Television inventions 12/05

20050285932 - Network capturing apparatus, displaying method, computer-readable recording medium, and network system: A network camera, a program and a network system, which can perform voice communications by comfortable operations. The network camera can transmit an image to at least one terminal capable of performing a voice communication in a half duplex manner, and can perform a voice communication with the terminal. The...

20050285931 - Portable information terminal: A camera-equipped cellular phone (1) effects character recognition processing on data of an image taken by a camera unit (3). More specifically, the data of the image taken by the camera unit (3) is stored in a work memory (4), and control unit (2) executes the character recognition processing. Character...

20050285933 - Automated online broadcasting system and method using an omni-directional camera system for viewing meetings over a computer network: An automated system and method for broadcasting meetings over a computer network. The meeting is filmed using an omni-directional camera system and capable of being presented to a viewer both live and on-demand. The system of the present invention includes an automated camera management system for controlling the camera system...

20050285934 - Automated audio video messaging and answering system: The invention is an audio-video communication and answering system, where system's properties make it particularly suitable as a Digital Video Messaging System for, amongst other things, answering the door. The elements of the system are a DVMS outside module that is a wireless pocket PC with a proximity sensing, a...

20050285935 - Personal conferencing node: A conferencing device is described which includes at least one speaker, at least one microphone for capturing energy corresponding to near-end speech, a signal interface for connecting to a voice communication system, and a digital signal processor. The digital signal processor is operable to process near-end signals corresponding to the...

20050285936 - Three-dimensional display: The invention provides a method for visualisation of a 3-dimensional (3-D) scene model of a 3-D image, with a 3-D display plane comprising 3-D pixels by emitting and/or transmitting light into certain directions by said 3-D pixels, thus visualising 3-D scene points. The calculation of the 3-D image is provided...

20050285937 - Unusual event detection in a video using object and frame features: The invention provides a method for detecting usual and unusual events in a video. The events are detected by first constructing an aggregate affinity matrix from features of associated items extracted from the video. The affinity matrix is decomposed into eigenvectors, and the eigenvectors are used to reconstruct approximate estimates...

20050285938 - Image conversion device: An image conversion device connected to multiple image detection mechanisms generating field image data of the surroundings and having multiple input buffers for each of the multiple image detection mechanisms, which, in parallel, stores, moves, performs conversion processing and displays said field image data in 1 field units in accordance...

20050285939 - Method and apparatus for processing pictures of mobile object: A feature amount of an inter-mobile unit relative movement are detected as an observation amount by an observation amount detecting section 26, time series of the observation amounts are stored as an observation series into a storage section 27 to calculate a similarity of the observation series to a predetermined...

20050285940 - Method and apparatus for processing pictures of mobile object: A feature amount of an inter-mobile unit relative movement are detected as an observation amount by an observation amount detecting section 26, time series of the observation amounts are stored as an observation series into a storage section 27 to calculate a similarity of the observation series to a predetermined...

20050285941 - Monitoring devices: Monitoring systems, devices, and methods for monitoring one or more objects within an environment are disclosed. An illustrative monitoring device in accordance with the present invention can include an image detector, an on-board image processor, and communication means for transmitting an imageless signal to a remote location. The image processor...

20050285942 - Security device of electronic surveillance: The invention discloses a security device of electronic surveillance. The security device of electronic surveillance comprises a plurality of video cameras, A/D converters, a video motion detector module, a system controller, a video composing module, subtitle module, and a video signal mixer. The A/D converters are used to convert a...

20050285943 - Automatic face extraction for use in recorded meetings timelines: Faces of speakers in a meeting or conference are automatically detected and facial images corresponding to each speaker are stored in a faces database. A timeline is created to graphically identify when each speaker is speaking during playback of a recording of the meeting. Instead of generically identifying each speaker...

20050285944 - Recording apparatus, communications apparatus, recording system, communications system, and methods therefor: A recording apparatus includes a communications device which can receive from another communications apparatus by wireless an image-capturing condition of restricting an image-capturing process or a sound recording condition of restricting a sound recording process, and a device which performs an image-capturing or sound recording process according to the received...

20050285945 - Imaging apparatus: In an imaging apparatus having two imaging devices, a converter module which synthesizes the two signals of each horizontal line produced from the two imaging devices to thereby convert the two signals into a single composite signal, a line memory which cooperates with the converter module to convert the signals,...

20050285946 - Orientation sensor and associated methods: An orientation sensor for use with an image sensor is provided, which includes at least two polarizers with different orientations and associated photodetectors and a signal processing unit. The orientation sensor can be incorporated in a digital camera. When the camera is exposed to daylight, which is polarized, the relative...

20050285947 - Real-time stabilization: In a first embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method for structuring digital video images in a computer system. The digital video images are capable of being displayed on a display device and contain addressable digital data that is addressable with respect to a reference point on the...

20050285949 - Digital camera: A digital camera having a camera-shake compensation mechanism and a luminance compensation processor is provided. The camera-shake compensation mechanism compensates for a camera-shake by adjusting a relative relation between positions of an optical axis of a photographing optical system and a center of an image of an imaging device. The...

20050285948 - System and method for processing a digital camera image: A system and method for measuring rotational motion of devices such as cameras. A pair of linear accelerometers is attached to a camera. The accelerometers are spaced a fixed distance apart about a rotational axis to form an angular accelerometer. The angular accelerometer is used to measure the rotational acceleration...

20050285950 - Camera control apparatus, method for controlling camera, and storage medium: A control apparatus controlling a state of an imaging apparatus and a method for controlling an imaging device. According to the present invention, when a moving area in shot images are detected and parameter control of an imaging device is performed, if the moving area relates to a predetermined shooting...

20050285951 - Image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus includes an image pickup circuit having a plurality of photographic modes, such as television standards, a compression processing circuit for performing compression processing of an image pickup signal outputted from the image pickup circuit, the compression circuit having a plurality of compression modes, and a selecting...

20050285952 - Apparatus and method for improving image quality in image sensor: Apparatus and a method for improving image quality in an image sensor, where a black level of a photographed image is calibrated and luminance of an image signal is expanded within the allowable range of luminance through knee correction for the image signal in which the black level is calibrated....

20050285953 - Monitoring apparatus: The present invention provides an imaging apparatus that monitors a broad area, day and night, to watch a specific object, such as a man, in connection with the background. The imaging apparatus includes a camera unit, a panorama-image generating section generating a panorama image of the entire area by combining...

20050285954 - Apparatus and method for determining temperature of an active pixel imager and correcting temperature induced variations in an imager: An imager temperature sensor and a current correction apparatus are provided which use dark pixel measurements from an imager chip during operation together with a fabrication process constant as well as a chip dependent constant to calculate chip temperature. The chip temperature may be used to generate a current correction...

20050285955 - Imaging sensors: Systems and related methods have been achieved to convert in an analog domain the output of color image sensors into another color space. A chosen implementation converts the output of red, green, blue and white image sensors to the YcrCb color space, wherein the white image sensors are either extended...

20050285956 - Color-filter array for an optical-image sensor: A color filter array for an optical image sensor comprising pixels that are arranged in a matrix or a line, each pixel being connected to an electronic circuit for converting the information concerning the luminosity of each pixel into electric signals. A rectangular color filter of a predetermined color is...

20050285957 - Solid-state image sensing device and camera: The solid-state imaging device in the present invention includes a source-follower amplifier having a driver transistor and a load circuit connected to the driver transistor. The load circuit is structured by a first MOS transistor having a gate with a fixed potential, and a load device connected to a source...

20050285958 - Solid-state imaging apparatus: Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging apparatus including: a pixel section having unit pixels disposed two-dimensionally in rows and columns, each pixel containing a photoelectric conversion section and an amplifying section for amplifying output of the photoelectric conversion section to output a pixel signal; a vertical scanning section for selecting...

20050285959 - Image sensor output correction device: An output compensating device capable of effectively correcting pixel signals composing an image taken and output by the image sensor having a wide dynamic range to be adaptively displayed with high quality and high contrast on a viewable screen area by using means for detecting a minimal value and a...

20050285960 - Readout circuit: The readout circuit, for an image sensing pixel array, is arranged to perform correlated double sampling and includes readout circuitry which is capable of learning its own internal offset and the offset of both its inputs. In the process of correlated double sampling, one of two sampling capacitors can be...

20050285961 - Reduction of effect of image processing on image sensor: A solid-state imaging device includes an image sensor configured to output image data generated by image sensing elements together with a timing signal, and an image processing unit configured to output the image data supplied from the image sensor having undergone predetermined signal processing a predetermined delay time after a...

20050285962 - Device for producing three-dimensionally-perceived images on a monitor with multiple liquid crystal screens: The invention relates to a device which is used to film, record and reproduce video images in real time with a three dimensional appearance, using a video camera and a sonar system in order to obtain the depth information. According to the invention, an electronic system divides up the original...

20050285963 - Digital camera having flexible display unit: A digital still camera includes an image pickup device positioned on a lens optical axis. A camera body has a substantially tubular shape, contains the image pickup device, and has a peripheral surface disposed to surround the lens optical axis. A flexible display unit of an organic ELD has a...

20050285964 - Image pickup apparatus having a display panel: An image pick up apparatus having a freely openable and closable panel display that includes a first operation unit provided on a body side of the image pick up apparatus and a second operation unit provided at the panel display, wherein the first operation unit and the second operation unit...

