Patents Issued in November 12, 2020
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Publication number: 20200358927Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a gradation correction unit configured to perform a correction process on first image data expressing first gradation values, and output second image data expressing second gradation values. The gradation correction unit is configured to determine the second gradation values based on the first gradation values of a plurality of colors of a plurality of pixels in an area including a process target pixel and having a size corresponding to a first color misregistration amount. The gradation correction unit is further configured to determine the second gradation values such that there is no pixel in which a sum of the second gradation values of the plurality of colors exceeds a first threshold value, even when color misregistration within the first color misregistration amount occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Takayuki Tanaka, Shinji Katagiri, Shuichi Tetsuno, Ken Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20200358928Abstract: A method for calibrating a dyeing machine, comprising: for each of multiple colors: performing a maximizing stage to determine an effective maximum ink dispensing rate corresponding to an effective maximum colorimetric value for the dyeing machine; performing a linearizing stage, comprising: determining multiple ink dispensing rates for performing the linearizing stage by dividing the effective maximum ink dispensing rate into multiple intervals, calculating from the effective maximum colorimetric value, a linear correspondence between the multiple ink dispensing rates and multiple calculated colorimetric values, dyeing a set of substrates according to the multiple ink dispensing rates, acquiring color values of the dyed set of substrates, interpolating a non-linear correspondence between the multiple ink dispensing rates and the acquired color values, and mapping the linear correspondence to the non-linear correspondence.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Mirta PERLMAN, Gilad GOTESMAN, Ilanit MOR, Alon MOSHE
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Publication number: 20200358929Abstract: Pixel blocks of a user-generated print job raster page are clustered into raster color clusters, and pixel blocks of a corresponding scanned page are clustered into scanned color clusters. For each raster color cluster, if a color difference between the cluster and a corresponding scanned color cluster is greater than a threshold, color fading of the cluster is determined from simulated depletion of each colorant of a printing device, and a likely depleted colorant is determined based on the corresponding scanned color cluster and the determined color fading. A most likely depleted colorant is determined from the likely depleted colorant predicted for each raster color cluster for which the determined color difference is greater than the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Richard E Maggard, Mark Shaw, Katelyn Christene Morse, Jan Allebach, Zuguang Xiao, Shaoyuan Xu
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Publication number: 20200358930Abstract: A device, method and computer program product are provided. The device includes a housing having display and back surfaces. A digital camera unit (DCU) is held in the housing and is oriented to face the display surface. The DCU includes sensor pixels to capture image data for a scene in a field of view of the DCU. The sensor pixels are arranged in a sensor matrix with a sensor pixel density. A display layer is held in the housing proximate to the display surface. The display layer includes display pixels arranged in a display matrix having a first pixel density. The display pixels are separated by gaps arranged in rows and columns. The display layer overlays the DCU such that a first subset of the sensor pixels aligns with, and are covered by, the display pixels and a second subset of the sensor pixels align with, and are exposed through, the gaps between the display pixels. The device includes a processor and memory storing program instructions accessible by the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard J. Locker
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Publication number: 20200358931Abstract: A variable configuration sensing, emitting, processing, and analysis system for various uses including but not limited to Virtual/Augmented/Mixed/Actual Reality imaging and tracking; Machine Vision; Object Identification and Characterization; First Responder Tracking, Diagnostics, and Triage; Environmental/Condition Monitoring and Assessment; Guidance, Navigation & Control; Communications; Logistics; and Recording. The variable configuration sensor, emitter, processor, and analysis system contains a housing and a mounting component adaptable to a variety of applications. The housing may include one or more sensors and/or emitters, vision processing units, micro-processing units, connectors, and power supplies. The sensors may include but are not limited to electromagnetic and/or ionizing radiation, distance, motion, acceleration, pressure, position, humidity, temperature, wind, sound, toxins, and magnetic.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventor: Glenn Michael Jenkinson
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Publication number: 20200358932Abstract: A camera assembly and an electronic device having the same are provided. The camera assembly includes a main board, a cover plate, a camera, an infrared lamp and a deflection member. The mainboard and the cover plate are arranged parallel to and spaced apart from each other. The camera and the infrared lamp are arranged on a side of the main board facing towards the cover plate, and spaced apart from each other. The deflection member is arranged on a side of the cover plate facing towards the main board, and is opposite to the camera. The deflection member is configured to deflect infrared light emitted by the infrared lamp towards a direction of a central axis of the camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventor: Yibao Zhou
