Television inventions 03/07

20070070177 - Visual and aural perspective management for enhanced interactive video telepresence: A system and method to establish a sense of physical presence for group teleconferences. The system and method captures video signals of a first group of participants of a teleconference, processes the video signals to eliminate foreshortening and parallax effects, and displays the processed video signals to a second group... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070070183 - Control apparatus and method: A method of controlling an entertainment system and a communication system is disclosed, the entertainment system including at least one fixed audio and/or video output device and the communication system including a mobile telephone having storage means for storing audio and/or video data, the method including:- docking the mobile telephone... Agent: Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P.

20070070181 - Method and apparatus for controlling image in wireless terminal: A method and apparatus for controlling an image in a wireless terminal transmitting/receiving a facial expression photograph in a message transmission/reception mode and a video call mode are provided. If a facial expression photograph attachment option is selected in a message transmission mode, facial expression types are displayed. A facial... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070070179 - Method and system for a reconfigurable ofdm radio: Aspects of a method and system for a reconfigurable OFDM radio are presented. Aspects of the method may include reconfiguring a single OFDM chip to process a received DVB-H video broadcast signal and at least one of the following: a received IEEE 802.11 WLAN signal, and a received IEEE 802.16... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070070178 - Method and system for communicating in a wireless communications network: A system and method for wireless network communications with a portable communication instrument. The portable communication instrument can be a personal mobile phone. The communications can include voice, video or text information. The information is transmitted from a transmitter in the wireless network to the portable communication instrument over a... Agent: Baker & Botts L.L.P.

20070070180 - Method and system for communicating information in a wireless communication system: Methods and systems for communicating information in a wireless communication system are disclosed herein and may include determining at least a bit-error-rate (BER) for at least a DVB-H downlink communication path utilized for communicating multimedia content in a communication system. The communication system may include a plurality of downlink communication... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070070184 - Mobile communication device with enhanced image communication capability: The present invention discloses a mobile communication device that allows the user to easily perform simultaneous voice communication and image communication that allows the user to transmit high quality image information to another user and receive high quality image information from another user. The mobile communication device provides multiple cameras... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070070182 - Video call apparatus for mobile communication terminal and method thereof: A mobile communication terminal, including an input unit configured to receive multimedia data corresponding to an additional service other than an established video call, a controller configured to codec-process the received multimedia data, and a transceiver configured to transmit the multimedia data during the video call.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070070186 - Interactive communication apparatus and connecting method: An interactive communication apparatus is disclosed which has a video signal obtained by an image pickup device performing an image pickup activity and which has the obtained video signal sent to another apparatus through a communication device while causing a display device to display an image based on a video... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070070185 - System and method for remote display of security video images: A system and method for viewing video images from security systems on a remote handheld communications device like a cellular telephone. Video can be collected at a surveillance location, digitized and compressed, and streamed over a telephone line in a compressed form such as MPEG4 to a remote communications device.... Agent: Clifford Kraft

20070070187 - Television with built-in digital video recording device: A television with a built-in digital video recording device includes: an image receiving unit, receiving digital images from external cameras; an audio/video processing unit, processing the digital images and sound signals picked up by microphones, and outputting audio/video signals; a storage unit, storing the audio/video signals; a central processing unit,... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070070188 - Method of audio-visual communication using a television and television using the same: A method of audio-visual communication using a television and a television using the same are provided, wherein the broadband network and television technologies are used to achieve services of audio-visual communication over a network, such that a user uses the television to conduct audio-visual communications.... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070070189 - Mobile terminal having camera: A mobile terminal having a camera including: a main body capable of controlling information and communication, and outputting image information; a camera device rotatably combined with the main body and having a speaker hole outwardly projecting a sound from a speaker; and a sound guiding device combined with the main... Agent: Charles N.j. Ruggiero Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070070190 - Video surveillance system with omni-directional camera: A method of operating a video surveillance system is provided. The video surveillance system including at least two sensing units. A first sensing unit having a substantially 360 degree field of view is used to detect an event of interest. Location information regarding a target is sent from the first... Agent: Venable LLP

20070070191 - Single channel stereoscopic monitor: A single channel stereoscopic monitor receives a stereoscopic TV image and an Internet stereoscopic image. Left and right eye images are simultaneously received to display the stereoscopic image by a monitor or a TV through a single channel, are polarized by polarizing plates having left and right deflection angles symmetrical... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070070192 - Entertainment system mountable in a vehicle seat and methods for mounting and displaying same: A media system for a vehicle having a seat comprises a housing mounted to the seat, and a media unit that is capable of being coupled to the housing, wherein the housing includes a receiving portion that pivots with respect to the housing and receives the media unit in the... Agent: Frank Chau, Esq. F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070070193 - Electronic endoscope system: An electronic endoscope system comprises an electronic endoscope and a processor. The electronic endoscope includes a parallel/serial converter which encodes a vertical synchronizing signal and a horizontal synchronizing signal to synchronization codes representing ON/OFF states thereof expressed by several maximum and minimum signal levels for representing the digital image signals,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070070194 - Electronic endoscope system: In an electronic endoscope system, an individual channel of a frequency band is allocated to each of a plurality of electronic endoscopes. When a release switch of the electronic endoscope is operated to record an endoscopic image, a picture signal of the endoscopic image is modulated into a radio frequency... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070070195 - Electronic endoscope system: In an electronic endoscope system, an RF signal is produced through quadrature modulation of a picture signal that is representative of an image taken through an electronic endoscope. When control signals are entered by an operator through a control section of the electronic endoscope, a data superimposing section superimposes the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070070196 - Detecting video format information in a sequence of video pictures: Gradient analysis may be utilized to determine frame and field repeat patterns in input video data. Those frame and field repeat patterns may then be analyzed to match them with characteristic patterns associated with telecine 3:2 and 2:2 pulldown video data, for example. In addition, a progressive detector may use... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070070197 - Vehicle periphery video providing apparatus and method: A vehicle periphery video providing apparatus performs coordinate conversion for a video shot by a shooting device so that the same video as in a case where a vehicle outside is visible from an eye point position of a driver in such a manner that an installed area of a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070070198 - Monitoring camera system and method: A surveillance system includes a track system having a first track and a second track that allow for the translation of a camera carriage having a camera. The track system may be combined to lengthen or shorten the expanse of the surveillance system. A pulley system translates the camera carriage... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070070199 - Method and apparatus for automatically adjusting monitoring frames based on image variation: A method and an apparatus for automatically adjusting monitoring frames based on image variation are disclosed. According to the present invention, a changed block judgment device and a regional image output device are added to an image capturing device. When the image is moving or changing, the corresponding changed blocks... Agent: J.c. Patents, Inc.