20050285965 - User-interface design: Graphical user interface objects are specified by a collection of attribute-value pairs, the collection of which comprise a complete description of the object and may be used by a rendering element to create a visual representation of the object. In practice, each of a first portion of attributes may be...

20050285966 - Single chip red, green, blue, distance (rgb-z) sensor: An RGB-Z sensor is implementable on a single IC chip. A beam splitter such as a hot mirror receives and separates incoming first and second spectral band optical energy from a target object into preferably RGB image components and preferably NIR Z components. The RGB image and Z components are...

20050285969 - Focus adjusting apparatus and focus adjusting method: An apparatus, such as a focus adjusting apparatus, includes a focus adjusting system, a driving device which drives the focus adjusting system from one of a state in which a near-distance object is in focus and a state in which a far-distance object is in focus to the other, and...

20050285967 - Focus control apparatus and optical apparatus: A focus control apparatus includes a signal generator for generating a first signal in accordance with a predetermined frequency component of an image signal obtained by photoelectrically converting an image of a subject formed by an image-taking optical system, a detector for detecting a second signal different from the first...

20050285968 - Image sensing apparatus and image processing method therefor: An image sensing apparatus comprising: a CCD, optical system for forming an image on the CCD; A/D converter for converting an image signal outputted by the CCD to a digital signal; color interpolator for performing color interpolation on the digital signal converted by the A/D converter and generating image data...

20050285970 - Optical apparatus: In an optical apparatus provided with: a variable focal length lens system including a plurality of lens units and performing magnification variation by moving at least one lens unit along the optical axis; and an image sensor that converts an optical image formed by the variable focal length lens system...

20050285971 - Method and apparatus for controlling color balance in a digital imaging device: A digital imaging device provides for different exposure times for each of a set of color components, the exposure time of each color component being inversely related to its strength relative to the other color components in a pre-exposure frame. By compensating for color imbalance in the scene during exposure,...

20050285972 - Imaging apparatus: The present invention provides an imaging apparatus which has a light-transmitting window section shaped like a hollow cylinder, which can therefore be easy to manufacture and in which the focal distance can be prevented from changing. The imaging apparatus includes a main body having a light-transmitting window section which is...

20050285973 - System and method for mounting an image capture device on a flexible substrate: A digital camera module includes an image capture device mounted on a flexible circuit substrate. In one embodiment of the digital camera module, the image capture device is mounted directly (e.g., by an adhesive) on the flexible circuit substrate. A stiffener (e.g., a piece of circuit board material) is mounted...

20050285974 - Apparatus and method of smoothing video signal using pattern adaptive filtering: An apparatus and a method to smooth an input image are provided. A filter kernel mask is determined according to detected pattern information of the input image and applies a non-linear filtering to the input image. One or more masks each having a predetermined pattern are used to detect the...

20050285975 - Software implementing parts of a blanking interval encoder/decoder: A blanking interval information decoder is described, with the blanking interval decoder being adapted for decoding blanking interval information transmitted in a video signal. The blanking interval information decoder comprises a processing unit, a memory adapted for storing at least one of code and data, and a set of blanking...

20050285976 - Apparatus and method for displaying and controlling an annularity-type osd menu in an image display device: An apparatus for displaying and controlling an annularity-type OSD menu in an image display device includes a key input unit (10), a control unit (11), an OSD menu generation unit (12), a storage unit (13), an image signal output unit (14), a pre-amplifier (15), an image output unit (16), and...

20050285977 - Video display apparatus: A picture quality correction circuit is provided which performs contour correction by grasping features of an input video signal accurately. The correction circuit has a filter circuit for extracting contour components in an inputted video signal, a contour component nonlinear processor for changing amplitudes of the contour components extracted by...

20050285979 - Electronic switch for tv signal booster: A method of automatically disabling a low noise amplifier (LNA) that serves to boost weak video signals in a TV tuner, when the television receives a cable TV service. The method involves storing the total number of preset programs assigned during an initial auto-tune setup operation. If the total count...

20050285978 - Television tuner capable of reducing gain deviation when low-band or high-band signal is received: A television tuner includes: low-band and high-band receiving units; a mixer that frequency-converts low-band television signals from the low-band receiving unit or high-band television signals from the high-band receiving unit; first and second switching diodes that couples the low-band or high-band receiving unit and the mixer to each other, respectively;...

20050285980 - Digital broadcast receiver: A digital broadcast receiver selects a language in which captions are displayed on a monitor on the basis of a language designated by a user for caption output (caption selecting means). Further, the digital broadcast receiver selects a language in which audio is output through a speaker on the basis...

20050285981 - Combination structure of color wheel: The present invention relates to a combination structure of a color wheel. The color wheel is composed of a motor and a plurality of color filters. The motor has a rotating shaft. The plurality of color filters is disposed on the motor and joined to become a ring shape around...

20050280700 - Automated online broadcasting system and method using an omni-directional camera system for viewing meetings over a computer network: An automated system and method for broadcasting meetings over a computer network. The meeting is filmed using an omni-directional camera system and capable of being presented to a viewer both live and on-demand. The system of the present invention includes an automated camera management system for controlling the camera system...

20050280701 - Method and system for associating positional audio to positional video: A teleconferencing system and method for producing an audio view at a remote site wherein the audio view is perceptually adapted to at least one video view of a local site. The teleconferencing system includes a camera system configured to generate at a local site an imaging view of an...

20050280702 - Imaging apparatus: A stereoscopic imaging system includes a stereoscopic imaging apparatus having a plurality of imaging modules to pick up an image and an imaging sync control module to arithmetically process the video signals output from the plurality of the imaging modules for the stereoscopic imaging operation. In the case where the...

20050280706 - Method and apparatus to simulate an outdoor window for panorama viewing from a room: A method and system to bring panorama views for displaying in multiple rooms, especially windowless rooms are shown in present invention. The display unit installed in each room not only used as a display screen for quasi live panoramic views from all corners around the whole world, but also equipped...

20050280704 - Method of video monitoring, corresponding device, system and computer programs: A video monitoring device, comprising: receiving means for receiving a video stream from a video source; manually operable means for setting a detection mode among at least two modes, the detection mode being solely set for the video source; motion detection means for detecting motion in the video stream in...

20050280705 - Portable receiver device: A portable receiver device that comprises of a receiver component for receiving audio and video signals from a remote source and a viewing component for viewing local content and a display for displaying at least one of (i) video content defined by the video signals and (ii) local content from...

20050280703 - Sensor for imaging inside equipment: A machine comprises an enclosure; a plurality of parts within the enclosure; and a visual conduit for providing a view inside of the enclosure for detection of visible signs of failure of the machine. The concept of a visual conduit encompasses a broad variety of devices including cameras inside the...

20050280707 - Image stabilization system and method for a video camera: A video image stabilization system includes a camera having an image capturing device capturing a video image. The camera has a selectively adjustable field of view. A processing device is operably coupled to the camera. The processing device receives signals indicative of the field of view of the camera and...

20050280708 - Sports television camera assignment: An arrangement of cameras and method for televising a baseball game includes first and second cameras positioned equidistant from home plate and first and third bases, the camera height above the playing field and the camera distance from the first and third baselines being chosen so that a ray to...

20050280709 - Transparent camera calibration tool for camera calibration and calibration method thereof: The calibration tool of the present invention is a transparent camera calibration tool in which a plurality of indicator points is spatially distributed and fixed, wherein the indicator points are formed as intersecting points of thin wires extended to the frame by varying the position of the thin wires in...

20050280710 - Method and apparatus for correcting frequency characteristics of carrier chrominance signal: A method and an apparatus are provided for correcting the frequency characteristics of a carrier chrominance signal, which, by use of the correcting signal for the frequency characteristic involved in a vertical blanking interval, determine whether the frequency characteristics of the carrier chrominance signal are distorted and correct the frequency...

20050280711 - Camera system, camera, and camera control method: Camera information corresponding to the position at which the target to be searched for in the captured image is detected is identified, another camera specified by the identified camera information receives a notification that the target has been detected (S209), and when a notification is received from another camera, the...

20050280712 - Dust removal camera: A camera provided with a lens assembly, a CCD and a circuit for applying a signal which is disposed between the lens assembly and the CCD, where the circuit for applying a signal is vibrated....

20050280713 - Solid-state logarithmic image sensing device: In a solid-state image-sensing device, after completion of image sensing by individual pixels, in each pixel, a signal ΦVRB fed to a capacitor C1 connected to the gate of a first MOS transistor T1 is turned to a high level to make it easy for a negative electric charge to...

20050280714 - Image shifting apparatus for enhanced image resolution: An image shifting apparatus may capture multiple frames of an image, with each frame offset by a sub-pixel offset distance. After capture, the various sup-pixel offset images may be registered together and analyzed using known resolution enhancement algorithms. Super resolution algorithms, for example, may take the various frames and perform...

20050280715 - Image pickup device: The present invention provides an imaging apparatus for converting a 24p imaging signal generated with a frame frequency of 24 Hz according to a progressive scanning system into a 60i signal with a field frequency of 60 Hz by 2:3 pull-down processing according to an interlace scanning system which is...

20050280717 - Image processing system, method and program: If redeye-image correction processing has been applied to image data contained in an image file that has been stored on a memory card, what version of the processing was applied is recorded in the image file. If a digital still camera is capable of executing redeye-image correction processing whose version...

20050280716 - Image recording apparatus, image recording method, image processing apparatus, image processing method and image processing system: An image recording apparatus includes an imaging section which images a subject to obtain imaging data. An image quality information acquiring section acquires a plurality of sets of information concerning image quality. An image quality information converting section converts the plurality of sets of information concerning the image quality acquired...

