Photography inventions 10/07

20070248341 - Method and apparatus for reducing shutter lag in a digital imaging device: A digital imaging device, such as a digital camera, minimizes shutter lag by determining some capture parameters, such as focus and exposure settings, before a user of the device has indicated that a photograph is to be taken. The parameters are updated when the device becomes substantially still before the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070248342 - Image quality in cameras using flash: The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software product for using a flash light with, e.g., light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or other light sources of a camera of an electronic device for improving quality of images provided by the camera. The flash related parameters comprising a white balance... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070248343 - Camera and unit for camera: To provide a camera that is suited to shoot both a demagnified image and a magnified image. The camera includes a housing body 11 containing a CCD 15, and a lens barrel 12. An abutted member 20 having an objective lens 40 therein is engaged with the lens barrel 12... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070248344 - Lens barrel and imaging device including lens barrel: A lens barrel 11 is mounted in a collapsible imaging device 1 and includes a third lens frame 55. The third frame 55 is a lens frame to which correction lenses L5, L6, L7 are mounted and includes a shutter unit 57, a vibration compensation actuator 71, a lens frame... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070248345 - Camera: A camera has a face detecting section, a focusing section, and a controlling section. The face detecting section detects a face area in a shooting image plane. The focusing section calculates a defocus amount based on a relative distance of a pair of images of a light beam that has... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070248346 - Storage medium and method to control auto exposure by the same: A method and a storage medium for auto exposure control are provided. A desired image is divided into a plurality of sample blocks, each includes red, green, and blue subpixels. A maximum exposure ratio and an average exposure ratio are obtained according to the maximum and average values of each... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070248347 - Power connection device for a flash tube and a camera module: A power connection device for connecting a flash tube and a camera module includes a wire, a first electrical connector, and a second electrical connector. One end of the wire is connected with the flash tube, and the first electrical connector is electrically connected with the other end of the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070248348 - Method for controlling digital photographing apparatus and digital photographing apparatus adopting the method: A method for controlling a digital photographing apparatus and an apparatus adopting the method, which include obtaining first information of a subject at a time t1 at a first sensitivity, obtaining second information of the subject at a time t2 that is different from time t1 at a second sensitivity,... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20070248349 - Light amount adjuster and imaging apparatus: A light amount adjuster includes two filter members, each having a gradation ND region where the transmittance continuously changes, disposed such that the two filter members face each other and the direction in which the gradation of one of the filter members changes differs from the direction in which the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070248350 - Automated process for generating a computed design of a composite camera comprising multiple digital imaging devices: An exemplary method for automatically generating a computed design of a composite camera having multiple digital imaging devices comprises obtaining a target volume to be captured by the composite camera, obtaining a target resolution for capturing the target volume, generating a representation of a view frustum of each of a... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070248351 - Handlebar support apparatus: A fully adjustable, handlebar support apparatus is readily attachable to a hand held video or still camera or to another support device, such as a monopod or tripod and includes a flexible, articulating handle which may be grasped by the camera operator and selectively manipulated to exhibit an infinite range... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070248352 - Temporary surveillance system: A surveillance system is provided including a platform having a plurality and variety of cameras or sensors mounted thereto, and a base enclosure adapted to accommodate a power supply, a variety of electronics and other equipment for controlling and providing power to the surveillance equipment. The base is constructed to... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070248353 - Lamp device with rotatable legs: A lamp device with two rotary arms comprises a lamp seat having a stand tube installed on the base; a lampshade having various forms; two opposite sides of the lampshade being formed with through holes; a rotary arm unit combined to the lamp seat at one end thereof and a... Agent: Meiric Chen

20070248354 - Lens exchanger apparatus: An apparatus for exchanging a detachable lens in a camera with another lens includes a pair of flexible gloves that are sealably attached to a portable glove box, thereby providing a hermetically sealable enclosure into which the camera and lenses can be inserted and from which they can be withdrawn.... Agent: Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

