Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8159594 | Electronic device A portable telephone device with incorporated projector 10 starts projection by a projection module 6 when a relative angle θ is set to a projection attitude of 80° and three seconds elapses. If a setting is made for performing vibration correction p... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8125558 | Integrated image capture and projection system An integrated system comprises a light valve and an image sensor for image display and image capture. The image sensor and the light valve share a common dual-function lens by positioning the light valve and image sensor at locations offset from the optical axis of ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7982793 | Digital photographing apparatus having a laser scanning projector In a portable housing, a digital photographing apparatus (100) may include an image capturing unit (100) operable for capturing at least one digital image (172) and a memory (158, 161) for storing the at least one digital image. Digital p... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7417681 | Multifunctional integrated image sensor and application to virtual interface technology An electronic camera including an electronic imaging sensor providing an output representing an imaged field, a first imaging functionality employing the electronic imaging sensor for taking a picture of a scene in the imaged field, a second imaging functionality em... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7362970 | Electronic device for compressing image data and producing thumbnail image, image processing apparatus, and data structure A camera module compresses image data and produces a thumbnail image of this image data in FIFO order (First In First Out) by several lines of the image so as to enable transmission of the image data to the host module while significantly decreasing the size of the ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7339615 | Method and apparatus for capturing images and for recording data that includes image data and audio data separately prepared from the image data A method and apparatus for recording data including image data, which includes: a recording unit 220 for recording image data; a play unit 250 for playing data including audio data; a release switch 114 for giving instructions to record image da... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7321389 | Image processing apparatus and method An image processor which forms a composite image of at least two images includes a storage unit which stores first and second image data, and a display unit which reads and displays the stored first and second image data in modes adapted to display forms of the firs... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7307661 | Multifunctional integrated image sensor and application to virtual interface technology An electronic camera including an electronic imaging sensor providing an output representing an imaged field, a first imaging functionality employing the electronic imaging sensor for taking a picture of a scene in the imaged field, a second imaging functionality em... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7289169 | Storage of projected presentations A method and system for capturing real-time digital image data that is in rasterized form. A digital source sends rasterized data to a storage device, which passes the rasterized data to a display device. The rasterized data is then converted into a page format, suc... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286178 | Digital camera having inclination sensor A digital camera includes an inclination sensor for detecting an inclination in a rotating direction around an optical axis. When a shutter button is half-depressed, a character signal corresponding to a detection result of the inclination sensor is generated by a c... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7259783 | Image processing system for high performance digital imaging devices An image processing system for high performance digital imaging in a digital camera. The reflected light from an image is focused through a lens and optically filtered. A CCD array converts this image into an electrical signal. This electrical signal is processed an... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7188958 | Projection arrangement and electronic customer device A projector arrangement (1) is proposed wherein a first, back or illumination part (10) and a second, front or image projection part (20) are detachably attachable with respect to each other so as to form a unit at least in an operation mode of ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187412 | Pointing device for digital camera display A process and apparatus is described to improve a digital camera user interface and increase ease of use and functionality of a digital camera by quickly, accurately and robustly permitting cursor control and designation in a digital camera display. A digital camera... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187343 | Image projection with display-condition compensation A method of projecting a compensated principal image may include projecting a principal image onto a surface and projecting an intended calibration image onto a calibration area of the surface. The intended calibration image may be projected when the principal image... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184089 | Electronic camera and photographing composition determination apparatus mountable on electronic camera A photographing composition determination apparatus of an electronic camera includes an area sensor having a plurality of light receiving elements and disposed in an area shape so as to correspond to a photographing scene. A light receiving lens introduces an object... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7130958 | Serial interface to flash-memory chip using PCI-express-like packets and packed data for partial-page writes A serial flash-memory chip has a serial-bus interface to an external controller. A flash-memory block in the serial flash-memory chip can be read by the external controller sending a read-request packet over the serial bus to the serial flash-memory chip, which read... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7113219 | Controls for digital cameras for capturing images and sound A digital camera has both image capture and audio capture modes. The digital camera has: a control member moveable from an initial position to a first position for effecting audio capture and to a second position for effecting image capture. A releasable latch means... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7078720 | Range finder for measuring three-dimensional geometry of object and method thereof A range finder for measuring a three-dimensional geometry of an object includes a projector unit for projecting the pattern light onto the object, a first image capturing unit for capturing an image reflected from the object, a second image capturing unit for captur... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071988 | Extensive device for use with digital camera's display to be displayed in the same direction as the lens An extensive device for use with a digital camera, including a lens and a display for showing an image received via the lens, is disclosed. The extensive device includes a housing having a window thereon and a cradle for placing the digital camera therein and an opt... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7039250 | Electronic camera and image processing program The invention provides a technique for compression processing according to JPEG 2000 or the like in an electronic camera that evaluates the quality of each of image data groups taken sequentially by an imaging section and records high-rank image data selectively, an... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034866 | Combined display-camera for an image processing system An image processing system includes a combined display-camera having an array of interspersed display elements and camera elements, arranged substantially in a common plane of a flat panel or other display. Each of at least a subset of the camera elements has one or... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030912 | Image processing apparatus and method An image processor which forms a composite image of at least two images includes a storage unit which stores first and second image data, and a display unit which reads and displays the stored first and second image data in modes adapted to display forms of the firs... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6992718 | Illuminating apparatus, display panel, view finder, video display apparatus, and video camera mounting the elements Light emitted from a white LED 15 is converted by a lens 11 into light having an excellent directionality. The light illuminates a display panel 863 from the direction of an angle θk. The display panel 863 is a polymer dispers... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6947075 | Photographic apparatus having display for display of a network and network system A photographing apparatus is connectable to a network to which a plurality of image processing apparatuses are connected via cables or by wireless. The photographing apparatus comprises an interface for connecting the photographing apparatus to the network, a displa... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6943774 | Portable communication terminal, information display device, control input device and control input method A portable communications terminal has display part having a display surface for displaying an image; main body having at least an antenna for transmitting and receiving radio waves for wireless communications, a s... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6907194 | Camera having continuously cropping viewfinder A camera and method provide image cropping. The camera has a body and a capture unit mounted in the body. The capture unit has an imager and storage media operatively connected to the imager. The capture unit selectively captures an electronic image of a scene. A vi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6830345 | Imaging device An imaging device is proposed which is adapted for optically imaging an object (O) to be imaged so as to generate object image (OI) and which is adapted for optically projecting a display image (DI) so as to generate a projection image (PI). ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6829113 | Image-forming optical system The present invention relates to a high-performance image-forming optical system made compact and thin by folding an optical path using reflecting surfaces arranged to minimize the number of reflections. A prism member 10 has a first entrance surface 11, | 12/07/2004 |
| 6799115 | Systems, functional data, and methods to pack n-dimensional data in a PDA Devices, systems, functional data and methods are provided for packing n-dimensional data. The navigational device with n-dimensional data packing capabilities includes a processor communicating with a memory. Packing n-dimensional data within one or more coordinate... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6724502 | Digital camera and image displaying method When images recorded in a memory card are read and reduced images of image files are displayed on a liquid crystal monitor in order, printing information of the image files is referred to. An image of which two or more prints have been designated is enclosed by a pr... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6714244 | Internal indication of a viewfinder of a camera An internal indicator of a viewfinder of a camera includes a viewfinder optical system which includes a focusing screen on which an object image is formed through a photographic optical system of the camera; at least one optical deflector that is positioned on or in... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6307589 | Head mounted camera with eye monitor and stereo embodiments thereof A method and apparatus for providing, in response to image signals originating in an object space, mixed image signals for providing nonuniform resolution images for stimulating simulated active percepts for passive perception by a viewer in an image spac... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6262769 | Method and system for auto rotating a graphical user interface for managing portrait and landscape images in an image capture unit The present invention provides a method and apparatus for automatically rotating a graphical user interface for managing portrait and landscape captures in an image capture unit. A method and apparatus for viewing an image in an image capture unit includi... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6219489 | Apparatus and method for discriminating recording mode In order to easily discriminate a recording mode of a magnetic tape even when the fast feeding/rewinding reproducing operation is set to the odd number times speed or even number times speed, a standard pilot signal for generating the tracking error signa... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6154210 | Method and system for implementing button interface compatibility in touch-screen equipped digital imaging device A system for implementing button interface compatibility for button aware applications executing on a touch-screen equipped digital imaging device. A touch-screen is coupled to the digital imaging device and is adapted to accept input from a user. An embe... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5673084 | Movie camera system having view finding and projecting operations and method A movie camera system having a function for projecting an image of an object being presently or previously imaged on an external screen, as well as a function for monitoring the image and a method of displaying a video signal therein. A composite video si... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5528297 | Convertible video camera/projector A video camera which is convertable into a projector includes a detachable view finder having an eye-piece for viewing a scene to be recorded and an opto-electrical converter which converts the scene into an electronic image. A coupling supports the view ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5483285 | Movie camera system having view finding and projecting operations and method A move camera system having a function for projecting an image of an object being presently or previously imaged on an external screen, as well as a function for monitoring the image and a method of displaying a video signal therein. A composite video sig... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5315334 | Liquid crystal finder/projector for video camera A liquid crystal finder attached video camera whose liquid crystal finder is usable as a liquid crystal projector. This liquid crystal finder attached video camera is composed of a video camera body, a liquid crystal view finder unit having a transmission... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5300976 | Movie camera system having view finding and projecting operations An electronic movie camera system having a projecting function as well as a view finding function. The system includes a system body, a housing mounted on the system body, an LCD panel disposed within the housing to display an image corresponding to an im... | 04/05/1994 |
