Photography inventions 11/08

20080292295 - Image processing system and camera: An image processing system which performs photography of the teeth of a patient while causing a plurality of illumination light LEDs of different wavelengths to emit light by means of a photography device when producing a crown repair or denture of the patient, whereby image data are acquired. The image... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080292296 - Vibration compensation for image capturing device: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for compensating for vibration of an image capturing device. The apparatus includes a y-axis stage installed in a support structure so as to be movable in y-axis direction. An x-axis stage is installed on the y-axis stage so as to be movable in x-axis direction... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080292297 - Vibration detecting device, imaging apparatus, and vibration detecting method: A vibration detecting device includes: a vibration amount detecting unit including at least a vibration amount sensor which is a portion for detecting a vibration amount, and outputting a vibration detection signal which is a signal indicating the detected vibration amount, and a high-pass filter configured to remove DC components... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080292298 - Focus control method and unit: A focus control method is provided that performs focus control by sensing a plurality of images of an object while moving a position of a focusing lens and determining in-focus positions in auto focusing areas located at a plurality of positions. The focus control method calculates an in-focus position of... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080292299 - System and method of photography using desirable feature recognition: To improve the quality of photographs of people, the disclosure describes a system and method of photography using desirable feature recognition. The system and method recognize when the subject persons in a photograph possess one or more desirable features for a desirable photograph, such as when they are all smiling... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080292300 - Method, apparatus and software for processing photographic image data using a photographic recording medium: The present invention relates to a method, apparatus or software for processing photographic image data using a photographic recording medium arranged for capturing successive optical images in a series of discrete frames.... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20080292301 - Image sensing apparatus and control method: An image sensing apparatus is provided with an aperture unit (104), an image sensor (106) that converts light beams entering through a photographing lens (103) and the aperture unit into electrical signals, and a display unit (107), including an electronic viewfinder mode to continuously display on the display unit images... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20080292302 - Optical apparatus and manufacturing method of optical apparatus: A single lens reflex camera has a finder optical system that observes an image formed on a reticle by an objective lens, and a photometric device that measures light transmitted through the reticle via at least a part of the finder optical system, at a position shifted from an optical... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080292303 - Enhanced camera transport system and method: As discussed herein, an enhanced camera transport system and method includes a strap and coupler. The coupler is configured to engage with an attachment point on a camera otherwise reserved by engagement with a camera stand such as a tripod, monopod, or the like. Following general camera construction, the attachment... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP/seattle

20080292305 - Projection type image display apparatus: Disclosed is a projection type image display apparatus including a projection section to output a projection light in which an image is attached through a projector lens and a photographing section to photograph a projected image projected by the projection section through a photographing lens, and the projected image which... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080292304 - Projection type image display apparatus and projection type image display system: Disclosed is a projection type image display apparatus including a projection section, a photographing section, a zoom changing section, a projection position changing section and a control section, and when an image is projected on the screen which includes a projection region of a predetermined size and which has a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080292306 - Image taking main unit: The present invention provides an image taking main unit that prevents entry of foreign matter and has excellent usability even when an image taking lens unit is not attached thereto. The image taking main unit has a concave mount to which the image taking lens unit with an image taking... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080292307 - Cam-locking positioning mechanism: A locking positioning mechanism includes a first element and a second element, the first element and second element rotatable relative to one another about a common rotational axis between a locked orientation and an unlocked orientation and axially translatable relative to one another. The mechanism further includes one or more... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080292308 - Imaging element package, imaging element module and lens barrel, and image capturing apparatus: An imaging element package includes: an imaging element chip having an imaging surface; a substrate on which the imaging element chip mounted; an optical member that allows light to pass; and a supporting body having a body portion where a through-opening serving as a light path for imaging is formed,... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080292309 - Photosensitive material turning member and developing apparatus: An in-liquid turn bar disposed in a developing tank includes a first cylindrical member disposed outside and a second cylindrical member disposed inside. In the first cylindrical member, plural slit-shaped discharge openings for discharging the developer along a longitudinal direction are formed. In the second cylindrical member, plural nozzle holes... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080285965 - Method of forming thin camera: A thin camera having sub-pixel resolution includes an array of micro-cameras. Each micro-camera includes a lens, a plurality of sensors of size p, and a plurality of macro-pixels of size d having a feature of size q. The feature size q smaller than p and provides a resolution for the... Agent: Digital Optics Corporation

