Television inventions 03/06

20060066716 - Integrated remote control device and method for controlling multiple devices: An integrated remote control device and method for controlling multiple devices are provided. The integrated remote control device includes an input unit into which device selection information and a control command are input by a user, a mapping information database (DB) which stores a key code of a control target...

20060066717 - Video conference choreographer: A videoconference system is provided. The videoconference system includes a plurality of clients. A server component configured to distribute media to the plurality of clients is included. The server component includes a media mixer enabling distribution of a composite audio/video data stream to the client component and a videoconference choreographer...

20060066718 - Apparatus and method for generating parallax image: An apparatus for generating a parallax image to be used for a display of a three-dimensional image on a three-dimensional integral imaging display includes an image signal acquiring unit, an image signal assigning unit, and a parallax image generator. The image signal acquiring unit acquires a plurality of image signals...

20060066719 - Method for finding paths in video: An input video sequence may be processed by processing the input video sequence to obtain target information; and building at least one path model based on said target information. The path model may be used to detect various events, particularly in connection with video surveillance....

20060066722 - View handling in video surveillance systems: A method of video processing may include analyzing input video information to determine if a current video frame is directed to a same view as a previous video frame; determining whether a new view is present; and indicating a need to use video processing information pertaining to the new view...

20060066721 - Wireless video surveillance system and method with dual encoding: A surveillance system and method for activating communication between at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, including providing a base system; at least one user accessing the DIR via user interface remotely; the DIR and/or ICD searching for signal...

20060066720 - Wireless video surveillance system and method with external removable recording: A surveillance system and method with wireless communication between components for providing an external removable data storage device capable of recording digital representation of inputs captured by the system through at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and recorded by a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD,...

20060066723 - Mobile tracking system, camera and photographing method: The invention is to track and to photograph an object mobile over a wide range, by a cooperative operation of multi-camera. The invention provides a mobile tracking system for tracking a mobile by a cooperation of multi-camera, in which each camera includes photographing means which photographs and recognizes a mobile,...

20060066724 - Method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device: A smectic liquid crystal, typically, ferroelectric liquid crystal is uniformly orientated as follows: a space is provided as a dummy region in an area outside a panel region where a liquid crystal inlet is placed; two substrates are overlapped and cut into panels of a desired size, leaving the panel...

20060066725 - Method and apparatus for controlling a video surveillance camera: An apparatus for controlling a camera in a video surveillance system comprising a camera for providing a video signal having a vertical blanking interval, a controller for controlling the camera, the controller adapted to provide control signals to the camera during a vertical blanking interval in the video signal, a...

20060066727 - Notification of operating status in image sensing system: In an image sensing system including at least one image sensing apparatus and at least one communication apparatus, the communication apparatus transmits the operating status of the communication apparatus to the image sensing apparatus. The image sensing apparatus determines the received operating status and displays the operating status on the...

20060066726 - Optical unit which can program optical properties and camera incorporating lens unit which can program optical properties: A group of optical elements of a zoom lens unit 2 has variable-focal-length lenses 3a, 3b whose optical properties can be adjusted. A camera 1 having this zoom lens unit 2 incorporated therein includes a program memory 66 which stores therein a plurality of mocking design data 66f with respect...

20060066728 - Motion stabilization: Stabilization for devices such as hand-held camcoders segments a low-resolution frame into a region of reliable estimation, finds a global motion vector for the region at high resolution, and uses the global motion vector to compensate for jitter....

20060066729 - Wireless video surveillance system and method with dvr-based querying: A surveillance system and method for activating communication between at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, including the steps of providing base system; at least one user accessing the DIR via user interface either directly or remotely; the DIR...

20060066730 - Multi-camera image stitching for a distributed aperture system: Distributed Aperture Systems use multiple staring sensors distributed around a vehicle to provide automatic detection of targets, and to provide an imaging capability at all aspects. The sensor image data is “stitched” to make the camera joints transparent to the operator. For example, images from three different cameras may be...

20060066731 - Perspective transformation of two-dimensional images: One aspect of the disclosure is directed to an embedded device. The embedded device comprises an image of interest selecting mechanism and a transformation mechanism. The transformation mechanism applies perspective transformation functions to the image of interest such that the image of interest varies from a greater width at a...

20060066732 - Audio and visual system and method for providing audio and visual information using such system: Apparatus and methods of processing audio files used by the apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes a camera arrangement, a storage arrangement, and a user input arrangement. The storage arrangement can store one or more audio files. A user may prepare the camera arrangement to capture an image of a...

20060066733 - Image pickup apparatus: An imaging apparatus of the present invention includes an image pickup unit, a recording unit for recording image data obtained by the image pickup unit, on a recording medium, a communication unit for exchanging data with an external equipment, a setting unit for setting a parameter relating to an image...

20060066734 - Method for superimposing optical information in a scanning microscope: A method for superimposing optical information in a scanning microscope includes determining a transformation matrix, and superimposing first optical information of a CCD image and second optical information of at least one piece of second image information using the transformation matrix....

20060066735 - Image capture apparatus: An image capture apparatus is provided. The image capture apparatus comprises a high frequency signal extraction unit for extracting a high frequency signal of a frequency higher than a predetermined frequency from an input signal, and a level setting unit for setting a level for removing a noise component from...

20060066736 - Image pickup system, noise reduction processing device and image pick-up processing program: The image pickup system for performing noise reduction processing on signals from an image pickup element comprises a first noise estimating unit for estimating a first amount of noise on the basis of a target pixel in the signals for which noise reduction processing is performed, an extraction unit for...

20060066737 - Signal processing device: The gain is derived by deriving, from the signals of the two same filter pixels in one divided region, a predicted value of a signal of one same filter pixel in the other divided region based on a plurality of same color filter pixels near the boundary of the divided...

20060066738 - Multispectral digital camera employing both visible light and non-visible light sensing on a single image sensor: A digital camera having a single image sensor made up of an array of filtered photosites used to capture non-visible light wavelengths in addition to the standard red/green/blue (RGB) or other visible light intensity values is presented. Essentially, this is accomplished using a separate filter disposed over each photosite that...

20060066739 - Image pickup apparatus including photosensitive cells each having photosensitive regions partitioned: In an image pickup apparatus, photosensitive devices each are allocated to particular one of pixels bidimensionally arranged on a photosensitive cell array and is divided into two photosensitive regions having substantially equal photosensitive area. Signal charges stored in the two photosensitive regions each are transferred over particular one of vertical...

20060066740 - Mobile phone with complete english keyboard: A mobile phone with a complete English keyboard is described. The mobile phone has a front module, a pivot and a rear module. The pivot couples the front module to the rear module. The front module further has a display, a numerical keyboard, an antenna and a battery. The rear...

20060066741 - Solid-state image pickup device and method of resetting the same: A solid-state image pickup device comprises for each pixel a photoelectric converter PD, an input terminal FD of a signal amplifier and a transfer switch TX for transferring an optical signal from the photoelectric converter to the input terminal. The device additionally comprises means for resetting the photoelectric converter by...

20060066742 - Photography device and photography method thereof: Commence video recording processing (Step S3), the CPU 9 judges whether or not a menu display is to be performed (Step S4) and when judged a menu display is to be performed, a menu is displayed as a recording image in the image display section 10. Then, the CPU judges...

