35th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 72 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150244899 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes: an image processing unit; an authentication-information input unit; a storage unit; and a controller. The storage unit stores a plurality of secure jobs and a plurality of authentication information associated with the secure jobs respectively. The controller is configured to: acquire first authentication information; in a case that the first authentication information matches an authentication information stored in the storage unit, cause the image processing unit to execute a secure job stored in the storage unit and associated with the authentication information; acquire second authentication information which has been inputted during an interruption of the secure job; and in a case that the second authentication information matches another authentication information, and that another secure job associated with the another authentication information is executable by the image processing unit, cause the image processing unit to execute the another secure job. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244900 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a first image receiver that receives a first image used to specify an area within an image read by an image reading device, a second image receiver that receives a second image read by the image reading device, a decision unit that decides an area to extract from the second image on the basis of an area specified for the first image, and an extractor that extracts an image of the area decided by the decision unit from the second image. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244901 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a correction unit configured to execute first correction processing to be executed to bring reproduction characteristics of an image formed by an image forming unit close to a target value and second correction processing different from the first correction processing, and an adjustment unit configured to execute a plurality of adjustment processing including the second correction processing, wherein correction processing by the correction unit is set to be executed at a predetermined timing, and wherein in a case that correction processing by the correction unit is executed at the set timing after adjustment processing is executed by the adjustment unit, the image forming apparatus performs control not to execute the second correction processing included in the adjustment processing and to execute the second correction processing after executing the first correction processing by the correction unit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244902 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MANAGING USAGE OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A management apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus for managing usage of the image forming apparatus is disclosed. The management apparatus includes a user data storage part for storing user identification data and use restriction data corresponding to the user identification data, and a use restriction data acquiring part for acquiring the use restriction data corresponding to the user identification data. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244903 | HEAD-MOUNTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INSPECTION, EVALUATION OR ASSESSMENT OF AN EVENT OR LOCATION - Systems and methods for providing assessment of a local scene to a remote location are provided herein. The systems and methods facilitate collection, storage and transmission of data from the local scene to the remote location without limiting the mobility, dexterity, adaptability and interactive capability of an on-scene technician. For example, a head-mounted device according to an implementation discussed herein can include: a head-mounted frame that is configured to hold a transparent visor; an image capturing device attachable to at least one of the head-mounted frame and the transparent visor; and a micro-optic display system attachable to at least one of the head-mounted frame and the transparent visor. The micro-optic display system can be configured to render a heads up image on the transparent visor. In addition, the heads up image can define an outline of a field of view of the image capturing device. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244904 | LENS WITH COMBINED BARREL AND HOLDER - A method of manufacturing a compact optical lens module includes providing a housing unit including a lens group, providing a substrate including an image sensor, and inserting a fitting member between the housing unit and the substrate to adjust a focal length of the compact optical lens assembly. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244905 | OPTICAL UNIT, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND MOVABLE OBJECT - An optical unit ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150244906 | REFLECTING MIRROR STRUCTURE FOR CAMERA MODULE - Provided is a reflecting mirror structure which includes: a camera module; a reflecting mirror rotation axis parallel to an optical axis of the camera module; and a reflecting mirror connected to an end of the reflecting mirror rotation axis to form an included angle with the optical axis, wherein the reflecting mirror rotates about the reflecting mirror rotation axis in accordance with a position of a target object to project an image of the target object into the camera module. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244907 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL SYSTEM USED FOR IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus comprises an optical system that includes a plurality of lens groups, each lens group including one or more lenses, at least one of the lens groups being independently movable with respect to the other lens groups and including a focus lens group for focusing the subject and a lens control unit that controls movement of the plurality of lens groups to bring into focus based on a feeding position of the focus lens group. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244908 | LIGHTING METHODS AND APPARATUS - Illumination methods and apparatus are described. In some embodiments a lighting device includes one or more lighting modules. At least some but not necessarily all lighting modules include a light source, e.g., LED or bulb, a collimating lens positioned in front of said light source for generating a beam of light from light output by said light source and a beam flattening lens for flattening the beam of light in at least a first direction as it passes through the first beam flattening lens. In some but not necessarily all embodiments lighting modules are controlled based on which portion of a scene is being captured at a point in time thereby avoiding the need to illuminate the entire scene for the full duration of an image capture period. The lighting device may be used in combination with a rolling shutter and a sensor used to capture one or more images. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244909 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244910 | EYEWEAR FOR ACQUIRING AN IMAGE - The invention relates to eyewear | 2015-08-27 |
20150244911 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION - The present invention relates to the technical field of the human computer interaction, more particularly to, a system and method for human computer interaction. The system for human computer interaction comprises a projection unit, a first image sensing unit, a second image sensing unit, an interface unit, an image processing unit, a projected interface processing unit, and a controlling unit. The system for human computer interaction provided by the present invention may easily project the human computer interaction interface on all kinds of planes encountered in people's daily life, to realize display of the human computer interaction interface everywhere, and improve users' experience. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244912 | CAMERA SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a camera system and the operating method thereof, wherein the camera system transmits a digital token via sound waves and uses the digital token for device pairing, authorizing, or authenticating. The camera system comprises a transmitting device, for converting the digital token to an acoustic signal, and a camera device, for converting the acoustic signal to the digital signal. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244913 | TEST DEVICE - A test device in which a detector unit has a movable camera taking images of an object. The detector unit can obtain the position of the camera and acquire the position of the object based on the position of the camera. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244914 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD - An information communication method is provided for obtaining information from a subject using a terminal device. The method includes obtaining and holding identification information of devices, and service information associated with the identification information, from a server. The method also includes setting an exposure time of an image sensor so that a bright line corresponding to each of the plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject, and obtaining a bright line image including a plurality of bright lines. The method further includes obtaining identification information of the subject, by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the plurality of bright lines included in the obtained bright line image, selecting service information associated with the identification information, and presenting the service information to a user of the terminal device. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244915 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus useable for correcting an image includes an input unit to receive an input of an image; an area dividing unit to divide the image, input to the input unit, into a plurality of areas having different lighting conditions; a computing unit to compute a correction coefficient for each of the divided areas divided by the area dividing unit; a movement detector to detect a movement between the first image and the second image supplied from the input unit along the time line; a boundary determination unit to determine a boundary between the areas to which correction coefficients of each of the areas are blended based on the movement detected by the movement detector; and a setting unit to set image correction coefficient data for the image input to the input unit based on the boundary between the areas determined by the boundary determination unit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244916 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - An electronic device and a method of controlling an operation thereof are provided. The method includes acquiring image data using an image sensor comprising a first plurality of pixels configured to have a first identical exposure time and a second plurality of pixels configured to have a second identical exposure time, wherein the acquiring of the image data includes acquiring the image data using the first plurality of pixels and the second plurality of pixels while the first plurality of pixels have the first identical exposure time that is identical to the second identical exposure time of the second plurality of pixels and controlling the image sensor such that the first plurality of pixels has the first identical exposure time different from the second identical exposure time of the second plurality of pixels, at least partially based on the acquired image data. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244917 | DYNAMIC EXPOSURE ADJUSTING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A dynamic exposure adjusting method and an electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The method includes the following steps: capturing a plurality of preview images, a plurality of additional images and a first image, wherein the additional images are not displayed in a display unit of the electronic apparatus; | 2015-08-27 |
20150244918 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR CONTROLLING EXPOSURE OF A CAMERA - A method for controlling exposure of a camera is disclosed. The method comprises calculating a darkness level and a saturation level with respect to a first image in a video sequence. If the saturation level exceeds a first limit, a target value for a mean intensity value of pixels in images captured by the camera is decreased by an amount which is an increasing function of the darkness level. The decreased target value is used to control the exposure of the camera for images subsequent to the first image in the video sequence, such that the mean intensity value of pixels in the subsequent images approaches the decreased target value. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244919 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD - An information communication method is provided that includes setting an exposure time of an image sensor so that, in an image obtained by capturing a subject by the image sensor, a plurality of bright lines corresponding to a plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appear according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including the plurality of bright lines, by capturing the subject changing in luminance by the image sensor with the set exposure time, and obtaining information by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the plurality of bright lines included in the obtained bright line image. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244920 | CONTROL OF EXPOSURE OF CAMERA - A device for controlling exposure of a camera is provided. An image of an area ahead of a vehicle is acquired by a camera provided in the vehicle. A traveling speed of the vehicle is acquired. An exposure area in the acquired image is set by a setting section, in which the exposure area is used for exposure control of the camera. By a calculating section, a control value for performing the exposure control is calculated based on pixel values of pixels included in the exposure area. The setting section changes a size of the exposure area based on the traveling speed, such that, when the traveling speed is a first speed, the size of the exposure area in the acquired image is smaller compared to that when the traveling speed is a second speed that is lower than the first speed. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244921 | IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM THAT DETECT FOCUS BY IRRADIATING AUXILIARY LIGHT, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, LIGHT EMISSION DEVICE, AND FOCUS DETECTION METHOD - An image pickup apparatus capable of obtaining a high AF accuracy while reducing unnecessary power consumption and a release delay when photographing while detecting a focusing state using auxiliary light. The image pickup apparatus is capable of mounting a light emission device with which a first light emitting section of which an irradiation direction can be changed with respect to a body of the light emission device and a second light emitting section of which an irradiation direction is fixed to the body are provided. An obtaining unit obtains information about the irradiation direction of the first light emitting section. A control unit controls one of the first light emitting section and the second light emitting section on the basis of the information about the irradiation direction obtained as a light emitting section for irradiating with auxiliary light at the time when the focus detection unit performs focus detection. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244922 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLOR IMAGING UNDER LOW LIGHT - A camera for enhanced color imaging in a low light environment including: one or more illuminators for illuminating a R, a G, and a B light at different time periods; an image sensor for capturing R G and B image frames; and a processor configured to generate an intermediate color frame from each of the R, G and B image frames; determine moving pixels in the each of the intermediate color frames; determine a true color for the moving pixels in each intermediate color frame; generate a true color frame for each intermediate color frame by substituting color of the moving pixels with respective true colors of the moving pixels, in intermediate color frame; calculate scene color metrics from the true color frame or intermediate color frame; and adaptively adjust illumination of one or more of the R, G, and B lights to enhance a next frame. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244923 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An apparatus and a method for acquiring an image in an electronic device are provided. The method includes acquiring a first image using an image sensor that comprises a plurality of first pixels having a first exposure and a plurality of second pixels having a second exposure, determining a reference exposure value based on image information, adjusting at least one of the first exposure or the second exposure based on the reference exposure value, and acquiring a second image using the image sensor based on exposure control. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244924 | ACCESSORY, CAMERA, ACCESSORY SHOE, AND CONNECTOR - An accessory capable of communicating with a camera, includes a terminal section having a plurality of terminals. The plurality of terminals include a startup state providing terminal that provides, to the camera, a detection level by which the camera detects that the accessory is capable of being started up, a data signal terminal that outputs a data signal including information regarding the accessory to the camera, and a first reference potential terminal having a reference potential of the detection level and the data signal. The startup state providing terminal is disposed adjacent to the data signal terminal, and the first reference potential terminal is adjacent to the data signal terminal, and is disposed with the data signal terminal interposed between the startup state providing terminal and the first reference potential terminal. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244925 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - The image acquisition section acquires a first image and a second image output from an image pick-up device. A parallax computation section computes parallax indicating the amount of displacement between each of the pixels in the first image and corresponding pixels in the second image acquired by the image acquisition section. The generation section generates a first display image based on a third image output from the image pick-up device, and generates a second display image for use in focus verification based on the first and second images acquired by the image acquisition section. The change section changes the resolution of at least the second display image from out of the first display image and the second display image generated by the generation section according to the parallax computed by the parallax computation section. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244926 | IMAGING DEVICE, DEFOCUS AMOUNT CALCULATING METHOD, AND IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM - The camera main body | 2015-08-27 |