20070070200 - Video matting using camera arrays: A method and system for determining an alpha matte for a video is presented. A set of videos is acquired by an array of cameras. A centrally located camera in the array is designated as a reference camera and acquires a reference video. A foreground depth plane is selected from... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.

20070070201 - Object tracking method and object tracking apparatus: An object tracking apparatus includes a buffer unit that is configured to store picture information, an object position detecting unit that detects positional information of an object from the picture information, an object region detecting unit that detects a region of the object in the picture information based on the... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070070202 - Video signal determination device, a video display device, a video signal determination method, and a video display method for determining the type of a video signal that contains a synchronizing signal: A synchronization processing circuit separates synchronizing signals from an input video signal, provides the synchronizing signals to a detection circuit, and further provides the input video signal that has no synchronizing signal to a scaler circuit. The detection circuit detects the horizontal synchronization frequency, the vertical synchronization frequency, the synchronization... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070070203 - Integrated digital device and selecting method thereof: An integrated digital device and method for selecting functions are provided. A button is positioned adjacent to a display unit for selecting functions according to a mode change. Icons are displayed for the selected function via the display device. The integrated digital device includes a display unit for displaying multimedia... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070070207 - Image-capturing apparatus, image correction method and program: A digital camera includes a tri-axial acceleration sensor. The CPU determines a direction of the camera at a time of image capturing, on the basis of a gravitational direction which is detected by the tri-axial acceleration sensor, calculates a parameter for projection-correcting a captured image in a predetermined direction on... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070070204 - Multi-camera system and method: A system and method for realizing a multi-camera system having two optical paths with a single processing path for the two optical paths. Such a multi-camera system typically includes a first image-capture device associated with a first optical train wherein the first image-capture device is typically pointed in a first... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070070205 - Web cam: A web cam is provided, comprising: a body, having a receiving space for receiving a lens, and two supporting arms extending from the periphery of the body; a shell from which a pivot connecting part is extended; and a connecting element, passing through the holes of the supporting arms of... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070070208 - Wireless audio transmission system, receiver, video camera and audio mixer: A wireless audio transmission system includes: a transmitter having a microphone and a modulator-transmitter transmitting a radio wave modulated by an audio signal from the microphone; a receiver having a receiver-demodulator demodulating the audio signal after receiving the radio wave transmitted from the transmitter, outputting the audio signal demodulated by... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20070070206 - Wireless photographic communication system and method: An external wireless communication module for enabling a camera to communicate with a remote device. The wireless communication module includes one or more pressure connectors configured to directly connect to one or more external ports of the camera, each of the one or more external ports may provide access to... Agent: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

20070070209 - Video production with selectable camera angles: An apparatus for viewing an event at an event site includes a plurality of cameras disposed about an event site, the cameras providing views of the event site from at least two different camera angles, and a viewer in communication with the plurality of cameras, the viewer enabling a user... Agent: Michael M. Gerardi

20070070210 - Video production with selectable camera angles: A method of viewing an event at an event site includes the steps of: providing an apparatus for viewing the event at the event site, the apparatus including a plurality of cameras disposed about the event site, the cameras providing views of the event site from at least two different... Agent: Michael M. Gerardi

20070070211 - Composite monitoring and video recording apparatus: A composite monitoring and video recording apparatus integrates a camera and a storage device to perform burglar-thwarting picture taking operation through a human body infrared sensor. The storage device can perform cyclic recording function to constantly store latest images. The lens of the apparatus can perform dynamic continuous video recording... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070070212 - Frame rate converting apparatus and imaging apparatus: A frame rate converting apparatus for converting a frame rate of an input first image signal and outputting the image signal having the converted frame rate as a second image signal. The apparatus includes an input section into which the first image signal is input; a detecting section for detecting... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070070214 - Image processing apparatus for correcting an input image and image processing method therefor: An image processing apparatus includes a face detector and a gamma corrector. The face detector detects a subject area or areas out of image data output from an image sensor. A correction table is produced on the basis of luminance values of the subject area and a frequency distribution of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070070213 - System for image analysis in a network that is structured with multiple layers and differentially weighted neurons: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for facilitating the usage of an online workforce to remotely monitor security-sensitive sites and report potential security breaches. In some embodiments, cameras are configured to monitor critical civilian infrastructure, such as water supplies and nuclear reactors. The cameras are operatively connected to a central... Agent: Walker Digital

20070070215 - Filter circuit, and image sensor, image sensor module, and image reading apparatus provided therewith: A filter circuit has: a first and a second current mirror circuit that are each built with a plurality of transistors and that respectively pass a first and a second mirror current according to a constant current; an input terminal via which an input pulse signal is fed in; a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070070216 - Imaging apparatus, and exposure control apparatus, method, and program: An imaging apparatus for capturing an image using a solid-state imaging device includes the following elements. One or more signal correction units correct an image signal obtained by capturing the image on a color component basis. A luminance detection unit detects luminance information from image signals obtained at locations prior... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070070217 - Image analysis apparatus and image analysis program storage medium: An object of the invention is to provide an image analysis apparatus and an image analysis program storage medium storing the image analysis program that analyze an image and automatically determine words relating to the image. There are provided an acquiring section which acquires an image; an element extracting section... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070070218 - Storage system for retaining identification data to allow retrieval of media content: The invention relates to a data-storage system (100, 200) comprising a processor means (110, 260) for obtaining identifier data of media content existing in the system, the identifier data being used for identifying the media content, and a memory (120, 265) for retaining the identifier data after the media content... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070070219 - Video signal processing apparatus and digital camera: In a video signal processing apparatus for generating a video signal in a prescribed format by capturing output of a solid-state imaging element that is driven by corresponding to each timing of horizontal scanning and vertical scanning, a first signal processing circuit generates a first video signal by performing the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070070220 - Method and camera for image enhancement: The invention relates to a camera comprising local communications interface (22), means (24) of recognition and interrogation of local distribution data transmitters (12, 14, 16, 18, 19), using the interface, and memory (26) for recording images linked to data coming from local distribution transmitters. The camera can be used in... Agent: Patent Legal Staff

