Television inventions 12/07

20070296805 - Mobile content sharing: A telephone establishes a content sharing community with users associated with other telephones. The telephone stores content that includes video, a podcast, a TV program, or a link to a video, a podcast or a TV program and shares the content with another telephone associated with one user of the... Agent: Harrity Snyder, L.L.P.

20070296806 - Apparatus and method for projecting spatial image: An apparatus and method for projecting a spatial image is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes i) a monitor, which outputs the spatial image, ii) an image direction control unit, which controls the direction of the spatial image outputted from the monitor and controls a viewing angle, and iii)... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070296808 - Display device and method of displaying image: A display device includes a display panel for displaying a plurality of images, a viewing-zone generator for producing a plurality of viewing zones corresponding to the plurality of images and a first reflector at a first side of the display panel for reflecting a first image of the plurality of... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20070296810 - Apparatus and method for obtaining images of a borehole: Apparatus for obtaining images of the wall of a borehole, comprises a tool body; a light source mounted on the tool body and arranged to illuminate the borehole wall; a camera mounted in the tool body; and a mirror moveably mounted on the tool body and spaced axially from the... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20070296807 - Intersection detection in panoramic video: Provides a system for detecting an intersection between more than one panoramic video sequence and detecting the orientation of the sequences forming the intersection. Video images and corresponding location data are received. If required, the images and location data is processed to ensure the images contain location data. An intersection... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20070296809 - Digital stereo photographic system: The invention provides a complete system for three-dimensional (3D) (stereo) still photography in a digital format. This includes capturing the image or photo, viewing, printing and projecting it. Intermediate steps would include downloading images to a computer, editing, enhancing or modifying, saving, recording photo images to other storage medium, and... Agent: Gary L. Eastman

20070296811 - Video signal processing apparatus and image display apparatus: Disclosed is a video signal processing apparatus including a telecine conversion signal detecting unit configured to detect whether or not an input video signal in an interlaced system is a telecine converted video signal; an IP converting unit configure to convert the input video signal into a signal in a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070296812 - Method and apparatus for inspecting slider using moving stage: A method for inspecting a slider having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape is provided. The method has: a lifting step of lifting said slider upward and stopping said slider at an inspecting position while supporting said slider at an undersurface of said slider, wherein said undersurface is a surface that... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070296813 - Intelligent monitoring system and method: An intelligent monitor system is provided. The system includes a driver, an imaging device, a central processing unit, and a motion detection unit. The motion detection unit is used for setting a motion monitoring section in an image of a monitored area captured by the imaging device. If suspicious activity... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070296814 - System and process for capturing, processing, compressing, and displaying image information: A process and camera system is provided for capturing and compressing video image information. The compressed data may be efficiently transmitted to another location, where cooperating decompression processes are used. The compression process first captures a background image, and transmits the background image to a receiver. For each subsequent image,... Agent: William J. Kolegraff

20070296815 - Image-based movement tracking: Image-based movement tracking of a number of objects in a particular area. A number of image registration units repeatedly record data pertaining to multiple simultaneous representations of events occurring within the area. At least one stereo-pair of cameras repeatedly record stereo-image data based upon which a data processing unit repeatedly... Agent: Venable LLP

20070296816 - System and method for split screen image of drawing: A multi-imaging system and method is provided for use by artists in which the subject (person) being drawn by the artist can simultaneously watch themselves and the image being drawn by the artist. The user friendly multi-imaging system and method can include video cameras, a screen for viewing by the... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd. 22nd Floor

20070296817 - Smart video surveillance system ensuring privacy: This invention describes a video surveillance system which is composed of three key components 1—smart camera(s), 2—server(s), 3—client(s), connected through IP-networks in wired or wireless configurations. The system has been designed so as to protect the privacy of people and goods under surveillance. Smart cameras are based on JPEG 2000... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070296818 - Audio/visual apparatus with ultrasound: An audio/visual system comprises a display device (1) to display a plurality of different video signals (V1, V2) which have different video content. An audio processor (4) receives a plurality of audio input signals (AI1, AI2) representing corresponding different base-band audio content, wherein each one of the different audio input... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070296819 - Camera and image pick-up device unit used therefor having a sealing structure between a dust-proofing member and an image pick-up device: A camera is provided that includes a dust-proofing member that has a substantially circular or polygonal plate-shape and that includes a transparent portion at an area having at least a predetermined length in a radial direction from the center thereof, and that is opposed to the front of an optical... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070296820 - Device and method for adjusting image orientation: A camera device (1) comprising a support structure (10), a primary camera (16) carried by the support structure, and a secondary camera (15) carried by the support structure. When the primary camera (16) is operated to capture an image of an object, the secondary camera (15) captures an image of... Agent: Albihns Stockholm Ab

20070296821 - Method and system for image stabilization: A motion sensor is used to sense the movement of the camera during an exposure period. The camera has an image sensor to form one or more exposures. When the movement is within a certain range, the exposures are used to provide one or more frames so that an image... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070296822 - Method and device for wireless video communication: The captured video will be compressed group by group and transmitted to the receiver through wireless transceiver. The mechanism of the wireless video communication includes the defining of whether or not to request resend when data loss or data damage happened. When the time of the data loss or data... Agent: Chih-ta Star Sung Rm. 308, Bld. 52, No. 195

20070296823 - System for camera positioning and methods thereof: A system is used to remotely control camera positioning. A transformation model is used. By in putting image coordinates of the monitored position form camera, the object coordinates is obtained and displayed on a digital map. By inputting object coordinates on a digital map, image coordinates for the camera is... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070296824 - Computer generated mosaics: Apparatus, methods and systems for creating mosaics are described. A method is provided that includes identifying an image for presentation as a mosaic; dividing the identified image into a plurality of tiles; scoring each tile; identifying a matching image from an image dataset using the score for each tile; and... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070296828 - Electronic imaging apparatus and method: An electronic imaging apparatus includes a color imaging device having several drive modes including at least first and second drive modes. A simultaneous shooting unit simultaneously or continuously executes an operation of acquiring a first image data by driving the color imaging device in the first drive mode and an... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