20150244927 | INTUITIVE CAMERA USER INTERFACE METHODS AND APPARATUS - Zoom and focus control user interface methods and apparatus are described. Acceleration is monitored and interpreted to detect camera motion. Acceleration indicative of camera motion in a forward or backward direction is used to control zoom in or zoom out operations when a zoom function is enabled. The zoom function can be enabled by touching a touch sensor or pressing a button. Thus, by activating the zoom function and making intuitive movements forward or backward which can be detected through the use of sensors, a user can control zoom in and zoom out operations in an intuitive manner with little risk of shaking the camera or interfering with image capture that might occur if a touch display or other zoom control was used to control zoom operation while capturing one or more images. The zoom control function is well suited for use with still cameras and video cameras. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244928 | CAMERA CONTROL METHOD, AND CAMERA CONTROL DEVICE FOR SAME - A camera control apparatus includes a database to store camera installation information of the cameras including a main camera and one or more sub-cameras; an image acquisition unit to acquire at least one image from the cameras; and a camera controller to convert image center coordinates of the image acquired by the main camera to three-dimensional coordinates on a three-dimensional reference coordinate system, by using the camera installation information, select at least one new main camera from among the one or more sub-cameras that include the three-dimensional coordinates as field-of-view information, and calculate a control value of the newly selected main camera for controlling the newly selected main camera to gaze the three-dimensional coordinates. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244929 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING FOCUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE APPLYING THE SAME - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a camera module, and a camera control module operatively connected to the camera module, wherein the camera control module obtains focus information of a subject to be captured by using the camera module, moves a lens of a camera to focus the camera on the subject based on at least the focus information, and provides guide information corresponding to the movement of the lens through an output device operatively connected to the electronic device. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244930 | SYNTHETIC CAMERA LENSES - A method and system is disclosed for simulating different types of camera lens on a device by guiding a user through a set of images to be captured in connection with one or more desired lens effects. In one aspect, a wide-angle lens may be simulated by taking a plurality of images that have been taken at a particular location over a set of camera orientations that are determined based on the selection of the wide-angle lens. The mobile device may provide prompts to the user indicating the camera orientations for which images should be captured in order to generate the simulated camera lens effect. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244931 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device according to the present invention includes: an imaging circuit to obtain image data by imaging an object; an image synthesis circuit to synthesize synthesis image data using the image data; an image synthesis estimation circuit to estimate whether an object possibly to be synthesized is included or not in the image synthesis circuit; and an image capturing instruction circuit to instruct the imaging circuit to capture an image, wherein the image capturing instruction circuit instructs the imaging circuit to capture a plurality of images according to an estimation result of the image synthesis estimation circuit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244932 | TEST APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a test apparatus that photographs a home mark of a microfluidic apparatus by using a camera and determining a position of a home of the microfluidic apparatus by using the camera, and a control method thereof. The method of controlling a test apparatus includes photographing a microfluidic apparatus at a predetermined frame rate by using a camera of the test apparatus while the microfluidic apparatus is rotating at a predetermined speed, acquiring a capture image which includes a home mark of the microfluidic apparatus among a plurality of images acquired by the camera, and acquiring information which relates to an encoder of the test apparatus and which corresponds to the home mark of the capture image and determining a position of a home of the microfluidic apparatus based on the acquired information. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244933 | Camera Control Means to Allow Operating of a Destined Location of the Information Surface of a Presentation and Information System - The disclosure concerns a control device for controlling an information device arrangement. Control device includes camera means (CAM) and display means (VF) to allow operating of a destined location of the information surface. Destined location is adapted for determination from the control information being in the image information (IMAGE) formed by the camera means (CAM). The control device is arranged at least to determine from the control information of the image information (IMAGE) data (x1, y1, hei, wid, gx, gy) in order to determine a continuous stream of locations pointed by the control device. System, method and program products are also targets of the present invention. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244934 | Array Cameras Incorporating Optics with Modulation Transfer Functions Greater than Sensor Nyquist Frequency for Capture of Images used in Super-Resolution Processing - A variety of optical arrangements and methods of modifying or enhancing the optical characteristics and functionality of these optical arrangements are provided. The optical arrangements being specifically designed to operate with camera arrays that incorporate an imaging device that is formed of a plurality of imagers that each include a plurality of pixels. The plurality of imagers include a first imager having a first imaging characteristics and a second imager having a second imaging characteristics. The images generated by the plurality of imagers are processed to obtain an enhanced image compared to images captured by the imagers. In many optical arrangements the MTF characteristics of the optics allow for contrast at spatial frequencies that are at least as great as the desired resolution of the high resolution images synthesized by the array camera, and significantly greater than the Nyquist frequency of the pixel pitch of the pixels on the focal plane, which in some cases may be 1.5, 2 or 3 times the Nyquist frequency. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244935 | WEARABLE INFORMATION SYSTEM HAVING AT LEAST ONE CAMERA - The invention is related to a wearable information system having at least one camera, the information system operable to have a low-power mode and a high power mode. The information system is configured such that the high-power mode is activated by a detection of at least one object in at least one field of view of the at least one camera. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244936 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM RECORDING IMAGING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREON AND IMAGING CONTROL METHOD - Determination is made whether or not a cross point coordinate of a zoom value and a degree of luminance belongs to the continuous imaging area of a two-dimensional coordinate plane. When the cross point coordinate is in a single imaging area, since the provability of shake occurrence is low, a first imaging processing is operated. In contrast, when the cross point coordinate is in the continuous imaging area, a shake correction flag representing the execution of the shake correction is set. A multiplane addition composition imaging is not performed uselessly under an imaging condition where the provability of shake occurrence is low. As a result, since the multiplane addition composition imaging is not performed without inevitability, it is possible to avoid a disadvantage that a useless addition processing is executed to thereby generate noise in a shot image stored in an image memory medium. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244937 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus having multiple shooting functions includes: an imaging unit that images a subject; two operating units each receives an input of a change signal for instructing a change in shooting parameter of a preset shooting function; a release switch that receives an input of a shooting preparation signal for instructing a shooting preparation operation when pressed halfway; a setting unit that sets at least one or more shooting functions among the multiple shooting functions, to the two operating units; and a control unit that switches over the at least one or more shooting functions of the two operating units, to a limited shooting function capable of conforming to a change in a shooting condition of the subject, when the release switch is being kept pressed halfway even after the release switch is pressed halfway to fix a focal position and/or photometric value with respect to the subject. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244938 | TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRONICALLY ADJUSTING VIDEO RECORDING ORIENTATION - Techniques are described for electronically adjusting video recording orientation. A video recording device including a motion sensor measures the rotational angle and adjusts the video orientation so that the resultant video is fixed. The original video frame and adjusted video frame are shown simultaneously for ease of use. Scaling of the adjusted video frame is performed to maximize the resolution and preserve as much detail as possible in the recorded video. In an alternate mode of operation, video output is set to a fixed scale. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244939 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TAKING PHOTO BY HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handheld electronic device includes a casing; a camera unit disposed in the casing; a light sensing unit disposed in the casing; and a processing unit disposed in the casing and electrically connected to the camera unit and the light sensing unit, the processing unit determining whether the light sensing unit is covered continuously for a predetermined time period, the processing unit driving the camera unit to take a photo when the light sensing unit is covered continuously for the predetermined time period. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244940 | Electronic Device Having Multiple Sides - An electronic device has an imaging device (such as a still camera or video camera) and is capable of displaying a viewfinder on one side or multiple sides of the device. The device may determine the side or sides on which to display the viewfinder based on factors such as user input, object proximity, grip detection, accelerometer data, and gyroscope data. In one implementation, the device has multiple imaging devices and can select which imaging device to use to capture an image based on the above factors as well. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244941 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus controls, when an instruction for performing enlarged display or reduced display of a reconstruction image displayed on a displaying medium is received, whether to cause enlarged display or reduced display of an image corresponding to the reconstruction image displayed on the displaying medium, or whether to cause to generate another reconstruction image in which a subject distance that is different from a subject image in the reconstruction image displayed on the displaying medium is focused, and to cause enlarged display or reduced display of the generated another reconstruction image. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244942 | THIN DUAL-APERTURE ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA - A dual-aperture zoom camera comprising a Wide camera with a respective Wide lens and a Tele camera with a respective Tele lens, the Wide and Tele cameras mounted directly on a single printed circuit board, wherein the Wide and Tele lenses have respective effective focal lengths EFL | 2015-08-27 |
20150244943 | AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING NOTES AND CLASSIFYING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT SPECIFIC TO A VIDEO PRODUCTION - Automatically classifying multimedia content that is specific to a video production includes obtaining, from a video sensor embedded in a video capturing device that captures a video, a time series of location data, direction data, orientation data, and a position of the first user and the second user, identifying for any given duration in the video, corresponding first user data, corresponding second user data, and corresponding video sensor data, annotating the video with the corresponding first user data, the corresponding second user data, and the corresponding video sensor data to obtain an annotated multimedia content, performing a comparison of a data pattern of the annotated multimedia content with data patterns of a script stored in a database to obtain a recommended section for the annotated multimedia content, and automatically classifying the annotated multimedia content by associating the annotated multimedia content with the recommended section. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244944 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PANORAMIC IMAGE PROCESSING - A device includes one or more image sensors that capture live video data and a memory that stores the captured live video data. The device includes circuitry that determines an angle-of-view for one or more frames of the live video data and generates wide angle video data that has a larger angle-of-view than the one or more frames of the live video data. The circuitry determines one or more angles-of-view not represented in the wide angle video data by the live video data. The circuitry generates make-up image data captured at a later time than the live video data, wherein the make-up image data has an angle-of-view corresponding to at least one of the one or more angles-of-view that are not represented in the wide angle video data by the live video data. The circuitry updates the wide angle video data to include the make-up image data. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244945 | METHOD OF GENERATING IMAGE BY COMPENSATING EXCLUDED PIXEL DATA AND IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE THEREWITH - A method of generating an image using an image capturing device includes generating an imperfect image excluding data corresponding to one or more pixel sensors by capturing an object while the object is focused. A defocused image is generated to include the data corresponding to the one or more pixel sensors generated using neighboring pixel sensors around the one or more pixel sensors while the object is defocused. The data corresponding to the one or more pixel sensors is extracted based on data in the generated imperfect image and data in the generated defocused image. A final image is then generated by reflecting the extracted data to at least one of the generated imperfect image or the generated defocused image. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244946 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR THERMAL IMAGE / VIDEO MEASUREMENTS AND PROCESSING - The current invention relates to processing and analysis of image and video content. In an embodiment, the present invention offers a method, systems, and device to measure the quality of images and videos by combining several image quality components, including but not limited to brightness, darkness, density, and intensity, and more particularly to measuring the quality of thermal images or to evaluate image and video's brightness-darkness value. In another embodiment, the present invention offers a method for determining the percentage of enhancement in thermal, infrared, color, and gray scale images. In another embodiment, presented are methods and systems for a multi-threshold system for segmentation and color or gray scale and thermal image enhancement. In yet another embodiment, systems and methods for measuring the brightness and darkness in color images without losing the information by transforming the color space to a gray scale image is presented. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244947 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING SENSED DATA IN IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a converter configured to convert a photoelectric converted analog signal in a unit pixel into a digital signal including a plurality of bits, a data transfer unit configured to selectively output the converted digital signal output from the converter in units of bits in response to a control signal, and including a plurality of switching circuits which are serially connected; and a memory configured to store data output from the data transfer unit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244948 | IMAGERS HAVING IMAGE PROCESSING CIRCUITRY WITH ERROR DETECTION CAPABILITIES - Image processing circuitry may be used to detect imaging errors of a pixel array, including imaging errors that would otherwise be difficult to detect visually. The image processing circuitry may identify a subset of the pixels that are characterized by burst noise such as RTS noise. The image processing circuitry may monitor the identified subset of the pixels to detect imaging errors. The circuitry may maintain histograms of image values for the subset of pixels from previously captured images. The image processing circuitry may update the histograms using each new captured image and determine whether the updated histograms have tri-modal distributions. In response to determining that the updated histograms do not have tri-modal distributions of values, the circuitry may identify that an imaging error has occurred. If desired, expected differences in dark current across multiple exposure settings may be used to help identify imaging errors. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244949 | ILLUMINATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - Illumination methods and apparatus which are well suited for use with camera devices are described. The methods are well suited for use with a rolling shutter. In some embodiments, plurality of lighting elements are provided and controlled in a manner which is synchronized with operation of the rolling shutter. While the portion of an area which is being captured by the sensor is illuminated during the image capture process, lighting elements corresponding to portions of the area which are not being captured are not activated when the corresponding area portion is not being captured. In this manner the entire area is not illuminated at the same level for the entire image capture period and energy is used more efficiently as compared to devices which illuminate a complete area at a consistent illumination level for the full duration of an image capture time period in which a rolling shutter is used. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244950 | IMAGE SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE EXPOSURE IMAGING - An imaging device may capture a composite image from multiple individual exposures. In each imaging pixel in the imaging device, charge accumulated from each of the individual exposures may be accumulated onto a storage node. The accumulated charge from all of the individual exposures in a single composite image may be read out from the storage node. The individual exposures may be separated by delay periods. The lengths of the individual exposures and delay periods may be determined automatically or set by a user such that each individual exposure is substantially free of motion blur, while the composite image illustrates a moving subject in multiple positions. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244951 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer, an insulation film, an electrode, and a voltage application unit. In the semiconductor layer, photodiodes that photoelectrically convert incident light into an electric charge and accumulate the electric charge are disposed in a two-dimensional array. The insulation film is formed on a surface of the semiconductor layer through which the light is incident on the photodiodes. The electrode is formed on the insulation film to surround the light receiving areas of each of the photodiodes. The voltage application unit applies a predetermined voltage to the electrode. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244952 | Method and Apparatus for Fault Detection for Imager Decoder - The teachings herein provide a method and apparatus for detecting erroneous pixel addressing in an imaging sensor. The method and apparatus advantageously leverage the characteristic “fixed pattern noise” of the sensor to detect addressing errors. Broadly, pixel addressing errors are detected based on comparing the pattern noise seen in data read outs from a targeted address of the sensor with characteristic fixed pattern noise known for the sensor. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244953 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A first area of an image is generated from pixels existing on a line of interest that is set so as to pass through a pixel corresponding to a correction target pixel. Second areas are generated, each second area based on the positions of pixels existing on at least one reference lines that are set so as not to pass through the correction target pixel. The value of the pixel corresponding to the correction target pixel is corrected using a value of a pixel on each of the at least one reference lines, the value being determined based on the amounts of correlation between the respective second areas and the first area. The amounts of correlation are computed while applying a larger weight to a correlation in a portion that is closer to the pixel corresponding to the correction target pixel. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244954 | DRIVER AND IMAGE SENSING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A driver includes a first level shifting unit generating a second signal swinging in a second threshold range in response to a first signal swinging in a first threshold range, a second level shifting unit generating a third signal swinging in a third threshold range in response to the second signal, a first pull-up driving unit driving an output terminal with a first high-voltage in response to the second signal, a first pull-down driving unit driving the output terminal with a first low voltage in response to the third signal, a second pull-down driving unit driving the output terminal with a second low voltage higher than the first low voltage in response to the fourth signal, and a first path coupling unit coupling the second pull-down driving unit with the output terminal in response to the second signal. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244955 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - According to the present invention, provided is an image capture device, an image processing method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program capable of detecting a direction of incidence of abnormal oblique incident light and reducing an effect of color mixture caused by the abnormal oblique incident light. An image capture device | 2015-08-27 |
20150244956 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A first area of an image is generated from a plurality of pixels existing on a line of interest that is set so as to pass through a pixel corresponding to a correction target pixel. A plurality of second areas are generated, each second area based on the positions of a plurality of pixels existing on at least one reference lines that are set so as not to pass through the correction target pixel. The value of the pixel corresponding to the correction target pixel is corrected using a value of a pixel on each of the at least one reference lines, the value being determined based on the amounts of correlation between the respective second areas and the first area. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244957 | BACKSIDE ILLUMINATED IMAGING SYSTEMS HAVING AUTO-FOCUS PIXELS - An imaging system may be provided with a backside illuminated pixel array that includes imaging pixels and rows of auto-focus pixels. The imaging pixels may generate image data and the auto-focus pixels may generate application-specific data. The imaging pixels may be provided with an array of color filters. The auto-focus pixels may be provided with rows of color filters that are offset with respect to the imaging pixel color filters. The auto-focus pixel color filters may include clear color filters and opaque color filters for blocking image light received at selected incident angles. The system may include an adjustable lens that focuses light onto the pixel array. The pixel array may be coupled to processing circuitry that determines whether an image is focused based on the application-specific data and may adjust the lens in response to determining that the image is not focused. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244958 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, there is provided a solid-state imaging device including a plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a first photoelectric conversion unit, a second photoelectric conversion unit, a multilayer interference filter, and a reflective unit. The first photoelectric conversion unit includes a photoelectric conversion film photoelectrically converting first color light. In the multilayer interference filter, first and second layers having different refractive indexes are alternately laminated. The multilayer interference filter selectively guides at least second color light of light having passed through the first photoelectric conversion unit to the second photoelectric conversion unit. The reflective unit is disposed on a side surface of the multilayer interference filter. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244959 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, wherein one pixel of the plurality of pixels is arranged in one unit pixel region of a plurality of unit pixel regions, a plurality of sub vertical output lines, each of which outputs pixel signals from the plurality of pixels in the same pixel column, and a plurality of block select circuits provided in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of sub vertical output lines. A load capacitance connected to a main vertical output line is reduced by connecting the plurality of sub vertical output lines and the main vertical output line via the plurality of block select circuits. This makes high-speed pixel signal readout possible. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244960 | MULITPLE GATED PIXEL PER READOUT - A system for providing an improved image of daytime and nighttime scene for a viewer within a vehicle is provided herein. The system includes: a pixel array sensor having a fully masked gate-off capability at a single pixel level, wherein the pixel array sensor is provided with an inherent anti-blooming capability at the single pixel level; wherein each pixel is gated by a corresponding transfer gate transistor having high transfer gate efficiency. The system further includes a gating unit configured to control the transfer gate transistors with pulsed or continuous wave modulated active and passive light sources, to yield a synchronized sensing signal from the sensor, wherein a single pulse is sufficient to cover the entire field of view of the sensor and the entire depth of field of the illuminated scene; and a processing unit configured to receive the synchronized sensing signal and process it. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244961 | DATA THROTTLING TO FACILITATE FULL FRAME READOUT OF AN OPTICAL SENSOR FOR WAFER TESTING - Providing for operation of high-speed optical sensor equipment at full data path speeds in conjunction with testing equipment operating at a lower speed is described herein. By way of example, a data stream output from optical sensor equipment to testing equipment can be throttled at a serial interface between such equipment. Throttling can involve subdividing a set of pixel data and outputting a subset of the pixel data in a given readout frame. Consecutive outputs of respective subsets of pixel data are initiated with an offset from the previous readout frame. Accordingly, the optical sensor equipment can be operated at full speeds, simulating realistic operational conditions, while slower testing equipment can be utilized to perform data analytics, heuristics, and other quality tests on various portions of the optical sensor equipment. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244962 | CURRENT/VOLTAGE CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus | 2015-08-27 |
