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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7224834 | Computer system for relieving fatigue A computer system for relieving an operator's fatigue includes an input device, an image processing circuit, a fatigue determination circuit, and an information generator circuit. The computer system also includes an output device, a response information storage dev... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221778 | Image processing apparatus and method, and image pickup apparatus The present invention allows detection of an exposure time of an image that has already been captured. A motion detector 102 detects an amount of inter-frame movement of a foreground object in a designated frame based on the designated frame and a frame prece... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7197388 | Roll stability control system for an automotive vehicle using an external environmental sensing system A roll stability control system (18) for an automotive vehicle (10) includes an external environment sensing system, such as a camera-based vision system, or a radar, lidar or sonar-based sensing system (43) that generates image, radar, lidar, a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7110019 | Image reading apparatus A head of a spliced film is transported to downstream side along a path by feed roller pairs, nip roller pairs and transport roller pairs; while the head of the spliced film is detected by a sensor located before a transport merging portion, the nip roller pairs are... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103207 | Spectral assessment of fruit Apparatus for the spectral assessment of fruit includes a sensor head (10) positioned adjacent a near infrared light source (11). The sensor head is coupled to a spectrometer via fibre optics (30). The sensor head is positioned close to the peri... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7033017 | Personal digital assistant with integrated printer with cutter assembly A hand held personal digital assistant including: information storage means; display means; an in-built printer; a receptacle for receiving an ink cartridge containing at least one... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027202 | Silicon substrate as a light modulator sacrificial layer An optical MEM device is fabricated with a patterned device layer formed on a silicon wafer. Preferably, the patterned device layer is patterned with plurality of ribbons and/or access trenches. The central portion of the ribbon is released from the silicon wafer us... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6909454 | Calibration techniques in flying spot scanners & telecine machines A method of calibrating the light system in a flying spot scanner or telecine machine using a cathode ray tube light source and a photosensitive detector, wherein at a first level of light transmitted to the photosensitive detector a control signal to the photosensi... | 06/21/2005 |
| 5574577 | Method and apparatus for digitally archiving analog images An apparatus for digitally archiving analog film images includes a support surface on which an analog film image may be supported, and a digitizer that is spaced from the support surface in a direction defining a Z axis perpendicular to the support surfac... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5557322 | Telecines with simultaneous scanning of a plurality of frames A continuous-motion flying-spot telecine has twin objective lenses (13,14) which provide beams to scan two adjacent film frames simultaneously. Two sets of light detectors (16,17) are provided, one for each frame being scanned. The detector outputs are ap... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5555092 | Method and apparatus for correcting horizontal, vertical and framing errors in motion picture film transfer A film correction system adjusts a relative position of film containing an area for information and a scanner of the film area. The system includes a scanner for scanning the film area at a film plane. A film drive moves the film along the film plane. A f... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5430478 | Film weave correction system A film correction system adjusts a relative position of film containing an area for information and a scanner of the film area. The system includes a scanner for scanning the film area at a film plane, A film drive moves the film along the film plane. A f... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5299014 | Telecine method and apparatus for the production of high definition television signals A high definition video signal can be obtained from photographic film by a non-real time scanning operation. The image area to be scanned is divided into blocks and a number of subscans equal to the number of pixels in each block are performed on the imag... | 03/29/1994 |
| 4499491 | Moving map display using optical tunnel A moving map display is provided to represent the location of a vehicle such as an aircraft on a video display of a map. Map images are scanned by a remote pickup unit (40) using flying spot scanning techniques to scan transparencies (51) of sections of t... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4380776 | Image positioning apparatus A microfilm display device is responsive to a film address signal and controlled by a microprocessor to locate a desired film and select a film image for display on a cathode-ray terminal. The film image is converted to a video signal for display on the t... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4271430 | Microfilm display apparatus A microfilm display device is responsive to a film address signal and controlled by a microprocessor to locate a desired film and select a film image for display on a cathode-ray terminal. The film image is converted to a video signal for display on the t... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4168506 | Film guide for optical scanners There is disclosed a record media guide for optical scanners to position accurately the record media such as film during both the recording as well as the reading mode. The film guide provides a gaseous bearing to reduce film wear, prevents the deformatio... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4015081 | Multifunction scanning system A scanning system is employed which utilizes an unmodulated beam for reading a document (original size or microfilm) and utilizes a modulated beam for printing an image (original size or a microimage) which beams both originate from the same laser source ... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4010364 | Optical scanning system A document to be scanned is placed on a fixed transparent cylindrical platen and a mirror is totatable about the axis of the platen. A linear or single line cathode ray tube is fixed in position to produce a light beam which is reflected from the mirror o... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3944739 | Electro-optical systems This invention relates to an electro-optical system having a red reflecting dichroic mirror arranged to reflect red light to a first photomultiplier through a red-transmitting filter, and to transmit blue and green light to a blue reflecting dichroic mirr... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3935383 | Storage of a representation of an image A television camera which scans an image provides a camera video signal having an amplitude representative of light received from an element of the image being scanned. Prior to a scan a sync pulse is generated which increments a raster counter. According... | 01/27/1976 |
