Television inventions 07/06

20060164508 - Method and system for allowing video conference to choose between various associated videoconferences: An association of videoconferencing services is disclosed that enables two or more videoconferences to be generated with each videoconference running independently from the others and having its own conferees. The association is achieved by having at least one conferee (a traveler) that can “move” or “travel” from one videoconference to...

20060164507 - Method and system for conducting a sub-videoconference from a main videoconference: New videoconferencing services and methods for handling the video and audio of one or more sub-conferences running in parallel to a main videoconference are disclosed. In exemplary embodiment, a multipoint control unit (MCU) that controls one or more videoconferences may be requested by a conferee of a videoconference (a main...

20060164509 - Stereo camera/viewer: A stereoscopic camera/viewer has a camera section and viewer section. The camera section has two digital imaging and display subsystems, with imaging lenses and display lenses oriented on parallel axes, spaced at human eye interpupillary distance. Photosensitive image sensors generate M×N pixel image data for each image, which is compressed...

20060164510 - Sensor with narrow mounting profile: An electronic imaging device includes a printed circuit substrate having conductive traces disposed thereon and an image sensor mounted on the substrate. The image sensor has multiple sides and conductive interconnections, coupling the image sensor to the conductive traces on the printed circuit substrate, such that the interconnections are located...

20060164511 - System and method for displaying an image stream: A system and method may display an image stream, where an original image stream may be divided into two or more subset images streams, each subset image stream being displayed simultaneously or substantially simultaneously. The spatial position of the images displayed substantially simultaneously in each time slot may be variably...

20060164512 - Dolly: The invention relates to a dolly, comprising a running gear and a lighting system, for inspecting pipes. At least two cameras (10, 11) are disposed in a common housing (4) and at least one camera is provided with means for changing the angle of view. The aim of the invention...

20060164513 - Color monitor white chromaticity measuring device: The white chromaticity, in which the illumination environment is considered, is measured for each individual color monitor (100). A reference body (Q), comprising a perfect diffuser, is applied on the screen of the color monitor (100). By a test pattern display means (210), a test pattern (T) is displayed on...

20060164515 - Image pickup apparatus and lens barrel: An image pickup apparatus includes a lens barrel, a lens holding frame made movable in an optical axis direction inside the lens barrel, a movable lens held in the lens holding frame, a yoke inserted into the lens barrel and attached to the lens barrel, a magnet attached to the...

20060164514 - Image processing camera system and image processing camera control method: In order to achieve this object, the invention includes an image pickup device 6 that acquires images, an image pickup device controller 13 that accepts image acquisition requests from the multiple application programs 151 to 15N and controls the image pickup device, an application scheduler 14 that selects application programs...

20060164516 - Digital camera: A digital camera including a detecting system to detect a vibration that occurs in a camera body, an image capturing element drive system, which is adapted to adjust a position of an image capturing element based on an amount of the vibration detected with respect to an optical axis of...

20060164518 - Adjusting output image of image data: Using image data generated by an image generating device, and image generation record information that is associated with the image data and that includes at least subject area information indicating a subject area in the image, hue of each pixel in the subject area is calculated, and in the event...

20060164519 - Data processing apparatus: A digital video camera (10) includes a microphone (34). When audio data fetched through a microphone (34) and an A/D converter (36), and a plurality of screens of JPEG data generated by a JPEG codec (32) are subjected to a recording process in parallel with each other, an error of...

20060164520 - Image processing method and image processing device: There is disclosed an image processing method wherein there is read, from a memory, an image signal which contains a plurality of image components and in which a sampling ratio as a ratio of sampling frequencies of these image components is not matched. The sampling ratio of the read image...

20060164517 - Method for digital recording, storage and/or transmission of information by means of a camera provided on a comunication terminal: The invention relates to a method for selection of a digitising zone by a camera (CN), correction of the projection distortion, resolution enhancement, then binarisation, comprising the following operation steps: generation of a closed contour (DC) within the document for processing (O) or around the document for processing (O), produced...

20060164521 - White balance method: A white balance method for an image formed by a digital still camera is provided. The white balance method comprises steps of: removing a color cast over a white object of the image; detecting a reference white point from the image by extracting an a pixel information of the white...

20060164522 - Image capturing apparatus, method for recording captured image data, and captured image data processing apparatus and method: An image capturing apparatus, method for recording captured image data, and captured image data processing apparatus and method are provided. An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing device, a compressing unit that compresses image data captured with the image capturing device, an obtaining unit that obtains defect-check information adapted...

20060164524 - Brightness level converting apparatus, brightness level converting method, solid-state image pickup apparatus, brightness level converting program, and recording medium: A brightness level converting apparatus improves a contrast of an image represented by an image pickup signal output from a logarithmic conversion solid-state image pickup device, so as to obtain a natural image. For this purpose, the brightness level converting apparatus converts brightness levels in the image pickup signal output...

20060164523 - Luma adaptation for digital image processing: Luma adaptation for digital image processing. Luminance signals are separated from sensor RGB signals representing an image. A transfer function is obtained from the luminance signals. Using the transfer function, the sensor RGB signals are adjusted to adapt the luma of the image....

20060164525 - History adding device for generating history-added image file, electronic camera, and image processing program for processing history-added image file: A history adding device includes an image processing unit and a history adding unit. The image processing unit applies image processing to an input image to generate a processed image. The history adding unit generates history information necessary for restoration processing in which the processed image is restored to the...

20060164526 - Image processing device and image capturing device: An image processing device comprises: plane conversion means which receives a subject image in which a subject having a particular shape has been captured and shape information about three-dimensional shape of the subject from the outside and converts the subject image into a plane image in which the subject is...

20060164527 - Solid-state imaging apparatus and its signal reading method: In the operation of reading the pixel signals from the (2n)th row, the pixel signals from R pixels on odd columns are output to an output system A through a horizontal signal line (60A). On the other hand, the pixel signals from Gr pixels on even columns are output to...

20060164528 - Pixel arrangement for an autostereoscopic display apparatus: An autostereoscopic display apparatus comprises a spatial light modulator comprising an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns in a pixel plane, and a spatially multiplexing parallax element capable of directing light from successive columns of pixels towards successive ones of two or more viewing windows in a nominal...

20060164529 - Area image sensor: The present invention provides a CMOS area image sensor that makes it possible to prevent or reduce at least image quality degradation based on an inappropriate brightness distribution that is produced in the pickup image and image degradation based on image distortion that is produced in the pickup image to...

20060164530 - Dynamic range extension for focal plane arrays: An optical detector uses an auxiliary integrating capacitor is used to determine the optical flux rate when the charge on the well capacitor approaches or reaches linear saturation. The voltage across the primary linearly operating integrating well capacitor is monitored to detect its linear saturation. The auxiliary capacitor charges at...

20060164531 - Structure for cmos image sensor: A CMOS image sensor having increased capacitance that allows a photo-diode to generate a larger current is provided. The increased capacitance reduces noise and the dark signal. The image sensor utilizes a transistor having nitride spacers formed on a buffer oxide layer. Additional capacitance may be provided by various capacitor...

20060164532 - Solid state imaging apparatus and driving method for the solid stateimaging apparatus: A solid-state imaging apparatus comprises a semiconductor substrate that defines a two-dimensional surface; a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, each of which generates a signal electric charge corresponding to an amount of incident light, the photoelectric conversion elements arranged in two-dimension on the semiconductor substrate; vertical signal charge transfer devices...