20150244963 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging apparatus, wherein an analog to digital conversion unit converts an analog signal from the pixel, a first memory holds the digital signal from the analog to digital conversion unit, and thereafter, a second memory holds the digital signal held by the first memory. The analog to digital conversion unit converts an analog signal from the pixel based on a photoelectric conversion of the pixel, and the first memory holds the digital signal from the analog to digital conversion unit. The first memory includes a first latch circuit holding a digital signal from the analog to digital conversion unit and a second latch circuit holding a signal held by the first latch circuit. The second memory includes a third latch circuit holding a signal held in the first latch circuit and a fourth latch circuit holding a signal held in the third latch circuit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244964 | BROADCAST RECEIVER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a broadcast receiver and a method thereof, in which channels are automatically scanned. The broadcast receiver includes: a signal receiver configured to receive a broadcasting signal of one frequency band among a plurality of frequency bands; and a controller configured to determine presence or absence of a corresponding broadcasting signal for each of the plurality of frequency bands by checking properties of each of the plurality of frequency bands, and control a channel scanning operation to be performed. The controller controls the signal receiver not to perform the channel scanning operation with regard to one or more frequency bands, in which it is determined that the corresponding broadcasting signal is absent. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244965 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMPLIFIED SETUP OF A UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL - A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user. Appropriate set up data, generally in the form of command library codes, is displayed to the user by the interactive instruction set and associated programming for entry and trial by the user in set up of the desired appliance(s). | 2015-08-27 |
20150244966 | ENHANCED OUTPUT FOR MULTI-MEDIA DEVICE - A support for a multi-media device, such as a television, is provided. The support can include a first lateral element housing a first speaker and a second lateral element housing a second speaker. The support can further include a connecting element joining the first and second lateral elements. The first and second lateral elements can be spaced to receive the multi-media device between them. The support can include a device connector configured to operatively connect to a corresponding support connector on the multi-media device. When the device connector and the support connector are operatively connected, output from the multi-media device is output from the support. For instance, audio output from the multi-media device can be output from the first speaker and/or second speaker of the support. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244967 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A projector that displays a video image based on display data obtains procedure information corresponding to a procedure of a plurality of user operations performed to identify display data and displays a video image indicating the obtained procedure information. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244968 | PROJECTION DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Provided is an input unit that receives an image signal; a projection system to that forms an optical image corresponding to the image signal received by the input unit and causes said optical image to be projected on an object via a projection lens unit, the optical image being formed by a micromirror device having a plurality of micromirrors; an optical sensor unit that detects, via the projection lens unit and the micromirror device, external light for a point command superimposed on the object; and a CPU that recognizes a location where the point command occurred on the object in accordance with the external light detected by the optical sensor unit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244969 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AND DISTRIBUTING VIDEO - The various embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for gathering and analyzing data from a plurality of users at a specific event or a location with recording devices, which is executed real-time, wherein the plurality of users are aiming their image capture devices at a specific object at the event or the location, and subsequently creating a line of sight to an object of interest, thereby forming a cluster density of plurality of users, and sharing all the intersecting videos or metadata with the users in the same formed cluster. The plurality of image users are communicated from the plurality of image-capture devices to a remote server for subsequent statistical analysis of the proportionate amount of users focusing their devices on each target object at the specific event or the location. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244970 | RECORDING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A recording device that improves the stability of an operation of recording data in a recording medium is provided. Recording device includes mounting unit, protective cover, open/close detecting unit, buffer, and recording controller. The recording controller performs a control of storing data into the buffer, reading, from the buffer, the data stored in the buffer, and recording the data into the recording medium. When the open/close detecting unit detects that the protective cover is opened, the recording controller performs a control of continuing the operation of storing data into the buffer, and yet stopping the operation of reading, from the buffer, the data stored in the buffer and recording the data into the recording medium. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244971 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING STORAGE SPACE - Systems and methods for managing storage space of media assets stored on a storage device are described. In some embodiments, control circuitry determines whether a selected media asset belongs to a series where an order is assigned to media assets in the series. In response to determining that the selected media asset belongs to the series, the control circuitry retrieves information regarding a last viewed media asset of the series. The control circuitry determines whether the last viewed media asset is subsequent to the selected media asset in the order assigned to media assets in the series. In response to determining that the last viewed media asset is subsequent to the selected media asset in the order assigned to the media assets in the series, the control circuitry transmits an instruction to remove the selected media asset from the storage device. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244972 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING LENGTHS OF TIME FOR RETAINING MEDIA ASSETS - Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that automatically manages the storage and deletion of media assets received by a user. For example, based on the source, content, context, file type, size, current storage capabilities, or another characteristic of the media asset, the media guidance application may determine a length of time to retain the media asset. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244973 | COPY COUNT FOR DTCP WITH AN ABBREVIATION HASH USED FOR CHECK IN COPY - A Digital Rights Management (DRM) system is provided that reduces time for a move transaction using DTCP-IP when a copy is moved back or checked back in to an originating Personal Video Recorder (PVR). During a DTCP MOVE transaction, instead of transferring the full asset in a check back in operation to the PVR, a unique and abbreviated representation of the original copy of the asset would be made for the transfer. This abbreviated representation takes the form of a hash constructed from a hashing function which uses characteristics of the asset as inputs. This hash will have to be a unique and near guaranteed indicator of the original content, to a high probability, so that the copy control system could live up to the spirit of the DTCP spec and the DLNA interoperability guidelines. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244974 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - A control unit determines the content of a video based on an input video signal based on results of determination utilizing a monochrome determination unit and a text determination unit. Based on a display mode according to a result of the content determination, the control unit displays an image corresponding to the input video signal on a display panel. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244975 | POWER SUPPLY ARCHITECTURES FOR POWERED DEVICES - The single removable cable is capable of transporting both the power and the data between a powering device and one or more powered devices. At least one signal line is configured to transport data over the single removable cable. At least one electrical conductor configured to transport power for operating the one or more powered devices. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244976 | TELEPRESENCE EXPERIENCE - The description relates to remote collaboration via a telepresence experience. One example can include an interactive digital display. The example can also include a virtual user presentation component configured to generate a graphical user interface that includes a virtual representation of a remote user on the interactive digital display. The graphical user interface can be configured to present the remote user in a side by side or mirror image relationship to a local user of the interactive digital display. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244977 | Multi-Camera Access for Remote Video Access - In one embodiment, multiple cameras are logically associated in a guest registry with a mobile device. One of the cameras may be internal to the mobile device, and one of the cameras may be external to the mobile device. A network device accesses the guest registry in response to a request from the mobile device. The request may be a request for a conference call, or the request may be a request for service. A conference call is initiated in response to the request. The network device receives video data from the multiple cameras associated with the mobile device and establishes a multiple party conference call including the multiple cameras and an external device. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244978 | Method for Implementing Telepresence Technology and Telepresence Device - Disclosed are a method for implementing telepresence technology and a telepresence device. The method comprises: a first telepresence device establishes a communication connection with a second telepresence device, wherein the first telepresence device performs a first capability negotiation with the second telepresence device during the communication connection establishment; the first telepresence device performs a TIP capability negotiation with the second telepresence device; the first telepresence device and the second telepresence device determine, according a result of the first capability negotiation and a result of the TIP capability negotiation, an audio and video coding/decoding mode used in the following communication; and the first telepresence device communicates with the second telepresence device according to the determined audio and video coding/decoding mode. The disclosure solves a technical problem in the prior art that new audio and video coding/decoding modes cannot be used because content of a TIP protocol is not updated in time. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244979 | MANAGING COMPLEX VIDEO CALL SCENARIOS IN VOLTE CALLS - A device may determine to adjust from a first state for an existing communication between the device and another device. The first state may be associated with utilizing a first audio and/or video configuration for communication. The device may determine a second state associated with a second audio and/or video configuration for the communication. The second audio and/or video configuration may be different from the first audio and/or video configuration. The device may provide state information associated with the second audio and/or video configuration via a first session initiation protocol message. The first session initiation protocol message may include directionality information associated with the second audio and/or video configuration. The device may receive confirmation information via a second session initiation protocol message based on providing the state information. The device may adjust from the first state to the second state, during the communication, based on receiving the confirmation information. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244980 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING LATENCY IN VIDEO DELIVERY - A system and a method for producing a low-latency video for transmission over a network. The low-latency video may be created by modeling a select portion of original video data and comparing a current frame of the model against previous frames of the model in order to estimate the select portions of the original video data. The estimated, select portions of the original video data may be combined with a remainder of the original video data (such as background images) in order to produce the low-latency video. Model data and the original video data can be transmitted over the network using different paths in order to ensure that the model data is transmitted as quickly as possible, thereby allowing enough time for a morpher to process the model data before combining the model with the original video data. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244981 | DISPLAYING A PRESENTER DURING A VIDEO CONFERENCE - Implementations generally relate to displaying a presenter during a video conference. In some implementations, a method includes providing a user interface of a video conference between at least a first user and a second user, where the first user is associated with a first endpoint and the second user is associated with a second endpoint. The method also includes determining view rank values for each of the first endpoint and the second endpoint. The method also includes causing the user interface to display a first user video stream in a current presenter position and to display a second user video stream in a secondary presenter position based on the view rank values. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244982 | MULTI-CHANNEL SHARING APPARATUS AND MULTI-CHANNEL SHARING METHOD - A multi-channel sharing apparatus and a multi-channel sharing method are disclosed. The multi-channel sharing apparatus comprises a companion chip and an application processor. The companion chip comprises a first compression circuit, a second compression circuit and a transmission circuit. The application processor comprises a receiving circuit and a network module. The first compression circuit generates a first bit stream and a second bit stream according to the first channel data. The second compression circuit generates a third bit stream and a fourth bit stream according to the second channel data. The transmission circuit transmits the first, second, third and fourth bit streams. The receiving circuit receives the first, second, third and fourth bit streams. The network module outputs the first network package according to the second bit stream, and outputs the second network package according to the fourth bit stream. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244983 | SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - A system and a method for displaying an image are disclosed herein. The system includes a surface on which the image is displayed and a display rendering device to display the image on the surface. The system also includes a capture device to detect the surface, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that cause the processor to: determine dimensions of the surface, determine a first orientation of the surface, convert the image to display on the surface based on the determined dimensions of the surface and the determined first orientation of the surface, detect repositioning of the surface to a second orientation, determine the second orientation of the surface, and convert the image to display on the surface based on the determined dimensions of the surface and the determined second orientation of the surface relative to the capture device. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244984 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE - It is provided with an information processing method and device. The method is applied to a first electronic device with a first displaying unit. The method comprises: establishing a video transmitting channel between the first electronic device and a second electronic device; collecting local 3D image data in a designated space of the first electronic device; determining a first position of the user at the first electronic device in the designated space at the current moment based on the local 3D images; receiving source 3D image data transmitted by the second electronic device via the video transmitting channel; obtaining to-be-displayed images corresponding to the first position from source 3D images corresponding to the source 3D image data; and displaying the to-be-displayed images in a displaying area of the first displaying unit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244985 | CONFERENCE APPARATUS - Provided is a conference apparatus, which includes a capturing unit to capture an image, a use environment detection unit to detect a use environment in which the conference apparatus is used, and a sound collecting unit whose directivity are changed according to the use environment detected by the use environment detection unit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244986 | VIRTUAL CIRCULAR CONFERENCING EXPERIENCE USING UNIFIED COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY - A virtual circular conferencing experience using unified communication technology is described. An apparatus may comprise a communications module operative to receive a plurality of incoming video streams from corresponding client devices for a conference call, a multimedia controller operative to retrieve video information of participants from each of the incoming video streams and generate a seamless virtual circular video stream from the video information comprising a virtual circular image having a composite of participants in a virtual room, and a communications module operative to broadcast the seamless virtual circular video stream to the client devices. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244987 | IMMERSIVE VIDEOCONFERENCE METHOD AND SYSTEM - An immersive videoconference method wherein multiple participants ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150244988 | System and method for transmitting content items - Disclosed is a system that optimizes transmission of content. Requests for a content type and an element within the content type is received. Most frequently requested content types and most frequently requested elements within each of the most frequently requested content types are determined. A transmit rate for each of the frequently requested content types is determined, wherein the frequently requested content types with a higher request count receive a higher transmit rate than frequently requested content types with a lower request count. The most frequently requested elements within each of the most frequently requested content types are transmitted at the determined transmit rate. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244989 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, SURVEILLANCE CAMERA AND METHOD FOR SECURITY SURVEILLANCE - A surveillance system, a surveillance camera, and a method for security surveillance are provided. The surveillance system includes at least one first surveillance camera and a second surveillance camera electrically connected to the first surveillance camera via networks. When the first surveillance camera detects and determines that the second surveillance camera is disabled, the first surveillance camera changes a first viewing zone to overlap a second viewing zone of the second surveillance camera. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244990 | VIEW SENSOR, HOME CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING VIEW SENSOR, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING HOME CONTROL SYSTEM - A view sensor, a home control system including the view sensor, and a method of controlling the home control system are provided. The view sensor includes: a lens unit configured to receive light in order to capture an image or project light in order to display the image; an image acquirer configured to acquire the image by using the light received from the lens unit; a projector configured to provide light to the lens unit in order to display the image; a beam splitter configured to provide the image acquirer with the light received from the lens unit or transmit the light generated by the projector to the lens unit; and a controller configured to, in response to the image being captured, control the beam splitter to provide the image acquirer with the light received from the lens and, in response to the image being displayed, control the beam splitter to provide the lens unit with the light generated by the projector. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244991 | MONITORING CAMERA SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF MONITORING CAMERA SYSTEM - An image processing camera generates movement information on the basis of an omnidirectional image captured at a fixed field angle, and notifies PTZ camera of first movement information through a network. The PTZ camera analyzes the first movement information, changes a field angle to a specific monitoring target area. The image processing camera transmits second movement information to the PTZ camera. The PTZ camera analyzes the second movement information, captures a projected image of the specific monitoring target area when it is recognized that a current field angle is correct on the basis of the second movement information. Accordingly, an image of the specific monitoring target area is captured in a situation where there is no object such as a figure while monitoring a wide range. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244992 | OBJECT TRACKING AND ALERTS - An integrated surveillance system combining video surveillance and data from other sensor-based security networks is used to identify activities that may require attention. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244993 | ELECTRONIC PATIENT SITTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING - An electronic sitter management system coupled to patient surveillance network having a plurality of video cameras, each camera transmitting a stream of surveillance video of a respective patient room. The sitter management system includes at least one sitter management device and a plurality of sitter devices. Each device being assigned a plurality of patient rooms and capable of receiving a plurality of streams of surveillance video for the corresponding plurality of patient rooms and simultaneously displaying a plurality of video images of the corresponding plurality of patient rooms. Each device is also capable of transmitting sitter device availability information to the sitter management device. The sitter management device being capable of recognizing a sitter device being unavailable and reassigning the plurality of patient rooms previously assigned to the unavailable device to other of the plurality of sitter devices that are available. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244994 | SHOCK SENSING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF - The present invention relates to a shock sensing device for vehicle and method for controlling thereof. The present invention comprises, at least one shock sensing sensor installed in a vehicle, at least one camera wherein rotates to a predetermined direction when shock sensing signal is generated from the shock sensing sensor and installed to film at least one direction of front or back of a vehicle, an image processing unit wherein recognizes front and back direction of a crashed vehicle and crash point where crash occurred based on image information collected from the rotating camera and, a control unit wherein senses filming direction of the camera and stops the camera when the camera's filming direction is directed and controls to store image information regarding crash vehicle. Likewise, the present invention can minimize battery consumption with faster handling of occurred accident more than prior art when camera was installed at a side of a vehicle to film a blind spot since the present invention can film information of a vehicle blind spot with camera of only 1 channel or 2 channel. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244995 | Imaging Device, Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Image Processing Program - An imaging unit includes a color filter in which filter elements of R, G and B are arranged in a plane thereof. The imaging unit captures an object in a state where infrared light with three frequencies assigned to R, G and B are projected so as to generate first to third frames. A synthesizing unit in a pre-signal processing unit arranges pixel data for the three primary colors including pixel data for R in the first frame, pixel data for G in the second frame and pixel data for B in the third frame in such a manner as to have the same array as the filter elements in the color filter, so as to generate synthesized image signals synthesized in one frame. A demosaicing unit subjects the frame of the synthesized image signals to demosaicing so as to generate frames of the three primary colors. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244996 | PROJECTOR - Illuminance in a space where a projector projects an image is accurately detected with failure of the projector due to heat accumulation prevented. The projector includes a window that allows light to pass therethrough, a projection section that projects light through the window to project an image, an illuminance sensor that detects illuminance in a space where the image is projected, an obstacle sensor that has a light emitting section and a light receiving section, the light emitting section emitting second light, the light receiving section receiving the second light, the obstacle sensor detecting an obstacle based on an output from the light receiving section, and a control section that disables the detection of the illuminance during a period for which the light emitting section emits the light. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244997 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Coordination of two actual objects can be checked even if it is difficult to match the objects each other at the same place. An image processing device acquires a projection image that includes an image of a first object projected on a projection surface, and identifies an area, in the projection image projected by projecting means, blocked by a second object in front of the projection surface. The image processing device has projection control means for controlling the projecting means so that a size of the image of the first object projected on the projection surface is life-size, and the projecting means projects the projection image in which a color of the area identified by the object identifying means is replaced by a predetermined color. | 2015-08-27 |
20150244998 | IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - An image projection system includes a first image projection apparatus and a second image projection apparatus; each of detecting units that is arranged on the first image projection apparatus and detects whether the second image projection apparatus is in contact with or adjacent to the first image projection apparatus; a specifying unit that specifies a positional relationship between the first image projection apparatus and the second image projection apparatus based on detection results; a dividing unit that divides content data into pieces of divided content data corresponding to the respective image projection apparatuses on the basis of the positional relationship; and a projecting unit that projects a first projection image based on a piece of the divided content data corresponding to the first image projection apparatus on a projected object, and interconnects the first projection image to a second projection image projected by the second image projection apparatus. | 2015-08-27 |