51st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100321498 | Surveillance and Recording Device Through an Original Power Outlet - A surveillance and recording device through an original power outlet includes a photographing device as well as a display and recording device. The photographing device contains an image module, an image compression module and a first power line adapter module. The display and recording device includes a display and recording module, a storage device, a processor, an image decompression module and a second power line adapter module. The photographing device is installed in lighting and photographing equipment (e.g., a lamp-set or a night lamp) with a holding space, and a power connector of the lighting and photographing equipment fits with an ordinary power outlet. Therefore, having a photographing and surveillance function and able to be installed at an ordinary power outlet, the lighting and photographing equipment has a disguise effect, and enables a surveillance and recording system to be installed easily without setting up an image transmission wire. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321500 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDRESSING VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FIELDS OF VIEW LIMITATIONS - A system and method for addressing video surveillance fields of view limitations. The system includes a first video camera that located at a first vantage point and a second video camera that is located at a second vantage point. A first lidar is located at the first vantage point and a second lidar is located at the second vantage point. A global positioning system is used to determine the global position of the first and second cameras and the first and second lidars. A processor receives data from the first camera, the second camera, the first lidar, the second lidar and the global positioning system. The processor creates a synthetic video image from any vantage point that is located between the first and second vantage points using the data from the first and second video cameras, the first and second lidars and the global positioning system. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321501 | Electromagnetic Radiation Detector - A device implemented with the present invention senses and converts unseeable electromagnetic (EM) energy such as high frequency radio, infrared, ultraviolet, etc. to an image in the human visual spectrum (red to violet—i.e. the rainbow). The size of the image and quality of the image is improved by rotating or oscillating the sensors in order to scan a broader array of electrometric energy. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321502 | Input Device of Apparatus Using Dot Pattern, Receiver of Controlled Apparatus, Terminal, and Paper Controller - A paper remote controller system capable of registering and controlling a plurality of apparatuses with an easy manipulation and superior in convenience and flexibility is provided. The input system for an apparatus using a dot pattern comprises a reading unit for reading out a dot pattern formed based on a predetermined rule on a medium surface, a converting unit for analyzing a dot pattern from image information of the dot pattern read out by the reading unit and converting the dot pattern into a dot code corresponding to the dot pattern, an infrared code table for registering one or a plurality of infrared codes that are related with the dot code, and a control unit for causing an infrared code read out from the infrared code table to be irradiated from an infrared emission unit to a control-subject apparatus. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321503 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - There is provided an image capturing apparatus and method capable of preventing frame-out of a moving object even when a fast-moving object is photographed. The solution comprises: an image capturing unit that obtains image data by capturing an object; a moving object detecting unit that detects a moving object to be tracked based on the image data obtained with the image capturing unit; a tracking frame setting unit that sets an area portion which includes the moving object in the image data as a tracking frame when the moving object is detected by the moving object detecting unit; a display frame setting unit that sets an area which is shifted from the tracking frame in the image data in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the moving object as a display frame; and a display processing unit that displays the image data which is included in the display frame on a display unit. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321504 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing system, apparatus and method is disclosed wherein an image of a predetermined region and an image of moving bodies in the region can be picked up and any of images obtained by such image pickup which is desired by a user can be reproduced readily. Sensor images of the predetermined region are stored, and an image of the moving bodies in the region is picked up separately and stored together with reproduction information relating to reproduction of the sensor image from which the moving bodies are detected. When an instruction to reproduce the sensor image is issued, the reproduction information corresponding to the moving body is read out, and the sensor image is reproduced based on the read out reproduction information. The invention can be applied, for example, to a monitoring system. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321505 | TARGET TRACKING APPARATUS, IMAGE TRACKING APPARATUS, METHODS OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME, AND DIGITAL CAMERA - A detection area is decided in a case where a target has gone out-of-frame. If a target is being imaged by a camera continuously, it is determined whether the target has gone out-of-frame. If the target has gone out-of-frame, then the magnitude and direction of motion of the camera are detected. If camera motion is large, it can be concluded that the camera user is imaging the target while tracking it. Accordingly, it can be concluded that the target will again be imaged at the center of the imaging zone. An area defined as a region in which the target will be detected is set at the center of the imaging zone. If camera motion is small in a case where the target goes out-of-frame, it can be concluded that the user is waiting for the target to re-enter the imaging zone and therefore the edge of the imaging zone is set as the detection area. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321506 | CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES FOR CAMERA MODULES - A set of calibration procedures that can be run to assist in calibrating a camera module, such as may be intended for installation into a mobile consumer device. The procedures include lens shading calibration, white balance calibration, light source color temperature calibration, auto focus macro calibration, static defect pixel calibration, and mechanical shutter delay calibration. The light source color temperature calibration may be performed to assist in the other calibrations, each of which may generate data that can be potentially be stored in non-volatile memory on board the camera module for use during operation. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321507 | Media Source Selection Based On Source Quality - A computer-implemented method comprises determining which of a plurality of media sources has a higher quality than at least one other media source and selecting the media source having the higher quality. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321508 | DIGITAL CAMERA WHICH DETECTS A CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL DEVICE - An electronic camera and method of operating an electronic camera which detects whether an external device such as a personal computer is properly connected to the camera and in a state which permits communication. The camera monitors a data terminal ready (DTR) signal of an RS-232 connection in order to determine that the external device is properly connected and in a state which permits communication. Once the proper connection is detected, the camera can either transmit or receive images and/or audio from the external device. Accordingly, a specific switch which places the camera in a communication mode can be eliminated. Further, a single switch may be utilized for both controlling whether the camera records or plays images when there is no device connected, and which controls whether the camera transmits or receives images and/or audio when an external device is determined to be connected. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321509 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Upon correcting blur of image capture data of an image capturing device by coded exposure processing, an exposure time and aperture value, which are set by a photometry unit of the image capturing device according to an object, are input, and the exposure time or aperture value is adjusted based on a ratio of shutter open periods in an opening and closing pattern of a shutter used in the coded exposure processing. Then, a gain adjustment value of the image capture data corresponding to a deficiency of an exposure amount by the adjusted exposure time or aperture value is set, image capture by an image capturing unit of the image capturing device is controlled based on the opening and closing pattern, exposure time, and aperture value. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321510 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A plurality of images captured by an image capturing unit are input, and image blur of each of the plurality of images are corrected by coded exposure processing. Relative moving amounts between the plurality of deblurred images are calculated. Positions of the plurality of deblurred images are corrected based on the relative moving amounts. The plurality of images, on which the position correction is performed, are synthesized. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321511 | Lenslet camera with rotated sensors - At a digital imaging system, a first set of samples of a scene are digitally captured with a first array of image sensing nodes while simultaneously a second set of samples of the scene are digitally captured with a second array of image sensing nodes. Image sensing nodes of the second array are oriented in a rotated position relative to the image sensing nodes of the first array. The first and second sets of samples are integrated with one another while correcting for the rotated orientation of the image sensing nodes of the second array relative to the image sensing nodes of the first array, and from that integration is output a high resolution image. In specific embodiments, there may be additional arrays of image sensing nodes, different arrays may sample different size portions of the scene, and be also rotated relative to other sensing node arrays. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321512 | METHOD FOR CREATING AND REPRODUCTION OF PANORAIMC SOUND IMAGE, AND DEVICE FOR REPRODUCTION OF SUCH AN IMAGE - The present invention relates to a method to create and reproduce a panoramic sound image. Initially, there is a plurality of images associated with sound sequences, these images are for example taken using a camera, this camera having recorded the ambient sound at the time of taking the photograph. The ambient sound is then filtered to keep only the stationary component. Then, the images are concatenated to form a unique image called “panoramic”, each sound sequence being associated with a part of the panoramic image containing the image associated with this sequence. Finally, the commands are introduced to display the parts of the panoramic image. The command also enables to reproduce continually the stationary component of at least a sound content associated with at least a displayed part of the panoramic image. According to an improvement, the sound sequence is reproduced continually until the introduction of a new command. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321513 | CONTENT ADAPTIVE DETECTION OF IMAGES WITH STAND-OUT OBJECT - Content adaptive detection of images having stand-out objects involves block variance-based detection and determining if an object includes a stand-out object. The images with a stand-out object are further processed to isolate an object of interest. The images without a detected stand-out object are further processed with a transition map-based detection method which includes generating a transition map. If an object portrait is determined from the transition map, then the image is further processed to isolate the object of interest. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321514 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGE CAPTURE AND PROCESSING - Image capture and processing methods and systems are provided. First, an image is captured via an image capture unit. Then, a plurality of smaller images is created according to the image, and the image and the smaller images are stored into an image file. The resolutions of the respective smaller images are the same. Then, the smaller images are obtained from the image file. The smaller images are combined to obtain a specific image, and the specific image is displayed in a display unit. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321515 | IMAGING APPARATUS, FOCUSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus, comprises: an imaging section; a detecting section to detect an image area of a subject from an image imaged by the imaging section; an area setting section to set one or a plurality of evaluation areas to calculate focusing evaluation values in the image area of the subject detected by the detecting section; a calculating section to calculate the focusing evaluation values with regard to the one or the plurality of evaluation areas set by the area setting section; and a focusing section to be in focus based on a calculated result by the calculating section. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321516 | DIGITAL CAMERA APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SUCH APPARATUS - In a digital camera apparatus, drive mode of CCD is set to AF mode in AF controlling operation (at step S | 2010-12-23 |
20100321517 | IMAGER THAT PHOTOGRAPHS AN IMAGE USING A ROLLING SHUTTER - An imager is provided having an imaging sensor and a focusing detector. The imaging sensor reads stored charges in a positive or negative direction and outputs image data created from the read charges. The comparator calculates a differential between first image data output by said imaging sensor and second image data output by the imaging sensor immediately after the first image data is output, and determines whether the differential is larger than a first threshold value. The composer creates composite image data from the data of two images output by the imaging sensor. In the case that the comparator determines that the differential is larger than the first threshold value the composer creates composite image data from the second image data and negatively scanned image data that is obtained by scanning the second image in the negative direction, which is opposite to the scanning direction of the second image data. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321518 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid-state image pickup device including a photoelectric conversion element, a floating diffusion, and an element isolation region that are disposed above a first semiconductor region has a second semiconductor region of a first conductivity type disposed on the first semiconductor region. An interface between the first semiconductor region and a portion of the second semiconductor region corresponding to the photoelectric conversion element is located at a first depth, whereas the interface between the first semiconductor region and a portion of the second semiconductor region disposed under the element isolation region and the floating diffusion is located at a second depth smaller than the first depth. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321519 | PERSONALIZING CONTENT BASED ON MOOD - In order to increase the efficacy of a mood-based playlisting system, a mood sensor such as a camera may be used to provide mood information to the mood model. When the mood sensor includes a camera, a camera may be used to capture an image of the user. The image is analyzed to determine a mood for the user so that content may be selected responsive to the mood of the user. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321520 | DIGITAL CAMERA AND METHOD - Digital camera contrast enhancement with piecewise-linear transform with lower and upper cutoffs for the transform determined from histogram analysis with a green color conversion approximation for images and IIR parameter filtering for videos. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321521 | Method of automatic white-balance calibration - Provided is a method of automatic white-balance calibration. The method firstly uses a predefined gain. Each color value for pixels of an inputted image is calculated. A number of the placements representing the pixels within each gray region of a color space are then obtained. Next, a new gain is obtained by linearly combining those placements. Further, in order to overcome a possible chromatic aberration on account of the overlapping regions in the color space, the method introduces a specific deletion ratio to delete a portion of placements positioned in the overlapping regions. Therefore the method provides a proper image. Furthermore, users may decide a level of the chromatic aberration by adjusting the predefined gain. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321522 | IMAGING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Output signals (pixel values) output from a sensor unit in which image sensors having six kinds of color filters with different colors are arranged are classified in association with three stimulus values, a color number is reduced by performing addition processing of the output signals (pixel values) in each classification to generate an image signal of three bands, and the generated image signal is used for the preview display so that a photographed image can be checked easily and immediately. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321523 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING PIXELS FOR AUTOMATIC WHITE BALANCE PROCESSING - A method, apparatus, and system that use a white balance operation. A selecting process is applied to each pixel selected and considered for automatic white balance statistics to determine the distance from the selected pixel to a white curve defined in a white area corresponding to an image sensor. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321524 | SHARPNESS PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL IMAGE - A sharpness processing method and system for a digital image are applied to an image capturing device for capturing a raw image. The method includes the steps. An image processing procedure is performed on the raw image to generate a registered image. A first sharpness enhancement table and a second sharpness enhancement table respectively sharpness attenuation at an outer-edge region and a central region of the registered image are loaded, and a range between the outer-edge region and the central region is defined as a plurality of critical regions. A sharpness enhancement weight table is loaded, and weight values of each critical region respectively corresponding to the first sharpness enhancement table and the second sharpness enhancement table are searched, for obtaining a sharpness enhanced value of each critical region. An image sharpness processing procedure is performed on the critical region, for correct the registered image into a digital image. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321525 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention provides an image capturing apparatus comprising an image capturing unit configured to capture an image; a generation unit configured to generate an exposure period map by assigning, to each of the plurality of image sensor pixels, exposure control information to control a charge accumulation time, based on preliminary capturing data obtained by preliminary capturing using the image capturing unit, the exposure control information including first exposure control information corresponding to a first accumulation time and second exposure control information corresponding to an accumulation time longer than the first exposure control information; a correction unit configured to expand a first region having the first exposure control information on the exposure period map; and a control unit configured to control the accumulation time for each of the plurality of image sensor pixels in accordance with the exposure period map corrected by the correction unit. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321526 | Portable Video Magnifying Apparatus - Disclosed is a portable video magnifying apparatus. The video magnifying apparatus of the present invention comprises a main frame; a short distance image detecting part which is pivotably disposed at the main frame so as to allow proximity photographing with respect to a subject on a right under surface of the short distance image detecting part or therearound; a long distance image detecting part which is provided with a long distance photographing lens for photographing a long distance subject and which is disposed at the main frame; and a display part which outputs one out of the short distance image, the long distance image and an image input through an external portion, which is selected by a user. Therefore, it is possible to help the weak-sighted or aged person. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321527 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING AND DISPLAYING IMAGES - An apparatus for capturing and present images includes one or more master controllers with an image capture device capturing many images. The images are ordered in defined sequence and presented in a large venue on a plurality of screens using respective remote slide show controllers. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321528 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE SENSORS - A computer system has machine-readable instructions stored thereon. The instructions when executed cause the computer system to perform a method of controlling a camera system. The method includes accessing a first data set in an image file. The first data set includes identification data indicating an identity of an image sensor associated with a previous boot of the camera system and configuration data indicating operation parameters of the image sensor associated with the previous boot. The method further includes: determining whether a matching is found between the identification data and an image sensor associated with a current boot of the camera system; and setting the image sensor associated with the current boot based on the configuration data of the first data set if the matching is found. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321529 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS, PROGRAM THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus for retrieving and displaying image data related to an object included in image data, and a method of controlling the apparatus, whereby the image processing apparatus obtains image data, extracts feature data of an object in the image data, retrieves, from image data stored in a storage medium, image data having feature data similar to the extracted feature data, selects image data to be displayed from a plurality of items of retrieved image data, based on additional data of each of the plurality of retrieved image data, and displays the selected image data together with the obtained image data. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321530 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SHUTTER LAG OF A DIGITAL CAMERA - An apparatus and method for reducing a shutter lag in a device with a digital camera function, in which an electronic shutter can be driven in a state of a half shutter or a full shutter, and a controller controls execution of a sub-sampling preview mode if the camera function is driven, controls to fix white balance and exposure and automatically adjust a focus upon detecting an input of the half shutter during the execution of the sub-sampling preview mode, switches to a full-pixel preview mode after completion of the adjustment, and performs image capturing upon detecting an input of the full shutter. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321531 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE QUALITY ENHANCEMENT BY REDUCING THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION AND HAZE - A low cost image quality enhancement method to be utilized in an ordinary consumer camera and for post processing of an existing image database is described herein. The quality enhancement is transferred into an adaptive intensity stretching process in the YUV domain. A different enhancement process is designed for a luminance (Y) channel and chrominance (UV) channel. The parameters in the enhancement process are estimated based on the contents of the image. After the stretching-based enhancement, an adaptive unsharp masking process is applied to the luminance data. The quality is significantly improved for the images shot under unfavorable conditions. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321532 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - The invention provides a solid state imaging device and imaging system, both capable of obtaining a good image suppressing the reduction of the SN ratio thereof, suppressing the increase of the chip size of the imaging device and suppressing the increase of power consumption of a sensor without performing complicated processing even if there are regions different in luminance mutually in an imaging plane. Variable gain units provided correspondingly to columns of pixels amplify the signals from the pixels by different gains group by group of the pixels each group including a plurality of pixels according to the signals from the outside. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321533 | IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image photographing apparatus simultaneously photographs a moving image and a still image in a simultaneous photographing mode, recognizes a still image photographed at a time point closest to a photographing time point of the moving image output at a time point when the specific region is specified when a user specifies the specific region of the moving image screen while reproducing the moving image photographed in the simultaneous photographing mode, and magnifies and displays a region corresponding to the specific region on the recognized still image. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321534 | METHOD FOR CREATING CONTENT USING A CAMERA OF A PORTABLE TERMINAL AND A PORTABLE TERMINAL ADAPTED THEREFOR - A method for creating content and a portable terminal adapted therefor. An image is selected. The camera captures an image of at least one object from within an image currently being received by the camera. New content is created by combining the captured image of the at least one object with the selected image. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321535 | ADJUSTMENT OF SHARPNESS DURING DIGITAL ZOOM IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY - Different sharpness values are assigned to different digital zoom levels for generation of preview images from cropped images, where the dimensions of the cropped images correspond to the different digital zoom levels. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321536 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF A MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and method of controlling a mobile terminal are provided. While a preview image is displayed on a screen and a camera zooms in, a zoom-in region is stored after being cropped from the preview image. According to the present invention, when an image resulting from zooming in a preview image is photographed and stored, the region corresponding to the zoomed-in image is cropped from the preview image and then stored instead of the zoomed-in image with a resolution size of the preview image being stored. Therefore, the present invention reduces a size of a stored image without degradation of a picture, thereby increasing an available size of the memory. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321537 | Image Defect Map Creation Using Batches of Digital Images - A method of automatically determining a need to service a digital image acquisition system including a digital camera with a lens assembly includes analyzing pixels within one or more acquired digital images according to probability determinations that such pixels correspond to blemish artifacts. It is automatically determined whether a threshold distribution of blemish artifacts is present within one or more of the digital images. A need for service is indicated when at least the threshold distribution is determined to be present. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321538 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a distortion correction unit, a distortion correction range calculation unit, a control unit, a storage control unit, and a margin storage memory. The distortion correction unit performs a distortion correction processing on image data stored in a frame memory. The distortion correction range calculation unit calculates distortion correction ranges. The control unit determines an input image range from present distortion correction range and next distortion correction range. The storage control unit calculates a range for a part of the image data corresponding to the input image range from the present distortion correction range and the next distortion correction range. The margin storage memory stores the image data of the range calculated by the storage control unit. The image data input to the distortion correction unit includes both the image data from the frame memory and the image data from the margin storage memory. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321539 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A plurality of images captured in different exposure times are aligned in order of exposure time, and pairs each of two images adjacent on the line are set. Common regions in long- and short-time images contained in a pair of interest are specified based on the pixel value distributions of the respective images. A location error correction amount for the long-time image is calculated to make the common regions match each other when the long- and short-time images are composited with each other. The long-time image undergoes image processing based on the location error correction amount. A composite image is generated by compositing a plurality of images obtained by performing image processing for each pair. The generated composite image is output. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321540 | USER-RESPONSIVE, ENHANCED-IMAGE GENERATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention concerns an enhanced-image generation system and method which responds adaptively to changes in conditions in real space or virtual space. The enhanced-image generation system according to the present invention comprises: a conditions-judging unit for judging conditions on the basis of conditions data associated with actual objects and conditions data associated with virtual objects; an operational-parameter generating unit for generating operational parameters for a responsive agent in accordance with the judged conditions; and an enhanced-image generating unit for generating an enhanced image through the use of agent operational parameters and an image relating to an actual object. The present invention makes it possible to generate enhanced images which respond actively to changes in conditions and which are relatively realistic, and also makes it possible to generate enhanced images which are matched to the user and which are made to reflect the user's individual preferences and experiences. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321541 | Noise reducing device, electronic camera, and image processing program for reducing image noise by using blackout image - A noise reducing device captures image data obtained by capturing a field with an image capturing part and a plurality of blackout image data obtained by capturing the field with the image capturing part under a light shielded state. This device reduces non-correlative random noise in the plural blackout image data. With random noise reduced, fixed pattern noise appears more accurately in resultant as blackout image data B. This device reduces the fixed pattern noise in the image data by using this blackout image data B. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321542 | Gradient color filters for sub-diffraction limit sensors - An apparatus includes an array of sub-diffraction limit-sized light receptors formed in a substrate having a light receiving surface. Each receptor is configured to output an n-bit element and to change state based on the absorption of at least one photon (n is an integer >0). The apparatus includes an optical filter structure disposed over the light receiving surface, the structure having an array of filter pixels, each having an associated passband spectral characteristic. A data element obtained from the array of receptors is generated from a combination of a plurality of the n-bit elements output from a plurality of light receptors that underlie filter pixels having at least two different passband spectral characteristics. The filter pixels having at least two different passband spectral characteristics form a gradient filter wherein bandpass regions increase when moving from a central region of the gradient filter towards an edge region. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321543 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECONSTRUCTING A COLOR IMAGE - A method for reconstructing a color image from a sensor which comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix of rows and columns is provided. The sensor is provided with a color filter array such that each pixel corresponds to one of three basic colors. The three basic colors are provided on the sensor in a predetermined pattern. The sensor outputs a detected value for each of the plurality of pixels. The method comprises the steps: for each of the plurality of pixels: accepting a detected value obtained for the corresponding one of the three basic colors and, for each of the respective two other basic colors, calculating a vertical interpolation value and a horizontal interpolation value and selecting either the vertical interpolation value or the horizontal interpolation value; outputting the accepted detected value and the selected interpolation values. The vertical interpolation and the horizontal interpolation are calculated based on the detected values for pixels in a 5×5 pixel environment around the respective pixel. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321544 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate, a through contact and a metal film. The semiconductor substrate has a semiconductor element at a first face. The wiring pattern includes a grounding line and is located at a side of a second face opposite to the first face of the semiconductor substrate. The through contact penetrates the semiconductor substrate from the first face to the second face and electrically connects between the semiconductor element and the wiring pattern. The metal film is located between the second face of the semiconductor substrate and a face where the wiring pattern exists and electrically connected with the grounding line. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321545 | Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus equipped with same - A zoom lens is composed, in order from the object side thereof, of a front side lens unit having a negative refracting power at the wide angle end and a rear side lens unit having a positive refracting power at the wide angle end. The front side lens unit includes a first lens unit located closest to the object side and having a positive refracting power and a second lens unit located on the image side of the first lens unit and having a negative refracting power. The distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit is larger at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. The rear side lens unit includes a third lens unit located closer to the object side at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end and having a positive refracting power, the distance between the third lens unit and the second lens unit being smaller at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. The third lens unit satisfies the following condition: | 2010-12-23 |
20100321546 | Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus equipped with same - A zoom lens is composed, in order from the object side thereof, of a front side lens unit having a negative refracting power at the wide angle end and a rear side lens unit having a positive refracting power at the wide angle end. The front side lens unit includes a first lens unit located closest to the object side and having a positive refracting power and a second lens unit located on the image side of the first lens unit and having a negative refracting power. The distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit is larger at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. The rear side lens unit includes a third lens unit located closer to the object side at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end and having a positive refracting power, the distance between the third lens unit and the second lens unit being smaller at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. The third lens unit satisfies the following condition: 0.012010-12-23 | |