20070070221 - Image processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program: The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program that can very sharply display video images which are subjected to frame rate conversion by suppressing a decrease in the image quality (blurred images) caused by imaging blur. A high frame converter 11... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070070222 - Method of eliminating horizontal pattern noise: The present invention provides a method for eliminating horizontal pattern noise of an image signal captured by a digital camera, wherein the method comprises the steps of: obtaining the image signal; performing an optical black reset operation to the image signal after the short exposure time has substantially completed; waiting... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070070223 - Image pickup apparatus and image processing method: An image combined high sensitivity image and low sensitivity image is provided with well-adjusted white balance and broad dynamic range. The image is obtained by multiplying the combined data by total gain that depends on scene. A white balance is adjusted with gain value calculated from of high output image... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070070225 - Imaging device: Frequency characteristics of an optical low-pass filter (2) are set in such a way that a first false color passing rate indicative of the rate of frequency components passing through a frequency component region not lower than the Nyquist frequency fa for the lowest sampling frequency fs among the sampling... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070070224 - Wavelength component proportion detection apparatus and image-pickup apparatus: A wavelength component proportion detection apparatus is disclosed which is capable of detecting the proportions of the wavelength components under a light source including the visible and infrared wavelength components. The apparatus comprises a color filter, an image-pickup element, an extractor which extracts a color-difference signal from an image-pickup signal,... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070070226 - Matting using camera arrays: A method extracts an alpha matte from images acquired of a scene by cameras. A depth plane is selected for a foreground in the scene. A trimap is determined from a set of images acquired of the scene. An epipolar plane image is constructed from the set of images and... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.

20070070227 - Complementary color detection device: The invention provides a complementary color detection device receiving a light source and outputting a complementary color reading thereof, comprising a filter extracting a red, green and blue light component from the light source; and a detector receiving the red green and blue light components and outputting a first, second... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070070228 - Camera module: A camera module (8) includes a lens module (10), a focus correction element (20) disposed along optical axis of the lens module (10), an electrical control unit (30), and a temperature sensor (40). The focus correction element includes a transparent flexible sheet (21), a transparent supporting plate (23), and a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070070229 - Semiconductor device with improved design freedom of external terminal: A semiconductor device comprises: a semiconductor chip having a firstmain surface, asecondmain surface, and a plurality of side surfaces; an extension portion which contacts and surrounds the side surfaces of the semiconductor chip; a base, which is capable of conducting heat generated by the semiconductor chip; an insulating film which... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070070230 - Solid state image pickup device: A solid state image pickup device is provided which can reduce crosstalks between range finding photoelectric conversion elements (AF sensor) and photometry photoelectric conversion elements (AE sensor). The solid state image pickup device has an n-type epitaxial semiconductor region, a p-type first well region formed in the semiconductor region, a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070070231 - Radiation monitoring apparatus and method: A method of operating a radiation monitoring device is provided. The device has a plurality of photo-sites upon which when in use, electrical charges accumulate in response to received radiation, and a transport register comprising a plurality of register locations adapted to receive the accumulated charges from the photo-sites. Electrical... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070070232 - Solid-state imaging elment and solid-state imaging apparatus: A solid-state imaging element includes: a plurality of light receiving elements provided within an imaging region on a semiconductor substrate; a color filter with a plurality of colors provided on the plurality of light receiving elements for filtering with a predetermined color; a vertical shift register disposed adjacent to the... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070070233 - System and method for correlating captured images with their site locations on maps: A system and method for spatial representation of image capture zones associated with captured images, their site locations and imaging assemblies, which capture the intended image, on a corresponding map of the site location of an imaging assembly and the subjects of the captured images display. The imaging assembly includes... Agent: Malloy & Malloy, P.A.

20070070235 - Drive unit, optical controller, and image taking apparatus: An optical controller has a lens to be driven, a holding section which holds the lens and is movable in a driving direction of the lens, a polymer actuator which drives the holding section in the driving direction by expanding and contracting in response to application and release of a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070070234 - Image pick-up lens system: A image pick-up lens system includes: a first lens with positive diffractive power, a second lens with negative diffractive power, a third lens with positive diffractive power, and a fourth lens with negative diffractive power. The first lens, the second lens, the third lens and the fourth lens are aligned... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070070237 - Layout of the optical path in the image capturing system and the method of forming the same: The image-capturing system comprises a image-capturing module and a plurality of mirrors, wherein the image-capturing module has a lens and a charge-coupled device (CCD). The image-capturing module is located on about the center in the image-capturing system, and a plurality of mirrors are arranged in the peripheral region within the... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group, LLP

20070070236 - Optical element and image-pickup apparatus: An optical element is disclosed which has an excellent optical low-pass filter effect. The optical element has optical anisotropy and separates entering light into light rays having polarization directions perpendicular to each other. The optical element satisfies the following conditions: 0.1<|ne−no|, and θmax<θ. no and ne represent refractive indices for... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070070238 - Imaging device, automatic focusing method and recording medium on which a program is recorded: An imaging device that can shorten focus searching search times and enable correct focusing in accordance with shooting conditions. An autofocus function operates when a shutter button of a digital camera is half-pressed. At this time, a current shooting mode, which was selected in advance by a photographer operating a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070070240 - Cradle apparatus, terminal apparatus, and camera control system and method therefor: Operation modes of a camera apparatus and a cradle apparatus are acquired, and an application to be executed on a terminal apparatus is automatically determined and launched according to the acquired operation modes.... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070070239 - Image pickup apparatus having a movable grip portion: An image pickup apparatus comprises: an image pickup unit for picking up an object image; an image display unit for displaying an image; a grip portion to be grasped by an operator; a moving portion for allowing the grip portion to move between a first position in which the grip... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20070070241 - Technique for bit-accurate film grain simulation: The simulation of film grain in an image makes use of parameters contained in a Supplemental Enhancement Information (SEI) message that accompanies the image upon transmission. The SEI message specifies film grain simulation parameters such as the film simulation model, the blending mode, and color space.... Agent: Thomson Licensing Inc.

20070070242 - Video player and playing method and play system utilizing the same: A video player provides a video signal to a display device. A selection unit outputs a first signal of an interlaced format or outputting a second signal of a progressive format according to a state of a selection signal. A frequency generator outputs a first frequency or a second frequency... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070070243 - Adaptive vertical temporal flitering method of de-interlacing: An adaptive vertical temporal filtering method of de-interlacing is disclosed, which is capable of interpolating a missing pixel of an interlaced video signal by a two-field VT filter while compensating the de-interlaced result adaptively with respect to the characteristics of edge defined by the vertical neighbors of the missing pixel.... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070070244 - Method and system for reducing the appearance of jaggies when deinterlacing moving edges: A method and system for reducing the appearance of jaggies when deinterlacing moving edges in a video processing system are provided. The method may comprise detecting the direction of an angled edge in an interlaced video image to determine a filtering direction to be used for approximating absent pixels in... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070070245 - Burst noise canceling apparatus: The present invention provides a burst noise canceling apparatus which can remove burst noises even in a one-time data, without the need of a large amount of memory. The device according to the present invention incorporates an analog-to-digital converter for sampling a received MR signal to convert it to digital... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070070246 - Broadcasting data receiving apparatus: A broadcasting data receiving apparatus which can receive broadcasting data and update software by using software update data received as the broadcasting data includes a receiving portion operable to receive broadcasting data, a video/audio processing portion operable to process video data included in the received broadcasting data for video display... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070070247 - Image display apparatus and method, program and recording media: Disclosed herein is an image display apparatus for displaying an image corresponding to a signal selected by a user from among a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of input signals. The apparatus includes: a selection outputter for outputting a signal selected from among the plurality of signals on... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070070248 - Pre-compensation of high frequency component in a video scaler: A video scaling process system, wherein the high frequency components of the input video sequence are compensated for, prior to video scaling. The video scaling system includes a pre-compensator for compensation of the high frequency components of the input video sequence, and a video scaler. The pre-compensator includes a high... Agent: Kenneth L. Sherman, Esq. Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman, LLP

