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Class 348/174 - Camera


Subclass of Class 348 - Television
Definition: Subject matter wherein the device is applied to prevent
No. of patents: 8
Last issue date: 05/15/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7218759Face detection in digital images
A method and apparatus for the detection of faces in a digital image captured under a variety of lighting conditions are provided. Rather than subjecting an entire image to computationally intensive face detection analysis, the image is subjected to computationally ...
05/15/2007
7184075Imaged coded data source tracking product
The tracking product images several coded data sources (41A–41C) concurrently to cause a track signal (12) which represents each of the several coded data source locations and represents each of the several coded data source identities. ...
02/27/2007
7106183Rearview camera and sensor system for vehicles
A rearview system component for a vehicle including a housing for attachment to the vehicle, a camera positioned in the housing to have a first axial direction, a first sensor positioned in the housing to have a second axial direction, and a second sensor positioned...
09/12/2006
6975346Method for suspect identification using scanning of surveillance media
A method, program and apparatus for criminal suspect identification are provided. Monitoring and video recording are used to collect information at a given location. In response to specific events, such as a criminal act, the system uses real time analysis of the vi...
12/13/2005
6933964Surveillance system
The present invention relates to an improved surveillance system, more particularly to a surveillance system having the function of driving the camera for the scanning and tracking automatically by using a control panel, a motor controller, and a driver to drive the...
08/23/2005
6834130Image retrieval system for retrieving a plurality of images which are recorded in a recording medium, and a method thereof
An image retrieval system for retrieving a plurality of images recorded in a recording medium, records data concerning operations and processing for image files as history data. A desired image is found based on the history data. Further, an image is found based on ...
12/21/2004
6434254Method and apparatus for image-based object detection and tracking
A method and apparatus for detecting objects from a sequence of images of a scene containing an object by using two distinct methods for object detection. One is suited for well-lit scenes (e.g., daytime), while the other is suitable for poorly-lit scenes...
08/13/2002
5293100Cathode ray tube burn compensation
Compensation for phosphor burn in a CRT scanner is achieved by offsetting the scan by half a line spacing on alternate scans when the film is stationary in the scanner. To avoid unpleasant effects the offset scan output is supressed and the previous frame...
03/08/1994
 
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