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| 20080259289 | Projector Device, Portable Telephone and Camera - A projector device that generates a projection image, photographs this projection image and performs various adjustments to the projection image. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080297729 | Projector - A projector includes: an image creation unit that projects image information upon a screen, comprising a plurality of picture elements that create an image pattern corresponding to the image information; and an illumination unit in which light emitting members are disposed upon a vertical plane with respect to an optical axis which passes through a center of the image creation unit, at equal distances from the optical axis and moreover in different locations. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080309795 | Image Reproduction System - An image reproducing apparatus includes: an image storage device that stores image data having been read into the image reproducing apparatus; an image output device that outputs the image data stored in the image storage device to a display device; an image selection device that selects an image from the image data; and an image extraction device that extracts from the image data a plurality of images satisfying a condition equivalent to a condition of the image having been selected by the image selection device. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090016710 | Electronic Device - An electronic device includes: a projection unit that projects an optical image; a photometric unit that measures brightness of an environment in which the projection unit projects the optical image; and a projection control unit that stops projection by the projection unit, if the brightness measured by the photometric unit exceeds a predetermined value. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090021946 | Projection Device - A projection device includes: a plate shaped member that is thermally conductive; a light emitting element that is disposed upon the plate shaped member and emits light; a bending member that bends light from the light emitting element into an orientation parallel to the plate shaped member; a modulation element that modulates light bent by the bending member; and a polarized light separation element that bends light modulated by the modulation element into an orientation going away from the plate shaped member. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090033785 | Projection Device With Display Monitor - A projection device with a display monitor includes: a projection section that projects an optical image for display; a display monitor that displays a reproduced image; and a display controlling unit that individually controls both the projection section and the display monitor in response to an instruction to perform both a display by the display monitor and a projection display by the projection section so as to differentiate a display mode of the projection display and a display mode of the display. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090033888 | Projecting Apparatus - A projecting apparatus includes: a projection unit that projects an image formed by an optical image formation element; an attitude detection device that detects an attitude of the projection unit, and outputs a detection signal; and a rotation device that rotates a projected image that is projected from the projection unit, according to a detection signal from the attitude detection device. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090036158 | Projector-attached electronic equipment - A projector-attached electronic equipment includes: a projection device that projects an optical image; a judging device that judges whether to perform projection by the projection device according to a state of the electronic equipment; and a projection control device. The projection control device, ( | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090051515 | Imaging Apparatus and Drive Recorder System - An imaging apparatus mounted on a vehicle and imaging a vicinity of the vehicle, includes a photographic lens, an image pickup device, an image processing section, an accident detection sensor, a controlling section, and a recording section. The image pickup device generates an image signal by performing photoelectric conversion of an object image based on a light flux from the photographic lens. The image processing section generates moving image data during vehicle driving based on an image signal. The accident detection sensor detects an accident occurrence based on a shock to the vehicle. The controlling section makes the image processing section generate accident image data representing an accident situation based on an output of the accident detection sensor in a manner different from that in a normal situation. Then, the accident image data is recorded in the recording section. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090103833 | Image Playback Device - Conventionally, there has been a problem that a viewer is tired when playing back images mixedly including 2D images and 3D images, because images change frequently. A storage part stores 2D images and 3D images, an image conversion part that converts the 2D image stored in the storage part into a new 3D image, and an image output part that outputs the 3D image stored in the storage part and the new 3D image converted by the image conversion part. Consequently, it is possible to prevent a viewer from tiring when playing back images mixedly including 2D images and 3D images. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090141245 | Projection Device - A projection device includes: a projector unit that has at least a light source and a projection optical system housed in a chassis; a control unit that is assembled with a chassis separate from the chassis of the projector unit; and a rotation support member that rotatably supports the projector unit and the control unit around a rotation axis that extends perpendicular to a surface of the chassis of the projector unit and a surface of the chassis of the control unit, with these surfaces facing to one another. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090167883 | Electronic Camera - An electronic camera including an imaging device photoelectrically converting a formed image of a subject to generate an image signal, a manipulation section accepting an input instructing a release, a face detecting section detecting a face area in a shooting image plane based on the image signal during a standby period for the release, a controlling section photographing the subject in response to the release to generate shooting image data from the image signal, a face recognizing data generating section which extracts a feature point of a person's face corresponding to the face area based on the image signal and generates face recognizing data of the photographed person based on the feature point when the release takes place while the face area is detected, and a recording section recording the face recognizing data | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090185029 | CAMERA, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE STORAGE DEVICE - Control information distinguishing whether an image is 2D or 3D is added to the image and then stored in a storage part. An output controlling part is provided which outputs the control information added to the image as a control signal when reading the image from the storage part and outputting it. As a result, when 2D images and 3D images which are stored in a mixed manner are replayed, it can be determined whether an output image is a 2D image or a 3D image according to the control signal, so that a suitable image can be displayed according to an output end device. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090185033 | Replay Device, Replay System, and Television Set - A replay device includes: a user recognition unit that performs user recognition processing; and a replay source selection unit that chooses a replay source, from among a plurality of replay sources, according to a user recognized by the user recognition unit. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090213332 | Auxiliary Apparatus for Projection Apparatus and Projection System - An auxiliary apparatus for a projection apparatus used in association with a projection apparatus for projecting an optical image, includes: a communication device that performs communication with the projection apparatus; and a projection auxiliary control device that, when communication is performed with the projection apparatus through the communication device, expands a projection function of the projection apparatus broader than when the optical image is projected without the communication. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090251622 | Electronic Device - An electronic device includes: a first image reproduction unit that reproduces an image; a second image reproduction unit that reproduces an image at a resolution different from that of the first image reproduction unit; a reproduction data generation unit that generates reproduction data at a resolution according to an image reproduction unit by using image data; and a control unit that instructs one of the first image reproduction unit and the second image reproduction unit alternatively image reproduction in response to a switching instruction, and that controls the reproduction data generation unit to generate reproduction data according to a resolution of an image reproduction unit that is instructed. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090273667 | Electronic Camera - An electronic camera includes an image pickup device that takes a subject image, a face detecting section, an inferential section, and an image processing section. The face detecting section not only detects a face area in a shooting image plane based on the output of the image pickup device but also extracts a feature amount of the face of the subject from the face area. The inferential section performs inferential processing relating to either of the age and gender of the subject based on the feature amount. The image processing section makes at least one of an exposure correction, a soft focus correction, a skin smoothing correction to adjust color saturation of the color of the skin, and a correction to make a person look slim, on a recording-purpose image taken by the image pickup device based on the inference result of the inferential section. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090284645 | Camera - A face detecting section of a camera detects a face area in a shooting screen under an output of an image sensor. A focus detecting section calculates a defocus amount from a relative interval of a pair of images under an optical flux passed through a shooting lens in each of optional areas in the shooting screen. A first focus controlling section specifies a focus detecting area from the optional areas under an output of the face detecting section, and performs a focus operation under the defocus amount of the focus detecting area. A second focus controlling section calculates a focus evaluation value in the face area under an output of the image sensor, and performs a focus operation by using the focus evaluation value. A control section causes at least one of the first focus controlling section and the second focus controlling section to perform a focus operation. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090310091 | Electronic Device Incorporating Projector Device - An electronic device includes: a moving part; a projector device provided to the moving part; and a projection control unit that starts projection of an image by the projector device according to the state of the moving part, and the projection control unit starts projection of an image when a first time period has elapsed with the moving part in a predetermined state. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090316021 | Image Replay System, Digital Camera, and Image Replay Device - An image replay system includes a digital camera and an image replay device. The image replay device includes an image recording unit that acquires image information from the digital camera and records it upon a recording medium, a replay unit that replays the image information recorded upon the recording medium, and a transmission unit that transmits to the digital camera usage condition data related to the usage conditions of the image replay device. The digital camera includes a data acquisition unit that acquires the usage condition data from the image replay device, and a control unit that controls the digital camera on the basis of the usage condition data that has been acquired by the data acquisition unit. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100100276 | Imaging apparatus and drive recorder system - An imaging apparatus mounted on a vehicle and imaging a vicinity of the vehicle, includes a photographic lens, an image pickup device, an accident detection sensor, an image processing section, and a recording section. The image pickup device generates an image signal by performing photoelectric conversion of an object image based on a light flux from the photographic lens. The accident detection sensor detects an accident occurrence based on a shock to the vehicle. The image processing section generates first accident image data and second accident image data which photograph the same accident situation at an accident occurrence, based on the image signal. The recording section records the first accident image data and the second accident image data in different states of security levels regarding data credibility, respectively. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110075102 | Projector Device, Portable Telephone and Camera - A projector device that generates a projection image, photographs this projection image and performs various adjustments to the projection image. | 03-31-2011 |