20060066743 - Solid-state imaging device: The present invention provides a solid-state imaging device including an optical element that efficiently condenses even a wide-angle incident light and has a color separation function. The solid-state imaging device includes pixels, and in the device each pixel includes: a light receiving element; and an optical element, whose surface at...

20060066744 - Implementing autofocus in an image capture device while compensating for movement: A system and method for focusing an image capture device are disclosed. One embodiment is a method comprising moving an autofocus window in response to detected movement of the image capture device....

20060066745 - Auto focus lens: An auto focus lens for digital cameras comprises a coil base, a lens base, and an elastic component. The coil base which has a coil wounded around in a specific direction and which has an accommodation hole whose bottom is provided with a stopper. The surface of the lens base...

20060066746 - Two-step focus lens: A two-step focus lens for a digital camera so that the digital camera can switch between a close focal point and a distant focal point. The two-step focus lens includes a coil base, a sensor, and a lens base. The coil base has a coil which is wounded in a...

20060066749 - Image capturing apparatus with a lens barrier that is a portion of a body of the image capturing apparatus: An image capturing apparatus, such as a digital camera, having a movable lens barrier or cover which can easily be opened and closed to operate the image capturing apparatus in various predetermined modes depending on the position of the lens barrier. In one preferred embodiment, the image capturing apparatus has...

20060066748 - Image pickup optical system and digital apparatus using the same:

20060066747 - Image-pickup apparatus and lens apparatus: An image pickup apparatus and a lens apparatus capable of photographing high-grade still images even where an interlace type image pickup element is used are to be provided. When an instruction to photograph a still image is entered, a camera microcomputer generates a timing to intercept light coming incident on...

20060066750 - Image sensors: A rolling blade exposure system includes odd rows of a pixel array being read out with a short exposure time and even rows being read out at a long exposure time. Each pair of sampled rows are stitched together before to form a single output line. The resultant image is...

20060066751 - Micro-photoing system: A micro-photoing system includes a base with a supporting member connected thereon. An analysis unit is connected on the supporting member and includes a CCD camera disposed to one side of the analysis unit and having a micro-lens, a lens fixing base, a CCD focus adjusting base, a CCD angle...

20060066752 - Gps enhanced camera for transmitting real-time trail data over a satellite/cellular communication channel: A camera includes a central processing unit (CPU), an optional hand-operable controller and a mobile housing including a base and a cover pivotally connected thereto. The housing further includes a mechanism for capturing trail images that is disposed within the housing base and a keypad for identifying access codes and...

20060066753 - Camera docking station with multiple controls: A digital camera dock includes multiple controls and connections for multiple external devices. Actuating a control initiates interaction with a corresponding external device connection. A method of using a camera docking station is also described....

20060066754 - Text data display device capable of appropriately displaying text data: In a text data displaying apparatus, input text data is analyzed at a text data analyze unit using a correspondence table acquired at a correspondence table acquisition unit from a data storage unit, and animation data corresponding to a specific character string included in the text data is determined at...

20060066755 - Displaying epg information on a digital television: Disclosed is a method for displaying a plurality of objects on a display (105). Each object has at least a first attribute and a second attribute. The method sets a range of first attributes to be displayed. A set of objects is then displayed having the same second attribute on...

20060066756 - Video signal processor circuit and television receiver: A digital Y signal compatible with a plurality of pixels in one frame unit is divided into a plurality of signal level regions for each constant signal level range by means of a histogram generator circuit, a rate of pixels included in each signal level to all the pixels is...

20060066757 - Television receiver: When the main power supply is turned off, the power supply of a video display unit is turned off and the audio signal is muted. At the same time, a time counting unit counts time, and before reaching a predetermined time, a display unit is lighted to notify a quick...

20060066758 - Remote control apparatus and tv broadcast receiving apparatus: An input switch key in a remote controller is a single key for switching video input, and can be selectively operated between + side and − side. When the input switch key is operated to the + side, it can cyclically select broadcast→video 1→video 2→video 3→video 4 in the forward...

20060066759 - Automatic frequency tuning system: An automatic frequency tuning system according to the present invention includes an antenna, a tuner circuit, a video SAW filter, a video intermediate frequency amplifier, a video detector, a video amplifier, a video PLL circuit, an AFT control circuit, a microcomputer and a memory. In addition to the above members,...

20060066760 - Slim optical projection system and image display apparatus employing the same: A slim optical projection system and an image display apparatus employing the same. The optical projection system includes: a relay lens group to produce an intermediate image from an image created by a display and to generate a first distortion in the intermediate image, a projection lens group to enlarge...

20060066761 - Rear projection television: The present invention provides an inexpensive rear projection television including a cooling structure that blows air directly against a heating element that generates heat to become hot, thus suppressing a rise in the temperature of the heating element. In addition, the shapes of having exhaust ducts are simplified, thus reducing...

20060066762 - Vehicle-mounted displaying device employing tv program displaying method: A vehicle-mounted device is configured to execute a predetermined function as a foreground process and a TV function as a background process. The vehicle-mounted device is provided with a displaying device. An image corresponding to the predetermined function is displayed on the displaying device when the predetermined function is executed....

20060055770 - Portable electronic device and video conference system integrated with the same: A portable electronic device and a video conference system integrated with the portable electronic device are described. The video conference system has a portable electronic device, a computer, and a display. The portable electronic device generates first video data. The computer receives second video data and second voice data from...

20060055771 - System and method for optimizing audio and video data transmission in a wireless system: A system and method for transmitting video and audio information among communicating wireless devices during a video conference in a wireless communications system. The audio information from all participants is received by a server, which selects a speaker among the participants. The speaker's audio and video data are transmitted to...

20060055772 - Noninvasive optical imaging by speckle ensemble: A fly-eye-like imaging system for seeing objects embedded in scattering media. Objects are recovered from many speckled images observed by a digital camera through a microlens array. Each microlens in the array generates a speckle image of the object buried between two layers of chick breast tissue. In the computer,...

20060055773 - Device and method for stereoscopic reproduction of picture information on a screen: A method stereoscopically reproduces still or moving pictures on an individual screen. Images are arranged next to one another on a screen by software for a left and a right stereoscopic presentation. So that for the two eyes of the observer the correct image is visible in each case, an...

20060055774 - Film scanner for color originals: A film scanner for a color original comprises a film stage having a slit-shaped opening, the slit-shaped opening generating an image of the color original when the color original is moving across the film stage while the slit-shaped opening is illuminated by a source of white light; a photosensitive sensor;...

20060055775 - System and method for providing image service using telematics system: A system and method for providing an image service using a telematics system is provided. The system includes: a first communication terminal for capturing an image, generating position information, and transmitting image information; a service providing center for receiving the image information, detecting the position information and the image, storing...

20060055776 - Mobile unit motion calculating method, apparatus and navigation system: In a mobile body motion calculation apparatus (100), a corresponding point calculation section (101) calculates corresponding points between images captured by a camera 120. A first motion calculation section (102) calculates a first motion (Ma) of a mobile body using the corresponding points, assuming a predetermined plane in the images....

20060055777 - Surveillance camera system: A surveillance camera system includes a mask image setting unit which sets a mask image at a predetermined location on an image displayed on a monitor, a mask coordinate storing unit which stores data of a coordinate of the set mask image on a mask plane coordinate plot of the...