20050280718 - Image pickup apparatus having white balance control function: The present invention provides an image pickup apparatus capable of adjusting a white balance by adjusting a level of a chrominance signal constituting a color image. The apparatus includes gain setup means setting up a limit value for a gain value which adjusts a level of the chrominance signal; gain...

20050280719 - Method, medium, and apparatus for detecting situation change of digital photo and method, medium, and apparatus for situation-based photo clustering in digital photo album: An apparatus, medium, and method for detecting a situation change of a digital photo, and a method, medium, and apparatus for situation-based clustering in a digital photo album. The apparatus for situation-based clustering in a digital photo album includes: a photo description information generation unit generating photo description information describing...

20050280720 - Apparatus for identifying a photographer of an image: Disclosed is an apparatus for processing image data in a portable terminal equipped with a camera. In the apparatus the image data photographed by the camera are coded by a predetermined coding scheme in a photographing mode of the camera, header information of a stream of the coded image data...

20050280721 - Method for providing combined gain compensation and error correction of a camera pickup array and an apparatus for implementing the method: A method for providing combined gain compensation and error correction for a camera pickup array includes assigning and storing. The act of assigning assigns a memory location that accommodates for storing a representation of a multibit gain value to each relevant pixel in the array, assigns a first value range...

20050280722 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: There is provided an image processing apparatus including a first storage unit for storing a first correction data for correcting a defective pixel signal outputted from a defective pixel of an image sensor, a detecting unit for detecting a defective pixel signal outputted from a defective pixel of the image...

20050280723 - Digital camera capable of embedding an electronic watermark into image data: A digital camera has a memory for storing a plurality of programs each to embed a watermark on a digital image data. The digital camera embeds the watermark on the image data according to the program selected by a program selector. In the case of a digital camera capable of...

20050280724 - Image signal-processing device, method for processing image signal, image signal-processing program product, control device for solid image capturing element, and method for controlling solid image capturing element: A method for processing image signal including a step for determining whether a value of a image signal outputted from an observation pixel is larger than a signal value equivalent to a quantity of saturated electric charge storable in an observation pixel at the time of image capturing by making...

20050280725 - Processing pipeline of pixel data of a color image acquired by a digital sensor: A color image processing pipeline performs an interpolation on color data to generate triplets located at distinct pixel locations. The pipeline includes defect correction and image enhancement blocks having a first color interpolation block for generating RGB information for each pixel of an input image pixel pattern, and a second...

20050280726 - Image sensor for still or video photography: A method for reading out pixel values from an image sensor, the method includes obtaining an array of pixels alternating a first color row pattern and a second color row pattern; transferring the pixel values to a vertical charge-coupled device; summing at least two rows of the first color row...

20050280728 - High-speed vision sensor: A high-speed vision sensor includes: an analog-to-digital converter array 13, in which one analog-to-digital converter 210 is provided in correspondence with all the photodetector elements 120 that are located on each row in a photodetector array 11; a parallel processing system 14 that includes processor elements 400 and shift registers...

20050280727 - Solid state imaging device: A solid state imaging device that comprises a first, a second, and a third pixel, and a micro lens is provided. The first pixel has a first color filter. The second pixel has a second color filter, of which the color is different from the color of the first color...

20050280729 - Cmos image sensor: A CMOS image sensor is provided in which a first group of output circuits arranged in a two-dimensional matrix and a second group of output circuits arranged in a two-dimensional matrix are arranged in the checkered pattern. The second group of output circuits is dislocated from the first group of...

20050280730 - Solid-state image-sensing device for averaging sub-sampled analog signals and method of driving the same: Provided are an improved solid-state image-sensing device for averaging sub-sampled analog signals and a method for driving the same. The solid-state image-sensing device receives a video signal from each pixel column and converts the video signal into a digital signal while a switch for averaging is turned off when the...

20050280731 - Apparatus and method for displaying images in a portable terminal comprising a camera and two display units: An apparatus and method are provided for displaying images in a portable terminal including a camera and two display units. The apparatus and method include, when a camera mode is selected, receiving an image, and displaying the received image on a first display unit and a second display unit. An...

20050280732 - Digital camera having mechanism shiftable for portability: A digital still camera includes has a camera body. An imaging unit is secured to the camera body, and has an image pickup device incorporated therein. A rotational supporting mechanism supports the camera body on the imaging unit between a closed position and an open position. The camera body is...

20050280734 - Focus detection method and focus detection apparatus: A focus detection apparatus includes a lens drive mechanism for moving a focusing lens group, and a controller for detecting a contrast value of the object image and moving the focusing lens group. The controller calculates a difference between maximum and minimum contrast values detected at the different positions of...

20050280735 - Focus detection method and focus detection apparatus: A focus detection apparatus includes a focusing lens group, and a controller. The controller establishes a first predetermined number and a first criterial value if a maximum contrast value and/or minimum contrast value is outside a predetermined range, and a second predetermined number and second criterial value if the maximum...

20050280733 - Imaging technique performing focusing: A focusing technique detects motion vectors of a plurality of images, combines the images in accordance with the detected motion vectors, extracts a signal corresponding to a focusing state of a lens unit with respect to a subject, and controls the lens unit in accordance with the extracted signal to...

20050280736 - Image capturing apparatus: A digital camera 1A is an image capturing apparatus that performs image capturing and generates image data according to the captured image. In the digital camera 1A, a built-in electronic flash device 25 protrudes to a front side of the camera body 21. A main capacitor 45 used for the...

20050280737 - Operation stablized pixel bias circuit: A pixel bias current supply for supplying a stable source of bias current to pixels of an imager includes a current bypass feature for improving stability when one or more pixels of an imager saturates. The pixel bias current supply also features voltage limiters to restrict the output voltage of...

20050280738 - Apparatus and method of extracting sync signal from analog composite video signal: An apparatus and method of extracting a sync signal from an analog composite video signal includes a controller to decide whether a horizontal sync signal in the analog composite video signal is a distorted abnormal signal, and extracts the horizontal sync signal from the composite video signal using a separate...

20050280739 - Motion adaptive noise reduction apparatus and method for video signals: A video noise reduction system for a set of video frames that computes a first motion signal using a current frame and multiple consecutive previous frames, computes a second motion signal using the current frame and the processed preceding frame; computes the multi-frame temporal average of the current frame and...

20050280740 - Method and apparatus for cross color and/or cross luminance suppression: A method and apparatus for cross color and/or cross luminance suppression. The apparatus checks for three conditions in determining the stillness of an image. Similarity between two frames, which are one frame apart, is examined. Similarity between two adjacent frames is also examined. Similarity among three successive frames is also...

20050280741 - Image processing method, image processing device, image processing program, and recording medium for recording image processing program: The image processing device is configured including: a Y/C separator section for separating image data into chromaticity data BYxy, RYxy and luminosity data YYxy; a chromaticity noise removing section for smoothing the chromaticity data BYxy, RYxy; a luminosity noise removing section for smoothing the luminosity data YYxy; and a noise-removing-rate...

20050280742 - Hdtv chip with a single if strip for handling analog and digital reception: Methods and systems for processing television signals are disclosed herein, and may comprise communicating analog and digital intermediate frequency (IF) signals via a single processing path that couples a TV radio frequency (RF) tuner to an IF demodulator and/or to a decoder, that processes said analog and digital IF signals....

20050280743 - Two way communication using light links: Two-way communications between a video system and a control device is disclosed. The communications links comprise visible light, IR light, or a combination of visible and IR light. The communications link provide a convenient route to capture data or lock system features or various combinations thereof....

20050280744 - Broadcast receiving apparatus having combined mode set-up function and method thereof: A broadcast receiving apparatus having a combined mode set-up function. The broadcast receiving apparatus includes a storage unit to store data required to set up a combined output mode including a video mode to process a video signal of a designated broadcast signal and an audio mode to process an...

20050280745 - Video display apparatus: A display apparatus of the present invention has an optical engine (image generating unit) which has a light source, a digital micro mirror device (DMD) panel, and a color wheel having a white segment, the image generating unit projecting a white image and video lights of each color at certain...

20050275714 - Eyeglass interface device and security system: An eyeglass interface device includes a camera section, a wireless communication section, and a power generation section. The camera section acquires the image of the retina of an eyeball of a user, and outputs the imaging signal thereof to the wireless communication section. The wireless communication section transmits the imaging...

20050275715 - Display device, system, display method, and storage medium storing its program: A display device comprising includes an acquiring unit and a display unit. The acquiring unit acquires information about a conference from a storage device that stores conference information. The display unit creates an icon being representative of a feature of the conference and also a table, and displays the icon...

20050275716 - Display apparatus, system and display method: A display apparatus has an acquisition unit and a display unit. The acquisition unit acquires information of a meeting video and/or the meeting video from a video storage apparatus and the video storage apparatus stores a plurality of meeting videos. The display unit creates a introduction screen for introducing information...

20050275717 - Method and apparatus for testing stereo vision methods using stereo imagery data: A method and apparatus for generating stereo imagery scenario data to be used to test stereo vision methods such as detection, tracking, classification, steering, collision detection and avoidance methods is provided....

20050275718 - Apparatus and method for identifying surrounding environment by means of image processing and for outputting the results: The present invention relates to an apparatus for identifying surrounding environment by means of image processing, so as to be used by blind people or unmanned vehicles. The said apparatus comprises an input device, which includes at least one CCD or CMOS means for capturing images, a processing device, which...

