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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8072493 | Security system A security system (10) includes an alternating electric current powered motion sensor assembly (30), and a direct electric powered security module (31) incorporating a storage device (63). A digital camera includes a digital camera mechan... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8004563 | Method and system for effectively performing event detection using feature streams of image sequences Method and system for performing event detection and object tracking in image streams by installing in field, a set of image acquisition devices, where each device includes a local programmable processor for converting the acquired image stream that consist of one o... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999849 | Moving object detection Moving object detection methods and systems are described. In an embodiment, motion likelihoods are accumulated from sets of sequential image frames which are generated from a sensor scan of one or more moving objects. Regions that each indicates a probable moving o... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7995097 | Techniques of motion estimation when acquiring an image of a scene that may be illuminated with a time varying luminance In a digital camera or other image acquisition device, motion vectors between successive image frames of an object scene are calculated from normalized values of pixel luminance in order to reduce or eliminate any effects on the motion calculation that might occur w... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7643055 | Motion detecting camera system A camera system includes a first camera having a low-resolution image sensor with a plurality of image sensing regions. The camera system includes a plurality of high-resolution cameras. Each of the high-resolution cameras is associated with a set of the plurality o... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7643056 | Motion detecting camera system A motion detecting camera system includes a portable motion detection device having an image sensor for detecting motion within a field of view of the motion detection device and automatically generating a digital image of a scene within the field of view upon detec... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7595817 | Linear system based, qualitative independent motion detection from compressed MPEG surveillance video The present invention features a qualitative method to detect independent motion revealed in successive frames of a compressed surveillance MPEG video stream using linear system consistency analysis without decompression of the stream, identifying the segments conta... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7567272 | Method and device for monitoring an area of coverage The invention relates to a method and a device for monitoring an area of coverage around a working tool with the aid of at least one camera. In a first method step, an object-free security zone within the area of coverage is recorded with the camera as reference bac... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7489334 | Method and system for reducing the cost of sampling a moving image An energy-efficient and cost-reducing method and system to enable the successful sampling of a moving image are disclosed. The method and system use movement detection and analysis within a feedback loop to control subsequent sensor movement/lighting/radiation for c... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7444006 | Method of image qualification for optical navigation sensor An image qualification method. A motion detection method. An optical navigation sensor. Image qualification, requiring only a single image frame to determine if an image frame is qualified, proceeds in real time. On the basis of the image qualification method, a mot... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437244 | Obstacle detection apparatus and a method therefor An obstacle detection apparatus includes an image input unit inputting a image sequence captured by an image sensor, a velocity detector deriving velocity vectors representing motions of a to-be-detected point and a to-be-compared point on each image of the image se... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433588 | Camera control apparatus, camera control method, program and storage medium Traveling photographing of a camera is controlled in accordance with a plurality of photographing parameters and priority orders of the plurality of photographing parameters, respective stored in a storage unit, a motion of an object photographed with the camera is ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433496 | In-vehicle image correcting device and night driving view field supporting device An in-vehicle image correcting device for correcting an image picked up by a near-infrared camera ahead of one's own vehicle in which an obstacle is difficult for a driver to visually recognize captures the image picked up by the near-infrared camera; and corrects t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428318 | Method for capturing, measuring and analyzing motion A system and method for capturing, measuring and analyzing motion in real-time is provided which operates with or without markers. A threshold image is based on a background image and is created to minimize noise during the motion capture. A captured image is compar... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425983 | Security system A simple outdoor security system which uses sensors to monitor an area around a building to detect intruders while reducing the number of sensors necessary for ensuring detection accuracy, which has at least a detection means for radiating light or an electric wave ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7421727 | Motion detecting system, motion detecting method, motion detecting apparatus, and program for implementing the method A motion detecting system which can set a proper set value for motion detection processing carried out by a camera server through a setting terminal. A setting terminal is connected to a camera server via a network for communication with each other. In the camera se... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7411497 | System and method for intruder detection Systems and methods for detecting presence and movement of intruders. Various embodiments of an intruder detection system can be based on, for example, a beam-interrupt detector or a thermal imaging device. The beam-interrupt detection based system can provide funct... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7405752 | Mobile communication system, mobile communication terminal and program thereof for displaying video at desired positions In a mobile communication terminal 10, a position information assigning section 24 associates images acquired by the photographing section 20 with position information concerning the positions at which these images are acquired. A video generati... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400351 | Creation of image based video using step-images The subject invention provides a system and/or method that facilitates encoding a source image associated with a motion vector by employing at least one step image, wherein such step image provides a reduction in the amount of stored video. A step image component de... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397931 | Human identification apparatus and human searching/tracking apparatus A human identification apparatus, which can judge for identification of human images even in temporally-distant frames or frames shot with different cameras, judges whether or not persons represented by human images respectively included in different image sequences... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7388970 | Image recognition method and apparatus An image recognition apparatus has an image capture section for capturing a range image, an image deformation section for deforming the range image captured by the image capture section, and a recognition section for recognizing the presence/absence of three-dimensi... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385624 | Remote image display method, image capturing device, and method and program therefor An omnidirectional camera performs image sensing of a panoramic object 6 surrounding it, and sends the video signal to an image capturing device 1, then the image capturing device 1 extracts a video signal of a partial object 61 and sends... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382249 | Security motion sensor and video recording system A combined alarm and surveillance system integrates an existing alarm system (12) with an existing surveillance system (14) such that functions unique to each system are combined in a complementary manner. The existing alarm and surveillance systems ar... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383019 | Field data collection and relay station A field data collection and relay station is equipped to receive sensor data from locations in a region. The station has directional antennas that are focused to transmit and receive energy in and from unique directions. The station establishes a wireless network in... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7373591 | Binary format for MPEG-7 instances An encoding and a decoding method for transmitting and storing description element(s) of an XML-like document which is an instance of an XML-like schema. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369680 | Method and apparatus for detecting an event based on patterns of behavior A system and apparatus are disclosed for modeling patterns of behavior of humans or other animate objects and detecting a violation of a repetitive pattern of behavior. The behavior of one or more persons is observed over time and features of the behavior are record... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363742 | Systems and methods for electronic weaponry having audio and/or video recording capability An electronic control device includes an audio and/or video recorder, for example, packaged as a user-replaceable battery module. The audio and/or video recorder records audio and/or video information for a period beginning prior to receiving of a signal by the modu... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362881 | Obstacle detection system and method therefor An obstacle detection system using stereo cameras mounted on a vehicle, to detect an obstacle existing on a ground plane at a high speed and in a high precision even with the stereo cameras being uncalibrated and with a vibration during a traveling and a change in t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358985 | Systems and methods for computer-assisted meeting capture A computer assisted meeting capture system in which camera selection, camera control and sensor notification of candidate activity event for camera image changes are integrated. The information is displayed on a representation of a room layout. Camera switch suggest... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355627 | Moving object monitoring surveillance apparatus for detecting, tracking and identifying a moving object by zooming in on a detected flesh color A moving object monitoring surveillance apparatus that controls a camera using a motorized panhead and a motorized zoom lens to identify correctly a moving object, particularly, a person is disclosed. The apparatus includes a video device acquiring information of th... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356425 | Method and system for camera autocalibration A method for calibrating a projective camera is provided. The method includes acquiring information by detecting at least one object on a substantially flat ground plane within a field of view. A projective camera calibration is performed. A measurement uncertainty ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356166 | Method and computer-readable medium for detecting motion and filtering noise This invention provides a method and computer-readable medium for detecting motion and filtering noise from images. The method includes (a) dividing an incoming image into several blocks; (b) comparing the blocks to the corresponding blocks of a referred image and s... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353042 | Wireless call system A wireless call system enables even a bedridden person to easily answer a visitor. The wireless call system has an outdoor unit (3) installed on the outside of an entrance of a structure having a door (13) lockable with an electronic lock (15), ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348962 | Information input apparatus, information input method, and recording medium The operation characteristics of an image capture unit are changed on the basis of the captured image. If an object does not move, i.e., if the user does not input, the capture timing and the like are decreased to reduce the consumption power. The capturing conditio... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342484 | Exterior vehicle mirror assembly with sensors An exterior mirror sensor system for commercial vehicles comprising an exterior mirror, a sensor for monitoring an exterior mirror zone, and an indicator for indicating objects detected in the exterior mirror zone. The sensor may be a distance sensor, a motion senso... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339659 | Method and system for identifying hostile missile launch locations A method for identifying hostile missile launch locations is disclosed. In response to a receipt of a message containing information regarding a hostile missile had been launched at an aircraft, a determination is made as to whether or not a tail number contained wi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339606 | Image capturing apparatus, main subject position determination method, and computer-readable medium storing program An image capturing apparatus for accurately determining a position of a main subject on an image. The image capturing apparatus for capturing a subject includes an image pick-up unit for capturing a preliminary image and a final image; a main subject recognition uni... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339608 | Wireless motion sensor using infrared illuminator and camera integrated with wireless telephone An integrated camera, motion detector and cordless telephone system. A wireless camera operates to detect motion and then alerts a user to the motion via a base station/cordless handset. In one embodiment, the camera then also transmits still or streaming video to t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339607 | Security camera and monitor system activated by motion sensor and body heat sensor for homes or offices A security camera and monitor system activated by motion sensor and body heat sensor for homes or offices that utilizes home VCR, or other household A/V recordation equipment, as a recording means and recordation only occurs when motion is detected, achieving great ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336832 | Processor and processing method for an image signal, image display apparatus, generation apparatus and generation method for coefficient data used therein, program for executing each of these methods, and computer-readable medium recording the program A class sorting section obtains a class code CL indicating a class to which pixel data y of a target position in an image signal Vb belongs using motion compensation vector information mi stored in a buffer memory in pair with pixel data of an image signal Va corres... | 02/26/2008 |