20080285966 - Optical system of a focus detection apparatus: An optical system of a focus detection apparatus includes a condenser lens positioned behind an expected focal plane of a photographing lens; an auxiliary lens group positioned behind the condenser lens to be coaxial therewith; and a pair of separator lenses positioned behind the auxiliary lens group in close vicinity... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080285967 - Optical apparatus with aperture controller: An optical apparatus, such as an image pickup apparatus, includes a detector configured to detect whether a manual aperture operation unit is operated by an amount greater than or equal to a predetermined amount during automatic aperture control. When an aperture fixing switch is operated or when the detector detects... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080285968 - Compact camera module package structure: The present invention discloses a compact camera module (CCM) package structure that allows a lens module to adjoin directly on the CCM module to prevent height error that occurs when CCM module is soldered to the substrate from affecting the imaging performance of chip module. The CCM package structure comprises... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080279541 - Optical device and light source: An optical device directs light from a light source to a region of space, such as the field of view of a camera when the optical device is used as a camera flash unit. This device includes a first optical element which converges light from the light source towards an... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080279542 - Optical lens systems: Optical lens attachments and cameras are disclosed. The attachment comprises a coupling mechanism for mating engagement with at least one of a camera and an optical lens. A barrel is coupled at one end to the coupling mechanism. A negative lens unit is coupled to the other end of elongated... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080279543 - Camera arrangement behind an inclined pane: A camera arrangement includes a camera having a lens pointed at a pane and being separated from the pane. A light-guiding element is between the camera lens and the pane. The light-guiding element guides at least light which is incident on the pane in a grazing manner from a direction... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080279544 - Camera blade shutter module: The present invention is a miniature camera shutter module for use in miniature camera applications. It is an object of the present invention to provide the miniature camera shutter module with solenoid controlled blades in order to alter the amount and quality of light passing through a conduit disposed on... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080279545 - Miniature camera shutter and filter/aperture: The present invention is a miniature camera module for use in miniature camera applications. It is an object of the present invention to provide the miniature camera module with solenoid controlled blades in order to alter the amount and quality of light passing through a conduit disposed on the surface... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080279546 - Imaging device and mobile radio communication terminal: It is possible to realize a small-size imaging device having light quantity control means such as a shutter unit at a low cost. In the imaging device, an imaging element is mounted on a main part (1a) of a printed circuit board (1) and an imaging signal is introduced from... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080279547 - Camera module: A camera module (200) includes a lens module and a base (210) with a sensor installed thereon. The base is provided with at least two supporting protrusions (222) extending therefrom. Each protrusion is oriented the lens module, and the lens module is fixedly to and contacts with the at least... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080273869 - Method and apparatus for auto-focusing in image sensor: For auto-focusing of a focusing lens within an image sensing system, an N-bin luminance histogram is generated by a digital signal processor from an image. A microprocessor determines a type of the image from the N-bin luminance histogram. The microprocessor also determines a focus position using a first set of... Agent: Law Office Of Monica H Choi

20080273870 - Image pickup terminal: An image pickup terminal includes an image pickup section, a data storage section which stores shutter sound setup data that sets a shutter sound generating when the image pickup section performs an imaging, a shutter sound generating section which generates a shutter sound based on the shutter sound setup data... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080273871 - Image pickup terminal: An image pickup terminal includes an image pickup section, a data storage section which stores shutter sound setup data that sets a shutter sound generating when the image pickup section performs an imaging, a shutter sound generating section which generates a shutter sound based on the shutter sound setup data... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.