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Publication number: 20200358933Abstract: An imaging device includes: a beam splitter having a light incident surface on which light from an object is incident; a reflection mirror for returning light transmitted through the beam splitter to the beam splitter side; a first imaging part including a first lens, the first imaging part being arranged on a first emission surface side of the beam splitter in which the light from the light incident surface side is reflected and emitted; and a second imaging part including a second lens, the second imaging part being arranged on a second emission surface side of the beam splitter in which the light from the reflection mirror side is reflected and emitted. An optical distance of the light from the light incident surface to the first lens is set to be substantially equal to an optical distance of the light from the light incident surface to the second lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: NORIHIRO TANABE, YOSHIKUNI NOMURA
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Publication number: 20200358934Abstract: An image capturing apparatus and method, a storage medium, and an electronic equipment are provided. The image capturing apparatus includes: a nonopaque cover plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction of the nonopaque cover plate, wherein the first surface of the nonopaque cover plate is opposite to an object to be captured; a light source module having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction of the light source module, wherein the first surface of the light source module is opposite to the second surface of the nonopaque cover plate; and a sensor module disposed on the second surface of the light source module.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Shanghai Harvest Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jiandong HUANG
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Publication number: 20200358935Abstract: A mover moves an object in a first direction. A plurality of partial images of the object are obtained by switching N (N is a natural number equal to or greater than 2) light sources while moving the object. An image of the object is obtained by deleting a part according to the switching order of the light sources from a composite image obtained by combining the plurality of partial images for each light source. As a result, as many images of the object illuminated only by one of the N light sources as the N light sources, i.e. N images of the object, are obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventor: Yasushi Sasa
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Publication number: 20200358936Abstract: A lens module includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board, an image sensor, a signal line, a mounting bracket, a filter, and a lens unit. The first circuit board defines a first through hole. The second circuit board is coupled to the first circuit board. The second circuit board defines a second through hole aligned with the first through hole. A width of the first through hole is larger than a width of the second through hole. The image sensor is received in the second through hole. The signal line couples the image sensor to the second circuit board. The mounting bracket is disposed on a side of the first circuit board facing away from the second circuit board. The filter is disposed on the mounting bracket. The lens unit is disposed on the mounting bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: SHIN-WEN CHEN, LONG-FEI ZHANG, KUN LI, XIAO-MEI MA
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Publication number: 20200358937Abstract: A computer implemented method, device and a computer program product are provided. The method is under control of one or more processors configured with specific executable program instructions. The method displays content on a display layer of an electronic device. The display layer includes display pixels separated by gaps. The display layer overlays a camera in the electronic device such that the display pixels create blind regions in a field of view of the camera. The method captures, at the camera, image data in connection with a scene in a field of view of the camera. The image data includes first and second data segments that correspond to visible regions of the scene that are visible to the camera through the gaps. The first and second data segments are separated by a blind region in the scene that is blocked by the display pixels and is not visible to the camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard J. Locker, Daryl Cromer
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Publication number: 20200358938Abstract: A method for removing foreign substances from a camera system is provided. The camera system includes a camera device with a transparent cover having a piezoelectric component. First, a type of the foreign substances is identified based on temperature, an image captured by the camera system, and a voltage change of the piezoelectric component. A sequence of frequencies is applied to the piezoelectric component and a resonant frequency is acquired. Thereafter, the foreign substances are removed from the camera system. A vibration frequency and a vibration time period for the piezoelectric component are determined according to the identified type of the foreign substances. The vibration frequency is based on the resonant frequency. The piezoelectric component is driven with the vibration frequency and the vibration time period, such that at least a portion of the foreign substances are removed from the transparent cover through vibration of the piezoelectric component.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Hsuan-Yueh HSU, Yung-Chih CHEN, Kuo-Chung TUNG, Hsin-Cheng CHEN
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Publication number: 20200358939Abstract: A system and method for determining a dimension of a target. The method includes: determining a camera parameter, the camera parameter including at least one of a focal length, a yaw angle, a roll angle, a pitch angle, or a height of one or more cameras; acquiring a first image and a second image of an target captured by the one or more cameras; generating a first corrected image and a second corrected image by correcting the first image and the second image; determining a parallax between a pixel in the first corrected image and a corresponding pixel in the second corrected image; determining an outline of the target; and determining a dimension of the target based at least in part on the camera parameter, the parallax, and the outline of the target.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: ZHEJIANG DAHUA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei LU, Qiankun LI, Shizhu PAN, Jichao GENG, Xiaohui SUN, Haijiang PAN, Jinting WANG
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Publication number: 20200358940Abstract: The present disclosure provides a following control method. The method includes receiving and displaying an acquired image acquired by an imaging device of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); detecting a user's selection operation on two or more objects in the image; determining a following instruction based on the detected selection operation; and controlling the UAV to follow the two or more followed objects indicated by the following instruction so that the two or more followed objects are in an imaging frame of the imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Yi CHEN, Baojie MIAO, Zhuo GUO
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Publication number: 20200358941Abstract: A light adjustment module for camera includes a light source unit and a light adjustment unit. The light source unit includes a plurality of light emitting elements disposed around a lens of the camera, and the light emitting direction of each light emitting element is parallel to the image capturing direction of the lens. The light adjustment unit is disposed above the light source unit and includes a plurality of secondary optical elements, and the secondary optical elements respectively corresponds to the light emitting elements. The light emitted by each light emitting element is deflected through the corresponding secondary optical element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Chien-Yueh Chen, Jin-Kae Jang
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Publication number: 20200358942Abstract: An image stabilization apparatus comprises: a first obtaining unit that obtains orientation information of an image capturing apparatus; a determining unit that, on the basis of the orientation information, determines a reference position of an image sensor included in the image capturing apparatus; and a calculating unit that calculates a correction amount for performing image stabilization by moving a position of the image sensor from the reference position in a plane intersecting with an optical axis. The reference position is different between when the orientation information indicates that the image capturing apparatus is in a first orientation and when the orientation information indicates that the image capturing apparatus is in a second orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Masafumi Kimura, Toshifumi Urakami
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Publication number: 20200358943Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that capture and process frames of frame data. An image sensor captures frames of frame data representative of light incident upon the image sensor using a rolling shutter and outputs the frames of frame data. The image sensor captures at least one of the frames over a frame capture interval and then waits over a blanking interval before capturing another frame. A buffer receives and stores the frames output by the image sensor. An image signal processor retrieves the frames from the buffer and processes the frames over successive frame processing intervals to generate a video having a time interval per frame greater than the frame capture interval. At least one of the successive frame processing intervals is greater than the frame capture interval and is less than or equal to a sum of the frame capture interval and the blanking interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Paul Mobbs, Scott Patrick Campbell, David A. Newman, Kasturi Rangam, Sumit Chawla
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Publication number: 20200358944Abstract: Image signal processing includes obtaining two or more image signals from a first hyper-hemispherical image sensor, where each of the two or more image signals has a different exposure and obtaining two or more image signals from a second hyper-hemispherical image sensor, where each of the two or more image signals has a different exposure. Image signal processing includes generating an exposure compensated image based on a gain value applied to an exposure level of a first image and a gain value applied to an exposure level of a second image. Image signal processing further includes performing high dynamic range (HDR) processing on the exposure compensated image. The HDR processing may be performed on a high a frequency portion of the exposure compensated image.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Bruno César Douady, Guillaume Matthieu Guérin
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Publication number: 20200358945Abstract: The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for widening dynamic range within an image in a light deficient environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Laurent Blanquart, John Richardson
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Publication number: 20200358946Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems and methods for capture a whole slide image of a sample. In exemplary embodiments, a camera is configured to capture a digital image of a sample. The system captures a bright field image of the sample, and captures a digital image of the sample illuminated from a first incident angle at a first wavelength and a second incident angle at a second wavelength. The system can determine whether the sample is defocused based on the transitional shift between a first wavelength channel and a second wavelength channel of the captured digital image. The system can determine the defocus distance based on the transitional shift and autofocus using the defocus distance such the bright field image is in focus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: University of ConnecticutInventor: Guoan Zheng
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Publication number: 20200358947Abstract: A wearable camera includes: a storage section that stores therein video data of captured moving image; and a controller that adds a bookmark signal to the video data when an event included in the video data is detected, in which the bookmark signal indicates a location at which playback of the video data starts when the video data is played back.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.Inventors: Minoru HAGIO, Shinichi ARAI, Takae OGUCHI
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Publication number: 20200358948Abstract: Methods and apparatus to capture photographs using mobile devices are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a photograph capturing controller to capture a first photograph. The apparatus further includes a blurriness analyzer to determine a probability of blurriness of the first photograph. The probability of blurriness is based on an analysis of a portion of the first photograph, the portion excluding a region of the first photograph associated with an auto-focus operation. The example apparatus also includes a photograph capturing interface to prompt a user to capture a new photograph to replace the first photograph when the probability of blurriness exceeds a blurriness threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Diego García Morate, Antonio Hurtado Garcia, Javier Tovar Velasco, Carlos Barrales Ruiz
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Publication number: 20200358949Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprising an image sensor and a control circuit is disclosed. The control circuit changes, if a second drive period that is a drive period of the image sensor for still image shooting overlaps with a first drive period that is a drive period of the image sensor for moving image shooting, a start timing of the second drive period. When performing still image shooting while performing moving image shooting and moving image display: if the still image shooting is single image shooting or a first shot of continuous shooting, the control circuit does not change the start timing of the second drive period. If the still image shooting is a second shot onward of continuous shooting, the control circuit changes the start timing of the second drive period with giving priority to the moving image display.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Yuji Omori, Yasushi Ohwa, Kazunori Takayama, Minoru Sakaida
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Publication number: 20200358950Abstract: An image capture apparatus comprises an image sensor and an adjustment circuit that adjusts a drive timing of the image sensor. The adjustment circuit, in a case where a second drive time period, which is a drive time period of the image sensor for still image shooting, overlaps with a first drive time period, which is a drive time period of the image sensor for moving image shooting, changes a start timing of the second drive time period to a timing that is based on a movement direction and a movement amount of a main subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Ryosuke Tanaka, Yuya Ebata
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Publication number: 20200358951Abstract: A method includes receiving a first modal image based on radiation collected from an object via an aperture, wherein the radiation is separated into the first modal image having an original origin, receiving a second modal image based on radiation collected from the object via the aperture, wherein the radiation is separated into the second modal image having a shifted origin, translating the second modal image to the original origin, and deriving an image of the object as a function of the collective overlap between the first modal image and the translated second modal image. Repeating the process with additional shift images improves the resolution of the final digitally generated image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Lisa Marie Lust, Mary Katherine Salit, Jeffrey Michael Klein
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Publication number: 20200358952Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to detect a positional shift amount of each of a plurality of images; select a composite target image from the plurality of images based on the detected positional shift amount; and obtain a composite image based on the positional shift amount and the selected composite target image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Hiroyasu UEHARA, Masakazu TERAUCHI, Masashi MIYATA, Hiroshi KANO, Akira NAKANO, Takeyoshi NISHIMURA
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Publication number: 20200358953Abstract: An image capture apparatus comprises an image sensor and a control circuit that controls operations of the image sensor. The control circuit, in a case where a still image shooting instruction is input during moving image shooting that uses the image sensor, performs a first shot of still image shooting using the image sensor upon a time determined in advance elapsing from input of the shooting instruction, and, in a case where the shooting instruction is continuously input, controls the image sensor to perform still image shooting of a second shot onward during a blanking time period of the moving image shooting.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventor: Shigeyoshi Ito
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Publication number: 20200358954Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for image or video shooting. The method is applied to a terminal that includes a first camera, a second camera, and a third camera. The second camera is a black-and-white camera, and the first camera, the second camera, and the third camera are cameras using prime lenses. The third camera is a color camera using a tele-photo lens. The method includes determining at least one camera from the first camera, the second camera, and the third camera based on a target zoom ratio as a target camera. The method further includes capturing, by using the target camera, at least one image that includes a target scene. The method further includes obtaining an output image of the target scene based on the at least one image that includes the target scene. According to the present disclosure, an approximately 5x lossless zoom effect is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Yinting WANG, Xi ZHANG, Yifan ZHANG, Jinwei CHEN, Haidong GAO, Changqi HU, Ruihua LI
