Patents Issued in March 14, 2013
  • Publication number: 20130063512
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus that includes a recording head for forming an image by discharging single color ink from plural nozzle sequences. The image forming apparatus includes a profile generating unit configured to generate a profile including discharging characteristics of the corresponding nozzle sequences and information indicating a positional relationship among the plural nozzle sequences, based on individual images of a predetermined pattern that have been formed by the corresponding nozzle sequences and images that have been formed by the nozzle sequences; and a driving condition determination unit configured to determine drive conditions of the corresponding nozzle sequences by referring to the profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunobu TAKAGI, Toshihito KAMEI, Takashi KIMURA, Yoshimi NEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130063513
    Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection head, a conveyor, a recording controller, and a flashing controller. The conveyor conveys a recording medium along a conveyance path. The recording controller causes the conveyor to convey a recording medium, and controls liquid ejection from the liquid ejection head to form an image on the recording medium based on image data. The flashing controller causes the conveyor to temporarily stop conveyance of the recording medium, and causes liquid ejection from the liquid ejection head based on drive data which is unrelated to image formation. The flashing controller determines timing for executing a subsequent flashing control so that, within a print enforceable period between one flashing control and the subsequent flashing control, the number of pages subjected to image formation based on image data increases with a decrease in time interval between image formation on one page and on another page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shuichi TAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20130063514
    Abstract: In a liquid ejecting apparatus, a recording medium is conveyed by only a first conveying device during a first period, by only a second conveying device during a second period, and by both the first and second conveying device during a third period. The recording medium is conveyed, in theory, at first and second conveying speeds during the first and second periods respectively. A transition period is set from the first period to the third period or from the third period to the second period. The head controller controls a ejecting head during a period prior to the transition upon assuming that the conveying speed is the first conveying speed, during a period after the transition upon assuming that the conveying speed is the second conveying speed, and during the transition period upon assuming that the conveying speed is a third conveying speed between the first and second conveying speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Gen FUKUI
  • Publication number: 20130063515
    Abstract: An inkjet line printer has a first encoder for detecting the media conveyance distance of the paper feed roller, and a second encoder for generating a signal to control the ink ejection timing. The encoder scales of the first encoder and second encoder are disposed to the intermediate roller of a speed reducing mechanism that transfers drive power from the paper feed motor to the paper feed roller. Because the second encoder outputs a pulse signal with a predetermined number of pulses in the time the recording paper is conveyed a specific distance by the paper feed roller, the signal from the second encoder can be used as a signal to control the timing of ink ejection from the inkjet head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi NAKATSU, Yasumichi OKUDA, Hiroshi HAMAKAWA, Hiroki SHINAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20130063516
    Abstract: A printer as an ink ejecting apparatus capable of ejecting sedimentation ink includes an LED as a first light emitting unit that emits light to a patch as a measurement target portion printed on a printing medium by the sedimentation ink, a light receiving sensor as a first light receiving unit that receives light transmitted from the LED and passing through the patch, and a control unit as a shielding degree determining unit that determines whether or not the patch has a predetermined shielding degree on the basis of a light reception signal output from the light receiving sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Sakai, Mitsuhiro Yamashita, Seishin Yoshida, Hirohisa Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20130063517
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid printing ink composition, comprising at least one organic compound with a melting point of at least 40° C. and a molecular weight of less than 1000 g/mol, wherein the organic compound is selected from an ester, an ether or an amide, a resin, and a dye and/or a pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Carl Zeiss Vision International GMBH
    Inventor: Hans-Joachim Weippert
  • Publication number: 20130063518
    Abstract: Provided is a pigment particle suitable for an ink capable of recording an image that is excellent in color developability and lightfastness, and has a yellow hue. The pigment particle is a pigment particle having a structure represented by the following formula (1), in which a maximum absorption wavelength of an absorption spectrum in a wavelength region of 200 nm or more and 800 nm or less is present in a range of 340 nm or more and 360 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Takebayashi, Yoshio Nakajima, Shuichi Okazaki, Eiichi Nakata
  • Publication number: 20130063519
    Abstract: A capping device for an ink jet print head includes a base configured to receive an ink jet print head and a cap assembly attached to the base. The cap assembly is configured for sliding movement with respect to the base to provide a closed position of the cap assembly when the print head is not printing and an open position to allow for the ejection of ink from nozzles when the print head is printing. The cap assembly includes a cover support and a cover attached to the cover support in a generally planar relationship thereto. The cover is adapted to provide additional movement with respect to the cover support in a direction different from the sliding direction. The cover includes a rigid mating surface configured to engage a surface of the print head adjacent the nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: John Wall, Thomas Kimerling, Casey Robertson, Martin McNestry
