Abstract: A printhead and related fabrication method are described with the printhead including a spacer layer.

Abstract: A printing unit for a weighing device, which has a housing and a load plate, includes an interior configured to hold a print medium. A front panel has a printer opening communicating with the interior for passage of the print medium therethrough. A top cover is disposed above the front panel and extends in an opening direction from the housing of the weighing device, past an edge of the load plate of the weighing device and to the front panel. A side edge cover is disposed at each side of the top cover. The top cover, front panel and side edge covers are shaped so as to direct a liquid from the load plate toward at least one of a bottom region and a drain of the printing unit without entering into the interior.

Abstract: The present invention is and includes a conversion circuit for allowing a printer controller to send a different set of control signals for dot history control to an integrated circuit driver other than those which the integrated circuit driver is designed to receive. The conversion circuit includes a plurality of driver circuits coupled to a plurality of strobe signals from at least one strobe signal generator, wherein each of the plurality of driver circuits comprises a plurality of gating groups respectively coupled to the plurality of strobe signals, wherein each of the plurality of gating groups includes a plurality of gate units respectively coupled to a plurality of heating elements wherein at least one gate unit controls at least one coupled heating element according to a corresponding strobe signal.

Abstract: A microcontroller, an integrated circuit memory chip, and a data line connection to a microcontroller are the functional elements of a thermal printer vinyl tape cartridge life validation system. A unique, 64 bit, end user company specific identifier is provided from a vendor along with a write zero once integrated circuit device. The write zero once memory chip guarantees that no re-roll of a vinyl tape roll core used in a thermal label printer incorporating this system is possible. The write zero once integrated circuit memory chip is selected for write protection where bits can only be changed from a one to a zero state. The length of a tape roll is represented as a binary number polynomial vector. A length vector is mapped to a count-down register where it will be decremented based on a thermal label printer signal capable of translating tape consumption events into supply length units.

Abstract: The present invention is and includes an apparatus, system and method for providing an automated detection of thermal history control signal scheme and an automated switching circuit to select a converter circuit that changes one type of thermal history control signals from a thermal printer to another type for receipt by the driver ICs on a thermal printhead.

Abstract: A print station system (1) having a drive-stepper motor (2), platen rollers (3, 4) in operative communication with the drive-stepper motor (2), a pinch roller (10) in operative communication with the drive-stepper motor (2), a top-of-form sensor (11) located between the platen roller (3, 4) and the pinch roller (10), a rocker arm (12) in operative communication with the platen roller (3, 4) and the pinch roller (10), and a printhead assembly (5), a media guide (12a, 12b). A radio-frequency identification antenna (16) or a receptacle (15) for holding same may be located between the platen roller (3, 4) and the pinch roller (10).

Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus that is capable of increasing use life of a semiconductor laser by decreasing the emission time for sensors that are independently provided for synchronous control, light control, and focus control. A laser beam emitted from a light source is deflected by a deflector, and scans a photoconductor. A beam splitter arranged between the light source and the deflector separates the laser beam, which is detected by a first detection unit. A second detection unit arranged in a non-image forming area detects the deflected laser beam to detect defocus amount. A focusing unit focuses the scanning laser beam based on a detection result of the second detection unit. A control unit controls the light amount of the laser beam applied to an image forming area based on a detection result of the first detection unit at the timing when the second detection unit detects the laser beam.

Abstract: A surface-emitting laser device includes a transparent dielectric layer provided in an emitting region and configured to cause a reflectance at a peripheral part to be different from a reflectance at a central part in the emitting region. In the surface-emitting laser device, the thickness of a contact layer is different between a region having a relatively high reflectance and a region having a relatively low reflectance in the emitting region. The contact layer is provided on the high refractive index layer of an upper multilayer film reflecting mirror, and the total optical thickness of the high refractive index layer and the contact layer in the region having the relatively low reflectance is deviated from an odd number multiple of a one quarter oscillation wavelength of laser light emitted from the emitting region.

