Abstract: A technique of enhancing a scene containing one or more off-center peripheral regions within an initial distorted image captured with a large field of view includes determining and extracting an off-center region of interest (hereinafter “ROI”) within the image. Geometric correction is applied to reconstruct the off-center ROI into a rectangular or otherwise undistorted or less distorted frame of reference as a reconstructed ROI. A quality of reconstructed pixels is determined within the constructed ROI. Image analysis is selectively applied to the reconstructed ROI based on the quality of the reconstructed pixels.

Abstract: In an exemplary capturing apparatus, a first captured image captured by a capturing section is acquired. Then, it is determined whether or not a face image is included in the first captured image. When it is determined that a face image is included, any one type of image processing is selected from a plurality of types of image processing including a type of image processing using the face image, and the selected type of image processing is performed on the first captured image.

Abstract: There is provided an electronic device including a geomagnetism detection part acquiring magnetic direction data corresponding to geomagnetism every predetermined period of time, a change amount calculation part calculating a change amount of the magnetic direction data, a storage part storing the magnetic direction data, an angular velocity integration part calculating angle data obtained by integration of angular velocity obtained by an angular velocity detection part, and a direction output part.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a suction cup and a camera. The suction cup has an aperture. The camera is attached to the suction cup such that the camera can capture images through the aperture of the suction cup and a surface to which the suction cup is attached while the suction cup is attached to the surface.

Abstract: A tracker unit for a measuring instrument and a method for operating a tracker unit are disclosed, to distinguish a specific target, such as at least one retroreflector, from other reflective objects in the vicinity of the measuring instrument. The tracker unit includes a plurality of photosensors and first and second optical radiation sources. Each photosensor adapted to generate at least one first set of signals during a period when the first optical radiation source is activated and the second optical radiation source is deactivated, and generate at least one second set of signals during a period when the second optical radiation source is activated and the first optical radiation source is deactivated. On basis of comparison between information extracted on basis of the first set of signals and the second set of signals, respectively, at least one specific target is distinguished from other reflective objects.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus has a focus control unit. The focus control unit retrieves a focusing point by setting a cutback threshold as a first value. The focus control unit executes a driving operation of an image pickup lens depending on a contrast evaluation value in the case in which the cutback threshold is set to be a second value. The second value is smaller than the first value. The focus control unit executes a driving operation of the image pickup lens depending on a contrast evaluation value in the case in which the cutback threshold is changed from the second value to the first value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solid-state image sensing device includes a pixel including a photoelectric conversion element, a signal detection unit, transistors, and a control signal selection circuit to select a control signal applied to the control signal line. The control signal selection circuit sets a potential of the control signal line at a first potential level while the pixel signal is read from the pixel, the control signal selection circuit sets the potential of the control signal line at a second potential level when the pixel is set in an unselected state, and the control signal selection circuit sets the potential of the control signal line at a third potential level after the pixel is set in the unselected state.

Abstract: A camera module includes a lens of heat-resistant material, a barrel receiving the lens, a baseboard mounted on the barrel by surface mounted technology, an image sensor mounted on the baseboard receiving optical signals from the lens and converting the optical signals into electrical signals, and a transmitting member transmitting the electrical signals to the circuit board.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus capable of capturing a moving image with an imaging device is equipped with a first image-processing device that uses hardware to process images captured by the imaging device and a second image-processing device that processes captured images with software. The imaging apparatus includes an image-processing switching device that selectively operates one of either the first image-processing device or the second image-processing device. The imaging apparatus includes a light-detection device that detects the amount of light received by the imaging device and a sensitivity adjustment device that increases the sensitivity of the imaging device as the amount of light decreases. The image-processing switching device operates the first image-processing device when the sensitivity is lower than a predetermined value and operates the second image-processing device when the sensitivity is higher than the predetermined value.

Abstract: An electronic device with camera functions includes a housing and a camera module. The housing has a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is disposed on a display surface of the housing, and the second opening is disposed on a rear surface of the housing. The camera module is located between the first opening and the second opening. Therefore, a user can take a photograph for an object by the display surface or the rear surface of the electronic device facing toward the object.

Abstract: Systems and methods can be configured to perform operations related to determining a phase transfer function of a digital imaging system. A digital image that includes at least one edge is received, the at least one edge includes a plurality of pixels with disparate pixel values. The at least one edge from the digital image is identified and an edge spread function is generated based on the identified edge. The edge spread function can be generated by taking at least one slice across the identified at least one edge. A line spread function is generated based on the edge spread function. An optical transfer function is generated based on a Fourier transform of the line spread function. A phase error is also identified. The phase transfer function of the digital image is identified based on the phase of the generated optical transfer function and the identified phase error.