  • Publication number: 20130063520
    Abstract: An inkjet recording device includes a recording head, a pump, a waste liquid chamber, and a first support. The recording head has a nozzle surface formed with a nozzle from which ink droplet is ejected to form an image onto a recording medium. The pump is configured to draw ink from the recording head. The waste liquid chamber is configured to accommodate the ink drawn by the pump. The first support is configured to support the waste liquid chamber at a position above the nozzle surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Motohito MURAKI
  • Publication number: 20130063521
    Abstract: An inkjet recording device includes a main body and a movable unit. The main body includes a recording head and a pump. The recording head is configured to eject ink onto a recording medium to record an image. The pump is configured to draw the ink from the recording head. The movable unit is configured to move between a near position and a far position where is away from the near position with respect to the main body. The movable unit includes a waste liquid chamber configured to accommodate the ink drawn by the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Motohito MURAKI
  • Publication number: 20130063522
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an inkjet head includes nozzle rows. Each of the nozzle rows includes nozzles. The nozzles are arranged at a fixed pitch in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of a recording medium and arranged spaced apart from one another in the conveying direction in each of the nozzle rows. At least one nozzle located at one end of each of the nozzle rows is provided on an upstream side along the conveying direction than another nozzle provided closest to the nozzle in an arraying direction of the nozzles. At least one nozzle located at the other end of each of the nozzle rows is provided on a downstream side along the conveying direction than another nozzle provided closest to the nozzle in the arraying direction of the nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuichi Arai, Chiaki Tanuma, Ryutaro Kusunoki, Shuhei Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20130063523
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid recording head in which a protective layer having resistance to liquid and an adhesiveness improving film are disposed on a second surface opposite to a first surface of a silicon substrate. The first surface and the second surface have a plane direction. The protective layer is disposed in a peripheral region of an opening of a liquid supply port. A liquid ejection chip is bonded to a head substrate with an adhesive so that the liquid supply port communicates to a liquid introduction port on a side of the second surface of the silicon substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shimpei Otaka, Takayuki Ono, Masao Furukawa, Jun Hinami, Takeshi Shibata, Ryo Shimamura, Takanori Enomoto, Tomohiro Takahashi, Masashi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20130063524
    Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus including an ink; and an ink discharging head configured to discharge the ink, wherein the ink discharging head is provided with a nozzle having a silicone-containing water-repellent film on a surface thereof on which the ink contacts, wherein the ink contains a colorant; water; and a water soluble organic solvent, wherein the colorant contains a carbon black partially coated with a resin, and wherein the ink meets the following expressions (1) and (2): 1.0×104<N×R/100<1.0×106??(1) 20.0<R?100.0??(2) where R (% by mass) denotes a rate of the mass of the carbon black partially coated with a resin relative to the mass of the colorant, and N denotes the number of coarse particles having a particle diameter of 0.5 ?m or more per 5 ?L of the ink where the number thereof is determined with a number counting method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Keita KATOH, Ichiroh Fujii, Masaki Kudo, Tomohiro Nakagawa, Akihiko Gotoh, Koji Katsuragi
  • Publication number: 20130063525
    Abstract: An inkjet printhead is provided for a digitally controlled inkjet printing apparatus wherein the inkjet printhead is comprised of a material layer and a drop formation mechanism positioned in or on the material layer, that is substantially improved in chemical resistance and thermally stability. A chemically resistant and thermally stable multilayer coating is provided onto and in contact with the inkjet printhead, wherein the multilayer coating includes one or more thin film layers comprised primarily of hafnium oxide or zirconium oxide and one or more thin film layers comprised primarily of tantalum oxide, the multilayer coating being located on the material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Kurt D. Sieber
  • Publication number: 20130063526
    Abstract: An inkjet unit and an inkjet device are provided. The inkjet unit includes a liquid compartment that forms a liquid receiving cavity and a jetting nozzle that forms a liquid discharge opening. The liquid receiving cavity is in communication with the liquid discharge opening to allow a liquid contained in the liquid receiving cavity to jet outward through the liquid discharge opening. The inkjet unit further includes a gas supply device. The gas supply device delimits a gas flow channel. The gas flow channel has a gas spray orifice that is arranged to surround an outer wall of the jetting nozzle. Accordingly, the gas supply device can spray a gas through the gas spray orifice toward the circumference of the jetting nozzle to clean the jetting nozzle, keeping liquid from attaching to the circumference of the jetting nozzle and thereby preventing the liquid from blocking the liquid discharge opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR POTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Mao-cheng Yan, Hsiang-yin Shih
  • Publication number: 20130063527