20070296827 - Head detachable camera, camera head and camera control unit: According to one embodiment, a camera control unit constituting a head detachable camera includes plural drive signal generators generating a drive signal different by each format of an image pickup device, plural video signal generators generating a video signal different by each format of the image pickup device, and plural... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070296826 - Picture processing apparatus, imaging apparatus and method of the same: An imaging apparatus which images pictures using a solid-state imaging device includes a picture conversion unit converting pictures imaged at a high-speed screen rate by the solid-state imaging device into a picture in which n-pieces (“n” is an integer of 2 or more) of continuous imaged pictures are arranged in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070296825 - Image processing device, image processing system, computer control method, and information storage medium: To enable a prompt switching operation by a user. An image processing device connected to an image capturing section has a process execution section for executing any of a plurality of processes, obtains area specification data for specifying an area where the user is shown in the image, based on... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070296829 - Imaging device, imaging system and photography method of image: The invention provides an imaging device, an imaging system and an image photography method which can construct an image having a higher resolution than a photographed image. The imaging device is constituted by an optical imaging unit 11 (an optical imaging means for imaging an image of a subject), an... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070296830 - Cameras, other imaging devices, and methods having non-uniform image remapping using a small data-set of distortion vectors: A camera has a body and an electronic capture unit mounted in the body. The electronic capture unit selectively captures and stores a scene image as a representational electronic image having a first array of pixels. A control system is mounted in the body. The control system provides a remapped... Agent: David A. Novais Patent Legal Staff

20070296831 - Image reproduction device: An image reproduction device has a display interface, a data reading unit, an image processing section, a recording unit, and a control section. The display interface outputs to a monitor device including a display screen. The data reading unit reads data from an external recording device as well as including... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070296834 - Electronic device: An electronic device includes an exterior casing and a flat hard disk drive with a thickness smaller than height and width. The exterior casing includes a hard disk accommodation unit which has a depth corresponding to the thickness and in which the hard disk drive is accommodated, an opening through... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070296832 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus, comprising: a first recording module, which has a first initialization time from initialization to coming into a recordable condition; a second recording module which has a second initialization time from initialization to coming into a recordable condition, being longer than the first initialization time; a mode switching... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070296833 - Image acquisition method and apparatus: An image acquisition sensor of a digital image acquisition apparatus is coupled to imaging optics for acquiring a sequence of images. Images acquired by the sensor are stored. A motion detector causes the sensor to cease capture of an image when the degree of movement in acquiring the image exceeds... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20070296835 - Digital cameras with direct luminance and chrominance detection: Digital camera systems and methods are described that provide a color digital camera with direct luminance detection. The luminance signals are obtained directly from a broadband image sensor channel without interpolation of RGB data. The chrominance signals are obtained from one or more additional image sensor channels comprising red and/or... Agent: Courtney Staniford & Gregory LLP

20070296836 - Interconnected camera system with insertion cards: An interconnected camera system includes a number of cameras interconnected via a data communications protocol. Each camera has an image sensor configured to capture an image. A card is configured to be inserted into each camera. The card has encoded thereon various instructions for the manipulation of the captured image.... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070296837 - Image sensing apparatus having electronic zoom function, and control method therefor: In an image sensing apparatus having an image sensing element that senses an object and outputs image data and an electronic zoom function, either a first processing mode or a second processing mode is set and an angle of view is designated. In the first processing mode, the image sensing... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20070296838 - Noise reduction method for imaging devices: A method for reducing the noise equivalent temperature difference associated with imaging devices having a detection array including micro-cantilevers and a charged-coupled device or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor imager is presented. The method includes calculating horizontal and vertical pixel ratios based upon the number of receptor pixels and micro-cantilever... Agent: Michael G. Crilly, Esquire

20070296839 - Method and apparatus for acquiring line signals: When signal charges are read from light receiving pixels of each of CCD sensors, which are arrayed linearly such that end regions of CCD sensors adjacent to each other overlap with respect to a direction intersecting with the linear array direction of the CCD sensors, binning processing of the signal... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070296840 - Imaging system and image sensor: An imaging system according to the present inventions includes an image sensor in which a plurality of unit pixels are arranged on a chip and an image processing LSI for converting color components output from the image sensor to color signals. The imaging system is configured to select only color... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070296841 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing color image pickup device: A method for manufacturing a color image pickup device including a pixel group in which a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion element and a color filter are arranged includes the steps of generating a random array pattern in which color filters of at least one color component... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070296843 - Solid-state imaging device and camera: A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally. Each pixel includes a photoelectric converter (2) for converting incident light to a charge, and a gray filter (6a, 6b, 6c) having a visible light transmittance that is different depending on the photoelectric converter (2). According to this construction,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070296842 - Spiral image capture system: An image capture system, having image elements arranged in a logarithmic spiral, which makes the information taken from the image for a particular object invariant with both the magnification and rotation of the object thus substantially simplifying both object alignment and the information processing necessary to achieve object recognition, identification,... Agent: Patent Law Offices Of David Millers

20070296844 - Solid-state imaging device, driving method of the same and manufacturing method thereof: The solid-state imaging device in the present invention is a solid-state imaging device that includes plural pixel cells arranged on a semi-conductor substrate, and a driving unit installed on the semi-conductor substrate in order to drive each pixel cell, wherein each pixel cell includes: a photodiode which converts incident light... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070296845 - Mobile terminal device, controlling device, controlling method, and computer product: A magnifier-and-focus switching unit switches the focal distance of an image acquiring unit and an object from a focal distance for normal photography to a focal distance for close-up photography. As a result, the image acquiring unit acquires an image at the focal distance for the close-up photography. A zoom... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070296846 - High accuracy stereo camera: A camera system has a chassis carrying one or more cameras. Each camera has support member mounted to the chassis and an imaging chip mounted to the support member. An optical system for imaging onto the imaging chip may also be mounted to the chassis. The chassis and support members... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20070296847 - Method of making image capture unit: The present invention provides a method of making an image capture unit, which includes the steps of: providing an image sensor; attaching a plate on the image sensor; providing at least one cavity on the plate aligned with the image sensor; mounting lenses in the cavity of the plate, and... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20070296848 - Imaging apparatus, imaging apparatus control method, and computer program: An imaging apparatus includes a focus control unit that sets an image area including eyes, which is included in an input image inputted in the imaging apparatus, as a range finding area for calculation of a subject distance and acquires an evaluation value based on contrast of the range finding... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070296849 - Imaging device: It is an object of the present invention to provide an imaging device which can enhance an image in comparison with the conventional imaging device, even if the image shows high and low brightness objects in one frame, by improving each of image sections corresponding to the high and low... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070296850 - Camara, aperture controlling method and apparatus, lens controlling method and apparatus, and edging amount controlling method and apparatus: Maximum and minimum aperture sizes are regulated with regard to a diaphragm in order to secure predetermined optical capability in an optical unit which includes a taking lens and the diaphragm. In a normal taking, the diaphragm is used within a normal taking range from the maximum to the minimum... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070296851 - Camera, aperture controlling method and apparatus, lens controlling method and apparatus, and edging amount controlling method and apparatus: Maximum and minimum aperture sizes are regulated with regard to a diaphragm in order to secure predetermined optical capability in an optical unit which includes a taking lens and the diaphragm. In normal taking, the diaphragm is used within a normal taking range from the maximum to the minimum aperture... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070296852 - Mobile terminals including image sensor integrated flash sensing circuits and methods of operating the same: A mobile terminal can include a flash coupled to a mobile terminal housing and configured to provide light from the mobile terminal to illuminate a subject. An image sensor circuit is coupled to the flash and includes a plurality of first image sensing elements configured to provide image data representative... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070296853 - Protection of handheld electronic devices: There is disclosed a snug, form fitting skin for a consumer electronic device to protect against trauma like dust, dirt, scratches and water. There is additionally disclosed a rigid housing for such skin-encased device.... Agent: Kenneth Kam-sing Ho

