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| 8184167 | Optical apparatus having magnet member An electromagnetic driving apparatus includes a magnet member having a first face in which first and second magnetic poles are formed in a first direction and a second face in which the first and second magnetic poles are formed in a second direction, a first coil f... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8169491 | Apparatus and method of obtaining image and apparatus and method of processing image Provided are an apparatus and method of obtaining a high-quality image by efficiently processing an image obtained at low-light levels. The image obtaining apparatus comprises a sensor which detects a pixel array value by using a color filter including color pixels ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8159545 | Image stabilization control apparatus and imaging apparatus An image stabilization control apparatus includes a vibration correction unit configured to correct an image shake occurring due to vibration, a first vibration detection unit configured to detect and output an angular velocity of the vibration, a second vibration d... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8144203 | Image pickup apparatus including image shake correction An image pickup apparatus includes a first detection unit for detecting a rotation shake, a first computation unit for processing a detection signal of the rotation shake into a rotation shake correction target value, a second detection unit for detecting a parallel... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8125528 | Apparatus for digital image stabilization, method using the same and computer readable medium stored thereon computer executable instructions for performing the method An apparatus for digital image stabilization according to the present invention comprises an image signal processing module for receiving image signals generated under first and second exposure value conditions (first exposure value condition>second exposure value c... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8111295 | Image stabilizer and optical instrument therewith A CCD support mechanism includes a CCD holder for holding a CCD, a first printed circuit board having a first printed coil, a second printed circuit board having a second printed coil, a pair of horizontal leaf springs, and a pair of vertical leaf springs. When a ca... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111294 | Hybrid image stabilization method and apparatus The invention relates to a method of stabilizing the images of a scene, acquired by means of an observation device of an imaging system, comprising the step of digital processing of a stream of successive images. It comprises a step of acquiring gyrometric measureme... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106952 | Imaging device unit and imaging apparatus An imaging device unit includes: an imaging device having an imaging surface located on one side thereof in a width direction thereof and a rear surface located oppositely to the imaging surface; a heat radiating plate radiating heat generated in the imaging device,... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106953 | Imaging apparatus including a cooled imaging element which is shifted to perform high-definition imaging A highly thermal conductive member is filled in a gap between a base portion and a movable portion of a spring stage in an image shift type imaging apparatus. Heat from a heat generating surface of a cooling element is conducted from the movable portion to the base ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8085308 | Image correction device, method, integrated circuit and system for correcting images captured by a camera provided in a moving object An image correction device trims an image, which has been captured by a camera provided in a moving object, in accordance with a predetermined image frame to generate a corrected image that is enclosed by the predetermined image frame, and then outputs the corrected... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081225 | Image processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method enabling to correct for camera shake given in image capturing, a recording medium, and a program. Discrete data pieces indicating shifts are obtained. The discrete data pieces are interpolated... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081224 | Method and apparatus for image stabilization using multiple image captures A method and apparatus for image stabilization while mitigating the amplification of image noise by using a motion adaptive system employing spatial and temporal filtering of pixel signals from multiple captured frames of a scene. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8063940 | Image-stabilization systems and methods Image stabilization systems and methods are disclosed. One embodiment of the image stabilization method, among others, includes detecting motion of a camera, and responsive to the detected motion, changing an optical filter orientation to displace an image provided ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8049785 | Optimum image selection method and system An optimum image selection method for a digital photograph device selecting an optimum image by driving a vibration detection sensor mechanism is provided. In continuous photography mode, as soon as capturing an image, it detects and records the vibration amount of ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8040382 | Method and apparatus for improving photo image quality A method and apparatus for receiving motion data and determining acceleration vectors based on biomechanical data and the received motion data. The method further comprises creating an improved image based on the acceleration vectors. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8031229 | Imaging apparatus and imaging control method The imaging apparatus includes an image sensor for obtaining a picture image from an optical image that is projected to the image sensor through an optical system, an image moving portion for moving the optical image on the image sensor, a motion detecting portion f... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8009198 | System for the tracking and motion control of a professional video camera permitting the combination of both real and vitual images A system for acquiring and transmitting, in real time, data representing the position in space, in terms of spatial coordinates and inclination with respect to a reference point, of a video camera, while the camera moves along a trajectory. The acquired data thus ac... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7982776 | SBI motion artifact removal apparatus and method A system, method and apparatus for eliminating image tearing effects and other visual artifacts perceived when scanning moving subject matter with a scanned beam imaging device. The system, method and apparatus uses a motion detection means in conjunction with an im... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7978223 | Image capturing apparatus with suppression of image blur and method thereof for suppressing image blur A method for suppression of image blur is applied to an image capturing apparatus in a photography mode whose exposure time is set to be greater than a safe exposure time. The method comprising the following steps: capturing a long exposure image with the present ex... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7952614 | Apparatus and method for digital image stabilization using object tracking Apparatus for digital image stabilization using object tracking can produce a digital still image free of an image blurring phenomenon caused by shaky hands without separate hardware and can produce an image that is bright, clear, and noise free. The apparatus inclu... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952615 | Apparatus for digital image stabilization using object tracking and method thereof Apparatus for digital image stabilization using object tracking includes an image signal processing unit that outputs a first digital image obtained under a first exposure value condition and a plurality of second digital images obtained under a second exposure valu... | 05/31/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7907178 | Camera system for with velocity sensor and de-blurring processor A camera system for outputting deblurred still images includes a portable handheld camera device having an image sensor adapted to capture a still image including at least one blurred pixel; a velocity detector adapted to determine the angular velocity of the camera... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7893965 | Optical lens image stabilization systems The present invention provides optical systems, devices and methods which utilize one or more electroactive polymer actuators to stabilize the image produced by the device or system. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7884854 | Reducing motion blur from an image A method for reducing blur from an image is described. The method includes accessing a blurred image, wherein the blurred image has a width and a length that can be different. The method further includes converting the blurred image into a frequency domain represent... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7880769 | Adaptive image stabilization A method and apparatus for image stabilization takes an input image sequence including a plurality of frames, estimates frame-level motion vectors for each frame, and adaptively integrates the motion vectors to produce, for each frame, a motion vector to be used for... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7859569 | Real-time image stabilization An apparatus and method for stabilizing image frames in a video data stream. A weighted average or centroid of the intensity or hue associated with pixels vs. the horizontal and vertical position of each pixel is calculated for a reference frame in the video data st... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7852375 | Method of stabilizing an image sequence A method of stabilizing an image sequence, said method comprising the following phases: estimating a first global motion vector comprising a first motion component in a predetermined direction that has associated with it a first respective amplitude and a first resp... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7834909 | Image processing method and image processing apparatus When a message indicating that a hand that wears a glove (21) is laid out in accordance with a hand-shaped virtual object is detected, the position and orientation relationship between a magnetic receiver (203) and the hand-shaped virtual object is cal... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7830415 | Camera having an image stabilizer A camera having an image stabilizer includes a focus adjusting system which captures images at different positions along an optical axis of a focusing lens group of a photographing optical system via an image pickup device while performing a searching operation in w... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7830416 | Imaging device with erroneous shake correction prevention due to front curtain shock In an imaging apparatus, an erroneous shake correction is prevented from being performed due to a front curtain shock. A shutter selecting section determines a current state is a shake-correction execution mode when a shake correction switch is ON, when a tripod det... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7817187 | Image blur correction using a secondary camera A device that employs a secondary camera for use in image blur correction. The device includes a first camera that acquires a digital image and a second camera that acquires a series of digital images that enable a determination of a motion of the device during acqu... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7800653 | Systems and methods for compensating signal drift according to a calculated absolute difference value Signal compensation systems and methods. The system comprises a sensor and a processing module. The sensor detects movements of a camera device to generate sensed signals. The processing module acquires a relative maximum value and a relative minimum value of the se... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7773119 | Drive apparatus, image pickup unit and image pickup apparatus A small-sized and highly efficient drive apparatus, an image pickup unit and an image pickup apparatus are provided, by using a polymer actuator that is small in size and has high speed of response and has high degree of freedom for arrangement, and by realizing an ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7773118 | Handheld article with movement discrimination A digital camera has a pair of angular rate-sensing gyroscopic sensors with mutually perpendicular axes and an electronic circuit responsive to the sensor output signals to discriminate between voluntary and involuntary movements of the article as a function of the ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7768551 | Method to stabilize digital video motion A method for calculating an estimated hand motion vector of a plurality of images includes selecting a current video frame and a previous video frame from a video stream, dividing the current video frame into a plurality of macroblocks, selecting a subset of macrobl... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7760237 | Imaging device having a blur-correction function An imaging device according to the present invention includes: an image-capturing optical system forming an image of a subject on a surface of an image sensor; a blur-detecting unit detecting a blur of an optical axis in the image-capturing optical system; an image-... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7746382 | Video processing system and method for automatic enhancement of digital video The automated video enhancement system and method includes a system and method for automatically enhancing video. The automated video enhancement method uses frame-to-frame motion estimation as the basis of the video enhancement. Motion estimation includes the compu... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7742077 | Image stabilization system and method for a video camera A video image stabilization system includes a camera having an image capturing device capturing a video image. The camera has a selectively adjustable field of view. A processing device is operably coupled to the camera. The processing device receives signals indica... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7742076 | Image-capturing apparatus and camera-shake compensation mechanism An image-capturing apparatus is provided that comprises an imaging device, a support member, a drive mechanism, and a fixed member. The support member supports the imaging device. The drive mechanism moves the support member in a plane parallel to an imaging surface... | 06/22/2010 |
