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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE41798 | Image capturing apparatus with laser-framing viewfinder and laser pointer functions A laser source is installed inside a housing for generating a laser beam. A first lens group is installed inside the housing for diverging the laser beam from the laser source. A reflecting object is installed inside the housing in a rotatable manner for reflecting ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7596311 | Means in a reverse vending machine (RVM) for receiving, handling, sorting and storing returnable items or objects The reverse vending machine (RVM) receives, handles, sorts, and stores returnable items or objects. The RVM includes an item supporting, rotating, sorting and conveyor unit, an upright storage chamber for such items, a safety apparatus to avoid operational hazards, ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7440693 | Camera device In order to grasp an image capturing range, an image monitor is used for recognizing the range. A camera device of the present invention has a configuration that, depending on the shape and position of a shield unit that limits a range where a display lamp is visibl... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7339660 | Illumination device for product examination An illumination device for use with a product inspection machine inspecting products according to at least one characteristic. The invention also pertains to an illumination device for use in sorting machines that optically sort or separate nonstandard fungible obje... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7265790 | System and method for setting an image capture device to an operational mode In an embodiment, a method sets an image capture device to one of a plurality of available operational modes for the image capture device. The method comprises determining an angle of pitch orientation of the image capture device, and setting the image capture devic... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7248795 | Image projection apparatus, projection image pattern, laser drive apparatus, camera apparatus Image projection apparatus wherein, a focusing lens is controlled when a shutter is operated so that a contrast signal, obtained when a luminance signal from a camera signal processing circuit is supplied to an auto focusing detection circuit, may become maximum. A ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7200910 | System and method of disposing a substrate in a housing A method of making a gas treatment device, the method includes projecting a laser line onto a side of substrate from a laser line generator angled away from a viewing source; projecting a laser dot onto the substrate from a laser dot generator located above the view... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7167202 | Image pick-up apparatus and distance measuring device An image pick-up apparatus comprises a distance measuring unit that measures a distance to a subject, and a stroboscope that emits light of an intensity determined based on the measured distance. There are further provided a distance calculating section that calcula... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7110035 | Device and a method for an infrared image analyzing autofocus An apparatus and a method is introduced by which infrared image analysing automatic focusing is made possible. The invention among others comprises a focus function to be used by a search operation in order to control a moving means (50) adjusting a focusing ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7075661 | Apparatus and method for obtaining three-dimensional positional data from a two-dimensional captured image Methods and apparatus for introducing a plurality of optical markers to a field of view, capturing a two-dimensional image of said field of view on an image plate comprising a pixel array, determining a set of marker origin offset values and using said offset values... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7050084 | Camera frame display The present invention is directed to a video telephony system, comprising: (a) an imaging device 116 to receive an image of a first participant 104 in a communication interaction with a second participant 120 r... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7023483 | Framing aid for a document capture device A framing aid for a handheld document capture device such as a digital camera, comprising two pattern generators (10,20) generating convergent patterns (14, 24) that are in register on a target object plane. Triangulation between the two pattern genera... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6975352 | Apparatus and method for capturing a composite digital image with regions of varied focus and magnification A camera apparatus obtains a sharp, high-resolution image of an object which is difficult to focus in a single image at a fixed focus, such as the imaging of a document using a document camera held at an oblique angle to the document. The apparatus composites an ima... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973263 | Image projection apparatus, projection image pattern, laser drive apparatus, camera apparatus Image protection apparatus wherein, a focusing lens is controlled when a shutter is operated so that a contrast signal, obtained when a luminance signal from a camera signal processing circuit is supplied to an auto focusing detection circuit, may become maximum. A ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6970647 | Image projection apparatus, projection image pattern, laser drive apparatus, camera apparatus Image projection apparatus wherein, a focusing lens is controlled when a shutter is operated so that a contrast signal, obtained when a luminance signal from a camera signal processing circuit is supplied to an auto focusing detection circuit, may become maximum. A ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6892027 | Image projector, projected image pattern, laser driver, imaging device Image projection apparatus wherein, a focusing lens is controlled when a shutter is operated so that a contrast signal, obtained when a luminance signal from a camera signal processing circuit is supplied to an auto focusing detection circuit, may become maximum. A ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6741809 | Image capturing apparatus with laser-framing viewfinder and laser pointer functions A laser source is installed inside a housing for generating a laser beam. A first lens group is installed inside the housing for diverging the laser beam from the laser source. A reflecting object is installed inside the housing in a rotatable manner for reflecting ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6611664 | Stereo image photographing system The present invention provides a stereo image photographing system capable of easily obtaining a stable, highly reliable and accurate stereo image when three-dimensional measurement is carried out by a general camera. A photographing unit includes a camer... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6516151 | Camera projected viewfinder The present invention relates to a camera (1) that projects a pattern of visible light (28) onto an object such as a document (10) to be photographed to indicate to a photographer the area of the object within view of the camera. The camera comprising ima... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6512887 | Flash lamps for underwater photography provided with target light and control methods and devices therefor A flash lamp for underwater photography for use in combination with a camera has a target light, which may be a laser diode or a focussed LED and is set so as to emit a beam of light coaxially with its flash light source such that the user can visually as... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6507708 | Camera-type image input apparatus A camera-type image input apparatus comprises a light-receiving element disposed in a light-receiving area for receiving light from an object through a lens, and light-emitting elements disposed in the light-receiving area to irradiate the object through ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6463220 | Method and apparatus for indicating a field of view for a document camera A document camera is described for capturing an electronic image of a document, for subsequent optical character recognition. In order to avoid the need for a user to look through a viewfinder of the camera, the camera comprises a projector for projecting... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6178297 | Camera with laser view framing function A camera with laser view framing function includes a housing that is provided with a laser generated near a lens of the camera. The laser generator has a beam emitting hole that is oriented substantially the same direction as the lens. The housing is form... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6163657 | Photographic orientation device and method of photography Apparatus for orienting a lens of a camera in at least one predetermined direction relative to a reference point. The apparatus may comprise an openable housing for supporting a disposable camera therein. The housing is equipped with a beam projecting dev... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5752115 | Autofocus camera with power control for emitted beam A camera (10) includes a camera body (12), an objective lens (14) that receives light from a scene (34) and focuses the light on a focal plane (36) in the camera body. An emitter (18) receives power and produces a beam (66) oriented generally along an opt... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5694632 | Camera with autofocus and aiming mechanism and method A camera (10) having a light source (20) that produces a beam of light (22) extending in the direction the camera (10) is aimed. A light pattern produced by reflection of the beam of light (22) by an object informs the user where the camera (10) is aimed.... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5666577 | System for switching pointing indices in laser aimed cameras In a camera having, a viewfinder, a microcontroller, and a laser pointer for providing a visible pointer, incorporated therein for aiding in the pointing of the camera the improvement comprising: means for forming a like image of the visible pointer, viewable ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5628034 | Image recording apparatus with movement detector and laser emitter An image recording apparatus (e.g. camera) includes a laser emitter which emits a beam of laser radiation towards a scene to be recorded. A movement detector detects when the image recording apparatus is being moved at or above a predetermined magnitude s... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5589905 | Camera with illumination source A camera device for a photographer viewing a scene to be photographed includes an illumination source for illuminating the scene and means for linearly scanning the scene with said illumination source to provide a visible linear indication of a scanned re... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5546156 | Camera with pointing aid A camera having a pointing aid emitter that produces a visible beam generally aligned with the optical axis of the camera objective lens such that the visible beam illuminates an object in the scene includes a scene measurement system that measures an asp... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5543889 | Camera with pointing aid A camera having a pointing aid emitter that is operable by the user to produce a output beam generally aligned with the optical axis of the camera objective lens such that the output beam illuminates an object in the scene includes a timer for inhibiting ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5539485 | Illumination device for providing continuous diffuse light on and off an observing axis An illumination device for illuminating an object to be observed, by a machine vision camera of the like for example, with a continuous diffuse wide angle light which is supplied both along the viewing axis of the machine vision camera and off axis. The d... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5530512 | Autofocus camera A camera includes an autofocus system which receives radiation reflected at least from a predetermined portion of a scene to be photographed to focus a taking lens with respect to the scene. The camera further includes a laser for impinging a visible ligh... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5500702 | Device for identifying a perimeter of a scene to be recorded by an image recording apparatus A device for identifying a perimeter of a scene to be recorded by an image recording apparatus, such as a camera, includes one or more laser diodes for emitting visible radiation which can be formed into a plurality of beams. The beams are arranged to imp... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5485235 | Pointing system for correctly aiming an image recording apparatus towards a human subject A camera includes a laser diode for emitting visible laser light towards a human subject whose image is to be recorded. The laser light is divided into a plurality of discrete, aiming beams of radiation by a pair of holographic and/or diffractive elements... | 01/16/1996 |
| 4286852 | Recording images of a three-dimensional surface by focusing on a plane of light irradiating the surface An arrangement in which a three-dimensional surface is copied by recording images of planar sections of the surface. The surface is subdivided into the sections, and the sections are illuminated in sequence by a projector which directs a plane of light ag... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4238147 | Recording images of a three-dimensional surface by focusing on a plane of light irradiating the surface An arrangement in which a three-dimensional surface is copied by recording images of planar sections of the surface. The surface is subdivided into the sections, and the sections are illuminated in sequence by a projector which directs a plane of light ag... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4139291 | System and method for obtaining wide screen Schlieren photographs A system for use in Schlieren photography including a large grating, a viewing screen adjacently related to the large grating, a small grating disposed in spaced relation with the large grating, a transparent retainer for confining a transparent medium be... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4070683 | Optical surface topography mapping system A first laser beam is reflected from the front and rear surfaces of a partially silvered glass slab generating a diverging set of interference fringes which are collimated by a positive lens. A second set of fringes is generated by a second laser beam and... | 01/24/1978 |
| 3943531 | Apparatus and method for producing ring patterns from electron diffraction spot patterns An apparatus for producing ring patterns from electron diffraction spot patterns, which comprises in combination a transparent disc rotatably mounted, rotating means for said disc, a light source beneath said disc, and photographic means above said disc. ... | 03/09/1976 |
