Patents Issued in February 20, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200059591
    Abstract: Integrated circuit devices are disclosed. The integrated circuit device includes a focus detection pixel and a lens. The focus detection pixel includes a photosensitive unit and a photo-insensitive unit in a substrate. The lens is disposed over the focus detection pixel, wherein the photosensitive unit and the photo-insensitive unit are disposed opposite to each other with respect to an optical axis of the lens, and a light beam passing through the lens is simultaneously incident into the photosensitive unit and the photo-insensitive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zen-Fong Huang, Volume Chien
  • Publication number: 20200059592
    Abstract: A dual-core focusing image sensor is disclosed. The dual-core focusing image sensor includes a photosensitive cell array including a plurality of focus photosensitive units, each of which including a first half and a second half and a plurality of dual-core focusing photosensitive pixels; a filter cell array disposed above the photosensitive cell array and including a plurality of white filter cells; and a micro-lens array disposed above the filter cell array and including a plurality of first micro-lenses, each of which having an elliptical shape and a plurality of second micro-lenses. The first half is covered by one of the white filter cells and the second half is covered by a plurality of the second micro-lenses, each of the white filter cells is covered by one of the first micro-lenses. Each of the dual-core focusing photosensitive pixels is covered by one of the second micro-lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Yuanqing Zeng
  • Publication number: 20200059593
    Abstract: An image sensor, a focusing control method, and an electronic device are disclosed. The image sensor includes: a photosensitive unit array, a filter unit array disposed above the photosensitive unit array, and a micro-lens array located above the filter unit array. The photosensitive cell array includes one or more focusing photosensitive cells and multiple non-focusing photosensitive cells. Each of the focusing photosensitive cells includes multiple photosensitive pixels. The micro-lens array includes one or more first micro-lenses and multiple second micro-lenses; wherein each of the focusing photosensitive cells is covered by a corresponding one of the first micro-lenses, and each of the non-focusing photosensitive cells is covered by N*N of the second micro-lenses; wherein N is a positive integer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Qiqun Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200059594
    Abstract: A method for operating a camera system for detecting codings, in which positions of contour points of the codings are determined in relation to edges of a search zone of the camera system, wherein a reading reliability of the search zone is determined from a distance of the contour points from the edges of the search zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Ville Olbrich, Klaus Kohlmann, Christian Prestele, Ralph Wilks, Andreas Gebhard
  • Publication number: 20200059595
    Abstract: A processing device includes circuitry configured to estimate a tracking target captured in image data by an imaging unit operating in a manual tracking mode, the manual tracking mode being a mode in which the tracking target is tracked by controlling at least one of a pan operation, a tilt operation and a zoom operation of the imaging unit by instructions from an external source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuki ONO
  • Publication number: 20200059596
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus may include a camera; a storage; a display; and a processor configured to: obtain a three dimensional (3D) coordinate corresponding to a face region of a user included in an image captured by the camera; obtain position adjustment information for adjusting an image capture position of the camera based on a difference between the 3D coordinate of the face region and a reference 3D coordinate stored in the storage; and control the display to provide a guide graphic user interface (GUI) for adjusting the image capture position of the camera based on the position adjustment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeongwook Yoo, Deokho Kim, Gunill Lee, Wonwoo Lee, Jaewoong Lee, Sunghoon Yim, Jiwon Jeong
  • Publication number: 20200059597
    Abstract: A shooting method and a terminal. A terminal receives a first indication for opening a camera application, where the camera application is associated with at least one mode plug-in and at least one function plug-in. The terminal displays at least one mode option corresponding to the at least one mode plug-in, for selection by a user. The terminal receives a second indication indicating that the user selects a first mode option. The terminal displays a function option that supports a first mode, for selection by the user. The terminal receives a shooting instruction, and performs shooting based on the first mode and a function that is selected by the user from the displayed function option, where a first mode plug-in corresponding to the first mode and a function plug-in corresponding to the selected function are preloaded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Guodong CHEN, Zhongyan CHAI
  • Publication number: 20200059598
    Abstract: A camera device (2) for capturing a surrounding area of a driver's own vehicle has optoelectronics including a high-resolution image capturing sensor and a wide-angle optical system for capturing at least one initial image of the surrounding area. The optoelectronics are configured to generate, from the at least one initial image, a processed output image (4) that has, compared to the associated initial image, at least one non-modified image section (4a) and a resolution-reduced remainder image region (4b) bordering on the at least one non-modified image section (4a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Karsten BREUER, Boris WERTHESSEN, Konrad ROTHENHAEUSLER, Dieter KROEKEL
  • Publication number: 20200059599