20060055778 - Surveillance camera system: A surveillance camera system is disclosed in which an image obtained by a surveillance camera controlled to be panned/tilted is displayed on a monitor. The system includes a tilt angle detector which detects a tilt angle of the surveillance camera, an inversion tilt angle storage which stores data of a...

20060055779 - Surveillance system for application in taxis: The present invention relates to a surveillance system for application in taxis comprising hidden video camera(s), a server, wireless networking facilities, an emergency switch and a central monitoring station in a taxi. The circuit board of the server has a microprocessor installed with software which automatically compresses temporary image backup...

20060055780 - Web browser for use with a television display for preventing screen burn: Screen burn on televisions having Internet browser capability is avoided by removing the conventional static icons such as toolbars and buttons from the default browser and replacing their functions with keyboard keys. The invention is especially useful in projection televisions and with keyboards which have keys assigned to browser functions....

20060055781 - Method of processing video data from video presenter: Provided is a method of processing video data in which a computer processes video data received from a video presenter, displays a moving picture, and captures a still picture when a still picture capture signal is generated. The method includes: (a) receiving data of an odd frame; (b) processing and...

20060055783 - Image processing device, its control method and control program: An image processing device which executes prescribed processing according to a key operation on an operation panel, comprising an operating state detector which detects an operating state of the device, a key operation detector which detects the key operation on the operation panel, and a notifying unit which notifies the...

20060055782 - Optical data card reader: A data card reader for an electronic apparatus is arranged to read an optical pattern printed upon a data card. The reader includes a card transport assembly to move the data card along a path and a reading assembly that traverses the path to read the pattern. The reading assembly...

20060055785 - Image processing apparatus, digital camera, and image processing method: An image processing apparatus includes an access unit, a setting unit and an image generation unit. The access unit accesses RAW data representing a tone level of one channel for each pixel and attribute data attached to the RAW data. The setting unit sets generation condition to generate an image...

20060055784 - Imaging device having image color adjustment function: An imaging device according to the present invention includes a registration unit, an imaging unit, a searching unit, and a color adjustment unit. The registration unit registers a reference subject. The imaging unit shoots a subject and outputs image data. The searching unit searches a specific area matching with the...

20060055786 - Portable camera and wiring harness: A communication system and device, such as wiring harness for a portable point-of-view camera includes a power cord, a recording cord and a camera cord and other devices to facilitate receipt, transference, or recordation of communication signals and information. The three cords may be mutually interconnected and can be respectively...

20060055788 - Image capturing apparatus, and method of setting flash synchronization speed: An image capturing technique capable of extending a settable range of exposure conditions and achieving appropriate image capturing in accordance with a subject is provided. In response to an operation of a mode setting dial included in an operation unit, a selection is made between a camera-shake compensation ON mode...

20060055789 - Menu image display method and electronic information equipment: When a menu image transition occurs from a first hierarchical level to a second hierarchical level and to a third hierarchical level, boundary lines B1 and B2, which are near but not in contact each other, are displayed on a display screen to divide it into three areas, R1, R2,...

20060055787 - Shake correcting mechanism and camera having same shake correcting mechanism: A camera with shake correction mechanism according to the invention comprises: an image pickup device for picking up object light; shake detecting device for detecting a shake exerted to a camera body; a shake correction unit provided with a driving section for exerting a swing force for swinging the image...

20060055791 - Image capture device: An image capture device has a first image transfer method for storing a captured digital image on a storage medium and transferring the digital image to a communication device, and a second image transfer method for storing the digital image on the storage medium, reading the digital image from the...

20060055790 - Video camera remote fine-tuning installation: A hand-held information equipment provided with dynamic image display and wireless network transmission function s includes a built-in process software to set up/judge command codes of operation keys; being on line with multiple video cameras through a control unit to display pictures transmitted from the camera; and sends signals for...

20060055792 - Imaging system with tracking function: In an imaging system that can take a picture of an object to be captured in a plurality of directions at the same time, and automatically track the object even if the object moves around, the imaging devices are moved in association with each other. An imaging system has an...

20060055793 - Endoscopy device supporting multiple input devices: The present invention provides a remote-head imaging system with a camera control unit capable of supporting multiple input devices. The camera control unit detects an input device to which it is connected and changes the camera control unit's internal functionality accordingly. Such changes includes altering clock timing, changing video output...

20060055794 - Image processing system, and image processing method, recording medium, and program: The present invention relates to apparatuses and methods for image processing, recording media, and programs in which extraction processing utilizing all pixels can be conducted. When a horizontal-component low-pass filter performs (1, 0, 1, 0, 1)/3 filtering with one of the green pixels in the first line as a target...

20060055795 - Solid-state image pickup apparatus, control circuit, and control method of solid-state image pickup device: In a solid-state image pickup apparatus, a level adjustment control circuit sequentially executes a first level adjustment performing a level adjustment of a pickup image signal based on an electronic iris control signal for changing an exposure period in a solid-state image pickup device according to a luminance level of...

20060055796 - Image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus including a first memory which stores data indicating working contents concerning image processing, a connection unit communicatably connected to an external apparatus having a second memory which backs up the data indicating the working contents to be stored in the first memory, a backup unit configured...

20060055797 - Interactive message apparatus: An interactive message apparatus is disclosed. The interactive message apparatus can be mounted on the front gate or the room gate to record and show the dynamic audio-visual message. A control unit for processing and controlling image and voice is mounted on the main body of the present invention, wherein...

20060055798 - Recording apparatus, recording method, reproducing apparatus, reproducing method, and program: Disclosed is a recording apparatus to record data in a recording medium. The apparatus includes: an input portion to input moving picture data; an encode portion to encode the moving picture data input by the input portion; a storage portion which uses a first storage area to store frame image...

20060055799 - Solid state image pick-up device: The solid state image pick-up device comprises a chip wherein an object to be photographed is put directly on the back surface of the chip, a light incident on the object enters the inner portion of the chip, signal electric charges generated in the inner portion of the chip by...

20060055800 - Adaptive solid state image sensor: An improved monolithic solid state imager comprises plural sub-arrays of respectively different kinds of pixels, an optional filter mosaic comprising color filters and clear elements, and circuitry to process the output of the pixels. The different kinds of pixels respond to respectively different spectral ranges. Advantageously the different kinds of...

20060055802 - Image sensor with charge multiplication: An image sensor includes an array of pixels arranged into two or more subarrays and each subarray captures charge; and an output charge-coupled device that receives charge from the array of pixels; wherein the output charge-coupled device is divided into substantially two equal first and second portions in which either...

20060055801 - Solid-state image pickup device, method for transferring charge in solid-state imaging device and method for manufacturing solid-state imaging device: The present invention solves a smear problem caused by mixing of a noise signal with signal electric charge being transferred in an operation to transfer the signal charge obtained as a result of a process carried out on a received light beam having a large wavelength. In order to solve...

20060055803 - Advanced electronic still image viewfinders: A video image pickup and display are used to provide electronic viewfinders for cameras. Black and white displays permit a photographer to see interactively the impact of camera adjustment on a resulting image. They also permit a photographer to visualize a black and white rendition of a color scene, when...

