Abstract: System and methods are provided for performing white balancing of an image. An image including one or more pixels is received, wherein a pixel corresponds to an input color value. A light source of the image is determined based at least in part on the input color values of the pixels, wherein the light source is used for illumination when the image is captured. New color values of the pixels are generated to reduce color distortion caused by the light source of the image.

Abstract: An optical adapter for secure and adjustable mounting of a mobile media device having a camera lens to an optical eyepiece of an optical device. The adapter having the ability to quickly and reliably attach a mobile media device such as smart phone, iPhone, Droid, etc. to a wide range of various diameter optical devices such as binoculars, birding scopes, excavation scopes, microscopes and telescopes. The optical adapter comprises a flat base plate having a central aperture for passing light and a plurality of aligned openings, an adjustable strap which is woven within the plurality of aligned openings in order to secure the mobile media device, and an adjustable optical eyepiece attachment assembly which provides secure attachment to an optical eyepiece.

Abstract: A camera module includes an imaging sensor, a conductive member, a plate-like member, and a sealing member. The imaging sensor includes a light-receiving surface configured to receive light gathered by a lens unit, the lens unit including a lens and a drive section driving the lens. The conductive member is connected to the drive section for supply of power to the drive section. The plate-like member is provided with the imaging sensor and the conductive member. The sealing member is formed by sealing the imaging sensor and the conductive member, the conductive member being exposed at a connection part for connection to the drive section, the imaging sensor being exposed at the light-receiving surface.

Abstract: An anti-eclipse circuit for an imager is formed from pixel circuitry over the same semiconductor substrate as the imaging pixels. More specifically, two adjacent pixel circuits are modified to form an amplifier. One input of the amplifier is adapted to receive a reset signal from one of the pixel circuits while another input is adapted to be set at a predetermined offset voltage from the output of the amplifier. The amplifier is preferably a unity gain amplifier, so that the output of the amplifier set to a voltage level equal to the predetermined offset from the voltage level of the reset signal. Accordingly, the anti-eclipse circuit outputs a reference voltage at predetermined level from the reset voltage of a pixel and does not need to be calibrated for fabrication related variances in reset voltages.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device is capable of simplifying the pixel structure to reduce the pixel size and capable of suppressing the variation in the characteristics between the pixels when a plurality of output systems is provided. A unit cell (30) includes two pixels (31) and (32). Upper and lower photoelectric converters (33) and (34), transfer transistors (35) and (36) connected to the upper and lower photoelectric converters, respectively, a reset transistor (37), and an amplifying transistor (38) form the two pixels (31) and (32). A full-face signal line 39 is connected to the respective drains of the reset transistor (37) and the amplifying transistor (38). Controlling the full-face signal line (39), along with transfer signal lines (42) and (43) and a reset signal line (41), to read out signals realizes the simplification of the wiring in the pixel, the reduction of the pixel size, and so on.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device including, a first semiconductor region of the first conduction type, a photoelectric conversion part having a second semiconductor region of the second conduction type formed in the region separated by the isolation dielectric region of the first semiconductor region, pixel transistors formed in the first semiconductor region, a floating diffusion region of the second conduction type which is formed in the region separated by the isolation dielectric region of the first semiconductor region, and an electrode formed on the first semiconductor region existing between the floating diffusion region and the isolation dielectric region and is given a prescribed bias voltage.

Abstract: Since the great number of elements constituting a unit pixel having an amplification function would hinder reduction of pixel size, unit pixel n,m arranged in a matrix form is comprised of a photodiode, a transfer switch for transferring charges stored in the photodiode, a floating diffusion for storing charges transferred by the transfer switch, a reset switch for resetting the floating diffusion, and an amplifying transistor for outputting a signal in accordance with the potential of the floating diffusion to a vertical signal line, and by affording vertical selection pulse ?Vn to the drain of the reset switch to control a reset potential thereof, pixels are selected in units of rows.

