Television inventions 09/06

20060209177 - Battery pack locking device of a mobile phone: Disclosed is a battery pack locking device for a mobile phone which attaches or detaches the battery pack to or from a body of the phone by slidably moving a cover of a camera lens module. The battery pack locking device includes a sliding cover; a push locker portion moved...

20060209175 - Electronic association of a user expression and a context of the expression: Embodiments include an apparatus, device, system, computer-program product, and method. In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes receiving an annotation environment signal that includes a context information indicative of a recognizable aspect of an item. The method also includes receiving an expression signal that includes an annotation...

20060209176 - Monitoring control apparatus, monitoring system, monitoring method, wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication system: A main controller used in a security system having a sensor or a camera performs wireless communication with the sensor or the camera so as to control the sensor or the camera. The main controller has a plurality of communication sections that perform wireless communication by using communication systems having...

20060209173 - System and method for creation of videoprograms: The objects of the present invention are to simplify perception of recorded psychophysiological reactions of a person in response to verbal influences and to create a new kind of videoprograms. The inventive system comprises a videocamera (1) to shoot a participant (2), generating means (5) to generate a videoimage, measuring...

20060209174 - System and method for selective media recording and playback: A system and method for managing content between different client devices in various domains (such as vehicle, home, and person). The system and method includes a content playback control device that is capable of managing content for a client device. The content playback control device may include an input, a...

20060209179 - Virtual technician for providing technical support for manipulation of radiotelephones: The present invention relates to a virtual technician adapted to run on different platforms and to provide programming instructions and trouble shooting tips to users. The virtual technician can run on a computer or a radiotelephone. It allows a user to learn how to program or to trouble shoot a...

20060209180 - Display apparatus and control method thereof: A display apparatus having a display includes a user input part including a function-adjusting selector to transmit a function-adjusting signal and a locking selector to select a locking function, and a controller to perform a function according to the function-adjusting signal received from the function-adjusting selector, and to disable the...

20060209181 - 3d video conferencing: A 3D video conferencing station (200, 300, 500, 700) comprises: a camera (104) for acquiring a first (604) and second (602) image of a first user (110); and optical means for visualizing stereo images of a second user, the optical means comprising glasses for the first user (110). The station...

20060209178 - Videophone system for scrutiny monitoring with computer control: In conjunction with the dial-up public telephone system, voice quality lines carry videophone signals for monitoring a multitude of locations from at least one central station for use in a variety of applications, such as for security, surveillance, quality control and inspection, regulation of food and/or other standards in food-related...

20060209182 - Night vision arrangement: A night vision arrangement for a vehicle incorporating a camera. The camera comprises a window which is substantially transparent to infra-red light, a lens separate from the window, and an infra-red sensor to capture an image received through the window. A beam deflector is provided in alignment with the window...

20060209183 - Three-dimensionally viewed image providing method, and three-dimensional image display apparatus: A transmission-side device, when transmitting as data a plurality of two-dimensional images of different viewpoints, used as stereoscopic vision-use images, transmits the data of the two-dimensional images, and in addition, viewpoint-number information allotted to each data of the two-dimensional images and viewpoint-number information as information for selecting one or more...

20060209184 - Early fire detection method and system based on image processing: Fire detection and smoke detection use an image capturing device to obtain images from a predetermined area and adopt an RGB (red, green, blue) color model based chromatic and disorder measurement for extracting flame pixels and smoke pixels. The extracted pixels are inputted to a fire detection fuzzy alarm system...

20060209185 - Capsule type medical system: The present invention provides a capsule type medical system capable of displaying different images on a monitor in such a display mode that a diagnosis can be easily made when one capsule type endoscope includes a plurality of image pickup units. A capsule type endoscope includes a plurality of image...

20060209186 - Field angle adjustment apparatus, camera system, and field angle adjustment method: There is provided an apparatus for adjusting a field angle including a pointer device that projects a pattern having a given mark shape in a direction same as a light axis of a pan-tilt-zoom camera, a calculation portion that calculates a relationship between a pixel position in an image of...

20060209187 - Mobile video surveillance system: A mobile video surveillance system includes a waterproof housing with an optically transparent window for a digital camera. The housing includes an internal power supply attached to the camera and an internal radio for wirelessly transmitting a picture signal. The camera may produce still images or movies. The radio may...

20060209188 - Operation assisting system and operation assisting method: Display data is formed which is used to display a travel prediction locus of a vehicle corresponding to a steering angle of a steering wheel on a screen of an on-vehicle monitor (5) in a superimposing manner; adjusting data used to adjust a display position of the travel prediction locus...

20060209189 - Safty cam: This invention, called the Safety Cam. Is a device that will record accidents as they happen. There is a camera lens located in the rear and front bumper of the vehicle and one by the rear view mirror for a drivers eye view. There will be a little box that...

20060209190 - Vehicle directional monitoring system: A camera system and associated viewing monitor for use during directional operation of passenger and commercial vehicles. More particularly, a camera system mountable on a vehicle for collecting images in a rearward direction thereof and a monitor, mountable in a vehicle's passenger compartment, for viewing images collected by the camera...

20060209192 - Digital camera and mobile information terminal apparatus: A digital camera and a mobile information terminal apparatus including a lens barrel which includes a first lens group (11) and a second lens group (12) disposed on an optical axis and configured to be relative to operations on changing magnification, a third lens group (13) disposed on the optical...

20060209191 - Recording/reproducing apparatus and method of controlling the apparatus: A recording/reproducing apparatus includes an operating section having dual functions depending on being in an image capture mode or in a reproduction mode respectively. While one of the recording mode and the reproduction mode is being carried out, in response to start of the other mode, a controlling function of...

20060209193 - Aperture coded camera for three dimensional imaging: A system and method for determining instantaneously the three-dimensional coordinates of large sets of points in space is disclosed. This system uses two or more CCD cameras (or any other type of camera), each with its own lens and pinhole. The CCD's are all arranged so that the pixel arrays...

20060209194 - Foveated wide-angle imaging system and method for capturing and viewing wide-angle images in real time: A foveated wide-angle imaging system and method for capturing a wide-angle image and for viewing the captured wide-angle image in real time. In general, the foveated wide-angle imaging system includes a foveated wide-angle camera system having multiple cameras for capturing a scene and outputting raw output images, a foveated wide-angle...

20060209195 - Image device: A digital camera 100 including a lens unit 1a, and a first actuator 71 and a second actuator 72, which deform by being supplied with electric power, thereby moving the lens unit. The digital camera 100 includes a ROM 12 which stores stop position data in which the operation amount...

20060209196 - Camera recorder and data recording medium: A camera recorder that is capable of recording and reproducing a large volume of image data at a high speed and a data recording medium that can be used for the camera recorder are provided. The camera recorder includes a camera portion 1 and a recording portion 2 for recording...

20060209197 - Camera devices: The present invention provides an electronic camera device (100) arranged to capture one or more scenes to provide one or more corresponding digital images, the device (100) having a first orientation and a second orientation for the capture of the or each digital image, the device comprising a first capture...

20060209198 - Image capturing apparatus: Position information of a defect in a charge transfer line in an image capturing sensor, which causes a V-line blemish in an image is stored in a blemish information memory. A normal transfer is performed on signal charges in a defective portion in the signal charges corresponding to all of...