20060055805 - Information switch and method for a digital camera: Digital cameras and methods of using digital cameras are disclosed herein. An embodiment of a digital camera comprises a display and a help switch. The help switch causes the digital camera to enter a help mode when it is activated. In addition help information that informs a user of various...

20060055804 - Picture taking device: The present invention provides a picture taking device comprising: an image storage device which stores image; an image information code generation device which generates an image information code by encoding at least one of accessory information attached to the image data and shooter information stored in advance; and a display...

20060055806 - Portable device: A portable electronic device includes a display component and a device aperture component which are mounted on separate segments of the electronic device. Each segment can be rotated with respect to the other, thus permitting a user to photograph an object while adjusting the display to a desired viewing condition....

20060055807 - Imaging methods, image sensors, imaging systems, and articles of manufacture: Imaging methods, image sensors, imaging systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one embodiment, an imaging method provides providing an image sensor, receiving light using the image sensor, using the image sensor, providing image data of an image according to a first coordinate space responsive to the receiving,...

20060055808 - Method for increasing storage space in a digital camera apparatus: A method for operating a digital camera is provided. Particularly, the method provides for increasing image storage space by changing the resolution of a stored image when photographing a new image. The method includes: displaying images stored in the storage space on a thumbnail screen when a menu for changing...

20060055810 - Lens device: A lens device, in which object light is branched by a half mirror after passing through a photographic lens to allow photographing with two photographing means and in which the half mirror can be retracted from the optical axis to obtain a clear image using one of the photographing means,...

20060055809 - Multi-angle mirror: Multi-angle mirror methods and related systems....

20060055811 - Imaging system having modules with adaptive optical elements: A compound sensor imaging system having lenses moveable relative to one another and their respective detectors. The movement may be controlled by a computer. The patterns of movement may be provided by algorithms. The system may have numerous optical units or modules. Each module may have a lens and a...

20060055812 - Optical equipment having image pickup element: In optical equipment, an image pickup element is not electrically connected directly to a hard electric board, but is electrically connected thereto via a flexible printed circuit. Since the image pickup element and the hard electric board are electrically connected via the flexible printed circuit, thermal effect of soldering or...

20060055813 - Focus detection device: A focus detection device includes an AF sensor which converts received object light into electrical charges, integrates the electrical charges, and outputs the integrated electrical charges as a video signal in pixel units; a photometering sensor which converts received light into an electrical signal to output the electrical signal as...

20060055814 - Image pickup device and focusing notification method: To inform the users of the time necessary for focus to be achieved by changing the focal mark shown on the display monitor, second by second, corresponding to the elapsed time from the start of the auto focus operation until focus is achieved. The users are informed of the status...

20060055815 - Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus:

20060055816 - Method of controlling digital photographing apparatus, and digital photographing apparatus using the method: Provided is a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus in which when a shutter release button is pressed while in one of a plurality of still image photographing modes, a still image is photographed according to a photographing condition of the still image photographing mode. If the shutter release...

20060055817 - Surveillance camera: A surveillance camera includes a lens aperture control unit controlling an amount of aperture of a lens so that a predetermined quality of image displayed on a monitor is maintained in taking an image of an object, an auto gain control unit which controls an image pickup sensitivity, a filter...

20060055818 - Flash module, camera, and method for illuminating an object during flash photography: A flash module includes a point light source, a lens assembly, an actuator mechanism, and a control system. The lens assembly includes a lens that is positioned in front of the point light source. The actuator mechanism enables adjustment of the distance between the lens assembly and the point light...

20060055819 - Video surveillance camera: A video surveillance camera comprising a lens, lens holder, image sensor, base, and ring. The base has a plurality of slots, and the image sensor is mounted on the base. The lens is positioned in the lens holder, which has a plurality of arms with a pin. Each of the...

20060055820 - Video surveillance camera: A video surveillance camera comprising an image sensor, first housing, second housing, electronic circuit, and thermal barrier. The image sensor is located in the first housing, and the electronic circuit is located in the second housing. The thermal barrier has first and second sides with the first side located adjacent...

20060055821 - Wireless receiver mounting system for video cameras: A bracket system used for mounting wireless microphone receivers and other accessories to a video camera. This bracket system is comprised of three main parts. The first part comprises a platform with a mounting screw which attaches to the bottom of the video camera; a threaded mounting hole to allow...

20060055822 - Digital display jitter correction apparatus and method: A jitter correction apparatus and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus has a rising edge corrector to receive a jittered signal and to output a jitter corrected rising edge of the jittered signal. The apparatus may also have a falling edge corrector to receive the jittered signal and...

20060055823 - Flicker reduction method, image pickup device, and flicker reduction circuit: A fluorescent light flicker characteristic of an XY addressing type image pickup device such as a CMOS image pickup device is accurately detected and reliably and sufficiently reduced through a simple signal processing without using an photosensitive element regardless of the level of a video signal of a subject and...

20060055824 - World wide analog television signal receiver: A TV signal reception system is configured to include adjustable components and a controller to provide instructions to adjust the adjustable components. By pre-arranging configurations corresponding to multiple variants of world wide TV standards, the TV signal reception system may avoid the hardware costs of accomplishing the reception of multiple...

20060055825 - Image transmitting system, an image transmitting method, and a machine readable medium storing thereon a computer program for transmitting images: An image transmitting system is provided, wherein the system includes: a first image storing module storing a plurality of images included in a first electronic album; a second image storing module storing a plurality of images included in a second electronic album; a feature extracting module for extracting a feature...

20060055826 - Video signal processing system: Video signal processing system is proposed which comprises a video signal or picture analysis module (VSAM) being adapted to realize all video signal or picture analysis processes with respect to received video data in concentrated and/or centralized form and which comprises a video signal or picture processing module (VSPM) being...

20060055827 - Gray scale display device: The gradation display device contains gradient detecting circuit (3) for detecting a gradient of gradation values of pixels in an incoming image; time-varying gradation-value detecting circuit (4) for detecting changes in gradation values of the pixels with a passage of time; an image detector for detecting a magnitude and a...

20060055828 - Automatic gamma correction for a matrix display: In a display device having a matrix-type display, an automatic picture setting circuit includes a source for color video signals, and adjustable gamma correction circuits for each of the color video signals. Each of the adjustable gamma correction circuits has a control input for receiving a control signal for controlling...

20060055829 - Gamma correction: An image-processing unit (300) for transforming pixel values of a first video signal (Video1) into respective pixel values of a second video signal (Video2), on basis of the luminance-to-light transfer characteristic of a display device is disclosed. The image-processing unit (300) comprises: a band-split filter (302) for band-splitting the first...

20060055830 - Display apparatus and display method: A display apparatus includes a plurality of optical modulators that display monochromatic images, respectively, an optical system that synthesizes the monochromatic images into a color image, a luminance non-uniformity correction unit that adjusts a correction coefficient according to a luminance to be displayed, and that corrects a luminance non-uniformity in...

20060055831 - Television tuner: A television tuner that receives a television signal using a smart antenna includes a rescan unit that executes rescan; that is: that when an instruction that instructs direct selection of a reception channel on which a television signal is currently received is issued during reception of a television broadcast service,...

20060055832 - Broadcast signal receiving apparatus and method of filtering noise signals: Broadcast signal-receiving apparatus and a method filtering noise signals. The broadcast signal-receiving apparatus includes a tuner to convert an RF signal to a lower frequency signal to output an intermediate frequency (IF) signal, a filter to filter the IF signal to output a digital IF signal, and a controller to...

