51st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130335491 | Installing Fluid Container In Fluid Ejection Device - A fluid ejection device includes a fluid ejection unit that ejects a fluid onto an ejection target; a main chassis case that includes a platen disposed in a area for ejecting the fluid by the fluid ejection unit; a container case for containing a pack, the pack containing a fluid for ejection, wherein the container case is pivotably attached to the main chassis case and openable by rotation about a rotation shaft; and a delivery tube that delivers the fluid from the pack to the fluid ejection unit. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335492 | FLUID CONTAINER WITH BUBBLE ELIMINATOR - A container for holding a volume of fluid includes a first fluid chamber having an entry port and a bubble eliminator with at least one bubble-piercing protrusion for pricking bubbles as the volume of fluid flows through the bubble eliminator. The container further includes a second fluid chamber in fluid communication with the first fluid chamber for receiving the volume of fluid from the first fluid chamber. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335493 | VALVE SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING AIR IN A FLUID EJECTION SYSTEM - Valve systems for managing air in a fluid ejection system are described herein. One example valve system includes an inlet chamber ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130335494 | DIGITAL INKJET PRINTING MACHINE WITH TRANSPARENT INK - A digital inkjet printing machine with transparent ink comprising an inkjet module, at least one UV light projection device and a working platform with heating function is disclosed, wherein the working platform is used for heating a work piece during or after the jetting of ink on the work piece on the working platform for hardening the ink droplets thereon, and the inkjet module has a plurality of colored ink cartridges and at least one transparent ink cartridge filled with transparent UV curable ink; the at least one UV light projection device is disposed on a side of the inkjet module for irradiating UV light downward on a surface of the work piece on the working platform in order to solidify the transparent UV curable ink droplets jetted thereon, and to form a three-dimensional transparent color layer on the surface of the printed work piece. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335495 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND PRINTED MATERIAL - An inkjet recording method includes in sequence a application step of applying a transparent ink or an effect pigment ink onto a recording medium, a image formation step of carrying out image formation by discharging an effect pigment ink or a transparent ink onto the recording medium, and a step of curing the transparent ink and the effect pigment ink above the recording medium, the method comprising or not comprising, between the application step and the image formation step, a step of curing the transparent ink or the effect pigment ink, and when it does the transparent ink or the effect pigment being cured at a percentage cure of no greater than 85%, the effect pigment ink comprising an effect pigment, a polymerization initiator, and a polymerizable compound, and the transparent ink comprising a polymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound but comprising substantially no pigment. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335496 | Printer having Skewed Transfix Roller to Reduce Torque Disturbances - An inkjet offset printer includes an imaging drum and a transfix roller skewed with respect to and defining a continuously applied or an uninterrupted nip with the imaging drum to reduce torque disturbances and media wrinkling issues. Acoustic and physical disturbances resulting from a sheet of recording media entering and leaving the nip are reduced or eliminated. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335497 | FRANKING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR SERVICING THEREOF - A franking machine has an ink jet printing device with exchangeable ink cartridges. The lower housing shell of a security housing of the franking machine has a sealable, shaft-shaped opening in the base and is designed to accommodate assemblies that can be contaminated with ink. These assemblies are situated in a non-secure region of the franking machine and are accessible via the aforementioned opening when a cover of the shaft-shaped opening is opened. A servicing procedure allows the franking machine to be retrofitted to print with a different ink color. After moving the print carriage in one direction and opening a cartridge flap, the ink cartridges can be removed. A displacement of the print carriage takes place after closing the cartridge flap, wherein the print carriage is moved in the opposite direction so that the print carriage arrives in the sealing position for ink cartridges. A box-shaped mod can now be removed from the franking machine. Servicing of the ink-contaminated modules subsequently takes place via the aforementioned opening. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335498 | Combination support base and printer for portable computers - A combination support base and printer apparatus for use with laptop and other portable computers is easy to carry and particularly configured for letter or larger sized paper. The invention comprises a base having a bottom wall and a plurality of peripherally disposed upstanding walls that define paper storage and printer compartments, a lid to enclose one or both compartments, an upwardly disposed support surface on the lid for placement of the laptop thereon and a printer module disposed inside the printer compartment to print on paper pulled from the paper storage compartment. The support surface can be configured with various non-slip materials to reduce the laptop slipping relative to the lid. An attachment mechanism can be utilized to clamp the laptop to the lid. Side wings can be used to effectively expand the width of the support surface. A paper sizing mechanism can adjust for different paper sizes. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335499 | THERMAL HEAD MANUFACTURING METHOD, THERMAL HEAD, AND PRINTER - A method of manufacturing a thermal head, including: forming a concave being, which is open on one surface of a support-substrate made of an alumina material; forming an intermediate-layer made of a glass paste by printing the glass paste made of a first-glass-material on the one surface of the support-substrate and baking the glass paste; bonding an upper-substrate to the one surface of the support-substrate by arranging the upper-substrate on the intermediate-layer formed on the one surface of the support-substrate in a laminated state and heating the upper-substrate at a temperature of an annealing point thereof or higher and a softening point thereof or lower, the upper-substrate being made of a second-glass-material having a softening point lower than a softening point of the first-glass-material; and forming a heat generating resistor on a surface of the upper-substrate bonded to the support-substrate at a position opposed to the concave portion. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335500 | THERMAL HEAD, PRINTER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THERMAL HEAD - A thermal head comprises: a support substrate; an upper substrate arranged on the support substrate on one surface side thereof in a laminated state; an intermediate layer which is arranged between the upper substrate and the support substrate to bond the upper substrate and the support substrate to each other, and which has one of a through hole and a concave portion to form a cavity portion between the upper substrate and the support substrate; and a heat generating resistor formed on a surface of the upper substrate on a side opposite to the support substrate at a position opposed to the cavity portion, wherein the upper substrate has a melting point lower than a melting point of the intermediate layer. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335501 | LASER DRAWING CONTROL APPARATUS, LASER DRAWING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING LASER DRAWING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is a laser drawing control apparatus for thawing an image on an object by a laser light, including an end point shifting unit ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130335502 | MARKING DEVICE - A marking head of a marking device comprises: at least one marking pin; a heater that heats the marking pin; a support base that supports a first marking tape and a second marking tape in such a manner that the first marking tape and the second marking tape line up in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the marketing pin; a driving device that is capable of moving the support base to a first position at which the first marking tape faces the marking pin, and a second position at which the second marking tape faces the marking pin; and extrusion devices that extrude the marking pin out toward the marking tape facing the marking pin in order to press the marking tape facing the marking pin against a tire and print on the tire. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335503 | DRAWING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A drawing apparatus performs drawing on a first partial region and a second partial region. The first and second partial regions having an overlap region in which the first and second partial regions overlap each other. The apparatus includes a transformation device configured to transform first pattern data for the first partial region into first quantized pattern data in accordance with a first transformation rule, and to transform second pattern data for the second partial region into second quantized pattern data in accordance with a second transformation rule different from the first transformation rule, and a controller configured to control the drawing on the first partial region based on the first quantized pattern data, and to control the drawing on the second partial region based on the second quantized pattern data. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335504 | OPTICAL WRITER FOR FLEXIBLE FOILS - The technology disclosed relates to patterning of flexible substrate. One implementation can be applied for production of flexible displays and other electronic devices on flexible substrates. The substrate may be plastic film typically 50-150 microns thick and the size of the pattern features may typically be in the range 1-10 microns across. Larger and smaller structures are possible. The patterning is done by means of optical exposure, either by exposure of a photosensitive resist or lacquer, or by other thermal or photochemical interaction between the light and the substrate. The substrate may typically be loaded as a roll and after exposure and other processing it may be rolled up on a second output roll, so called roll-to-roll (R-to-R) processing. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335505 | Live Teleporting System and Apparatus - A telepresence system includes a projector for generating an image, a projection screen for reviewing the image generated by the projector and generating a reflected image and a foil for reviewing the reflected image generated by the projection screen. The foil generates and directs partially reflected image toward an audience, the partially reflected image being perceived by the audience as a virtual image or hologram located on a viewing stage. Additionally, the system incorporates a camera for filming an individual through the foil, the camera being located on a camera side of the foil and positioned adjacent to the viewing stage, the individual being located on an individual side of the foil and positioned on a filming stage. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335506 | MANAGING THE LAYOUT OF MULTIPLE VIDEO STREAMS DISPLAYED ON A DESTINATION DISPLAY SCREEN DURING A VIDEOCONFERENCE - A system includes a network interface for sending and receiving at least video data between two or more endpoints, where each endpoint includes a display screen. A camera may be located at more than one endpoint capturing video data. The system also includes a control unit for controlling spatial arrangement of one or more video data streams displayed on a display screen of one or more endpoints. The control unit determines a state and configuration of a videoconference and accesses a route description corresponding to the state and configuration of the videoconference. The route description includes a video data stream destination, one or more video data stream sources, and layout information determining the spatial arrangement of one or more video data streams displayed on the video data stream destination. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335507 | FLATTENED LIGHT REFLECTION FOR TELEPRESENCE - Embodiments include a telepresence system operative to carry out a teleconference, a lighting arrangement for a telepresence system operative to carry out a teleconference, and a planar panel having a reflective front surface that includes indentations having variable depth operative such that that when the reflective surface is illuminated by a light source, light is directed towards one or more participants in a telepresence system that is operative to carry out a teleconference. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335508 | Adaptive Switching of Views for a Video Conference that Involves a Presentation Apparatus - Techniques are provided for dynamically adapting the view from a conference endpoint that includes a presentation apparatus, such as a whiteboard. A first signal is received that includes a video signal derived from a video camera that is viewing a room during a conference session in which a person is presenting information on a presentation apparatus. During the video conference, switching is performed between the first signal and a second signal representing content being displayed on the presentation apparatus during the conference session for output and transmission to other conference endpoints of the conference session. The determination as to whether to supply the first signal (for a normal view of the conference room) or the second signal may be based on a position determination of the presenter or may be instead be based on an external view selection command received from another conference endpoint participating in the conference session. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335509 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE FOR ONLINE VIDEO DATING - Disclosed is a method, system, and article of manufacture for implementing online video date that identifies a list of potential dates for a requesting user based on the requesting user's preferences or criteria, the personal data of the requesting user, or the personal data of a potential date. The method or system examines the registered users against the requesting user's preferences or criteria, the personal data of the requesting user, or the personal data of or other data related to the registered users to identify the list of potential dates from the registered users. The requesting user may identify one or more potential dates from the list and initiate online video date with the one or more potential dates. The method or system may also provide other applications or services concurrently with the provisioning of online video date. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335510 | SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGING PTT MESSAGES FOR BRIEF MULTI VIDEO CONFERENCES - The invention relates to a system which can be used for exchanging short multimedia messages between two or more users. The system is used, without distinction, for client-server implementations ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130335511 | TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, METHOD OF MANAGING DATA TRANSMISSION, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - An apparatus, system, and method of managing data transmission are provided, each of which is capable of generating reservation information regarding communication reserved for at least one of a first transmission terminal and a second transmission terminal, in response to a communication start request that requests to start communication between the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal. The reservation information is generated, for example, based on first time information indicating the time at which communication reserved for the first transmission terminal is scheduled to start, and second time information indicating the time at which communication reserved for the second transmission terminal is scheduled to start. The reservation information is transmitted to the first transmission terminal. The data transmission management method may be implemented in the form of a program stored in a non-transitory recording medium. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335512 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING DATA TRANSMISSION, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A transmission management system obtains, in response to a communication start request for starting communication between a first transmission terminal and a second transmission terminal, first reservation identification information for identifying communication reserved for the first transmission terminal and second reservation identification information for identifying communication reserved for the second transmission terminal, and determines whether to accept or reject the communication start request based on a match between the first reservation identification information and the second reservation identification information. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335513 | COLLABORATION CONFERENCE LINKING IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for linking a plurality of conferences that are occurring on separate conference bridges. In one embodiment, the network is configured to determine when two or more related conferences are occurring on separate conference bridges. Related conferences may be any two conferences that share the same attribute. For example, two conferences may be initiated on separate conference bridges under the same account number for a user of the system. When the related conferences are detected, the network links the two conferences through the network such that participants in both conferences may now interact as if in a single collaboration conference. The linking allows the network to combine related conferences without the need to disconnect anyone conference from a conference bridge. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335514 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONNECTION AMONG TERMINALS AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM - When a request for participating in a session being performed by a plurality of participating terminals is received from a terminal that is not participated in the session, a system extracts identification information of one or more candidate terminals that are associated with the participating terminal for each one of the plurality of participating terminals, and determines whether identification information of the terminal that sends the request is included in the extracted candidate terminal identification information to generate a determination result. The determination result is used to determine whether to allow the terminal that sends the request to connect with the plurality of participating terminals to participate in the session. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335515 | Call Movement in a Conferencing System - Providing high availability multi-way conferencing. Separate signaling and media components may be provided within an MCU or among a cluster of MCUs. A signaling server may control signaling aspects of a conference while a media server may provide media support for the conference. In the event of media server failure, the signaling server may assign a new media server to provide media support for the conference. A backup signaling server may also monitor the signaling server and may provide signaling support for the conference in the event of signaling server failure. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335516 | RELAYING APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure controls communications between a plurality of information terminals at a first site and an information device at a second site. The control device includes: an interface that obtains class information indicating what class is allocated to each of those information terminals and also obtains rate information indicating a rate of communication with the information device over a network; and a control section that puts an upper limit on the communication rate of each of the information terminals by reference to the class information and the rate information and notifies the information terminal of the upper limit. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335517 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONFERENCE SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - An information processing apparatus which controls transmission and reception of information is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a transmitting and receiving unit which transmits and receives, as the information, at least one of voice information, video information, and screen information; a necessity identifying information defining unit which allocates necessity identifying information for detecting a state of the information processing apparatus and identifying presence/absence of a necessity of transmitting and receiving the voice information, the video information, and the screen information in accordance with the detected result; and a bandwidth control unit which determines a bandwidth to be allocated to each of the voice information, the video information, and the screen information to be transmitted and received, based on the necessity identifying information. The transmitting and receiving unit transmits and receives the voice information, the video information, and the screen information in accordance with the determined bandwidth. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335518 | Method and system for sending and playing media data in telepresence technology - The present disclosure discloses a method and system for sending media data in telepresence technology. By collecting audio or video data corresponding to a spatial area, the collected data is processed respectively to acquire multiple streams of data distinguished by a collecting spatial area and corresponding collecting spatial information; the multiple streams of data are encoded, encoded multiple streams of audio data and the collecting spatial information are packed together, and/or encoded multiple streams of video data and the collecting spatial information are packed together, and a packet including multiple streams of audio or video data is sent, respectively. The present disclosure also discloses a method and system for playing media data in telepresence technology. With the methods and systems, it is possible to directly identify the corresponding collecting spatial area, i.e., a corresponding playing location in the process of data transmission, which enables a conferee at a receiving end to experience auditory positioning and an immersive sensation. Further, the problem of synchronization among the multiple streams of audio or video data is solved effectively. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335519 | Multicast Media Notification for Queued Calls - Multicast media notifications are provided when unicast media encoders are unavailable to serve endpoints that send a communication session request to a call control device. When the call control device receives a communication session request from an endpoint, a determination is made as to whether any one of a plurality of unicast media encoders is available for the communication session request. When it is determined that none of the plurality of unicast media encoders is available, the endpoint is connected to a multicast media encoder that presents a multicast media notification to the endpoint. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335520 | Robotic Camera System with Context Display - Remotely operated camera systems and methods of operating a remote camera. A camera platform may include a primary scene camera having a first field of view, a context camera optically aligned with the primary scene camera and having a second field of view larger than the first field of view, and a pointing mechanism. A control station remote from the camera platform may include a display system to display images captured by the primary scene camera and the context camera, and an operator interface configured to accept operator inputs to control the primary scene camera, the context camera, and the pointing mechanism. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335521 | Method of Synthesizing Stereo 3D Panorama Image and Related 3D Camera - A method of synthesizing a stereo three-dimension (3D) panorama image for a 3D camera is disclosed. The 3D camera comprises at least two lenses. The method comprises capturing a pair image, wherein the pair image comprise a first side image and a second side image; separating the first side image and the second side image from the pair image; performing a panorama synthesis process to obtain a first side panorama image and a second side panorama image; performing a 3D synthesis process according to the first side panorama image and the second side panorama image to generate the stereo 3D panorama image; and storing and outputting the stereo 3D panorama image. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335522 | DERIVATION OF DEPTH MAP ESTIMATE - In some example techniques for generating and updating depth map estimates used for inter-view motion prediction and/or inter-view residual prediction for coding multiview video data, each of a plurality of dependent views is associated with a dependent depth view estimate, which may be generated or updated based on coding of the texture data of the dependent view relative to a base view. In such examples, each of the dependent depth map estimates may be warped to the base view to produce a respective one of a plurality of base depth map estimates. Each dependent depth map estimate and the respective base depth map estimate for a depth map estimate pair associated with the respective one of the plurality of dependent views. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335523 | MOVING IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SERVER, MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Rendering processing is performed such that a distribution screen is rendered in rendering processing of a subsequent stage by referring to a Depth map generated by rendering processing of a preceding stage. A moving image distribution server selects the Depth map for coding determination during execution of rendering processing of the subsequent stage for a first screen, and determines for each set block whether to perform inter-frame coding by referring to a Depth map generated for a second screen rendered before the first screen. After rendering processing of the subsequent stage has ended for the first screen, the server performs coding in accordance with the determination result and sends the coded moving image data to an external device. The determination result is sent to the external device before generation of the coded moving image data of the first screen is completed. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335524 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING A STEREOSCOPIC SIGNAL - The invention relates to a method of obtaining a stereoscopic signal from a sequence of monoscopic images. The method includes a step of obtaining a sequence of monoscopic images having been captured by an image acquisition apparatus in an acquisition mode enabling several images to be shot in the course of a regular movement substantially tangential to the plane of the lens of the acquisition apparatus. That step is followed by a step of forming pairs of images from the sequence of images, each pair being formed on the basis of a predetermined temporal distance then a step of calibrating the images of the pairs formed, so as to improve the visual correspondence between the two images. Finally, a stereoscopic signal is constructed from the pairs so calibrated. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335525 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present technique relates to an image processing device and an image processing method for realizing accurate depth image warping operations at the receiving side when depth images with reduced resolutions are transmitted. A parallax image generating unit reduces the resolutions of parallax images B | 2013-12-19 |