20060164533 - Electronic image sensor: An electronic imaging sensor. The sensor includes an array of photo-sensing pixel elements for producing image frames. Each pixel element defines a photo-sensing region and includes a charge collecting element for collecting electrical charges produced in the photo-sensing region, and a charge storage element for the storage of the collected...

20060164534 - High-speed digital video camera system and controller therefor: A high-speed digital video camera (3) and controller display unit (CDU) (5) therefor are disclosed. The CDU (5) comprises a display screen (50) and a control console having one or more control elements (54, 56). The CDU (5) is adapted to be connected to the camera (3) by means of...

20060164535 - Image sensing apparatus and control method thereof: When image shooting is performed in a mode that records plural images in response to a single shooting instruction and deletion is instructed on a shot-image confirmation screen that displays the shot image data immediately after the shooting, the plural image data generated by the same shooting instruction are all...

20060164536 - Imaging device, imaging method and program thereof: When an imaging device is set to a BS shooting mode, the imaging device goes into a through-image display state of an object being shot. When a user operates a SET-key, the imaging device is changed to a detailed-screen state in which a sample image, etc., corresponding to each shooting...

20060164537 - Lens barrel, imaging device and optical device: A lens frame is contained in a lower lens barrel and moves in a direction of an optical axis as guided by a guide shaft. An adjusting lever is provided with a lever body having a bearing for supporting the lower end of the guide shaft and an opening into...

20060164538 - Lens unit and image pickup unit: A lens unit or an image pickup unit including an image pickup device in addition to the lens unit comprises a base member located on an image pickup device side and a cover member to be directed to an object side. A slider is attached to the cover member to...

20060164539 - Camera module, camera system and method of manufacturing a camera module: The invention relates to a camera module comprising a holder having a first end arranged for receiving light and a second end arranged for placing an image pickup module for picking up images. The camera module further comprises a lens or a system of lenses, having an optical axis arranged...

20060164540 - Zoom lens system and camera having the same: A zoom lens system capable of changing the zoom magnification correctly with a single actuator has a magnification changing lens and a focusing lens aligned on an optical axis, a liquid crystal lens, an actuator for moving the magnification changing lens and the focusing lens along the optical axis, a...

20060164541 - Rolling-reset imager with optical filter: An imaging system comprises a rolling-reset imager that forms an electronic image of an object, a light source illuminating the object with pulsed light, and a bandpass optical filter disposed between the object and the rolling-reset imager. The pulsed light has an illumination frequency spectrum and an illumination pulse width...

20060164542 - Display apparatus, display method, program, storage medium, and display system: An enlarged image is displayed using a plurality of television sets. A television set serving as a master device and television sets serving as slave devices convert an input image into partial enlarged images and display the resultant partial enlarged images so that the partial enlarged images displayed on the...

20060164544 - Apparatus and method for scrambling, descrambling and secured distribution of audiovisual sequences stemming from dct-based video coders: A process and system for secured distribution of video sequences in accordance with the digital stream format based on a DCT transformation constituted of frames including blocks with a fixed or variable size, at least a part of which blocks is calculated with the aid of temporal prediction and spatial...

20060164543 - Video encoding with skipping motion estimation for selected macroblocks: The computational complexity of video encoding is reduced by taking the decision whether to encode a region of a video frame or to skip the encoding prior to calculating whether any motion has occurred in respect of the same region in the previous frame. In one embodiment, the decision on...

20060164545 - Data-transceiving equipment, image processor, and image-processing method: An encoding unit (44) individually encodes display image-forming image data, i.e., image data from an image input unit (2), decoded data from a decoding unit (46), and graphics image data from a graphics-generating unit (47). A storing unit (45) stores the individually encoded image data. As a result, when a...

20060164546 - System for delivering contents automatically: A system for delivering contents automatically has first and second signal-selecting-and-delivering devices each for selecting a contents-signal from the contents-signals each having any of first and second formats of contents-signal and delivering the selected contents-signal having each of the first and second formats. It also has a signal-supplying device that...

20060164547 - Apparatus and method for video data processing in digital video decoding: An apparatus and method for video data processing in digital video decoding, such as digital video disk (DVD) decoding, which produces new video data according to main picture data, sub-picture unit (SPU) data, and an aspect ratio. The apparatus includes a sub-picture-unit-decoding and color-determining device, a mixer, a buffer, and...

20060164548 - Sync separator apparatus: An input video signal is inputted into a first clamp circuit, and then inputted into a second clamp circuit as a clamped video signal so as to be inputted into a switch circuit. The second clamp circuit uses a clamp pulse for clamping a video signal within the period of...

20060164549 - System management scheme for a signal-processing-based decision support system: A decision support system and a method for a signal processing system includes a video processing system for receiving and processing a video stream and providing a video output; a video quality evaluation module that receives the video output from the video processing system and evaluates the quality according to...

20060164550 - Video device, video module unit, and video device operation method: An image equipment (40) includes an LSI (208) to control itself, and an interface (31) to connect with a ubiquitous image module unit (42) including a ubiquitous image module (12). The ubiquitous image module (12) included in the ubiquitous image module unit (42) connected to the image equipment (40) controls...

20060164551 - Analog front-end circuit for digital displaying apparatus and control method thereof: An analog front-end (AFE) circuit of a digital display is disclosed including: a first circuit to intermittently invert a working clock to generate a control signal and to generate a sampling signal, wherein the sampling signal is corresponding to the working clock; a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to the...

20060164552 - Embedding a panoramic image in a video stream: Techniques are described for embedding a panoramic image in standard resolution. A panoramic image is received from a panoramic camera and a location of a speaker is determined, either automatically or manually. A portion of the panoramic image is cropped to isolate the speaker and the cropped portion of the...

20060164553 - Composite three-dimensional scene and set for and method of creating same: A set and method of using the set, for use in creating a three-dimensional decoupage scene defined by a background scene, and a multi-piece foreground scene having depth relative to the background scene. There is a background substrate carrying graphics that visually create a particular scene, and a plurality of...

20060164554 - Method and apparatus for detecting and rejecting ntsc interference in atsc system: A method and apparatus for rejecting an interference signal from an input frequency spectrum. The method includes the steps of receiving the input signal; frequency-shifting the received input signal by a first frequency-shifting amount; and filtering the frequency-shifted input signal to filter out the interference component from the input signal....

20060164555 - Unit for and method of calculating a sharpened edge: An edge enhancement unit (100) for calculating a sharpened edge for an original edge in an image on basis of the properties of the original edge. The original edge is represented by a transient (112) in a signal representing values of pixels of the image. The edge enhancement unit (100)...

20060164556 - Concurrent luminance-saturation adjustment of digital images: Brightness of a plurality of pixels in a digital image is adjusted directly in a luminance-chrominance color space. Luminance and saturation are adjusted concurrently without changing hue of the pixels....

20060164557 - Image processing apparatus and its method: To obtain a dodging-like effect in moving-image data without expensive extraction of low-frequency components in playback, for a color-correction frame which does not refer to another frame, brightness components are extracted from the entire frame image to generate brightness-component and low-frequency brightness-component images, and these are used to color-correct the...