    Abstract: An image capturing device includes image sensor, capturing a first image in a first image capturing region, capturing a second image in the first image capturing region at a shorter exposure time than that of the first image, after capturing the first image, capturing a third image in a second image capturing region at a shorter exposure time than that of the first image, after capturing the second image; and capturing a fourth image in the second image capturing region at a longer exposure time than those of the second and third images, after capturing the third image; and combining unit configured to carry out alignment processing between the images using the second image and the third image, and combine the first image and the fourth image on the basis of a result of the alignment processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Shinji Hisamoto
  • Publication number: 20200059600
    Abstract: A first portion of a first video segment may be obtained from a user. A second portion of a second video segment may be obtained from the user. The first portion and the second portion may be aggregated to form an aggregated video segment. A first set of capture settings associated with capture of the first portion may be obtained. A second set of capture settings associated with capture of the second portion may be obtained. Preferences for capture settings of an image capturing device may be determined based upon the first and second set of capture settings. Instructions may be transmitted to the image capturing device. The instructions may include the determined preferences for the capture settings and may be configured to cause the image capturing device to adjust the capture settings to the determined preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Joven Matias, Suejin Kim
  • Publication number: 20200059601
    Abstract: An image synthesis system is disclosed for synthesizing a global shutter image based on a rolling shutter image. The rolling shutter image is captured by an aerial camera system having at least one rolling shutter camera and the rolling shutter image has a plurality of scanlines, the scanlines having associated different position and pose information. The image synthesis system is arranged to project a rolling shutter image captured by a rolling shutter camera to object space by projecting each scanline of the rolling shutter image using position and pose information associated with the scanline, and subsequently from object space to a synthetic global shutter image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Simon Cope, Peter Kovesi, Zianzong Xiao
  • Publication number: 20200059602
    Abstract: A display control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a display controller that performs enhancement on a region where resolution is changed in response to changing of lowpass characteristics or a region where false color is generated or changed in response to changing of the lowpass characteristics in image data generated on the basis of light incident via a lowpass filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shohei NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200059603
    Abstract: A method (700) of providing information about an object (120) is disclosed. The method (700) comprises detecting (702) light emitted by a light source (110), which light comprises an embedded code representative of object information about the object (120), retrieving (704) the code from the light, retrieving (706) the object information, capturing (708) an image (104) of the object (120), identifying (710) an object feature (122, 124, 126) of the object (120) in the image (104), determining (712) an object feature position of the object feature (122, 124, 126) in the image (104), generating (714) a virtual representation (132, 134) of the object information, determining (716) a position of the virtual representation (132, 134) in the image (104), wherein the position is related to the object feature position in the image (104), rendering (718) the image (104) on a display, and rendering (720) the virtual representation (132, 134) at the position as an overlay on the image (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, DIRK VALENTINUS RENÉ ENGELEN
  • Publication number: 20200059604
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photography processing method for a camera module, a terminal, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: controlling the photosensitive unit array to enter a focusing mode; reading a first set of output values of the M pairs of first focusing photosensitive units; reading a second set of output values of the N pairs of second focusing photosensitive units; performing focusing control according to the first set of output values and the second set of output values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Yuanqing Zeng
  • Publication number: 20200059605
    Abstract: The embodiment of the disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for image processing, and a mobile terminal. The method may include: acquiring image parameters of a real-time preview image displayed in a preview interface; evaluating, based on the image parameters and a pre-established image evaluation model, the real-time preview image to obtain an evaluation result; and displaying the evaluation result. The method enables the user of the mobile terminal to obtain the evaluation result of the real-time preview image displayed in the preview interface in real time, so that the user can get the quality of the current real-time preview image in real time, and the user can adjust the real-time preview image as needed, in order to obtain images with better evaluation results, thereby improving the overall quality of the images captured by the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Yaoyong LIU, Yan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200059606
    Abstract: An imaging system for monitoring an observation region is disclosed, wherein the imaging system comprises a plurality of cameras having diverse focal lengths, where the plurality of cameras is arranged such that they can collectively observe any point in the observation region with the same ground sample distance. In some embodiments, each of the cameras has a different angular field of view. In some embodiments, the cameras are arranged such that each monitors a different region within the observation region, and such that the chief ray of each camera passes through the center of the region it monitors. In some embodiments, the plurality of cameras are arranged in two groups, one on each side of the observation region. In some embodiments, the plurality of cameras is mounted on a movable platform that traverses the observation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: David Jones Brady
  • Publication number: 20200059607
