18th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110102577 | OPTICAL DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SURFACES OF COMPONENTS - The invention relates to an optical detection device for the detection of at least one surface ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110102578 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit for capturing an image of a fluorescent sample; a pixel shift unit for changing the relative position of the imaging unit for the image; an image correction unit for correcting the gray-scale levels of plural pieces of image data using the histograms of the image data acquired by the imaging unit at different relative positions; and an image combination unit for combining the plural pieces of image data corrected by the image correction unit. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102579 | STEERING CONTROL LEADING APPARATUS USING LANDMARK AND METHOD THEREBY - Disclosed is a steering control leading apparatus using a landmark when a car travels. The steering control leading apparatus includes: a coordinate controller that analyzes images obtained by photographing the landmark installed on a road by a photographing apparatus installed in a car to generate current coordinate data and current driving lane data of a car; a lane controller that compares the current driving lane data or the current coordinate data received from targeted coordinate data and a coordinate controller to generate determined result data determining whether the car is normally driven; and a display unit that displays the current coordinate data, and the targeted coordinate data, or the data indicating whether the car is normally driven | 2011-05-05 |
20110102580 | SPATIAL PREDICTIVE APPROXIMATION AND RADIAL CONVOLUTION - The present invention provides a method for approximating the location of a point of interest relative to a three dimensional coordinate system, the method including the steps of: orientating a camera toward the point of interest such that the point of interest can be seen within a camera view; retrieving camera data including a location relative to the three dimensional coordinate system, and a camera position including a camera heading and a camera tilt; querying an associated topographic map database to identify one or more coordinates located on the topographic map along the camera heading to form a first dataset; computing one or more coordinates located on a radial plane between the camera and the point of interest based on the camera heading and camera tilt to form a second dataset; and comparing the first dataset with the second dataset to identify a pair of matching coordinates; wherein the matching coordinates represent the three dimensional coordinate location of the point of interest. A system and software for performing the method is also provided. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102581 | TARGET POSITION IDENTIFYING APPARATUS - A target position identifying apparatus includes a color difference converting section for processing pixel values of an image of a target comprised of combination of a first color and a second color obtained from the target under influence of ambient light, thus generating a color component value of the first color, a color component value of the second color and a luminance value, a color region determining section for determining region of the first color and region of the second color, based on the first color component value and the second color component value, with using a determination condition based on either luminance of the captured image or the luminance value, a border detecting section for detecting border between the first color and the second color in the target based on result of the determination by the color region determining section and a target position calculating section for calculating the position of the target on the image based on result of the border detection by the border detecting section. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102582 | BIOLOGICAL GROWTH PLATE SCANNER - A biological growth plate scanner includes a multi-color illumination system that illuminates a biological growth plate with different illumination colors. A monochromatic image capture device captures images of the biological growth plate during illumination of the growth plate with each of the illumination colors. A processor combines the images to form a composite multi-color image, and/or individual components of the composite image, and analyzes the composite image to produce an analytical result such as a colony count or a presence/absence result. The biological growth plate scanner may include both front and back illumination components. The back illumination component may include a diffuser element disposed under the biological growth plate. The diffuser element receives light from one or more laterally disposed illumination sources, and distributes the light to illuminate a back side of the biological growth plate. The illumination sources in the front and back illumination components may take the form of sets of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that can be independently controlled by the processor. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102583 | REAR VIEW CAMERA SYSTEM AND CALIBRATION METHOD - A method for calibrating a rear view camera system provides a driver with an accurate and effective aid for backing a vehicle. The rear view camera system includes a closed circuit video camera connected to a video monitor mounted in the driver's area. A marker is placed a known distance from the rear of the vehicle. The system is calibrated by adjusting a horizontal rear scale line up and down on the monitor so that it coincides with the edge of the marker. Once the system is calibrated, as the vehicle is backed and the rear scale line contacts an object on the monitor, the driver knows that the vehicle is the known distance from the rear bumper of the vehicle. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102584 | Active Protection and Peace Keeper - Active protection uses of Laser, Infra-red, CCD cameras to form array camera to surveillance surround to protect essential objects. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102585 | SURVEILLANCE DEVICE FOR POWER LINE PEER-TO-PEER SIGNAL TRANSMISSION - A surveillance device for power line peer-to-peer signal transmission includes a photographing device, a surveillance device and a peer-to-peer server. The photographing device includes a power line network bridge and a first router, and can be connected to internet through the first router, the power line network bridge and a power line. The surveillance device includes a second router and is connected to internet through the second router. The peer-to-peer server connects the first router with the second router through internet. By the aforementioned structures, an ordinary person can easily monitor and control images and electric equipment at home through internet, without carrying out a network wiring or knowing how to set up an IP. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102586 | PTZ CAMERA AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE PTZ CAMERA - A method can control a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera to monitor an area. The method sets a monitoring path for the PTZ camera, captures a plurality of navigation images of the monitored area at different positions of the monitoring path, and obtains position information of each of the navigation images based upon an image space coordinate system. The method further sets a sequence of the navigation images, and sets a directional control icon for each of the navigation images according to the set sequence and the position information. According to the movement direction pointed by the directional control icon of each of the captured image, the PTZ camera can move along the monitoring path to capture a video stream of the monitored area. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102587 | SPOTLIGHT WITH SECURITY CAMERA - An outdoor surveillance and lighting apparatus. The apparatus includes a housing having at least one side portion, a front end and a back end. There is a substantially unidirectional main light and at least one surveillance camera disposed within the housing. The lens of the camera is aimed in a direction substantially normal to the main light direction. Also included is a video transmitting means connected to the surveillance camera for conveying video images to a remote viewing unit. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102588 | IMAGE SURVEILLANCE AND REPORTING TECHNOLOGY - Image surveillance and reporting technology, in which an event that is indicative of potential physical activity within an area corresponding to a location of a camera unit is detected. In response to detection of the event, the camera unit is controlled to capture one or more images of the area corresponding to the location of the camera unit. The one or more images captured by the camera unit are analyzed to determine whether the one or more images include image data that is indicative of relevant physical activity within the area corresponding to the location of the camera unit. The one or more images are handled based on the determination of whether the one or more images include image data that is indicative of relevant physical activity within the area corresponding to the location of the camera unit. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102589 | WIRELESS VIDEO TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND WIRELESS VIDEO RECEPTION DEVICE - A technique is provided for using, in a wireless video transmission device and a plurality of wireless video reception devices which intermittently perform signal reception processing within standby periods, a human body detection unit to accelerate the start-up of the wireless video transmission and reception devices. When the presence of a person is detected by the human body detector, a person detection signal is sent to a wireless video reception device or the transmission device to thereby limit usable communication channel candidates in number. The limited number of usable channel candidates are then used to perform intermittent signal reception, thereby shortening the searching time cycle of such intermittent reception within a standby period, thus lessening the startup time from the standby state between the wireless video transmission and reception devices and also reducing standby power thereof. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102590 | SELF-SERVICE DEVICE COMPRISING A SURVEILLANCE UNIT - A self-service device ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110102591 | MOBILE PHONE HAVING A BLACK BOX FEATURE FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF PHOTOGRAPHING AN IMAGE - A portable terminal having a black box feature for a vehicle is provided, which includes a camera unit having an image sensor for sensing incident light and a lens unit; a storage unit for storing an image photographed by the camera unit; and a control unit for selecting a first region of the image sensor when a black box mode is selected, while selecting a second region that is a part of the first region of the image sensor when a general image mode is selected, controlling the camera unit to photograph an image that is formed on the selected region, and providing the photographed image to the storage unit. An image without distortion can be photographed in the case of photographing a general image, while a wide range outside of a vehicle can be photographed in the case of photographing a black box image. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102592 | SYSTEM OF GAUGING A CAMERA SUITABLE FOR EQUIPPING A VEHICLE - A system and process of gauging a camera suitable for equipping a vehicle. The system and process determines at least one value of at least one geometrical parameter of the camera, at least in accordance with an item of information that represents a parameter associated with an object detected by the camera, compares the determined value to a value of reference (θpitching_ref, θrolling_ref, θtwisting_ref) of the geometrical parameter of the camera, and controls the geometrical parameter of the camera in accordance with the comparison, particularly by modifying the value of reference in such a way as to gauge the camera. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102593 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A VIDEO SYSTEM - A method for operating a video source is provided. The method includes capturing video data comprising a plurality of frames of a scene, and identifying a first frame from the plurality of frames that includes a first aspect of an activity occurring within the scene. The method also includes subsequent to identifying the first frame, identifying at least a second frame from the plurality of frames that includes a second aspect of the activity occurring within the scene, and transferring the first frame and the second frame for delivery to storage. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102594 | IMAGE PROCESSING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - Provided is an image processing device capable of an image processing with using a general-purpose image processing hardware in accordance with video input without mediation of a CPU. The image processing device includes: a storage medium for storing an image data acquired by video inputting unit for acquiring video images; a CPU for a general processing; image processing unit for processing the image data stored in the storage medium; setting unit for determining a processing content of the image processing unit; a command list indicating an order of setting and activating the image processing unit; and command writing unit for setting and activating the image processing unit based on the command list in synchronization with input of the image data from the video inputting unit without mediation of the CPU. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102595 | NETWORK AUDIO/VIDEO CAPTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A network camera includes a capturing unit, a video converter, an audio converter, a microprocessor, and a signal sending unit. The capturing unit captures an analog video signal and an analog audio signal. The video converter converts the analog video signal to a digital video signal; the audio converter converts the analog audio signal to a digital audio signal. The microprocessor superposes and compresses the digital video signal and the digital audio signal and outputs a first universal serial bus (USB) signal. The signal sending unit converts the first USB signal to a wireless USB signal. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102596 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Setting unit for setting a virtual viewpoint; determining unit for determining an undefined area in which an object distance cannot be defined in a virtual image of the virtual viewpoint, from image data of a plurality of images photographed by a plurality of photographing units placed at different positions; correction setting unit for setting an amount of correction of a position of at least one of the photographing units from the undefined area; and generating unit for generating the image of the virtual viewpoint from image data of a plurality of images photographed by the plurality of photographing units placed at positions that are corrected in accordance with the amount of correction are included. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102597 | Millimeter Wave Concealed Object Detection System Using Portal Deployment - A concealed object detection system using pre-engineered and pre-manufactured components to effectively control the deployment surroundings and provide a known environment in which the equipment can operate. The system provides inherent background/peripheral motion and optical clutter mitigation by virtue of its booth-like design. The system can additionally include x-ray baggage machines, iris scanners, biometrics, finger readers, palm readers, metal detectors, backscatter x-ray, nuclear quadrupole resonance, explosives-trace detectors (“sniffers”), and access control cards. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102598 | Device for Illuminating a Target - A device for illuminating a target comprises a laser which produces a light beam, a viewing medium which receives electromagnetic radiation in an acceptance band, a beam-splitter which splits the light beam into a first beam and a second beam, and an imaging assembly. The imaging assembly comprises a light conversion medium and an element responsible for image creation comprising one of a light focusing medium and a light reflective medium. The first beam is directed along a travel path from the beam-splitter to the element and then to the light conversion medium, wherein the light conversion medium converts the first beam into electromagnetic radiation within the acceptance band. A spot object distance between the light conversion medium and the element is less than a target distance. The target distance is between the target and the beam-splitter less a distance between the beam-splitter and the element. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102599 | MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING PROJECTOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a mobile terminal for providing a blackboard function to an image projected through a projector, which includes a projector for projecting an image on a screen, a camera for photographing the image projected through the projector and transferring the photographed image to an image processor. The image processor processes the image transferred from the camera and transfers the processed image to a controller. The controller controls the operation of the mobile terminal including recognizing an effective region for the projected image where infrared rays are detected from the photographed image so as to recognize an indication position of an indication device. The indication device generates infrared rays, in the projected image, and when the infrared rays are detected, a preset mark is displayed on a position of the detected infrared rays by using the projector. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102600 | ADVERTISING METRICS SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for monitoring audio-video (AV) streams transported over a network. The system may include at least one AV probe configured for installation at a network node. The at least one AV probe may be configured to receive an incoming AV stream at a native frame rate and to capture at least one thumbnail of the incoming AV stream at a sampling rate which is less than the native frame rate to form a thumbnail stream. The at least one AV probe may be further configured to timestamp and transmit the thumbnail stream, and to forward the incoming AV stream substantially in real-time. The system may further include at least one monitoring engine operatively connected with the at least one AV probe, the at least one monitoring engine configured to receive the thumbnail stream, capture AV data from the thumbnail stream, and transform the AV data into a visual representation of AV stream quality of experience (QoE). | 2011-05-05 |