20050275719 - Surveillance system controller: A surveillance system controller comprising a housing, a first control module and a second control module. The first control module is located in a first location in the housing, and it is rotatable around a first axis so that the first control module can be rotated to a first angular...

20050275720 - Monitoring system of specific area: A monitoring system of a specific area comprising monitor terminals each having an image pickup unit and disposed to move on a moving means in an area being monitored, and a monitor which can display at least a monitor image picked up by the image pickup unit. The monitoring system...

20050275721 - Monitor system for monitoring suspicious object: A monitor camera photographs a whole monitor area for capturing the photographed whole monitor area as high definition image data higher in resolution than a display screen. A new object detection/extraction unit detects a new object in the monitor area based on the high definition image data captured by the...

20050275722 - System and method for determining a position, in particular for augmented reality applications: The invention relates to a system for determining the position of a user and/or a moving device by means of tracking methods, in particular for augmented reality applications, with an interface (9) to integrate at least one sensor type and/or data generator (1, 2, 3, 4) of a tracking method,...

20050275723 - Virtual mask for use in autotracking video camera images: A surveillance camera system includes a camera that acquires images and that has an adjustable field of view. A processing device is operably coupled to the camera. The processing device allows a user to define a virtual mask within the acquired images. The processing device also tracks a moving object...

20050275724 - Image test target for visual determination of digital image resolution: Resolution of an image capture system is measured by imaging a test target having a progression of feature sizes and pitch in respective sub-fields thereof. The image captured by the imaging system is then inspected to determine a sub-field image which does not include aliasing in the form of a...

20050275726 - Method and apparatus for tagging digital photographs with geographic location data: A method and apparatus for tagging digital photographs with geographic location data is described. In one example, a digital camera includes an imaging unit, a radio frequency/intermediate frequency (RF/IF) front end, and a memory. The imaging unit is configured to generate digital photographs. The RF/IF front end is configured to...

20050275725 - Self-leveling camera head: A self-leveling camera head includes an eccentric leveling weight assembly that is supported inside an outer housing for free rotation about an axis. The leveling weight assembly can be removably coupled to a separate camera module assembly supported inside the outer housing for rotation about the axis so that its...

20050275727 - Video stabilization method: A video stabilization method. First, optical flows between successive frames are calculated. The camera motion is then estimated by fitting the computed optical flow field to a simplified affine motion model with a trimmed least square method. Then, the computed camera motions are smoothed to reduce the motion vibrations by...

20050275728 - Method for setting parameters of a vision detector using production line information: Disclosed are systems and methods for setting various operating parameters of a vision detector from production line information that can be supplied by a manufacturing technician who is not skilled in the art of the invention. These operating parameters include shutter time, video gain, idle time, frame count, and locator...

20050275730 - Image-quality adjustment of image data: An image quality adjuster adjusts luminance values of image data sing the image data generated by an image generating device, and image generation record information associated with the image data containing at least light emission information for a supplemental light source flash at the time of generation of the image...

20050275729 - User interface for image processing device: A method for processing image data using a portable image processing device includes forming a communication link between the portable image processing device and a remote device configured to process image data. The image processing device is associated with a first user interface. A request to a user is made...

20050275731 - Method and apparatus for generating frames and sound effects for digital cameras by using computer-compatible files: A method and apparatus for generating frames and sound effects of digital cameras by using computer-compatible files is described. By using the same, digital cameras will play the frames and sound effects selected by users when turned on or off, standing by and entering selection lists. The image files and...

20050275732 - Image capturing apparatus, image capturing method, and program: An object of this invention is to perform, for a photographed image, image processing which reflects the intention of the user without photographing again. In order to achieve this object, photographing data from an image sensor is temporarily stored in a memory, and an image of the photographing data as...

20050275734 - Image processing apparatus and image-taking apparatus: An image processing apparatus includes a detector for detecting a first color of eyes of a subject included in a first image, based on the first image that is generated by photography, and a changer for changing the first color of eyes into a second color different from the first...

20050275733 - Method and apparatus of rendering a video image by polynomial evaluation: A method and apparatus are provided for rendering a video image to a destination image space from a plurality of source image spaces. The method includes the steps of generating a set of intermediate incremental values from one or more polynomials, incrementally evaluating the polynomials within a loop processing area...

20050275735 - Camera system and zoom lens: The present invention provides a camera system which comprises: a zoom lens; phototaking means converting an image captured by the zoom lens into an electric image signal; and image control means, in which the zoom lens is made up of a first lens group having positive refracting power, a second...

20050275736 - Advanced chroma enhancement: To improve the color performance, disclosed herein are advanced methods for improving chroma accuracy, by reducing the color difference between reproduced colors and human perceptual responses, as well as enhancing preferred colors. Chroma enhancement may be performed by selecting one of a plurality of chroma enhancement matrices (CEM), and converting...

20050275737 - System and method for effectively utilizing a live preview mode in an electronic imaging device: A system and method for effectively utilizing a live preview mode in an electronic device includes a capture subsystem configured to generate image data that has luminosity characteristics that vary depending upon corresponding exposure settings of the electronic device. A display controller of the electronic device analyzes the image data...

20050275739 - Camera, camera system, and lens apparatus: A camera is provided which includes an image capturing element; a memory for recording images obtained from the image capturing element; and a controller for changing the number of recorded pixels of the images stored in the memory based on information about a lens apparatus that can be operatively connected...

20050275738 - Digital camera and cleaning apparatus therefor: A digital camera, which an interchangeable lens system allowing a plurality of lenses to be selectively and detachably attached to a lens mount provided to a camera body, is configured such that an object image is captured by an image sensor. The camera is provided with a plurality of movable...

20050275740 - Image capture apparatus and electronic apparatus: An image capture apparatus includes a sensor unit having a photoelectric conversion element; a holding member having a first portion for holding an optical element, and a second portion extending in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis over the first portion and covering an outer circumference of the sensor...

20050275741 - Image pickup device and production method thereof: An image pickup device is disclosed that has little deformation caused by thermal expansion of a transparent resin for sealing an image pickup element. The image pickup device includes an image pickup element having a light receiving surface, a micro-lens for condensing incident light to the image pickup element, a...

20050275744 - Auto-focusing apparatus and image pickup apparatus including the same: An auto-focusing apparatus and an image pickup apparatus reliably achieving a focal state in accordance with a recording format are provided. In each apparatus, auto-focus adjustment is implemented by modifying a process of generating an AF evaluation value indicating a sharpness of an image, in accordance with an image-taking mode...

20050275742 - Autofocus after image capture: A method of focusing an imaging device includes initiating a continuous automatic focusing operation after an image has been captured by the imaging device, and terminating the continuous automatic focusing operation after a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the image has been captured....

20050275743 - Lens apparatus: A lens apparatus is provided that is capable of more accurate Auto Focusing (AF) operating by representing a delay time in a camera unit using an AF evaluating value....

20050275745 - Quick focusing method for a digital camera: A quick focusing method for a digital camera calculates a plurality of resolutions corresponding to a plurality of view-finding locations. The method finds a location for the optimal location by comparing the resolutions and determines the optimal location with reference to the slopes of lines connecting those view-finding locations. The...

20050275746 - Solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method thereof, and camera module: An optical filter layer composed of an infrared cut filter layer, an optical low pass filter layer and the like is formed on a glass substrate. The optical filter layer is made either by attaching or depositing. The glass substrate with the optical filter layer is attached to a semiconductor...

20050275747 - Imaging method and system: A method and system for accurately imaging scenes having large brightness variations. If a particular object in the scene is of interest, the imager exposure setting is adjusted based on the brightness of that object. For high dynamic range imaging of an entire scene, two imagers with different viewpoints and...

20050275749 - Illumination apparatus and image-taking apparatus: In an illumination apparatus, an optical element has an exit surface in which an inclination to a perpendicular to an irradiation optical axis in a first area is greater than that of a second area, and the inclination of the first area gradually increases in order from the irradiation optical...

20050275748 - Socket: A socket in which a light-emitting diode can be attached and detached as needed close to the structure for holding a camera module. Socket comprises a spring contact part for contacting the leads or electrodes of the light-emitting diode, and an anchor for anchoring such that the direction of a...

20050275750 - Wafer-level packaged microelectronic imagers and processes for wafer-level packaging: The following disclosure describes several embodiments of (1) methods for wafer-level packaging of microelectronic imagers, (2) methods of forming electrically conductive interconnects in microelectronic imagers, (3) methods for forming optical devices for microelectronic imagers, and (4) microelectronic imagers that have been packaged using wafer-level packaging processes. Wafer-level packaging of microelectronic...

20050275751 - Security cover: An apparatus is provided for securing a mobile terminal including a housing and an imaging device disposed within the housing for capturing an image through a lens. The securing apparatus comprises a sheet having an upper surface and a lower surface and an adhesive applied on the lower surface of...

20050275752 - System and method for transmitting scalable coded video over an ip network: A system and method is provided to facilitate the transmission of scalable coded video over IP networks. A proposed pre-processing method is disclosed, referred to as multi-track hinting, efficiently structures layered video into a flexible format so that it can be easily streamed over packet-switching networks in accordance with changing...

20050275753 - Deinterlacing apparatus and method using detected judder: A deinterlacing apparatus using judder detection includes a motion detection unit to extract an extent of motion between a previous field and a next field according to a pixel of a current field of input image; a film mode decision unit to determine if an input image source is in...