20060164558 - Color separation: In a color separation circuit, a camera comprising such a color separation circuit and a color separation method, an adapted luminance signal is recovered from an image sensor signal using an adaptive wide band filter, wherein the adaptive wide band filter is controlled by the amount of a diagonal energy...

20060164560 - Dynamic image search information recording apparatus and dynamic image searching devices: A motion picture retrieval information storage apparatus (40) storing retrieval information for retrieving a motion picture, expressed by motion picture data, and constituted of one or more partial motion pictures (140, 142, 144, 146, 160) on the time axis includes a retrieval information generating section (102, 103, 104, 105) generating...

20060164559 - Method and system for detecting motion between video field of same and opposite parity from an interlaced video source: A method and system for detecting the motion between a video field and its previous and subsequent video fields at a specified position. The motion detection scheme and system allows signal values of one set of vertically adjacent pixels from a video field of one parity and two other sets...

20060164561 - Positively indicating to user whether signal has been detected on each video input: A method detects whether a signal is present on each of a plurality of video inputs. The method positively indicates to a user whether a signal has been detected on each of the plurality of video inputs....

20060164563 - Digital broadcast receiver: A tuner has a dual AGC function, and frequency-converts an input signal into an IF signal. An orthogonal detector calculates a complex signal from the IF signal. A demodulator demodulates a digital signal from the complex signals. An error corrector corrects the error of the digital signal. A signal level...

20060164562 - Television and radio programme control: A system and method for controlling channel changes in television or digital radio having a tuner or receiver (12). The system comprises an enhanced zap mechanism (34) that is operable to monitor channel change commands received from a user over a zapping session, identify discarded channels and prevent the tuner...

20060158509 - High definition videoconferencing system: In some embodiments, a videoconferencing system may support using high definition images (e.g., 1280×720 pixels) for high definition displays. The videoconferencing system comprises a plurality of participant locations that may participate in the videoconference. Each participant location may comprise videoconferencing equipment, such as at least one camera, microphone(s), a display,...

20060158510 - Method and apparatus for video conferencing having dynamic picture layout: A method and apparatus for conferencing dynamically determines conference parameters such as image layout, image resolution and bandwidth. The conference parameters are dynamically determined based on the number of participants or video sources or both that currently connect to the conference. Video signals received from connected sites are processed to...

20060158511 - Alignment of elements of a display apparatus: To align a display substrate comprising an array of pixels with a component substrate comprising an array of optical components, the display substrate is divided from a display motherglass formed with an array of panels each comprising an array of pixels sufficient for a single display substrate and with, in...

20060158512 - Device and system for in vivo imaging: The present invention provides a system and method for obtaining in vivo images. The system contains an imaging system and a transmitter for transmitting signals from a camera to a receiving system located outside a patient....

20060158513 - Recognizing film and video occurring in parallel in television fields: A motion sequence pattern detector (300,301) for detecting presence of film material in a series of consecutive video fields (pp,p,c), is arranged to compute for a first one of the consecutive fields a value of a video motion measure and a value of a film motion measure and to determine...

20060158514 - Portable camera and digital video recorder combination: A portable camera and receiver combination is disclosed for displaying video signals on a real time basis or recording these signals directly onto a digital video recorder. This system could be used in the field of forensics as well as surveillance. Various wired or wireless cameras would transmit information to...

20060158515 - Adaptive motion detection interface and motion detector: The invention relates to a user interface including: motion detection means , output means adaption means adapted for the receipt of motion detection signals obtained by the motion detection means, establishing an interpretation frame on the basis of the motion detection signals and establishing and outputting communication signals to the...

20060158516 - Projection-type display apparatus and multiscreen display apparatus: The projection type display apparatus according to the present invention includes a light source (20), display devices (29, 34, 42) for forming an optical image by demodulating light from the light source in response to a drive voltage, a projection lens (15) for enlarging and projecting the optical image on...

20060158517 - Sch phase shift detecting apparatus, color burst signal amplitude detecting apparatus, number of waves detecting apparatus, frequency characteristic controlling apparatus, and sch phase shift detecting method: An SCH phase shift detecting apparatus is disclosed. The SCH phase shift detecting apparatus detects a shift of an SCH phase by using two sample values that have an orthogonal relationship in a color burst signal of a digital composite video signal....

20060158519 - Digital camera having parallel processing controller: A camera is provided comprising an image sensor for sensing images, a printhead for printing the sensed images on print media, and a controller for controlling the communication of the sensed images to the printhead. The controller comprises an image sensor interface, a very long instruction word vector processor responsive...

20060158518 - Electronic device which transmits data to another electronic device and causes the another electronic device to perform data processing and data processing method: A list of processing data and the number of times of processing is notified to another electronic device to cause the another electronic device to perform data processing. When an error occurs in the another electronic device, a re-processing request of unprocessed data is formed again together with a list...

20060158520 - Image capturing system, image capturing method and program: The image capturing system includes: a fixed image capturing unit fixedly installed at a predetermined position; a three-dimensional image information storage section for storing a three-dimensional image of the region including the fixed image capturing unit; an image comparison section for comparing a portable captured image captured by a portable...

20060158521 - Mechanical and thermal aspects of an enclosure for interactive system components and the like: Techniques for collocating a processing unit and a visual unit are provided. An apparatus for such collocation can include a processing unit receiving portion, a visual unit mounting portion, and a connecting bracket. The processing unit receiving portion can be adapted to receive the processing unit, and the visual unit...

20060158522 - Picture taking method and apparatus: Method and apparatus is disclosed to enhance the quality and usefulness of picture taking and other image acquisition for pleasure or business purposes. In a preferred embodiment, stereo photogrammetry is combined with digital image acquisition to acquire or store scenes and poses of interest, and/or to interact with the subject...

20060158523 - Digital camera and method: Deblur digital camera image captured in low-light, long-integration-time conditions by deconvolution based on motion estimation from preceding and following reference images. Alternatively, capture multiple short-integration-time images and fuse after motion estimation and alignment....

20060158524 - Method to stabilize digital video motion: A digital video image stabilization method features scene change detection, adaptive stabilization in two dimensions, prevention of accumulated-compensation saturation, multi-resolution motion estimation, and compatibility with MPEG video encoding standards. The method uses block-based motion estimation on a selected set of macroblocks, which generates and validates a set of motion vectors,...

20060158526 - Image editing apparatus, image pickup apparatus, image editing method, and program: First image data captured by a first image pickup apparatus and second image data captured by a second image pickup apparatus are stored in storing means. Thus, it is possible to correlate images with each other by using identification information of a user or the image pickup apparatus and identification...

20060158525 - Photo protection device and method: A photo protection device for discouraging a would-be attacker or burglar. The protection device includes a camera, a wireless transmitter connected to the camera, and an actuator. The actuator is operably connected to the camera and the wireless transmitter. The actuator causes the camera to take a photo or video...

20060158528 - Digital camera which detects a connection to an external device: An electronic camera and method of operating an electronic camera which detects whether an external device such as a personal computer is properly connected to the camera and in a state which permits communication. The camera monitors a data terminal ready (DTR) signal of an RS-232 connection in order to...

20060158527 - Method and apparatus for controlling privacy mask display: A method and an apparatus for controlling a privacy mask display includes a monitoring camera which is if tilted and its tilt angle becomes greater than 90° when a privacy mask to mask a specific target object in a captured image frame is displayed, an image and the privacy mask...

