43rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090262122 | DISPLAYING USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS HAVING TRANSPARENT EFFECTS - Embodiments are configured to provide information for display. Various embodiments include processing functionality that can be used to efficiently process pixel data associated with video, graphical, and other information. The functionality can be used in conjunction with different hardware and/or software architectures and configurations. In an embodiment, a computing device includes functionality to use a distinct window having alpha and occlusion features that can be used when processing pixel data associated with user interface (UI) elements and video, but is not so limited. The computing device can use the distinct window to display user interface elements having different levels or amounts of transparency as part of video capture and playback operations. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262123 | Screen display control device - A screen display control device includes: a compression unit which compresses input image data in a line unit; a rewritable image memory to which the compressed data compressed in the line unit by the compression unit is written in non-synchronization with a reading process; a decompression unit which decompresses the compressed data periodically read from the image memory in synchronization with screen display to restore original image data; a display unit which displays an image of the image data decompressed and restored by the decompression unit; a buffer memory which temporarily maintains one-line data of the image data; and a writing/reading control unit which controls the process of writing the compressed data to the image memory and the processes of writing and reading the image data to and from the buffer memory. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262124 | DRIVE CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment of the present invention, LUTs (T | 2009-10-22 |
20090262125 | Rendering A Multiple Viewpoint Image Into A Single Frame Buffer Using Off-Screen Rendering Surfaces - A method and apparatus for rendering multiple viewpoint image data into a single physical frame buffer are described. One example method includes storing image data corresponding to different viewpoints on different virtual buffers, processing the image data stored on the virtual buffers, then blending the image data and storing the blended image data in a physical frame buffer. The blended image data may then be transferred to a multi-viewpoint display, such as an autostereoscopic display. Storing image data on virtual buffers may include rendering the image data into a texture using graphics library functions, such as OpenGL frame buffer object extension functions. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262126 | System and Method for Separated Image Compression - A method and system for separated image compression are disclosed. According to one embodiment a computer-implemented method comprises initiating transfer of a screen image, preparing the screen image for separation, separating the screen image into image blocks, compressing the image blocks into image packets, and transmitting the image packets. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262127 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DISPLAYING SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus, a display apparatus and an image displaying system wherein both secure and public images can be efficiently displayed with high quality without lowering the contrast of the public images. There are included a memory ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262128 | DYNAMIC BRIGHTNESS RANGE FOR PORTABLE COMPUTER DISPLAYS BASED ON AMBIENT CONDITIONS - A portable computer system that comprises dynamically adjustable brightness range settings and brightness control for providing improved user readability and prolonged component lifetime of the display screen. The main processor can change the range settings based on ambient light conditions or the user can perform the changes. The brightness level of the display changes according to a user selected setting within the range selected. The time required to implement the brightness change can be set to a value which can be configured by the user. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262129 | EXTENDING THE GAMUT COLOR GENERATION IN A DISPLAY - In a display system, a color gamut of the displayed images is extended by adding one or more primary colors lying outside a tristimulus color space triangle to a Red, Green, Blue (RGB) system, modulating light emitted by both light sources lying inside the tristimulus color space triangle and light sources lying outside the tristimulus color space triangle, and adding a non-tristimulus vertex to construct an extended-gamut polygon. The display system adds one or more primary colors to the RGB system, which lie outside the tristimulus color space triangle but within a CIE (International Commission on Illumination) color space. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262130 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING COLOR SCHEME VARIATIONS - Methods and systems for generating color scheme variations of a graphical design based on a current color scheme of the design include rotating the colors of the current color scheme by predetermined angular rotations on a color wheel. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262131 | Method Of Visualizing Sets Of Correlated Events On A Display - A method of visualizing sets of correlated events of a stream of events on a display, each event having a time of occurrence in the stream and at least one attribute indicating its correlation with the other events of a set, including the steps of plotting a glyph for each event on the display at a radial distance and an angular position with respect to an origin; the radial distance and the size of a glyph being proportional to the occurrence time of its event; the angular position of the glyph of a succeeding event in a set being chosen equal to that of the preceding event in the set unless these two glyphs would over-lap in which case the angular position of the glyph of said subsequent event is shifted in a given direction by an amount just sufficient to avoid such overlap; and the angular position of the glyph of the first event in a set being chosen so that overlapping of all glyphs is minimized. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262132 | ARCHITECTURES FOR PARALLELIZED INTERSECTION TESTING AND SHADING FOR RAY-TRACING RENDERING - Ray tracing scenes is accomplished using a plurality of intersection testing resources coupled with a plurality of shading resources, communicative in the aggregate through links/queues. A queue from testing to shading comprises respective ray/primitive intersection indications, comprising a ray identifier. A queue from shading to testing comprises identifiers of new rays to be tested, wherein data defining the rays is separately stored in memories distributed among the intersection testing resources. Ray definition data can be retained in distributed memories until rays complete intersection testing, and be selected for testing multiple times based on ray identifier. A structure of acceleration shapes can be used. Packets of ray identifiers and shape data can be passed among the intersection testing resources, and each resource can test rays identified in the packet, and for which definition data is present in its memory. Test results for acceleration shapes are used to collect rays against acceleration shapes, and closest detection ray/primitive intersections are indicated by sending ray identifiers to shading resources. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262133 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STREAMING DOCUMENTS, E-MAIL ATTACHMENTS AND MAPS TO WIRELESS DEVICES - A method for pre-processing a vector image, including: receiving data for a vector image, the vector image data including a list of descriptions of global vector objects that can be rasterized for display at arbitrary levels of resolution; for each local region from among a plurality of local rectangular regions of the vector image, the local rectangular regions being associated with levels of resolution, determining local vector objects that correspond to intersections of global vector objects with such local region; and for each local region from among the plurality of local rectangular regions, storing descriptions of its local vector objects within a computer memory. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262134 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING IMAGE DATA - Provided is a device and method for transmitting image data that converts 2D image data taken by a digital camera to 3D image data and transmits the 2D and 3D image data to a computer. The image data transmission method that converts 2D image data taken by a digital camera to 3D image data and transmits the 2D and 3D image data to a computer, thereby reducing the required memory capacity and hence the image transfer rate includes extracting contours from the 2D image data taken by the digital camera; and transmitting the contour extraction data to the computer when the extraction of the contours is completed. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262135 | OVERLAID IMAGES ON TV - An ambient, beautiful, entertaining visual experience that can be displayed on a TV requiring little or no user interaction beyond initiation. Multiple image layers that may be still or moving video, photos, etc, or a combination thereof can be overlaid on each other. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262136 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Transforming and Rendering Media Data - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for transforming and rendering scenes of video data. A frame of video data is stored as a scene file. Components within the scene are edge detected, such that boundaries of the components of the scene are determined. The edge-detected components are saved as a first synthesized scene file describing the scene. The minor components of the scene are discarded, and the remaining major components are saved as a second synthesized scene file describing the scene. Vectors describing the boundaries of the major components are saved as a third synthesized scene file describing the scene. When a request is received for the frame of video data, any of the scene files may be returned to a requesting device, depending on bandwidth and/or cost. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262137 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING PREDICTION IN A BROADCAST - Methods and systems are presented for presenting prediction in a broadcast. In an embodiment, the method includes receiving, by a prediction graphic generator, at least one of telemetry data, situational data, or historical data. The prediction graphic generator then determines a prediction based on at least two of the telemetry data, the situational data, or the historical data, and generates a prediction overlay based on the prediction. The prediction overlay is output to a broadcast computer, where it is combined with a live broadcast to generate an enhanced broadcast. The broadcast computer then broadcasts the enhanced broadcast. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262138 | ENHANCED POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT WITH SELF-ORIENTING DISPLAY - An enhanced power distribution unit (PDU) with self-orienting display uses an orientation sensor in conjunction with a microprocessor to properly orient visual display of information by one or more displays of the enhanced PDU. Information displayed can relate to electrical current furnished to one or more power outlets of the enhanced PDU and/or information related to temperature, humidity or other conditions of the enhanced PDU. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262139 | VIDEO IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIDEO IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A video image display device is provided to effectively display both basic and closed-up video images. This video image display device is comprised of a closed-up region determining unit ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262140 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program - An image processing apparatus displaying an image on a display screen having a predetermined image size includes an image scaling unit scaling image information on a main image layer in a first memory area in accordance with the image size of the display screen; an on-screen display enlarging unit enlarging image information on an on-screen display layer read out from a second memory area so as to be fitted in the image size of the display screen; and a mixing unit mixing the enlarged image information on the on-screen display layer with the enlarged or reduced image information on the main image layer. The on-screen display enlarging unit includes first and second on-screen display partial enlargement units that enlarge the image information in an area without the display information on the on-screen display layer and in an area with the display information thereon, respectively. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262141 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPRESENTING LONG VIDEO SEQUENCES - Systems and procedures for transforming video into a condensed visual representation. An example procedure may include receiving video comprised of a plurality of frames. For each frame, the example procedure may create a first representation, reduced in one dimension, wherein a visual property of each pixel of the first representation is assigned by aggregating a visual property of the pixels of the frame having the same position in the unreduced dimension. The example procedure may further form a condensed visual representation including the first representations aligned along the reduced dimension according to an order of the frames in the video. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262142 | Method and system for rendering web pages on a wireless handset - A wireless handset and a method and system for a wireless handset that better enable a user of the wireless handset to identify, select and view objects on a web page. Objects from a web page are rendered on a wireless handset display as selectable panels in perspective views. The rendering of objects from a web page as selectable panels in perspective views allows a web page designed for rendering on a display of a conventional Internet capable device to fit within a much smaller display of a wireless handset while maintaining the relative position, visibility, selectability and natural appearance of the objects. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262143 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF - A method for displaying information is provided. A display area is provided for displaying at least a portion of an information page, wherein the information page includes at least an information column, and the information column is composed of a plurality of information units arranged along an arrangement direction. When a select event occurs in the information column, the information units in the information column are displayed according to a display size within a predetermined size range. Next, the layout of the information units in the information column is changed so that an arrangement length of the information units along the arrangement direction does not exceed the width of the display area. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262144 | PLANT INFORMATION DISPALY DEVICE - An object of the invention is to provide a plant information display device which deforms and displays drawing data without hiding all pieces of information necessary for plant monitoring and plant instrument operation while visibility is not lowered. The plant information display device according to an aspect of the invention includes an input unit; a region determination unit into which an interest region and a deformation condition in a plant are fed using the input unit, the region determination unit specifying a deformation target region based on the interest region and deformation condition supplied from the input unit; a region division unit which divides a drawing into plural regions based on the deformation target region specified by the region determination unit, the region division unit performing management while the deformation target region and a non-deformation target region are divided; a drawing distortion unit which separately deforms the deformation target region and non-deformation target region in a display region; a drawing output unit; and a display unit. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262145 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide an information display device for presenting, to a user, a correspondence between a position in an actual landscape and a position on a map image. In an information display device (IDA, IDAr), a photographed image acquisition section ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262146 | SOURCE DRIVER - A source driver performs inversion drive on a plurality of data lines of a liquid crystal panel. A differential interface receives brightness data of each pixel as a differential signal from a timing controller. A D/A converter converts the brightness data to a drive voltage of each pixel on the basis of a predetermined gamma correction curve according to the polarity of the inversion driving. An output buffer supplies the drive voltage of each pixel to a data line. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262147 | Liquid crystal display apparatus - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display apparatus realizing an improved view angle characteristic of luminance and higher response speed. A sub-pixel group is provided with a plurality of sub-pixels. At the time of display driving on liquid crystal elements of each pixel, space-divisional-driving which allows each of the first and the second sub-pixels to be driven separately is performed. By the space-divisional-driving, fluctuations in the gamma characteristic in the case of seeing a display screen from an oblique direction are effectively dispersed, and the view angle characteristic of luminance improves. Area of the first sub-pixel is set to be smaller than whole area of the sub-pixel group. As a result, the drive voltage to be applied to the first sub-pixel at the time of lower gray level becomes high, and response speed improves. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262148 | CONTROLLER, HOLD-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL ADJUSTING METHOD FOR HOLD-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide a hold-type display device having a fine luminance efficiency while suppressing generation of motion blur. A controller according to the invention adjusts a signal outputted to a hold-type image display panel, which includes: a double-speed drive converting part which divides one frame of an inputted video signal to a plurality of sub-frames; a color converting part which converts a video signal of three primary colors including the plurality of sub-frames to a video signal of four or more colors including the three primary colors and a compound color; and a sub-frame converting part which converts, the video signal converted by the color converting part, to a signal having a plurality of different gradations whose average luminance value becomes equivalent to luminance of the video signal converted by the color converting part, and takes each of the plurality of gradations as each of gradations of the plurality of sub-frames. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262149 | Print Media Cartridge For A Camera - A print media cartridge is configured to be received within a camera in fluid communication with a printhead of the camera. The print media cartridge comprises a cartridge shell having an ejection slot, and housing a print media dispenser including a supply of print media, the print media dispenser further including a cavity; an ink reservoir located within the cavity of the print media dispenser, the ink reservoir divided into a plurality of ink reservoir sections each for storing ink of a different type; and a plurality of bladders each provided in one of the plurality of ink reservoir sections, the bladders containing therein the inks. At least one of the ink reservoir sections has a volumetric dimension different to the other ink reservoir sections, and each of the ink reservoir sections have the same volumetric size. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262150 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS - An air pump is driven to supply air via an air supply tube to a sub tank, by which a predetermined quantity of the air is mixed inside the sub tank via a gas-liquid separation membrane. Next, a carriage is swayed to agitate the ink by using the air mixed inside the sub tank. Then, the air pump is driven to discharge the air inside the sub tank via the gas-liquid separation membrane. In the above-described agitating motions, since the air utilized for the agitation is discharged from an ink tank after agitation processing, it is possible to prevent the air from remaining inside the ink tank to inflate, thereby adversely influencing the pressure relationship with a printing head. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262151 | INKJET PRINTER SYSTEM AND INK SUPPLY APPARATUS - An inkjet printer system includes a print head, a sub tank, a pressure controller, and a check valve. The print head is configured to eject ink. The sub tank is connected to the print head and has a pressure control hole. The pressure controller is connected to the pressure control hole to control an inner pressure of the sub tank. The check valve is provided at the pressure control hole to prevent ink in the sub tank from flowing into the pressure control hole from the sub tank. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262152 | INKJET PRINTER SYSTEM AND INK SUPPLY APPARATUS - An inkjet printer system includes a print head and a sub tank. The print head is configured to eject ink. The sub tank is provided above the print head and connected to the print head via a head-side supply passage. The sub tank has a first supplying hole and a second supplying hole which are connected to the head-side supply passage. A position of the first supplying hole is higher than a position of the second supplying hole. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262153 | INKJET PRINTER SYSTEM AND INK SUPPLY APPARATUS - An inkjet printer system includes a print head, a sub tank, and a sensor. The print head is configured to eject ink. The sub tank includes an ink supply chamber and an ink detection chamber. The ink supply chamber has an ink inlet hole and an ink outlet hole connected to the print head. Ink is supplied to the sub tank through the ink inlet hole. Ink is supplied to the print head from the sub tank through the ink outlet hole. The ink detection chamber communicates with the ink supply chamber. The sensor is configured to detect an amount of ink contained in the sub tank and includes a float member provided in the ink detection chamber to float in the ink. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262154 | Printer Control Circuitry For Reading Ink Information From A Refill Unit - A refill unit for refilling an ink cartridge that forms part of an inkjet printer. The printer also having a printhead, control circuitry and an interface for releasably engaging the refill unit. The refill unit has a body containing a quantity of ink, an ink outlet, and a memory circuit for storing information relating to at least one characteristic of the ink. During use the memory circuit allows to the control circuit to interrogate it to verify that the ink in the refill unit is suitable for the printer. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262155 | COMPLEX SYSTEM HAVING INK-JET PRINTING FUNCTION AND TESTING FUNCTION, AND AN INK-JET PRINTING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A complex system having an ink-jet printing function and a testing function, and an ink-jet printing apparatus having the same is disclosed. The complex system includes a plurality of ink-jet heads for feeding ink to form a plurality of patterns on a printing object. A gantry is movable over the printing object where the plurality of ink-jet heads is mounted. In addition, the complex system includes at least one test device, being mounted on a back side of the gantry, for testing the status of the plurality of patterns formed on the printing object; and a controller for controlling respective operations of the plurality of ink-jet heads, the gantry, and at least one test device. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262156 | LIQUID DROPLET EJECTING HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid droplet ejecting head includes: an ejector having a nozzle, a pressure chamber, and a drive element that applies pressure to a liquid inside the pressure chamber; and a controller that applies a drive waveform to the drive element. The controller vibrates a flow velocity of the liquid ejected from the nozzle in a first positive direction vibration mode for causing a leading end portion of the liquid droplet to be ejected from the nozzle toward the opposite side of the pressure chamber side; and a second positive direction vibration mode for adjusting the velocity of a trailing end portion of the liquid droplet. An interval between the first positive direction vibration mode and the second positive direction vibration mode is set so as to make the velocity of the trailing end portion of the columnar liquid droplet faster than the velocity of the leading end portion thereof. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262157 | Forming Method of Adjustment Pattern and Liquid Ejection Apparatus - A forming method of an adjustment pattern is characterized by forming a first adjustment pattern on a medium by ejecting liquid onto the medium from a part of a plurality of nozzles that are arranged along a direction in which the medium is transported and that eject the liquid onto the medium while moving relative to the medium, and subsequently, after transporting the medium, forming a second adjustment pattern on the medium by ejecting the liquid onto the medium from nozzles other than the part of the plurality of nozzles, the second adjustment pattern being lined up in a movement direction of the nozzles with respect to the first adjustment pattern. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262158 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - An image recording device comprises: a recording head that has a plurality of recording elements; non-uniformity information acquiring unit that acquires non-uniformity information of each recording element by using a test pattern; non-uniformity correction coefficient calculating unit that calculates a non-uniformity correction coefficient value for each density as recording characteristics of the recording element; misfiring correction coefficient calculating unit that calculates a misfiring correction coefficient value for each density in a case where a nearby recording element is misfiring as the recording characteristics of the recording element; selecting unit that selects one of the recording characteristics for each recording element based on pixel density data of image data and the misfiring information detected by misfiring information detecting unit; and correction processing unit that corrects the pixel density data using the recording characteristics selected by the selecting unit. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262159 | SELECTABLE GLOSS COATING SYSTEM - A coating system comprises a high gloss coating ink supply source, and a low gloss coating ink supply source. The system includes a coating module configured to receive the high gloss coating ink and the low gloss coating ink. The coating module includes a first and second group of nozzles configured to emit the high gloss and low gloss coating inks, respectively. The coating system has a controller that is configured to selectively actuate the first group and second group of inkjet nozzles to deposit the high gloss and low gloss coating inks onto the image receiving surface in accordance with a halftone pattern to form a gloss coating, the halftone pattern specifying a halftone density for the high gloss coating ink and for the low gloss coating ink, the halftone densities of the high and low gloss coating inks corresponding to a gloss level for the gloss coating. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262160 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a moving mechanism having a first member supported by a recording section so as to be movable along a first axis, and capable of moving the recording section in one direction and its opposite direction along a second axis intersecting the first axis according to the movement of the first member in one direction along the first axis relative to the recording section, thereby adjusting a gap between the recording section and a target; a first drive mechanism which moves the recording section supporting the first member along the first axis; and an abutting member which is arranged in a position capable of abutting on the first member by the movement of the recording section, and moves the first member in one direction relative to the recording section by the abutment on the first member. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262161 | Liquid Jetting Apparatus, Liquid Delivery System, and Circuit Board - A liquid jetting apparatus receives delivery of liquid from a liquid delivery system including a delivery system-side terminal. The liquid jetting apparatus includes a apparatus-side terminal, a contact sensing portion and a remaining level sensor portion. The apparatus-side terminal contacts the delivery system-side terminal when receiving delivery of liquid from the liquid delivery system. The contact sensing portion supplies a first electrical signal to the apparatus-side terminal to sense contact between the apparatus-side terminal and the system-side terminal. The remaining level sensor portion supplies a second electrical signal different from the first electrical signal to the apparatus-side terminal to sense a liquid volume in the liquid delivery system. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262162 | Liquid ejecting apparatus and platen unit - There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a liquid ejecting head that has a conductive nozzle plate and discharges liquid from openings of the nozzle plate to recording material; an absorbing member that is arranged opposite the nozzle plate in a direction in which the liquid is discharged and has electrical conductivity to absorb liquid not attached to the recording material; an electrode member that is adjacent to a rear face of a face facing the nozzle plate in the absorbing member; and a potential difference generating means that generates a potential difference between the nozzle plate and the electrode member to electrically attract the liquid toward the electrode member. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262163 | INKJET NOZZLE INCORPORATING PISTON ACTUATOR - A nozzle for an inkjet printer comprises a roof layer defining a nozzle port through which ink is ejected; a substrate layer fast with the roof layer and defining a nozzle chamber wall; and an actuator assembly fast with the substrate layer and comprising a support. The actuator assembly comprises a lever arm cantilevered to extend from the support and terminating in a piston. The piston is positioned within a nozzle chamber defined by the nozzle chamber wall. The nozzle chamber wall is provided along a height thereof with a gap, the gap being dimensioned to pass the lever arm therethrough. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262164 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer supply device, includes: a developer holder; and a developer reservoir which is disposed inside of the developer holder, holds a liquid developer, and has at least one supply section that supplies the liquid developer from the developer reservoir to the developer holder, the liquid developer including a toner and an aqueous medium, and the developer supply device supplying the liquid developer that has been supplied to the developer holder to a medium which is a supply target for the liquid developer. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262165 | SUPPLY SYSTEM AND INJECTION-HEAD STRUCTURE THEREOF - A supply system capable of providing a working fluid is provided. The supply system includes an access device, a first energizer, a second energizer, a third energizer and an output device. The access device utilized to access the working fluid includes a connecting port. The first energizer provides a first energy to energize the working fluid, thereby expelling the bubbles from the working fluid. The second energizer provides a second energy to energize the working fluid received in the access device, thereby expelling the working fluid through the connecting port of the access device. The output device is connected to the access device, thereby receiving and outputting the working fluid. The third energizer provides a third energy to heat the working fluid passing through the access device and the output device. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262166 | Printhead Having Plural Fluid Ejection Heating Elements - A printhead is provided which has a plurality of fluid chambers defined in a substrate, a plurality of covers which each cover a respective fluid chamber, each cover having a plurality of radially extending supports supporting a rim thereby defining a fluid ejection nozzle, and a plurality of heating elements positioned in each cover between respective pairs of adjacent supports, actuation of the heating elements causing ejection of fluid in the chambers through the nozzle. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262167 | INKJET RECORDING HEAD SUBSTRATE AND DRIVE CONTROL METHOD, INKJET RECORDING HEAD, INKJET RECORDING HEAD CARTRIDGE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording head substrate having an electrothermal transducer for generating thermal energy used to discharge ink and a drive element for driving the electrothermal transducer mounted thereon includes a first circuit portion for outputting selection signals for selecting the electrothermal transducer to be driven at a amplitude level of a second voltage higher than a first voltage based on an input signal of the amplitude level of the first voltage, a second circuit portion for inputting the selection signals from the first circuit portion and controlling the drive element corresponding to the electrothermal transducer to be driven based on the selection signals subject to the second voltage, and a plurality of signal lines for transmitting the selection signals between the first and second circuit portions. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262168 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a flow path substrate that has an array of pressure generating chambers communicating with nozzle openings, respectively, piezoelectric elements arranged in a region corresponding to the pressure generating chambers, a driver IC driving the piezoelectric elements, an array of individual lead electrodes extending in the same direction from individual electrodes of the piezoelectric elements, connection portions, disposed in the respective individual lead electrodes, for electrical connection to the driver IC, and inspection regions arranged in the individual lead electrodes. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262169 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID JET HEAD, METHOD OF MANFUACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND LIQUID JET APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric layer forming step of sequentially and repeatedly performing a heat treatment step of applying a piezoelectric material containing lead to a lower electrode film at a relative humidity in the range of 30% to 50% Rh and then performing a heat treatment to form a piezoelectric precursor film and a crystallization step of firing the piezoelectric precursor film to form a piezoelectric film on the lower electrode film, thereby forming a piezoelectric layer. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262170 | Liquid Container and Liquid Consuming Apparatus - A small-capacity liquid container capable of preventing a trouble due to a pressurized deformation of a large-capacity liquid container even when plural liquid containers having different capacity are densely arranged. A liquid container is an improvement of a small-capacity liquid container of a plurality of liquid containers selected from a container lineup at least including a large-capacity liquid container and a small-capacity liquid container having an entire length smaller than that of the large-capacity liquid container, the plurality of liquid containers each having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, being mounted on a container holder of a liquid consuming apparatus in a state where pairs of largest faces thereof are adjacent to each other, and supplying a liquid with an introduction of a pressurizing fluid from the liquid consuming apparatus. The small-sized liquid container includes a liquid containing section containing the liquid, a container body accommodating the liquid containing section in a pressurizing space into which the pressurizing fluid is introduced, and an extension section formed by allowing the container body to extend toward the rear end in a mounting direction in which the liquid container is mounted on the container holder. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262171 | REFILLABLE INK CARTRIDGE AND PROTECTION MEMBER THEREOF - In a refillable ink cartridge having an ink supply opening portion that is hermetically sealed with a sealing member, leakage of ink out of the cartridge due to a decrease in the sealing property of the sealing member is prevented. The sealing member, which is elastically deformable, is penetrated by a needle-shaped member when refilling the cartridge with ink via the ink supply opening portion. The ink supply opening portion is covered with a protection member including a projecting portion for hermetically sealing the ink supply opening portion outside the sealing member. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262172 | Double-Sided Printer Having Opposed Print Engines - A double-sided printer having two print engines are arranged on opposite sides of a print media path. Each print engine comprises an image transfer roller configured to operatively transfer an image onto a sheet of paper fed through the media path; an ink cartridge having an integrated printhead for printing onto said image transfer roller, said printhead spanning a width of the image transfer roller, and having an elastomeric capping seal; a cleaning station configured to clean the image transfer roller after said image is transferred to the paper; and a solenoid arrangement configured to park the elastomeric capping seal of the printhead against the transfer roller when the printer is not operational, and to move the printhead from the roller when the printer is operational. The elastomeric capping seal is provided on two sides of the printhead chip transverse to the span of the printhead. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262173 | TRANSFER APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PREVENTING LEAKAGE CURRENT OF THE TRANSFER APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE TRANSFER APPARATUS - A disclosed transfer apparatus includes an endless belt to transfer a recording member by attaching the recording member on a surface thereof by an electrostatic force; a driving device to rotate the endless belt; and a holding device to temporarily hold the recording member to hinder a movement thereof caused by a movement of the endless belt rotated by the driving device so that a part of the recording member slides on the surface of the endless belt. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262174 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes a platen configured to support a recording medium at a position facing a recording head, a suction portion arranged at the platen and configured to suck the recording medium, an ink receiving portion arranged at the platen and configured to receive ink discharged on a region beyond an end of the recording medium, a negative pressure producing portion configured to produce a negative pressure to be applied to the suction portion and the ink receiving portion, and a communication portion causing the suction portion to communicate with the ink receiving portion at the outside of a conveyance region of the recording medium. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262175 | HEAT GENERATION SHEET AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a heat generation sheet and a method of fabricating the same. The heat generation sheet includes: a base comprising first and second sides; a heat generation layer which is formed in at least one region of the first side of the base and in which a plurality of conductive nanoparticles are physically necked; a protective layer protecting the heat generation layer; and an electric feeding part supplying power to the heat generation layer. The heat generation layer is formed by coating and heat treating a nanoparticle dispersion solution. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262176 | Heating resistance element component and printer - Provided is a heating resistance element component, including: a supporting substrate; an insulating film laminated on the supporting substrate; a plurality of heating resistors formed on the insulating film, the plurality of heating resistors being arranged in a zigzag shape along a main scanning direction and having a substantially square shape; a common wire connected to one end of each of the plurality of heating resistors; individual wires each connected to another end of the each of the plurality of heating resistors; and concave portions formed in regions which are opposed to the plurality of heating resistors and are located on a surface of the supporting substrate, in which an arrangement pitch of the plurality of heating resistors in a sub-scanning direction is larger than an arrangement pitch of the plurality of heating resistors in a main scanning direction. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262177 | RIBBON GUIDE FOR THERMAL PRINTERS AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - A ribbon guide used to install a thermal ribbon in a thermal printer, the ribbon guide having a bottle shaped profile and being formed of V-Max® brand synthetic paper. The ribbon guide has three integral portions, a first portion having a cross-shaped slit and a hole, a second portion that may be used for gripping by an operator, and a third portion for receiving printed advertising and/or other useful information. The synthetic paper is a multi-layer product comprised of thin individual layers of high density polyethylene that have been extruded, stretched, bias-cut and cross laminated. The cross-shaped slit receives the very thin thermal ribbon and allows the ribbon guide to connect and hold the thermal ribbon during installation of the thermal ribbon in the thermal printer. After loading a reel of thermal ribbon onto a supply spindle and connecting the thermal ribbon to the ribbon guide, an operator may grip the second portion of the ribbon guide, and thread the ribbon guide through the internal mechanisms of the thermal printer including passed a print head to a reel on a take-up spindle. Using the ribbon guide reduces thermal ribbon handling by an operator and thus hands are cleaner and less likely to smell, and the hands of the operator are kept away from moving and/or hot parts of the thermal printer. Forming the ribbon guide of the V-Max® brand synthetic paper reduces the amount of dust, oil and dirt entering the interior of the thermal printer and gives the ribbon guide enough self-support to allow it to load the thermal ribbon. The ribbon guide may also be used as an advertising platform and as a helpful tool. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262178 | DISC WRITER STORING DATA AND CREATING A VISIBLE IMAGE ON A DISC - A laser disc writer receives a blank disc on which to store data related to content and label information defining a label. Two heads, one disposed on each side of the disc, are used to store data and the label information on the two sides of the disc. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262179 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE AREA COVERAGE OF A PRINTING PLATE - Before image data are screened for the subsequent exposure of a printing form, files needed for the screening step are changed in such a way that the values of individual elements in the data fields are changed. The number of elements whose values are changed is determined by evaluating contiguous regions within the data fields. These can be, for example, threshold value matrices in which individual matrix elements are set to a value corresponding to the color white, or which, for the half-tones, are calibrated to a reduced value of the full-tone density. In the latter case, the full-tone image points are screened with a frequency-modulated screen. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262180 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING PANORAMIC IMAGES AND METHOD THEREOF - A panoramic image generating apparatus, including a plurality of sub processors; and a main processor to divide data of an image to be processed to form a panoramic image into a plurality of areas, assign the divided data to a plurality of sub processors, and process the data in parallel. Accordingly, the time required to generate a panoramic image is reduced. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262181 | REAL-TIME VIDEO SIGNAL INTERWEAVING FOR AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY - A method, apparatus and system for simultaneously capturing a plurality of video signals that carry images of a changing real three-dimensional scene, taken from respective different directions, and for combining them, in real time, into an interwoven video signal, ready to be fed to an active-matrix-based autostereoscopic display device. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262182 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING APPARATUS - A three-dimensional imaging apparatus for imaging a three-dimensional object may include a microlens array, a sensor device, and a telecentric relay system positioned between the microlens array and the sensor device. A telecentric relay system may include a field lens and a macro objective that may include a macro lens and an aperture stop. A method of imaging a three-dimensional object may include providing a three-dimensional imaging apparatus including a microlens array, a sensor device, and a telecentric relay system positioned between the microlens array and the sensor device; and generating a plurality of elemental images on the sensor device, wherein each of the plurality of elemental images has a different perspective of the three-dimensional object. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262183 | Three-dimensional image obtaining device and processing apparatus using the same - An optical flux is radiated, which is focused at a measurement point in a specimen space, and a transmitted light amount is measured. A minute light absorption amount is measured from a transmitted light signal and a reference signal. While three-dimensionally scanning, a three-dimensional map in which light absorption amounts are represented by voxels (volume cells) is obtained. On this three-dimensional map, deconvolution processing with a light intensity distribution image in the vicinity of the measurement point being a convolution kernel is performed, so as to obtain a three-dimensional image of a specimen that is almost transparent in a non-dyed state. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262184 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AND EDITING 3D IMAGERY - Systems and methods are provided for viewing and displaying 3D imagery. In one implementation, a method of displaying 3D imagery comprises receiving layout data comprising data representing a first camera, the first camera being non-editable; generating a first pair of a left camera and a right camera from the layout data based on the first camera, wherein the left camera and the right camera are editable; retrieving, from an external memory, streaming geometry data corresponding to the layout data; and generating the 3D imagery using the first pair of the left camera and the right camera and the streaming geometry data. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262185 | Display apparatus and display method - The present invention relates to a display apparatus and a display method that enable multiple users to view high resolution moving images from various viewing points of the users. A light-control screen | 2009-10-22 |
20090262186 | ENDOSCOPE CONTROL UNIT AND ENDOSCOPE UNIT - An endoscope control unit including an imaging device controller and a first signal-processing circuit, is provided. The endoscope control unit orders a CMOS imaging device to capture an image and to carry out signal processing for supplying an image signal to a monitor. The CMOS imaging device generates the image signal on the basis of the captured image. The imaging device controller orders the CMOS imaging device to generate a frame's worth of image signal every first period. The first period is shorter than a second period. The image to be displayed on the monitor is refreshed every second period in order to displaying a moving image. The first signal-processing circuit outputs one frame of the image signal generated by the CMOS imaging device to the monitor every second period. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262187 | INPUT DEVICE - The input device of the present invention includes a camera for taking an image of an operator, an image recognition unit for recognizing a partial portion of body of the operator as the image taken by the camera, a display-area calculation unit for calculating a display area in such a manner that the partial portion of the body of the operator recognized by the image recognition unit is selected and used as its criterion, the display area being used for displaying a graphical user interface for the operator to perform an operation, and a display screen for displaying the graphical user interface as well as the partial portion of the body of the operator within the display area calculated by the display-area calculation unit. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262188 | Image processing device for vehicle, image processing method of detecting three-dimensional object, and image processing program - An image processing device determines, cuts and extracts a processing area from an image data monitored by a camera mounted onto a driver's vehicle based on a distance between a front target object and a driver's vehicle, a horizontal position of the driver's vehicle, and a strength of a radar wave transmitted from a radar device and then reflected by objects in front of the driver's vehicle. The radar device is mounted to the driver's vehicle and transmits the radar wave to the front area of the driver's vehicle. The image processing device extracts vertical edges and horizontal edges from the image data in the processing area, and subtracts the horizontal edge values from the vertical edge values, and finally detects whether or not the front target object is a three-dimensional object based on the calculated result of the subtraction of the edges. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262189 | ENERGY SAVINGS AND IMPROVED SECURITY THROUGH INTELLIGENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS - An intelligent lighting system employs energy efficient outdoor lighting and intelligent sensor technology in cooperation with video analytics processing. The lighting system selectively illuminates outdoor spaces and identifies and evaluates events in a scene monitored by a video camera, thereby to facilitate proactive and appropriate security responses to those events. Selective use of advanced lighting fixtures may significantly reduce costs of lighting areas that are monitored by security systems such as streets, public parks, and parking lots, while simultaneously improving security, safety, and traffic control. Energy savings alone, for a properly designed system, are estimated at 50%-90% of current usage. When combined with remote monitoring, such systems may prevent accidents and criminal activity. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262190 | Interactive Display Recognition Devices and Related Methods and Systems for Implementation Thereof - An interactive display recognition tool uses imaging devices to determine the location of a display and position an icon on the display via a computer. The tool comprises various input devices, which can be used to control the icon and interact with a computer driven multimedia platform. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262191 | Computerized information collection and training method and apparatus - A method of improving car steering performance is disclosed. The method comprises modifying the size of the flow path for supply of hydraulic fluid from a pump to a steering unit so that the flow path is of a size greater than the size prior to modification. The modification can be made by increasing the size of a bore ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262192 | VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM - A vehicular vision system includes at least a first image capture sensor and a second image capture sensor disposed at a vehicle and spatially separated and having respective fields of view with respect to the direction of travel of the equipped vehicle. A control receives a first image input from the first image capture sensor and a second image input from the second image capture sensor and generates a composite image synthesized from at least the first image input and the second image input. A display system displays the composite image on a single video screen located in a cabin of the equipped vehicle and viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when the driver is normally operating the equipped vehicle. The single video screen of the display system may have a display luminance that is variable responsive to a sensing of an ambient light level. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262193 | Method and apparatus of camera control - The present invention relates to an automated camera control system ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262194 | Interactive Media and Game System for Simulating Participation in a Live or Recorded Event - An interactive media and game system creates a live event simulation that enables users to participate in a live event through a virtual participant controlled by the user. A game server receives user input controlling a position of a virtual participant in said live event, determines a position and orientation of the virtual participant based on said user input, and creates a simulated view of the event from the perspective of the virtual participant. To create the simulated view, the game server selects a video source from among a plurality of video sources based on the position of the virtual participant, determines a position and orientation of the selected video source, and transforms a video image supplied by the selected video source based on the position and orientation of the selected video source relative to the virtual participant. Transforming may entail interpolating between two or more video images from two of more different video sources. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262195 | Monitoring system, monitoring method and camera terminal - A monitoring system is provided that allows shooting which thoroughly covers an area subject to monitoring, through shooting areas of plural camera terminals, while shooting with resolution according to distribution of importance for monitoring. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING CAMERA VIEWS - A method for correlating views of two or more video camera systems includes obtaining a plurality of data point coordinate sets to represent relative positioning between the camera systems and data point objects in the environment. The views may be correlated through Interpolation or extrapolation using the obtained data point coordinate sets. Devices such as lasers may also be used to correlate views of two or more video camera systems. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262197 | MOVING OBJECT IMAGE TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus includes a computation unit computing a moving velocity of a moving object (MO) by differentiation on a first angle of a first-rotation unit and a second angle of a second-rotation unit, a setting unit setting a first-angular velocity of the first-rotation unit and a second-angular velocity of the second-rotation unit as angular-velocity-instruction values when the MO falls outside a correction range, and setting the second-angular velocity and a third-angular velocity as the angular-velocity-instruction values when the MO falls within the correction range, a detection unit detecting a fourth-angular velocity and a fifth-angular velocity of the first-rotation unit and the second-rotation unit, and a control unit controlling a driving unit to eliminate a difference between the fourth-angular velocity and an angular velocity corresponding to the first-rotation unit, and controlling the driving unit to eliminate a difference between the fifth-angular velocity and an angular velocity corresponding to the second-rotation unit. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262198 | Video Quality Estimation Apparatus, Method, and Program - In estimating subjective video quality corresponding to main parameters ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262199 | NOTEBOOK INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND PROJECTIVE TRANSFORMATION PARAMETER CALCULATING METHOD - A notebook information processor includes a lid including an image photographing unit and a display, and a main body, wherein the control unit includes a live view displaying unit that displays a live view obtained by photographing at least a portion of the main body within a photographing area of the image photographing unit on the display, a rectangle detecting unit that detects a rectangle for calculating a projective transformation parameter from the live view, a projective transformation parameter calculating unit that calculates the projective transformation parameter from a coordinate of the rectangle, and a still image obtaining unit that performs a projective transformation on the live view so as to obtain a live view photographed from a front direction, using the projective transformation parameter, obtains a still image from the live view after the projective transformation, and stores the still image in the storage unit. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262200 | NOTEBOOK INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND IMAGE READING METHOD - A notebook information processor includes an image photographing unit, a display, a keyboard, a storage unit, and a control unit, wherein the control unit includes, a live view displaying unit that displays a live view obtained by photographing at least a portion of the keyboard within a photographing area of the image photographing unit on the display, a still image obtaining unit that obtains a still image from the live view displayed on the display by the live view displaying unit, when receiving a photographing start signal to start photographing the still image of a document put on the keyboard, and an image processing unit that performs projective transformation on the still image obtained by the still image obtaining unit so as to obtain an image photographed from a front direction, executes image processing so as to perform cropping to clip the document, and stores a transformed image of the document after the image processing in the storage unit. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262201 | Image transmission apparatus and image reception apparatus - An image transmission apparatus includes: a deletion unit that deletes an image file recorded in a storage medium; an identifying unit that identifies an image file booked for transmission by an external image reception apparatus; a prohibiting unit that prohibits the deletion unit from deleting the image file recorded in the storage medium, which has been identified by the identifying unit; and a transmission control unit that reads the image file recorded in the storage medium, which has been identified by the identifying unit, and transmits the image file to the image reception apparatus. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262202 | MODULAR TIME LAPSE CAMERA SYSTEM - A modular system for the capture of images and associated methods are provided. The system comprises a plurality of lens modules, each comprising a lens, an image sensor, and a communication interface, and a controller unit comprising a housing, a battery, a memory, at least one communication interface, and a processor operative to acquire images from one or more of the plurality of lens modules responsive to at least one of: a determination that a time interval has passed, a sensor input, or a user input, store the images in the memory, and provide the stored images via one of the at least one communication interface. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262203 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication system includes an image pickup device and an information processing apparatus. The image pickup device is connectable to a printer, and the information processing apparatus is connectable to a server device. The image pickup device includes an acquiring unit that acquires printer information indicating information on the printer if the image pickup device is connected to the printer and a transmitting unit that transmits the printer information acquired by the acquiring unit to the information processing apparatus if the image pickup device is connected to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus also includes a display control unit that displays, on a display unit, an indication that the printer indicated by the printer information can be registered with the server device, based upon the printer information transmitted from the transmitting unit. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262204 | NOTEBOOK COMPUTER - The present invention relates to a notebook computer for capturing an image of a card. The notebook computer includes a base and an upper cover. The base includes a keyboard and a fixing recess for fixing the card. The upper cover is pivotally coupled to the base and includes an image sensing device and a screen for displaying a frame. If the image sensing device is disenabled to capture the image of the card, the frame on the screen has a first luminance value. Whereas, if the image sensing device is enabled to capture the image of the card, the frame on the screen has a second luminance value greater than the first luminance value. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262205 | Voice activated headset imaging system - A voice activated headset imaging system and elements thereof enable hands-free imaging. Hands-free imaging in some embodiments of the invention comprises receiving by a headset assembly a voice command and executing by the headset assembly an imaging control instruction generated in response to the voice command. Execution of the imaging control instruction involves an operation such as activating an object pointer, capturing an image, deleting a captured image or downloading a captured image. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262206 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING IMMERSIVE DISPLAYS OF VIDEO CAMERA INFORMATION FROM A PLURALITY OF CAMERAS - A system for providing stitched video from a first camera and a second camera to an electronic display system includes a processing circuit configured to associate a view a first camera with an approximate location. The processing circuit is further configured to build relationship data between the first camera and a second camera using the approximate location. The processing circuit is further configured to transform video from the first camera relative to video from the second camera, the transformation based on the relationship data. The processing circuit is further configured to use the transformed video to cause the stitched video to be provided to the electronic display system. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262207 | CAMERA SYSTEM - To improve user-friendliness when checking the depth of field, in a camera system having an aperture value alteration function. A camera system ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262208 | Method and Apparatus for Optimizing Memory Usage in Image Processing - A method and digital camera avoiding the use of delay lines for block processing within the camera, such as compressing images, demosaicing, or the like. Processing is done for a block comprising a single newly received line, together with previously acquired information. In one preferred embodiment, the block processing is performed for the single line using previous lines as retrieved from the results of previous processing. In another embodiment, the processing results for the current block are determined by the processing results of the previous block together with the newly received line. Saving delay lines provides for lower memory requirements, and enables the production of smaller and lower cost cameras. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262209 | NOTEBOOK COMPUTER AND METHOD OF CAPTURING DOCUMENT IMAGE USING IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE OF SUCH NOTEBOOK COMPUTER - The present invention relates to a notebook computer. The notebook computer includes a base and an upper cover. The base has a keyboard. The upper cover includes a screen, an image pickup device and a close-up lens. The upper cover is rotatable with respect to the base such that the image pickup device is able to capture an image of a document on a working plane. After the document image is obtained by the image pickup device, a built-in image processing program performs correction on the document image so as to obtain a corrected document image. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262210 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - If a horizontal skipping operation is performed and operations are performed on the basis of the signals severally held in a plurality of register circuits in a solid-state imaging apparatus including an AD converting circuit in each column to perform the arithmetic processing of a digitized signal, then the AD converters and the register circuits in the columns to be skipped, that is, not to be read out become the state of not participating in the operations, and there is room for an examination in the aspect of the utilization efficiency of the circuits. A unit for connecting a register circuit in a certain column to a register circuit in another column is provided to the solid-state imaging apparatus. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262211 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - The image pickup apparatus includes an optical viewfinder, a rear touch panel display, a registering part which registers whether an eye of a user viewing an object image through the optical viewfinder is a right eye or a left eye, a setting part which sets a non-enterable area where touch entry is not permitted in the touch panel to a first area when the right eye is registered, and to set the non-enterable area to a second area different from the first area when the left eye is registered. A controller controls the apparatus such that the apparatus does not perform an operation in response to a touch to the non-enterable area in the touch panel and the apparatus performs an operation in response to a touch to an area other than the non-enterable area in the touch panel. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262212 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a reader, a plurality of matrix modules, a selector, and a controller. The reader is configured for reading data of each pixel of a binarized image. The plurality of matrix modules is configured for performing filtering operations to the data based on a control signal, the plurality of matrix modules serially connected, and a first one of the series being connected to the reader. The selector is configured for selecting one of the plurality of matrix modules based on the control signal and outputting filtered results from the selected one of the plurality of matrix modules. The controller is configured for generating the control signal. An image processing method is also provided. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262213 | IMAGING DEVICE AND SUBJECT DETECTION METHOD - An imaging device includes a first detection part which detects one or more subjects in an image captured by the image capturing part capturing an image continuously; a second detection part which follows the one or more subjects detected; and a system control part which includes a setting part setting a part of the image as a limited region, and causes, after the first detection part detects the one or more subjects in the captured image, the second detection part to follow and detect a subject in an image captured subsequently to the captured image, and causes the first detection part to detect a subject in the limited region. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262214 | AUTOMATIC LIGHTING CONTROL APPARATUS - An automatic lighting control apparatus is composed of an optical lens, an image sensor, an image processing unit which is connected to the image sensor, a lighting control unit which is connected to the image processing unit. By use the optical lens and image sensor, the automatic lighting control apparatus can easily capture the images of lighting area of the lighting apparatuses. To process and analysis the images of the lighting area via the image processing unit, the illumination of the images or its related parameters is get and used as the reference for the automatic lighting control apparatus to control the magnitude of light output of the lighting apparatuses to provide sufficient lighting while avoiding unnecessary energy consumption. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262215 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND PHOTOGRAPHING PROGRAM - An imaging device comprises: an imaging element ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262216 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus is disclosed. An image capturing section captures an image of light and obtains image data. An image display section displays the image data obtained by the image capturing section with a predetermined number of pixels. A storage section stores the image data obtained by the image capturing section. An interface section is connectable to an external storage device. A control section causes the image data obtained by the image capturing section to be stored to the external storage device connected through the interface section, when the captured image data are stored to the external storage device, the image data whose number of pixel exceeds the predetermined number of pixels to be converted into image data having the predetermined number of pixels, and the converted image data to be stored to the storage section. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262217 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN AUTOMATED BACKGROUND LIGHTING COMPENSATION SYSTEM - A system and method for removing background lighting variations from an image. The method includes capturing at least one first image including a first background and a subject wherein the at least one first image includes at least one background lighting variation, creating a virtual background model of the first background, creating a virtual background image that is substantially similar to the first background, and generating an output comprising at least one first image with at least one background lighting variation removed therefrom. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262218 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program - An image processing apparatus includes an image obtaining unit configured to perform an image obtaining operation to obtain a plurality of frames of image data having continuity in time, a storage unit configured to temporarily store each of the plurality of frames of image data obtained by the image obtaining unit during the image obtaining operation, and an arithmetic operation control unit configured to perform an image combination process using the plurality of frames of image data sequentially stored in the storage unit during the image obtaining operation to generate combined-image data, the combined-image data being used as data used for display. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262219 | Digital Camera - There are provided a framing assisting means for displaying as a moving picture object data as well as a profile of an area that is synthesized with a foreground of selected background data on an LCD | 2009-10-22 |
20090262220 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - Provided are a digital photographing apparatus having a zoom function, which may easily obtain still images having various viewing angles, a method of controlling the same, and a recording medium storing a computer program for executing the method. The digital photographing apparatus obtains data regarding a first still image at a first zoom ratio, and then automatically obtains data regarding a second still image at a second zoom ratio that is different from the first zoom ratio. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262221 | COMPACT OPTICAL ZOOM - A zoom lens system includes a variator lens group, a compensator lens group and a third lens group. The compensator lens group is arranged to only partially compensate for movement of the variator group. In order to provide further compensation for the zoom lens, an image enhancer implement wavefront coding and artifact reduction techniques. The compensator group may be fixed or alternatively, its movement relative to the variator may be effected by a simple cam mechanism. | 2009-10-22 |