20060209199 - Pixel interpolation method: s

20060209200 - Frequency modulation technique for cmos image sensors: An image sensor includes a plurality of photo-sensitive elements arranged in an array in which each photo-sensitive element converts incident light into a charge packet; a charge-to-voltage converter that receives each charge packet and converts the charge packet into a voltage; a voltage-to-frequency converter that receives each voltage and converts...

20060209201 - Charge coupled device: Embodiments of a system and method for generating a pixel value use at least a first pixel in a first row of a charge coupled device (CCD) and a first pixel in a second row, adjacent to the first row, of the CCD....

20060209202 - Image pickup device: There is provided an image pickup apparatus including a plurality of pixels which are arranged in a horizontal and a vertical direction and which generate charges corresponding to optical signals, in which a color filter arrangement of a first order are arranged in horizontal pixel rows of odd numbers and...

20060209203 - Method of controlling digital image processing apparatus for efficient reproduction and digital image processing apparatus using the method: Provided is a method of controlling a digital image processing apparatus that processes and stores an input image in a recording medium and reproduces files stored in the recording medium in a stored-image display mode. The method includes: (a) classifying the stored-image display mode into first and second modes; (b)...

20060209204 - Multiple exposure methods and apparatus for electronic cameras: A method for capturing multiple sets of image data with an electronic camera having a shutter and an electronic shutter for selectively allowing light to reach an image sensor comprises opening the shutter and the electronic shutter, allowing light to reach the image sensor for a first exposure time, closing...

20060209205 - Digital camera module with manual focusing function: A digital camera module (100) with a manual focusing function includes: a base (10), a barrel (40) and at least one rod (50). The barrel is received in the base and is connected with the base. The rod is connected with the barrel and the base so that when the...

20060209206 - Method for realizing multi-picture: A method for realizing multi-picture, including: A. Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) creates an indicator containing multi-picture information for each of the terminals and sends the indicators to the terminals; B. each terminal receives the indicator, encodes a source picture depending on the information in the multi-picture information indicator, and inserts...

20060209207 - Technique for determining the slope of a field pixel: A technique for determining the slope of a field pixel is described. According to the technique, one or more sets of diagonal field pixels are downscaled (or downsampled) before they are provided to respective edge detector circuits. By downscaling the sets of diagonal field pixels before they are provided to...

20060209208 - On screen display apparatus and method for displaying menu: An on screen display apparatus and a method for displaying menus of the on screen display apparatus are provided. An on screen display apparatus includes a memory device for storing data and system programs for a first area, including first menu items; a screen device; an input device for generating...

20060209209 - Methods for improved modulation of video signals: A method for modulating a video signal. Frames of a plurality of frames are selected for modulation. A first magnitude alternation pattern is designated for each of a first area of a field of the selected frames. A second magnitude alternation pattern is designated for each of a second area...

20060209210 - Automatic audio and video synchronization: An apparatus and method provides automatic audio and video synchronization by calculating a video delay time period based on a signal processing routine to generate the video display signal and automatically setting an audio delay to approximate the video delay time period. In addition the method may include if desired,...

20060209211 - Mini computer frame having a pivotable plate: A mini computer frame has a base and a plate pivotally connected to the base. The base has a receiving space and the plate has an arcuate surface formed on a rear face of the plate and received in the receiving space. A slot and slits are defined in portions...

20060209212 - Apparatus for presenting information and method thereof: An information presenting apparatus, based on display status on a screen, estimates text blocks that a user is likely to classify as poor-legibility blocks and is likely to wish to be read aloud. A simple device that allows selecting from the text blocks is provided. A poor-legibility-block extractor divides text...

20060209213 - Using an electronic paper-based screen to improve contrast: The invention relates to a projection video system, which comprises a control system for receiving an input video stream. In order to improve the visibility of a projected image so that the projection video system can be satisfactorily used in illuminated rooms, the control system splits the video stream into...

20060209214 - Digital photo album systems and methods: A method and computerized system for producing a digital photo album comprise a graphic user interface having at least one display and tactile device. An image inbox adds, deletes, orders, crops, sizes, and/or rotates images to be included in a digital photo album based on drag-and-drop, or other user input...

20060209215 - Video display device and luminance characteristic correcting method of video display device: A multiplier to which input video data is input, an adder to which an output of the multiplier is input, a memory in which correction data items supplied to the multiplier and adder are stored, and a control portion are provided. Correction data items for a plurality of luminance correction...

20060209216 - Analog/digital-compatible front-end module: An analog/digital-compatible front-end module comprises a high frequency amplifier 9 for amplifying a high frequency signal received by an antenna 1; a frequency converter circuit 11 for frequency-converting an output signal from the high frequency amplifier 9 to output an intermediate frequency signal; an analog demodulator 5; a digital demodulator...

20060209217 - Television tuner: Disclosed is a television tuner for receiving television broadcast signals with an antenna, which is equipped with an auto-scan unit that causes a channel storing section, which stores a receiving channel at the time when the signal condition from a tuner section matches the predetermined signal condition, to automatically store...

20060203080 - Communication terminals that vary a video stream based on how it is displayed: A communication terminal includes a communication module, a camera device, a display device, and a controller. The communication module receives a display characteristic command and an input video data stream from a remotely located other communication terminal and sends an output video data stream thereto. The camera device generates an...

20060203082 - On-screen information management system for a/v telecommunications terminal: A system for providing on-screen management of content delivery to an audio-video telecommunications terminal including a network connection, a telecommunications processor connected to the network connection and a video processor connected to the network connection. A display on the telecommunications terminal is connected to the video processor. The display provides...

20060203081 - Optical command telecommunications device: An information appliance includes a network connection, a telecommunications processor connected to the network connection to provide two-way communication and a video processor connected to the network connection. An optical reader is connected to the network connection. A request signal is sent to a server via the network connection in...

20060203083 - Method and apparatus for videoconference interaction with bluetooth-enabled cellular telephone: A videoconferencing station is disclosed which includes apparatus for establishing a wireless Personal Area Network (PAN) in the immediate vicinity of the videoconferencing station. In one preferred embodiment, the PAN is a Bluetooth piconet. A Bluetooth-enabled cellular telephone may then be used to make an audio connection via the telephone...

20060203084 - Fixture and an image forming device: A fixture which can easily fix a small display device in desired position to a pair of glasses is provided. The fixture which fixes the small display device to the glasses includes; a clip which grips a part of the glasses; a bar which extends from the clip; a slider...

20060203085 - There dimensional image signal producing circuit and three-dimensional image display apparatus: A three-dimensional display is provided which can produce a stereoscopic image with a natural stereoscopic depth even on different screen sizes. A stereoscopic video signal generation circuit, which supplies a stereoscopic video signal to the three-dimensional display that forms a stereoscopic image by taking advantage of binocular disparity parallax, comprises:...

20060203086 - Signal processing arrangement: Apparatus for inspecting a pipe using guided ultrasonic waves includes a signal processing apparatus. The signal processing apparatus is configured to produce a response as if the pipe had been excited by a single wideband excitation wave, but which in fact had been excited by two overlapping narrowband excitation waves....

20060203087 - Endoscope apparatus: An endoscope apparatus comprises: a scope comprising a solid imaging device; a processor unit which forms an observation image from signals emitted from the solid imaging device, the processor being connected to the scope; and a plurality of monitors each of which is connected to the processor unit, wherein a...

