46th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120287194 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Adequate correction processing is performed on image data based on the degree of ink concentration that occurs even. An image processing apparatus having: acquisition unit for acquiring multi-value image data and a first parameter related to the degree of concentration of ink; first generation unit for generating corrected data by correcting the multi-value data that is to be printed for the first pixel based on the multi-value data that is to printed in the first pixel and a first parameter; and second generation unit for generating the first parameter and a second parameter that indicates the degree of ink concentration of the plurality of nozzles when printing a second pixel that is printed by the nozzles next to the first pixel. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287195 | LAMP CONFIGURATION AND CONTROLLER FOR A RADIANT DRYER UNIT OF AN INKJET PRINTER - Systems and methods for a dryer unit of a printer. In one embodiment, a dryer unit includes a light source having a plurality of lamps. The dryer unit further includes a controller that associates a target output power with each of the lamps of the light source. When in operation, the controller determines a speed of a printable medium that passes through the dryer unit. The controller is able to vary an intensity of light generated by the light source based on the speed of the printable medium by varying which of the lamps of the light source are energized to their target output power. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287196 | DYNAMIC DRYER CONTROL IN PRINTING - Embodiments described herein provide variable heat control for a printer. One system includes a dryer operable to dry ink applied to a print medium. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the dryer and operable to filter a bitmap to provide variable heat control from the dryer to the applied ink according to the bitmap to attach the ink to the print medium. The print medium may be a continuous form print medium. In this regard, the controller maybe operable to determine a speed at which the continuous form print medium is moving, to generate a heat control signal operable to provide the variable heat control, and to delay transmission of the heat control signal based on the determined speed of the continuous form print medium until the ink applied to the continuous form print medium is within range of the dryer. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287197 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND THE METHOD OF ACQUIRING CORRECTION VALUE OF CONVEYING ERROR - While a conveying error of a roller depends on the eccentricity of the roller, the amount and the state of the eccentricity sometimes makes the roller have different conveying errors from one point in the longitudinal direction of the roller to another. There is provided a construction for obtaining a correction value that is suitable for the correction of the conveying error even in such a case as described above. To this end, plural test patterns are formed in the longitudinal direction of the roller. Then, a suitable correction value for correcting the conveying error that depends on the eccentricity of the roller is obtained on the basis of these test patterns. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287198 | Imaging Jetted Ink - In general, in an aspect, a laser produces a coherent beam to illuminate ink jetted from an orifice of an inkjet, for use in imaging the jetted ink, and a device is used to reduce an effect of speckle caused by the coherent beam in the imaging of the jetted ink. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287199 | High Reactivity Curable Paste Ink Compositions - A radiation curable paste ink composition including at least one curable wax that is curable by free radical polymerization; at least one curable liquid component that is a liquid at a temperature of from about 20 to about 25° C., present in an amount of less than about 20 percent by weight based upon the total weight of the curable paste ink composition; optionally, at least one non-curable wax; at least one free-radical photoinitiator or photoinitiating moiety; at least one curable gellant; and optionally, a colorant; wherein the components form a curable ink composition that is a paste at a first temperature, wherein the first temperature is from about 20 to about 25° C.; and wherein the components form a liquid composition at a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is greater than about 40° C. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287200 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD, RECORDED MATERIAL, AND INK SET - An ink set is used in one or more recording media selected from a non-ink-absorbing or low ink-absorbing medium, a medium having an arithmetic surface roughness Ra of 20 μm or more, fabric, and plain paper. The ink set contains a glitter ink which is recorded by an ink jet head and contains a glitter pigment and a polymerizable ink which contains an active energy line polymerizable compound and does not substantially contain a coloring material. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287201 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A DISPERSION OF A PARTICULATE SOLID - A process for preparing a dispersion of a particulate solid is described, which comprises dispersing a particulate solid with a dispersant and a liquid medium, wherein the dispersant is a random copolymer obtained from the copolymerisation of a composition comprising: i) optionally one or more monoethylenically unsaturated hydrophilic monomers, ii) one or more monoethylenically unsaturated hydrophobic monomers, iii) one or more di- and/or higher-ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and iv) one or more chain transfer agents wherein at least one of the chain transfer agents has one or more hydrophilic anionic groups. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287202 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING RECORDING HEAD FOR EJECTING LIQUID DROPLETS - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, head tanks, replaceable main tanks, liquid feed pumps, a first driving source, and a drive switching assembly. The feed pumps feed liquids from the main tanks to the head tanks and in reverse from the head tanks to the main tanks. The drive switching assembly selectively transmits a driving force of the first driving source to the feed pumps. The drive switching assembly includes a second driving source, a cam, a slider member, and a switching gear. The switching gear receives the driving force of the first driving source and is movable with the slider member between positions to engage driving gears of the feed pumps and a position to disengage from the driving gears. With movement of the switching gear, the driving force of the first driving source is selectively transmitted to the feed pumps. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287203 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INK JET PRINTING METHOD - Even if colors are printed in the same order for each band, time difference unevenness is suppressed which results from a difference in duration from the end of the first scan until the beginning of the second scan. An ink jet printing apparatus completely prints a scan area with a width corresponding to a predetermined length of a nozzle line. The ink jet printing apparatus includes conveying means for moving the print medium, generation means for generating print data in such a manner that in the two scans for completely printing the scan area with the width corresponding to the predetermined length, a print duty for the first scan is higher than a print duty for the second scan, and print control means for carrying out the first scan in an identical direction for all the scan areas completely printed by the two scans. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287204 | INK EJECTION NOZZLE EMPLOYING VOLUME VARYING INK EJECTING MEANS - A nozzle arrangement for ejecting ink includes a substrate defining an ink supply passage; a first endless wall extending from the substrate and bounding the ink supply passage; an elongate actuator anchored at a fixed end to the substrate, the actuator configured to bend towards and away from the substrate; and a cover terminating a free end of the actuator, the cover defining a second endless wall suspended from the cover within the confines of the first endless wall to define an ink chamber with the first endless wall. The bending of the actuator varies a volume of the ink chamber and effects ejection of ink through an ink ejection port. The first and second endless walls define a gap therebetween. The width of the gap is conducive to the formation of a fluidic seal effected via surface tension of the ink. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287205 | INK JET PRINT HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing an ink jet print head capable of bonding the printing element substrate to the support surface with high precision in a reduced period of time is provided. For this purpose, raised flat portions are formed in the support surface of the supporting member to provide in an adhesive layer between the printing element substrate and the supporting member a portion of the thermosetting adhesive that is thinner than others. After the relative positions of the printing element substrate and the supporting member are adjusted, the thin portions of the adhesive layer are hardened. This enables the printing element substrate to be bonded to the supporting member in a relatively short period of time. As a result, if there are undulations on the support surface, the printing element substrate can be bonded to the supporting member with high precision, improving the mass productivity of the print head. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287206 | INKJET PRINTER HAVING PRINTHEAD AND INK FOR MINIMIZING CORROSION OF EXPOSED CORRODIBLE STRUCTURES WITHIN PRINTHEAD - An inkjet printer includes: an inkjet printhead having an exposed corrodible structure containing silicon nitride, borophosphosilicate glass (BPSG) or silicon oxide; and an ink reservoir containing said ink which is in fluid communication with said printhead. The ink includes: water; a dye; and a metal additive for minimizing corrosion of the exposed structure. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287207 | INKJET PRINTER HAVING PRINTHEAD AND INK FOR MINIMIZING CORROSION OF EXPOSED CORRODIBLE STRUCTURES WITHIN PRINTHEAD - An inkjet printer includes: an inkjet printhead having an exposed corrodible structure containing silicon nitride, borophosphosilicate glass (BPSG) or silicon oxide; and an ink reservoir containing said ink which is in fluid communication with said printhead. The ink includes: water; a dye; and a metal additive for minimizing corrosion of the exposed structure. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287208 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a pressure generation unit that is driven by application of a driving signal and causes a change in pressure on a liquid inside a pressure chamber; a liquid ejecting head that ejects the liquid toward a landing target from a nozzle when the pressure generation unit is driven; a charging member that performs charging by friction with another material; a liquid droplet collection member that collects at least a part of a liquid droplet which has not been landed on the landing target; and an electrode member that faces at least a part of the charging member with a gap formed between the electrode member and the charging member. The liquid droplet collection member is electrically connected to the electrode member and a charge with the same polarity as a charged polarity of the charging member is induced to the liquid droplet collection member. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287209 | INK-REFILLED CONVECTION DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING INK INTO AN INK CARTRIDGE - An ink-refilled convection device for introducing ink into an ink cartridge mainly has an ink-refilled convection unit disposed at the top of taper column of the ink container. When the ink-refilled convection unit is inverted to insert into the ink tank, the drain conduit goes deep into the bottom of the ink tank for the ink flowing into the ink tank. The vent conduit has an end above the ink container and the other end at a predetermined level in the chamber to form a convective circulation between the drain conduit and the vent conduit. Once the ink flows downward in the drain conduit, it starts to fill in the cartridge automatically until the predetermined level is reached, and after that, the convective circulation stops immediately to complete the ink refilling. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287210 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLOG DETECTION AND MITIGATION IN DELIVERING SOLID-INK PELLETS TO AN IMAGING APPARATUS - Apparatus and methods for maintaining flowability of solid-ink pellets when delivering solid-ink pellets from a container to an image-forming apparatus. The apparatus includes an extraction tube inserted into the container and also connected to a vacuum source. Suction produced by the vacuum source impels pellets into the extraction tube through an extraction inlet, but pellet agglomerations may clog the system. Such a clog produces an immediate pressure spike within the extraction tube, an event detected by the clog detector. An actuator, responsive to the clog detector, drives an agitating structure that breaks up agglomerations and restores smooth pellet flow. Alternative embodiments can include devices having only the clog detector or the agitating structure along with the clog detectors. Alternative implementations of the agitating structure provide means for accomplishing the pellet break up. The accompanying method detects the occurrence of a clog and responds by operating the agitating structure to break up agglomerations. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287211 | Ink Jet Recording Method for Recording Pattern Layer and White Overlaying Layer on Longitudinal Sheet - The present invention relates to an ink jet recording method for recording a white overlaying layer and a non-white pattern layer to a recording medium, printed matters obtained by the recording method, and systems for realizing the recording method thereof. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287212 | ROBUST CURABLE SOLID INKS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - Curable solid inks and low shrinkage curable solid inks which are solid at room temperature and molten at an elevated temperature at which the molten ink is applied to a substrate. In particular, the solid inks of the present embodiments retain the advantages of handling, safety, and print quality usually associated with conventional solid phase change inks but provide additional breakthrough performance characteristics such as enhanced curing and robustness, lower jetting temperature, and ultra-low shrinkage upon crystallization, which allow the inks to be used as novel materials in inkjet-based print applications. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287213 | UV INK JET PRINTING INK COMPOSITION - A 1K UV-ink jet printing ink composition comprising effect pigments, wherein the composition comprises:
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20120287214 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A nozzle surface (nozzle plate) of a printing head which ejects UV-curable ink from a nozzle is tilted with a predetermined inclination angle θ with respect to the recording surface of a recording sheet so as to face the opposite side to an ultraviolet irradiator. In this manner, it is difficult for the ultraviolet light which is radiated from the ultraviolet irradiator, and is reflected on the recording sheet to input to the nozzle plate, and it is possible to prevent ink in the nozzle from being thickened, or being cured due to the ultraviolet light. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287215 | REFLECTOR STRUCTURE FOR A RADIANT DRYER UNIT OF AN INKJET PRINTER - Structures for radiant dryer units of a printer. A radiant dryer unit includes a reflector element that reflects light waves from a light source back towards a printable medium to dry ink printed on the medium. The reflector element includes a plurality of modular sections. Each modular section includes a base portion having a reflective surface, and includes legs that protrude from an opposing surface of the base portion. The modular sections are affixed to one another so that the reflective surfaces of the modular sections form an aggregate reflective surface that faces toward the light source of the radiant dryer unit. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287216 | THERMAL HEAD - A thermal head wherein abrasion of an insulating protection film of a heating resistor formed on a partial glaze layer can be suppressed. A heating resistor is provided on the partial glaze layer provided on a ceramic substrate in the longitudinal direction, and the entire surface including the heating resistor is covered by the insulating protection film. A level difference is formed between the insulating protection film over the heating resistor and a flat portion of the insulating protection film over the area outside of the partial glaze layer. The level difference is set so that the insulating protection film on the heating resistor defines a higher portion and a platen roller can press thermal paper on the insulating protection film over the heating resistor and on the flat insulating protection film outside of the partial glaze layer. Thereby, the pressing force of the platen roller can be dispersed. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287217 | Utilizing a Video Image from a Video Communication Session as Contact Information - A method, a communication device and computer readable storage media facilitate engaging in communication session between a first communication device and another, i.e., a second communication device. One or more video frames received from the second communication device for display on the first communication device are captured. At least one video frame from the communication session is selected, at the first communication device, for use as a contact identifier associated with a contact person at the second communication device. The selected video frame for use as the contact identifier of the contact person is stored in a memory of the first communication device. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287218 | SPEAKER DISPLAYING METHOD AND VIDEOPHONE TERMINAL THEREFOR - A speaker displaying method displaying who is a speaker while many users are performing a videophone call and a videophone terminal implementing the same are provided. The method includes detecting voice characteristic information of other characters when a videophone call starts so as to match the characteristic information with character images of a received image in a one-to-one correspondence, detecting voice characteristic information from a voice received after the matching, and displaying a character image matching the detected voice characteristic information distinguished from other character images. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287219 | WIRELESS NETWORK DEVICE CONFIGURATION USING IMAGE CAPTURE - Apparatus having corresponding methods and non-transitory computer-readable media comprise: a wireless network adapter; a camera configured to capture an image; and a processor configured to provide one or more wireless network parameters based on the image; wherein the wireless network adapter is configured to connect to a wireless network according to the wireless network parameters subsequent to the processor providing the wireless network parameters. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287220 | SMART REMOTE CONTROL DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO CALL DEVICES - Apparatus having corresponding methods and non-transitory computer-readable media comprise: a transmitter configured to transmit first wireless signals to a video call device, wherein the video call device has a plurality of operating states; a receiver configured to receive second wireless signals from the video call device, wherein the second wireless signals include contextual information describing a current one of the operating states of the video call device; and a user interface configured to display an indication of the current one of the operating states of the video call device. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287221 | PICTURE-IN-PICTURE PROCESSING FOR VIDEO TELEPHONY - The disclosure is directed to techniques for picture-in-picture (PIP) processing for video telephony (VT). According to the disclosed techniques, a local video communication device transmits PIP information to a remote video communication device. Using the PIP information, the remote video communication device applies preferential encoding to non-PIP regions of video transmitted to the local video communication device. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287222 | VIDEO COMMUNICATION METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM - In the field of communication, embodiments of the present invention provide a video communication method, device and system. The technical solutions provided by the present invention include: at least two local video cameras, configured to shoot at least two channels of local video images; an apparatus for local shooting, stitching, and fusing, configured to fuse the at least two channels of local video images, generate a panoramic video image, encode the panoramic video image into a video code stream, and transmit the video code stream to a video communication site at a remote end; a local display fusing apparatus, configured to obtain at least two channels of video data by decoding a video code stream received from the remote end, fuse the at least two channels of video data, and output the fused video data to local display apparatuses for display. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287223 | IMAGING THROUGH A DISPLAY SCREEN - The described implementations relate to enhancement images, such as in videoconferencing scenarios. One system includes a poriferous display screen having generally opposing front and back surfaces. This system also includes a camera positioned proximate to the back surface to capture an image through the poriferous display screen. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287224 | Video chat within a webpage and video instant messaging - The Invention includes methods for video chat contained within a webpage and video instant messaging. A method of using video chat contained within a webpage allowing users of said webpage to video chat while utilizing all other features of the webpage and utilizing network resources rather than their own. A method of instant messaging using video wherein the user or users send a message in the same manner as a traditional instant message and the receiving user receives the message also in the same manner and both parties utilize video as the message body I.E. The message is a video and is instantly or nearly instantly received by the other party. A method of instant messaging using video wherein the user downloads software designed to allow video transfer in the form of a message instantly or nearly instantly between other users of the software. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287225 | HIGH DEFINITION (HD) VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a HD video conferencing system ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120287226 | Multi-Use Conferencing Space, Table Arrangement and Display Configuration - A conferencing assembly, the assembly comprising a first table assembly including (i) a first table top having oppositely facing front and rear edges, (ii) at least a first display screen supported adjacent the rear edge of the first table top, a second table assembly including (i) a second table top having oppositely facing front and rear edges and (ii) at least a second display screen supported adjacent the rear edge of the second table top, wherein, the first and second table assemblies arranged so that the front edges thereof are spaced apart to form a gap with the second display screen substantially parallel to and facing the first display screen. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287227 | VIDEO ENCODING IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE - Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing multi-participant video conferences. This architecture has a central distributor that receives video images from two or more participants. From the received images, the central distributor generates composite images that the central distributor transmits back to the participants. Each composite image includes a set of sub images, where each sub image belongs to one participant. In some embodiments, the central distributor saves network bandwidth by removing each particular participant's image from the composite image that the central distributor sends to the particular participant. In some embodiments, images received from each participant are arranged in the composite in a non-interleaved manner. For instance, in some embodiments, the composite image includes at most one sub-image for each participant, and no two sub-images are interleaved. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287228 | VIDEO CONFERENCE BRIDGE SETTING, SHARING, PUSHING, AND RATIONALIZATION - A conference system is provided with enhanced settings capabilities. A controller can poll for settings at each endpoint in a conference system and be able via the video stream to selectively display and compare settings among the endpoints. One location can push its settings to one or more locations to overcome failures or degradation in the conference. The settings between different controllers may be rationalized via a common denominator method or tabular method to build a knowledge of how to configure conferences and to automate responses to problems. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287229 | IMPLEMENTATION OF MPCP MCU TECHNOLOGY FOR THE H.264 VIDEO STANDARD - A method for generating a video output signal that may receive a plurality of input video signals from a number of participants. The input video signals may have a plurality of input frames. The video output signal may comprise a plurality of output frames. A first of the output frames generally has at least a first slice having (a) a first coded portion carrying the image from a first of the participants and (b) a first unencoded portion for the image from a second of the participants. A second of the output frames generally has at least a second slice having (a) a second coded portion carrying the image from the second participant and (b) a second unencoded portion for the image from the first participant. The frames of the video output signal are generated as soon as one of the frames of the video input signal are received. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287230 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SWITCHING VIDEO PICTURES - A method and device for switching video pictures are disclosed in the invention, which belong to video conference field. Said method includes: obtaining correspondence relations between participants and venues; finding, when a participant is called, a venue corresponding to the called participant according to the correspondence relations; and switching the video pictures to the venue corresponding to the called participant. According to the invention, it is possible to find the venue corresponding to the called participant according to the correspondence relations, and automatically switch the video to the venue or request to an MCU for switching the video to the venue, without a manual intervention of the participant or waiting for a response from the participant, so that continuity of the video conference is ensured, the video pictures can be switched in time, and “face to face” communion experience of the participants in the video conference is improved. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287231 | MEDIA SHARING DURING A VIDEO CALL - Video call devices having corresponding methods and non-transitory computer-readable media comprise: a video input interface configured to receive first video information; an audio input interface configured to receive first audio information; a transmitter configured to transmit first signals during a video call, wherein the first signals represent the first video information and the first audio information; a receiver configured to receive second signals during the video call, wherein the second signals represent second video information and second audio information; a video output interface configured to provide the second video information; an audio output interface configured to provide the second audio information; wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit third signals during the video call, wherein the third signals represent at least one of media content, and a hyperlink, wherein the hyperlink indicates a location of the media content. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287232 | Surround View System Camera Automatic Calibration - A system for calibrating a surround view system of an object, such as a vehicle. The system may be implemented via calibration logic that may include software, hardware, firmware, or a combination thereof. The system may include positioning a set of markers on a plane at least partially surrounding the object. The plane may be in a field of view of a camera of the surround view system, and the camera may include a predetermined intrinsic calibration. The system may also include determining a first plurality of extrinsic parameters of the camera with respect to the set of markers. The system may repeat the positioning of the set of markers and the determination of the first plurality of extrinsic parameters for at least one other camera of the surround view system. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287233 | PERSONALIZING 3DTV VIEWING EXPERIENCE - A method for personalized video depth adjustment includes receiving a video frame, obtaining a frame depth map based on the video frame, and determining content genre of the video frame by classifying content of the video frame into one or more categories. The method also includes identifying a user viewing the video frame, retrieving depth preference information for the user from a user database, and deriving depth adjustment parameters based on the content genre and the depth preference information for the user. The method further includes adjusting the frame depth map based on the depth adjustment parameters, and providing a 3D video frame for display at a real-time playback rate on a user device of the user. The 3D video frame is generated based on the adjusted frame depth map. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287234 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE SIGNALS FOR A TELEVISION - A television includes a converter to convert a first type of signal to a second type of signal and a controller to determine whether to control the converter to convert a broadcast signal from a first type of signal to a second type of signal after receipt of a channel change request. The first type of signal is one of a two-dimensional (2D) signal or a three-dimensional (3D) signal and the second type of signal is the other of the 2D signal or the 3D signal. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287235 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - An apparatus and method for processing a 3-Dimensional (3D) image are disclosed. A display is configured to display an image. An image capture device captures an image of the surrounding environment of the 3D image processing apparatus. A controller detects glasses in a video frame captured by the image capture device, and controls switching to a 3D video mode in which the display displays a 3D image according to the detected results. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287236 | VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A SEQUENCE OF STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES - To generate a warning that a stereoscopic image sequence has been synthesised from a 2D image sequence, a video processor correlates left-eye image data and right-eye image data to identify any sustained temporal offset between the left-eye and right-eye image data. A measure of sustained correlation between a measured spatial distribution of horizontal disparity and a spatial model can also be used to generate the warning. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287237 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNALS, RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND ENCODED SIGNAL - An embodiment of a method is disclosed for encoding a digital video signal including a first video sequence and a second video sequence jointly forming a stereo-view digital video signal. The method includes: subjecting the first video sequence to discrete cosine transform, quantization and run-length coding to produce a sequence of blocks of non-zero digital levels representative of the first video sequence, subjecting the second video sequence to discrete cosine transform, quantization, run-length coding and variable length coding to produce digital messages representative of the second video sequence, merging the bits of the digital messages into the sequence of blocks of digital levels by substituting the bits of the digital messages for respective Least Significant Bits of e.g. the last digital level in the blocks representative of the first video sequence to produce an encoded digital video signal representative of the first video sequence and the second video sequence. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287238 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device includes: a CT image data storing section for storing three-dimensional image data of a subject; a position calculation section for calculating a position and a direction of a distal end portion of an insertion portion inserted into the bronchus; a route generation section for generating a three-dimensional insertion route for inserting the distal end portion to a target site through the bronchus, based on the three-dimensional image data; a tomographic image generation section for generating a two-dimensional tomographic image based on the position and direction of the distal end portion, from the three-dimensional image data; and a superimposed image generation section configured to generate, based on image data in which the three-dimensional insertion route is superimposed on the two-dimensional tomographic image on a three-dimensional space, the three-dimensional space in a displayable manner, as a three-dimensional model image viewed along a desired line of sight. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287239 | Robot Vision With Three Dimensional Thermal Imaging - A robot vision system provides images to a remote robot viewing station, using a single long wave infrared camera on-board the robot. An optical system, also on-board the robot, has mirrors that divide the camera's field of view so that the camera receives a stereoscopic image pair. An image processing unit at the viewing station receives image data from the camera and processes the image data to provide a stereoscopic image. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287240 | CAMERA CALIBRATION USING AN EASILY PRODUCED 3D CALIBRATION PATTERN - A system for computing one or more calibration parameters of a camera is disclosed. The system comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to provide a first object either marked with or displaying three or more fiducial points. The fiducial points have known 3D positions in a first object reference frame. The processor is further configured to provide a second object either marked with or displaying three or more fiducial points. The fiducial points had known 3D positions in a second object reference frame. The processor is further configured to place the first object and the second object in a fixed position such that the fiducial point positions of the first and second objects are non-planar. The processor is further configured to compute one or more calibration parameters of the second camera using computations based on images taken of the fiducials. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287241 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AQUATIC DISPLAY - The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for providing an aquatic display. The method may include capturing real-time live video of aquatic content. The method may further include providing the real-time live video of aquatic content to one or more display devices and displaying the real-time live video of aquatic content as a screensaver. Numerous other features are also within the scope of the present disclosure. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287242 | ADAPTIVE HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE CAMERA - An embodiment of the invention provides a time of flight 3D camera comprising a photosensor having a plurality of pixels that generate and accumulate photoelectrons responsive to incident light, which photosensor is tiled into a plurality of super pixels, each partitioned into a plurality of pixel groups and a controller that provides a measure of an amount of light incident on a super pixel responsive to quantities of photoelectrons from pixel groups in the super pixel that do not saturate a readout pixel comprised in the photosensor. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287243 | STEREOSCOPIC CAMERA USING ANAGLYPHIC DISPLAY DURING CAPTURE - A digital camera for capturing stereoscopic images, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system; a user interface; a color image display; a data processing system; a buffer memory; a storage memory; and a program memory storing instructions configured to implement a method for capturing stereoscopic images. The method includes: capturing a first digital image of a scene in response to user activation of a user interface element; storing the first digital image; displaying a stream of stereoscopic preview images on the color image display, wherein the stereoscopic preview images are anaglyph stereoscopic images formed by combining the stored first digital image with a stream of evaluation digital images of the scene captured using the image sensor; capturing a second digital image of the scene in response to user activation of a user interface element; and storing a stereoscopic image based on the first digital image and the second digital image. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287244 | NON-COHERENT LIGHT MICROSCOPY - An optical microscope ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120287245 | OCCUPANCY SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A device to detect occupancy of an environment includes a sensor to capture video frames from a location in the environment. The device may compare rules with data using a rules engine. The microcontroller may include a processor and memory to produce results indicative of a condition of the environment. The device may also include an interface through which the data is accessible. The device may generate results respective to the location in the environment. The microcontroller may be in communication with a network. The video frames may be concatenated to create an overview to display the video frames substantially seamlessly respective to the location in which the sensor is positioned. The overview may be viewable using the interface and the results of the analysis performed by the rules engine may be accessible using the interface. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287246 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING IMAGE INDICATIVE OF FACE AREA, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus capable of appropriately displaying a face frame in a manner superimposed on a three-dimensional video image. In a three-dimensional photography image pickup apparatus as the image processing apparatus, two video images are acquired by shooting an object, and a face area is detected in each of the two video images. The face area detected in one of the two video images and the face area detected in the other video image are associated with each other. The three-dimensional photography image pickup apparatus generates face area-related information including positions on a display panel where face area images are to be displayed. The face area images are generated according to the face area-related information. The two video images are combined with the respective face area images, and the combined video images are output to the display panel. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287247 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING 3D SURFACE GEOMETRY - A system for capturing | 2012-11-15 |
20120287248 | MATERIAL MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION METHOD FOR MULTIPLE STRAINS AND STRAIN RATES - A specimen for measuring a material under multiple strains and strain rates. The specimen including a body having first and second ends and a gage region disposed between the first and second ends, wherein the body has a central, longitudinal axis passing through the first and second ends. The gage region includes a first gage section and a second gage section, wherein the first gage section defines a first cross-sectional area that is defined by a first plane that extends through the first gage section and is perpendicular to the central, longitudinal axis. The second gage section defines a second cross-sectional area that is defined by a second plane that extends through the second gage section and is perpendicular to the central, longitudinal axis and wherein the first cross-sectional area is different in size than the second cross-sectional area. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287249 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING DEPTH INFORMATION AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An apparatus of obtaining depth information is provided which includes a first sensor configured to obtain a first image, a second sensor configured to obtain a second image, an image information obtaining unit configured to obtain image information based on the first image and the second image, and a depth information obtaining unit configured to obtain depth information based on the image information, wherein the first sensor and the second sensor differ in type from each other. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287250 | CROSSTALK CANCELLATION IN 3D DISPLAYS - Image processing is performed to facilitate subtractive crosstalk cancellation in 3D images. In a global embodiment, pixel values are compressed to provide sufficient foot room for subtractive crosstalk cancellation. For video images the degree of compression may vary from frame to frame. Temporal filtering may be applied to reduce flicker. In a local embodiment luminance is added to and/or compression is performed in local areas to facilitate more complete subtractive crosstalk cancellation. The amount or added luminance or compression may be matched to the requirements of the local areas. Added luminance and/or compression may be made to vary smoothly in time and smoothly in space. Displays and other apparatus may be constructed to perform methods for partial or complete crosstalk cancellation. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287251 | DISPLAY MATRIX CONTROLLER AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DISPLAY MATRIX - One object of the invention is a display matrix controller configured to drive a display matrix ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120287252 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - Provided are a mask addition unit for adding a mask to an input image of a two-dimensional (2D) image on the basis of a parameter for converting the 2D image into a three-dimensional (3D) image by a monocular stereopsis principle, a conversion unit for converting the input image to which the mask is added by the mask addition unit into a right-eye image and a left-eye image by the monocular stereopsis principle, and a display unit for displaying the right-eye image and the left-eye image. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287253 | AUTOMATIC VISION ALIGNED SCRIBER - An automatic vision aligned scriber includes a table, an adsorption orientation device, a bridge, a moving platform, a service controller, a printing head, a camera, a lamp and an image processor. The scriber uses a flat table for placing each footwear assembly waiting for scribing. An image system can identify each footwear assembly and measure its position and orientation on the table. A manipulator is used for controlling the printing head to move above the table and printing the lineation on each footwear assembly according to its special position and orientation relative to the table. The scriber has the advantages of digitalization and space saving. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287254 | SKIN PATTERN IMAGE COLLECTION DEVICE, COLLECTION METHOD AND SKIN PATTERN MATCHING SYSTEM - Provided is a skin pattern image collection device wherein it is possible to obtain a fingerprint image which has a high contrast and few distortions. The skin pattern image collection device is provided with a contact means in which two transparent sheets, which are formed with a plurality of grooves of the same shape arranged in a single direction on one surface, are overlapped, and an imaging means which is disposed so as to receive the light from the surface, on which the grooves are formed, of the contact means, wherein the contact means refracts the light, which is outputted from the transparent sheet that is farther from the imaging means of the two transparent sheets disposed on the contact means, in a roughly normal direction by means of the transparent sheet that is closer to the imaging means, thereby collecting the pattern of skin which is in contact with the transparent sheet that is farther from the imaging means. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287255 | PORTABLE FUNDUS CAMERA - A portable hand-held camera for imaging the fundus of an eye, the camera comprising a housing comprising an internal cavity terminating at a forward housing end, a forward lens, and a light source configured to direct light from locations distributed around the perimeter of the forward lens forwardly out of the housing end. In other embodiment, a portable hand-held camera for imaging the fundus of an eye includes optics configured to focus light reflected back from the fundus onto an image receptor, with the optics being capable of varying the field of view among differing portions of the fundus. Methods to ensure unique image identification and storage are described. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287256 | SENSOR FOR MICROSCOPY - This invention pertains to a method for microscopically imaging a sample, with a digital scanner comprising a sensor including a 2D array of pixels and to a digital scanning microscope carrying out this method. It is notably provided a method for microscopically imaging a sample with a scanner comprising a sensor including a 2D array of pixels in an XY coordinate system, the axis Y being substantially perpendicular to the scan direction, wherein the scanner is arranged such that the sensor can image an oblique cross section of the sample, and wherein the method comprises the steps of: • activating a first sub-array of the 2D array of pixels, the first sub-array extending mainly along the Y axis at a first X coordinate (X | 2012-11-15 |