    Abstract: A video processing device which can be implemented as a peripheral device is disclosed. The video processing device is configured to receive one or more videos and audio through a plurality interfaces. Further, the device receives one or more user input corresponding to one or more customization requests of the received video and the audio. The video processing device processes the video and the audio based on the received user input and outputs the processed video and audio via an output interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: John Zhang, Naveed Alam, Yashket Gupta, Ram Natarajan
  • Publication number: 20200059608
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing device, a control method, and a program which are capable of improving convenience. The image processing device includes: a setting unit that sets a flip function of displaying an image in a state of being vertically inverted to ON or OFF; and a control unit that performs control so that a display screen is allowed to be displayed on the basis of setting of the flip function, and in a case of receiving an operation instruction related to a predetermined direction from an external device, an operation related to the predetermined direction is performed with the display screen set as a reference. The present technology is applicable to a digital camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: SHUTARO YOROZU
  • Publication number: 20200059609
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image synthesis device for an electronic mirror includes a rear camera which obtains a first image from a first position, and a side camera which obtains a second image of the same direction with a view of the rear camera from a second position. The second image includes a view obstruction. When a part of the first image is connected as a complementary image to the view obstruction of the second image, an image processing device converts an image of the view obstruction into a translucent image, superimposes the complementary image on the translucent image, and obtains a third image which remains an outline of the complementary image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hideyuki TSUTSUMITAKE
  • Publication number: 20200059610
    Abstract: An infrared imaging element includes a photosensitive pixel array and a driving line for each photosensitive pixel. The infrared imaging element includes a vertical scanning circuit, a signal line, a bias line, a differential integration circuit that time-integrates a difference between a voltage across the first constant current source and a voltage across the second constant current source; a horizontal scanning circuit; a reference pixel array that outputs a reference signal changing in accordance with a change in a temperature of photosensitive pixels; a bias generating circuit that generates a bias voltage for applying the bias voltage to the bias line, the bias voltage corresponding to a difference between a reference voltage and a differential signal between the reference signal and a voltage on the bias line; and a voltage generating circuit that generates a temperature signal generation voltage based on the bias voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro MAEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200059611
    Abstract: An imaging system includes an infrared illuminator, an ultrasonic emitter, a reference wavefront generator, and an image pixel array. The infrared illuminator emits a general illumination emission into a three-dimensional diffuse medium, where a portion of the general illumination emission encounters a voxel within the diffuse medium. The ultrasonic emitter focuses an ultrasonic signal to the voxel to wavelength-shift the portion of the general illumination emission to generate a shifted infrared imaging signal. The reference wavefront generator generates an infrared reference wavefront having a same wavelength as the shifted infrared imaging signal. The image pixel array captures an infrared image of an interference between the shifted infrared imaging signal and the infrared reference wavefront.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Edgar Emilio Morales Delgado, Caitlin Regan, Mary Lou Jepsen
  • Publication number: 20200059612
    Abstract: A pixel apparatus may include a pixel circuit and a voltage attenuator. The pixel circuit includes multiple pixels, each pixel including photoelectric conversion element. The pixel circuit is structured to receive incident light and output an output signal having pixel voltages in response to the received incident light. The pixel circuit operates in at least one of a quad mode outputting the output signal based on photocharges from a single photoelectric conversion element only and a multi-sum mode outputting the output signal based on photocharges from multiple photoelectric conversion elements. The voltage attenuator is coupled to the pixel circuit. The voltage attenuator can be enabled, when the pixel circuit operates in the multi-sum mode, to receive the output signal and adjust the pixel voltages of the output signal by a predetermined ratio determined by the multi-sum mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Tae-Chan KIM
  • Publication number: 20200059613
    Abstract: The invention relates to a camera device (2) for detecting a surrounding area of a driver's own vehicle (1), with optoelectronics comprising a high-resolution image capturing sensor and a wide-angle optical system, wherein the optoelectronics are designed to output an image sequence (8) of the surrounding area with a periodic exchange of high-resolution and resolution-reduced images (3, 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Florian DREIER, Dieter KROEKEL, Karsten BREUER, Boris WERTHESSEN
  • Publication number: 20200059614
    Abstract: Provided are an image sensor and an image processing device including the same. The image sensor includes: a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns and configured to generate pixel signals from the plurality of pixels, a time calculator configured to receive zoom information corresponding to digital zooming, and configured to calculate a row processing time available for processing the pixel signals from the plurality of pixels included in a single row based on the zoom information, a timing generator configured to generate at least one control signal based on the row processing time; and an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) configured to generate pixel data by performing sampling on the pixel signals according to the at least one control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeok-jong LEE, Se-jun KIM