20050275754 - Method and circuit for providing a horizontal scan signal for a television set: A method for providing a horizontal scan control signal for a TV set from a horizontal synchronization signal contained in a composite video signal, the horizontal synchronization signal containing horizontal synchronization pulses and parasitic pulses, the scan control signal being provided from an oscillating signal generated by an oscillator of...

20050275755 - Image processing device, method, and medium: An image processing device, method, and medium providing an optimal video signal to users when a video signal is output after predetermined data is overlaid over the video signal. The image processing device includes a separating unit that separates a video signal, an audio signal, and additional information from a...

20050275756 - Signal processing device: A signal processing device of the present invention includes: an input unit which inputs an analog video signal; an A/D converter which converts the analog video signal to a digital video signal; a detecting unit which detects a level in a predetermined period of the digital video signal output from...

20050275757 - Video and audio signal output device: When a user commands a microprocessor, using a remote control, to output information about a video and audio signal output device itself to a monitor device, the microprocessor superimposes, on video signals decoded by a decoder, video signals of a terminal connection information image for displaying, on the monitor device,...

20050275758 - Recording and playback system: An interactive television system is provided which provides personal video recorder services for users. In the embodiment described, content is recorded at a head-end of the system and stored in the user's set top boy for future playout. Access to the content stored in the user's top box is also...

20050275759 - Rear-projection type imaging apparatus: A rear-projection type imaging apparatus, for example, rear-projection television set, capable of projecting, and displaying, an enlarged image onto a screen from the rearward thereof is provided. The rear-projection television set (100) comprises a housing (114), a television control unit (signal processing unit) (128), an image display element (120), a...

20050275760 - Modifying a rasterized surface, such as by trimming: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices, and/or systems for modifying a rasterized surface, such as by trimming, for graphics and/or video processing, for example, are described....

20050275761 - Rear projection type television with reduced cabinet depth: A rear projection type television having an improved projection lens system is provided. The projection lens system includes a projection lens with a central light axis at its center that is offset from a reference horizontal line. The offset projection lens projects a central light beam through two reflection mirrors...

20050270366 - Three-dimensional image display device: The present invention makes it possible to rapidly obtain a two-dimensional image which is not discontinuous and does not include distortion from three-dimensional image display data. When a two-dimensional image is displayed, a viewing point within a viewing zone is assumed, and a parallax image displayed on pixels positioned at...

20050270367 - Multi-person stereo display system: The multi-person stereo display system permits several independent viewers to see different stereo images on a single projection surface. This is accomplished through the innovative use of video multiplexing, software, control electronics, and special viewing glasses. The system is particularly useful in situations where the viewers see computer generated images...

20050270369 - Camera: A camera comprises a monitor which allows a composition of a subject to be confirmed, a backlight which illuminates at least one region on the monitor, an image pickup device and a distance measuring unit for detecting an image condition of the subject, and a backlight control unit which changes...

20050270368 - Motion sensor using dual camera inputs: Motion sensing of a portable device using two cameras. A first camera is directed along a first viewing axis and a second camera is directed along a second viewing axis, different from the first viewing axis. The second viewing axis can be substantially opposite the first viewing axis. A motion...

20050270370 - Microscope image processing system, microscope image processing method, program, and recording medium: An image analysis device (100) integratively takes photographs within each well at a predetermined magnification. An image controlling device (200) communicates with the image analysis device (100) via a network (300) for acquiring the taken images and displays the same as thumbnails. On the display of the image controlling device...

20050270372 - On-screen display and privacy masking apparatus and method: A surveillance camera system that includes a camera, a display screen and a processing device having first and second memory devices. The processing device outputs an informational display that is displayed on the screen and overlays a portion of the images captured by the camera. The processing device also outputs...

20050270373 - Stand-off vehicle under-carriage inspection and detection system for deterring vehicle bombers from a safe stand-off distance: A military and homeland security anti-terrorism security checkpoint machine, system and method of detecting and deterring terrorist infiltrations or attacks by vehicle bombs upon entry into high risk locations. The described invention provides a means to safeguard security checkpoint personnel, by allowing an inspection of the undercarriage of the vehicles...

20050270371 - Transformable privacy mask for video camera images: A system including a camera, display screen and processing device. A privacy mask obscures a portion of the displayed images. The processing device transforms the privacy mask in accordance with changes in the field of view of the camera, wherein, in a first field of view, the privacy mask is...

20050270374 - Lane boundary detector: A boundary detector includes a candidate line detecting unit that detects a candidate line of a lane boundary position drawn on a road surface based on image data of a predetermined detection time period acquired from a camera. The detector also includes a lane boundary position selecting unit that selects...

20050270375 - Camera calibrating apparatus and method: A camera calibrating apparatus uses a calibration target in combination with a laser source generating a laser beam defining a calibration plane and intersecting the camera field of view to define an object imaging area. The calibration target includes a frame defining a coplanar arrangement of reference points having known...

20050270376 - Image monitoring apparatus: An image monitoring apparatus for detecting a target image and displaying a monitored image corresponding to the target image on a display device, the image monitoring apparatus includes: an image extraction device for extracting the target image and performing an image encoding process and a format conversion on the target...

20050270377 - Connecting configuration of a remote camera: A connecting configuration of a remote camera includes a camera and an extension line connected to the camera. The camera has a PCB with a connector formed at the PCB. The extension line has a housing at one end thereof and a complementary connector at the other end thereof for...

20050270378 - Image pickup control apparatus, image pickup control method, image pickup control system, and storage medium: In an image pickup control apparatus capable of remotely and reliably controlling an image pickup apparatus from another apparatus, control data for controlling the image pickup apparatus is stored in advance and is transmitted to the image pickup apparatus when the image pickup apparatus is connected via data communications interface...

20050270379 - Anti-shake apparatus: An anti-shake apparatus of a photographing apparatus comprises a movable unit and a fixed unit. The movable unit has an imaging device and can be moved and rotated on a plane which is perpendicular to an optical axis of a camera lens of the photographing apparatus. The fixed unit supports...

20050270380 - Vibration reduction apparatus having feedback path for motion signal, and camera system: A vibration reduction apparatus estimates a reference value from a vibration detection signal, and determines a target drive position from a difference between the vibration detection signal and the estimated reference value. A driving unit drives a vibration reduction mechanism so that the vibration reduction mechanism makes a follow-up movement...

20050270382 - Image processing apparatus and method, and image processing program: An image processing apparatus performs image processing on moving picture data by using image processing control information which defines image processing conditions and outputs the moving picture data subjected to the image processing to an image output device connected to the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes the...

20050270381 - System and method for improving image capture ability: In one embodiment, there is shown a method for improving image capturing ability, such that contemporaneously with the initial capture of an image, metadata contained within the captured image is analyzed to determine which, if any, image capture parameters are in need of adjustment. The images are stored when the...

20050270383 - Method for detecting and processing dominant color with automatic white balance: A method for detecting and processing dominant color with automatic white balance, comprises the steps of: initiating an automatic white balance for a digital image; computing reference white points and presetting color temperature; making an evaluation to determining whether the amount of the reference white points is larger than a...

20050270384 - Image-capturing apparatus with an error-detecting function: An image-capturing device includes a light sensor for sensing light reflected from an image, an analog front-end device, an encoder, a decoder, a processor, and a signal transmission device. The encoder encodes a digital image signal generated by the analog front-end device. The decoder decodes an encoded digital image signal...

20050270385 - Image pickup apparatus and image pickup method: This invention makes it possible to produce a high quality synthesized panoramic image when it is difficult to highly precisely shift the image pickup direction. The present invention provides an image pickup apparatus for synthetically generating a first image, or a whole image of an entire object of shooting, the...

20050270386 - Method and apparatus for authentication utilizing iris: A first image pickup unit mainly captures the image of whole face. A second image pickup unit mainly captures an image of iris in an eye. A display unit simultaneously displays both an image picked up by the first image pickup unit and an image picked up by the second...

20050270387 - Photographing system and photographing method: The photographing system and method photograph a predetermined photographing spacetime. The system includes image pickup modules having different focal lengths, each picking up an image in the predetermined photographing spacetime. The method uses the image pickup modules. The image pickup modules are set such that the photographing magnification of the...

20050270388 - Noise reduction device, noise reduction method and image capturing device: A noise reduction device comprises a first signal reading-out unit for reading out a video signal of a target pixel for which a noise reduction is performed; a second signal reading-out unit for reading out video signals of external peripheral pixels arranged around internal peripheral pixels arranged at positions closest...

20050270391 - Image sensing apparatus: An image sensing apparatus has an image sensing device. The image sensing device includes a photoelectric conversion element that photoelectrically converts an optical image to acquire image data, and a readout control unit that reads out, in accordance with a supplied readout rule, the image data acquired by the photoelectric...

20050270389 - Method and device using ccd-based low noise parametric amplifier: Embodiments of the present invention provide a device with an integrated low-noise parametric amplifier using a CCD-based structure with minimal noise gain. In one embodiment, a device which may be used for monitoring and/or diagnosing a human or an animal body comprises a CCD-based device including a first gate forming...

20050270390 - Solid-state image pickup apparatus, solid-state image sensor chip and package: A solid-state image pickup apparatus comprises a solid-state image sensor chip contained in a package. The solid-state image sensor chip has a first pad electrode arranged on one side edge and a second pad electrode arranged on another side edge, the first pad electrode and the second pad electrode being...