20070070249 - Video signal processing apparatus and video signal processing method: According to one embodiment, a video signal processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit to obtain the frequency of each luminance level from the input luminance signal worth of one frame, a frequency conversion unit that logarithmically converts the frequency of each luminance level obtained and adds a preset offset value,... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070070251 - Method and apparatus for isolating iic bus noise from a tuner in a television receiver: A method and apparatus for isolating a noise intolerant device, e.g., a phase-lock loop of a tuner within a television receiver, from source of noise. In one embodiment, the apparatus isolates a phase-lock loop integrated circuit (IC) from the bus, by providing an isolation buffer that allows the receiver to... Agent: Thomson Licensing Inc.

20070070250 - Methods for adaptive noise reduction based on global motion estimation: An improved temporal noise reduction method and system detects the global motion and adjusts the overall gain of the temporal filtering. Temporal noise reduction is applied to two video frames, wherein one video frame is the current input noisy frame, and the other video frame is a previous filtered frame... Agent: Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman, LLP

20070070252 - Vsb reception system with enhanced signal detection for procesing 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... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070070253 - Portable wireless audio-visual transmitting/receiving device: A portable wireless audio-visual transmitting/receiving device is designed for wirelessly receiving and showing (monitoring) audio-visual programs. The transmitting/receiving device comprises a transmitter, a receiver, and a remote control, wherein the transmitting/receiving device can be integrated into the DVD player by wireless transmission. Besides, the image-showing function of LCD monitor can... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070070254 - Video standard determination: Various embodiments for determining a correct video standard for a display device (e.g., a television monitor) are described. In an embodiment, a test signal in accordance with a video standard is transmitted to the display device. One or more signals transmitted by the display device are analyzed to determine whether... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070070255 - Television system with controlled tuning: Television systems comprising tuners (1), controllers (2) for controlling tuners (1), and stages (3) for receiving tuned signals from tuners (1) and for supplying control signals to controllers (2), use time-consuming automatic fine tuning signals while high speed tuning. By using lock signals (53) from phase-locked-loops (31) in stages (3)... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070070256 - Broadcast receiving device and broadcast receiving method: A broadcast receiving device includes a receiver configured to selectively receive two programs; an analyzer configured to analyze sound volume levels of the two programs for a certain time; and an adjuster configured to adjust the relative sound volume levels of the two programs, when the analysis indicates that there... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070070257 - Integrated optical assembly and method for projection displays: An assembly for use in a projection system includes a plurality of optical elements, such as one or more mirrors, a light engine, and a screen, and a monolith. The optical elements are coupled to the monolith to provide a central element of reference, thereby enabling alignment based on the... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p

20070070258 - Techniques to switch between video display modes: An apparatus which switches between video display modes, including a display panel having multiple display pixels formed in a matrix; a display controller coupled to the display panel and including a detector to detect a phase differential between received timing signals and output a synchronous determination signal, and a control... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070070259 - Cover for a vehicle media device: A cover for a vehicle media device, wherein the media device comprises a console and a display attached to the console, comprises a first part having a first opening for receiving the console, and a second part coupled to the first part and covering a side of the display. The... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070064089 - Method of providing customer service with an a/v telecommunication device: A method of providing customer service using an ANV telecommunication device is performed by receiving a request from an A/V telecommunication device and establishing a two-way telecommunication connection between the A/V telecommunication device and a call center.... Agent: Jackson Walker LLP

20070064091 - User input method and device of mobile communication terminal: A user input method and device of a mobile communication terminal that includes displaying a menu screen comprising images associated with each key function and menu function necessary for terminal control, depending on a currently set operation mode; detecting a preset indicator from a video that is photographed by camera... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070064090 - Video relay system and method: A video relay system for allowing impaired individuals to communicate across a network includes a first device capable of sending and receiving audio and video signals where the first device is coupled to a network and includes an application. The application on the first device is configured to communicate with... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070064093 - Method for performing video communication service and mobile communication terminal employing the same: Disclosed is a method for performing a video communication service in a mobile communication terminal, including: presetting image data for substituting for video data transmitted from a transmission-side terminal; determining if the video data transmitted from the transmission-side terminal are abnormal data in video communication; and when the video data... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070064092 - Mobile video teleconferencing system and control method: A mobile video teleconferencing system comprising an audio-visual assembly atop a vertical support structure mounted to a powered, wheeled base. The device is controlled through a wireless Internet connection by a remote user, and is light enough to be carried with one hand.... Agent: Roy Sandberg Apt. # B

20070064095 - Method, apparatus and computer program product for synchronizing separate compressed video and text streams to provide closed captioning and instant messaging integration with video conferencing: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for synchronizing separate compressed video and text streams to provide lightweight closed captioning and instant messaging integration with video conferencing. A video encoder encodes a video stream and periodically generates a synchronization frame event. Each generated synchronization frame event has a... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept 917

20070064096 - Roll over audio visual control center: A roll over audio visual control center (“roll over platform”) designed to be embedded for use within the top of a conference table to display, in an inverted position, a power or communications outlet for use on top of the conference table or to hide, in a regular position, the... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070064094 - Spatially correlated audio in multipoint videoconferencing: The disclosed method provides audio location perception to an endpoint in a multipoint videoconference by providing a plurality of audio streams to the endpoint, wherein each of the audio streams corresponds to one of the loudspeakers at the endpoint. The audio streams are differentiated so as to emphasize broadcasting of... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.L.P.