Abstract: An optical scanning device includes a housing, a light source that emits light, a rotatable polygon mirror that receives the light from the light source while rotating and deflects the light by reflecting the light in a direction corresponding to an angle of rotation thereof, a scanning optical system that guides the light from the rotatable polygon mirror to a scanning object in such a manner as to repeatedly scan the scanning object with the light, and an intermediate member that is provided between an optical member included in the scanning optical system and the housing. The intermediate member is connected to the optical member with rubber adhesive and is also connected to the housing with the rubber adhesive.

Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus includes a reflecting mechanism, a light receiving element and a restricting mechanism. The reflecting mechanism reflects a light beam such that the irradiation point of the light beam moves in a predetermined scanning direction. The light receiving element is arranged in a movement plane defined by the light beam reflected by the reflecting mechanism, and the light receiving element outputs a light reception signal for adjusting the irradiation timing of the light beam in accordance with reception of the light beam reflected by the reflecting mechanism. The restricting mechanism positions the light receiving element relative to the movement plane.

Abstract: Disclosed are a light scanning unit and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus including the light scanning unit. The light scanning unit may include a light source emitting a light beam, a beam deflector that deflects and scans the light beam emitted from the light source in a main scanning direction, a scanning optical system forming an image of a first portion of the light beam that is deflected and scanned by the beam deflector on a scanning surface and a beam detection sensor receiving a second portion of the light beam that is deflected and scanned by the beam deflector for generating a synchronization signal. The beam detection sensor may include a light receiving surface for receiving the second portion of the light beam, and at least two output terminals that are arranged outside an area of the light receiving surface within which the incident second portion of the light beam is confined.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for Multiple Control Unit (MCU) to optimize configuration of multiple pictures are disclosed. The solutions provided by embodiments of the present invention include: calculating, according to resolutions, bandwidths, frame rates, importance, and volume of received video images sent by N conferencing terminals, the area occupied by each of the video images in a picture presented on an MCU display screen; and dividing, according to the area occupied by each of the video images in the picture presented on the MCU display screen, the picture into N regions, and filling the video images sent by the N conferencing terminals into corresponding regions of the picture.

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a camera configured to capture video data, a wireless communication unit configured to receive a video communication call signal and to transmit and receive real-time data with at least one other mobile terminal, a controller configured to control communication with the at least one other mobile terminal to be performed with video data and the real-time data and to prevent audio data associated with the video data from being output on the mobile terminal, when the received video communication call signal is connected, a display configured to display the real-time data and the video data received from the at least one other terminal, and an input unit configured to input the real-time data to be transmitted to the at least one other mobile terminal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose an image-based video conference control method, terminal, and system. The method includes the following steps: sending a control request message to a network-side device (101); dynamically displaying image information according to a control message fed back by the network-side device (102); and editing an image according to the image information to complete video conference control (103). Through the embodiments of the present invention, an image of a single or multiple conference site pictures can be directly selected for operation according to abundant information provided by each conference site picture in combination with an operation of a remote controller, so that all kinds of conference control operations in a video conference are implemented, and a need of entering a multi-level menu to carry out complicated video conference control is avoided.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) video communication method includes receiving video information of at least two session parties, wherein the video information of at least one session party is 3D video information. The video information received from the at least two session parties is processed according to state information of the at least two session parties and display capabilities of a terminal.

Abstract: A system and method for manipulating images in a videoconferencing session provides users with a 3-D-like view of one or more presented sites, without the need for 3-D equipment. A plurality of cameras may record a room at a transmitting endpoint, and the receiving endpoint may select one of the received video streams based upon a point of view of a conferee at the receiving endpoint. The conferee at the receiving endpoint will thus experience a 3-D-like view of the presented site.

Abstract: A video conference invitation is sent from a computing device in a first conference room to a second conference room for a video conference. Further, an acceptance of the invitation is received at the computing device. In addition, a list of available devices for video conferencing is retrieved from a device information database. The list of available devices indicates a locally connected device and a remotely connected device. The computing device is connected to the video conference through a platform independent interface. Further, the computing device locally controls operation of the locally connected device through a platform independent interface during the video conference and remotely controls operation of the remotely connected device during the video conference.

