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A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184156 | Image displaying system and apparatus for displaying images by changing the displayed images based on direction or direction changes of a displaying unit An image displaying system for displaying an image operable to change a displayed image according to a direction of a image displaying apparatus, including: an image storing unit storing thereon the image; a displaying unit operable to display the image, the display... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184154 | Video surveillance correlating detected moving objects and RF signals A surveillance method periodically detects an image of the area, identifies and tracks each moving object in a succession of the detected images, detects radio frequency emissions from the area and correlates an identified object with a detected radio frequency emis... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184155 | Recognition and tracking using invisible junctions The present invention uses invisible junctions which are a set of local features unique to every page of the electronic document to match the captured image to a part of an electronic document. The present invention includes: an image capture device, a feature extra... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179436 | Method and device for scanning a document by means of a line camera The invention relates to a method and a device for the scanning of a document by means of a line camera which has several scan lines and therefore generates several images independent of one another. Due to the spacing of the separate scan lines, these images are of... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7599957 | System and method for high performance template driven metadata schema mapping and data storage for surveillance and sensor devices A metadata database adaptor for use with a surveillance and/or sensor system is capable of adapting metadata messages of varying formats according to needs of metadata databases. In other aspects, a metadata data model template can allow a user to define a data defi... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7593033 | Internet surveillance system and method A system and method are disclosed for a central server to manage remote monitoring tasks performed by users of a data network. An exemplary method comprises: receiving a request from a user of a user device to monitor a remote location; determining a remote location... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7468739 | Image data creating and storing device and image display device Provided is an image display system in which image data of a commercial product as an article (8) is freely selected and given to a purchaser by using two-way communication such as Internet and the article (8) can be observed from a view point desired ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7433496 | In-vehicle image correcting device and night driving view field supporting device An in-vehicle image correcting device for correcting an image picked up by a near-infrared camera ahead of one's own vehicle in which an obstacle is difficult for a driver to visually recognize captures the image picked up by the near-infrared camera; and corrects t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432799 | Driving support apparatus and driving support method By applying an observing-point conversion and s synthesis to images captured by respective cameras capturing the surroundings of a vehicle and by placing a figure representing the vehicle on the synthesized image, an overhead-image generating unit generates an image... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425982 | Method and apparatus for resampling line scan data A method and an apparatus to accept line-scan data sets at a camera rate from a line-scan camera and resample the line-scan data sets to produce resampled line image data sets at a desired sampling distance. Each line-scan data set is of an object imaged for a fixed... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7409074 | Information processing apparatus and system using pixel data The present invention relates to an image processing device enabling detection of a mixture ratio indicating the state of mixture between multiple objects. A contour region information generating unit 421 and a normal equation generating unit 422 extra... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405746 | Image navigation device An estimate image is generated from a position and an angle of a camera and the estimate image is stored. A collating unit collates an estimate image with a scenery image, and corrects estimate values of a position and angles of the camera according to a result of t... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400746 | System and method for detecting obstacle A method for detecting an obstacle by using two cameras of three or more cameras, the obstacle being on a reference plane in a field of view common to the two cameras, the method inputting a first image and a second image from the two cameras, respectively, transfor... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394916 | Linking tracked objects that undergo temporary occlusion A method and system is configured to characterize regions of an environment by the likelihoods of transition of a target from each region to another. The likelihoods of transition between regions is preferably used in combination with conventional object-tracking al... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7382397 | Systems and methods for controlling devices over a network Methods and systems that include providing at least one controlled region, at least one controlled region device associated with the controlled region(s), and a processor-controlled user device, the user device having an interface by which a user can select one of c... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7356408 | Information display apparatus and information display method A recognizing unit recognizes targets located in front of the own vehicle based upon a detection result obtained from a preview sensor, and then, classifies the recognized targets by sorts to which these targets belong. A control unit determines information to be di... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7342608 | Focus detecting method, focus detecting mechanism and image measuring device having focus detecting mechanism Focus detecting methods and focus detecting mechanisms of an image measuring device able to execute focus detection at high speed with high accuracy, and image measuring device having the focus detecting mechanisms are provided. A rotation driving device rotates and... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339607 | Security camera and monitor system activated by motion sensor and body heat sensor for homes or offices A security camera and monitor system activated by motion sensor and body heat sensor for homes or offices that utilizes home VCR, or other household A/V recordation equipment, as a recording means and recordation only occurs when motion is detected, achieving great ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7317474 | Obstacle detection apparatus and method A plurality of cameras respectively input an image from different camera positions. The plurality of cameras is on a moving object. An image memory stores a plurality of images input by the plurality of cameras. An image transformation unit transforms one image inpu... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317911 | Method for operating a telecommunications system The invention relates to a method for operating a telecommunications system and to a corresponding telecommunications system comprising at least one centralized device and at least one telecommunications terminal device, which is configured for communicating with th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7253835 | Method and apparatus for estimating a camera reference horizon A method, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for estimating a camera reference horizon Ŷ0. Operations include receiving images including projections of objects including horizontal edges. Vertical motion is estimated for the images and... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7227925 | Gantry mounted stereoscopic imaging system A radiation therapy treatment machine that has a stereoscopic imaging system, which includes a rotatable open gantry on which is placed a first diagnostic radiation source, a first diagnostic imager, and a therapeutic radiation source. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224360 | Image display method, image processing method, image processing apparatus, scan capturing apparatus and image signal generation method A plurality of captured images of a still subject are obtained by changing at least one of a position and a direction of illumination of a light source to illuminate the still subject. Sequenced frame images are formed based on the captured images. The sequenced fra... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7199817 | Methods and systems for networked camera control Methods and systems for providing fluid real-time camera control of at least one camera to at least one network user via a network including the internet. A control pad or area can be provided to camera users via an application or applet that can be calibrated to pr... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189909 | Camera assembly for finger board instruments A camera assembly for filming the hands of a musician playing a finger board instrument includes a guiding device mounted to the finger board instrument. A stage movably engages the guiding device. A camera is mounted on the stage for filming the hands of the finger... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184072 | Airborne inventory and inspection system and apparatus A system and apparatus for acquiring images of electric transmission line tower structures, equipment attached to said tower structures, and transmission lines suspended from said towers. The system uses a fixed wing aircraft and an arrangement of at least one still... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7119831 | Information providing apparatus, information providing method, storage medium, and computer program A display device including a camera is used by inserting it in the direction of a user's gaze. Alternatively, an image of the same area as that of a scene from a windshield of an automobile may be obtained and the image may be displayed by using an information provi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7102666 | System and method for stabilizing rotational images A method and a system of generating an image sequence of an object within a scene. According to one embodiment, the method includes capturing an image (images I1-N) of the object with a plurality of camera systems, wherein the camera systems are positione... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099510 | Method and system for object detection in digital images An object detection system for detecting instances of an object in a digital image includes an image integrator and an object detector, which includes a classifier (classification function) and image scanner. The image integrator receives an input image and calculat... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7069128 | Parking-assist system using image information from an imaging camera and distance information from an infrared laser camera A parking-assist system for providing parking-assist information, including: a front imaging camera (2-6); a left imaging camera (4-6); a right imaging camera (5-6); a rear imaging camera (3-6); a left infrared... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7043059 | Method of selectively storing digital images Briefly described, one embodiment is a method comprising storing, in the memory, a plurality of digital images received from the source, each image representing an event captured at a different respective time, using the processor to perform an analysis of the image... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7002623 | Image processing apparatus for correcting a color and texture of an image and displaying the corrected image An image processing apparatus is provided which includes an image input apparatus for inputting an image including an object. The image is input into a reproducing environment converting unit, which sets a desired illuminating environment on a monitor display screen... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6995668 | Distributed apparatus to improve safety and communication for security applications A wearable, computerized apparatus for use with law enforcement has an evidence collector adapted to collect evidentiary information of a type collected according to law enforcement procedures and useful for identification of a suspect. It further has a safety monit... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6952231 | Apparatus based on a telecentric imaging system for forming an image of a linear zone of an object The invention relates to an apparatus based on the telecentric imaging system for forming an image of a linear zone (17) of an object (1). The apparatus comprises a non-telecentric camera (9) consisting of an objective (8) and an image pl... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6947071 | Vehicle compartment monitor The present invention includes devices, systems, and methods for providing a vehicle compartment monitoring system. The embodiments of the invention generally include a display, a camera, and a mechanism for relaying data signals from the camera to the display. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6853738 | Optical object recognition system An object recognition system comprises a memory for storing a plurality of distance ranges with different distance labels associated with respective distance ranges. The controller converts measured distance values into distance labels according to distance ranges t... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6829388 | System of detecting road white line, method for detecting road white line and storage medium storing program for detecting road white line A system and method are provided which are capable of reliably and effectively detecting a white line in an upper region of a road image by dividing the road image into, at least, two regions positioned up and down and using a result from a detection of the white li... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6782118 | System for measuring, substantially instantaneously, the distance and trajectory traveled by a body in flight during sports competitions A system for measuring the distance traveled by bodies in flight during sports events, the bodies executing trajectories having a common predetermined take-off area, and a variable landing point within a landing surface. The system includes a fixed image acquisition... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6731799 | Object segmentation with background extraction and moving boundary techniques Image data for an image frame are allocated among three groups. In one group are image data which are part of a derived motion boundary, along with image data which differ by at least a threshold amount from a corresponding point among normalized background data. In... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6718057 | Position error measurement method and device using positioning mark, and machining device for correcting position based on result of measuring position error using positioning mark A positioning mark (21 to 24) is positioned and fixed with predetermined accuracy with respect to an image information detection unit (1, 2), and when the image information detection unit (1) having a narrow visual field can detect the po... | 04/06/2004 |