20060055833 - Overhead vehicle entertainment unit: An overhead vehicle entertainment unit is disclosed. The unit includes a housing for accommodating electronic components such as a control module, an audio module, a video module and an illumination module. A video display, such as an LCD panel, is pivotally attached to the housing. The housing is mountable in...

20060050141 - Communication terminal apparatus, television telephone control method, and television telephone control program: When communication is started using television telephones, a communication terminal apparatus performs communication with a communication partner with the privacy of a caller protected. When a call is established with the terminal apparatus of the communication partner, a captured image captured by capture device is displayed as a mirror image...

20060050140 - Wireless communication terminal and its method for generating moving picture using still image: A wireless communication terminal and its method for producing a moving picture by using still images are disclosed. The wireless communication terminal includes: a controller for controlling the wireless communication terminal; a camera module for obtaining still image; a storage for storing the obtained still image and a moving picture...

20060050142 - Configurable controlling device having an associated editing program: A configurable controlling device and associated editor program that allows a consumer to create on a personal computer for downloading to the controlling device a user interface comprised of user interface pages having icons which icons, when activated on the controlling device, cause the controlling device to perform a function,...

20060050143 - High-frequency treatment tool for endoscope: A high-frequency treatment tool for an endoscope including a sheath and an electrode is provided. The sheath is e inserted through a forceps channel of the endoscope, and is made of electrically insulating material. A high frequency electrical current is supplied to the electrode for the high-frequency treatment. At least...

20060050144 - Video recording and image capture device: A video recording and image capture device for documenting surgical procedures that includes a main board for executing a plurality of software, a multimedia interface operable to receive a video signal and process it into an MPEG layer stream, the video interface connected on a first bus to the main...

20060050145 - Imaging device for an endoscope: Further miniaturization of capsule-type endoscopes is intended. A CCD image sensor composed of an imaging section, a horizontal transfer section, and an output section is incorporated in a capsule-type endoscope. The inside of a human body is basically in a dark state. Therefore, by setting a desired exposure time on...

20060050146 - Color translating uv microscope: A color translating UV microscope for research and clinical applications involving imaging of living or dynamic samples in real time and providing several novel techniques for image creation, optical sectioning, dynamic motion tracking and contrast enhancement comprises a light source emitting UV light, and visible and IR light if desired....

20060050147 - Plug-in kiln video camera and image processing system: The present invention provides a video camera plugged into kiln to monitor and an image processing system using the camera. The video camera is composed of a camera body, a video recorder, a monitor, and a digial thermometer; the image processing system is composed of the camera body mentioned above,...

20060050148 - Device for the classification of a least one object by means of an environmental sensor: Provided is a device for classifying at least one object with the aid of an environmental sensor system. The device classifies the at least one object on the basis of its velocity and acceleration, the device determining the velocity and the acceleration from a signal of the environmental sensor system....

20060050149 - Mobile wireless camera system: A mobile wireless camera system for commercial vehicles allowing the driver of the commercial vehicle to see areas surrounding the commercial vehicle using first and second cameras connected to first and second camera transceivers for capturing images and transmitting a first and second image signals representing the captured images. The...

20060050150 - Surveillance television camera: A surveillance television camera includes a base mounted on an installation surface, a rotating disc rotatably mounted on the base, a tilt shaft mounted on the installation disc for holding the surveillance television camera, the tilt shaft and the rotating disc being remotely controlled so as to be rotated, and...

20060050151 - Digital still camera: A digital still camera includes an image-capturing device, a recording device that records a subject image captured by the image-capturing device into an image recording medium, a first monitor device and a second monitor device. The images repeatedly captured by the image-capturing device are displayed in real time at the...

20060050153 - Imaging system and method: An imaging system comprises an imaging device adapted to capture a plurality of images of an object. The imaging system also comprises a stacking application stored on the imaging device and adapted to generate a stacked image from the plurality of images....

20060050152 - Method for digital image stitching and apparatus for performing the same: A digital imaging device is operated to capture a first image in a digital format. At least two non-contiguous portions of the first image are rendered in a display of the digital imaging device. The at least two non-contiguous portions of the first image are used to align a live...

20060050154 - Imaging device: In an imaging device of the present invention, an imaging element 2 is driven in a thinning read-out mode for reading out signal charges from a subset of pixels, or in an all-pixels read-out mode for reading out signal charges from all pixels. When the imaging element 2 is driven...

20060050156 - Information processing device: An image processing device such as an electronic camera prevents external devices from writing to a first storage region of a memory, while allowing the external device to write to a second storage region of the memory. Accordingly, even when the external device operates irregularly, information stored in the first...

20060050155 - Video camera sharing: Systems, methods, and software share an output of a video capture device, such as a video camera, amongst more than one application. Some embodiments comprise writing video frames to a shared memory buffer that is accessible by one or more applications. Some applications are virtual device drivers that appear as...

20060050157 - Imaging system and reproducing system: An image pickup system according to the present invention includes an extracting unit for extracting a block area with a predetermined size from a signal of an image pickup device, a transforming unit for transforming the signal in the extracted block area into a signal in a frequency space, an...

20060050158 - Image capture device and image data correction process of image capture device: An image capture device provided with a first memory unit, which memorizes position information of non-continuous defective pixels of a solid-state image capture component, and a second memory unit with a higher access rate than the first memory unit, which memorizes position information of continuous defective pixels. When a continuous...

20060050159 - Color interpolation method of image sensor: A color interpolation method of an image sensor including a pixel array which green, red and blue pixels are arrayed in Bayer pattern is provided. The method includes: calculating a first average value of first values filtered by green pixels on even rows and a second average value of a...

20060050160 - Photo-detection device: The present invention relates to a photo-detecting device having a structure which enables an increase of the number of pixels and advanced high density and further enables precise photo-detection. The photo-detecting device includes N photodiodes, N switches a common wire, an integrating circuit, a first substrate provided with the N...

20060050161 - Solid-state imaging device driving method: Photosensitive cells each includes a photodiode (1), a transfer gate (2), a floating diffusion layer portion (3), an amplifying transistor (4), and a reset transistor (5). Drains of the amplifying transistors (4) of the photosensitive cells are connected to a power supply line (10), and a pulsed power supply voltage...

20060050163 - Dual sensitivity image sensor: A system of taking images of different sensitivities at the same time uses both an image sensor, and an auxiliary part to the image sensor. The image sensor element can be a photogate, and the auxiliary part can be the floating diffusion associated with the photogate. Both the photogate and...

20060050162 - Image sensor with on-chip semi-column-parallel pipeline adcs: An imaging device with a semi-column-parallel pipeline analog-to-digital converter architecture. The semi-column-parallel pipeline architecture allows multiple column output lines to share an analog-to-digital converter. Analog-to-digital conversions are performed in a pipelined manner to reduce the conversion time, which results in shorter row times and increased frames rate and data throughput....

20060050164 - Solid-state image pickup device: In an image pickup portion of a frame transfer CCD image sensor, a constitution that inhibits color mixing from occurring between light-sensitive pixels adjacent along a vertical CCD shift register channel is provided. A protrusion extending on the channel is formed at a clock wiring formed on a channel stop...

