Abstract: A digital camera system has integrated accelerometers for determining static and dynamic accelerations of the digital cameral system. Data relating to static and dynamic accelerations are stored with recorded image data for further processing, such as for correcting image data for roll, pitch and vibrations and for displaying recorded images with a predetermined orientation using information about, e.g., roll. Data may also be used on-the-fly for smear suppression caused by vibrations.

Abstract: Without depending on the conventional standard, relationships between a location of user's apparatus and locations where images have been shot affect a display on a display screen. In shooting operation, image data is stored in a memory with image-location data added, which represents locations where images have been shot (step S110). When the user of a digital camera moves from a current location, vectors are calculated, having an initial point at the current location and terminal points at locations represented by image-location data of the image data (step S113). It is judged whether any vector projects from a display target region (display screen) (step S117). The vector projecting from the region is adjusted to fall within the region (step S118), whereby all the thumbnail images fall within the display target region and are displayed at locations represented by the image-location data within a marginal displaying region (step S120).

Abstract: A method and system is provided for automatically generating metadata for a digital image based on ambient conditions. Aspects of the preferred embodiment include determining a plurality of ambient conditions associated with a location of a subject of a digital image captured with a mobile image capture device, the ambient conditions existing at a time related to a time of capture of the digital image; aggregating the plurality of ambient conditions into at least one ambient environment descriptor based on user-definable aggregation rules; and associating the ambient environment descriptor with the digital image as metadata.

Abstract: A method of tracking digital images includes inputting data identifying a subject of an image into a camera, acquiring an image with the camera, and storing the image and the inputted data, as metadata, in an image file when the image is acquired. The method can be implemented using a scanner, a digital camera, and a data processor. The scanner obtains the identifying data and transmits the data to the camera. The camera obtains digital images and embeds the data into digital image files encoding the digital images. The identifying data has a format different from any of the formats processable by the digital camera. The data processor converts the format of the identifying data to one of the plurality of formats processable by the digital camera loads the converted information into the digital camera as metadata.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention includes a method for managing media files created by a digital camera. More specifically, a content analyzing module tags a media file with one or more location media tags, event media tags, and/or content media tags. The location media tags are indicative of the geographic location where the media file was created. The event media tags are indicative of an event where the media file was created; and, the content media tags are indicative of individual(s) in the media file. A priority analyzing module connected to the content analyzing module determines a priority of the media file based on priority rules and the location media tags, event media tags, and/or the content media tags. A storage management module connected to the priority analyzing module stores the media file based on the determined priority.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes an independently exchangeable first circuit board that has an electric component and a non-volatile first storage unit; a second circuit board that has an electric component, a non-volatile second storage unit, and a third storage unit; and a controller that accumulates and stores information corresponding to an imaging count in the third storage unit at a first timing that corresponds to imaging performed by the image capture apparatus, and causes information corresponding to the information stored in the third storage unit to be stored in the first or second storage unit at a second timing that occurs at a longer interval than the first timing. The controller stores the information corresponding to the imaging count in the third storage unit after comparing information regarding the imaging count stored in the first and second storage units.

Abstract: An imager is provided having an imaging sensor, an image processor, and a recorder. The imaging sensor creates an image signal by photographing a subject. The image processor processes the image signal with visual effects processing so as to create image data, and adds metadata to the image data so as to create an image file. The metadata contains post-processing information includes information based on the visual effects process. The recorder stores the image file. The visual effects process is used in processing the image data. The image processor conducting a post process in which more than one visual effects process is carried out, a new image file is created, and the new image file is stored in the recorder. The post-processing information has a post-processing counter and pre-processing information. The post-processing counter indicates the number of times the post process is carried out. The pre-processing information represents the state of a preprocessed image file prior to post processing.

Abstract: A digital photographing apparatus includes a digital signal processing unit that obtains first image data from an input image and generates second image data using the first image data according to a condition that is previously set. A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus includes obtaining first image data from an input image and generating second image data using the first image data according to a condition that is previously set.

Abstract: An information recording apparatus includes a content generating unit that generates content, a position information obtaining unit that obtains position information, and a region determining unit that determines whether or not a position specified based on the obtained position information is included in a certain region. The information recording apparatus further includes a position information addition determining unit that determines, based on a determination result obtained by the region determining unit, whether or not to allow the obtained position information to be recorded, and a recording control unit that performs, based on a determination result obtained by the position information addition determining unit, recording control of the obtained position information.

Abstract: A method is for monitoring the electrical integrity of lines of photosites of an imaging device with matrix array of photosites. The control lines of photosites may include for each line of photosites an emission of elementary electrical control signals for the photosites of the line. The method may include diagnosis of the elementary electrical control signals emitted.

Abstract: A system for arranging a number of images into a compilation of images a metadata derivation unit (230) configured to derive metadata from the images based on the content of the images, and an image arranging unit (240) configured to arrange the images into a compilation of images based on the metadata derived from the images. A method for arranging a number of images into a compilation of images is also provided.

Abstract: The invention is related to a method, a device, and a machine readable medium for image capture and selection. One of the disclosed embodiments of the invention is specifically related to a method performed by an image capturing device The method includes capturing a sequence of images; storing a plurality of the captured images in a buffer, wherein each of the buffered images has an interested region supposed to encompass an interested target; detecting intactness information describing intactness of the interested target as encompassed in the interested regions of a plurality of the buffered images; and selecting at least one of the buffered images based on the detected intactness information.

Abstract: An electronic camera comprises an image processing unit that performs image quality adjustment using a plurality of adjustment parameters, an information acquisition unit that acquires from an external device first image quality adjustment information including a parameter group for use with the image quality adjustment and an image quality adjustment algorithm that applies the parameter group, and a control unit that controls the image processing unit so that it performs image quality adjustment while applying the parameter group included in the first image quality adjustment information that has been acquired to the image quality adjustment algorithm included in the first image quality adjustment information that has been acquired.

Abstract: A database stores a plurality of image data to which the shooting date is attached. A list displaying unit displays on a display device a list of thumbnail images of the image data. An instruction receiving unit acquires a thumbnail image as a specified image. An image classifying unit generates one or a plurality of groups of images by classifying the plurality of image data in terms of the year when the image data were shot. A representative image selector acquires, as a representative image of each image group, image data having a shooting month-day identical to or close to the shooting month-day of the image data corresponding to the specified image from each image group. The list displaying unit displays a list of the each image group for each year and displays the representative image placed at the head of each image group.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for performing recording and playing image data at a plurality of frame rates. The image processing apparatus includes a storage section, and a control section configured to, when performing the process of recording the image data at each of the frame rates, set information concerning a recording rate corresponding to the frame rate in a data area, in accordance with a predetermined file format, that is paired with stream data to be recorded, and store the information in the storage section.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus is able to record a moving image in a first image capturing mode or a second image capturing mode. In the first image capturing mode, the apparatus starts recording of a moving image signal in response to an instruction to start recording and stops recording of the moving image signal in response to an instruction to stop recording. In the second image capturing mode, the apparatus starts recording of a moving image signal in response to the instruction to start recording, and automatically stops recording of the moving image signal when a predetermined period elapses after recording of the moving image signal starts. The apparatus controls so as to extract a moving image signal of the predetermined period from a moving image signal recorded in the first image capturing mode on a recording medium, and to record the extracted moving image signal on a recording medium.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus acquires position information at regular intervals and records the position information in one route log file, and in a case that imaging is performed, acquires position information and records the position information in correlation with image data acquired by an imaging unit, and in a case that the image data with which the position information is correlated is to be deleted, extracts the position information correlated with the image data and records the position information extracted by the extraction unit.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are provided for replaying media items. Aspects of the method and system include in response to one of the media items being played, calculating a respective replay score for the media item that affects replay of the corresponding media item; and using the replay score to sort the media items for playing.

Abstract: In an electronic apparatus having a user identification function or in a user identification method, an electronic apparatus and an electronic instrument having stored therein user personal information communicate in wireless with each other so as to enable the electronic apparatus to automatically identify the electronic apparatus user. If the electronic apparatus identifies a plurality of possible users, the electronic apparatus automatically selects the user by 10 executing specific user identification processing.

Abstract: Digital television channels are preemptively cached based on a modeling of a user to reduce delays while switching channels. A current television channel is selected using a first tuner. A future television channel selection of the user is then predicted based on a modeling of the user. The recorded content of the predicted future television channel is preemptively cached using a second tuner. A buffer of the recorded content of the predicted future television channel is displayed when the user switches from the current television channel to the predicted future television channel. The modeling of the user is updated and stored in storage.

Abstract: Improved systems and techniques for calibrating an electronic imaging module are described. An electronic imaging module is subjected to a stimulus and properties of the stimulus are measured. Calibration data associated with the electronic imaging module is stored. The calibration data comprises calibration data indicative of a response of the electronic imaging module to the stimulus, as well as calibration data indicative of the measured properties of the stimulus.

Abstract: A driving recorder system and a coordinate positioning method thereof. The system comprises a curved image lens, an operation module, a processing module, a display module and a storage module. The curved image lens captures the curved image of the surrounding areas thereof. The operation module restores the curved image into a restored image. The processing module receives the restored image and adds time data to the restored image. The display module displays the restored image and the time data. The storage module stores the restored image and the time data.

Abstract: A technique is provided to allow an optimal image data compression by compressing image data, collected by a camera, on a more suitable compression condition. In a method for compressing image data, an electronic device generates preview data of an original image collected through the camera, calculates a first compression ratio based on analyzing complexity of the preview data relating to pixel distribution of the original image, and compresses a capture image, selected in response to a capture command, corresponding to the preview data on the basis of the calculated first compression ratio.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a measurement unit that measures a current time, a counter, an acquisition unit that acquires a first value from the measurement unit at setting of an initial value, and a first difference between a value of the counter at measurement timing of the measurement unit and a value of the counter at the setting of the initial value, a generation unit that acquires a second value of the measurement unit at starting display, and a second difference between a value of the counter at measurement timing of the measurement unit and a value of the counter at the starting display, and to generate a time code concerning an elapsed time from the initial value, based on the initial value, the first value, the first difference, the second value and the second difference, and an output unit that outputs the time code.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus having a continuous shooting function includes an imaging unit configured to generate an image signal based on an optical signal of a subject, a storage unit configured to store an image file based on the image signal, a first detector configured to detect a motion of the imaging apparatus, and a controller configured to control a capturing interval of the imaging unit for capturing an image in a continuous shooting operation based on a detecting result of the first detector so that the capturing interval for a magnitude of the motion of the imaging apparatus which is larger than a predetermined value is shorter than the capturing interval for the magnitude of the motion of the imaging apparatus which is smaller than the predetermined value.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for providing emotional information in an electronic device are provided. At least one content is displayed. Emotional information is extracted from an image obtained via a camera. The emotional information is added to the content.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for identifying regions of interest in visual imagery. The system is configured to receive a series of consecutive frames representing a scene as captured from N sensors. The frames include at least a current frame and a previous frame. A surprise map can be generated based on features found in the current frame and the previous frame. The surprise map having a plurality of values corresponding to spatial locations within the scene. Based on the values, a surprise in the scene can be identified if a value in the surprise map exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus according to the present invention can generate an image from an output of an image sensor to record the image as an image file, and record first information and second information onto the image file as additional information. Accordingly, the imaging apparatus can provide a user or a staff person of a repair center with useful information regarding a failure, repair, and replacement that conventionally could not be provided.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which is connectable with an image supplying apparatus having a unit which acquires position information, comprising: a file acquiring unit which acquires, from the image supply apparatus, an image file having shooting position information attached and a log file indicating locations along a path of movement of the image supplying apparatus; a file designating unit which designates an image file and a log file to be transferred from the image supplying apparatus; and a determining unit which determines, in a case that a file to be transferred is designated by the file designating unit, whether the designated file has already been transferred, wherein the determining unit determines whether the file has already been transferred, in accordance with a determination procedure that differs between a case where the designated file is an image file and a case where the designated file is a log file.

Abstract: A method for assisting users with channel entry utilizes channel tuning history to simplify the channel entry process. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes steps of storing a list of channel numbers previously tuned by the apparatus; receiving a first input selecting a most significant digit of a channel number; and enabling a display of channel numbers in response to the first input, wherein the displayed channel numbers comprise at least one channel number included in the stored list and having the most significant digit and at least one other channel number not included in the stored list and having the most significant digit.