20060203088 - System and method of detecting eye closure based on line angles: A system and method are provided for monitoring an eye to determine eye closure. The system includes a video imaging camera oriented to generate images of an eye, and a video processor for processing the images. The processor includes an edge detector for detecting edges of the eye in the...

20060203089 - Insertion support system: With a bronchial tube insertion support system according to the present invention, a route setting unit comprises a route starting-point setting function for setting the insertion starting-point of a bronchial tube, a region-of-interest setting function for setting a region of interest serving as the insertion end-point of the bronchial tube,...

20060203090 - Video surveillance using stationary-dynamic camera assemblies for wide-area video surveillance and allow for selective focus-of-attention: A video surveillance system includes multiple video cameras. The surveillance system is configured with an arrangement to separate the surveillance functions and assign different surveillance functions to different cameras. A master camera is assigned the surveillance of large area surveillance and tracking of object movement while one or more slave...

20060203092 - Image processor and monitoring system: The image processor of the present invention generates a more natural synthesized image from camera images taken with a plurality of cameras capturing the surroundings of a vehicle. A parameter storage section stores a plurality of image synthesis parameter groups representing the correspondence between the camera images and the synthesized...

20060203091 - Switching on/off concept for an automobile night vision system: First commercial automobile night vision systems are already available on the market. These should assist the driver in difficult situations involving poor visibility, particularly in darkness or fog. To this end, systems of this type have an active infrared illuminating device (2), a camera (3) for recording infrared images, and...

20060203093 - Closed circuit video magnification system: A closed circuit video magnification system, incorporates a base, upon which the operating components of this system mount, a platform mounted upon the base for shiftable movement both laterally and depth-wise, in the X-Y directions, pivotal mount a LCD screen for projection and viewing of any matter scanned upon the...

20060203095 - Device comprising a camera module with automatic focusing and corresponding assembly method: Device comprising a camera module with automatic focusing itself comprising an optical chip (8) and an optical block (7), the optical block (7) integrating at least an objective (3), at least a focusing means (11) for adjusting the focus of the objective (3), the optical chip (8) integrating at least...

20060203096 - Apparatus and method for performing motion capture using shutter synchronization: A method is described comprising: applying phosphorescent paint to specified regions of a performer's face and/or body; strobing a light source on and off, the light source charging the phosphorescent paint when on; and strobing the shutters of a first plurality of cameras synchronously with the strobing of the light...

20060203094 - Method for detecting movement of image sensors: A method to detect the movement of an image sensor. Movement is detected according to a first, second, third, and fourth frame, all captured by the image sensor. A first captured image region is captured from the first frame. Then, a first corresponding region matching the first captured image region...

20060203097 - Camera unit and a camera unit control method: The invention, receiving a camera operation screen request from a client terminal, determines a code to be transmitted to the client terminal and transmits the code to the client terminal together with camera operation screen information, registers to a memory a code attached to a drive request signal transmitted from...

20060203098 - Method and apparatus for producing frame accurate position data in a ptz dome camera with open loop control: A method of processing video images includes capturing a first image with a camera having a first field of view. The capturing occurs at a first point in time. Commands are transmitted to the camera to make pan, tilt and zoom movements. A second image is captured with the camera...

20060203099 - Digital camera: A digital camera enabling a photographer to select representative frames reflecting his intentions, which captures both moving pictures and still images, and encodes moving picture data by frame correlation compression. The camera includes an image processing section that increases the number of I pictures in compressed moving picture data captured...

20060203100 - Multispectral image capturing apparatus: A multispectral image capturing apparatus has different spectral sensitivity characteristics of at least four bands. Three primary bands of the at least four bands have spectral sensitivity characteristics of standard RGB. At least one auxiliary band of the rest of the at least four bands excluding the three primary bands...

20060203101 - Motion detecting camera system: A motion detecting camera system includes a portable motion detection device having an image sensor for detecting motion within a field of view of the motion detection device and automatically generating a digital image of a scene within the field of view upon detection of motion. The motion detection device...

20060203102 - Method and apparatus for car equipped color compensation for color blindness: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for clearly detecting color information in front of a vehicle, and an object of the present invention is to accurately and efficiently show color-related traffic information, such as traffic lights and signs, and the whole color information of objects to color-blind...

20060203103 - Electronic album editing system, electronic album editing method and electronics album editing program: There is provided an electronic album editing system having a first storage section for storing a plurality of images captured by a user as an electronic album, a second storage section for storing each electronic album containing a plurality of images captured by cameramen other than the user by correlating...

20060203104 - Method for checking the processing of digital photo transmission messages: Method for checking the processing of digital photo image data from mobile telephone equipment intended for an image management service provider, comprising,—the establishment of geographic localization data (13), (13a) of the mobile imaging equipment, and—the execution of processing checking instructions (20, 50, 54, 56), according to the mobile imaging equipment...

20060203105 - Methods and apparatus to operate an audience metering device with voice commands: Methods and apparatus to operate an audience metering device with voice commands are described herein. In an example method, at least one of a television program audio signal or a voice command from an audience member is transduced into an audio input signal. Based on the audio input signal and...

20060203106 - Methods and apparatus for retrieving data captured by a media device: Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to methods and apparatus for retrieving data captured by a media device. For example, a method (300) for securely retrieving data captured by a media device (100) includes the step of a supplier offering (302) a media device to a third party. The...

20060203109 - Moving image generating apparatus, moving image generating method, and program: A moving image generating apparatus of the present invention generates moving image data that is smoothly replayed from a taken still image. The apparatus includes: an image storing section that stores a plurality of captured images continuously taken in an exposure time shorter than a frame period of a moving...

20060203107 - Perfecting of digital image capture parameters within acquisition devices using face detection: Within a digital acquisition device, acquisition parameters of a digital image are perfected as part of an image capture process using face detection within said captured image to achieve one or more desired image acquisition parameters. Default values are determined of one or more image attributes of at least some...

20060203108 - Perfecting the optics within a digital image acquisition device using face detection: Within a digital acquisition device, acquisition parameters of a digital image are perfected as part of an image capture process using face detection within said captured image to achieve one or more desired image acquisition parameters. Default values are determined of one or more image attributes of at least some...

20060203110 - Solid state image sensing device and method for subsampling using inter-column analog domain signal summation: Provided are a solid state image sensing device and method for sub-sampling using inter-column analog domain signal summation, where, in the solid state image sensing device, a CDS unit receives reset signals from neighboring columns of the same color in an APS array, receives video signals from pixels generating the...

20060203111 - 3t pixel for cmos image sensors with low reset noise and low dark current generation utilizing parametric reset: The present invention describes in detail the solid-state image sensor, specifically the image sensors pixel that has three transistors, high sensitivity, low reset noise, and low dark current. Low reset noise is achieved by parametrically changing the voltage dependent capacitance of the charge detection node in such a manner that...

20060203112 - Solid state imaging device and method for driving same and imaging apparatus: A solid state imaging device including: a pixel portion having a plurality of pixels arrayed two-dimensionally and including an effective pixel portion and a dummy pixel portion; a timing generator for generating address information for reading signals of pixels of the pixel portion and timing signals for reading; a column...

20060203113 - Solid-state image pickup device and drive method thereof: When pixels are simply skipped while keeping both an order of pixel information and a spatial positional relation the same as those in all-pixel readout, since a distance between pixels to be read out increases, the Nyquist frequency decreases and aliasing noise increases. A 5×5 pixel block is set as...

