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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8031231 | 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... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8004573 | Imaging apparatus, imaged picture recording method, and storage medium storing computer program Upon an operation to full-press a shutter button being detected, a CPU detects human faces included in a picture imaged by an imaging unit, counts the number of the faces, and stores the number of the counted faces in a predetermined area of a memory unit. Thereafte... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7990421 | Arrangement and method relating to an image recording device An input system for a digital camera may include a portion for taking at least one image to be used as a control image; and a controller to control at least one operation of the digital camera based on a control command recognized from the control image, the control... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7907181 | Remote control device, method and system According to a remote control device of the present invention, the operation situation according to the transmission of the remote control signal is judged based on a changing brightness of the image, and the information of the content according to the result of jud... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7830417 | System and method for interacting with objects via a camera enhanced mobile device Embodiments of the present invention enable an image based controller to control and manipulate objects with simple point-and-capture operations via images captured by a camera enhanced mobile device. Powered by this technology, a user is able to complete many compl... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7821542 | System and method for restricting use of camera of a mobile terminal A method, system and apparatus for restricting, within a specific area, the photographing function of a camera mounted in a mobile terminal. A control signal is transmitted to a mobile terminal within a photograph-prohibited area and the mobile terminal disables the... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7800654 | Image pickup apparatus Disclosed is a picture-taking apparatus including an apparatus main body and a remote control device for controlling the apparatus main body, wherein the apparatus main body includes an image-pickup optical system having a plurality of movable optical elements, an a... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7777783 | Multi-video navigation A video tracking system includes a user interface configured to facilitate tracking of a target between video cameras. The user interface includes user controls configured to assist a user in selecting video cameras as the target moves between fields of view of the ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7760239 | Digital broadcasting reception apparatus for simultaneously capturing camera image and digital broadcasting image and method for the same Disclosed is a digital broadcasting reception apparatus for simultaneously capturing a camera image and a digital broadcasting image and a method thereof. The digital broadcasting reception apparatus includes a digital broadcasting reception unit for receiving digit... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7705888 | System for changing setup of first device that executes predetermined function by second device and these devices The user of an objective device registers a favorite setup of the objective device in a user setup data recording device in correspondence with user information based on a physical feature. Upon detecting the physical feature of the user, the objective device sends ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7679650 | Image-capturing system and image-capturing method An image-capturing system having a function of allowing the user to easily find the position of an image-capturing device is provided. An image-capturing system includes: an image-capturing unit; an image storage unit for storing a camera position image taken toward... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7663666 | Operation at mobile terminal when communicating with remote camera A mobile terminal, which is capable of communicating with a camera server via a network, has a display unit and a plurality of operating units. Operations for acquiring video and for controlling a camera are assigned to respective ones of the plurality of operating ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7643065 | Image data processing system In a system having a server and a client apparatus, the client apparatus edits image data by using a representative image of the image data stored in the server, generates play list data indicating the order of reproducing the image data, in accordance with the edit... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7643066 | Method and apparatus for producing frame accurate position data in a PTZ dome camera with open loop control A method of processing video images includes capturing a first image with a camera having a first field of view. The capturing occurs at a first point in time. Commands are transmitted to the camera to make pan, tilt and zoom movements. A second image is captured wi... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7580059 | Image pickup apparatus with control of external image scanner An imaging apparatus of the present invention includes an image pickup unit, a recording unit for recording image data obtained by the image pickup unit, on a recording medium, a communication unit for exchanging data with an external equipment, a setting unit for s... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7548258 | High resolution network video camera with massively parallel implementation of image processing, compression and network server The subject of the present invention is the network video camera capable of delivering high-resolution digital images, comprising over a million of pixels per image, at full motion video frame rate. The camera disclosed in the present invention comprises high resolu... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7525575 | Voice activated image capture device and method An image capture device is described having a remote photograph mode in which images can be captured without physical contact with the device. The device is activated by the user speaking a keyword. The image capturing device is arranged so that after being initiali... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7508420 | Image processing apparatus When an external communication device (14) is connected to an image processing apparatus, the external communication device (14) transfers identification information to the image processing apparatus through a communication driver (10). A centra... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7477293 | Remote-control device for digital camera A remote-control device controls a digital camera, to make the digital camera perform a particular photographing operation having a continuous photographing operation or a bulb photographing operation. The remote-control device may be a personal computer. A start-co... | 01/13/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7425986 | Conversion apparatus for image data delivery A conversion apparatus is connected to a camera server delivering image information obtained by image sensing to a display operation terminal. When image information is received from the camera server, the conversion apparatus converts the received image information... | 09/16/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7411609 | System and method for optically communicating information between a display and a camera A system and a method for optically communicating information between a display and a camera that is observing the display. In general, the transmission of information is unidirectional in a direction from the display to the camera. The display transmits information... | 08/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7375744 | Camera system, camera control method and program A camera system for capturing an image of a predetermined scope, having a plurality of monitoring cameras operable to change a monitoring area respectively, comprises a camera controller, when changing its monitoring area of one of the monitoring cameras, operable t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7369761 | Method of remote capture with user interface providing separate inside- and outside-light-box modes A method of remote capture with user interface providing separate inside- and outside-light-box modes is provided, wherein when the user selects the inside-light-box mode together with an automatic mode to take a photograph, it is the photographic parameters, which ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7362359 | Electronic device with an imaging function, image data output system, and image data output method A mobile telephone is connected to a camera, and their respective power supplies are turned on. A telephone number of the local station is read out and recorded in a flash ROM as registration number data. Moreover, the registration number data is input with image da... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362371 | Camera using conductive camera element as radio antenna To provide a camera capable of performing radio communication with other unit by jointly using a conductive component previously provided for the camera as a radio antenna without using an independent radio antenna. Because a conductive component (e.g. a reflector o... | 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 |
| 7339708 | Image forming apparatus in which at least one application function can be added to copying function An image forming apparatus for performing at least a copying function includes an engine board, an image reading unit, an image forming unit, a controller board detachably connected to the engine board to add at least one application function to the copying function... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339617 | Image providing device and its providing method, image processing device and processing method, and storage medium In this invention, a transmit/receive section 34 receives, from monitor, request for transmission of picture image through network and transmits, to the monitor, the entirety or a portion of picture image from which distortion has been eliminated. A memory se... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333140 | Image pickup apparatus capable of recording object information An image pickup apparatus having: an image pickup unit for picking up an image of an object; an information detection unit for detecting, in a contactless manner, object information regarding the object stored in a contactless ID tag; a recording unit for recording ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327959 | Camera-mountable fiber optic transceiver system A system includes a multiplexing transceiver which is adapted to mount directly between a video camera and a camera battery pack, eliminating the need for triaxial adapters or other electrical cables at the camera and video production facility. A fiber optic cable c... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324151 | Photographing apparatus, and method and program for displaying focusing condition Luminance components of image profile portions are extracted from luminance components (Y components) included in image data corresponding to an image within a focus frame. A profile component evaluation value is obtained by totalizing the absolute values of two-dim... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321387 | System and method for offering imaging services of a customer and participants at a live entertainment event An imaging system and method which enables viewers and/or attendees of entertainment events, such as athletic events or concerts, to order and obtain photographic products that are associated with the event. The system and method offers attendees at the entertainmen... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312816 | Digital observation system A digital observation system and method for processing and transmitting video data between a video camera, or video cameras, and a base unit. The video data is transmitted, for example, by a communication protocol that is compliant with Ethernet physical drivers for... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313763 | System for operating an astronomical observatory in real time using http A system for operating an astronomical observatory made up of astronomical hardware, utilizing a web browser operated by a user, and a web server connected to the observatory, wherein both the control to, and feedback from the observatory are displayed to the user i... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305114 | Human/machine interface for a machine vision sensor and method for installing and operating the same This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a human/machine interface (HMI) for use with machine vision systems (MVSs) that provides the machine vision system processing functionality at the sensor end of the system, and uses a communica... | 12/04/2007 |
