Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7941041 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus includes an imaging optical system; a display unit; a detecting unit performing focus detection in phase difference detection; a focusing unit performing focus control of a lens in the imaging optical system on the basis of the focus detect... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7853136 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus includes an imaging optical system; a display unit; a detecting unit performing focus detection in phase difference detection; a focusing unit performing focus control of a lens in the imaging optical system on the basis of the focus detect... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7778537 | Zooming system and method A zooming system includes a selecting unit, a detection unit, a calculating unit, a controlling unit, and a zooming unit. The selecting unit is configured for selecting a zoom mode based on the presence of faces in a pre-image. The detection unit is configured for d... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7643742 | Electronic camera, image processing apparatus, image processing method and image processing computer program An electronic camera detects a person's face image from an object image obtained by photographing an object, executes an enlarging process on the detected face image so as to obtain a face image whose face size is suitable, and displays the face image which is enlar... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7580622 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus comprises an optical magnification changing mechanism which optically changes a magnification of an image, and an electronic magnification change mechanism which reduces or expands a magnification with respect to image data by signal processing.... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7522827 | Projection system and cooling system of the same A projection system may include a lamp irradiating a light, an illumination unit providing a plurality of lenses on light paths, a composition unit providing an image by separating/composing the light, a projecting lens projecting the light composed in the compositi... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7509041 | Image-capturing device having multiple optical systems By providing different switching points between two optical systems for the case where an image capture device such as a camera is zoomed in, when the angle of view for the captured image is transitioned from wide to tele, and for the case where the camera is zoomed... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7447425 | Method of zooming image in wireless terminal and wireless terminal implementing the same A method and wireless terminal for zooming an image in a wireless terminal are provided, in which information of a selected image is analyzed, when a predetermined image is selected in an image edit mode; control is authorized to a second controller, if the selected... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7418199 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus including a first lens unit with positive power in which the most object-side surface is concave and the most image-side surface is convex, an aperture stop, a second lens unit with positive power in which the most object-side surface is convex ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417673 | Optical and digital zooming for an imaging device The invention relates to photographing process, where zooming is carried out. In a method an image is formed through imaging optics onto a light sensitive image sensor in an imaging device and wherein the device is capable of both optical and digital zooming. The me... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7397609 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus suppresses deterioration in an image quality caused by an electronic zoom. A digital camera equipped with a plurality of optical systems includes a fixed focal distance lens and a zoom lens. When a user sets a zoom position between discrete opti... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7376347 | Digital still camera, image reproducing apparatus, face image display apparatus and methods of controlling same The image of a subject is sensed, the image of the subject is displayed on the display screen of a digital still camera and the image of a face is detected in the image of the subject. The image of the subject is shifted in such a manner that the center of the detec... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7366360 | Image synthesization method An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprises a determination step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond to the... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362966 | Controlling apparatus for photographing system To provide a controlling apparatus for a photographing system that enables effective use of a memory zoom function regardless of whether a zoom position is within an optical-zoom region or a digital zoom region. The present invention provides a controlling apparatus... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359547 | Pseudo three dimensional image generating apparatus The pseudo depth information of a subject is generated from multiple images of the subject captured with and without illumination or under various illumination intensities. A pseudo 3D image generating apparatus generates a pseudo 3D image. It includes an image stor... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7305180 | Digital camera using multiple lenses and image sensors to provide an extended zoom range A digital camera includes a first image sensor, a first wide angle lens for forming a first image of a scene on the first image sensor; a second image sensor, a zoom lens for forming a second image of the same scene on the second image sensor, a control element for ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295239 | User interface illumination system A user interface illumination system provides a user with information regarding the operation of a digital camera. The system may provide a user interface for informing the user of the ability to select a particular function to be performed on the camera. The user i... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286754 | Camera The present invention discloses a camera capable of reducing the size by reducing the range of movement of a view finder driving member which operates interlocked with an image-taking lens barrel. The camera includes an image-taking lens barrel which performs a oper... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286161 | Digital camera, image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing system, and program for setting plural trimming areas with respect to image data The present invention relates to a digital camera, an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, an image processing system, and a program in which, plural trimming areas are set to image data displayed on a display, and the image data corresponding to ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277126 | Image data quality adjustment A first image processing device uses image data, and image generation information that is associated with the image data and that includes at least aperture information, operating mode information, and lens focal length information at the time of generation of the i... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277598 | Image processing apparatus, certification photograph taking apparatus, and certification photograph creation system A certification photograph creation system includes a certification photograph taking apparatus, an image input apparatus to input a photographed image, an image processing apparatus and a printer to output an image that has been subjected to the image processing as... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7269344 | Optical apparatus An optical apparatus has an imaging optical system provided with a deformable mirror and an electronic zoom function that an image recorded in an image sensor by the imaging optical system is magnified by image processing. A ray deflecting function of the deformable... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259923 | Lens barrel A lens barrel, including, a moving frame (2) to hold a lens (8), a direct-advance ring (4) provided on an outer periphery of the moving frame and movable relative to the moving frame in an optical direction, a resilient member (6) provide... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7228069 | Focusing method for digital camera using plural spatial frequencies An automatic focusing method includes the following steps: providing a digital camera module, which includes a lens member, an image sensor member, a distance-measuring member, a signal-processing member, a drive control member, and a drive member; measuring an obje... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7151570 | Imaging apparatus with interchangeable lens apparatus, the lens apparatus having a memory for storing optical performance data of the lens apparatus An optical apparatus including an imaging apparatus and a lens apparatus each having a communicating portion performing communications is disclosed. The optical apparatus is provided with: an imaging optical unit; a memory in which information of an optical performa... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7116901 | Zoom finder drive mechanisms A zoom finder drive mechanism, driven only when taking a picture. When a lens barrel is in a collapsed position, the cam-follower pin of a rotary barrel does not abut at an end of a protrusion of a finder cam barrel such that a first and second movable finder lenses... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113209 | Image taking apparatus capable of optically and electrically changing magnification of taken images An apparatus, a control method, and a control program which permit a first change operation of optically changing magnifications of a taken image and a second change operation of changing the magnifications by signal processing and in which a predetermined restricti... | 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 |
| 7099573 | Zoom lens camera, and a rotation transfer mechanism A zoom lens camera includes an optical-element drive mechanism for a photographing optical system, and a zooming-associating mechanism for associating a zooming-associated driven member with a zooming operation to be driven by the optical-element drive mechanism in ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7092030 | Image pickup apparatus with prism optical system An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup apparatus body, an image recording/reproducing section placed on the right-hand side within the image pickup apparatus body when viewed in a photographing direction, an image-displaying monitor disposed on the left-... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7085435 | Image synthesization method An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprises a determination step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond to the... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084910 | System and method for using multiple images in a digital image capture device A digital image capture and processing system, comprising a lens coupled to a lens control element is disclosed. The image capture system includes an image sensor configured to capture images from the lens, and a memory element and a processor coupled to the lens co... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7075572 | Image photographing/reproducing system and method, photographing apparatus and image reproducing apparatus used in the image photographing/reproducing system and method as well as image reproducing method The image photographing/reproducing system includes an photographing apparatus for photographing an image, first communication unit for transmitting and receiving information to and from second communication unit at a communication point installed in a predetermined... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065294 | Lens-fitted photo film unit and photofinishing method A lens-fitted photo film unit is pre-loaded with photo film, and includes a viewfinder adapted for observing an object. A selector button is operable externally, for being shifted to a standard position and a telephoto position. A view region changer lever sets the ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062162 | Image taking apparatus capable of optically and electrically changing magnification of taken images An apparatus, a control method, and a control program which permit a first change operation of optically changing magnifications of a taken image and a second change operation of changing the magnifications by signal processing and in which a predetermined restricti... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057651 | Digital camera having an electronic zoom function A determination is made as to whether or not the magnification set for image sensing is greater than the upper limit of the optical finder. When the set magnification is greater, the original image is subjected to a thinness process, the LCD is automatically turned ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7046290 | Multi-point auto-focus digital camera including electronic zoom A camera for recording an image captured using image-capturing element in a recording medium is provided with a focal point detection device for detecting a focal point adjustment state of a photographic lens in each focal point detection region of a plurality of fo... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7013082 | Optical apparatus and lens apparatus An optical apparatus is disclosed with which the correspondence between the movement of a movable lens and the position of an operating member can be maintained and the operability can be improved. The optical apparatus comprises a lens drive unit which drives a mov... | 03/14/2006 |