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Publication number: 20200358955Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an alignment unit configured to perform alignment for a group of images including a plurality of short-time-exposure images that are captured with a first exposure time and a long-time-exposure image that is captured with a second exposure time that is longer than the first exposure time; and an output unit configured to output the long-time-exposure image in a case where the long-time-exposure image satisfies a predetermined condition and configured to output a composite image which is generated by compositing a plurality of images selected from among the plurality of short-time-exposure images, in a case where the long-time-exposure image does not satisfy the predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicants: MORPHO, INC., Sharp CorporationInventors: Hirotaka Kawano, Shun HIRAI, Masaki Satoh, Michihiro KOBAYASHI, Taiga Koseki
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Publication number: 20200358956Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes at least two camera modules, a motion sensor, and a control circuit configured to determine whether a first camera module of the at least two camera modules is activated, and when it is determined that the first camera module of the at least two camera modules is activated, control optical image stabilization of the first camera module using a signal received from the motion sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Seung-Goo Kang, Hyun-Woo Sim
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Publication number: 20200358957Abstract: Provided are a blur detection device, an imaging device, a lens device, an imaging device main body, a blur detection method, and a blur detection program capable of appropriately detecting blurring of an imaging device. An angular velocity of a digital camera and a posture of the digital camera with respect to an Earth's rotation axis are detected. An Earth's rotation angular velocity component superimposed on a detection result of the angular velocity is calculated. The Earth's rotation angular velocity component is subtracted from the detection result of the angular velocity, and a blur amount of the digital camera is calculated based on the subtracted angular velocity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Yuki SUGIHARA
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Publication number: 20200358958Abstract: A method of controlling an imaging device includes detecting that a function extension button of the imaging device is triggered, where the imaging device includes a gimbal and a camera carried by the gimbal. The method further includes obtaining attitude information of the gimbal; controlling the imaging device to perform an extended function based upon a combination of the function extension button and the obtained attitude information in response to the obtained attitude information being preset attitude information of the gimbal; and adjusting an operating parameter of the imaging device based upon the combination of the function extension button and the obtained attitude information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Zhuo GUO, Paul PAN
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Publication number: 20200358959Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging device and a signal processing device capable of expanding an application range of the imaging device. An imaging device includes an imaging element that includes one or more pixel output units that receive incident light from a subject incident without an intervention of an imaging lens or a pinhole and output one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, and outputs a detection signal set including one or more detection signals, and a communication unit that transmits imaging data including the detection signal set and position attitude data indicating at least one of a position or an attitude to a communication device by wireless communication. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, a monitoring system and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2017Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: MITSUAKI KITA, YOSHITAKA MIYATANI
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Publication number: 20200358960Abstract: A hand-held image-capturing electronic device with ability to compensate for unstable rotation and images during 360-degree panoramic captures includes a display screen, a first lens unit, a second lens unit, and a third lens unit. The first lens unit and the second lens unit are positioned on opposing surfaces, the third lens unit is independently rotatable on the electronic device and can cooperate with the first lens unit and the second lens unit to capture images which are refined and synthesized together by the device. A method for capturing such images with such device is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventor: KUO-WEI WU
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Publication number: 20200358961Abstract: A 3D distance sensor projects a plurality of points of light onto a target. A 2D camera having a fixed position relative to the 3D distance sensor acquires a first image of the points on the target. A light receiving system of the 3D distance sensor acquires a second image of the points on the target. A set of 2D coordinates of a first point is associated with a distance coordinate of the first point to form a single set of coordinates for the first point. The set of 2D coordinates is obtained from the first image, and the distance coordinate is obtained from the second image. A relational expression is derived from the single set of coordinates and describes a relationship between a distance of the light receiving system to the target and a position of the first point on an image sensor of the 2D camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventor: Akiteru Kimura