20060158529 - Image sensing apparatus and image processing method for use therein: An illumination-component extractor (illumination component extraction section) extracts an illumination component Log from a picked-up image (original image) picked up an image sensor having a photoelectric conversion characteristic which comprises a linear characteristic region and a logarithmic characteristic region. A reflectance component determiner (subtraction section) extracts a reflectance component Log(R1)....

20060158530 - Photometric apparatus: A photometric apparatus having at least two photo-receivers, includes a single incidence optical system, wherein a light bundle carrying an object image which is passed through a focusing screen and exits out of an image-erecting system is incident on the single incidence optical system; a beam splitting optical system which...

20060158531 - System and method for flicker detection in digital imaging: A system and method for detecting flicker in a digital image. The system and method detects flicker by performing a frame-to-frame comparison of image data. The frame-to-frame comparison of image data is based on dividing each image into multiple columns, and performing a weighted sum of the pixel luminance in...

20060158532 - Image capturing apparatus and image capturing method: An image signal obtained by a CCD image sensor is amplified by an amplifier. A gain of the amplifier is changed according to an ISO sensitivity. An AE circuit measures light intensity of a subject. According to the measured light intensity, a correct exposure time of the CCD image sensor...

20060158533 - System for storing rfid information for an image in a data file: A data file stored in a memory for storing an image with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device information. In this data file image data is stored in an image portion of the file. RFID device information for an RFID device that proximate the location shown in the image is then...

20060158534 - Image capturing system and image capturing method: An image capturing system can provide an image having the desirable composition captured by an image capturing apparatus to the user is provided. The image capturing system includes: an image capturing unit; a composition storage section for storing a plurality of compositions of the image captured by the image capturing...

20060158535 - Image processing device method and program: The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method, and a program for processing images that can reproduce images in which color tones are preserved even when a luminance signal level is changed by gradation conversion. A Y-matrix unit 112 and a C-matrix unit 113 convert an original color obtained...

20060158536 - Image sensing apparatus and method of controlling the image sensing apparatus: An image sensing apparatus having an image sensing unit that converts light into an electric signal corresponding to a quantity of incident light, and outputs an image signal obtained by the conversion, and that outputs an image signal obtained by the conversion, a mode switch section that switches among a...

20060158537 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element which photoelectrically converts an image formed by an optical system, the imaging element being equipped with a color filter array (CFA) with different spectral transmittances. This apparatus includes a full color data generator which samples photoelectrically converted signals by the imaging element to...

20060158538 - Image sensor pixel having a lateral doping profile formed with indium doping: An active pixel using a transfer gate that has a polysilicon gate doped with indium. The pixel includes a photosensitive element formed in a semiconductor substrate and an n-type floating node formed in the semiconductor substrate. An n-channel transfer transistor having a transfer gate is formed between the floating node...

20060158539 - Solid-state image pickup device and control method thereof, and camera: An object of the invention is to cause a part of charge spilling from a photoelectric conversion unit to flow into a charge holding unit and thereby extend dynamic range and at the same time improve image quality. There is provided a solid-state image pickup device having a pixel including:...

20060158542 - Photosensitive part and solid-state image pickup device: A transmission transistor T2 transfers charges generated in a photodiode PD to a first capacitor part C11 via a first switch SW11, and transfers the charges to a second capacitor part C12 via a second switch SW12. An amplification transistor T1 outputs a voltage corresponding to the amount of accumulated...

20060158541 - Solid state image pickup apparatus, camera and driving method of solid state image pickup apparatus: A solid state image pickup apparatus capable of reading a signal at a high speed while securing a wide dynamic range is provided. A signal based on a part of charges having overflown a photoelectric conversion unit (201) to a floating diffusion region (205) is quantified at an upper bit...

20060158543 - Solid state image pickup device, camera, and driving method of solid state image pickup device: A solid state image pickup device which can properly widen a dynamic range is provided. Carriers which have overflowed from photodiodes 1003a to 1003c to lateral overflow regions 1010a to 1010c and carriers accumulated in the photodiodes 1003a and 1003b are transferred to FD regions 1005a to 1005c. Signals based...

20060158540 - Solid-state image pickup device and image pickup method: A solid-state image pickup device consists of a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix for outputting an image signal corresponding to the received light intensity. The solid-state image pickup device includes: reset switches (13,23) for opening/closing between a VDDCELL that repeatedly and cyclically outputs a high potential and a...

20060158545 - Image display method, imaging method, and image synthesis method: An image display method according to the present invention includes the step of detecting a displacement of a display device; and the step of shifting an image on the display device by subpixel units in a direction opposite to the displacement of the display device to an extent corresponding to...

20060158544 - Image-capturing system and image-capturing method: An image-capturing system having a function of allowing the user to easily find the position of an image-capturing device is provided. An image-capturing system includes: an image-capturing unit; an image storage unit for storing a camera position image taken toward the image-capturing unit from an image-capturing region taken by the...

20060158546 - Image surface illuminance varying apparatus, exposure correcting apparatus, and exposure correcting method: An image surface illuminance varying apparatus includes a variable power optical system in which the optical power thereof can be varied by changing a relative position of a plurality of optical elements thereof; and a light-quantity ratio varying optical element whose transmittance varies in a direction perpendicular to an optical...

20060158547 - Solid state imaging device and fabrication method thereof, and camera incorporating the solid state imaging device: A solid state imaging device of the present invention comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of light receiving elements arranged in a matrix configuration on the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of color filter segments provided above the light receiving elements; and a light collector provided above the color filter segments...

20060158548 - Method and apparatus for sensor or transducer nodes on a common signal conductor: A sensor node capable of sampling a physical measurement of its environment and capable of sharing a common signal conductor with other sensor nodes is provided. Additionally, a transducer node capable of converting an electrical signal into a human perceptible output and capable of sharing a common signal conductor with...

20060158549 - Remote viewing apparatus: A remote viewing apparatus comprising: a monitor which operatively displays a picture using a video signal; a telescopic pole; and a unit including a camera which operatively outputs a video signal to be used by the monitor; a waterproof camera housing in which the camera is enclosed; a wand which...

20060158550 - Method and system of noise-adaptive motion detection in an interlaced video sequence: A motion decision value provides a dependable estimate whether motion occurs in a given region of a video image in an interlaced video sequence. The motion detection is particularly applicable in the conversion from interlaced video to progressive video. An input first is fed to an absolute value former which...

20060158551 - Caption service menu display apparatus and method: A caption service menu display apparatus and method. When a different caption delivery system is adopted for a digital stream, the caption menu is classified into an EIA 608 menu and an EIA 708 menu. Regardless of the caption transmission medium, the caption service menu is displayed based on the...

20060158552 - Image display device in digital tv: Disclosed is an image display device in a digital TV that is capable of carrying out the conversion into various kinds of resolution by using single bit map data in the digital TV. The image display device includes: a data processing part for executing bit map conversion, compression, restoration and...

20060158553 - Synchronous detector: A synchronization signal detector includes a horizontal synchronization level detector, a synchronization signal extractor, a first filter circuit, and a synchronous separator. The horizontal synchronization level detector detects a horizontal synchronization detection level HL for detecting a horizontal synchronization signal from a video signal Din. The synchronization signal extractor outputs...

20060158554 - Method for generating a video pixel clock and apparatus for performing the same: In a method of generating a video pixel clock, a frequency of an output video pixel clock is increased to a first frequency setting when a quantity of data read from a frame buffer storing video data is greater than a reference level. The frequency of the output video pixel...

