Photography inventions 05/09

20090136221 - Photographic management system, photographic management method, and device and program used for them: When a photographer takes a picture of a photographed person (object) who holds his or her own terminal device, the photographer generates photographing information including his or her personal information, photographing conditions, or the like, by a photographic information generating unit (11). A photographic information transmitting unit (13) starts communication... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090136222 - Method and system for photographing moving pictures using multiple photographing apparatuses: A method and system for photographing moving pictures using a plurality of photographing apparatuses are provided. As part of the method and system, a master photographing apparatus is synchronized to at least one slave photographing apparatus and the master photographing apparatus captures moving pictures and transmits a moving picture capturing... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20090136223 - Image taking device, portabe terminal device, image taking method, and program: An image taking device (100) capable of taking an image by directly reflecting an image-taking idea while avoiding alienation of zooming from other kinds of camera work has a multifocal lens (101) which changes its focal length to change the image taking area on a subject (300) from which an... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090136224 - Camera, camera system and light emission controlling method: A camera includes: a light emission unit that emits illumination light; an amount of emitted light control unit that, during photography using the illumination light, controls the amount of illumination light to be emitted during photography based upon the amount of light reflected back from the photographic subject during a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090136225 - Software based photoflash synchronization of camera equipped portable media device and external lighting apparatus: The Camera-Equipped Portable Media Device (CEPMD) utilizes an External Lighting Apparatus (ELA) as a light source to improve the lighting conditions for portable media device photography. Both ELA and CEPMD are controlled by software, which synchronize the photoflash image capture as well as post process the image to further enhance... Agent: Meyer Unkovic & Scott LLP

20090136226 - Camera with photo tracklog producing function and method for producing photo tracklog: A camera with a photo tracklog producing function includes an image recording module used to take digital images; a GPS (Global Positioning System) module used to receive order sequence of positioning data coordinating the measurements of GPS as GPS tracklogs; a processor unit which writes the positioning data in the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090136227 - Mirror: A device for hands-free self-examination is provided comprising a viewing component having a mirror which is attached to a compliant receptacle. The receptacle being configured to receive filler material thereby enabling the device to be positioned on an irregular surface such that it substantially conforms thereto and enabling the mirror... Agent: Gray Robinson Attn: Stefan V. Stein/IPDept.

20090136228 - Camera and assembling method thereof: A camera which has a compact configuration, can be easily assembled and has excellent appearance, and an assembling method thereof are provided. An outer cover body of the camera is formed in a tubular shape. The outer cover body has: a lens attachment portion for attaching the lens unit; a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090129764 - Image blur correcting device and camera: It is an object of the present invention to provide an image blur correcting device having a dimension reduced in any one direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the incident light, and a camera equipped with this device. The image blur correcting device 300 includes a pitching movement frame... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090129765 - Method and device to relay short duration light pulses via radio signal for camera flash operation: A device and method for retrofitting a camera system uses a radio bridge that can successfully transmit a complete data stream, normally just sent via infrared light pulses, in near real time. The data stream is acquired at a source device. A transmitter unit is positioned near the source device,... Agent: The Hill Law Firm, PLC

20090129766 - Focal point detection device of camera and method of detecting focal point thereof: A focal point detection device includes a focal point detection section which detects a focal point state of an object image corresponding to each of focal point detection regions. A group selection section selects focal point detection regions as a group. A judgment section determines a focal point detection region... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

20090129767 - Focusing apparatus and method: A focusing apparatus and method are provided for a digital image processing apparatus. The focusing apparatus and method control an image sensor to read only pixels within a preset region of an image, calculate a focus value using only the read pixels, and apply the focus value to the entire... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20090129768 - Control circuit for self-excitation dc/dc converter, light emitting device using such control circuit, and electronic device: A switching transistor is connected to the primary coil of a transformer. A first resistor is provided such that one end thereof is connected to the switching transistor, and the other end thereof is grounded. A first voltage comparator compares a first detection voltage with a first threshold voltage. A... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090129769 - Camera mount: A camera mount securely attaches to a variety of mounting surfaces and holds a motion activated camera in a desired position. The camera mount permits the camera mount to positioned as desired on the mounting the mounting bracket which has a camera plate pivotally attached thereto.... Agent: Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr. Brie A. Crawford

20090123141 - Image capturing apparatus with suppression of image blur and method thereof for suppressing image blur: A method for suppression of image blur is applied to an image capturing apparatus in a photography mode whose exposure time is set to be greater than a safe exposure time. The method comprising the following steps: capturing a long exposure image with the present exposure time, and a short... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090123142 - Method for measuring subject distance: An exemplary method for measuring a distance from a subject to a camera includes the following operations: focusing on the subject using the imaging system; illuminating an area on the subject using auxiliary light; capturing an image of the subject, the image having an illumination portion corresponding to the illuminated... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090123143 - Image taking system, method of controlling the same and recording medium: An image taking system includes an image taking circuit which photographs the object upon receipt of a photographing instruction and obtains an image representing the object, a light emitting circuit which emits stroboscopic light, a photographing control circuit which controls the image taking circuit to execute a continuous photographing where... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090123144 - Stereoscopic imaging device: A compound-eye camera comprises: a camera body substantially shaped like a rectangular solid having a front side and a back side larger than other sides and including a display device on the back side; and substantially L-shaped first and second lens barrels, each storing a refractive optical system including two... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090123145 - Mechanism for controlling position of optical element: An optical element position control mechanism includes an optical element holding member which holds an optical element of a photographing system and is guided in an optical axis direction; a drive mechanism for moving the optical element holding member in the optical axis direction; and a biasing device including an... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090116828 - High-speed massively parallel scanning: A new technique for recording a series of images of a high-speed event (such as, but not limited to: ballistics, explosives, laser induced changes in materials, etc.) is presented. Such technique(s) makes use of a lenslet array to take image picture elements (pixels) and concentrate light from each pixel into... Agent: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

20090116829 - Method and apparatus of determining the best focus position of a lens: A method and apparatus for accurately auto focusing a lens of an imaging device. An imaged scene is split into an array of zones. The minimum and maximum sharpness score for each zone is determined over a plurality of lens positions. A histogram of the lens positions of the corresponding... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090116830 - Imaging apparatus and method for controlling the same: An imaging apparatus includes an object information holding unit to hold a size of a predetermined object included in a subject; an imaging unit to convert incident light from the subject to a captured image; an object detecting unit to detect the object included in the captured image and a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090116831 - battery packs: A battery pack for mounting to a camera and camera stand is described. The battery pack has attachment means on opposite sides. The attachment means are of complementary design so that the battery pack can be mounted between the camera and the stand. Each attachment means permits linear adjustment of... Agent: Mcguirewoods, LLP

20090116832 - Light amount adjuster, lens barrel, and image pickup device: A light amount adjuster for adjusting a size of a diaphragm aperture on an optical axis of an optical system, includes: a pair of straight moving diaphragm blades so provided at a portion to which the diaphragm aperture is opposed as to slide along a plane orthogonal to the optical... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC