Abstract: A mobile computing device includes a first video camera on a first side of the mobile computing device producing a first camera video stream. A second video camera is on a second side of the mobile computing device producing a second camera video stream. A video processor is coupled to the first video camera and the second video camera to receive the first camera video stream and the second camera video stream, respectively. The video processor is coupled to merge the first camera video stream and the second camera video stream to generate a merged video stream. The video processor includes a network interface coupled to upload the merged video stream to a server in real-time using an Internet wireless network. The server broadcasts the merged video stream to a plurality of receivers in real-time.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate having a surface and a plurality of solder balls arranged on the surface to form a ball grid array. A portion of the plurality of solder balls is arranged to have a pitch between adjacent solder balls. The adjacent solder balls having the pitch have a shape of a truncated sphere. At least one solder ball of the plurality of solder balls is included in a solder island on the surface having a shape that is different than the shape of the truncated sphere.

Abstract: A method for embedding stereo imagery includes (a) transforming a foreground stereo image, extracted from a source stereo image captured by a first stereo camera, from a scale associated with the first stereo camera to a scale associated with a second stereo camera, to form a transformed foreground stereo image, and (b) embedding the transformed foreground stereo image into a target stereo image, captured by the second stereo camera, to form an embedded stereo image.

Abstract: Video conferencing for mobile platforms is provided by logging a first mobile platform into a conference server, which finds a first peer-to-peer station on a network to connect with the first mobile platform. The first peer-to-peer station is a nearest available peer-to-peer station on the network to the first mobile platform. The first peer-to-peer station on the network is connected to the first mobile platform. First communication data is received at the first peer-to-peer station directly from the first mobile platform. The first communication data is sent directly from the first peer-to-peer station to a second peer-to-peer station through a peer-to-peer connection in the network. The first communication data is sent directly from the second peer-to-peer station to a second mobile platform connected to the second peer-to-peer station. The second peer-to-peer station is a nearest available peer-to-peer station on the network to the second mobile platform.

Abstract: A mobile computing device includes first, second and third cameras coupled to produce first, second and third camera video streams, respectively. The first camera is on a first side of the mobile computing device, and the second and third cameras are included in a stereo camera on a second side of the mobile computing device. A video processor is coupled to generate an output video stream including a first video layer generated from the first camera video stream. The video processor is further coupled to generate the output video stream to include second and third video layers from the second camera video stream in response to the second and the third camera video streams. The video processor is further coupled to overlay the first video layer between the second video layer and the third video layer in the output video stream.

Abstract: A mobile computing device includes first, second and third cameras coupled to produce first, second and third camera video streams, respectively. The first camera is on a first side of the mobile computing device, and the second and third cameras are included in a stereo camera on a second side of the mobile computing device. A video processor is coupled to generate an output video stream including a first video layer generated from the first camera video stream. The video processor is further coupled to generate the output video stream to include second and third video layers from the second camera video stream in response to the second and the third camera video streams. The video processor is further coupled to overlay the first video layer between the second video layer and the third video layer in the output video stream.

Abstract: A mobile computing device includes a first video camera on a first side of the mobile computing device producing a first camera video stream. A second video camera is on a second side of the mobile computing device producing a second camera video stream. A video processor is coupled to the first video camera and the second video camera to receive the first camera video stream and the second camera video stream, respectively. The video processor is coupled to merge the first camera video stream and the second camera video stream to generate a merged video stream. The video processor includes a network interface coupled to upload the merged video stream to a server in real-time using an Internet wireless network. The server broadcasts the merged video stream to a plurality of receivers in real-time.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate having a surface and a plurality of solder balls arranged on the surface to form a ball grid array. A portion of the plurality of solder balls is arranged to have a pitch between adjacent solder balls. The adjacent solder balls having the pitch have a shape of a truncated sphere. At least one solder ball of the plurality of solder balls is included in a solder island on the surface having a shape that is different than the shape of the truncated sphere.

Abstract: A method for network-based real-time video display is disclosed. The method includes: setting up a connection between an imaging apparatus and a website via a wireless network; producing a video by the imaging apparatus and displaying the video by the website if the imaging apparatus is successfully authenticated, wherein producing a video by the imaging apparatus includes: recording a video and splitting the video into video segments; processing and converting the video segments into a video stream; and uploading the video stream to the website, further wherein, displaying the video by the website includes: offering a display widget to the video stream and creating a display window for the video; embedding the display window in a corresponding display page; and displaying the video through the display window in real time. A system for network-based real-time video display is also disclosed.