20060050165 - Imaging device and imaging method: The present invention is directed to an image pick-up apparatus adapted for picking up image of object, which comprises a solid-state image pick-up device (1) for performing photo-electric conversion in accordance with a received image pick-up light, a switching unit (10) for performing switching between first mode serving as image...

20060050166 - Digital still camera: A digital still camera offers a frame classification mode where the captured frame images are classified into plural scene categories in a photo movie. A display section of the camera main body has an image display area for displaying through images and, beside it, a category display area for displaying...

20060050167 - Photo navigation on a digital camera: A digital camera that provide for an efficient technique for locating photographs stored in a data storage device. The digital camera comprises a display, a memory device for storing digital photographs, a navigation device, and processing circuitry coupled to the display, memory device and navigation device. Firmware runs on the...

20060050169 - Image display apparatus: An image display apparatus have two frames, a flexible image display screen and a unit. The two frames mutually closable and openable are linked through a pivot. When the two frames are closed, the flexible image display screen is arranged inside the two frames, being folded into two with its...

20060050168 - Mobile communication terminal: Herein disclosed is a mobile communication apparatus, comprising: a body provided with a liquid crystal screen (5) having image data or character data displayed thereon, and an operating unit (6) for selectively performing operations, the body being divided into first and second housings (2 and 3) along a lateral direction...

20060050170 - Camera system, camera body, and camera head: Provided are a camera system, a camera body, and a camera head, which prevent an unfit camera head from being attached to the camera body, and which accordingly prevent an inadequate photographing from being performed. The camera head is provided with a wireless tag, and the camera body is provided...

20060050171 - Method of controlling digital photographing apparatus to increase brightness detectable range and digital photographing apparatus adopting the method: Provided is a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus that performs exposure in response to a photographing command signal and captures an image. The method includes (a) capturing an image of at least a first field using a smaller amount of exposure than a reference amount of exposure; (b)...

20060050172 - Shutter module for use in image sensor employing line scan and method for controlling the same: An image sensor shutter module for use in an image sensor outputting image data with scanning line by line and a method for controlling the same are provided. The method for controlling a shutter for use in an image sensor includes: opening electronic shutters for every imaging line; opening mechanical...

20060050174 - Electronic apparatus with cover for protecting image capture device: An electronic apparatus with a cover for protecting an image capture device. The electronic apparatus includes a body and a cover. The body includes an image capture device. The cover is connected to the body to be moveable between a first position and a second position. When the cover is...

20060050173 - Rotation system with three degrees of freedom and application of the same: As shown in FIG. 1, a first guide rail (11), and a second guide rail (12) and a thrid guide rail (13) that are parallel to each other are installed on a base (2) so as to be perpendicular to each other, and these guide rails are rotated about shafts...

20060050175 - Deinterlacing method and video appliance adopting the deinterlacing method: Disclosed are a deinterlacing method and a video appliance adopting the deinterlacing method. The deinterlacing method includes (a) reading out address information recorded in a recording medium, (b) reading out image data from the recording medium using the readout address information, (c) generating an interlaced image by decoding the image...

20060050176 - De-interlace method and method for generating de-interlace algorithm: A de-interlace method and method for generating a de-interlace algorithm include steps of generating an adaptive tuning de-interlace algorithm. The steps of the method for generating a de-interlace algorithm include generating a characteristic difference value according to a first line-segment data and a second line-segment data, determining a blending vector...

20060050177 - Receiver: A receiver has a tuner for receiving a TV broadcast program and a modem for receiving an e-mail. Also, the receiver outputs a message if there exists any unopened e-mail. In addition, the receiver has a camera for sending a videophone image. A viewer in front of the receiver is...

20060050178 - Display apparatus and control method thereof: A display apparatus displaying a picture based on an input video signal includes an auto-adjustment button to select an implement of an auto-adjustment function, and a controller to implement a quick auto-adjustment function when the input video signal is determined to be changed in a display mode on the basis...

20060050179 - Broadcast receiver and tuner control method therefore: Embodiments of broadcasting receiver and methods for the same can operate two or more tuners or simultaneously display broadcasting signals of two or more channels. Embodiments of the invention can reduce system interference. A broadcasting receiver can include a plurality of tuners, and a controller for operating a tuner of...

20060050180 - Image switching apparatus, image switching method, and program recording medium: The present invention provides an image switching apparatus allowing a operator to easily operate a plurality of special effect apparatuses through different interfaces by using a common operation. The image switching apparatus includes a first image output interface, a first image input interface, a second image output interface, a second...

20060050181 - Method and device for luminance correction: The present invention discloses a method and a device for luminance correction so as to adjust the luminance of a digital image. The present invention is characterized in that luminance correction is performed according to R, G and B values of a pixel in the digital image such that the...

20060050182 - Method and device for adaptive color correction: The present invention relates to a method and a device for adaptive color correction by weighting procedure according to the pixel luminance so as to adjust the pixel chrominance. The present invention prevents color noise occurring in the dark pictures....

20060050183 - Signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, signal processing program, program reproducing apparatus, image display apparatus and image display method: A signal processing apparatus comprises: an audio signal detection circuit which detects a specific audio signal from a broadcasting program including an image signal and an audio signal; a control unit which controls an image processing processor, wherein the audio signal detection circuit generates a control signal for controlling the...

20060050184 - Hot/cold swappable consumer based tuner/demod/fec module: An apparatus (200) for receiving a digital terrestrial broadcast television signal in combination with another signal from another source includes a modular housing (400) enclosing a radio frequency tuner (211) for receiving the digital terrestrial broadcast television signals and a consumer premise component (320). The consumer premise component (320) includes...

20060050185 - Sequential display system with changing color order: To sequentially display pictures in a television signal, a first picture is separated into sets of red, green and blue segments, with each segment of each color interleaved with the segments of the other colors in a first sequence for display in that sequence. Each successive picture is likewise separated...

20060050186 - Receiving device and television receiver: The receiving device includes: a substrate on which an amplifier 30 that amplifies high frequency input signals, a filter 34 that passes only intended signals and removes unintended signals by tuning the amplified high frequency input signals and a direct conversion unit 36 that converts and detects directly the high...

20060044388 - Method of generating stereoscopic image signal and method of scaling the same: A method of generating a stereoscopic image signal and scaling the same includes receiving a left-eye image signal and a right-eye image signal, generating a progressive stereoscopic image signal by multiplexing the left-eye image signal and the right-eye image signal, and scaling up or down the progressive stereoscopic image signal....

20060044390 - Camera system, camera control method and program: A camera system for capturing an image of a predetermined scope, having a plurality of monitoring cameras operable to change a monitoring area respectively, comprises a camera controller, when changing its monitoring area of one of the monitoring cameras, operable to control the other monitoring cameras to monitor a dead...

20060044389 - Interface method and apparatus for video imaging device: An interface (402) to a video imaging device (490) that generates captured frames of a video image (100) is described. The interface includes control registers (430) that store at least two sets of stream parameters (401) corresponding to at least two regions of interest (ROIs) and a function (410) that...

20060044391 - Video timing display indicator: A timing alignment or offset display shows the relationship between a reference signal and a test signal, in particular two analog or digital video signals. Timing extraction circuits derive a lower frequency signal synchronized to horizontal lines and a higher frequency signal synchronized to the pixel sampling rate. A reference...