20060203115 - Method and system for reducing mismatch between reference and intensity paths in analog to digital converters in cmos active pixel sensors: A circuit for reducing a mismatch between a reference path to which a reference voltage is applied and an intensity path to which an intensity voltage is applied from an active pixel sensor comprises a first and a second pair of switches and a processing circuit. The first pair of...

20060203114 - Three-transistor cmos active pixel: A CMOS image sensor includes a plurality of pixels defining an imaging area each pixel includes a photosensitive area that converts incident light into a charge; a first transistor having a transfer gate that transfers charge from the photosensitive area to a charge-to-voltage region; a second transistor that resets the...

20060203116 - Camera comprising means for retaining a lens at two different positions: An imaging module (1) comprises an upper portion (20, 60, 70, 80) and an under portion (10, 30, 40, 50), which are movable with respect to each other. The under portion (10, 30, 40, 50) holds an image sensor chip (10) and has a toothed recess (52) comprising alternating short...

20060203118 - Focus position detection apparatus and method: A focus position detection apparatus calculates a focus position of a focus lens using an image signal obtained from an image sensing element. The apparatus comprises an acquisition unit that acquires focus states for a predetermined distance range, a control unit that controls the acquisition unit to acquire focus states...

20060203117 - Video monitoring system using variable focal length lens: A video monitoring system includes at least one camera system, an objective lens system, and at least one micromirror array lens configured to focus an objective image received by the objective lens system onto an image sensor. In another embodiment, a method in a video monitoring system is presented. The...

20060203119 - Zoom lens control apparatus and optical instrument: A zoom lens control apparatus, which moves a first lens group and a second lens group positioned behind the first lens group on the optical axis of the first lens group with respect to a photographic subject in the optical axis direction when performing a zoom operation, converts a photographic...

20060203120 - Device and method for adjusting exposure of image sensor: A device for adjusting the exposure of an image sensor includes an average luminance value calculation unit, a first exposure control unit and a correction exposure value calculation unit. The average luminance value calculation unit calculates the first total average luminance value of pixels that are output from the image...

20060203121 - Illumination apparatus and image-taking apparatus: A small illumination apparatus including an optical member less affected by heat from a light source is disclosed. The illumination apparatus has a light source and an optical member closer to a light irradiation side than the light source and having an entrance surface formed as a refractive surface. The...

20060203122 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus can photograph without making a user feel a wasteful photographing impossible time and stress. The imaging apparatus has a light emission unit; an anticipated temperature calculator that calculates an anticipated temperature of the light emission unit based on a light emission state; and a controller for suppressing...

20060203123 - Image pickup device: Vertical signal lines are connected to each pixel column in an image pickup unit having pixels arranged in arrays, and the vertical signal lines are connected to a voltage supply circuit for supplying a voltage between a power source voltage and a reference voltage....

20060203124 - Folder-type portable apparatus: A folder-type portable apparatus including a body and a folder coupled to the body by a hinge device. An external display device having a first section and a second section, is disposed on the upper surface of the folder. A camera lens positioned adjacent to the external display device, and...

20060203125 - Animated display calibration method and apparatus: A method for adjusting properties of a display includes displaying a first pluge image on the display to a user, wherein the display includes a plurality of locations, wherein the first pluge image comprises a first plurality of output values associated with the plurality of locations, thereafter displaying a second...

20060203126 - Image processing apparatus and control method thereof: There is provided an image processing apparatus for temporarily stopping reproduction of an accumulation image automatically when a display mode for displaying a broadcast image (image obtained from a broadcast wave) and the accumulation image (image obtained from a storage medium) is switched to a display mode for displaying only...

20060203127 - Vsb reception system with enhanced signal detection for processing supplemental data: A VSB reception system includes a sequence generator for decoding a symbol corresponding to the supplemental data and generating a predefined sequence included in the supplemental data at VSB transmission system. The reception system also includes a modified legacy VSB receiver for processing the data received from the VSB transmission...

20060203128 - Automatic gain control circuit: An AGC control section (110) has a first operation mode for controlling the gain of a variable gain amplifier (103) to maintain the amplitude of the sync signal measured by a sync signal amplitude measuring circuit (108) at a constant value, and a second operation mode for preventing the gain...

20060203129 - Receiving apparatus and image receiving apparatus: A receiving apparatus improving manipulability for a user who watches analog broadcasts exclusively is provided. The receiving apparatus includes a NIM, an input portion that accepts channel numbers of both of the type used for analog broadcasting and the type used for digital broadcasting, a CPU that determines whether the...

20060203130 - Receiving apparatus: A television broadcast receiving apparatus which displays one of television programs received by two tuners on a main picture screen and displays the other on a child picture screen, where one of audios of a program of the main picture screen and a program of the child picture screen is...

20060203131 - Image displaying apparatus and method thereof: An image displaying apparatus and method thereof for displaying on a monitor an original image generated based on image data of an object acquired through an image radiography apparatus together with posture data for the original image that is acquired at a radiography time. The image displaying apparatus and method...

20060203132 - Device and method of color adjustment for projection type video image display devices: The present invention relates to the field of projection type video image display devices allowing color adjustment and a method for such a color adjustment. The device comprises a light source (1) for emitting a white light luminous flux; color light-separating means (2a, 2b) for separating the white light into...

20060203133 - Input source search support method, and image display apparatus and projector using the search support method: An image display apparatus for displaying an image produced by image signals on a display section includes: a plurality of input terminals for receiving each of the image signals supplied from a plurality of input sources; an input selector for selecting a predetermined input terminal from the plural input terminals;...

20060203134 - Pulse width modulated display with equalized pulse width segments: A field sequential pulse width modulated display system comprises a digital micromirror device having a plurality of micromirrors that each selectively pivot to reflect light onto a screen to illuminate a corresponding pixel. A driver circuit controls the DMD responsive to sequences of pulse width segments formed by a processor....

20060203135 - Apparatus and method for effecting communication between a wireless network and a satellite radio receiver: A display retract mechanism for moving a display between a retracted position and a deployed position is disclosed and explained. The display retract mechanism is useful, for example, in mounting a liquid crystal display within the cabin of a passenger vehicle, such as an aircraft or bus. A geared chain...

20060203136 - Variable intensity illumination device with detection and control circuit for a front panel of a television apparatus: A variable intensity light device is provided to illuminate front panel user buttons in a television apparatus. The television apparatus allows user control of the level of light intensity preferably via an on-screen menu. Automatic detection circuitry/logic is also provided that detects whether a light such as an LED is...

20060197828 - Method and system for delivering dual layer hdtv signals through broadcasting and streaming: The present invention provides a method and system for delivering SDTV/HDTV services that achieves significant bandwidth savings, while keeping the existing SDTV transmission unchanged. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a system is provided for delivering HDTV signals. In this system, an HD enhancement layer containing an HD...

20060197829 - Reflection spectroscopic means for detecting patterned objects: A device detects the location of patterned objects in an environment by receiving an optical image and converting the optical image of the lost object into a color digital image. The device employs software to perform an analysis of the color digital image to detect the location of the one...