20070248355 - Camera module and mobile terminal having the same: Provided are embodiments of a camera module and a mobile terminal having the same. In embodiments, the manufacturing process may be simplified, a defect ratio may be reduced, and product reliability may be improved. The camera module can include a lens assembly, an image sensor formed below the lens assembly,... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20070248356 - Digital camera, digital camera system, and control program for digital camera system: A digital camera system is composed of a digital camera and a lens unit detachable to this digital camera. The digital camera includes a first taking lens and a first CCD image sensor to convert subject light into image data. The first taking lens is surrounded by a detachable decorative... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070242936 - Image shooting device with camera shake correction function, camera shake correction method and storage medium recording pre-process program for camera shake correction process: The present invention provides an image shooting device with a camera shake correction function capable of avoiding the deterioration of image quality due to performing camera shake correction. The image shooting control unit of the image shooting device of the present invention can be configured to select to take in... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070242938 - Image stabilizing unit lens unit, and imaging apparatus: There is provided an image stabilizing unit 1 small in size in one direction perpendicular to an optical axis, including, on a base member 2, a movable compensation member 5 which can displace an image forming position by moving in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis Z, and two... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070242937 - Shake detection device, shake detection method, and shake detection program: A shake detection device detecting a camera shake amount generated when photographing a subject includes a detection sensor detecting a rotation speed around a predetermined axis of the camera, a first image shift amount calculation unit driving the detection sensor to detect the rotation speed and, for an image of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070242941 - Integrated optical focusing/zooming system: An integrated optical auto focus and zooming system is provided, which includes a first optical lens, a first hollow casing, a second hollow casing, a plurality of piezoelectric elements. The first optical lens is placed in the first hollow casing, the first hollow casing and the second hollow casing are... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070242935 - Underwater housing for a monitoring device: An underwater housing for containing a monitoring device includes a tubular housing body having a front end formed with an inward flange. The inward flange has a rear side surface formed with an annular groove defined by a groove-defining wall. A transparent plate is disposed fixedly within the housing body,... Agent: Ladas & Parry Suite 2100

20070242939 - Adaptive illumination lighting system: An adaptive illumination device comprising first and second lighting units connected to each other by way of a hinge mechanism, and further provided with a gear mechanism such that angular movement of the first lighting unit about the hinge causes equivalent angular movement of the second lighting unit in an... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070242940 - Lens barrel and image device provided with lens barrel, and assembly method of lens barrel: It is an object of the present invention to provide a lens barrel in which operability for a user is increased and a reduction in parts is achieved while provided with a manual operating member. There is provided the lens barrel that is provided with an imaging optical system for... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070242942 - Camera: A camera is provided with a face detecting section, a focusing section, an area specifying section, and a controlling section. The face detecting section detects a face area within a shooting image plane. The focusing section has plural optional areas within the shooting image plane. Further, the focusing section obtains... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070242943 - Optical member and optical communication module with easy height adjustment: An optical member includes a body made of an optical material and formed in a square sectional shape, and a lens disposed on at least one end face of the body so that the distances from the lens center to each of the side faces of the body are all... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070242944 - Camera and camera system: A problem that the invention is to solve is to provide a camera and a camera system which can provide the driver with information on a three-dimensional object lying on the periphery of the vehicle which is assumed to be highly inevitable for the driver in the form of a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070242945 - In-camera dud image management: In an image record organization method, camera, and system, a plurality of image records are provided and a value index is determined for each of the image records. The image records are classified into unacceptable records having respective value indexes within a predetermined threshold and acceptable records having respective value... Agent: Mark G. Bocchetti Patent Legal Staff

20070242946 - Panoramic imaging device: A panoramic imaging device comprises: a lens array having a center lens for receiving light entering in a front range of at most 60° in a capture angle and left and right side lenses formed on the same plane as that with the center lens formed thereon and having optical... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070242947 - Image capturing apparatus and foreign substance removing method thereof: In a case that a cleaning mode is designated, it is determined whether or not a lens unit is attached to a camera main body. If it is determined that the lens unit is not attached to the camera main body, a quick return mirror is moved upward and a... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20070242948 - U-cover camera phone: An active lens cover for a device, such as a smart phone with a dual lens camera. The camera lens that faces the user and the camera lens that faces away from the user are not directly behind each other, but are slightly offset. The active lens cover is advantageously... Agent: Seto Patents

