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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8078047 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus capable of performing phase difference detection while allowing light to enter an imaging device is provided. The imaging unit (1) includes: an imaging device (10) configured to perform photoelectric conversion on received l... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8068728 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus which can perform phase difference detection while causing light to enter an imaging device is provided. An imaging unit (1) includes an imaging device (10) for receiving light to perform photoelectric conversion, the imagin... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8014665 | Method, apparatus and software for processing photographic image data using a photographic recording medium The present invention relates to a method, apparatus or software for processing photographic image data using a photographic recording medium arranged for capturing successive optical images in a series of discrete frames. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7941407 | Organization of archival elements for analog/digital hybrid data on film A system and method for archiving films includes dividing a film feature into N parts. Metadata is digitally stored on each of the N parts of film. The film includes both analog and digital data representing an entire record of the film on a single media for at leas... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7801440 | System and method for digital film simulation The invention includes a system for imparting at least one characteristic of photographic emulsion to an image. The system includes a light transmissible medium at least partially provided with photographic film emulsion, wherein the photographic film emulsion is ca... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7391967 | Camera system The present invention provides a camera system, which can simplify an ordering procedure. An IC memory comprising a contactless interface is mounted on a camera, or an image recording medium, such as memory card or film. In a case where a customer has carried the ca... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7330196 | Apparatus and method for image processing capable of accelerating image overlay process An image processing apparatus includes an overlay detector and a memory. The image processing apparatus and method sequentially process graphic rendering instructions for image data. The graphic rendering instructions include first and second graphic rendering instr... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7313288 | Defect pixel correction in an image sensor A method and apparatus for defect pixel correction in an image sensor. The method may include calculating a median of extrapolated values of right neighboring and left neighboring pixel values of a potentially defective pixel. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301569 | Image identifying apparatus and method, order processing apparatus, and photographing system and method In a sightseeing location, theme park or the like, a cameraman takes a picture with any customer as a subject. Photographic image data is stored, together with a photographing date/time and location, to an HDD of an order processing apparatus. A position information... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301568 | Cameras, other imaging devices, and methods having non-uniform image remapping using a small data-set of distortion vectors A camera has a body and an electronic capture unit mounted in the body. The electronic capture unit selectively captures and stores a scene image as a representational electronic image having a first array of pixels. A control system is mounted in the body. The cont... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302163 | Information processing apparatus and recording control method including erroneous-erasure prevention feature An information processing apparatus for receiving a recording medium that stores image data and data setting conditions for an operation relating to the image data, and that includes an erroneous-erasure prevention mechanism, includes an image recording device for r... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7289142 | Monolithic integrated circuit having a number of programmable processing elements A monolithic integrated circuit includes programmable processing circuitry. The processing circuitry includes four programmable circuitry elements. Switching circuitry is operatively connected to the programmable circuitry elements and is configured to provide data ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286160 | Method for image data print control, electronic camera and camera system A method for image data print control includes: obtaining subject image data which is obtained by capturing an image of a subject formed through a photographic optical system and output by an image-capturing element having a plurality of pixels; obtaining a distance... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286177 | Digital camera A digital camera is incorporated into a mobile telephone handset. An image window, used as a viewfinder, includes an indicator in the form of a three-part bar for showing whether an optimal image can be captured. Exposure, white balance and dark reference are determ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7269345 | Controlling photofinishing using data frame designated photofinishing subchannels In a photographic processing method, an image unit having a plurality of printable image frames is received. The image frames include a data frame having subchannel information. An indicator of the presence of the subchannel information is detected. A bitstream of a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257270 | Image processing device and method, and recording medium In an image processing device which carries out processing for detecting and correcting defective portions of an image, it is possible to pre-emptively prevent the defective portion detecting and correcting processing from causing a deterioration in image quality or... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254324 | Systems and methods for film processing quality control A photographic film with a row of sprocket holes formed along each edge thereof includes one or more sensitometric step wedges of different light intensity values exposed adjacent one of the rows of sprocket holes on the photosensitive emulsion surface of the film. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248285 | Method and apparatus for automatic photograph annotation A system, apparatus and method for automatically annotating digital images. An electronic capture device captures a digital representation of a scene. An information tag device is utilized to store identification data for identifying the scene. A tag-reader receives... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239351 | System matching finder view area and capture area in single-lens reflex image pickup apparatus, method thereof, and image pickup apparatus thereof A video camera obtains a capture scope obtained through finder optics of a single-lens reflex camera and indicated by a view frame mask. A PC detects the position corresponding to the capture scope from the captured image captured by the image pickup device of the s... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7221863 | Image processing apparatus and method, and program and recording medium used therewith An image processing apparatus displays a realistic image depending on a user's viewpoint. A sensor control unit 41 detects a user's viewpoint and a point of interest based on signals from various sensors, and outputs the detected viewpoint and point to a dept... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215812 | Image processing method recording medium with recorded image processing program and image processing apparatus An image processing method for carrying out predetermined correction processing with respect to one or more items regarding the quality of color images and the image processing method comprises a judgment step for judging the necessity/nonnecessity of correction wit... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206017 | Image reproduction apparatus with panoramic mode based on aspect ratio An image reproduction apparatus includes display-image discrimination unit for discriminating a display mode (normal display, at-a-glance display, panoramic display, etc.) in which selected image data is to be displayed, display-mode setting unit for setting the dis... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199789 | Input apparatus having electrostatic sensor An input apparatus having a reduced-size electrostatic sensor that can precisely detect an input and then output a signal and, thus, has excellent responsiveness and reliability contains the following: clock signal generating means for generating clock signals; dela... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200280 | Image processing apparatus The image processing apparatus includes a detection device which detects an improper image portion of image information, a correction device which corrects the improper image portion, a display device which displays an image whose improper image portion has been cor... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199860 | Method of processing a roll of exposed photographic film containing photographic images into corresponding digital images and then distributing visual prints produced from the digital images This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197158 | Generation of metadata for acquired images A method and image data acquisition service arrangement are disclosed that facilitate standardizing the process of adding metadata to acquired image information downloaded from a connected image capture device to a computer system. An image acquisition service analy... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190475 | Method for providing a print and apparatus The object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a print which is designated by a viewer, and whose print charge is paid by a registrant. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a print. The method makes i... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184154 | Method of generating printer setup instructions The invention is an improved method of generating setup instructions for use with a printing system having connected thereto one or more finishing devices. The inventions involves printing a sheet of setup instructions which the operator carries to the finishing dev... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7145597 | Method and apparatus for image processing The image processing method and apparatus capture image data of a photographing scene in which a subject is photographed with a camera, as well as, capture camera information acquired or input in the camera when the subject is photographed, further optionally obtain... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7145464 | Data collection device In one aspect of the invention a data collection device is provided for use with a medium said medium being usable when exposed to electromagnetic radiation that is characteristic of such use. The data collection device has a sensor capable of sensing when the mediu... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7133597 | Recording audio enabling software and images on a removable storage medium A method of recording audio enabling software and images on a removable storage medium including providing a plurality of digital files representing colored digital images, transferring such digital files onto the removable storage medium, and providing audio enabli... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123293 | Image processing method to compensate for color differences due to a type of image sensing device In image processing on digital image signals, a color difference due to a type of image sensing device by which the image signals have been acquired is compensated. For this purpose, a characteristic value, such as an average of each digital image signal, is extract... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119841 | Image processing apparatus method and storage medium therefor From among a group of taken images, an image suitable for inspection is identifiably displayed and can be arbitrarily selected. Also an image may be re-taken as a result of an instruction for re-taking the image and also displayed on a display. Images already taken ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7119913 | Image input/output apparatus, image input/output method and image processing system An image input/output apparatus processes a job stored in a storage unit capable of storing plural job data, including first-type job data, output from a scanner unit, and second-type job data, output from an external apparatus. The apparatus designates any of the p... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111935 | Digital photofinishing system media cartridge A cartridge for a digital photofinishing system having a digital processor and a printer arranged to receive drive signals from the digital processor; the cartridge being arranged to be mounted removably in juxtaposition to the printer and comprising a roll of print... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110185 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus includes a multifocal optical system in which first and second focal lengths on short and long focal length sides is optically selected; an image pickup device for converting an optical image into an image signal; an image processor which p... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7102670 | Bookmarking captured digital images at an event to all present devices An event bookmarking device detects input signals corresponding to events of interest, generates event bookmarks in response to receiving the input signals so that the event bookmark identifies the event of interest, and broadcasts the event bookmarks. An image capt... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7102764 | Digital copying machine including photo features function A digital copying machine includes a function that allows a standard photo size to be selected, an original photo to be scanned and multiple copies of the photo to be printed on a sheet. The digital copying machine automatically scales the copies to the selected siz... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7092628 | Photography systems and methods utilizing filter-encoded images In a photography method, a film image is scanned and digitized to provide a digital image. An identifier associated with the film image is read. The identifier points to a group of filter effects. Each filter effect has a preassigned digital modification. The modifi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092009 | Data capture and relay terminal with temperature sensor A data terminal includes a digital camera for capturing an image and data processing/storage/encoding means for processing the image information, together with an internal server for creating a web site at the terminal displaying the image. As a result high resoluti... | 08/15/2006 |
