20th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130120500 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a pressure chamber that communicates with a nozzle which has an opening at a nozzle formation surface; a communication plate where a common liquid chamber which supplies a liquid to the pressure chamber is formed; a liquid ejecting head having a flexible film which seals the opening surface at the nozzle formation surface side of the common liquid chamber in the communication plate; and a sealing member which has a cavity-shaped sealing hollow section and can be sealed by the nozzle formation surface being confronted in the sealing hollow section. The sealing member is configured so as to be sealable by at least a portion of the flexible film being confronted in the sealing hollow section in a sealed state of the nozzle formation surface. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120501 | Liquid Ejecting Head and Liquid Ejecting Apparatus - A head unit fixed to a case in a position in which a nozzle forming surface thereof faces a first surface side of a head fixing portion, and a wiring substrate is arranged on a second surface side opposite from the first surface on a portion. A supply flow channel in the case communicate with a common liquid chamber at an end portion of the communicating flow channel in a first direction, and a flexible cable is disposed inside the supply flow channel in the case in the first direction. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120502 | INKJET PRINT HEAD - Provided is an inkjet print head in which, without causing an increase in print head size, printing elements that can perform ejection at a high frequency are densely arrayed. For this purpose, an ink supplying port and a wiring line, which are common to a predetermined number of printing elements, are prepared, and a substrate on which the ink supplying ports and the wiring lines are alternately arranged at the same pitches as an array pitch of the printing elements is also prepared. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120503 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND DRIVE METHOD FOR INKJET HEAD - A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a gas chamber surrounding a piezoelectric element in an inkjet head; and a dry gas supply device configured to start supply of dry gas to the gas chamber before supply of electric power to the inkjet head is started, to continue the supply of the dry gas while the supply of the electric power to the inkjet head is continued, and to halt the supply of the dry gas after the supply of the electric power to the inkjet head is halted. While the dry gas supply device halts the supply of the dry gas to the gas chamber, a dry gas supply flow channel opening and closing device is closed to disconnect the dry gas supply device and the gas chamber, and a gas return flow channel opening and closing device is closed to disconnect the gas chamber and the external air. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120504 | INKJET PRINTHEAD - An inkjet printhead includes multiple sets each of which includes a nozzle, pressure chamber, and actuator; a circuit board; and a connection member. The circuit board includes a wire, through hole via, and ink channel. The connection member, which connects the wire to a driving unit, is provided outside of an array area where the sets are two-dimensionally arrayed. The number of the nozzle rows is N, and each row includes M nozzles (M and N: integer of 2 or more). The through hole vias corresponding to the nozzles of n nozzle row of the N nozzle rows are provided inside of the array area (n: 1≦n2013-05-16 | |
20130120505 | BONDED SILICON STRUCTURE FOR HIGH DENSITY PRINT HEAD - A print head including a jet stack can be formed using semiconductor device manufacturing techniques. A blanket metal layer, a blanket piezoelectric element layer, and a blanket conductive layer can be formed over a semiconductor substrate such as a semiconductor wafer or wafer section. The piezoelectric element layer and the blanket conductive layer can be patterned to provide a plurality of transducer piezoelectric elements and top electrodes respectively, while the metal layer forms a bottom electrode for the plurality of transducers. Subsequently, the semiconductor substrate can be patterned to form a body plate for the print head jet stack. Forming a print head jet stack using semiconductor device manufacturing techniques can provide a high resolution device with small feature sizes. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120506 | MICROFLUIDIC JETTING DEVICE WITH PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a microfluidic jetting device having a piezoelectric member positioned above a displaceable membrane. A voltage is applied across the piezoelectric member causing deformation of the piezoelectric member. The deformation of the piezoelectric member results in a displacement of the membrane, which is formed above a cavity. Displacement of the membrane creates pressure to jet or eject liquid from the cavity and suction liquid into the cavity through ports or apertures formed in the in membrane. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120507 | INK DROPLET GENERATION MODULE - An ink droplet generation module for a print head assembly for a continuous ink jet printer, the printer having an ink supply system, a control system and a power supply system. The ink droplet generation module includes a supporting plate, an ink droplet generator, a charge electrode assembly, deflector plates, a phase measurement assembly, and a gutter tube, all attached to the supporting plate. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120508 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS INCLUDING INK RECEIVING ASSEMBLY - An inkjet recording apparatus includes an inkjet head to horizontally eject ink droplets to print on a recording medium and an ink receiving assembly to receive ink droplets ejected for dummy ejection from the inkjet head. The ink receiving assembly includes a non-porous ink receiving plate and a collection tank. The ink receiving plate has a hydrophilic receiving face broader than an ejection range of the ink droplets ejected for dummy ejection. The receiving face is substantially vertically disposed to receive the ink droplets ejected for dummy ejection. The collection tank is disposed below the ink receiving plate to collect ink droplets received by and dropped from the ink receiving plate. Ad/stance between the inkjet head and the receiving face of the ink receiving plate is set to be shorter than a distance in which the ink droplets ejected from the inkjet head for dummy ejection turn into mist. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120509 | ELASTIC MEMBER FOR INKJET - An elastic member for inkjet includes a resin composition including at least a (b)-(a)-(b) type isobutylene-based triblock copolymer including an isobutylene-based polymer block (a) and a styrene-based polymer block (b), and a styrene-based polymer. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120510 | INK JET PRINTING - An ink jet printer includes a print head, a gutter, an ink supply system, and a fluid cartridge. The fluid cartridge includes an inner collapsible container for containing a printing fluid. The container includes an outlet for connection to the printer, an outer housing, an electronic storage device, and at least one electrical contact. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120511 | INKJET PRINTER - A printer includes an ink tank for retaining ink, nozzles for ejecting the ink, an ink flow passage for connecting the ink tank and the nozzles, and a filter chamber in which a filter is arranged. A first room is disposed downstream of the filter and a second room is disposed upstream of filter in the filter chamber. An ink discharge opening is disposed in the first room for supplying the ink to the nozzles. An ink supply opening to which the ink is supplied from the ink tank and an air bubble storage unit for storing air bubbles flowing with the ink are disposed in the second room. The ink supply opening and the ink discharge opening are displaced from each other in a horizontal direction. The air bubble storage unit is arranged upward of the ink discharge opening in such a manner as to sandwich the filter therebetween. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120512 | Compositions Compatible with Jet Printing and Methods Therefor - Apparatus and methods for controlling application of a substance to a substrate involve the use of a gating agent that blocks the substance from or attracts the substance to the substrate. The apparatus and methods may utilize ink jet technology to apply the gating agent directly to the substrate or to an intermediate surface. The gating agent composition includes a nonionic surfactant, and water. The gating agent composition does not contain a discernable amount of dye, pigment or other colorant agent. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120513 | IMAGE RECEIVING MEMBER WITH INTERNAL SUPPORT FOR INKJET PRINTER - A thin wall ink image receiving member enables the ink image receiving member to reach operational temperatures from a cold state more quickly than image receiving members used in previously known printers. The thin wall image receiving member includes at least one annular support member fixedly mounted against the inner surface of the cylindrical wall to enable the image receiving member to provide adequate pressure in a nip formed with a transfix roller to transfer an ink image from the image receiving member to media in the nip. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120514 | LIGHT IRRADIATION DEVICE, LIGHT IRRADIATION MODULE, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A light irradiation device according to an embodiment includes a light emitting element, and a substrate on which the light emitting element is mounted. The substrate includes a laminated body constituted so that a plurality of insulating layers are laminated, a first heat transfer member disposed in the laminated body so that a part thereof is located directly below the light emitting element, and a second heat transfer member disposed between the insulating layers so as to surround the first heat transfer member when seen in a plan view. Thermal conductivities of the first heat transfer member and second heat transfer member are higher than a thermal conductivity of the laminated body. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120515 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PERSONALISING A SERIES OF PORTABLE OBJECTS - Embodiments of the invention provide a method of and apparatus for graphically marking a series of portable objects, such as a card, each portable object being graphically marked on a respective zone by a respective marking device, wherein the marking devices are configured to perform the same marking operation simultaneously on a plurality of portable objects. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120516 | PRINTING APPARATUS - Provided is printing apparatus which includes: a light-emitting device array and a photoconductor, wherein the light-emitting device array includes the light-emitting devices of the number greater than the number of pixels of a single line of the print image, data of the single line of the print image are allocated to a portion of the light-emitting devices in the light-emitting device array, and in a period in which exposure of the photoconductor is halted, the light-emitting devices to which the data of the single line of the print image are allocated are shifted in position in the light-emitting device array. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120517 | METHOD FOR MARKING A TRANSPARENT CONTAINER - The present invention relates to a method for marking a container comprising at least a transparent wall comprising the following steps: | 2013-05-16 |
20130120518 | Remote Virtual Supervision System - An apparatus and method that enables a case officer to monitor in remotely to P/Ps. The remote supervision server receives GPS data/time-date data/text/audio/video reporting periodically from the parolees and probationers and the GPS data/time-date data/text/audio/video reporting is analyzed. The remote supervision server will send an alert to the case officer if a suspicious behavior is detected. If no suspicious is detected, the remote supervision server will store the analysis result and send a notification to the case officer. The case officer can then check the audio/video reporting and the analysis result later. The remote supervision server also calculates the likelihood of recidivism for each post-release supervised client, parolee or probationer and advises the officer of such risk in order of greatest risk to lowest risk. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120519 | Method, System, Terminal, and Server for Transferring Video Call Between Access Networks - The present invention discloses a method, a system, a terminal, an MSC server, and an SCC application server for transferring a video call between access networks. The method includes: pre-negotiating, in a PS domain and through IMS signaling, a CS video call parameter; and, after a video call of a terminal is transferred from the PS domain to a CS domain, establishing a CS video call according to the pre-negotiated CS video call parameter. By using the technical solutions of the present invention, the CS video call parameter is pre-negotiated before the video call of the terminal is transferred from the PS domain to the CS domain, and after transfer to the CS domain, the CS video call is established by directly using the pre-negotiated CS video call parameter. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120520 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING EMOTION EXPRESSION SERVICE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for providing an emotion expression service in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method includes performing a video call with another terminal, recognizing, by the mobile communication terminal, a shaking of the other terminal using images received from the other terminal, and generating a vibration of the mobile communication terminal corresponding to the recognized shaking of the other terminal. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120521 | Systems for Facilitating Virtual presence - A virtual presence system includes a display having a structural matrix configured to arrange a plurality of spaced pixel elements. A plurality of spaced pixel elements collectively form an active visual area wherein an image is displayable. At least one image capture device is disposed within the active visual area for capturing an image. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALERTING A PARTICIPANT IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE - An example method is provided and includes identifying an active speaker of a video session; analyzing a signal from an originating endpoint associated with the active speaker; identifying a target participant with whom the active speaker seeks to interact; and providing a notification to the target participant that alerts the target participant that the active speaker is seeking to interact with the target participant. In more particular embodiments, the identifying of the target participant includes detecting a gaze of the active speaker; and identifying a target screen to which the gaze is directed. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120523 | EFFICIENTLY DISTRIBUTING VIDEO CONTENT USING A COMBINATION OF A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK AND A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A method, system and computer program product for reducing network delay in video conferencing using random tree pushing. A plurality of nodes is randomly selected as next hop forwarders for a piece of content by a source who generates a video stream. Additional next hop forwarders are added to the randomly selected plurality of nodes to form a set of next hop forwarders until a total upload bandwidth of all next hop forwarders is no less than a bandwidth required to deliver the video stream to a set of receivers. The set of receivers in a video session is partitioned and each of the set of receivers is assigned to one of the set of next hop forwarders for forwarding the video stream to an assigned receiver either directly or through a multi-hop path. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120524 | NAVIGATION DEVICE - In one embodiment, a car navigation device is provided. The device comprises: at least one wide-angle camera; a video correction unit for acquiring video data from the wide-angle lens and correcting the video data; a video merging unit for acquiring corrected video data from video correction unit and merging the corrected video data; an image recognition unit for acquiring video from the video merging unit and performing image recognition to the video; and a driving assistant unit for acquiring data from the image recognition unit and assisting driving in accordance with the recognized content. The navigation device provided by various embodiments in accordance with the present invention can correct and recognize the images taken by fisheye lens in real-time so as to assist the driver for driving or drive the car automatically without a human being. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120525 | DUAL HOLOGRAPHY 3D DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a dual holography three dimensional display device. The present disclosure suggests thin flat type holography 3D display device comprises: a left-eye display panel for representing a left-eye 3D image; and a right-eye display panel disposed at one side of the left-eye display panel for representing a right-eye 3D image. By combining the left-eye holography display panel with the right-eye holography display panel, it is possible to suggest high quality and high speed processed holography 3D images/video without expensive high speed processing display panel. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120526 | ASSOCIATION OF MVC STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS TO LEFT OR RIGHT EYE DISPLAY FOR 3DTV - A method of delivering video data representing left and right eye views of a scene encoded in accordance with multiview video coding (MVC) from a transmitter to a receiver over an MPEG-2 systems standard stream, includes receiving at a transmitter an input video elementary stream conveying data encoded as a base view and an enhancement view, wherein the base view represents a specific one of the left and right eye views and the enhancement view represents the other of the left and right eye views. An MPEG-2 systems standard multiplexer at the transmitter generates an MPEG-2 systems standard stream that is derived from the input video elementary stream and conveys association information associating the base view with the specific one of the left and right eye views. The MPEG-2 systems standard stream is transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120527 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a text image generator, a first image generator, a video composite module, and a display image generator. The text image generator generates a first text image which is different from a second text image if a display device is set in a 3D mode, the second text image being generated if the display device is set in a 2D mode. The first image generator generates a first image including the first text image for displaying 2D video. The video composite module generates a composite video frame by combining the first image and a video frame for displaying 3D video. The display image generator generates a display image by using the composite video frame. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120528 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A TEMPORAL SYNCHRONIZATION MISMATCH - A video processing apparatus and a method for detecting a temporal synchronization mismatch between at least a first and a second video stream of 3D video content are provided. A motion vector is determined for a group of pixels in consecutive frames of the left or the right video stream. Further, a disparity between the left and the right video stream is determined for the group of pixels, wherein the motion vector and the disparity are determined for a first number of frames and a subsequent second number of frames of the left and the right video stream. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120529 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A video signal processing device includes: a stereo conversion unit which generates a stereo superimposed signal by performing stereo conversion processing on a superimposed signal obtained by superimposing, on a two-dimensional video signal, an additional information signal indicating additional information to be combined with a two-dimensional video and displayed, and shifts a first locating signal indicating a position of the additional information in the two-dimensional video, according to an amount of shift caused by the stereo conversion processing on the additional information signal, to generate a second locating signal indicating a position of the additional information in a video indicated by the stereo superimposed signal; and a correction unit performs, on the stereo superimposed signal, quality correction for an area other than an area located by the second locating signal. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120530 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND PROGRAM - A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium for processing images. In an exemplary embodiment, the system receives an image signal comprising a left-image signal representing a left image and a right-image signal representing a right image. The system generates a sum signal by combining the left-image signal and the right-image signal. The system also displays a sum image corresponding to the sum signal, where the displayed image includes a convergence point and a focus point. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120531 | OUTPUT DEVICE FOR VIDEO DATA - An output device for video data includes a controller that can obtain two kinds of video data including 3D data and 2D data, and an HDMI that can selectively output video data obtained by the obtaining unit to an external device. When a type of the video data to be output is changed in a case of output of second video data after first video data, the HDMI outputs preset video data for a predetermined period after the output of the first video data, and then starts to output the second video data. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120532 | 3D INTRAORAL MEASUREMENTS USING OPTICAL MULTILINE METHOD - A method for mapping a sensor pixel array to an illumination pixel array according to a surface forms a group map by assigning each pixel on the sensor array to a corresponding group of an ordered set of groups, each group defined by a set of p adjacent pixels on the illumination pixel array by projecting and recording at least n projected images from a first set of n binary patterns, with transitions between pixels in each of the n binary patterns only at group boundaries. At least m images from a second set of m binary patterns are projected and recorded, with one or more transitions between pixels in each of the m binary pattern offset from group boundaries. At least p multiline images are projected and recorded. Lines in the recorded multiline images are correlated with lines in the multiline images according to the group map. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120533 | 3D INTRAORAL MEASUREMENTS USING OPTICAL MULTILINE METHOD - A method for mapping a sensor pixel array to an illumination pixel array according to a surface forms a group mapping by assigning each pixel to a corresponding group, each group with p adjacent pixels on the illumination array and each ordered set having k groups, by projecting and recording a sequence of group index images. Each group index image has, in at least two of the groups, no illuminated pixels and in fewer than (k−1) groups, from 2 to (p−1) adjacent illuminated pixels. The sequence of group index images uses pixels from each of the k groups. At least p multiline images are projected and recorded, wherein each multiline image projects a line within each group. Lines in the multiline images are correlated according to the group mapping and the correlation stored in memory. Integers k and p are greater than or equal to 3. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120534 | DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display device comprising a storage unit that stores a video signal of a subject, image capturing position information, and shooting direction information, a display unit, a display posture information acquiring unit, a calculating unit that calculates a relative positional relation of a plurality of image capturing positions in a stereoscopic space based on the image capturing position information stored in the storage unit, and calculates a relative directional relation of a plurality of shooting directions in the display direction of the display unit based on the shooting direction information stored in the storage unit and the display direction information acquired by the display posture information acquiring unit, and a control unit that controls the display unit displaying a rotation video obtained by rotating the video of the subject corresponding to the video signal stored in the storage unit according to the relative directional relation calculated by the calculating unit. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120535 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A three-dimensional image processing apparatus and a method of controlling power of same are provided. The three-dimensional image processing apparatus may include a display, a three-dimensional image filter disposed a prescribed distance from the display to adjust optical paths of the displayed view images, a camera configured to capture an image of a user, an ambient light sensor, and a controller configured to control the view images, the three-dimensional image filter, or the camera. The controller may determine a position of the user based on the captured image and adjust a perceived three-dimensional view of the view images based on the determined position of the user. Moreover, the controller may control an operational state of the camera and the at least one process based on the determined position of the user or a detected amount of ambient light. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120536 | Optical Self-Diagnosis of a Stereoscopic Camera System - The present invention relates to a method for the optical self-diagnosis of a camera system and to a camera system for carrying out the method. The method comprises recording stereo images obtained from in each case at least two partial images ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130120537 | SINGLE-LENS 2D/3D DIGITAL CAMERA - A single-lens 2D/3D camera has a light valve placed in relationship to a lens module to control the light beam received by the lens module for forming an image on an image sensor. The light valve has a light valve area positioned in a path of the light beam. The light valve has two or more clearable sections such that only one section is made clear to allow part of the light beam to pass through. By separately making clear different sections on the light valve, a number of images as viewed through slightly different angles can be captured. The clearable sections include a right section and a left section so that the captured images can be used to produce 3D pictures or displays. The clearable sections also include a middle section so that the camera can be used as a 2D camera. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120538 | STEREO CAMERA MODULE - Disclosed herein is a stereo camera module. The stereo camera module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a sensor unit having heterogeneous sensors having different number of pixels and a lens unit adjusting an angle of view of the sensor unit. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120539 | MICROSCOPIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOCALIZATION OF POINT-LIKE OBJECTS IN A SPECIMEN - A microscopic device for three-dimensional localization of point-like objects, encompassing a detection optical system that images point-like objects, each in the form of a three-dimensional focus light distribution, into an image space; a color separation apparatus that divides the light into at least two separate light bundles of different wavelength regions; at least two image space detector units , one receiving one light bundle and the other receiving the other light bundle, each detector unit comprising a light-spot-sensing detection surface ; an evaluation unit that ascertains a lateral X-Y position and an axial Z position relative to the sharpness plane in a direction perpendicular to the sharpness plane; at least one Z-position correction value for at least one of the wavelength regions being stored in the evaluation unit, which value indicates a detection optical system longitudinal chromatic aberration in that wavelength region; and the evaluation unit correcting the Z position. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120540 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A 3D image capture device includes: a light transmitting section | 2013-05-16 |
20130120541 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING ELEMENT, LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE PORTION, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - This 3D image capture device includes: a light transmitting section | 2013-05-16 |
20130120542 | 3D MEDIA PLAYING DEVICE - In one embodiment, a portable 3D media playing device comprises: a telescope-shaped housing; at least one display for displaying video data; and a circuit board coupled to the display for processing video data and transmitting the video data to the display. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120543 | Method, System and Computer Program Product for Adjusting a Convergence Plane of a Stereoscopic Image - First and second views of a stereoscopic image are received. In response to determining that the stereoscopic image has a predominance of foreground features, a convergence plane of the stereoscopic image is adjusted to improve a depth resolution of at least one foreground feature within the stereoscopic image for display to a human by a display device. In response to determining that the stereoscopic image has a predominance of background features, the convergence plane is adjusted to position at least most of the stereoscopic image as background features for display to the human by the display device. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120544 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY CONTENT IN 3D COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - It is provided a method for providing a main 3D content and a supplementary content used in a 3D multimedia device. The method comprises the steps of displaying the main 3D content; and triggering the supplementary content by a 3D related event of the main 3D content, wherein, depth value of the supplementary content is updated along with depth value change of the main 3D content. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120545 | Operation Method of Shutter Glasses Based 3D Display Device - The present invention relates to an operation method of shutter glasses based 3D display device, which alternatively supplies left-eye and right-eye frame signals to a liquid crystal panel to drive the liquid crystal panel, which cooperate with illumination of a scanning back light unit and timing control of the shutter glasses to simulate left and right eyes respectively with left-eye and right-eye signals for perception of a 3D image, wherein in a period of a current frame signal, duty time of each of blocks of the back light unit is located between the time when liquid crystal corresponding to the block completely responds after being driven by the current frame signal and the time when the liquid crystal corresponding to the block starts to respond as being driven by a subsequent frame signal, and the duty time of each of the blocks is divided into duty | 2013-05-16 |
20130120546 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY SYSTEM AND DRIVING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A stereoscopic display system and a driving control method thereof are provided. The stereoscopic display system comprises a display device displaying images by dividing a first field and a second field in one image frame, and shutter spectacles controlling opening and closing of a binocular shutter corresponding to a light emitting period of a binocular view point image of the first field and the second field, and wherein the binocular shutter is closed earlier than a finishing point of each light emitting period of the binocular view point image by a first period. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120547 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D PROJECTION MAPPING WITH ROBOTICALLY CONTROLLED OBJECTS - A system for motion control is presented. In one embodiment, a motion control 3D projection system includes a projector; and a projection surface coupled to a robotic arm, where the robotic arm moves the projection surface through a set of spatial coordinates, and a 3D projection from the projector is projected onto a set of coordinates of the projection surface and matches the 3D projection to the set of coordinates of the projection surface as the projection surface moves through the set of spatial coordinates. In additional embodiments, a master control system may integrate additional robotic arms and other devices to create a motion control scene with a master timeline. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120548 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TEXT READING GUIDE METHOD THEREOF - A text reading guide method for an electronic device including a display screen and a storage unit is provided. The storage unit stores a database recording a number of feature values of images and a plurality of coordinates. Each coordinate corresponds to a display region of the display screen and is associated a corresponding feature value. The method includes the following steps: capturing a real-time eye image of a user; extracting an eye image feature value from the captured eye image; searching the database to find the eye image feature value of the user matching the extracted eye image feature value, and retrieving the coordinates associated with the eye image feature value; determining the display content on the display region corresponding to the retrieved coordinates; and displaying the determined contents in a highlight fashion on the display screen. An electronic device using the method is also provided. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120549 | DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a display processing apparatus includes: a recognizes configured to recognize a viewer; an eyeball characteristic acquisition module configured to acquire an eyeball characteristic indicating visibility in eyes of each viewer recognized from eyeball characteristic information in which the eyeball characteristic of the viewer is recorded; a viewing distance acquisition module configured to acquire a viewing distance between the viewer recognized and a display configured to display an image; an image generator configured to generate a first image in which deterioration due to the eyeball characteristic of the viewer recognized when the viewer views the image displayed on the display at the viewing distance is compensated based on the viewing distance acquired and the eyeball characteristic of the viewer recognized; and a display controller configured to control the display to display the first image generated. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120550 | EXTENDED DEPTH OF FIELD MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - An extended depth of field microscope system for phase object detection includes an imaging optical module and a phase/intensity converting module. The imaging optical module has an object lens group, in which an axial symmetric phase coding is added, to produce an axial symmetric spherical aberration. A point spread function (PSF) and an image with extended depth of field can be obtained with a predetermined level of similarity. The phase/intensity converting module converts the phase change of the light passing the phase object, into an image light with change of light intensity. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120551 | Pattern Dimension Measurement Method, Pattern Dimension Measurement Device, Program for Causing Computer to Execute Pattern Dimension Measurement Method, and Recording Medium Having Same Recorded Thereon - A technique for calculating the angle from an auxiliary dot sequence indicating the track of a pattern and for performing pattern measurement is provided, thereby enabling achievement of high-accuracy pattern measurement with reduced influence of the roughness of pattern edges. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120552 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - The image sensing device ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130120553 | MACHINE VISION SYSTEM EDITING ENVIRONMENT FOR A PART PROGRAM IN WHICH A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF IMAGE ACQUISITION OPERATIONS ARE PERFORMED DURING A RUN MODE - A machine vision system editing environment is provided for a part program in which a continuous stream of image acquisition operations are performed during a run mode. In one embodiment, a new common syntax and representations are utilized wherein continuous image acquisition operations are recorded in the same way as regular operations, with the running of the part program being performed in two stages. In the first stage, the portion of the part program that is to have the continuous stream of image acquisition is scanned for image acquisition operations, and the most efficient order for acquiring the images is determined, after which the image acquisition process is begun. Then, in the second stage, while the image acquisition process is being performed, the portion of the part program is scanned again, with the image analysis operations then being performed. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120554 | COMPONENT TRANSFER APPARATUS AND SUCTION POSITION ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR COMPONENT TRANSFER APPARATUS - A component transfer apparatus includes: an upthrust section that thrusts up a wafer component held by a wafer holding table from below; an extraction head that suctions the wafer component thrust up by the upthrust section or an adjustment chip placed on the upthrust section; an imaging section that performs imaging of the wafer component or the adjustment chip being suctioned by the extraction head; and a control section that controls driving of the extraction head and operations of the imaging section. Upon suction position adjustment, the control section causes the imaging section to perform imaging of the wafer component or the adjustment chip being suctioned by the extraction head, and adjusts a suction position of the wafer component by the extraction head based on a result of the imaging. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120555 | Methods and Systems Involving Manufacturing Sheet Products - A method includes receiving a first image of a first line of perforations in a sheet product, processing the first image to determine whether the first line of perforations are within specifications, and outputting an indication to an operator indicative that the first line of perforations are not within specifications responsive to determining that the first line of perforations are not within specifications. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120556 | ON-LINE MACROCONTAMINANT ANALYSER AND METHOD - An on-line automated analyser of macrocontaminants is described. The analyser is for a pulp and/or a white water stream, the analyser comprises: a pulp classifier separating a sample from the stream into a fraction of macrocontaminants; a contaminant chamber enclosing a contaminant cell receiving the fraction; an optical chamber comprising an optical detector connected to the cell capturing at least one detected image; and a control chamber taking the at least one detected image and conducting an image analysis to determine type and quantity of at least one macrocontaminant in the fraction. The method of analysis of macrocontaminants is also described herein, the method comprises: separating a sample from the stream into a fraction of macrocontaminants; producing at least one detected image by optical measurement of the fraction; and analysing the at least one detected image and determining the quantity and type of at least one macrocontaminant in the fraction. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120557 | PART INSPECTION SYSTEM - An apparatus comprising an inspection window on which a part can be placed for inspection, a camera positioned to image the part through the inspection window, and one or more illuminators to illuminate the part. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120558 | INTER-IMAGE EFFECT ARRAY FOR PREVIEWING DIGITAL MOTION PICTURE CONTENT - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to calculating an inter-image effect array capable of tuning an effect of spectral dye density curves for use in a preview of digital motion picture content. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120559 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING SURFACES OF MINIATURE COMPONENTS - Systems and methods for inspecting capsules and capsule fill tube assemblies (CTFA) are provided. The 3-D Surface Mapping System (SMS) is used to generate 3-D surface information of each CFTA used in fusion ignition experiments. The CFTA includes a hollow capsule and an attached fill tube. This fragile CFTA's surface is inspected by using an optical microscope to gain volumetric information of particulates and surface defects at a sub-micrometer scale resolution. In order to completely inspect the entire surface of the CFTA the mechanical system requires multiple linear and rotational stages in addition to end effectors to safely hold the CFTA. By combining the optical microscope along with the mechanical system, a three-dimensional replication of the surface is generated providing information on surface feature defects and particulate sizes. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120560 | CAMERA SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING COMPONENTS OF A PCB - A camera system and associated method for aligning a component with a footprint on a PCB including: a housing having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side; a first image sensor positioned on the first side of the housing and pointing to a first direction away from the housing to capture an image of the component and generating a first image signal, wherein the first image sensor includes a first lens assembly without a prism; a second image sensor positioned on the second side of the housing and aligned with the first image sensor pointing to a second direction opposite to the first direction to capture an image of the footprint on the PCB and generating a second image signal, wherein the second image sensor includes a second lens assembly without a prism; a mixing circuit for mixing the first image signal with the second image signal and generating a mixed image signal; and a processor for processing the mixed image signal and displaying a superimposed image of the component and the footprint on a display monitor. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120561 | INFRARED INSPECTION OF METALLIC WEB STRUCTURES - Systems and methods for detecting anomalies in web structures used in the formation of tires are disclosed. A thermal imaging device, such as an infrared camera, can be used to scan a portion of web structure as the web structure leaves a calender. The thermal images can be analyzed for temperature differentials in the web structure. The presence of a temperature differential can signify the presence of an anomaly in the web structure, such as a missing or out of place cable anomaly, an improper edge trim anomaly, or a missing rubber material anomaly. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120562 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING STAR PROBE OF IMAGE MEASURING MACHINE - In a method for calibrating a star probe of an image measuring machine, the star probe includes one or more probe heads. Probe configuration information for the star probe is configured when there is no probe configuration file of the star probe stored in a storage device of the image measuring machine, and one of the probe heads to be calibrated is selected from the star probe. The method calibrates a radius value of the selected probe head, and calibrates the deviation between the center point of the selected probe head and the focus of the camera lens. The method further generates a star probe model of the star probe according to the probe configuration information and the probe calibration information, and displays the star probe model of the star probe on a display device of the image measuring machine. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120563 | IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE - An image generation device | 2013-05-16 |
20130120564 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - Provided is an imaging device including: a lens optical system L including at least an optical plane area D | 2013-05-16 |