20110102601 | VIDEO QUALITY MEASUREMENT - This invention is concerned with a video quality measurement method, in particular where the video signal having: an original form; an encoded form in which video signal has been encoded using a compression algorithm utilising a variable quantiser step size such that the encoded signal includes a quantiser step size parameter; and, a decoded form in which the encoded video signal has been at least in part reconverted to the original form. The method comprises the steps of: a) generating a first quality measure which is a function of said quantiser step size parameter; b) generating a masking measure and c) combining the first and second measures. The masking measure is which is a function of the spatial complexity of parts of the frames represented by the video signal in the decoded form, these parts being selected by generating a second measure which is a function of the prediction residual and identifying one or more regions of the picture for which the second measure exceeds a threshold. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102602 | Video Path Confirmation - There is disclosed a method, device, and system for verifying a video path between a source device and a destination device. The destination device may receive a video signal including at least one video test pattern from the source device via a network. The destination device may automatically judge that a video path exists if the received video signal meets at least one predetermined criteria. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102603 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A CAMERA MODULE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for testing a camera module of an electronic device includes following blocks. An analysis module and a control module are installed in the electronic device. A test fixture is utilized to secure the electronic device. The control module instructs the camera module to capture a video and a photo. The analysis module automatically examines whether the video and the photo fall within predetermined parameters. A system associated with above method for testing the camera module of the electronic device is also disclosed. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102604 | MULTIMEDIA PLAYING SYSTEM, APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFING A FILE AND, METHOD THEREOF - A multimedia playing system, an apparatus for identifying a file, and a method thereof are provided. The multimedia playing system comprises a display device, a sensing device, and an identification device. The display device is configured to display the file and has a predetermined area. A plurality of color tags adapted to be displayed on the predetermined area is attached to the file. The sensing device continuously senses the predetermined area to generate a sensed datum. The identification device is connected to the sensing device and receives the sensed data from the sensing device to determine a sensed color code representing each of the sensed data. The identification device further forms a sensed sequence by the sensed color codes and determines a piece of display information corresponding to the sensed sequence. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102605 | IMAGE MATCHING TO AUGMENT REALITY - Technology for augmenting reality using image matching is described. The technology can receive a captured image, determine location information relating to the received image, and transmit the location information to a server computing device. The technology may then receive one or more tags from the server computing device, wherein each tag can include one or more patches and supplementary information corresponding to at least one of the patches and each patch can be associated with the location information. The technology can then determine using an image matching process whether at least one of the received one or more patches appears in the received image, and if a patch appears in the received image, render the supplementary information corresponding to the patch. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102606 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND NETWORK CAMERA SYSTEM - An image capturing device includes an image capturing element that performs photoelectric conversion of light from an object and outputs a pixel signal, a lens unit that forms images on the image capturing element based on light from the object, and an optical shift mechanism that displaces optical images formed on a light-receiving surface of the image capturing element relative to the image capturing element. The optical shift mechanism has an optical member provided with a parallel plate that is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the optical axis of the lens unit and rotated around the optical axis. The optical member is provided in a fluid having a higher refractive index than a refractive index of air. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102607 | Digital image printing system, control method therefor, printing device, control method therefor, and computer product - In a digital image printing system, an external device capable of storing digital image data, and a printing apparatus capable of printing the digital image data are mutually connectable, and capable of exchanging data. The printing apparatus includes a paper feeding unit having a multi-tray structure. The external device sends parameters, that is, paper size, paper type, page layout of the digital image data, and at least one digital image data to the printing apparatus, and the printing apparatus selects a tray from the paper feeding unit based on the parameters, and an aspect ratio of the digital image data, and prints the digital image data. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102608 | IMAGE OUTPUT SYSTEM INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF UNITS CONNECTED BY COMMUNICATIONS WITH MASTER-SLAVE RELATION - A printer periodically sends a request inquiry command “Interrupt In” to a digital camera at a high rate. The digital camera returns a printer status request, a print request, a print cancel request, etc., to the printer as a reply to “Interrupt In.” The camera operates as a usual storage class USB device for the printer except that the camera performs the described operation. Therefore, the printer makes a search for a directory in the camera and reads an image file, a print page layout file, etc., required for print on its own initiative. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102609 | VIBRATION CORRECTION CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CORRECTING DISPLACEMENT OF AN OPTICAL AXIS DUE TO VIBRATION INCLUDING CAMERA SHAKE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - An integration circuit integrates an angular velocity signal outputted from a vibration detection element and generates a shift amount signal indicating the shift amount of an imaging device. A control unit samples a plurality of amplitude values of an acceleration signal during a predetermined unit period in the panning state or the tilting state. When an average value of the sampling values exists nearer to zero than a predetermined basic threshold value, it is judged that the panning state or the tilting state is terminated. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102610 | VIBRATION ACTUATOR, AND LENS BARREL AND CAMERA PROVIDED WITH THE VIBRATION ACTUATOR - Provided is a vibration actuator having stable drive characteristics, and a lens barrel and a camera which are provided with such vibration actuator. The vibration actuator of the present invention is provided with: a relatively moving member, which is brought into pressurized contact with a vibrating member, and moves relative to the vibrating member by vibration of the vibrating member; a pressure member which brings the vibrating member and the relatively moving member into pressurized contact with each other; and a magnetic force generating section which adjusts the pressurizing force of the pressure member by a magnetic force. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102611 | VIBRATION CORRECTION CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CORRECTING DISPLACEMENT OF AN OPTICAL AXIS DUE TO VIBRATION INCLUDING CAMERA SHAKE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - An integration circuit integrates an angular velocity signal outputted from a vibration detection element and generates a shift amount signal indicating the shift amount of an imaging device. The integration circuit is formed by a digital filter, which includes a register for holding an accumulation value serving as a shift amount signal. A control unit acquires an accumulation values held in the register at a predetermined interval and obtains a change amount between the accumulation value previously obtained and the accumulation value currently obtained. When the change value exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the control unit subtracts a correction value from the currently obtained accumulation value so that the value approaches zero and resets the obtained value in the register. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102612 | VIBRATION CORRECTION CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CORRECTING DISPLACEMENT OF AN OPTICAL AXIS DUE TO VIBRATION INCLUDING CAMERA SHAKE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - An integration circuit integrates an angular velocity signal outputted from a vibration detection element and generates a shift amount signal indicating the shift amount of an imaging device. A control unit judges whether the device is in the panning state or the tilting state. The integration circuit is formed by a digital filter, which includes a register for holding an accumulation value to be an amplitude value of the shift amount signal. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102613 | VIBRATION CORRECTING DEVICE, LENS BARREL, AND OPTICAL DEVICE - An optical device with an imaging device for forming an image of a subject with a lens device includes a lens unit, a movable member making the lens unit movable within a plane orthogonal to the optical axis of the lens unit, an image pickup device imaging the subject image formed by the lens device, a fixed member limiting the movement of the movable member in the optical axis direction, at least three balls rolling between the movable and fixed member, a vibration detecting unit, and a pitch and yaw direction drive units for driving the movable member in the pitch and yaw directions within the optical axis orthogonal plane, respectively. The pitch and yaw direction drive units press the movable member toward the fixed member side by means of magnetic pressing forces caused by magnetic attractive action between drive magnets and yokes. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102614 | Electronic camera that displays information representative of its selected mode - An electronic camera is used with a display screen and includes an imaging device, a pixel density converter, a moving image recording device and a still image recording device. The imaging device images an object and converts the imaged object to image information. The pixel density converter converts the image information converted by the imaging device to a pixel density suitable for a scan format of the display screen. The moving image recording device successively retrieves the image information from the pixel density converter and records the image information in the recording medium as a series of moving images. The still image recording device retrieves the image information converted by the imaging device and records the image information in the recording medium as a still image. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102615 | Refraction assisted illumination for imaging - An illumination source may be directed towards a surface of an object comprising subsurface features, wherein the illumination from the source is directed at a first angle relative to the normal of the surface. The object may have a portion between the subsurface features and the surface, the portion having an index of refraction that is greater than the index of refraction of a surrounding medium that surrounds the object. An imaging device may be placed with an objective lens. The first angle may be larger than an acceptance angle of the objective lens. In some embodiments, multiple illumination beams may be generated by one or more illumination sources. The beams may be rotated relative to one another about the normal of the surface. Also, in some embodiments, multiple images may be taken with the objective of the imaging device at different positions rotated off of the normal. The multiple images may be combined to generate a composite image. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102616 | DATA STRUCTURE FOR STILL IMAGE FILE, IMAGE FILE GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGE REPRODUCTION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC CAMERA - A moving image generation unit generates moving image data of a predetermined resolution based on a pixel signal from an imaging element and stores the moving image data in a RAM. For example, when a still image is captured while a moving image is being captured, a still image generation unit generates still image data of, for example, full resolution based on the pixel signal from the imaging element. Then, an image extraction processing unit extracts moving image data for n seconds before and after the time the still image is captured from the moving image data stored in the RAM. A file generation unit incorporates the extracted moving image file in a header of the still image file to generate a moving image-added still image file. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102617 | Image Processing Device And Image Processing Method - The invention provides an image processing device and an image processing method which can efficiently make use of memory resources, and can also edit and simulate a registered image or the like so as to reflect the registered image or the like after editing in a normal operation without stopping the normal operation, and further to enhance production efficiency. When data for image processing edited in a second processing section is to be reflected in image processing (normal operation) that is continuously executed in a first processing section, the edited data for image processing is transmitted from a third data storage area to a second data storage area, and the edited data for image processing is read from the second data storage area when image processing is executed by use of the edited data for image processing in the first processing section. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102618 | LENS UNIT, IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LENS UNIT, AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes a lens unit, a body unit detachably attached to the lens unit, and an interface unit configured to connect the lens unit and the body unit so as to be capable of communicating with each other, the interface unit having a bidirectional communication interface and a unidirectional interface. The lens unit includes an optical lens configured to transmit light from an object, an imaging device configured to form an image with the light, and an image processing section configured to generate image data based on an output of the imaging device. The lens unit is configured to receive setting information to be used in the image processing section for generating the image data from the body unit via the bidirectional interface of the interface unit, generate the image data based on the received setting information, send notification information to be used by the body unit for receiving the image data to the body unit via the bidirectional interface of the interface unit, and send the image data to the body unit via the unidirectional interface of the interface unit after sending the notification information. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102619 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging device configured to image an object, a sound receiving device configured to receive an ambient sound, a phonation determining device configured to determine whether the object imaged by the imaging device is producing a sound or not, an object characteristic determining device configured to determine a characteristic of the object if the phonation determining device determines that the object is producing the sound, a band determining device configured to determine a band of the ambient sound which suits the characteristic of the object and emphasize the band in the ambient sound, and a recording device configured to record the ambient sound in which the band is emphasized. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102620 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, CAMERA, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device is provided, which includes a photodiode having a first conductivity type semiconductor area that is dividedly formed for each pixel; a first conductivity type transfer gate electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate via a gate insulating layer in an area neighboring the photodiode, and transmitting signal charges generated and accumulated in the photodiode; a signal reading unit reading a voltage which corresponds to the signal charge or the signal charge; and an inversion layer induction electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate via the gate insulating layer in an area covering a portion or the whole of the photodiode, and composed of a conductor or a semiconductor having a work function. An inversion layer is induced, which is formed by accumulating a second conductivity type carrier on a surface of the inversion layer induction electrode side of the semiconductor area through the inversion layer induction electrode. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102621 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDING PHOTOGRAPHING - A digital image processing apparatus provides to a photographer and a subject reference images that are similar to a temporary image that is viewed through a view finder in terms of a background, a portrait, or an object, thereby enabling various photographings. The digital image processing apparatus includes a display unit on which an image is displayed, and a search unit that searches for the reference image, wherein the reference image and the temporary image are displayed on the display unit. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102622 | Solid-state imaging element and camera system - A solid-state imaging element includes: a pixel section having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, each of the pixels converting an optical signal into an electric signal and storing the electric signal according to exposure time; a dummy pixel section having dummy pixels arranged in a matrix form; and pixel drive sections adapted to control the pixel operations in such a manner as to operate an electronic shutter on and read the pixel section and dummy pixel section, wherein when an electronic rolling shutter is operated in which the pixels are shuttered row by row, the pixel drive sections judge whether the current and next frames are shuttered concurrently and in parallel so as to determine in which horizontal read period the dummy pixel section is to be shuttered. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102623 | Solid-state imaging device and camera system - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel unit in which plural pixels each having a photoelectric conversion element which converts light signals into electric signals and accumulates the electric signals according to exposure time are arranged in a matrix state; plural control lines for drive controlling the pixels; and a pixel drive unit controlling operation of the pixels to perform electronic shutter operation and reading of the pixel unit through the control lines, | 2011-05-05 |
20110102624 | Pixel defect correction device, imaging apparatus, pixel defect correction method, and program - A pixel defect correction device includes: a defect determining section determining whether a pixel of interest of an image, in which pixels each having a pixel value are arrayed in a two-dimensional manner, is a defect of the image; a gradient detecting section detecting a gradient or an edge in a processing region, which includes pixels with the pixel of interest in the middle, based on values of at least peripheral pixels around the pixel of interest which are included in the processing region; a correction value acquisition section selecting a pixel, which is used for acquisition of a correction value of the pixel of interest, according to the detected gradient or edge and acquiring the correction value from a value of the selected pixel; and a defective pixel replacing section replacing the value of the pixel of interest with the correction value when the pixel of interest is determined to be a defect. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102625 | Image Forming Optical System and Electronic Image Pickup Apparatus Using Image Forming Optical System - An image forming optical system according to the present invention is characterized in that, in an image forming optical system having a positive lens group, a negative lens group, and an aperture stop, the positive lens group is disposed at an object side of the aperture stop,