20100321547 | A/D CONVERSION APPARATUS, SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DEVICE - An A/D conversion apparatus according to the present invention for comparing a reference signal with an analog signal, and when the reference signal matches with the analog signal, outputting a corresponding digital value, is provided, and the A/D conversion apparatus includes a gray code counter for generating the digital value from a reference clock or a reverse clock of the reference clock, and uses a gray code, in which a most significant bit to a second least significant bit of the digital value is a count value of the gray code counter and a least significant bit of the digital value is generated from the reference clock or the reverse clock thereof and defined as a least significant bit of the gray code counter. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321548 | MOS SENSOR AND DRIVE METHOD THEREOF - To provide a drive method for finding out an optimum storage period quickly. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321549 | AMPLIFIER CONTROL DEVICE AND RECORDING NON-TRANSITORY MEDIUM - An amplifier control device controls an amplifier which amplifies a first signal supplied from an image-pickup element, and supplies a second signal acquired by amplification of the first signal to a signal processing unit which is a following stage. The amplifier control device comprises a control unit which changes a current supplied to the amplifier depending on whether or not the first signal supplied to the amplifier is used for image data. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321550 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT, IMAGING DEVICE AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A digital still camera includes an amplification circuit, a timing generator, sample hold circuits, a differential amplifier, an analog/digital conversion circuit and a control unit. The generator generates a first-pulse signal and a second-pulse signal at different timings. The circuits sample analog video signals outputted from the amplification circuit at timings when the first-pulse signal and second-pulse signal, respectively, are provided and hold levels of the analog video signals. The amplifier acquires a difference between the levels of the analog video signals. The circuit obtains a digital video signal corresponding to the analog video signal on the basis of the difference. The unit changes the timings to provide the first- and second-pulse signals to the first- and second-sample hold circuits, respectively, and a bias current depending on the driving period. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321551 | ECLIPSE ELIMINATION BY MONITORING THE PIXEL SIGNAL LEVEL - An anti-eclipse circuit for an imaging sensor monitors the photo signal level output by a pixel to determine whether the photo signal corresponds to the pixel being operated at a saturated state. If so, there is a risk that the pixel may be susceptible to an eclipse distortion. When the pixel is detected as being operated in a saturated state, the anti-eclipse circuit pulls up the reset signal level previously stored in a sample and hold circuit to an appropriate voltage level in order to prevent an eclipse distortion from arising. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321552 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-READING DEVICE - An image sensor includes: a charge generating unit that generates a charge in response to light, and has a potential well that stores the charge; a first charge storage unit the first charge storage unit having a potential well deeper than the potential well of the charge generating unit and storing a charge transferred from the charge generating unit; a first electrode covering an end of the charge generating unit, to which a voltage is applied, to form a gradient of a potential so that a charge stored in the charge generating unit is transferred to the first charge storage unit; and a second electrode covering a part of the charge generating unit, to which a voltage is applied to make a part of the potential well of the charge generating unit shallow, the shallow part corresponding to the part of the charge generating unit covered by the second electrode. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321553 | Glare blocking camcorder/camera stabilizing eye level viewfinder device and method - A glare blocking viewfinder device includes a shadow box with a lens at a first end and an attachment mechanism at a second end adapted to detachably mount the device on a monitor screen of a camera. This enables a user to observe an image-bearing surface of the screen by looking at the image-bearing surface through the lens. The lens has a predetermined focal length and the depth dimension of the shadow box is substantially equal to this focal length. The attachment mechanism upon mounting the device to the monitor screen provides a substantially rigid structure. The user presses his or her eye against the lens to view the monitor screen through the lens and shadow box and points the camera at a subject, keeping the camera on the subject by using the device as a viewfinder. The user holds the camera with one hand and the attached device with the other hand. The device is collapsible and conveniently fits into a pocket of the user when not being used. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321554 | IMAGING LENS, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - An imaging lens (LN) of an imaging device (ID) is composed of an aperture stop (ST) and a lens unit (LU) having positive power. Even when the object side surface of the lens unit (LU) has a shape convexed to the side of the object, and a lens whose image side surface is concaved to the image side is used, excellent aberration performance with a short optical total length, a small sensor incidence angle and a small distortion are achieved at low cost. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321555 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solid state imaging device includes: a substrate having an opening portion; a solid state imaging element mounted to the substrate through a flip-chip process; and a resin mold portion formed on a rear surface of the solid state imaging element. The resin mold portion has a surface of an uneven shape. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321556 | POWER TRANSMISSION MECHANISM HAVING CAM-INCORPORATED GEAR, AND POWER TRANSMISSION MECHANISM OF IMAGING APPARATUS - A power transmission mechanism includes a rotational drive member which rotates to drive a driven member, a drive switcher for switching between a transmission-ON state in which a driving force of a drive source is transmitted to the rotational drive member to rotate the rotational drive member and a transmission-OFF state in which the transmission of the driving force to the rotational drive member is canceled, and a rotation restrictor which allows the rotational drive member to rotate when the drive switcher is in the transmission-ON state and is engaged with the rotational drive member to restrict rotation of the rotational drive member when the drive switcher is in the transmission-OFF state. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321557 | IMAGER THAT PHOTOGRAPHS AN IMAGE USING A ROLLING SHUTTER - An imager is provided having an imaging sensor and a focusing detector. The imaging sensor outputs image signals that have charges stored in one line of pixels. The focusing detector detects whether a subject image is in focus on said imaging sensor based on contrast values of frame image data for one image frame formed by the image signals. The imaging sensor changes a charge-storing period that is a time period for storing charges in a pixel, and lengthens the charge-storing period in the case of taking pictures under photographing conditions in which movement of a subject is expected. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321558 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SPATIAL MOVEMENT OF OBJECT - An apparatus for detecting spatial movement of an object, includes a rotatable light emitting diode, first and second camera modules, and an image processor. The light emitting diode is configured for emitting light to the object. The first and second camera modules are arranged on opposite sides of the light emitting diode and configured for capturing the light reflected by the object, thus respectively forming a first image signal and a second image signal associated with the object. The image processor is configured for processing the first and second image signals and analyzing spatial position of the object relative to the first and second camera modules based on the first and second image signals, thereby determining spatial movement of the object. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321559 | CAMERA FLASH MITIGATION - Techniques are generally described for an image capture system that may include an image sensor, a flash for providing illumination, a data storage, and a processor operatively associated with the data storage. The processor may be adapted to execute computer implemented instructions to pre-store one or more image capture device characteristics in the data storage, acquire data in a pre-capture phase, model shadow effects based on either or both of the pre-stored data and the acquired data, modify one or more image capture device settings based on the modeled shadow effects, and record image data with the image sensor. Illumination may be provided substantially coincident with recording of the image data. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321560 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus is provided that includes a fuel cell device, an image pickup device, a temperature sensor, and a system controller. The electronic apparatus is mobile and may be held in a user's hand while being operated. The fuel cell device controls generation of electrical power. The image pickup device is position relative to the fuel cell device and converts an image into an image pickup signal. The temperature sensor obtains a temperature from the image pickup device. The system controller configured to control operation of the fuel cell device based on the temperature from the image pickup device. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321561 | SYSTEM, COMPONENTS, AND METHODS FOR VIEWING DOCUMENTS AND OBJECTS USING A WEBCAM - An image sensor support device comprising a foot assembly releasably coupled with respect to a base and an image sensor mount rotatably coupled with respect to the foot assembly. The image sensor mount is rotatably secured to an elongated stem assembly and the stem assembly is rotatably secured to the foot assembly. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321562 | LENS HOLDER MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE UTILIZING THE SAME - A lens holder module includes a holder and an optical element. The holder has a peripheral sidewall. The peripheral sidewall has a first connection portion formed on an inner surface thereof. The optical element is received in the holder and spaced a distance from the first connection portion. The optical element has a top surface facing the first connection portion. At least one slot is recessed below on the inner surface and located between the first connection portion and the optical element. The at least one slot is proximate to the top surface of the optical element. The width of the at least one slot along an axis of the holder is from 0.01 to 0.2 mm. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321563 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING UNIT - A solid-state imaging unit includes: an imaging device receiving light at a light-receiving surface thereof; and a protective component having a light transmissive member covering the light-receiving surface of the imaging device and a frame securing the light transmissive member at the periphery thereof, the protective component being mounted on a peripheral region of the light-receiving surface of the imaging device, wherein at least the frame is formed using a molding process. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321564 | Camera system and associated methods - A camera system may include an optics stack including two substrates, the optics stack forming an imaging system, each substrate having two surfaces that are parallel to each other and perpendicular to an optical axis of the imaging system, the optics stack including a securing region on opposing surfaces of the two substrates, the two substrates being secured together on a wafer level at their respective securing regions, at least one of the surfaces of the two substrates including a refractive surface of the imaging system, a detector substrate having an active area and a cover structure protecting at least the active area of the detector substrate, the optics stack being secured to an upper surface of the cover structure. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321565 | IMAGE PICKUP MODULE - There is provided an image pickup module which can be formed by a simple process while securing the mechanical strength of an inner lead at the time of bending and when fixed, without increasing an outer dimension of the image pickup module. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321566 | IMAGE DISPLAYING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - In an image displaying device provided with a frame rate conversion (FRC) portion, the image quality deterioration in a moving image likely to include a plurality of the same consecutive images due to a FRC processing is prevented. The FRC portion ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100321567 | VIDEO DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, VIDEO DATA GENERATION SYSTEM, VIDEO DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A video data generation apparatus generates video data based on audio data and frame image data, which are generated independently of each other. The video data generation apparatus sequentially inputs the audio data at fixed intervals, while sequentially inputting the frame image data in time series at irregular intervals. Simultaneously with input of one frame of frame image data, the video data generation apparatus starts a data acquisition process to obtain next one frame of frame image data. The video data generation apparatus stores audio data, which have been input in a period between a start of the data acquisition process by the data acquirer and input of one frame of frame image data by the data acquisition process, in combination with the frame image data of one frame obtained by the data acquisition process, as one audio image complex data, and generates the video data based on multiple stored audio image complex data. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321568 | Device And Method for Decoding Digital TV Broadcast - For use as or in connection with a set-top box, a digital TV broadcast signal is decoded by processing its audio stream into and read from a FIFO buffer. According to certain embodiments, fullness of the FIFO buffer is compared to a reference fullness, which can be updated based on changes to the bit rate of the audio stream. In response to the FIFO buffer fullness, the set top box regulates the rate at which the audio stream is decoded. The disclosed decoding methods do not need to rely on the accuracy or presence of a system time encoded into the broadcast signal. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321569 | Apparatus and method for converting operation mode in image display compound device - An operation-mode conversion apparatus for an image display compound device includes a power-state detector which detects a power state of the compound device, an operation-mode determination unit which determines a present operation mode of the compound device, and an operation-mode controller which converts the operation mode of the compound device based on the power state, the present operation mode, and whether one of an optical storage medium and a movable memory is detected by the compound device, in response to a user input signal, regardless of the preset operation mode. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321570 | PULSE WIDTH MODULATION CIRCUIT AND VOLTAGE-FEEDBACK CLASS-D AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT - The frequency characteristic of a voltage-feedback class-D amplifier circuit for driving an output load is improved. A triangular-wave correction circuit which compensates a gradient of a triangular wave is provided to a triangular-wave signal generator which supplies a triangular wave signal used as a PWM carrier to a comparison circuit for performing PWM modulation of an input signal. In an area where a duty of a command value for an output circuit drive becomes about 50%, a slew rate (gradient) of the triangular wave is decreased. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321571 | Scaling Process System, Video Output Apparatus and Replay Apparatus - Disclosed is a scaling process system including a replay apparatus and a video output apparatus which are connected via a HDMI, wherein each of the video output apparatus and the replay apparatus respectively comprises a between-pixel interpolation method table for deciding a superiority/inferiority of a between-pixel interpolation method which is used when carrying out a scaling process in the scaling process system, wherein the video output apparatus including a version request signal transmission device, a version information receiving device, a determining device, a control device, a between-pixel interpolation method table receiving device and a first update execution device, wherein the replay apparatus including a version request signal receiving device, a version information return device, a receiving device, a between-pixel interpolation method table transmission device and a second update executing device. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321572 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE STABILIZATION - A system includes a first accelerometer and a second accelerometer that are coupled to a processor. The processor is configured to receive input from the accelerometers, calculate a displacement of the first accelerometer and a displacement of the second accelerometer, and refresh a video display unit as a function of the displacement of the first accelerometer and the displacement of the second accelerometer. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321573 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING HDMI DEVICES USING A SERIAL FORMAT - An apparatus and a method for providing serialized HDMI data from an HDMI source to an HDMI sink. An HDMI transmitter may include inputs including control inputs, a deserializer, and a parser. The inputs may receive serialized HDMI data from an HDMI data source. A deserializer may deserialize the serialized HDMI data received on each of the respective inputs and outputting parallel data for each of the inputs. A parser may parse the parallel data output from the deserializer from each of the respective inputs into serial video data at a first clock rate and audio data at a second clock rate. Control inputs of the transmitter may be set to a first mode in which from the deserializer is caused to bypass the parser, and the parallel data is output from the HDMI transmitter. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321574 | Methods and Systems for Power-Controlling Display Devices - Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for controlling power consumption with a power controlling display device. Some aspects relate to a power controlling display device that receives power cost data and user preferences and generates a power consumption schedule that may control internal display components as well as connected power consuming devices. Some aspects relate to methods and systems for automatically compensating a displayed image when display backlight levels are modified due to power regulation. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321575 | Method for Processing On-Screen Display and Associated Embedded System - An embedded system for processing an on-screen display (OSD) includes an input apparatus, a user interface resource storage unit and a two-dimensional (2D) graphic engine. The method for processing the OSD includes receiving a control command associated with a 2D image processing procedure, the 2D image processing procedure generating a transitional image according to a first 2D image and a second 2D image, and displaying the first 2D image, the transitional image and the second 2D image to render a three-dimensional-like (3D-like) OSD. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321576 | Digitizer with Variable Sampling Clock and Method Using the Same - A digitizer includes an analog to digital converter (ADC), a sampling frequency generator, and a controller. The ADC samples an IF signal to generate a digital signal. The sampling frequency generator is connected to the ADC and provides a sampling clock of variable frequency to the ADC. The controller is connected to the sampling frequency generator and determines frequency of the sampling clock. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321577 | DISTRIBUTED REPEATER AND DISTRIBUTED REPEATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a distributed repeater for repeating output signals identical to input signals through a channel different from that of main transmitter signals but identical to channels of other distributed repeaters, and a distributed repeating method thereof. The distributed repeater includes: a pre-processing unit configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted from an external device and demodulate the RF signal into a baseband signal; an equalizer configured to equalize the baseband signal to correct a distortion occurring on a transmission channel; an identification signal generation and insertion unit configured to generate an identification signal for identification of the distributed repeater and network conditioning, and insert the identification signal in the equalized baseband signal; and a post-processing unit configured to convert the baseband signal from the identification signal generation and insertion unit into an RF signal, and send the RF signal. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321578 | Scaling Process System, Video Output Apparatus and Replay Apparatus - Disclosed is a scaling process system including a replay apparatus and a video output apparatus which are connected via a HDMI, wherein each of the video output apparatus and the replay apparatus respectively comprises a between-pixel interpolation method table, wherein the video output apparatus including a request signal transmission device to transmit a request signal, a between-pixel interpolation method information receiving device to receive the between-pixel interpolation method information, a determining device to determine which of between-pixel interpolation method information of the replay apparatus or between-pixel interpolation method information of the video output apparatus is more high-performance, a deciding device to decide an apparatus to be used for the scaling process, and a control device to control the apparatus which is decided by the deciding device so as to carry out the scaling process, and wherein the replay apparatus including a request signal receiving device to receive the request signal and a between-pixel interpolation method information return device to return the between-pixel interpolation method information. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321579 | Front End Processor with Extendable Data Path - The present specification discloses a processing architecture that has multiple levels of parallelism and is highly configurable, yet optimized for media processing. At the highest level, the architecture is structured to enable each processor, which is dedicated to a specific media processing function, to operate substantially in parallel. In addition to processor-level parallelism, each processing unit can operate on multiple words in parallel, rather than just a single word per clock cycle. Moreover, at the instruction level, the control data memory, data memory, and function specific dath paths can be controlled all within the same clock cycle. Additionally, the processor has multiple layers of configurability, with the extendable data path of the processor being capable of being configured to perform specific processing functions, such as entropy encoding, discrete cosine transform (DCT), inverse discrete cosine transform (IDCT), motion compensation, motion estimation, de-blocking filter, de-interlacing, de-noising, quantization, and dequantization. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321580 | ANALOG EQUALIZER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BASEBAND VIDEO SIGNALS - An equalizer and methods for equalizing a cable-borne signal are described. The cable-borne signal includes a digital signal and a baseband analog signal separated by frequency. Distortions are removed from the digital signal and an analog equalizer compensates for attenuations of the analog signal caused by the cable based on equalization settings of a digital equalizer. A baseband analog filter can be selected based on an estimate calculated by the digital equalizer of difference in attenuation at different frequencies. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321581 | LUMINANCE LEVEL CONTROL DEVICE - A scene change detecting circuit ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100321582 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING MOTION BETWEEN TWO VIDEO FRAMES - The invention relates to a method of estimating motion between two video frames. According to the invention, the motion estimation is done by using first one motion estimation in the horizontal direction and then one motion estimation in the vertical direction. Preferably, a plurality of motion estimations in the horizontal direction are used alternately with motion estimations in the vertical direction. It allows reducing the complexity of the estimation. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321583 | Temporally Smoothing a Motion Estimate - For a frame set of a moving image sequence, a motion estimate is accessed. The motion estimate describes a change to a region of a reference frame with respect to at least one other frame. The reference frame and the other frames are displaced from each other within the frame set from over a temporal window. The regions of the two frames contain at least a portion of an image feature. The motion estimate is smoothed over the temporal window. The smoothing may facilitate aligning, at least in part, the image feature within the set of frames. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321584 | System and Method For Accumulative Stillness Analysis of Video Signals - A method and system for accumulating stillness characteristics is presented. The method and system generates field stillness characteristics for a current pixel of a current field. The field stillness characteristic is accumulated with an accumulated stillness characteristic that corresponds to a pixel location of the current pixel. The accumulated stillness characteristic includes stillness information regarding previous pixels of previous fields in the same pixel location as the current pixel. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321585 | VIDEO AND AUDIO PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A video and audio processing device comprises: a switching unit that switches a video input and output pathway at least between “analog video input terminal-analog video output terminal” and “specific-standard digital input terminal-specific-standard digital output terminal”; an input determining unit that determines whether the specific-standard digital data is fed into the specific-standard digital input terminal; and a pathway determining unit that determines whether the video input and output pathway is “analog video input terminal-analog video output terminal”. The receiving unit produces only the audio data from the specific-standard digital data, when the specific-standard digital data is fed into the specific-standard digital input terminal while the video input and output pathway is “analog video input terminal-analog video output terminal”. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321586 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION RECEIVER, A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION RECEIVING METHOD AND A TELEVISION RECEIVER - The present invention relates to a wireless communication receiver, wireless communication receiving method and television receiver. The wireless communication receiver has signal processing circuits including a first signal processing circuit and a second signal processing circuit, a data storage module, and a deinterleaver. The first signal processing circuit receives a wireless communication signal and then performs a first signal processing to generate a first output data according to the wireless communication signal. The deinterleaver stores the first output data into the data storage module, and retrieves a deinterleaved data corresponding to the first output signal from the data storage module. The second signal processing circuit performs a second signal processing to generate a second output data according to the deinterleaved data. The data storage module is shared by the deinterleaver and at least one of the signal processing circuits for data storage, thereby effectively reducing the production cost. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321587 | Methods and Systems for Power Control Event Responsive Display Devices - Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for controlling power consumption with a power controlling display device. Some aspects relate to a power controlling display device that receives a notification of a power control event that may control internal display components as well as connected power consuming devices. Some aspects relate to methods and systems for automatically compensating a displayed image when display backlight levels are modified in response to a power control event. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321588 | AV SYSTEM, POWER FEEDING APPARATUS AND POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS - An AV system in which a power feeding apparatus and a plurality of power receiving apparatuses are connected in a daisy chain with the power feeding apparatus in the lead, wherein the power feeding apparatus includes: a connection detecting line; an applying unit for applying a voltage to the connection detecting line; and a power supply unit for supplying a power to the power receiving apparatus or suspends the supply of the power according to a voltage level of the connection detecting line, the power receiving apparatuses include: a contents signal output unit for outputting a contents signal upon the supply of the power; a ground terminal having a ground potential; a conducting line connectable to the ground terminal in another power receiving apparatus adjacent on the rear; and a first switch unit for enabling the connection detecting line to be connected to any one of the ground terminal and the conducting line and holding a connected state even when the power is not supplied. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321589 | MOBILE TERMINAL CAPABLE OF RECEIVING MOBILE BROADCAST SERVICES AND CHANNEL CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A mobile terminal capable of receiving mobile broadcast services and a channel control method for the same are provided. The channel control method includes outputting broadcast data present in a frame received on a current channel during a frame transport interval, scanning, during a sleep interval after the frame transport interval, for at least one frequency corresponding to a preset preference channel, extracting channel information by parsing a frame carried by the scanned frequency, and storing the extracted channel information while updating existing channel information. Hence, the channel search time experienced by the user for viewing channel information may be shortened. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321590 | System and Method for Reducing Intra-Channel Interference - The present invention provides a method for determining a local oscillator frequency for a baseband converter, comprising obtaining characteristics of a channel comprising a plurality of radio signals at corresponding radio frequencies; using the channel characteristics to select a local oscillator frequency to use in baseband conversion of the plurality of radio signals of the channel to form a first baseband converted signal and a second baseband converted signal; and programming a local oscillator to operate the selected local oscillator frequency; wherein the local oscillator frequency is selected such that an image rejection ratio of the baseband converted second signal to an image of the baseband converted first signal is above a predetermined threshold. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321591 | Cable for Display and Television System - In this cable for a display, the respective ones of two power supply lines are arranged on both sides of an electric signal line to hold the electric signal line therebetween, and a protective coating is formed to have a flat outer shape. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321592 | SCREEN, PROJECTION SYSTEM, FRONT PROJECTION TELEVISION RECEIVER, AND SCREEN MANUFACTURING METHOD - A screen includes: a reflection surface which reflects projection light, wherein a plurality of convexes are disposed on the reflection surface, and each of the convexes contains a spherical surface having a ¼ spherical shape, a curved surface having curvature larger than curvature of the spherical surface and disposed along an end of the spherical surface, and a cover surface having a flat surface shape and disposed at an end of the curved surface. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321593 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER APPARATUS - An illumination device | 2010-12-23 |
20100321594 | CHASSIS ASSEMBLY, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER APPARATUS - A chassis assembly comprises a chassis | 2010-12-23 |
20100321595 | CAMERA MODULE WITH LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - An exemplary camera module, includes a lens group, an image sensor, and a liquid crystal module disposed between the lens group and the image sensor. The liquid crystal module includes a first glass substrate adjacent to the image sensor, an opposite second glass substrate, a plurality of liquid crystal molecules arranged between the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate, a first transparent electrode layer formed on the first glass substrate and facing the liquid crystal molecules, and a second transparent electrode layer formed on the second glass substrate and facing the liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal molecules are configured for adjusting light path of the light transmitting therethrough in response to an electric field between the first and second transparent electrode layers, thus adjusting depth of field of the camera module. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321596 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DISPLAY UNIT USING THE SAME - A projection optical system which improves the illumination efficiency includes a light source, an optical waveguide into which light from the light source enters and from which the light exits as reflected light, a diffuser diffusing light that has exited from the optical waveguide, a prism sheet into which light diffused by the diffuser enters and in which prisms are arranged on one plane, and a rod integrator into which light transmitted through the prism sheet enters. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321597 | PROJECTION SYSTEM - A projection system includes an illumination apparatus, an imaging apparatus, and a projection lens. The illumination apparatus includes a light source, a lens array, light collecting elements, and a converging lens array. The light source provides a parallel light beam. The light collecting elements are disposed at a side of the lens array, and arranged in an array. Each light collecting element has a second end facing the light source, a first end corresponding to the second end, and at least one side connected between the first end and the second end. Each light collecting element shrinks from its second end to its first end. The side of the light collecting element has at least one reflective surface. The converging lens array scales the light beam exiting the light collecting element. The imaging apparatus forms an image from the light beam. The projection lens projects the image to a surface. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321598 | INTEGRATED SINGLE PANEL PROJECTION ENGINE - The present invention discloses an integrated single-panel projection engine ( | 2010-12-23 |