20060197830 - Endoscope apparatus: In an endoscope apparatus in which a scope is connected to a processor unit in a freely attachable and detachable way, the endoscope apparatus wherein matrix calculation is conducted for RGB signals formed by using CCD, a color space conversion processing circuit is provided for forming spectral images of the...

20060197831 - Endoscope apparatus: An endoscope apparatus comprises: an endoscope comprising an imaging device that forms color image signals of a body to be observed; a Y/C signal processing circuit that forms brightness/color difference signals from a color image signal obtained by the imaging device; a storage portion that stores Y/C matrix data for...

20060197832 - Apparatus and method for virtual retinal display capable of controlling presentation of images to viewer in response to viewer's motion: An apparatus is disclosed which projects light onto a retina of a viewer, to thereby allow the viewer to perceive a display object via a virtual image. The apparatus includes: an emitter emitting light; a modulator modulating the light; a display unit outputting the modulated light to the retina of...

20060197833 - Device and method for detecting display mode of video signal: A device for detecting a display mode of a video signal having first pixels corresponding to a first field, second pixels corresponding to a second field, and third pixels corresponding to a third field, includes a pixel converter, a measurement circuit, and a decision circuit. The pixel converter converts the...

20060197834 - Matrix home studio: A system for simultaneous viewing of a plurality of channels that allow a channel instant transfer on the main monitor and includes a plurality of displays, an audio video signal booster splitter, power supply and a remote control controlling functions of the matrix multi display and main monitor. When the...

20060197835 - Wrist-attached display system for unmanned vehicle imagery and communication: A display system includes a wristwatch-sized device that a user, such as a soldier on a battlefield, can wear, a data receiver, and a small video display. The device can receive data, such as video or still digital imagery captured by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in flight or unmanned...

20060197836 - Airport security system: An airport security system includes a scanner scanning and time stamping an article of identification of an individual passing into a secure terminal area. The system further includes security cameras generating respective video signals of overlapping zones of coverage of the secure terminal area. The video signals are recorded and...

20060197837 - Real-time geo-registration of imagery using cots graphics processors: A method of performing real-time geo-registration of high-resolution digital imagery using existing graphics processing units (GPUs) already found in current personal computers, rather than the main central processing unit (CPU). Digital image data captured by a camera (along with inertial navigation system (INS) data associated with the image data) is...

20060197839 - Automatic multiscale image acquisition from a steerable camera: A system for automatically acquiring high-resolution images by steering a pan-tilt-zoom camera at targets detected in a fixed camera view is provided. The system uses automatic or manual calibration between multiple cameras. Using automatic calibration, the homography between the cameras in a home position is estimated together with the effects...

20060197838 - Image pickup apparatus, electronic tag reading apparatus, and program: An image pickup apparatus comprises an image capture device (21) which captures an image of an article, an electronic tag reader (38) which reads electronic tag information from an electronic tag, and a writing device, when the image of the article is captured by the image capture device, which causes...

20060197840 - Position tracking system: A position tracking system includes an infrared-sensitive device, such as an infrared camera that generates signals in response to detected infrared light in a field of view of the infrared-sensitive device. A processor is responsive to the signals generated by the infrared-sensitive device for determining a position of the detected...

20060197841 - Self-diagnostic method and device for digital televicion: A digital television comprises at least one input interface for transmitting input signals, at least one processing unit connected to the input interface to receive the input signals and processing the input signals to output signals and then outputting the output signals, a scalar connected to the processing unit for...

20060197842 - Image capturing apparatus: An image capturing apparatus which may for example be a digital camera is capable of reading respective pieces of information stored in IC tags. These pieces of information stored in the IC tags are each given additional information in advance that indicates the degree of priority of the stored information....

20060197843 - Digital camera for correcting tilted image: A digital camera includes a gyroscope for sensing an angle by which the image sensing surface of the camera is tilted relative to the horizontal direction. A system controller, when receiving the tilt angle from the gyroscope, adds the tilt angle to image data temporarily stored in an image memory,...

20060197844 - Image recording/reproduction apparatus, index displaying method by image recording/reproduction apparatus, and computer program: An image recording/reproduction apparatus reads image data from a recording medium storing plural image data to display the read image data on a TV monitor or the like, and selects image data of a same aspect ratio to simultaneously index display plural small images of thus selected image data on...

20060197845 - Image pick-up apparatus having a function of automatically picking-up an object image and automatic image pick-up method: A movement area detecting unit detects, in an image frame divided into a plurality of blocks, a block having a movement as a movement area, based on simple image data. A face detecting unit detects a human face based on the simple image data. When a human face is detected...

20060197846 - Image-taking apparatus: An image-taking apparatus performs a correct dimming process while eliminating an influence of flickers in the case of image taking by use of flash light under a flicker light source that exhibits intensity variation of illumination light at a commercial power source frequency of 50 Hz or 60 Hz. A...

20060197847 - Image processor circuits, systems, and methods: An image processor system for a charge coupled device (CCD) or CMOS imaging system includes a correlated double sample and variable gain (CDSVGA) circuit for receiving data from a CCD system and an automatic gain control (AGC) circuit which first controls gain by adjusting said CCD system and then for...

20060197848 - Image recording apparatus and method: An image recording apparatus has a color conversion mode in which it generates color conversion data for color conversion based on an input color which is a source color and an output color which is a destination color. Using the generated color conversion data, the apparatus performs color conversion processing...

20060197850 - Camera data transfer system: The present invention provides a camera data transfer system comprising an imaging means for generating image data and outputting the same, and a camera interface means including a first holding means for holding one frame-preceding image data, a second holding means for holding the present image data, a comparing means...

20060197849 - Methods, electronic devices, and computer program products for processing images using multiple image buffers: An electronic device is operated by providing a plurality of buffers. Consecutive images are stored in respective ones of the plurality of buffers and one or more of the stored images is selected for output responsive to user input....

20060197851 - Positioning a subject with respect to a background scene in a digital camera: A method of positioning an image of a subject, placed before a selected backing, to a desired position with respect to an image of a background scene appearing on a camera view screen, using a digital camera. An image is observed on the camera's view screen and at least one...

20060197852 - Zoom optical system and electronic imaging apparatus having the same: An electronic imaging apparatus includes a zoom optical system having, in order from the object side, a first lens unit with positive power, a second lens unit with negative power, and an aperture stop, in which the first lens unit is composed of a single positive power unit and the...

20060197853 - Solid-state image pickup apparatus for correcting a seam between divided images and a method therefor: A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes a signal processor for detecting, out of digital image signals representative of respective divided images, adjoining pixel data positioned at both sides of a seam between the divided images. A system controller includes a correction value calculator for calculating, based on the adjoining pixel...

20060197854 - Image capturing apparatus and computer software product: An imaging device from which charge signals accumulated in a light receiving part having a pixel array divided into a plurality of fields can be read out is used. In a predetermined image capturing mode such as a MOVE mode, high-speed continuous-exposure mode or live view mode, a captured image...

20060197855 - Color registration in a digital video: A method performed by a processing system includes building a first image pyramid of a first frame of a first channel of a digital video, building a second image pyramid of a second frame of a second channel of the digital video, the second frame corresponding to the first frame,...

20060197856 - Image pickup apparatus: An image pickup apparatus includes: a solid-state image pickup device having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a plurality of vertical transfer paths disposed in respective vertical lines of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and configured to vertically transfer charges, a single horizontal transfer path configured to horizontally transfer...