Abstract: An image restoration device according to the present invention includes: a point spread function storage unit which stores any two PSFs among a first range PSF for restoring a first sweep image serving as a sweep image when a sweep range is a first range; a second range PSF for restoring a second sweep image serving as the sweep image when the sweep range is a second range which excludes the first range; a third range PSF for restoring a third sweep image serving as the sweep image when the sweep range is a third range obtained by combining the first range and the second range; and a PSF calculation unit which performs addition or subtraction on the two PSFs to calculate a remaining one among the first, second, and third range PSFs.

Abstract: An AR taking image producer produces an AR taking image of a current frame. A displaying image producer produces a displaying image of the current frame and first to fourth interpolative displaying images. An image pattern reader reads a marker on the AR taking image. CPU retrieves AR moving image that is associated with the marker from an AR image memory. An AR image overlying section produces first to fourth interpolative AR images, and overlies the images on the areas of the marker.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus, method, and storage medium identifying image metadata based on user interest.

Abstract: An imaging device for capturing an image of a subject to acquire captured-image information, comprises: a positioning element to measure a location at which the image is captured and to acquire capturing location information indicating a capturing location when the captured-image is acquired; a creation element to create image information based on the acquired capturing location information; a memory element to store the created image information; a decision element to, when the image information stored in the memory element is output to outside, decide whether the capturing location information included in the image information is to be kept secret; and a fabricator element to fabricate the capturing location information included in the image information based on a result of the decision by the decision element.

Abstract: In at least some embodiments, a computer system includes a processor and a storage device coupled to the processor. The storage device stores a program that, when executed, causes the processor to generate information for social overlay visualization based on dynamic visual signals.

Abstract: In step ST11 of FIG. 5, a map image is displayed. In step ST12, moving-route marks are added to the map image. In step ST13, image-pickup-position marks are added to the map image. In step ST14, a current position mark is added to the map image. In step ST15, a predetermined range is determined based on an image-pickup position. Furthermore, predetermined ranges are determined based on a moving route and a current position. In step ST16, the number of types of landmark sign to be included in the map image is reduced in ranges other than the predetermined ranges. Since landmark signs which are positioned far from the image-pickup position, the moving route, and the current position and which are not important for a user are not added to the map image, map display is performed while display of the landmark signs is optimized.

Abstract: In response to an input instruction to start a still image capturing operation when a moving image capturing operation is being performed, an imaging apparatus controls the still image capturing operation to record a still image file on a recording medium, interrupts the moving image capturing operation, generates a moving image in which an interframe-compressed image whose difference information is zero is inserted as at least one of images to be substituted for a moving image corresponding to a time period for which the moving image capturing operation is interrupted, and records the generated moving image on the recording medium.

Abstract: The present invention is related to providing, in association with an image, information related to the image capture device used to capture the image. In one embodiment, information related to a first static camera characteristic and camera setting information related to a first captured digitized image is embedded in the first captured digitized image using a watermark. The watermarked information may be used to identify the source or owner of the picture, and/or to aid in the more accurate reproduction of the image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a an electronic device such as a digital camera 300 that includes a deletion mode whereby a camera/electronic device user can delete captured images or data files that have already been transferred in order to make room in the electronic device or digital camera memory for capturing further images. In one embodiment a digital camera keep track of which images have already been transferred to an external storage device and presents those to the user as potential images to be deleted. In another embodiment, the user is presented with a “delete all transferred images” which when selected deletes all the captured images that have already been transferred. In still another embodiment, a deletion criteria is used to prioritize which images are deleted first.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes: an image sensor including a plurality of image forming pixels that generate an image generation signal, and focus detection pixels that divide a pupil region of the imaging lens, photo-electrically convert an object image from the divided pupil region and generate a phase difference detection signal; a first focus detection unit configured to perform focus detection by using the phase difference detection signal; a second focus detection unit configured to detect an image contrast from the image generation signal from the image forming pixels and performing focus detection by a contrast detection method; and a correction value calculation unit configured to calculate a correction value for a result of focus detection by the first focus detection unit based on a difference between the result of focus detection by the first focus detection unit and a result of focus detection by the second focus detection unit.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor configured to capture an image of a subject; an identification information storage unit configured to store a particular subject and a terminal device corresponding to the particular subject; a face detection unit and a face recognition unit configured to detect the particular subject stored in the identification information storage unit in the image captured by the image sensor; and a microcomputer configured to shoot the subject using the image sensor. When the particular subject is detected in the image captured by the image sensor, the microcomputer performs the shooting, and sends a shooting condition used for the shooting to the terminal device which is stored in the identification information storage unit and does not correspond to the shot particular subject.