  • Publication number: 20200059615
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, a method for driving the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus, the solid-state imaging device being capable of expanding the dynamic range without deteriorating the image quality. The solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section having a plurality of unit pixels and a drive section. Each of the unit pixels includes a first photoelectric conversion section, a second photoelectric conversion section which is less sensitive than the first photoelectric conversion section, a charge storage section configured to store charges generated by the second photoelectric conversion section, a charge-voltage conversion section, a first transfer gate section configured to transfer charges from the first photoelectric conversion section, and a second transfer gate section configured to combine the potential of the charge-voltage conversion section with the potential of the charge storage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yorito SAKANO, Isao HIROTA, Motonobu TORII, Masaaki TAKIZAWA, Junichiro AZAMI, Motohashi YUICHI, Atsushi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200059616
    Abstract: In time-delay-and-integrate (TDI) imaging, a charge-couple device (CCD) integrates and transfers charge across its columns. Unfortunately, the limited well depth of the CCD limits the dynamic range of the resulting image. Fortunately, TDI imaging can be implemented with a digital focal plane array (DFPA) that includes a detector, analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and counter in each pixel and transfer circuitry connected adjacent pixels. During each integration period in the TDI scan, each detector in the DFPA generates a photocurrent that the corresponding ADC turns into digital pulses, which the corresponding counter counts. Between integration periods, the DFPA transfers the counts from one column to the next, just like in a TDI CCD. The DFPA also non-destructively transfers some or all of the counts to a separate memory. A processor uses these counts to estimate photon flux and correct any rollovers caused by “saturation” of the counters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Curtis COLONERO, Michael W. KELLY, Megan H. BLACKWELL, Lauren L. WHITE
  • Publication number: 20200059617
    Abstract: A pixel includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing to the first electrode in a first direction, and a third electrode disposed between the first and second electrodes. A photoelectric conversion layer is disposed on the electrodes. Signals for phase difference detection are read from the first and second electrodes. Furthermore, a signal for imaging is read from the third electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hidekazu Takahashi, Yukihiro Kuroda, Tatsuhito Goden, Akinari Takagi
  • Publication number: 20200059618
    Abstract: An image sensor pixel array comprises a center region and two parallel edge regions, wherein the center region is between the two parallel edge regions. The center region comprises a plurality of image pixels disposed along first sub-array of rows and columns, wherein each of the plurality of image pixels comprises a first micro-lens (ML) formed at an offset position above a first light receiving element as a countermeasure for shortening of exit pupil distance of the image pixel in the center region, and each of the two parallel edge regions comprises a plurality of phase detection auto-focus (PDAF) pixels disposed along second sub-array of rows and columns, wherein each of the plurality of PDAF pixels comprises a second micro-lens (ML) formed at an alignment position above a second light receiving element; and at least one of the PDAF pixels is located at a distance away from center of the edge region to receive incident light along an injection tilt angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazufumi Watanabe, Chih-Wei Hsiung, Vincent Venezia, Dyson Tai, Lindsay Grant
  • Publication number: 20200059619
    Abstract: Provided is an analog-to-digital (AD) conversion device including: a comparator configured to compare an input analog signal and a reference signal; a plurality of first bit-memories configured to hold a digital signal including a plurality of bits generated based on a result of comparison performed by the comparator, each of the plurality of first bit-memories holding a bit signal of a corresponding one bit among the plurality of bits of the digital signal; an output circuit to which the bit signal output from each of the plurality of first bit-memories is commonly input; a transmission line configured to transmit the bit signal output from the output circuit; and a first scanning circuit configured to sequentially select, from the plurality of first bit-memories, a first bit-memory that outputs the bit signal to the output circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hirofumi Totsuka, Daisuke Yoshida, Takahiro Shirai
  • Publication number: 20200059620
    Abstract: A solid-state image capture device includes a first semiconductor substrate and a second semiconductor substrate. The first semiconductor substrate includes a first connection and a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix. The second semiconductor substrate includes a second connection and a pad area including a plurality of pad electrodes for electrical connection with external equipment. The second semiconductor substrate controls the pixel array. The first and second semiconductor substrates are stacked and joined together, with the first and second connections electrically connected to each other. The first and second semiconductor substrates are substantially equal in size, and the pad electrodes are included in only the second semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Yuusuke SHIMIZU, Kazutoshi ONOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20200059621