20060197858 - Amplifying solid-state imaging device, and method for driving the same: By providing dummy pixels separately from effective pixels, the total number of pixel rows is equalized with the number of horizontal sync signals included in one frame interval (which is called an “HD number”). A period during which a reset signal for an electronic shuttering operation is being supplied to...

20060197857 - Cmos image sensor with a low-power architecture: A system of reducing power consumption in and active pixels sensor. The sensor is broken into different blocks, and each of the blocks is individually optimized. The optimization may include minimizing the parasitic capacitance on the readout bus, turning off biases when not in use, and operating in a way...

20060197859 - Solid-state image sensor having its photosensitive cells broadened in area: An image pickup apparatus includes a solid-state image sensor having vertical transfer paths, which are formed every other column and therefore reduced in number to one-half of the conventional vertical transfer paths. The resulting idle regions are added to the photosensitive areas of photosensitive cells for thereby broadening the photosensitive...

20060197861 - Hinge unit and mobile terminal having the same: A mobile terminal comprising: a first body; a second body mounted in the first body to be folded and unfolded; and hinge units for rotatably hinge-connecting the first and second bodies, wherein the hinge units comprise: a first hinge unit mounted in the first body; a second hinge unit mounted...

20060197860 - Method and apparatus for controlling input/output interface: A method of controlling an input/output interface of a mobile terminal which receives a user command, and an apparatus to perform the method, the method including receiving the user command that selects a functional mode of the mobile terminal; perceiving the functional mode of the mobile terminal using the received...

20060197863 - Apparatus for rotating camera lens module for mobile terminal: An apparatus for rotating a camera lens module for a mobile terminal, which rotates the camera lens module according to sliding of a lever is provided. The apparatus includes a slidable camera lever which is exposed to the outside of the mobile terminal, and a rotating unit for rotating the...

20060197862 - Camera module and the manufacturing process thereof: This invention provides a camera module and a manufacturing process thereof. The camera module is compatible with surface mount technology (SMT) machines for bonding onto a main board. The camera module comprises a lens, a lens holder, and an image sensor device. The lens and the lens holder are connected...

20060197864 - Solid-state imaging device: A solid-state imaging device which has a wiring substrate, a solid-state image sensor having a face opposite to a pixel area fixed to the wiring substrate, and a transparent cover fixed to the solid-state image sensor through an adhesive layer so as to oppose the pixel area of the solid-state...

20060197865 - Focus device for cameras: Provided is a focus device for a camera. The focus device moves an image sensor toward, or away from, the incoming light of an image according to commands received from a processor/controller. The focus device includes an actuator for inducing movement of the image sensor, and a position sensor for...

20060197866 - Image taking apparatus: The present invention provides an image taking apparatus which determines an exposure from a photometry result in accordance with a program chart and takes an image by exposing an image sensor to light with the determined exposure. The image taking apparatus includes a motion detection device which detects motion of...

20060197867 - Imaging head and imaging system: An imaging head for an imaging system and a method of obtaining a three-dimensional image with the head and system. The imaging head consists of a digital camera and laser rangefinder fixedly aligned on a common boresight. A rotation stage rotates the camera and rangefinder together as they acquire range...

20060197868 - Apparatus for interpolating scanning line and method thereof: An apparatus and method for interpolating a scanning line is disclosed which carries out scanning line conversion of a picture signal of an interlace system to a picture signal of a progressive system by generating an interpolation pixel from the picture signal of an interlace system. This apparatus includes first...

20060197869 - Apparatus and method for adjusting a pixel clock frequency based on a phase locked loop: An apparatus for adjusting a pixel clock frequency based on a phase locked loop (PLL) includes: a pixel clock generator (11) for generating an actual pixel clock having an actual frequency; a division frequency counter (12) for dividing the actual pixel clock into several pixel clocks having different frequency ranges...

20060197870 - Multi-picture display with a secondary high definition picture window having an adjustable aspect ratio: Systems and methods for presenting high definition display signals in secondary windows of a display are disclosed. In one embodiment, the aspect ratio of a high definition content secondary window is adjustable. The high definition content secondary window may be a PIP, POP, PBP or other window. Furthermore, the image...

20060197871 - System and a method to avoid on-screen fluctuations due to input signal changes while in an osd or graphic centric mode: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for modifying video signals. The system may comprise at least one decoder that decodes a video signal that comprises embedded picture setting data, and a video processor that is adapted to detect whether the system is operating in an on-screen display...

20060197872 - Method for video signal process and method for signal processing apparatus calibration: A method for processing a video signal and a method for calibrating signal processing apparatuses are disclosed. The method for video signal process comprises the following steps. First, an analog video signal having a sync pulse is provided. Then, a peak level of the sync pulse is detected, and a...

20060197873 - Apparatus and method for processing video signal: According to one embodiment, when a digital video signal is inputted, a decoding process is performed to the digital video signal to add a digitized OSD signal, a first scaling process is performed to the digital video signal, and the digital video signal is outputted. When an analog video signal...

20060197874 - Apparatus and method for processing video signal: According to one embodiment, an input analog video signal is digitized, and an OSD signal to which a second scaling process is performed is added to the digital video signal to which a first scaling process is performed. At this point, scaling data corresponding to the number of pixels of...

20060197875 - Apparatus and method for processing video signal: According to one embodiment, an MPEG noise reduction processing unit which performs a process of reducing a mosquito noise to a received video signal can be controlled in a setting state corresponding to a desired item selected on the setting screen in which the plural items to be set are...

20060197876 - Digital video signal processing apparatus and method for adaptive temporal and spatial y/c separation in multiple directions: A digital video signal processing apparatus and method for adaptive spatio-temporal Y/C separation in multiple directions. In the digital video signal processing apparatus, an adaptive three-dimensional band pass filter (3D BPF) performs Y/C separation using local comb filtering/1D band pass filtering when the edge direction is fixed vertically/horizontally according to...

20060197878 - Circuits, methods, and computer program products for reducing cross-color artifacts in video data: A circuit for reducing cross-color artifacts in video data can include three luminance/chrominance (Y/C) separator circuits each configured to provide sets of chrominance coordinates based on a respective three contiguous composite video frames. A first circumcircle calculator circuit is coupled to the three Y/C separator circuits and is configured to...

20060197877 - Method and apparatus for y/c separation: A method for separating luminance (Y) and chrominance (C) of composite signals is presented. The method includes the process of determining whether a target position of a target field has motion and whether the image of the target position meets a predetermined condition. If the target position of the target...

20060197879 - Video processing system including advanced scene break detection methods for fades, dissolves and flashes: The invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting a scene transition in digitized video data. The method includes determining if a gradual transition is detected in the video data that ends with a current frame based at least on the current frame and one or more previous frames in...

20060197880 - Signal processing device and stream processing method: According to one embodiment, a reproduction control unit receives a time stamped stream TTS via a network. A TTS processing unit generates a real time stream TS from the TTS on the basis of the time stamp added to each packet of packets in the TTS. A decode unit decodes...

20060197828 - Method and system for delivering dual layer hdtv signals through broadcasting and streaming: The present invention provides a method and system for delivering SDTV/HDTV services that achieves significant bandwidth savings, while keeping the existing SDTV transmission unchanged. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a system is provided for delivering HDTV signals. In this system, an HD enhancement layer containing an HD...