20070242950 - Optical device and method for removing foreign substances from the optical device: Foreign substances adhered to a focal plane shutter are shaken off by vibrationally driving the shutter a plurality of times in succession while the focal plane shutter, which controls the incidence of light on a photoelectric transducer converting an optical image of a photographic object into an electrical signal, shields... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20070242949 - Actuator mechanism and a shutter mechanism: In one example, an actuator mechanism comprising: one or more coils for establishing a magnetic field; a rotating permanent magnet, which has at least one extreme position depending on the magnetic field; and driving members, which are coupled to the permanent magnet and by means of which the members coupled... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070242951 - Transfer apparatus for transferring an image of a developer in a printer and method for calibrating the heating system thereof: A transfer apparatus for transferring an image of a developer from an image-bearing medium onto an image receiving medium in a transfer zone includes a heating device that heats the image-bearing medium, an adjustable power supply device that supplies electrical power to the heating device, a first temperature sensor for... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070237502 - Method and apparatus to provide portal to web site for establishing personal relationship with another party: A method for providing a portal for an individual to access a web site for establishing personal relationships. The method includes the step of providing a portal booth to photograph the individual while the individual is in said booth to produce a photographic record of the individual, correlate selected demographic... Agent: Tod R Nissle

20070237503 - Lens fitted photo film unit and manufacturing method therefor: A stopper, a stop aperture and a lens support portion are integrally formed to a lens base. The stopper hits a shutter blade when the shutter blade swings in an open direction and the shutter speed is set. The stop aperture controls light amount of subject light that passes through... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070237504 - Solid state imaging device: The solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate and a light receiving portion. On the back surface of the semiconductor substrate a contact surface is provided. The solid-state imaging device photoelectrically converts, in the semiconductor substrate, light transmitted through the object to be imaged in contact with the contact surface,... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070237506 - Image blurring reduction: Operating a camera by detecting a motion of a camera, capturing an image of an object at a first shutter speed determined by the camera if camera motion is not detected, and capturing the image of the object at a second shutter speed determined by the camera if camera motion... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070237507 - Lens barrel and imaging device: There is provided a lens barrel with an vibration reduction unit, which allows a reduction in dimension of the lens barrel in the optical-axis direction in the accommodated state, and an imaging device including such lens barrel. The lens barrel includes first and second lens units, a drive part for... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070237509 - Method and apparatus for controlling an image capturing device: A method for controlling an image-capturing device for synchronizing a camera module and a receiver when capturing images includes enabling a synchronization signal after receiving a snap shot request from the receiver, resetting the synchronization signal and triggering the camera module to capture an image after the camera module finish... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070237510 - Wireless camera flash synchronizer system and method: A single oscillator synchronizer system and method that automatically switches from a wireless receive mode of the oscillator to a wireless transmit mode of the oscillator upon the detection of a synchronization (synch) signal of a camera body. In one example, a method of wirelessly communicating a camera synchronization from... Agent: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

20070237505 - Image capturing apparatus with underwater image compensation and underwater flash compensation: An image capturing apparatus (210) for capturing an image (214) of a scene (12) that is within a fluid (16) includes an apparatus frame (228), a capturing system (230), and a control system (236). The capturing system (230) captures the image (214). The control system (236) adjusts a color content... Agent: The Law Office Of Steven G Roeder

20070237508 - Image detecting module: An image detecting module. The image detecting module comprises a base, a seat movably disposed on the base, an image detecting unit disposed on the seat, a first guide member by which the seat is joined to the base, moving relative to the base in a first direction, a first... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070237511 - Image sensor, imaging device and imaging method: An image sensor includes imaging pixels that convert an image formed via an optical system to image signals and a first focus detection pixel group and a second focus detection pixel group respectively made up with an array of first focus detection pixels and an array of second focus detection... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070237512 - Imaging device, camera and image processing method: An imaging device includes an image sensor and an estimating circuit. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixel units disposed in a two-dimensional array, each equipped with a plurality of imaging pixels with varying spectral sensitivity characteristics set regularly, and focus detection pixels with sensitivity over a range encompassing... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070237513 - Photographing method and photographing apparatus: Power consumption of a photographing apparatus during detecting a face and automatically focusing on the face is reduced. An image representing a face is detected from images taken through an imaging lens, which has an automatic focusing unit for automatically adjusting a point of focus to focus on a detected... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070237514 - Varying camera self-determination based on subject motion: In a method and digital camera, an initial pair of evaluation images are captured. A plurality of characteristics of the initial pair of evaluation images are assessed to provide a first assessment. The characteristics include subject motion between the initial pair of evaluation images. When the subject motion is in... Agent: Mark G. Bocchetti Patent Legal Staff