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device in an embodiment is a solid-state imaging device including an output circuit configured to amplify signals read out from a plurality of pixels. The solid-state imaging device includes a logic circuit configured to generate operation timing of the output circuit and a delay generation circuit configured to control a delay amount for adjusting a pulse generated by the logic circuit to optimum timing. The delay generation circuit is configured of a first variable delay circuit configured to generate a delay pulse, a reference clock of which is delayed by a reference delay amount, a control circuit configured to control the first variable delay circuit and calculate, as a digital signal, a delay code corresponding to the reference delay amount, and a second variable delay circuit configured to adjust the timing of the pulse using the delay code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Seishi Kobayashi, Kenji Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20200059622
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging element including a pixel unit configured to include a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and a pixel signal readout unit configured to include an analog-digital conversion unit that carries out analog-digital conversion of a pixel signal read out from the pixel unit. Each one of the pixels in the pixel unit includes a plurality of divided pixels arising from division into regions different from each other in optical sensitivity or a charge accumulation amount. The pixel signal readout unit reads out divided-pixel signals of the divided pixels in the pixel. The analog-digital conversion unit carries out analog-digital conversion of the divided-pixel signals that are read out and adds the divided-pixel signals to each other to obtain a pixel signal of one pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroki Ui
  • Publication number: 20200059623
    Abstract: Provided are a gas detection device, an information processing device, and a program which enable a user to accurately estimate a gas leak position. The gas detection device includes a hardware processor that causes a display screen to display a first image captured by a first imaging section and a second image captured by a second imaging section, and changes at least one of a first display position of a specific position included in the first image and a second display position of the specific position included in the second image on the display screen. The hardware processor causes the display screen to display the first display position and the second display position so that the first display position and the second display position can be compared with each other so as to recognize a difference between the first display position and the second display position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Saori HIRATA, Mei YAMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20200059624
    Abstract: Provided are a gas detection device, an information processing device, and a program which enable a user himself/herself to easily determine whether a gas leak has occurred. The gas detection device includes: a first imaging section configured to capture an image of an inspection region in an infrared region; a second imaging section configured to capture an image of the inspection region in a wavelength range that is not influenced by light absorption by gas; and a hardware processor configured to perform image processing for detecting a gas in a first image captured by a first imaging section, and to perform control to simultaneously display various types of images on a display section from a display target image group including the first image, a second image captured by a second imaging section, and a third image subjected to the image processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Saori Hirata
  • Publication number: 20200059625
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a highly reliable display device at a low cost with high yield. According to the present invention, a step due to an opening in a contact is covered with an insulating layer to reduce the step, and is processed into a gentle shape. A wiring or the like is formed to be in contact with the insulating layer and thus the coverage of the wiring or the like is enhanced. In addition, deterioration of a light-emitting element due to contaminants such as water can be prevented by sealing a layer including an organic material that has water permeability in a display device with a sealing material. Since the sealing material is formed in a portion of a driver circuit region in the display device, the frame margin of the display device can be narrowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Satoshi MURAKAMI, Motomu KURATA, Hiroyuki HATA, Mitsuhiro ICHIJO, Takashi OHTSUKI, Aya ANZAI, Masayuki SAKAKURA
  • Publication number: 20200059626
    Abstract: Methods and devices for requesting videos may include performing a search for one or more vehicles that have a camera system located nearby an event during a time range surrounding the event. The methods and devices may include receiving a selection of at least one vehicle from a search result list including the one or more vehicles. The methods and devices may include retrieving, from a video data repository associated with the at least one vehicle, a requested video during the time range surrounding the event. The methods and devices may include displaying the requested video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Jeff CHAMPA
  • Publication number: 20200059627
    Abstract: A display device is connectible to a first video signal output device and a second video signal output device. Upon receiving an input switch instruction from the first video signal output device, the display device is configured to inhibit a first video from the first video signal output device from being displayed when displaying a second video from the second video signal output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Keita SANO
  • Publication number: 20200059628
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for initiating a video conference using a first mobile device. The method presents, during an audio call through a wireless communication network with a second device, a selectable user-interface (UI) item on the first mobile device for switching from the audio call to the video conference. The method receives a selection of the selectable UI item. The method initiates the video conference without terminating the audio call. The method terminates the audio call before allowing the first and second devices to present audio and video data exchanged through the video conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Cranfill, Stephen O. Lemay, Joe S. Abuan, Hsi-Jung Wu, Xiaosong Zhou, Roberto Garcia, JR.