Abstract: A computer program product for managing communications during a videoconference includes computer executable instructions stored on a computer readable storage medium that when executed by one or more computers causes the computers to receive an input first set of communications control parameters that apply to all videoconferences to be conducted over one or more videoconference servers. The computer stores the input first set of control parameters in a memory, and receives an input second set of communications control parameters that includes a subset of the first set and that applies to only a portion of videoconferences to be conducted over the videoconference servers. The computer compares the second set of communications control parameters to the first set of control parameters and retains the second set of communications control parameters in a memory for use during the conference if they do not violate the first set of control parameters.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a plurality of audio signals. Each of the plurality of audio signals includes audio packets, wherein one or more audio packets from each of the plurality of audio signals is coded with an audiometric, the audiometric including an acoustic measurement from a conference site. The method further includes, for each of the plurality of audio signals, extracting an audiometric from one or more audio packets and selecting an active audio signal based on the extracted audiometrics. In addition, the method includes determining a change in the active audio signal and in response to determining a change in the active audio signal, updating a media forwarding table, the media forwarding table including a directory for routing one or more of the plurality of audio signals. The method further includes distributing audio packets to one or more conference sites in accordance with the media forwarding table.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of providing a display that simplifies presentation of related video frames to enable a user to better see and interpret videos exhibiting a high degree of localized apparent image jitter. The present invention includes embodiments directed towards presentation of image sequences in a contextual display responsive to a contextual map for controlling apparent jitter and towards compositing for production of contextual maps by co-locating content alignment attributes which results in non-alignment of individual frames.

Abstract: The video processing apparatus includes: a pattern information storing unit that stores use part information and location information; a plurality of video inputting units that input each of a plurality of video data; a video data generating unit that generates a plurality of types of generated video data; a generated video pattern selecting unit that selects a pattern of generated video data to be generated; a process unit that stores the use part of each video data in a storing unit; and a video outputting unit that coordinate-converts the generated combined video data with coordinate conversion data, generates the generated video data, and outputs the generated video data to the display unit. The use part information indicates a use part of each video data used for the generated video data, and the location information includes reduction ratio information of the use part of the each video data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that includes an image acquiring unit that acquires a plurality of images, a processing unit that creates a plurality of composite images having a sequential relationship based on a predetermined rule using at least a portion of each of the acquired images, and selects a representative image corresponding to the plurality of composite images.

Abstract: A method of cutting between a first image sequence and a second image sequence displayable on a screen which defines a screen plane, wherein the first image sequence includes a stereoscopically viewable object perceivable by a viewer on a first image plane different to the screen plane and the second image sequence including a second object perceivable on a second image plane different to the first image plane, the stereoscopically viewable object comprising a first image at a first screen plane position and a second image at a second screen plane position, the method comprising: identifying the first screen plane position of the first image and the second screen plane position of the second image; inserting into a first post-cut frame of the second image sequence a first copy of the second object substantially at the first screen plane position and inserting a second copy of the second object substantially at the second screen plane position, and inserting the first copy of the second object and the second c

Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a data extraction module, a mode setup module for setting a display mode, a first video signal generation module, a second video signal generation module, and a mixing module. The data extraction module is configured to extract first video data and second video data for displaying an object having a display position altered in accordance with an operation input from video content data. The first video signal generation module is configured to generate the first video data as 2D video, even when the display mode is set for 3D video display, when the second video data is extracted. The second video signal generation module is configured to generate a third (2D) video signal for the second video data such that the display position is changed in accordance with operation input. The mixing module is configured to mix the first video signal with the third video signal.

Abstract: From a stereo image having at least 2 perspectives additional virtual perspectives are produced, wherein the processing time for the virtual perspectives is less than a specified value and simultaneously the multi-view image quality is maximized by identifying image areas that have not changed between two stereo images of the image sequence. In these areas the associated disparity map also did not change and the disparity values are reused. In addition, the processing parameters for calculating the virtual perspectives are continuously adjusted through continuous time measurement during processing such that the quality is always at a maximum. An adaptive method is obtained, which is also able to respond to load fluctuations of the underlying hardware device.