20070296854 - Predictive frame dropping to enhance quality of service in streaming data: Methods and apparatus for optimizing quality of streaming data transmitted between a first node and a second node over a network, the streaming data including one or more frame groups is disclosed. A processor-readable medium having embodied therein processor readably instructions for implementing a method for optimizing quality of streaming... Agent: Joshua D. Isenberg Jdi Patent

20070296855 - Video processing using region-based statistical measurements: A methodology and structure is described for processing a video signal comprising a plurality of fields. Each of the fields of the video signal are partitioned into a plurality of regions. Statistical measurements are then performed on each field to detect a field-level temporal periodic pattern and on each region... Agent: David B. Cochran, Esq. Jones Day

20070296857 - Scalable video format conversion system: The present invention discloses a scalable video format conversion system for utilizing various system resources to provide a progressive video signal. The scalable video format conversion system has a scalable motion-adaptive de-interlacing system for converting an interlaced video signal into the progressive video signal according to a motion situation of... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070296856 - Variable-field motion detector: The present invention discloses a variable-field motion detector having access to a plurality of video fields of an interlaced video signal for detecting a motion situation of an image area in the interlaced video signal. The variable-field motion detector includes: a plurality of pixel difference circuits each for computing a... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070296858 - Cadence detection in a sequence of video fields: A method for cadence detection in a sequence of video fields is based on at least a search for cadence patterns in a sequence of bits representative of the motion in at least a part of the field from one field to another in the field sequence. The signaling of... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20070296859 - Communication method, communication system, transmission method, transmission apparatus, receiving method and receiving apparatus: A communication method of transmitting video data which may include a predetermined number of bits as a unit from a source device to a sink device in sync with pixel clock and using individual transmission lines for respective color data or the like, may include preparing video data for three-dimensional... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070296860 - Data insertion techniques for expanding information capacity of existing communication systems: Methods and apparatus are described for inserting data in a communications system, such as in an existing analog communications system, using quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) with in-phase analog signals and quadrature data signals. These methods can minimize the distortion to the analog signals while maximizing the data signal strength. The... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070296861 - Image formats for video capture, processing and display: Techniques and tools for representing pixel data in a video processing or capture system are described. Described techniques and tools provide efficient color representation for video processing and capture, and provide flexibility for representing colors using different bit precisions and memory layouts. Described techniques and tools include video formats that... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman LLP

20070296862 - Television receiving apparatus: A television receiving apparatus (1) of the invention includes a video signal-switching circuit (11), an input signal-detecting circuit (12), a control circuit (13), a video signal-processing circuit (14), a memory (15), and a display device (16). When the input signal-detecting circuit (12) judges that a received video signal is one... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070296863 - Method, medium, and system processing video data: A video data processing system including a clustering unit to generate a plurality of clusters by grouping a plurality of shots forming video data, the grouping being based on a similarity between the plurality of shots, and a final cluster determiner to identify a cluster having the greatest number of... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070296864 - Digital television receiver and method for processing broadcast signal: A digital television (DTV) receiver and a method for processing a broadcast signal including real-time broadcast program information are disclosed. The broadcast receiver analyzes the real-time broadcast program information contained in the broadcast signal, and provides a user with the analyzed result, such that the user can correctly recognize the... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP Song K. Jung

20070296866 - Image signal processing apparatus, image display, and image display method: An image signal processing apparatus, an image display, and an image display method that enable detecting a black band region included in an input image signal in a shorter time and realizes a more viewable image are provided. The image signal processing apparatus includes a black band detecting means for... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070296865 - Video-signal processing method, video-signal processing apparatus, and display apparatus: A display unit displays independent pictures for a plurality of viewing directions on a single screen based on a video signal. A conversion processing unit generates new pixel data based on original pixel data constituting a picture source signal. An extraction processing unit extracts a predetermined number of pixel data... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070296867 - Method of controlling display characteristic and television receiver using the same: A method of controlling a display characteristic in a television receiver enables automatic adjustment of the display characteristic according to ambient illuminance levels. The television receiver includes a display module for displaying a video signal; an illuminance sensor for detecting an ambient illuminance, the detected ambient illuminance corresponding to one... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070296868 - Method and apparatus for automatic compensation of skew in video transmitted over multiple conductors: A method and apparatus for automatic detection and compensation of skew between color components of a video source transmitted over a plurality of twisted pair conductors are presented. The system includes a receiver configured to receive separate components of a video source over each twisted pair conductor in a twisted... Agent: The Hecker Law Group

20070296869 - Method and apparatus for automatic reduction of noise in video transmitted over conductors: A method and apparatus for automatic reduction of noise in video signals transmitted over conductors is presented. The present invention provides an adjustable amount of noise filtering matched to the amount of gain provided by an adjustable gain amplifier to a received video signal. One or more stages of a... Agent: The Hecker Law Group

20070296871 - Noise reduction method, medium, and system: A noise reduction method, medium, and system. The noise reduction method includes calculating a noise level of an input image and removing noise from a central pixel within a window of a predetermined size in the input image using a weight determined based on a difference between signal intensities of... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070296870 - Pulldown correction for progressive display of audiovisual recordings: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems that may detect cadences and duplicate fields in a video sequence, and correct the sequence to retrieve the original progressive content. Methods according to the present invention may compare consecutive fields of the same parity for similarity, and consecutive fields... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070296872 - Line memory packaging apparatus and television receiver: According to one embodiment, using several random access memory components, these several RAM components are integrally driven to form a logical line memory. The number of using RAM components is reduced to the minimum, and thereby, hardware cost is reduced. A line memory forming apparatus comprises cascade-connected several RAM components,... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070296873 - System circuit method for utilizing digital memory associated with a host device for received data: The present invention is a system, circuit and method of utilizing digital memory associated with a computing and/or communication device (c g. mobile or handheld phone or video based communication and presentation device). According to some embodiments of the present invention, a receiver or receiver sub-system functionally associated with the... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP

20070296874 - Display device,method of adjusting the image quality of the display device, device for adjusting the image quality and device for adjusting the contrast: A display device having a multi-view display panel (45) for displaying, on the common screen, individual images for more than one viewing direction and having image quality adjustment circuits (41, 42) for individually adjusting the quality of an image corresponding to each of the individual images.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070296875 - Selectable color adjustment for image display: A display system is configured to produce a color image formed of a plurality of differently colored images and may include at least one light source that directs light along an optical path, and at least one filter having a given optical filter characteristic. The display system may be selectively... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070296876 - Liquid crystal receiving apparatus: A liquid crystal receiving apparatus (1) according to the invention doubles the number of frames by doubling a vertical scanning frequency set for a received video signal (12), and adjusts a gain for each of frames added by the doubling (14). A moving image blur is prevented by reducing the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070291107 - Apparatus and method for sending/receiving text message during video call in mobile terminal: An apparatus and method for sending/receiving a text message during a video call in a mobile terminal are provided. The method for sending the text message during the video call in the mobile terminal includes detecting a key input for a text message to be sent to at least one... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070291105 - Methods of remotely presenting and selling visual media to a person during an oral communication session with such person: A method of remotely presenting and selling visual media to a customer comprises steps of participating in a remote oral communication session with the customer and altering at least a portion of what the customer is able to view on a visual display device during the oral communication session. The... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20070291104 - Systems and methods of capturing high-resolution images of objects: The invention relates to a system of capturing zoom-in images of an object. The system comprises a pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ) camera for capturing a video stream in view; an image-capture device for extracting and digitizing images from the video stream; an object detector for detecting objects in the images... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070291108 - Conference layout control and control protocol: A teleconferencing system includes a network. The system includes a plurality of nodes in communication with each other to form a conference. Each node having a video display with a display layout, at least one of the nodes individually controlling at least partially the display layout of each node in... Agent: Ansel M. Schwartz

20070291109 - Remote controlled mobile robot with auxillary input ports: A remote controlled robot system that includes a mobile robot and a remote control station. The mobile robot and remote control station include cameras, monitors, speakers and microphones that allow for two-way videoconferencing between the robot and station. The mobile robot includes an auxiliary video port that can be coupled... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20070291106 - Method and apparatus for providing interactive media during communication in channel-based media telecommunication protocols: A method of offering video ringback services includes providing a multimedia ringback media stream in a first system component and receiving a call at an MSC from an originating terminal. The call is directed to a VRBT server. The method also includes establishing a session between the VRBT server and... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070291110 - Stereoscopic image generation apparatus: In an apparatus for generating a stereoscopic image according to the present invention, a pixel value (G) for each of pixels (Pix) comprising an original image (IMG0) is stored in a RAM (23). A CPU (10) calculates a depth value (Z) for each of the pixels (Pix) included in the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070291111 - Controlling operations in an image formation process in confocal microscope: Apparatus and methods are provided which allow the rapid collection of image data in situations where ancillary equipment must be controlled and co-ordinated as part of an image formation process, such as confocal microscopy for example. The apparatus includes control means (20′) for co-ordinating the operation of the apparatus, and... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070291112 - Remote control having magnetic sensors for determining motions of the remote control in three dimensions that correspond to associated signals that can be transmitted from the remote control: A remote control device includes a plurality of magnetic sensors that enable the remote control to determine its orientation in three dimensions, and to determine a change in orientation over time, wherein a user can move the remote control in a first motion relative to a first access to thereby... Agent: Morriss Obryant Compagni, P.C.

20070291113 - Night vision device for motor vehicles: A night vision device for motor vehicles, having a display unit for depicting the vehicle surroundings imaged with at least one night vision sensor, has a control unit for ascertaining, from the current driving situation, a value for the risk potential as a result of the night vision device, which... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070291114 - Imaging device, product package, and semiconductor integrated circuit: The image pickup apparatus (1) of the present invention includes: a shaking motion detecting section (101a and 101b) for detecting a shaking motion of the image pickup apparatus (1) and for outputting a shaking motion detection signal indicating the shaking motion of the image pickup apparatus (1); an image forming... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (matsushita)

20070291115 - Remote video surveillance, observation, monitoring and confirming sensor system: A video surveillance system includes at least one camera module electrically coupled to at least one Mini Intrusion Detection System® (MIDS). Additionally, a base station is electrically coupled to the at least one camera module to provide surveillance, monitoring, observation and confirmation of an item detected by the MIDS.... Agent: Department Of The Army Cecom Legal Office, Fort Belvoir

20070291116 - Traffic monitoring device for vehicles: A traffic monitoring device for vehicles, comprising first and second mini-cameras, mounted behind the windshield and the rear window of the vehicle to view the traffic to the front of the vehicle and to the rear of the vehicle, respectively, a recorder-player within the vehicle and connected to the mini-cameras... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070291117 - Method and system for spatio-temporal event detection using composite definitions for camera systems: A system and method for monitoring events includes defining alert events based on primitive event types in an environment monitored by monitoring devices. Alert parameters are set for each alert event, and alert events are combined to create a composite alert event based on a plurality of alert events. A... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20070291118 - Intelligent surveillance system and method for integrated event based surveillance: A surveillance system and method includes a plurality of sensors configured to monitor an environment. A plurality of analytic engines is associated with each of the plurality of sensors. The plurality of analytic engines employs different technologies and is configured to analyze input from the sensors to determine whether an... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20070291119 - Image compilation production system and method: An image compilation production system and method, for use in a setting attended by multiple visitors. The system comprises multiple identification devices, multiple digital image capturing devices, and a reader device associated with each of the image capturing devices. Each identification device includes an electronic data storage device having identification... Agent: Clifford P. Kelly Alix, Yale & Ristas, LLP.

20070291120 - Methods and systems for identifying regions of substantially uniform color in a digital image: Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems for identifying uniformly colored regions in a digital image.... Agent: Krieger Intellectual Property, Inc.