    Abstract: A fluid ejection device comprises a first resistor layer that comprises at least a first resistor for heating fluid and a second resistor layer that comprises at least a second resistor for heating fluid. There is an electrically insulating layer between the first and second resistor layers. A print cartridge for a printer comprises a fluid container and a printhead, at least one nozzle, a first resistor layer that comprises at least a first resistor for pre-heating or thermally ejecting fluid, a second resistor layer that comprises at least a second resistor for pre-heating or thermally ejecting fluid, and an electrically insulating layer between the first and second resistor layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Trudy Benjamin, Adam L. Ghozeil
  • Publication number: 20130063528
    Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes a fluid recirculation channel, and a drop generator disposed within the channel. A fluid slot is in fluid communication with each end of the channel, and a piezoelectric fluid actuator is located asymmetrically within the recirculation channel to cause fluid flow from the fluid slot, through the recirculation channel and drop generator, and back to the fluid slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Alexander Govyadinov, Paul J. Benning
  • Publication number: 20130063529
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a flow channel plate including, a pressure chamber, a nozzle including an outlet through which ink contained in the pressure chamber is ejected, and a trench disposed around the nozzle, and the outlet extending into the trench; a piezoelectric actuator configured to provide a change in pressure to eject the ink contained in the pressure chamber; and an electrostatic actuator configured to provide an electrostatic driving force to the ink contained in the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-ki HONG, Sung-gyu KANG, Jae-woo CHUNG, Seung-ho LEE, Joong-hyuk KIM, Yong-wan JIN
  • Publication number: 20130063530
    Abstract: An electromechanical transducer (1) has a pressurizing chamber (21) and a side-chamber (23) formed in a plate (11). On a driven film (13) forming the upper wall surface (21a) of the pressurizing chamber (21) and the side-chamber (23), a lower electrode (33), a driving member, and an upper electrode (35) are formed in this order. The driving member is composed of an operation section (31p) located over the pressurizing chamber (21), and an extended section (31a) extending from the operation section (31p) to over the side-chamber (23). The side-chamber (23) has a smaller width than the pressurizing chamber (21) in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction in which the side-chamber (23) is located beside the pressurizing chamber (21). The extended section (31a) of the driving member has a smaller width than the side-chamber (23) in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Kusunoki Higashino, Shinya Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20130063531
    Abstract: An ink-jet recording apparatus, including: a recording portion movable to eject ink to perform image recording; flexible ink supply tube connected to the recording portion; and an ink-supply portion for supplying the ink to the ink supply tube. The ink supply tube includes first and second end portions respectively connected to the recording portion and the ink-supply portion. The ink supply tube extends at the first end portion in a first direction and is curved to extend to the ink-supply portion in a second direction, and a shape of the ink supply tube is changed following the movement of the recording portion. The ink-jet recording apparatus comprises a first board at least a portion of which overlaps, in plain view, an occupied area the ink supply tube can occupy while changing in shape, the first board including a controller for controlling the ink-jet recording apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motohito MURAKI, Takashi OHAMA
  • Publication number: 20130063532
    Abstract: A recording apparatus has a cartridge installing section including a case which is formed with an opening and which is configured to receive printing fluid cartridges respectively via the opening; a flat plate-shaped lid which has a rotational shaft and which undergoes posture change to a closed posture and an open posture by being rotated around the rotational shaft. The lid has a curved section which is disposed on a side of one end in a widthwise direction along the rotational shaft and which is curved so that the one end is directed to a side of the ending surface of the case in a state in which the lid is in the closed posture; and the curved section is upstanding upwardly from a side of a bottom surface of the case in a state in which the lid is in the open posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Masayuki TAKATA, Hisaki Sakurai, Jiro Yamamoto, Yasunari Yoshida, Yuji Koga, Katsuro Miura, Isao Kubo, Motohito Muraki
  • Publication number: 20130063533
    Abstract: Provided is an aqueous ink capable of recording an image achieving a high level of both of color developability and lightfastness. The aqueous ink includes a first pigment and a second pigment. The first pigment is C.I. Pigment Yellow 213, and the second pigment is at least one selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Yellows 93, 128, 138, 151, 155, 180, and 215. The content A (% by mass) of the first pigment and the content B (% by mass) of the second pigment based on a total mass of the ink satisfy a relationship of 0.1?A/(A+B)?0.9. The ink further includes a water-soluble organic solvent having an SP value (unit: (cal/cm3)1/2) determined by Fedors' method of 11.0 or more and 16.0 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi Yamamoto, Shuichi Okazaki, Kouhei Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi Kasai
  • Publication number: 20130063534
    Abstract: An image fixation apparatus includes a supporting surface that is a part of a path along which a recording target medium is transported from an upstream side to a downstream side and can support the recording target medium; and an image fixation section that is provided opposite the supporting surface and performs image fixation processing when the recording target medium is supported by the supporting surface after recording of an image on the recording target medium at a position upstream of the supporting surface, the image fixation processing being processing of fixing the image on the recording target medium, wherein, when measured in a direction in which the supporting surface and the image fixation section are provided opposite to each other, the supporting surface is relatively distant from the image fixation section as compared with a region that is located upstream of the supporting surface in the transportation path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro AKAMINE
  • Publication number: 20130063535
    Abstract: Provided is a photocurable ink jet recording ink composition having a low viscosity and excellent curing property and photopolymerization initiator solubility. The photocurable ink jet recording ink composition includes a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator. The polymerizable compound includes vinyl ether group-containing (meth)acrylic esters represented by Formula (I) in an amount of 20% by mass or more based on the total mass of the ink composition. The photopolymerization initiator includes a bisacylphosphine oxide photopolymerization initiator in an amount of 5% by mass or more based on the total mass of the ink composition and a thioxanthone photopolymerization initiator. The content ratio of the bisacylphosphine oxide photopolymerization initiator to the thioxanthone photopolymerization initiator is from 3:1 to 5:4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Yoda, Hiroshi Fukumoto
  • Publication number: 20130063536
    Abstract: A light source control apparatus which controls, based on image data input, light emission of a light source which forms an electrostatic latent image on an image bearing body in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus is disclosed, including a pattern generating unit which generates an internal pattern for position aligning and concentration correcting according to the image data; and a mirroring processing unit which performs a process of mirroring the image data and the internal pattern at a later stage of the pattern generating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Kunihiro KOMAI, Masayuki Hayashi, Hiroaki Ikeda, Takeshi Shikama, Akinori Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Miyadera, Motohiro Kawanabe, Yoshinori Shirasaki, Takuhei Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20130063537
    Abstract: A conference system includes a first conference device and a second conference device installed at a first site, and is connected with an external conference device installed at a site different from the first site. The second conference device selects one from a group consisting of a video image taken by and received from the first conference device and a video image taken by the second conference device to transmit the selected video image to the external conference device. The second conference device selects a video image taken by the second conference device when the second conference device detects an event occurred at the second conference device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
  • Publication number: 20130063538
    Abstract: An approach for providing device angle image correction. An image (e.g., still or moving) of a subject is captured via a camera of a mobile device. One or more geometrics parameters associated with the subject are determined in relation to the mobile device. One or more camera parameters for the mobile device are also determined. An image correction scheme is applied to the image based on the camera parameters and the geometrics parameters to output a modified image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Hubner, Robert A. Clavenna, Kristopher Pate, Steven T. Archer
  • Publication number: 20130063539
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes: an audio separator that separates audios into a first audio and a second audio using two inputted audio signals; an audio combiner that combines the first audio with the second audio based on proportions of the audios separated by the audio separator; and an image combiner that combines a first image corresponding to the first audio with a second image corresponding to the second audio based on the proportions of the audios separated by the audio separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei SAKURABA, Yasuhiko Kato, Nobuyuki Kihara, Takeshi Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20130063540
    Abstract: A method and system for handover of a video call from a packet switched network to a circuit switched network by a first network entity associated with the packet switched network in a single radio environment is provided. A need to perform a video single radio voice call continuity (vSRVCC) handover from a packet switched network to a circuit switched network is detected during a video call session in the packet switched network. Accordingly, a vSRVCC handover request is transtnitted to a second network entity associated with the circuit switched network for performing the vSRVCC handover of the video call session where the vSRVCC handover request includes vSRVCC capabilities of a user equipment (UE) associated with the video call session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Haris Zisimopoulos, Vaishali Paisal
  • Publication number: 20130063541
    Abstract: This technique relates to a data distribution apparatus, a data distribution method, and a program capable of selecting stream data required by a portable terminal from among multiple stream data, and distributing the stream data. A receiving unit receives a first image generated by capturing an image, audio data generated by collecting sound, and second image data generated in advance before the first image is generated. An analyzing unit analyzes at least one of the audio data and the second image data. A generating unit generates distribution data including at least one of the first image and the second image in accordance with an analysis result provided by the analyzing unit. A distribution unit distributes the distribution data to a portable terminal as a stream. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a video conference apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Kawahata
  • Publication number: 20130063542
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example implementation and includes receiving video data associated with a plurality of video streams during a communication session; receiving a rule selection for a particular video stream that is selected from the plurality of video streams; and displaying the particular video stream based on the rule selection. In more specific examples, the rule selection includes a designation for a video stream corresponding to an active speaker in the communication session, or a designation for a video stream associated with speech that is spoken prior to the active speaker in the communication session, or a designation for a video stream associated with a particular word recited in the communication session, or a designation for a video stream associated with a profile, which identifies an expertise of a participant of the communication session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Raghurama Bhat, Joseph Fouad Khouri, Ashish S. Chirputkar, Muralidhar K. Sitaram
  • Publication number: 20130063543
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for accomplishing a virtual call on hold. A client communication device, such as a telephone, smartphone, or computer, receives a notification of a communication session to which the user is invited, and establishes a relationship with the communication session. Alternatively, a server associated with the communication session can establish the relationship with the client communication device. Then, the communication device can present an indication of the relationship with the communication session for a duration of the communication session, such that the user can join the communication session at will via a communication channel, and such that the communication channel is not occupied by the communication session unless or until the user joins the communication session. The communication session can be a conference call, video conference, a multi-modal chat wherein multiple users communicate via different modalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Jon L. BENTLEY, Anjur S. Krishnakumar, Parameshwaran Krishnan, Navjot Singh, Shalini Yajnik
  • Publication number: 20130063544
    Abstract: An example method may include displaying first image data associated with a first participant on a first screen; comparing a first affinity associated with the first participant to a second affinity associated with a second participant; and displaying second image data associated with the second participant on a second screen if the second affinity matches the first affinity. In certain implementations, the first data is displayed as a result of the first participant being an active speaker in a videoconference. The method may also include determining the first affinity and the second affinity based on corresponding uniform resource indicators (URIs) associated with the first affinity and the second affinity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Senthil K. Kanniappan, TiongHu Lian, Tanu Aggarwal
  • Publication number: 20130063545
    Abstract: Using switching technologies to duplicate packets of a digital stream (e.g., digital video stream) sent from one workstation to multiple recipient workstations, where the switching technologies enable the multiple streams sent from the switch to the recipient workstations to be generated from a single digital stream sent from the sending workstation to the switch. Data units, such as video data units, may be transmitted by using a switch to enable receipt of a stream of data units including a payload portion and an attribute portion from at least two conferencing participants. The switch is used to duplicate at least a subportion of the payload portion of a data unit within the stream of data units, and to enable access to the duplicated subportion of the data unit by two or more conferencing participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Scott K. Brown
  • Publication number: 20130063546
    Abstract: Using switching technologies to duplicate packets of a digital stream (e.g., digital video stream) sent from one workstation to multiple recipient workstations, where the switching technologies enable the multiple streams sent from the switch to the recipient workstations to be generated from a single digital stream sent from the sending workstation to the switch. Data units, such as video data units, may be transmitted by using a switch to enable receipt of a stream of data units including a payload portion and an attribute portion from at least two conferencing participants. The switch is used to duplicate at least a subportion of the payload portion of a data unit within the stream of data units, and to enable access to the duplicated subportion of the data unit by two or more conferencing participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Scott K. Brown
  • Publication number: 20130063547
    Abstract: A multiple-site drawn-image sharing apparatus is disclosed that causes images drawn on thawing objects provided at multiple sites to be shared between the drawing objects. The apparatus includes an image storage unit configured to store the images drawn at the respective sites; an image synthesizing unit configured to superimpose and synthesize the images stored in the image storage unit in a manner so as not to include the images drawn at transmission destinations; and an image transmission unit configured to transmit the images synthesized by the image synthesizing unit to the respective sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Yuuji Kasuya, Tadashi Araki, Keiji Ohmura
  • Publication number: 20130063548
    Abstract: A videoconferencing endpoint can provides a caller with the ability to make unscheduled video calls to a callee without having knowledge of dialing information of a videoconferencing endpoint where the callee is currently located. The videoconferencing endpoint searches a location database using an identity of the callee provided by the caller, where the location database can store dialing information of a videoconferencing endpoint where the callee is known to be located. The videoconferencing endpoint can collect biometric data from a user and determine the identity of the user by matching the collected biometric data to biometric data stored in a biometric database. If a match is found, the videoconferencing endpoint updates the location database such that the location database indicates the videoconferencing endpoint as the current location of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: POLYCOM, INC.
