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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8144196 | Display, display method, and display program The present invention aims to provide a display device that can display relationships between a plurality of users in an easy-to-visually-acknowledge manner. The present invention is a system composed of a data sensing unit 1, a positional relationship... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8106948 | Mobile terminal device, computer-readable recording medium, and computer data signal Even if an external output device like an earphone is disconnected during outputting of reproduced recorded contents, the recorded contents can be consecutively output at the time of subsequent reproduction. When an earphone connection detector detects that an earph... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8022989 | Method and apparatus for controlling data delivery with user-maintained modes Communication is carried out using devices with user-maintained modes that enable synchronous content sharing and communication. Each user-maintained mode enables a lightweight interface for positioning content in a conversation by initiating and terminating data tr... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7840892 | Organization and maintenance of images using metadata Data for electronic images is stored in a server. Metadata is assigned to each image file and categorizes each image according to one or more schemes. Possible metadata schemes include image date, one or more image subjects, and image location. The image files may t... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7787012 | System and method for video image registration in a heads up display A system and method for aligning video images with an underlying visual field are provided. A video camera is coupled with a heads up display, and a computer positions images from the video camera on the heads up display based on the relative orientations of the cam... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7719567 | Wireless video surveillance system and method with emergency video access A surveillance system and method for activating emergency communication between a third party and a system having at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, including the steps of providing ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7535486 | Display control device, display control method, program, and portable apparatus The present invention provides a display control method and a display control device capable of detecting a position and an orientation of an apparatus by a simple structure and controlling a display of a displayed image based on the detected position and orientatio... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7432978 | Portable device having a torch and a camera located between the bulb and the front face A torch casing (10) with a reflector (46) and a bulb (44) incorporates camera (48, 50, 52) taking pictures through front face (64) and employs flash tube (58) behind the camera chip (50) reflecting off reflector (4... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423665 | Vehicle pathway vision system having in-path delineation reticle A vehicle vision system displays a vehicle pathway image that includes a reticle for visually identifying the in-path portion of the image. A reticle array is disposed between a video camera chip and a lens, and includes a conical or frustro-conical region of substa... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7370279 | Homepage creation and update program The homepage creation and update program allows the user to perform only selection of desired images and indication of beginning of homepage creation process to automatically create a homepage easily. The homepage creation and update program possesses a function of ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365793 | Image capture system and method An image viewed by a person is recorded in response to the pointing direction of the eyes of the person by using an optical sensor arrangement that simultaneously derives image segments corresponding with images seen by the person looking forward of his head and to ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365794 | Built-in camera module suitable for cameras built into mobile communication terminal and mobile communication terminal using the camera module A camera module according to the invention comprises one flexible substrate, first and second camera units mounted on the same face of this flexible substrate, and bent parts so set in prescribed positions of the flexible substrate that the directions of the fields ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7321783 | Mobile entertainment and communication device A mobile entertainment and communication device in a palm-held size housing has a cellular or satellite telephone capable of wireless communication with the Internet and one or more replaceable memory card sockets for receiving a blank memory card for recording data... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319557 | Fused thermal and direct view aiming sight A fused thermal and a direct view aiming sight includes an optical gun sight, a thermal sight, and a beam combiner. The optical sight generates a direct view image of an aiming point or reticle superimposed on a target scene. The thermal sight generates a monochromi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317872 | Remote microphone and range-finding configuration Remotely operable electronic apparatus are applied to distance measurement and picture/sound recording wherein, for example, a remote unit may be equipped with a microphone and an active range finder coupled to an auto-focussing capability. In one embodiment a camer... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312813 | Wireless application protocol television A system for facilitating processing of data to and from the data bus of the mobile terminal. The system includes a mobile terminal comprising a data bus for receiving and transmitting data to a wireless communication network. The system further includes an output d... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301558 | Imaging system and method There are described herein systems and methods for producing and distributing personalized photographic souvenirs for spectators of an event. Equipment well-known in the art is used to take photographs of performers at the event, and to scan images or take photos of... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7283788 | Remote microphone teleconferencing configurations Electronic teleconferencing configurations use one or more remote microphones for added functionality. A base unit includes an interface to a telecommunications network and at least one remote microphone in wireless communication with the base unit, enabling a carde... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281867 | Camera attaching device A first attaching base member is fixed to a camera arranging place. A second attaching base member is attached to the first attaching base member. The first attaching base member and the second attaching base member form an internal wiring chamber for passing camera... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277125 | Image processing system, method and program for image sensing using plural image sensing devices, wirelessly transmitting plural image data and processing the image data An image processing system or image processing method for performing image sensing by an image sensing unit having plural image sensing devices then outputting plural image data, wireless-transmitting the plural image data, and generating a combined image based on t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272305 | Photography system that detects the position of a remote control and frames photographs accordingly A photography system includes a digital camera and a remote control whose location can be detected by the camera. The remote control includes a control for causing the camera to take a photograph. The camera selects a region to photograph from its field of view, bas... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271827 | System and method for recording moving images The present invention relates to the recording of moving images by means of a portable communication device, such as a videophone. The communication device includes a main device (101), comprising a video camera (105). Furthermore, an accessory device ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266421 | System for controlling lifting and remote handling units located in a confined enclosure The control system is used to control manipulation equipment (41) and carrying equipment (43) confined in a containment (40) inaccessible to operators and to perform maintenance operations related to electronic circuits for onboard equipment enc... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254416 | Mobile entertainment and communication device A mobile entertainment and communication device in a palm-held size housing has a cellular or satellite telephone capable of wireless communication with the Internet and one or more replaceable memory card sockets for receiving a blank memory card for recording data... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246385 | Helmet chin-strap harness structure Helmet chin-strap harness structure including a pair of bilaterally symmetric, bilaterally equi-flex, non-rigid, fabric-strap-like, substantially mirror-image, flexible lateral elements which define opposite sides for the harness structure, and a bilaterally symmetr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242294 | System and method for using mobile collectors for accessing a wireless sensor network A system and method are provided that use mobile collectors for accessing a wireless sensor network. In certain embodiments, one or more mobile collectors having mobility that is unpredictable to a wireless sensor network are deployed for use in accessing the wirele... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231066 | System and method for interpretation of visual information In a system (10) and a method for interpreting visual information and transmitting it to a human being through tactile influence of sensorial organs in its body, the system has a sensor module (12) capturing visual information; a control module (14 | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227182 | Optical property normalization for a transparent electrical device Optical property normalization for a transparent electrical device is described. In an embodiment, an electrical device includes a plurality of laterally displaced regions that are substantially transparent. Each region of the plurality of regions includes a normali... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224381 | Visual telephone system using mobile communication terminal When a call-up is generated, an data type identifying unit of a CPU identifies the type of data type information which is appended as a header to received data as one of sound data, text data, and image and sound data, and displays the type on a display unit compris... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216232 | Method and device for inserting and authenticating a digital signature in digital data A method for inserting a digital signature into digital data is provided. The digital data has bits and the method includes the steps of: assigning predetermined bits of the digital data for receiving the digital signature; signing the digital data excluding the pre... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194204 | Photographic firearm apparatus and method A telescopic firearm scope/sight which is fully integrated with a compact digital camera, and which has size, shape and weight characteristics that are substantially the same as those of a conventional, camera-less telescopic scope, is used to photograph a target pr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194186 | Flexible marking of recording data by a recording unit The invention enables a recorder to mark a recording as an event is being recorded. The invention can enable the specification of a mark so that the mark is associated with recording data obtained at a time other than the time at which the mark is specified (“non-... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190392 | Telepresence system and active/passive mode display for use therein A telepresence server is for connection to a telecommunications network for providing access to a reality engine for a plurality of passive users. The reality engine can be controlled by an active user or a professional director through the network or by a local pro... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7173197 | Handheld fish measuring apparatus with integral camera A handheld apparatus for measuring fish, game, and the like is provided and includes a scale, a camera, and a length measuring device. The scale includes a support member that extends outwardly from the apparatus housing, and a display that is visible through the ho... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168804 | Vision system and method for observing use of a product by a consumer A vision system and method for use by a consumer. The vision system includes an article (e.g., glasses) that is worn by the consumer and a camera attached to the article. The vision system further includes a microphone attached to the article. In another aspect, the... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7158167 | Video recording device for a targetable weapon A compact video image recording device which is mountable to a gun and useful for recording video images before and after the firing of the gun. The recording device includes a camera comprising a lens and a video image sensor. The video recording device is mounted ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148914 | Method and apparatus for providing subimages to remote sites Subimages are provided to remote sites by an image access system having an image sensor for sensing an image, and an image processing system for generating subimages from the sensed image. Users at a plurality of remotes sites can access the image access system, and... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7142244 | Digital camera with integrated cable storage A digital camera apparatus wherein the cable used to link the camera to a processing device is stored within the body of the camera. The camera includes a cover associated with the camera housing that together define a storage cavity. The storage cavity is adapted t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7130383 | Lifestyle multimedia security system A method is disclosed for remote monitoring of a premises, comprising the steps of operatively coupling a geographically remote client to a security system server which is capable of authenticating a user of the remote client, operatively coupling the remote client ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124425 | Audio/video system and method utilizing a head mounted apparatus with noise attenuation A head mounted display in a video/audio system includes a display device, a head mount, noise reduction devices, and a speaker. The display device is coupled to the head mount and produces visual images based on received video signals. The head mount is mounted on t... | 10/17/2006 |