  • Publication number: 20200059629
    Abstract: A method for controlling a conference call in a videoconferencing system is disclosed. The system includes multiple videoconferencing rooms, a server and a mobile computing device. The method includes communicating, by the mobile computing device, with the server determine whether at least one of multiple videoconferencing rooms is within a defined proximity of the mobile computing device. The method also includes, in response to determining that at least one of the videoconferencing rooms is within the defined proximity of the mobile computing device, and in response to the user selecting said at least one of the videoconferencing rooms via the user interface of the mobile device, transmitting one or more commands to the system controller located in said at least one of the videoconferencing rooms to establish or control a videoconference in said at least one of the videoconferencing rooms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Justin MCARDLE
  • Publication number: 20200059630
    Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a forward viewing camera disposed at an in-cabin side of a windshield of a vehicle and viewing forward of the vehicle. Road curvature of a road along which the vehicle is traveling is determined responsive at least in part to processing by an image processor of image data captured by the camera. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data, a traffic lane of the road along which the vehicle is traveling is determined. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data, another vehicle present on the road and forward of the vehicle may be detected. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data, the system may determine that the detected other vehicle is travelling in a traffic lane to the left or to the right of the traffic lane along which the vehicle is traveling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth Schofield, Niall R. Lynam
  • Publication number: 20200059631
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a control apparatus, a control method, a program, and a projection system capable of conveying information in space more intuitively. The control apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology is an apparatus that acquires space sensing data regarding an object in a space obtained by sensing the space, acquires external environment data obtained by sensing an external environment, determines an image corresponding to the object on the basis of the space sensing data, and controls to project the image to which an effect corresponding to the external environment data has been added, onto the space. The present technology can be applied to a system that controls to project an image from a projector and presents information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: MASAO KONDO, SEIJI SUZUKI, YUSUKE TSUJITA, HIROTAKA TAKO, YOSHIHITO OHKI, YOHEI NAKAJIMA, HIROSHI NAKAYAMA, YOSHIYASU KUBOTA, TAICHI NOKUO, DAISUKE SHIONO, MIHO YAMADA, MASANORI MATSUSHIMA, KENICHI YAMAURA
  • Publication number: 20200059632
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to achieve synchronization between a plurality of image projections with increased accuracy. Synchronization between a plurality of projection sections is controlled so as to suppress disruption of image projection timing between the projection sections in accordance with pixel values of captured images that are obtained by allowing an imaging section to capture projection images projected to the same position by the projection sections. The present disclosure is applicable, for example, to an image processing apparatus, an image projection apparatus, a control apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an image projection system, an image processing method, or a program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: HIROMASA NAGANUMA
  • Publication number: 20200059633
    Abstract: The present invention is a computer implemented method for projecting an image, comprising: providing an electronic device, wherein the electronic device has an image sensing component, a processing component, and a projecting component; capturing, by one or more processors, at least one image of an environment within the visible space of the projecting component of the electronic device; generating, by one or more processors, a depth map of the visible space of the environment; selecting, by one or more processors, an image to be projected on a portion of the visible space; altering, by one or more processors, the image based on the generated depth map of the visible space relative to the selected portion of the visible space; and projecting, by one or more processors, the image on the portion of the visible space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Dana Comradd
  • Publication number: 20200059634
    Abstract: Disclosed are a color reconstruction device and method capable of accurately recovering the missing color of a target pixel. The device includes: a direction-characteristic estimation circuit calculating a horizontal-variation characteristic and a vertical-variation characteristic according to a first color of a target pixel and the values of pixels within a reference range, in which the target pixel is in the reference range and a current value of the target pixel is a first color value; an edge-texture decision circuit determining which of N predetermined relations matches the relation between the horizontal-variation characteristic and the vertical-variation characteristic and thereby determining the directional characteristic of the target pixel, in which the N is not less than four; and a color recovery circuit calculating a second and a third color values of the target pixel according to the directional characteristic and the values of the pixels within the reference range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: YANG-TING CHOU, TSUNG-HSUAN LI, SHANG-LUN CHAN, SHIH-TSE CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200059635