20060197829 - Reflection spectroscopic means for detecting patterned objects: A device detects the location of patterned objects in an environment by receiving an optical image and converting the optical image of the lost object into a color digital image. The device employs software to perform an analysis of the color digital image to detect the location of the one...

20060197830 - Endoscope apparatus: In an endoscope apparatus in which a scope is connected to a processor unit in a freely attachable and detachable way, the endoscope apparatus wherein matrix calculation is conducted for RGB signals formed by using CCD, a color space conversion processing circuit is provided for forming spectral images of the...

20060197831 - Endoscope apparatus: An endoscope apparatus comprises: an endoscope comprising an imaging device that forms color image signals of a body to be observed; a Y/C signal processing circuit that forms brightness/color difference signals from a color image signal obtained by the imaging device; a storage portion that stores Y/C matrix data for...

20060197832 - Apparatus and method for virtual retinal display capable of controlling presentation of images to viewer in response to viewer's motion: An apparatus is disclosed which projects light onto a retina of a viewer, to thereby allow the viewer to perceive a display object via a virtual image. The apparatus includes: an emitter emitting light; a modulator modulating the light; a display unit outputting the modulated light to the retina of...

20060197833 - Device and method for detecting display mode of video signal: A device for detecting a display mode of a video signal having first pixels corresponding to a first field, second pixels corresponding to a second field, and third pixels corresponding to a third field, includes a pixel converter, a measurement circuit, and a decision circuit. The pixel converter converts the...

20060197834 - Matrix home studio: A system for simultaneous viewing of a plurality of channels that allow a channel instant transfer on the main monitor and includes a plurality of displays, an audio video signal booster splitter, power supply and a remote control controlling functions of the matrix multi display and main monitor. When the...

20060197835 - Wrist-attached display system for unmanned vehicle imagery and communication: A display system includes a wristwatch-sized device that a user, such as a soldier on a battlefield, can wear, a data receiver, and a small video display. The device can receive data, such as video or still digital imagery captured by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in flight or unmanned...

20060197836 - Airport security system: An airport security system includes a scanner scanning and time stamping an article of identification of an individual passing into a secure terminal area. The system further includes security cameras generating respective video signals of overlapping zones of coverage of the secure terminal area. The video signals are recorded and...

20060197837 - Real-time geo-registration of imagery using cots graphics processors: A method of performing real-time geo-registration of high-resolution digital imagery using existing graphics processing units (GPUs) already found in current personal computers, rather than the main central processing unit (CPU). Digital image data captured by a camera (along with inertial navigation system (INS) data associated with the image data) is...

20060197839 - Automatic multiscale image acquisition from a steerable camera: A system for automatically acquiring high-resolution images by steering a pan-tilt-zoom camera at targets detected in a fixed camera view is provided. The system uses automatic or manual calibration between multiple cameras. Using automatic calibration, the homography between the cameras in a home position is estimated together with the effects...

20060197838 - Image pickup apparatus, electronic tag reading apparatus, and program: An image pickup apparatus comprises an image capture device (21) which captures an image of an article, an electronic tag reader (38) which reads electronic tag information from an electronic tag, and a writing device, when the image of the article is captured by the image capture device, which causes...

20060197840 - Position tracking system: A position tracking system includes an infrared-sensitive device, such as an infrared camera that generates signals in response to detected infrared light in a field of view of the infrared-sensitive device. A processor is responsive to the signals generated by the infrared-sensitive device for determining a position of the detected...

20060197841 - Self-diagnostic method and device for digital televicion: A digital television comprises at least one input interface for transmitting input signals, at least one processing unit connected to the input interface to receive the input signals and processing the input signals to output signals and then outputting the output signals, a scalar connected to the processing unit for...

20060197842 - Image capturing apparatus: An image capturing apparatus which may for example be a digital camera is capable of reading respective pieces of information stored in IC tags. These pieces of information stored in the IC tags are each given additional information in advance that indicates the degree of priority of the stored information....

20060197843 - Digital camera for correcting tilted image: A digital camera includes a gyroscope for sensing an angle by which the image sensing surface of the camera is tilted relative to the horizontal direction. A system controller, when receiving the tilt angle from the gyroscope, adds the tilt angle to image data temporarily stored in an image memory,...

20060197844 - Image recording/reproduction apparatus, index displaying method by image recording/reproduction apparatus, and computer program: An image recording/reproduction apparatus reads image data from a recording medium storing plural image data to display the read image data on a TV monitor or the like, and selects image data of a same aspect ratio to simultaneously index display plural small images of thus selected image data on...

20060197845 - Image pick-up apparatus having a function of automatically picking-up an object image and automatic image pick-up method: A movement area detecting unit detects, in an image frame divided into a plurality of blocks, a block having a movement as a movement area, based on simple image data. A face detecting unit detects a human face based on the simple image data. When a human face is detected...

20060197846 - Image-taking apparatus: An image-taking apparatus performs a correct dimming process while eliminating an influence of flickers in the case of image taking by use of flash light under a flicker light source that exhibits intensity variation of illumination light at a commercial power source frequency of 50 Hz or 60 Hz. A...

20060197847 - Image processor circuits, systems, and methods: An image processor system for a charge coupled device (CCD) or CMOS imaging system includes a correlated double sample and variable gain (CDSVGA) circuit for receiving data from a CCD system and an automatic gain control (AGC) circuit which first controls gain by adjusting said CCD system and then for...

20060197848 - Image recording apparatus and method: An image recording apparatus has a color conversion mode in which it generates color conversion data for color conversion based on an input color which is a source color and an output color which is a destination color. Using the generated color conversion data, the apparatus performs color conversion processing...

20060197850 - Camera data transfer system: The present invention provides a camera data transfer system comprising an imaging means for generating image data and outputting the same, and a camera interface means including a first holding means for holding one frame-preceding image data, a second holding means for holding the present image data, a comparing means...

20060197849 - Methods, electronic devices, and computer program products for processing images using multiple image buffers: An electronic device is operated by providing a plurality of buffers. Consecutive images are stored in respective ones of the plurality of buffers and one or more of the stored images is selected for output responsive to user input....

20060197851 - Positioning a subject with respect to a background scene in a digital camera: A method of positioning an image of a subject, placed before a selected backing, to a desired position with respect to an image of a background scene appearing on a camera view screen, using a digital camera. An image is observed on the camera's view screen and at least one...

20060197852 - Zoom optical system and electronic imaging apparatus having the same: An electronic imaging apparatus includes a zoom optical system having, in order from the object side, a first lens unit with positive power, a second lens unit with negative power, and an aperture stop, in which the first lens unit is composed of a single positive power unit and the...

20060197853 - Solid-state image pickup apparatus for correcting a seam between divided images and a method therefor: A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes a signal processor for detecting, out of digital image signals representative of respective divided images, adjoining pixel data positioned at both sides of a seam between the divided images. A system controller includes a correction value calculator for calculating, based on the adjoining pixel...

20060197854 - Image capturing apparatus and computer software product: An imaging device from which charge signals accumulated in a light receiving part having a pixel array divided into a plurality of fields can be read out is used. In a predetermined image capturing mode such as a MOVE mode, high-speed continuous-exposure mode or live view mode, a captured image...

20060197855 - Color registration in a digital video: A method performed by a processing system includes building a first image pyramid of a first frame of a first channel of a digital video, building a second image pyramid of a second frame of a second channel of the digital video, the second frame corresponding to the first frame,...