20060044392 - Transmitted-picture quality monitoring apparatus: Picture quality characteristic amounts are extracted with picture quality characteristic amount extracting means 2 and 2′ and are transmitted to a central monitoring room 4 to monitor a transmitted-picture quality. The picture quality characteristic amount extracting means 2 (2′) includes a pixel-position interchanging means 7 (7′) an orthogonal transforming means...

20060044393 - Camera system: The camera system of the present invention comprises: an image pickup unit of an X-Y address system; a horizontal scanning unit and a vertical scanning unit for scanning the image pickup unit by the X-Y address system; a main scanning direction controller which, in accordance with a main scanning direction...

20060044394 - Method and apparatus for a computer controlled digital camera: In one embodiment a method and apparatus is provided for a digital camera controlled by a remote computer. The remote computer commands the digital camera as to when to take pictures, how long to pause before taking subsequent pictures, and when to stop taking pictures. The digital camera senses current...

20060044395 - Image supply device, recording system, and recording control method: A digital camera has a storage medium which stores imagedata and a DPOF associated with a print process of the image data, acquires information associated with the function of a printer upon connection of that printer, sets a CDPS job command associated with the print process of the image data...

20060044400 - Control method for digital photographing apparatus for efficient setting operation and digital photographing apparatus using the method: Provided is a control method for a digital photographing apparatus in which one of operating modes associated with a button is set according to the length of time the button is pressed and a digital photographing apparatus using the method. The method includes setting a next operating mode in a...

20060044399 - Control system for an image capture device: Imaging systems and methods for operating an imaging system capable of forming images based upon adjustable image capture settings and a viewing frame in which evaluation images of a scene are observable are provided. In accordance with the method, an initial viewing distance is detected from the viewing frame to...

20060044396 - Digital camera and mobile telephone having digital camera: It is an object of the present invention to provide a digital camera and a portable telephone equipped with a digital camera in which while a user views one monitor screen, the user can selectively photograph an image located in the side of the face of the user and an...

20060044398 - Digital image classification system: Techniques are described to identify and categorize digital images based on the content encoded with the digital image....

20060044401 - Mobile communication terminal for storing a picture and picture-taking location information and method for providing services using the same: A mobile communication terminal including a Global Positioning System (GPS) reception unit for receiving a GPS signal. A camera unit takes a picture in response to input of a picture-taking request signal. A memory unit stores the taken picture and picture-taking location information. A control unit generates the picture-taking location...

20060044402 - Picture processing apparatus, picture processing method, picture pickup apparatus, and program: A picture processing apparatus is disclosed which processes pictures showing subjects wearing devices each assigned identification information. The picture processing apparatus includes: an acquiring mechanism acquiring a first picture sequence formed by the pictures showing the subjects wearing the devices, and a time series of the identification information assigned to...

20060044397 - Picture taking apparatus: In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this...

20060044403 - Unintentional hand movement canceling device: Provided is an unintentional hand movement canceling device including: a zoom detection means detecting a value corresponding to a zoom magnification; a swing detection means detecting a swing of an image; and a correction quantity generating means generating a correction quantity to correct the swing of an image based on...

20060044404 - Unintentional hand movement canceling device and imaging apparatus: Provided is an unintentional hand movement canceling device, comprising: swing detecting means detecting a swing of an image; and a correction quantity generating means generating a correction quantity to calculate a correction position based on a swing quantity detected by the swing detection means, a damping coefficient of a swing...

20060044405 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging section which captures an object to obtain a first image signal of interlace scan type, a motion vector detection section which detects a motion vector by use of the first image signal, a vibration correction section which corrects, according to the motion vector detected...

20060044406 - Rotatable camera system including infrared communications links: A camera system includes a camera assembly and a base. A mounting assembly rotatably mounts the camera assembly on the base. The camera assembly is rotatable through a range of 360 degrees relative to the base about an axis of rotation. The mounting assembly provides electrical communication between the camera...

20060044407 - Method and system for delivering photos to called destinations: A method and system for conveying a digital image to an assistance center, such as an emergency-assistance center (e.g., 911 center). A camera phone captures an image and sends the image to a network server, and the network server stores the image in correlation with an identifier, such as an...

20060044409 - Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, image processing method, image processing program and recording medium: The data interpolation section 6 includes: a direction data calculation section 61 for calculating a plurality of direction data, each of the plurality of direction date indicating a directional amount along a plurality of directions including at least one of an upper right direction and a lower right direction within...

20060044408 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus is disclosed which can increase recording resolution while reducing data amount handled during compression processing. The imaging apparatus includes a first imaging unit capturing an image of a subject and outputting a frame in first resolution in first time intervals, a second imaging unit capturing the image...

20060044410 - Image sensing apparatus, image sensing method, image sensing program, recording apparatus, recording method, and recording program: An image sensing apparatus and method utilizing an image sensor, an auto white balance adjustment section, a change point detection section, and an electronic mark data generation section. The image sensor senses an image of an object and outputs an image signal corresponding to the image of the object. The...

20060044411 - Imaging method and imaging apparatus: The imaging method includes the steps of: automatically or manually determining at least two white points (Steps S1-2, S1-3 and S1-4); storing the above described at least two white points determined (Steps S5, S8 and S13); and manually or automatically adjusting a white point with the range between the above...

20060044414 - Anti-eclipsing circuit for image sensors: An anti-eclipse circuit of an image pixel includes a clamping circuit for pulling up a voltage of a reset signal output by the pixel and an eclipse detection circuit for controllably coupling the clamping circuit output to the output of the pixel. The clamping circuit includes a source follower transistor...

20060044415 - Camera system: The present invention provides a camera system including plural camera heads and a camera main unit to which any of the camera heads is attached. Each of the camera heads includes a sensitivity information storing unit. Each time any one of the camera heads is attached to the camera main...

20060044413 - High dynamic range imager with a rolling shutter: A high dynamic range imager operates pixels utilizing at least a short integration period and a long integration period. The pixel reading circuits of the imager are adapted to process pixel signals corresponding to the integration periods in parallel. The pixel signals are converted into digital values in parallel. The...

20060044412 - Method and apparatus for improving pixel output swing in imager sensors: A bias readout circuit is disclosed for use in reading out a pixel of an imager system. The bias readout circuit includes a circuit portion which mirrors an output and bias transistor of a pixel to amplify an output signal produced by a pixel and increase the dynamic range of...

20060044416 - Image file management apparatus and method, program, and storage medium: An object of this invention is to easily identify an image file transferred from an image input apparatus and saved in an image file management apparatus. In an image file management method of saving an image file transferred from an image input apparatus in a folder created in accordance with...

20060044417 - Image pickup apparatus and image pickup method: An image pickup apparatus has a preparation unit configured to photograph an object, and to prepare an image file with a preparation date and time in accordance with image information of the object, a recording unit configured to have a recording region, and a control unit configured to control so...

20060044420 - Image pickup apparatus: An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup portion for picking up a subject image to generate image data and reading out the generated one frame image data that is divided into plural fields; a storage portion for temporarily storing the image data obtained by performing predetermined processing on the...

20060044418 - Imaging apparatus: The imaging apparatus includes a plurality of image processing circuits, a memory having real address space, a memory management unit that performs virtual memory control, and a CPU that controls the image processing circuits. Each image processing circuit has a function of specified data processing, and writes/reads data to/from the...