20070291121 - Computer executable image quality detection system: A computer executable image quality detection system is provided, which comprises: a scaling symmetry testing unit, for testing the image scaling symmetry of an image signal; a luminance/chroma testing unit, for testing the separation of luminance and chroma of the image signal; a de-interlace testing unit, for testing the dynamic... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070291122 - Terminal sharing arrangement for providing a diagnostic function: A terminal sharing arrangement allows output terminals of an apparatus such as a television signal receiver or other device to be used for both outputting signals such as audio signals, and providing a diagnostic function. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a first terminal operative to output a... Agent: Joseph J. Laks, Vice President Thomson Licensing LLC

20070291123 - Remote operated surveillance system: A remote surveillance system used for monitoring movements and sounds comprising: a power system, a video system, an audio system, a CPU, a communications system, and a housing; the power system comprising at least one solar collector and at least one battery, the solar collector is in communication with a... Agent: Law Offices Of Andrew Y. Schroeder

20070291124 - Event management for camera systems: Systems and methods of event management for camera systems are disclosed. In an exemplary implementation, a method may comprise publishing a plurality of event notifications identifying available frame data. The method may also comprise subscribing a program code module to at least one of the event notifications. The method may... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070291126 - Camera with interchangeable lenses having electrical circuitry: There is provided an interchangeable lens type camera which is so safe as to prevent spread of fire when dust strays into the interior of the camera to cause heating and/or electrical leakage of the electric circuitry and invite ignition. The camera includes a case having a mount section for... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (mei) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070291125 - Method for the automatic calibration of a stereovision system: The invention relates to a method for the automatic calibration of a stereovision system which is intended to be disposed on board a motor vehicle. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: acquiring (610) a left image and a right image of the same scene comprising at least... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070291127 - Image and video motion stabilization system: A motion stabilization system including a filter bank and motion stabilization logic. The filter bank receives a video signal and provides at least one high frequency sub-band signal which includes edge information of the video signal. The motion stabilization logic receives the high frequency sub-band signal, a reference image, and... Agent: The Law Offices Of Gary R. Stanford

20070291128 - Mobile teleconferencing system that projects an image provided by a mobile robot: A remote controlled robot system that includes a mobile robot and a remote control station. The mobile robot includes a camera that captures an image. The remote control station may include a monitor that displays the image captured by the robot camera. A projector is coupled to the remote control... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20070291129 - Lighting synchronization to reduce light clutter: When capturing video imagery at night a camera must be more sensitive to incoming light sources. When the light source for the image capture is strobe-like, and the surface of the object to be captured is highly reflective, captured imagery is obscured by light clutter. This invention is a method... Agent: John L. Sotomayor

20070291130 - Vision system for an autonomous vehicle: A system includes a vehicle management system, and at least a first, a second, and a third video camera in communication with the vehicle management system. The vehicle management system is configured to receive input from a combination of at least two cameras selected from among the first, second, and... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070291133 - Person imaging apparatus, method of controlling same and control program therefor: Output information such as a moving picture, still image or audio that will cause a person who is the subject of photography to laugh is stored in a digital still camera beforehand. If the output information is selected and a shutter-release button is pressed, the selected information is presented (as... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070291131 - Apparatus and method for controlling image coding mode: As result of the diversified structure of a terminal device, the demand for data format is also diversified and there is a need to adjust a terminal to such a demand. An image coding apparatus according to the present invention uses a method complied with MPEG, as a method by... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070291132 - Photographing apparatus: A photographing apparatus includes: a synchronizing signal generation portion (6); an imaging portion (1) that is operated based on a synchronizing signal to pick up an image and generate image data; a trigger input portion (18) operable to input a trigger signal for commanding a start of a photographing operation;... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20070291134 - Image editing method and apparatus: Provided is an image editing apparatus and method. The image editing apparatus includes a containing region determination unit determining a plurality of containing regions from a frame image transmitted from a contents providing device based on first mapping information that maps the containing regions corresponding to a contents genre, a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070291135 - Motion characterization sensor: An image sensor communicates with a microcontroller. A capture timing circuit provides feedback from the microcontroller to the image sensor. The microcontroller bidirectionally communicates with a memory subsystem and a communication interface. A “background learning” technique is applied to the captured images to determine when motion activity has occurred.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070291136 - Electronic camera including a display for displaying number of frames: An electronic camera comprises an image-capturing element; a recording device that records image data constituted of image capturing signals output from the image-capturing element into a data recording medium; a frame number calculating device that calculates a number of frames of image data that have been recorded or can be... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070291137 - Image pickup apparatus and signal processor: An image pickup apparatus includes an imaging unit outputting two kinds of imaging signals, that is, a first imaging signal and a second imaging signal. A first calculating unit selectively processes the two kinds of imaging signals to generate an AE evaluation value. A second calculating unit selectively processes the... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

20070291138 - Imaging system and method with intelligent digital zooming: A system and method for zooming an image. In the illustrative embodiment, the system includes a memory for receiving first and second frames of image data; a motion detector for detecting motion in said first or said second frame of image data; and an intelligent zoom system for zooming said... Agent: Property & Licensing, Raytheon Company, Bldg.

20070291139 - Electronic zooming device: A vertical zooming unit vertically resizes image data by a tap number m. A horizontal zooming unit horizontally resizes the vertically-resized image data outputted from the vertical zooming unit by a tap number n. A tap coefficient setting unit arbitrarily sets respective tap coefficients when the vertical zooming unit or... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070291140 - Image processing method, image processing system, image pickup device, image processing device and computer program: A system using an in-vehicle camera mounted on a vehicle for an image pickup object of the face of the driver, for: continuously taking an image of the image pickup object; performing manipulation, such as enlargement of an area including the image pickup object with a reference point being the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070291141 - Methods of processing digital image and/or video data including luminance filtering based on chrominance data and related systems and computer program products: Digital image and/or video data is processed wherein a frame of the data comprises a plurality of rows and columns of pixels with data for each pixel including a luminance value and a chrominance value. Chrominance values and luminance values may be received for a current pixel and at least... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20070291142 - Apparatus for processing dead pixel: The present invention is related to a method and an apparatus for processing a dead pixel, more specifically to a method and an apparatus thereof for detecting and compensating a dead pixel that can maintain a good image quality by reducing image distortion and deterioration. With the present invention, the... Agent: Blackwell Sanders LLP