20070064097 - Method and system for auto configuration in a video phone system: A method and system for automatic camera configuration, upon establishment of a communication session is described. A number is entered into a video phone and a first segment of a communication session is established between the video phone and a service system. The service system retrieves and stores a current... Agent: Trask Britt

20070064098 - Systems and methods for 3d rendering: Systems and methods are disclosed for performing three-dimensional video conferencing by capturing one or more registration marks; capturing a plurality of views of a scene; transmitting each view in a separate data stream to a remote location; receiving each data stream at the remote location and generating a plurality of... Agent: Tran & Associates

20070064099 - Method of representing a sequence of pictures using 3d models, and corresponding devices and signals: The disclosure relates to a method of representing a sequence of pictures which are grouped into sets comprising at least two successive pictures, known as groups of pictures (GOP), whereby a textured, meshed three-dimensional model is associated with each of said GOPs. In an embodiment, the three-dimensional model associated with... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070064101 - Observation apparatus: An observation apparatus includes an illuminating unit that illuminates a sample; an imaging unit that captures an image of the sample to generate an observation image; a storage unit that stores the observation image in association with an illumination condition of the illuminating unit at generation of the observation image... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070064100 - Scanning electron microscope and image signal processing method: The SEM has a dynamic range reference value setting unit for setting dynamic range reference values, a dynamic range adjustment unit for receiving an observation image signal delivered out of a secondary electron detector, adjusting the dynamic range of the observation image signal on the basis of the dynamic range... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070064102 - Display apparatus: A display apparatus includes a display panel that displays individual images in a plurality of viewing directions on a common screen, a parallax barrier that makes the individual images respectively visible from the plurality of viewing directions, a light guide plate that guides a light to the display panel, a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070064103 - Measurement device: The invention relates to a device with a sensor element for sensing at least one property of its environment, which supplies a measurement signal, and of a processing unit which processes the sensed measurement signal. In order to make available a device, in particular a measurement device, which requires fewer... Agent: John F. Mcnulty At Paul & Paul

20070064105 - Indoor apparatus of intercom system and method for controlling indoor apparatus: An intercom apparatus of the present invention includes a display that displays an image captured by an outdoor apparatus having a camera; a database that stores an image of a person and history information of the person; an image authentication unit that compares the image captured by the outdoor apparatus... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070064107 - Method and apparatus for performing coordinated multi-ptz camera tracking: A system for tracking at least one object, comprising: a plurality of communicatively connected visual sensing units configured to capture visual data related to the at least one object; and a manager component communicatively connected to the plurality of visual sensing units, where the manager component is configured to assign... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler P.C.

20070064106 - Refrigerator, monitoring system having refrigerator and control method thereof: A refrigerator for monitoring the status of another space by means of a display device mounted to the refrigerator, a monitoring system having the refrigerator and a control method thereof. The refrigerator includes a body which is formed with a storage chamber, a door for opening and closing the storage... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070064104 - Surveillance camera system, remote-controlled monitoring device, control method, and their control program: A surveillance camera system includes a surveillance camera having pan/tilt capability, a display for displaying images picked-up by the surveillance camera thereon, a pointing device for indicating the movement of the surveillance camera in a visual field direction, and a remote-controlled monitoring device including a control unit for displaying the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070064108 - Rear view mirror with integrated video system: A video system (10) integrated along with a rear view mirror (170) into a rear view mirror housing (20) of a vehicle. The system (10) includes at least one video camera (30) and a display monitor (40), with the monitor (40) being located substantially behind and viewable through the mirror... Agent: Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne

20070064109 - Wireless video surveillance system and method for self-configuring network: A mesh network surveillance system and method for providing communication between a base system having at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and other ICD(s), wherein the ICD(s) are operable to provide a self-configuring network with each other, including the steps of providing this base system; at least one... Agent: Martin A. Renkis

20070064110 - Single instrument/card for video applications: Video processing arrangement including a host computer having a monitor, a video asset coupled to the computer for generating video signals and an interface for connecting the video asset to the computer to enable the display of video signals on the monitor. The video asset includes various primary elements including... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20070064111 - Digital camera and image information transmission method: At least one image file containing an image to be printed is selected from the image files recorded in a recording medium, for example, HDD by a user. Then a camera and a printer are connected. Responsive to a file information transmission request that requests the transmission of all image... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070064113 - Apparatus and method for remote control of an image forming device using wireless data communication: A remote control apparatus and method are provided for controlling an image forming device using wireless data communication by establishing a wireless connection with the image forming device. A wireless interface receives image data stored in a storage medium of an image forming device and transmits a signal requesting an... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070064112 - Video communications method and system: The invention provides a method and system wherein first video images are directly overlaid with remote video images to produce a combined video image which is then displayed to the user and/or stored as appropriate. Preferably at least one of the first and/or remote images is subject to an image... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070064114 - Image pickup apparatus: Based on a detection signal from a drop sensor, it is determined whether or not an apparatus is actually dropping. When the apparatus is determined to be dropping, access to a HDD for recording or reading is forbidden, while when the apparatus is determined not to be dropping, the access... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070064115 - Imaging method and imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The imaging apparatus includes an image capturing section, a motion detecting section, a reliability determining section, a shaking compensating section, and a filtering section. The image capturing section captures a plurality of images which chronologically differ. The motion detecting section detects motion of the plurality... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070064116 - Imaging apparatus including a plurality of image pickup elements: An imaging apparatus comprising a spectroscopy section for splitting a beam of object light; a first image pickup element and a second image pickup element for converting one of the object light split by the spectroscopy section to image data; a moving picture imaging control section for imaging a moving... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070064118 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: The image processing apparatus includes an RGB-YUV converter for converting a color image into a luminance signal and a color difference signal and a YUV false color remover for removing false color based on the luminance signal Y and the color difference signals U, V. The false color remover includes... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070064117 - Image signal processing circuit and imaging unit using the same: A first solid state imaging device (20a) captures a first picture of a subject to generate a first image signal Ya(t). A second solid state imaging device (20b) captures a second picture of the subject to generate a second image signal Yb(t). In synchronization with operation of the first and... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070064119 - Photographing system: A photographing system for photographing a subject comprises color information detecting section for detecting color information of the subject, color image capturing section for capturing a color image of the subject, and color correcting section for performing color correction of a color image captured by the color image capturing section... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070064120 - Chroma-key event photography: The invention comprises an entertaining digital chroma-key video photography event (“photo event”) wherein at least one photo subject is placed in front of a green screen background. The participant is photographed while moving or speaking in response to verbal prompts or from viewing action in a simultaneously shown interactive composite... Agent: Law Office Of David Mcewing

20070064121 - Real-time recommendation of album templates for online photosharing: The present invention provides a system and method for recommending templates for electronic or online photo albums. In general, digital images are selected to form a photo album. The metadata associated with the digital images is analyzed to provide selection criteria. Using the selection criteria, one or more templates are... Agent: Withrow & Terranova, P.l.l.c.