20060044421 - Information processing apparatus: Recorded information is grouped in recording units. The information of each recording unit is displayed by the order of older recording date based upon information recorded in memory. The recording time of each recording unit is displayed on the left edge of the display screen, to the right of which...

20060044419 - Sound generating method, sound generating apparatus, sound reproducing method, and sound reproducing apparatus: The present invention provides a sound generating method of generating sound signals related to a video signal, which comprises a step of generating independently each of the sound signals matched to a horizontal direction and a vertical direction of a video, and a step of allowing the horizontal and the...

20060044422 - Image capture apparatus and control method therefor: At least one exemplary embodiment can control light emission so as to facilitate a face area of a subject to be adequately photographed. In the at least one exemplary embodiment, respective face areas of the subject can be detected from captured image signals acquired before and after preliminary light emission,...

20060044423 - Package/container for batteries: An image-sensing apparatus has a zoom lens system for forming an optical image of an object with variable magnification, which zoom lens system includes a plurality of lens units and achieves zooming by varying distances between the lens units, and an image sensor for converting the optical image formed by...

20060044424 - Image signal processing apparatus, image signal processing method and camera using the image signal processing apparatus: When clamping a signal from a solid state image sensor, float of an optical black pixel output due to incoming of infrared light avoids a malfunction of a clamp from occurring. When clamping a signal from the solid state image sensor, the difference between the optical black pixel output and...

20060044425 - Correction method for defects in imagers: A method and apparatus that allows for the identification and correction of defective pixels and/or pixel clusters in an imaging device. The method, and implementing apparatus determines that a pixel is defective based upon a comparison of its pixel signal value with the value of neighboring pixels. In one exemplary...

20060044426 - Image pickup device having a plurality of solid-state image pickup elements: A first solid-state image pickup element accumulates first information electric charge generated in response to a first object image in a plurality of light reception pixels. As first drive circuit drives the first solid-state image pickup element to obtain a first image signal. A second solid-state image pickup element accumulates...

20060044427 - Two narrow band and one wide band color filter for increasing color image sensor sensitivity: A color filter to increase the low light sensitivity of an image sensor. The color filter has two narrow band color filters and one wide band filter. Also disclosed is a unique way of processing a tri-stimulus signal to dynamically adjust color contrast depending on the illumination conditions....

20060044428 - Image pickup device and signal processing method: The present invention provides an image pickup device and a signal processing method which can reduce false colors and improve a sense of resolution. After a signal processing section carries out pixel mixing, the signal processing section carries out LPF processing on G pixels so as to correspond to an...

20060044429 - Information acquiring method, information acquiring apparatus, semiconductor device comprising array of plurality of unit components for detecting physical quantity distribution, and semiconductor manufacturing method: A diffraction grating 1 is provided on the incident light side of a spectral image sensor 10, the diffraction grating 1 including scatterers such as scatterers 3, slits 5, and scatterers 7 which are disposed in that order. An electromagnetic wave is scattered by the scatterers to produce diffracted waves,...

20060044431 - Apparatus and method for processing images: A method and apparatus for processing an image. Specifically, one exemplary embodiment of the method comprises inputting an image into a pixel array producing pixel output signals, executing an image edge detection routine on the pixel output signals that detects pixels defining an image edge, grouping the edge defining pixels...

20060044432 - Fast flush structure for solid-state image sensors: An image sensor includes a substrate; a plurality of pixels on the substrate, one or more of the pixels comprises (i) first and second charge-storage regions having at least one photosensitive area; (ii) a lateral overflow drain; (iii) a first lateral overflow gate adjacent the first charge-storage regions that passes...

20060044435 - Host interface for imaging arrays: An interface for receiving data from an image sensor having an imaging array and a clock generator and for transferring the data to a processor system is described. The interface comprises a memory for storing the imaging array data and the clocking signals at a rate determined by the clocking...

20060044434 - Image pickup apparatus and image pickup system: To provide a solid-state image pickup apparatus with little or no difference in the dark currents between adjacent photoelectroc conversion elements and providing a high sensitivity and a low dark current even in-a high-speed readout operation. A well is formed on a wafer, and diffusion layers are formed in the...

20060044433 - Microelectronic imagers having front side contacts and methods of packaging such microelectronic imagers: Microelectronic imager assemblies with front side contacts and methods for fabricating such microelectronic imager assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a microelectronic imager assembly comprises a workpiece including a substrate having a front side and a backside. The assembly further includes a plurality of imaging dies on and/or in...

20060044430 - Thermoelectric cooling for imagers: An imager is provided with a thermoelectric cooler. The cooler is formed on the back side of the imager to thermoelectrically cool areas of the imager. The cooler removes heat from targeted regions where heat is generated and conducts the heat away from sensitive pixel array regions. Accordingly, dark current...

20060044440 - Cmos image sensor: Disclosed herein is a CMOS image sensor for improving an image quality by removing an offset noise occurred in a path difference. The CMOS image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of a first pixel and a second pixel; a first analog data bus and a second analog...

20060044439 - Image pickup device and image pickup system: Unit cells each having a plurality of photodiodes 101a and 101b, a plurality of transfer MOSFETs 102a and 102b provided in correspondence to the plurality of photodiodes, respectively and a common amplifying MOSFET 104 for amplifying and outputting signals read out from the plurality of diodes are arranged two-dimensionally, and,...

20060044437 - Method of operating a storage gate pixel: A storage gate pixel operates such that the storage gate is not required to have the same capacity as a photodiode of the pixel. This provides greater fill factor for the pixel and a higher signal to noise ratio....

20060044438 - Pixel for boosting pixel reset voltage: A pixel cell in which a capacitance is coupled between a storage node and a row select transistor. The pixel cell utilizes a readout timing sequence between operation of a reset transistor and a row select transistor to boost a reset voltage....

20060044436 - Solid-state imaging device: There is provided a solid-state imaging device capable of achieving both of a wide dynamic range and a high low-illuminance sensitivity. A photodiode and a first transistor are provided in series between the ground and a drain of each of pixels, and a signal corresponding to a current or electric...

20060044441 - Image sensor for still or video photography: A method for reading out charge from an interlined CCD having a plurality of photo-sensing regions and a plurality of vertical shift registers, and each photosensitive region is mated respectively to a CCD of a vertical shift register and a color filter having a repeating pattern of two rows in...

20060044442 - Embedded camera apparatus and mobile phone including the same: A mobile phone including an embedded camera apparatus having a camera module that is projectable from a main body of the mobile phone and a flexible circuit board that provides a stable electrical connection between the camera module and a main board when the camera module is projected from or...

20060044443 - Image-capture apparatus including light-guiding element having inclined surface: An image-capture apparatus includes an imaging element, a display, and a light-guiding member having an inclined surface, where the light-guiding member is disposed so that a portion of the light-guiding member having a reduced thickness at the inclined surface is disposed behind the imaging element. The light-guiding member reflects light...

20060044444 - Digital camera: A digital camera generates a plurality of photograph image as a bracket image of an object. The digital camera comprises a setting processor that sets a plurality of steps for first and second parameters, a first bracket processor that obtains a plurality of intermediate images of the object based on...

20060044445 - Recording and reproducing device: When the monitor is slid to the inner side of the device main