    Inventor: KOBY ROSENBERG
  • Publication number: 20130063549
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, systems, methods, apparatus and computer program code for converting 2D video data to 3D video data includes receiving a two dimensional (2D) video feed from a video camera, the feed including a set of image frames, the frames together forming a panorama image, generating a background depth map, extracting for each of the image frames a set of image frame depth maps from the background depth map, generating an updated depth map using the set of image frame depth maps and the background depth map, and rendering an output image, the output image based on the panorama image and the updated depth map, the output image and the panorama image together forming a stereoscopic image pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Lars Schnyder, Oliver Wang, Aljoscha Aleksej A. Smolic
  • Publication number: 20130063550
    Abstract: A user borne portable personal digital assistant, a brain activity sensing system, a surround sensing system, and correlation system are provided for video logging and memory enhancement. Signatures simultaneously input from the brain system and surround system representing the environment around the user at a given time and place are correlated into a historical relational database. Real-time query means for identifying correlations between the historical database and current internal and external signatures as the user moves through space and time are provided. Body integrated sensor, processing, and display devices are provided to accomplish statistically valid neural representations within the brain correlated to externally originated geo-spatial information and sensory representations surrounding the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Kenneth Ira Ritchey, Kurtis John Ritchey
  • Publication number: 20130063551
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to a synchronized multiple imager system includes a plurality of imagers. One or more respective sensors are coupled to the imagers. The sensors output a vertical raster stream representative of pixel data from pixel columns, thereby generating a plurality of vertical raster streams. A clock circuit synchronizes the sensors to sense selected columns in the imagers and to output the vertical raster streams from the selected columns. A processor circuit stitches seam vertical raster streams from adjacent pairs of imagers. The synchronized multiple imager system may further include a plurality of input buffers coupled to respective sensors. The clock circuit may include input flip-flops configured to acquire the vertical raster stream from respective imagers in accordance with an imager bus clock. The clock circuit may further include asynchronous FIFOs to de-skew the vertical raster streams. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: ALTIA SYSTEM INC
    Inventor: ALTIA SYSTEM INC
  • Publication number: 20130063552
    Abstract: A multi field of view (FOV) imaging system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a dual FOV imaging system includes a composite lens array including a first lens set positioned to focus a first type of FOV and a second lens set positioned to focus a second type of FOV and a composite focal plane array (FPA) including multiple focal plane arrays (FPAs). Further, the composite FPA is disposed at the first type of FOV and the second type of FOV for producing a seamless mosaic dual FOV image of a target region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Bae Sytems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: DENNIS P. BOWLER, Steven J. Wein, David J. Korwan, James D. Targove, Gerard M. Perron
  • Publication number: 20130063553
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a panoramic optical component shaped to direct light toward a camera; and an enclosure having a transparent portion, the transparent portion being configured such that only light entering the transparent portion in a direction substantially normal to a surface of the transparent portion is transmitted to the panoramic optical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Rondinelli, Michael Barthelemy, Chang Glasgow
  • Publication number: 20130063554
    Abstract: An integrated hands-free, point of view, action-sports, digital video camera (or camcorder) (10) includes: a rotary horizon adjustment controller (14) for adjusting the orientation of a horizontal image plane (16) recorded by an image sensor with respect to the orientation of a camera housing (22); a laser alignment system with laser sources (48) capable of projecting light to define a horizontal projection axis (52) that is coordinated with orientation of the horizontal image plane (16); a manually operable switch (80), which covers a microphone (90) whenever the switch (80) is in the OFF position, for controlling video data capture; and a “quick-release” mounting system (120) that retains a desired orientation of the camera (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Contour, Inc.