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20110102626 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program which can prevent a total processing time from significantly increasing while maintaining precision of image processing at a high level, where an image acquiring section sequentially acquires images generated by imaging a predetermined subject to be imaged; an image processing executing section executes, in each of sequentially-arriving processing periods, image processing on the image acquired by the image acquiring section; a preprocessing execution result output section outputs an execution result of preprocessing performed on the image in part of the sequentially-arriving processing periods, the image having been acquired by the image acquiring section before the part of the sequentially-arriving processing periods; an execution result holding section keeps holding the execution result output by the preprocessing execution result output section at least until the execution result is output next time by the preprocessing execution result output section; and the image processing executing section executes the image processing by applying the execution result held in the execution result holding section to the image acquired by the image acquiring section. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102627 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS WHICH SETS A REGION OF INTEREST WITHIN A FRAME IMAGE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS USING THE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A region-of-interest setting unit sets a region of interest within each frame image picked up contiguously. A coding unit codes entire-region moving images where the frame images continue, and region-of-interest moving images where images of regions of interest set by the region-of-interest setting unit continue. A recording unit records coded data of the entire-region moving images and coded data of the region-of-interest moving images both coded by the coding unit in a manner such that the coded data of the entire-region moving images and the coded data of the region-of-interest moving images are associated with each other. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102628 | Foreground/Background Segmentation in Digital Images - An implementation efficient method of distinguishing between foreground and background regions of a digital image of a scene comprises capturing two images of nominally the same scene and storing the captured images in DCT-coded format, the first image being taken with the foreground more in focus than the background and the second image being taken with the background more in focus than the foreground. Regions of the first image are assigned as foreground or background according to whether the sum of selected higher order DCT coefficients decreases or increases for the equivalent regions of the second image. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102629 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING PARAMETER EDITING METHOD, AND IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - An information processing apparatus for editing an image processing parameter available in image processing by an image sensing apparatus. Creator information set by a creator of the image processing parameter, attached to the image processing parameter, is extracted. In accordance with the extracted creator information, editing processing to generate a new image processing parameter by editing the image processing parameter is limited. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102630 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICES USING DEVICE LOCATION INFORMATION TO ADJUST IMAGE DATA DURING IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING - Several methods and apparatuses for adjusting image data during image processing based on device specific information (e.g., location, orientation) for image capturing devices are described. In one embodiment, after having powered on the device and placing it in image capture mode, a location function determines location data of the device including a regional location. Next, an image capture function begins execution which captures one or more images of a scene that is before the camera lens. Next, adaptive image signal processing can occur based on the location data. For example, color adjustments (e.g., white balance, hue, saturation), sharpening, and contrast parameters for a given region may be adjusted during the image processing. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102631 | DIGITAL CAMERA AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital camera includes a color shading area detecting unit that detects color shading areas from an entire area of a screen, and a white balance (WB) gain calculating unit that calculates WB gains from available screen areas remaining after excluding the detected color shading areas. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102632 | IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS, WHITE BALANCE SETTING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In an image pick-up apparatus | 2011-05-05 |
20110102633 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - An image sensing apparatus includes a hash calculation unit which calculates a digest value from group image data including two or more image data; and an alteration detecting information generating unit which generates alteration detecting information from the digest value. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102634 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A VIDEO SYSTEM - A method for operating a video system to generate and store encoded video comprising a plurality of key frames and a plurality of delta frames is provided. The method includes capturing video data comprising a plurality of frames of a scene, and selecting a fundamental view of at least a portion of the scene contained in the plurality of frames. The method also includes generating the plurality of key frames from a first subset of the plurality of frames and the fundamental view of at least the portion of the scene, generating the plurality of delta frames from a second subset of the plurality of frames and the plurality of key frames, and transferring the encoded video for delivery to storage. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102635 | IMAGE SIGNAL CORRECTING DEVICE, IMAGING SIGNAL CORRECTING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image signal correcting device ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110102636 | Solid state memory with reduced number of partially filled pages - The invention concerns a solid state memory, comprising multiple logical units. The solid state memory contains an internal buffer for temporarily storing the incoming data steam before the incoming data are programmed to at least one page. The internal buffer keeps data that are not yet programmed in case a switch from one logical unit to another is performed. A method for operating such a device is presented. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102637 | TRAVEL VIDEOS - A device may include a processor. The processor may associate a trip with a video clip, modify a rate at which images for frames of the video clip are captured, create the frames of the video clip based on the images, tag each of the frames with location information, the location information designating a point on a path of the trip, and store the video clip. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102638 | RGBW SENSOR ARRAY - A color filter enhancement method for a portable digital image acquisition device includes digitally exposing color pixels of a color sensor array for a first digital exposure duration and digitally exposing white pixels of a color sensor array for a second digital exposure time shorter than the first digital exposure duration. A color filter enhanced digital image is generated using data from both the color pixels exposed for the first digital exposure duration and the white pixels exposed for the second digital exposure duration. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102639 | Image forming optical system and electronic image pickup apparatus equipped with same - A zoom optical system having a lens group I including two single lenses or one lens component, an aperture stop, and a lens group A disposed between the lens group I and the aperture stop, including a lens component made up of a positive lens LA and a negative lens LB that are cemented together, and having a negative refracting power as a whole. The distance between the lens group I and the lens group A on the optical axis changes for zooming, and the lens component has an aspheric cemented surface. When the shape of the aspheric surface is expressed by a certain equation, the shape of the air-contact surface of the positive lens LA and its aspheric components etc. satisfy conditional expressions (3a) and (3b). | 2011-05-05 |
20110102640 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - A zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising a first lens unit having negative optical power, a second lens unit having positive optical power, a third lens unit having positive optical power, and a fourth lens unit having positive optical power, wherein in zooming, the intervals between the respective lens units vary, and the condition (I-1): 1.3<|f | 2011-05-05 |