20070064123 - Digital video camera and mode changing method: According to an embodiment of the invention, in a digital video camera using a non-tape recording medium, the user can select whether to save a moving image file in a divided form or as one file, when recording a moving image, by changing the function of a REC button. When... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070064122 - Image capturing apparatus, image capturing method and image storing apparatus: There is provided an image capturing apparatus hat enables a user to confirm already captured images on the image capturing apparatus even when the captured images have been transferred out of the image capturing apparatus. The image capturing apparatus has an image capturing section for capturing images, a large memory... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070064124 - Media spooler system and methodology providing efficient transmission of media content from wireless devices: A media spooler system is described that provides a methodology for efficient transmission of media content from client devices, such transmission of digital images from wireless digital cameras. The media spooler or gateway addresses wireless transmission problems by acting as a protocol gateway between a thin-client device and a target... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070064125 - Chroma-key event photography: The invention comprises an entertaining digital chroma-key video photography event (“photo event”) wherein at least one photo subject is placed in front of a green screen background. The participant is photographed while moving or speaking in response to verbal prompts or from viewing action in a simultaneously shown interactive composite... Agent: Law Office Of David Mcewing

20070064126 - Chroma-key event photography: The invention comprises an entertaining digital chroma-key video photography event (“photo event”) wherein at least one photo subject is placed in front of a green screen background. The participant is photographed while moving or speaking in response to verbal prompts or from viewing action in a simultaneously shown interactive composite... Agent: Law Office Of David Mcewing

20070064127 - Method and apparatus for superimposing characters on video: A method and apparatus for superimposing a character on video for display on a video screen comprising providing a system capable of displaying a plurality of RGB pixel values on a video screen, designating a portion of the plurality of RGB pixel values to have special values, receiving video data... Agent: Paul T. Kashimba, Esq. Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.

20070064128 - System and method for a high dynamic range sensitive sensor element or array with gain control: A high dynamic range sensitive sensor element or array is provided which uses phase domain integration techniques to accurately capture high and low intensity images. The sensor element of the present invention is not limited by dynamic range characteristics exhibited by prior art solid-state pixel structures and is thus capable... Agent: Mcguinness & Manaras LLP

20070064129 - Solid-state imaging device: A solid-state imaging device comprising pixels arranged in a row direction and a column direction, wherein each of the pixels comprises: (i) a light receiving portion including photoelectric converting elements which are formed overlappingly in a depth direction of a semiconductor substrate, and which detect lights of different colors respectively,... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070064130 - Link object to form field on surface: A method of submitting an object to a form application using a form printed on a surface, the surface having disposed therein or thereon coded data being at least partially indicative of an identity of the form and at least one interactive element, the at least one interactive element being... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070064131 - Solid-state element device and light-emitting apparatus using same: A solid-state element device having: a solid-state element; a power receiving/supplying portion for mounting thereto the solid-state element, and receiving/supplying a power from/to the solid-state element; and a wavelength converting portion having a phosphor layer formed inside a sealing glass having the same coefficient of thermal expansion as that of... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070064132 - Storage device system and signal transmission method for storage device system: The storage device system comprises: a plurality of signal transmission paths connected respectively to a plurality of installed storage devices; a plurality of system side communications sections for transmitting and receiving signals respectively to and from the plurality of storage devices, via the plurality of signal transmission paths; and one... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070064133 - Mos image sensor: A MOS image sensor comprises: a semiconductor substrate that has a surface including an image area; a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged on the image area; and lines formed over the image area in a manner avoiding the photoelectric conversion elements and connected to a signal-read circuit provided corresponding... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070064135 - Apparatus for continuous clocking of tdi sensors: A method and apparatus for propagating charge through a sensor and implementation thereof is provided. The method and apparatus may be used to inspect specimens, the sensor operating to advance an accumulated charge between gates of the TDI sensor. The design implementation provides a set of values representing a plurality... Agent: Smyrski Law Group, A Professional Corporation

20070064139 - Solid state image pickup device and its manufacture: A first silicon oxide film is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate in an area of a vertical transfer channel and a read gate contiguous with each other, and a silicon nitride film is formed on the first silicon oxide film. The silicon nitride film is isotropically etched... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070064138 - Solid state imaging device, driving method for solid state imaging device, imaging apparatus, and image input apparatus: At a transfer electrode to which a normally low transfer pulse is applied, the time period in which the negative potential is applied is long, and an electric field is applied to a gate insulating film, such that the device reliability can decrease. To overcome this drawback, a negative side... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070064137 - Solid state imaging device, method of producing the same and camera relating to same: A solid state imaging device improving and stabilizing imaging characteristic by optimizing a location of a positive hole accumulation layer to an electrode at the periphery of a light receiving portion, and having light receiving portions formed on a substrate and electrodes formed on the substrate at the periphery of... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070064136 - Solid-state image pickup apparatus for compensating for deterioration of horizontal charge transfer efficiency: A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor provided with an image sensing surface including a photosensitive zone for measurement and an optical black area adjoining an output circuit. Signal charges read out from the photosensitive zone for measurement and optical black area are used to calculate local horizontal... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070064134 - Solid-state imaging device: A solid-state imaging apparatuses IS1 comprises a package P1, a CCD chip 11, chip resistor arrays 21, etc. In package P1, a mounting portion 2, for mounting CCD chip 11 and chip resistor arrays 21, is disposed so as to protrude into a hollow portion 1. Mounting portion 2 has... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070064141 - Digital camera: A digital camera comprises two photographing systems which are independent of and substantially identical to each other, and each of which includes a photographing optical system and an image pickup device. The photographing optical system is configured to include a photographing lens, a focusing lens and an aperture stop. The... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070064142 - Digital camera: A digital camera comprises two photographing systems which are independent of and substantially identical to each other, and each of which includes a photographing optical system and an image pickup device. The photographing optical system is configured to include a photographing lens, a focusing lens and an aperture stop. The... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070064140 - Electronics system: An electronics system includes an electronic appliance with a display, a video camera for photographing an operator, and a universal remote controller for remotely controlling the electronic appliance. The image of the operator photographed with the video camera is converted into a mirror image. The mirror image of the operator... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070064144 - Imaging device with blur reduction system: An imaging device having a lens focusing light from a selected scene within an optical footprint, and a substrate including a primary array and at least one navigation array which are positioned within the optical footprint. The primary array acquires a desired image of a portion of the selected scene... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070064143 - Method and system for capturing a wide-field image and a region of interest thereof: This system captures an image acquired by a simply connected wide-field optical system (1) providing a first optical channel, this image being captured by a first video camera. A sampling optical system inserted into this first channel captures on a second video camera a narrow field corresponding to a region... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070064145 - Autofocus control apparatus and method of controlling the same: When an imaging mode is set, a subject is imaged, and image data representing a subject image is obtained. Continuous AF is operated such that the subject image represented by the obtained image data is focused. Ranges ahead of and behind the focusing position of an imaging lens obtained in... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070064146 - System and method for image sensor element or array with photometric and realtime reporting capabilities: A solid-state pixel structure or pixel array includes integrated exposure control provided within the pixel structure and/or pixel array. Including exposure control within the pixel structure and/or array allows optimal exposure to be achieved in real time. Optimal exposure is achieved by measuring the response of pixel structures to received... Agent: Mcguinness & Manaras LLP

20070064147 - Multi-screen television receiver remote control system, remote controller and operation method, multi-screen television receiver and operation method, recording media, and program: A multi-screen television receiver remote control system includes a multi-screen television receiver including a plurality of television receivers, and a remote controller for controlling the multi-screen television receiver. In the multi-screen television receiver remote control system, the remote controller includes a determining section, a manipulating section, a remote control command... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070064148 - Methods and apparatus for correction of 2-3 field patterns: Systems and methods are provided for allowing a user to correct a discontinuous 2-3 field sequence within a disrupted video signal. A 2-3 field pattern fixer can be operated in a one-pass mode and/or a two-pass mode. In the one-pass mode, the disrupted video signal is analyzed to generate correction... Agent: O'melveny & Myers LLP

20070064149 - Data recovery device and data recovery method for television signals: A data recovery device and a method thereof for processing a television signal having a plurality of horizontal scan signals are disclosed. The data recovery device includes a reference level processing unit and a data processing circuit. The method for data recovery is by means of the reference level processing... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070064150 - Signal processing apparatus and method for detecting information in a television broadcast: The present invention relates to a signal processing apparatus, comprising a signal interface which receives a broadcasting signal comprising broadcasting data; a signal processor which generates a channel information guide (CIG) comprising channel information; and a controller which controls the signal processor to detect a state of the received broadcasting... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070064151 - System and implementation for if compensation for video decoders: Base band compensation for an IF stage in a television provides significant advantages over compensation applied to the composite signal. Each base band color difference signal is filtered to obtain cross-talk elements, which are then applied to the opposite channel to eliminate the cross-talk components from the color difference signal... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070064152 - Video synchronization signal detection circuit: A video synchronization signal detector for detecting occurrences of single and double frequency synchronization signal pulses present during a vertical synchronization interval.... Agent: National Semiconductor Corporation C/o Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070064153 - Information processing apparatus capable of receiving broadcast program data, and method of controlling power savings which is applied to the apparatus: According to one embodiment, a receiving unit includes a tuner unit, an analog demodulation unit, a digital demodulation unit, an analog television processing unit, a digital television processing unit and a bus interface unit. A control unit sets a unit of the units included in the receiving unit, which is... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070064154 - Video mode detection circuit: A video signal mode detector for automatically detecting and indicating the type of video signal being received in terms of its video signal characteristics, including horizontal line count and progressive or interlaced scanning.... Agent: National Semiconductor Corporation C/o Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070064155 - Device and method for zooming images: A method for zooming images is provided. The method is suitable for altering the size of a source image frame in both horizontal and vertical directions to generate a destination image frame. The method for zooming images includes the following steps. First, the frequency of a horizontal sync signal is... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070064156 - System and method for removing co-channel interference: Methods and system removing co-channel interference from a digital signal. In this method, the digital signal interfered by an interference signal is received, wherein the interference signal comprises consecutive sections, each of which contains N symbols. An average signal is generated by calculating an average over the received digital signal... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070064157 - Broadcast receiving system: When a main television is turned on, a power source A, a power source B, and a power source C operate. When the main television is turned off (stand-by state), the power source A and the power source B operate, if the sub-television is turned on, and only the power... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070064159 - Digital tv and control method thereof: A digital TV including a receiving part for receiving a broadcasting signal and broadcasting information, a video processing module and an audio processing module for reproducing video and audio corresponding to the broadcasting signal, respectively, a power source for supplying power, and a controller for determining whether a video signal... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070064158 - Display apparatus and control method thereof: A display apparatus including a display, a video processor to output an video signal to the display, a power supply to output a power signal to turn on/off the display, and a controller to control at least one of the power supply and the video processor to make a sequence... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070064160 - Method and apparatus for monitoring tv channel selecting status: To identify the channel being actually selected by a TV set having built therein a digital tuner, a meter, which forms a channel selecting status monitoring apparatus, is connected via a cable to a digital audio output terminal of the TV set that outputs a digital audio signal of the... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070064161 - Image projector: An image projector comprises a light source, a first color wheel in which a first colorless light-transmitting portion and a first color filter are arranged at a first area ratio, a second color wheel in which a second colorless light-transmitting portion and a second color filter are arranged at a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070064162 - Liquid crystal display device: A liquid crystal display device includes a four-color conversion circuit with no chromatic changes in which the chromaticity and luminance of input image data are maintained, a four-color conversion circuit with chromatic changes in which the chromaticity and luminance of input image data are not necessarily maintained, and a selector... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070058031 - Wireless communication device: A wireless communication device is connected to an external device such as a personal computer. If an image capture device such as a digital camera is wirelessly connected to the external device, the wireless communication device behaves as the image capture device. If the image capture device is wirelessly connected... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070058032 - Virtual film providing method, server, and mobile terminal with camera: A concept of virtual film is introduced, thereby realizing a method for providing a novel, useful virtual film that allows the user to store photos without expending time and trouble and that reduces the post-processes so that the management at the server is easier. A mobile terminal with a camera... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070058033 - Multimedia apparatus and method for automated selection of preset audio/video settings in accordance with a selected signal source: A multimedia apparatus includes a memory unit for recording a plurality of preset audio/video configurations corresponding to a plurality of signal sources, a control module electrically connected to the memory unit for automatically selecting a desired configuration from the plurality of preset audio/video configurations according to a selected signal source,... Agent: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

