Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8125538 | Imaging apparatus, imaging system, electronic apparatus, recorded image management system and program An imaging apparatus includes a reading means for reading information stored in a non-contact communication type portable information storage device and a control means for storing first information in information read by the reading means by associating the informa... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8023006 | Electronic still camera which acquires photography-site data and image processing apparatus which processes image data photographed by electronic still camera An electronic still camera includes a position calculating unit. A storage unit stores the self-position data calculated by the position calculating unit, as photography-site data, in association with the image data acquired by photographing an object. If the self-p... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8018502 | Image recording device, image reproducing device, recording medium, and image recording method for capturing images at different frames rates and generating timestamps for presentation An image recording device includes: a reference clock generation generating a reference clock; a first compression unit generating first compressed image data by compressing a first picture that is included in pictures in the captured image and that is equivalent to... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015189 | Customizable connections between media and meta-data via feeds Meta-data from any meta-data source or feed, whose selection is customizable, is associated with media objects, such as photographs or video. In specific example embodiments, the meta-data from the custom-selected feeds are used to provide selectable feed tags that ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7956905 | Titling apparatus, a titling method, and a machine readable medium storing thereon a computer program for titling An apparatus for giving a title to a captured image includes a unit for storing a captured image group including a plurality of captured images, a unit for storing an image capturing time when each of the stored images is captured, a unit for judging an image captur... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7804528 | Information processing apparatus and method, and program storage medium Disclosed is an information processing method comprising the steps of: storing measured position information in association with first time information representing times of day at which the measured position information is obtained; storing video information in ass... | 09/28/2010 |
| RE41524 | Electronic still camera for capturing and categorizing images An electronic camera captures images representing a variety of subjects and categorizes the image according to subject matter. The camera comprises an image sensor for capturing an image, a converter stage for converting the image into digital image data, and a memo... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7773126 | Mosaic image collector including an embedded atomic clock An imaging system includes a camera having a lens and a focal planar array (FPA) for capturing at least one image frame having a plurality of sub-image frames. Each sub-image frame includes multiple pixel values corresponding to photonic intensities of the captured ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7714911 | Image pickup apparatus having communication function, method for controlling the same, and computer-readable storage medium An image pickup apparatus includes a capturing unit configured to capture a subject; a generating unit configured to generate a request packet to request information of an image stored in an external apparatus, wherein the request packet includes a parameter of the ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7714909 | Video bit stream extension by differential information annotation A method and apparatus are provided for annotating video and audio media with supplementary content for post video processing. In one embodiment, the invention may include maintaining a current state of auxiliary information regarding a sequence of video frames, the... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7714910 | Image file recording method, image recording and playback method, image recording and playback system, image recording apparatus, and image playback apparatus Clock time information displayable together with a corresponding image upon image playback display is recorded in a header field of an image file as EXIF data, and clock time information specific to a digital camera is recorded in a header field of the image file di... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7710467 | Image processing apparatus and control method, computer program, and recording medium storing a program determining or identifying whether date information is added to an image An image processing apparatus which is connected to a printer apparatus and controls the printer apparatus to print a shot image, includes an image sensing unit for shooting an image, a setting reception unit for receiving settings as to whether or not date informat... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7456871 | Image management system managing image data obtained from an imaging device carried by a visitor to an area in a same manner as image data obtained from imagining devices fixed to particular locations in the area An image management system for managing image data obtained by the visitors to a theme park or similar facilities with their own imaging devices in the same manner as the image data obtained by the cameras installed in the facility. The subject user is photographed ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7446803 | Synchronous video and data annotations A video surveillance system captures video of a protected area, stores the video in a computer readable memory, stores data annotations in the computer readable memory where the data annotations are searchable using a search criteria, and stores links that link the ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7443418 | Method for producing electronic job pages A method for producing a plurality of electronic job pages using a digital camera and a computer comprises the steps of capturing and storing a first group of digital images using the digital camera; designating, in response to a user input, that subsequent captured... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430003 | Digital camera/computer synchronization method A method for matching a photographic image with related identifying data, including the steps of creating a digital image that includes a datafile containing image time data, generating a signal when the digital image is created, and storing in a digital storage dev... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7411623 | Photographed image recording and reproducing apparatus with simultaneous photographing function A still image is photographed by a still image photographing operation performed during a moving-image photographing operation and a moving image is photographed during the moving-image photographing operation. The still image is recorded together with link informat... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7403225 | System and method for automatically annotating images in an image-capture device The invention provides a system and method for automatically annotating pictures in an image-capture device. The system includes an image capture system that is configured to capture an image. A memory is coupled to the image capture system and is configured to main... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7382404 | Monitoring camera device capable of adjusting the changeover between standard time and day light saving time A monitoring camera device adds image capturing time data to image data which is successive with respect to time, and stores the image data on a recording medium. A plurality of directories are prepared on the recording medium for containing a predetermined number o... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7359671 | Multiple channel wireless communication system A wireless audio distribution system may have a wireless transmitter, responsive to a plurality of audio input channels, for transmitting signals carrying the audio, a receiver, responsive to the transmitted signals for selecting one or more of the audio input chann... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358991 | Digital camera and method of preventing image data from being erased from the digital camera The present invention relates to a digital camera, which is designed such that a recording medium can be loaded thereon, the medium capable of recording photographed image data and prohibiting recorded image data from being erased. The digital camera includes an ini... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350140 | User-data relating apparatus with respect to continuous data In a meeting held with employment of a plurality of materials, conditions of this meeting are recorded in the form of continuous data, and these materials are distributed to a user P who participates in this meeting by way of a printed matter and/or a screen output.... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342604 | Picture filing device, digital camera and frame-picture managing method A digital camera is provided with a picture filing key including a grouping button. Upon turning on the grouping button, a grouping mode is set. When a picture is taken under the grouping mode, link information is added to image data to be recorded in a memory card.... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340095 | Subject estimating method, device, and program A personal computer issues an instruction to estimate a subject included in an image represented by image data stored in an image server. A database in which a place of photography, time periods, and a photographing direction correspond to structure image data repre... | 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 |
| 7327483 | Document reading device A document reading device is provided with a reading unit for reading a document and generating image data corresponding to an image formed on the document. The image data is stored in an external memory that is detachably attached to a slot of the device. The opera... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324140 | Image pick-up apparatus having data loss prevention function for internal memory When it is ascertained that continuous photography has been terminated, the recording to an external recording medium, via an image recording circuit, of image data stored in an internal memory is initiated. When an instruction is issued to start the recording of da... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7301569 | Image identifying apparatus and method, order processing apparatus, and photographing system and method In a sightseeing location, theme park or the like, a cameraman takes a picture with any customer as a subject. Photographic image data is stored, together with a photographing date/time and location, to an HDD of an order processing apparatus. A position information... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7283687 | Imaging for virtual cameras Imaging for virtual cameras implemented through a Web site sometimes referred to as an “electronic photo shop.” Embodiments include receiving in an electronic photo shop, from a virtual camera coupled for data communications through a network to the electronic p... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7271930 | Printer unit When a shutter button of a digital camera is pressed, a picture signal fetched from a CCD is converted to a digital signal and compressed and written into a nonvolatile memory means like a flash memory card as a picture file which can be identified uniquely. A user ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272788 | Client-server system for merging of metadata with images A method and system for merging metadata with digital images is disclosed, where the digital images are stored as image files having metadata fields associated therewith. The method and system include receiving data uploaded from a remote location, providing a web a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7256825 | Video bit stream extension by differential information annotation A method and apparatus are provided for annotating video and audio media with supplementary content for post video processing. In one embodiment, the invention may include maintaining a current state of auxiliary information regarding a sequence of video frames, the... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251278 | Procedure and system for performing motion estimation A method and system for performing motion estimation in video image compression is provided. In the method and system, an associative memory device is used in motion estimation, and the group of the image blocks to be processed is restricted on the basis of a mean e... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248299 | Image reproducing apparatus An image reproducing apparatus includes a slot which holding a magnetooptical disk. A plurality of image folders are formed in the magnetooptical disk. The folders manage a plurality of image files. When the magnetooptical disk is inserted in the slot and an informa... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248292 | Imaging device with world standard time calculation and the ability to transmit said calculated time information The present invention relates to video recording and playback apparatuses in which a video camera directly accesses a server via a network and can therefore send and receive data. A network access program 26c stored in a storage unit 26 controls... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7233356 | Digital camera and image editing system A digital camera and an image editing system capable of inputting information corresponding to each photographed image every time a picture is taken. When an editing mode transfer switch is depressed in a photographing mode, a memo setting screen is displayed Then, ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231359 | Configuring image storage devices to enable imaging services A removable memory device is configured and utilized to enable digital imaging services by establishing a service account which defines at least one digital imaging service to be provided using at least one digital image file captured by a digital camera, the servic... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7199820 | Synchronizing image pickup process of a plurality of image pickup apparatuses Image pickup processes of a plurality of image pickup apparatuses are synchronized by using one kind of communication medium (for example, IEEE 1394-1995 standard or its extended standard). A control device selects a master camera from the plurality of image pickup ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7184082 | Image displaying system, image displaying method, image printing system, and image printing method An image displaying system comprises a display unit displaying an image, an extracting unit extracting an image based on a predetermined rule from among images which are recorded on a recording medium, and attached with shooting information and obtained by shooting,... | 02/27/2007 |