20050270395 - Image pickup apparatus: An image pickup apparatus is provided, which comprises a plurality of image pickup areas formed on a same semiconductor chip and arranged in the horizontal and the vertical directions, each image pickup area having a plurality of pixels arranged in the horizontal and the vertical directions, a plurality of vertical...

20050270394 - Method and pixel for performing correlated double sampling: The present invention provides an active pixel and an array of active pixels. The active pixel, and each active pixel in the array comprises: a sensor circuit for collecting radiation induced charges and for transducing them to a measurement signal corresponding to the amount of charge collected, two memory elements...

20050270393 - Solid-state image pickup device and camera: The number of necessary sampling and holding capacitors is reduced. A solid-state image pickup device has signal lines to which photoreceiving elements are connected, a clamp circuit that has clamp capacitors in which one terminal is connected to the signal lines and the other terminals are short-circuited, has a switch...

20050270392 - Solid-state image pickup device and camera using the same: It is an object of the invention to reduce loads of outputs from pixels and suppress a decrease in gain, a reduction in a speed, and the like in a solid-state image pickup device having a circuit for adding (averaging) a plurality of pixel signals. The device has a plurality...

20050270398 - Electronic camera: An electronic camera capable of exposure control is disclosed which flexibly responds to situations during the display of confirmation moving image before photographing. An aspect of an electronic camera includes: an image-capturing device capturing images of subjects; a display section displaying the image outputted from the image-capturing device in real...

20050270396 - Liquid crystal display device, and portable telephone device using liquid crystal display device: In a fold-up type of portable telephone device, the casing to be opened/closed has liquid crystal display devices on its front and back sides, which causes occurrence of noise. In view of this, in the liquid crystal display device of a portable telephone device, a flexible connection substrate is used...

20050270397 - System and method for indicating settings: A system and method for indicating settings of an image capture device. One embodiment comprises receiving light information from a photosensor; generating a histogram and at least one setting value based upon the received light information; and displaying the histogram and the setting value on a display residing on the...

20050270399 - Image pickup apparatus, method of controlling the apparatus, and program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the program: An image pickup apparatus which increases the rate at which a person's face is detected in electronic zoom and accurately focuses on a person's face area and provides exposure/white balance control. An A/D converting unit converts an analog signal obtained from an image pickup device into a digital image signal....

20050270401 - Image pickup device: An image pickup device is provided with an optical low pass filter capable of advancing into and retreating from between an optical system and a photoelectric conversion element array in accordance with a selected mode, wherein the optical low pass filter is advanced into between the optical system and the...

20050270402 - Method, apparatus, imaging module and program for improving image quality in a digital imaging device: The invention relates to a method, apparatus, imaging module and program for improving image quality in a digital image. The digital image according to the invention is captured with an imaging module including an imaging optics (101) and an image sensor (102), where the image is formed through the imaging...

20050270400 - Zoom lens system and an image pickup apparatus including the same: A zoom lens system is provided that can be used as an optical system for an image pick-up device, which can have improved shading characteristics using multiple lens units, for example three lens units....

20050270405 - Image pickup device and camera module: The surface of the image pickup device 21 is covered by a transparent conductive member 26 that is made of, for example, a transparent conductive past resin and that is electrically connected to a ground potential GND. By having this arrangement, it is possible to electromagnetically shield the image pickup...

20050270403 - Image pickup device, and image pickup device assembling method: The invention integrally arranges a lens, an optical filter, a semiconductor imaging device, on-chip components, and a printed circuit board on a three-dimensional circuit board and contrives the lens attachment structure, bonding method, color of an adhesive, masking of the lens, etc. in order to implement a structure that allows...

20050270404 - Semiconductor device and electronic apparatus: The semiconductor device has a lead frame, a photo-detection chip and a control IC chip mounted on the lead frame, a first sealing portion that seals the photo-detection chip and the control IC chip, and a second sealing portion that covers the first sealing portion in a state of partially...

20050270406 - Color light receiving device and image pickup device: The invention provides a light receiving device having a single semiconductor substrate and a short-wavelength light receiving section. The single semiconductor substrate has regions of a first conductivity type and regions of a second (opposite) conductivity type alternately multiply laminated. Each of junction surfaces between the regions of the first...

20050270408 - Apparatus and method for auto-focusing in a mobile terminal: An apparatus and method for auto-focusing in a mobile terminal having a camera module which can automatically photograph an image in optimum focus when the camera function is used are provided. The apparatus and method comprise detecting the subject by performing a preview mode in a camera mode; detecting and...

20050270410 - Image pickup apparatus and image pickup method: An image pickup apparatus which can reduce the time required for automatic focus scanning. The size of the face is determined based on information on a subject's face, which is detected from image data acquired by shooting by an image pickup device. The subject distance is estimated based on the...

20050270409 - Image pickup apparatus, image pickup method, program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the program: An image pickup apparatus which is capable of accurately detecting a blur of a shot image. AF evaluation values are calculated before and after shooting for recording an image representing the subject image in a recording medium is performed. The correlation between the AF evaluation values calculated before the shooting...

20050270407 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus, comprising a receiving unit which receives a radio signal from an IC tag attached to a subject, a read unit which reads IC tag information recorded on an IC tag from each received radio signal, an image pickup unit which captures the subject and a first storage...

20050270412 - Image sensing apparatus: An image sensing apparatus is constructed in such a manner that a calculation priority setter 5111 (5111a) sets a priority between exposure amount control by an exposure amount control parameter calculator 511 (511a) serving as exposure amount controller, and dynamic range control by a dynamic range control parameter calculator 512...

20050270411 - Imaging device and portable terminal device: The present invention provides an imaging device including an electric light control device disposed between lens groups, a CCD photosensitive surface and including a liquid crystal cell which contains at least a dye pigment for providing a predetermined light control range, a CPU for supplying an applied voltage to place...

20050270413 - Adjustment of illumination light quantity for moving picture in moving picture image pickup device: The moving picture image pickup device of the present invention comprises: a lighting device for performing lighting operation in response to an input of an illumination control pulse; a signal processing unit for calculating luminance of an object based on a signal from an image sensor; and a control unit...

20050270414 - Housing for cctv camera: A housing for a CCTV camera is easily opened and assembled. The housing includes a housing cap having a filter glass, which filters incident light from an external light source and supplies the filtered light to a CCTV camera lens, on its front surface. One or more connecting protrusions are...

20050270415 - Apparatus and method for deinterlacing video images: An apparatus and method for deinterlacing video images is described. In one exemplary implementation, the apparatus receives a video stream in an interlaced format. The apparatus includes a processing system configured to determine whether or not the video stream originated from a progressive format. Based, on that determination, the processing...

20050270416 - Device and method for producing coefficient seed data used for format conversion, and information-providing medium therefore: The present invention relates to an information signal processor and the like preferable for use in the case of converting a format of an image signal or converting an image size. An input image signal Vin (525i signal) is converted into an output image signal Vout (such as 1080i signal,...

20050270417 - Deinterlacing video images with slope detection: An apparatus and method for deinterlacing video images with improved slope detection is described. In one exemplary implementation, the apparatus includes an input buffer, a processor, and an output buffer. The input buffer is configured to receive a video stream in an interlaced format. The processor is configured to convert...

20050270418 - Image processing device and image processing method: To provide an image processing device able to generate a progressive image signal in high quality based on an interlaced image signal and an image processing method for the same, wherein a continuity detection circuit detects continuities in the interlaced image signal and to the field image signal, a moving...

20050270419 - Unit for and method of image conversion: An image conversion unit (200) for converting a first input image with a first resolution into an output image with a second resolution, comprises a coefficient-determining means (106) for determining a first filter coefficient on basis of pixel values of the first input image. The coefficient-determining means (106) is arranged...

20050270420 - Data receiving apparatus and method of the same: A VBI receiver and method is disclosed. The receiver includes an over-sampling circuit, a transition detector, a data selector, and a data output device. The over-sampling circuit is for over-sampling VBI data and outputting an over-sampled signal. The transition detector is for detecting the transition of the over-sampled signal and...

20050270421 - Method and device for dynamically adjusting sync-on-green (sog) signal of video signal: The present invention discloses a method and a device for dynamically adjusting a sync-on-green (SOG) signal of a video signal, capable of extracting an SOG signal from an analog video signal so as to dynamically adjust the SOG signal in real-time so as to overcome the problems due to voltage...

20050270422 - System and method for implementing an intelligent sleep mode in a tv: A system for implementing an intelligent sleep mode in a TV includes an audio amplifier (20), a digital signal processor (DSP) (11), and a timer (12), a pulse width modulation (PWM) output port (13) and a low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) output port (14) all of which are connected to the...

20050270423 - Communication system, data processing device, data processing method, data providing device, data providing method, and program: This invention relates to a communication system, a data processing apparatus, a data processing method, a data providing apparatus, a data providing method, and a program for offering services to users in response to their requests. Executable buttons representing executable functions are displayed in a given display format, while optional...

20050270424 - Method for viewing televised events: A method for viewing a televised event. The televised event includes a few competing parties (12, 13) wherein each party has a uniform that is visually distinguished in respect of the uniform of any other party of the other parties. The televised event includes a score indication (11) with score...

20050270425 - Video signal processing apparatus and method to enhance image sharpness and remove noise: In a method of removing a noise signal from a video signal and enhancing edge sharpness to improve the video signal definition, a different weight is assigned depending on a characteristic of input pixels. To this end, at least two pixel blocks including the input and at least two adjacent...