20060158555 - Apparatus and method for extracting aspect ratio of received broadcast content: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for extracting the aspect ratio of received broadcast content. The apparatus includes an image reception unit, a frequency detection unit, a determination unit, and an output unit. The image reception unit receives a digital image. The frequency detection unit detects the frequency of...

20060158556 - Display device and method for controlling the same: Embodiments of display devices and methods for controlling the same can display text along with video that satisfy prescribed visual criteria. Accordingly, the text can be more easily seen by a viewer. A method can include a) detecting color information of a text and color information of a video from...

20060158557 - Method and apparatus for video processing: A method for video processing includes the steps of: receiving an image to generate a decimated image by discarding a plurality of pixels of the received image excluding those involved in arithmetic operations for scaling of the received image; and receiving the decimated image to derive a destination image by...

20060158558 - Integrated multimedia signal processing system using centralized processing of signals: Integrated processing of multimedia signals can eliminate unnecessary signal processors and converters without losing the functionality of typical home entertainment system components. The integrated system includes a main player that captures and processes signals digitally, a dummy display, and a dummy speaker. The dummy display may only have a display...

20060158559 - Method of and apparatus for maintaining smooth video transition between distinct applications: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for maintaining smooth video transition between distinct applications. Preferably, the apparatus implementing the present invention includes a processor, a secondary memory and a system memory. In providing a smooth transition between two applications, the apparatus and method provides synchronization of...

20060158560 - Multi-screen system and multi-screen implementation method: A multi-screen system including a plurality of displaying devices for sequentially receiving request signals and separately storing corresponding IDs (IDentifications) included in the received request signals, and respectively outputting a response signal in response to a received request signal. Also included is an operating device for outputting a request signal...

20060158562 - Apparatus for removing noise of video signal: An apparatus for removing a noise of a video signal is disclosed, by which a noise level can be effectively estimated to enhance an image quality of the video signal, by which the noise can be removed in a manner of effectively estimating a noise level though motion adaptive filtering,...

20060158561 - Method and apparatus for detecting noise in moving picture: An image processing apparatus includes a difference generation section and a histogram generation section. The difference generation section generates picture differences between frames of a moving picture in units of pixels, based on a present signal of the moving picture and a noise-eliminated frame-delayed signal acquired by subjecting the present...

20060158563 - Convergence compensation apparatus and convergence method for a projection television: A convergence compensation apparatus includes a memory for storing a manual convergence compensation data which is preset by a user, and a convergence control unit for applying the manual convergence compensation data and an automatic convergence compensation data generated by the automatic color coincidence task, and for allowing a convergence...

20060158564 - Video signal processing apparatus and video signal processing method: Based on a first table in which a value of an input luminance signal is corresponded to a value of an output luminance signal acquired by performing nonlinear correction processing on the input luminance signal, there is created a second table in which a value of the input luminance signal...

20060158566 - Apparatus and method for projection video display: A projection video display apparatus includes an R light source, a G light source, and a B light source. DMD uses a video signal to modulate a beam generated by each of the R, G, and B light sources. A video beam obtained is projected on to a screen via...

20060158565 - Video signal processor: In the event that the maximum Imax of R, G, B color signals is detected and the maximum value Imax is equal to or higher than the suppression start level Vcs which is lower than a predetermined level to be restricted, a suppression gain is generated in accordance with the...

20060158567 - Luminance and color separation: A luminance and color separation filter unit (300) for extracting a luminance signal (Y) and two color signals (U, V) from a composite color television signal (CVBS). The filter unit (300) comprises: acquisition means (302) to acquire a first sample of the composite color television signal, corresponding to a first...

20060158568 - Single integrated high definition television (hdtv) chip for analog and digital reception: Methods and systems for processing television signals are disclosed herein, and may comprise decoding a first analog video signal via an integrated circuit comprising circuitry for decoding and processing digital video signals. A second analog video signal may be simultaneously decoded via the integrated circuit. A first video output corresponding...

20060158569 - Tv tuner providing fm radio reception: A TV receiver capable of producing audio output from an FM radio signal substitutes an oscillator (217) and mixer (218) with an output at the sound intercarrier frequency for the normal TV receiver split or quasi-split sound output (212) on FM radio signals only....

20060158570 - Multi-tuner receiver having integrated channel lists: A tuning module in a multi-tuner receiver stores channel parameters for tuning of channels within a channel list. Channels are tuned sequentially by the tuning module in response to channel advance (up/down) signals. Such signals may be provided by a central processor/controller. If a channel advance signal would cause the...

20060158571 - Remote control unit: A remote control unit capable of bidirectionally communicating with a display apparatus, such as a television set. The remote control unit comprises a display unit adapted to display an image transmitted from the display apparatus, a detector unit adapted to detect a state of a power supply of the remote...

20060152575 - Method for real-time broadcasting of multimedia files during a videoconference, without interrupting communication, and a man-machine interface therefor: The invention concerns a method of broadcasting data files, in particular multimedia files, during a video conference using a sending terminal and a man/machine interface located in the said terminal. According to the method proposed, the broadcasting of the files is effected in real time with a current video conference...

20060152578 - Method of displaying video call image: Disclosed is a method of displaying a video call image in a video call terminal that displays one of a captured image and an opposite party's image transmitted from an opposite calling party on a whole screen of a display unit and displays the other thereof in a separate window...

20060152576 - Mobile communication device having detachable wireless camera and camera module for a mobile communication device: A mobile communication device and a camera module configured to be attached to a suitable mobile communication device. In one embodiment, the device includes: (1) a main body having a radio frequency receiver and (2) a camera module detachably coupled to the main body and having a radio frequency transmitter,...

20060152577 - Systems and methods for incorporating video into voice-only call centers: Systems and methods for incorporating video into voice-only call centers are provided. These systems and methods incorporate video by separating the video from the audio portion of incoming calls, routing the audio through the voice-only system to an agent telephone, routing the video separately from the audio to an agent...

20060152579 - Stereoscopic imaging system: The present invention provides a stereoscopic image display system, which makes it possible to alleviate the burden on a viewer from fatigue when it is attempted to display an object at a position separated from a display screen. The stereoscopic image display system 500 comprises a stereoscopic image output unit...

20060152580 - Auto-stereoscopic volumetric imaging system and method: A system for auto-stereoscopic presentation of stereo-image pairs that uses volumetric imaging elements so that a viewer may experience a 3-D illusion that appears to be located in a space free of system components. A reflecting optical element produces a real image of part of the auto-stereoscopic imaging system, in...

20060152581 - Image data processor, computer program product, and electronic endoscope system: An image data processor comprising an image signal receiver, a first processing unit, and a second processing unit, is provided. The image signal receiver receives a reference image signal and a laser image signal. The reference image and the laser image correspond to an optical image of an object respectively...

20060152582 - Camera for recording observation image of microscope: A camera for recording a specimen image obtained by a microscope is configured to include a record control unit for making a storage medium record an image data file expressing the specimen image; a switch unit for controlling a supply of power to the camera; and an attribute setting unit...

20060152583 - Calibration of a telecine transfer device for a best light video setup: In calibrating a motion picture film scanner, a calibration element is provided that is composed of a multi-step neutral gray series comprised of a plurality of known density patches, each corresponding to one or more prescribed aim voltages, that substantially represent the full density vs. exposure range of a photographic...