20070237516 - Image pickup device: An image pickup device which makes it possible to perform shooting without moving a device body in response to motion of an object, and also even if an eye gaze direction of a shooter changes in response to the motion of the object, to perform the shooting while turning a... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070237515 - Portable communication device including display with image lifter: A display for a portable communication device includes an image-forming device that provides an image in a first image plane and an image-shifting device that shifts the image to a second image plane. The image-shifting device brings a displayed image to a surface of the portable communication device, thereby improving... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070237517 - Vehicle camera: A vehicle camera includes a vehicle lens having an opening, a camera body within the vehicle lens having a viewing axis through the opening, a base attached to the vehicle lens, wherein the viewing axis is at an angle between about 15 to 75 degrees with respect to a plane... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20070237518 - Focal plane shutter for cameras: A focal plane shutter for cameras includes: a shutter blade assembly; an electromagnet assembly; driving means that includes a mounting member mounted with an iron scrap member that cooperates with an iron core member of the electromagnet assembly; and a setting member that operates the driving means to a set... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070237519 - Electronic camera mechanism: An exemplary camera mechanism (8) includes a lens module (10), an image sensor module (20), an electronic module (30), and a transmission module (40). The image sensor module is mounted under the lens module. The electronic module is mounted to at least one of the lens module and the image... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070230929 - Object-detecting device and method of extracting operation object: An object-detecting device detects an operation object for operating an operating apparatus. The object-detecting device includes an imaging portion for imaging the operation object and an image processor for extracting the operation object. The operation object has a first face, on which outside light falls from outside into the operating... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070230930 - Methods and systems for automatic image acquisition: The present invention relates to digital imaging apparatuses, and method and system for automatic image acquisition. The method of present invention comprises acquiring a first image and a second image. The method further comprises acquiring a first sub-image from the first image and acquiring a second sub-image from the second... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070230932 - Apparatus and method for image pickup: An apparatus and method for image pickup capable of reducing noise in the images to reduce the effect of shaking due to, for example, hand movement. The image pickup apparatus and method can employ an exposure photographing unit for photographing at least one exposure image at predetermined time intervals using... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20070230931 - Subject shake detection device, imaging device, control method thereof, control program, and recording medium: A subject shake detection device includes a shake detection unit that detects a shake amount of an imaging unit for photographing a subject, a subject shake detection unit that detects an image shake amount from a motion picture to be photographed by the imaging unit and acquires a subject shake... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070230933 - Device and method for controlling flash: A flash controlling method is disclosed. The method includes: acquiring image data by photographing a subject; detecting a predetermined target object from the image data; calculating a distance to the predetermined target object based on a size of the detected predetermined target object; controlling an amount of flash light to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070230928 - Light diffusion box for photographic use: A light diffusion box for photographic use comprises a box body which has an inner surface for reflecting light and an opening at its one end, a light source mounted at the bottom of the box body, and a light-transmitting member. The light-transmitting member includes a light-transmitting area having a... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20070230935 - Autofocus adapter: An autofocus adapter is provided and includes an imaging adapter optical system placed on an optical axis of an imaging lens when the autofocus adapter is attached, and a focus state detection adapter optical system placed on an optical axis different from the optical axis of the imaging lens when... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070230934 - Lens apparatus and imaging apparatus: A lens apparatus configured to be mountable on a camera body having an image sensor includes a first focus lens unit, a splitting optical unit disposed between the first focus lens unit and the image sensor, a second focus lens unit disposed between the splitting optical unit and the image... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070230937 - Digital camera: A digital camera includes a phase difference AF sensor unit, phase difference AF detection unit, contrast AF detection unit, lens driving unit which focuses a taking lens, shading determination unit which determines based on lens information of the taking lens whether focus detection by the phase difference AF sensor unit... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070230936 - Focus detection device: The present invention discloses a focus detection device capable of reading a plurality of focus detection outputs in parallel. As an exemplary structure, the focus detection device includes a focus detection sensor having a plurality of output terminals for outputting, in parallel, analog data corresponding to focus states of multiple... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

