Abstract: A boron (B) layer may be formed as a passivation layer in a recess in which a vertical transfer gate is to be formed. The recess may then be filled with a gate electrode of the vertical transfer gate over the passivation layer (and/or one or more intervening layers) to form the vertical transfer gate. The passivation layer may be formed in the recess by epitaxial growth. The use of epitaxy to grow the passivation layer enables precise control over the profile, uniformity, and boron concentration in the passivation layer. Moreover, the use of epitaxy to grow the passivation layer may reduce the diffusion length of the passivation layer into the substrate of the pixel sensor, which provides increased area in the pixel sensor for the photodiode.

Abstract: For evaluating an image file in a social website through an image player, on which the image file is also shown, the image player automatically issues a wireless connection signal to a handheld electronic device in the vicinity of the image player. The image player automatically transmits the image file to the handheld electronic device in a wireless transmission manner after the connection is successfully established. The handheld electronic device transmits an evaluation message regarding the image file to the image player. The image player automatically executes a transfer program to transfer the evaluation message to the social website.

Abstract: An electronic display device includes a storage device for storing an image file, a display screen for showing the image file, a positive evaluation button, and a statistical program. The electronic display device is in communication with a social website. When the positive evaluation button is pressed down, a positive evaluation signal is generated. The statistical program has a preset evaluation threshold value. The statistical program generates an evaluation value according to the positive evaluation signal. If the evaluation value is greater than or equal to the evaluation threshold value, the image file is transmitted to the social website.

Abstract: A photo image managing method includes the following steps. Firstly, a face recognizing operation is performed to acquire at least one target face image contained in a photo image. Then, the target face image is compared with plural face images stored in a face database, and thus plural resembling face images are acquired. Then, the user may judge which resembling face image is identical to the target face image, and thus selects a specified resembling face image. The specified resembling face image is correlated with a face name. Afterwards, the face name corresponding to the specified resembling face image is assigned to the target face image, so that the relationship between the assigned face name and the target photo image is established.

Abstract: A method for automatically selecting a representative thumbnail of a photo folder is provided. Firstly, a face detecting step is performed for judging whether plural photo images in the photo folder contain at least one face image. If the at least one face image in the plural photo images is detected, a face recognizing step is performed to acquire at least one facial feature. Then, the facial feature having the highest occurrence number is selected as a target facial feature. Then, the plural photo images including the target facial feature are rated to acquire plural scores. Afterwards, the photo image with the highest score is assigned as the representative thumbnail of the photo folder.

Abstract: An image pickup system includes a display screen, an image pickup device and a positioning program. The image pickup device is used for shooting a document. The display screen is used for showing a positioning mark. When the document is moved and a pre-shot document image is aligned with the positioning mark, the image pickup device is activated by the positioning program to shoot the document, thereby obtaining a document image.

Abstract: An electronic display device is in communication with a social website in a network communication manner for receiving an image file from the social website. The image file is shown on the electronic display device, and transmitted to a handheld electronic device in a wireless transmission manner. Via an input module of the handheld electronic device, the user of the handheld electronic device may generate an evaluation message. The evaluation message may be transmitted to the electronic display device in a wireless transmission manner. A transfer program installed in the electronic display device is executed to transmit said evaluation message to the social website in the network communication manner.

Abstract: An electronic display device includes a storage device for storing an image file, a display screen for showing the image file, a positive evaluation button, and a statistical program. The electronic display device is in communication with a social website. When the positive evaluation button is pressed down, a positive evaluation signal is generated. The statistical program has a preset evaluation threshold value. The statistical program generates an evaluation value according to the positive evaluation signal. If the evaluation value is greater than or equal to the evaluation threshold value, the image file is transmitted to the social website.

Abstract: An image pickup system includes a display screen, an image pickup device and a positioning program. The image pickup device is used for shooting a document. The display screen is used for showing a positioning mark. When the document is moved and a pre-shot document image is aligned with the positioning mark, the image pickup device is activated by the positioning program to shoot the document, thereby obtaining a document image.

