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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8102467 | Camera module and imaging device Provided are a camera module and electronic equipment that are advantageous in alleviating a stress to be imposed on connectors and a flexible substrate at the time of attaching a printed wiring substrate. A first flank 44 of a lens barrel 22 and a sec... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8094233 | Imaging device for a camera A first video camera includes a lens barrel, a main frame, a first side panel, a second side panel, a first media insertion part, a viewfinder, a handle part, and a stay. The first media insertion part is fixed to the main frame. The viewfinder is disposed at the up... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8085343 | Image capture apparatus An image capture apparatus includes an outer housing, a capturing lens, a slide cover, and a grip projection portion. The capturing lens is disposed on a front face of the outer housing. The slide cover is slidable relative to the outer housing between a closed posi... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8072536 | Web cam apparatus The web cam apparatus provides for a web cam to automatically track a user when the user moves out of a previously direct frame of the web cam. More than one mount type is provided so that various web cams and monitors with web cams can be accommodated. The apparatu... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8063981 | Camera device adapting to different lens sensors A camera device includes a lens cover defining a lens opening. Two positioning posts extend from the lens cover. The two positioning posts are arranged at two opposite sides of the lens opening, for selectively mounting a first circuit board having a first lens or a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8063980 | Accessory and accessory for image pickup apparatus An accessory and an accessory for an image pickup apparatus are provided and are advantageous in reducing cost by reducing the number of parts. A retaining ring is engaged in an annular groove formed in an outer circumference of a cylindrical part of a wide-angle co... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059193 | Image pickup apparatus having a camera body and display unit Disclosed is an image pickup device which includes a camera body and a display unit serving as a monitor, supported for turning on an upper surface of the camera body and capable of being folded in a horizontal position on the upper surface of the camera body and ca... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054376 | Image sensor holder An image sensor holder a frame, a first slidable holder, a second slidable holder, a first and a second driving arms, a first and a second driving device and at least two restoration devices. The first slidable holder is slidably mounted on the frame. The second sli... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054378 | Webcam module having a clamping device A webcam module having a clamping device includes a body portion, a first sliding unit, a second sliding unit, a first torsion element and a second torsion element. The first sliding unit and the second sliding unit are provided on the body portion. The first slidin... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054377 | Document processing device with picture-taking, video and audio recording, scanning and projecting functions The present invention is to provide a document processing device with picture-taking, video and audio recording, scanning and projecting functions, which mainly is including a set of base composed of a left and a right base bodies, a vertical rack bar able to be ins... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8045050 | Printing system having a cradle mounted to a printer and a camera mounted to the cradle A cradle device on which a camera device is mounted can be mounted on a printer device. There is provided a printing system that includes a camera device having an imaging unit and a memory for storing image data photographed by the imaging unit, a cradle device hav... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040431 | Terminal cover for camera apparatus Disclosed is a camera apparatus including an enclosure configured to enclose an imaging unit, a terminal arrangement unit arranged adjacent to a curved surface of an edge portion of the enclosure, and a cover member for covering the terminal arrangement unit, config... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035733 | Lens barrel rotation detection apparatus and lens barrel rotation type image pickup apparatus A lens barrel rotation detection apparatus for detecting a rotational state of a lens barrel to which a lens for image pickup is attached and which is rotated in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction by driving force of a driving section, includes: a single... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035734 | Self-balancing remote sensing device and remote sensing system comprising same A self-balancing remote sensing device, and a system comprised of the remote sensing devices and one or more base stations, is provided for remotely monitoring both terrestrial and maritime environments. Specifically, a spherically-shaped self-balancing remote sensi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035731 | Camera with monitor A monitor with a large screen is provided at the back of the camera. In the recording mode, a preview image or a captured image is displayed in a part of the monitor where there is little possibility of being covered by the hand of the operator. In the reproducing m... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035732 | Image pickup apparatus with rotary lens barrel An image pickup apparatus including a lens barrel, a hollow shaft, a base, electric wiring, and a protection member. The lens barrel has a lens and an image pickup device embedded therein. The hollow shaft is rotatable about an axis intersecting with an optical axis... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031264 | Wall mount camera A wall-mounted security camera is provided. A camera unit captures video within a field of vision of the camera unit. A base module couple to a power outlet, controls the camera unit, receives an input video signal from the camera unit, and transmits an output video... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026977 | Switching mechanism for video camera A switching mechanism for a video camera includes: a control unit; a driving device connected with and controlled by the control unit; a first belt pulley connected with the driving device; a second belt pulley smaller than the first belt pulley in diameter; a belt ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023039 | Image capture apparatus with an operation member for a cover of a connector An image capture apparatus includes a housing body, an image capture optical system, an image capture device, a connector, a cover, and an operation member. The display panel is provided to the housing body to be pivotable between a usage position where a display su... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8018528 | Backlash prevention system and method An optical module includes a first optics group, a second optics group, and an image sensor, wherein the first optics group and second optics group are configured to provide an image having a focus and a magnification to the image sensor. In some embodiments of the ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8018526 | Optical device module, fabrication method thereof, optical device unit and fabrication method thereof One end of a flexible substrate is connected to a solid-state image sensing device and the other end constitutes an external connection part in which external lead-out electrodes are provided. A plurality of electronic components are mounted on a mounting part of th... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8018527 | Connecting structure and digital camera module employing the same A digital camera module (100) includes an image capturing apparatus (30) and a connecting structure (40). The image capturing apparatus includes an image sensing module (32) and a flashing module (34). The connecting structure incl... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8013932 | Waterproof electronic recording device A waterproof electronic recording device with a display panel is disclosed. In an embodiment, a housing of the electronic recording device is cylindrical in shape with an electronic display module having a display panel disposed at a back end of the housing. A latch... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8004602 | Image sensor structure and integrated lens module thereof An image sensor structure and an integrated lens module thereof are provided. In the image sensor structure with the integrated lens module, the image sensor structure comprises a chip and a lens module. The chip has light-sensing elements, first conducting pads, an... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7990467 | Parallax image pickup apparatus and image pickup method A parallax image pickup apparatus for forming a parallax image train by photographing an object from a plurality of directions includes an image pickup unit in which an image pickup device and an image forming optical system are integrated in order to photograph the... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7990468 | Monitor camera having a dual structure cover The monitor camera (9) comprises a pedestal (1) to be attached to a mounting surface, an imaging device (7) rotatably attached so as to be rotatable around the central axis L of the pedestal (1), and a dome-type cover (3) having a ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986368 | Digital photo frame with photographing function A digital photo frame with photographing function includes a digital frame, a lens module, a bracket, and a copy stand. The digital frame may further include a display module, a frame, a memory module, a control module, an input module, a power supply module, and a ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7978263 | Mobile phone configuration A handheld electronic device hinge for mechanically connecting first and second rotatable body members of a handheld electronic device, said hinge comprising a first bracket and a second bracket, wherein said first bracket comprises: a first connecting member for co... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973854 | Image pickup apparatus having mechanisms for holding an image pickup element An image pickup apparatus which permits reduction of the thickness of a mechanism for holding an optical filter component and prevents failure of the optical filter component. A CCD is configured to convert an object image having passed through the photographic lens... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7969505 | Electronic device including a camera unit with an image capturing function and an operations-unit illuminating function An electronic device is disclosed that includes an operations unit disposed in a device main body for input operations, and a camera unit including a camera for image capturing and a light source that emits light for image capturing. A light irradiation position of ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7956926 | Interactive television devices and systems An interactive TV device is configured to receive and process multiple broadband input streams simultaneously. The device includes functionality to perform as a Web browser, HF, cable and satellite TV receiver, a digital PVR, an interactive TV set-top box, an advanc... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7952640 | Image pickup element module, and lens unit and portable electronic device using image pickup element modules In an image pickup element module, a heat releasing member disposed to be thermally coupled to an FPC substrate and an image pickup element is formed of a PPS resin material having good thermal conductivity. Further, this image pickup element module is configured so... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952641 | Sensor for imaging inside equipment A system for monitoring performance of a machine for detection of visible signs of failure, the system including: a machine enclosure housing a plurality of machine parts; a visual conduit for providing a view of an interior of the machine; an interface to the machi... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7948554 | Mobile phone equipped with a camera including a first rotation axis unit and a second rotation axis unit The present invention relates to a portable terminal in which the orientation of the displayed subject is the same as the actual orientation of the subject. The reference attitude when taking a picture is shown in FIG. 5, with the lid 12 being rotated ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7940327 | Image-pickup apparatus An image-pickup apparatus is disclosed which has a small size while it is capable of driving its image-pickup optical system in at least one of tilting and panning directions. The image-pickup apparatus includes an image-pickup unit which houses an image-pickup opti... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7929049 | Imaging apparatus In the imaging apparatus of the invention, a camera assembly 200 including a camera 202 is mounted on and supported by a base 110 in a pivotally rotatable manner in a vertical direction to allow tilting motions of the camera 202. First th... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929050 | Document camera A document camera includes a base, a first arm, a second arm, and a camera head assembly. The base includes control electronics. The first arm is connected at a first end to a side of the base utilizing a first hinge. The second arm is connected at a first end to a ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929051 | Camera incorporating method and mobile electronic equipment with camera In a mobile electronic equipment, a main body has a flat bottom surface and a flat side which cooperatively form a frame and having a recess with rib slots on its side. A camera unit is constructed by connecting a flexible cable to a substrate on which a camera IC p... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929048 | Image acquisition module for monitoring applications of the external surroundings of a vehicle An image acquisition module for monitoring the external surroundings of a vehicle is provided. The image acquisition module includes a housing with a protected interior against at least moisture and a window hermetically closed by a transparent element; an electroni... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7916210 | Driving device and image stabilizing system An art of a driving device for appropriately improving a response of an SMA actuator will be provided. A portable telephone 1 has an image stabilization system 10 for driving an image pickup unit 9 by a pair of driving members 15a ... | 03/29/2011 |