20060152584 - Method for calculating a transform coordinate on a second video of an object having a target coordinate on a first video and related operation process and video surveillance system: A method to calculate a transform coordinate on a second video of an object having an target coordinate on a first video and related operation process and video surveillance system are disclosed. The method includes the steps of generating the first video with a first video surveillance device, generating the...

20060152585 - Method and system for video quality assessment: A method and system for automated video quality assessment which reduces the adverse effects of sub-field/frame misalignments between the reference and test sequences. More particularly, the invention provides for misalignments down to a sub-field/frame level to be handled by individually matching sub-field/frame elements of a test video field/frame with sub-field/frame...

20060152588 - Editing apparatus, editing method and editing program: An editing apparatus, an editing method and an editing program have remarkably improved operability. A first reproduction slider bar that indicates the current position of the reproduction of sound information and a reduced image are displayed on a display, the reduced image being obtained by reducing the image size of...

20060152586 - Image processing system: An image processing system is used for dentistry. Upon creating a false tooth of a patient (59), a plurality of illuminating light of LEDs with different wavelengths emit light and a photographing apparatus (1A) photographs a tooth portion of the patient (59), thereby obtaining image data. The image data is...

20060152587 - Image signal processing device and method, and image signal processing system: In an image signal processor (1), a camera operation estimating part (3) detects a movement vector of an input image to estimate, for instance, a panning operation in a horizontal direction, a tilting operation in a vertical direction, a zooming operation such as a zooming-in, a zooming-out, or the like...

20060152590 - Image processor: There is provided an image processor and a method thereof for high-speed compensation for taken-image blurs produced by camera shakes or the like. In the first instance, a motion-detecting area is selected for each of two images taken by an image sensor. When projective data is calculated by means of...

20060152589 - Imaging and measurement system: Apparatus and method for presenting a highly spatially accurate visualisation of a scene from which measurements can be taken. A sensor is located in relation to a camera, and provides positional characteristics of the camera as it collects frames of video images. Using the positional characteristics the frames are corrected....

20060152591 - Automatic focus mechanism of an image capturing device: The present invention discloses an automatic focus mechanism of an image capturing device. The coil with current flowing therein of the image capturing device can be driven by the magnetic field created by a permanent magnet and a yoke, thereby driving focusing lens module through magnetic field interaction. In capturing...

20060152592 - Mobile camera system: A mobile camera system is provided in which a user can view images of various desired locations while staying in a location remote from those locations. A control server acquires positions of a plurality of mobile camera apparatuses set up on mobile bodies such as vehicles, and images that are...

20060152593 - System for processing video and audio information: A software development kit prioritizes certain aspects of an acquired image and introduces the prioritized aspects to a main processor. Alternatively, a coprocessor, or the coprocessor and the development kit, manipulate(s) the acquired image and introduce(s) the manipulated image to the processor. The reprogramming of either one of the development...

20060152594 - Mobile communication device having call-triggered image taking and sending capability and method of operation thereof: A mobile communication device, a surveillance system and a method of detecting. In one embodiment, the device includes: (1) a camera, (2) a trigger detection circuit associated with the camera and configured to receive an external trigger signal and activate the camera to capture at least a single image therewith...

20060152595 - Method for capturing of real-time image: The present invention discloses services for allowing a user terminal to capture a code image recorded in a variety of on-line/off-line media in real time, to decode a code value, and to receive desired information based on the code value. A method for capturing a still image in real time...

20060152596 - Noise cleaning sparsely populated color digital images: A method of noise-cleaning an original sparsely populated color digital image, includes producing a luminance digital image from the original sparsely populated color digital image; producing from the original sparsely populated color digital image at least one sparsely populated chrominance digital image with a resolution lower than the luminance digital...

20060152597 - Pixel interpolation device and camera adapted to perform pixel interpolation of captured image: A camera includes an image capture unit which captures the image of a subject to obtain image data, a pixel interpolation unit which, on the basis of pixel data from multiple pixels arranged on a line in the image data obtained by the image capture unit, creates image data in...

20060152598 - Electronic still camera, image capturing method, program, and storage medium: An object of this invention is to suppress both the influence of a change in image quality by flicker and the influence of degradation of the image quality by a camera shake when an electronic still camera takes a picture under illumination having flicker. In an electronic still camera which...

20060152599 - Digital camera: A digital camera comprises an internal memory, an insertion port into which a storage medium is inserted; an imaging device; a storage control device that stores an image taken by the imaging device in one of the internal memory and the storage medium inserted into the insertion port; and a...

20060152601 - Low cost digital camera with one-time programmable memory: The present invention relates to a digital camera having an imager pixel array and memory for storing images from the array, the memory is programmable to non-rewritably store images for subsequent readout. The non-rewritable memory storage permits a low cost image storage enabling the camera to be disposable or reconditioned...

20060152600 - Mobile telephone device: A mobile phone generates respective thumbnail image data of a plurality of original image data obtained by a user in an image pickup unit with a continuous photographing form, and temporarily stores in a first memory together with the original image data. The mobile phone then displays an overview of...

20060152602 - Recording and reproducing apparatus: A recording and reproducing apparatus includes: a first recording and reproducing unit that records and reproduces first information data onto/from a first recording medium; a second recording and reproducing unit that records and reproduces second information data onto/from a second recording medium; a selection unit that arbitrarily selects information data...

20060152603 - White balance correction in digital camera images: A method of enhancing a digital image produced by a digital imaging device, includes using the digital imaging device to capture at least two original digital images of the same scene with each digital image being under two different lighting conditions and producing for each such digital images a plurality...

20060152604 - Imaging device using motion vectors: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an imaging device which includes a detecting unit that detects a first motion vector in an image that is obtained via an imaging system that can perform zooming, and a storage unit that stores in advance a second motion vector caused by...

20060152605 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program: An image processing method and apparatus for reproducing moving image data, the method and apparatus comprising detecting defects in receiving moving image data, determining the priority of each defect if there are a plurality of defects in at least one frame of the received moving image data, and performing interpolation...

20060152607 - Detecting smear leakage in an image sensor exposed to a bright light source: Smear detect circuitry within an analog front end (AFE) of a digital camera determines when black area pixel values received from an image sensor are indicative of smear leakage. Smear leakage can cause a light vertical line in the resulting digital image. When a sensor that is coupled to a...

20060152606 - Displaying a smear leakage icon on the display of a digital camera: Smear detect circuitry within an analog front end (AFE) of a digital camera determines when black area pixel values received from an image sensor are indicative of smear leakage. Smear leakage can cause a light vertical line in the resulting digital image. When a sensor that is coupled to a...

20060152608 - Analog circuit for processing output signal of image sensor and imaging apparatus using the same: An analog circuit includes a pulse control circuit for outputting pulse signals for operating component circuits based on reference pulse signals for driving an image sensor, a noise reduction circuit that is operated in accordance with a pulse signal of a horizontal drive frequency output from the pulse control circuit...

20060152609 - Digital imaging system and file format providing raw and processed image data: An electronic image capture device for capturing a color image, comprising an image sensor comprised of discrete light sensitive picture elements overlaid with a color filter array (CFA) pattern to produce sensor color image data corresponding to the CFA pattern; an A/D converter for producing uninterpolated digital CFA image data...

