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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7965340 | Liquid crystal display apparatus A LCD apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel, a circuit board having a mounting surface and circuit elements mounted on the mounting surface to constitute a drive circuit for driving the LCD apparatus, and a case for holding the liquid crystal panel and the circu... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7760270 | Storage device, data processing apparatus, data processing method, program, storage medium, and data processing system A video processor card stores tap generation information for determining a predetermined tap coefficient when the tap generation information is used together with tap generation information stored in another video processor card, and supplies a video processing inte... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7437018 | Image resampling using variable quantization bins An approach to resampling a first image that is sampled on a first sample grid. A filter for applying to the first image is computed. This involves computing a spatially quantized representation of the filter for which a degree of spatial quantization of the filter ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7400782 | Image warping correction in forming 360 degree panoramic images A method for creating a 360 degree panoramic image from multiple images includes (1) computing a gross rotation error ΔR between a first image and a calculated first image rotated to be stitched to a last image, and (2) spreading the gross rotation error ΔR to eac... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394946 | Method for automatically mapping of geometric objects in digital medical images A method of mapping geometrical objects to a digital image. At least one anchor point in a model is selected and mapped to the digital image. A geometric transformation is computed on the basis of at least one correspondence between an anchor object and a correspond... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7379623 | Method to quickly warp a 2-D image using only integer math Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate rapidly warping a two-dimensional image using integer math. A warping table can contain two-dimensional floating point output pixel offset values that are mapped to respective input pixel locations in a captured imag... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7359528 | Monitoring of video or audio based on in-band and out-of-band data The presently claimed invention relates generally to monitoring and/or filtering video or audio data. In one implementation a method is provided including: obtaining data representing video or audio; analyzing the data representing video or audio for an in-band sign... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359615 | Method and device for ensuring storage time for digital broadcast When a digitized broadcast is recorded in a storage medium, a required capacity of the storage medium is firstly calculated on the basis of a bit-rate of digitized broadcast data and a recording time which is known in advance. If the remaining capacity of the storag... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349032 | Circuit to resize and enlarge an image signal and resizing and enlargement method for an image signal The invention provides an image processing circuit having a capability of performing a reduction (resizing) process and an enlargement process on horizontal-scanning-line data inputted in synchronization with an input horizontal synchronization signal, and subsequen... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7319755 | Image altering apparatus and method for providing confidential viewing of a fundamental display image An image altering apparatus which provides confidential viewing of a video display by means of time multiplexing the fundamental display image with a color-inverted image thereof on a pixel-by-pixel basis. Electronic circuitry and/or software are utilized to modify ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7304680 | Method and device for correcting an image, particularly for occupant protection A source image (S) that is distorted by camera optics is transformed into a corrected image (T) by using a tabular imaging rule. This transformation occurs directly during the reading out from the image sensor and in real-time. No, one or several target pixels in th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7289129 | Special effect device, address signal generating device, address signal generating method and address signal generating program A special effect device by which an entirely new special picture effect is to be implemented in accordance with a read address control system. The device includes an address signal generating unit 3 which generates a readout address signal for picture signals... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286684 | Secure document design carrying auxiliary machine readable information A two dimensional pattern design for secure documents serves as both a machine readable code and an aesthetic part of the documents' design. A method for generating the design generates a variable auxiliary message comprising message values and maps the message valu... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7274382 | Customizable background sizes and controls for changing background size This invention provides systems and methods that allow a user to change the size of a background used with a graphics-based user interface. This enables tailored background sizes based on user preference and allowable conditions, which are particularly useful with d... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274376 | Special effect device, address signal generating device, address signal generating method and address signal generating program A special effect device by which a new special picture effect is to be implemented in accordance with a read address control system. The device includes an address signal generating unit which generates a readout address signal for picture signals stored in a frame ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7253821 | Special effect device, address signal generating device, address signal generating method and address signal generating program A novel special picture effect is to be achieved by a read address control system. To this ends, a special effect device includes an address signal generating unit 3 for generating a readout address signal for picture signals stored in a frame buffer 2... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7242790 | Video steganography The present invention relates generally to hiding a signal in video. One form of hiding is steganographic encoding. In one implementation a method is provided including: receiving content data including a frame of image data comprised of plural pixels, each comprisi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7212686 | Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus for expanding the frequency band of enhancement to increase the effect of improvement of the image quality and realizing enhancement in two dimensions for an image signal by a simple circuit configuration, provided with a vertical high-... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202888 | Electronic imaging device resolution enhancement A method of enhancing resolution in an electronic imaging device includes capturing an electronic image through a fisheye lens with a photodetector at a resolution native to the photodetector. A resolution is selected that is higher than the native resolution of the... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199837 | System for improved ratiometric expansion and method thereof A system and method are described for providing an improved ratiometric expansion of video images. Source video images are set to a lower resolution than the full resolution of a pixelated display device. The source video images are up-scaled to match the display re... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7184093 | Video image formatting technique The formatting of a video image frame (10) having a first aspect ratio to yield an image frame having a different aspect ratio is facilitated by establishing a pan and scan pixel coordinate (P) within the image that defines an image capture window for formatt... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7173658 | Arranging a plurality of imaging pixels in an imaging acquisition apparatus An image acquisition apparatus has an imaging optical system. An imaging section has a plurality of imaging pixels arranged at non-uniform intervals within an imaging surface. The imaging section picks up an object image imaged by the imaging optical system, and con... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170563 | Television reception apparatus The present invention provides a television receiver which receives television signals to display images on a CRT display, and includes a JPEG decode unit (21) for decoding JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) compressed image data. The JPEG decode unit ( | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167199 | Video processing system and method for automatic enhancement of digital video An automatic video enhancement system and method for automatically enhancing video. The automated video enhancement method uses frame-to-frame motion estimation as the basis of the video enhancement. Motion estimation includes the computation of global motion (such ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164393 | Display of symmetrical patterns with encoded information A first pattern is created by providing an image and its enantiomorph on opposite sides of an axis of bilateral symmetry and selectively removing elements from the image and its enantiomorph without removing any element from both the image and its enantiomorph. A se... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158668 | Image processing using linear light values and other image processing improvements Strategies are described for processing image information in a linear form to reduce the amount of artifacts (compared to processing the data in nonlinear form). Exemplary types of processing operations can include, scaling, compositing, alpha-blending, edge detecti... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154512 | System and method for image warping A system for generating a target pixel in a target grid from a plurality of source pixels in a source grid, said system comprising, a filter controller for determining a first distance between said target pixel and a source pixel to the left of said target pixel, an... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154558 | Display control apparatus and method, and recording medium and program therefor A display control apparatus includes a display controller for receiving image signals corresponding to a plurality of images, to perform image processing on the image signals, and to synthesize images corresponding to the thus-processed image signals. While the imag... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145569 | Data processing method A program executing machine generates display image data including data of at least first and second image areas, and changes a display parameter of the second image area in accordance with a characteristic parameter detected in the first image area. The characteris... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143087 | System and method for creating a distributed network architecture A large scale distributed multimedia system comprising the following: i) one or more server(s), wherein each server includes a main server thread, one or more threads capable of monitoring incoming data feeds and instantiating the resultant data into the system (mon... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7123746 | Method and system for detecting an object in relation to a surface The invention relates to a method for detecting an object (1) in relation to a surface (2). A synthetic image (3c, 4c) is produced from at least two distinct viewpoints (3, 4), for each of said viewpoints, by means of... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119849 | Multi-screen synthesis apparatus, method of controlling the apparatus, and program for controlling the apparatus There is provided a multi-screen synthesis apparatus that can execute display of video data and update of an OSD image without causing a user to feel a visual sense of incongruity, and reduce system costs. Periodic video source data and a periodic OSD image data are... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7103236 | Methods and apparatus for shifting perspective in a composite image Methods and apparatus for shifting perspective in a composite image derived from a plurality of images including a first image as a center of projection, and a modified version of a second image that is corrected for perspective distortion relative to the first imag... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098719 | Multiplexer with clock suppression At least two inputs, at least one output and a clock source for the inputs are provided in a multiplexer. Each input balances an input signal and is coupled to a transistor circuit having two transistors with collectors commonly connected to a power potential. The t... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095905 | Merging images to form a panoramic image Methods, and apparatus implementing methods, including computer program products, for merging images of segments of a view. Methods include: receiving, from a network, a first image representing a first segment of the view and a second image representing a second se... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7095450 | Method and apparatus for generating a display signal Apparatus for interactively generating a display signal. The apparatus comprises: a receiver (2) for receiving a broadcast signal (15), the broadcast signal comprising a plurality of datastreams each including image data defining a background object ( | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093940 | Adjustment in the amount of projected image distortion correction An exemplary aspect of the invention can provide a method for easily adjusting the distortion of a projected image. In adjusting the amount of distortion correction, values of the amount of distortion correction for a desired outline form to be formed based on desir... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7085412 | Filtering image data to obtain samples mapped to pixel sub-components of a display device Image data processing and image rendering methods and systems whereby images are displayed on display devices having pixels with separately controllable pixel sub-components. Image data, such as data encoded in a three-channel signal, is passed through a low-pass fi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7071990 | Display apparatus, display method, program, storage medium, and display system An enlarged image is displayed using a plurality of television sets. A television set serving as a master device and television sets serving as slave devices convert an input image into partial enlarged images and display the resultant partial enlarged images so tha... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068392 | Apparatus and method of mapping look-up table in an imaging system The present invention provides a mapping method and apparatus of look-up table in an imaging system. The mapping method implemented by the apparatus comprises receiving a digital signal having a high-bit portion and a low-bit portion. The high-bit portion of the dig... | 06/27/2006 |