20070291143 - System and method for the production of composite images comprising or using one or more cameras for providing overlapping images: System for the production of images the system comprising one or more cameras (2,3,4,2a,3a,4a) for providing overlapping images on a base (1), the system comprising a merger (5) for merging one or more overlapping images supplied by one or more of the cameras into a composite image (6). The merging... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070291144 - Photoelectric conversion layer stack type color solid-state imaging device: A color solid state imaging device as defined herein, which includes an output signal processing section including: signal memory means provided for respective columns of the unit pixels, for holding signals read-cut from the pixels of the same color of the same unit pixel row, respectively; and row-direction scanning control... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070291145 - Methods, devices, and systems for selectable repair of imaging devices: An image sensor includes an array of pixels on a semiconductor device for sensing light incident on the pixel array and a plurality of anomaly registers comprising a plurality of nonvolatile elements. Each anomaly register identifies an anomalous pixel cluster and includes a location indicator with a row and column... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20070291146 - Semiconductor chip: A semiconductor chip provided with a light-sensitive device portion having a plurality of light-sensitive devices arranged linearly in the longer side direction, and a read-out circuit cell portion having read-out circuit cells arranged linearly in the longer side direction, each corresponding to one light-sensitive device, has a common signal line... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070291147 - Photoelectric conversion device, image sensor, optical reader, and method of driving photoelectric conversion device: Provided is a photoelectric conversion device, including: a plurality of photoelectric conversion blocks each including a photoelectric conversion element, photoelectric conversion element resetting means for supplying an initialization potential to the photoelectric conversion element to reset the photoelectric conversion element, and transfer means for transferring a voltage of the photoelectric... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070291148 - Semiconductor device: Provided is a MOS image sensor IC in which: conductors for potential fixation, each fixed to the same potential, surround a plurality of pixel regions; the conductors for potential fixation are each formed in a narrow shape in the pixel regions, and are electrically connected to each other so that... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq.

20070291149 - Image sensor, and image pickup apparatus using same, and manufacturing method for manufacturing image sensor: A CCD type solid-state image sensor (CCD) and an image pickup apparatus of this invention have an image pickup unit and a charge multiplier mounted, as separated from each other, on a packaging board, thereby reducing an influence of one of the image pickup unit and the charge multiplier on... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070291150 - Solid-state image pickup device having an accumulation gate for reading out, accumulating, and allocating signal charges: Disclosed are a solid-state image-pickup device and a driving method thereof, more particularly, the present invention relates to a solid-state image-pickup device comprising a sensor array comprising a plurality of sensors; and a plurality of transfer registers for transferring signal charges from said sensors of said sensor array, wherein an... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20070291152 - Image pickup apparatus with brightness distribution chart display capability: An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit for outputting an electronic subject image, a metering unit for computing a metering value from the subject image, a brightness distribution chart generation unit for generating a brightness distribution chart from the subject image, and a display unit for overlaying the... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070291153 - Method and apparatus for automatic display of pictures in a digital picture frame: A method for displaying a photograph on a digital picture frame comprising the steps of: retrieving a digital image file containing the picture from a digital storage media device; detecting an orientation of the photograph; and displaying the image on the digital picture frame in the correct orientation on a... Agent: Kleinberg & Lerner, LLP

20070291154 - Method of controlling digital photographing apparatus, and digital photographing apparatus using the method: A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus that can easily determine a quality of a photographed image from an image displayed on a display panel included in the digital photographing apparatus, and the digital photographing apparatus using the method. The method includes: performing photographing operation in two or more... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20070291151 - Apparatus and method for showing: A camera device includes an image acquisition unit, an image storage unit, an image display unit adapted to display for projecting images in accordance with image information stored in the image storage unit or directly from the image acquisition unit, a light source unit adapted to provide a light source... Agent: Clifford J. Mass Ladas & Parry LLP

20070291155 - Image processing apparatus, image sensing apparatus, and control method of image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus comprises: a feature detection circuit adapted to detect a feature portion of an object from a sensed image; a blur amount detection circuit adapted to detect a blur amount, during image sensing, of a device adapted to obtain the sensed image; a display unit adapted to... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070291156 - Method of manufacturing lenses, in particular for an integrated imager: A method for manufacturing a micro-module for capturing images having an imager and at least one lens, includes manufacturing at least one imager on a first plate of a semiconductor material, producing at least one optical zone to form a lens in at least one second plate of a transparent... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070291157 - Camera with automatic daytime/nighttime feature: A camera (10) with an automatic daytime/nighttime feature includes a lens (16) for focusing an image, an image capture element (14) for capturing a digital representation of the image focused by the lens, the image capture element (14) operable to capture images in both the visible light and infrared portions... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070291158 - Imaging apparatus and imaging method: An imaging apparatus that images a photographic subject using an imaging device includes: a signal processing means for performing signal processing on an image signal of the photographic subject imaged by the imaging device and generating an exposure control signal; a photoelectric conversion device that detects an amount of light... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070291159 - Camera, aperture controlling method and apparatus, lens controlling method and apparatus, and edging amount controlling method and apparatus: Maximum and minimum aperture sizes are regulated with regard to a diaphragm in order to secure predetermined optical capability in an optical unit which includes a taking lens and the diaphragm. In a normal taking, the diaphragm is used within a normal taking range from the maximum to the minimum... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070291160 - Camera, aperture controlling method and apparatus, lens controlling method and apparatus, and edging amount controlling method and apparatus: Maximum and minimum aperture sizes are regulated with regard to a diaphragm in order to secure predetermined optical capability in an optical unit which includes a taking lens and the diaphragm. In a normal taking, the diaphragm is used within a normal taking range from the maximum to the minimum... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070291161 - Camera, aperture controlling method and apparatus, lens controlling method and apparatus, and edging amount controlling method and apparatus: Maximum and minimum aperture sizes are regulated with regard to a diaphragm in order to secure predetermined optical capability in an optical unit which includes a taking lens and the diaphragm. In a normal taking, the diaphragm is used within a normal taking range from the maximum to the minimum... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070291162 - Camera, aperture controlling method and apparatus, lens controlling method and apparatus, and edging amount controlling method and apparatus: Maximum and minimum aperture sizes are regulated with regard to a diaphragm in order to secure predetermined optical capability in an optical unit which includes a taking lens and the diaphragm. In a normal taking, the diaphragm is used within a normal taking range from the maximum to the minimum... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070291163 - Camera, aperture controlling method and apparatus, lens controlling method and apparatus, and edging amount controlling method and apparatus: Maximum and minimum aperture sizes are regulated with regard to a diaphragm in order to secure predetermined optical capability in an optical unit which includes a taking lens and the diaphragm. In a normal taking, the diaphragm is used within a normal taking range from the maximum to the minimum... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070291164 - Compact and miniature optical navigation device: A compact and miniature optical navigation device integrates an illumination channel and an imaging channel into single piece. The present invention integrates the optical system, the mechanical system, and the electrical system into a small form factor device. The compact and miniature optical navigation device includes a photo-imaging element, a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070291165 - Hands-free portable digital video camera device: A bands-free portable digital video camera device having an independent digital image capturing device and an independent central processing device wireless connected to the digital image capturing device. The digital image capturing device is used to shoot pictures and then transmit image data of the pictures to the central processing... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates

20070291166 - Display device: The present invention provides a display device which has a display unit on a main body, comprising a cover member that can be deformed into a first shape for covering the display unit and a second shape for forming a grip in order to solve the problems in the conventional... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070291167 - Video signal processing device and display: Disclosed herein is a video signal processing device including, first and second input terminals, a size changer configured to change an image size of an image to be displayed based on a video signal input from the second input terminal, a mixer configured to mix a video signal input from... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20070291168 - Displaying data on lower resolution displays: Data intended to be displayed on a higher resolution display such as a non-interlaced display used as a computer monitor may be converted for display on a lower resolution display such as an interlaced display. The conversion may be done in a way that preserves the intended frame format while... Agent: Timothy N. Trop Trop, Pruner, Hu & Miles, P.C.

20070291169 - Region-based cadence detector: In a method for detecting the cadence of a sequence of images, each pixel in each current field in the sequence of images is compared to at least one pixel in at least one previous field. A pixel motion phase value is assigned to each pixel in the field as... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20070291170 - Image resolution conversion method and apparatus: An image resolution conversion method and apparatus based on a projection onto convex sets (POCS) method are provided. The image resolution conversion method comprises detecting an edge region and a direction of the edge region in an input low-resolution image frame in order to generate an edge map and edge... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070291171 - Channel combining: A filter-combiner for combining television signals from adjacent channels. The combiner has two inputs that respectively receive first and second TV signals from different channels, and provides a combined output signal at an output of the combiner. The combiner includes a circulator having at least three ports, including first and... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070291172 - Display control apparatus and display apparatus: A display control apparatus controls a multi-view display apparatus that displays separate pictures for a plurality of viewing directions on a single screen. The display control apparatus includes a control unit that controls an output of the pictures based on a relationship between the pictures.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070291173 - Phase lock loop and digital control oscillator thereof: A phase lock loop including a time-to-digital converter, a period counter, a phase accumulator, a comparator, and an output unit is disclosed. The time-to-digital converter outputs a detected phase error based on the timing difference between a reference clock signal and an output clock signal. The period counter increases a... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070291174 - Method of providing external input list using item grouping and video apparatus adopting the same: A method of providing an external input list using item grouping and a video apparatus adopting the same are disclosed. The video apparatus includes a combination unit combining an image to be displayed with specified information, and a control unit creating an external input list including at least one external... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070291175 - Display system, tv receiver, and method for reminding a schedule: A display system, a TV receiver, and a method for reminding a schedule are provided. The display system comprises a display, a TV receiver, and a controller. The display comprises a first screen and a second screen. The TV receiver, configured to receive a first source and a second source,... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070291176 - Pip processing apparatus and method thereof: A PIP (Picture In Picture) processing apparatus processes a main image and a secondary image and includes a scaling circuit, a memory circuit, a first selecting circuit and a processing circuit. The scaling circuit scales down the secondary image to output a scaled-down secondary image. The memory circuit stores the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070291177 - System, method and computer program product for providing reference lines on a viewfinder: Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for presenting at least one reference line on an electronic viewfinder. The system generally comprises an image capturing device and an electronic display; both operatively coupled to a processor. The processor may be configured to receive image data from the image capturing... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070291178 - Noise reduction apparatus for image signal and method thereof: The present invention provides a noise reduction apparatus and method thereof. The noise reduction apparatus includes a first detecting logic, a second detecting logic, a first noise filtering logic, a second noise filtering logic, and an output logic. The first detecting logic detects if a video signal has a first... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070291179 - Method and system for mastering and distributing enhanced color space content: A method and system for mastering and distributing enhanced color space content for different display devices (target color space) having display capabilities beyond that of CRT color space. The content creator(s) establishes base or reference color space and enhanced color space data for each target color space. The enhanced color... Agent: Joseph J. Laks, Vice President Thomson Licensing LLC

20070291180 - Digital television receiver circuit module: A circuit module for a digital television receiver is formed by multi-layering a decoder LSI including a CPU and a decoder, a decoder layer substrate including a CA interface circuit, a demodulation function layer substrate including a demodulator, and an extension function layer substrate including a communication controller. The demodulation... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070291182 - Single package television tuning apparatus and television receiver including the same: There are provided a single package television tuning apparatus and a television receiver including the apparatus. The apparatus includes: a printed circuit board; a switching part installed on the printed circuit board and selecting one of a first radio frequency signal and a second radio frequency signal inputted; a tuner... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070291181 - Flat tuner module with a standard connector: The present invention relates an RF tuner module that comprises one or more standard RF connectors. As, relative big, standard RF connectors are widely in use but at the same time there is a pressure to make products smaller an RF tuner module design is size constrained. The invention describes... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20070291183 - 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: Joseph J. Laks, Vice President Thomson Licensing LLC

20070291184 - System and method for displaying images: A method of displaying images includes performing geometric processing and photometric processing on a plurality of image frames, thereby generating a plurality of processed image frames, projecting the plurality of processed image frames on a non-planar display surface with at least one projector, wherein the geometric processing includes applying a... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070291185 - System and method for projecting multiple image streams: One form of the present invention provides a method of displaying multiple image streams that includes providing a first plurality of image streams, processing the plurality of image streams, thereby generating at least one processed image stream, and projecting the at least one processed image stream onto a non-planar surface... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070291186 - Rear projection imaging system with image warping distortion correction system and associated method: A rear projection imaging system with an image warping distortion correction system using a camera and processing unit to generate a warping map that corrects for image distortion. The warping map is generated in an iterative process by displaying a known pattern on a viewing screen and, through the use... Agent: Crockett & Crockett

20070291188 - Optical display for portable electronic device: A portable electronic device is provided that includes an optical display, a display controller for presenting display data to the optical display in order to display the display data; and an accelerometer operatively coupled to the display controller. The display controller presents the display data to the optical display as... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070291187 - Lcd monitor-integrated digital image storage device: Provided is a digital image storage device integrated with an LCD monitor such that image processing and storage functions and Internet and TV functions are integrated in a stand alone type. The digital image storage device includes an image processor (13), a memory (14) and a HDD (15), which are... Agent: Park Law Firm