20110102641 | IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - Provided is an image generation device generating a high-quality image of an object under a pseudo light source at any desired position, based on geometric parameters generated from a low-quality image of the object. The image generation device includes: a geometric parameter calculation unit ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110102642 | IMAGE DEBLURRING USING A COMBINED DIFFERENTIAL IMAGE - A method for determining a deblurred image comprising: receiving a blurred image of a scene; receiving a blur kernel; initializing a candidate deblurred image; determining a plurality of differential images representing differences between neighboring pixels in the candidate deblurred image; determining a combined differential image by combining the differential images; repeatedly updating the candidate deblurred image responsive to the blurred image, the blur kernel, the candidate deblurred image and the combined differential image until a convergence criterion is satisfied; and storing the final candidate deblurred image in a processor-accessible memory system. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102643 | Partial Face Detector Red-Eye Filter Method and Apparatus - A digital camera has an integral flash and stores and displays a digital image. Under certain conditions, a flash photograph taken with the camera may result in a red-eye phenomenon due to a reflection within an eye of a subject of the photograph. A digital apparatus has a red-eye filter which analyzes at least one partial face region identified within the digital image for the red-eye phenomenon and modifies the image to eliminate the red-eye phenomenon by changing the red area to black. The modification of the image is enabled when a photograph is taken under conditions indicative of the red-eye phenomenon. The modification is subject to anti-falsing analysis which further examines the area around the red-eye area for indicia of the eye of the subject. The detection and correction can be optimized for performance and quality by operating on subsample versions of the image when appropriate. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102644 | NOISE REDUCTION IN ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR ARRAYS - A system for detecting high speed noise in active pixel sensors includes a photodiode for receiving low levels of light, a reset transistor, an amplifier transistor, a row select transistor, and a high-speed analog-to-digital converter. The reset transistor gate receives a reset signal, and the reset transistor drain receives a reset voltage. The amplifier transistor gate is connected to the photodiode and the reset transistor's source. The amplifier transistor receives a supply voltage at the drain terminal. The row select transistor gate terminal receives a row select signal. The row select drain terminal is connected to the amplifier transistor source terminal. The high-speed analog-to-digital converter includes an analog input port connected to the row select transistor source and a digital output port capable of resolving high-speed excitation events received by the photodiode. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102645 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATING ARTIFACTS IN ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR (APS) IMAGERS - An active pixel sensor (APS) that includes circuitry to eliminate artifacts in digital images. The APS includes a comparator for comparing a signal level from a pixel to an adjusted saturation voltage to determine if the pixel is saturated. If the pixel is saturated, the signal output from the pixel is replaced with an analog voltage having a maximum value corresponding to a brightest pixel in the image. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102646 | Solid-state imaging device, camera system, solid-state imaging device reading method and program - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel section formed by pixels having a photoelectric conversion function arranged in a matrix; a pixel driving section driving the operation of the pixels to allow a readout to be performed according to a readout mode; a readout circuit reading out signals from the pixels and outputting the signals as image data in a raw data format; and a logic section performing scaling and phase correction in preparation for a resolution conversion process on a signal output from the readout circuit. The logic section includes a resize portion performing a scaling process on the signal from the readout circuit according to a scaling factor N and a correction portion obtaining a distance Scaled_P between pixels of the same color which have been scaled from the scaling factor N, a readout factor B, and a distance P between pixels of different colors, obtaining the amount of correction to be made on a pixel to be corrected from the distance Scaled_P and the distance P, and performing phase correction according to the amount of correction. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102647 | METHODS OF MODELING AN INTEGRATED NOISE IN AN IMAGE SENSOR AND METHODS OF REDUCING NOISE USING THE SAME - A method is for processing a Bayer domain signal of an image sensor to model an integrated noise in the image sensor. The method includes receiving the Bayer domain signal of the image signal, setting a plurality of noise models using the Bayer domain signal, and determining an integrated noise level in the image sensor based on the plurality of noise models. The noise models include a dark-current noise model, a shot noise model and a fixed-pattern noise model. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102648 | Imaging Apparatus and method, electronic device, and program - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit configured to image an image using an imaging device; an image obtaining unit configured to obtain a plurality of images equivalent to the time of dark, imaged by the imaging unit; a registering unit configured to register, with an image obtained by the image obtaining unit, the address and change amount of a pixel where the output value of the pixel changes so as to exceed a predetermined threshold; and a correcting unit configured to correct, when taking a pixel corresponding to an address registered by the registering unit as a processing object pixel, the pixel value of the processing object pixel based on comparison between difference of the output values of the processing object pixel and a peripheral pixel of the processing object pixel, and the change amount of the processing object pixel. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102649 | Pixel defect detection and correction device, imaging apparatus, pixel defect detection and correction method, and program - A pixel defect detection and correction device includes: an average value acquisition section that acquires an average value of pixel values of adjacent pixels with different colors excluding a pixel whose defect is to be detected, which is a pixel of interest, in a processing region where adjacent pixels with the same color and adjacent pixels with different colors are arrayed with the pixel whose defect is to be detected in the middle; and a defect determining section that determines whether the pixel whose defect is to be detected is defective on the basis of at least the average value. The defect determining section determines whether the pixel whose defect is to be detected is defective by comparison of the pixel value of the pixel whose defect is to be detected, the average value of adjacent pixels with different colors, and a designated different-color pixel threshold value. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102650 | Solid-state imaging device and data processing device - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array unit formed by two-dimensionally disposing a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion portion; one or more SRAMs; a memory control section controlling writing of pixel data sequentially output from the pixel array unit into the SRAM and controlling readout of the pixel data from the SRAM; a correction process section performing a process of correcting the pixel data read from the SRAM by the memory control section; a defect detecting section detecting a defective address in the SRAM; and a defect relieving section holding pixel data to be written in the defective address of the SRAM by the memory control section and outputting the pixel data held therein to the correction process section instead of the pixel data which has been written in the defective address of the SRAM. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102651 | OPTIMIZED LIGHT GUIDE ARRAY FOR AN IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor has a plurality of pixels in a pixel array. Each pixel includes a photoelectric conversion unit below an insulating layer and a light guide to transmit light to the photoelectric conversion unit. Across five or more pixels arrayed in a direction, the light guides have a spacing between them that varies non-monotonically across the five or more pixels. A width of the light guide and/or a horizontal pitch between consecutive light guides may vary non-monotonically across same. A light guide of a pixel that detects light of shorter wavelengths only may be narrower than a light guide of another pixel that detects light of longer wavelengths. A color filter may be coupled to the light guide. A width of a gap between consecutive color filters may vary non-monotonically across same. A pitch between the gaps may vary non-monotonically across same. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102652 | Image Detecting Module and Lens Module - An image detecting module includes a socket, a circuit board, an image sensor, an elastic element, a filter and a holder. The socket comprises an inner circumference wall along a main axis for defining an inner space and a platform that extended from the inner circumference wall. Pluralities of mounting holes are provided on the holder and pluralities of protrusions are provided on the socket; thus the elastic element and the filter could be fixed between the platform and the holder by fitting the protrusions into the mounting holes. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102653 | IMAGING UNIT - The present invention relates to an imaging unit including an imaging device for performing photoelectric conversion. There is provided an imaging unit with which the mechanical strength of an imaging device can be ensured while allowing light to pass through the imaging device so as to improve the usability in various operations using the imaging device. An imaging unit ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110102654 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE HAVING AMPLIFICATION CIRCUIT FOR AMPLIFYING SIGNAL FROM PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION PORTION - An image capture device includes a plurality of image capture elements for capturing an object image, a plurality of vertical output lines for reading signals out of the plurality of image capture elements, and a plurality of processing circuits. Each processing circuit includes a first capacitor element having a first electrode connected to one of the plurality of vertical output lines, a differential amplifier having a first input terminal connected to a second electrode of the first capacitor element, a second capacitor element connected between the first input terminal and an output terminal of the differential amplifier, and a first switch configured to control conduction between the first input terminal and the output terminal of the differential amplifier. The image capture device further includes a plurality of third capacitor elements configured to hold signals from the differential amplifiers of the plurality of processing circuits and to limit an output frequency band of each differential amplifier, and a horizontal output line for sequentially outputting signals from the plurality of third capacitor elements. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102655 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND REFERENCE POSITION DETECTION METHOD - An image pickup apparatus includes: a photoelectric transduction portion to transduce an optical image of a subject formed on an image plane through a lens to output an image signal; a movement portion provided between the photoelectric transduction portion and a base to move the photoelectric transduction portion relative to the base; an illumination portion placed at a predetermined position from the base to emit light onto the image plane of the photoelectric transduction portion in a state in which a shutter is closed to block light entering from the lens; a light-blocking portion placed at a predetermined position from the base to interrupt part of light from the illumination portion at between the illumination portion and the image plane; an adjustment image obtaining portion to obtain an image signal output by the photoelectric transduction portion as a result of photoelectric transduction, in a state in which the illumination portion emits light; and a relative position detection portion to detect a relative position of the photoelectric transduction portion with respect to the base, based on an image of the light-blocking portion that is included in an image based on the obtained image signal. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102656 | Timing adjustment circuit, solid-state image pickup element, and camera system - A timing adjustment circuit includes at least one data line; a phase synchronization circuit that includes a plurality of oscillation delay elements which oscillate an oscillation signal, and that is configured to oscillate the oscillation signal by synchronizing a phase of a feedback clock with a phase of a reference clock; at least one delay circuit that includes a delay element which is disposed on the data line and which is equivalent to one of the plurality of oscillation delay elements, and that is configured to delay data which is to be transmitted on the data line; and a delay adjustment unit configured to adjust an amount of delay of the delay element of the delay circuit in accordance with a signal associated with oscillation of the phase synchronization circuit. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102657 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A semiconductor device having a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof; a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together with the respective first and second wiring layer sides of the first and second semiconductor sections facing each other; a conductive material extending through the first semiconductor section to the second wiring layer of the second semiconductor section and by means of which the first and second wiring layers are in electrical communication; and an opening, other than the opening for the conductive material, which extends through the first semiconductor section to the second wiring layer. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102658 | CCD IMAGE SENSORS HAVING MULTIPLE LATERAL OVERFLOW DRAIN REGIONS FOR A HORIZONTAL SHIFT REGISTER - A charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor includes a layer of a semiconductor material having a first conductivity type. A horizontal CCD channel region of a second conductivity type is disposed in the layer of the semiconductor material. The horizontal CCD channel region includes multiple phases that are used to shift photo-generated charge through the horizontal CCD channel region. Distinct overflow drain regions are disposed in the layer of semiconducting material, with an overflow drain region electrically connected to only one particular phase of the horizontal CCD channel region. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102659 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a pedestal portion which is formed further forward than the handle holding portion and configured to store the display monitor with a display surface of the display monitor face thereto, a projected portion formed further forward than the pedestal portion, and a hinge member one part of which is fixed to the display monitor and the other part of which is fixed to the projected portion. The display monitor is drawn from the pedestal portion to an opposite side to the grip portion by rotating the display monitor in a first direction around a first rotating shaft of the hinge member. The display monitor is drawn from the pedestal portion to a side of the grip portion by rotating the display monitor in a second direction which is an opposite direction to the first direction around a first rotating shaft. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102660 | Lens component, image forming optical system, and electronic image pickup apparatus using the same - A lens component of the present invention is made by cementing a lens LA and a lens LB having a refracting power smaller than a refracting power of the lens LA, and satisfies predetermined conditional expressions. Moreover, in an image forming optical system of the present invention which includes a lens group B having a negative refracting power, a lens group C having a positive refracting power and which moves only toward an object side at the time of zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, and one or two more lens groups additionally, one of the lens components of the present invention is used in the lens group B. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102661 | Imaging Lens and Manufacturing Method and Imaging Unit Therefor - Provided is an imaging lens, in which a space holding portion is formed outside the effective aperture of one or both of junction type compound lenses facing each other in order to hold the space between the junction type compound lenses. A mating face formed on the space holding portion which is made of the same material as that of a lens portion is brought in direct contact with a mating face provided on the other among the junction type compound lenses facing each other at the position facing the mating face of the space holding portion, outside the effective aperture of the other junction type compound lens. Alternatively, mating faces which are formed on confronting surfaces of the space holding portions formed on the facing junction type compound lenses are brought in direct contact with each other. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102662 | COLORED CURABLE COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A colored curable composition with which a coating film having excellent uniformity and surface planarity can be formed even when the support (substrate) has irregularities, and which exhibits excellent developability, and which is capable of forming a high-resolution colored pattern, is provided. The colored curable composition includes: (A) a polymer that contains a structural unit having a carboxyl group bonded to a main chain thereof via a linking group containing an ester group; (B) a photopolymerization initiator; (C) a polymerizable compound; (D) a pigment; and (E) a dispersant containing a phosphoric acid group. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102663 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS - The invention provides a focus detection apparatus comprising: an image sensor configured to convert an object image, the image sensor having a focus detection pixel for receiving a light beam that has passed through a partial area, which is a division of an exit pupil of an optical system for forming an object image; addition unit configured to multiply outputs of a plurality of the focus detection pixels included in a predetermined area of the image sensor by a weighting coefficient corresponding to a position of the focus detection pixel, and perform addition; and defocus amount calculation unit configured to calculate a defocus amount based on a pair of phase-difference detection signals generated based on an output of the addition unit. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102664 | LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE, VIDEO CAMERA COMPRISING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention provides a lighting control module, a video camera comprising the same and a control method of the same. The video camera of the invention includes a sensing module, a light-emitting module and a control module. The sensing module receives a reflected light beam from a recording direction of the video camera, and generates an image of a scene in the recording direction. The light-emitting module emits a light toward the recording direction. Additionally, the lighting control module is connected to the light-emitting module for controlling the light-emitting module to periodically emit the light from a first brightness to a second brightness. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102665 | Optical Element driving device, optical element barrel, and image pickup apparatus - An optical element driving device includes an optical element holder, first and second magnets, first and second magnetic bodies each having a cross section including a vertex and first and second legs forming an opening therebetween, first and second piezoelectric elements that move the optical element holder in directions perpendicular to each other by slidingly moving the first and second magnetic bodies by vibrating the first and second magnets, and first and second magnetic sensors that detect a position of the optical element holder, wherein the first and second piezoelectric elements are driven in a state in which the first and second magnets are coupled to the first and second legs from the opening side, wherein the first and second magnets are each magnetized in directions perpendicular to a magnetization line, and wherein the second magnetic sensor is disposed at a position that is not on the magnetization line. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102666 | Acoustic backup alarm for providing acoustic and dual technology (acoustical and optical) operation - A reflex speaker which provides an acoustic signal generator for acoustic alarm signals is captured in a housing through which the acoustic signals project via ports at the exit end of the housing. The housing defines a compartment at the exit end with an opening which is covered so that the acoustic signals project out of the exit end around the compartment. The cover may be a transparent cover which provides a lens through which optical signals generated by optics in the compartment provided by either LEDs to provide an optical warning signal, or a video camera, such as a CCD, which responds to visual signals as from hazards at the rear of the vehicle. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102667 | Camera module with fold over flexible circuit and cavity substrate - A disclosed method of manufacturing a camera module includes providing an image capture device, providing an electronic component, providing a flexible circuit substrate, mounting the image capture device on a first portion of the flexible circuit substrate, mounting the electronic component on the second portion of the flexible circuit substrate, and positioning the second portion above the first portion. The method further includes providing a chip carrier including a bottom surface defining a cavity and a top surface adapted to receive the image capture device and positioning the chip carrier between the image capture device and the flexible circuit substrate. The method further includes mounting a second electronic component within the cavity. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102668 | CAMERA BODY AND IMAGING UNIT ATTACHABLE TO AND DETACHABLE FROM CAMERA BODY, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A camera body includes a camera body connector and a recess to which an imaging unit including an optical system, an image pickup device, and an imaging unit connector is detachably attached to be placed therein. The recess includes a back wall, an upper wall, and a side wall to be opened to a lower side, a front side, and a lateral side of the camera body. The camera body has a guide mechanism to control a position of the camera body connector in relation to a position of the imaging unit connector. The imaging unit has a rear surface on which at least two guiding grooves provided to be extended between opposite edges of the imaging unit and an engagement plate section are formed. The imaging unit has a biasing member to bias the imaging unit toward the back wall. The guide mechanism has at least two guide protrusions provided on the back wall and inserted into the at least two guiding grooves and an engagement claw formed on the back wall so as to face the engagement plate section and to engage with the biasing member when the imaging unit is attached to the camera body. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102669 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes a body to which a lens barrel is attached, a grip portion fixed onto the body, the grip portion including a handle to be gripped in holding the body, an extension that extends from the handle to a object side, and a projection that upwardly projects from the extension, and a tally lamp unit formed on a top surface of the projection and a rear surface of the projection which is a surface opposite to an object. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102670 | AUDIO VIDEO RECORDING DEVICE - The present invention provides an audio video recording device which can easily post video contents on a video-sharing website without editing the video data to be posted. The audio video data recording device for recording audio and video data includes: a camera unit to which a captured moving image is inputted; a high-quality coding unit for compressing the moving image captured by the camera unit with a high image quality; a high-quality data storage unit for recording therein data of the compressed moving image outputted from the high-quality coding unit; a low-quality coding controller for starting or suspending a low-quality recording process during the high-quality recording process; a low-quality coding unit for compressing the moving image captured by the camera unit with a low image quality in accordance with an instruction by the low-quality coding controller; a low-quality data storage unit for recording therein data of the compressed moving image outputted from the low-quality coding unit; and a communication unit for transferring the moving image data recorded in the low-quality data storage unit to a different apparatus. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102671 | Picture in Picture Video Display for Low Power Device - A device to display moving images with a picture-in-picture effect. A memory that stores values is coupled to a display screen. The display screen displays images according to the values stored in the memory. A first receiver receives a first sequence of images and stores image data in a first portion of the memory. A second receiver receives a second sequence of images and stores image data in a second portion of the memory that is different than the first portion of the memory. The memory may be a multi-ported memory and the first and second receivers store image data independently of one another. The memory may include independent first and a second memories respectively coupled to the receivers and a data selector may selectively connect the display to one of the memories to display images with a picture-in-picture effect. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102672 | Closing a Video Stream Object - Techniques are provided for facilitating processing of interlaced video images for progressive video displays. A method receives from a renderer a query for a graphics device driver to a graphics processing capability that can be performed by an associated graphics device in de-interlacing video data, communicating the query to the graphics device driver, receiving from the graphics device driver a response to the query that identifies the graphics processing capabilities to the renderer, and communicating the response to the renderer. The method includes receiving from the renderer a further query for the graphics device driver to at least one input requirement associated with the identified graphics processing capability, communicating the further query to the graphics device driver, receiving from the graphics device driver a further response to the further query that identifies the input requirement(s) associated with the graphics processing capability, and communicating the further response to the renderer. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102673 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDISPLAYING TEXT - A method and system for playing a video image including video frames and on-screen displays, and displaying an on-screen display associated with a video frame already played without interrupting the playing of the video frames. The displaying of the on-screen displays can be activated by the user commands received from a user. The user can select on-screen displays associated with frames of the video image played in a past pre-defined interval. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102674 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE COGNITIVE COMPLEXITY OF AN AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT TO A VIEWER ATTENTION LEVEL - To allow viewer to adapt audiovisual content to their attention level, the audiovisual signal processing arrangement ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110102675 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING CONTENT SELECTION MENUS - A content output device identifies a set of content including both high definition content and standard definition content. The content output device determines whether an associated presentation device is capable of presenting high definition content. The content output device then filters the set of content accordingly responsive to determining whether the presentation device is capable of presenting high definition content. | 2011-05-05 |
20110102676 | TELEVISION AND LOCKING METHOD THEREOF - A locking method employed by a television includes steps of: obtaining time information according to a predetermined locking time; determining whether the obtained time information matches with the predetermined locking time; requiring users input a password; receiving an input password and determined whether the input password match with a predetermined password; locking the television if the input password does not match with the predetermined password. | 2011-05-05 |