20050270426 - Apparatus and method for cross color effect elimination: A video signal comprises a chrominance signal and a luminance signal. A cross color effect elimination apparatus for utilizing a first carrier wave to eliminate a cross color effect from the video signal includes a cross color estimator coupled to the video signal for estimating a cross color component of...

20050270427 - Apparatus and method of controlling saturation of color image: A method of adaptively controlling saturation of an input image according to characteristics of the input image includes a saturation calculating unit to sequentially calculate saturation values of each pixel composing an input image, and to output the calculated saturation values, a histogram analysis unit to accumulate interval values, each...

20050270428 - Method and system for scene change detection: A method, in one exemplary embodiment, for automatically detecting scene changes within a digital video sequence including a succession of frames, including computing metrics, for each of a plurality of frames from a digital video sequence, the metric of a frame being a measure of distance between the frame and...

20050270429 - Television tuner which can obtain sufficient receiving sensitivity even when receiving fm broadcasting signal: First varactor diodes for changing tuning frequency are provided at tuning circuits, a second varactor diode for changing an oscillating frequency is provided at an oscillator, tuning voltages between both ends of the first varactor diodes become equal to the tuning voltage between both ends of the second varactor diode...

20050270431 - Large-panel table-top rear projection television: A table-top rear projection television employs a single large-panel (e.g., 7 inch-15 inch, 17.5 cm-38 cm, diagonal), multi-color transmissive imaging device (e.g., an amorphous silicon liquid crystal display). The rear projection television has a cabinet with a pedestal having a height and a depth that are each less than or...

20050270430 - Wireless projection system: A method and a system for displaying images, and an image display apparatus for use thereof are described. An image display apparatus, for example, a projector (12) is controlled by a mobile apparatus, for example, a PDA (14) in such a way that the image display apparatus (12) generates images,...

20050264647 - Video enhancement of an avatar: A communication system (100) includes two or more communication devices (110, 150) for communicating video including at least one virtual image. An avatar is associated with each communicated image. Change messages are communicated between a transmitting communication device (110) and at least one receiving communication device (150) to provide iterative...

20050264648 - Local video loopback method for a multi-participant conference system using a back-channel video interface: A multi-participant videoconference system incorporating a back-channel connection and a client video mixer is disclosed. The multi-participant videoconference system includes a client component and a server component. The server component provides a composite conference video signal to the client component. A region is defined in the composite conference video signal...

20050264649 - Mobile video-interpreting mounting system: A device attaches a videoconferencing device to a mobile support structure to create a mobile videoconferencing apparatus for use in video-based interpretation of communications between a health care provider and a patient. A related system includes a attachment portion and a bracket apparatus fitted to receive and secure the attachment...

20050264650 - Apparatus and method for synthesizing captured images in a mobile terminal with a camera: An apparatus and method for synthesizing images captured by a mobile terminal with a camera to generate a panorama image. A first memory stores a first captured image in panorama mode for synthesizing captured images. A second memory stores captured images subsequent to the first captured image. The images stored...

20050264651 - Method for displaying three-dimensional image, method for capturing three-dimensional image, and three-dimensional display apparatus: In a II system display apparatus, in a normal display mode, a parallax component image is divided into pieces corresponding to respective columns for a parallax interleaved image. The component image is obtained by subjecting a subject to perspective projection in a vertical direction and to orthographic projection in a...

20050264652 - Computer camera field of vision automatic switching device: A computer camera field of vision automatic switching device consisting of a computer monitor equipped with a camera that has a minimum of one roller ball switch installed in it, the signal output pin of which is connected to the input terminal of an image processor integrated circuit for capturing...

20050264653 - Portable electronic device with adjustable image capture orientation and method therefore: A portable electronic device (100,200) includes an image capture means (245) for capturing an image, wherein the image capture means (245) has an orientation; and an image manager (255) coupled to the image capture means (245) for modifying the image using the orientation....

20050264654 - Image sensing apparatus, control method of image sensing apparatus, and computer program product: An image sensing apparatus capable of optically correcting blur of an object image by an optical blur correction unit comprises an image sensing unit for converting an optical image of an object into image signals; a display unit for displaying image signals converted by the image sensing unit; a display...

20050264655 - Camera controller: A camera controller establishes a desired shooting range as the direction of a camera is changed. Coordinate data on a pseudo subject-plane representing a subject-plane virtually covering a plurality of subjects to be shot by the camera are stored. The direction of the camera is indicated by a cursor or...

20050264656 - Image-capturing apparatus and camera-shake compensation mechanism: An image-capturing apparatus is provided that comprises an imaging device, a support member, a drive mechanism, and a fixed member. The support member supports the imaging device. The drive mechanism moves the support member in a plane parallel to an imaging surface of the imaging device and in an independent...

20050264657 - Method and system for providing a printed image with a related sound: Further information is also provided in the electronic storage medium 12 memory. This further information relates to the printed image. Such information may include a version of the image printed, either to the same or to a lower resolution. It may also include information relating to image capture conditions or...

20050264658 - Face detecting camera and method: A method for determining the presence of a face from image data utilizes at least first and second algorithms. The first algorithm prescreens the image data, by determining a plurality of face candidates utilizing a pattern matching technique that identifies image windows likely to contain faces based on color and...

20050264659 - Image acquisition device: The image acquisition device comprises a camera of CMOS type, having a zoom lens, and a motor-driven zoom control unit that is offset. The camera makes it possible to acquire said images at a speed greater than seventy-five images per second. The invention can be used to create slow motion...

20050264660 - Device and method for correcting the reset noise and/or the fixed pattern noise of an active pixel for an image sensor: A device for correcting the reset noise and/or the fixed pattern noise of an active pixel comprising a photosensitive element, the device comprising a transmission circuit connecting the photosensitive element to a correction node and operating with a first or a second transmission gain; a circuit for providing a correction...

20050264661 - Digital still camera apparatus, video camera apparatus, and information terminal apparatus: The automatic exposure adjustment control that is not affected by the smear is obtained in an image pick-up device control system of an electronic shutter, a lens aperture and an automatic gain control, without performing measures against a change of the dark electric-current of vertical OP, the behavior of the...

20050264662 - Photoelectric converting film stack type solid-state image pickup device: A solid-state image pickup device comprises: a semiconductor substrate; at least one photoelectric converting film that generates signal charges corresponding to an amount of incident light; at least one set of pixel electrode films arranged in row and column directions and attached to said at least one photoelectric converting film;...

20050264663 - Image pickup apparatus and image pickup method: An image pickup apparatus is disclosed which can remove noise with certainty from an image pickup signal while a high resolution of the image pickup signal is assured regardless of a reading out method of the image pickup signal and achieve reduction of the cost. A light receiving face of...

20050264666 - Image pickup device for reducing shading in vertical direction under long-term exposure: The pixel cell of the present invention comprises: a photodiode for storing an electrical charge according to a received light amount; a reading-out gate for reading out the electrical charge from the photodiode according to a reading-out pulse; and a charge storage unit for storing the electrical charge outputted from...

20050264665 - Radiation image pickup apparatus and its control method: Each pixel is provided with a photoelectric converting device S1(1-1) or the like, a source-follower-type first transistor T1(1-1) or the like, a second transistor Te(1-1) to be turned on when reading an electrical signal from a pixel selected by a shift register SR1 for each line and outputting the signal...

20050264664 - Solid-state image pickup apparatus, and pixel data read voltage applying method: A shift register outputs a selection signal for selection of a horizontal sequence of pixels of a two-dimensional pixel array, and includes a vertical shift register for applying a selection signal to the pixel array from either the outer left side or the outer right side of the pixel array,...

20050264667 - Method of controlling digital image processing apparatus for convenient reproduction: Provided is a method of controlling a digital image processing apparatus that, in response to input button signals generated by a user, selectively reproduces files stored in a plurality of storage mediums. The method includes (a) reproducing a next file after a file currently being reproduced in a storage medium...

20050264668 - Electronic apparatus with image capturing function and image display method: An electronic apparatus with an image capturing function, includes an image capturing unit for capturing an image of a subject, a display for displaying the image of the subject to be captured by the image capturing unit, a memory for storing image data of the image captured by the image...

20050264669 - Apparatus and method for image processing: An image processing apparatus is arranged so that when a special effect to be applied to an input image is selected, an image showing the behavior of the special effect is displayed during the selection, comprising an image input unit for inputting an image; a selecting unit for selecting a...

20050264670 - Image pick-up lens, image pick-up unit and mobile terminal:

20050264672 - Image pickup apparatus for capturing spectral images of an object and observation system including the same: An image pickup apparatus has a construction in which a diffraction element is provided in an observation optical system. Zero-order light that is transmitted straight through the diffraction element and one of the +1st-order diffracted light and the −1st-order diffracted light that is diffracted by the diffraction element are imaged...

20050264674 - Image pickup system: The invention relates to an image pickup system comprising an electronic view finder suitable for achieving compactness and having a sufficient viewing angle of field and satisfactory optical performance. The image pickup system comprises an image pickup device, an image display device for displaying an image, a controller for converting...

20050264671 - Image-taking optical system: There is provided an image-taking optical system to form an image in a solid-state image pickup element. The image-taking optical system comprises an aperture stop, a positive first lens having a convex surface on an object side, a positive second lens having a convex surface on an image side, and...

20050264673 - Lens unit and image pickup apparatus: A lens unit of the present invention has a mounting cradle, a lens frame holding portion fixed to a mounting cradle in an optical axis direction, a lens frame which is held to the lens frame holding portion to be capable of moving to the optical axis direction, and a...