Abstract: In accordance with one aspect, the present invention provides a real-time 3D visualization system. The system includes means for conveying electromagnetic energy emanating from one or more 3D surfaces including a scene and means for sensing spatial phase characteristics of the electromagnetic energy as the configuration of the 3D surfaces relative to the system changes. The system includes means for creating a 3D scene model utilizing the spatial phase characteristics sensed in a plurality of configurations and means for displaying the 3D scene model in real-time. The means for displaying includes means for synthesizing depth cues.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image is displayed with an appropriate amount of parallax based on auxiliary information recorded in a three-dimensional-image file. The size of a display which performs 3D display is acquired (Step S31), and a 3D image file is read (Step S32). The maximum display size capable of appropriately performing 3D display of each viewpoint image is acquired from metadata of the read 3D image file (Step S33), and the size acquired in Step S31 is compared with the maximum display size acquired in Step S33 (Step S34). Viewpoint numbers of images in which the maximum display size is larger are acquired (Step S35), the most appropriate image is selected from the images of the acquired viewpoint numbers (Step S37), and 3D display is performed using the selected image (Step S38). Therefore, an appropriate image can be selected based on the maximum display size and 3D display can be performed.

Abstract: A system and method for determining an intermediate stereoscopic representation, thus offering adjustable interaxial separation values, is presented. The design comprises obtaining a first image using a first image collecting device and substantially simultaneously obtaining a second image using a second image collecting device. The two recoding devices are physically separated by a distance, and the second image may be combined with the first image to form a stereoscopic image. The design further determines the intermediate stereoscopic representation based on aspects of the first image combined, typically algorithmically, with aspects of the second image.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for enabling the operation of a stereoscopic viewing device such that the viewing device provides a movable viewing window that enables the 3D rendering of 3D image data displayed by a backlit LCD device. In a particular implementation, the systems and methods disclosed herein are operable to control the operation of a pair of LCD shutter glasses.

Abstract: Several embodiments of 3D display system and systems and methods for their calibration are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method and system for calibrating a 3D display using feedback indicative of measurements of light, emitted from the 3D display (typically during display of a test pattern), by a camera device. In one embodiment, the camera device is a handheld camera device including an inexpensive, uncalibrated camera. In another class of embodiments, a system including a 3D display (to be recalibrated), a video preprocessor coupled to the display, and a feedback subsystem including a camera device operable to measure light emitted by the display are also disclosed.

Abstract: In one implementation, a system includes a multi-core processor and an optical display with a plurality of hogels. Each hogel is configured to radiate light in a plurality of directions, with controllable intensities in each of the plurality of directions. The multi-core processor is coupled to the optical display and configured to control the hogels. The multi-core processor includes at least two cores, an on-chip memory, and a master processor in a single integrated circuit package. The master processor may be a general-purpose on-chip processor, such as a core in the multi-core processor, that is used to coordinated operations of the other cores. Each of the cores is configured to receive hogel data and to generate signals for a corresponding subset of the plurality of hogels.

Abstract: An image-based sensor system for a mobile unit makes use of light emitters and imagers to acquire illumination patterns of emitted light impinging on the floor and/or walls surrounding the unit. The illumination pattern is used to estimate location and/or orientation of the unit. These estimates are used for one or more functions of stabilization, calibration, localization, and mapping of or with respect to the unit.

Abstract: An inspection system is provided that can calculate highly accurate data for inspection having a high S/N ratio with high freedom. In order to attain this, an imaging timing is adjusted to synchronize a time for a projected image of an object to move by “m” pixels (“m” is an integer number greater than or equal to 1) in the X-axis direction on imaging elements, with an imaging time interval, and partial image data imaged at the identical inspection position on the object is specified from each unit of two-dimensional image data based on the object appearing deviated by “m” pixels in the X-axis direction in each unit of the two-dimensional image data imaged at each of the imaging timings, and data for inspection in which a noise reducing processing is conducted at the inspection position is produced based on each section of the partial image data.