Abstract: Verification of areas within an image corresponding to banknotes includes dividing the image into a plurality of image sections; generating a banknote boundary map having border sections corresponding to a boundary of monetary banknotes within the image; generating a texture decision map having texture sections within a valid range according to a valid monetary banknote; determining a number of objects in the texture decision map by removing texture sections in the texture decision map that correspond to the border sections in the banknote boundary map; calculating a texture property value for each object; calculating a shape property value for each object; and further removing texture sections from the texture decision map corresponding to objects that do not have the texture property value within a first predetermined range and the shape property value within a second predetermined range.

Abstract: Verification of areas within an image corresponding to banknotes includes dividing the image into a plurality of image sections; generating a banknote boundary map having border sections corresponding to a boundary of monetary banknotes within the image; generating a texture decision map having texture sections within a valid range according to a valid monetary banknote; determining a number of objects in the texture decision map by removing texture sections in the texture decision map that correspond to the border sections in the banknote boundary map; calculating a texture property value for each object; calculating a shape property value for each object; and further removing texture sections from the texture decision map corresponding to objects that do not have the texture property value within a first predetermined range and the shape property value within a second predetermined range.

Abstract: A method for adjusting an image signal by a processor includes providing a first low pass filter and a second low pass filter, generating an energy ratio of a band-pass image signal and the image signal according to the standard deviation of a first low pass signal of the first low pass filter and a second low pass signal of the second low pass filter, providing an image adjustment parameter and generating a weighting coefficient of the image signal according to the energy ratio and the image adjustment parameter, generating a third low pass filter according to the weighting coefficient of the image signal, the image adjustment parameter, the first low pass signal of the first low pass filter and the second low pass signal of the second low pass filter, and adjusting the image signal according to the image signal and the third low pass filter.

Abstract: A file managing method for an image capturing apparatus includes selecting at least one image from a plurality of images captured by the image capturing apparatus as a directory name of the plurality of images.

Abstract: An approximation method for deriving the first coefficient of radial aberration model is proposed. This invention idea enables a digital camera system to automatically find a good parameter in order to correct radial lens distortion by capturing an image with a single straight line. The proposed method is computationally efficient for a digital camera to perform radial lens correction in real time.

Abstract: A method for adjusting an image signal by a processor includes providing a first low pass filter and a second low pass filter, generating an energy ratio of a band-pass image signal and the image signal according to the standard deviation of a first low pass signal of the first low pass filter and a second low pass signal of the second low pass filter, providing an image adjustment parameter and generating a weighting coefficient of the image signal according to the energy ratio and the image adjustment parameter, generating a third low pass filter according to the weighting coefficient of the image signal, the image adjustment parameter, the first low pass signal of the first low pass filter and the second low pass signal of the second low pass filter, and adjusting the image signal according to the image signal and the third low pass filter.

Abstract: A view-finding method of an image-capturing apparatus includes the following steps. Firstly, a desired one from a plurality of predetermined aspect ratios is selected. Then, an image frame to be taken by the image-capturing apparatus is shown and marked according to the selected aspect ratio to distinguish a desired frame portion from the other frame portion. Moreover, a view-finding device includes an image display window, an input interface and a micro-controller. The image display window shows an image frame to be taken by the image-capturing apparatus. The input interface allows a user to give a command therevia for designating an aspect ratio.

Abstract: In a method of estimating (BME) a global motion vector (GMV), only a central part (C) of an electronic image (EI) is used, which central part (C) is substantially smaller than the electronic image (EI).

Abstract: A skate-scooter includes a footplate, a U-shaped collapse base fixed on an upper surface of a front end portion of the footplate, a hollow connector having an open lower end for a coil spring to fit in the hollow connector, a cylinder for a lower end of a handle support tube to fit and positioned therein and having two inclined parallel walls defining a space for the connector to fit therein, a front wheel combined with the cylinder, and a rear wheel combined with a rear end of the footplate. The hollow connector and the two inclined parallel walls of the cylinder are pivotally connected to the collapse base to let the connector, the cylinder and the handle support tube extend or collapse by means of a pin bolt with a push member to push up the connector, the two inclined walls of the cylinder and the handle support tube to separate from a first inclined slot and moved to a second inclined slot of the collapse base from the extended position to the collapsed position.