20060197856 - Image pickup apparatus: An image pickup apparatus includes: a solid-state image pickup device having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a plurality of vertical transfer paths disposed in respective vertical lines of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and configured to vertically transfer charges, a single horizontal transfer path configured to horizontally transfer...

20060197858 - Amplifying solid-state imaging device, and method for driving the same: By providing dummy pixels separately from effective pixels, the total number of pixel rows is equalized with the number of horizontal sync signals included in one frame interval (which is called an “HD number”). A period during which a reset signal for an electronic shuttering operation is being supplied to...

20060197857 - Cmos image sensor with a low-power architecture: A system of reducing power consumption in and active pixels sensor. The sensor is broken into different blocks, and each of the blocks is individually optimized. The optimization may include minimizing the parasitic capacitance on the readout bus, turning off biases when not in use, and operating in a way...

20060197859 - Solid-state image sensor having its photosensitive cells broadened in area: An image pickup apparatus includes a solid-state image sensor having vertical transfer paths, which are formed every other column and therefore reduced in number to one-half of the conventional vertical transfer paths. The resulting idle regions are added to the photosensitive areas of photosensitive cells for thereby broadening the photosensitive...

20060197861 - Hinge unit and mobile terminal having the same: A mobile terminal comprising: a first body; a second body mounted in the first body to be folded and unfolded; and hinge units for rotatably hinge-connecting the first and second bodies, wherein the hinge units comprise: a first hinge unit mounted in the first body; a second hinge unit mounted...

20060197860 - Method and apparatus for controlling input/output interface: A method of controlling an input/output interface of a mobile terminal which receives a user command, and an apparatus to perform the method, the method including receiving the user command that selects a functional mode of the mobile terminal; perceiving the functional mode of the mobile terminal using the received...

20060197863 - Apparatus for rotating camera lens module for mobile terminal: An apparatus for rotating a camera lens module for a mobile terminal, which rotates the camera lens module according to sliding of a lever is provided. The apparatus includes a slidable camera lever which is exposed to the outside of the mobile terminal, and a rotating unit for rotating the...

20060197862 - Camera module and the manufacturing process thereof: This invention provides a camera module and a manufacturing process thereof. The camera module is compatible with surface mount technology (SMT) machines for bonding onto a main board. The camera module comprises a lens, a lens holder, and an image sensor device. The lens and the lens holder are connected...

20060197864 - Solid-state imaging device: A solid-state imaging device which has a wiring substrate, a solid-state image sensor having a face opposite to a pixel area fixed to the wiring substrate, and a transparent cover fixed to the solid-state image sensor through an adhesive layer so as to oppose the pixel area of the solid-state...

20060197865 - Focus device for cameras: Provided is a focus device for a camera. The focus device moves an image sensor toward, or away from, the incoming light of an image according to commands received from a processor/controller. The focus device includes an actuator for inducing movement of the image sensor, and a position sensor for...

20060197866 - Image taking apparatus: The present invention provides an image taking apparatus which determines an exposure from a photometry result in accordance with a program chart and takes an image by exposing an image sensor to light with the determined exposure. The image taking apparatus includes a motion detection device which detects motion of...

20060197867 - Imaging head and imaging system: An imaging head for an imaging system and a method of obtaining a three-dimensional image with the head and system. The imaging head consists of a digital camera and laser rangefinder fixedly aligned on a common boresight. A rotation stage rotates the camera and rangefinder together as they acquire range...

20060197868 - Apparatus for interpolating scanning line and method thereof: An apparatus and method for interpolating a scanning line is disclosed which carries out scanning line conversion of a picture signal of an interlace system to a picture signal of a progressive system by generating an interpolation pixel from the picture signal of an interlace system. This apparatus includes first...

20060197869 - Apparatus and method for adjusting a pixel clock frequency based on a phase locked loop: An apparatus for adjusting a pixel clock frequency based on a phase locked loop (PLL) includes: a pixel clock generator (11) for generating an actual pixel clock having an actual frequency; a division frequency counter (12) for dividing the actual pixel clock into several pixel clocks having different frequency ranges...

20060197870 - Multi-picture display with a secondary high definition picture window having an adjustable aspect ratio: Systems and methods for presenting high definition display signals in secondary windows of a display are disclosed. In one embodiment, the aspect ratio of a high definition content secondary window is adjustable. The high definition content secondary window may be a PIP, POP, PBP or other window. Furthermore, the image...

20060197871 - System and a method to avoid on-screen fluctuations due to input signal changes while in an osd or graphic centric mode: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for modifying video signals. The system may comprise at least one decoder that decodes a video signal that comprises embedded picture setting data, and a video processor that is adapted to detect whether the system is operating in an on-screen display...

20060197872 - Method for video signal process and method for signal processing apparatus calibration: A method for processing a video signal and a method for calibrating signal processing apparatuses are disclosed. The method for video signal process comprises the following steps. First, an analog video signal having a sync pulse is provided. Then, a peak level of the sync pulse is detected, and a...

20060197873 - Apparatus and method for processing video signal: According to one embodiment, when a digital video signal is inputted, a decoding process is performed to the digital video signal to add a digitized OSD signal, a first scaling process is performed to the digital video signal, and the digital video signal is outputted. When an analog video signal...

20060197874 - Apparatus and method for processing video signal: According to one embodiment, an input analog video signal is digitized, and an OSD signal to which a second scaling process is performed is added to the digital video signal to which a first scaling process is performed. At this point, scaling data corresponding to the number of pixels of...

20060197875 - Apparatus and method for processing video signal: According to one embodiment, an MPEG noise reduction processing unit which performs a process of reducing a mosquito noise to a received video signal can be controlled in a setting state corresponding to a desired item selected on the setting screen in which the plural items to be set are...

20060197876 - Digital video signal processing apparatus and method for adaptive temporal and spatial y/c separation in multiple directions: A digital video signal processing apparatus and method for adaptive spatio-temporal Y/C separation in multiple directions. In the digital video signal processing apparatus, an adaptive three-dimensional band pass filter (3D BPF) performs Y/C separation using local comb filtering/1D band pass filtering when the edge direction is fixed vertically/horizontally according to...

20060197878 - Circuits, methods, and computer program products for reducing cross-color artifacts in video data: A circuit for reducing cross-color artifacts in video data can include three luminance/chrominance (Y/C) separator circuits each configured to provide sets of chrominance coordinates based on a respective three contiguous composite video frames. A first circumcircle calculator circuit is coupled to the three Y/C separator circuits and is configured to...

20060197877 - Method and apparatus for y/c separation: A method for separating luminance (Y) and chrominance (C) of composite signals is presented. The method includes the process of determining whether a target position of a target field has motion and whether the image of the target position meets a predetermined condition. If the target position of the target...

20060197879 - Video processing system including advanced scene break detection methods for fades, dissolves and flashes: The invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting a scene transition in digitized video data. The method includes determining if a gradual transition is detected in the video data that ends with a current frame based at least on the current frame and one or more previous frames in...

20060197880 - Signal processing device and stream processing method: According to one embodiment, a reproduction control unit receives a time stamped stream TTS via a network. A TTS processing unit generates a real time stream TS from the TTS on the basis of the time stamp added to each packet of packets in the TTS. A decode unit decodes...