTUAL VIDEO MEETING ROOMS - A videoconferencing system allows host users to personalize virtual meeting rooms (VMR). A multipoint control unit (MCU) generates VMRs using associated VMR configuration parameters, which include personal VMR parameters specified by the host user, and admin VMR parameters specified by an administrator of the videoconferencing system. The host user can connect to a server at the MCU to request a list of personal VMR parameters, for which the host user can specify values. The server can receive and store the specified values for the personal parameters. The MCU can combine the values of personal VMR parameters with values of admin VMR parameters in generating VMR configuration. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062690 | DETERMINING A SYNCHRONIZATION RELATIONSHIP - A synchronization relationship determiner comprising an input visual information signal receiver configured to receive an input visual information signal, and a capture signal receiver configured to receive a capture signal generated by a capture device. The synchronization relationship determiner is configured to determine a synchronization relationship between the input visual information signal and the capture signal. The synchronization relationship determination is signal based. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062691 | Camera Control - A system including a camera that includes a lens having an aperture, a tripod configured to support the camera, a mount configured to be coupled the tripod and to the camera, the mount including a pivot that is configured such that the camera is rotatable around an axis that is aligned with the aperture of the camera, a motor configured to control the rotation of the mount, a memory containing computer readable instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to, calculate a desired position of the camera using sensor information, control the motor such that the camera is moved to the desired position, control the shutter of the camera to capture an image, and store the captured image. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062692 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A digital camera includes a zoom function for supporting a user when performing a frame assist, and includes an operation switch for instructing startup and completion of the zoom function on an operation unit. A system control unit stores a zoom position in a memory and varies the zoom position in a wide angle position according to a preset zoom-out drive amount when an instruction to startup the zoom function is given by the operation switch. Then, when the instruction to end the zoom function is given by the operation switch, the system control unit executes a zoom-in operation by returning to the zoom position that is stored in the memory. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062693 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An imaging apparatus is capable of preventing unintended shooting setting when a through-image is displayed at a zoom position different from a field angle for reach shooting. The imaging apparatus includes a recording control unit configured to record a zoom position taken before a start of a function for temporarily changing the zoom position as a first position, a zoom control unit configured to perform control to move the zoom position from the first position to a second position when the function is started, and from the second position to the first position when the function is ended, and a control unit configured to perform control, when the zoom position is at the second position by the function, not to make any changes according to an instruction for changing specific shooting setting. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062694 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120062695 | CONTROL DEVICE, CAMERA SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - According to a control device of the present invention, there is provided a center server including a display processing unit that performs control so as to display a panorama image display area in which a panorama image captured with a camera terminal device is displayed and an enlarged image display area in which an enlarged image is displayed, the enlarged image being obtained by enlarging an area corresponding to a position specified on the panorama image, and a control unit that performs control so as to capture with the camera terminal device an image of the area corresponding to the position specified on the panorama image. The display processing unit displays on the enlarged image display area the image captured with the camera terminal device in accordance with control by the control unit, and the panorama image is a circular panorama image. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062696 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH IMAGE REPRODUCTION FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device with an image reproduction function includes an input unit for receiving a user operation, a storage unit, a display unit and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of images, each of which includes positioning information. The processing unit includes a positioning sensor module, an image acquiring module, a detection and an image display module. The positioning sensor module acquires positioning information of the electronic device. The image acquiring module acquires image(s) from the storage unit. The detection module acquires the positioning information of each acquired image, and compares whether the positioning information of the acquired image matches the positioning information of the electronic device. The image display module displays the acquired image(s) whose positioning information matches the positioning information of the electronic device on the display unit. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062697 | Hyperspectral imaging sensor for tracking moving targets - The present disclosure provides for a system and method for aerial detection, identification, and/or tracking of unknown ground targets. A system may comprise collection optics, a RGB detector, a SWIR MCF, a SWIR detector, and a sensor housing affixed to an aircraft. A method may comprise generating a RGB video image, a hyperspectral SWIR image, and combinations hereof. The RGB video image and the hyperspectral SWIR image may be analyzed to detect, identify, and/or track unknown targets. The RGB video image and the hyperspectral SWIR image may be generated simultaneously. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062698 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DATA IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving reference image data and 3D additional image data in 3D image data so as to provide a 3D image in a digital broadcasting system. In the method, a basic image and a 3D additional image in a 3D image of a 3D broadcasting service is processed in a stereoscopic image format of one of a side-by-side method and a top-down method. The basic image and the 3D additional image processed in the stereoscopic image format are encoded to a basic image stream and a 3D additional image stream. The encoded basic image stream and the encoded 3D additional image stream are multiplexed to a 3D image stream of a single stream using a dual stream method, and the multiplexed 3D image stream is then transmitted. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062699 | DETECTING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES - To detect the presence of the two constituent images of a stereoscopic image within an image frame, a row of vertically-averaged pixels is derived from the upper half of the frame and compared with a second row of vertically-averaged pixels derived from the lower half of the frame. Similarly, a column of horizontally-averaged pixels is derived from the left half of the frame and compared with a column of horizontally-averaged pixels derived from the right half of the frame. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062700 | Method and Apparatus for Generating 3D Audio Positioning Using Dynamically Optimized Audio 3D Space Perception Cues - An apparatus generating audio cues for content indicative of the position of audio objects within the content comprising:
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20120062701 | METHOD OF DATA ACQUISITION FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING - Described are embodiments of methods of obtaining three-dimensional (3D) surface data of an object scene such as an intra-oral cavity. For example, measured surfaces may include the enamel surface of teeth, the dentin substructure of teeth, gum tissue and various dental structures. The methods can also be applied in medical applications and other applications in which 3D measurement data are acquired with maneuverable 3D measurement devices. In certain embodiments, the measurement device is positioned and translated to enable 3D data to be acquired for a backbone 3D data set. Subsequent controlled motion of the measurement device enables additional 3D data to be acquired and accurately joined to the backbone 3D data set. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062702 | ONLINE REFERENCE GENERATION AND TRACKING FOR MULTI-USER AUGMENTED REALITY - A multi-user augmented reality (AR) system operates without a previously acquired common reference by generating a reference image on the fly. The reference image is produced by capturing at least two images of a planar object and using the images to determine a pose (position and orientation) of a first mobile platform with respect to the planar object. Based on the orientation of the mobile platform, an image of the planar object, which may be one of the initial images or a subsequently captured image, is warped to produce the reference image of a front view of the planar object. The reference image may be produced by the mobile platform or by, e.g., a server. Other mobile platforms may determine their pose with respect to the planar object using the reference image to perform a multi-user augmented reality application. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062703 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, REPRODUCTION DEVICE, AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide an information display device to be included in a device outputting stereoscopic images in which images for the right and left eyes are arranged alternately in chronological order. The information display device includes a display unit which has light emitting units and which displays information other than the stereoscopic images using the light emitting units each of which alternates between a light-up state and a light-out state, the light-up state lasting for a predetermined period from a start of a light emission of the light emitting unit to an end of the light emission. Each of the light emitting units emits light so that the light-up state is included at least once during a shutter open period from when a shutter of eyeglasses used for viewing the stereoscopic images is opened to when the shutter is closed, the shutter being for one of the is right and left eyes. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062704 | 3-D IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A 3-D image pickup apparatus includes a lens portion that includes a lens system; and an adjustment ring portion that includes plural coaxially rotatable rings. Each ring adjusts a respective one of plural optical parameters of the lens system. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062705 | OVERLAPPING CHARGE ACCUMULATION DEPTH SENSORS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - One embodiment includes sequentially resetting rows and applying a gating signal to the rows sequentially in order in which the rows are reset; accumulating at each of the rows photocharge generated in response to an optical signal reflected from an object and the gating signal for an integration time; and reading a result of photocharge accumulation from each of the rows. A phase of the gating signal applied to a row with respect to which the reading has been completed, may be changed. A period of photocharge accumulation based on the gating signal having a changed phase in at least one row, which has been subjected to the reading and then reset, may overlap a period of photocharge accumulation in at least one row in which photocharge accumulation based on the gating signal having a phase before being changed is being carried out. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062706 | NON-CONTACT SENSING SYSTEM HAVING MEMS-BASED LIGHT SOURCE - A non-contact sensing system is provided for acquiring three-dimensional contour information of an object. The system is comprised of: a light source subsystem operable to scan a point of light in an area of illumination; a first imaging device having a field of view arranged to intersect with the illumination area and operable to capture image data; and a second imaging device having a field of view arranged to intersect with the illumination area and operable to capture image data. A first control module is in data communication with the first imaging device to determine contour information for an object in the field of view of the first imaging device and report the contour information for the object in a common coordinate system. A second control module is in data communication with the second imaging device to determine contour information for the object in the field of view of the second imaging device and report the contour information for the object in the common coordinate system. Moreover, the light source subsystem is calibrated to report position of the point of light in the common coordinate system. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062707 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A CONVERGENCE ANGLE OF A STEREO CAMERA - An apparatus and method of determining a convergence angle of a stereo camera. The method includes setting interest regions by first and second cameras, respectively, the interest regions having a same size and being symmetric to each other; photographing images by the first and second cameras while varying a convergence angle of the stereo camera by a predetermined degree for each photographed image of the first and second cameras, respectively; analyzing image histograms of the interest regions for each of the first and second cameras; and setting an optimum convergence angle. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062708 | Imaging, Fabrication and Measurement Systems and Methods - A fabrication system comprises one of a substrate and work piece having at least one working surface, a tool coupled to a tool holder, at least one measurement system, and a control system. The at least one working surface comprises one or more regions. A first location of the tool, tool holder, and the one of a substrate and work piece are calibrated with reference to a coordinate system. The tool is adapted to affect creation of a device within the one or more regions. The at least one measurement system is adapted to obtain location information of at least a portion of at least one of the tool, tool holder, and one of a substrate and a work piece. The control system is adapted to receive the location information, determine a second location, and provide one or more output signals to one or more adjustment devices. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062709 | SYSTEM FOR CROSSTALK REDUCTION - A display includes receiving a first image and a second image to be displayed on the display in order to provide a stereoscopic scene to a viewer. The first image is modified in such a manner so as to reduce the appearance of crosstalk. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062710 | 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHODS WITH VIDEO PROCESSING AND FRAME PACKING BASED ON DISPLAY FORMAT INFORMATION - A 3D display engine includes a timing generator circuit configured to receive format information from a 3D display and to responsively generate display timing information, a video image data processor circuit configured to receive and process left and right video image data, a 3D format generator circuit configured to frame-pack the processed left and right video image data and a controller circuit configured to control the video image data processor circuit and the 3D format generator circuit responsive to the display timing information. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062711 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK DEVICE, SYSTEM LSI, PLAYBACK METHOD, GLASSES, AND DISPLAY DEVICE FOR 3D IMAGES - A recording medium in which a left-view video stream and a right-view video stream are recorded in an interleaved transport stream file. The interleaved transport stream file is identified by a combination of (i) an equivalent identification number being equivalent with the file reference information and (ii) a file extension indicating that video streams are stored in the interleaved manner, the equivalent identification number. Among Extents that constitute the interleaved transport stream file, Extents constituting the left-view or right-view video stream are identified as a normal-format transport stream file by a combination of (i) the equivalent identification number being equivalent with the file reference information and (ii) a file extension indicating that video streams are stored in a normal manner. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062712 | DELIVERY OF DEVICE-SPECIFIC STEREO 3D CONTENT - Apparatus for delivery of stereo 3D content, including a library manager for retrieving, from a digital library of stereo 3D content, a version of a requested item of stereo 3D content stored in the library, on demand, a receiver, coupled with the library manager, for receiving, from a target device, a request for a desired item of stereo 3D content stored in the library, and an identification of display properties and stereo 3D characteristics of the target device, an adaptation engine, coupled with the receiver and with the library manager, for adapting the version of the item of stereo 3D content retrieved by the library manager, to an adapted version, optimized for viewing on the target device, based on the display properties and stereo 3D characteristics of the target device, and a transmitter, coupled with the adaptation engine, for transmitting the adapted version of the item of stereo 3D content to the target device, for download or for streaming. A system and a method are also described and claimed. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062713 | APPLIANCE WITH LUMINOUS HOUSING IN ENVIRONMENT-DEPENDENT COLOR - Appliance comprising a housing, wherein a part of said housing is optically transmissive, said optically transmissive part having an exterior surface through which light travelling through the optically transparent part is transmitted, so as to cause the transmitted light to be visible upon viewing the exterior surface. The appliance further comprises a controllable light source assembly, capable of producing light in a variety of colors, and configured to couple produced light into the optically transmissive part of the housing. The appliance also includes a control unit, and a color vision system, configured to optically observe an environment of the appliance, and to output data relating to colors of the observed environment to the control unit. The control unit is configured to control a housing color to be produced by the light source assembly, whereby said housing color is determined in dependence of the data received from the color vision system. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062714 | REAL-TIME SCOPE TRACKING AND BRANCH LABELING WITHOUT ELECTRO-MAGNETIC TRACKING AND PRE-OPERATIVE SCAN ROADMAPS - A system and method for locating a position of an imaging device include a guided imaging device ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120062715 | WIRELESS ENDOSCOPIC APPARATUS, RECEIVING DEVICE THEREOF, AND RECEIVING METHOD - A receiving device of a wireless endoscopic apparatus includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a determination unit. The communication unit communicates with a transmitting device using a communication channel selected from among n (n>1) communication channels each having a use frequency band partially overlapping with that of at least one of other communication channels, and receives image data transmitted from the transmitting device. The storage unit stores x (12012-03-15 | |
20120062716 | OBJECT CLASSIFICATION FOR MEASURED THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT SCENES - Described are methods that enable rapid automated object classification of measured three-dimensional object scenes. Each method can be performed during a three-dimensional measurement procedure while data are being acquired or after completion of the measurement procedure using the acquired data. In various embodiments, an object scene is illuminated with an optical beam and an image is acquired. In some embodiments, the object scene is illuminated with a structured light pattern and a sequence of images of the object scene illuminated by the pattern at different spatial phases is acquired. Coordinates are determined for points in the one or more images and a translucence value is determined for each of the points. An object class is determined for each point based on the translucence value for the point. Optionally, additional information, such as grayscale or color image data for each point, is used to supplement the object class determination. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062717 | Medical apparatus - A medical apparatus includes: a first image pickup section that is fixed to a body wall and picks up an image of an inside of a body cavity; a recording section that records in advance, in preparation for a case in which a predetermined image change occurs in a first image picked up by the first image pickup section, a predetermined image area in the first image or a coordinate for specifying the predetermined image area; and a display section that displays, when the predetermined image change occurs in the first image, the image area or the coordinate recorded in the recording section to be superimposed on the first image picked up by the first image pickup section. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062718 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTERPRETING MUSICAL GESTURES - Musical rendition is provided through the use of microsensors, in particular of accelerometers and magnetometers or rate gyros, and through an appropriate processing of the signals from the microsensors. In particular, the processing uses a merging of the data output from the microsensors to eliminate false alarms in the form of movements of the user unrelated to the music. The velocity of the musical strikes is also measured. Embodiments make it possible to control the running of mp3 or wav type music files to be played back. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062719 | Head-Mounted Photometric Facial Performance Capture - A camera may capture a sequence of images of a face while the face changes. A camera support may cause the field of view of the camera to remain substantially fixed with respect to the face, notwithstanding movement of the head. A lighting system may light the face from multiple directions. A lighting system support may cause each of the directions of the light from the lighting system to remain substantially fixed with respect to the face, notwithstanding movement of the head. Sequential images of the face may be computed as it changes based on the captured images. Each computed image may include least per-pixel surface normals of the face that are calculated based on multiple, separate images of the face. Each separate image may be representative of the face being lit by the lighting system from a different one of the separate directions. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062720 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING HIGH QUALITY EYE IMAGES FOR IRIS RECOGNITION - The present invention provides a method for acquiring high quality eye images, comprising the steps of: dividing a camera mode for eye image acquisition into a pre-photographing mode and a main photographing mode, comparing the degree of eye capture, actual eye, resolution, contrast ratio, noise level, angle of the face when an object to be photographed stares at a lens, location of the pupil in the eye, and the degree of exposure of the iris in the eye, etc., with a preset reference quality condition to evaluate the quality of eye images acquired in the pre-photographing mode, and switching from the pre-photographing mode to the main photographing mode if the preset reference quality condition is satisfied; capturing a plurality of eye images in the main photographing mode, finishing the main photographing mode if the preset condition for finishing the main photographing mode is satisfied, and setting a candidate group from the stored plurality of images; comparing the images with the preset reference quality condition if no candidate group is set, and returning to the main photographing mode or pre-photographing mode in accordance with the result of the comparison; and selecting final images from the candidate group if the candidate group is set. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062721 | DIGITAL MICROSCOPE WITH COAXIAL LIGHT OUTPUT - A digital microscope is disclosed including: an image sensing circuit having an image sensing area thereon; a first object lens aligned with the image sensing area along an axis; a luminance device positioned outside the axis for emitting light toward a direction that is not coaxial with the axis; a light redirector positioned outside the axis for redirecting the light emitted from the luminance device; and a beam splitter positioned on the axis for changing the direction of light from the light redirector to provide an output light that is outputted substantially along the axis and coaxial with the axis; wherein the first object lens is positioned between the image sensing area and the beam splitter. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062722 | MICROSCOPE APPARATUS AND OBSERVATION METHOD - A microscope apparatus comprises: a distribution measurement apparatus with respect to an observation region that comprises a fluorescent material that is activated when irradiated with an activating light, and that emits fluorescence when irradiated with an exciting light of a wavelength different from the activating light, obtains a fluorescent picture image through irradiation with the exciting light, and measures a fluorescent intensity distribution; an irradiation intensity setting apparatus which sets irradiation intensities of the activating light for respective portions of the observation region based on the fluorescent intensity distribution; and a picture image formation apparatus which obtains a plurality of the fluorescent picture images by repeating an operation wherein the observation region is irradiated with the activating light at the set irradiation intensities, and repeating an operation wherein a fluorescent picture image is obtained by irradiating with the exciting light after the activating light irradiation, generating a sample picture image. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062723 | MICROSCOPY IMAGING DEVICE WITH ADVANCED IMAGING PROPERTIES - Systems, methods and devices are implemented for microscope imaging solutions. One embodiment of the present disclosure is directed toward an epifluorescence microscope. The microscope includes an image capture circuit including an array of optical sensor. An optical arrangement is configured to direct excitation light of less than about 1 mW to a target object in a field of view of that is at least 0.5 mm | 2012-03-15 |
20120062724 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - Provided is an endoscope apparatus for measuring a subject. The endoscope apparatus including: an elongated insertion unit; an image capturing unit being provided on a distal end part of the insertion unit, the image capturing unit configured to obtain an image of the subject: an illumination unit comprising a first light source and configured to illuminate an observation viewing field of the image capturing unit; and a fringe projection unit comprising a second light source configured to emit a light, which differs from a light of the first light source and a fringe pattern generation unit configured to form the fringe pattern and configured to project the fringe pattern on the subject. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062725 | SYSTEM FOR ERROR-PROOFING MANUAL ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS USING MACHINE VISION - An error detection vision system that determines whether a proper part has been selected from a presentation device during an assembly process. In one embodiment, the presentation device is a rack including a plurality of bins, where the bins hold a plurality of different parts. The vision system includes one or more projecting devices that project a light beam towards the presentation device and a detector, such as a camera, receiving reflections back from a worker as he selects parts from the presentation device. The error detection vision system can employ various detection processes, such as a stereo pair of video cameras, vision using structured-light triangulation and infrared time-of-flight distance measurements. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062726 | Optical alignment systems for forming LEDs having a rough surface - An alignment system for aligning a wafer when lithographically fabricating LEDs having an LED wavelength λ | 2012-03-15 |
20120062727 | PART-MOUNTING SYSTEM - It is an objective to provide a part-mounting system that makes it possible to quickly ascertain a defective judgment location and input a result of judgment of the defective judgment location even if an operator is away from an inspection portion when the inspection portion has found a defective judgment location. An image of a location on a substrate Pb where a print status of solder Sd or a mounted status of parts Pt is judged as being defective by an inspection portion is displayed on all image display portions | 2012-03-15 |
20120062728 | SURFACE INSPECTING DEVICE - The presence or absence of a deep machining work trace is detected, and the position and size of the machining work trace are allowed to be estimated, whereby an inspection time can be shortened. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062729 | RELATIVE POSITION-INCLUSIVE DEVICE INTERFACES - A computing device can analyze image or video information to determine a relative position of an active user. The computing device can optimize audio or video data capture based at least in part upon the relative location. The device can capture audio using one or more microphones pointing toward the relative location of the active user, and can use other microphones to determine audio from other sources to be removed from the captured audio. If video data is being captured, a video capture element can be adjusted to focus primarily on the active user. The position of the user can be monitored so the audio and video data capture can be adjusted accordingly. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062730 | AERIAL CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING DISTORTIONS IN AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH - The invention relates to a method for correcting a distortion in an aerial photograph caused by a flight movement in the forward direction. The aerial photograph is captured by a surface sensor, the sensor lines of which sensor are exposed at different, successive exposure times, so that each individual sensor line senses a strip of terrain of the terrain flow over at the different exposure times. A relative flight altitude above the strips of terrain captured by the respective sensor line is assigned to the individual sensor lines. Furthermore, a compensation factor is separately determined for each of the individual sensor lines, wherein the factor depends on an air speed of the flying object, a focal length of the aerial camera and the relative flight altitude assigned to the respective sensor line, and corrects the distortion in the aerial photograph for the lines based on the respective compensation factor. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062731 | DISTANCE IMAGE OBTAINING SYSTEM FOR TRACK - A range image obtaining system for a track includes a laser slit light source disposed within a plane perpendicular to a tread of a rail and emits laser slit light within the plane; a two-dimensional image imaging device which is disposed to have an angle with respect to the plane perpendicular to the tread of the rail and obtains a light sectioning image generated from the laser slit light; and an image signal processing device for generating a range image based on a distance from the two-dimensional image imaging device based on the light sectioning image. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062732 | VIDEO SYSTEM WITH INTELLIGENT VISUAL DISPLAY - A video system for intelligent visual display includes a video camera having an imager that produces a first set of image data representing an image of a scene. Video analytics receive and analyze the first set of image data to track an object. The video analytics generate metadata synchronized to the first set of image data and representing location information of an image of the object in the image of the scene. A display management module receives the first set of image data and the metadata and uses the metadata to derive from the first set of image data a second set of image data representing a cropped close-up image of the object. The second set of image data is distinct from the first set of image data to enable separate display presentation of the cropped close-up image and the image of the scene. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062733 | SMART TARGET SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A surveillance system comprising a remote video server, a camera, a data receiving and processing server and a computer device is disclosed herein. The camera captures video and sends the video to the remote video server. The remote video server wirelessly transmits the video to the data receiving and processing server for video processing. The computer device may then securely and wirelessly connect to the data receiving and processing server to view the video. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062734 | Coordinator Module - A coordinator module comprising flash memory, a processor and a transceiver capable of performing a plurality of functions for a variety of electronic devices. A video server system comprising a coordinator module, a digital video camera and a cellular antenna is described herein. A remote monitoring system comprising a coordinator module, a metering instrument and a cellular antenna is also provided herein. Further described is a related method of controlling a metering instrument comprising providing a metering instrument, a coordinator module and a cellular antenna. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062735 | CRIB MONITORING SYSTEM - A crib monitoring system for a crib having a plurality of crib posts disposed a predetermined distance apart, and a side gate including a plurality of bar portions disposed between and connectable to the crib posts. The crib monitoring system includes at least one camera device connected to a crib post of the plurality of crib posts and configured to capture an image of an interior of the crib, a plurality of sensor devices, each sensor device connected with a respective crib post, and configured to form a signal beam along an interior surface of the side gate between the crib posts, and a monitoring device configured to receive a warning signal when a baby within the crib is within a predetermined distance of the bar portions such that the signal beam is interrupted. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062736 | HAND AND INDICATING-POINT POSITIONING METHOD AND HAND GESTURE DETERMINING METHOD USED IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION SYSTEM - Disclosed are a hand positioning method and a human-computer interaction system. The method comprises a step of continuously capturing a current image so as to obtain a sequence of video images; a step of extracting a foreground image from each of the captured video images, and then carrying out binary processing so as to obtain a binary foreground image; a step of obtaining a vertex set of a minimum convex hull of the binary foreground image, and then creating areas of concern serving as candidate hand areas; and a step of extracting hand imaging features from the respective created areas of concern, and then determining a hand area from the candidate hand areas by carrying out pattern recognition based on the extracted hand imaging features. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062737 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FILE - In a system for transmitting a data file, a first terminal calculates sizes of data fields for a displayed target data file on a frame basis, totals the calculated sizes, code-converts a data file having the totaled size, and encodes the code-converted data file, and a second terminal captures the target data file displayed on the first terminal using a camera at N frames-per-second (fps) (where N is an integer), and decodes the captured data file. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062738 | REMOVAL/ABANDONMENT DETERMINATION DEVICE AND REMOVAL/ABANDONMENT DETERMINATION METHOD - A removal/abandonment determination device includes: a sampling point setting unit configured to set sampling points on a boundary line of an object; a luminance determination unit configured to determine whether a ratio of an area having the same luminance in a peripheral region of each of the sampling points is a first certain value or more; and a removal/abandonment determination unit. The removal/abandonment determination unit determines that the object is removed when the sampling points of which the ratio is determined as being the first certain value or more are a second certain value or more, and determines that the object is abandoned when the sampling points of which the ratio is determined as being the first certain value or more are less than the second certain value. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062739 | Method And Device For Extending A Visibility Area - In order to extend a visibility area of a camera mounted on a vehicle, the method of the invention comprises a step ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120062740 | Hyperspectral imaging sensor for tracking moving targets - The present disclosure provides for a system and method for aerial detection, identification, and/or tracking of unknown ground targets. A system may comprise collection optics, a RGB detector, a SWIR MCF, a SWIR detector, and a sensor housing affixed to an aircraft. A method may comprise generating a RGB video image, a hyperspectral SWIR image, and combinations hereof. The RGB video image and the hyperspectral SWIR image may be analyzed to detect, identify, and/or track unknown targets. The RGB video image and the hyperspectral SWIR image may be generated simultaneously. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062741 | VEHICLE CAMERA SYSTEM - This innovation discloses the use of cameras in lieu of side-view minors on the outside of a truck cab. In operation, the images can be captured via aerodynamically positioned cameras and displayed upon monitors (e.g., LCD (liquid crystal display), LED (light emitting diode)) within the dash area of the driver. In one aspect, the monitors can be manually repositioned (or tilted) thereby effecting movement of the cameras. Other aspects can employ joysticks or buttons to move the camera positions. Yet other aspects include a peripheral view option. Still other aspects include a step light-up option. Still further, the camera assembly can include an object detection/warning system that notifies the driver of objects and other obstructions in the path of the truck. Moreover, video and/or images can be captured, for example for accident recovery or security scenarios. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062742 | Black box having function of lane recognition and method of processing image using the same - There are provided a black box having a function of lane recognition and a method of processing an image using the same. The black box having a function of lane recognition includes: an image photographing module having a first angle of view and photographing a first image taken towards the front of a vehicle; an image storing module compressing and storing the photographed first image; an image cropping module cropping a second image within a second angle of view smaller than the first angle of view of the photographed first image; and a lane departure sensing module extracting a lane from the cropped second image and sensing the lane departure of the vehicle based on the extracted lane, thereby making it possible to reduce cost and efficiently utilize the internal space of a vehicle. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062743 | ALERT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An alert system for a vehicle includes a video display, an interior visual alert device disposed at an interior rearview mirror assembly, a driver side visual alert device disposed at a driver side exterior rearview mirror assembly and a passenger side visual alert device disposed at a passenger side exterior rearview mirror assembly. A control is operable to activate at least one of the alert devices in response to a detection of an object rearward of the vehicle. The alert devices are viewable by the driver of the vehicle when activated and are operable to guide or prompt the driver to check the images captured by a rearward facing camera and displayed in the vehicle cabin by the video display so that the driver can verify the nature and type of a potential hazard rearward of the vehicle. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062744 | REAR VISION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A rear vision system includes a video camera for capturing video images and a video display disposed in the cabin of the vehicle for displaying the video images captured by the camera. The video camera has a field of view that at least encompasses a vehicle hitch connector of the vehicle. The display displays the video images for viewing by a driver of the vehicle to assist the driver in reversing the vehicle and/or connecting the vehicle hitch connector of the vehicle to a tow hitch connector of a trailer. A graphic overlay may be superimposed on the displayed video images for viewing by a driver of the vehicle to guide or assist the driver when executing a reversing maneuver and/or when connecting a tow hitch connector of a trailer to the vehicle hitch connector of the vehicle. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062745 | LANE DEPARTURE SENSING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING IMAGES THAT SURROUND A VEHICLE - A method and an apparatus for sensing a lane departure using images that surround a vehicle. The lane departure sensing method includes receiving images that are taken during driving by a plurality of cameras installed in a car, through respective channels connected to the cameras; modifying the obtained images into top-view images to generate a plurality of modified images; compositing the plurality of modified images to generate images that surround a vehicle; extracting a lane from the images that surround the vehicle, and yielding the information on a distance between the vehicle and the extracted lane or the information on an angle between the travel direction of the vehicle and the lane, so as to determine a lane departure; and giving a warning if the lane departure is determined. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062746 | Image Processing Apparatus - An image processing apparatus capable of detecting, simultaneously and with high precision, headlights of oncoming cars, taillights of cars ahead, and pedestrians at night, the image processing apparatus comprising: means that obtains first exposure data at a first shutter speed; means that obtains second exposure data at a second shutter speed that is slower than the shutter speed; means that obtains third exposure data at a third shutter speed that is slower than the first shutter speed; means that converts the first exposure data into a visible grayscale image; means that outputs the visible grayscale image; means that converts the second exposure data into a color image; means that outputs the color image; means that converts the third exposure data into an infrared grayscale image; means that outputs the infrared grayscale image; means that detects a headlight based on the visible grayscale image; means that detects a taillight based on the color image; and means that detects a pedestrian based on an image obtained by processing the infrared grayscale image and the color image. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062747 | LANE FUSION SYSTEM USING FORWARD-VIEW AND REAR-VIEW CAMERAS - A method and system for computing lane curvature and a host vehicle's position and orientation relative to lane boundaries, using image data from forward-view and rear-view cameras and vehicle dynamics sensors as input. A host vehicle includes cameras at the front and rear, which can be used to detect lane boundaries such as curbs and lane stripes, among other purposes. The host vehicle also includes vehicle dynamics sensors including vehicle speed and yaw rate. A method is developed which computes lane curvature and the host vehicle's position relative to a lane reference path, where the lane reference path is derived from the lane boundaries extracted from a fusion of the front and rear camera images. Mathematical models provided in the disclosure include a Kalman filter tracking routine and a particle filter tracking routine. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062748 | VISUALIZING VIDEO WITHIN EXISTING STILL IMAGES - Video from a video camera can be integrated into a still image, with which it shares common elements, to provide greater context and understandability. Pre-processing can derive transformation parameters for transforming and aligning the video to be integrated into the still image in a visually fluid manner. The transformation parameters can then be utilized to transform and align the video in real-time and display it within the still image. Pre-processing can comprise stabilization of video, if the video camera is moveable, and can comprise identification of areas of motion and of static elements. Transformation parameters can be derived by fitting the static elements of the video to portions of one or more existing images. Display of the video in real-time in the still image can include display of the entire transformed and aligned video image, or of only selected sections, to provide for a smoother visual integration. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062749 | HUMAN BODY IDENTIFICATION METHOD USING RANGE IMAGE CAMERA AND HUMAN BODY IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS - A human body identification method includes a monitoring target region capturing step of obtaining a range image of a monitoring target region using a range image camera, a normal vector image calculation step of calculating a normal vector image, a template preparation step of preparing, as a template, a normal vector image from a range image captured so as to include at least a head portion of a human body, a template scaling step of scaling the size of each template based on range information that is a pixel value, a human body corresponding region estimation step of estimating at least one region corresponding to a human body, and a number-of-persons determination step of determining the number of human bodies based on a logical sum of the at least one region estimated as corresponding to a human body. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062750 | HORSE BODY INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM, HORSE BODY STILL IMAGE DATA EXTRACTION METHOD, HORSE BODY STILL IMAGE DATA EXTRACTION PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - There are provided an information providing system, an information providing method and an information providing program capable of providing information for enabling conditions of a horse entered in a race to be rapidly confirmed. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062751 | CAPTURE OF THERMAL IMAGES OF AN OBJECT - An apparatus with an excitation unit for mechanically exciting an object with a periodic excitation signal and a camera for capturing the thermal images of the object are used to capture thermal images of the object. The thermal image has a plurality of pixels, where a pixel is respectively intended to represent a heat signal acquired from the object. The apparatus matches a capture of the thermal images of the object and the periodic excitation signal in such a manner that thermal images captured in a plurality of periods of the periodic excitation signal can be used to determine information relating to the heat signals respectively represented by the pixels during a period. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062752 | POWER CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND INTERNET PROTOCOL CAMERA EMPLOYING THE SAME - A power conversion circuit for an internet protocol camera includes a voltage conversion circuit and a divider circuit electrically connected to the voltage conversion circuit. The voltage conversion circuit includes a linear voltage regulator for providing an operating voltage. The linear voltage regulator includes an input port, an output port and a feedback port. The divider circuit includes a first divider resistance and a second divider resistance. The output pot, the first divider resistance and the second divider resistance are electrically connected in series, the feedback port is electrically connected between the first divider resistance and the second divider resistance to obtain a feedback voltage. The input port is electrically a system power, and the output port outputs and provides an output voltage adjusted by the feedback voltage. | 2012-03-15 |