Abstract: The present invention provides a shooting device and a program that can recognize shooting scenes according to the situation with a high degree of precision. In at least one of a case where GPS information has not been acquired by a GPS receiver 58 within a predetermined period after the GPS receiver 58 has been activated, a case where the GPS information has been acquired by the GPS receiver 58 within the predetermined period after the GPS receiver 58 has been activated but the acquired GPS information has not been stored in a database C, and a case where a subject image has been acquired by shooting without the GPS receiver 58 being activated, the shooting device recognizes the shooting scene at the current shooting location on the basis of at least one of the subject image acquired by the shooting and shooting support information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal capable of sensing circumstance information and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a camera disposed on a surface of the body, a circumstance information unit configured to collect surrounding circumstance information on the basis of the body, a display unit configured to display an image received through the camera, and a controller configured to store the collected circumstance information along with the image in to a memory in response to a capture command for the image being received.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a memory storing image data and information data of plural layers to be combined on the image data, a first combination unit to generate first combined image data, and a second combination unit to generate second combined image data, the plurality of layers including a common layer containing information data used for both the first and second combined image data, and a unique layer containing information data used for one of the first and second combined image data and not used for the other, outputs first information data of the common layer from the memory to both units, outputs second information data for the first combined image data from the memory to the first combination unit, and outputs third information data for the second combined image data from the memory to the second combination unit.

Abstract: A method for associating event times or time periods with digital images in a collection for determining if a digital image is of interest, includes storing a collection of digital images each having an associated capture time; comparing the associated capture time in the collection with a special event time to determine if a digital image in the collection is of interest, wherein the comparing step includes calculation of a special event time associated with a special event based on the calendar time associated with the special event and using such information to perform the comparison step; and associating digital images of interest with the special event.

Abstract: A map range determination unit determines a map range that includes all of the shooting locations of the image data items selected by the image selection unit. A map image creation unit creates a map image of a map range determined by the map range determination unit based on the map information. A superimposition unit superimposes symbols representing the shooting locations of the image data items selected by the image selection unit on a map image created by the map image creation unit. A index page insertion unit inserts a map image on which symbols have been superimposed by the superimposition unit into the electronic photo album in the form of an index page of the electronic photo album.

Abstract: An image display apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a face detection section detecting a face image within a photographed image; a classification section classifying the photographed image by a pattern of the face image and a color or a pattern under the face image; and a display control section displaying an image of the same face with the different color or pattern according to the classification by the classification section, and displays images of the same person among the plurality of images classified by the classification section at the same time or sequentially in the display of the display control section.

Abstract: When an accepting section 102 accepts an order to acquire image data, an image data acquirer 104 acquires image data from a memory section 130 and compresses it in the JPEG format. An orientation identifier 122 identifies orientation information of an image processing device 10 by using a detection value of an acceleration sensor. A direction identifier 124 identifies the azimuthal angle of a lens optical axis by using a detection value of a geomagnetic sensor and orientation information identified by the orientation identifier 122. If it is determined by the orientation identifier 122 that the image processing device 10 is in a horizontal orientation, the direction identifier 124 identifies the azimuthal angle of the lens optical axis from a predetermined direction in the image processing device 10 and the detection value of the geomagnetic sensor without using the lens optical axis direction.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus which communicates with another image capturing apparatus, comprises an image capturing unit configured to obtain image data by capturing an image of an object; a reception unit configured to receive image data captured by the other image capturing apparatus during communication with the other image capturing apparatus; a storage unit configured to store the image data received by the reception unit in a storage medium; and a processor configured to describe image information of the image data received by the reception unit in an information file which describes image information used to identify image data stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A device includes a display monitor configured to display on a screen of the display monitor at least one of a current image and a preceding image taken by an optical unit, a storage unit configured to store the preceding image, and a control unit configured to display a part of the preceding image on the screen when the current image is displayed on the screen, the displayed part of the preceding image indicating a positional relationship between the current image and the preceding image. The current image is taken when the displayed part of the preceding image substantially overlaps a corresponding portion of the current image such that the current image and the preceding image can be processed to form a panoramic image.