20120287257 | CHARGED-PARTICLE MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The present invention provides an intuitive and easy-to-operate graphical user interface environment for charged-particle microscopes. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287258 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM MICROSCOPE AND METHOD OF MEASUREMENT EMPLOYING SAME - The electric charged particle beam microscope includes an electric charged particle source; a condenser lens converging electric charged particles emitted from the electric charged particle source on a specimen; a deflector scanning the converged electric charged particles over the specimen; a control unit of the deflector; a specimen stage on which the specimen is mounted; a detector detecting the electric charged particles; a computer forming an image from a control signal from the deflector and an output signal from the detector; and a display part connected with the computer. The control unit of the deflector can change the scan rate of the electric charged particles. A first rate scan image is obtained at a first rate and a second rate scan image is obtained at a second rate slower than the first rate. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287259 | NETWORKED THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER WITH WEB-BASED VIDEO FEED - Three-dimensional fabrication resources are improved by adding networking capabilities to three-dimensional printers and providing a variety of tools for networked use of three-dimensional printers. Web-based servers or the like can provide a single point of access for remote users to manage access to distributed content on one hand, and to manage use of distributed fabrication resources on the other. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287260 | PANEL ALIGNMENT APPARATUS AND PANEL ALIGNMENT METHOD - The present invention provides a panel alignment apparatus and a panel alignment method. The panel alignment apparatus comprises an image detection device and a first clamp. The method comprises the following steps: utilizing the image detection device to detect a position of a display panel, and to calculate a position adjustment value; and utilizing the first clamp to hold the standing display panel, and to rotate the display panel according to the position adjustment value for adjusting a position of the display panel. The present invention can utilize the clamps to precisely align the standing display panel. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287261 | SYSTEM FOR HANDLING SLIDES HAVING TWO COVERSLIPPER MODULES - The present invention relates to a system ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120287262 | IN-VEHICLE INFORMATION APPARATUS - An in-vehicle information apparatus according to the invention includes a main unit having a display device, and a navigation unit providing a navigation function to the main unit. The navigation unit includes a navigation processing unit which executes a process concerning the navigation function, a sub unit providing an addition function to the navigation unit, and a navigation unit screen generating unit which generates a navigation unit screen for displaying information concerning a function which the navigation unit provides. The main unit includes an operation unit which receives an input for selecting a function from a user, a main unit screen generating unit which generates a main unit screen for displaying information concerning a function which the main unit provides, and a video selector which selects one of the navigation unit screen and the main unit screen and provides the selected one to the display device. The addition function provided by the sub unit is executed by an interruption process, and the video selector selects one of the navigation unit screen and the main unit screen based on the function inputted to the operation unit and the addition function executed by the interruption process. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287263 | INFRARED INSPECTION OF BONDED SUBSTRATES - A method and apparatus for obtaining inspection information is described. A standard CCD or CMOS camera is used to obtain images in the near infrared region. Background and noise components of the obtained image are removed and the signal to noise ratio is increased to provide information that is suitable for use in inspection. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287264 | BOARD INSPECTION APPARATUS - An apparatus for inspecting a board is shown. The board inspection apparatus includes at least one illuminating module, an imaging lens, a first beam splitter, a first camera, and a second camera. The illuminating module provides light to an inspection board and the imaging lens transmits a light reflected from the inspection board. The first beam splitter transmits a portion of the light transmitted from the imaging lens and reflects the rest of the transmitted light. The first camera image-captures by receiving the light that transmits the first beam, and the second camera image-captures by receiving the light reflected from the first beam splitter. Therefore, by using one imaging lens to inspect the inspection board, the decrease in accuracy caused by the different optical axis or magnification may be prevented. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287265 | DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY SCANNING AND MEASURING AN ENVIRONMENT - In a device for optically scanning and measuring an environment, where the device is a laser scanner having a light emitter which, by a rotary mirror, emits an emission light beam, with a light receiver which receives a reception light beam, which, after passing the rotary mirror and a receiver lens which has an optical axis, is reflected from an object in the environment of the laser scanner. The laser scanner also includes a color camera which takes colored pictures of the environment of the laser scanner, and a control and evaluation unit which, for a multitude of measuring points, determines the distance to the object and links it with the colored pictures, the color camera being arranged on the optical axis of the receiver lens. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287266 | DETERMINATION OF A POSITION CHARACTERISTIC FOR AN OBJECT - A system for determining a position characteristic for an object in a room comprises an optically identifiable element ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120287267 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - To easily edit dynamic image content suiting user's preferences in consideration of the geographical position. A trajectory information generation unit | 2012-11-15 |
20120287268 | Systems and Methods for Capturing Images in Conjunction with Motion - Systems and methods for capturing images in conjunction with motion. The present disclosure includes a system comprising a recording device configured to capture images; one or more wheels coupled to the recording device, at least one of the wheels comprising a plurality of indicators spaced at regular intervals upon the face of the wheel; and one or more respective reference points for each of the at least one of the one or more wheels comprising a plurality of indicators, the one or more respective reference points configured such that a respective reference points remains fixed relative to a respective wheel as the respective wheel rotates. The present disclosure also includes methods of using the same. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287269 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING TIRE SELF-CLEANING CAPABILITY - An apparatus and method for evaluating the ability of a tire to clean its tread is provided. For example, an apparatus ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120287270 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING GHG EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED TO BIOPRODUCT INDUSTRY - The method and system hereby described allows the calculation and determination of GHG emissions produced during the generation of bioproduct from different source materials. The method comprises capturing, processing and handling different parameters and data related to GHG emissions associated to every single process needed to produce bioproduct and the delivery of said bioproduct, in order to generate a total GHG emissions value by means of applying formulae to the captioned and processed isolated data referred to GHG emissions of every process. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287271 | INTELLIGENT SECURITY LIGHT AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A lighting device capable of detecting a condition in an environment includes a sensor to capture a video frame from a location in the environment. The lighting device may include a microcontroller, a processor and memory. The sensor may be electrically connected to the microcontroller, and the video frame may be transmitted to the microcontroller as data. The lighting device may also include a light source electrically connected to and controlled by the microcontroller and a rules engine stored in the memory. The processor may compare the data to rules contained in the rules engine to produce an output. The lighting device may further include an interface through which the output is accessible. After an analysis is conducted, an output may be generated responsive to detection of an anomaly. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287272 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESCRIBING AND ORGANIZING IMAGE DATA - Methods and systems for describing and organizing image data. An analysis system includes a sensor, a processing unit, a machine, a database, and/or a display. The analysis system is connected to an electronic device. The sensor generates sensor data which is imported by the processing unit. The processing unit analyzes the sensor data to determine features of the sensor data such as the subject, the time, the location, the object, the event, and/or the action in the sensor data. The processing unit creates entries for the sensor data in a features index. The processing unit receives a query for an item and uses the features index to determine search results including the item, such as a location and a time of the item. The processing unit can also determine whether a machine has completed its mission using the features in the sensor data. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287273 | SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING SUSTAINABLE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS BY REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES AND METHOD THEREOF - Particularly applicable to the implementation of sustainability requirements concerning on the promotion of the use of bioproduct from renewable sources, through the system and method described is possible to ensure that the origin of raw materials is sustainable (according to a previously defined sustainability requirements), avoiding travel to the area of interest, thus saving time and economic costs and preventing errors and fraud. More specifically, the system and method object of the invention are particularly applicable for identifying those areas that comply with said sustainability requirements. Said sustainability requirements state that raw material intended for bioproduct production shall not be made from lands with a high biodiversity, high carbon stock or peatlands, and bearing in mind additionally the land use requirement. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287274 | Tracking of Dynamic Object of Interest and Active Stabilization of an Autonomous Airborne Platform Mounted Camera - A system for tracking and video surveillance using an aerial videographic platform. The system may be adapted to follow a user possessing a GPS device with a transmitter, such as an advanced cellular telephone. The aerial platform may be commanded by the user to follow the user during a course of time, such as during the completion of an outdoor activity. The aerial platform may use a video camera to record the user while the user is engaged in the activity. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287275 | Time Phased Imagery for an Artificial Point of View - A method and apparatus for processing video information for a vehicle. A number of prior images is selected from images generated by the vehicle. An object is seen in the number of prior images. A model of the vehicle is displayed in the number of prior images in a current position of the vehicle and with a size that is based on the current position of the vehicle relative to the object in the number of prior images. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287276 | VISION BASED NIGHT-TIME REAR COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM, CONTROLLER, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A night-time rear collision warning system that includes a camera and a controller. The system identifies a bright spot corresponding to a light source present in the field of view of the camera, determines if the bright spot corresponds to headlights of an approaching vehicle, and determines if a collision is likely. The headlights of a distant approaching vehicle may appear as a single bright spot and so the bright spot is classified as a fused spot. By analyzing bright spots from headlights, the system is able to operate at night when no other information regarding the size or shape of the approaching vehicle is available. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287277 | MACHINE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display system for a mobile machine operating at a worksite is disclosed. The display system may have at least one detection device configured to detect objects within a distance of the mobile machine, at least one camera configured to generate a plurality of camera views of the worksite around the mobile machine, a display located within the mobile machine, and a controller in communication with the at least one detection device, the at least one camera, and the display. The controller may be configured to cause an indication of proximity of objects detected by the at least one detection device to be shown on the display, and to automatically cause the camera view of the plurality of camera views associated with a closest objected detected by the at least one detection device to be shown on the display simultaneous with the indication of proximity. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287278 | Traffic Violation Photo Enforcement System - A portable, transportable or fixed Traffic Violation Photo Enforcement System, (TVPES) operating from either a moving or stationary position, capable of providing complete identification and documentation of multiple moving traffic violations across all lanes of moving traffic and transmitting or relaying the data to a specified law enforcement agency or their approved violation processing service to support municipal, county, and state traffic violation enforcement efforts through the use of constitutionally sufficient evidence for citation generating and later court prosecution. The (TVPES) consists of various off the shelf and customized components including but not limited to one or more of the following: computer based control units, speed detection devices, tracking devices, digital video and single frame cameras, facial recognition software/automated license-plate recognition software capable of analyzing digital video and single-frame imagery, voice recording devices, GPS location devices, data collection and storage devices and data transmitting and receiving devices. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287279 | PARKING SUPPORT APPARATUS - A parking support apparatus includes: a vehicle position locating control unit for locating a present position; a parking support database in which a guideline to be displayed at parking is registered for each parking space; cameras for shooting surroundings; a parking support screen generating unit for acquiring, when parking in a parking space placed at the position located by the vehicle position locating control unit, the guideline corresponding to the parking space from the parking support database, and for generating a parking support screen by superposing the guideline upon an image or images taken with the cameras; and a display unit for displaying the parking support screen created by the parking support screen generating unit. Accordingly, it can offer a parking support apparatus capable of displaying the optimum parking support image corresponding to a parking space and improving convenience. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287280 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSING THE POSITION OF A VEHICLE - The invention concerns a method and a system for purposes of registering the position of a vehicle ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120287281 | PERSONALIZED AND DYNAMIC RESTAURANT INTERFACES AND SYSTEMS - A consumer profile can store consumer presence data and restaurant transaction data, as well as financial data and other secondary data. The consumer presence data can used to detect a consumer presence at a restaurant. A corresponding transaction between the restaurant and the consumer can be automatically initiated at the restaurant in response to the detected consumer presence at the restaurant and without requiring the consumer to explicitly request the transaction be initiated. A consumer can also be presented with a personalized interface for initiating a transaction at the restaurant in response to the consumer's presence being detected at the restaurant. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287282 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus to be mounted on a vehicle is provided with an image obtaining means, a synthetic image generating means, and a model image supplying means. The image obtaining means is for obtaining a plurality of camera images captured by a plurality of cameras installed on the vehicle. The synthetic image generating means is for generating, on the basis of the plurality of camera images, a plurality of synthetic images viewed from one viewpoint among a plurality of viewpoints that are different from each other, and which indicate the surroundings of the vehicle. The model image supplying means is for outputting, to a display device installed on the vehicle, information corresponding to a model image wherein one field-of-view range associated with the one viewpoint among the plurality of viewpoints is indicated selectively, from among a plurality of field-of-view ranges. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287283 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH VOICE PROMPT FUNCTION AND VOICE PROMPT METHOD - An electronic device includes an image capturing unit and a processor. The processor controls the image capturing unit to periodically capture the environment surrounding the electronic device to obtain an image, and further compares the captured image with at least one pre-stored image corresponding to a destination point to determine whether a difference between the captured image and one of the pre-stored image is less than a preset value. The processor outputs an audio prompt to prompt the user that he/she is arriving at the destination point if a difference between the captured image and one pre-stored image is less than a preset value. A voice prompt method applied in an electronic device is also provided. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287284 | HEADSET COMPUTER THAT USES MOTION AND VOICE COMMANDS TO CONTROL INFORMATION DISPLAY AND REMOTE DEVICES - A wireless hands-free portable headset computer with a micro display arranged near but below a wearer's eye in a peripheral vision area not blocking the wearer's main line of sight. The headset computer can display an image or portions of an image, wherein the portions can be enlarged. The headset computer also can be equipped with peripheral devices, such as light sources and cameras that can emit and detect, respectively, visible light and invisible radiation, such as infrared radiation and ultraviolet radiation. The peripheral devices are controllable by the wearer by voice command or by gesture. The headset computer also can be broken down into component parts that are attachable to another article worn by an individual, such as a helmet or respirator mask. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287285 | METHOD OF MONITORING A SPRAY DRYER AND A SPRAY DRYER COMPRISING ONE OR MORE INFRARED CAMERAS - The spray dryer comprises a spray drying chamber having a substantially cylindrical top section, a conical wall and a narrowed lower section. In the top section, atomizing means is provided. One or more cameras are associated with the drying chamber in order to monitor the process. At least one of the cameras is an infrared camera adapted for measuring the temperature within a predefined area. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287286 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A mosaic image is input that is made up of a visible light component image in which mainly a visible light component has been captured and a non-visible light component image in which mainly a non-visible light component has been captured, and spectrally corrected images are generated in which spectral characteristics of each pixel have been corrected. Contrast enhancement processing is then performed on one of the spectrally corrected images that has been generated and that includes the non-visible light component, and a non-visible light component image is generated in which contrast has been enhanced. A spectral correction portion generates the spectrally corrected images by performing a matrix computation that uses a spectral characteristics correction matrix M that is generated using information on ideal spectral characteristics. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287287 | DISPLAY SCREEN FOR CAMERA CALIBRATION - A system for determining one or more camera calibration parameters is disclosed. The system comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to: a) provide a first pattern for display on a display screen; b) receive a first image from a camera viewing the display screen; c) provide a second pattern for display on the display screen; and d) receive a second image from the camera viewing the display screen. The relative position of the display screen and the camera are the same as when the first image was captured using the camera. The processor is further configured to determine an image location which is a projection of a known physical location on the display screen by using at least in part a first feature identified in the first image and a second feature identified in the second image and determine one or more calibration parameters based at least in part on the determined image location. The memory is coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287288 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR METERING AUDIO AND VIDEO DELAYS - A system to perform automated audio visual (AV) delay measurement for a system under test (SUT) includes a test pattern generator to generate a dynamic AV test pattern and connected to a source display device and to one or more destination video display devices; at least one light sensor coupled to the one or more destination video display devices; an AV capture device having video inputs connected to the light sensors; and an AV delay analyzer coupled to the AV capture device to perform multi-channel delay parameters analysis. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287289 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR METERING AUDIO AND VIDEO DELAYS - Systems and methods are disclosed to perform automated audio visual (AV) delay measurement for a system under test (SUT) by generating a dynamic AV test pattern to drive a source display device and one or more destination video display devices; detecting video output through at least one light sensor coupled to the one or more destination video display devices; digitizing the light sensor output; and performing multi-channel delay parameters analysis. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287290 | System and Method for Pairing Hand-Held Devices Utilizing a Front-Facing Camera - A hand-held wireless communications device includes a camera integrated within a housing of the wireless communications device, a front-facing lens assembly to focus light onto the camera, a display, and a controller connected to the camera and the display. The controller controls the camera to capture an image of another device that is in front of its display. The device can then analyze the image to extract information specific to the other device, and utilize that information to identify and authenticate the other device. Once identified and authenticates, the devices are able to share data and information with each other. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287291 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ARRAY CAMERA IMAGE DATA - Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving image data captured by an imager array including a plurality of focal planes are described. One embodiment of the invention includes capturing image data using a plurality of active focal planes in a camera module, where an image is formed on each active focal plane by a separate lens stack, generating lines of image data by interleaving the image data captured by the plurality of active focal planes, and transmitting the lines of image data and the additional data. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287292 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a first obtaining unit, a second obtaining unit and a display control unit. The first obtaining unit obtains, from an electronic device connected to the information processing apparatus, image data stored in a memory medium connected to the electronic device. The second obtaining unit obtains in advance reduced image data corresponding to the image data before obtainment of the image data by the first obtaining unit. The display control unit updates reduced image data displayed on a display unit, obtained by the second obtaining unit, in accordance with a display condition designated by a user. When the display condition is changed while the first obtaining unit is executing obtainment of image data, the first obtaining unit changes an obtainment order of image data based on the changed display condition. | 2012-11-15 |
20120287293 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A table, which records a relationship between image data of patches included in a chart, which are acquired by capturing the chart under a plurality of types of illumination light having different characteristics, and the characteristics, is held for each image capturing device capturing the chart, and for each chart print condition. Specifying information of an image capturing device used to estimate characteristics of illumination light and a print condition of a chart used to estimate the characteristics of the illumination light are input as estimation conditions. Image data of a chart captured by the image capturing device under the illumination light is input. The characteristics of the illumination light are estimated based on a table corresponding to the estimation conditions and the input image data. | 2012-11-15 |