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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164640 | Camera control means to allow operating of a destined location of the information surface of a presentation and information system The invention concerns a control device for controlling an information device arrangement. Control device includes camera means (CAM) and display means (VF) to allow operating of a destined location (21) of the information surface. Destined location is adapte... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8125530 | Information recording system, information recording device, information recording method, and information collecting program An accident judgment device (105) judges whether or not an accident has occurred based on a detection signal of an impact sensor (104). Upon judging that an accident has occurred, an image saving device (106) extracts an image within several sec... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7916179 | Digital camera A digital camera procures from an external device related to image-capturing upon image-capturing data on the external device and records the procured data and digital image data of the procured image in relation to each other. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7847825 | Image capturing apparatus An image capturing apparatus (107-1) which captures an image of an object moving in a space where a light source (109) is placed, the light source emitting light whose intensity varies in a predetermined cycle, the imaging capturing apparatus in... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7796160 | Digital camera A digital camera of the present invention includes a receiving portion 155 that receives a control signal from a remote controller, and a microcomputer 110 having a live view mode controlling so that image data generated by a CMOS sensor 130 or ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7791645 | Imaging system and system control method An imaging system includes plural portable terminals managed by a server; and the portable terminal to be imaged is notified that an imaging operation has been performed on a portable terminal which can communicate with a facility camera through a camera-terminal ne... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7755668 | Mobile surveillance system The invention is a mobile pan and tilt camera and display-control apparatus comprising (1) a fully rotatable camera mounted to a vehicle for capturing images, (2) a display-control box having an image display screen and control buttons for controlling the camera and... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7742078 | Modular pen-shaped imaging and printing assembly having a timer module Provided is a modular pen-shaped imaging and printing assembly, the assembly having imaging and printing modules operatively linked via a serial bus interface through male and female connectors of each module. The assembly includes a timer module having a chassis mo... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7705887 | Imaging device, terminal device, and imaging system A terminal device 1 including a wireless communication unit 11 is carried by a subject user who will become a subject, and a wireless communication unit 21 for performing directional data communication in an imaging direction is provided in a ca... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7633527 | Attention detection An attention detection system comprises a portable attention detection module for receiving attention clues of a host person. The attention clues are generated from a self perspective of the host. Attention clues of the host person generated from an observer perspec... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7576779 | Control apparatus and controlled apparatus utilized in system supporting both command-based model and user-interface export model, control system and computer used in said system Commands regarding printing of a plurality of types are stored in a non-volatile memory of a digital still camera and in a non-volatile memory of a printer. Print processing is executed by a command-based model with regard to types of printing for which commands are... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7570283 | Image capturing system having an image capturing restriction function An image capturing apparatus (100) of an image taker side has an image capturing unit (101) which captures an image using a CCD sensor, a CMOS sensor and the like, an image capturing restriction signal receiving unit (102) which receives an imag... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7528863 | Remote-control device for digital camera A remote-control device controls a digital camera, in which a first range of an exposure compensation value, which can be set when independently using the digital camera, is narrower than a potential range of the exposure compensation value, which is possible to set... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7474336 | Remote control apparatus of digital video camera A remote control apparatus that is compatible with two types of digital video cameras. The remote control apparatus includes a start and stop switch which operates start and stop, a zoom volume control which operates a zoom, a microcomputer circuit which converts op... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7446801 | Information collection apparatus, information collection system, information collection method, program, and recording medium An information collection system including an information collection apparatus, a photographing apparatus and information acquisition apparatuses. The information collection apparatus collects information on the information acquisition apparatuses and the photograph... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7440028 | Vibration-proof lens device An anti-vibration controller having an ON/OFF switch for the anti-vibration is arranged on the outer circumference of a fixed lens barrel where extender lenses are positioned. When to manipulate the ON/OFF switch, a cameraperson manually operates a focusing ring wit... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432955 | Portable communication terminal with camera and a method of controlling the same A portable communication terminal with a camera carries out an intermittent reception operation during standby reception in order to reduce power consumption. The portable communication terminal stops an operation clock (16) for a camera (8) right befo... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430001 | Image sensing system, communication apparatus and image sensing apparatus having remote control function, and their control method A system according to this invention easily and adequately notifies, on a remote controller, the user of the release timing on an image sensing apparatus side. To accomplish this, the remote controller receives a release timing signal associated with the image sensi... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7400348 | Remote controlled imaging system A remote control imaging system includes an independently controlled imaging platform controlled by a camera operator. A telecontrol unit includes a video preview monitor, camera and trim controls and an interface for attachment of a conventional camera control hand... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7391440 | Production system, control area for a production system and image capturing system for a production system An advantageous production system comprises at least a camera producing a raw digital signal and a processing circuit for generating a processed video signal from the raw digital signal. In a control area, at least a camera control interface is able to set at least ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7369160 | Camera system for transferring both image data and an image processing program to transfer the image data to an external device An object of the present invention is to realize a camera system suitable for remote monitoring. The present invention is made by making improvements to a camera system that transmits camera image data to a network. The camera system includes a camera head including... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7327396 | Smart camera with a plurality of slots for modular expansion capability through a variety of function modules connected to the smart camera A smart camera with modular expansion capabilities, including a housing, a camera directly attached to the housing for acquiring an image of an object, a functional unit comprised in the housing and coupled to the camera, where the functional unit is configurable to... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327276 | Security system for power and display of consumer electronic devices A security system for powering and displaying a handheld electronic device includes a stand assembly mounted to a support and a housing removably mounted on a top portion of the stand assembly. The handheld electronic device is secured to a top portion of the housin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7304666 | Remote configuration of menus Methods and apparatus for configuring a menu of an image-capturing device are provided. The methods include entering data into a first computer, receiving the data at a second computer that is located remotely of the first computer, transferring the data to the imag... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7286182 | Device for controlling the taking of multiple images A timer module useful in a digital imaging system such as a compact printer system. The timer module includes a controller that automates the capture of multiple images by a connected camera module. The images are stored in a connected memory module. The capture of ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283158 | Digital camera and function appending method for the same There is provided a digital camera to which external programs can be installed for appending desired functions thereto. Print image data generating programs to be stored in a recording medium in the digital camera are transmitted from a personal computer, an externa... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280148 | Optical control system The optical control system includes a control unit and an optical apparatus. The control unit includes an output switching section. The output switching section is switchable between a first state, in which the command signal from a command signal generation section... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274382 | Customizable background sizes and controls for changing background size This invention provides systems and methods that allow a user to change the size of a background used with a graphics-based user interface. This enables tailored background sizes based on user preference and allowable conditions, which are particularly useful with d... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274805 | Method of driving surveillance camera by using rotary electric machine There is no surveillance camera system optimum for monitoring an important monitor place by a surveillance camera mainly for crime prevention day and night without humans in attendance, which can automatically monitor the place without humans in attendance and, when... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7262789 | Method of creating a virtual window The systems and methods described herein include, among other things, a technique for calibrating the outputs of multiple sensors, such as CCD devices, that have overlapping fields of view and mapping the pixels of those outputs to the pixels of a display screen by ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257248 | Non-contact measurement system and method A system and method for non-contact measurement of a complex part is provided. The method comprises acquiring an image of the complex part including imposed laser lines on the complex part using at least one imaging device, determining a span of interest of the comp... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256821 | Network compatible image capturing apparatus and method In order that a digital video (DV) camera function as a WWW server in a network, an image capturing section captures an image of a subject. A DV encoder encodes an image signal input from the image capturing section. A recording and playback section plays back DV da... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247859 | Systems, methods and apparatus for a reference display of a digital image detector Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a reference display receives reference information and displays the reference information from a digital image detector, wherein the reference display is in close proximity to the digital ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7236185 | Image capturing system When an image capturing apparatus and an operation apparatus become connected to each other, function information is transmitted from the image capturing apparatus to the operation apparatus. The operation apparatus can recognize the functions effective in the image... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7224387 | Method and apparatus for correcting camera tilt distortion in panoramic images A method removes distortion induced by camera tilt from a digital representation of a photograph taken with a rotational or swing-lens panoramic camera. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224393 | Image pickup device, method, program product, and recording medium An image pickup device, method, computer program product, and information recording medium for recording image information corresponding only to a predetermined area at a given position in an image display device. An image pickup device, method, computer program pro... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222021 | Operator guiding system A base station is installed in a predetermined area where a large number of target points are studded around the station. When the operator moves a mobile station around the base station, display means is provided for both or either of the base station that guides t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218352 | Monitoring system for a photography unit, monitoring method, computer program, and storage medium A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horiz... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212234 | Image device having a selectively adapted white balance control An imaging device is provided for reproducing light incident thereto as an image. The image device included a photodetector adapted to translate incident light of an image to a representative electronic signal. A white balance control configures the white balance of... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7200643 | Controller and controlling method thereof A controller, a system, and a method of controlling the operation of the controller of an electric device. The method comprises: sending a user interface software packet stored in the controller's memory to a first external device; disassembling the user interface s... | 04/03/2007 |