20050264676 - Imaging device and electronic apparatus: An imaging device includes a transparent unit, a holding unit for holding the transparent unit, a photoelectric conversion element for photoelectrically converting a light beam passing through the transparent unit. The transparent unit has a lens member on a first surface and has a diaphragm member on a second surface,...

20050264675 - Imaging unit, camera body and camera system: An imaging unit to be inserted into a camera body from a predetermined direction, thus to constitute a digital camera in combination with the camera body, is provided. The imaging unit is provided with an image pickup unit including an imaging device that obtains an object image, an imaging device...

20050264677 - Solid-state imaging device, semiconductor wafer and camera module: A light-permeable lid provided oppositely to a photodetector of a solid-state imaging element includes a glass substrate, and an infrared-ray shielding film formed on one side of the glass substrate. The light-permeable lid is disposed so that the side of the light-permeable lid (glass substrate) forming the infrared-ray shielding film...

20050264680 - Auto-focus system: An auto-focus system comprising an AF area indicating device for indicating a range of an AF area in the shooting screen, an AF area changing device for changing a range of an AF area to be set in the focus controlling device to a range of an AF area indicated...

20050264679 - Autofocus system: The autofocus system of the present invention is characterized by comprising a target subject specifying device which specifies a target subject to be put into focus, a tracking image pickup device which captures a subject image in the shooting range of the camera, and is provided in addition to an...

20050264681 - Automatic focusing device for film scanner: An image recorded on a photo film is projected through an imaging lens onto an image sensor. In accordance with a selected mode, set values are read out from a data ROM and are applied to a band pass filter having programmable digital filters. Pixel signals from the image sensor...

20050264678 - Multiple image autofocus: A camera provides an autofocus function by capturing a series of images when a lens is at different positions, analyzing the images to identify a best-focused image, and outputting the best-focused image. Unselected images can be discarded. The camera can include a FIFO buffer that receives image data from an...

20050264682 - Exposure control apparatus and exposure control method: An exposure control apparatus is provided to perform an adjustment while changing the correction amount of a shutter speed of an image sensor and a gain of a PGA according to the magnitude of an exposure error so that the exposure error falls within an exposure allowable range. The exposure...

20050264684 - Image sensing apparatus: An image sensing apparatus includes: an image sensor which generates an electrical signal commensurate with an amount of incident light, and has a photoelectric conversion characteristic comprised of a linear characteristic area where the electrical signal is outputted after being linearly converted in relation to the amount of incident light,...

20050264683 - Image sensing apparatus and an image sensing method: An image sensing apparatus is provided with an image sensor having a photoelectric conversion characteristic having a linear characteristic area where an electrical signal is outputted after being linearly converted in relation to an amount of an incident light and a logarithmic characteristic area where the electrical signal is outputted...

20050264687 - Endoscope: An endoscope including: a light source for emitting light; a solid state imaging unit comprising a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements for accumulating signal charges corresponding to an incidence light amount, transfer units for transferring signal charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion elements, and a plurality of color filters formed...

20050264686 - Illumination apparatus and image-taking apparatus: An illumination apparatus is disclosed, which can efficiently condense light from a light source such as an LED. The illumination apparatus has a light source and an optical member disposed on the side of light irradiation of the light source. The optical member has an incident surface, an emergent surface...

20050264685 - Illumination device for photographing and camera system: An illumination device includes a light source constituted with an LED which is a trichromatic (three-wavelength) light source achieving maximum light emission wavelengths in separate wavelength ranges corresponding to the three primary colors of light, blue, green and red. As the shutter is released at an electronic camera set in...

20050264688 - Pre-strobo light emission in solid image pickup device: An image pickup device according to the present invention comprises at least a strobo for illuminating a photographic subject, a solid imaging element having a plurality of pixels disposed in a two-dimensional matrix shape, a strobo light emission control circuit for controlling the strobo and a sensor drive circuit for...

20050264689 - Display panel having a video camera: A display panel having a video camera includes a web video camera set installed direct to a display panel. The web video camera set includes a video sensing chip and a signal connector deposed behind the display panel. The display panel is assembled on a monitor that is connected with...

20050264690 - Image sensor: Present invention is an image sensor, comprising a body with a first lens, a second lens and a sensor, wherein a channel is between the first lens and the sensor; and wherein the second lens is on the first lens. Accordingly, by the piled-up lenses, the image sensor is able...

20050264691 - Scan converter: The scan converter comprises first and second memories 3, 7, a frame. memory 5 having a write period and a read period, a video data input circuit 2 for writing data at a first transfer rate into the memory 3, a video data output circuit 8 for outputting the data...

20050264692 - Motion correction device and method: To realize a motion compensation device capable of more appropriately compensating the movement of a video signal subjected to double-speed conversion. A motion vector between an image of a current field in a double-speed-converted video signal and an image of a reference field that is one frame or two frames...

20050264693 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: An image processing apparatus executes image processing on an original image. The image processing apparatus includes a display unit configured to display adjusting images each corresponding to a part or the entirety of the original image; a setting unit allowing setting of values of parameters defining respective degrees of the...

20050264694 - Method and apparatus for transferring data within viewable portion of video signal: A video signal has a visual image (12) and carries data for optical detection (54) via the image. The data for optical detection is encoded (52) as data bits in a plurality of lines within a defined region (14) within the image. A corresponding decoder (16, 58) uses maximal energy...

20050264695 - Adjusting pixel clock: A pixel clock frequency is adjusted in response to periodically monitoring the relative positions between a video signal to be displayed and a video signal captured. Image shear of the display signal may be avoided quickly. Adjustments are made to the color burst signal where dramatic changes in the pixel...

20050264696 - Dot clock synchronization generator circuit: A circuit which generates a dot clock synchronized to an external video signal which can ensure a pulse width allowed by a device which is supplied with the dot clock. A high frequency clock is divided to generate a first dot clock, and the phase is initialized in accordance with...

20050264697 - Burst frequency discrimination circuit: A picture signal processing circuit capable of processing picture signals of various broadcast systems including the SECAM system, the PAL system and the NTSC system, wherein an FM demodulation circuit for demodulating a SECAM signal is used also as a portion of a burst frequency discrimination circuit. An input picture...

20050264698 - System and method for preserving external storage device control while in picture-outside-picture (pop) or picture-in-picture (pip) modes: A system and method permits time-shifting or recording for any tuner input, regardless of whether the tuner input is being used for POP (or PIP) or main viewing window. This allows POP (or PIP) video modes and recording to an external recording device to be carried out simultaneously. In one...

20050264699 - On-screen display signal processing device: An on-screen display (OSD) signal generating circuit which provides an analog output is utilized for realizing on-screen display of a digital display device and providing stable operations and signals. An OSD signal processing device has an OSD signal generating circuit which outputs an analog OSD signal in the form of...

20050264700 - Digital television broadcast signal receiver: In a digital TV broadcast signal receiver connected to a multi-directional antenna called smart antenna, a time necessary for deciding an optimum signal receiving direction of each receivable channel is shortened with using local information relating to a location of the multi-directional antenna and information of TV towers including location...

20050264701 - Method and system for color temperature conversion of compressed video image: A system to estimate and change a color temperature of a compressed video image and change includes a color temperature estimation unit to receive a video image compressed using block-based discrete cosine transformation, generate a discrete cosine (DC) video image corresponding to the compressed video image, and estimates the color...

20050264702 - Image display device, image display method, and television receiver: An image display device controls a screen luminance to an appropriate value in response to switching of a display mode, thereby displaying each of television broadcast program images and graphic user interface images (including an electronic program guide, and a variety of setting menus) in an easy-to-see and power-saving manner....

20050264703 - Moving image processing apparatus and method: A moving image processing apparatus capable of discriminating program main parts and commercials with higher accuracy is provided. The apparatus includes a similar shot detecting unit for measuring degrees of similarity between partial moving images and specifying similar partial moving images, meta shot boundary candidate time input means for externally...

20050264704 - Media device and method of enhancing viewing of video information in media device: A method of enhancing the viewing of information in digital video format in a media device is provided. Digital video information is read from a memory and converted with a controller into a television signal. The television signal is low pass filtered with a filtering unit in a wireless communication...

20050264705 - Broadcast receiving apparatus and method having volume control: A receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive a signal including a program, an acquiring unit configured to acquire information representing a category of the program received by the receiving unit, a volume data generating unit configured to generate volume data related to a controlled volume in accordance...

20050264706 - Image forming apparatus and projection tv set having the same: An image forming apparatus and a projection TV set having the same are provided. The image forming apparatus includes an illumination system and a projection system which enlarges and projects a color image from the illumination system onto a screen. The illumination system includes a light source; a color separator...

20050264707 - Image forming apparatus having two-stage structure and projection tv set having the same: An image forming apparatus and a projection TV set having the same are provided. The image forming apparatus includes an illumination system including a light source; a color separator separating beams irradiated from the light source into separate colored beams; at least one light-path converter bending the beam irradiated from...

20050264708 - Liquid crystal display device: A liquid crystal display device includes a casing supporting a liquid crystal display screen and defining a plurality of receiving slots for respectively receiving memory cards and memory card connectors fixed inside the casing and associated with the receiving slots for engaging the memory cards received in the receiving slots....

20050264709 - Crt receiver, high-definition crt receiver and digital broadcasting crt receiver: It is an object of the present invention to provide a television receiver using a cathode ray tube capable of reducing development and manufacturing costs during a period of transition from analog television to digital television. By forming functional sections common to CRT display devices such as a video signal...