    Inventor: Contour, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130063555
    Abstract: An image capturing device (1) includes an energy calculation unit (52), energy minimum path search unit (54), range search unit (55), ? blend width determination unit (56), transmittance setting unit (58), and combination unit (59). The energy calculation unit (52) respectively calculates energy values for pixels in a first image based on the first image and a second image. The energy path determination unit (54) determines a path in the first image based on the calculated energy values. The range search unit (55) determines, in the first image, for a range of pixels whose energy values are close to one of the calculated energy values on the determined path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke MATSUMOTO, Naotomo Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20130063556
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for generating depth estimates for pixels, in a series of images captured by a single camera, that correspond to the static objects. The techniques involve identifying occlusion events in the series of images. The occlusion events are events in which dynamic blobs are at least partially occluded, by static objects, from view of the camera. The depth estimates for pixels of the static objects are generated based on the occlusion events and depth estimates associated with the dynamic blobs. Techniques are also provided for generating the depth estimates associated with the dynamic blobs. The depth estimates for the dynamic blobs are generated based on how far down, within at least one image, the lowest point of the dynamic blob is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: PRISM SKYLABS, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Russell, Ron Palmeri, Robert Cutting, Doug Johnston, Mike Fogel, Robert Cosgriff
  • Publication number: 20130063557
    Abstract: An eyewear device which adjusts a transmitted light amount to a left eye and a right eye of a viewer to perform an assistance operation, which assists the viewer in viewing images so that the viewer stereoscopically perceives the images, comprising: a receiver configured to receive a synchronization signal in synchronization with display of the images; and a controller which analyzes a signal configuration of the synchronization signal after power supply is started for the assistance operation, and switches a control mode between a first control mode and a second control mode, which is different from the first control mode, based on an analysis result of the signal configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Katsuo Saigo, Kazuhiro Mihara, Masashi Imai, Norikazu Kaneshiro
  • Publication number: 20130063558
    Abstract: A method for incorporating two dimensional images such as those captured by a video camera, which is moving and whose optics, particularly zoom and focus, are controlled by a human or by automatic means, into a virtual three dimensional coordinate system is provided In one embodiment the method acquires calibration data over the functional range of the studio camera optics, and then in operation dynamically performs the appropriate transformations needed to map the video stream to the virtual coordinate system, even as the acquiring studio camera moves, zooms, and changes focus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: MOTION ANALYSIS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ned Herman Phipps
  • Publication number: 20130063559
    Abstract: A projector illuminates an object, within the field of view of a camera, with a sequence of code patterns. The camera captures the illuminated object and provides object images to a decoder to convert the code patterns into code. A transition locator locates discontinuities in the code pattern images. A dequantizer reconstructs a range image from those discontinuities and said code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Sagi Ben Moshe, Ron Kimmel, Michael Bronstein, Alex Bronstein
  • Publication number: 20130063560
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates interaction between a stereo image-capturing device and a three-dimensional (3D) display. The system comprises a stereo image-capturing device, a plurality of trackers, an event generator, an event processor, and a 3D display. During operation, the stereo image-capturing device captures images of a user. The plurality of trackers track movements of the user based on the captured images. Next, the event generator generates an event stream associated with the user movements, before the event processor in a virtual-world client maps the event stream to state changes in the virtual world. The 3D display then displays an augmented reality with the virtual world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Michael Roberts, Zahoor Zarfulla, Maurice K. Chu
  • Publication number: 20130063561
    Abstract: In embodiments, a virtual advertising platform may use a three-dimensional mapping algorithm to insert a virtual image within a digital video stream. The virtual advertising platform may apply a three-dimensional mapping algorithm to the virtual digital image, wherein the three-dimensional mapping algorithm causes the virtual digital image to be recomposited within a plurality of frames within a received two-dimensional digital data feed in place of a spatial region within the two-dimensional data feed. The mapping algorithm may enable application of analogous geometric changes to the virtual digital image that are present in the spatial region within the plurality of video frames within the two-dimensional digital video data feed, and may send the recomposited digital data feed for display to a user, wherein the recomposited digital data feed is a virtualized digital data feed that includes the virtual digital image in place of the spatial region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Karel Paul Stephan