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| 20080211458 | CHARGING DISPLAY SYSTEM - In one aspect, a method is provided for operating a charging display system that is capable of wirelessly charging a rechargeable device positioned on a connector-less charging surface. In accordance with the method, the presence of a chargeable device on the charging surface is detected and the type of the chargeable device is identified. A set of interaction options based upon the identity of the chargeable device with the set, including a charging interaction option, is determined and, a displayable output signal based upon the determined set interaction options is generated. The set of interaction options is initiated based upon the detected presence of the chargeable device on the charging surface and the identified device type and, the output signal is presented on a display of the charging device. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080211941 | DIGITAL CAMERA USING MULTIPLE IMAGE SENSORS TO PROVIDE IMPROVED TEMPORAL SAMPLING - A method and apparatus for capturing image data from multiple image sensors and generating an output image sequence are disclosed. The multiple image sensors capture data with one or more different characteristics, such as: staggered exposure periods, different length exposure periods, different frame rates, different spatial resolution, different lens systems, and different focal lengths. The data from multiple image sensors is processed and interleaved to generate an improved output motion sequence relative to an output motion sequence generated from an a single equivalent image sensor. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080218611 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A DUAL LENS CAMERA TO AUGMENT AN IMAGE - An electronic camera for producing an output image of a scene from a captured image signal includes a first imaging stage comprising a first image sensor for generating a first sensor output and a first lens for forming a first image of the scene on the first image sensor, and a second imaging stage comprising a second image sensor for generating a second sensor output and a second lens for forming a second image of the scene on the second image sensor. The sensor output from the first imaging stage is used as a primary output image for forming the captured image signal and the sensor output from the second imaging stage is used as a secondary output image for modifying the primary output image, thereby generating an enhanced, captured image signal. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080306749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING IMAGE BEARING PRODUCTS FOR SALE - A method of presenting n offer of an image-bearing product to a user provides access to a plurality of user image files. User image files are analyzed to obtain semantic information about the content of the plurality of image files. An offer for the image-bearing product based on the semantic information obtained, wherein the product uses at least one image from the plurality of image files. The offer is transmitted to the user. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090021577 | IMAGE CAPTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device for capturing and displaying images along a single optical axis, having an image capture device for capturing the objective image through the display panel when the display device is in a second transmissive state; an image supply source for providing an image to a display panel when the display panel is in a first display state; a mechanism for alternating placing the display panel between the first display state and second transmissive state such that an image can be viewed on the display screen and the object can be captured such that the alternating between the first display state and the second transmissive state is substantially imperceptible to a user of the display panel; and a mechanism for providing digitally image processing for captured images prior to display. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090094247 | IMAGE STORAGE SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD - An image sharing system, an image sharing device and a method for operating a plurality of image sharing devices are provided. Each image sharing device has a memory with image content files stored therein and a communication system to provide an image sharing system. The method comprises the steps of: identifying image sharing devices to be included in the image sharing system; establishing a communication link between the identified image sharing devices, said communication link providing the ability to transfer image content files; identifying sharable image content files in each of the image sharing devices; and determining manifest data useable in copying the sharable image content files from one of the image sharing devices to at least one other of the image sharing devices so that each of the shareable image content file is stored in at least two of the image sharing devices in the image sharing system. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090160970 | REMOTE DETERMINATION OF IMAGE-ACQUISITION SETTINGS AND OPPORTUNITIES - Pre-image-acquisition information is obtained by a digital camera and transmitted to a system external to the digital camera. The system is configured to provide image-acquisition settings to the digital camera. In this regard, the digital camera receives the image-acquisition settings from the external system and performs an image-acquisition sequence based at least upon the received image-acquisition settings. Accordingly, the determination of image-acquisition settings can be performed remotely from the digital camera, where data-processing resources can greatly exceed those within the digital camera. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090162120 | PRINTER AND PRINTING METHOD USING RECEIVER MEDIUM HAVING ADJUSTABLE PROPERTIES - Printing apparatii and methods are provided. In one aspect the printing method is provided for recording an image on a receiver medium having an image receiving layer and a support layer and with a stiffening and/or expansion layer therebetween comprising: a medium transport system for conveying a receiver medium to a range of positions wherein a print engine can record an image on the receiver medium; and an activation system is adapted to apply an activating energy or an activating material to the receiver medium to cause said stiffening and/or expansion layer to generally uniformly increase the stiffness and/or thickness of the receiver medium. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090162554 | METHOD FOR USING RECEIVER MEDIUM HAVING ADJUSTABLE PROPERTIES - A method of forming a printed image on an image receiving element is disclosed, comprising: providing an image receiving element comprising at least one activatable stiffening and/or thickening layer which comprises a polymer matrix and an activatable material; printing an image over a designated area of said image receiving element, and substantially uniformly and non-imagewise activating said activatable stiffening and/or thickening layer over the designated area of said image receiving element after step (b) to produce a printed image receiving element with an activated stiffened and/or thickened layer. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090196896 | ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT TO INHIBIT GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS ON DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS - The present disclosure relates to an article having a fiber including an antimicrobial agent to inhibit growth of microorganisms. The article inhibits the growths of microorganisms in biological, physiological fluids, and non-biological solutions. The article includes a fibrous structure and silver halide particles applied to the fibers to inhibit the growth of the microorganism. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100013738 | IMAGE CAPTURE AND DISPLAY CONFIGURATION - A method for coordinating presentation of multiple perspective content data for a subject scene receives separate display perspective signals, each corresponding to one of a plurality of display segments and processes each of the separate display perspective signals to generate a corresponding content configuration data request. At least one image-content generating device is configured according to the corresponding content configuration data request. Image data content of the subject scene is obtained from the at least one image-content generating device. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100066770 | Pulse Width Modulation Display Pixels with Spatial Manipulation - Systems and methods of producing images are provided. Data corresponding to a first set of display pixels is received. When it is determined that a transition occurs in the first set of display pixels, a position of at least one display pixel in the first set of display pixels is adjusted based on the determined transition. The adjustment can involve adjusting a center of a pulse that causes formation of the display pixel away from a center of a modulation window. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100138495 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING IMAGES OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method, system and software product for managing digital media files for a user. An unique user icon or image content identifier is associated with an unique user that can be used for allowing controlled access by an authorized party to digital media files based on the presence of the icon. The digital image media file can be analyzed for determining if an image content identifier is present. The icon or image identifier allows for the automatically forwarding the digital image to an electronic address over the communication storing the image, based on identifying the feature within the image. The icon may also include metadata that is searchable. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100177123 | EDGE REPRODUCTION IN OPTICAL SCANNING DISPLAYS - When producing an image in an optical scanning device, such as an optical scanning device employing pulse width modulation, for example, edges are reproduced by illuminating, within a pixel through which an edge passes, an off-centered location towards the lighter illumination side of the edge. Such a technique reproduces an edge with reduced jagging and with accurate color as compared to conventional displays. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100177129 | ARTIFACT REDUCTION IN OPTICAL SCANNING DISPLAYS - When producing an image in an optical scanning device, such as an optical scanning device employing pulse width modulation, for example, a pixel or its adjacent pixels are illuminated over a period at least as a function of a sequence of illumination data. Such pixel or its adjacent pixels are illuminated, however, at different locations within the pixel or its adjacent pixels over the period. This varying of the illumination-location within pixels over time reduces the “screen-door effect” present in conventional displays. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100238314 | IMAGE CAPTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device for capturing and displaying images along a single optical axis, having an image capture device for capturing the objective image through the display panel when the display device is in a second transmissive state; an image supply source for providing an image to a display panel when the display panel is in a first display state; a mechanism for alternating placing the display panel between the first display state and second transmissive state such that an image can be viewed on the display screen and the object can be captured such that the alternating between the first display state and the second transmissive state is substantially imperceptible to a user of the display panel; and a mechanism for providing digitally image processing for captured images prior to display. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100245263 | DIGITAL PICTURE FRAME HAVING NEAR-TOUCH AND TRUE-TOUCH - A digital picture frame includes a near-touch user interface component that senses when an object is within a predetermined spatial region of the digital picture frame; a true-touch user interface component that senses physical contact with the digital picture frame; and a processor that receives input signals from the near-touch user interface component and the true-touch user interface component and executes device controls based on inputs from both user interface components. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100281073 | SEQUENCE PRESERVING METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AND SHARING IMAGES - A method for sharing one or more image files, the method includes the steps of providing a first set of image files on a first memory device; and transferring a second set of image from one or more second memory devices to the first memory device; wherein the second set of images have their file names converted to a file naming convention of the first set of images. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110032388 | DIGITAL VIDEO SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING VIDEO SEQUENCES - An image processing system ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110090322 | MULTI-FRAME DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH PERSPECTIVE BASED IMAGE ARRANGEMENT - Systems and methods are provided for presenting digital images using a plurality of digital media frames separated spatially along at least two axes. In one aspect the method comprises the steps of obtaining the digital images to be presented determining the multi-dimensional relationship between the digital media frames analyzing the digital images and any associated metadata to assign an image perspective determination to each of the digital images and determining an arrangement of the digital images for presentation on the plurality of the digital media frames according to the multi-dimensional relationship between the digital media frames and according to the determined image perspectives. | 04-21-2011 |