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Publication number: 20200358962Abstract: Provided is an image processing device that can accurately detect a target object, even when a high-distortion lens is used. According to the present invention, a camera 100 captures images in accordance with a synchronization signal Sig1, a camera 101 captures images in accordance with a synchronization signal Sig2, an area of interest setting unit 1033 sets an area of interest that represents a region to which attention is to be paid, a phase difference setting unit 1034 sets a shift .DELTA.t (a phase difference) for synchronization signal Sig1 and synchronization signal Sig2 that synchronizes the imaging timing of camera 100 and camera 101 with respect to the area of interest in the images captured by camera 100 and a region of the images captured by camera 101 that corresponds to the area of interest, and a synchronization signal generation unit 102 generates synchronization signal Sig1 and synchronization signal Sig2 on the basis of the shift .DELTA.t.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Haruki MATONO, Yoshiyuki MUTOU
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Publication number: 20200358963Abstract: Media user interfaces are described, including user interfaces for capturing media (e.g., capturing a photo, recording a video), displaying media (e.g., displaying a photo, playing a video), editing media (e.g., modifying a photo, modifying a video), accessing media controls or settings (e.g., accessing controls or settings to capture photos or videos to capture videos), and automatically adjusting media (e.g., automatically modifying a photo, automatically modifying a video).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Behkish J. MANZARI, Grant PAUL, William A. SORRENTINO, III, Andre SOUZA DOS SANTOS
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Publication number: 20200358964Abstract: There is provided with an image-processing apparatus for indicating a range, which is displayed by a device or a system comprising a display area for displaying an image, within an input image. A first obtaining unit obtains information that represents a display form of the device or the system comprising the display area. A second obtaining unit obtains input image data representing the input image. An identification unit identifies the range, which is displayed in the display area, within the input image based on the input image data and the information. An output unit outputs information that represents the identified range. A shape of the identified range depends on the display area that corresponds to at least a curved screen or a plurality of flat screens.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventor: Masatoshi Ishii
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Publication number: 20200358965Abstract: A camera device is provided. The camera device includes: a first imaging section, a second imaging section, a third imaging section, and a processor. The first imaging section, second imaging section, and third imaging section capture a first image, a second image, and a third image of a scene with a first field of view (FOV), a second FOV, and a third FOV. The processor is configured to generate a first output image by performing a first image-fusion process on at least two of the first image, the second image, and the third image in response to a zooming factor of the camera device being between a first zooming factor and a second zooming factor, wherein the first FOV is wider than the second FOV, and the second FOV is wider than the third FOV, and the second zooming factor is greater than the first zooming factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Ping-Han LEE, Te-Hao CHANG
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Publication number: 20200358966Abstract: Provided is an electronic apparatus and method for providing an image of surroundings of a vehicle. The electronic apparatus for providing an image of surroundings of the vehicle includes a first image sensor creating a first image by capturing surroundings of the vehicle; a second image sensor creating a second image by capturing surroundings of the vehicle; and a processor configured to obtain feature information of each of the first image and the second image and use a portion of the first image and a portion of the second image to create a composite image that represents the surroundings of the vehicle, based on the obtained feature information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Taehee LEE, Jihye KIM, Sahnggyu PARK, Seunghoon HAN, Boseok MOON
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Publication number: 20200358967Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a technology configured to extract captions displayed on a display screen, convert the captions into voice, and output the voice. The display apparatus includes a display, a sound outputter configured to output sound, and a controller configured to select a caption data acquisition method based on the type of caption displayed on the display, configured to convert the caption data, which is obtained according to the selected caption data acquisition method, into voice data, and configured to allow the sound outputter to output a content of the displayed caption as voice based on the voice data that is converted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Yui Yoon LEE
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Publication number: 20200358968Abstract: The image capture system of the present disclosure comprises an illuminator comprising at least one infrared light LED or laser and one visible light LED, an image sensor that is sensitive to infrared light and visible light, a memory configured to store instructions, and a processor configured to execute instructions to cause the image capture system to emit infrared light, receive image data comprising at least one infrared image, and determine depth maps, visible focus settings, or infrared exposure settings based on the infrared image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Arjen Van Der Sijde, Nicola Bettina Pfeffer, Charles André Schrama
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Publication number: 20200358969Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of imaging biological specimens. An imaging system can include a microscope for directly viewing the biological specimen and a multi-spectral imaging apparatus for outputting digitally enhanced images, near-video rate imaging, and/or videos of the specimen. An imaging system can include a digital scanner that digitally processes images to produce a composite image with enhanced color contrast of features of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Larry Morrison, Lou Dietz
