20th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110115823 | INTERACTIVE PROJECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - An interactive image projecting device that projects an image onto a display surface and controls the projected image based upon movement of the image projecting device or the detection of another image. The image projecting device includes a projector that generates an image from a control unit. The device includes a position indicating emitter that generates a position indicator and an image sensor that is operable to detect the position indicator from either the device including the image sensor or a position indicator from another device. Based upon the sensed position indicator from another device, the control unit operates to modify the image projected from the device such that the image from a first device can interact with an image from a second device. The first and second devices each have a wireless transceiver such that the devices can communicate with each other during operation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115824 | Multimedia Codec System and Method Providing Bink Support - Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to an audio/video codec engine system and method for a gaming machine. The method displays content using a multimedia codec engine system with BINK support. The method includes: loading a multimedia file into memory from a disk; decoding a frame from memory to the off-screen buffer when requested by the video engine, wherein decoding a frame from the off-screen buffer requires a seek operation to a proper position in the multimedia file; and performing a draw operation on decoded data from the off-screen buffer that was requested by the video engine, wherein the draw operation may request only a target region of the source resolution to be updated by specifying an update region that is smaller than the source resolution. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115825 | ELECTRONIC STICKY NOTE SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, METHOD FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC STICKY NOTE, MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND DATA STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC STICKY NOTE - Provided is a technology enable to associate electronic sticky data with any application and to execute the application. An electronic sticky note system includes display means for displaying an electronic sticky note, storage means for storing sticky note information which includes header information to be displayed in a display area for the electronic sticky note, sticky note displaying position information indicating a position to be displayed the electronic sticky note, and application associating information corresponding to information for activating the application associated with the electronic sticky note, control means for displaying, by the display means, the electronic sticky note on the basis of the header information and the electronic sticky note displaying position information and for executing the application on the basis of the application associating information, and input means for inputting the sticky note information. In the electronic sticky note system, an application, which is associated with the electronic sticky note, includes other than the application which is indicated by the sticky note displaying position information. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115826 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An area active drive processing unit ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110115827 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - In at least one embodiment of the present invention, display is performed with high color reproducibility by a display device that performs area active drive. An LED output value calculating unit obtains LED data representing the luminances upon light emission of LEDs provided for respective areas, based on an input image. A display luminance calculating unit calculates a luminance image including display luminances for the respective areas, based on the LED data and a luminance spread filter. An LCD data calculating unit determines temporary light transmittances of display elements of a liquid crystal panel based on an input image delayed by a frame memory and the luminance image, and obtains liquid crystal data representing light transmittances such that, when a highest value of temporary light transmittances for respective colors exceeds 1, values obtained by dividing each of the temporary light transmittances by the highest value are used as light transmittances, and when the highest value does not exceed 1, the temporary light transmittances are used as light transmittances. By this, even if there is a color with insufficient luminance, since the ratio between the colors does not change, color reproducibility increases. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115828 | Display Device and Driving Method Thereof - A display device comprises a optical member, a plurality of light sources to illuminate the optical member, a representative determining part to determine representative values of image blocks based on image signals applied to the image blocks, wherein the image blocks are arranged in a matrix and correspond to portions of a display panel, a representative integration part to integrate the representative values of the image blocks in one of a row and a column direction of the matrix and determine integrated representative values, and a light control part to control the plurality of light sources based on the integrated representative values. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115829 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL APPARATUS THEREOF - The present invention relates to an image display apparatus that can display high-quality images, and its controlling apparatus. A backlight section ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110115830 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An organic light emitting display includes a display unit divided into a plurality of fields (regions), data and scan drivers, a power supply, and a driving voltage calculator. The display unit has a plurality of cathode electrodes corresponding to the respective fields, and is configured to display an image in response to data and scan signals. The data and scan drivers respectively supply the data and scan signals to the display unit. The power supply has a first output terminal for outputting a first power and a plurality of second output terminals for outputting a plurality of second powers to the plurality of cathode electrodes. The driving voltage calculator calculates the voltage of each of the second powers for a respective one of the cathode electrodes based on a magnitude of a respective one of the data signals. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115831 | MULTIVISION DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR - A multivision display device in which adjacent display panels are partially overlapped with each other, so that portions at which an image is inconsecutive are not produced on a screen, and a driving method for the multivision display device. The multivision display device includes a first display panel and a second display panel. The first display panel has a first light emitting area and a first non-light emitting area formed around the first light emitting area. The second display panel has a second light emitting area and a second non-light emitting area formed around the second light emitting area. In the multivision display device, the first and second non-light emitting areas are overlapped with each other so that the first and second light emitting areas are adjacent to each other about a reference line. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115832 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes: a panel including a plurality of pixel circuits, each of the pixel circuits including a light emitting element having one end coupled to a first voltage source for supplying a first voltage and another end coupled to a second voltage source for supplying a second voltage; a controller for reducing image data for one frame and for outputting a control signal and a data signal to display an image corresponding to the reduced image data on the panel; a voltage difference setting unit for detecting a peak value of the reduced image data and for calculating a driving voltage for generating a peak driving current corresponding to the peak value; and a power supply for generating the first and second voltages and for providing the first and second voltages to the panel in accordance with the driving voltage. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115833 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND LUMINANCE ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM - A portable terminal having a camera includes a display unit which displays an image captured by the camera, the display unit is located so that an exposure range illuminated with display light of the display unit and at least a part of an capturing range captured by the camera overlap each other, a display image generating unit which generates a display image having a luminance which is higher than the luminance of the captured image, while maintaining the form of a subject in the captured image and a display control unit which controls to display the display image in the display unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115834 | CHARGE PUMP AND DISPLAY DRIVING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a boosting voltage generating element used in a semiconductor integrated circuit, more particularly, is a charge pump. The charge pump includes a first converting unit and a second converting unit. The first converting unit is configured to receive a first voltage in response to a first clock signal to generate a first pumping voltage. The first converting unit is also configured to alternately output the first pumping voltage to a first terminal and a second terminal. The second converting unit is configured to receive the first pumping voltage through the first terminal or the second terminal in response to a second clock signal and a third clock signal respectively, to generate a second pumping voltage The second converting unit is also configured to provide the second pumping voltage to an output terminal. The second converting unit is configured to provide the second pumping voltage to the output terminal for at least half of a period of the second clock signal or the third clock signal. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115835 | PIXEL CIRCUIT AND ORGANIC LIGHT- EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY USING THE PIXEL CIRCUIT - A pixel circuit and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display including the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes an organic light emitting diode OLED having an anode; a storage capacitor having a terminal connected to a first electric power and another terminal connected to a first node; a third transistor having a gate connected to a first scan line, a first electrode connected to the first node, and a second electrode connected to the anode of the OLED; a second transistor having a gate connected to the first scan line, a first electrode connected to a data line, and a second electrode connected to a second node; a fourth transistor having a gate connected to a light emission control line, a first electrode connected to the first electric power, and a second electrode connected to the second node; and a first transistor having a gate connected to the first node, a first electrode connected to the second node, and a second electrode connected to the anode of the OLED. A voltage at the first node is adjusted by controlling a pulse width of a first scan signal provided from the first scan line in order to control a current supplied to the OLED. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115836 | COLOR MANAGEMENT METHOD AND DEVICE - The embodiments of the present invention relate to a color management method and device, the method comprises: RGB values is acquired from image signal inputted from external device; the corresponding transmittance of red pixel, transmittance of green pixel, and transmittance of blue pixel are calculated with an formula according to said RGB values and pre-stored system transition matrix with standard transition matrix; a control signal to control a driving voltage and/or luminance of light source corresponding to the red, green and blue pixels of the display device is generated according to the calculated transmittance of red pixel, transmittance of green pixel, and transmittance of blue pixel, so as to control the display device to perform the color display. The color management method enables the display device to accurately restore the reproduction color information, thereby effectively solving the color distortion problem of the display device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115837 | Monitor Retraining Device - A monitor retraining device includes a handheld housing, a controller disposed within the housing, and a connector connected to the controller and connectable directly to a monitor having a screen. The controller has a first state wherein the controller provides an output signal to the connector to cause the monitor to display a white image over the entire screen for a first time period, and a second state wherein the controller provides no output signal to the connector to cause the monitor to display a black image over the entire screen for a second time period, the controller automatically alternating between the first and second states without feedback as to the white image or the black image displayed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115838 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY UNIT - At least one of a first control circuit ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110115839 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A display device includes a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels each including a first transistor, a second transistor, and a light-emitting element, in which a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a scan line, one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a signal line, and the other of them is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor; one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to a power supply line and the other of them is electrically connected to the light-emitting element, and the first transistor includes an oxide semiconductor layer. A period when the display device displays a still image includes a period in which output of a signal to all the scan lines in the pixel portion is stopped. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115840 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - In printing of multi-level darkness/lightness of a certain color, which is performed with a dark ink and a light ink of the certain color, graininess is improved. A printing method includes generating a plurality of types of drive signals, and ejecting the dark ink and the light ink from a head, an amount of each ink varying for each dot tone value. In generation of a plurality of the types of the drive signals, a plurality of the types of drive signals are generated, where a waveform section that is for the dark ink of the certain color and that corresponds to a minimum dot tone value in ejection of ink is different from a waveform section that is for the light ink of the certain color and that corresponds to the minimum dot tone value, and where a waveform section that is for the dark ink of the certain color and that corresponds to a maximum dot tone value is different from a waveform section that is for the light ink of the certain color and that corresponds to the maximum dot tone value. In ejection of the dark ink and the light ink from the head, a drive signal that is generated based on a type of the dot tone value designated according to a size of a to-be-formed dot and based on a type of the ink is applied to an element that is provided on the head and that performs an operation for ejecting ink. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115841 | Printing Device, Discharge Test Device and Discharge Test Method - A discharge test device including: a head that includes a plurality of nozzles discharging liquid to a medium, a temperature obtaining section that obtains a temperature related to the head, a detection electrode that faces the head with a predetermined distance therebetween, an identification section that applies a predetermined voltage to the detection electrode and identifies an abnormal nozzle on the basis of voltage change of the detection electrode generated by liquid discharge from the nozzles, and a control section that controls the head and the identification section so that: when the temperature obtained by the temperature obtaining section is within a first temperature range, the head discharges the liquid to the medium after the identification section identifies the abnormal nozzle, when the temperature obtained by the temperature obtaining section is outside the first temperature range and within a second temperature range that is larger than the first temperature range, the head discharges the liquid to the medium without the abnormal nozzle being identified by the identification section, and when the temperature obtained by the temperature obtaining section is outside the second temperature range, the abnormal nozzle is not identified and the liquid is not discharged to the medium. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115842 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In the ejection process in which the ink is ejected by using the ejection driving pulse, the ink is heated by a heating mechanism. On the other hand, in the maintenance process in which the ejection ability of the printing head is recovered by repeatedly applying the maintenance driving pulse to the piezoelectric oscillator, the ink is cooled by a cooling mechanism. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115843 | APPARATUS FOR LABELING CONTAINERS, COMPRISING A PRINTER UNIT - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110115844 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110115845 | INK JET PRINT HEAD WITH AUTOMATED CLEANING AT THE START OF PRINTING - Liquid jet ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110115846 | RECORDING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a recording head arranged so as to oppose a sheet moving in a first direction, in which a plurality of first nozzle chips and a plurality of second nozzle chips each having a nozzle array are arranged as different arrays in a second direction crossing the first direction, and in which the first nozzle chips and the second nozzle chips adjacent to each other are shifted from each other in the second direction, a first suction unit opposed to the first nozzle chips and configured to suction ink from a part of the nozzle arrays included in the first nozzle chips, a second suction unit opposed to the second nozzle chips and configured to suction ink from a part of the nozzle arrays included in the second nozzle chips, a suction holder configured to retain the first suction unit and the second suction unit, and a movement mechanism configured to cause relative movement between the recording head and the suction holder in the second direction, wherein the first suction unit and the second suction unit are shifted from each other in the second direction in correspondence with the shift between the first nozzle chips and the second nozzle chips. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115847 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including a fluid ejecting head which includes a nozzle surface having a plurality of opening ends of nozzles arranged thereon and ejects a fluid from the nozzles to a medium, the fluid ejecting apparatus being capable of performing a flushing process in which the fluid is ejected from the nozzles to an absorbing member absorbing the fluid, wherein the absorbing member is a linear member which extends along a nozzle row formed by arranging the plurality of nozzles in a line, and wherein the fluid ejecting apparatus further includes a first movement mechanism which moves the absorbing member between a flushing position facing the nozzles and a retreat position retreating from the nozzle surface in a direction opposite to the fluid ejecting direction. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115848 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including: a fluid ejecting head which has nozzle rows formed by a plurality of nozzles and ejects a fluid to a medium; an absorbing member absorbs the fluid that is ejected from the nozzles during a flushing process, and is a linear member which extends along a nozzle row; a first movement mechanism which relatively moves the absorbing member in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the nozzle rows between a retreat position where the absorbing member retreats from the ejection direction of the fluid ejected from the nozzles and a flushing position where the absorbing member overlaps with the ejection direction; and an accommodating portion which is formed on the fluid ejecting head and accommodates the absorbing member at the retreat position. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115849 | 3D INKJET PRINTER - A 3D inkjet printer includes an inkjet head and a medium holder configured to hold a medium having a three-dimensional shape. A Y-axial driving mechanism is capable of moving the inkjet head along a Y-axial. A Z-axial supporting mechanism supports the medium holder so as to be movable along a Z-axial direction. An X-axial driving mechanism is capable of moving the Z-axial supporting mechanism along an X-axial direction. A Z-axial driving mechanism is capable of moving the medium holder along the Z-axial direction. The medium holder includes an A-axial driving mechanism capable of swinging the medium along an A-axial direction. The A-axial direction is a rotational direction about a shaft disposed along the Y-axial direction. A B-axial driving mechanism is capable of rotating the medium along a B-axial direction. The B-axial direction is a rotational direction about a shaft disposed perpendicular to the Y-axial direction. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115850 | LIQUID SUPPLY MEMBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID SUPPLY MEMBER, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A liquid supply member for supplying a liquid to a liquid discharge head having a discharge port which discharges a liquid, includes: a first member consisting of a resin material; a second member consisting of a resin material; and a supply path formed by joining the first member and the second member to each other, the supplying path supplying a liquid to the liquid discharge head, wherein at least a part of an internal surface of the supply path is a smooth surface smoothed by melting the resin after being molded. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115851 | WIPER BUMPER FOR A FLUID DISPENSING COMPONENT - In one embodiment, a component for dispensing a fluid includes: a plurality of fluid ejection orifices arrayed in a plane; and an elongated bumper extending along one side of the array generally in a plane intersecting the plane of the array and the bumper having a protruding exterior surface that includes a first part inclining away from the array and a contiguous second part inclining back toward the array. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115852 | ACTUATABLE DEVICE WITH DIE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ELEMENT - A fluid ejector includes a fluid ejection module and an integrated circuit element. The fluid ejection module includes a substrate having a plurality of fluid paths, a plurality of actuators, and a plurality of conductive traces, each actuator configured to cause a fluid to be ejected from a nozzle of an associated fluid path. The integrated circuit element is mounted on the fluid ejection module and is electrically connected with the conductive traces of the fluid ejection module such that an electrical connection of the module enables a signal sent to the fluid ejection module to be transmitted to the integrated circuit element, processed on the integrated circuit element, and output to the fluid ejection module to drive the actuator. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115853 | BUBBLE PURGING SYSTEM FOR A FLUID EJECTION HEAD - A method and system for purging bubbles from a fluid ejection head comprising a plurality of fluid flow channels including a first plurality of fluid flow channels flowing a first ink to a first actuator device and a second plurality of fluid flow channels for flowing a second ink to a second actuator device. During a bubble purging operation the first and second actuator devices are pulsed with different energies that depend on the viscosity of the first ink and the second ink. Heating the inks with different energies, results in the viscosity of the first ink to be same as the viscosity of the second ink. In one embodiment, a test pattern that includes a plurality of dots is printed to determine a clogged fluid ejection nozzle. Based on the determination, an actuator device corresponding to the clogged fluid ejection nozzle is pulsed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115854 | Inkjet Printhead With Graded Die Carrier - An inkjet printhead includes a die having a heating element formed thereon. The inkjet printhead also includes a graded die carrier. The graded die carrier is coupled to the die. The graded die carrier has lands that are separated by an ink slot. Each of the lands is graded such that its proximity to the die varies. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115855 | LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGING HEAD AND LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid droplet discharging head includes a pressure chamber substrate having a pressure chamber in communication with a nozzle hole. The pressure chamber has compartments adjacent to one another in a first direction. A vibrating plate has a first surface for covering the pressure chamber and a second, opposite, surface. The vibrating plate has a first area surface as a part of the first surface, the first area surface covering the pressure chamber in a view in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and is normal to the first surface. A first conductive layer is formed at a plurality of areas to cover, in a view in the second direction. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115856 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head; a liquid receiving section; a suction pump that is connected the liquid receiving section; a first liquid containing section that contains first liquid; a second liquid containing section that contains second liquid. When the second liquid in the liquid ejecting head is exchanged for the first liquid, the liquid ejecting head eject the liquid toward the liquid receiving section in a state in which the liquid receiving section is away from the liquid ejecting head, and when the first liquid in the liquid ejecting head is exchanged for the second liquid, the suction pump to operate in a state in which the liquid receiving section has been brought into contact with the liquid ejecting head to cover the ejection nozzles. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115857 | SEALING DEVICE FOR FLUID RESERVOIR - A sealing device is disclosed that includes a latching feature configured to facilitate latching of the sealing device to a fluid reservoir; a first region configured to seal or substantially seal a fluid-discharge port on the fluid reservoir from fluid loss when the sealing device is latched to the fluid reservoir; and a second region configured to protect a circuit device on the fluid reservoir when the sealing device is latched to the fluid reservoir. Accordingly, the presently disclosed sealing device provides an effective solution to not only sealing the fluid-discharge ports on the fluid reservoir, but also protecting the circuit device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115858 | PRINTHEAD WITH IMPROVED INK TANK MOUNTING RELIABILITY - An inkjet printhead that receives one or more detachably mountable ink tanks, the inkjet printhead includes an ink tank holding receptacle that receives the one or more detachably mountable ink tanks between a first and second wall; a spring disposed on the first wall of the printhead to provide a biasing force in a direction that pushes the detachably mountable ink tank away from the first wall of the printhead and which biasing force must be manually overcome in order to properly install the one or more detachably mountable ink tanks in the ink tank holding receptacle of the printhead. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115859 | INK TANK FEATURE FOR IMPROVED MOUNTING RELIABILITY - An ink tank having a tank housing; an electrical contact on the housing; an ink outlet port disposed on the housing; and at least one projection disposed adjacent the electrical contact on the housing, wherein the projection is configured for engaging a spring. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115860 | CARRIAGE WITH IMPROVED PRINT CARTRIDGE MOUNTING RELIABILITY - An inkjet carriage that receives a print cartridge, the inkjet carriage includes a holding receptacle having a wall, wherein the holding receptacle is configured to receive the print cartridge; and a spring disposed on the wall of the holding receptacle to provide a biasing force in a direction that pushes the print cartridge away from the wall of the inkjet carriage and which biasing force must be manually overcome in order to properly install the print cartridge in the holding receptacle of the inkjet carriage. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115861 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING TEXTURED SURFACE TO CURABLE GEL INK - A printing system has a print mechanism to dispense a curable ink onto print media, a texture roller having a textured surface arranged to transfer a texture through a film to the curable ink on the media resulting in textured ink, and a curing mechanism to cure the textured ink. A printing system has a print head to dispense a curable ink onto print media, a film arranged adjacent a side of the media upon which the ink is dispensed, a texture roller arranged on a side of the film opposite the media to transfer texture to the curable ink, resulting in textured ink, and a curing mechanism to cure the textured ink. A method of controlling gloss in a printed image includes forming a printed image on print media using curable ink, using a roller to transfer a texture pattern to the curable ink, and curing the ink such that the pattern cures into the ink. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115862 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - A recording head is operable to eject ink toward a recording medium. A carriage mounting the recording head is operable to carry the recording head in a first direction. At least one infrared ray heater is provided on the carriage so as to oppose the recording medium. An input energy of the infrared ray heater is 60 W or less. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115863 | RECORDING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a humidifying unit that generates humidified gas, a drying unit that dries ink applied to a sheet by a recording unit, a first duct that supplies gas discharged from the drying unit to at least one of the humidifying unit and the recording unit, and a second duct that supplies the humidified gas generated by the humidifying unit to the recording unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115864 | METHOD FOR DRYING A PRINTING SUBSTRATE AND/OR A PRINTING MEDIUM LOCATED THEREON AND A PRINTING MACHINE - The patent application describes a method for drying a printing substrate and/or a printing medium located thereon in a printing machine with at least one first and one second microwave applicator, the second microwave applicator being arranged, viewed in transport direction of the printing substrate, downstream of and adjacent to the first microwave applicator. The method comprises the steps of transporting the printing substrate past the first and the second microwave applicators, introducing microwaves into the printing substrate and the printing medium by means of the first microwave applicator, detecting the microwave power not absorbed by the printing substrate and the printing medium, and introducing microwaves into the printing substrate and the printing medium by means of the second microwave applicator, with the microwave power made available by the second microwave applicator being controlled as a function of the microwave power of the first microwave applicator that was not absorbed by the printing substrate and the printing medium. The method is particularly suitable for multi-color printing. Further described is a printing machine comprising at least one printing unit for applying a moist printing medium to a printing substrate, at least one drying unit for drying the printing medium and/or the printing substrate, and at least one transport unit for successively transporting the printing substrate through the at least one printing unit and the drying unit. The drying unit comprises a first and a second microwave applicator, said second microwave applicator being arranged, viewed in transport direction of the printing substrate, downstream of and adjacent to the first microwave applicator, and also comprises a first sensor unit in the region of the first microwave applicator for detecting the microwave power not absorbed by the printing substrate and the printing medium, and a control unit which communicates with said sensor unit in order to control the second microwave applicator on the basis of an output signal of said sensor unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115865 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that ejects liquid onto a medium serving as an ejection target, a medium support unit that is disposed so as to face the liquid ejecting unit and supports the medium, a medium transportation unit that is first located at an upstream side of the liquid ejecting unit in a transportation direction of the medium and transports the medium to a downstream side, a medium contact section that makes contact with the medium between the medium transportation unit and the liquid ejecting unit in the transportation direction of the medium, and a same potential setting unit that sets the medium contact section and a predetermined section of the liquid ejecting unit to have the same potential. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115866 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, including: a recording unit configured to form an image on a recording medium conveying in a conveying direction; a main body portion configured to support the recording unit in an openable and closable manner; a conveying unit configured to convey, in the conveying direction, the recording medium on which an image is to be formed by the recording unit, the conveying unit being disposed below the recording unit; a holder configured to contain the recording medium on which an image is to be formed by the recording unit, the holder being disposed upstream of the conveying unit in the conveying direction; and a raising and lowering mechanism configured to raise and lower the holder between a first position for feeding the recording medium to the recording unit and a second position placed above the first position. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115867 | SUCTION CUPS FOR INK-BASED PRINTERS - A suction cup for a printer includes a cup portion that includes a contact surface adapted to contact print media within the printer, the contact surface being formed by a low surface energy material. In some embodiments, the contact surface is rough. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115868 | HIGH PERFORMANCE POROUS INK-JET MEDIA WITH SUPERIOR IMAGE QUALITY - A print medium for ink-jet printing can comprise a base substrate; an ink-receiving layer comprising metal oxide particulates or semi-metal oxide particulates and a binder; and a gloss layer comprising colloidal silica and greater than 5 wt % of a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone. The ink-receiving layer can be positioned between the substrate and the gloss layer. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115869 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposure apparatus includes a light source that emits a plurality of light beams, a substrate on which the light source is mounted, a positioning member provided on a housing and being in contact with a positioning surface provided around the light source to position the light source with respect to the housing in an optical axis direction, the housing accommodating an optical system that guides the light beams, and an attachment member attached to the housing and including a portion that extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the optical axis direction and that is bent over, an end of the bent portion being attached to the substrate such that the positioning surface around the light source is urged against the positioning member and the substrate is attached to the housing. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115870 | OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An optical scanner includes: a light source that emits plural laser-beams; a deflecting section that deflects the laser-beams; a first optical-element that reflects the laser-beams deflected at the deflecting section and converges the laser-beams in a slow-scanning direction, and that can adjust positions, in the slow-scanning direction, of the laser-beams that the first optical-element reflects; a second optical-element that converges, in the slow-scanning direction, the laser-beams reflected at the first optical-element, and that can adjust scan line tilt of the laser-beams that the second optical-element reflects; and a planar reflecting member provided on an optical path between the first and second optical-elements, and reflects, toward the second optical-element, the laser-beams converged in the slow-scanning direction, the reflecting member having an adjusting mechanism that can adjust an angle of incidence in the slow-scanning direction of the laser-beams that are incident on the second optical-element. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115871 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an electrophotographic image forming apparatus using a novel array light source to replace the LED array light sources, which enables provision of a reduced image formation spot diameter on a photoreceptor as well as a reduced spot pitch. An electrophotographic image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes an electrophotographic image forming apparatus including a light source, and an electrophotographic photoreceptor to be exposed by the light source, the light source for exposing the electrophotographic photoreceptor including: a plurality of surface plasmon waveguides for forming a potential distribution on the electrophotographic photoreceptor using near-field light generated at tips thereof, the surface plasmon waveguides being arrayed: and an excitation mechanism for exciting a surface plasmon on each of the plurality of surface plasmon waveguides. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115872 | SURFACE-EMITTING LASER ELEMENT, SURFACE-EMITTING LASER ARRAY, OPTICAL SCANNER DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A disclosed surface-emitting laser element includes a substrate, multiple semiconductor layers stacked on the substrate including a resonator structure including an active layer, a semiconductor multilayer mirror on the resonator structure, and a confined structure where a current passage region is enclosed by at least an oxide generated by oxidation of part of a selective oxidation layer containing aluminum, an electrode provided around an emission region, and a dielectric film provided in a peripheral portion within the emission region and outside a central portion of the emission region to make a reflectance of the peripheral portion lower than that of the central portion. The dielectric film is arranged such that a reflectance of a high-order transverse mode in a second direction is higher than that in a first direction, and a width of the current passage region in the first direction is greater than that in the second direction. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115873 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS - An image scanning apparatus includes a beam splitter disposed between a deflection surface and surfaces to be scanned. The beam splitter is formed of reflective surfaces and transmissive surfaces. One transmissive surface is disposed between the reflective surfaces in the sub-scanning direction, and an optical path of light beams reaching surfaces to be scanned that are physically closer to the deflection surface than a surface to be scanned located at the position physically farthest from the deflection surface between the reflective surfaces intersects with an optical path of a light beam reaching the surface to be scanned located at a position physically farthest from the deflection surface between the deflection surface and the transmissive surface in a sub-scanning cross section in the beam splitter. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115874 | MOBILE TERMINAL, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a control method for a display apparatus and a mobile terminal which includes a camera for taking a photograph and generating an image; a voice input unit which is used to input a voice; a user input unit which receives a user's input; a display unit which displays the image thereon; a wireless communication unit which communicates with a counterpart mobile terminal through a wireless network; and a controller which performs a video call by transmitting to the counterpart mobile terminal video call data comprising a video generated by the camera and a voice input by the voice input unit according user input, displays on the display unit a shared image during the video call, and transmits to the counterpart mobile terminal the shared image added to the video call data. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115875 | Assisted Communication System - Various embodiments of an assisted communication system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an assisted communication system includes a computer, display, camera, microphone, network connection, and a controller connected to the computer, the camera, the microphone, and the network connection. The controller is adapted to receive commands over the network connection to initiate video conferences on the computer using the camera and the microphone. The controller is also adapted to receive commands over the network connection to select and initiate entertainment programming such as television programs, movies and music on the display. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115876 | Determining a Videoconference Layout Based on Numbers of Participants - Determining a videoconference layout based on numbers of participants. Videoconference data may be received from a plurality of videoconferencing endpoints. The videoconference data may include audio and video. Information may be stored which identifies a number of participants at each videoconferencing endpoint. Video from each of the videoconferencing endpoints may be combined to form composite video. The composite video may include portions corresponding to each of the plurality of videoconferencing endpoints. A respective size of each of the portions may be based on the information identifying the number of participants at each videoconferencing endpoint. The composite video may be provided to videoconferencing endpoint(s) over a network | 2011-05-19 |
20110115877 | METHOD FOR USER AUTHENTICATION, AND VIDEO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for user authentication. According to an embodiment, the invention provides a method for user authentication in a video communication apparatus, the video communication apparatus including a user authentication unit, the method comprising: receiving image data of a plurality of users; detecting a face region of each of the plurality of users by using the received image data; performing, by the user authentication unit, a user authentication by comparing face feature information corresponding to each of the detected face regions with pre-registered face feature information; and permitting, by the user authentication unit, an access to a video communication service by a user corresponding to at least one of the detected face regions using the user authentication result. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115878 | ORAL AND VIDEO PROCEEDINGS COLLECTION AND TRANSCRIPTION DEVICE - A system that enables remote participation in a live proceeding includes a first computer configured to transmit and receive audio and video data with a second computer through a network. An audio mixer is configured to combine a first audio signal received from a microphone with a second audio signal received from the first computer to provide a third audio signal. A capture device is coupled to the audio mixer and to the first computer. The capture device is configured to receive the third audio signal from the audio mixer and a video signal from a video camera coupled to the capture device, and to process the third audio signal and the video signal such that audio and video data of the third audio signal and the video signal may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115879 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an omnidirectional imaging unit that captures and generates an image of a visual field all around an axis as omnidirectional image data; an image converter that converts at least a part of the omnidirectional image data, which is generated by the omnidirectional imaging unit, to image data having a rectangular display area and thereby generates conversion image data; and a display unit that displays an image corresponding to the conversion image data, which is generated by the image converter. The omnidirectional image data forms an annular shape. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115880 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An image display apparatus and an operating method thereof where the image display apparatus may display a three-dimensional (3D) object and may process an image signal such that the depth of a 3D object can vary according to the priority level of the 3D object. Thus, a user may view a 3D object having a depth from the image display apparatus that varies according to the 3D object's priority level. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115881 | DATA STRUCTURE, REPRODUCING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a data structure, a reproducing apparatus, a reproducing method, and a program which are applicable to various types of display and which facilitates signal processing performed in the displays. In a 3D video format according to the present invention, a base signal BS of a side-by-side image SbSP and an optional signal OS of a sub-image SuP obtained by collectively arranging three images described below regarding an L image LP of the side-by-side image SbSP are used. That is, the sub-image SuP includes a Depth image of the L image, an image hidden behind an object included in the L image, and a Depth image of the mage hidden behind the object. The present invention is applicable to 3D displays. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115882 | STEREO IMAGING MINIATURE ENDOSCOPE WITH SINGLE IMAGING CHIP AND CONJUGATED MULTI-BANDPASS FILTERS - A dual objective endoscope for insertion into a cavity of a body for providing a stereoscopic image of a region of interest inside of the body including an imaging device at the distal end for obtaining optical images of the region of interest (ROI), and processing the optical images for forming video signals for wired and/or wireless transmission and display of 3D images on a rendering device. The imaging device includes a focal plane detector array (FPA) for obtaining the optical images of the ROI, and processing circuits behind the FPA. The processing circuits convert the optical images into the video signals. The imaging device includes right and left pupil for receiving a right and left images through a right and left conjugated multi-band pass filters. Illuminators illuminate the ROI through a multi-band pass filter having three right and three left pass bands that are matched to the right and left conjugated multi-band pass filters. A full color image is collected after three or six sequential illuminations with the red, green and blue lights. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115883 | Method And System For Adaptive Viewport For A Mobile Device Based On Viewing Angle - A 2D and/or 3D video processing device comprising a camera and a display captures images of a viewer as the viewer observes displayed 2D and/or 3D video content in a viewport. Face and/or eye tracking of viewer images is utilized to generate a different viewport. Current and different viewports may comprise 2D and/or 3D video content from a single source or from different sources. The sources of 2D and/or 3D content may be scrolled, zoomed and/or navigated through for generating the different viewport. Content for the different viewport may be processed. Images of a viewer's positions, angles and/or movements of face, facial expression, eyes and/or physical gestures are captured by the camera and interpreted by face and/or eye tracking. The different viewport may be generated for navigating through 3D content and/or for rotating a 3D object. The 2D and/or 3D video processing device communicates via wire, wireless and/or optical interfaces. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115884 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A data structure, recording medium, playing device, playing method, program, and program storing medium, which enable providing of a video format for 3D display, suitable for 3D display of captions and menu buttons. Caption data used for 2D display of caption and menu data used for 2D display of menu buttons are recorded in a disc as is a database of offset information, in which is described offset information, made up of offset direction representing the direction of shifting of an image for the left eye and an image for the right eye used for 3D display as to images for 2D display regarding the caption data and menu data, and an offset value representing the amount of shifting, correlated with the playing point-in-time of caption data and menu data, respectively. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115885 | USER INTERFACE FOR AUTOFOCUS - A device may include a camera including a lens assembly and a stereoscopic display for displaying an image to be captured by the camera. The device may include processing logic to automatically determine a correct focus for the camera. In one embodiment, when the processing logic is determining the correct focus, the stereoscopic display shows an icon on the image moving from a first perceived depth to a perceived second depth. The device may further include a memory to store the captured image. In one embodiment, the stereoscopic display may display the image to be captured by the camera in three dimensions such that the user perceives depth. In one embodiment, when the processing logic has determined the correct focus for the camera, the stereoscopic display may show the icon at a perceived depth corresponding to the correct focus. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115886 | SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING 3D PROPAGATION FOR DEPTH IMAGE-BASED RENDERING - A system is disclosed for executing depth image-based rendering of a 3D image by a computer having a processor and that is coupled with one or more color cameras and at least one depth camera. The color cameras and the depth camera are positionable at different arbitrary locations relative to a scene to be rendered. In some examples, the depth camera is a low resolution camera and the color cameras are high resolution. The processor is programmed to propagate depth information from the depth camera to an image plane of each color camera to produce a propagated depth image at each respective color camera, to enhance the propagated depth image at each color camera with the color and propagated depth information thereof to produce corresponding enhanced depth images, and to render a complete, viewable image from one or more enhanced depth images from the color cameras. The processor may be a graphics processing unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115887 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An image display apparatus and an operating method thereof are provided. The image display apparatus may determine the location of a user, and may display a 3D object in consideration of the location of the user. If the user moves his or her eyes or hands, the location of the 3D object may change accordingly. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115888 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A broadcast receiving apparatus is provided with an image identifying unit that identifies the type of a received broadcast image and a simulcast identifying unit that identifies a simulcast of a received broadcast. A glasses control and communication unit communicates with the viewing glasses, and identifies whether a user is wearing glasses based on the detection signal of a state-of-wear detecting unit | 2011-05-19 |
20110115889 | METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT SOURCE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of driving a light source including a light source part includes determining whether an image signal is a two-dimensional mode image signal or a three-dimensional mode image signal to generate a mode signal, adjusting a level of a current to be applied to the light source part in response to the mode signal to generate an adjusted current, and driving the light source part using the adjusted current. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115890 | SHUTTER GLASSES FOR STEREOSCOPY, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are shutter glasses for viewing a stereoscopic image including: a left-eye shutter; a right-eye shutter; and a controller which generates an error signal indicating an error if at least one of a first and a second error condition exists, wherein the first error condition is internal to the shutter glasses, and the second error condition is external to the shutter glasses. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115891 | ENERGY DELIVERY APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYABLE MEDICAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An energy consuming module includes an electronic component suitable for use within a body cavity is disclosed. An antenna is coupled to the electronic component to communicate signals. A wireless energy module is coupled to the electronic component. A positioning element is used to locate the electronic component within the body cavity. A housing is used to support the electronic component, the antenna, the wireless energy module, and the positioning element. A system further includes a manipulation module for use external to the body cavity to manipulate the positioning element of the energy consuming module. The manipulation module includes a wireless energy transmitter element to supply energy to the wireless energy module of the energy consuming module, a communication circuit coupled to an antenna to communicate signals between the electronic component and the manipulation module, and a positioning element to locate and position the energy consuming module within the body cavity. The energy consuming module may include at least one electric terminal coupled to the energy module to receive an electric conductor to supply energy to the energy module from an energy source located outside the body cavity. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115892 | REAL-TIME EMBEDDED VISIBLE SPECTRUM LIGHT VISION-BASED HUMAN FINGER DETECTION AND TRACKING METHOD - In one aspect there is provided an embodiment of an image capture device comprising a camera, an image processor, a storage device and an interface. The camera is configured to capture images in visible spectrum light of a human finger as part of a human hand in a field of view (FOV) of the camera. The image processor is configured to process a first one of the images to detect a presence of the finger. The image capture device is configured to detect the position of the presence of the finger tip, track movement of the finger tip within the FOV by processing at least a second one of the images and generate a command based on the tracked movement of the finger within the FOV. The method does not require any pre-detection training sequence with said finger prior to finger detection, and does not require the finger to be in specific relative angle or finger orientation in said FOV. If the human hand is holding a “finger” like object, such as a pen or stick, such object will be recognized as finger and the tip of the object will be recognized as finger tip and position is also detected. The interface is configured to transmit the detection of the presence of the finger, the assigned position of the finger tip and the command to an external apparatus. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115893 | MULTI-EYE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A digital camera has two imaging units. In a single photography mode, upon a half press of the shutter release button, imaging units carry out preliminary photography at magnifications different from each other. A face detecting section detects persons' faces from a preliminary image captured by each imaging unit. A face comparing section compares the faces between the two preliminary images. A face evaluating section calculates a face evaluation value of each face, and determines ranking of the faces in each preliminary image based on the face evaluation values. Moreover, in consideration of the ranking of the faces determined in the telephoto preliminary image out of the two preliminary images, the face evaluating section corrects the face evaluation values and ranking of the faces in the wide-angle preliminary image. In each imaging unit, photographic conditions for actual photography are determined with giving high priority to the higher-ranked image. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115894 | Device and method for diagnosis and monitoring of neural, opthalmologic and retinal disorders - Devices and methods to detect the sampling rate of the eye for diagnostic purposes involving: 1) exposing the eye to an analog signal or a digital signal with a varying speed/refresh rate, 2) recording the patient response, either manually or automatically, to detect the speed/refresh rate threshold for aliasing, 3) making a diagnosis with this information and/or correlating this information to a past reading to determine the trend in the function or status of the patient's retina, optic nerve or cerebral cortex. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115895 | MULTIDIRECTIONAL SELECTIVE PLANE ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPY - A method and device for multi-directional selective plane illumination microscopy is provided. A detector focal plane is alternately illuminated with at least two counter-propagating, coplanar light sheets, and an image of a specimen cross-section positioned in the focal plane is detected while only one light sheet illuminates the specimen. The wavefront of the illumination beams may be deformed with adaptive optics using feedback from light transmitted through the specimen. Multiple images of the specimen cross-section may be detected at different times and specimen positions and orientations to produce multi-view image stacks which may be processed using image fusion to produce a reconstructed image representation of the specimen. Additionally, the direction of propagation of the alternating light sheets may be pivoted in the focal plane while detecting the image. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115896 | HIGH-SPEED AND LARGE-SCALE MICROSCOPE IMAGING - An imaging system generates an image of a specimen by acquiring images of individual portions of the specimen and combining the images to form a composite image. The system moves the specimen to a set of predetermined locations such that all portions of the specimen are captured into images. At each location, images are heuristically acquired at a different distance from an acquisition lens, and the image with the sharpest focus is selected. The selected images are combined to form a composite image by computing and removing overlapping regions of the adjacent images with sub-pixel spatial accuracy. And, the system is capable of imaging thick specimens with high topological variations. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115897 | Whole Slide Fluorescence Scanner - A whole slide fluorescence digital pathology system is provided that uses a monochrome TDI line scan camera, which is particularly useful in fluorescence scanning where the signal is typically much weaker than in brightfield microscopy. The system uses oblique brightfield illumination for fast and accurate tissue finding and employs a unique double sweep focus scoring and objective lens height averaging technique to identify focus points and create a focus map that can be followed during subsequent scanning to provide autofocusing capability. The system also scans and analyzes image data to determine the optimal line rate for the TDI line scan camera to use during subsequent scanning of the digital slide image and it also creates a light profile to compensate for loss of illumination light due to roll off. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115898 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus, including, an imaging section, a gain adjustment section to adjust gain values of an R component or a B component, an information obtaining section to obtain information about a first photographing environment of the image after an adjustment, a first judgment section to judge whether the first photographing environment in the obtained information and a second photographing environment to which the gain adjustment section is to adjust the gain values of the R component or the B component, are different from each other, a gain re-adjustment section to re-adjust at least one of the gain values of the R component and the B component to be suppressed when judged that the first photographing environment and the second photographing environment are different from each other, and an image recording section to record an image obtained by performing a color adjustment by using a re-adjusted gain value. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115899 | COMPONENT MOUNT SYSTEM - A component mount system includes: a component placing unit; an inspection unit; a repair station; an image display device; a defective portion image display unit configured to display an image of a defective portion of a board on the image display device; an input device; and a repair required portion display unit configured to display a defective portion detected by the inspection unit, which is indicated as a true defective portion in a determination result input through the input device and selected from the defective portion detected by the inspection unit, as a repair required portion on the image display device. The image display device is provided at a location where an operator who performs a repair work can watch the image displayed on the image display device, and the input device is provided at a location where the operator can operate the input device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115900 | Film Scanner - A film scanner includes a specular surface for changing a path and a direction of lights for focusing an image, which is filmed on a film, on a sensing module. With such a disposition, a height of the film scanner is shortened, and a volume of the film scanner is shortened as a result. The film scanner is also burnt with a driver program on a circuit board, which implements or carries an image processing module, so that the film scanner is capable of scanning the image filmed on the film without being connected to a computer, and conveniences in usage and carry of the film scanner is introduced as a result. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115901 | Device for Converting Photographs and Films into Digital Data - A device for transferring photo and film into digital file includes an upper shell, a lower shell, a film clip, and a photo clip framework. A PCB bracket is in the upper shell, and a PCB with a camera lens and a sensor is fixed on the PCB bracket; a film clip rail is fixed in the upper shell, a pulley track is under the film clip rail, and a light box is hung under the pulley; the photo framework is in the lower shell; in the lower shell, a light board is on the photo framework. Said camera lens is a bifocal lens, of which one focus is used for picking up the film, and the other one is used for picking up the photo. According to the different imaging modes, the lens is adjusted between the two fixed focus to adapt to the working mode needed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115902 | ORIENTATION DETERMINATION OF A MOBILE STATION USING SIDE AND TOP VIEW IMAGES - A mobile station determines its orientation using an image of an object produced by the mobile station and a top view of that object obtained from an online server. The mobile station image is analyzed to identify lines on the object and to determine the direction of the lines with respect to the mobile station. The top view image, which may be a satellite image, is also analyzed to identify lines on the object that correspond to the lines identified in the mobile station image. The direction of the lines in the top view image are compared to the direction of lines in the mobile station image and based on their relative orientation the orientation of the mobile station may be determined. For example, the difference between the preliminary and corrected orientations may be stored as a calibration factor and used to correct subsequent orientation measurements from orientation sensors. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115903 | INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH SPEED IMAGING - A method and an inspection system, the inspection system includes a camera comprising multiple pixels having a pixel width; a mechanical stage, for introducing a movement between an inspected object and optics of the inspection system; wherein the inspected object is expected to move a distance that substantially equals the pixel width during a pixel movement period; an illumination module and optics for illuminating inspected portions of the inspected object and for directing light from the inspected portions to the camera; and wherein the camera is arranged to acquire multiple acquired images of the inspected portions during each pixel movement period, wherein at least two acquired images partially overlap. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115904 | OBJECT-DETECTING SYSTEM - The invention discloses an object-detecting system including a periphery member, a first reflection device, a first image-capturing unit, and a data processing module. The periphery member thereon defines an indication space and an indication plane in the indication space for an object to indicate a target position. There is a contrast relation between the periphery member and the object. The first reflection device is disposed on the periphery member. The first image-capturing unit captures a first image of the indication space near a part of the periphery member and also captures a first reflected image reflected by the first reflection device of the indication space near a part of the periphery. The data processing module is electrically connected to the first image-capturing unit and processes the first image and the first reflected image so as to determine object information relative to the object in the indication space. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115905 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHECKING THE FLUID IN A PIPET TIP - Methods for detecting the presence and/or volume and/or identity of liquid in a transparent carrier include directing a light source towards the carrier; recording an image of light refracted by the carrier with a camera; and deriving information regarding the presence and/or volume of the liquid in the carrier from the recorded image of the light refracted by the carrier. Devices for detecting the presence and/or volume and/or identity of liquid in a transparent carrier include a camera directed towards the carrier; a light source directed towards the carrier; and means for recording an image of light from the light source as refracted by the carrier and captured by the camera. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115906 | MONITORING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses an improved monitoring system and a control method thereof. After a visitor operates an input unit of the improved monitoring system and triggers a driving unit, an image capturing module is driven to capture a still image of the visitor and simultaneously a warning module is driven to send out a prompting message. Subsequently, the still image is stored in a storage unit and transmitted to an internal communication device. If a host makes a response within a certain time period, the host can talk with the visitor and get a dynamic image of the visitor from the internal communication device. If the host has no response to the system within a certain time period, the still image is then transmitted to an assigned external communication device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115907 | Safe visions - A video monitoring system for a vehicle includes an LCD display mounted within the interior of an elevator, preferably adjacent to the elevator control panel. A plurality of wide-angle cameras are strategically positioned on each floor, preferably above the elevator access door. The cameras continuously records images near the elevator access door and transmit the images to a central computer for manipulation and storage. The controlling computer and display are also in communication with the elevator's control system. Accordingly, when a rider depresses the button corresponding to the desired destination floor, images captured by the corresponding camera are depicted on the display located in the elevator cab. If the rider observes an unsafe situation, he or she may stop at another floor. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115908 | SURVEILLANCE CAMERA - A surveillance camera includes an imager. An imager has an imaging surface capturing a scene. A first detector strictly detects a reference direction in response to an initializing operation. A first adjuster adjusts a direction of the imaging surface by referring to a detected result of the first detector. A changer changes a direction of the imaging surface in response to a change operation after the initializing operation. A second detector simply detects the reference direction when the direction of the imaging surface is changed irrespective of the change process of the changer. A second adjuster adjusts the direction of the imaging surface with reference to a detected result of the second detector. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115909 | METHOD FOR TRACKING AN OBJECT THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENT ACROSS MULTIPLE CAMERAS - A method and system for tracking a subject through an environment that includes collecting visual data representing a physical environment from a plurality of cameras; processing the visual data; constructing a model of the environment from the visual data; and cooperatively tracking a subject in the environment with the constructed model and processed visual data. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115910 | IMAGE PROCESSING OCCUPANCY SENSOR - A system and method of detecting occupants in a building automation system environment using image based occupancy detection and position determinations. In one example, the system includes an image processing occupancy sensor that detects the number and position of occupants within a space that has controllable building elements such as lighting and ventilation diffusers. Based on the position and location of the occupants, the system can finely control the elements to optimize conditions for the occupants, optimize energy usage, among other advantages. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115911 | ON-BOARD REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH AN ELECTRONIC VIDEO-AUDIO RECORDER - An on-board rear view mirror with an electronic video-audio recorder includes a mirror case which contains an electronic video-audio recorder. The electronic video-audio recorder includes a recorder mainboard and a processor, a camera ball, a data storage card, a microphone, a vehicle speed signal wire and a time processing unit displaying time and date in real time, that are connected with the recorder mainboard. The camera ball contains plural camera heads in plural directions. By the aforementioned structures, not only that images and sound inside and outside a vehicle can be effectively recorded, but that a vehicle speed can be recorded in real time. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115912 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ONLINE CALIBRATION OF A VIDEO SYSTEM - The present invention relates to video-based driver assistance systems being used in vehicles today to perform a variety of functions, such as lane or road departure warning. These functions often require that parts of the video image be identified as, for example, a traffic sign, a bridge, lane markings, etc. Particularly the present invention relates to a method and system for online calibration of a vehicle video system using vanishing points, evaluated from frames of a camera image contains identified markings or edges on a road. The vanishing points are located by finding or extrapolating at least at one left- and/or right-hand side markings or edges of a mad to a point of intersection, whereby a long term average vanishing point location is calculated with time-filtering methods from a sequence of images, even when only one side of a road or lane marking or an edge is visible in any given frame of an image at a time, and from the time-averaged vanishing point location coordinates, the static yaw and pitch angles of the camera are deduced. The present invention relates to also to a method to locate the vanishing points by finding or extrapolating the regularity of repeated road markings, such as dashed patterns and to a method to locate the vanishing point d by using the change in spatial frequency of textures on the surface ahead as an object to determine the camera pitch angle. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115913 | AUTOMATED VEHICLE SURROUNDING AREA MONITOR AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - At least a first and second monitoring device that outputs display signals to a control device. A display device connected with the control device is able to display the display signals from the monitoring devices in at least two sections in split screen mode. The control device is connected to an actual state of motion signal line, so that depending on the actual state of motion of the vehicle, the display device displays at least two display signals originating from at least two different monitoring devices in split screen mode. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115914 | Sequential Hardware Event Processor with Video Event Compression and Recall - A real-time Event Processing System (EPS) for processing a sequence of events generated by one or more pieces of hardware. The Event Processor collects data generated by the several transducers or appliances as they communicate with the server platform to indicate user activity of the attached hardware. As a packet data is received from one of the appliances, the data is date and time stamped and stored in anticipation of the next data event to which it can be paired or compared with. Stored event data is compared to a template of normalized data results to see if the event data was normal or abnormal. If the event data as compared was normal, no action is taken beyond storing said data. If the stored data is determined to be outside the pre-determined or pre-assigned data range, then a video camera captures the user activity just proceeding, during, and subsequent to the event for a short duration (such as a 1 minute duration), such that the stored video can later be viewed and interrogated to determine what action(s) caused the unacceptable event. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115915 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC LOCATION-BASED IMAGING - An approach is provided for automatic location-based imaging. A platform receives, over a communication network, positional information corresponding to a location of a device associated with a user. The platform determines whether the location is within a zone including a pre-positioned camera and retrieves one or more images or sounds of the user from the camera based on the determination. The platform can receive the positional information in real-time or as cached positional information. The cached positional information can then be correlated with the one or more images at a later time. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115916 | SYSTEM FOR MOSAIC IMAGE ACQUISITION - A mosaic imaging system comprises a support structure, a plurality of individual focal plane arrays secured to the support structure and an afocal primary objective optical element secured to the support structure. Each focal plane array has its own objective optical element secured in relation thereto so that the focal plane array and the objective optical element have a constant spatial relationship, with each objective optical element focusing its respective focal plane array to infinity. The primary objective optical element has an exit pupil subsuming the entrance pupils of the objective optical elements of the focal plane arrays, and is arranged relative to the objective optical elements of the focal plane arrays to maintain throughput and image integrity from object space of the primary objective optical element to each focal plane array. Two or more of the plurality of the individual focal plane arrays may occupy different geometric planes. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115917 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND SURVEILLING METHOD - A surveillance system includes two cameras and a processing unit. The two cameras capture a scene to obtain a low resolution image and a high resolution image. The processing unit checks the low resolution image to find a reference image in the low resolution image to determine coordinates of the reference image in the low resolution image. The processing unit further determines coordinates of the reference image in the high resolution image to select a portion in the second image correspondingly. The processing unit crops and resizes an image size of the selected reference image according to a ratio of an image size between the low resolution image and the high resolution image, and replaces the reference image in the low resolution image with the cropped and resized reference image to obtain a new image. The new image is for being identified. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115918 | Camera module having lens mount with ir filter - An image sensor package includes an image sensor, a window, and a molding, where the molding includes a lens holder extension portion extending upwards from the window. The lens holder extension portion includes a female threaded aperture extending from the window such that the window is exposed through the aperture. A lens is supported in a threaded lens support. The threaded lens support is threaded into the aperture of the lens holder extension portion. The lens is readily adjusted relative to the image sensor by rotating the lens support. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115919 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state image sensor according to the present invention includes a number of photosensitive cells | 2011-05-19 |
20110115920 | MULTI-STATE TARGET TRACKING MEHTOD AND SYSTEM - A multi-state target tracking method and a multi-state target tracking system are provided. The method detects a crowd density of a plurality of images in a video stream and compares the detected crowd density with a threshold when receiving the video stream, so as to determine a tracking mode used for detecting the targets in the images. When the detected crowd density is less than the threshold, a background model is used to track the targets in the images. When the detected crowd density is greater than or equal to the threshold, a none-background model is used to track the targets in the images. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115921 | Context Constrained Novel View Interpolation - Aspects of the present invention include systems and methods for generating a novel view interpolation. In embodiments, feature correspondences and geometrical contexts are used to find additional correspondences based on the assumption of the local linear transformation. The accuracy and the number of correspondence matches may be improved by iterative refinement. Having obtained a set of correspondences, a novel view image can be generated. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115922 | CALIBRATION APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION METHOD - A calibration apparatus for executing a camera calibration for each of a plurality of cameras mounted on an object so that image capturing ranges of two of the plurality of cameras overlap each other, the calibration apparatus includes an image obtaining unit configured to obtain first and second images captured by the two cameras, a temporary link structure forming unit configured to form a temporary link structure by using the first and second images including images of markers sets, a link angle determining unit configured to determine an effective link angle to form an effective link structure from the temporary link structure, and a parameter determining unit configured to determine a parameter for positioning at least one of the cameras on the basis of the effective link angle. | 2011-05-19 |