20070058034 - Stereoscopic image display device, stereoscopic display program, and stereoscopic display method: A stereoscopic image display device includes a stereoscopic image display unit that displays a stereoscopic image. The stereoscopic image display unit includes: an image display element that is arranged with a plurality of color pixels; and a beam direction limitation element that is provided on the image display element and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070058035 - Apparatus for dental diagnosis and treatment: An apparatus for dental diagnosis and treatment includes: a dentist's chair disposed near a dental treatment table; an intraoral camera which can capture moving images in the patient's oral cavity and can be fixed near the patient's mouth; a first monitor installed at a position where the three parties comprising... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070058036 - Receiving apparatus: A receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives an image signal, identification information on a transmitting apparatus, and color adjusting information that are radio transmitted from the transmitting apparatus; a lock controller that locks the color adjusting information when the receiving unit receives at least one of consecutively repeated... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070058037 - User interface for use in screening luggage, containers, parcels or people and apparatus for implementing same: An apparatus and method for implementing a user interface module for use in screening a receptacle to detect therein the presence of one or more prohibited objects is provided. An image signal associated with the receptacle conveying information related to the receptacle's contents and a detection signal conveying a presence... Agent: Fetherstonhaugh - Smart & Biggar

20070058038 - Gated imaging: An imaging system, including a transmission source providing pulse(s), and a gated sensor for receiving pulse reflections from objects located beyond a minimal range. The pulse and the gate timing are controlled for creating a sensitivity as a function of range, such that the amount of the energy received progressively... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070058039 - Combination monitoring and entertainment system for children: A dual functioning system for enabling a user to selectively monitor and entertain a subject comprises an entertainment system and a surveillance system. The entertainment system comprises a visual display, signal-delivering circuitry, signal-inputting hardware, and an extendable arm assembly. The arm assembly selectively positions the visual display for viewing by... Agent: Meroni + Meroni

20070058040 - Video surveillance using spatial-temporal motion analysis: Detection of an omitted process in an event having of a sequence of processes includes: receiving video of an action area; receiving transaction data regarding a transaction occurring at the action area; detecting at least two different actor motion states in the video; detecting an event based on the motion... Agent: Venable LLP

20070058041 - System and methods for enhancing the experience of spectators attending a live sporting event, with contextual information distribution capability: A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, having a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying a plurality of video streams derived from video cameras filming the live sporting event, a display and a user interface for selecting a video stream among... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070058042 - Method and system for displaying content while reducing burn-in of a display: A method and system for reducing burn-in of a display is disclosed. A plurality of assets containing text, graphics, and video are stored and then gathered. These assets are then assembled into a template to form a video frame or “screen”, which is subsequently output in a video transport stream... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070058043 - Real-time iptv channel health monitoring: Systems and methods for monitoring health of Internet Protocol television channels in real-time are described. In one implementation, a monitoring system discovers the distribution paths for multiple channels and proactively pings for component health and audio-visual (AV) quality at different segments of the paths. Health of components and AV quality... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20070058044 - Systems and methods for measuring spatial and angular performance of a visual display: Systems and methods for measuring spatial and angular performance of a visual display are disclosed herein. In one particular embodiment, for example, a method for measuring spatial and angular performance of a flat panel visual display includes capturing a plurality of image measurements from a visual display at a plurality... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070058045 - Image capturing device: The image capturing device according to the present invention is configured so that only the lens barrel having the entrance window and the refractive optical system can be expanded and contracted. Therefore, the structure can be simplified. In addition, the entrance window is located at the in-use position where the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070058046 - Image pickup apparatus: The present invention provides an image pickup apparatus for automatically tracking an object to pick up an image of the object, and the image apparatus comprises; a lens apparatus including a zoom lens and a focus lens, the lens apparatus picking up an image of the object; a camera device... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070058047 - Multi-directional remote control system and method: A multi-directional remote control system and method is adapted for use with an entertainment system of a type including a display such as a monitor or TV and having display functions employing a mouse type control. The remote controller may be conveniently held in one hand of a user and... Agent: David L. Henty

20070058048 - Photographing system for a moving apparatus: A photographing system having plural image pickup units for a moving apparatus with enhanced user's visibility of images for a driver of the apparatus. A system control part controls the image pickup units. Image pickup unit picks up images ahead of the moving apparatus. Image pickup unit picks up images... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070058049 - Image sensing apparatus and method of controlling the same: Disclosed is a method of controlling an image sensing apparatus for sensing a plurality of images at exposure period shorter than one vertical scanning period every vertical scanning period of a moving image, superimposing and synthesizing the plurality of images while shifting them relative to one another so as to... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070058050 - Reconstructing a full color image from an image encoded by a bayer pattern: A method and apparatus for reconstructing a full color image. The method may include receiving a signal pertaining to an encoded image, and reconstructing four color values for each pixel location in the image using a set of convolution masks.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070058051 - Replaceable imaging device and camera body capable of removably receiving same: Disclosed are a camera body and a replaceable imaging device to be removably received therein. An aligning section is provided to regulate the imaging element such that a light-receiving area thereof coincides with an imaging surface of an imaging optical system of the camera body in a state the replaceable... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070058053 - Image capturing apparatus and image capturing method: An image capturing apparatus represented by digital camera 200 is capable of accessing at least two storage media. Each time one of the storage media becomes full, the image capturing apparatus switches the image data recording destination to the other storage medium. While one of the storage media is serving... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070058054 - Observation apparatus: An observation apparatus includes an illumination unit that illuminates a specimen; an imaging unit that captures an image of the specimen to generate an observation image; and an imaging and display controller that controls the imaging unit so that an image of the specimen is preliminary captured to generate a... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070058052 - Trigger tone of a camera: The invention relates to a digital camera comprising at least a memory unit for saving pictures and a control unit that is adapted to control the operation of the camera and to form a trigger tone on the basis of the state of the camera. The trigger tone indicates the... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070058056 - Method and apparatus for real time identification and correction of pixel defects for image sensor arrays: An image processing system and method compares each pixel of an image obtained from an image sensor array with at least eight surrounding pixels of the same color in the filter array. If the signal of a given pixel is larger than the respective signals of all eight surrounding pixels... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070058055 - Solid-state imaging device, manufacturing method for solid-state imaging device, and camera using the same: A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of light-receiving units two-dimensionally arrayed in a semiconductor substrate, a filter unit operable to transmit incident lights of selected wavelengths to the plurality of light receiving units and a light shielding unit operable to shield incident light, the light shielding unit having a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070058061 - Image pickup apparatus, solid-state imaging device, and image generating method: In an image pickup apparatus of the present invention, a CCD 11 in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a two-dimensional array, thereof the number of effective horizontal pixels is H and the number of effective vertical pixels is V ; a aspect switching operator 18 that sets... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20070058058 - Method of reading pixel signals from a multiple staggered sensor: A method of reading pixel signals from a staggered sensor comprises providing the staggered sensor which comprises at least two linear image sensors, wherein a plurality of photocells of one linear image sensor are offset abutting with a plurality of photocells of the adjacent linear image sensor respectively. The pixel... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group