Abstract: A disposable viewable uterus cavity suction tube is used in conjunction with a negative pressure suction system and a display system. A suction opening is at the side wall of the uterus cavity suction tube. A separator is between the suction opening and the front end of the uterus cavity suction tube, which separates the uterus cavity suction tube into the suction cavity and the enclosed imaging cavity. An imaging head and an illumination device are in the imaging cavity. A see-through cover is at the tube wall above the imaging head and illumination device. The angle ? between the central optical axis of the lens of the imaging head and the central normal of the suction opening is a sharp angle. The signal wire of the imaging head and illumination system are installed inside the tube wall. The characteristic of the disposable viewable uterus cavity suction tube is that the lens of the imaging head is a wide angle lens.

Abstract: A digital image capturing module assembly and method of fabricating the same is proposed, which is used for the assembly of a digital image capturing module from a photosensitive printed circuit board and a lens holder. The proposed assembly method is characterized by the provision of a ring plane between focusing plane and corner-located aligning posts on the lens holder so as to allow the coated adhesive layer over the ring plane to provide a sealed light impenetrable effect at the junction between the photosensitive printed circuit board and the lens holder. This feature allows the captured image by the digital image capturing module to be substantially free of sidelight effect and thus more assured in picture quality. Moreover, it can simplify the assembly process to help increase the yield of the fabrication of digital image capturing modules.

Abstract: A digital image capturing module assembly and method of fabricating the same is proposed, which is used to fabricate a digital image capturing module assembly from a photosensitive printed circuit board and a lens holder. The proposed assembly method is characterized by the attachment of a light-impenetrable reinforcement plate to the photosensitive printed circuit board to provide both a light-impenetrable effect and an reinforcement effect to the photosensitive printed circuit board, which allows the enclosed photosensitive device to be shielded from sidelight and backlight, and further allows the photosensitive printed circuit board to be reinforced in structural strength that can prevent it from deformation or cracking during fabrication and transportation. This feature allows the finished product of digital image capturing module to be more assured in its optical quality of captured images during actual application, and also allows the fabrication thereof to have a high rate of yield during assembly.

Abstract: An integrated lens assembly is provided, including: 1) a casing having an opening; 2) a lens having a forward end received in the opening of the casing; 3) a lens protection device embedded in the casing via the opening to encapsulate the forward end of the lens, wherein the lens protection device partially protrudes from the casing; 4) an image processing unit optically connected to the lens for electrically acquiring images; 5) and a power source electrically connected to the image processing unit to supply power to the image processing unit for operating the image processing unit. The forward end of the lens can be flush or protrude from with the casing. The above integrated lens assembly reduces a prior-art gap between the lens and the lens protection device, thereby facilitating miniaturization of the integrated lens assembly.

Abstract: A digital image capturing module assembly and method of fabricating the same is proposed, which is used for the assembly of a digital image capturing module from a photosensitive printed circuit board and a lens holder. The proposed assembly method is characterized by the provision of stair-like bulged portions beside the aligning posts on the lens holder to allow the formation of an undergap between the photosensitive printed circuit board and the lens holder, which allows a curable and flowable adhesive agent to self-infiltrate into and substantially fill up the undergap through capillary attraction to provide an absolutely sealed light impenetrable effect without the formation of light-penetrating holes around the aligning posts. This feature also allows the overall assembly process to be more simplified, which can help increase the yield of the fabrication of digital image capturing modules.

Abstract: A digital image capturing module assembly and method of fabricating the same is proposed, which is used for the assembly of a digital image capturing module from a photosensitive printed circuit board and a lens holder. The proposed module assembly is characterized by the use of aligning posts on the lens holder to help align and secure the photosensitive printed circuit board in position on the lens holder as well as by the use of a washer to help provide a sealed light-impenetrable effect at the junction between the photosensitive printed circuit board and the lens holder so that no sidelight can pass therethrough to the inside of the lens holder. This feature allows the assembly process to be more simplified and less time-consuming to implement than prior art, which can help increase the yield of the assembly of digital image capturing module.

Abstract: A digital image capturing module assembly and method of fabricating the same is proposed, which is designed for the assembly of a digital image capturing module from a photosensitive printed circuit board and a lens holder. The proposed module assembly is characterized by the provision of a shouldered portion and a grooved portion in the lens holder's inner wall around the focusing plane of the lens holder wherein an adhesive layer is coated in the grooved portion to adhere the photosensitive printed circuit board to the lens holder. This feature allows the junction between the photosensitive printed circuit board and the lens holder to have a sealed light-impenetrable quality, so that the captured image by the digital image capturing module would be substantially free of sidelight effect. Moreover, it allows the finished product of digital image capturing module to be more compact in size than prior art.