20130335526 | MULTI-VIEW VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A multi-view video encoding/decoding apparatus and method are provided. The multi-view video encoding/decoding apparatus encodes the current block which is to be encoded and which belongs to a frame of a first view point, wherein the encoding is performed in accordance with a first skip mode using the frame of the first view point or a second skip mode using the frame of a second view point, thereby improving encoding efficiency. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335527 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technique relates to an image processing device, an image processing method and a program which can calculate a vector which is precisely predicted as a predicted motion vector of a disparity vector. A predicted motion vector generation unit | 2013-12-19 |
20130335528 | IMAGING DEVICE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THREE DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND METHODS OF USE - Described herein is a system and method to create a 3D representation of an observed scene by combining multiple views from a moving image capture device. The output is a point cloud or a mesh model. Models can be captured at arbitrary scales varying from small objects to entire buildings. The visual fidelity of produced models is comparable to that of a photograph when rendered using conventional graphics rendering. Despite offering fine-scale accuracies, the mapping results are globally consistent, even at large scales. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335529 | CAMERA POSE ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED REALITY IMAGING - An apparatus for providing an estimate for a 3D camera pose relative to a scene from 2D image data of a 2D image frame provided by the camera is provided, the apparatus using four types of observations: (a) detected 2D-3D point correspondences; (b) tracked 2D-3D point correspondences; (c) motion model observations; and (d) edge observations. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335530 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL INSPECTION AND 3D WHITE LIGHT SCANNING OF OFF-LINE INDUSTRIAL GAS TURBINES AND OTHER POWER GENERATION MACHINERY - Internal components of gas or steam turbines are inspected with a 3D scanning camera inspection system that is inserted and positioned within the turbine, for example through a gas turbine combustor nozzle port. Three dimensional internal component measurements are performed using projected light patterns generated by a stripe projector and a 3D white light matrix camera. Real time dimensional information is gathered without physical contact, which is helpful for extracting off-line engineering information about the scanned structures. Exemplary 3D scans, preferably with additional visual images, are performed of the gas path side of a gas turbine combustor support housing, combustor basket and transition with or without human intervention. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335531 | APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING GRID PATTERN - The present invention relates to an apparatus for projecting a grid pattern, and more particularly, to an apparatus for projecting a grid pattern that projects an image of a grid pattern onto a test object during a three-dimensional measurement. The apparatus for projecting a grid pattern comprises: a camera which takes, as an input, a grid pattern image using grid pattern projecting means including a grid pattern signal generating unit and a grid pattern emitting unit, wherein the grid pattern signal generating unit receives grid pattern information to emit light in the form of grid pattern onto the test object and generates a grid pattern signal, and controls the grid pattern signal, wherein the grid pattern emitting unit controls a micro-mirror for a light source and a laser scanner using the grid pattern signal to emit a grid pattern; information processing means for extracting a three-dimensional image; and output means. According to the present invention, the size of the apparatus for projecting a grid pattern may be reduced such that the apparatus may be internally or externally built into a mobile device or three-dimensional measurement device. The apparatus for projecting a grid pattern of the present invention may solve the focusing problems of conventional apparatuses for projecting a grid pattern, and may project a grid pattern image to a high-speed camera in real time to perform a three-dimensional measurement. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335532 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and a method for generating an image. A plurality of image capturing devices capture images including objects reflected by a curved mirror from predetermined angles. Image units included in a captured image are analyzed; and a distance for an object included in the captured images is determined according to the analyzing result. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335533 | IMAGE PICKUP UNIT, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, PICTURE PROCESSING METHOD, DIAPHRAGM CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The technology relates to an image pickup unit, an image pickup device, a picture processing method, a diaphragm control method, and program that are capable of suppressing deterioration in quality of a stereoscopic picture. A parallax detection pixel | 2013-12-19 |
20130335534 | Focal Depth Expansion Device - A depth expansion apparatus includes an image-pickup-optical-system and an image-pickup-device (hereinafter, IPS) configured to form and pick up images A and B in different focus positions, and a depth-expanded-image forming section configured to generate, based on the images A and B, a depth-expanded-image that maintains a relation between a distance from an object point to the image-pickup-optical-system and luminance. When an image side NA of the image A is represented as NA′, a resolution determined by the IPS, as R, an optical path interval between image forming surfaces for the images A and B, as d, NA of an image at a near photographing distance among the images A and B, as NAn, and NA of an image at a far photographing distance among the images A and B, as NAf, the IPS satisfy the following conditional expressions (1) and (2): | 2013-12-19 |
20130335535 | DIGITAL 3D CAMERA USING PERIODIC ILLUMINATION - A method of operating a digital camera, includes providing a digital camera, the digital camera including a capture lens, an image sensor, a projector and a processor; using the projector to illuminate one or more objects with a sequence of patterns; and capturing a first sequence of digital images of the illuminated objects including the reflected patterns that have depth information. The method further includes using the processor to analyze the first sequence of digital images including the depth information to construct a second, 3D digital image of the objects; capturing a second 2D digital image of the objects and the remainder of the scene without the reflected patterns, and using the processor to combine the 2D and 3D digital images to produce a modified digital image of the illuminated objects and the remainder of the scene. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335536 | HEAD MOUNT DISPLAY - A head mount display used in a state worn on the head of a user is provided. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335537 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - In a 3D image display apparatus, a display unit includes a plurality of pixels and alternately displays a left-eye image in a first group of the pixels and a right-eye image in a second group of the pixels along a first direction, a barrier unit includes a light blocking portion blocking light received from the display unit and a light transmitting portion transmitting the light received from the display unit, and the light blocking portion and the light transmitting portion are alternately arranged in the first direction. A position information extraction unit determines the distance between the display unit and a viewer watching the display unit, and a control unit controls the display unit and the barrier unit in accordance with the distance information to allow the display unit and the barrier unit to be operated in a first mode or a second mode. Thus, a distance range in which the viewer perceives the 3D image increases. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335538 | MULTIPLE VIEWPOINT IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A multi-viewpoint image display device is provided, which includes an image panel including a plurality of pixels configured to be arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, a backlight unit configured to provide light to the image panel, a parallax portion configured to be arranged in front of the image panel, and a mask portion configured to be arranged between the image panel and the backlight unit to partially mask the plurality of pixels. Accordingly, resolution balance can be matched without interference. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335539 | MULTI-VIEW DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - A multi-view device includes a lens unit which operates to selectively transmit or block light; a communication unit which communicates with a display apparatus which is displaying an image; and a controller which receives, from the display apparatus via the communication unit, a beacon signal which synchronizes with a display period of the displayed image, controls an operation of the lens unit based on the beacon signal, and changes, via the communication unit, a reception frequency of the beacon signal based on information relating to a wireless communication environment level between the display apparatus and the multi-view device which is extracted from the beacon signal. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335540 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A stereoscopic image display apparatus is described. The stereoscopic image display apparatus includes a display panel, a film-type patterned retarder (FPR) and a barrier layer. The display panel comprises a plurality of scan lines, first data lines, second data lines and pixel units. Each of pixel units comprises a major pixel, a first minor pixel and a second minor pixel wherein the major pixel is coupled to one of the scan lines and one of the first data lines via a first thin-film-transistor, and the first minor pixel and the second minor pixel are coupled to the one of the scan lines and one of the second data lines via a second thin-film-transistor. The FPR is disposed between the display panel and the polarized glasses for receiving the light from the display panel to allow the light to form left-handed circularly polarized light and right-handed circularly polarized light. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335541 | METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE FOR VIDEO OR PICTURE SIGNING OF TRANSACTIONS, TASKS/DUTIES, SERVICES, OR DELIVERIES - A method and system for digitally signing utilizes a mobile device with an image capture device to electronically record the signing. A signer may accept, reject, or partially accept/reject a transaction or contract. The signer selects which action to take, and one or more images and possibly audio are captured of the signer as well potentially as other information concerning the signing. When complete, the information about the transaction is saved and may be transmitted to a server. A video signing captures a video stream of images, including potentially audio. A picture signing captures one or more photos. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335542 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a main body, a magnetic plate, an integrated circuit (IC) plate, and a display. The main body includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a side surface connected substantially perpendicularly to the first and second surfaces. The second surface defines a first receiving groove. The side surface defines a second receiving groove communicating with the first receiving groove. The magnetic plate is slidably received in the first receiving groove. The IC plate is slidably received in the second receiving groove. The display screen is located on the first surface. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335543 | Apparatus and Method for Enhancing Human Visual Performance in a Head Worn Video System - Visual impairment, or vision impairment, refers to the vision loss of an individual to such a degree as to require additional support for one or more aspects of their life. Such a significant limitation of visual capability may result from disease, trauma, congenital, and/or degenerative conditions that cannot be corrected by conventional means, such as refractive correction, such as eyeglasses or contact lenses, medication, or surgery. According to embodiments of the invention a method of augmenting a user's sight is provided comprising obtaining an image of a scene using a camera carried by the individual, transmitting the obtained image to a processor, selecting an algorithm of a plurality of spectral, spatial, and temporal image modification algorithms to be applied to the image by the processor, modifying the image using the algorithm substantially in real time, and displaying the modified image on a display device worn by the individual. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335544 | ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM - An endoscopic system includes an endoscope including: a light source of illumination light that illuminates inside of a test subject; an illumination light exit, from which the illumination light is emitted; and an objective optical system configured to form an image of the inside of the test body illuminated by the illumination light. The endoscopic system further includes: regular reflection light detection means configured to detect blown-off highlights in an image formed by the objective optical system; and illuminance distribution changing means configured to change illuminance distribution of the illumination light when blown-off highlights are detected. The endoscopic system can reduce interference by blown-off highlights due to regular reflection during observation with the endoscope. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335545 | SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED WOUND ANALYSIS - A system for integrated wound analysis; said system including sensing and image recording elements; sensed data and images of at least a first recording session stored for analysis; said system including a reference system whereby sensing and image recording of any subsequent said recording session substantially repeats sensing and recording of parameters of said first recording session. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335546 | SELECTIVE IMAGING - In embodiments of selective imaging, an imaging system includes an imaging sensor implemented to capture an image of a target within a field of view of the imaging system. The imaging sensor is divided into zones of pixel arrays. The imaging system also includes optics that can be positioned to direct light of the image at a zone of the imaging sensor. An imaging application can position the optics to direct the light at the zone of the imaging sensor and activate the zone of the imaging sensor to capture the image of the target. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335547 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR FOCUS DETECTION, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A signal processing apparatus for obtaining a correlation between an A-image signal and a B-image signal which are output from an image pickup unit to be input and calculating a defocus amount includes: a near-in-focus detection unit for detecting a pixel signal in an in-focus state between the A- and B-image signals; and a correlation operation unit for operating a correlation between the A- and B-image signals, wherein the correlation operation unit has a mode for excluding the detected pixel signal in the in-focus state from a subject of the correlation operation in accordance with a detection result of the near-in-focus detection unit. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335548 | QUANTITATIVE PHASE MICROSCOPY FOR HIGH-CONTRAST CELL IMAGING USING FREQUENCY DOMAIN PHASE SHIFT - Some systems described herein include a frequency dependent phase plate for generating multiple phase-contrast images of a sample, each from a different frequency range of light, each phase-contrast image for frequency range of light formed from light diffracted by the sample interfered with undiffracted light that has a frequency-dependent baseline relative phase shift from the phase plate. In some embodiments, the multiple phase-contrast images may be used to generate a quantitative phase image of a sample. The phase-contrast images or the produced quantitative phase image may have sufficient contrast for label-free auto-segmentation of cell bodies and nuclei. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335549 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL INSPECTION OF OFF-LINE INDUSTRIAL GAS TURBINES AND OTHER POWER GENERATION MACHINERY WHILE IN TURNING GEAR MODE - Internal components of gas and steam turbines are inspected with an optical camera inspection system that is capable of automatically and/or manually positioning the camera field of view (FOV) to an area of interest within the turbine along a pre-designated navigation path and capturing images with or without human intervention. Camera positioning and image capture can be initiated automatically or after receipt of operator permission. The inspection system includes an articulated multi-axis inspection scope with an optical camera that is inserted through a combustor nozzle access port, combustor and transition, so that the camera FOV captures the leading edge of Row 1 rotating turbine blades while the rotor is spinning at up to 1000 RPM. An illumination system strobe light and the camera image capture are synchronized with the blade rotation speed so that images of multiple or all blades may be obtained from a single inspection scope insertion point. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335550 | INFRARED SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Infrared imaging systems and methods disclosed herein, in accordance with one or more embodiments, provide for a wireless thermal imaging system comprising one or more wireless thermal image sensors adapted to capture and provide thermal images of structural objects of a structure for monitoring moisture of the structural objects and a processing component adapted to receive the thermal images of the structural objects from the one or more wireless thermal image sensors, and process the thermal images of the structural objects to generate moisture content information for remote analysis of restoration conditions of the structural objects. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335551 | DEVICE FOR INSPECTING A STEAM GENERATOR - An inspection device for inspecting a steam generator having a first long and flexible video probe intended to be inserted inside the housing of the steam generator and configured to be moveable through a fluid passage orifice defined by a spacer plate and a flow tube, all arranged inside the housing. The first video probe includes at least one ferromagnetic element. The inspection device also includes a second long and flexible probe to be inserted into a flow tube, the second probe including at least one permanent magnet arranged to cooperate with the at least one ferromagnetic element of the first probe so that the first probe can be driven along the exterior surface of a flow tube by the second probe when the second probe is inserted into the flow tube and moved therein, and when the first probe is inserted into the housing of the steam generator and positioned near the exterior surface of the flow tube in which the second probe is inserted. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335552 | METHOD FOR MASK INSPECTION, AND MASK INSPECTION INSTALLATION - The invention relates to a method for mask inspection and to a mask inspection installation. A method according to the invention involves a lighting system lighting a mask with a lighting beam pencil, and said mask being observed with an observation beam pencil which is directed onto a sensor arrangement, wherein the light hitting the sensor arrangement is evaluated in order to check the mapping effect of the mask. The lighting system produces a spot of light with limited refraction on the mask, and during the evaluation of the light hitting the sensor arrangement a finite component of the light setting out from the mask to produce the observation beam pencil is disregarded. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335553 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN EGO-MOTION OF A VEHICLE - A method for determining an ego-motion of a vehicle is described, which is carried out in driver assistance systems, particularly in parking assistance systems. The method involves: taking a sequence of images, successive in time of a vehicle surroundings by a vehicle camera; determining, based on the image sequence, at least one motion flow with regard to an object in the vehicle surroundings; and determining the ego-motion of the vehicle based on the at least one motion flow. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335554 | ADAPTIVE ESTIMATION OF FRAME TIME STAMP LATENCY - A mobile device compensates for a lack of a time stamp when an image frame is captured by estimating the frame time stamp latency. The mobile device captures images frames and time stamps each frame after the frame time stamp latency. A vision based rotation is determined from a pair of frames. A plurality of inertia based rotations is measured using time stamped signals from an inertial sensor in the mobile device based on different possible delays between time stamping each frame and time stamps on the signals from the inertial sensors. The determined rotations may be about the camera's optical axis. The vision based rotation is compared to the plurality of inertia based rotations to determine an estimated frame time stamp latency, which is used to correct the frame time stamp latency when time stamping subsequently captured frames. A median latency determined using different frame pairs may be used. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335555 | DETERMINING A MAXIMUM INSCRIBED SIZE OF A RECTANGLE - Embodiments perform an iterative process for enlarging a rectangle having a fixed aspect ratio within a convex polygon to find the largest rectangular area within the convex polygon. The iterative process includes detecting an intersection of one or more corners of the rectangle with the convex polygon and adjusting a position of the rectangle based on the quantity of intersecting corners. The iterative growth process continues until a maximum inscribed size of the rectangle has been determined. Some embodiments process images from bracketed photography and crop areas outside the determined maximum inscribed size when combining the images into a single image. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335556 | DAY NIGHT CLASSIFICATION OF IMAGES USING THRESHOLDING ON HSV HISTOGRAM | 2013-12-19 |
20130335557 | CONTAINER WITH DETECTION DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A STATUS OF THE CONTAINER AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC STATUS MONITORING WITH AT LEAST ONE SUCH CONTAINER - A container for the transport and/or the storage of objects is described. A container of this type features a detection device for determining information on the occupancy status and/or the filling status of the container. The detection device is capable of detecting different light intensities in the region of the inner container wall and of generating corresponding sensor signals. Furthermore, an interface is provided for producing a connection with a signal processing unit, in which image information on the filling status and/or occupancy status of the container can be generated based on the sensor signals. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335558 | OPTICAL AUTOMATIC ATTITUDE MEASUREMENT FOR LIGHTWEIGHT PORTABLE OPTICAL SYSTEMS - An optical automatic attitude measurement device for a lightweight portable optical system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a first optical device is configured to provide an attitude beam. A second optical device mechanically coupled to the first optical device to a lose tolerance. The second optical device is configured to provide a reference beam and to receive the attitude beam from the first optical device. The second optical device is further configured to obtain an attitude measurement by computing a differential measurement between the reference beam and the attitude beam in x and y planes at room temperature. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335559 | MOBILE MEASUREMENT DEVICES, INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS - A portable instrument or apparatus includes a portable device and a rangefinder module. The rangefinder module can be attached to the portable device, which may be any suitable smartphone, tablet or other consumer electronics device having a camera. By suitable alignment of the rangefinder and camera, the device is capable of capturing accurate data over significant ranges, including for example an image of a target together with position information concerning the target. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335560 | IMAGAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND IMAGING PROGRAM - In the case where an imaging apparatus is not able to detect the distance to an object placed over an imaging surface thereof, if the area of a bright region in an image of the object captured by an imaging unit with light emitted from a light emitting unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined area, the imaging apparatus determines that the object is close to the imaging apparatus. Thus, it becomes possible to let the user know that the palm is too close to the imaging apparatus and to prompt the user to move the palm away from the imaging apparatus. Accordingly, it becomes possible to smoothly capture an image of the object. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335561 | In-Vehicle Camera and In-Vehicle Camera System - In the present invention, images at a front side or a rear side of a vehicle are obtained from a plurality of image capturing devices and a disparity and a distance to the captured object are calculated from the images, if the disparity is not sufficiently obtained, pattern light is irradiated onto a capturing object and an image of the object onto which the pattern light is irradiated is obtained again from the plurality of image capturing devices and the disparity and the distance to the captured object are calculated. Therefore, it is possible to provide an in-vehicle camera and system that recognizes an obstacle even in a situation where it is difficult to obtain the disparity of the obstacle around the vehicle. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335562 | ADAPTIVE SWITCHING BETWEEN VISION AIDED INS AND VISION ONLY POSE - A mobile device tracks a relative pose between a camera and a target using Vision aided Inertial Navigation System (VINS), that includes a contribution from inertial sensor measurements and a contribution from vision based measurements. When the mobile device detects movement of the target, the contribution from the inertial sensor measurements to track the relative pose between the camera and the target is reduced or eliminated. Movement of the target may be detected by comparing vision only measurements from captured images and inertia based measurements to determine if a discrepancy exists indicating that the target has moved. Additionally or alternatively, movement of the target may be detected using projections of feature vectors extracted from captured images. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335563 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REPLENISHMENT OF ARTICLES IN A DISPENSING SYSTEM - Example embodiments of the present invention may provide an efficient method of replenishing canisters of an automated dispensing device off-line. In particular, methods may include automatically causing an image to be captured at each of two or more stages of a replenishment process, where respective images are of a loading receptacle of a replenishment station, the loading receptacle configured to hold medication. The method may also include providing for display of respective images on a device located remote from the replenishment station, and receiving an approval or rejection of at least one stage of the replenishment process in response to providing for the display of respective images. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335564 | System with Article Surveillance Device, Article Surveillance Device and Method for Displaying Configuration Information - The present invention relates to a system with article surveillance device and method for displaying configuration information. The system comprises: at least one article surveillance device; a server which is connected via a communication connection to the at least one article surveillance device and which is adapted to store information concerning the configuration of the article surveillance device; and a display component for displaying the configuration information stored on the server. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335565 | SELF-CORRECTING ADAPTIVE LONG-STARE ELECTRO-OPTICAL SYSTEM - An imaging platform minimizes image distortion when there is relative motion of the imaging platform with respect to the scene being imaged where the imaging platform may be particularly susceptible to distortion when it is configured with a wide field of view or high angular rate of movement, or when performing long-stares at a given scene (e.g., for nighttime and low-light imaging.) Distortion correction may be performed by predicting distortion due to the relative motion of the imaging platform, determining optical transformations to prevent the distortion, dynamically adjusting the optics of the imaging platform during exposure, and performing digital image correction. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335566 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REPEAT PASS IMAGING FOR WIDE AREA INTERMITTENT VIDEO - This application relates to techniques for obtaining wide area intermittent video (WAIV). Some embodiments disclosed herein include a method of obtaining WAIV. The method can include, for example, capturing images at a series of sensor stations having pre-determined locations along a flightline. The flightline can be repeated one or more times, where images are captured at the same sensor stations with each pass of the flightline. The captured images from the same sensor station may have replicated view geometry and may be co-registered and precisely aligned with pixel-level precision. The captured images from multiple sensor stations through time may also be displayed together based upon absolute or relative sensor station locations to create a temporal sequence of wide area intermittent video. The approach provides efficient methods for creating wide area video with reduced temporal imaging frame rates. Systems and devices for forming wide area intermittent video are also disclosed. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335567 | VEHICLE EVENT DATA RECORDER SET CAPABLE OF RETAINING A HANDSET - A vehicle event data recorder set capable of retaining a handset; comprises a main body of a vehicle event data recorder; the main body including a processor; the main body being installed with: a display screen at a front side of the main body; a handset retaining seat extending from the main body for locating a handset. The main body includes: a camera for capturing images out of a windscreen of a car; the images captured by the camera being transferred to the processor; a fixing unit for fixing the main body to a specific object having a connecting rod and a disk connected to the connecting rod; the disk being sucked to a windscreen of a car; a G-sensor connected to the processor and for detecting the accelerations in different three dimensions; and a WiFi system for inducing communication between a handset and the main body. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335568 | MULTI-CAMERA VEHICULAR IMAGE RECORDER - A multi-camera vehicular image recorder has a hollow body and a first image capturing module and a second image capturing module mounted in the body. The body has a first lens opening and a second lens opening formed through a front cover thereof. A lens of the first image capturing module is pivotally oscillated up and down within the first lens opening The second image capturing module is fixed to be adjacent to the second lens opening. The body further has a third lens opening formed through a rear cover thereof. A third image capturing module is pivotally oscillated up and down within the first lens opening. As the first image capturing module is pivotable upwards and downwards, a view angle images taken by the first image capturing module is broader in collaboration with the second image capturing module and more complete driving conditions can be captured and provided. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335569 | VEHICLE WITH IMPROVED TRAFFIC-OBJECT POSITION DETECTION - A method is proposed for detecting the position of a target object in the environment of a host vehicle, comprising the steps of
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20130335570 | Pop-up test reference image - An apparatus for deploying test images for a preset period within the field of view of a camera, and having; a panel supporting the test image, and moveable transmission connected with the panel and operable to deploy, and retrieve, the panel. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335571 | VISION BASED TARGET TRACKING FOR CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENTS - A system and method includes obtaining and storing video frames from a series of video frames on a computer readable storage device, calculating probability estimates for target locations in each frame for targets in a constrained environment, and determining candidate target locations in each frame. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335572 | END CAP ANALYTIC MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus for monitoring and ranking end caps in a store include video monitoring one or more parameters of end caps, including dwell times, item removal, traffic monitored parameters to determine for example one or more of end cap efficiency, product desirability, and location desirability. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335573 | INPUT METHOD DESIGNED FOR AUGMENTED REALITY GOGGLES - Apparatuses, methods, systems and computer-readable media for using proximity inputs on or near a touch screen lens to select objects within a field of view are presented. In some embodiments, a viewing apparatus (e.g. head mounted display, augmented reality goggles) may include at least one lens, wherein the lens can sense touches or near-touches and output data indicative of a location of the proximity input by the user. A processor may receive the data and may select an object within the field of view of the user corresponding to the data, wherein the object and the location of the proximity input on or near the lens by the user are on a common line of sight. In some embodiments, the viewing apparatus may include at least one camera that is configured to record at least one image representative of the user's field of view. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335574 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LUMINAIRE HAVING THE SAME - According to an embodiment, an illumination control system includes a luminaire, plural monitoring cameras and a central control device. The central control device receives monitoring images that include one monitoring image picked up by each of the plural monitoring cameras. The central control device integrates the monitoring images and generates one integrated image. The central control device sets a monitoring part in the integrated image The central control device allocates the monitoring part that is set in the integrated image in a non-overlapping manner and sets each of the allocated monitoring parts in a respective one of the monitoring images. The central control device controls the luminaire based on a result of detection processing in the allocated monitoring parts. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335575 | ACCELERATED GEOMETRIC SHAPE DETECTION AND ACCURATE POSE TRACKING - A reference in an unknown environment is generated on the fly for positioning and tracking. The reference is produced in a top down process by capturing an image of a planar object with a predefined geometric shape, detecting edge pixels of the planar object, then detecting a plurality of line segments from the edge pixels. The plurality of line segments may then be used to detect the planar object in the image based on the predefined geometric shape. An initial pose of the camera with respect to the planar object is determined and tracked using the edges of the planar object. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335576 | DYNAMIC ADAPTATION OF IMAGING PARAMETERS - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide adaptable settings for imaging devices and systems. Operating modes may be defined based on whether an object is detected within a preselected area. One or more parameters of emitted electromagnetic radiation may be dynamically adjusted based on the present operating mode. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335577 | CAMERA DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING FIELD OF VIEW OF THE CAMERA DEVICE - In a method for determining a field of view of a camera device, a location device sends position information to establish anchor points. The camera device captures images of the anchor points, and obtains vertical angles of the anchor points, horizontal angles of the anchor points, and distances between the camera device and the anchor points. Each anchor point corresponds to one or more speakers. The method calculates rotation angles of speakers according to the vertical angles, the horizontal angles, the distances and anthropometric values of the speakers. The method further determines the field of view of the camera device according to the rotation angles. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335578 | Ambient Adaptive Objective Image Metric - A system and method are provided for measuring image quality using an ambient adaptive objective brightness metric. The method accepts an electronically formatted original image (I), and also accepts an electronically formatted brightened image (B), obtained by modifying the original image. For example, the brightened image (B) may be an illumination-modified original image. The method also accepts a relative ambient illumination value (λ). A dynamic reference AI=Iλ is generated, and the brightened image (B) is compared to the dynamic reference (AI). | 2013-12-19 |
20130335579 | DETECTION OF CAMERA MISALIGNMENT - A camera system ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130335580 | IMAGING DATA CORRECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and systems for use in calibrating imaging data, are provided that include using a calibration array to generate a test pattern. The calibration array can emit a test pattern having geometric, temporal, and electromagnetic characteristics. The collected data can be compared with the geometric, temporal and electromagnetic characteristics to determine an error factor that can then be used in analyzing the collected data. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335581 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AUDIOVISUAL SYNCHRONIZATION - There is provided a method of measuring audiovisual synchronization between at least one encoded audio stream and at least one encoded video stream, comprising measuring the time of input into an audio encoder of source audio data to be encoded into said encoded audio stream, measuring the time of input into a video encoder of source video data to be encoded into said encoded video stream, determining a Presentation Time Stamp value, indicative of a time of presentation, for each of the respective at least one encoded audio stream and at least one encoded video stream, and transmitting a measured audio input time, a measured video input time and presentation time stamp values to a downstream component. There is also provided an apparatus and system for measuring audiovisual synchronization between at least one encoded audio stream and at least one encoded video stream. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335582 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method of controlling an information processing apparatus causes contents in a first terminal to be shared with a second terminal. The method includes receiving sharing information for sharing the content from the second terminal, sending, by a processor, an acquisition request of the contents to the first terminal on a basis of the sharing information, acquiring the contents from the first terminal after the sending an acquisition request, and transmitting acquisition completion notification to the second terminal after the acquiring the contents. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335583 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is an imaging device including: a light emission control section configured to obtain a delay time from issuance to a flash of a light emission trigger indicating light emission start timing of the flash to reaching of a predetermined value by light emission luminance of the flash; an imaging control section configured to control exposure start timing on a basis of the delay time; and a correction amount calculating section configured to calculate, on the basis of the delay time, an amount of correction used when brightness of a taken image taken from the exposure start timing is corrected. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335584 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, PORTABLE TERMINAL, IMAGE PICKUP METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus includes a communication unit, a process unit, a transmission control unit, an obtaining unit and a process control unit. The communication unit is connected to an external device via a predetermined communication line so as to establish communication with the external device. The process unit successively processes images picked up by an image pickup unit. The transmission control unit makes the communication unit send the images to the external device via the communication line. The obtaining unit obtains communication quality information on quality of the communication with the external device. The process control unit controls at least one of (i) an action content of the image pickup unit and (ii) a process content of the process unit on the basis of the communication quality information. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335585 | WIRELESS MODEM MODULE SERVER SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for managing data for a wireless device, which includes a first memory for storing received data of a wireless device, a second memory for storing a network operational file, the operational file consisting of instructions for selecting a destination using a wireless module of the wireless device, and instruction steps for operating the network operational file for sending the received data using the wireless module to the selected destination . | 2013-12-19 |
20130335586 | System And Method For Efficiently Transferring Data From An Electronic Camera Device - A system and method for efficiently transferring data from an electronic camera device includes a camera device that is configured to capture image data and temporarily store the image data into an economical limited local buffer memory. A transfer manager from the camera device may then periodically arbitrate for access to a wireless communications network, and may transfer the captured image data from the buffer memory to a designated data destination, such as an image service on a distributed computer network like the Internet. A system user may then efficiently access the transferred image data from a dedicated storage location on the data destination by utilizing any appropriate data-access device, such as a personal computer device or a portable electronic device. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335587 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An information processing apparatus that acquires image data captured by an image capturing device; detects whether a hand exists in the image data; and controls a state of an image capturing operation performed by the image capturing device in accordance with a command corresponding to at least one of a shape and a gesture of a hand detected in the image data. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335588 | Imaging Optical System, Imaging Device, and Digital Apparatus - An imaging optical system, an imaging device, and a digital apparatus have a four lens construction with positive, negative, positive, and negative refractive powers. A surface position at the maximum effective diameter of the second lens element is located on the object side than a surface vertex thereof. The fourth lens element has an inflection point at a position other than the intersection of the optical axis and the fourth lens element. The optical system satisfies the following conditions. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335589 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device comprises a lens barrel including an optical system that collects light from a predetermined viewing area and that defines an optical axis; an imaging unit that receives the light collected by the optical system and generates image data, the image data defining a main image that includes a determined sub area; a ring-shaped operation ring that is provided on an outer circumference of the lens barrel and that is manually rotatable about the optical axis of the optical system; and an area change unit that changes at least one of (A) a size of the determined sub area, or (B) a position of the determined sub area, responsive to a manual operation of the operation ring. | 2013-12-19 |
20130335590 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND CAMERA - A method of manufacturing a solid-state image sensor includes preparing a structure including a photoelectric converter formed in an image sensing region and a pad electrode formed in a pad region, forming a first organic film including a first organic portion arranged in the image sensing region of the structure in the image sensing region and the pad region, forming a color filter layer on the first organic portion, forming a second organic film in the image sensing region and the pad region, forming an inorganic film in the image sensing region and the pad region, and etching the inorganic film, the second organic film, and the first organic film so as to form an opening which communicates with the pad electrode. | 2013-12-19 |