20060152610 - Calibration pixels for image sensor: An imaging apparatus for capturing a still or moving picture is disclosed. The imaging apparatus includes a substrate and an aperture. The substrate includes an imaging array and a pixel. The aperture exposes the imaging array to radiation. The pixel is isolated from radiation passing though the aperture. In some...

20060152611 - Image pickup device: An imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion element, a readout transistor, an accumulated element, a detection transistor, and a reset transistor. The readout transistor reads a signal charge when a gate potential to be supplied to the gate terminal is changed from a first state to a second state. The...

20060152612 - Imaging apparatus and its control method: In an imaging apparatus which has an imaging unit, an image processor for processing image data obtained by the imaging unit, and recording unit for recording image data output from the image processor, an electronic viewfinder screen is displayed on the basis of image data which is captured by the...

20060152613 - Method and apparatus for displaying digital images: Provided is a method of controlling a digital image processing apparatus that stores user files obtained as a result of a photographing operation in a photographing mode in a storage medium and reproduces the user files stored in the storage medium in a reproducing mode. In the method, the reproducing...

20060152614 - Display with rotatable image capturing module: A display including a first housing, a display panel and an image capturing module is provided. The first housing has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The display panel is disposed on the first surface. The image capturing module includes a second housing and...

20060152616 - Image sensor: An image sensor pixel structure including: a photosensitive area surrounded with a peripheral area placed at the surface of a semiconductor substrate, a stack of several insulating layers alternately exhibiting different refraction coefficients and placed above the peripheral area, a microlens placed at the top of the pixel to have...

20060152615 - Image sensor chip having plate, wafer assembly and manufacturing method for the same: An assembly may include a wafer and a plate may be mounted on the wafer. The wafer may have image sensor chips and scribe lines demarcating each image sensor chip. The image sensor chip may include an active surface. Chip pads and a micro-lens may be provided on the active...

20060152618 - Display device: A head-mounted camera of the present invention includes the following elements. A first image pickup device includes a first photographing optical system that can change the focal distance and a CCD for converting a subject image formed by the first photographing optical system into an image signal. A see-through image...

20060152617 - Focus control method and focus control apparatus: In a focus control method of acquiring focus information a plurality of times while moving a focus lens, and determining an in-focus position on the basis of the acquired focus information, whether the focus lens is to be moved toward the infinite end or the closest end is determined on...

20060152619 - Focusing device and method: An automatic focus adjustment device has an image sensing element for converting an object optical image into an electrical signal, and outputting an image signal, a filter for extracting high-frequency components of the image signal obtained by the image sensing element, an integrator for integrating the high-frequency components extracted by...

20060152620 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: It is prevented at a time that a moving image portion is erroneously determined on a screen having a cyclic pattern moving at a constant speed and that edge portions of a still image surrounded by a moving image is subjected to moving image processing. A motion detection portion (3,...

20060152621 - Method of edge based pixel location and interpolation: A method for converting an interlaced scan image, having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, to a progressive scan image processes interpolated picture elements (pixels) at target pixel positions between two successive rows of the interlaced scan image. The method determines if a pixel...

20060152622 - Visual contents in karaoke applications: In almost every Karaoke song, there are intervals where the singing is paused and only music is played for some time before the singing continues. The non-singing sections tend to be more substantial at the beginnings and ends of Karaoke songs. During these non-singing intervals, additional information may be displayed...

20060152623 - Digital processing system and method for tracking subcarrier included in video signal: A digital processing system and method for tracking a subcarrier included in a video signal are provided, where a phase comparator tracks the phase of a color burst signal based on predetermined supposed phases, Y/C separation and demodulation are carried out based on a compensation phase that is updated by...

20060152624 - Method for generating a video pixel clock and an apparatus for performing the same: A method and apparatus for generating a video pixel clock are provided. The method includes generating a first clock having a frequency higher than a target frequency by providing an input pulse to a phase-locked loop, determining a number of erasures, and generating a second clock having the target frequency...

20060152625 - Video processing apparatus and methods using selectively modified sync positions: Sync positions are detected from a video signal. The detected sync positions are processed (e.g., averaged) to generate modified sync positions. The detected sync positions and the modified sync positions are selectively used to sample and synchronize a color signal derived from the video signal. For example, the detected sync...

20060152626 - Setting the slice level in a binary signal: A method of setting the slice level (SL) in a binary signal (T) comprises measuring the noise level at both signal levels (A,B) and adjusting (Z) the slice levels in dependence upon the measured noise levels. By weighing the noise levels, asymmetric noise is taken into account. A device (10)...

20060152627 - Video processing system and method with dynamic tag architecture: An image processing system and method, in which an analysis is performed on received pixels to determine whether those pixels exhibit characteristics matching a pre-defined source type. If such a match is found, a corresponding preconfiguration is applied to one or more image processing operations....

20060152628 - Multimedia signal matching system and method for performing picture-in-picture function: A multimedia signal matching system for performing a picture-in-picture function includes: at least one set-top box including a decoder for decoding multimedia signals in a predetermined reference format and generating a control signal for performing the picture-in-picture function; and a multimedia matching device for receiving multimedia signals in various formats...

20060152629 - Television receiver and control program for the television receiver: A display controller displays an image of a high resolution output from 13-Segment decoder on a main screen area of a display unit and displays an image of the standard resolution output from a single-Segment decoder on a subsidiary screen area of the display unit. When an instruction is entered...

20060152630 - Video signal processor, video signal processing method, and tv broadcasting receiving set: The present invention comprises a coring value generator unit configured to generate a coring value in accordance with changes, a contour correction signal generator unit which generates contour correction signals by calculating the quadratic differential signals from the video signals, carrying out nonlinear processing including restricting amplitudes, coring and gain...

20060152631 - Cross color suppressing apparatus and method thereof: A cross color suppressing apparatus used for suppressing the cross color of a frame is provided. The frame has several pixels, and the image data of each pixel include a luminance and a chrominance. The apparatus includes a diagonal edge detector, a cross color detector and a chrominance suppressing unit....

20060152632 - Composite decoding: A method of composite decoding in which the input signal is converted into the frequency domain, and the symmetry of frequency components with respect to the subcarrier frequency is compared. The comparison is varied in dependence upon the frequency being processed. In this way, the separation can be adapted to...

20060152633 - Video signal clamp: A circuit and method for clamping a composite video component signal at the video black level by using horizontal synchronization timing information contained within the signal and clamping the signal during a time interval in which it is at the desired black level....

20060152634 - Method for detecting and eliminating flash scene in digital video: Method disclosed in the present invention is proposed to detect and eliminate flash scene in digital video. Particularly, averaging shot distribution of digital video is employed as knowledge to develop the algorithm of the present invention, and which is incorporated and used to identify three general types of shot distribution...

20060152635 - Structure of navigation information for video data recorded on a recording medium and recording/reproducing method and apparatus using the structure: A structure of navigation information for video data recorded on a recording medium and recording/reproducing methods and apparatuses using the structure. A primary data stream and secondary data streams associated with the primary data stream are recorded on a recording medium and access management information such as TMAP information is...

20060152636 - Multimedia data recording apparatus, monitor system, and multimedia data recording method: A multimedia data recording apparatus is disclosed that enables large-volume recorded data to be recorded for a long period in accordance with the importance of the data, by means of a simple configuration and simple processing, and without imposing a heavy load on the system. In this apparatus, a layer...