20130120565 | LIGHT PROPAGATION TIME CAMERA SYSTEM HAVING SIGNAL PATH MONITORING - A time-of-flight camera system includes a photosensor having at least one receiving pixel and a source of illumination. A modulator is configured to provide a modulation signal to the photosensor and to the source of illumination. A control sensor is connected to at least one reference light source or an electric mixer. The control sensor is disposed in a vicinity of the source of illumination such that the control sensor receives at least a portion of the radiation emitted by the source of illumination. The control sensor is configured to provide an electric output signal that substantially matches an intensity-over-time curve of the received radiation. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120566 | TIRE CONTOUR MEASUREMENT DATA CORRECTION METHOD AND TIRE VISUAL INSPECTION DEVICE - In order to conduct a visual inspection correctly for a tire having deflection, contour deformation caused by the deflection of the tire is corrected with respect to tire contour measurement data. A tire contour measurement data correction method includes a step of obtaining a sidewall image in a tire radial direction at each certain rotation angle by a sensor portion while rotating a tire T to be inspected by a tire rotation portion, a step of dividing the sidewall image by a predetermined ratio by an image processing portion and approximating the sidewall image of each divided section by a straight line, a step of calculating an inclination angle in a horizontal direction of the approximate straight line, and a step of rotating the sidewall image of each divided section so that the inclination angle of the approximate straight line agrees with a predetermined angle determined for each divided section. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120567 | SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING AN EDITING INITIALIZATION BLOCK IN A PART PROGRAM EDITING ENVIRONMENT IN A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM - A method is provided for defining and utilizing an editing initialization block for a part program. The part program comprises a plurality of steps for taking measurements of a part and is displayed in an editing interface. An option is provided in the editing interface for selecting which steps are in an editing initialization block. After the part program has been saved, at a later time when the part program is recalled for editing, the editing initialization block may be run before additional steps are added to the part program. At least some of the data that would have been obtained by one or more of the initial part program steps that are not in the editing initialization block may be based on estimated data that is related to (e.g., modified based on) data determined from running the editing initialization block. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120568 | Security and Marketing System - A security and marketing system according to the present invention includes a processor configured to execute programming instructions and a memory in data communication with the processor. The memory is configured to store the programming instructions for execution by the processor and digital content. A display device is in data communication with the processor and configured to display the digital content according to the programming instructions. The display device includes a generally transparent view portal. The system includes a video camera adjacent the display device and adjacent the view portal, the video camera being directed to record an area forward of the display device. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120569 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example game device includes a virtual camera, a localization calculation microphone, and a volume calculation microphone in a virtual space. The localization calculation microphone is provided at the location of the virtual camera, and the volume calculation microphone is located away from the virtual camera. The game device calculates a left-right position and a front-back position of a sound source as viewed from the localization calculation microphone. The game device also calculates the volume of a sound based on a distance between the volume calculation microphone and the sound source. The game device outputs the sound based on the calculated localized position and volume. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120570 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PRIORITISING CONTENT FOR DISTRIBUTION - A method of prioritising content for distribution from a camera to a server over an Internet Protocol (IP) network, the method comprising: storing a plurality of audio and/or video data packages to be distributed to the server over the IP network; obtaining information indicating the priority at which each audio and/or video package is to be distributed over the IP network, the priority being determined in accordance with the content of the audio and/or video package; and sending each audio and/or video data package over the IP network, the order in which each audio and/or video data package is sent being determined in accordance with the indicated priority. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120571 | SECURITY CAMERA AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTO-FOCUSING OF THE SAME - A security camera and a method of controlling auto-focusing of the security camera. The security camera continuously performs auto-focusing during a period of time, from the time of power-on and the start of a boot sequence until the time of completion of the camera installation, and stops the auto-focusing thereafter. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the durability of a camera mechanical system and to achieve easy installation and manipulation of the camera. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120572 | PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM USING PROJECTOR AND METHOD THEREOF - A parking assistance system using a projector and a method thereof are provided. The parking assistance system includes a projector, a capture module, and a control unit. The projector projects an image to outside a vehicle. The capture module captures a projection region of the projector. The control unit controls the projector to illuminate the projection region, and controls a screen output of an image captured by the capture module. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120573 | REAR VIEW CAMERA DISPLAY DURING BRAKING - A display system for a vehicle comprises a display mounted within a passenger compartment of a vehicle and at least one camera mounted to the vehicle and facing at least partially in a rear direction. A sensor is connected to the display system for the vehicle. An ECU is controllably connected to the display and the at least one camera. The ECU provides an image from the at least one camera when a predetermined threshold of brake application is sensed or anti-lock brake activity is sensed. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120574 | STATE MONITOR APPARATUS - In a state monitor process, it is determined whether a stop state, which requires a stop of a function of a state monitor apparatus, takes place based on detection signals from sensors, namely, it is determined whether an installed position of the state monitor apparatus is displaced from a fixing position or prespecified position. When the installed position of the state monitor apparatus is not displaced from the fixing position, it is determined that the stop state does not take place, permitting a light emitter to irradiate a defined irradiated area with near-infrared lights to capture an image of a driver. When the installed position of the state monitor apparatus is displaced from the fixing position, it is determined that the stop state takes place, executing a restriction process including a reduction process to reduce an emission of the near-infrared lights and a warning output process. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120575 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING ROAD MARKERS - An apparatus for use in a vehicle identifies road markers. The apparatus includes a sensor unit configured to collect image information ahead of the vehicle, distance information, and information on the reflected amount of a road surface. The apparatus includes a recognizer unit configured to recognize the road markers ahead of the vehicle on the basis of the image information, distance information, and information on the reflected amount provided from the sensor unit. Information on the road markers recognized in the recognizer unit is provided on an output unit. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120576 | IMAGE-BASED VEHICLE MANEUVERING ASSISTANT METHOD AND SYSTEM - An image-based vehicle maneuvering assistant method and system are provided in the present invention, in which images captured by a single image sensing device is processed to determine the changes with respect time by a controller having capability of image processing and identification and distance estimation in image space for providing a complete assisting image-information while the carrier is maneuvering. By means of the presented method of the presented invention, the system is capable of generating track of the carrier, view point transformation, and identifying the characteristic object in the image so as to performing the distance estimation. The present invention may be utilized and applied in different kinds of carrier type to solve the problem of guiding of carrier maneuvering, and assist the carrier lane changing, parking assistance and blind spot detection. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120577 | VIDEOMETRIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OFFSHORE AND OIL-WELL DRILLING - A crane control system for determining a suitable real-time operating regime for a crane arranged to lift cargo from a marine vessel, the system includes an imaging means associated with the crane, a processing means, and a memory means. The imaging means is arranged to capture images of the vessel when it is located generally below the crane and within the operational range of the crane. The processing means is operable to calculate from the captured images movement parameters characterising the movement of the vessel relative to the crane. The memory contains performance data representative of the performance characteristics of the crane and cargo data representative of the weight of individual items of said cargo. The processing means is further configured to compare the calculated movement parameters to the performance data and the cargo data and to determine from said comparison a safe operating regime for the crane. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120578 | DRIVE ASSIST DEVICE - A drive assist device includes: a overhead image generating unit that generates a vehicle periphery overhead image; a forward trajectory setting unit that sets a forward trajectory serving as an expected trajectory in the travel direction of the vehicle occurring when the turning based on a calculated steering angle; a reverse trajectory setting unit that sets a reverse trajectory serving as an expected trajectory in the travel direction of the vehicle or in the opposite direction as the travel direction of the vehicle occurring when turning based on a steering angle in the opposite direction as the calculated steering angle; and a image synthesizing unit that generates a drive assist overhead image for display in a monitor by synthesizing the forward trajectory and the reverse trajectory with the vehicle periphery overhead image. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120579 | LOAD DISPLAY DEVICE FOR DUMP TRUCK - A periphery monitoring device ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130120580 | ANTI-COUNTERFEIT BANKNOTE RECORDER, AN AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE AND A SYSTEM - An anti-counterfeit banknote recorder, an automatic teller machine and a system are provided. The recorder includes a microprocessor, a memory, a communication module and a first photographic device. The first photographic device includes a camera and a flasher with different types of rays. The microprocessor is able to regulate the flashlight automatically so as to provide different types of rays according to the optical characteristics on the surface of the banknote under monitoring, and control the camera so as to take photos of the banknote under monitoring, thus, photo information of the banknote is obtained. The microprocessor is able to receive commands from the external equipments via the communication module, thus, the first photographic device is controlled accordingly so as to take photos. Moreover, via the communication module, the microprocessor is able to receive transaction information in relation to the banknotes under monitoring from the external equipments. The microprocessor is able to save the photo information of the banknote and the transaction information to the memory in the form of encryption recording. Thus, transaction process of the counterfeit banknotes on the ATM is automatically and effectively recorded, which is capable of providing truly effective legal basis for the settling of related disputes. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120581 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM - An apparatus for detecting the position of a sporting projectile within a scene, the apparatus comprising:
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20130120582 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM - A camera movement correction apparatus for use in a system which detects the position of a sporting projectile within a scene, the apparatus comprising: an interface operable to receive a first and second image of the scene captured by a camera; a reference marker determiner operable to determine the position of a reference marker within the first and second image of the scene, the reference marker being static within the scene; a difference determination device operable to determine the difference between the position of the reference marker in the first and second image of the scene; and a corrective transformer operable to apply a corrective transform to the second image on the basis of said determined difference. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120583 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A photographing apparatus includes an optical system, an imaging device that converts image light passing through the optical system into an electrical signal, and a light amount reduction filter that is disposed on a light path of the image light incident on the imaging device and reduces an amount of light having a wavelength of 450 nm to 600 nm. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120584 | SHORT LIGHT PULSE GENERATING DEVICE, TERAHERTZ WAVE GENERATING DEVICE, CAMERA, IMAGING DEVICE, AND MEASURING DEVICE - A short light pulse generating device includes a light pulse generating part, a first pulse compressing part, a second pulse compressing part, and an amplifying part. The light pulse generating part is configured to generate light pulses, the light pulse generating part being a super luminescent diode. The first pulse compressing part is configured to perform pulse compression based on saturable absorption on the light pulses generated by the light pulse generating part. The second pulse compressing part is configured to perform pulse compression based on group velocity dispersion compensation on the light pulses that underwent the pulse compression by the first pulse compressing part. The amplifying part is provided between the first pulse compressing part and the second pulse compressing part, and configured to amplify the light pulses that underwent the pulse compression by the first pulse compressing part. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120585 | AUTOMATIC TRACKING CAMERA SYSTEM - An automatic tracking camera system includes: an image pickup unit; a driving unit for rotating the image pickup unit in panning or tilting direction; a signal receiver for receiving an object information signal; an image signal processor for recognizing an object in an image and detecting motion of the object in the image; a controller for controlling the image pickup unit, the driving unit, and the image signal processor; and a memory for storing, for each passageway, standby positions at which the image signal processor detects the object. The controller calculates an approaching passageway and angle of the object; selects a corresponding standby position from the standby positions stored in the memory; drives the driving unit and a lens apparatus to the standby position; and controls, when the image signal processor recognizes the object, the driving unit and the lens apparatus to automatically track the object based on detected information. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120586 | AUTOMATIC TRACKING CAMERA SYSTEM - An automatic tracking camera system includes: a rotating unit for panning and tilting an image pickup unit including a lens apparatus and an image pickup apparatus; a tracking object detector; a motion vector detector for detecting a motion vector of the object to be tracked; a capture position setting unit for setting a capture position of the object to be tracked in the picked up image; and a controller for controlling drive of the rotating unit. The controller controls the rotating unit in a capture mode to capture the object to be tracked at the capture position based on the motion vector detected by the motion vector detector after the tracking object detector has detected the object to be tracked in the picked up image, and a maintenance mode to continuously capture the object to be tracked at the capture position after the capture mode. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120587 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING VIDEO QUALITY - The present invention provides a method and corresponding apparatus for measuring the quality of a video sequence. The video sequence is comprised of a plurality of frames, among which one or more consecutive frames are lost. During the displaying of the video sequence, said one or more lost frames are substituted by an immediate preceding frame in the video sequence during a period from the displaying of said immediate preceding frame to that of an immediate subsequent frame of said one or more lost frames. The method comprises: measuring the quality of the video sequence as a function of a first parameter relating to the stability of said immediate preceding frame during said period, a second parameter relating to the continuity between said immediate preceding frame and said immediate subsequent frame, and a third parameter relating to the coherent motions of the video sequence. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120588 | VIDEO WINDOW DETECTION - A video window detector includes a region characteristic determiner to generate at least one characteristic value for at least one region of a display output; a characteristic map generator to generate an image map from the at least one characteristic value for at least one region of the display output; and a window detector to detect at least one video window dependent on the image map. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120589 | Methods, Systems and Apparatus for Jointly Calibrating Multiple Displays in a Display Ensemble - Aspects of the present invention are related to systems, methods and apparatus for calibration of multiple display apparatus in a display ensemble. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120590 | BLOCK TROUBLESHOOTING - A system may include a media content processing subsystem associated with a subscriber. The media content processing subsystem may be configured to scan at least a subset of channels of a media broadcast to create a spectrum block map; determine a spectrum block of a channel of a media broadcast indicated as being a troubled channel; and identify, according to the spectrum block map, at least one additional channel of the media broadcast included in the spectrum block of the troubled channel. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120591 | WIRELESS CAMERA WITH IMAGE SHARING PRIORITIZATION - A digital camera, comprising an image sensor and an optical system for capturing an image of a scene and a wireless communication system. User interface elements are provided enabling a user to select a sharing destination for a captured digital image. A plurality of network pathways are identified for communication with the sharing destination using the wireless communication system. A priority is determined for each of the network pathways and the digital image is transmitted to the sharing destination using the highest priority network pathway. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120592 | METHOD FOR WIRELESS SHARING OF IMAGES - A computer program product for controlling a programmable communication device that includes a local-area wireless communication system, a wide-area wireless communication system, and a data processing system. The computer program product causes the data processing system to perform the steps of: designating a digital camera from which digital images will be received; receiving a digital image and associated sharing data indicating one or more sharing destinations from the digital camera using the local-area wireless communication system; and transmitting the digital image to the one or more sharing destinations using the wide-area wireless communication system. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120593 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIGHTLY COUPLED, LOW POWER IMAGE PROCESSING - An image divided into N pixel blocks, stored block wise in a camera core and transferred block wise from the camera core to a downstream processing engine local to the local memory. A direct handshaking is communicated, between the camera core and the downstream processing engine, in the block wise transfers. Optionally an optical sensor scanner divides the image with a scan rate N times a frame rate, each scan providing a block of the frame. Optionally, the block wise transfer includes a transfer through a local memory, local to the camera core, controlled by the direct handshaking. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120594 | ENHANCEMENT OF DIGITAL IMAGE FILES - An apparatus to enhance digital image files includes at least a digital image file editing capability and may also include a digital image file capture capability. Upon capture of a digital image file, an editing module allows the digital image file to be enhanced by adding information as desired by the user such as context information and subject matter information. The information to be added may be received by the apparatus through a voice interface or a text interface and then converted (if necessary) for storage as metadata associated with the digital image file. The metadata can be stored in a field or in association with a tag that is part of the digital image file format. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120595 | Systems for Mobile Image Capture and Remittance Processing of Documents on a Mobile Device - Systems and methods are provided for capturing and processing images of remittance coupons using a mobile device and obtaining data from the captured image which is used to set up or carry out payment of a bill that corresponds to the remittance coupon. Optimization and enhancement of image capture and image processing are provided on the mobile device to improve the initial quality of the captured image and provide a user with real time feedback. The image is then sent from the mobile device to a remote server, where additional image processing is performed to improve the quality of the image and then extract data from the image that is relevant to paying the bill. The extracted data may be verified through comparisons with databases which store information on billers, bill formats and other relevant content that will appear on the bill. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120596 | METHOD OF CONFIGURING A WIRELESS NETWORK CAMERA WIRELESSLY - A wireless camera having a wireless hotspot functionality that can allow a Smartphone to configure the camera. The wireless camera comprises an image sensor, a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and an RF device, wherein the RF device links to a wireless router connected to the Internet. The RF device is adapted to form a wireless hotspot so a plurality of second devices can connect to the Internet via the wireless camera. The image sensor captures digital images. A second device links to the Internet via the RF device. An input device is also provided for actuating an input to enable a Wi-Fi Setup mode. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120597 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A communication apparatus has a communication control function, which enables the apparatus to operate as a control apparatus that forms a wireless network and controls the wireless network, and has an apparatus function other than the communication control function. The communication apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether priority is to be given to the apparatus function over the communication control function in the case that an instruction to implement the apparatus function is received while the apparatus is implementing the communication control function and operating as the control apparatus, and a control unit configured to control operation of the apparatus such that priority is given to the apparatus function over the communication control function in a case that the determination unit determines that priority is to be given to the apparatus function over the communication control function. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120598 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING CAPTURED IMAGES TO A TERMINAL VIA A NETWORK - An image pickup apparatus includes image pickup means; holding means for holding a coordinate system used to represent an image capturing direction or a region in an image capturing range of the image pickup means; reception means for receiving a first command for rotating a captured image obtained by the image pickup means or a captured image cut out from the region in the image capturing range by a certain angle, a second command for rotating the coordinate system held in the holding means about the origin by the certain angle, and specification information for specifying the image capturing direction in the coordinate system; and change control means for executing control to change the image capturing direction of the image pickup means to the image capturing direction specified by the specification information. | 2013-05-16 |
20130120599 | Positionable Mechanism With An Optical Image Stabilizing Unit - A positionable mechanism includes a base unit, a frame unit, an optical image stabilizing (OIS) unit and a positioning unit. The frame unit and the OIS unit are mounted on the base unit. The frame unit is retractable with respect to the base unit between a storage position and a working position, and has a first surface. The OIS unit includes a movable carrier that has a second surface facing the first surface, an optical element that is mounted on the movable carrier, and a driving element that is operable to drive the movable carrier to move with respect to the base unit. The positioning unit is disposed between the first surface and the second surface, and is configured to position the movable carrier with respect to the frame unit when the frame unit is at the storage position. | 2013-05-16 |