Abstract: A controller controls a photographing angle of view based on the face size detected by the face size calculation unit and the face inclination detected by the face inclination detection unit, wherein the controller controls the photographing angle of view so that a size with respect to the photographing angle of view of the subject image recognized by the face recognition unit becomes a predetermined size.

Abstract: An image pickup device may include an image capturing unit that includes a solid-state image pickup device having a plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix form and simultaneously outputting pixel signals of the plurality of pixels adjacent to each other in a row or column direction in sequence while sequentially shifting the pixels that output the pixel signals in the row direction, and that simultaneously outputs image capturing signals respectively corresponding to the simultaneously output pixel signals in sequence from corresponding output terminals, an image processing unit to which the image capturing signals respectively corresponding to the plurality of pixels adjacent to each other in the row or column direction of the pixels arrayed in the solid-state image pickup device are simultaneously input in sequence from corresponding input terminals, and which performs image processing on the input image capturing signals, and a signal transmitting unit.

Abstract: A computer-readable recording device may store a computer program including instructions for causing a computer of a mobile device to operate as: (1) an image specifying module that specifies a plurality of partial images corresponding to a plurality of candidate devices within a taken image that is displayed by a display unit provided in the mobile device, and (2) a communication controlling module that controls a communication unit configured to communicate using a wireless network such that the communication unit communicates with a candidate device corresponding to the partial image, in a case where an operation unit configured to receive an operation on the mobile device by a user receives a selection of the partial image.

Abstract: A composition determination device includes: a subject detection unit configured to detect a subject in an image based on acquired image data; a still detection unit configured to detect a still state, with an image based on the image data, or a subject detected by the subject detection unit, as the object thereof; and a composition determination unit configured to determine a composition, with only real subjects or only unreal subjects, of subjects detected by the subject detection unit, as the object thereof, based on detection results of the still detection unit.

Abstract: An image processing device extracts, in an image block selection section 226, a plurality of image block pairs from a degraded image and a provisional restored image, each of the image block pairs being formed by two image blocks at identical coordinates in the degraded image and the provisional restored image, and estimates a point spread function (PSF) for each of the image block pairs. From among the estimated PSFs, a PSF which is estimated to be close to a true PSF is selected as a candidate PSF. The estimation of the PSF is carried out on a block-by-block basis, whereby the amount of computation required for the estimation of the PSF can be reduced. Also, the estimation method used is not disturbed by an image block which includes noise, and therefore, a PSF which is close to the true PSF can be estimated.

Abstract: A method of synchronizing a remote device to image acquisition by a camera body including detecting a voltage change of the camera body that occurs prior to shutter opening. The detected voltage change is used to determine a time to synchronize the remote device to image acquisition via wireless communication. For example, the detected voltage change may be used to predict when the shutter of the camera will be open. A wireless communication system for synchronizing a remote device to a camera body may include a memory having information used to synchronize the remote device to image acquisition based on the detection of the change in voltage occurring prior to a shutter opening.

Abstract: An apparatus including a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to perform image signal processing using encoding related information. The second circuit may be configured to encode image data using image signal processing related information, wherein said first circuit is further configured to pass said image signal processing related information to said second circuit and said second circuit is further configured to pass said encoding related information to said first circuit.

Abstract: In a system and method for optimizing images, a digital image of an object is captured by an image capturing device, and a standard image of the object is obtained from a storage system of a computing device. The system calculates an image average energy density (IAED) value of the digital image based on RGB (red, green, blue) channels of the digital image, and calculates an IAED value of the standard image based on RGB channels of the standard image. The system is further calculates a difference between the IAED value of the digital image and the IAED value of the standard image, and applies any difference to optimize every pixel point of the digital image to generate optimized pixel points. The system integrates all the optimized pixel points or original pixel points to generate an optimized image for display.

Abstract: There is disclosed a system and method for geotagging objects on a mobile handheld communication device. In an embodiment, the method comprises: providing a user interface with a plurality of user selectable options for obtaining geographic location coordinates; receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of options; and tagging an object with the geographic location coordinates obtained from the selected one of the plurality of options. In another embodiment, the method may further comprise obtaining from an active global positioning system (GPS) module the geographic location coordinates for a current location to tag the object. The method may further comprise providing previously saved geographic location coordinates to tag the object. The object may be an image object.