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Publication number: 20200358970Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that capture and compress frames of pixel data. In an implementation, an image sensor chip is configured to convert light into pixel data and generate compressed pixel data at a variable compression rate including applying a transform to pixel data associated with a pixel category from a plurality of pixel categories. The variable compression rate is within an available bandwidth of an output bus configured to output the compressed pixel data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Scott Patrick Campbell, David A. Newman, Brian G. Schunck
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Publication number: 20200358971Abstract: An image sensor operating in multiple resolution modes including a low resolution mode and a high resolution mode includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel in the plurality of pixels comprises a micro-lens, a first subpixel including a first photodiode, a second subpixel including a second photodiode, and the first subpixel and the second subpixel are adjacently disposed and share a floating diffusion region. The image sensor also includes a row driver providing control signals to the pixel array to control performing of an auto focus (AF) function, such that performing the AF function includes performing the AF function according to pixel units in the high resolution mode and performing the AF function according to pixel group units in the low resolution mode. A resolution corresponding to the low resolution mode is equal to or less than ¼ times a resolution corresponding to the high resolution mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: EUNSUB SHIM, KYUNGHO LEE
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Publication number: 20200358972Abstract: The present invention provides a solid state image sensor, an image capturing apparatus, and an image capturing method that can realize a wide dynamic range while suppressing an increase in a signal amount. A solid state image sensor includes a sensor that issues pulses at a frequency corresponding to a frequency at which photons are incident; and a counter circuit that thins out the pulses issued from the sensor at a thinning ratio corresponding to the number of pulses issued from the sensor, and counts the pulses.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Satoshi Suzuki, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Nobuhiro Takeda
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Publication number: 20200358973Abstract: An imager includes: a fixing member as defined herein; a sealing member as defined herein; a circuit board as defined herein; and a conductive member as defined herein, in a state of being viewed from a direction perpendicular to a light receiving surface of the imaging sensor chip, an outer edge of a region where the conductive member is disposed overlaps the wall portion of the fixing member, and a distance between a position overlapping the outer edge in the wall portion and an end of the wall portion on a side of the concave portion is 20% or more of a width of the wall portion in a direction parallel to the light receiving surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Kazuya MAYUMI
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Publication number: 20200358974Abstract: An image sensor, a signal acquisition method and a signal acquisition circuit of the image sensor, a storage medium and a terminal are provided. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixel modules, and each pixel module includes: n pixel units connected in series to form a closed-loop structure, wherein n?3, each pixel unit has a first terminal and a second terminal, and each pixel unit includes a photosensitive element and a pixel switch connected in series; and n signal readout terminals, wherein each serial connection point between one pixel unit and the other pixel units is connected with a corresponding signal readout terminal; wherein two adjacent pixel modules share a same pixel unit and signal readout terminals connected with the first terminal and the second terminal of the same pixel unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Shanghai Harvest Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: YA-Hsiang TAI, Ping-Ju HUANG
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Publication number: 20200358975Abstract: In an AD conversion circuit, a comparator is configured to compare a first voltage of a first input terminal with a second voltage of a second input terminal. A reset circuit is configured to reset a voltage of the first input terminal of the comparator and a voltage of the second input terminal of the comparator when a second analog signal is input to the first input terminal of the comparator. A first signal generation circuit is configured to generate the second analog signal having a third voltage higher or lower than a voltage of a first analog signal. The first analog signal is input to the first input terminal of the comparator after the voltage of the first input terminal of the comparator and the voltage of the second input terminal of the comparator are reset.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshio Hagihara
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Publication number: 20200358976Abstract: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a pixel array including first and second pixels, the first and second pixels receiving the same transfer gate signal and outputting first and second signal voltages, respectively, a transfer gate driver receiving first and second voltages and generating the transfer gate signal, the transfer gate signal having the first voltage as its maximum voltage and having the second voltage as its minimum voltage and a compensation module detecting a variation in the second voltage, generating a compensation voltage based on the variation in the second voltage, and performing a compensation operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: JU HYUN KO, Kyu lk Cho, Jin Young Jeong, Dong Jae Han, Seok Yong Hong