Abstract: A set of cameras can operate in coordination for surveillance purposes to provide situation awareness at a system level. Any infrastructure of cameras, public or private, can incidentally view and record an individual's mobile property when in view of any of these cameras. A locating unit can determine the approximate location of a mobile property. A monitoring device that correlates to the mobile property's location can be selected. The transmission of surveillance information from the selected monitoring device can be provided to a user, such as via a transmission to the user's mobile device. Thus, the individual can have access to the monitoring device's viewing or recorded data to increase surveillance of mobile property.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing a number of display devices. Images displayed on the number of display devices are received by a computer system for a platform during a performance of a number of tests at a number of test locations for the platform. A portion of the images from the images are identified as a number of images of interest using a policy.

Abstract: A system includes a first camera operable to capture omnidirectional images and send omnidirectional-image data representing the omnidirectional images, a second camera operable to capture narrow-view images and send narrow-view-image data representing the narrow-view images, a video processor coupled to the first camera and the second camera and operable to form combined-image data using at least part of the omnidirectional-image data and the narrow-view-image data, and a display module interoperably coupled to the video processor and operable to display combined images from the combined-image data. The combined images each comprise a narrow-view-display portion and an omnidirectional-display portion.

Abstract: The creation of a digest video is facilitated, and the editing efficiency is improved. An information processing device is provided with a moving image acquiring unit for acquiring a moving image during imaging, and an event acquiring unit for acquiring event data that is information indicating a scene of each frame of the moving image acquired by the moving image acquiring unit. If the event data acquired by the event acquiring unit satisfies a predetermined condition, a cut signal is generated, the moving image is cut in a predetermined range on the basis of the cut signal, and the cut moving image is stored in a nonvolatile storage medium.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus. The apparatus includes a moving image data acquisition unit configured to acquire moving image data representing a moving image, a notable-region specification unit configured to specify, as a notable region, a motion region among a plurality of still images forming the moving image represented by the moving image data acquired by the moving image data acquisition unit, for each still image, and an image processing unit configured to perform image processing of changing a style of each still image, in which the notable region is specified by the notable-region specification unit, into a pictorial image, by using different processes between the notable region in the still image specified by the notable-region specification unit and the rest of the still image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for estimating a defect in an image-capturing system (I), which produces, with regard to any first image (I), representing any scene (S), a variation in the field of a characteristic of the first image, having an order of magnitude that is statistically lower than a variation in the field of said characteristic added by the scene. The method comprises: calculating, in at least a first portion of the field of the first image, a measurement (?(I)) related to said characteristic of the first image, an estimative magnitude (?) of said defect, depending on the calculated measurement and having a variation having the same order of magnitude as the variation in the field of said characteristic of the first image produced by said defect.

Abstract: A novel image sensor includes a pixel array, a row control circuit, a test signal injection circuit, a sampling circuit, an image processing circuit, a comparison circuit, and a control circuit. In a particular embodiment, the test signal injection circuit injects test signals into the pixel array, the sampling circuit acquires pixel data from the pixel array, and the comparison circuit compares the pixel data with the test signals. If the pixel data does not correspond to the test signals, the comparison circuit outputs an error signal. Additional comparison circuits are provided to detect defects in the control circuitry of an image sensor.

Abstract: A method to measure a brightness response of a camera comprises obtaining a plurality of brightness measurements and determining for one or more of the plurality of brightness measurements a captured brightness of the captured image. Obtaining each of the plurality of brightness measurements includes presenting to the camera at least one test sample having known brightness, capturing via the camera an image of the at least one test sample, and presenting to the camera at least one compensation sample having compensating brightness selected based on the known brightness of the at least one test sample. The at least one test sample and the at least one compensation sample are selectable and presentable in combination such that an average exposure interpreted by the camera is substantially the same for each of the plurality of brightness measurements.