20070230938 - Imaging device: An imaging device is provided that predicts before still image photographing, whether alignment of a plurality of images obtained by the still image photographing mode should be performed based on the divided exposures and automatically switches photographing modes depending on the predicted result. The imaging device has a first movement... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070230939 - Photographing apparatus and method: A photographing apparatus and method that can combine a plurality of images photographed by time division exposure. The photographing apparatus and method employ a photographing device having an entire reset mode in which entire pixels are exposed simultaneously right after a flash is shot, and a sequential exposure mode in... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20070230941 - Device and method for detecting ambient light: Described are a device and method for detecting ambient light. The device comprises a processing unit, a memory arrangement and a camera port. The memory arrangement stores setting data which includes a plurality of ambient light levels and a setting of a component of the device corresponding to each level.... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070230940 - Image apparatus with selective image compensation: An image apparatus (10) for providing an adjusted image (474) of a scene (12) that includes an photo-emissive object (18) includes an apparatus frame (228), a capturing system (232), and a control system (236). The capturing system (232) captures a raw captured image (466) of the scene (12). The control... Agent: The Law Office Of Steven G Roeder

20070230942 - Lens aperture-adjustment device and closed circuit television camera: A lens aperture-adjustment device of a closed circuit television camera for capable of switching between automatic and manual adjustments of lens aperture is provided. The device includes a geared motor for driving aperture blades of a lens aperture mechanism; a drive circuit for driving the geared motor in response to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070230943 - Object detection system and method: An object detection system and method is applied to an active surveillance system for detecting at least one target object appeared in an area of interest. The object detection system includes a processor for defining the area of interest into at least a first and a second zone; a controller... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070230944 - Plenoptic camera: One embodiment of the present invention provides a plenoptic camera which captures information about the direction distribution of light rays entering the camera. Like a conventional camera, this plenoptic camera includes a main lens which receives light from objects in an object field and directs the received light onto an... Agent: M.h.k.k.g., P.C. / Adobe Systems Incorporated

20070230945 - Camera with electronic finder, image display method, and corresponding program: A main electronic imaging device takes in as a taken-image an image of a subject obtained through an imaging lens. An electronic finder device photoelectrically first generates the image of the subject and generates an image signal. Based on the generated image signal, the electronic finder device places the imaging... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070230946 - Cradle having panhead function: A cradle having a panhead function that allows a reduction in space and facilitates electric wiring without reducing an operation speed. The cradle having a panhead function to which an image pickup device is mounted is adapted to rotate the image pickup device in a pan direction or a tilt... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070230947 - Telescoping camera crane: A telescoping camera crane has mechanical drive and camera platform leveling systems, allowing for water resistant or submerged operation. Telescoping sections of the crane arm are driven by a hydraulic system, for smooth and near silent extension and retraction movement. The telescoping sections of the crane arm have a slight... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070230948 - Lens structure for an imaging device and method making same: According to the present invention, a lens structure is disclosed which comprises: a substrate; a lens on the substrate, the lens being made of a lens forming material; and a restriction structure adjacent to the lens on the substrate. By this restriction structure, the area of the lens forming material... Agent: Tung & Associates

20070230949 - Thread structure for an optical lens: A thread structure for an optical lens comprises a plastic lens barrel, and the thread structure is formed on an outer surface of the lens barrel. In each single circle of the thread structure there is a normal thread and a partial withdraw thread. The partial withdraw thread is located... Agent: Banger Shia

20070230950 - Image capture device: An image capture device is used for capturing an image and storing it as digital data. It comprises a signal processing module and an optical module. The optical module detachably disposed n the signal process module and used for capturing the image and transferring to an image data. The signal... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070230951 - Optical option attachment ring: The optical option attachment ring of the present invention includes a rotator having an abutting surface that projects inward from the inner circumferential surface of the ring body and abuts the front end of the lens barrel as well as an arcuate portion that follows the upper end of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070230952 - Photosensitive material processor: The hoses connected to parts of a photosensitive material processor, like to a processing tank, are formed from a styrene containing or olefin containing thermoplastic elastomer. Plasticizers such as those found in PVC hoses are not used in the material so cracking does not occur in the portions connecting the... Agent: Taiyo Corporation