20070285497 - Apparatus and method for activating video function: An apparatus and a method for activating a video function are disclosed. The apparatus detects a great number of communication interfaces by using a monitor module and compares their priorities pre-defined by a user. When one of the communication interfaces is opened or closed, only the one with the highest... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070285496 - System and method for fast video call setup based upon earlier provided information: A system and method for accelerating the rate at which a video call can be setup between two devices. When a video call is initiated for the first time between two mobile devices, information regarding what type of multiplex entries and logical channels are used for video calls between these... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070285499 - Apparatus and method for casting video data and audio data to web during video telephony in mobile communication terminal: An apparatus and a method for casting video and audio data to a web during video telephony in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method includes sending a transmitting request message to a counterpart terminal, if a transmitting request menu is selected in a video telephony mode, sending authentication... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070285498 - Imaging apparatus including a separable monitor, and method for controlling the imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus includes a first part and a second part separable from each other. If the first part and the second part are in a separated state, the first part applies image processing to image data and transmits the processed image data to the second part. If the first... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070285504 - Systems and methods for conferencing among governed and external participants: A video conference system for an enterprise facilitates conferences among participants governed by the policies of the enterprise and other participants. The system includes conference participant stations for use by governed participants and a gateway that facilitates linking through a remote network to conference participant stations used by those external... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20070285502 - Techniques for automatically setting up communications: Techniques are provided for automatically setting up a communication event. A request for a communication event is registered with an automated agent. The automated agent determines an availability status of each participant in the communication event. The communication event is established.... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20070285503 - Versatile conference adapter and method employing same: A conference adapter. In an illustrative embodiment, the conference adapter implements a method for interfacing one or more conference endpoints with one or more conference servers. The method includes registering an endpoint and a conference server to determine endpoint registration information associated with the endpoint and to determine conference-server registration... Agent: Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, PC

20070285501 - Videoconference system clustering: A videoconferencing cluster system is described that has at least one cluster node server and a master server configured to communicate with the cluster node server and an outside client over a wide area network. Each cluster node server is configured to communicate with a plurality of cluster node clients... Agent: Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070285507 - Video conferencing system: A video conferencing system includes a camera and a display within a room. The camera is directed towards participants in a foreground against a background. The room has lighting defining at least foreground luminance. The display defines maximum display luminance, and the display and flare of the room define minimum... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070285500 - Method and apparatus for video mixing: An apparatus for use in video mixing of multiple video sources compressed in one or more video codecs includes a bitstream unpacker configured to receive and unpack each of the multiple video sources to provide intermediate video parameters including transform-domain coefficients, frame header information, macroblock header information, and motion vector... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070285506 - Court video teleconferencing system & method: A court appearance is conducted at a scheduled date and time where at least one attorney or other participant at a remote location appears before a court by video teleconference. The court and the remote participant communicate using video and audio conferencing equipment having the capability of displaying concurrently images... Agent: Connors Associates

20070285505 - Method and apparatus for video conferencing having dynamic layout based on keyword detection: In particular, the present invention provides a method and system for conferencing, including the steps of connecting at least two sites to a conference, receiving at least two video signals and two audio signals from the connected sites, consecutively analyzing the audio data from the at least two sites connected... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070285508 - Stereo imaging system and method for use in telerobotic systems: This invention relates to a stereo imaging system for use in telerobotic systems. A method of imaging a target site in a stereo imaging system is provided. The method typically includes capturing a right and a left optical image of the target site and transforming the right and the left... Agent: Patent Dept Intuitive Surgical, Inc

20070285509 - Parallax-barrier type stereoscopic display apparatus: The parallax-barrier type stereoscopic display apparatus is equipped with a light source module comprising a red (R) light source, a green (G) light source and a blue (B) light source, and a light diffusion plate for diffusing lights generated by said light source module. Said parallax-barrier type stereoscopic display apparatus... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070285510 - Intelligent imagery-based sensor: A sensing device includes: a video imager to obtain video of an area; a processing unit to receive and process the video from the video imager to identify one of an event or a datum of interest; and a communication channel to output a non-imagery signal representing the event or... Agent: Venable LLP

20070285511 - Video verification system and method for central station alarm monitoring: A method, system and central monitoring station is provided for visual verification of an alarm system event in which image data corresponding to a plurality of images associated with the event is transmitted. The image data corresponding to the plurality of images is processed to create one or more processed... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20070285512 - Communication system, communication terminal and information processing device: A communication system has a communication terminal and information processing device that can be mounted on a movable body. The information processing device includes a request transmission part that transmits to a communication terminal within a predetermined range a request signal, the request signal requesting the transmission of an image,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070285513 - Printer emulator: An emulator of the type suitable to simulate connection of an intended device to another device in the absence of an actual connection therebetween. The emulator may be configured to simulate any number of connections, such as but not limited to printer port, display port, and scale port connection. The... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070285514 - System and method for performing motion capture using phosphor application techniques: A system and method are described for performing motion capture on a subject. For example, a method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: mixing phosphorescent makeup with a makeup base; applying the mixture of phosphorescent makeup and makeup base to surface regions of a motion capture subject; strobing... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070285516 - Method and apparatus for automatically directing the adjustment of home theater display settings: In one embodiment, present invention is a method and apparatus for automatically adjusting home theater display settings. One embodiment of a method for adjusting a setting of a home theater display includes receiving at least one measurement of the setting from a user and directing the user to adjust the... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070285515 - Method and apparatus for calibrating video signals: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for calibrating video signals. One embodiment of a method for calibrating chrominance/luminance of a video signal for display on a display device includes receiving an uncalibrated video signal from a video source, calculating a correction necessary to calibrate the... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070285517 - Imaging apparatus: A video camera, building in a hard disk drive and an optical disk drive within the same housing, for dissolving a problem of increasing the temperature of hard disk drive due to heats generated within an inside of the main body thereof, comprises: an image pickup portion, which is configured... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070285518 - Solid-state imaging device and driving method for solid-state imaging device: A solid-state imaging device includes a photoelectric conversion unit 110, an analog shift register, and signal output units 131 and 132. The analog shift register is divided into a first transfer section 121 and a second transfer section 122 with a substantially central region of the analog shift register being... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070285520 - Zoom lens and imaging apparatus: s

20070285519 - Method for transferring image signals and system using the method: The present invention relates to an image signal transmission method in a network camera system, and more particularly, to a network camera system and an image signal transmission method in which a low resolution image formed by down-scaling a high resolution image photographed by a high resolution camera is displayed... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070285522 - Image capturing apparatus, control method thereof, image processing apparatus, image processing method, image capturing system, and program: An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing element which photoelectrically conve