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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176144 | Pseudo real time indexing of digital media files The present disclosure relates to a digital media files and technique for pseudo real time indexing of digital media files. The technique includes capturing at least one digital media file using a network enabled image capture device, connecting the network enabled ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8046270 | System and method for providing image products and/or services A system and method for obtaining photographic products and/or services comprises bundling image capture and printing technologies into products and/or services that are paid for by a consumer with monthly or yearly subscription fees. The system and method involves ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7982909 | Method for automatically generating a dynamic digital metadata record from digitized hardcopy media The present disclosure relates to automatically generating a dynamic set of metadata from digitized hardcopy media. The technique includes scanning the image side and non-image side of a plurality of hardcopy media. A dynamic digital metadata record of each of the p... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7966565 | Method and system for sharing images over a communication network between multiple users A system and a method for sharing a compilation of digital images over a communication network among a plurality of users on user display devices using a controlling computer. The controlling computers controls the forwarding of the compilation to the plurality of u... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7965310 | System and camera for transferring digital images to a service provider A method and digital camera for capturing images to be provided to a service provider. The camera includes a capture device for capturing digital images; a memory for storing the captured digital images; an interface to a communications device for transmitting the s... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7920296 | Automatic determining image and non-image sides of scanned hardcopy media A system and method for determining the image and ancillary image sides of scanned hardcopy media. Hardcopy prints typically provide ancillary data to supply additional information for an area of interest and can enhance the analysis of key data in the print. Postca... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7907177 | Method for eliminating error in camera having angular velocity detection system An error in a camera having angular velocity sensors is eliminated. A camera is placed on a rotating table and rotated, angular velocities are detected by angular velocity sensors, and a CZP chart is photographed. The motion of the camera is computed as a locus of m... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7903897 | Image processing apparatus Apparatus includes a change operator for detecting change factor information which causes the deterioration in the image; an iterative processing operator which iterates a processing cycle comprising; a first processing step to apply a first calculation to a first i... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7895086 | Method system and software for ordering goods and/or services over a communication network A system, computer software product and a method for ordering goods and/or services with respect to digital images over a communication network. A server provided for sending e-mail to a receiving site of a customer over the communication network. The e-mail has a s... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7848587 | Image-processing system and image-processing program An image deteriorated by camera shake, or the like, is restored in a short period of time. A ∇J computation section computes an evaluation value J from a deteriorated image G captured by means of photographing, a restored image F, and a PSF computed from an angula... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7859588 | Method and apparatus for operating a dual lens camera to augment an image An electronic camera for producing an output image of a scene from a captured image signal includes a first imaging stage comprising a first image sensor for generating a first sensor output and a first lens for forming a first image of the scene on the first image ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7840634 | System and method for managing images over a communication network A system and method for creating an electronic icon containing information unique to a particular user including information allowing access with respect to a particular digital media file having the icon associated therewith over a communication network by a third ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7827508 | Hotkey function in digital camera user interface A digital camera comprising: a display; means for displaying on the display a menu of user selectable options; first user activated means for sequentially navigating through the displayed menu of user selectable options; and second user activated means for directly ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7817914 | Camera configurable for autonomous operation The present disclosure relates to an image capture device and a technique for capturing an image. The technique includes selecting at least one subject displayed on an image capture device as an image trigger condition and entering a threshold level corresponding to... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7817910 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor; a strobe unit; a preliminary. illumination controller which instructs the strobe unit to preliminarily illuminate for a predetermined period before main illumination; a reading controller which divides the image sensor ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7761000 | Imaging device In an imaging device, a photographic scene is automatically determined with high accuracy. Distance information is acquired, through a TTL-AF, from an image signal produced by a CCD. Further, a face recognition circuit detects the face of a person in a subject. An A... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7742084 | Network configuration file for automatically transmitting images from an electronic still camera A network configuration file is generated at a host computer and downloaded to a digital camera. This file contains instruction information for communicating with a selected destination via a communications interface. The digital camera includes a “send” button ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7734165 | Imaging apparatus When focus adjustment operation is performed, a first measured distance acquired by utilization of TTL-AF and a second measured value acquired by utilization of a distance between the eyes have been computed in advance. The degree of reliability of the first measure... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7729602 | Camera using multiple lenses and image sensors operable in a default imaging mode An electronic camera includes first and second imaging stages for capturing separate images of a scene, one of the stages being designated as a default imaging stage. A processor enables capture and display of the separate images, and further responds to an operator... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7688358 | Image capturing apparatus and white balance processing apparatus There is provided a technique of preventing occurrence of a shift in white balance even when the ratio of a dark area is greater than the ratio of a bright area as in the case of a night view. A white balance gain calculator calculates white balance gains for an ima... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7684687 | Imaging apparatus having multiple optical systems To enable easy ascertainment of operating status of an imaging device having multiple optical systems. The imaging apparatus has a first imaging optical system and a second imaging optical system. When the two optical systems are actuated simultaneously, an image ca... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7684101 | Micro-electromechanical microshutter array A microshutter array has a frame having a light transmissive portion. Linear microshutter elements extend across the light transmissive portion and in parallel to each other. Each microshutter element has a flat blade extended in a length direction and first and sec... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7683962 | Camera using multiple lenses and image sensors in a rangefinder configuration to provide a range map An electronic camera for producing an output image of a scene from a captured image signal includes a first imaging stage comprising a first image sensor for generating a first sensor output and a first lens for forming a first image of the scene on the first image ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7676146 | Camera using multiple lenses and image sensors to provide improved focusing capability An electronic camera includes: (a) a first imaging stage comprising a first image sensor; a first lens for forming a first image on the first image sensor; and a first lens focus adjuster for adjusting focus of the first lens responsive to a first focus detection si... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7671907 | Image-capturing apparatus A digital camera enables high-speed zooming operation without use of a zoom lens. Light originating from a fixed-focal-length lens is split into two beams by a beam splitter, to thus form respective images on a first image sensor and a second image sensor. The first... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7652700 | Interpolation method for captured color image data To achieve more appropriate interpolation of a missing pixel, an image is input to a processing section for interpolation. The interpolation is applied utilizing image data of pixels located around the pixel to be interpolated. Specifically, correlations between the... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7652451 | Charging control circuit A primary cell and a secondary cell are distinguished from each other. A microcomputer of a digital camera determines a first cell (a primary cell) and a second cell (a secondary cell) as a built-in cell. When a dedicated charging device is connected to a digital ca... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7646411 | Imaging apparatus To reliably obtain a captured image expected by a user, such as an image precisely showing the shades of a blue sky or a flower, or an image captured under flat illumination and having high contrast, an apparatus comprises an aperture, shutter, CCD, and an AGC, and ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7616883 | User-rotatable camera for enhancing panoramic image capture A pair of rotation plates 10 are provided on an upper surface and a lower surface of a camera body 30. The rotation plates 10 are rotatable with respect to the camera body 30. During panorama imaging, a user holds the pair of rotation pla... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7586532 | Customizing a digital camera using firmware components provided by a service provider over a network A method for customizing a digital camera for at least one particular user is disclosed. The digital camera includes a reprogrammable memory for storing firmware which controls the operation of the digital camera and a camera graphical user interface responsive to t... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7548690 | Shutter device There is provided a shutter device which is used in a camera having two image-capturing optical systems and enables a significant reduction in the number of components. Two shutter openings are formed in a shutter base. Shutter blades and a diaphragm plate are provi... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7533129 | Method software program for creating an image product having predefined criteria A method and software program for creating an image product having at least one image provided thereon. The method includes providing a digital template for use in creating the image product. The digital template has at least one digital container for placement of d... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7508555 | System and method for selecting photographic images using index prints A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images t... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7468846 | Imaging apparatus including multiple optical systems The number of drive motors in a digital camera having multiple imaging optical systems is curtailed. The digital camera has a first imaging optical system and a second imaging optical system. The first imaging optical system has a zoom lens group and a focus lens. T... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7466503 | Zoom lens lens-barrel and imaging apparatus A zoom lens lens-barrel is capable of stabilizing movement of a lens holding frame along an optical axis, ensuring retraction of the lens-barrel into the main body, and reducing the size of the zoom lens lens-barrel. A zoom lens lens-barrel which supports at least o... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7467160 | Method and system for managing images over a communication network using user provided instructions A method and system for providing an automatic service over a communication network to a user based on stored instructions by a user on a user computer. The instructions being associated with a digital media file stored on the user computer. ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7443607 | Zoom lens, and image-capturing apparatus A sufficiently compact zoom lens equipped with a vibration-control function is provided. The zoom lens includes, in sequence from an object, a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443431 | Fixed pattern noise removal in CMOS imagers across various operational conditions A method of minimizing noise in an image produced by an electronic imager comprising: determining a correction system for a range of imager integration times and a range of imager temperatures for an electronic imager which has taken a series of dark capture images ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443602 | Zoom lens and imaging apparatus using zoom lens To provide a zoom lens which attains high zoom ratio and high optical performance over the entire zoom range, enables vibration control and miniaturization, and is compatible with a solid-state imaging device with a large size and a large number of pixels, the zoom ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7436576 | Display element A display element comprising at least two conductive porous layers and a conductive liquid, the conductive porous layers comprising a plurality of connected conductive particles insulated from the conductive liquid by a dielectric and lyophobic covering, and means f... | 10/14/2008 |