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and method, a file generation apparatus and method, and a program that enable a suitable occlusion image to be obtained. The image processing apparatus includes an MPD file processing unit configured to select an occlusion image to be acquired, on the basis of information regarding a viewpoint position of the occlusion image included in an MPD file, from among a plurality of the occlusion images indicated by the MPD file. The present technology can be applied to a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru KATSUMATA, Mitsuhiro HIRABAYASHI, Kazuhiko TAKABAYASHI, Toshiya HAMADA, Ryohei TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200059636
    Abstract: A stereo imaging system having convergence angle and disparity control includes a pair of pivoting folded-parallel-light-channel (FPLC) units arranged to provide a virtual left side view and a virtual right side view of a scene. Each FPLC unit includes a fixed lens unit adapted to focus reflected light comprising an image of a scene to an image sensor and a laterally translatable light-redirecting unit comprising a reflector adapted to define a parallel image reflection path to the fixed lens unit via a collimated light beam comprising substantially parallel light beams. The stereo imaging system further includes a disparity-adjusting mechanism adapted to alter a distance between the pair of pivoting FPLC units and a convergence-angle-adjusting mechanism adapted to pivot the pivoting FPLC units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Kai Michael Cheng
  • Publication number: 20200059637
    Abstract: A three-dimensional sensing apparatus including a light-projecting device, at least two image-capture devices, and a processor is provided. The processor is electrically connected to the light-projecting device and the at least two image-capture devices and adapted to provide a control signal to the light-projecting device to adjust the intensity of the illumination beam. The processor adjusts the contrast of the captured image to form a contrast-enhanced image according to a first processing signal and extracts a feature region of the contrast-enhanced image to form a feature-extraction image according to a second processing signal. The processor normalizes the intensity of the feature-extraction image to form an optimized image according to a third processing signal and forms the optimized image into a depth image according to a sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Altek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Hong-Long Chou, Jye-Sheng Lin, Wen-Yan Chang
  • Publication number: 20200059638
    Abstract: Systems and methods for three-dimensional imaging are disclosed. The systems and methods may capture image data with wide field of view and precision timing. In an exemplary system, a three-dimensional imaging system may include an illumination subsystem configured to emit a light pulse for irradiating a scene. A sensor subsystem is configured to receive portions of the light pulse reflected or scattered by the scene and m may include a modulator configured to modulate as a function of time an intensity of the received light pulse portion to form modulated received light pulse portions. One or more light sensor arrays may be included in the system for generating scene data corresponding to the received light pulse portions. A processor subsystem may be configured to obtain a three-dimensional image data based on the scene data from the light sensor arrays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Paul S. Banks
  • Publication number: 20200059639
    Abstract: A multiview backlight includes a first array active emitters configured to provide a first plurality of directional light beams and a second array of active emitters configured to provide a second plurality of directional light beams. The second array of active emitters is interleaved between active emitters of the first array of active emitters. Further, directional light beams of each of the first and second directional light beam pluralities have directions corresponding to view directions of a multiview display. A multiview display further includes an array of light valves configured to modulate the directional light beams to display a multiview image. An image resolution of the multiview image is configured to be dynamically selectable according to operational mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: David A. Fattal, Ming Ma, Xuejian Li
  • Publication number: 20200059640
    Abstract: The present technology relates generally to systems and methods for mediated-reality surgical visualization. A mediated-reality surgical visualization system includes an opaque, head-mounted display assembly comprising a frame configured to be mounted to a user's head, an image capture device coupled to the frame, and a display device coupled to the frame, the display device configured to display an image towards the user. A computing device in communication with the display device and the image capture device is configured to receive image data from the image capture device and present an image from the image data via the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel R. Browd, Joshua R. Smith, Rufus Griffin Nicoll