Abstract: An optical analysis method is provided for judging whether a lens and a sensing element of an image pickup device are parallel with each other. The method utilizes a tested image pickup device and a standard image pickup device to shoot an object at the same fixed shooting position to acquire a standard image frame and a tested image frame. According to the difference between the position coordinate value or the area of at least one mark of the standard image frame and the tested image frame, the method can judge whether the tested lens and the tested sensing element of the tested image pickup device are parallel with each other.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus and an imaging method supply an optimum amount of image data to another apparatus. When a PDA has a maximum transfer rate of 1.5 Mbps, a mobile phone determines that the maximum speed of communication with the PDA is low, reduces the amount of moving image data captured by a CCD of the mobile phone accordingly, and supplies the captured moving image data to the PDA. The PDA therefore displays a low-quality moving image on its display unit. When the PDA has a maximum transfer rate of 480 Mbps, the CPU of the mobile phone leaves unchanged the amount of moving picture data captured by the CCD and supplies the captured moving image data to the PDA. The PDA then displays a high-quality moving image on its display unit. The foregoing may be advantageously applied to digital cameras.

Abstract: A device for analyzing a transparent surface of a substrate including a reference pattern facing a surface of the substrate to be measured. The reference pattern is formed on a support of short and long extents. A camera is provided for taking at least one image of the reference pattern distorted by the measured substrate. A reference pattern illumination system and a processor for processing the image and digital analysis are connected to the camera. The support is of oblong shape and the reference pattern is a one-directional pattern that extends along the shortest extent of the support. The pattern is transversely periodic to the short extent, and the camera is a linear camera.

Abstract: To track the movement of a common subject contained in a sequence of image frames time-sequentially captured by a digital camera, feature points of the subject are extracted from a first image frame, and corresponding points to the extracted feature point are identified in a second image frame that is captured after the first image frame. When the number of traceable feature points, to which the corresponding points can be identified, is less than a predetermined value, the speed of movement of the subject is judged high, and the shutter speed of the digital camera is set at a higher value.

Abstract: At the time of occurrence of camera shake, an angular velocity sensor detects an angular velocity. A rotation angle calculator integrates the angular velocity to calculate angle camera shake. A translational acceleration calculator subtracts an internal acceleration caused during operation of a lens unit from a first translational acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor, so as to calculate a second translational acceleration. A translational velocity calculator integrates the second translational acceleration to calculate a translational velocity. A rotation radius calculator calculates a rotation radius based on the angular velocity and the translational velocity. A shake amount calculator calculates a camera shake amount based on the angle camera shake and the rotation radius. An actuator drives a camera shake correction lens in a direction for canceling the camera shake amount.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging device capable of reducing image degradation due to a shake of a hand or an object and easily capturing an image of preferable image quality. The imaging device (1) includes: an imaging optical system (L) for forming an optical image of an object; an imaging sensor (4) for receiving the formed optical image and converting it into an electric image signal for output; a motion detecting unit (100) for detecting a motion of an object to be imaged according to the outputted image signal; and a microcomputer (3) for controlling an exposure time in accordance with the motion of the detected optical image of the object.

Abstract: Methods and systems for using eye-tracking data to stabilize a video are provided. An example method may involve receiving a video captured using a body-mountable camera and receiving gaze-direction data from one or more head-mountable eye trackers. Additionally, the method may include analyzing the received gaze-direction data to detect at least one involuntary orbital eye-movement. According to the method, the received video may be stabilized based at least in part on the detected at least one involuntary orbital eye-movement, and the stabilized video may be sent In some instances, camera-movement data may also be received and utilized to detect involuntary orbital eye-movements or stabilize the received video.

Abstract: A digital photographing apparatus may perform a method of correcting hand shake to obtain images of high quality, in which hand shake is corrected completely, by correcting the hand shake using a plurality of successive images having different exposure times, and in particular, by determining whether a short exposure image will be obtained from a time period in which hand shake is weak or in a time period in which hand shake is strong according to photographing conditions.

Abstract: A cellular transmission device includes an image capture device, a display, a selection mechanism, and a processor. The device also includes a memory in which at least one still image captured by the image capture device is stored; and a cellular transceiver coupled to an antenna; wherein the processor is configured to cause the display of at least one still image stored in the memory on the display; cause the display of a transmission selection menu on the display in response to operation of the selection mechanism, thereby enabling selection of a plurality of receiver units from the selection menu to receive the at least one displayed still image; and cause the transmission of the at least one displayed still image by the cellular transceiver for receipt by each selected receiver unit.