20060152637 - Image display apparatus capable of analog/digital tuning with digital television tuner and analog/digital tuning method thereof: An image display apparatus capable of analog/digital tuning by a DTV tuner and an analog/digital tuning method thereof are provided. The image display apparatus includes a digital television (DTV) tuner for tuning at least one of an analog signal and a digital signal, a bus switch for switching the DTV...

20060146122 - System for remotely capturing and storing images for multiple users in a centralized image management center: The present invention provides a system for remotely capturing and storing images for multiple users in a centralized image management center. Users respectively set up one or more image capture devices in one or more desired remote locations. The devices have the capability not only to automatically capture images, but...

20060146123 - Navigable telepresence method and systems utilizing an array of cameras: A telepresence system for providing a first user with a first display of an environment and a second user with a second display of the environment includes a plurality of arrays of cameras. Each camera has an associated view of the environment and an associated camera output representing the associated...

20060146124 - Video conference recorder: A Video Conference Recorder (VCR) provided with integral input transcoders which convert received video call data into an intermediate format. Once the input transcoder has processed the data it passes it to a memory in the VCR where it is stored until a user requires it to be played back....

20060146125 - Virtual retinal display generating principal virtual image of object and auxiliary virtual image for additional function: An apparatus for projecting modulated light onto a retina of a viewer, to thereby allow the viewer to perceive a display object via a virtual image is disclosed. The apparatus is configured to include: an emitter emitting light; a modulator modulating the light; and a controller controlling the emitter and...

20060146126 - Electronic smell emission method and its system for television and movie: It is a kind of method and its system relating to the electronic smell emission for television programs and movies. The smell signal is mixed with video and audio signals in the contents of a television program, movie, electronic game and computer software. When these programs are playing, the smell...

20060146127 - Flexible borescope assembly for inspecting internal turbine components at elevated temperatures: A borescope is received within a housing. The borescope includes a flexible end portion carrying the video head and a housing includes a flexible end portion comprised of ball-socket segments and a tip for following the movement of the flexible end portion of the borescope. Cooling air is provided in...

20060146128 - Method of driving display device and display device for performing the same: A display device may include a driver with a plurality of N digital to analog converters in communication with a plurality of M data lines, where M is greater than N. A digital to analog converter may be in communication with P data lines, which may receive a first sequence...

20060146129 - Calibration of a telecine transfer device for a best light video setup: In calibrating a motion picture film scanner, a calibration element is provided that is composed of a multi-step neutral gray series comprised of a plurality of known density patches, each corresponding to one or more prescribed aim voltages, that substantially represent the full density vs. exposure range of a photographic...

20060146130 - Calibration of a telecine transfer device for a best light video setup: In calibrating a motion picture film scanner, a calibration element is provided that is composed of a multi-step neutral gray series comprised of a plurality of known density patches, each corresponding to one or more prescribed aim voltages, that substantially represent the full density vs. exposure range of a photographic...

20060146131 - Video communication system and method using telematics system: A video communication system and method for allowing a video communication using a telematics system is provided. The video communication system includes a telematics terminal for transmitting a video communication request signal, capturing image and voice, and receiving video communication data; a service providing center for receiving the video communication...

20060146133 - Method and device for securing objects: A method and a device for securing objects that are present in protected spatial areas, whereby the objects to be secured are provided with an identifier or linked with an identifier and said identifier is detected by a receiving unit when the object to be secured is displaced. For this...

20060146132 - Video system having multiple video cameras for capturing events: A video monitoring system has multiple video cameras, each one associated with a respective recorder and video monitor. The video cameras are serially aligned along a field of action so that the field of view for each camera is interlaced with the field of view of the adjacent camera(s). Each...

20060146134 - Measuring timing parameters of rgbhv analog video: A unique test pattern is used for measuring timing parameters of RGBHV analog video signals. For horizontal timing a horizontal line includes within an active video region left and right portions at a first level and a central portion at a second level, the left, right and central portions having...

20060146135 - Semiconductor device having signal line and reference potential plane: A semiconductor device according to the one embodiment of the present invention comprises a signal line; and a reference potential plane which is separated from the signal line and opposed to the signal line, the reference potential plane being provided with a discontinuous region in a portion intersecting with the...

20060146136 - Apparatus for correcting position and attitude information of camera and method thereof: Provided is an apparatus for precisely correcting position and attitude information of a camera by analyzing image information received through a three line scanner in operation of the camera obtaining the position and attitude information from a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and an Inertial Navigation System (INS), and a...

20060146137 - Automated postcard dispensing apparatus: An automated personal postcard dispensing apparatus capable of obtaining an image provide by a user, incorporating a personalized text message, and printing a personalized postcard complete with proper postage affixed. The apparatus includes a cash-receiving device, a computer, a digital camera, a display monitor, a printer, a CD reader, a...

20060146138 - Method and system for synthesizing multiview videos: A system and method synthesizes multiview videos. Multiview videos are acquired of a scene with corresponding cameras arranged at a poses such that there is view overlap between any pair of cameras. A synthesized multiview video is generated from the acquired multiview videos for a virtual camera. A reference picture...

20060146139 - Digitized image stabilization using energy analysis method: A method and an apparatus are provided for image stabilization for the output of analog-to-digital converters (ADC) and for phase-locked loops (PLL). The digital coding at the output of ADCs and PLLs is filtered by this method and apparatus to eliminate the noise which has contaminated the coding. The noise...

20060146142 - Multi-view-point video capturing system: The present invention reduces the burden on a target object such as a test subject by acquiring multi perspective video image data by photographing the target object by means of a plurality of cameras and acquires the actual movement including a picture of the target object independently of the measurement...

20060146140 - Apparatus for wireless operation and control of a camera: A camera system and associated method including a digital camera that captures an image and creates a digital signal representative thereof and a wireless control apparatus. The digital camera wirelessly transmits the digital signal to the wireless control apparatus. The wireless control apparatus includes a display device, such as an...

20060146141 - Method for randomly accessing multiview videos: A method randomly accesses multiview videos. Multiview videos are acquired of a scene with corresponding cameras arranged at poses, such that there is view overlap between any pair of cameras. V-frames are generated from the multiview videos. The V-frames are encoded using only spatial prediction. Then, the V-frames are inserted...

20060146143 - Method and system for managing reference pictures in multiview videos: A system and method manages multiview videos. A reference picture list is maintained for each current frame of multiple multiview videos. The reference picture list indexes temporal reference pictures, spatial reference pictures and synthesized reference pictures of the multiview videos. Then, each current frame of the multiview videos is predicted...

20060146144 - Digital imaging with autofocus: In digital imaging, in a case where the full resolution digital image needs to be scaled down before presenting it on a display, before the image is scaled down, statistical data is gathered from said the full resolution image data, whereby the gathered statistical data is attached to the image...

20060146145 - Camera-equipped wireless communications terminal, and clock signal supply method: A camera-equipped wireless communications terminal includes: a communications unit for communicating with a wireless base station by selective use of one of a plurality of FDD communications methods, each having a different gap between a transmission frequency band and a reception frequency band; a camera module for receiving a clock...

20060146147 - Digital still camera and method of controlling operation of same: If a telop-character recording mode is selected, then, in response to depression of a shutter-release button, the image of a subject is sensed and voice enters from a microphone for a fixed period of time so that data representing