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Crispy Chip Sandwich and Process of Producing a Sandwich Product
A food product comprising a multilayer cookie or snack having outer layers formed from a crispy type edible food product such as a potato chip or corn chip, etc. with an intermediate marshmallow layer being in contact with the inner surface of each crispy chip and one or more filler substances.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8078600 | Information processing apparatus, control method thereof, program, and storage medium An information processing apparatus that can alleviate the stress of a user by clearly showing the acquisition status of contents data that is held by a peripheral device in a situation in which a plurality of devices are connected by a network. Contents data includ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7796161 | Camera control apparatus, method for controlling camera, and storage medium A control apparatus controlling a state of an imaging apparatus and a method for controlling an imaging device. According to the present invention, when a moving area in shot images are detected and parameter control of an imaging device is performed, if the moving ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7515176 | Camera control system A camera control system capable of controlling a plurality of cameras determines whether or not the camera to be controlled is controllable. The display state of an interface is used for performing a camera operation is changed in accordance with a result of this de... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7440819 | Animation system for a robot comprising a set of movable parts The object of the invention is to make the movable parts of a robot reproduce the movement of the movable parts of an animated object, via the transmission of movement parameters to the robot in a primary signal PS. The primary signal PS comprises sets of parameters... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432963 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus including an image pickup unit, a memory which stores moving image data output from the image pickup unit, a detection circuit which detects that free space of a storage capacity of the memory becomes not more than a predetermined amount, a comm... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423670 | Remote control of image pickup apparatus There is provided a method for controlling an image pickup apparatus in an image delivery system delivering an image acquired from the image pickup apparatus to at least one of multiple external devices, the image pickup apparatus being remotely controllable by the ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414649 | Camera apparatus that is controllable by an optical signal picked up in an image by the camera apparatus, and a method for operating the same An image pickup device such as CCD of a camera is substituted for a photo detector of infrared light emitted from an infrared remote control unit. When infrared light is detected based on an image signal output from the image pickup device, a transmitting position o... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7397498 | Camera device and method and program for starting the camera device A camera device comprises a movable optical system, a driving unit which drives the optical system, and a control unit which controls the driving unit to move the optical system to a predetermined state by an initialization processing based on a startup program whic... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7391438 | Camera device and method and program for starting the camera device A camera device comprises an optical system driven to a predetermined position upon initialization when a photographing mode has been set, a memory including an area for storing lens information inherent to the optical system, an area for storing a file management p... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7385631 | Camera device and method and program for starting the camera device A camera device comprises a movable optical system, a driving unit which drives the optical system, and a control unit which makes the driving unit start driving of the optical system to a predetermined state by an initialization of the optical system by using an in... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7375742 | Digital information input apparatus If a request of handle information to identify data existing in a recording medium is made to a digital camera by a PC, the digital camera collects the data existing in the recording medium by accessing a file system, generates unique handle information independent ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365779 | Image processing apparatus for selectively storing specific regions of an image The invention provides an image processing apparatus that can reduce the memory capacity of a memory forming part of the image processing apparatus and can correct the optical axis misalignment of a video camera in a simple manner. The image processing apparatus ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7349011 | Image pickup control apparatus, image pickup control method, image pickup control system, and storage medium In an image pickup control apparatus capable of remotely and reliably controlling an image pickup apparatus from another apparatus, control data for controlling the image pickup apparatus is stored in advance and is transmitted to the image pickup apparatus when the... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336300 | Image pickup control apparatus, image pickup control method, image pickup control system, and storage medium In an image pickup control apparatus capable of remotely and reliably controlling an image pickup apparatus from another apparatus, control data for controlling the image pickup apparatus is stored in advance and is transmitted to the image pickup apparatus when the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7312814 | System and method for storing pattern data A video surveillance system is provided for recording and executing camera operation patterns. Each pattern includes a plurality of records having a camera condition field and a count field. The system reads a camera condition and writes the condition to memory in a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7298399 | Apparatus and method for controlling a camera connected to a network A camera control apparatus provides an end user with environment to easily remote-control a video camera via a general network such as the Internet. When the camera control apparatus 1001 receives a file-transfer request described in the format of the network... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7260257 | System and method for whiteboard and audio capture A system that captures both whiteboard content and audio signals of a meeting using a digital camera and a microphone. The system can be retrofit to any existing whiteboard. It computes the time stamps of pen strokes on the whiteboard by analyzing the sequence of ca... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256822 | Video system In a video system of the invention, control means is provided for a terminal input apparatus which is connected by a communication network of a camera on the partner side and which comprises an image display apparatus having a multiwindow display function for select... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7231603 | Communication apparatus, communication system, video image display control method, storage medium and program A communication apparatus of the present invention has a function of displaying a plurality of video images on a same screen. The communication apparatus includes a first synthesizing unit with synthesizing video data transmitted from a remote communication terminal... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224398 | Surveillance camera apparatus Herein disclosed is a surveillance camera apparatus which comprises a camera unit, a camera retaining assembly for retaining the camera unit, a camera checking unit for checking whether or not the camera unit is normally operated, a camera driving unit for driving t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222198 | System for transferring data between devices by making brief connection with external contacts that extend outwardly from device exterior Disclosed are systems and methods for transferring data. In one embodiment, a system and method pertain to configuring a first device to send data, touching an external contact of the first device to an external contact of a second device, and transmitting data from... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210798 | Image projection lighting device and control system The methods and apparatus for lighting systems provide a camera integral to a particular image projection lighting device (IPLD) to capture the projected image from the particular IPLD. The captured image can then be sent over a communication system to the operator ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7196805 | Consumer level device for automatically transferring digital images to an internet-based service provider An apparatus and method are provided for processing digital imagery. A reference platform device is provided with network and telephone connectivity that enable it to establish a connection with a central server. Additional connectors are provided for attaching digi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7170551 | Automatic transfer of image information between imaging device and host system Image information is transferred between an imaging device and a host system. The host system detects that an imaging device is connected to the host system. In response to detecting the imaging device, one or more images are transferred between the imaging device a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167282 | Image scanning apparatus, method, and system, control method thereof, storage medium, and external apparatus This invention has as its object to provide an image scanning method which can reduce the load of user operation, and can improve operation efficiency. To achieve this object, a scanning driver is started, and then the current scanning mode is detected on the basis ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161618 | Camera system including camera and computer having inter-device control capability and camera thereof A camera system includes a camera for photographing an object and acquiring image data of the object, and a computer connectable to the camera. The camera is provided with a manipulation member and a camera controller for detecting an operation of the manipulation m... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7151565 | Monitor camera capable of recording operation history, and method of recording operation history A storage means (47) formed of a rewritable non-volatile memory for recording the operation history of the surveillance camera is provided within the surveillance camera apparatus. An auto panning operation time, a power supply turn-on time, a temperature wit... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7129984 | Electronic device using operating system for overall apparatus control including mechanical operation A control method for an electronic device such as a digital camera, having a mechanical driving member comprising a collapsible barrel, a lens barrier and the like, which performs mechanical operations, and a system controller which controls the overall device inclu... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7092155 | Optical device An optical device includes an optical system mount plate, a casing, and a screw-hole forming part. An optical system is mounted on the optical system mount plate. The optical system mount plate is housed in the casing. The screw-hole forming part is provided on a bo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7079182 | Optical apparatus, optical apparatus driving unit and camera system The invention provides an optical apparatus comprising an optical member, a memory unit for memorizing preset speed information, and preset position information or preset direction information a memory instructing operation unit to be operated for causing the memory... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7065140 | Method and apparatus for receiving video signals from a plurality of video cameras A method and apparatus for receiving video signals from a plurality of video cameras, such as in a video surveillance system. The video cameras are each coupled to provide a video signal to a respective input of a multiplexer. The multiplexer routes a selected one o... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7053933 | Image pickup apparatus having an automatic mode control An object of this invention is to easily execute photography in various photography modes. In order to achieve this object, an image pickup apparatus of this invention has a setting device for setting a plurality of chapters, and a control device for controlling pho... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6999626 | Memory management of compressed image data A method is disclosed for recovering image memory capacity, in relation to an image which has been encoded using a linear transform according to a layer progressive mode into L layers, L being an integer value greater than unity, the L layers being stored in an imag... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6992702 | System for controlling video and motion picture cameras Inputs drawn on a control surface or inputs retrieved based on tokens or other objects placed on a control surface are identified and a view of a camera, or a virtual view of a camera or camera array is directed toward a corresponding location in a scene based on th... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6989861 | User selection of power-on configuration An image capturing device includes a user interface, a processor, and a memory. The memory includes a user-programmable non-volatile memory section that stores one or more non-volatile mode variables. The user interface is capable of receiving a mode input from a us... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6980233 | Image pickup control apparatus, image pickup control method, image pickup control system, and storage medium In an image pickup control apparatus capable of remotely and reliably controlling an image pickup apparatus from another apparatus, control data for controlling the image pickup apparatus is stored in advance and is transmitted to the image pickup apparatus when the... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6980239 | Imaging system with multiple boot options An imaging system with multiple boot options and preferably implemented as an integrated system-on-a-chip (SOC) imaging system. According to the present invention, an imaging system can be operated in one or more operating modes enabled in a number of ways. The imag... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977678 | Monitor camera system and method of controlling monitor camera thereof In a monitor camera system includes a monitor camera capable of rotation 360 degrees in pan directions and 180 degrees in tilt directions and a control unit for controlling the monitor camera remotely, the control unit sends control data indicative of a photographin... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6972789 | Electronic device, control method therefor, and storage medium A system including an external apparatus and digital camera allows the external apparatus to set a set value which cannot be set by the stand-alone digital camera. In response to a request from the external apparatus (computer), the digital camera updates an image s... | 12/06/2005 |