Abstract: System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an imaging apparatus including imaging means configured to photograph an image of a scene that is in a direction in which a user sees, outside world information acquisition means configured to acquire outside world information, and control means configured to control an operation of the imaging means based on the outside world information acquired by the outside world information acquisition means.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display unit capable of displaying a rotational pathway which rotates on a screen and with which an operation of the electronic device is associated according to a position on the rotational pathway; a touch screen that detects a touch from an outside and receives an input of a positional signal according to a position of the touch; a display controller that converts the position of the touch corresponding to the positional signal received by the touch screen into a position on the rotational pathway and causes a mark to be displayed at the position converted; and an operation controller that controls an operation of the electronic device according to a display position of the mark on the rotational pathway.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for high-dynamic range images. In use, a first pixel attribute of a first pixel is received and a second pixel attribute of a second pixel is received. Next, a scalar based on the first pixel attribute and the second pixel attribute is identified. Finally, the first pixel and the second pixel are blended, based on the scalar, wherein the first pixel is brighter than the second pixel. Additional systems, methods, and computer program products are also presented.

Abstract: In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media are described that are associated with content distribution. In embodiments, one or more frames may be displayed on a display, and the frame or frames with the highest luminance level of those frames may be identified. A camera may be configured to capture an image at a point in time based at least in part on display of the frame with the highest luminance level. In some embodiments, the luminance level of the frames may be identified based at least in part on analysis of the frames by a device prior to display of the frames. In other embodiments, the luminance level of the frames may be identified based at least in part on the receipt of luminance data from a server.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for canceling chromatic aberration. In the method, only chrominance signals are filtered using an asymmetrical mask according to the characteristics of chromatic aberration occurring from among a luminance/chrominance coordinates system. Accordingly, it is possible to cancel chromatic aberration regardless of the characteristics of a lens and prevent the resolution of the original image from degrading.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a device of CMOS image sensor, exactly, relates to a kind of CMOS charge pump circuit. The invention compromises: two current mirrors and two operational amplifiers are added into the CMOS charge pump circuit. The feed-through current is suppressed when signal switches in the said circuit. It solved the problem of the big voltage jump of the output voltage when the logic signal switches. It guarantees the stabilities of the circuit and the output voltage.

Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus including an external memory accommodating unit for accommodating a removable external memory; a database recognizing unit for recognizing a database stored in the external memory, the database being recorded with an image stored in the external memory and information related to the image in correspondence to each other; a display method setting unit for setting either display method of a stored first display method or a second display method of displaying the image stored in the external memory without using the database based on a recognition result of the database recognizing unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying the image stored in the external memory by the display method based on the set display method.

Abstract: An auto focus (AF) adjusting method, an AF adjusting apparatus, and a digital photographing apparatus including the same, the AF adjusting apparatus including: an AF calculator for calculating focus detection evaluation values; a peak detector for detecting a peak position of the focus detection evaluation values; and a speed calculator for calculating a moving speed of a subject by using the peak position. When continuous photographing of still images is performed, the peak detector detects the peak position in an image pickup interval before a light exposure preparation interval for image capturing, and the focus lens driver performs moving body compensation driving for compensating for a focal position by using a moving speed calculated in the light exposure preparation interval before capturing starts.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus for noise cancellation of an optical image stabilizer, which includes a motion sensor configured to sense a motion, a microphone configured to acquire a sound, a speaker configured to output a sound, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether at least one predetermined condition is satisfied based on at least one signal input from the motion sensor and the microphone, when it is determined that the at least one predetermined condition is satisfied, to periodically operate the optical image stabilizer to store one or more noises generated from an actuator within the optical image stabilizer and driving information of the actuator in a memory, and then, when the optical image stabilizer is normally operated, to acquire the one or more noises corresponding to the driving information of the actuator from the memory, and to generate a canceling noise and to output the generated canceling noise through the speaker.

Abstract: A pixel array comprises at least one long exposure pixel, short exposure pixel, and a control circuit. The long exposure pixel comprises a first photodiode to generate charges, a first image signal generating module for generating a first image sensing signal; and a first transfer switch device for passing the charges to the first image signal generating module via a first transfer control signal. The control circuit sets the first transfer control signal to be a first predetermined control voltage when the long exposure pixel is in an long exposure phase, and then sets the first transfer control signal to be a second predetermined control voltage when the short exposure pixel is in a short exposure phase.

Abstract: An output impedance of a drive unit configured to drive a drive line is set to be varied during a period in which a drive pulse for setting each transfer transistor to be in a conductive state is supplied and during a period in which a drive pulse for setting each transfer transistor to be in a non-conductive state is supplied.

Abstract: If a movable unit connected to a main body and is rotatable around a first axis as a rotation center with respect to the main body in which a magnetic field generating member is provided is rotated around the first axis with respect to the main body, a magnetic field detection sensor arranged near the first axis rotates and a direction of a magnetic field that can be detected by the magnetic field detection sensor changes.